Sorry for the late. I was busy with exams and other things. Also I was editing this chapter making sure there wouldn't be errors. So here the next update chapter. Enjoy and don't forget to review.

Chapter Thirty Five

Sango, Miroku, and Shippo were sitting around a small bonfire in the hut where Kiyomi was resting. Sango was near Kiyomi by her side while Jaken was pacing back and forth, which really annoyed Shippo.

"Jaken, quite walking around," he shouted and Sango shushes him for being too loud.

Suddenly Sango shudders "What's wrong, Sango?" the monk asked.

"I felt something is not right".

"What do you mean?"

"Well I..."

"Inuyasha and the others are back!" Shippo yelled, interrupting Sango and Miroku conversation.

Immediately, Sango and Miroku got up and went outside "Inuyasha! Kagome!" they greeted.

"Sango, Miroku, is everything okay here?" Inuyasha asked.

Miroku nods "Everything is okay here".

"Kiyomi is resting if you're wondering where she is," Sango added. Then she notices Kohaku was looking down "Kohaku?" She walked over to him "Are you okay?"

Kagome grabs Sango's arm and pulled her to aside "Sango, there something you should know".

"I need to be alone," Kohaku turned and walked away.

Miroku was about to follows him when Saige beat him to it. Kohaku was standing alone on the edge of the cliff, staring up at the sky when Saige caught up to him.

"You shouldn't be out here alone," She walked up to him.

He slightly turned to look at her "I can take care of myself," he told her before he turn back around and stares up at the sky.

"Not when you are like this," she points out.

There were silences between them.

"Is it true...," Kohaku asked a moment later and Saige looked at him slightly confused "That Tenseiga can't save her?" he finishes the rest of his question.

"Apparently, yes," was Saige's respond.

"Did she die the same way in future," Kohaku asked and Saige looked at him.

Just from asking that question, Saige realizes that Kohaku already knew Ella was dead before, but he doesn't know how she died.

"No," she simply replied "I killed her myself," she answered a moment later without hesitation and receives a shock look from Kohaku.

"Why? I thought you and Ella are friend!" he sounded a little bit angry.

"Because she asked me to," she stated before walking away

Kohaku sighs, knowing that Saige only killed Ella because she has no choice and that she was only trying to save Ella. He turned to look at Saige "Are you sad that Ella is gone? He found himself asking.

Saige stopped walking, but didn't turn to look Kohaku "I feel no emotions such as sadness. Emotions are what make everyone weak so I don't have it in me," she said before she walked away leaving Kohaku alone.

"No, it not true," Kohaku thoughts as he watches Saige leave "you do care and sad that Ella is gone, but you chose not to show it".

Then Kohaku walked toward the direction where Saige walked off to.

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"So, Ella is gone," Sango said after she heard what Kagome told her what happened. She turns to the direction where Kohaku took off to "Poor Kohaku, he must be sad".

"He hasn't said a word on the way over here," Inuyasha told her.

"Lord Sesshomaru?" Rin turned and looked at Sesshomaru "Do you think Kohaku and Saige will be alright?" she asked with concern.

Sesshomaru looked at her "They're fine," he simply answered.

Rin was about to said something when she saw Saige walked out from the forest toward them with Kohaku right behind her. She was relief to see Saige return and also that Kohaku is back.

"Did Viper hurt you?" Sesshomaru asked all sudden that took Rin by surprised. She looked at him and notices he was looking at her.

"No, he didn't," Rin shook her head "Not that I can remember".

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Cobramaru was absorbing the energy from Kiyomi when suddenly he felt weak. His body was pulsating for a minute when it stopped.

"What's going on?" He asked out loud "I should be getting stronger when I absorbed Kiyomi's power, unless..."

The door slides open and Viper walked in.

"So," Viper spokes without looking at Viper "Did you give it to her?" he asked.

"Yes," Viper nodded.

"Excellent," Cobramaru smirked and turn toward Viper "Now she's completely in mine and your control. She will kill Sesshomaru along with the others. Once they're dead, there will no one that can stop me".

"Yes, I agree," Viper turns and left the room. Then he went outside the castle and look up at the sky before he pulled something out of his pocket and stares at it in his hand.

~Viper's Flashback~

Viper looked up at Rin and then at the small black ball pearl before he walked over to her.

Rin shook her head as she was struggling with the chain "No, please don't this," she pleaded "What would Masami said if she sees you doing this?"

Viper immediately stopped in his track and his eyes widen "Ma... Masami," he muttered and then looked at Rin.

"Think about it Viper, why would Lord Sesshomaru killed Masami?"

"Quiet!" Viper growled at her "You weren't there when it happened! I saw Sesshomaru there covering Masami's blood! Now how do you explain that?" he tightened his fists as he recalled back to the incident.

"You weren't there either!" Rin retorted "You didn't see Lord Sesshomaru killed Masami!?"

"NO! But I saw him covering Masami's blood!" he shouted "And that prove that he did killed Masami!"

"Maybe, what you saw wasn't Lord Sesshomaru, but it's someone disguising to be Lord Sesshomaru," Rin pointed out.

"What! Impossible!" Viper refused to believe what Rin just said.

"It's possible!" Rin argued back "A half demon named Naraku disguising himself to be Inuyasha and killed Lady Kikyo, a priestess. He turned them against each other!"

Viper looked down at the black pearl in the palm of his hands. He was hesitating whether he should make Rin swallowed it.

"If what you are saying is true," he said a moment later "Then tells me who disguised as Sesshomaru?"

"I don't know," Rin replied "But what I do know is someone did disguised themselves as Lord Sesshomaru and killed Masami," she said with certainly.

Viper looked at the black pearl before covering it with his hand. Then he walked over to Rin who eyes widen "No, don't do this!" she exclaimed before she got knock out cold by Viper.

"I'm sorry," he said before he made her swallows a white pearl "This should protect you from Cobramaru spell, but at the same time I can control you and know what you are doing and will watch from your eye".

With that being said, he left out of the room.

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Viper saw Sesshomaru and Inuyasha enter the cell room where Rin was at. He had to stop himself from going forward and killed Sesshomaru. He needed to find out some answers on his own before killing Sesshomaru. Once he saw Sesshomaru and Inuyasha escaped with Rin, he turned and walked away.

"I will get some answer soon!" he muttered to himself.

~End of Viper's Flashback~

Viper was staring down at the black pearl in the palm of his hand "Masami, I will avenge your death," he thought before smashing the black pearl into pieces.

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Saige walked over to Rin and Sesshomaru "Did Viper did anything to you?" She asked her mother.

Rin shook her head

"Do you feel anything different about yourself?"

"No"

"Does it felt like someone is controlling your mind or body?"

"No, I don't feel that at all".

"Did Viper tried to make you swallow something?" Saige asked a moment later and Sesshomaru immediately looked at Rin for any sign of being possess or control by Cobramaru and Viper.

Rin blinks her eyes when she remembers something "I remember that Viper was planning to make me swallow a black pearl," she told them.

"A black pearl?" Sesshomaru looked at Saige "Do you know what it is?"

"It belongs to Cobramaru," Saige explained "He wanted Rin to swallow so he can control her and try to make her killed you and me including Inuyasha and the others".

"Do you think Rin had swallowed it?"

"No, if she did I would have sense it right away".

"You can sense pearls?" asked Inuyasha who overhear Sesshomaru and Saige conversation. He walked over to them and looked at Saige.

"Yes"

"How?"

"I learn".

"I know that," Inuyasha said in annoy "I mean who taught you?"

Saige was about to say something when her body pulsate all of sudden

"Saige, what's wrong," Inuyasha asked with concern and Sesshomaru immediately appears by Saige's side.

"Something is wrong?" Saige muttered

"What is it, Saige," Rin asked, worrying about her daughter.

Before Saige can answer, Jaken rushing over to her panicking.

"LORD SESSHOMARU! SAIGE!"

"Jaken!" Sesshomaru turned to the imp "What is it?"

"It... it..." Jaken tries to speak, but he was breathing heavy and tried to catch his breath.

"Split it out!" Inuyasha yelled.

"Kiyomi, something is wrong with her," Jaken answered in between each breath.

Hastily, Inuyasha, Kagome, Saige, Sesshomaru, Rin, and the others took off toward the hut. Inside, Inuyasha and Kagome went over to Kiyomi who face was pale "Mommy, Daddy!" she weakly said.

"We're here now, Kiyomi," Kagome held Kiyomi in her arms.

"I'm scared," Kiyomi shivered and hugs Kagome.

"Don't worry, you're safe, Kiyomi," Inuyasha touches Kiyomi's head and notices she was trembling. He looked over at Saige "What's wrong with her?"

Kohaku notices Saige didn't reply instead she was looking at Kiyomi. He immediately knew it wasn't good news for Kagome and Inuyasha.

Suddenly Kagome gasped and everyone turn to her. Kiyomi was slowly become invisible and then visible.

"What happened to Kiyomi?" Inuyasha demanded to know when he notices what was happening to his daughter.

"Saige?" Rin said as she glances over at Saige who was in a deep thought.

Saige was debating whether she should tell them or not. One way or another they will have to know. As much she want to hide the truth, it would soon come out because Kiyomi is starting to show sign of herself weakening. She looked over at Inuyasha and Kagome after she made her decision.

"She's dying," she simply stated.

TBC: So Kagome and Inuyasha finally know the truth about Kiyomi. I wonder what their reactions to the news.