Author's Notes: Hello all! I won't keep you long. No fun facts or character warnings to acknowledge this time. Last character cameo until the end of the season, though! I'm just letting you know that I'm fusing two "movie" elements again. Our first movie with the icy aristocrat is legit coming to a close. *Covers smile with hoodie sleeves* Hope you enjoyed everything so far with the House of Inu's appearance! I was so hyped with the turnout for Milady's scenes, it felt like I didn't even write them. XD Honestly, I think everything turned out better than what I was expecting, so now I just gotta keep that same energy for the next one. I still want to go back and re-edit some things for Season 1 and clean up the plot for this movie a bit more (maybe add a scene or two), but I'll save that for later. I believe it'll potentially just be two more chapters after this and then we're back to the next set of filler episodes (don't panic, it's only like 3 tops) and the final main episode, which'll officially close out Season 1 and lead us directly into Season 2. If you want to skip passed the filler episodes like before, just look for Enter the Satsujin in the scroll-down menu. That's the name of the final main episode and the official introduction of the main antagonist.

Yo... *crosses arms over head* we're almost at Season 2 for this project... I don't know what to say. Regardless, you all enjoy the closing chapters of the movie and leave a review of what you thought about the movie overall once we reach the end. I have a surprise and a special ending just for you in the "closing credits." ;-D Hope you enjoy it and participate! Below are some things that I'm looking for in the review. You don't have to answer every question. Just one or two is good enough for me. It'll help me prepare for the second movie.

Would this movie, Phantom Without Honor, have been something you would've watched for yourself? Do you like the House of Inu characters (Takamuku, Homugi, leader of the Court of Elders, Norihisa)? Is everybody (Sesshomaru, Sesshomaru's mother, Jaken, Ah-Un, Toga) in character? Was the movie format clear? Was Rakuyama's introduction interesting as Sesshomaru's antagonist? Has Meioshi managed to catch your interest further through her exposition? Did her bargain with Sesshomaru make sense? Are there any technicalities/inconsistencies I should work on? Obviously, I have some clear grammatical errors and missing words in some places. I caught them a bit later than I'd like, but, if you see any others, let me know. I want this to be an enjoyable experience for everybody and still honor Rumiko Takahashi's work as a whole. Any constructive criticism is welcomed. ^_^

The Falling Action

Numa-o, the Marshland Ogre part 3

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Totosai and the Flying Reiki

Out of the fog, over a swamp. Cypress stumps reaching out of the water like distressed fingers were harboring many glassy pairs of eyes. The logs and disfigured stumps almost seemed alive, watching the boat cloaked by fog passing over the murky depths below. Caressing the hell traveler's medallion, Meioshi looked up when she heard a noise unlike a fish or a bird moving nearby and narrowed her eyes. Water striders were zipping over the waters. Croaking sounded; crickets sang. Kiyonobu's boat dove its nose downward. She was headed for dark bristles shaped like eerie woods. The boat sailed straight through it. Curious, the doctor reached out to touch a tree only to shoot her hand back and observe her fingers. She touched it again with a furrowed brow and caressed the texture of the tree before lowering her hand slowly. The trees were made of fur? Feeling a soft breeze pass over her skin, she looked up to see the boat sailing upward into a very small opening except the opening was a dock with other large boats tied to some arbitrary anchor in the darkness. Kiyonobu's boat stopped at the opening and she thought she heard a chime sound somewhere. She looked to her left and then her right but saw nothing. It wasn't until she heard a cough and then a sneeze before her attention went above her. Fire lit the top. She had to climb up somehow. Spotting a bridge made from various mollusk shells, Meioshi climbed off the boat with caution and ran through the furry forest to reach it.

Totosai had just barely escaped his cell in the dungeon after an ogre lost sight of him. Whatever caught the dungeon warden's attention was just enough for him to burn his ropes and flee. He didn't bother looking back to see what the ogres wanted. He just ran. Catching the scent of flowers, the old man sniffed loudly and turned his head to see a beautiful woman running towards him. Ah, so he hadn't really escaped then. Death was sending their finest angels to retrieve him at last. Well, whatever god sent this angel must've appreciated him because damn.

"'Scuse me, gent. Are you alright?" the woman asked in a pleasant, accented voice.

Totosai wasn't sure what to think as the woman kept coming to him, but he replied, "I'm a little cold, to be honest."

"Oh my goodness!" the woman said, snatching off her lovely manto. She kneeled before him and covered him in her cloak so that he could warm up. Feeling his cold skin, she said, "You're shivering and wet! What happened to you, elder?"

"What a kind angel," Totosai complimented, looking into the woman's hazel eyes. Her manto had a tremendous amount of heat within its confines, and it smelled of a perfumed oil. The rest of her garb was interesting. She almost looked like one of Inuyasha's friends. She wore something similar in design, but... this woman was a bit different. She seemed more regal. He then said, "I suppose I don't have to worry about retiring anymore."

"Oh, you're not dead, elder," the woman said, checking his vitals and external signs of abuse. "But you do have some mild bruising on your wrists and ankles. That looks like a nasty, little knot at the base of her head as well. We'll have to steam that to loosen things and reduce the swelling. Judging from the age of these scars, you must've just been attacked or harmed. Were you a captive here for longer than fourteen days?"

"Ah, no, I wasn't," Totosai replied. Something then clicked in his mind and he started scratching his dome before saying, "At least... I don't think so. It felt like a long time with the way those beasts run things."

"What beasts?" the woman asked sweetly.

"Those oni that kidnapped me and dragged me here! I don't see how I'm part of this unholy ploy to test one of their young," Totosai complained, folding his arms and frowning. "You don't look like one of them either. You have a human scent. What is my angel's name?"

"Oh, I'm no angel, elder!" the woman said, waving a hand swiftly. "But I am a doctor. My name is Jigoku Meioshi. I'm looking for Lord Numa-o. He's supposedly the commander of the waters from Ogre Island. He's been trailing me and sending other ogres to follow me as well. I don't suppose you know him, do you?"

"Actually, I met him many years ago," Totosai replied, fascinated by Meioshi's wild features. Those eyes were enchanting! He then said, "Not the nicest of fellows either. He demanded I make armor for him and did something to my foundry when I didn't immediately comply to his requests. Tried to kill me even!"

"That's dreadful!" Meioshi said with genuine shock in her voice. "Why on Earth would he attack an old man? The audacity of some folk! What armor could be so important for him to have?"

"He didn't say exactly," Totosai replied. "But he placed some kind of coal in my foundry that wouldn't take to fire or lava. Only a special flame from another could break it down. Should the coal ever be removed, the gateway to a cursed place would open as that would be the key."

Meioshi hummed with thought before saying, "I guess I'll be meeting you again in the future. You must be Totosai, the blacksmith that Homugi was telling me about. I made a bit of a mess of your foundry in your absence. I do apologize for my actions sincerely and will do everything in my power to restore your workshop. I might be able to harbor you if you require safety from the riff raff of these onery demons."

"Should I ask what you did to my foundry, angel doctor?" Totosai questioned, tilting his head with worry.

Meioshi cutely scratched her cheek before looking down at her feet and saying, "Well, I have this sword that controls ice, you see. And it sort of... well... froze your lava..."

"... WHAT!?" Totosai screamed, startling Meioshi a bit.

"I - I - I - I can reverse it, I swear! At least, I think so," Meioshi tried, waving her hands frantically.

"My beautiful foundry... ruined..." Totosai cried, twitching his fingers. "Is there truly no rest for the weary?"

"Please, Lord Totosai, let me make it up to you!" Meioshi said, bowing apologetically. "I'm so sorry for the inconvenience! Once I get you out of here, I'll do all I can to get you up and running again. Promise!"

"What could a pretty little thing like yourself do, angel doctor?" Totosai asked, shedding monstrous-sized tears.

Smiling shrewdly, the doctor replied with some seriousness in her voice, "You'd be surprised, blacksmith. I can't do anything by just standing here, though. I don't want you harmed any further. You simply must be freed. Have you a safe haven to go to? Perhaps a friend's house?"

"My oldest friend passed away some time ago, I'm afraid," Totosai replied, looking into Meioshi's eyes to say this. "I would say my apprentice's shop, but his clientele is even scarier than mine. I dare not ever go there. Perhaps Okakura will do. He's another craftsman like myself. He makes containers and treasure chests from arbitrary items like gemstones or glass upon request. One would have to pay a high price for one of his finest works."

"Ah, unfortunately, my oath of medicine doesn't permit me to carry money on my person. Every ichibuban must have a function," Meioshi clarified, placing a finger to her lips to think. "But I wonder if he has a container that could hold the chaotic waters of an island. I'll have to think of that later. Let's get you out of here first. Perhaps this forest will lead you to your friend's crafting place."

"Forest? What forest?" Totosai questioned, tugging Meioshi's manto snugly on his shoulders. It was much warmer than he thought!

"That one there with the furry trees," Meioshi replied, pointing to the bristles and swampy waters.

"That's no forest, my dear. That's a tail," Totosai corrected, merely turning as the tail moved slowly to its left and the surroundings started shaking with movement.

The doctor braced herself for more movement as the tail moved to its right just as slowly as it did its left. Hearing a waterfall, she turned to her right and saw fresh water pouring down from what looked like cliffs. Within a few moments, everything was shaking until all motion became smooth as the earth rose. A large stomp sounded and made the ground below quake. Another sounded and a blast of sound raced across the ground. The waters of the swamp then lifted before Meioshi and Totosai and rushed behind them to surround where they were starting from the front and to the end of the tail. Hearing waves crash and feeling the air thin, the two could feel themselves being lifted into the air. The doctor looked behind her to see the moonbeams hitting the sides of the cliffs behind them only to see a large castle surrounded by streams of continuously flowing water. The higher up the creature they were on went, the clearer Meioshi was able to see the details of the castle and the sides of the creature's face.

"It's... it's a turtle!" Meioshi said with an astounded gasp.

"A reiki, specifically. Or spirit turtle," Totosai added, smiling at Meioshi's wistful expression. She was so full of youth and curiosity. It was actually quite cute.

"Lord Numa-o and Kiyonobu live on this reiki?" she questioned.

"I suppose they do now," Totosai answered, blinking a few times. "It's honestly too good for them. I suppose we can't fly our way out of here. Should we call for help?"

"There must be some other way to get to your friend. What is his species, Master Totosai?" Meioshi asked, turning to him.

"He's a nautilus demon who lives on Rose Water Beach. He has a watch tower that holds up his supposed all-seeing eye, the most ancient of containers able to locate vassals of power for any demon at any stage of the demon's life. A demon's ever-changing and ever-growing limit of power can be bottled into a single item 1000 years before the demon is even born. The eye was granted to him by an ancient force he knew in the past. Only a single servant lives with him, the sightless glassblower, and he is tasked with making synthesizing items for my armor and weapons. I wanted to teach my apprentice about him, but he works with a different partner," Totosai explained.

"That must've been disappointing when he left to pursue his career," Meioshi said quietly. She lowered a fist into her palm with determination in her voice and said, "Well, I'll make certain you get to safety first. If at all possible, might I trouble him with a container. I've the strangest premonition that I may need it."

Horns sounded, interrupting her thoughts. She nodded and was about to walk forward until she spotted something in the streams of water going in and out of the castle. It looked like people or rather... ogres! Each stream had something different within it. The stream filled with ogres and people were going higher into the castle near a drawbridge of some kind. Another stream had large cargo boxes going through it. One stream in particular, however, was going out to the side. It didn't seem to be connected to any endpoint. Grabbing Totosai's hand, she pulled him to follow her and they ran to the side of the castle.

Rounding a corner, Meioshi took her hand to press Totosai against the wall as armored guards patrolled the outside of the back gates. Being summoned elsewhere, the guards entered the gates and sealed them before going to some mysterious place. Meioshi looked up at the endless stream and had a thought. Searching for something that could help her climb up to the stream, she found an old drum that had some resistance to it still. She picked up a pebble and dropped it lightly to watch the pebble double its height in dropping distance. Catching the pebble to stop it from making too much noise, she checked her surroundings for any guards. No one seemed to be around. Whatever was going on in the castle must have been wildly entertaining because cheering sounded, and someone was making a speech. Meioshi took that as her cue to get Totosai off the castle turtle and hopped on the drum herself. She was sent high enough to start flailing about before flipping in the air and landing next to Totosai.

"Looks like you're with me, Master Totosai," Meioshi said, grabbing the old man before he could run off or find a better alternative. She made him stand next to her and held his back and hand to steady him. She then instructed, "Right then, we're going to hop one good time and make it to that stream above us. I need you to focus on your friend and his beach, Master Totosai. Make your brain hurt and heart thump loudly!"

"I'm too old to be doing this!" Totosai complained, feeling the doctor bend her knees to hop lightly.

They ascended up only a few inches at first before they hopped a good two feet off the drum's surface. The last hop sent them into the stream to be taken by the current. The doctor was calm as they shot through the stream cannon, but Totosai was panicking and screaming... until a water bug got into his mouth. The next thing he knew a bright light engulfed him, he was clenching his eyes shut, and the doctor was shielding him as she braced for impact. It wasn't until the two stopped rolling around that he felt sand on his face. He pried his eyes open to see Okakura and his servant waiting for them.

"My old friend, Totosai! How've you been, you old coot?" Okakura asked.

"Okakura? Where'd the angel go?" Totosai asked, looking around for Meioshi. Apparently, she was hugging a very large glass sphere and groaning from the pain of her face mushing against the surface. Hurrying to his feet, he said, "Angel doctor!"

"Uwa..." Meioshi ground out, flopping onto her back with spirals in her eyes. "Ouch..."

"Who's the girl, Totosai?" Okakura asked with a deepened voice.

"This is Meioshi, I think," Totosai answered, scratching his chest. "She's a doctor."

"Interesting," the Nautilus said, touching the sphere that Meioshi collided with. It glowed under his touch before changing its size to a smaller form and bouncing over to Meioshi's bosom like a ball. Whatever the doctor needed to contain, the sphere was willing to accommodate for it. Okakura then remarked, "This pearl is a very stubborn item. It won't bow to any other form or be molded to any other shape. Not just anyone can capture its attention like that. It knows that it's needed. Your doctor will have to be careful, old friend. A pearl that size in her hands means a tight-lipped prison awaits her."

"Does that mean she can't go back to Numa-o's palace?" Totosai asked, folding his arms.

Okakura shook his head and said, "If the pearl has chosen to go with her, she has to go back. She must be the reason why the oni have begun to move. Why do they want this human, though?"

The Denouement

Numa-o, the Marshland Ogre final part

Cheering and chanting could be heard from every corner and wall of the Aqualiseum. Ogres and every other aquatic variation of demon and halfling servant combined were basking in the presence of Numa-o after he gave his opening speech. He was a towering oni with pale blue skin and wearing armor in the design of a blue dragon sea snail. His kanabo was of greater intrigue as it was made from coral and had a rusted chain at the end of the hilt. The blunt end of his kanabo looked like the front legs of a deep-sea shrimp. As fluorescent and colorful as his weapon and armor were, nothing compared to his boastful confidence and personality.

"Ha! Kiyonobu, you superstitious dolt!" Numa-o barked, laughing aloud. "You told me the Kachan Oni was worthy of my teachings. He fled the moment we let an old man get away!"

Kiyonobu remained quiet at the insult but paid his ruler no mind. He had watched Meioshi for some time now. She had potential. Although she chose a peaceful path, she very well could have fought those four inu on her own. Her natural power was impressive. His lord was the fool. Hearing the crowd's laughter reduce in volume and gasps sound gained his attention. The Kachan Oni came back, and she returned with a gorgeous rainbow pearl in her arms. He just didn't understand her need to remain in that human form.

"That's her, my lord," Kiyonobu finally said, softening his eyes subconsciously.

"Her? The Kachan is a little girl?" Numa-o asked, looking down at Meioshi's small form.

"For now. She will grow," Kiyonobu said cryptically and reassuringly.

"Hmph! Perhaps," Numa-o said, rising from his throne.

He called waters to his hands to make a set of stairs and walked down each one until he made it to the ground floor. When he touched the colorful sands under his feet, he called the waters to his body and transformed. Instead of blue skin, he had lovely, tanned skin. His eyes were no longer a reflective purple but instead a bewitching magenta color. His hair was short but it was the very color of the sea, a hypnotic blue-green to turquoise color. With the body of a gladiator, Numa-o walked over to Meioshi and stood before as a 6'2" man.

Meioshi, playing pleasantries, decided to compliment the lord by saying, "What a handsome man! Are you Lord Numa-o? The one who sent those ogres to watch over me?"

With a smooth, silky voice rivaling a skilled bard, Numa-o simply replied, "Perhaps. You are the Kachan Oni my guard is taken with?"

"Well, I wouldn't say oni, but I suppose I am younger than most demons," Meioshi replied. She bowed politely then said, "It's a pleasure to meet you, my lord."

Numa-o was silent at her gesture. He circled around her to measure her form and figure, sniffed her hair and admired the scent, gazed into her hazel eyes to nod at their tempting color, and then looked at the pearl in her arms. He then asked, "Kiyonobu might be onto something. Your beauty in that form has potential. Are you betrothed, Kachan?"

"Not that I know of," Meioshi replied. "I took a vow of chastity, however, when I renewed my oath to medicine."

"What?" Numa-o questioned with annoyance evident in his voice.

"Well, being a doctor is my life's dream," Meioshi replied, smiling brightly. "I know a lot of healing techniques now."

Numa-o broke out in laughter before saying, "What a dolt! I reserved this arena to fight a warrior, not a virgin healer! Kachan is worthless to us. Why should I waste my time on her?"

Meioshi opened her eyes and smiled shrewdly before saying, "Because King Shanwang sent me here to accept your challenge."

"What?"

"King Shanwang survived?"

"Nonsense. Shanwang is dead. He's been rotting in hell for the past three centuries. You've no proof he's here," Numa-o said with violently narrowed eyes.

"Very well. Would this do?" Meioshi asked with an almost seductive tone to her voice.

Within an instant, she was holding the pearl in one hand and calling out to a power that Numa-o somewhat recognized. When dark hair turned to red and hazel eyes to gold above black, the resemblance became uncanny. It wasn't until the iron kanabo materialized into the doctor's hands that Numa-o grit his teeth in fury.

"Impossible! Shanwang would never side with the likes of you!" Numa-o growled, eyes shifting to black.

"Correction. He never sided with the likes of you," Meioshi said with a confident smirk that belonged to no creature other than Shanwang.