DISCLAIMER: I don't own Inuyasha.
A.N. - Thanx ppl 4 all da reviewz!!! I luv ya guys!! Sry I didn't update sooner but I've bin havin' sum computer problems. Here it is, the moment of truth chapter. Will Lady Crynda die? Or will she live? Read and find out!
"Speaking"
'Thinking'
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"Sweet Mother of Mine" Ch.12
It was night time now and Sesshomaru followed his mothers scent as he rapidly searched the woods. He then picked up the smell of blood. 'Oh no! Please mother, don't be hurt!' He finally reached a clear opening in the woods and gasped in horror at what he saw. A big puddle of blood sat before him. He knelt done and sniffed the blood. It was true. This was his mother's blood. But he also noticed a different scent. He sniffed all around the ground and then growled in anger. "Humans. A lot of them. They hurt her!" He then raced off in the direction in which the humans and his mother had gone.
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Back in the village of the warriors, Crynda was tied to a post on top of a ramp and the whole village was crowded around her talking while staring at her. Crynda looked around to see if anyone was in the distance that would help her. But there was no one. She started to tremble in fear as the minutes passed, afraid of what might happen to her.
The leader of the village stepped out from the crowd and onto the ramp. He proceeded to walk towards Crynda; he was the same leader from the group that attacked her. He was a tall, well built man with a mustache and wore black and green armor. He reached out and affectionately pushed some of her hair out of her face. "Ye really are beautiful. T'is quite a pity that ye must die."
Crynda bit his hand making blood ooze out of the wound. She would never allow any other man to touch her like that, only someone close to her could. The leader pulled his hand back and grunted in pain. He reached for his sword and pulled it out of its sheath. Crynda gasped and held onto the post in fear. 'I guess this is the end. Farewell my dear Inutaisho and Sesshomaru.' She closed her eyes as the leader stabbed her in the heart. She bled tremendously and blood started coming out of her mouth, streaming down her cheek and neck. She began coughing it up and soon started choking on her blood. She felt her energy start to leave her, as if she were about to fall asleep. She closed her eyes and her head slowly dropped to one side. The village shouted out in praise and the leader faced the crowd and held up his sword covered in her blood. The whole village roared in applause. The leader then shouted "My people! Now that I have slain this wicked creature, let us feast in victory!" The village shouted in agreement and they all went into the large hut of the leader's.
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A few minutes later, Sesshomaru arrived at the village and started looking for his mother. He ran around trying to pick up her scent through all the others. But what he saw on top of the ramp made him almost faint in shock. His mother was tied to the post bleeding terribly and appeared lifeless. He ran and jumped up onto the ramp and untied his mother. He grabbed hold of her limp body and knelt down holding Crynda in his arms. "Mother! Mother! Don't be dead! You-you can't be dead! Say something!"
Crynda remained as she was and didn't move at all. "Mother, open your eyes! Say something. Please!" he begged as he shook her gently yet seriously. Just then, Crynda's eyes fluttered very slightly and slowly opened. "Sessh- Sessho- (Coughing)," she started to speak very weakly as blood kept pouring out of her mouth, spilling on to Sesshomaru's clothing.
"It's all right Mother. Don't speak. We'll-we'll get you back to the castle and you'll be fine," he said comfortingly.
"My- my dear, I-I'm sorry." Her voice could only whisper since she was so weak.
"It's all right Mother. Just hold on."
"I'm (coughs) afraid I won't be alive much longer. But I…. just want you to know….how much I cherish you. I'm sure…. (coughs) that when you take your place as Lord of …. The Western Lands…. you will….be a great demon Lord. I'm so proud of you…. my son. You've…. never let me down." Her eyes began to close slowly.
"Mother! No, don't leave me!"
"Good-bye son. I….love….you." Her body fell limp and she died in Sesshomaru's arms.
His eyes began to fill with tears and he felt a terrible pain from within his heart that he had never felt before. "NOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!" he shouted as he pulled his mother close to him. "Mother!!!!!! Nooooooooo!!!!!!" He hugged his mother while slowly rocking her back and forth, and doing something he hadn't done since he was a small child, crying. "Don't go." He stroked her hair and then placed a kiss on her cheek. As he held her close to him again, he felt another emotion he had never experienced before. But this was different….this was….rage. He carefully placed his mother down and caressed her face. He got to his feet with his eyes burning red with his intense fury, while growling at the bottom of his throat, and walked over toward the large hut.
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A.N. - (crying) (gets another box of tissues and blows nose) Poor Crynda. I hated to do this to her but it's just what had to happen. Review. (crying)