Bloody Roses
A Sesshomaru Fanfiction
Chapter Two: Hatred is contagious
"According to the ancient Shikon scrolls, The illness is created by heartless hatred" the physician began concentrating on the scroll.
"Sesshomaru's condition is very different from the one mentioned within the scrolls. The scroll mentions that no demon or human alike could recover from the illness. It seems that Lady Hoshiko's jewel shard created a shield against the illness's effect but this is only temporary until we can find the true cure."
"Is it because Lady Hoshiko loves Sesshomaru?" Lady Ayako asked.
"Yes, because the jewel shard's effects were nullified by Lady Hoshiko's love. Her jewel shard glowed brightly at the time she felt love for Sesshomaru." The physician continued
"Sesshomaru must have intense hatred for someone" Lady Ayako stated.
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Sesshomaru felt someone squeezing his hand tightly as he slept. He felt the touch of soft lips pressing against his hand, stroking it gently. The feeling jolted him out of his slumber to see his servant, Lady Hoshiko, holding his hand tightly.
"Lord Sesshomaru?" Lady Hoshiko whispered nervously.
His body still felt weak and heavy. He could only lift himself up for a few minutes.
"Hoshiko?" Sesshomaru growled.
"Sorry, my lord if I disturbed your slumber" Lady Hoshiko smiled
The young woman, the mother of his child, stood next to his bedside dressed in a red kimono with fantastic flourishes of golden thread. On her shoulder lay a massive white tail, similar to Sesshomaru's.
She was an attractive young demon with a gentler temperament than the others were.
Her long silky white hair was tied into a three-inch long braid reaching down her back. She had been chosen as a wife for Sesshomaru before his illness but he never considered marrying her. She loved Sesshomaru with all of her heart but he could not show true love to her. She saw her own face, glowing with girlish beauty, and illuminating all the interior of the dusky mirror which she had gazed at. Sesshomaru's voice was tremulously sweet, rich, deep, and unbroken. She smiled contentedly with the fact of knowing he could speak normally.
"It seems that I wasn't alone in my distress" Sesshomaru snorted
"Why must you smother me with your worthless affection?" Sesshomaru growled.
"Lord Sesshomaru...I...just ...wanted to..." Lady Hoshiko left the sentence unfinished as she burst into tears.
"Humph!" Sesshomaru retorted
"Your ways sicken me even worse" Sesshomaru stated harshly.
"But her beauty is unmatched...and her loyalty is strong" Sesshomaru thought.
"Why must you be so mean to me!" Lady Hoshiko shouted.
"All I have done is care for you and you treat me like dirt!" She cried.
"If that's the way you want it.... Then so be it!" Lady Hoshiko yelled as she left the room.
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Suddenly, the power of the jewel shard relinquished and Sesshomaru's condition grew worst. Sesshomaru awoke to find himself terribly wounded and bleeding profusely. He could feel the dull ache of several broken bones throbbing inside his body. It felt like hot flames licking at the torn bone and flesh of his wounds. He couldn't move; even for a minute or agonizing pain would shoot through his body. The wounds were just too deep to heal naturally and he had lost a lot of blood. He could smell the metallic scent of his own blood running from his nose and mouth.
"Could jewel shard have done this to me?" Sesshomaru thought.
"We have to hurry or Lord Sesshomaru will bleed to death!" Jaken Shouted
A mass of physicians and members of the white dog clan rushed around the underground den in panic.
Sesshomaru was now in a complete comatose state. The power of the mysterious jewel shard struck Sesshomaru with wounds and a deeper sickness because of his hatred.