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Ch. 2:
"WHAT?!" Inuyasha exclaimed in disbelief.
"You heard me," his half brother replied. "It's a rare illness. They say I only have a year to live." Sesshoumaru turned away.
"I...I can't believe it. What about Tensaiga?"
"It wouldn't do any good. According to my doctors, even if I were to teach somebody to use it and have them revive me, the deterioration of my body would continue. It would only prolong my suffering."
Kagome looked at Inuyasha with eyes of concern. Sesshoumaru noticed. "Don't worry. My doctors assure me that the disease is only dangerous to full youkai."
Tears filled Kagome's eyes, and Inuyasha could only stare in shock. "This can't be real," he thought, "Sesshoumaru, Demon Lord of the West, my half brother...dying?" Sesshoumaru walked over, and placed his hand on Inuyasha shoulder.
"Do this for me, please. If I were to die without an heir, the other Lords would be certain to vie over my realm. Chaos would grip the land as they brought their armies to battle. I need you to..."
"I'll think about it!" Inuyasha yelled. Sesshoumaru withdrew.
"You are free to stay the night. I'll have my servants..." Sesshoumaru could not complete his thought. He began coughing violently, and fell to his knees. Inuyasha glanced over, seeing Sesshoumaru coughing up blood. He dropped to tend to the fallen youkai.
A black clad man approached, and helped Sesshoumaru to his feet, several others clamored around, and Jaken barged through them to Sesshoumaru's side. "Have my servants prepare rooms for my brother and the woman," he said weakly. "Make sure they're comfortable." Jaken nodded, and looked a several of the men. They nodded, and walked off. Sesshoumaru started coughing.
"I'll take you your room, Lord Sesshoumaru. Quickly!" Jaken ordered the servants. Inuyasha stepped forward, but was stopped.
"Please brother. For honor's sake, I don't want you to see me in this condition." Sesshoumaru said. Inuyasha nodded as the men took Sesshoumaru away.
"This is unreal," Kagome said.
"My thought exactly," Inuyasha agreed. An older man in red robes approached. He had a long white beard and white hair that ran down the back of his head, leaving the top of his head bald.
"I am Sezaku, a loyal servant to Lord Sesshoumaru. If you will follow me, I'll take you to your room." He gestured politely, and led Inuyasha and Kagome up the stairs.
Sesshoumaru was led to his room. His servants helped him inside, and sat him on his bed. He dismissed them, and lay down.
"How are you feeling, Lord Sesshoumaru?" Jaken asked.
"To be honest, Jaken, I feel terrible. But I can't let anyone know that," Sesshoumaru groaned.
"I'll get the doctor," his servant replied.
"What for? There's nothing he'll be able to do." Sesshoumaru said sitting up. He removed his armor and lay back down. "It's funny. I always thought my death would be on a bloody battlefield, befitting a Demon Lord. Instead I'm doomed to rot in my own castle."
Jaken said nothing as he exited the room.
****
Inuyasha sat on the windowsill of his room, looking at the setting sun. The wind blew at his face, blowing his hair back. Kagome looked at him. "What's the matter?"
"I shouldn't feel sorry for him, I shouldn't. But I do."
"I know you and Sesshoumaru never really saw eye to eye, but he is your brother." Kagome said to console him.
"I guess," he replied
"Ok then, now that that's squared away, I'll take the bed."
Inuyasha looked irritated. He didn't care about the bed, but it was a matter of principle. "What makes you think that?"
"I am a lady. I need my beauty sleep," she replied.
Inuyasha stood in the window, and turned to leave. "Looks like you missed quite a few nights." He jumped, and made his way to the forest. Kagome screamed at him out the window
***
"Sesshoumaru is deathly ill. Now is the time to strike!" a young youkai yelled. His was young, with long black hair and slightly feline features, wearing a crimson kimono with a white sash. His audience, three other youkai, looked on with silent concern. One, a large built male stepped up. He was a giant, with wild red sideburns and reddish-brown skin. A golden nose ring hung from his nose and giant horns protruded from his head.
"Lord Matsuo, as Demon Lord of the East, I must voice my protest. We each rule our own realm. We have no more claim to Sesshoumaru's as he does to ours!"
They all looked at the giant youkai, and Matsuo spoke. "Of course you are right, Lord Buru. I rescind my proposal." Matsuo walked off, and the others dispersed.
Matsuo made his way to his room, and lit several candles. A keen sense of smell told him he was not alone. "I know that you are here, Lady Sakana. I just like to know why."
The Lady emerged from the doorway. "Let's just say I'm intrigued by your proposal, Lord of the North." She tilted her head, exposing a pair of slits underneath her ear. Sezaku skimmed her up and down. She had aquatic blue hair that matched the bluish tint of her skin and the blue lipstick. She placed a webbed hand on Matuso's face, which he grabbed.
"You're a fish, I'm a cat." He said licking his lips. Lady Sakana laughed.
"I'm also Demon Lady of the South. I will be missed. Besides, I want to hear more of this plan to usurp Sesshoumaru. He always was so boring."
"I have a better idea," Matsuo said dipping his hand into a bag of black sand and tossing it into a small fire. An image of Inuyasha formed in the flames. "This is Sesshoumaru's younger half brother, Inuyasha. It is likely that he will be named as his heir."
"So, what your point?" Sakana asked.
"He's no where near as intelligent as his brother, and is only a hanyou." Matsuo said with a smirk.
"A hanyou? I feel disappointed. He looked so delicious too."
Matsuo put his hand on Sakana's shoulder. "Don't be, my dear. He'll just make our job very easy, and the West will easily fall."
Ch. 2:
"WHAT?!" Inuyasha exclaimed in disbelief.
"You heard me," his half brother replied. "It's a rare illness. They say I only have a year to live." Sesshoumaru turned away.
"I...I can't believe it. What about Tensaiga?"
"It wouldn't do any good. According to my doctors, even if I were to teach somebody to use it and have them revive me, the deterioration of my body would continue. It would only prolong my suffering."
Kagome looked at Inuyasha with eyes of concern. Sesshoumaru noticed. "Don't worry. My doctors assure me that the disease is only dangerous to full youkai."
Tears filled Kagome's eyes, and Inuyasha could only stare in shock. "This can't be real," he thought, "Sesshoumaru, Demon Lord of the West, my half brother...dying?" Sesshoumaru walked over, and placed his hand on Inuyasha shoulder.
"Do this for me, please. If I were to die without an heir, the other Lords would be certain to vie over my realm. Chaos would grip the land as they brought their armies to battle. I need you to..."
"I'll think about it!" Inuyasha yelled. Sesshoumaru withdrew.
"You are free to stay the night. I'll have my servants..." Sesshoumaru could not complete his thought. He began coughing violently, and fell to his knees. Inuyasha glanced over, seeing Sesshoumaru coughing up blood. He dropped to tend to the fallen youkai.
A black clad man approached, and helped Sesshoumaru to his feet, several others clamored around, and Jaken barged through them to Sesshoumaru's side. "Have my servants prepare rooms for my brother and the woman," he said weakly. "Make sure they're comfortable." Jaken nodded, and looked a several of the men. They nodded, and walked off. Sesshoumaru started coughing.
"I'll take you your room, Lord Sesshoumaru. Quickly!" Jaken ordered the servants. Inuyasha stepped forward, but was stopped.
"Please brother. For honor's sake, I don't want you to see me in this condition." Sesshoumaru said. Inuyasha nodded as the men took Sesshoumaru away.
"This is unreal," Kagome said.
"My thought exactly," Inuyasha agreed. An older man in red robes approached. He had a long white beard and white hair that ran down the back of his head, leaving the top of his head bald.
"I am Sezaku, a loyal servant to Lord Sesshoumaru. If you will follow me, I'll take you to your room." He gestured politely, and led Inuyasha and Kagome up the stairs.
Sesshoumaru was led to his room. His servants helped him inside, and sat him on his bed. He dismissed them, and lay down.
"How are you feeling, Lord Sesshoumaru?" Jaken asked.
"To be honest, Jaken, I feel terrible. But I can't let anyone know that," Sesshoumaru groaned.
"I'll get the doctor," his servant replied.
"What for? There's nothing he'll be able to do." Sesshoumaru said sitting up. He removed his armor and lay back down. "It's funny. I always thought my death would be on a bloody battlefield, befitting a Demon Lord. Instead I'm doomed to rot in my own castle."
Jaken said nothing as he exited the room.
****
Inuyasha sat on the windowsill of his room, looking at the setting sun. The wind blew at his face, blowing his hair back. Kagome looked at him. "What's the matter?"
"I shouldn't feel sorry for him, I shouldn't. But I do."
"I know you and Sesshoumaru never really saw eye to eye, but he is your brother." Kagome said to console him.
"I guess," he replied
"Ok then, now that that's squared away, I'll take the bed."
Inuyasha looked irritated. He didn't care about the bed, but it was a matter of principle. "What makes you think that?"
"I am a lady. I need my beauty sleep," she replied.
Inuyasha stood in the window, and turned to leave. "Looks like you missed quite a few nights." He jumped, and made his way to the forest. Kagome screamed at him out the window
***
"Sesshoumaru is deathly ill. Now is the time to strike!" a young youkai yelled. His was young, with long black hair and slightly feline features, wearing a crimson kimono with a white sash. His audience, three other youkai, looked on with silent concern. One, a large built male stepped up. He was a giant, with wild red sideburns and reddish-brown skin. A golden nose ring hung from his nose and giant horns protruded from his head.
"Lord Matsuo, as Demon Lord of the East, I must voice my protest. We each rule our own realm. We have no more claim to Sesshoumaru's as he does to ours!"
They all looked at the giant youkai, and Matsuo spoke. "Of course you are right, Lord Buru. I rescind my proposal." Matsuo walked off, and the others dispersed.
Matsuo made his way to his room, and lit several candles. A keen sense of smell told him he was not alone. "I know that you are here, Lady Sakana. I just like to know why."
The Lady emerged from the doorway. "Let's just say I'm intrigued by your proposal, Lord of the North." She tilted her head, exposing a pair of slits underneath her ear. Sezaku skimmed her up and down. She had aquatic blue hair that matched the bluish tint of her skin and the blue lipstick. She placed a webbed hand on Matuso's face, which he grabbed.
"You're a fish, I'm a cat." He said licking his lips. Lady Sakana laughed.
"I'm also Demon Lady of the South. I will be missed. Besides, I want to hear more of this plan to usurp Sesshoumaru. He always was so boring."
"I have a better idea," Matsuo said dipping his hand into a bag of black sand and tossing it into a small fire. An image of Inuyasha formed in the flames. "This is Sesshoumaru's younger half brother, Inuyasha. It is likely that he will be named as his heir."
"So, what your point?" Sakana asked.
"He's no where near as intelligent as his brother, and is only a hanyou." Matsuo said with a smirk.
"A hanyou? I feel disappointed. He looked so delicious too."
Matsuo put his hand on Sakana's shoulder. "Don't be, my dear. He'll just make our job very easy, and the West will easily fall."