Chapter 28: Destiny
"Sesshomaru-sama?"
Said demon stopped walking and the little girl looked up at him worriedly.
"What is it, Rin?"
"Rin has a bad feeling in her tummy. Something bad is happening, Sesshomaru-sama."
"Don't listen to her, Sesshomaru-sama." Jaken glared at her like she was an annoying little brat. "She has an active imagination, she's just trying to get your attention."
"But Jaken-sama! Rin has a feeling-!" She trialed off and gasped at something that was behind Sesshomaru and Jaken. Jaken looked and he was just as shocked as her. Sesshomaru looked over his shoulder, remaining expressionless, then turned all the way around to look.
Sashimi was there, illuminated with light. Her silver, white kimono rippled like waves in the night breeze. She bore the body of Shio in her arms, holding him as if her were a small child peacefully sleeping against her. She floated toward them and stopped in front of Sesshomaru, looking up at him. "You've grown much taller, Sesshomaru-kun." She stated.
Jaken gasped. "How dare you refer to Sesshomaru-sama with such a casual-!"
WHACK!!
Sesshomaru kicked Jaken into a tree causing Rin to giggle behind her hands.
Sashimi smiled pleasently. "Still as charming as ever though."
Sesshomaru said nothing.
Rin peaked at Sashimi from behind Sesshomaru's leg.
Sashimi smiled down at her and winked.
Rin hid her face in the back of Sesshomaru's legs and giggled again.
"What a lovely child you have." Sashimi smiled brighter.
"She's not mine. I found her." Sesshomaru said.
"And you let her follow." Sashimi smiled at him proudly.
Sesshomaru said nothing but turned his attention to Shio.
"He was killed by our sister." Sashimi said.
Sesshomaru looked back up at her. "You have a sister?"
"Yes. She wass a dear sweet thing herself until Naraku took control of her." Sashimi said looking down at Shio's peaceful face.
Sesshomaru watched Sashimi for a few seconds before speaking. "Sensei."
"Yes, Sesshomaru-kun?"
"This sword, tensusaiga," Sesshomaru said, putting his hand on the hilt of it. "Why did my father give me this useless sword?"
Sashimi brushed a hair out of Shio's face and rocked him a little. "That useless sword, is your destiny Sesshomaru. You're father loved you, and he gave it to you so that you could realize your future." She looked up at him with a kind smile. "Tensusaiga is a necromantic sword…a sword that can save the world….or destroy it…"
Rin watched as Jaken struggled to get his head out of new hole he put in the side of the tree.
"This sword? A sword that heals an army of demons with one sweep, destroy the world? Impossible." Sesshomaru said.
"Only to those who don't know how." Sashimi said plainly. "On one hand, you could use the sword for good, healing the dead and suffering, helping families, samuri, anyone who is unrightly slain. Or the sword could be used for evil. Bringing back to life people so that they would owe you their life later on, bringing back people long dead, an army of zombies at your command, and when someone takes them down, you would just draw your sword and bring them back to life once more. So basically, when you father left this for you, he was asking you one simple question: Are you destined to be in the light? Or the dark?" Sashimi kneeled, gently laying Shio stretched out on the grass before him. She strained up and waited for Sesshomaru's response.
Jaken finally got his head out of the tree and Rin came running over to him. "Are you alright, Jaken-sama?" she asked innocently.
"Do I look like I'm alright??" Jaken asked.
Sesshomaru drew Tensusaiga and waited. After a moment he saw some of the minions of Hell sitting around Shio's body. He raised his sword and sliced them in half.
B-BMP….B-BMP…..
Shio's eyes opened slightly and he looked up at the night sky with a tired expression. After sheathing his sword, Sesshomaru looked at Sashimi and she was smiling at him. "I'm so proud of you." She whispered. "You and Inu Yasha, have made me ever so proud." A tear slid down her cheek. She walked up to Sesshomaru, kissed him on the lips gently and disappeared in a flash of light.
Shio sat up with his eyes shadowed by his hair.
"Look Sesshomaru-sama! That man is alive!" Rin tugged at Sesshomaru's pants leg and pointed at Shio.
"Amazing!" Jaken said.
Shio stood up with his hair shadowing his eyes.
"Happy birthday." Sesshomaru said flatly.
"Leave me alone!" Shio said. He started walking away.
The three watched him.
"Is he okay? Rin asked.
"Of course he's okay! Sesshomaru brought him back to life with the power of Tensusai-GAH!!!" Sesshomaru kicked him into another tree.
"Where are you going?" Rin called to Shio.
Without even glancing at them, Shio answered, "To make a potion."