Chapter 5 ~ Two Brothers
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"Sesshomaru!" InuYasha turned his head sharply and quickly in the direction of the cold voice he heard. None other than his older brother stared back at him, with golden eyes similar, and yet so different to his own.
'Damnit! That bastard. I was so wrapped up in my own thoughts that I didn't even sense him coming, even in that upwind. Shit, I haven't recovered enough from our last battle to go all out against him again. That bastard heals faster than I do too. What in the hell could he want?'
"Sesshomaru!"
"Have not you already established the fact that you knew it was I, Sesshomaru?" The taiyoukai looked down on his hanyou brother, half-breed, half-brother; Sesshomaru could even stretch the facts to say that they are only a quarter related….
"Why don't you get off your high cloud and face me face to face if you are going to spit crap from your mouth?!" He moved towards InuYasha through the air and landed with utter precision and balance on the end of the branch the other son had made his thinking place for that evening.
"Is that any way to talk to your aniki who took time from his schedule to visit his dear brother? To this Sesshomaru, who holds the power to let you live or die, you act in such a foolish way?" The Lord of the Western Lands' lip curled the slightest bit at one corner showing the tiniest hint of amusement. He obviously enjoyed harassing the hanyou and took most opportunities to do so.
"I will not beg for my life, Sesshomaru. If you kill me, you kill me. You erase from this earth the last being that is remotely a family to you. And well, you put me out of my misery. I don't know if I care what happens to me anymore." InuYasha just looked down at the ground from his perch in the tree he had decided to rest in. Now, the same tree that looked appealing for a living rest, may also become one for mortal rest. He jumped down to the ground and started walking away from Sesshomaru, and away from the direction that he left Kagome and the others in,
'He dare turn his back on me and walk away?' Sesshomaru was never one to like his brother, much less care for his welfare. But to have a quarter blood relative wishing death upon himself, that was dishonorable to him, and this Lord would not have any part of that. Duties were to be taken seriously, and life, as cruel as it may be, is a duty. If the hanyou wished death, he would grant it. The last thing he needed was for another youkai aristocrat to see this. Even though the Great Lord of the Western Lands never acknowledged having a brother to his peers and others of noble lineage, they knew from when his father was Lord that there was a second son. 'His name was also known throughout the lands for his (as much as I loathe to admit it) mastery of the tetsusaiga.' Not having heard of his death, they would assume that he was alive. How many other inu-youkai hanyous had the trademark and unique golden eyes and silver hair? Those traits were reserved for the ruling inu-youkai family, their family. Sesshomaru sighed almost as if he were losing his temper, though InuYasha doesn't think about Sesshomaru being so bothered by the issues surrounding their relationship.
"Hanyou! How dare you turn your back towards me? This Sesshomaru will not have such a disgrace to the family line in such a state. You will return to your palace at once. This is not a request, this is an order." Sesshomaru stated this firmly, and even InuYasha was surprised.
'Palace?' InuYasha stopped walking away, and looked at the ground. 'Palace? What palace is he talking about?' His eyes opened wide and he raised his head looking at his brother. 'I had all but just about forgotten that place; it has been so long since I have graced its floors.' He snickered, "Feh. What in the hell are you talking about Sesshomaru? Why would I go back to the Jade Palace? What reason do I have to be there? In case you forgot, I do not maintain any duties of the court, and thus, have no need for a palace. I am not going." InuYasha was just as firm in denying Sesshomaru's order, as Sesshomaru was in decreeing it.
"You will return to the Jade Palace. You have not a choice in the matter. In case you forgot, dear brother, you owe me. This is not what you owe, however, I can not have you dying before I get what I want. This is assurance for me, and you are in no place to refuse." With his last remark, Sesshomaru lifted up his right arm and created a containment sphere. InuYasha's eyes opened in realization of what his half-brother was trying to do and instantly started to run. 'Maybe if I get a head start I have a chance to escape this.'
"It is of no use to run, hanyou!" The Lord of the Western Lands then threw the sphere at InuYasha and trapped him inside. InuYasha struggled as hard as he could, he used his iron claws and blades of blood, but it was useless. The only thing that could help him now was tetsusaiga. He drew his sword and it transformed and began to glow red.
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"Tetsusaiga!" The proud fang that was a combination of his father and himself tore through the containing sphere like it was paper. Sesshomaru just smirked.
"Do you think that I did not anticipate you breaking my sphere with Tetsusaiga? Do you InuYasha?" Sesshomaru began to conjure up another sphere with a gleam in his eyes. InuYasha proceeded to run again, this time on an evasive course. "Do you know why father gave you Tetsusaiga? It was to contain your youkai blood since a hanyou like you could not control it. In order for you not to be out of balance, Tetsusaiga just needs to be near you, but you need not necessarily be holding it, do you, little brother? Containment Sphere!" Another prison hurled towards InuYasha, and he again called upon his sword. 'Just what I was waiting for….InuYasha.'
Sesshomaru used his poison whip to take the tetsusaiga from InuYasha's claws. "You bastard! I never thought that you would resort to stealing my sword. I thought even a creep like you had more honor!"
"Honor? What would you know about honor? Furthermore, as one who has no honor, you have no right to question mine, nor do you have a right to assume that I, Sesshomaru, would need to steal it. Have not you learned anything from our previous battles? We do not need swords to fight, nor have we ever! Containment Sphere!" Again the demon lord conjured up another magical fortress. This time however, he did not send it to the hanyou; instead, he sealed the tetsusaiga in it.
"Why you…." InuYasha stopped running and growled at Sesshomaru.
"Do you think that I will let a subordinate disobey me and leave without punishment, InuYasha?! CONTAINMENT SPHERE!" Sesshomaru's eyes began to get larger and infused with specs of red. His silver hair was getting whipped around by winds of the strong demonic aura that was radiating from his still form. The sphere that he was creating was unlike the other three. This one was much brighter and was tinted red, unlike the blue gleams of before. It was also three times the size. InuYasha's eyes grew large and rippled with a hint of fear. He knew he was defeated. He also did not have enough spirit in him to fight anymore.
'I promised myself I would never give into Sesshomaru. Damnit. I just don't have it in me to fight anymore. I don't have a reason to fight anymore. Shiiit.' The sphere was coming towards him, eyes lowered; he gave in and let the last sphere envelop all he had left.
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This is how I love Sesshomaru-sama, powerful, domineering and just plain cool. Review and let me know what you think so far! Were the chapter revisions worth it?
