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Chapter Four: The Search for the Great Demon Lord and The Discovery of The Truth
The three of them sat in Lady Kaede's hut, staring into the fire. Appearently many had heard or seen the horrors that Hatsue had inflicted.
"She controls demons through the power of a jewel. The jewel of the black moon. It has power to steal souls and replace them with a controling fiend. The fiend in her mind. She has destroyed cities and people and demons alike." Kaede closed her eyes as she spoke and looked at her hands.
The others looked at her, shocked at what they heard.
"So she controls demons to get what she wants?" Inu Yasha mused. "I can see that this might be difficult, But what I want to know is why is that human my brother took in with her? Is it possible she killed Sesshoumaru?"
Hideki snapped her head up, eyes wide and looked at Inu Yasha with a hurt in her eyes. Anger crossed her face for a moment and she stood, trembling. "He would never...I mean never...be taken down by someone so weak," she hissed.
Tears stung her eyes and she stormed out of the hut. They sat in silence, staring after her.
Kagome stood slowly. "Inu Yasha..."
She looked at him with wide eyes. Kaede sighed.
"It would seem that despite her hatred she still loves him."
Inu Yasha and Kagome looked at her in surprise, uncertain to how Kaede knew of that. Kaede shook her head. "Go after her Inu Yasha. She may not realize the potential danger of Hatsue."
He nods and goes to the door, Kagome behind him. Kaede sighs and looks to the fire. "May they make this journey in peace."
Hideki fought tears as she gathered her things from their hut. Anger swelled in her and memories of a wonderous love antagonized her. Sesshoumaru reaching for her hand, sleeping in his fluffy wrap, his eyes when he kissed her. "DAMNIT!!" she cried and slammed a fist into the ground. Her bag was packed and she stood, heaving it to her shoulder. As she turned to storm out of the room, she came face to face with Inu Yasha and Kagome.
"W-w-what are you doing? I'm...I'm leaving now." She tried to push past them, but Inu Yasha grabbed her arm.
"You aren't going alone." He glared at her, matching her own glare.
"Le me go!" she pulled her arm away and turned, heading out the door.
Kagome started throwing clothes and supplies into a bag. "Come on...we'll sniff her out."
Inu Yasha looked at her and then to the door. He groaned. He hadn't wanted Kagome involved in this, but he knew he needed her help...for now.
"Come on then. Let's go." He took the bag from her and together they set off after Hideki.
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Sesshoumaru stood in the woods, nearly four miles from the village Inu Yasha stayed at. He felt her presence more here. "Can it really be?" he murmured. He could smell her scent even. As he stood, trying to reason with himself, the sky grew dark. A cold wind crept up and he narrowed his eyes, looking behind him. A small figure appeared, moving slowly in front of a larger form. As they grew nearer, he found himself in shock."...Rin..." he murmured. The young girl stood there in finely decorated robes. Her eyes held a blank, cold stare. She showed no recognition of him. The larger figure appeared, a woman. She struck him as familiar. His eyes widened. "Hatsue..." he growled. "What have you done to the child?"
Hatsue laughed and looked to Rin.
"What haven't I done? That girl was pathetic, the way she fawned over you. Now she knows true power."
Sesshoumaru growled, his eyes sparkled with anger. He clenched his fist tightly and chuckled.
"Well...big words from someone I will tear apart," he said in a low voice.
Hatsue waved a hand at him, dismissing his behavior.
"Considering how easily I once controlled you. I don't believe it's possible for you to even hurt me."
His eyes opened wide and he gaped at her.
"What are you saying?"
She smiled at him,her eyes glittered darkly.
"I took possesion of your soul and wielded your body to do my bidding. You killed that little wench demon, Hideki, and basically gave me this little girl for my own uses." She laughed, as if it were hilarious.
Sesshoumaru turned pale. 'Is it possible? Did she really bring me to kill Hideki with my own hands?'
He swallowed and looked back at her, his eyes glowing red.
"We'll see about that!!" he hissed as he lunged at her. Hatsue said nothing, but stepped back and Rin stood in front of her. He had to force himself to stop, slamming his fist into the ground to avoid hitting her.
"Rin!"
He looked into her eyes, searching for any sign of her true form. There was none. Hatsue chuckled and started to float into the sky, Rin beside her.
"One day, you will be part of our little army. Oh yes. You shall see."
Sesshoumaru stood rooted on the ground, staring up after them. He said nothing, letting it all sink in. After they disappeared, he still stood. It was silent for a moment, nothing stirred.
Then a loud snap caught his attention, a rustling in the trees. He turned towards it, only to gasp in shock. Hideki, his Hideki, alive and breathing. Shock was written all over her face as well. They stood staring at each other, neither moving or speaking. Just staring into each others eyes. Unsure of what to do.
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Inu Yasha raced through the trees, Kagome on his back. She clung to him keeping her head low.
"Do you smell her?" she leaned close to his ear and asked loudly, so he could hear her.
His ears twitched and he nodded. "I smell her alright," he muttered as he dodged deeper into the woods.
'Thats not all I smell,' he thought and burst through an opening in the trees. As he landed he looked up to see what he had wished wasn't the case. Kagome gaped in shock and stepped to the ground. "Sesshoumaru!?" she whispered.
Inu Yasha growled and stood, his hand on Tetsusaiga. Hideki and Sesshoumaru both looked at them then to each other. Hideki lifted her hand.
"Inu Yasha, keep your distance. This no longer concerns you," she said in a low voice, her eyes trained on Sesshoumaru. Inu Yasha twitched and shook his fist at his side, saying nothing. Kagome, silent, stood watching them all, not sure of what to do anymore.
'She still loves him. It's in her eyes,' she thought.
She placed a hand on Inu Yasha's shoulder. He looked at her.
"This is between them. We need to back off."
His ears twitched. "What!? I will not let him hurt her again!!"
"Inu Yasha!!" Kagome looked at him with a stern look.
He stuttered for a moment then looked to his brother and his friend, seeing the confusion in both of thier faces. He shook his head.
"If he swings at her...he's dead," he muttered and the two of them moved back into the trees, watching, waiting.
~Well...another chapter. Kind of short, but hopefully a good one. Next up: A Long Awaited Truth and The Battle Between Lovers. See ya soon! LOL~
Chapter Four: The Search for the Great Demon Lord and The Discovery of The Truth
The three of them sat in Lady Kaede's hut, staring into the fire. Appearently many had heard or seen the horrors that Hatsue had inflicted.
"She controls demons through the power of a jewel. The jewel of the black moon. It has power to steal souls and replace them with a controling fiend. The fiend in her mind. She has destroyed cities and people and demons alike." Kaede closed her eyes as she spoke and looked at her hands.
The others looked at her, shocked at what they heard.
"So she controls demons to get what she wants?" Inu Yasha mused. "I can see that this might be difficult, But what I want to know is why is that human my brother took in with her? Is it possible she killed Sesshoumaru?"
Hideki snapped her head up, eyes wide and looked at Inu Yasha with a hurt in her eyes. Anger crossed her face for a moment and she stood, trembling. "He would never...I mean never...be taken down by someone so weak," she hissed.
Tears stung her eyes and she stormed out of the hut. They sat in silence, staring after her.
Kagome stood slowly. "Inu Yasha..."
She looked at him with wide eyes. Kaede sighed.
"It would seem that despite her hatred she still loves him."
Inu Yasha and Kagome looked at her in surprise, uncertain to how Kaede knew of that. Kaede shook her head. "Go after her Inu Yasha. She may not realize the potential danger of Hatsue."
He nods and goes to the door, Kagome behind him. Kaede sighs and looks to the fire. "May they make this journey in peace."
Hideki fought tears as she gathered her things from their hut. Anger swelled in her and memories of a wonderous love antagonized her. Sesshoumaru reaching for her hand, sleeping in his fluffy wrap, his eyes when he kissed her. "DAMNIT!!" she cried and slammed a fist into the ground. Her bag was packed and she stood, heaving it to her shoulder. As she turned to storm out of the room, she came face to face with Inu Yasha and Kagome.
"W-w-what are you doing? I'm...I'm leaving now." She tried to push past them, but Inu Yasha grabbed her arm.
"You aren't going alone." He glared at her, matching her own glare.
"Le me go!" she pulled her arm away and turned, heading out the door.
Kagome started throwing clothes and supplies into a bag. "Come on...we'll sniff her out."
Inu Yasha looked at her and then to the door. He groaned. He hadn't wanted Kagome involved in this, but he knew he needed her help...for now.
"Come on then. Let's go." He took the bag from her and together they set off after Hideki.
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Sesshoumaru stood in the woods, nearly four miles from the village Inu Yasha stayed at. He felt her presence more here. "Can it really be?" he murmured. He could smell her scent even. As he stood, trying to reason with himself, the sky grew dark. A cold wind crept up and he narrowed his eyes, looking behind him. A small figure appeared, moving slowly in front of a larger form. As they grew nearer, he found himself in shock."...Rin..." he murmured. The young girl stood there in finely decorated robes. Her eyes held a blank, cold stare. She showed no recognition of him. The larger figure appeared, a woman. She struck him as familiar. His eyes widened. "Hatsue..." he growled. "What have you done to the child?"
Hatsue laughed and looked to Rin.
"What haven't I done? That girl was pathetic, the way she fawned over you. Now she knows true power."
Sesshoumaru growled, his eyes sparkled with anger. He clenched his fist tightly and chuckled.
"Well...big words from someone I will tear apart," he said in a low voice.
Hatsue waved a hand at him, dismissing his behavior.
"Considering how easily I once controlled you. I don't believe it's possible for you to even hurt me."
His eyes opened wide and he gaped at her.
"What are you saying?"
She smiled at him,her eyes glittered darkly.
"I took possesion of your soul and wielded your body to do my bidding. You killed that little wench demon, Hideki, and basically gave me this little girl for my own uses." She laughed, as if it were hilarious.
Sesshoumaru turned pale. 'Is it possible? Did she really bring me to kill Hideki with my own hands?'
He swallowed and looked back at her, his eyes glowing red.
"We'll see about that!!" he hissed as he lunged at her. Hatsue said nothing, but stepped back and Rin stood in front of her. He had to force himself to stop, slamming his fist into the ground to avoid hitting her.
"Rin!"
He looked into her eyes, searching for any sign of her true form. There was none. Hatsue chuckled and started to float into the sky, Rin beside her.
"One day, you will be part of our little army. Oh yes. You shall see."
Sesshoumaru stood rooted on the ground, staring up after them. He said nothing, letting it all sink in. After they disappeared, he still stood. It was silent for a moment, nothing stirred.
Then a loud snap caught his attention, a rustling in the trees. He turned towards it, only to gasp in shock. Hideki, his Hideki, alive and breathing. Shock was written all over her face as well. They stood staring at each other, neither moving or speaking. Just staring into each others eyes. Unsure of what to do.
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Inu Yasha raced through the trees, Kagome on his back. She clung to him keeping her head low.
"Do you smell her?" she leaned close to his ear and asked loudly, so he could hear her.
His ears twitched and he nodded. "I smell her alright," he muttered as he dodged deeper into the woods.
'Thats not all I smell,' he thought and burst through an opening in the trees. As he landed he looked up to see what he had wished wasn't the case. Kagome gaped in shock and stepped to the ground. "Sesshoumaru!?" she whispered.
Inu Yasha growled and stood, his hand on Tetsusaiga. Hideki and Sesshoumaru both looked at them then to each other. Hideki lifted her hand.
"Inu Yasha, keep your distance. This no longer concerns you," she said in a low voice, her eyes trained on Sesshoumaru. Inu Yasha twitched and shook his fist at his side, saying nothing. Kagome, silent, stood watching them all, not sure of what to do anymore.
'She still loves him. It's in her eyes,' she thought.
She placed a hand on Inu Yasha's shoulder. He looked at her.
"This is between them. We need to back off."
His ears twitched. "What!? I will not let him hurt her again!!"
"Inu Yasha!!" Kagome looked at him with a stern look.
He stuttered for a moment then looked to his brother and his friend, seeing the confusion in both of thier faces. He shook his head.
"If he swings at her...he's dead," he muttered and the two of them moved back into the trees, watching, waiting.
~Well...another chapter. Kind of short, but hopefully a good one. Next up: A Long Awaited Truth and The Battle Between Lovers. See ya soon! LOL~