Always My Soul
By: dragonfly-rising
Disclaimer: I do not own Inuyasha or any of the characters.
A/N: I thought Ferlias was lacking in some evil mojo so this particular chapter will be his POV just to flesh him out a bit. Enjoy. dragonfly- rising
Ferlias snarled in frustration as the damned youkai exterminator's weapon slammed into his side for the fourth time in a row. He was having difficulties with bringing his sword to bear against the fast moving weapon and this incensed him even more. He was Ferlias! He was a higher being born of a youkai to this plane of existence. A god amongst these lesser beings and NO thing such as this weapon should have dared interfere with his intentions.
~ That damn miko! She is to blame! ~ He thought in indignation.
He barely caught a glimpse of the girl who was now surrounding the dieing youkai exterminator with her own power. He could not believe that she was wasting her power on that human instead of fighting him, trying to stop his conquest of this world. She had acted as if he were a bothersome child to be ignored until he was ready to behave. This filled him with even more animosity toward the miko.
He had fought so many of her kind, each time slaying the one that dared to oppose him before he was sealed away once more, hoping a time would come that the miko of an era would be too weak to stop him. He had waited patiently during the period of that loathsome miko that had created the Shikon Jewel from her very soul. Even encased in such a thing she had been too powerful for him to take on. And he had continued to pass the time until exactly what he had been waiting for happened. This wonderful era in which the original miko was slain before her time and another less powerful miko emerged. He had been so certain she had no chance.
He threw an arm up barely in time as the boomerang went for his head again.
He just could not comprehend what had gone so wrong. Yensa had used the mirror he had given her effectively against the girl, drawing out the dark miko who had no chance against him at all. He had fed into her all the dark emotions that had so consumed her until she was consequently filled with them to the point that they would provide him with the strength to come back. Even the dark miko had provided him the power unknowingly. Granted he had not twisted the companions of the miko due to seeing them as nothing more then minor annoyances but he had been certain it would not matter in the end. He had even counted on the other mikos attempting to come to the girl's aid, after all it was his own magics that had opened the door for Kee to emerge, such a door could not be closed again easily. But he had expected the girl to collapse under such a strain. It had all been so carefully planned. He would reemerge, kill the dark miko, and seal all of those abhorrent mikos into the void as had been done to him so many times.
He realized now that he had truly underestimated the girl and her strength. He had been arrogant and was paying the price for it by being attacked and contained by a weapon that seemed to have a life force of its own suddenly. She had done that. She had awakened the youkai soul within the bone weapon; he had watched her do so in awe of such ability. That she could do that simply pointed out how grossly he had misjudged her. Still he was not swayed from his course.
He blocked the weapon with his sword sending it flying off to the side and in an instant he grasped something that had never occurred to him.
It was her friends that fueled the tiny miko's power. Not the many inside of her. Not the one that was caged in the jewel fragments. Of all of the things Ferlias had discounted his one most obvious mistake had been not killing the friends. The miko had not reemerged broken and without knowledge, and granted he had already given the fatal blow but now he was certain that if she had been forced to see their demise before she had recovered she would have been easily killed. Perhaps even now, if he killed them forcing her to use her powers on them as well she would be drained, he would still have the chance for vengeance, and his plan could come to fruition.
With this new plot in mind he settled into defending against the living weapon and looked for his opportunity to kill the hanyou and monk who stood several feet away watching him with eyes that conveyed that they yearned to fight him.
~ Be patient little ones...I have plans for you. ~ He thought at them, smiling as he contemplated the smell of their blood in the air.
A strong block followed by a shove that forced a grunt from him sent the weapon flying far enough away for him to turn and approach the two stunned men with a speed born of his youkai strength. He raised his sword high, thinking to kill both in one stroke, his mouth watering in anticipation.
The hanyou's hand began moving toward his blade that glowed in its sheath. The monk made as if to remove a set of prayer beads from his right hand. None of this worried Ferlias as he moved in for the kill. What caused him to stop was a command that came from the very air itself.
"Stop Ferlias, I will not allow you to harm them" said a familiar voice full of authority and rancor.
Ferlias forced himself to stop as something no someone formed in front of the shocked men. He felt his brow furrow in deep unshakable anger.
"You!"
The youkai that stood there simply looked at him, his expression one of mild annoyance. Ferlias cursed the higher beings, this one in particular over and over again in his mind. HE had been involved in Ferlias's first excursion into the void. HE was the one being of all the higher beings who would dare interfere with the destinies of those that inhabited this plane of existence.
Ferlias growled deep in his throat beyond fury, beyond frustration.
"Don't growl at me youkai unless you are prepared to defend yourself." Tosh admonished sternly.
"Come then old man...let us see if you are still worthy of your title" Ferlias hissed.
Tosh half smiled at him, and then nodded his head over Ferlias's shoulder, "I believe you are otherwise engaged."
Ferlias turned with a snap, just in time to catch the bone boomerang in his stomach.
By: dragonfly-rising
Disclaimer: I do not own Inuyasha or any of the characters.
A/N: I thought Ferlias was lacking in some evil mojo so this particular chapter will be his POV just to flesh him out a bit. Enjoy. dragonfly- rising
Ferlias snarled in frustration as the damned youkai exterminator's weapon slammed into his side for the fourth time in a row. He was having difficulties with bringing his sword to bear against the fast moving weapon and this incensed him even more. He was Ferlias! He was a higher being born of a youkai to this plane of existence. A god amongst these lesser beings and NO thing such as this weapon should have dared interfere with his intentions.
~ That damn miko! She is to blame! ~ He thought in indignation.
He barely caught a glimpse of the girl who was now surrounding the dieing youkai exterminator with her own power. He could not believe that she was wasting her power on that human instead of fighting him, trying to stop his conquest of this world. She had acted as if he were a bothersome child to be ignored until he was ready to behave. This filled him with even more animosity toward the miko.
He had fought so many of her kind, each time slaying the one that dared to oppose him before he was sealed away once more, hoping a time would come that the miko of an era would be too weak to stop him. He had waited patiently during the period of that loathsome miko that had created the Shikon Jewel from her very soul. Even encased in such a thing she had been too powerful for him to take on. And he had continued to pass the time until exactly what he had been waiting for happened. This wonderful era in which the original miko was slain before her time and another less powerful miko emerged. He had been so certain she had no chance.
He threw an arm up barely in time as the boomerang went for his head again.
He just could not comprehend what had gone so wrong. Yensa had used the mirror he had given her effectively against the girl, drawing out the dark miko who had no chance against him at all. He had fed into her all the dark emotions that had so consumed her until she was consequently filled with them to the point that they would provide him with the strength to come back. Even the dark miko had provided him the power unknowingly. Granted he had not twisted the companions of the miko due to seeing them as nothing more then minor annoyances but he had been certain it would not matter in the end. He had even counted on the other mikos attempting to come to the girl's aid, after all it was his own magics that had opened the door for Kee to emerge, such a door could not be closed again easily. But he had expected the girl to collapse under such a strain. It had all been so carefully planned. He would reemerge, kill the dark miko, and seal all of those abhorrent mikos into the void as had been done to him so many times.
He realized now that he had truly underestimated the girl and her strength. He had been arrogant and was paying the price for it by being attacked and contained by a weapon that seemed to have a life force of its own suddenly. She had done that. She had awakened the youkai soul within the bone weapon; he had watched her do so in awe of such ability. That she could do that simply pointed out how grossly he had misjudged her. Still he was not swayed from his course.
He blocked the weapon with his sword sending it flying off to the side and in an instant he grasped something that had never occurred to him.
It was her friends that fueled the tiny miko's power. Not the many inside of her. Not the one that was caged in the jewel fragments. Of all of the things Ferlias had discounted his one most obvious mistake had been not killing the friends. The miko had not reemerged broken and without knowledge, and granted he had already given the fatal blow but now he was certain that if she had been forced to see their demise before she had recovered she would have been easily killed. Perhaps even now, if he killed them forcing her to use her powers on them as well she would be drained, he would still have the chance for vengeance, and his plan could come to fruition.
With this new plot in mind he settled into defending against the living weapon and looked for his opportunity to kill the hanyou and monk who stood several feet away watching him with eyes that conveyed that they yearned to fight him.
~ Be patient little ones...I have plans for you. ~ He thought at them, smiling as he contemplated the smell of their blood in the air.
A strong block followed by a shove that forced a grunt from him sent the weapon flying far enough away for him to turn and approach the two stunned men with a speed born of his youkai strength. He raised his sword high, thinking to kill both in one stroke, his mouth watering in anticipation.
The hanyou's hand began moving toward his blade that glowed in its sheath. The monk made as if to remove a set of prayer beads from his right hand. None of this worried Ferlias as he moved in for the kill. What caused him to stop was a command that came from the very air itself.
"Stop Ferlias, I will not allow you to harm them" said a familiar voice full of authority and rancor.
Ferlias forced himself to stop as something no someone formed in front of the shocked men. He felt his brow furrow in deep unshakable anger.
"You!"
The youkai that stood there simply looked at him, his expression one of mild annoyance. Ferlias cursed the higher beings, this one in particular over and over again in his mind. HE had been involved in Ferlias's first excursion into the void. HE was the one being of all the higher beings who would dare interfere with the destinies of those that inhabited this plane of existence.
Ferlias growled deep in his throat beyond fury, beyond frustration.
"Don't growl at me youkai unless you are prepared to defend yourself." Tosh admonished sternly.
"Come then old man...let us see if you are still worthy of your title" Ferlias hissed.
Tosh half smiled at him, and then nodded his head over Ferlias's shoulder, "I believe you are otherwise engaged."
Ferlias turned with a snap, just in time to catch the bone boomerang in his stomach.