Staring ahead, Sesshomaru gathered his thoughts as he walked through the
forest. He had lost Kagura's scent long ago. His footsteps seemed to be the
only sound within the trees, the animals were quiet that night. "She was
too young, just a child, an unwanted child. . .I was all she had." He then
stopped and realized, "She was all I had. . ." He looked to the sky in
wonderment. "I wonder if she is at peace where she is. . ." Sesshomaru knew
that he could never forgive himself for letting this happen to her.
Suddenly, every animal in the forest began to shriek and scamper.
Sesshomaru paused for a moment to smell the air, trying to discover what
the disturbance was. He picked up the scent quickly. "Naraku, show
yourself!" Naraku appeared before him. He stood next to his eternally bound
slave, Kagura.
She glared at Sesshomaru as if to say, "Now is your chance." She nodded her
head at Sesshomaru, then looked up at her master.
"The notorious Sesshomaru. Heh. . . I remember you. Still angry about the
arm incident? Or holding a grudge about the girl?" Naraku's voice had never
sent this chill down Sesshomaru's spine.
"Naraku, I will give you one chance to return my tenseiga. After that your
blood will spill." Sesshomaru was more than ready to slay Naraku.
"Your Tenseiga? Kagura. . ." Naraku turned to the terrified woman at his
side. "You did not inform me that you had collected anything from your last
mission."
"I. . .I had only saved it for a short time, I retrieved it for you. It has
the power to restore life in a hundred slain youkai!" She handed the
myterious sword to Naraku.
"You kept this worthless piece of metal from me, Kagura." Naraku held out
his hand, revealing a small, glowing, red orb. He then tightly grasped the
orb in his hands. "Kagura, you do remember what I told you about your
heart, do you not?"
"But I. . . I took the sword thinking that you could increase your power
with it, I just wanted to please you." Kagura held her hands to her chest.
"Then I assume you do remember." Naraku released the orb from his grip,
letting it gently levitate above his palm. "Watch, Kagura. Watch as your
nightmare becomes a reality." Naraku stared into the orb, as Kagura
screamed in pain. She fell to her knees, and stared into her masters eyes.
"Pathetic." Naraku had made his descision. The orb became englufed in a
blue flame. Kagura gasped one last time, as her body turned to ash.
Sesshomaru watched in horror as a strong breeze came and carried the ashes
into the night sky. Naraku turned to Sesshomaru and declared, "So, it is
this thing you are after? This piece of metal has motivated you to
challenge me? It's really a pity. You aren't half as worthless as Kagura
was."
"Just hand the sword over, do not make this difficult. I still have my
toukijin, and it can do much more damage than that sword ever will."
Sesshomaru stood his ground, with a fleeting hope that words could persuade
a demon of this proportion to surrender the sword that would decide Rin's
fate.
forest. He had lost Kagura's scent long ago. His footsteps seemed to be the
only sound within the trees, the animals were quiet that night. "She was
too young, just a child, an unwanted child. . .I was all she had." He then
stopped and realized, "She was all I had. . ." He looked to the sky in
wonderment. "I wonder if she is at peace where she is. . ." Sesshomaru knew
that he could never forgive himself for letting this happen to her.
Suddenly, every animal in the forest began to shriek and scamper.
Sesshomaru paused for a moment to smell the air, trying to discover what
the disturbance was. He picked up the scent quickly. "Naraku, show
yourself!" Naraku appeared before him. He stood next to his eternally bound
slave, Kagura.
She glared at Sesshomaru as if to say, "Now is your chance." She nodded her
head at Sesshomaru, then looked up at her master.
"The notorious Sesshomaru. Heh. . . I remember you. Still angry about the
arm incident? Or holding a grudge about the girl?" Naraku's voice had never
sent this chill down Sesshomaru's spine.
"Naraku, I will give you one chance to return my tenseiga. After that your
blood will spill." Sesshomaru was more than ready to slay Naraku.
"Your Tenseiga? Kagura. . ." Naraku turned to the terrified woman at his
side. "You did not inform me that you had collected anything from your last
mission."
"I. . .I had only saved it for a short time, I retrieved it for you. It has
the power to restore life in a hundred slain youkai!" She handed the
myterious sword to Naraku.
"You kept this worthless piece of metal from me, Kagura." Naraku held out
his hand, revealing a small, glowing, red orb. He then tightly grasped the
orb in his hands. "Kagura, you do remember what I told you about your
heart, do you not?"
"But I. . . I took the sword thinking that you could increase your power
with it, I just wanted to please you." Kagura held her hands to her chest.
"Then I assume you do remember." Naraku released the orb from his grip,
letting it gently levitate above his palm. "Watch, Kagura. Watch as your
nightmare becomes a reality." Naraku stared into the orb, as Kagura
screamed in pain. She fell to her knees, and stared into her masters eyes.
"Pathetic." Naraku had made his descision. The orb became englufed in a
blue flame. Kagura gasped one last time, as her body turned to ash.
Sesshomaru watched in horror as a strong breeze came and carried the ashes
into the night sky. Naraku turned to Sesshomaru and declared, "So, it is
this thing you are after? This piece of metal has motivated you to
challenge me? It's really a pity. You aren't half as worthless as Kagura
was."
"Just hand the sword over, do not make this difficult. I still have my
toukijin, and it can do much more damage than that sword ever will."
Sesshomaru stood his ground, with a fleeting hope that words could persuade
a demon of this proportion to surrender the sword that would decide Rin's
fate.