Chapter 3: Power of a Savior
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Last time. in chapter 2
"These wounds, they are strange." Kaede admitted.
"They are a devil's mark." The man said hoarsely, speaking up for the first time.
"What?" Inuyasha growled.
"Yes, the black devil marked me thus."
Inuyasha slowly closed his eyes in a last plea for what he believed to not be true.
"Where do you hail from?" He asked politely, causing both Kaede and Kagome's jaws to fall to the ground in shock.
"The base of Mt. Fuji." The man replied evenly.
Inuyasha's face fell at the confirmation of his fears.
The man suddenly reached his hand up to touch Inuyasha's cheek. Inuyasha looked down at him in shock, though to the surprise of all, did not pull away.
"You are...her son....it is you...who must..save..us." The man said quietly before falling off into unconsciousness, hand falling down to his side.
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As Kaede had predicted, the man was on his feet by the next morning. Though still pale and shaky, he was able to stand and walk on his own, and able to speak clearly. Thus, the two priestesses, Inuyasha, Miroku, Sango and Shippou were gathered around the fire in Kaede's hut, ready to hear the man's tale, and more than a little curious about the comment about Inuyasha's mother.
"Where to begin.." The man mused, the firelight casting a shadow in his features. The day had revealed his features to be fair, eyes of pure black drew you into his strong features, his well-muscled tone spoke of much hard work, and a strong gaze spoke of years of knowledge and wisdom.
"At the beginning would be fine, if you please." Miroku smoothly entered.
"Of course," the man assented, bowing his head to the monk. "My name is Yasashiku. I am the first son of the head farmer of the village of Zen at the base of our mystical mountain, Fuji."
Inuyasha tensed beside Kagome at that statement eyes closing as if in pain.
"Yasashiku-san.." Inuyasha began
"Inuyasha-sama, please, do speak to me as you should, as my lord."
The shock in the room was palpable, the occupants having turned to Inuyasha in total shock.
"Lord? Inuyasha!?' Shippou exclaimed, laughter bubbling out of his mouth, "You've got o be kidding, Inuyasha has no manners, no grace and no breeding!"
"Shippou." Inuyasha growled, dark will snapping from his eyes, "run."
"eep!" Shippou squeaked and ducked behind Yasashiku, "Hey pal, stop your..hmph..Lord!" Shippou's face pinched in the effort to stop laughing.
Faint color rose into Inuyasha's cheeks, but he calmly recollected himself, bowing to Yasashiku, "I deeply apologize for my behavior, it was most inappropriate."
"Inuyasha -sama."Yasashiku murmured, "Please, do not apologize to me. I could not possibly accept such a gift from one so wonderful as yourself, being as unworthy as I am."
"Never call yourself unworthy!" Inuyasha snapped in righteous anger, "It will only lead you to despair!"
Kaede smiled at the words, Inuyasha had learned that lesson the hard way. "Inuyasha is right, accept him thanks, he does not want to be worshipped."
"Yes, I do it because I want to." Inuyasha replied smoothly.
Kagome was surprised and more than a little pleased to discover her hanyou love had manners, but a lord? That she could not possibly believe, it was too out there.
Sango and Miroku could only sit and hope to understand the rapid revelations, as of that moment, they were still reeling.
"Yasashiku-san-" Inuyasha began.
"No san! Please Inuyasha-sama."
"No -sama then!"
"Yes!"
"No!"
The two men glared at each other in utter male stubbornness, then Inuyasha pulled out his trump card.
"I order it."
Yasashiku gaped, the others simply shook their heads in long suffered understanding, and Inuyasha would always be their immature little hanyou, though he would not agree with that.
"Very well.." Yasashiku said, defeated.
Inuyasha smirked, satisfied. "Okay then Yasashiku. Tell me, " His eyes became serious, "what did this devil look like?"
Yasashiku shuddered. "Awful. A dark cloud followed her wherever she went. Long black hair and these horrible claws! But, the worst part."
"The worst part?" Shippou timidly peeped in.
"The eyes. Bright, red demonic eyes. Empty, bottomless, ruthless. My body went cold just seeing them, I felt like I'd...like I'd.been condemned to Hell, never to be happy again."
Inuyasha growled ferally, leaping to his feet. "DAMN HER!!" Purple energy cracked around him, his eyes glowed with a bright light, intensifying with his rage. "I WONT LET HER DO IT! NEVER AGAIN!!" The light intensified, cracking around Inuyasha, completely engulfing him in its rage.
A strangled cry came from the light and Inuyasha fell to his knees, gasping and clutching his arms around himself as if something desired to tear out of him.
"INUYASHA-SAMA!!" Yasashiku cried out, running to his Lord's side. "Inuyasha-sama are you alright!?"
"Feh! I told you..not to call me that..!" Inuyasha gasped.
"Inuyasha-sa.Inuyasha!"
"Keh! I'm alright!"
"Inuyasha!" His friends were shocked by what they had witnessed, what had that light been?
~Who would have thought it would be Inuyasha would held this power?~ Kaede thought ~His destiny is greater than even I predicted it was...~
TO BE CONTINUED..
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Last time. in chapter 2
"These wounds, they are strange." Kaede admitted.
"They are a devil's mark." The man said hoarsely, speaking up for the first time.
"What?" Inuyasha growled.
"Yes, the black devil marked me thus."
Inuyasha slowly closed his eyes in a last plea for what he believed to not be true.
"Where do you hail from?" He asked politely, causing both Kaede and Kagome's jaws to fall to the ground in shock.
"The base of Mt. Fuji." The man replied evenly.
Inuyasha's face fell at the confirmation of his fears.
The man suddenly reached his hand up to touch Inuyasha's cheek. Inuyasha looked down at him in shock, though to the surprise of all, did not pull away.
"You are...her son....it is you...who must..save..us." The man said quietly before falling off into unconsciousness, hand falling down to his side.
~~~~
As Kaede had predicted, the man was on his feet by the next morning. Though still pale and shaky, he was able to stand and walk on his own, and able to speak clearly. Thus, the two priestesses, Inuyasha, Miroku, Sango and Shippou were gathered around the fire in Kaede's hut, ready to hear the man's tale, and more than a little curious about the comment about Inuyasha's mother.
"Where to begin.." The man mused, the firelight casting a shadow in his features. The day had revealed his features to be fair, eyes of pure black drew you into his strong features, his well-muscled tone spoke of much hard work, and a strong gaze spoke of years of knowledge and wisdom.
"At the beginning would be fine, if you please." Miroku smoothly entered.
"Of course," the man assented, bowing his head to the monk. "My name is Yasashiku. I am the first son of the head farmer of the village of Zen at the base of our mystical mountain, Fuji."
Inuyasha tensed beside Kagome at that statement eyes closing as if in pain.
"Yasashiku-san.." Inuyasha began
"Inuyasha-sama, please, do speak to me as you should, as my lord."
The shock in the room was palpable, the occupants having turned to Inuyasha in total shock.
"Lord? Inuyasha!?' Shippou exclaimed, laughter bubbling out of his mouth, "You've got o be kidding, Inuyasha has no manners, no grace and no breeding!"
"Shippou." Inuyasha growled, dark will snapping from his eyes, "run."
"eep!" Shippou squeaked and ducked behind Yasashiku, "Hey pal, stop your..hmph..Lord!" Shippou's face pinched in the effort to stop laughing.
Faint color rose into Inuyasha's cheeks, but he calmly recollected himself, bowing to Yasashiku, "I deeply apologize for my behavior, it was most inappropriate."
"Inuyasha -sama."Yasashiku murmured, "Please, do not apologize to me. I could not possibly accept such a gift from one so wonderful as yourself, being as unworthy as I am."
"Never call yourself unworthy!" Inuyasha snapped in righteous anger, "It will only lead you to despair!"
Kaede smiled at the words, Inuyasha had learned that lesson the hard way. "Inuyasha is right, accept him thanks, he does not want to be worshipped."
"Yes, I do it because I want to." Inuyasha replied smoothly.
Kagome was surprised and more than a little pleased to discover her hanyou love had manners, but a lord? That she could not possibly believe, it was too out there.
Sango and Miroku could only sit and hope to understand the rapid revelations, as of that moment, they were still reeling.
"Yasashiku-san-" Inuyasha began.
"No san! Please Inuyasha-sama."
"No -sama then!"
"Yes!"
"No!"
The two men glared at each other in utter male stubbornness, then Inuyasha pulled out his trump card.
"I order it."
Yasashiku gaped, the others simply shook their heads in long suffered understanding, and Inuyasha would always be their immature little hanyou, though he would not agree with that.
"Very well.." Yasashiku said, defeated.
Inuyasha smirked, satisfied. "Okay then Yasashiku. Tell me, " His eyes became serious, "what did this devil look like?"
Yasashiku shuddered. "Awful. A dark cloud followed her wherever she went. Long black hair and these horrible claws! But, the worst part."
"The worst part?" Shippou timidly peeped in.
"The eyes. Bright, red demonic eyes. Empty, bottomless, ruthless. My body went cold just seeing them, I felt like I'd...like I'd.been condemned to Hell, never to be happy again."
Inuyasha growled ferally, leaping to his feet. "DAMN HER!!" Purple energy cracked around him, his eyes glowed with a bright light, intensifying with his rage. "I WONT LET HER DO IT! NEVER AGAIN!!" The light intensified, cracking around Inuyasha, completely engulfing him in its rage.
A strangled cry came from the light and Inuyasha fell to his knees, gasping and clutching his arms around himself as if something desired to tear out of him.
"INUYASHA-SAMA!!" Yasashiku cried out, running to his Lord's side. "Inuyasha-sama are you alright!?"
"Feh! I told you..not to call me that..!" Inuyasha gasped.
"Inuyasha-sa.Inuyasha!"
"Keh! I'm alright!"
"Inuyasha!" His friends were shocked by what they had witnessed, what had that light been?
~Who would have thought it would be Inuyasha would held this power?~ Kaede thought ~His destiny is greater than even I predicted it was...~
TO BE CONTINUED..