Ch. 8 Preparation
Sesshoumaru sat down that night and gathered up his supplies to write letters out to all the lords. He wrote to Raidon the hawk youkai, Kin of the Black Dragon Clan, and Marise the cat youkai. He knew in order to defeat Naraku he must gather as many allies as possible. He called forth for his most trusted deliverer. "Lang deliver these letters quickly. Be careful." he said. She nodded and took off into the night. He hoped they will be delivered successfully.
That night Maeko went out into the garden. Its sereneness seems to calm her and relax her. She looked out onto the moon when she saw a silver flash by. Sesshoumaru, she thought. She got up and followed him. He might need help in protecting the lands. Oh what was she thinking she just wanted to be around him. She flew up and swiftly saw him come up in her view. She saw him sweep down into the tall trees and followed. She felt a sudden wave of evil ripple through her. She quickly tried to catch up to him to warn him. She landed in a nearby clearing and didn't see him. Where are you? She thought. She finally saw him in the shadow. "Sesshoumaru, why are you out here." She asked. She saw him stare at her with his cool yellow eyes. She took a step closer. "What's wrong?" she asked once again but not getting a response. She was within arms reach when she sensed it. "Sesshou- " suddenly a hand shot out and grabbed her by the neck. "Sesshoumaru what are you doing?" she coughed out. The illusion faded to Naraku. "You!" she said.
He chuckled. "You were tricked so easily." He chuckled once again.
"Let me go!" she coughed out.
"Where is the shikon shard, wench." He demanded.
"I don't have it." She replied.
"You lie," he spat. Then he saw it dangling from her neck. "You lied wench." He used his other hand and yanked the chain off. He sneered at her. "Now I have all the shards except the one Inuyasha possesses."
"What do you plan?" she demanded. She struggled to get out of his vice grip. She only succeeded in getting it tighter.
"Stop the struggle it won't hurt."
"What do you want with me. You have the shard let me go!" she sent a fire out. It caught him and instead of helping her it made it worse. Angered he held her tighter. She began to cough.
"You're annoying, wench." He spat. She soon saw a darkness sweep out of him into her.
"What." She croaked. She felt sudden cold wash over her. She felt the pressure release as he let go of her and fell to her knees. She coughed and began breathing heavily. She shuddered in the warm night. She fell down and lay there as something dark and oily seized her mind. She heard someone rush in.
Sesshoumaru could smell the hanyou from his castle. "Naraku, what do you want." He demanded. He then saw Maeko on the ground. "Maeko!" he went to her.
"Stay back or she gets it." He said.
Sesshoumaru stopped. "What have you done to her?" he demanded. He looked down to see her hair fade to a pure black color.
He heard Naraku chuckle. "What I always wanted." He said.
Sesshoumaru saw her fingers grip the ground struggling against an unseen evil. He watched in shock as she rose. Instead of beautiful sparkling eyes there was a dark abyss in place. Her hair flowed a dark black with white tips. "What have you done!" he demanded.
"She's my new mate." He said.
Sesshoumaru charged at him. He met with a sudden blast of fire. Not the usual blue fire but was met with black flames. He took a step back too stunned to attack. He saw her walk over to Naraku. He placed a hand protectively on her shoulder. "Lets go, my queen." He said. They started floating into the night sky. Sesshoumaru's eyes began glowing a deep red. The blood in his veins flowed like fire. He stopped his transformation knowing it would be of no use. Soon they were distant specks in the sky. Then he snapped. She's been possessed he thought.
Sesshoumaru sat down that night and gathered up his supplies to write letters out to all the lords. He wrote to Raidon the hawk youkai, Kin of the Black Dragon Clan, and Marise the cat youkai. He knew in order to defeat Naraku he must gather as many allies as possible. He called forth for his most trusted deliverer. "Lang deliver these letters quickly. Be careful." he said. She nodded and took off into the night. He hoped they will be delivered successfully.
That night Maeko went out into the garden. Its sereneness seems to calm her and relax her. She looked out onto the moon when she saw a silver flash by. Sesshoumaru, she thought. She got up and followed him. He might need help in protecting the lands. Oh what was she thinking she just wanted to be around him. She flew up and swiftly saw him come up in her view. She saw him sweep down into the tall trees and followed. She felt a sudden wave of evil ripple through her. She quickly tried to catch up to him to warn him. She landed in a nearby clearing and didn't see him. Where are you? She thought. She finally saw him in the shadow. "Sesshoumaru, why are you out here." She asked. She saw him stare at her with his cool yellow eyes. She took a step closer. "What's wrong?" she asked once again but not getting a response. She was within arms reach when she sensed it. "Sesshou- " suddenly a hand shot out and grabbed her by the neck. "Sesshoumaru what are you doing?" she coughed out. The illusion faded to Naraku. "You!" she said.
He chuckled. "You were tricked so easily." He chuckled once again.
"Let me go!" she coughed out.
"Where is the shikon shard, wench." He demanded.
"I don't have it." She replied.
"You lie," he spat. Then he saw it dangling from her neck. "You lied wench." He used his other hand and yanked the chain off. He sneered at her. "Now I have all the shards except the one Inuyasha possesses."
"What do you plan?" she demanded. She struggled to get out of his vice grip. She only succeeded in getting it tighter.
"Stop the struggle it won't hurt."
"What do you want with me. You have the shard let me go!" she sent a fire out. It caught him and instead of helping her it made it worse. Angered he held her tighter. She began to cough.
"You're annoying, wench." He spat. She soon saw a darkness sweep out of him into her.
"What." She croaked. She felt sudden cold wash over her. She felt the pressure release as he let go of her and fell to her knees. She coughed and began breathing heavily. She shuddered in the warm night. She fell down and lay there as something dark and oily seized her mind. She heard someone rush in.
Sesshoumaru could smell the hanyou from his castle. "Naraku, what do you want." He demanded. He then saw Maeko on the ground. "Maeko!" he went to her.
"Stay back or she gets it." He said.
Sesshoumaru stopped. "What have you done to her?" he demanded. He looked down to see her hair fade to a pure black color.
He heard Naraku chuckle. "What I always wanted." He said.
Sesshoumaru saw her fingers grip the ground struggling against an unseen evil. He watched in shock as she rose. Instead of beautiful sparkling eyes there was a dark abyss in place. Her hair flowed a dark black with white tips. "What have you done!" he demanded.
"She's my new mate." He said.
Sesshoumaru charged at him. He met with a sudden blast of fire. Not the usual blue fire but was met with black flames. He took a step back too stunned to attack. He saw her walk over to Naraku. He placed a hand protectively on her shoulder. "Lets go, my queen." He said. They started floating into the night sky. Sesshoumaru's eyes began glowing a deep red. The blood in his veins flowed like fire. He stopped his transformation knowing it would be of no use. Soon they were distant specks in the sky. Then he snapped. She's been possessed he thought.