This story may seem like it's moving a little too fast and into the events of the third book, but I'm doing it on purpose. I'm not going to copy the book exactly, just some parts of it, ok? I have something different in mind.......I think.

Disclaimer: I don't own either Inuyasha or the Black Jewels Trilogy, so don't sue me!




To Rule The Darkness

ch.1 The coming of the Queen


Inuyasha, the half-breed inu-youkai, watched through the window of his room, or rather, a cell disguised as a room. A man, a fellow slave, was being dragged to a small boat filled with holes.

'Damn....another one to be executed just for wanting....and trying for.......freedom. Feh, at least it's not me.'

The guards smeared bacon grease on the man's genitals before locking the cover in place. Drawn by the smell of food, rats slipped into the gaping holes in the boat.

The man screamed.

Inuyasha reached out with the strength of his Ebon-gray Jewels and stopped the man's heart.

'Hell's fire, Mother Night, and may the Darkness be merciful.....how many more will have to die like this? That bastard Naraku will pay for making me a slave.....'

One of the guards passing by sneered at him, expecting fear. But no, that was far from what he saw.

Inuyasha's eyes reflected hatred and anger, not the misery and fear that slaves usually showed.....especially pleasure slaves like him. Inuyasha growled, showing his fang. The guard ran like the coward he was.

'Damn bastards....just for once, I'd like to serve a Queen that is also a friend....the Witch in Kanoe's prophecy....if she really is coming....the living myth......'

His thoughts were interrupted when a young girl suddenly materialized in his room.

"What in seven hells....?! Who are you?"

She smiled, a bright, happy smile. "I'm Rin! I heard you call, so I came!"

Inuyasha was stunned. "My....call? Oh shit...." Inuyasha sat down on his bed and put his head in his hands, cursing under his breath.

The little girl called Rin sat down next to him. "Are you ok?"

"....I'm alright. Listen, Rin. You're too young to wander around like this....go back home."

Rin pouted a little. "Why? I can visit my friends, can't I? And if I go, I can't see you."

"...Look, Rin. I promise we'll meet again when you're older. Then it'll be safer for you to wander."

"Promise?"

"Promise. Now go, before the guard comes back!"

She turned as if to go, but paused. "What's your name?"

"Inuyasha."

"Inuyasha.....goodbye." She vanished without a sound.

Kanoe's prophecy was coming true. Rin was Witch.

~ ~ ~ ~ ~

"You may go now." The Lady turned away. Sesshoumaru didn't even bother to remember her name. She was only one of the bitches who tried to use him as the pleasure slave he was supposed to be. Stupid bitch.

She watched him dress. "You're so beautiful."

Sesshoumaru ignored her and just flicked his long silver hair over his shoulder.

She fanned herself. "How can you not work up a sweat? And that...." She gestured at his groin. "Are you really a man?"

Sesshoumaru gave her his usual cold, emotionless look. "Well, that would be because you aren't enough to excite even anyone. Maybe if you remove the Ring of Obedience you'd like my....performance better."

She shivered. "Get out!"

"Glad to." He was outside in a heartbeat, and was surprised to see Kanoe was there waiting for him.

"This way."

"Kanoe....."

"Hush. This is important. The debt will be called in soon. She is coming, no. she has come." Then Kanoe was gone.

Sesshoumaru still stood there. Those three words....She has come.

~ ~ ~ ~ ~

Once, he'd been the great Demon Lord of the Western Lands. Once he'd been the only male who wore the Black, and ruled without a Queen. Once, he was consort to the last Witch who walked among the Blood. That was all long ago. Now he was one of the demon-dead, the High Lord of Hell, Inutaishou. He no longer cared for anything, an invalid who never left his study. Until Rin found him.

"Who are you, girl? How did you come here?"

She smiled and took his hand. "I'm Rin! I just came, I don't know how."

Inutaishou's expression softened. "Witch-child, you should be at home learning your basic Craft."

"But I don't have a home. My parents died somehow."

"...I'm sorry, Rin."

She brightened right up again. "Ok, who are you?"

"Inutaishou, High Lord of Hell."

High Lord of Hell......can you teach me Craft?"

He looked surprised at her request. She wanted to be taught by one of the demon-dead?

".......well.....yes. And if you wish, you can live here.....wait, not here...I'll re-open the Hall in the Western Lands."

"Really?! Yay! Thank you......um, can I call you Inutaishou?"

"Yes, you can."

The Queen has come.........the living myth.....Witch.........








Just to clear up any more confusion:

The demon-dead are basically living corpses. They don't rot, they look just like they did when they were really alive, are still the same person as when they were alive, don't tolerate sunlight very well, and usually live in Hell.

Witch is different from the 'witch' explained in the last chapter, Witch (capitalized) is basically a very powerful Queen that usually wears the Black and rules more than a normal Queen would. Witch is the dreams of many people made into one person in the books, but not in this fic, where

Witch is just a very powerful Queen.




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