Uh.......thanks to anyone who reviewed, I guess........which is not a lot.......but anyways, you people know I don't own Inuyasha or the Black Jewels Trilogy, ne?

Random not-very-smart person: You don't?

Kitsunehime: uh......sure......I WISH! Oy.......and one more thing before the story starts: this :.....: means mind-to-mind speech. Got that? Ok.........

To Rule The Darkness

ch. 2 The Witch has come

Kagome, the Sapphire-Jeweled Priestess who was charged with guarding the Shikon no Tama after the previous High Priestess died, listened to the murmuring of the wind over the trees. She thought of the Black Widow who came through the shrine less than a week ago.

Kanoe's voice rang through her memory. "Witch is coming. Serve her well."

'How do I serve Witch when I have to guard the Shikon no Tama? And if I serve, who knows if I will be commanded to hand it over........If put into the wrong hands, it could wreck the entire Realm......The jewel's power is devastating.......'

She sighed.

'I gave my vows to the Shrine.......and the Darkness.......that I would use all my powers to protect it.....But I do wish to serve this Queen.'

The wind seemed to whisper something.........

"Witch is here."

~ ~ ~ ~ ~

Sango, a Red-Jeweled witch, was training with her Hiraikotsu. Kirara, her two-tailed cat, sat nearby.

She was thinking about the broken witch who was currently staying in her house. It was easy to see that the woman, a former Black Widow, barely saw her surroundings, walking in the Twisted Kingdom as she was. But what she had said haunted Sango's mind.

"Witch will rule soon. She walks the realm, still growing up, but when her Dark Court forms, many will serve, you included."

Sango snorted at the memory. 'Me, serve Witch? Maybe it's just mad babbling.....me, being the bastard daughter of a broken Healer Queen.....and the son of a whoring bitch who broke her.'

Two boys ran up to her.

"Sango, Sango! Kanoe's gone!" Her little brother, Kohaku, was frantic. Souta, the other boy, wasn't much better. Actually, Souta wasn't even related to her, but just a little boy her mother had taken in after his own mother stumbled into their house, dying, and only saying one thing about any of their relations......that his sister was the High Priestess of the Shikon no Tama. That was very strange........Sango thought the Shikon no Tama was just a legend..........

"Don't worry, I've heard of her before, the mad Kanoe. She always wanders off, to where, no one knows. She should be fine."

They still looked dubious, but took her word for it anyways.

"Witch has come."

~ ~ ~ ~ ~

Inuyasha could take it no longer. Last night was the last straw. His hands clenched merely at the thought of it. That whoring little bitch of a Queen thought she could use him, eh?

He remembered it with crystal clarity.

They dosed him with that drug....the one that made one crazy for sex, but providing no release. Then that whore-Queen and her coven of fellow whores rode him until they tired of it.........which wasn't until early in the morning. It was pure torture.

Inuyasha bared his fangs and growled at a passing guard, who scurried away just like a roach.

'Damn them all, may they all rot in Hell! Fucking bastards.....whores! As much as I don't want it, I need Sesshoumaru's help to bring down this Court.'

He sent out a thought on an Ebon-gray spear. It was caught by the only one in the entire Realm who could.....Sesshoumaru.

~ ~ ~ ~ ~

Sesshoumaru was also planning to bring down his Court, also due to a dose of that same drug, when his half-brother's thought reached him.

:Sesshoumaru.:

:Inuyasha?:

:Who else. Listen. I need your help.:

:For what?:

:To bring down this Court and remove the Ring of Obedience. I can't do it myself.:

:And why should I?:

:Because I'm your brother, dammit! Will you help me or not?:

:..........:

:Please. I need to be free to serve Witch.:

:..........You know about Witch?:

:I met her five years ago.:

Sesshoumaru swore, mentally and out loud. :I'll help you on one condition.:

:What?:

:You help free me.:

:Deal.:

:Send your power on an Ebon-gray thread. Aim it for the Ring of Obedience over here. I'll aim for yours. And don't forget to blast the bitch-Queen.:

It was over in moments. The destructive powers of Ebon-gray and Black tore through both Courts, killing all, and freeing them completely, the Rings of Obedience broken off by the first wave of psychic strength. Both Warlord Princes were blown somewhere into the wilderness by the backlash.

~ ~ ~ ~ ~

Inutaishou had a headache. Even being demon-dead didn't prevent stress.

"Rin, witch-child, please don't do that agin." That girl would be the death of him.......if he weren't dead to begin with.

Rin suddenly became very interested in the pattern of the floor tiles of the Hall in the Western Lands.

"Rin."

"Sorry Inutaishou.......but it's fun!"

Inutaishou made no answer as he massaged his temples. What madness had possessed him to adopt her five years ago, even if she was Witch? Especially since she was Witch!

"Inutaishou?"

He sighed, waving a hand at the soon to be fifteen girl. "Go practice the levitating spell I taught you. And don't ride the darker Winds until I say you're ready." Hell's fire, Mother Night, and may the Darkness be merciful, she gave him such a scare! To ride the Black Wind without any training on how to handle the darker Winds......during a psychic storm....and so damned easily too! He shook his head. Rin was an odd child, but he still loved her.

~ ~ ~ ~ ~

Miroku was a Green-Jeweled Warlord. He had passed by Kanoe on the road. She told him something that changed his life.

"Witch has come. You are destined to serve her. She resides with the High Lord, her foster father. You cannot go to her yet, she still has to grow into her full power......But you would do well to find another one of her future Dark Court members. There is one in this forest. Witch has come."

So now he was on his way to find his future fellow Court member. He hoped it was female. Just thinking about it made him wish the Dark Court would be formed sooner. Of course, she would probably reject him for his perverted habits too.........

~ ~ ~ ~ ~

Rin, the young Witch, wore Birthright Black. No one knew what her full strength would be, after her Offering to the Darkness.....which would be soon.......






Please review! I will not update until I get at least 3 more reviews! Yes, 3 this time, not 2! So remember to click the little button in the corner!

Oh, and two more things:

Houtsuma-san : I agree, some people's logic really doesn't make sense.

Just passing: Thanks for telling me, I'll try!

That's it for now, ja!