DISCLAIMER: As always, I don't own the original story of the Inuyasha series nor do I own the characters and I don't own the Chinese fairytale that I'm basing this story on. But as far as I'm concerned I do own the idea of mixing these two things together :).
AUTHOR'S NOTE:
Hey all!! Thanks for waiting!! Since I've only been updating short chapters lately I'm going to give you a nice long chapter this time, I hope you will like it! Have fun reading!!
'...Italic...': thoughts
-- --: locations
"...": spoken words
-.-.-.-.-: time gap
=capslocked words=: noises
-by Kittymui-
The Shikon no Tama
After traveling for several days without resting, Sesshoumaru finally arrived at his destination.
In front of him stood a huge mansion that was built with a Japanese flavor. It was a flat and wide building almost entirely made of wood and bamboo shoots. All of it was given a yellow-red hue by the setting sun.
An extremely disgusting and familiar scent flowed towards the demon lord's nose together with a large amount of jyaki from the mansion.
He realized there was a huge barrier surrounding the place but as he took a step closer, the barrier suddenly created an opening in front of him.
'Inviting me in huh?' he thought as he watched the opening close itself after he walked inside.
Knowing that it could be a trap, he still continued his way towards the mansion. He had started to do what he had decided and so he will definitely finish it.
There's no turning back now.
With his mind set on that thought, Sesshoumaru ascended the few wooden steps and entered the mansion.
"Fancy seeing you here," a woman's voice spoke from the shadows deeper into the hallway in front of him.
Sesshoumaru halted his step and narrowed his eyes at the silhouette.
The person walked into the light of the setting sun that came through a door of the hallway that was ajar. It was a woman with blood-red eyes and short black hair tied up at the back of her head with several small white feathers decorating it. She was wearing a traditional white kimono with broad dark-purple stripes here and there and a checked yellow sash could be seen around her waist.
"Kagura," Sesshoumaru recognized her as one of the bastard's minions.
"You remembered...I'm so honored," the woman responded sarcastically.
When Sesshoumaru realized that she wasn't making way for him to enter, he frowned. "I came here for Naraku, not to waste my time on his minions," he spoke clearly.
Kagura smiled and took her folded black fan out of her long sleeve. "I know, but orders are orders and my given order was to tire you as much as possible before you reach him."
The demon lord raised a brow. "You're not that loyal to the bastard, are you? Giving away your objective surely wouldn't be one of your given orders."
Kagura smirked at the dog demon's intelligence but then scowled when several bee-like creatures appeared midair beside her. 'Naraku, you bastard. Sending Saimyoushou to keep an eye on me...you really don't trust me that much huh?' she cursed inwardly. "Cut the crap! Prepare yourself Sesshoumaru!" she cried and flipped open her fan while jumping backwards to create more distance between them. "Fuujin no Mae!!" she cried.
Kagura summoned the sickle-shaped wind blades by swinging her fan and sent them flying towards the demon lord.
Sesshoumaru jumped aside, easily avoiding the incoming attack and watched how the blades crushed the walls and floor of the hallway behind him. "If you want to die so much," he said while unsheathing Tenseiga and turning to Kagura again. "I will fulfill your death wish!"
Right after he said that, he dashed towards the wind-user.
Kagura barely dodged the attack on time by jumping backwards. She scowled. 'Tch, there's no way I can tire him out without being cut in two first...'
As she thought that, she realized that the demon lord had caught up to her again and had raised his sword to slash at her.
'Shit!!' she cursed, knowing that it was already too late to dodge.
= CLANG =
Sesshoumaru raised a brow when he found something blocking his attack. When he cast his eyes downwards, he saw a small girl holding a white circular mirror.
The child, who seemed to be at most 8 years old, had snow-white hair reaching a little below her tiny shoulders with two white flowers decorating her hair at each side of her head. Her eyes were pitch-black and she was dressed in a simple kimono that matched the color of her hair. Her tiny feet were wearing a pair of straw sandals.
Kagura widened her eyes. "K-Kanna?" she gasped in surprise.
'Another offspring of Naraku huh?' Sesshoumaru thought annoyed. He put more pressure on his sword. 'There's no way I'm going to be blocked by a simple mirror!'
But the little girl didn't move, neither did the mirror in her hands.
The expressionless look on her face remained as she whispered something inaudible. Suddenly the mirror started to glow and in a split second an invisible force pushed back the sword, causing Sesshoumaru to retreat several steps.
The dog demon scowled as he looked at Tenseiga. 'Useless...' he cursed inwardly and sheathed the sword again. He reached out for his other sword, Toukijin, and turned to his opponents again.
Without warning, Sesshoumaru raised Toukijin up to the air and swung it downwards, sending several huge blades of light towards the two offspring.
In total contrast to Tenseiga's new purifying power, this attack was filled with evil youki, as if it was the wrath of the youkai, who's fangs were used to create this weapon.
In reaction to the incoming blades, the girl names Kanna merely held up her mirror. "Kagura...stay behind," said her hollow and monotone voice.
"Oi...y-you sure about this??" Kagura asked hesitatingly as she did what she was told.
The three of them watched the youki blades destroy the wooden floor as it made their way towards the mirror.
Much to Sesshoumaru's disappointment, a shield created by the mirror blocked his attack again.
Out of anger, he summoned his green whip and flung it towards the mirror-holder. With one quick jerk, the whip smacked the mirror out of Kanna's hands and fell to the wooden floor.
= SHATTER =
The sounds of shattering glass echoed in the hallway.
Kagura widened her eyes while Kanna's expression remained unchanged as they both watched the barrier being crushed like it was mere glass. It was already too late to dodge and the two disappeared into a cloud of dust as the blades hit them straight on..
As the dust cloud started to subside, the two offspring were already nowhere to be found.
Content with the outcome of the battle, Sesshoumaru leaped over the gap in the floor and walked deeper into the hall.
-.- later -.-
After searching for a while, the demon lord finally ended up in front of a room where the scent of Naraku was the strongest.
With a simple slash, he cut the slide doors in two.
As they fell apart, they revealed a calm Naraku, who was sitting on the floor at the center of the room. He seemed to be waiting for him.
"Kukuku, welcome Sesshoumaru," he said with a grin. "You've saves me a lot of time searching for you. It's even perfect to know that you've already retrieved the shards of the wolf prince."
Sesshoumaru's expression was the same as usual as he entered the space.
"After getting the shards from you...all that's left would be the one in your hanyou brother's possession," he continued.
'These should have been my words, bastard...' Sesshoumaru responded with his mind as he readied Toukijin.
Not planning to give the bastard another moment to release any more bullshit, he commenced the battle by charging at him with his sword raised in the air.
Unfortunately, his first move did not hit anything but the wooden floor. His eyes shifted from the crack in the wood in the floor to the grinning Naraku, who now stood beside him.
"You'll have to do more damage than THAT to defeat me," he mocked, referring to the small gap in the floor.
The dog demon scowled and swiped his other clawed hand sideward at Naraku, but only to hit nothing but air.
He pulled Toukijin out of the wood and turned to Naraku fully. 'This battle is not going to be easy...' he thought inwardly, anticipating where his opponent will escape to the next time he's going to attack.
-.- back at Sesshoumaru's castle -.-
Kagome widened her eyes. "W-what did you just say??"
"L-let me go!" Jaken gasped for oxygen. He struggled in her death-grip as his short legs dangled midair.
Kagome had tried for several days to get information out of the servant but with no success. Today, she was going to get some information no matter what so she cornered the small youkai in his quarters and held him midair by the collar of his dark-brown robe.
She finally let go of him after calming down. "Jaken...what did you say Sesshoumaru-sama went to?" she asked again.
"It's Jaken-sama to you, impudent girl!!" the servant coughed. "Sesshoumaru-sama has left us behind in order to complete the Shikon no Tama."
"S-Shikon...no Tama?" Kagome asked puzzled.
Jaken nodded. "It's a powerful jewel that grants its holder a tremendous amount of power to fulfill any wishes or desires," he explained.
"But isn't Sesshoumaru-sama already powerful enough? What does he need such a powerful item for?" Kagome wondered aloud.
The servant frowned. "It would take a miracle for Sesshoumaru-sama to tell me something that personal," he responded. "He only told me that he was going on a short journey to complete the Shikon no Tama and that your well-being will be my responsibility in the meantime."
A worried expression could be seen on Kagome's face as she listened. 'I hope he's okay...' she thought.
"Oh well, I guess there's nothing to worry about since Sesshoumaru-sama is strong," the green youkai added.
Kagome relaxed a little at this. "I guess you're right."
And they stood there in silence for a short moment, each buried within their own thoughts.
Little did they notice the silhouette of a girl standing in the shadows of the door-opening. She had overheard the conversation between Jaken and Kagome and was clasking the sleeves of her own yellow-orange yukata. 'I can't believe it! She actually managed to get Jaken-sama tell her!' she thought disbelievingly. 'Stupid girl! How can she not realize that Sesshoumaru-sama is doing all this for her??'
As much as she didn't want to believe it herself, there was no other plausible explanation for the demon lord's sudden quest. It must have got something to do with that strange girl.
Silently and deep in thoughts, the silhouette walked away from the door and disappeared into the shadows of the night.
-.- back to Naraku's lair -.-
= PANT PANT =
The sound of exhaustive breathing filled the silent atmosphere that hung in Naraku's chamber.
The two youkai never looked away from each other as they gathered their strength again.
Each of them stood at a corner from across each other of the square-shaped room.
Sesshoumaru scowled as his grip on Toukijin tightened. 'This has taken me too much time...' he thought annoyed.
Some parts of his garment were torn apart as a result of the long battle and shimmering sweat-drops filled his forehead. He hated to admit it but his body was actually feeling heavy of the battle. The long journey without proper rest had definitely added up to this exhaustion.
'I've used up most of my strength...I have to finish him off quickly...or I might...not make it in time...' he decided.
Much to his relief, his opponent did not get away without a scratch either.
Two of the tentacles that grew on Naraku's lower back were cut off and gashes could be seen all over his dark purple vest and gray armor. He seemed to be getting tired as well by his annoyed and dull expression.
As always, impatience never leaded to success and this time was no exception.
Losing his patience, Sesshoumaru just charged wildly at his opponent, hoping to cut him through with one last swing of his sword.
Even Naraku was surprised by the demon lord's reckless behavior, but he didn't care since it was definitely putting him in a more advantageous position of the fight.
With one swift movement, he leaped out of the danger-zone and countered with a quick swing of his arm, which had strong spiked armor protecting it.
Wide-eyed, Sesshoumaru watched how Toukijin was smacked out of his clawed hand.
= CRACK =
The next thing he knew, Naraku had already broken through his armor and pierced his stomach with a long gray spike that grew on his arm-protector.
Sesshoumaru spat blood and stumbled backwards several steps.
Naraku retracted his spike and smirked evilly. "So...how does it feel to be defeated for the first time?" he asked with a chuckle.
'Chi...chikusho...' the demon lord cursed inwardly as he covered the hole in his stomach with his hand.
-.- at the same time -.-
Kagome felt a sudden chill and paused her steps.
She was wandering through the courtyard of the castle when she suddenly felt a cold breeze pass by. 'What's this uneasy feeling?' she thought disturbed, raising her gaze up to the dark cloudy sky. 'There will be no stars tonight...' she thought disappointed and raised her hand to her chest. 'Sesshoumaru-sama...please be okay...'
-.- back to Sesshoumaru -.-
'Kagome...' he called her name with the voice in his mind. His eyes shifted from Naraku to Toukijin, which was lying on the wooden floor next to the hanyou.
Just when he was about to jump forward in order to retrieve his weapon, a sudden pulse coming from his side startled him.
= PULSE =
He stared down at the sword that hung around his waist and widened his eyes.
Not only was Tenseiga glowing a strange purplish light, there was also a faint image of a person whom Sesshoumaru had never expected to see.
The person was kneeling beside him and looking up at him with pleading eyes while holding the healing sword with both her hands.
"K-Kagome...?" he whispered bewildered, receiving no reply or change of expression from the girl.
He knew it wasn't the girl in person since the image was too faint, but what was she doing here?
Sesshoumaru looked more carefully at her facial expression and found out that she was begging him to do something.
He looked at both her hands that were holding the Tenseiga. 'You want me to use Tenseiga?' he asked inwardly.
It was almost imperceptible but the dog demon could swear he saw the image of the girl nod in reply to his question.
In the following seconds, something clicked inside the demon lord and he recalled some events before and after he had found out about Tenseiga's new powers.
'Back then...I was poisoned by Naraku's attack because I wanted to protect her...' he remembered. 'Yet when I woke up again in my own bed...the poison was purified and all of my wounds were gone...the girl had used Tenseiga to heal me...and then...strange events started to take place...'
He remembered how the barrier created by Tenseiga repelled the purifying arrow, shot by the hands of the powerful priestess named Kikyou.
Sesshoumaru also remembered how the girl's body burned off the bastard's hands when he tried to kidnap her before his eyes in his chamber. It was strange when he purified Naraku with the sword that was meant to heal that day. Even Inuyasha's priestess herself was shocked enough to try to kill her. Yes, he had stopped the arrow and his hand was burned because of that, but the girl miraculously healed it in an instance by touching it.
He clearly remembered the priestess's words after she saw it all happen.
"What the hell are you..."
"That girl is no human!! There is no way a human could possess a holy power greater than mine!"
The demon lord gazed at Kagome's image again. 'I should have realized it earlier...you were the one who gave Tenseiga its purifying power...when you used it to heal me.'
But then his thoughts became interrupted by Naraku's voice.
"What's the matter Sesshoumaru? Pondering about what would happen to the angel if you died?" he laughed. "Don't worry, I'll take GOOD care of her," he said, emphasizing the word.
Sesshoumaru's ears twitched and he scowled when he realized that Kagome's image had disappeared. "This Sesshoumaru will not allow anyone to touch what's his," he growled as he took hold of Tenseiga's hilt and pulled it out of its sheath. "And more importantly, I will never die by your filthy hands, hanyou."
Calling his opponent like that definitely hit a sensitive nerve as Naraku's lips curled downwards. "Shut up bastard!" he cried angrily and sent a large cloud of miasma towards the demon lord.
Sesshoumaru hesitated. Should he dodge or...?
A pulse coming from the sword in his hand answered him.
= PULSE =
Shortly after that, a faint purplish barrier appeared around the dog demon, protecting him from the approaching poisonous miasma.
After the long-range attack, Naraku immediately charged at Sesshoumaru with his arm stretched out, hoping to catch him off guard with the sudden short-range attack.
= CLASH =
Luckily, Sesshoumaru saw it coming on time and was able to block it with Tenseiga.
Surely he would not fancy another hole in his body. But what totally surprised him was the hand that shot out and grabbed his throat.
"Gotcha!" Naraku smirked and tightened his grip.
At the same time, he put more pressure on the sword that was blocking his other arm.
But the demon lord did not panic at all; nor did he try to pull away Naraku's hand from his throat with his free hand. He merely grinned at his opponent. "That's not a wise move, Naraku," he advised.
"What the hell are you talking ab" Naraku spat but stopped when small strings of smoke rose from where his hand was holding Sesshoumaru's throat.
"UWAAAARRGGHHH!!!!" he cried out in pain as he retracted his burned hand and jumped backwards. "Y-you...!! It's the same as that girl...that power!!" he snarled, holding injured hand.
"You've been a nuisance for quite some time now...it's time for you to die," Sesshoumaru stated plainly.
Without warning, he swung Tenseiga diagonally from bottom to top at Naraku.
Several large blades of light appeared and crushed the wooden floor as they made their way towards the hanyou.
"Heh! Such a slow attack will never be able to hit me!" Naraku laughed as he jumped aside and easily dodged the blades. "Have you got nothing better than th"
Before he could finish, Sesshoumaru had already appeared in front of him and thrust Tenseiga through his chest. The demon lord had launched his second attack right after the first one when the hanyou dropped his guard as he dodged.
A trail of blood streamed from the Tenseiga's blade to the hilt and Sesshoumaru's lips curled up into a grin for the first time. "You are a fool not to hide your heart before confronting me. Never underestimate this Sesshoumaru."
With a jerk, he pulled his sword out of Naraku's chest.
The hanyou winced in pain and stumbled backwards to the floor. He could already feel his body being purified from the inside. "Cut the crap...j-just finish it..." he groaned with a trail of blood coming out of the corner of his mouth.
Without further thinking, Sesshoumaru slashed Tenseiga at Naraku and sent him to the afterlife.
After watching his archenemy dissolve into thin air, his expression did not change at all. He scowled instead. As much as he desired to kill the bastard, he didn't like to be ordered to do so.
His thoughts stopped when a purplish glow caught his eye. He dropped his gaze to the floor and realized it was the Shikon no Tama.
Except for some indents on its surface, the jewel was almost flawless.
Sesshoumaru walked closer to it and crouched to pick it up.
Just when he wanted to get up again, a sharp pain shot through his body and caused him to wince in pain. He looked at the wound in his stomach and realized that it was still bleeding.
The rest of his lower body was stained red with his own blood.
'There's no time to lose...I must carry on...' he convinced himself as he gritted his fangs and stood up with the jewel safe in his hand.
The demon lord turned around and left the empty building; determined to find the last keeper of the final shard.
"Inuyasha..." he said softly.
And not to mention that woman of his, who should have rested in peace while she could.
-.- the next day -.-
'I wonder if Sesshoumaru-sama's okay...' Kagome thought as she gazed out of the window in her bedroom. 'It's been several days already since he left...'
It was only afternoon, but her bedroom had become pretty dark because of the cloudy sky.
Although the storm had only started this morning, it seemed like forever to Kagome, who had never seen such a horrible weather before.
The only light sources in the room were the weak candlelight on the wall and desks. And the only auditory sensation was tapping sound that the raindrops made as they collided with the glass windows.
Kagome blinked out of reflex when a sudden flash of lightning traveled horizontally from cloud to cloud and lit up the entire landscape.
A loud roar trembled through the skies, causing the glass to resonate and the earth to shake.
Kagome cringed but didn't move away from the window. 'Sesshoumaru-sama...please come back safe...' she prayed inwardly as her eyes stared into the trees of the endless forest before her.
-.- meanwhile -.-
Sesshoumaru wandered absentmindedly through the wet forest.
To tell the truth, he had never felt this annoyed before.
His garment, tail and long silver hair were soaked. His wet bangs were plastered against his forehead and covering half of the crescent-moon mark. And although the pouring rain had succeeded in washing away the red stains on his outfit, the scent of blood still lingered on his body, which was giving away his position and rendering him vulnerable.
'They should be here somewhere...' he thought, sniffing the air.
The only thing merciful about this onslaught was that it didn't mask the smell of his surroundings and most importantly the scent of the one he was tracking down.
Shortly after that, he arrived at a small clearing of the forest.
The demon lord had planned to stay within the darkest shadows but failed as a voice called to him.
"Come out Sesshoumaru, we know you're here."
Sesshoumaru stepped into the clearing and found himself facing his hanyou brother and the priestess.
They were both standing in a round gazebo below a circular wooden roof supported by four strong wooden pillars.
"You were expecting me huh?" he said nonchalantly as he stopped right in front of the resting place.
"Cut the crap! Why are you even following us? You've already eliminated Naraku didn't you? You got your revenge right?" Inuyasha spat irritated.
"I have come to get the last shard," he responded bluntly.
The hanyou widened his eyes. "You what?! Since when have you started to gather them too??"
He was answered with a death-glare.
Sesshoumaru was already too tired and annoyed to respond to his idiotic little brother. His mind was only set on getting the final shard and returning to her side...before
"Why are you seeking to complete the jewel?" spoke the priestess's calm voice, cutting off the thoughts of the demon lord.
"That is none of your concern," he replied coldly.
"Hmm..." Kikyou's lips curled up of amusement. "You're doing it for that girl, aren't you?"
Sesshoumaru didn't respond to this, but the priestess knew better.
"I knew it," she said.
A moment of silence fell between the two parties and the sound of the pouring rain hitting the wooden roof sounded louder than before.
The two brothers were surprised when Kikyou reached into her long white sleeve and took out the shard.
"K-Kikyou...what are you" Inuyasha asked, but was cut off when she spoke.
"Give me the rest of the jewel," she said to Sesshoumaru, only to be answered with a wary look. "Surely you know you are not capable of merging the shards into the complete jewel," she reasoned, reaching out her open palm.
Reluctantly, Sesshoumaru took out the nearly complete jewel and the four shards that he had collected and gave it to the priestess.
Kikyou put the final shard together with the rest and closed her palm.
Several thin rays of light escaped through her fingers as she mumbled something inaudible.
After the light faded, she opened her palm again, revealing a complete and shimmering Shikon no Tama.
Both Inuyasha and Sesshoumaru stared in amazement at the flawless marble, but their attention soon turned to the priestess again as she spoke.
"I cannot give you the Shikon no Tama, but I can let you borrow it until you're done with it," she said. "But only under two conditions."
Inuyasha frowned. 'She's making a deal with Sesshoumaru?? He's definitely not going to let her get away with his...' he thought alerted and moved a clawed hand to the hilt of his sword.
"Speak," was Sesshoumaru's calm response, which totally surprised the hanyou.
"First of all, I will not allow you to have evil intentions with the Shikon no Tama," she began.
"I will give you my word of honor," the demon lord promised. "The second condition?"
"Furthermore..." Kikyou continued. "I do not ever want to see that girl again."
Sesshoumaru raised a brow. Even Inuyasha was surprised to hear this.
"She does not belong here and" she began her explanation but was cut off by the demon lord.
"You feel threatened by her...don't you?" he said, knowing that he had hit the jackpot as he noticed the scowl on her face.
"If you treasure her then I suggest you better pray that I'll never meet her again," she threatened. "Because if I do...I swear I will kill her."
The hanyou widened his eyes at this but didn't get a change to speak as Sesshoumaru beat him to it.
"Agreed," the demon lord said and took the jewel out of her hand.
He turned to leave but was halted by Inuyasha. "Wait a minute...Sesshoumaru...you're injured, aren't you?" he asked out of the blue.
The demon lord didn't reply.
"I didn't notice it before but the smell of blood is all over you," he continued. "...your blood."
Sesshoumaru looked over his shoulder. "Such a wound cannot kill me," he said coldly and walked away.
Inuyasha and Kikyou watched him disappear into the forest in the middle of the rain.
"Why did you give it to him? Did you not want to protect the jewel yourself?" Inuyasha asked, turning to the priestess.
"I did not sense any evil intentions in his words," she explained, turning to him. "And I believe a proud demon lord as he, should be someone who keeps his word."
The hanyou frowned. "But you"
"That is all I have to say Inuyasha," she cut him off coldly as her eyes shifted back to where the demon lord had gone.
'You better keep your promises Sesshoumaru...especially the second one...'
Pfew...took me long enough to type this long chapter, I really hope you liked it :). Please look forward to the next chapter ne?
Lots of greets,
Kittymui
Next chapter: Returns, departures and encounters.
As the title already says it, Sesshoumaru's gonna return to his castle. But time's running out and the winged ones have already arrived on Earth. And what's this? Kagome is going to leave the castle on her own?! Want to know why? Then be sure to read the next chapter when it's posted :).
Vocabulary:
jyaki: evil energy
Fuujin no mae: Dance of the wind-blades. A skill used by Kagura.
chikusho: shit/damn
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Posted: 28 August 2004
Last Edited: 28 August 2004
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