Korosu slowly exited the demon's lord's manor, an extremely uninterested and unpleased look on his face. Omu has no right to call himself a demon lord…he thought disgustedly. He had handed over all of the money and jewels he had, and nearly groveled for his life afterward. Of course, anyone would do that before the demon that had slain the great Sesshomaru…at least as they thought.
He smirked, reaching into a pouch at his waist. As he felt around, he identified a few of the objects he had taken. A sapphire ring, a gold amulet. All were small trinkets, perhaps they'd fetch a good price, perhaps they wouldn't. Korosu still had the money to claim from Sesshomaru, and that would be more then enough to keep him in the finest inns for weeks.
All that Sesshomaru had told him to do was going along fine. Soon, all of Japan would believe that he had fallen in battle, an he would get all the credit. Of course, Korosu would've preferred that he really had killed Sesshomaru…but he knew he wasn't strong enough. Even with his spells and potions, he lacked the power needed to slay the terrible lord. Of course, Sesshomaru had entrusted him with the key stages of his plan, and apparently didn't even remember what he had done to him years before.
Korosu's smirk grew, and he looked off into the east as the sun began to slowly rise. "I'll entangle him in his own plan…"
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As the sun's first light crept over the hills and lit up the village, Inuyasha was already walking through the forest, Tessaiga at his waist, scouring the forest for any demons that may have found there way into his domain. At first, many demons weak and strong came to win the Shikon no Tama, but he had slain every one of them. Now it was only the occasional beast that would try their luck, but they would always be too arrogant and underestimate him.
But he had a strange feeling that there was something going on in the world of the more prominent demons, and the buzz had reached the underlings. He almost wished that there was a small demon or two lurking so that he could find out whatever it was.
He slowly walked on the dirt path, sniffing the air periodically, listening intently for even the slightest sound. But there was nothing.
Dammit…he thought, This all must be in my head. But I know there's something going on…I know in the pit of my stomach that---
His thoughts were interrupted when he heard the hiss of a demon. In one fluid motion, he unsheathed Tessaiga, and brought it to the throat of a lizard-like woman. On a normal day, he would've decapitated her in an instant, but he had some questions for her…
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Sango's eyes shot open as she lay in bed, a cold sweat dripping down her face. She could see the first streams of warm sunlight entering through the window in her room, but she paid little mind to it. She gripped her pounding chest, trying to calm herself. She could sense a strong malice all around, and it seemed familiar. Something in her heart was calling to her and telling her to find out what was going on. There was something deep in her chest that ached, and she didn't know what…all she knew was that she was being told to go to the forest, to go and find 'Korosu'…
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"I know you can feel something going on, bitch!! I can feel it too! Tell me what it is!!" Inuyasha hollered, pressing his razor-sharp blade against the demoness's scaled neck. She hissed, a small smirk on her face.
"So…you felt the buzz of the forest as well…not that I'm that surprised…" she said, her tongue darting in and out of her mouth periodically. But Inuyasha growled at her, his hold on his sword tightening. The suspense was killing him. He had to know what was going on…
"Tell me what this 'buzz' is if you want to leave here…" he grumbled. The demoness's smirk quickly faded as she realized the seriousness of her predicament.
"I thought you'd already have some idea what the dark creatures were speaking of," she hissed, keeping her dry wit, "When it is all about the death of your princely brother…" As she completed her statement, all she did was watch in silent delight as Inuyasha's amber eyes widened in disbelief."Tell me who killed him…" he growled. Of course, Inuyasha really could've cared less if his brother was dead, although he did worry about the possible threat of the one who killed him. The thought of someone that strong even made him stressed. He glared as the demoness seemed to be preparing an answer.
"He is a demon assassin…known well in certain circles, though I really doubt someone as lowly and poorly-bred as yourself has ever encountered one of his clients…" she started. Inuyasha's eyes narrowed, and a sharp growl erupted from his throat. Taking his warning, she continued: "His name is Korosu…the Lord of the West." Inuyasha glowered for a moment.
Just an assassin…maybe he really did want to die after Sango left…he thought. The demoness looked at him, then down at Tessagia, which was still pressed firmly against her throat.
"You said that you'd let me go…so do it…" she hissed. Inuyasha glared at her, then swung his blade, easily decapitating her.
"I lied…" he muttered angrily. But then, he got to thinking. "Kami…if Sango finds out about this…she might think it was her fault…" Just as he stopped talking, he felt the presence of someone behind him, and slowly began to pick up a scent.
"Find out…what?"
Author's Notes I know…its short, and took a while, I know. But I hope you like it, hope you like the slight cliffy, and hope you review!!