AN: I promise, there is an end in sight! It may take some more chapters, but I'm gonna plan this out. The final battle is coming, but Inuyasha and his heart need SOME vague sense of closure, don't 'cha think?
To Fulfill One's Destiny
Chapter 33- Faint Whisperings
No!
Maria sat up gasping for air and shocked out of her sleep. Clutching at her heart, she wondered at the cause. Like so many of her dreams, the specifics disappeared like grains of sand falling over her hand...only a few remained.
Still, she couldn't shake the foreboding feeling she was getting from it all.
Glancing to her left, she stared at the empty space beside her, thinking back.
"A war is brewing in the very heart of our world- the Central Lands. The Northern Territories have declared war on the South. In accordance with our alliance with the Southern Lands, we are compelled to offer our assistance. We are to depart tomorrow."
"I understand."
"I will return to you. In the meanwhile, you and Rin are to remain here in the safety of the castle."
"Ugh. Easy for him to say."
She rose from the futon and wrapped herself in a thick robe, her bare feet resting on the chilled floor.
Why do I have the feeling that something is about to go horribly wrong?
Sesshomaru watched the fray from a distance, standing beside the Lady of the Southern Lands. This was all well and good, but he couldn't shake his pensive mood.
The golden-eyed snake demon shifted her gaze to the taiyoukai by her side.
"Is something troubling you Lord Sesshomaru?"
Below them, boar and monkey demons battled with dog and snake demons, each side equally matched, each equally angered.
"Lady Yurai, what is the reason for this battle?"
"Why, the Lords of the North and East attacked us, that's the reason."
Sesshomaru motioned behind him, and a soldier dragged a monkey demon before them.
"You bastards! Lady Aruna and Lord Sakai will punish you for your crimes! You will pay for this trespass of the peace treaty!"
Sesshomaru drew Toukijin and silenced the demon before it could open its mouth to speak again.
"What in the seven hells..."
"Something or someone wanted us to fight, and I believe we are playing right into their hands."