Chapter 21
Memories of the past
The Sailor Star lights reached the top of the stairs to see the ruined Shrine and the unconscious forms of the other Sailor Senshi. Sesshomaru walked off to look for Rin and Inuyasha. Meanwhile Sailor Moon was talking with Princess Kakyuu. The three Sailor Star Lights ran up their princess.
"Princess Kakyuu!" Yaten shouted as the three Star Lights approached Kakyuu.
"Yaten, Taiki and Seiya; I am glad to see you three." Kakyuu said happily.
"Who are those three?" Sailor Moon asked Princess Kakyuu.
"These are my friends the Sailor Star lights. This is Yaten, Taiki, and Seiya. Better known as Sailor Star Healer, Sailor Star Maker, and Sailor Star Fighter." The fireball princess said as she introduced her friends.
"Pleased to meet you all." Usagi said with a smile.
"Who is this?" Seiya asked.
"This is Sailor Moon everyone." Kakyuu answered.
"Ah a Sailor Senshi of this system. By the way princess could you tell us what is going on. We have just learned that someone named Naraku has defeated Sailor Galaxia and has taken all of her power." Taiki informed.
"Naraku!" Sailor Moon exclaimed as her eyes went wide with signs of horror shown all over it.
"So you know of this Naraku then I take it." Yaten asked the blonde Sailor Senshi.
"Yeah. He's bad news, so how powerful was Sailor Galaxia?" Sailor Moon asked.
"I heard a legend saying that Sailor Galaxia was the powerful Sailor Senshi in the universe." Luna said as she walked by Usagi.
"That's right, but how powerful is this Naraku?" Yaten asked the cat.
"I'll explain." Sailor Moon said, but before the moon princess could explain to the group everything she knew about Naraku. Usagi saw Sesshomaru dragging Inuyasha out of the trees. Inuyasha looked like he needed immediate medical attention.
"I think explanations should wait until later. My brother has lost a great deal of blood and he is in need of assistance immediately." Sesshomaru informed everyone.
Meanwhile on the moon Naraku was standing out on a balcony looking at the earth. A few moments later five of Marik's new super soldiers he had created appeared behind him. Naraku turned his head towards them and said "I want you five to accompany me on a special mission to the Earth. Now come." A portal opened up and the six demons entered it.
Down on Earth Naraku and his five foot soldiers appeared standing in front of a house. The text on the mail box said "The Tsukino residences" Naraku had an evil smile on his face as he turned around to look at his men.
"Enter the house from all entrances and bring me the Star seeds of every person in that house. Go froth and make your creator proud." Naraku said with a dark smile on his face. Naraku stood in front of the house as he watched his men enter the house from the front door while two of them went around so they could enter the house from the back door.
Naraku had a cheerful smile on his face as he listened to the scream and sounds of agony his soldiers were putting Usagi's family through. "Ah the symphony of suffering and pain is music to my ears. Especially since it is the family of the woman responsible for my death." Naraku said as three star seeds appeared in his hand. "Now that I have destroyed the family it is time for me to eliminate the one thing Sailor Moon cherishes the most." Naraku smiled wickedly as he turned to his soldiers and commanded.
"Go to the shrine...find the one called Tuxedo mask and bring me his star seed."
The five soldiers ran off into the distance as Naraku watched them run off. Naraku smiled and thought to himself "I doubt they will be able to hold out against the Sailor Senshi, but they should at least be able to leave my target vulnerable to my real assault." Naraku suddenly disappeared into a cloud of Miasma as his soldiers would soon reach their destination.
Back at the Shrine Sesshomaru, Ami, Usagi, Yaten, Kakyuu and everyone else who was no longer unconscious stood over Inuyasha while the poor man was bleeding to death. "There isn't enough time to move Inuyasha to a hospital. He needs a blood transfusion right now." Ami advised the group.
"But we don't know what type of blood Inuyasha has, which means that." Minako was saying, but she was interrupted when Sesshomaru stepped in and said.
"Which would make me the only suitable donor?"
"I say let the mutt bleed to death." Koga said under his breath.
However unknown to him Kagome had heard what he said, so she yelled at him saying "How can say that!" Kagome then slapped Koga on the head.
"Sorry Kagome." Koga said with a slight look of embarrassment.
"I will offer my blood to help Inuyasha." Sesshomaru informed everyone. Kagome and everyone else in the room were shocked to hear what Sesshomaru had just said. They almost didn't believe it.
"Alright. I can set up the transfusion. I helped my mother perform an emergency transfusion at one time, so I think I can help you guys do it." Ami said.
"Actually we can take care of that too. We have some experiences with medical situations on our world." Yaten suggested.
"Can we get on with it?" Sesshomaru commanded.
Within minutes the group had everything they needed for the Transfusion all set up. Inuyasha was lying down on a futon near by and Sesshomaru was lying on another one. Once Ami and Yaten were ready they started the Transfusion. While blood from Sesshomaru was being plumped into Inuyasha to help replace the blood he lost Sesshomaru fell asleep.
Sesshomaru was dreaming about the times when he was a small child with his mother. Sesshomaru's mother was another demon bog much like his father. Some time later Sesshomaru had noticed that his father had been around him and his mother less and less. He wasn't sure what was going on, but he was busy tending to his training and his own development of his demonic abilities. However Sesshomaru overheard an argument between his father and his mother. Sesshomaru couldn't quite hear every word of the argument, but he did overhear something that his father said that his mother was a bad influence on Sesshomaru.
About an hour later Inu No Taisho left the castle where they were staying. Sesshomaru and his father were very close, so the young demon was sure there was something else affecting his father's behavior. Sesshomaru waited several months for his father to return, but to his surprise Inu No Taisho didn't return. It wasn't long before Sesshomaru's mother abandoned him. With his mother gone Sesshomaru decided he would find his father.
After searching the countryside for weeks Sesshomaru finally found his father, but he was surprised to see him with a human female. What surprised Sesshomaru even more was that the woman was holding a newborn child. It didn't take Sesshomaru long to figure it out that child was his half-demon brother.
Sesshomaru almost couldn't believe his father had violated the family blood line by having a child with a human. It was at that moment Sesshomaru felt a mix of jealousy of hatred towards his father and specially his half demon brother. However as Sesshomaru turned around to walk away his father appeared in font of him.
"I sensed that you were near by." Inu No Taisho said to his son.
"Father how could you stain the bloodline by having a child with a human?" Sesshomaru said as his eyes flared with anger.
"I see...this is why I left you and your mother. You were becoming too cold and cruel just like your mother." Inu No Taisho said to his son with a blank expression on his face.
"No father. I was becoming a true demon." Sesshomaru replied firmly.
"A demon true nature isn't described by how he acts, but how noble he is. So far you seem to be going in the opposite direction." Inu No Taisho informed his son.
"Father from this day forth I swear that I will get your sword the Tetsusaiga and I will destroy my half breed brother." Sesshomaru threatened.
"Very well. In that case you my take your inheritance now." Sesshomaru's father said as he handed his son the Tentseiga.
"Why are you giving this to me?" Sesshomaru asked with a confounded look.
"Someday I hope you will understand. Farewell my son." Sesshomaru's father said as he returned to the side of his newborn son and the child's mother.
The next thing Sesshomaru knew was that he appeared in an empty room with a mirror at the far corner of the room. Sesshomaru walked up to the mirror so he could examine it. Once Sesshomaru was standing in front of the mirror he noticed his body was changing. Sesshomaru's body grew spikes and his clothing was becoming darker. His hair was turning darker as well while at the same time half of his face changed to look like Naraku's.
"Naraku!" Sesshomaru said in horror as he tried to fight the horrible transformation.
"Why are you fighting it Sesshomaru. You are just like me after all. You are a cold-hearted killer and you have a thirst for power. It is useless to resist me." Naraku replied coldly.
"No I am nothing like you!" Sesshomaru spat back.
"Are you?" Naraku replied darkly.
At that moment memories of what Sesshomaru had done in the past washed over his mind. Within minutes after being unable to take the flow of memory Sesshomaru woke up in a cold sweat. He was thankful that he was only dreaming, but the dream made the demon lord do some thinking. While in thought Sesshomaru looked to his left to see the condition his brother was in. To Sesshomaru's surprise Inuyasha was not only healed, but he was a half demon once more.
Sesshomaru was about to rest some more as a thought crossed his mind "I think I am beginning to understand what you were trying to tell me father."
A/N: that's it for this chapter, but I have more on the way next Chapter.
