Chapter 4
The truth about Amidamari
(Part 1: My true power!)
An: hey, guess what… chapter 2, 3, and 4 were typed consecutively. Meaning that I just sat at a computer for about four hours typing this up for your enjoyment. My ass is numb from sitting in this chair for so long… be prepared because this will be the last update for a while. More like a day, don't worry I won't do you all fans wrong…
Fic:
"Kalina, meet Lord Sesshomaru." Amida said and Kalina bowed to the majestic figure.
"Kalina is very respectful and open-minded. At one time she was a great sorceress." Amida reported to Sesshomaru.
The static demon that was Sesshomaru returned and he said nothing and turned away.
"I give you thanks…" he said and started to walk way.
"Stop." Amida's voice issued the command.
Sesshomaru's body froze, much Sesshomaru's displeasure.
"And just where do you think you're going? Not to fight with Taikashi." Amida spoke before the statue-like demon. Golden eyes glared daggers at her.
"Oh, you were going to go find Taikashi. To retrieve the girl? Yes, I thought as much. Well, let me tell you this, Taikashi is like a leech demon, but instead of taking your life force he takes your demonic essence." Amida circled Sesshomaru slowly.
"If I lift the spell, do you swear to stay here until you have the knowledge and items necessary to combat Taikashi and ensure the child's safety?" A glint in Sesshomaru's eyes was her answer. She snapped her fingers and Sesshomaru's muscles relaxed and returned to his control.
'Remember to rip out her vocal cord…' her thought to himself.
After a moment of painful silence, Amida bounced on her heels.
"Very well, come and gaze into the waters." Amida waved a hand over the tranquil surface of the water. The picture of him faded away and another man swam into view. He had silver eyes and black hair. His face was lined (literally).
'He looks like her.' Sesshomaru thought and looked at Amida. Her face was thin and angular with a black line going down each side of her face crossing over her eyes. The rest of her body was hidden under a cloak.
"This is the demon Mage Taikashi. He has perfected the art of transferring magical and demonic powers to objects then harnessing that power for selfish gains." Amida lightly tapped the waters surface with the tip of her index finger on the man's neck. The picture zoomed in on the area to show a multicolored necklace.
"He masquerades as a common monk, disguising the demonic crystals as a rosary." Amida said and a certain stone caught Sesshomaru's eye. It was a beautiful stone. Black with a crimson tinge as though it had been kissed by death itself.
"Ahh.. I see that the dark crystal entrances you… it should, its demonic energies belong to me." Amida said not worrying to hide the hate and spite that was in her heart.
'So that is why she knows all of this about him.' Sesshomaru thought to himself.
"Explain, how do you defeat someone with Multiple demonic energies." Sesshomaru said rather than asked.
"By combining magic and brute force." Amida said with a slight smile. "And that is where you come in, my lord." Sesshomaru gave Amida a blank stare (well, blanker than usual)…
"I no longer have the strength to complete the mission. I had to find someone with enough brute force and cunning to help me."
"You intend to use me to your desired results…" Sesshomaru said impassively.
"A little, it's not like I won't be there to do my share of the work." Amida said.
"I do not require your presence." Sesshomaru said and turned but a hand gripped his.
"Wait, I know that you want to help the little girl but you can't do it alone. I also know that you have two other rivals you wish to fight with. But please, stay until tomorrow. Think about the situation. You turn into a puppy at daybreak, what if you are fighting then, what will you do? Bite their ankles?" the elder Kalina was the one speaking.
Amida stood next to the basin its cerulean glow accentuating her fine features.
Sesshomaru didn't believe in hurting the elderly (At least I hope so…), so he gently slid his clawed hand away from her fragile human one.
"Fine, I shall wait until tomorrow. Tomorrow morning I will leave and allow everyone to see me. Once you've noticed that I have gone, bring the healer out into the woods with you to find me. When nightfalls, bring him directly to me. I despise leech demons…" Sesshomaru said and looked up through the opening in the roof.
"The moon is high and shines brightly tonight. Kalina, put out the candles and tend to the waters. I would like to speak with the Lord." Amida took Sesshomaru by the arm –(you know elbow –elbow style)-
"This way…" she said and indicated a passageway that had not been apparent to Sesshomaru until just then.
As Sesshomaru walked along quietly beside the girl, he watched her closely and took in her features.
Her smooth pale skin, only interrupted by the twin black lines that ran vertically down her face from her hairline to past her clavicle. (collar bone, think, Zatch Bell, people..)
Her eyes were of the purest blue that Sesshomaru had ever seen. The cloak that she wore billowed out behind her like a colossal shadow.
They walked silently up to the edge of a cliff on the far side of the walls. Amida stopped abruptly and stared off into the darkness. Sesshomaru followed her gaze to a large cloud. He could hear the whistling of wind as it passed from Amida's lips. A sudden gust of wind moved the cloud and a gigantic moon appeared.
"Beautiful, don't you think so, Lord Sesshomaru?" Amida asked staring up expressionlessly at him.
"Why did you bring me here?" Sesshomaru asked.
No answer came, he waited for a couple of moments and Amida looked away from him.
"I just wanted you to see this, that is all. Is that so wrong?" She asked in a whisper.
Sesshomaru gazed up at the starry sky and took a deep breath. The air here was different. It was clean, crisp, and wintry even though it was spring.
Amida sighed deeply and released Sesshomaru from her 'embrace'.
"Come back to the hut, when you please." She said and turned to walk away.
"What made you choose me?" Sesshomaru asked suddenly and Amida stopped.
"No… it wasn't necessity, if it had been that I could have used any demon. Something in you. When I first saw you, and your aura was so strong. I couldn't help myself, kind of like a moth drawn to an open flame." Amida said with a small smile and walked away….
(Sesshomaru P.O.V.)
'Why am I doing this? Why haven't I just killed the girl and left?' I thought to as I walked about the village. It's surprising that I haven't been noticed yet. The few villagers that are out at this hour just walk pass me. When I returned to the hut, I found that the old woman was still awake and that the girl was gone.
"Where is the girl?" I asked the old woman.
I may not like to hurt the elderly but that doesn't change the fact that she is a human elder.
"You mean Amida? She went to gather some things for your journey. She decided that it would be better to not let you try this on your own." The old woman said.
"Elderly, tell me about her." I said. I need to know more about this girl if she's so damned determined to follow me.
"Well, she's loyal, trustworthy, strong, and a bit withdrawn. She likes to be left alone on many occasions; she's a peaceful girl. A lot could be said about her, but it wouldn't make sense. To put her in one word: Contradictory. No one in the village can figure out how the girl's mind works." The woman said and put a log on the fire.
'Contradictory? Hmmm… not at all helpful but interesting all the same.
"Elderly, why do you allow a girl to order you as if you are her servant?" I asked out of sheer curiosity.
"Because I am. I am her nanny, caretaker, nurse, however you'd like to put it. She employed me to keep portions of her secrets. She doesn't treat me like a servant. There is no hard work and she supplied this house for me. Built it herself as she did with the walls that surround the village."
Oh really now… the girl employed a human to keep her secrets? Foolish of most but she made a good decision on the human that she chose.
"Elderly …" I started
"Please call me Kalina, I am so use to it." The woman said and placed a pot over the flame.
"Kalina, how is the girl of any use?" I asked and the old woman smiled.
"Her name is Amidamari, I do suggest that you use it, Lord Sesshomaru. The last man to call her out of her name isn't a man anymore." She grimaced
"Surely a human made such a mistake…" I said and Kalina shook her head.
"No, he was a demon like yourself." She said and motioned for me to sit with her. I did as indicated.
"What do you mean, no longer a man?" I asked slightly fearing the answer.
"Amida forcibly made him a woman, Physically remove everything with her own ten claws." The old woman said lightly and handed me a bowl of stew. I looked down at it. It smells wonderful, much better than the palace cook's stew.
"Amida ordered me to feed you… I have served others like you, please try it." She handed me chopsticks.
Damn my appreciation for the old. I took a small taste and surprisingly I wasn't gagging to death from the over use of seasoning.
"Amida wants you to consume the entire pot." Kalina smiled " it is very thin, it's base it the restorative potion that Amida makes." She said and I gazed into the bowl. It indeed looked thin and it was clear. Hmmm… oh well.
On the last bowl Amida walked in to the hut.
"Ah, I see that you have done as asked. Good, you will be ready to leave tomorrow morning." She said and placed the tip of her index finger on my forehead. That's it, she dies.
"But first, you need to Sleep…"
(narrator p.o.v.)
Consciousness instantly left Sesshomaru. Extreme Riga mortis fell over his body and he was stuck in a sitting position. Amida massaged the muscles of his body to get him in a comfortable sleeping position.
'that was a little unexpected…' Amida thought to herself and lay beside him and fell asleep in a matter of minutes.
(The next morning)
(Sesshomaru p.o.v)
I awoke to a slight warmth surrounding me. Then I noticed that I was being held in a loose embrace. I shook my head to clear my vision and saw Amida's face, so peaceful and pale.
She was asleep or dead… she didn't look like she was breathing…
I slapped her nose with a paw and her eyes snapped open and focused harshly on me for a moment.
"Good morning, Sesshomaru-sama…" she said sweetly and sat up. I noticed that she had redressed. This new kimono was what seemed to be several kimonos. The topmost layer crossed her chest to hang off of her right shoulder. In its sleeve there was a diamond like cut. The end of this layer was slanted across her left hip to end at a long point. The second layer seemed to be a high collared shirt. The sleeves of this layer were longer than the sleeve of the first. The left sleeve of this layer was completely exposed. The right sleeve extended about three or four inches past the first layer. This layer also had an intricate abstract design. The third layer was almost invisible because so much of it was covered by the other two. This last layer was a long skirt. All of this was very beautiful on her…
'Wait who said that! It couldn't have been me… oh kami…'
But even the greatest demon (me) would have to admit the beauty of this girl. She was small, but not scrawny. And her curves, now visible, were perfect. Nothing too big or too little.
"It's time for you to go.." She said and pet my ears.
"You had better hope that I am more fond of you when this spell wears off…" She smiled and I padded off.
Like I said I would I let everyone see the cute little white puppy leave the village including the 'healer'. Leech demons make my skin crawl and that's no easy feat. Naraku touched me and I didn't feel a thing. (get your mind out of the gutter people!)
The healer watched me closely, then dismissively waved me off. How dare he! His death shall be painful. Once out of the village , I settled under a tree. The day passed uneventfully. I heard the voice of Amida every once in a while during the afternoon. She was calling out the name "Zetsui." (S-cry-ed)
Hmm.. I thought my name was Sesshomaru.
I'll kill her too, I looked up at the sky. I was a while before nightfall. Ugh.. so bored. I wish this spell was off me. Being this small is irritating. That bullfrog is almost bigger than me.
'Speaking of frogs, where the hell has Jaken been? Some loyal servant… that toad is a coward to the bone.
Suddenly I heard the bushes rustle and Amida's voice.
"Healer wait, please, healer only a little longer. Healer!" she called out. I guess I overestimated the patience of that demon. I looked up into the sky. Almost there, It's twilight. Only a few more seconds.
Amida came out of the bushes to throw herself before the 'healer' on her knees.
"Fool!" I said.
"Please, healer! Just a few more moments, then this will all be over." She said. The demon smiled and bent slightly to caress her cheek.
How dare he touch her! That filthy demon!
"Yes, my child, it will all be over…" He said and moved his hand onto her forehead.
"NO!" My heart clenched and I felt the pain of relinquishing this form.
Yes…
(narrator P.O.V.)
The healer spotted a growing light from behind a tree. The light grew brighter and brighter by the second. His prey jumped to her feet and gave him an eerie smile before running to the source of the light.
The healer took a step forward when the light subsided. Suddenly a moonstone bright demon clad in white stepped from behind the tree. The healer gasped because with the demon stepped out Amida in a completely different kimono, clutching the demon possessively.
"Demon, show yourself." The white demon commanded. The healer felt his magical skin pull away. His true body oozed out of its disguise. A light yellowish green gelatinous thing stood before the two frowning beings.
"Eww… I thought that you were ugly before." Amida commented.
"You! How dare you do this?" the demon screeched in a gurgling voice. In reality Sesshomaru did nothing but say the command, Amida was the one who put magic behind it. Demons like him didn't dawdle in such magic. He didn't need magic to take command.
"Answer me or I will suck the answer from you!"
'That demon is too cocky…' Amida and Sesshomaru thought.
The pair stood silently in response to this threat.
"Fine then. Die!" The demon said and lurched forward.
'If I can't kill the demon, at least I can get rid of Amida!' it thought
"Stop!" Amida's voice filled his ears and took control of his body. The demon stopped instantly.
"Demon, If you think that you can get rid of me then you are sadly mistaken." She said from her vantage point at the demon lord's side.
Amida could see the demon was trying to speak against her command. She looked up at Sesshomaru.
"Do you wish to hear this demon's plea?" She asked. Sesshomaru tilted his head to the side ever so slightly.
"I need some amusement…" he said and there was a malicious twinkle in his eyes.
Amida looked back to the leech demon.
"Speak…" the command relaxed the contraption the demon called a mouth. It really couldn't be called a mouth, it was more like a hole with jagged teeth.
"Honorable, Inu demon, why do you consort with such a whore?" were the first words the demon said.
"WHORE! HOW DARE YOU CALL ME SUCH! I SHOULD KILL YOU NOW!" Amida screamed indignantly.
"Oh great demon, you cannot trust her. She will betray you. I, on the other hand, will serve you loyally. Kill her and lift the spell she has place on me and I shall follow you to the ends of the earth." The demon said coaxingly.
'Yeas, kill her, then I'll kill you!' the demon thought while Amida stood in silent shock.
"Interesting proposition." Sesshomaru turned to a little to face Amida. He placed a hand on her collarbone. His fingertips and tickling claws ghosted up the slender pale column feeling the girl's pulse flicker then pound against the walls of her veins.
He gazed deeply into blue eyes that held fear and disbelief . Sesshomaru could hear her thoughts racing through her mind. She was wondering if her was really going to kill her on the word of this demon.
'Of course I'd never kill you my flower.' The words crossed his mind unbidden.
"but leech demon, I don't associate myself with lying demons who can't be trusted… Those much like yourself."
'No!' the demon thought
"Whatever do you mean? I would never betray you." He said in a voice that didn't even convince him.
Amida gave a vicious smile that showed pearly white fangs.
Sesshomaru raised his hand to the demon, which had already began to glow green with the poison that was building up.
The demon's last sight was that of Amida and the white demon bathed in green light. The demon melted away on contact with Sesshomaru's poison with a sickening gurgling sound. Sesshomaru turned back to Amida.
"You had me worried…" she said in a slightly amused and scorning voice.
"what will you tell the village? Their precious healer is a puddle." Sesshomaru said.
"I will tell them the truth, the healer was killed by a demon." She said. Sesshomaru smiled inwardly.
"you are uninjured, what will you say?" Sesshomaru asked.
"The healer told me to run before the battle ensued." Amida answered simply.
"And then how will you leave the village?" Sesshomaru was a little annoyed that she had actually thought all of this out prior to now.
"I will pack up and leave to slay the demon. When I do not return they will think that I have died in battle." She said as she saw the annoyance in Sesshomaru's eyes.
"You have an answer for everything, don't you?"
"Yep!" Amida smiled and released Sesshomaru's waist. Suddenly he felt cold…
TBC……………….
An: hey that is a really long chapter! Three chapters smashed into one! So be grateful. My butt is Numb!
And it's all for you…
So review! NOW! Laughs and turns off computer.