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Chapter Two: Falling
Frost covered the tops of trees and bushes, and once bright green fields stood wilted and uncared for. The sun hung high in the sky, shining dully through the grey overcast clouds that cast shadows upon the land far below.
The shadows that caressed the rough ledges and crevices of the sheer cliff brought the feeling of helplessness. If one was to fall from such a height, then they would surely die a horrible death.
Three young girls lay flat against the ground, peering over the edge of the cliffs in hope of seeing the demon lord that walked that path.
"I don't see him yet!" Whined the first girl, whom was barely old enough to go anywhere alone.
"Shush child. He's probably running late." Said the second, sister to the first.
"Toamare! Kaisi! I see him!" Kohana was the third and was pointing excitedly to a form that had just rounded a corner, far below.
Even from their height, they could see his features. His hair was long and silver. His face had purple markings, two on each cheek. He wore a white cloak, and grey armour, which looked like it was made from bone of some kind. On his shoulder was a white fluffy boa-like thing.
Kohana gasped when she realised that the demon lord was the same demon she had met only a week before, in which he almost took her life.
Sesshoumaru sniffed the air, and knew that the human girls were waiting for him to pass by.
He recognized all three of them. One of them was a small child of about five or six, and the other was her sister.
The last was that filthy beggar he had met a week before. He would have finished her if it had not been for the appearance of Naraku.
How he despised that man.
Kohana promptly got up, surprised to see the man again. And to realise that he was the demon lord who patrolled the area.
She started pacing absentmindedly, not even paying attention to how close she was to falling.
"Kohana…? Kohana!" Toamare snapped her out of her thoughts.
Turning rather quickly, Kohana felt her footing give way. She let out a squeak of fear as she felt herself falling. Falling towards the demon lord.
Toamare made a grab for her arm, without success, and Kaisi screamed in her high pitched voice.
Kohana felt her stomach twisting in fear as she plummeted downwards.
About six feet from where she fell she started screaming.
She screamed as loud as she could. She screamed until her throat felt raw.
After what seemed like forever she felt something make contact with her back. The force knocked the wind out of her and she passed out.
She awoke not even three seconds afterwards, peering straight into the eyes of Sesshoumaru.
"Lord… Sesshoumaru!" Kohana gasped her throat burning with each syllable.
He glared down at her before setting her down.