IMMORTALITY
Chapter 9
Sacrifice
The old priestess , Yaone could sense the anger of the demon lord even from afar . When the lord had summoned her into his castle to cure a human woman , she had not realized that the woman named Rin was the demon's mate . She had though the young woman was the lord's ward , until she heard from the demon soldier that the lord had taken a human to be his mate .
Yaone pitied the young woman , for she would never bear live children for the demon lord . When she consumed the mermaid flesh , her blood already tainted with poison , and whoever touched the blood would die also . Yaone dreaded for the day when Rin would get pregnant , because the child within her body would die the moment it touched her blood . The child would continue to grow in her body , but he or she would be lifeless and brain-dead . She had hoped that Rin would not get pregnant , but it seemed her hope was futile because she could sense the presence of the demon lord outside her hut .
" Wench , come out from the hut . This Sesshoumaru wants to question you ."
Yaone moved from her sitting position , stretched her tired waist before she walked toward the entrance of the hut . Pushing aside the mat door , she saw the demon lord , Sesshoumaru stood beside the two-headed beast with a cold expression on his handsome face . She stepped out from the hut and greeted the lord with a deep bow before she spoke out .
" I see you have received my words from your servant , Lord Sesshoumaru . Since you are here , may I say that your lady is expecting ?"
Sesshoumaru glared coldly at the priestess , if not for her healing skills , he would have killed her already .
" Yes , Rin is expecting and I want you to explain about what you told Jaken ."
" …About the child's soon-to-be death ?"
" My child will live ." Sesshoumaru said dangerously , his golden eyes spitting fire at the insolent wench who did not know her place in his presence . She was a healer , and she would , must find a way to keep his child alive .
" It is your duty to save the child , healer ."
Yaone shook her head , the wrinkles on her face deepened when she frowned . She knew the lord would order her to save the child , although she too wanted to save the child , but there were nothing she could do to prevent the child being born dead . No one could fight with fate , not even the lord himself who was fated to loose his child , or children .
Sesshoumaru knew she had refused his order , and it meant there were nothing she could do to keep the child alive . His child would die , and Rin's heart would be broken . He clenched his teeth and swallowed the angry growl , that must not happen , there must be another way . He narrowed his eyes when a though hit him . If the child must born dead , then there were nothing he could do to prevent that . His hand went to the sword by his waist , Tenseiga , the sword of healing . It was true he could do nothing to prevent it , but he could revive the child once he or she was born into the world . Why didn't I think of this before ?
Yaone stared at the demon lord , knowing what he was thinking when he touched the sword . She had heard of his ability to revive a life , and no doubt he was thinking of reviving the child once it was born . It was a good idea , but too bad , it would not work on the child .
" The child is a monster , Lord Sesshoumaru . A monster mutated by the poison . Even if you revive it …it will not live longer than day ."
Sesshoumaru glared at the priestess with hatred in his eyes . She , a human was calling his child a monster . In a blink of an eye , he lifted the priestess into the air by her collar , watching her as she gasped for air . Normally , he would not show such emotion in front of anyone , but he was furious . His golden eyes blazed red in anger , and he bared his sharp teeth at the wench who dare call his child a monster .
" How do you , a human knows such thing !" Sesshoumaru grounded out each word he spoke and tightened his grip . His demon blood was boiling hotter by each moment , his instinct urged him to kill the wench right away but he forced it down . He would kill her , but not now .
Yaone gasped as the demon suffocated her , but she did not fear for her life . Her hands went to her side as her black eyes stared boldly into the demon's red eyes , daring him to kill her . When the demon did not kill her right away , she spoke .
" My parents and siblings were dead because of the mermaid flesh . I watched them turned into monsters before my eyes . Monsters that do not recognize their blood kin ."
Sesshoumaru's eyes returned to its golden colors , and his grip on the priestess loosened as he listened to what she said . If this priestess had consumed the mermaid flesh , then why was she looked like an old hag ?
" I did not eat the mermaid flesh , because I saw the meat as an unholy thing . My sister-in-law who had eaten the flesh was spared from the poison , but the babe in her body was deformed ."
Sesshoumaru let loose of the priestess from his grip , his face showed nothing as he turned and rode onto Ah-Un's back . With a pull on the rein , he urged Ah-Un onto the air , soaring through the evening sky .
The wind brushed through his silver hair , and he smelled something moving below where he was flying . He smelled demons , a group of demons . Pulling the rein , he ordered Ah-Un to descended onto the group . His anger was boiling his blood , and he felt like killing . When Ah-Un almost reached the ground , Sesshoumaru jumped off from the two-headed beast with his eyes that had turned slightly red .
KILL !
BACK TO THE CASTLE
Rin sat under the huge shady tree with Jaken who was busy giving orders to the servants . Her Lord Sesshoumaru had went out again , leaving her all alone with the servants . Although she was used to it , but still , she always feel sad whenever her lord left her . Her hands went to caress her slightly rounded tummy , and a smile appeared on her face when she though of her unborn child .
" What should I name you , my child ?" Rin whispered , staring at the crystal blue sky . She turned to look at Jaken , the toad had told her if the pup was a male , he would be named by his father , but if the pup was a female , then it was the mother's right to name her . Well then , I'll think of my daughter's name first .
Rin turned to gaze at the field of flowers , she wanted to name the child after the flowers like Sakura , Kohana , Sumire , Momo and many more , but these name sounded weak to her . She had though of naming her child after the priestess , Kikyo who had once saved her . But Kikyo was also a type of flower , and Lord Sesshoumaru disliked priestess .
" Hmm…I really can't think of a better name . It is best to wait until Lord Sesshoumaru returns ." Rin whispered to herself . Closing her eyes , she decided to take a nap under the tree . In her mind , she was thinking of how it would be like to finally have a family of her own . I will have one in just a few months time…
A/N : Okay , I think I better stop here . This chapter is a bit too short , but what can I do ? the story is beginning to reach the most exciting part , and I want to make the story longer, maybe about 12 or 13 chapters . Please bear with me , I promise to write a longer chapter next time . I think next chapter will be a sad one , yeah , a sad one . Guess what will happen in next chapter ?
Will the child die ?
YES !
Will they be able to have other children ?
Maybe yes , maybe no . It depends .
Will they have a happy ending ?
I'm not sure yet . I want them to have a happy ending , but the story is heading towards a weird situation . A sad one , maybe I should put it a Angst/Romance story .
Can Sesshoumaru uses Tenseiga to revive the child ?
Actually he can , but the child will become a monster and I don't think it is a good idea .
How does the monster looks like ?
There are a few stories written by Rumiko about the mermaid . The stories mention about the monster also . It looks like a bull frog with those greenish bubbles on its skin . Hey , it might looks like Jaken , just uglier , bigger and cruel . The monster kills whatever he see , even if the person is its kin . Oh , it feeds on human flesh also .