grazioso mi fia se mi contenti

del nome tuo e de la vostra sorte.

Grateful 'twill be to me, if thou content me

Both with thy name and with your destiny.

Legacy – Rise and Fall of the Western Lands

Wedding of the Century

Rain poured that dark night. The nights had become light in the last days, yet lately, as Inu no Taisho had been passed to the eldest son, Inutaisho. He wore the traditional wear from his own farm of silk worms. the maidens covered him with a thick cloak to preserve the silk. He slowly walked out towards the front gates.

When he saw the front gates he saw that there was a crate with one side covered by a thick curtain. The tires were covered in thick mud and seemed to not be able to move any farther towards the doors.

A canine youkai stood beside the crate and bowed to the Inu no Taisho and spoke with much reverence, "My Lord, as you have known, the East has fallen into ruin after our king fell from weak choices and left the East in disgrace to the Great Ryuukossei. We offer you a maiden from our kingdom. She is of great beauty, intellect, and strength which have provided for prerequisites for your wife."

The dog had no spells to make him into a human form, which could be found if there was a doctor to preform the spell. His fur was black and his eyes were a dark brown, giving him a sinister look. His voice was slick and made Inutaisho and his guards uncomfortable, but this did not show. The dog pulled back the curtain and revealed a dark cell. The demon stepped towards the crate and was then grabbed by the throat by a tanned feminine hand.

Inutaisho yelled to his stunned guards to save the man, but when they came upon him, it was too late. A green light came from the creature's fingers and the demon was decapitated. Blood escaped and the ground soaked it up.

Inutaisho walked towards the crate, not listening to the cries of protest. Myouga jumped onto his shoulder and cried nonsense into his ear, trying to make him turn around.

He flicked off the pest and walked up to the cage. The arm flung out at him and he saw the whips begin to draw from her fingers and he immediately grabbed the fingers and turned them the opposite way. They were soft and the nails well manicured. The creature cried out and withdrew her hand.

Her other peasants were crying and had taken to bowing to the crate giving words of praise and forgiveness.

Inutaisho opened the crate by lifting a latch, prepared for her to do something rash. The woman flung herself at him and tried to gouge out his eyes. He held tight to her shoulders and flung her into the mud. He blinked his eyes and found that his vision was fine and there had been no harm done to him.

When he looked down, they met eyes. He saw a woman of white hair which was covered with mud now and large golden eyes that were filled with hostility and fear. He saw a woman of dark skin and dirt now covering her cheeks. He looked down and saw that her clothing was but mere rags and dirt.

He lightened his weight off her shoulders and she began to laugh.

"So, Inu no Taisho, we meet again, and in circumstances such as these."

He was speechless. What had caused a woman of great beauty and freedom to become more than less of what she truly was?

She stopped laughing and began to give dry heaves as if she were coughing or could not cry. She muttered a name under her breath, but he did not hear.

The rain continued to pour on her face, causing her to close her eyes. Inutaisho began to notice that she had wounds on her arms, he gathered her in his arms gently as she fell into unconscienceness.

After a while of holding her, he gathered her up and took her to his bedroom. He gently set her down on the down covers and went to the main building to speak to Myouga jii-chan.

When he entered the building, Myouga and his other adversaries began to disperse the other maidens. When it was all quiet, Inutaisho spoke to them, "I've made my decision. I've chosen to wed InuKagera," silence followed. "Any questions?"

His people shook their heads sullenly and went to their own business. Inutaisho was bewildered and walked up to Myouga who sat on a cushion.

"Why do they not rejoice, Myouga jii-chan? I have finally chosen."

Myouga just shook his head then replied, "That is the mate to the late Sesshoumaru of the East. He defied Ryuukossei."

He looked back towards where he had lain the woman. He walked to his room and sat on the end of the bed. I really need to clean this room. He thought.

InuKagera's eyes fluttered open then shut as she brought her hands to her head. Her hair was still soaked and caked in mud. She mumbled some words and then turned over.

Inutaisho lowered his head. Her fur had fallen off of her and she lay on the bed naked and dirty from head to toe. He stood up and crossed the room to his kimono from earlier when he first met her. She squirmed on the bed as he threw the kimono over her body.

He watched as she rubbed her eyelids and tried hard to see in the dark. She put her arms through the snow white kimono and flipped her hair over her back. She looked around the room and saw Inutaisho looking down at her. She brought her hands to her face and cried in them. They were small and ended quickly. She stood on her feet and walked towards Inutaisho. He stood quiet at the end of the bed. The woman brought her claws up and tried to slash at him. He easily dodged her attempts at harming him and he quickly took hold of her forearms and set her down on the bed.

"Why! Why would he leave me?" she yelled at the top of her lungs to the ceiling. She slammed her head down and grinded at her eyes, trying desperately not to cry. "He had to defy that...thing!"

Inutaisho laid down beside her on his back and stared up at the ceiling, just as she did, feeling as lost and alone.

Six days later, Inutaisho and InuKagera wed under the waxing crescent.

InuKagera settled the veil over her face and fixed her long gown made from swan feathers. She need not any make-up, for her natural beauty was more exotic than any paint. She walked towards the Inu no Taisho, who wore a large fur over his shoulders, which was long and white. He wore armor across his arms and chest and torso. A design of a red dragon was placed over the armor on his torso. The dragon had yellow gems for eyes, almost the same color of his eyes, which were most enticing today. He wore jewel encrusted boots of metal.

They preformed the ritual at hand and with a light applause were proposed husband and wife.

At the reception, sake was passed around the companions of Inutaisho. He saw none from InuKagera's clan and saw that to be a disappointment.

Seeming to read his thoughts, she replied, "That is because my kinsmen are dead, Inu no Taisho." She still wore her formal gown decked in every jewel.

But it was her face that downcast her whole ensemble. She held an empty countenance with a slight frown. Her frosty golden eyes were in a daze and stared ahead at nothing. Those were her first words of the evening.

The bride and groom sat on a deck on blue-dye silk seats with braided tassels the same color. Myouga and other adversaries were close such as Myouga, Housenki, Royakan, Saya, and Urasue.

He looked at these allies around him and tried to remember who they were. His father had left with as little information as possible it seemed.

Myouga jii-chan had meantioned Housenki-dono, sitting on the right of Myouga, a wise creature with hard crystals shaped like antlers on his head. He had a mustache, most popular of the century hanging from above his upper lip. His kimono was extravagant, but not displeasing. His eyes were a white with no iris, which was common for that type of demon.

Royakan, who sat on the left of InuKagera, a wolf-youkai of sorts caused enough trouble being foolish and clumsy around the castle halls. He was worthy in battle, with his wild antics and ability to create children by spitting them out of his mouth. He was large and at times in battle began to drool like a dog. He would not take the spells to transform shape, saying it was demoralizing of sorts.

Saya, just larger than Myouga, sat on the right of Royakan. He was a wily spirit. Saya was a help to his father by entertaining guests with his ghostly powers. Actually, he didn't do much for the Inu no Taisho, the late and new.

As the reception came to a close, Inutaisho and InuKagera went to their room. It was quiet like a cherry blossom falling to the plains of Inutaisho's lands.

Inutaisho spun InuKagera around gently so she faced him. He was quiet as he undid her sash; he lowered her kimono, exposing her delicate shoulders. He kissed her passionately on the left shoulder. He felt her breathe deeply and stiffen against the touch, causing him to retreat from her softness and tenderness.

He looked at her and saw that she was crying softly.

"Why do you cry?" he asked her, holding her steady by her elbows.

She blinked, "You look like him."

He pulled her close to him and breathed deeply. He felt her heartbeat against his own. They were in time together and then he said within the volume of a whisper, "I would turn back time for you, if I could, but it isn't so. InuKagera, we are one now, you feel this as you feel our hearts beat as one. I don't expect you to have any emotional reserve for me, but understand that I have to lead my people."

Suddenly, as if nothing had ever happened, she kissed him passionately, ripping his hold off her and holding his face. She began to disrobe him as he did her with as much enthusiasm.

Soon with their skin beared and their feelings shown as they fell onto the large bed. The blankets became twisted around them as they kissed and traveled over the regions of their bodies. InuKagera flipped him on his back and kissed him roughly on the mouth. Inutaisho was erect now and fixed her to his liking as he lay there on his back.

They began to heighten their sensations, but before they let go, he hurriedly flipped her on her back and entered her. The movement was quick and mechanical. There was no excitement in it, just the business of what they were supposed to do: bear a child.

He let go after she, letting his seed flow inside her. She was quiet and breathed deeply. He exited her and lay his head on her stomach. Soon after, both were asleep, the sheets in tangles at the end of the bed, and only their deep breathing and heartbeats could be heard.

Author's Note:

This will need a major update, for details on the wedding scene. Wanted to get it out there though.

I'm not sure how I want the story from here. There is a period of 200 years before the conception of Sesshoumaru. I'm thinking of another battle with the Panther Devas and some things to do with Urasue and perhaps even some things with Housenki and the afterlife.

I think the next two chapters are fillers, but there will be major spoilers, consisting of the two guards of the afterlife.

Thought I should tell you.

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