Casa struggled with her chains, the clinging of them hitting the wall driving Naraku up the wall.
"Silence!" He yelled, causing Casa to cease her movements. A sigh escaped the male's mouth before Casa continued to struggle. "It is pointless, sorceress."
"Well, I'm still going to try to escape," Casa said back. She struggled until Naraku rose, walked over to her and grasped her chin.
"I will cut your hands off if you do not cease that movement," Naraku threatened. Casa spat in his face, hitting his eyes. Naraku growled, wiping the spit from his face before slapping the woman before him. "Quiet or your husband will have no woman to come rescue."
"Why, are you going to eat me or something?" Casa demanded.
"No, as tempting as that is, but I will activate my plan earlier than expected," Naraku crackled and Casa's eyes went wide. No... No... She was captured just to be killed? So, she was going to die eventually, right? Might as well piss the guy off as much as possible before she died, right?
Naraku didn't think so, for he slapped her three more times after she called him a girl twice and a half-breed once, even though the last one was an insult to herself as well. By the last slap, she was knocked out with red marks on her cheeks.
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Sesshomaru and the rest of the group finally found the castle, of course, engulfed in poisonous gases. Inuyasha used Tetsusiaga, as planned, to cut through the barrier. They all hurried inside to find...
ABSOLUTELY NO ONE AROUND!
Every single person, including Sesshomaru, had a sweat drop. Not a sound, which they would be weary about, but not a soul. No ominous aura, no odd scent, no NOTHING!
Suddenly, Sesshomaru's head bolted up, his nose in the air. Everyone looked at him as his face showed pure confusion. He took many whiffs of the scent he could smell, and bolted off. Everyone looked at each other, shrugged, and followed Sesshomaru. If he was going somewhere in Naraku's castle, it could lead right to the bastard.
Sesshomaru suddenly stopped and everyone looked around him. In the middle of the room laid a woman, highly resembling Casa, and the real Casa knocked out, chained to the dungeon wall. Everyone but Sesshomaru ran to Casa's side, waking her up slowly. She opened her eyes to see the woman for the first time and Sesshomaru kneeling next to her. She banged her chains against the wall, getting Sesshomaru's attention for once.
"So, this is what my father meant. You do look like her," Sesshomaru spoke in a monotone.
The entire group turned when Naraku's crackling was heard at the other side of the room.
"I see you have caught on, Sesshomaru..." Naraku stepped into the light. "Now you will see why I truly brought you and Casa to my castle. Kanna, if you will..."
The void demon was shown, her mirror in tact. Seemed Naraku had fixed it or given her a new one.
Kanna turned to Casa, tilting her mirror so that it reflected Casa's image. Slowly, her soul was pulled from Casa's form, her body now hanging limp. But Kanna did not suck the soul into the mirror. It was suspended into the air, following the mirror's every move. So, when Kanna turned, the soul turned to position in front of Kanna. Suddenly, the soul whisked away, and into the woman's body lying at Sesshomaru's feet. He jumped up, his hand on the handle of his sword. Inuyasha and Kagome shook their heads. They only hoped they were wrong.
A feminine moan was heard as the woman slowly raised. She stood up, facing Sesshomaru. Sesshomaru's eyes were wide, shaking his head. No, no, no...
"Hello, Sesshomaru, dear. It's been too long," the woman said, a very sweet smile.
"No... YOU DIED! I WATCHED YOU DIE!" Sesshomaru exclaimed. The woman looked shocked, but smiled again.
"You are right. I did die. But this young man brought me back. You really should be grateful," the woman said.
"Father, who is this?" Inu no Taisho asked the question on everyone else's mind.
"My... My mother."