Author's Corner
Ahh… what's up folks? I have returned to present you with yet another chapter formulated by the ramblings of my mind. I kinda had to think a little for this chapter – (and I hate myself for that!) But apparently I'm getting a plot in my head… oh no wait! That's just the blueprints for my house. (frowns in confusion) - How'd that get in there…?
Okay, enough about the mental state of my mind.. On with the story…
The Chill Fury
Chapter 6
Glowing pink walls slammed into the enraged demon from all sides, leaving him unable to move.
Within the crushing dome…
Sesshoumaru's eyes reddened as a result of the walls trying to burn into him.
His demon aura increased in power; trying to defeat the magic of the spell that had been cast.
His fangs became larger and protruded out dangerously.
His eyes started becoming larger and started to pull backwards.
His nose and mouth loomed forward as the beast within struggled to emerge.
The claws in his fingers extended further and his hair flew up like burning flames.
The ground beneath his feet cracked under the two opposing forces…
Outside the crushing dome…
Kikyo watched with glowing eyes as the wall shivered from the force the demon was exerting from within.
Inutaisho struggled to get up, but could not. He was in no position to help his son.
Kagome stood transfixed; unsure how to react.
Inuyasha regained consciousness and immediately realized the predicament that his brother was in. Inuyasha was so angry and frustrated that he didn't know whether to try and help his brother or stand by and let him die.
With a sudden burst of energy the walls exploded in the middle…
Sesshoumaru was gone…
The dust that had been thrown up, began to slowly settle around the point of the explosion.
Kikyo's eye's narrowed in satisfaction.
The others stood frozen and uttered not, a word.
Jaken slowly climbed over a small mountain of rubble and approached the site where Sesshoumaru had last stood.
Tears flowed down his face and created dark patches in the thick dust they fell upon, that layered the ground.
"What have you done Kikyo sama…?" he wailed in complete sadness.
Kikyo looked at him in shock. She couldn't understand what the imp implied.
Inutaisho closed his eyes in pain, unwilling to let any tears form in his eyes.
Izayoi repeatedly shook her head in denial of what had just happened.
Kagome slowly moved forward to stand behind Jaken.
"Kikyo, you just killed… Sesshoumaru." She crumbled down in tears.
Kikyo stilled in shock. Had she just heard what she thought she heard?
Kikyo slowly studied one face after another; all had the same expression; shock, disbelief and pain.
Even Inuyasha seemed to stare into nothingness with his shoulders hunched and sorrow in his eyes.
Kikyo realized what she had done. She had killed the first son of Inutaisho – the heir to his lands and his first born. She had crushed Izayoi's stepson – whom she had grown to love as her own. She had taken away Inuyasha's brother – the only person he tried to please in his life. She had ripped away Kagome's brother-in-law – whom she had grown to love as a brother and seek as a strong figure of protection. She had plucked away Jaken's master – the first powerful demon to respect Jaken and protect him when he needed it.
It hit her hard when she realized that; she had taken away the only person Rin loved more than life itself… the only person Rin called out to in her sleep… the only person Rin sang songs about as she danced in the garden… the only person that was the closest… -no-, the only person Rin did have that was closest to a father…
Kikyo had turned Rin into an orphan again. A single tear ran down her face as she thought of the affect of this on the little girl.
'She will never forgive me.' Kikyo thought in pain. How could she be a mother to a daughter when she had taken away her father for ever? …
The rain began to pour…
…wetting everyone and drenching everything that was exposed to it.
The rain on their faces provided a cover for the tears that even the bravest shed uncontrollably.
Kikyo raised her palms in front of her to study them; the tools that she had used to destroy a lineage of the Taisho family. A family that she had become part of…
How they would hate her now for what she had done…
Kikyo dropped to her knees and closed her eyes in melancholy drowsiness.
:OOO:
A warm hand gripped her shoulder.
Kikyo opened her eyes to find Inutaisho kneeling in front of her; his eyes red from holding back the tears but a smile on his mouth.
"I didn't… " Kikyo tried to say, but he silenced her.
"I know." was all he said as he pulled her close and held her tightly against him.
Kikyo thought that she was the one who was supposed to comfort him, but here he was, defying the nature of demons and comforting her instead; even after she had killed his son!
Kikyo didn't… /couldn't… cry, but she allowed herself to feel comfort in the powerful demon's arms.
Izayoi sat behind Kagome in an effort to comfort her, but the move backfired when she saw the tears in her eyes and the sadness in her face; they both held each other and wailed…
Inuyasha always showed himself off as someone strong. He tried his best to not to allow emotion get the better of him, like his big brother.
But his big brother was gone…
Inuyasha didn't forget that his brother had just tried to kill him. But Inuyasha had to question whether Sesshoumaru's actions were unjust. After all, he had failed to protect the only thing that his brother had ever entrusted him with. Wouldn't he have done the same if Kagome had been hurt? Sesshoumaru was pure demon, he didn't have a part of him that had human blood, all his emotions were strong and true – never faltering; if he loved then he loved, if he hated then he hated. There was no in-between for Sesshoumaru…
He had loved Rin. And then he had hated Inuyasha because he had loved Rin.
Inuyasha carelessly looked up at the dark skies and the steady fall of raindrops…
Flashback…
A small Inuyasha had just finished playing with his little black ball and hugged his mother goodnight. But young Inuyasha is very curious and inquisitive. He sneaks out of the house and runs through the night forest.
Suddenly Inuyasha is confronted with large demons. The demons attack him.
Inuyasha flees into the forest, trying to escape them.
He runs and runs; he is lost, but the big scary demons are still chasing him.
Inuyasha suddenly finds himself at the edge of a cliff; there is no where to run; he is trapped!
Inuyasha turns around bravely to defend himself. But the young one is no match for them.
One of the demons back-hand him and Inuyasha slams into the ground; and is pushed back through the dirt.
The demons step forward to catch a very scared Inuyasha…
But as the young half-breed pup watches with terror; a single green shimmering whip passes across his line of vision; slicing the demons in half and killing them.
Trembling and confused golden orbs look beyond the fallen bodies to meet another set of gold.
Young Inuyasha recognized his very scary brother who had always seemed to hate him and openly expressed any and all such feelings. He was what made Inuyasha wake up in the middle of the night, drenched in sweat and gasping for breath. How many times had he dreamed of Sesshoumaru crushing his neck with a menacing smile? Inuyasha had never seen Sesshoumaru smile, but his imagination had had ideas of its own but the result was something that only caused him more fear.
But here he was………! Standing strong and Powerful… for his sake! He had just saved his life!
Inuyasha was not very mature, but he understood enough to know that his brother had just defied his every intention towards him and protected him.
Sesshoumaru narrowed his eyes in anger and stared at the young pup. 'He should have known better than to go running about at night, especially in these woods.'
Inuyasha shivered under his gaze.
Sesshoumaru turned and wordlessly began walking away.
"Why… why di.. did you s..ss save mm.. mmm…me?" Inuyasha managed to stutter out his question.
Sesshoumaru stopped to regard the question and not the pup behind him.
"Because father entrusted me …to protect you, till he got back" Sesshoumaru disappeared into the night; leaving no room for any more of what he thought, was unintelligent questions from a pup that had half his father's blood in him.
Little Inuyasha looked up into the night sky that was getting heavy with rain clouds; he didn't understand then…
End Flashback…
But he understood now; Sesshoumaru was someone who respected blood and the word of blood. Sesshoumaru had protected him because their father had entrusted him with that duty, but he had also protected Inuyasha because he was his blood; even if it was only half of him…
The living brother's eyes trembled under the night sky as emotions that were too strong for him to suppress surged through his heart and soul.
He had not only failed his brother… but he had also failed to save him…
He hadn't repaid the good turn that his brother had shown him…
As the respect for his brother and the guilt for not having tried to save him rose, his heart and conscience fell in disgrace and shame……; he had lost his blood brother!
The things that happened then…
Kikyo's powers felt a little unsettled and she looked over Inutaisho's shoulder.
Kagome was too drained from all the crying, but the hair at the back of her neck stuck out straight.
Inutaisho's heart skipped a beat; in fear that what he had felt just a moment ago was nothing more than his pained mind reacting in delusion.
Jaken crawled forward in an effort to find any remains that might have been left of his master; but suddenly disappeared into the earth.
The thick dust settled completely… finally revealing a giant hole in the floor where the explosion had occurred.
"AAaaaaaaaaaa……hhhhhh..hh!" Jaken squawked as he fell down the apparently very deep hole. (Thwuck!) He hit bottom with his head.
Everyone turned to notice the now well visible gaping hole in the floor.
Their eyes turned wide, half in hope and half in realization of what could have happened.
In answer to their questions… a single arm with magenta stripes on the wrist and clawed fingers, erupted from the ground; only a few feet in front of Inuyasha…
Bet I had most of you actually believing that Sesshoumaru was dead, for most of this chapter. (heh heh heh) Okay so it might not have been a brilliant escape route, but it worked didn't it? I took this chance to show how the other's felt about Sesshoumaru. (Strong/ sweet feelings. No? Note: Kikyo didn't shed the tear for Sesshoumaru, but rather for Rin. So was it thrilling – (in the least?) or even a little unexpected? And thanks for taking the time to review…
Next Chapter; It's Inuyasha's turn to be doomed. People can't escape from doom twice in one night can they? (MWAHAHA HA AHAH)