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The italic section is a dream. I know that the time line does not follow movie 3 but I want it this way.
I do not own Inuyasha
Chapter 1: Dreams of Darkness
"Lord Sesshomaru?" asked the little girl.
"What is it Rin?" answered a tired Sesshomaru.
"You still haven't told us what that thing in the sky last night was. Jaken and I want to know," pleaded Rin for perhaps the hundredth time.
"Go to sleep Rin, it is late," said Sesshomaru.
"But..."
"You heard him, go to sleep," said Jaken.
"Humph," Rin said as she stuck her tongue out at the toad.
"Why you little," exclaimed Jaken.
"Jaken, go retrieve more firewood," said Sesshomaru quickly, knowing how annoying their fights can get.
"As you command Mi' lord," Jaken said and then rushed off to fulfill his master's request.
'Finally some quiet' thought Sesshomaru. He looked up to the sky, so quiet at this time of night. No one would suspect that a great evil had returned.
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"Father, why are we going to the coast? I can't practice my sword skills there." "Hahahaha. You can't always use a sword Sesshomaru; you have to use your brain, too." "But, you said that the only way to truly defeat your enemy is to take away all their options and defeat them. Doesn't that mean beating them in a battle?" "Not always, sometimes you have to make a truce. Once in awhile you get enemy's that are stronger than you as well. What would you do then?" "That's easy, die fighting. You wouldn't get your honor taken away." "That may be true but you could also form a pact where neither side will attack. Then no one would get hurt." "Hmm, that seems stupid to me." "You will understand eventually Sesshomaru. Any way's, to answer your question we are going to the coast to complete the agreement of a truce my father made." "What do we have to do?" "Well you see, a long time ago my father went on a campaign and took over this part of Japan. The only place he could not conquer was the Emerald Island. It was well defended and had a very strong army. My father, after 5 years of fighting agreed to make a truce with the leader of the Island. The only condition was that the eldest child of each generation should spend one year in the others house altering the place to stay. I was the eldest child so spent a year on the Island with the current ruler. We are actually very good friends. This time his daughter will be spending a year with us." "I suppose that I shall have to be nice to her then Father?" "Hahahaha, Yes, you should be on your best behavior. We want to make a good impression. And don't seem so sad, I heard she is a good fighter, you will have a new sparing partner now. I expect you to answer all of her questions and show her around, but most of all you must protect her. There are no stray demons on her Island so she does not know of the danger." "As you wish Father." darkness "Ahhhhhh!" As the scream rent the air a young Sesshomaru ran through the halls of a long castle. "Suriki! Where are you!" he yelled. Frantically Sesshomaru searched the castle for his dearest friend. Father would kill him if she was hurt. He had to find her. Another scream rent the air, this one much louder. He was getting closer. Seeing a light coming from one of the doors he ran in to a terrifying sight. Many servants lay dead and torn in the room, but worst of all was the demon that had invaded the castle. It was large and covered in blood. It had no face, and its skin was red, a deep red, as if the demon bathed in blood regularly. It was terrible, and there was Suriki. The demon had a claw in her stomach and was slowly ripping out her soul. Sesshomaru was scared. For the first time in his life he could not move due to fright. His friend, his closest companion was being devoured slowly and there was nothing he could do. "Suriki!" He yelled hoping that she could hear him. Slowly her head turned towards him and she whispered, "Sesshomaru, please help me." It was almost to low to hear it but he did. Courage surged through him and he knew that he had to do something. Preparing his poison claw, Sesshomaru charged towards the demon and attacked it. Slightly startled but not hurt, the demon paused in his eating and struck Sesshomaru. He went flying backwards but stood up and rushed forwards again, this time drawing out the new sword that his father had given him. By this time he could see that Suriki was almost dead so tried to sever the hand that was inside of her. Though the flesh itself did not seem harmed, the demon screamed in pain and released Suriki. Running to her side Sesshomaru picked her up and ran out with the demon's terrible screams behind them.
Sesshomaru quickly sat up into the cool night, drenched with sweat and breathing hard. 'What was wrong with him? That had happened many years ago. Suriki went home hurt and missing part of her soul but otherwise fine, the treaty had been broken, and everything had returned to normal. He had even managed to put that horrible night in the back of his mind. Why was he remembering now? Did it have to do with that comet?' Sesshomaru thought. Whatever it was, he did not care.
"Lord Sesshomaru? Are you okay?" asked a sleepy Rin.
"Go back to sleep Rin" answered Sesshomaru. He looked up at the night sky and tried to go back to sleep, himself, but the screams were still there. As they always had been.
