Chapter 2
Golden eyes haunted her dreams as Kagome was asleep. It seemed that she was pulled into another distant memories of her lord and her and it made her heart ache.
Those sun kissed eyes didn't hold any negative anger or resentment towards her as she witnessed him chained to his dungeon cell. He sat in the corner in the dark quietly farthest from the cell door. She couldn't tell he wasn't healing from the injuries of torcher done to him over the last moon cycle. The silver white clothes he wore were dirty and stained with his blood that she recalled was almost never.
His eyes looked straight through her as he spoke, "Sumi, you risk your life coming to visit me every day. Why?" Kagome ghostly appearance turned to Sumi at this cell gate. "You have been my main priority since I been living here and that will never change, my lord." She answered without hesitation. He blinked once, "My days are numbered and yet they seem to come every day to remind me of it and asks the same questions of where her presence. I may have failed to her in everything else, but I won't fail at keeping her safe." Sumi couldn't help feel the sorrow off him; she could taste it.
"You have not failed her, Sesshomaru. You are alpha and sometimes that comes with making with making trouble decisions. And you are not made to be perfect all the time even if your names states it." He just stared at her with no response while playing with his silver hair so she continued, "You grew to have an attachment to most precious person in your life. That isn't a weakness." He narrowed his golden eyes at her and clenched his fists, "And yet here I am, bound with my days on my life numbered. I am the killing perfection who isn't supposed to have weakness. I will never know the gentleness, warmth, love of my miko ever. I will never be able to pass on my swordsmanship to any of pups she and I would have."
This is the most emotions she has ever seen from her lord. He closed his eyes in shame. "Say it, Sesshomaru!" She calmly plead to him. Sesshomaru's eyes stared back at her with the colors of gold rimmed with green and red. "I love her. I will never admit it again, but I will love her with my dying breath." Sumi covered her mouth as she watched for the first time in years her lord actual tears in his eyes. "I will leave tonight and search for her. She will be in my care and remain protect always." She promised her vow him and couldn't help by smirk at her. "Make sure you don't fail me. This will be my last request of you."
Kagome immediately woke up gasping for air. She sat up in bed with her hand on her chest. She never had that detailed of a vision before. She was still getting used to all her gifts since her celestial trials a year and half ago. It still scared her from time to time how instant they would happen to her; occurring during the day out of nowhere or sometimes in her dreams.
She looked over in the bed next to her, brushing her other hand through her raven hair, she notices her toddler and friend were still asleep. Rearranging the front of her top to stay closed, she moves to the window of her room when she hears a knock at the door. The door opens to the general walking through it making eyes contact with her. He joins her at the window, "Did you sleep well?" She shakes her head, "I had another vision I think. It confirms everything Sumi mentioned. Sesshomaru's life is at risk." "The general continued to look at her," What will you choose to do, Kagome?" She sighs while trying to ignore the slight burning on her left shoulder. "I can't ignore him or the situation anymore. I have nothing yet to confirm it but these occurrences will eventually throw off the balance of this world. And I can't let that happen."
She shifted the left side of her black top to reveal her collar bone to him. "Tell me, is the symbol red and flared?" The general approached her, placed his hand on her shoulder to turn her to face him. The crescent moon was engraved at the juncture of her neck and shoulder and it looked red if not already inflamed like to she described. He gazed back at her with a questionable look. "Its been calling and pulsing at me since I woke this morning. The enchantment block I placed on it dissolved. I can feel his sorrow. Sesshomaru has given up. Its time! Take Kiseki to Lady InuKimi where she live at the Sky Palace." She paused a moment lifting her right palm up and pink mist forms into reveal heart shape pendent. "Give this to her and tell her Lady Higurishi will be giving her support and promise to return her son to her."
General Higurishi took the pendent from her, "And what will you do?" She smiles at him while turning makes her way across the room to her closet doors. "Sumi and I have to conclude my long business with Totsai." She opens the closet door to reveal old female armor. He couldn't help feel an immense pride as he watched her start change and place each part of the armor on.
The general moved to the bed, leaned down to pick up his grandson. Kiseki immediately woke crying and cranky. He rocked his grandson gently calming him to best he could. The crying woke Sumi from her sleep and glanced her surroundings. She found Kagome's bare back turned to her as she dressed into a durable fabric top. It reminded her of demon slayer armor with a leather corset around her midsection buckling on her right side. She wear skin tight bottoms to match with her war leather boots. The finishing touches were she threw her black up in bun and grey/white fur pelt over her shoulder.
Sumi couldn't help but smile at the woman in front of her. She recognized that pelt. Sesshomaru had commissioned a patch of his fur to be made for her and protect her as a gift. She moved from the bed and started to get ready herself. She puts on her personal effects like her sword and belt, "What's the plan?" Kagome finished with the pelt and turns to her, "We must venture to Totsai's place and continued my order with him. Are you already?"
Sumi nods her head as she watched Kagome reached in the closet one last time. She pulls out a japanese naginata with a black metal staff with 3 circular handles on it. She pulled it apart into 3 pieces having it connecting each part by a golden chain. Kagome placed the weapon against the back of her waist. "That's an interesting weapon choice!" Sumi remarked; having Kagome smirk. "Citation is special and one of kind."
Kagome reached out her hand to Sumi and she took it and walked to the middle of the room, "Father, promise me you will carry out my instructions." General Higurishi simply nodded while tending his grandson before walking up to her. "You have my word." Kagome kissed the brow of Kiseki, "Stay safe and mommy loves you little one." She step away from the general with Sumi in tow. She started to form shapes with her hands create pink energy and celestial symbol began to glow at the bottom of their feet. "Hold on to part of me, Sumi." She nods and within a flash they were gone.
They landed in the volcanic lands surrounding them. "What the hell was that?" Sumi was questioning trying to not to be sick. "My celestial magic. I must say I'm alittle rusty." She explained laughing. "Celestial? Like angel?" She interrupted her. "I'm not human but no I'm not an angel. I just know I'm more than human since my pregnancy and my trials…." Kagome looked at the clearing and found the entrance to Totsai's place. They traveled in that direction and got to the skull mouth entrance. "Totsai are you there?" Kagome exclaimed. She thought she would be able to hear clanging of metal but was greeted with the sound of snoring. There was Totsai passed out napping like usual.
Kagome raised annoyed eyebrow while picking up a rock. She threw it across the room and hit him in the head; alerting Totsai and her favorite cowardly flee demon, Myoga. While rubbing his head, Totsai looked up. "Ah Kagome….what brings you here disturb this old man's nap?" "Where is the bow I asked you commission for me?" She asked her hands on her hips. "Ah…that thing?!" He points to a corner where a silver color bow glimmered against the wall. "And the other project I asked of you?" She smacks the side of her neck feeling a pinch. "Lady Kagome, you can be so cruel." Myoga cried while floating in air by her shoulder. "I'm sorry but I don't have time for pleasantries. The west is danger and Sesshomaru's life hangs in the balance." She confesses.
Totsai blink at her while scratching his ear, "So that dog finally gotten into situation he needs help with huh?" "Yes, where is the new armor I order from you to commission?" She yelled at him losing her patience. "I finished forging the armor a month ago and since you never came back to enchant it so I placed it in the metal trunk next to you." He pointed next to her. Sumi took that as a que and grasped the side of the trunk while Kagome took hold of the other side and placed it on the forging table.
"You have always been thinking about him even when you were angry at him, were you?" Sumi smirked. Kagome opened the trunk lid to replace new set of war armor. She started pulling it out and placing it out on the table. "Sadly yes. I will never forgot." The armor was a replica like Inu Tashios's armor from the chest plate to the arm plates but the color was shiny silver. Kagome's negative aura began to change and hum to life with satisfaction. She raised her hands, moving them to form shaped like she did before while whispering an enchantment. The armor began to glow having swirling lines lightly engrave into the metal. The armor stopped glowing once she was finished.
Sumi spoke with curiosity in her purple eyes, "What did you just do?" Kagome smiled, "I gave it a protection spell and part of my aura to fuse it together. Just like he did for my pelt." She explained. Kagome placed the armor back in the trunk and sealed with her aura so she could only open it. With the snap of her fingers the trunk disappeared. She turned back to Totsai and approached him, "I need you and Myoga to venture back to the Higurishi compound and accompany my father and son to InuKimi's sky palace, please. This will be my last request Totsai. I beg you." She knelt before him taking his hand in her hand tears in her eyes. Totsai's eyes softened, "Kagome, you come so far and are a good mother to all. I will never refuse a request from you. Myoga and I will make sure General Higurishi and western heir are safely delivered to her." She kissed his hand, "Thank you." She got up, collected the bow from the corner and turn back to Sumi. "Lets go. We have a lord to save." Sumi inclined her head and followed her out the demon blacksmith's home to return to home.