AN: It's Halloween! And I plan to finish this story later on today so please enjoy this chapter it is the longest so far! R&R
Disclaimer: I own none of the Inuyasha characters
Jaken awoke with a sore stiffness in his lower section, and found himself groaning in pain. He still ached from being stepped on by his lord, and what happened afterwards he really did not remember. Now he was awake and there was no sign of Lord Sesshomaru or Rin; he was all alone.
"Lord Sesshomaru," he whispered in hopes that his master's keen hearing will hear his low cry. Where was he? Where was Sesshomaru? Jaken looked to his surrounding and found that he was still in that creepy underground burial site. The thought of all those stone coffins still gave him the shivers, and he then remembered all those human will soon find a new home in those said coffins.
"Oh, well," he said with his beak chattering away. "Like Lord Sesshomaru said it's no concern of ours. I-I better leave and….."
"Hold it right there!"
Jaken froze in his steps at the rough voice ordering him to stop, and the imp's yellow eyes turned around in fear of finding some large vicious demon ready to skin him alive.
"That's it for me," Jaken thought as sweat formed on his forehead. "I'm going to be skinned and burned to a crisp over a nice wood fire while hundreds of demons nibble on my soft squishy flesh and…Oh, it's only a badger….."
Jaken turned to find some pudgy badger with a size not that much taller than Jaken's staring at him with a glare that didn't even scratch the surface of the frightening gaze Sesshomaru held.
"Where do you think you're going?" he asked which plastered a confusing look on Jaken's face. His rough yet somewhat scratchy voice only annoyed the imp's pointed ears. Honestly, how can anyone stand such an annoying voice!
"You know the master wants all of us to be here during the ceremony so don't go thinking you can go off as you please."
"M-mm-master?" Jaken only had one he would obey, and at the moment he was nowhere to be found. "Wait you think I'm part of your group?"
"Ugh, I don't have time for your petty little games servant. Go and watch over your station, and if you let any of the humans escape the master will have your head for sure."
He does think I'm one of them!
Jaken looked around to the other servants consisting of demon foxes, weasels, badgers, and to his horror even a few imps as well. Well that explained why they thought he was one of them, and Jaken only snickered at the fact that he was far better dressed than any of those pathetic creatures. They may have looked like him, but their wardrobe consisted of simple loincloths unlike the high class outfit the imp wore. If one wished to serve a high ranking lord then one must dress like one.
"Lord Sesshomaru!" Jaken suddenly remembered he had no time to play pretend for he had to find his master and fast. They imp waved his staff of two heads in the air in hope that all the fire will start such a panic it would leave time for him to escape.
He waited for the perfect moment to strike until suddenly muffled screams were heard coming from the coffins. Jaken shuddered yet took a few steps closer to one of them to see what was going on, and not much to his surprise he noticed a human tied and gagged squirming like a little fish inside the coffin.
"Well it's not my fault your kind is so weak," he said as he then noticed all the children were in a not so different position. "S-same goes for all of you…." Jaken couldn't help but feel sorry for all the little ones for their childish traits almost reminded him of Rin when she was a small child. He almost had the urge to save them all out of fear of what his lord would do to him until the reality sunk in that they were not Rin and none of this was his business.
"Prepare yourself everyone," the badger from before mentioned as he stood at the head of the rows of coffins. Like the head of the table the badger brought up his hand to capture everyone's attention including Jaken's.
The imp did not want to see what everyone was prepared for, and he quickly zoomed his way to the one of the distant walls. The imp looked up to the hole Sesshomaru created in the floor a while back, but when he looked at it from his distance the once large hold from before looked like nothing more than a little bright dot.
The burial site was not considered underground for no reason. It was far deeper than Jaken imagined. It was more like a dark cave than a dungeon. The jagged walls were very high and Jaken knew he would never make it up there on his own.
"Our master has arrived," the badger said as all the little demons listened in with interest far beyond Jaken's comprehension. "We will begin the ceremony starting with the sacrifice of the young woman who accompanied the children. "Young woman?" questioned Jaken as he too became interested.
"S-Sir regrettable we were um…..unable to…find that young woman…"
"You mean you never captured her?" the badger's tone of voice sounded more frightened then angry. "The master wanted a pure hearted sacrifice!"
The smaller of the demons fell at the badger's constant shouting. "W-we have plenty of other humans."
"Yes, but the master wants a pure hearted human. If he finds out we just gave him a random human heart he will undoubtedly kill us all!"
At those words Jaken found his claws scrapped the walls in an effort to try and escape. He already had a feeling the one they were talking about was Rin, and since Sesshomaru would never allow her to become some sacrifice to some unknown demon Jaken knew their chances of dying already increased.
"The moon is nearly at its reaching point. The master will awaken any moment."
All of a sudden the ground began to shake. It started off as a small rumble that soon became rougher and rougher causing all of the demons to struggle to stand and Jaken to wail with a waterfall of tears leaking from his eyes as he called out for Sesshomaru over and over again.
"T-the master is coming!"
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"We have to get out of here," Tora said as she began to head down the direction leading to the doors. Another shaky wave ran throughout the floors, and Rin leaned more against Sesshomaru his stoic eyes looked down below.
"Wait, what about the villagers," Rin mentioned, "Are they still in this place?"
"Hmm," Rin heard as she looked to her lord who had his eyes on the floor. "Lord Sesshomaru? Do you know where they are? Are they in danger?"
Rin suddenly felt herself lifted into his right arm with her face buried into his soft fur. H-He's carrying me! Rin felt her face heat up more knowing she was so close to him with his right arm hooked under her knees to support her body as she leaned into his side.
Meanwhile Sesshomaru's left arm reached out to grasp Tora by her obi and lifted her till his hand was on her stomach and his whole left arm wrapped around her small frame as if he was carrying a sack of potatoes. He wasn't as gentle to her as he was with Rin, but the fact that he didn't just leave her there was a surprise in its own.
"Hold on," he said in his usual fearless tone as he rushed to the hole he created leading underground. They weren't far, but he had to remember that going too fast may be too much for the mortals in his arms. One step too much and their hearts could go out from the speed coursing through their bodies. It was weakness on his part to have to play by their health rules, true, but if he simply left them there they could have gotten into more trouble.
He wasn't about to take that chance with Rin especially since he just got her back. He tried not to notice the way she had had one of her arms clinging to his armor, and her face….He felt her bury her nose in his neck, and if he didn't know better he would say her lips were on his neck as well. Was it a kiss?
He would have to say it wasn't….Although kiss or not that didn't keep him from losing focus.
Her entire body was being hit by large amounts of air because of the speed they were going at. It would only make sense to hide her face away from the blasts of wind hitting her. Even Tora closed her eyes and looked down to avoid all the air hitting her.
The two girls finally felt the wind stop, and they opened their eyes to take in the surprising view of a giant hole in the floor. "Amazing, I wonder who did this?" said Tora while Sesshomaru put her back on her own two feet. Rin had a fairly good clue since her lord knew it was there in the first place. She felt her feet land on the floor as well, but her hands were still on his armor.
She never before felt the need to be so clingy to him, but with the amount of danger she knew was coming she couldn't help but be as close to him as his unapproachable aura let her be. He also didn't seem to mind, but she knew the first sign of him wanted her to release her hold on him she would follow his word.
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"W-what's going on?" Jaken said when the entire dungeon began to crumble. He was more than terrified at the current situation, but all the other demons reacted as though it was an everyday thing going on like the wind blowing in one's face. Why were none of them scared?
"This is how the master usually makes his entrance," one of the smaller demons said when Jaken began to whine like some mere child.
"And just where is he suppose to come from the wall?" Jaken sarcastically said. The small demon only nodded and then bowed his head toward the direction of the badger. "H-he is!"
All of the other demons shushed him then got on their knees in respect as the wall behind the badger began to glow a pure red. Jaken watched in amazement as the entire wall began to crack revealing streaks of bright red light.
"The master is here," the badger shouted as he pointed to one of the humans. "Hurry and bring him his first sacrifice."
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Meanwhile Rin was looking down the hole becoming very interested in where it led to.
"Where does it lead to my lord?"
Sesshomaru had no time to answer when out of nowhere the castle suddenly went dark with the nice wooden floors turning a dirty brown along with the bright red posts turning old and rotten brown. The usual lighted tint the whole place possessed was replaced with a dark aura that sent cold shivers down everyone's back besides of course Sesshomaru's. The scent of fresh wood began to smell old and rotten, and the scent of insects and mud filled his nose.
"It would seem this place is starting to show its true form," he said without an ounce of panic in his voice.
His piercing golden eyes turned a bright ember when the red light started to burst out of the hole. He quickly dropped to his knees and shoved Rin out of the way for the bright red light to erupt out of the floor. Tora closed her eyes realizing how much the bright red light really hurt her eyesight, and she hid behind Sesshomaru's large frame for protection.
Going to him seemed to come natural to her now, and she believed that so long as he was near she would be alright.
While Tora hid behind him Rin tucked her head in the crook of his upper left arm shielding her eyes from the light as well. She felt his strong protective hand wrap around her body keeping her where she was although his true intentions rested on what was going on below.
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"MASTER!" each of the demons shouted as they watched their own lord begin to burst through the walls of the dungeon. Jaken saw a black coffin be released to everyone's gaze. A black coffin was presented in an upward fashion instead of layed on the ground like the others. On the black coffin layed a red gem that produced the massive bright light that even the small weak demons had trouble getting used to.
After much disaster to the rocky wall, which not looked liked it was carved marble smooth with strange red marking scattered around it, the light began to disappear which left a clear view of the shiny black coffin. Much finer and smoother than the stone ones presented, and when that said coffin began to open Jaken couldn't take his eyes away.
The coffin opened to reveal a black hole to everyone. A black hole that led to who knows where, but after a moment of staring a pair of large black wings sprung out of the coffin followed by thousands of bats. The bats flew out of the coffin and began swarming around the dungeon.
Jaken used his staff to shoo them away while the other demons just took the creatures as though they were completely used to this. After the bats had their time to stretch their wings they each swarmed back into the black hole where it seemed like nothing even happened and everything was done with. Well is seemed like that way at first, until something began to form in the coffin.
What is that?
The figure took the form of a man; a tall lean man with long hair by the looks of it, and the bat wings from before attaching to the figures back. After what seemed like an eternity the transformation stopped, and black blood began to spill from every dip curve and crevice of his body. The blood spilled revealing everything the figure was.
"A BAT DEMON!" shouted Jaken which he then put his hands over his mouth not wanting to draw attention to himself. ( AN: I know Inuyasha whipped out a bunch of bat demons in ep 74 or whatever, but I figured some may still be hiding somewhere and it only makes the story more interesting!)
A dark aura surrounded a demon in a dark black kimono with black hakamas to match. The demon wore black boots as far as Jaken could see, and his long black hair washed over his head and fell down his back. He held no bangs and unlike Sesshomaru his hair looked more greasy than glossy.
His eyes were wine red and his complexion was, surprisingly, even paler than Sesshomaru's. No markings decorated his face, but his long white fangs beat out the dog lord's canines.
"That's a bat demon for you," Jaken stated as he looked to the dark demon. A perfect opposite of his deadly yet beautiful white demon Lord Sesshomaru.
Speaking of which… "Lord Sesshomaru where are you," he whispered.
The bat demon's eyes scanned the room till his red orbs landed on a female human that was presented to his feasting gaze. "M-Master….."
"Is her heart the purest of them all?" His voice was not as deep as Sesshomaru's but it was just as intimidating along with a commanding feel. Jaken thought it was no wonder all the smaller demons cowered before him.
The badger demon merely nodded with beads of sweat forming on his furry head. "Y-yes master…."
"Know this," the bat demon started out. "In order for me to survive long enough in this….human filled world….I need blood. The blood of pure at heart is increasingly delicious and will allow me to last long enough to rein over these lands."
What does he mean? These lands are Lord Sesshomaru's territory.
The female human squirmed in her bonds until a spray like substance released from the bat demon's wings. The spray automatically sent the human female to stop moving, and soon she was laying motionless for the bat demon to do as he pleased.
"Is she dead Master?"
"What use would her blood be to me than you fool?"
Jaken almost felt a chill run up his spine when the demon's horrifying attitude reminded the imp of a certain dog demon.
The bat demon leaned down to strike his long deadly fangs into his prey. His desire for rich blood became so great it filled his senses until something caught his nose and heart. His suddenly lifted his head away from the female with a dark look in his eyes.
"I-Is som..something the matter s-s…..AGH!" Fresh blood was spilled over ground; blood spilled from the gash to the badger's right shoulder. The demon laid on the ground with loud painful cries erupting form his open mouth.
"Fool," the bat demon said not even giving the demon a second glance. "What do you take me for? I can sense there is an ever more pure hearted soul around here. Did you not think I would notice?"
"M-masst…..I…..forgive m-m…" The badger fell to his death when those deadly claws slaughtered him to pieces in front of everyone's eyes. "I can't rely on even the weakest of demons for the simplest of tasks."
The bat demon lifted his nose in the air as he took a good long breath. "Lucky for the rest of you all I can smell the one I desire not far away." The demon shifted his wings till they were splayed out to their full length. The demon looked up and allowed his wings to start to separate into little tiny black dots. Those said dots then began to form into the shape of thousands of little bats.
The bat demon controlled his colony of bats to the top of the dungeon where his pretty prey stood.
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Sesshomaru could smell every single thing that was happening down below. The mixed scent of blood, evil, and a bat like stench added. He knew whether he was interested or not that servant of his down below was going to get him involved one way or another. It was not only that though….
Sesshomaru could feel his own demonic power rising as well when it came to the new opponent that was challenging his strength. The desire to kill overwhelmed the demon prince, and he would of allowed that carnal strength to release and set the demon down below in his place…..had it not of been for the woman buried in his arm.
Rin held onto him with all the trust and devotion in her petite slender body. With one quick flick of his wrists he could have her dead at his feet. Yet she trusted his strength and control as much now as she did when she was younger.
He will not show that side of himself to her, not the ravenous part that desired the spilled blood of another. He will not allow Rin to view that with eyes that shined on him along with a mouth that constantly smiled at him as well.
He will handle the pathetic creature using his calm stature, and end it as quickly as possible. "Oh, I'm sorry," he heard when Rin lifted her head out of the crook of his elbow.
"I must have gone a bit too far," she whispered with her face going red knowing she was clinging to him a bit far too longer than intended. Sesshomaru said nothing as he allowed his arm to release her.
The light had disappeared and now all that was keeping little Tora behind Sesshomaru was the loud screams coming from inside that hole.
"Lord Sesshomaru," Rin said got closer to the hole and looked down. "What is going on down there?" Sesshomaru took full notice of the nearly crying girl behind him. Tora felt the sting of tears drop from her eyes when she thought of all her friends from the village getting killed down there.
"Enough," Sesshomaru told the child. His tone not as deep or commanding as it usually was, and it seemed almost gentle even though he did not look at her. "They're still alive," he added.
Tora's eyes dried up at his comment as she stared at him with large wide eyes. "Y-you can tell?"
Sesshomaru didn't answer back, but either way Tora believed him and she felt a little better. Rin turned her head over her should to watch the whole scene, and she couldn't help the smile forming on her face at her lord's kind actions. Well in its own way it was kindness when it came to considering his quiet and emotionless nature. Although, it was just like him to not answer anymore than he wanted to or to not look to the person he, in his own way, comforted.
Sesshomaru…..
Rin allowed the warm moment to sink in before she felt his clawed hand push her down almost roughly against the floor. Rin felt one of the wood splints scrap against her face leaving a long cut against the soft mounds of her right cheek.
She was so confused, and wanted to ask why her lord did what he did. Yet the moment her cheek made contact she could already hear the reason why. Loud and violent shrieking filled Rin's ears as she turned her head to see thousand of little black creatures erupt from the giant hold. Each obviously aiming toward her and Rin had no idea as to why.
Whip of poison slaughtered a good half of the demons, but with every strike more and more were added. Over a thousand bats surrounded the little group. Tora began to scream and found her little hands clinging tightly to Sesshomaru's fur. She then felt her body being tugged roughly and after a good second of struggled squirming she found Sesshomaru hovering over her small body while using the long sleeve of his kimono to shield her form the attacks.
He…..He's protecting me….
"I suppose now is as good a time as any," Sesshomaru thought as he reached for bakuseiga. He stooped his hand the moment it reached the white handle. Tora clung to Sesshomaru's yellow sash and closed her eyes, but when she opened them again everything was quiet.
"What…What happened?" she asked when she noticed all the bats were gone. "Where did all the bats go?"
Tora heard a harsh growl along with a deep "Tch," come from Sesshomaru, and when the little girl turned to see where he was facing she knew why.
"Where's Rin?"
Sesshomaru gritted his sharp teeth through his closed mouth as to not show how much Rin's disappearance really affected him. He had to bring his hand to a halt before when he noticed that Rin was no longer with him, and one blast from bakuseiga would have meant her getting caught in the blast as well.
Tora felt her obi being tugged and soon she found herself yet again feeling the tickling sensation of falling as Sesshomaru jumped down the hole for the second time that night.
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Rin didn't know what was going on. One moment she was by her lord's side, and the next she felt like she was drowning in a sea of darkness. Now she was awake and in the arms of some dark figure.
"L-Lord Sesshomaru?" she questioned when she noticed the long hair. Her mind was still in a bit of a daze, but after she was able to see clearly she noticed the one holding her was far too dark, and she meant that in every sense of the word, to be her Sesshomaru.
"Well well my dear I do believe you look as sweet as your heart," the bat demon said viciously. His fangs glowed in the dark dungeon while Rin looked around to make sure what she was seeing was right.
"W-what is going on?"
"I want to hear no words coming from you," he said as more of his long fangs came into view. "Just relax and prepare for the underworld."
Rin's senses began to kick in more. "The under...what…WAIT...You're going to eat me aren't you!"
"That would certainly be the plan my dear," he said as he was more than amused about how oblivious his next meal was. "T-the villagers they…."
"They will come later after I finish with you first," he said as he grabbed a hold of Rin's neck. "I grow impatient woman so prepare yourself."
"WAIT!"
"Now what!" the demon yelled to the source of the shout. Jaken moved his body away from his little hide away to show himself to the demon. He was enjoying his little hiding spot until he noticed it was Rin that was captured. Jaken cursed as to why it couldn't have been any other woman, but knowing how gently Rin's heart was it was no wonder she was the purest out of them all.
"WHAT!"
Jaken shrunk at the bat demon's temper. "I-It would be a v-v-very bad idea to eat that girl," Jaken said as he pointed to Rin with shaky legs. "Master Jaken," Rin said confused as to what the imp was doing there. Rin felt the sharp fangs of the bad demon make contact with the skin on her neck. "And why would it be such a bad idea?"
Jaken only kept his mouth open not really knowing how to answer the next question. Jaken suddenly heard someone approaching form beyond the shadows. "Because you have underestimated the raw power of the great LORD SESSHOMARU!" Jaken used his hands to present…
Little Tora who looked as if she had not a clue as to what was going on.
Jaken's mouth suddenly dropped as his eyes twitched as to why there was a child walking around freely, and now he also realized he was completely dead.
"This…Se-ssh-om-ar-u is a…child… a female child." Jaken stomped over to Tora with his eyes completely watery and his hands waving in a large tantrum. "You fool what do you think you're doing!"
The bat demon looked to the stone wall carvings realizing he had better take his fill of human blood and fast. "I have no time for this. I will kill you two off after I had my feel of this sweet delectable….!"
The bat dodged the clawed attack that was aimed at him, and in the process Rin found herself being in one set of arms to another. She looked to the white sleeves and automatically smiled as she looked up to Sesshomaru.
"LORD SESSHOMARU!" Jaken wailed as he ran up to his master who he missed in the amount of time that he was gone. Jaken suddenly felt his hand being roughly tugged, and he looked to the little girl. "What do you want child."
"Lord Sessh….well he said that you and I are going to help me save the villagers." Tora pointed to all the coffins as she remembered all of Sesshomaru's strict instructions except for the whole her being a diversion for she had no idea what that meant nor could she pronounce his name correctly.
"S-save those humans," Jaken said in disguised. "Well he said so!" Tora said while stomping her feet. She may be small, but she knew who was boss here and who she was going to obey. Jaken only grunted as the little girl tugged on his arm.
"So you are the Sesshomaru I have been hearing so much about," the bat said as he eyed the dog's eyes. "What pretty eyes you have, and that skin of your looks especially delicious."
Sesshomaru didn't allow any of those lustful compliments to affect him while Rin was almost baffled when she realized the bat was more attracted to Sesshomaru than her. I guess I can't really blame him though…
"It has been a few many years since I have had the taste of the blood of a purebred enter my mouth."
Sesshomaru took in his chance to allow Rin to escape while he battled it out with the bat. He gently set her down while Rin looked to him in confusion.
"Go," he simply said. "But….Lord Sesshomaru…."
"I see you want to battle it out alone with me," the bat said as he eyes the dog's pretty eyes along with his entire pretty face. "I must say I would like to take you up on that offer. If your blood enters my system I will no longer have any need for human blood." The bat lifted his hands in a display of approval. "The rich warm blood of a pure blooded demon, and a very attractive one at that. What a rare treat I am given the chance to sample."
"If you should survive that it," Sesshomaru said as he reached for bakuseiga. "Rin," he said more sternly which caught her attention right away. "Go…"
"Y-yes alright," she said while nodding her head and rushing to aid Tora and Jaken. "Lord Sesshomaru," she added. He did not turn around but Rin knew he heard her. "Please be careful."
Rin ran off with a few glances back as Sesshomaru kept his hand on bakuseiga's handle waiting for the right time to strike. "Well I must say it makes a lot of sense as to why her heart is so pure. To give such affections us devious monsters must take a lot heart."
"Do not place me in the same category as you," Sesshomaru growled. The bat only chuckled some, "You seem very feisty, but that will only make killing you all the more ENJOYABLE!"
The bat aimed his first attack with his sleep powder that sprayed Sesshomaru entirely. "Well that should save me some trouble," he said with a smile that soon faded s he realized his attack did nothing. Sesshomaru appeared out of the smoke completely unfazed. "Do not mock me," he dog prince said as he released his deadly poison whip on the bat. Every attack dodged, but very deadly all the same.
"Well I see why one would call you Lord now."
"Very impressive LORD Sesshomaru, but it will take more than that to defeat me."
Sesshomaru gripped bakuseiga, and once the place was clear the bat would be given a glance at his true power.
Meanwhile Rin assisted Tora in getting out all the humans while Jaken kept the other weak demon's at bay as their master's battled it out.
"Staff of two heads!" Jaken called out which caused over half of the tiny pathetic creatures to be enveloped in flames. Jaken couldn't help but hysterically laugh at the amount of fun he was having when killing his enemies even if they were so much weaker.
"I-Is he ok?" Tora asked. "He's just having fun," Rin answered. It was a good thing too for the fewer enemies the better. Over half the villagers were untied now, and most had just woken up as if they were in a dream."Please tell me," Rin asked which caught all their attention. "Do any of you remember the way you came in?"
There was no way they would have been able to get back up, but Rin doubt they all came in through that giant hole. One of the men holding the headman on his back spoke out first and pointed down a long dark hallway that was hidden in the shadows. "That should lead us outside," he stated.
"Very well then," Rin said as she marched in front of them all. "Master Jaken you lead the way since you have a weapon, and you Sir I need you to tell us which way to go."
Jaken scurried in front of all the humans too filled in his massive ego to remember that they were all mortals he was helping. Tora rejoiced in finally being reunited with her friends who all looked so dazed they only followed each other hand in hand. The entire group of villagers followed with some still half asleep thanks to the aroma of the sleep power, and some who barely knew what was going on.
Jaken led the way down the hall while still laughing his head off at killing all the weak demons in his path as Rin walked behind the group to see to their safety in the back.
Before she left she took one glance back to Sesshomaru who dodged attack after attack the bat placed on him. Rin noticed he was doing just fine, but still…
If anything happens to him…..
"Come on Rin," Tora said as she pulled her friend's hand. "He'll be just fine."
Rin nodded her head with a forced smile forming on her face as she left down the pathway.
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"I must say Sesshomaru," the bat began as he spread out his wings for a finishing blow. "You amuse me well. I am almost sorry I have to kill you off here, but don't worry your pretty face will soon be mine alone with your blood!"
"And consider it a treat that I even kill you. Blood tastes so much better when the holder is living."
The demon bat's wings separated into millions of little bats and all surrounded the area including Sesshomaru's entire body. "It's over!" The bat looked to the dog lord through the bats as they swarmed around leaving only bits and traces of the other's face to look at.
"Is that what you believe," Sesshomaru questioned as he listened in to hear that Rin was finally out of range. Sesshomaru unsheathed bakuseiga and brought it out with the tip of the blade facing to the side and his knuckles facing the bat.
"Bring out all the weapons you want Sesshomaru they will not help you none. I am the prince of darkness. I am evil incarnate. I am the king of all demons, and once your blood is mine I will be able to rule without any objection to my imprisoned curse."
"That is all you are," Sesshomaru growled in a deep tone that even surprised the bat. "Hmm?" The bat's eyebrows scrunched together at the comment.
"You are nothing more than a lowly demon who can do nothing more than rot in a stone." Sesshomaru's face did not phase in the slightest as his knuckles gripped bakuseiga's handle, and a wave of bright green and blue lights began to shine from the sword.
"You feed off of weak humans in hopes that you may gain more power when in all reality….." more of bakuseiga's power began to show.
"You do not have any real power of your own."
The bat's eyes widened in fear as he noticed his swarm of small bats began to destroy one by one. "H-how is this possible," he thought. "His attack is spreading…how?"
Out of all the times the demon bat has had the chance to enter this mortal world never once had he experienced fear as he had now. "Such power," he thought angrily as more of bakuseiga's bright power began destroying his bats along with the whole dungeon.
"You say you are evil incarnate when you have yet to prove to me your so called evil powers," Sesshomaru said coldly as he released more of bakuseiga's power.
"You say you are the king of demons when you have yet to rule anything." More or the bright blue-green blast scattered around the walls surrounded the sword's master in a beam of light.
"You are nothing more than a weak demon…." Sesshomaru's harsh cold words only matched his sword's strength.
"You dare challenge me…" Bakuseiga's blast scattered.
"You dare defy me…." The bat demon watched in horror as the dog demon's so called pretty eyes began to bleed a pure demonic red glow. One shade of red he did not wish to see.
"You say you are some prince of darkness…." The ground beneath them began to crumble and the bat gasped in fear.
"You are no such thing…." The bat looked to his black coffin, his one escape. The moment he took a step the coffin already exploded from the blast and the bat watched in horror as his eyes met the red hue of the true prince of darkness.
"Now you shall whiteness my true power!"
Sesshomaru swung bakuseiga to have the blast destroy anything and everything around them leaving nothing behind in its blast.
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Meanwhile in a forest glade not far from the Inn the villagers helped each other out of the small pathway leading into the forest. "So this is how you came here?" Rin asked the men. "Yes, we believed that badger from before to be the headman, but as you can see it looks like we were wrong."
Rin watched as the headman kept snoozing away with his little old man snot bubble forming. He slept through it all and now he will wake up wondering what happened to him.
Rin watched as Tora kept describing Sesshomaru to all her interested friends and Jaken was off leaning against a nearby tree catching his breath.
"You were so strong today Master Jaken," Rin said as she gave the imp a warm smile. "Y-You really think so?" he asked as he stood up on shaky legs. "Well of course I am the servant to the great Lord Sesshomaru after all!" Rin couldn't help but give off a small chuckle.
"Look at that!" the villagers kept repeating as their eyes were set on the Inn. Rin quickly noticed and turned to look as well to find the entire Inn was glowing a strange color.
What is going on?" was the next thing the villagers kept asking.
Lord Sesshomaru…
Rin began to wonder of his safety, and she only watching in surprise as the entire Inn suddenly exploded with streaks of bright green light coming from it like a blast of shooting starts.
The entire castle Inn was destroyed…
What about…I don't see…oh no…
"LORD SESSHOMARU!" she shouted as she ran to the castle.
AN: Don't stray away too far because I plan to finish this before Halloween is over so stay alert for the next and final chapter that includes the Obon festival! Please review on this chapter as well please to tell me what you think now if you'll excuse me I need some much needed sleep lol