punkish furball—Yay! I found up the title name! 'Golem's Uprising', it just seemed to fit.
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Chapter 2
The servant girl slung a sack of spoils over her shoulder as she rode on the back of a cart of hay with the seal of the west on it going down a dirt road. There will be many more coming this way; it was time to restock the fortress stores food and other such items. Her trip was successful; the castle healers and the soldiers' stores had most of what she required and she managed to tie herself into some alliances.
"But this special herb…" she said to herself. It was the key ingredient to the potion.
'Luckily this demon apothecary lives within the boundaries of the west near the castle,' she thought. She jumped off her hitched ride and into a field of green herbs. There was a small hut near the middle of the field.
'None of these are it,' she thought to herself, 'It must be kept in a private storage. Should I steal it?' In the middle her musing, the small half demon felt she was being lifted in the air by her tails. She kicked and struggled as her captor held her upside down and carried her into the hut. She let out an "oof" as she was dropped on the ground. She immediately sat up and dusted off her kimono and made sure everything in her satchel was intact.
"Rather late of a small child to be out," someone said. The servant girl looked up and saw an old haggard woman sitting ahead of her. A large demon was in the hut also.
'He must have been the one who carried me,' she thought.
"And," the old woman continued, "you're a servant of Lord Sesshomaru."
The servant girl fought the urge to kick herself.
'The seal on my kimono,' she thought, 'How could I have forgotten?'
"I am in search of an herb," the small half demon said, "It is important that I retrieve it tonight." She held out a paper from a fold in her kimono and held it out to the larger demon. He took it and opened it. The servant girl noticed him stiffen.
"Mother," the demon said, "you sleep."
"Alright," the old woman said and laid down on futon, "Don't you stay up too late."
The large demon took the servant outside. Once he was there, he turned to the small demon.
"Do you know what this herb is for?" he asked in a grave, serious tone.
"It has many uses," she said, "Alone it can be in a potion that will separate deadly toxins from the blood. A very dangerous and painful procedure."
"But," the demon began, "in a certain mixture…"
"When the potion is prepared properly," the small demon said, "It can break the bond of mates by filtering out the mixed blood."
"Why do you need it?" the demon asked.
"None of your concern," the servant said. Her eyes flared with irritation from his stalling.
'I have no time for this. Kagome needs this herb,' she thought, 'I may need to steal the herb from him after all.'
"Child," the demon said, "I shall not relinquish an ancient and rare plant for no reason."
"I may be small," the servant said, "but do not underestimate me. You will give me the herb."
The demon sighed, "I have but one question."
The servant girl raised her eyebrow.
"Does it have to do with Lady Kagome?" the demon asked. The girl said nothing.
"A long time ago," the demon began, "she and her companion came to me. That meeting is very special to me. If it is for her, then I will gladly give you the herb."
'I cannot tell him,' the girl thought, 'The less who know of my intentions the better. And besides, if he truly met Lady Kagome…'
"I refuse to answer," the small demon said and turned to walk away hoping that her hunch was right. When she reached the boundary of the herb garden, a folded bundle was held in front of her. She turned to face the large demon.
"What is your name?" she asked; she didn't need to ask why he had given her the herb. She had already known.
"Jinenji," the demon said. The servant girl nodded and dashed forward with the bundle in her hands and her sack over her shoulder.
'Not even our lord can enlist such loyalty,' Jinenji thought. When he saw the fire in the young half demon's eyes; he knew.
'She would gladly give up her life to see Kagome happy,' Jinenji thought, 'My lord, whatever you have done, you truly are a fool.'
The servant girl managed to get on the back of another driven cart. It would be at the castle by dawn. She managed to hide herself in the goods on the cart. All of what she acquired this night was hidden and secure. Possession of any of them would constitute immediate execution.
'But who would suspect a small half demon?' she thought, but still she had to be careful.
-O0o0O-
Kagome paced around her room. It was already past dawn and she couldn't sleep. All she could think about was the little half demon servant girl.
'Oh, where is she?' she thought, 'What if she got caught? Or if she decided that she didn't need to help me?' Kagome was about ready to pull her hair out.
"My lady, what troubles you?"
Kagome turned to see the servant girl standing in front of her door. Kagome was so relieved she brought the small girl into her arms.
"I thought you got caught," Kagome said.
"Everything is fine," the girl said reassuringly, "I retrieved all that I need and the potion is being brewed in an abandon dungeon as we speak. No one goes in there."
"Why is that?" Kagome asked as she let the girl go.
"There is a dark aura around the place," the girl said, "It's almost suffocating especially on demons. Being a half demon, it won't affect me as much."
"I'm sorry you have to go through this," Kagome said.
"You have nothing to be sorry for," the girl said, "You do not know how to make such a mixture and so I give you my services. Do you wish to accompany me to see to the potion?" The servant was against the idea, but she wanted Kagome to feel better about what was going on.
"I would like to," Kagome said. The servant took Kagome's hand and led her out of the room.
-O0o0O-
"Here it is," the servant girl said and opened the chained door at the end of a corridor that Kagome has never seen before. Kagome had to step back as the full power of the dark aura hit her.
'There must have been a lot of torturing going on in this room,' she thought.
"Are you all right?" the servant girl asked.
"I'm fine," Kagome said and stood up of the floor.
"Okay," the servant said and led Kagome deeper into the dungeon. The stench of blood was thick in the stagnant air. The lightening was dim; only a single torch was lit. There were still forgotten bonds and carcasses littering the floors.
"The potion is brewing over here," the servant said and lead Kagome to a line of small cells. A small pewter cauldron was in one on top of a low flame. The servant noticed Kagome was beginning to sway.
"I think that your holy powers have to do with the aura's affect on you," the servant said, "Do you need to leave?"
"No," Kagome said, "I'm fine."
"At any rate," the servant said, "We need to leave anyway."
Kagome and the servant girl walked out of the dungeon and far from the corridor towards the castle gardens. Walking down the hall, they were confronted with Sesshomaru.
"Kagome," he said, "What are you doing out of our room?"
"She was going to walk in the gardens with me," the servant answered for her; Kagome still seemed to be uncomfortable around Sesshomaru.
"Kagome, come," Sesshomaru said. Kagome was almost tempted to refused, but she did not want to hinder what progress the servant girl made. They both followed behind him silently. Sesshomaru led them to his study. When he opened the door, Kagome saw his advisors seated inside. The servant girl managed to blend into the shadows as must servants were known to do. Sesshomaru seated himself and Kagome sat in front of him.
"Kagome," Sesshomaru began, "After I return from my patrol, we will sire a child."
Kagome's breath caught in her throat.
"My advisors say that it is the opportune time for me to produce an heir," Sesshomaru said.
"But…but what if I'm not ready?" Kagome asked in a small voice. Sesshomaru's demonic advisors all gasped.
"What?" Sesshomaru said.
"I just…don't think I can—" Kagome said but Sesshomaru cut her off angrily.
"You are my mate," he said with his voice full of authority, "You will bare my son and heir as is your duty." Sesshomaru's tone held no room for argument. Kagome just bowed her head.
"As you wish," Kagome said and stood to leave.
'How could he say that to me?' Kagome thought, 'I still love him, but it's too late now. I have to leave.'
The servant girl was waiting outside.
"Three weeks," the servant said looking at the small stream of tears on her face. Kagome nodded.
-O0o0O-
"Kagome," Sesshomaru said as he approached Kagome in his battle armor and kimono. It was three weeks after he declared they were going to sire a child upon his return, "I will be leaving."
"I see," Kagome said, "Be careful." Sesshomaru placed and gentle kiss on Kagome's temple.
"I will be back soon," Sesshomaru said and turned to leave.
Once Sesshomaru was out of the way, Kagome walked down to the servants' quarters. She opened the door and saw the servant girl standing at the window holding something in her hands; a small vial. Kagome saw her ears twitch and she began to speak, but she did not turn her head.
"Lady Kagome," she said, "Sesshomaru has left boundary of the fortress in his youkai form."
"Right," Kagome said, "Let's do this then." The servant nodded and held out the vial to Kagome.
"Remember," the servant girl said, "once you are taken to the dry well, drink the potion and dive into the well. Sesshomaru will immediately go into rage when he senses the bond being shattered so it would be best if you are long gone by then."
Kagome bent down and gave the girl a hug from behind. She did not move but leaned back in the embrace slightly.
"And you remember," Kagome said, "Look for me 500 years from now. Don't forget me, ne?"
The servant girl had a small smile on her face, "I don't think that such a deed is possible." She pulled out of Kagome's embrace and turned to give her the vial. Kagome took the vial in her hands. Then she shrugged of the charm that the servant girl gave her to shield her emotions and handed it to her.
"See you on the other side then," Kagome said and walked out towards the gardens. Once she was gone, the servant girl opened the window and jumped out of it. The servant girl ran and managed to get into the forest surrounding the fortress.
"Come out, forest spirit," she said with her small voice full of authority. A large creature emerged from the trees with three beady black eyes and covered in fur as brown as the bark of the trees surrounding them.
"You called half demon," he said opening his mouth with his large teeth dripping with salvia. The servant looked at the massive beast without flinching.
"It is time," the servant simply said and the demon responded with a nod.
"I will do this deed," the apparition said, "and in return…"
"I will see that Lord Sesshomaru expands the territory of your kind," the half demon said.
The beast nodded its massive head.
"The Lady Kagome," the beast said, "Where is she?"
"In the eastern gardens of the fortress," the servant said, "See to it that she is not harmed."
The apparition nodded once again, "No harm will come to the Lady of these lands by my claws."
"Good," the servant said, "Now go." The large forest spirit bonded off in the direction of the gardens.
'And now,' the servant thought, 'phase two.' The servant girl ran back to the western castle.
-O0o0O-
"Lady Kagome," Rin said as she held up the flowers she had picked. Kagome sat next to her in the grass watching her pick flowers, relishing the last time she would be able to see her do so, "Aren't they pretty?"
"Yes," Kagome said while trying not to cry in front of the younger girl.
'This is the last time I will ever see Rin,' she thought.
"Lady Kagome," Rin said lowering her flowers, "Are you hurting somewhere?"
"No," Kagome said looking shocked at the young girl's accusation. Rin opened her mouth to speak again, but a loud roar cut through the air and a large demon speeding towards them.
'It's time then,' Kagome thought and stood up from her spot.
"Rin," Kagome ordered, "go back into castle."
Rin hesitated but nodded and ran into the castle with the flowers still clutched in her hands. Kagome was immediately swept onto the back of a large demon. She yelped as his speed increased.
"Sorry for your discomfort my lady," the apparition said, but kept his pace.
"Don't worry about it," Kagome said fighting to stay on his back, "How long until we reach the well?"
"Not much longer by human standards. My kind is very swift when traveling long distances," the beast answered, "We will have gone a great distance, but once Lord Sesshomaru finds out about your departure, he will no doubt go much faster than I."
"Don't worry about that," Kagome said, "Oh, before we go, make a pit stop at the village by the forest the well is in."
"You think it wise, my lady?!" the beast shouted, "It will be best if we do not take any detours."
"Don't worry," Kagome said, feeling and bit of her old self seep in, "Just a little pick up job and then we head out."
-O0o0O-
The servant walked slowly as everyone else in the castle ran about frantically past her. The scent of the invading demon and Rin running into the castle had caused a great panic throughout the fortress. Sesshomaru was probably being informed about it now.
"You half demon!" a soldier shouted. The servant girl turned and nodded at the soldier. He seemed angered by the lack of respect.
"Do you know anything about this?" he asked eyeing the servant suspiciously.
"All I know is what's going around the castle," she answered in an even tone, "Lady Kagome was attack and taken by a strange demon." The servant made sure that the forest spirits were not suspected and free from all blame.
The soldier stared at her for a moment before leaving the servant alone. She sighed once he was gone. He was a shrewd one, an army general of Sesshomaru's; one of the best.
'If memory serves me correctly, he is called Aoishi,' the servant thought, 'I'll have to watch out for him. He'll survive along throughout the centuries along with Sesshomaru and most likely follow in his command.' The servant shook her head of these thoughts and went back to the servants' quarters.
'I have more important things to think about in the present than worrying about the future,' she thought, 'I have to get rid of all the evidence. Luckily more forest beasts will help me with that part.' They were a primitive race of demons but loyal to those who they served.
'Phase two will be completed soon,' she thought, 'Lady Kagome, I hope you are safe.'
-O0o0O-
Sesshomaru inwardly groaned as one of his soldiers that had been at the fortress approached him at a fast pace. He felt that Kagome had been upset or under some condition of distress but dismissed it. This soldier obviously had something to say about it. He shifted into his humanoid demon form and acknowledged the lower demon with a nod of his head.
"My lord," he said while trying to catch his breath, "Lady Kagome has been taken."
Sesshomaru's eyes widened but so slightly that it went unnoticed, "Taken?"
The soldier nodded.
'Her distress,' Sesshomaru thought, 'I assumed it was because she had to bare my son when I returned.' Sesshomaru growled and took to his demon form again. His nose filtered out her scent and raced towards her.
'I will not lose her,' he thought, 'Not again.'
-O0o0O-
"Lady Kagome," the forest beast said, "The village is near. Shall I leave you?"
Kagome considered what he said for a moment, "Yes, but stay close. I won't be long." Kagome slipped off the beast's back and walked towards the village.
-O0o0O-
punkish furball—Things escalate. I can't wait to get chapter 3 out. L83R, DUDE!
(edited 9/29/07)