Nekoyashi
A Feudal Fanfiction
Chapter 5
After witnessing Jaken threaten Rin, and his ensuing death at the claws of Sesshomaru, Nekoyashi and Hojo began to wonder what feelings Sesshomaru harboured for this young human girl. She was consistently at his side, and always smiled. He, on the other hand, never smiled. And yet the presence of this human girl at his side seemed to indicate something. At this time, however, Rin was playing with the autumn leaves with Sesshomaru a few yards away, silently watching for any threats. It had come time to rest, and perhaps, time for Nekoyashi and Hojo to question Rin about her relationship with this strange and mighty man. Nekoyashi started. "Rin," She said, "How long have you have been following Lord Sesshomaru?" Rin giggled at the question. "Three years. Why do you ask?" Nekoyashi began a trilling hum while Hojo stroked his chin inquisitively. Rin looked at them both with innocent confusion on her face. Hojo decided it was best to speak plainly. "What exactly is your relationship with Lord Sesshomaru?", he asked. Rin replied immediately and with a look of pure adoration on her face. "I met Sesshomaru when we was wounded in the forest near my village. I nursed him back to health. Later on my village was attacked by wolves." Rin's eyes wavered with sadness, and as she shut them, two tears streamed down her face. Nekoyashi's faced swelled up with compassion as she hugged Rin. Hojo stared wide-eyed. Rin looked up at Nekoyashi with a smile on her face. "But's it okay, because Lord Sesshomaru saved me. He brought me back from the dead. He never knew about the deaths of anyone else in my village, and I was too surprised to tell him. I forgot about my village and went on to lead a new life with Lord Sesshomaru. He protects me and cares for me. He has even brought me back to life a second time, when I was killed by a miasma in the netherworld." Nekoyashi's face sparkled with awe while Hojo still sat dumbstruck.
Diligently keeping watch close by, Sesshomaru sighted a black miasma which seemed to ebb and flow, yet maintain a form taller than it's breadth. He observed the strange entity rot flowers on contact. The local wildlife seemed not to notice it. Roughly a mile away, Sesshomaru also spotted a farmer hauling a cart of corn, a fisherman carrying a bucket of carp, a warrior wielding a bow, and an old man, all of them walking together on a road. Closer to the miasma, a man wearing plated armour broke out of the forest, followed shortly by an angry bear. The bear swung down a massive paw, but the man cut it off with a katana. The second swing knocked him back. He huffed and puffed as he stared at the great fearsome creature, then grabbed hold of his sword and stabbed it in the heart just as it raised it's paw to maul him. Right after the bear's death, a ray of black energy shot from the miasma and hit the bear. The target point of the ray glowed white, then a glowing white orb emerged and streaked across to the other side of the ray. Upon contact with the miasma, the glowing white orb became absorbed. The miasma grew in size: before it had been the size of a human, and now it was the size of a bear. At that moment, the warrior's body and face froze in terror. The evil miasma simply floated in place. The warrior cried out, "What do you want from me? How can I placate you, o evil god?" Sesshomaru snorted. As before, the evil miasma floated in place. The man fell to his knees and cried out, "Why do you simply float there? Why do you not answer me?" The demonic miasma simply continued to float in place. The man broke out in tears. The miasma continued to float in place. Rising to his feet with an utterly look on his face and a stiffness in his body, the warrior ran off towards the farmer, fisherman, archer, and old man with weapon forward. Noticing the warrior, the archer turned his head, faced his opponent, and opened fire. The warrior deflected every single arrow with his blade and lunged into the archer sword-first. The farmer, fisherman, and old man began to run, but not quick enough. The warrior tore into them with feral efficiency, and the evil miasma positioned four black beams on the whole group, and sucked out their souls. Yet unlike before, the miasma did not grow in size.
Realizing the greviousness of the situation, Sesshomaru decided it was time to put an end to this evil miasma and it's newly converted minion. He drew his sword Bakusaiga and swung it, releasing a tremendous energy wave that tore a dreadful swath of destruction through the field, the miasma, the forest, and the road. Or so it seemed. Once the wave dissipated, it could be seen that the miasma had grown to tremendous size, about the size of ten bears. Bearing witness to this terrible outcome, Hojo stood dumbstruck, Nekoyashi became frozen in fear, and Rin ran to her Lord Sesshomaru and hid behind him. Sesshomaru turned to Rin. "Mount Ah-Un and fly far away. I know you do not want to leave my side, but you must do this. I would not have you die again." Rin replied, "I understand, Lord Sesshomaru." She ran to Ah-Un and mounted him. Realizing it was the time to act quickly and decisively, Hojo and Nekoyashi did the same.