The Village

Their Encounter

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A/n: Okay I'm gonna continue. It isn't going to be as good as I hoped it would be due to the fact that I'm shortening a lot of stuff. As I look back at previous chapters, I think I'm going to revise a few things other than grammar. Anyway, thanks to you guys who read my story. Even if it is just a few as long as there is one person who wishes to finish I will.

I'm kind a lazy and have a lot of college work to finish. I also have been trying to complete other stories.

"What do you mean she left with Sesshoumaru?" Muteki exclaimed.

"He came and she followed him home," Tejina tried explaining to her once more.

"But after what happened, how could you just let her leave?"

"Muteki, Rin left of her own free will. It was what she wanted?" she paused slightly as she saw the young warrior leave towards the forest. "Where are you going?"

"I'm going after them."

"That wouldn't be wise." Muteki stopped in her tracks and looked at her guardian.

"Why?"

"What exactly are you going to do once you get to them. I told you that Rin is where she wants to be. Also, if you are going to try and challenge a demon lord like Sesshoumaru, the outcome will not be in your favor."

"I stood my ground against that Demoness."

"If you were to fight Sesshoumaru, it would make your battle with Taka seem like child's play. You are not ready for something like that. You still need more training," she said to her. Tejina let out a sigh of frustration. "Rin is a special girl. She has escaped death more than the average human has ever had, and that is because of Sesshoumaru."

Muteki said nothing more and sprinted into the forest. She ran as fast as she could till she could no longer hear that woman call her name. She felt so angry and yet a part of her wanted to listen to Tejina and just leave it. But another part of her wanted to confront them. She felt like she was missing something. There was something going on, more than the fact that Tejina worries over her safety. It's like she was trying to keep them out contact period. She didn't want Muteki to even encounter Sesshoumaru. There have been demons that even she handle. But there's more to this.

Muteki stopped and looked around herself. She had been so lost in her thought that she had gotten herself lost. Everywhere she turned all she could see was miles and miles of trees. She didn't know which direction was home.

"Damn it!"

Sesshoumaru stopped in his tracks. He looked up in the sky. Rin and Jaken called out to him, but he didn't respond. His thoughts were on this scent that suddenly filled the air. His eyes narrowed, he remembered it. It was the unusual scent that was all over his castle. It was the scent of the human that had slaughter a good portion of the demons that worked for him, as well as the one that killed Taka, his mate. He turned around and headed toward the direction where it came from.

"Sesshoumaru-sama, what's wrong?" Rin asked him. But he didn't respond, he only kept walking. He was very curious to see who it was exactly that caused that chaos at his castle. The two followed behind him.

"Why is Sesshoumaru-sama going this way, Master Jaken?" Rin asked.

"Shut up, come were losing him," the little green demon scurried towards him. Rin rushed as well trying to make sure she wasn't too far behind Sesshoumaru.

Muteki had finally found her way back after a heavy amount of time trying to retrace the direction she came from. As she came to the end of the forest Tejina's hut became more visible as well as the spacious land that was her training ground. She saw Teru exit the hut and quickly her friend caught sight of her. Teru put on her sweet smile and waved at her. Muteki smiled with relief and waved back.

But as she approached her friend, she quickly saw a change in Teru's expression. Her face omitted a horrified expression. Muteki heard her utter words of a spell and suddenly Muteki found herself next to Teru facing the hut. She turned around ready to question Teru, but something else caught her eye. There standing just a few feet where she once stood was Sesshoumaru.

What happens now?

Rin felt panic flow through her the moment Sesshoumaru spoke those words. "Jaken, do you smell that?"

She watched as Jaken took a sniff into the air. "Why yes, it's that same weird scent that was at the castle." Her heart began to tremble. She knew what they were referring to, and now they were headed back in the direction of Tejina's home. She wanted desperately to beg Sesshoumaru to turn around and head back home, but for the life of her she couldn't speak. She had opened her mouth a few times but nothing seemed to come out. She quietly trailed behind them, praying so hard that they couldn't hear her heart racing and or smell the fear in her. But Sesshoumaru was a Demon so it be easy to smell the fear of humans or hear their the beating of their hearts. If Sesshoumaru did know he didn't show it.

She had seen Muteki exit the forest and run towards her friend. But when the younger girl saw them behind her, she quickly cast a spell that immediately transported Muteki beside her. And Muteki turned around and saw them.

"What do you want?" she asked.

"You were to one at the castle, last night," Sesshoumaru stated.

"So what If I am?" Muteki said, swiftly moving into a defensive position. She prepared herself for an attack that may come her way. She turn her head slightly to Teru, careful not to drop her guard. "Where is Tejina?"

"She had to talk to the village elder."

Muteki cursed. "Perfect time to be gone when I need her." She closed her eyes and prayed. "Aniki, please guide me."

Her scent was so similar to Rin's now that Sesshoumaru thought about it. There was a similarity to it. Yet he couldn't really tell if the spell came from being around Rin or if she was related. The girl's face was very similar with the exception that her expression held an angry one. From the looks of her she wasn't an ordinary village girl. No she was far from one, much like that Taijiya that his half brother hung around with. A warrior woman is what she was.

"You!" yelled that annoying toad that followed Sesshoumaru. "You were the one that killed Taka-sama! Impossible?!"

"Very possible," Muteki said in an icy voice as she glared that the toad demon.

Suddenly a red light striked towards Muteki. Quickly, she grabbed Teru and jumped out of the way watching as Sesshoumaru's attack destroyed Tejina's home. Teru began to panic. "Kami-sama! Did you see?"

"Calm down, I won't let you die," Muteki said to her. She pushed Teru out of the way as she attempted to block Sesshoumaru's attack with her sword. But the power of the Tokijin just pushed her off her feet, her body thrown a good distance back. She got on her feet as quickly as she could, grabbed her sword, and then charged at a Sesshoumaru. She jumped high with her sword high above her head bringing it down as she tried to strike her opponent, but he was too fast. He quickly moved out of the way and watched as her sword touched the ground making a small ditch where her sword had put the damage. She glared up at him and charged forward once more. She missed again and again. She suddenly found herself exhausted and noticed that Sesshoumaru had shealthed his sword and had been doing nothing but dodging her attacks. It was as if he was playing with her. No he was testing her.

"Is that it?" he asked. "Someone as weak as you couldn't have possible taken down Taka and all those demons."

"Maybe it was because your demons and mate were weak compared to me," Muteki yelled.

"Sesshoumaru-sama! Please stop!" Rin cried out. They all looked at her as she collapsed to the ground her face stained from her tears. Her entire body was shaking, and he could hear the quickening of her heartbeat and smell the fear that she emmited. "I'm sorry," she sobbed. "It's my fault. It's all my fault, I should have..."

"Someone's coming," came the voice of Tejina.

"Where the hell have you been?!" Muteki yelled.

"Muteki-chan, something scary is coming!" Teru tugged at her arm. She pointed at the sky

There the birds flew in great numbers traveling opposite direction to where she was pointing, as if they were running away from something. Then out from the clouds was a red eyed and black haired demon dressed in high class robes. The clouds at his feet carried him. He landed several feet away from them and glared fiercly towards Sesshoumaru directio.

"This isn't good," said Tejina. Suddenly a large glowing pentacle appeared on the ground by below her feet and emmited a wind circled her before comeing to her hand a revealing a long staff. She looked at Muteki and Teru. "Brace your self girls things going to get crazy."

"Sesshoumaru," the Demon Lord spoke. "What have you done to my daughter? I left her with you and now I find that she is DEAD!!!" the demon lord roared loudly that his voice sent out a wave that caused everyone but Tejina and Sesshoumaru to fall to their knees. The demon looked at rin. He smirked as his armed quickly extended abnormally towards Rin and grabbed her by the neck. She was within his grasp at regular arm length so fast, no one had time to act. Tejina stood pointin her staff at the demon.

"Release her!" Tejina yelled.

"You will be wise as to listen," Sesshoumaru said with his hand on the hilt of his sword.

The Demon laughed. "So you do seem to have an attachment to this Human. This will be your down fall. What exactly will you do? If I kill her, there is no way you can resurrect her again." He tightened his grip around her neck making it harder for her to breathe.

"Rin-san!" Muteki charged forward with her sword rushing straight passed Tejina as she cautioned the girl to stop. Muteki leaped into the air raised her sword to strike down at the demon. He merely moved out of the sway then striked her across the face, knocking her down. But as the demon was preoccupied with Muteki, Sesshoumaru used this chance to swiftly rush up and slice the arm that was holding Rin with this Tokijin. The demon yelled out in pain as a blood poured out from his wound.

"That wasn't very nice," a Demoness resembling the Red haired Demon stood on the branch of a tall tree. Dressed in fighting atire, she drew her sword and attacked. Now it seemed Sesshoumaru was faced with two enemies.

Rin fell to the ground with her hands at her neck breathing for air. Tejina and Teru rushed over to her to see if she needed any help. Rin's breathing had returned to normal. She looked up to see Sesshoumaru fighting the Demons. She desperately wanted to help, but what could she do.

"Tejina," Teru said shakily, "There is something bad coming. He wasn't alone. There's more than that Demoness"

Tejina let out a sigh, "Teru go get the Twins. It seems that we may also have to remove the seal."

"What!" Rin exclaimed. "Why she's been doing so well the way she is. She defeated Taka and the rest of-"

"That and this is different," Tejina watched to two demon lords fight. She looked back at where the village stood and raised her staff and chanted. A red barrier surrounded the village. "A war might break out. The Demon's lords followers and soldiers are on their way. Before the sunsets we must end this, and the only way will be for me to release the seal. I was hoping I never had to do this."

Rin looked at Muteki. The young girl was also watching the battle between the Sesshoumaru and the Demon duo. It was mostly the Demoness doing the fighting seeing how the other one was injured. But Muteki was so torn. Should she help or should just wait till one is dead then finish the other ones off? What is going to happen now?

Tbc

This is by far the hardest chapter I ever wrote. As I look back at my entire story, I realize it needs crap loap of help. The story kinda took a different turn then what I originally planned. Right now I'm having trouble getting to a certain point of the story. This may end in one or two chapters more. Review if you want. Tell me you like it or you can tell me it sucks. cause it kinda does. I'll probably take a Creative Writing class while I'm at college. Till next time.