Chapter Thirty-One: Fang

A/N: Edited on 9/4/15

Sesshomaru flew forward, his nose sniffing the air trailing Rin's scent. Sesshomaru had a hard time following her scent because it was being overpowered with Inuhidoi's aura. Growling, Sesshomaru turned away from the clearing that the exterminator had been poisoned.

"Where I found Rin."

His brother's words burned through Sesshomaru's thoughts. Sesshomaru had left Rin and Jaken much further back. They might have wandered some, but it had to be close. Sesshomaru looked down at the bent Tokijin, and noticed Tensegia was not there. The fang may have worked to a degree, but if Sesshomaru needed his father's fang, he was going to use Tessaiga. He did not want to be given the choice of using the weaker of the two swords. Sesshomaru had his poison and his true form if he encountered Inuhidoi.

Sesshomaru watched the woods travel underneath him, his tail blowing in the breeze as he continued on. Vermin, Sesshomaru thought, he had been smart to ditch Tessaiga. Sesshomaru remembered the flea's words, 'Tessaiga The Dog Soul'. Sesshomaru thought it had sounded familiar.

The Great Dog Demon Lord, "Tessaiga, is the only one who can break the curse."

Myoga, "Tessaiga The Dog Soul."

InuYasha, "Wings."

The scent of Inuhidoi he had smelled it before. It was on the night InuYasha's mother had died.

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Sesshomaru smelled burning wood and the scent of blood. Jaken moved next to him.

"My Lord?" His servant asked.

"Silence Jaken."

Sesshomaru moved forward, Tensegia shook next to him. He smelled his father's scent. How was that possible? His father had died five years ago protecting some human women. Sesshomaru entered a village, or what was left of a village. He saw no one alive and nothing was left standing. Live stock lay dead, blood soaked the soil, and bodies lay in the path.

Sesshomaru looked as he passed. Their lives were nothing to him, but he was curious on what that scent was. He also wanted to see if this demon was powerful enough to be a worthy opponent. He sniffed. The scent was a mixture of his father's, a human, and something very sinister. Sesshomaru felt confusion hit him, what was this? Did something bring his father back from the grave? Impossible, his father was stronger then any demon that ever lived. Nothing would even come to close to bring The Great Dog Demon Lord back to the living.

"Jaken."

"Yes my Lord?"

"Stay behind this Sesshomaru, and say nothing."

"Yes my Lord."

Sesshomaru approached the revolting scent. Sesshomaru was not afraid of what it was, but who it might just as well be. Sesshomaru passed by a dead child. The boy had been scratched to pieces; he hadn't gotten a chance to fight back. Sesshomaru could only smell the blood of humans, apparently the demon that had attacked had not been injured in the slightest.

The Demon Lord approached, the scent was strongest here. Sesshomaru finally came up to see a dead man and women. The sobs rang in his ears. Sesshomaru came closer to see a half-demon child crying on the dead women. He looked at the kid, he must have been no more then a few years old.

Suddenly the half-demon swirled in his direction, and Sesshomaru saw what had happened to the village. Blood was all over the half-demon. His red clothes soaked were soaked in it, his claws covered in pieces of flesh, and his eyes flickering from gold to red. The half-demon had silver hair, but there was to much blood to even describe it as that color. Tears ran down his cheeks to show that he was sorry for what he had done.

The sinister scent that was coming off the half-demon earlier was gone. What was left was his father's scent and that human women's. He recognized her, vaguely, but he knew this was the woman that The Great Dog Demon Lord had sacrificed his life for. This half-demon was his little brother.

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Sesshomaru landed back on the ground and an unconsciousness Jaken plopped onto the ground falling from his tail. Sesshomaru shook his head of that memory. This memory was something had plan to keep from InuYasha. He had no plans on telling him, but Sesshomaru already had the feeling that Inuhidoi had already told his brother all about it.

The time he almost had mentioned the memory was when the flea was talking about InuYasha's soul breaking. Sesshomaru knew that InuYasha may hate having human blood, but he still cared for his mother. Sesshomaru could not picture what his brother would do if he ever found out.

Sesshomaru had followed Rin's scent here. Jaken and Ah-Un's were faint here as well, but it was getting mixed now that his servant was present. Sesshomaru began to scan the area looking for the familiar fang.

"My…Lord?"

"Jaken, you are awake."

"Oh…"

"Do not waste this Sesshomaru's time. Find Tessaiga."

"Oh…Yes my Lord." Jaken wobbled on his legs, but used his staff for support. Sesshomaru began scanning the ground for the sheath. He moved through the bushes when his foot stepped something smooth and straight. The Demon Lord looked down; he had found Tessaiga. Suddenly he felt Inuhidoi's scent slam his nose. Sesshomaru hissed. He was still weakened a little from his previous wounds, and was not yet ready for battle.

Grabbing Tessaiga, he looked for his servant. Where was Jaken? He had been there a minute ago. Sesshomaru felt a shadow come over his body, and turned to see who he knew was there. Inuhidoi.

"Sesshomaru."

Jaken suddenly yelped and squirmed his body from under Inuhidoi's foot. Sesshomaru could see InuYasha now wore huge black armor portrayed over his entire body. Sesshomaru saw that the armor was based off of his true form. The scales of the dragon on which he had become.

"Do you fear this Sesshomaru, since you continue to pursue me?"

"Sesshomaru. Nor you or any other living creature frightens me."

Sesshomaru grabbed Tessaiga and held it out in front of him. "You do not frighten this Sesshomaru either." Sesshomaru growled. He knew he was on the brink of unleashing his true form, when Inuhidoi smirked.

"He knows Sesshomaru. InuYasha knows about his mother."

Sesshomaru growled. "I do not believe you are saying the truth Inuhidoi."

"Sesshomaru, once he breaks. The only descendant is you and will I see that you cease to exist."

With that, Inuhidoi charged. Sesshomaru felt Tessaiga jolt violently in his arm, but had to move to avoid being cut in half. Sesshomaru moved over still holding InuYasha's sword. It wouldn't stop shaking; it shook so hard Sesshomaru was now having a tough time holding it.

"If you intend to flee Sesshomaru that will not be an option."

"This Sesshomaru has no intention of fleeing from the likes of you!" Sesshomaru felt his demonic aura intensify, his eyes bleeding red. "Feel my wrath."

Sesshomaru felt his body enlarge, and stood over what used to be his brother. His enormous dog body growled sending ripples through the woods. Sesshomaru drooled letting the poison drip from his mouth. Growling he swung his massive mouth toward the now smaller Inuhidoi. With one effortless jump Inuhidoi avoided his massive jaws and flew in the air, spreading his wings.

"Sesshomaru you really want to know how your father defeated me."

Sesshomaru just growled in response. He aimed for another blow, this time with his back paw.

"He had the power of his families' souls. What a fool he was Sesshomaru. He still had two sons even after I left him with a curse."

Sesshomaru charged, he wanted nothing to do with Inuhidoi's explanation, he just wanted to kill him. Inuhidoi had no right to tell InuYasha the secret he had been holding from him for so long.

"Get out of that form."

Sesshomaru saw the black dragon transform in front of him. They were now two massive beasts facing each other. Sesshomaru growled, his red eyes burning into the red eyes that stared back. Sesshomaru lunged sinking his fangs into the neck of the dragon, his back paws clawing at the backside of the dragon's hide. Inuhidoi's body was a lot more flexile and wrapped around his body, squeezing. Sesshomaru bit down harder, his fangs burning in pain under the pressure of trying to bite through extremely hard scales.

Sesshomaru decided to shrink back, he pulled fromm Inuhidoi and collapsed on the ground. Hissing in anger and pain, Sesshomaru got to his feet and ran back to grab Tessaiga. InuYasha, you must let me wield our father's fang. Tessaiga's barrier sent pain shooting up his arm, and Sesshomaru dropped Tessaiga growling. He could not wield Tessaiga, even if his brother wanted him to. The barrier would never let a demon wield it.

"Damn." Sesshomaru hissed.

He looked up, were did Inuhidoi go? Sesshomaru felt his senses go all around him; he was off to his right. A ball of red demonic power came in his direction. The pain from his hand from Tessaiga had been too much of a distraction for him to avoid the attack that was coming in his direction. Instead Sesshomaru leveled Tessaiga in front of him, letting Tessaiga's barrier shield him.

To Sesshomaru's surprise, the barrier from Tessaiga dispersed the demonic aura leaving nothing but smoke. How did Tessaiga do that?

"Die Sesshomaru."

Sesshomaru moved in time to avoid Inuhidoi's poisonous claws, but his wing arched up slicing into Sesshomaru's face.

"My Lord!" Jaken shouted.

"Ugh!" Sesshomaru balance was sent off and he spiraled into the ground. "Damn you."

"Sesshomaru, join your father in the underworld."

Sesshomaru growled, he had had enough of being pushed around by the like of this half-God. He jumped forward and slammed his body into InuYasha's sending them both tumbling down the hill, smacking into trees and twigs as the rolled by.

Inuhidoi's armor sank into his left shoulder; Sesshomaru bit his lip and slammed his poison claws into InuYasha's face. The claws sank in the flesh and the burning blood came pouring out. The blood was mixed with his own poison as it burned his skin. When they stopped Sesshomaru pushed the massive body off of him and clung to Tessaiga and slammed the sheath into one of Inuhidoi's wings. Inuhidoi hissed.

"My Lord!" Jaken's voice rang over the clearing as the two powerful demons battled.

"You pathetic demon!"

"Vermin!"

Sesshomaru hooked Tessaiga onto the armor and slammed with all his strength into the larger body, pushing him backwards. Inuhidoi slammed his claws into Sesshomaru's back sinking them into his skin. Sesshomaru pulled away just before that poison would enter his body. Sesshomaru felt his breath begun to wheeze, he growled and took a few steps back. He reached for Tessaiga; he would have to ignore the pain that would soon be shooting through his arm. Grabbing the hilt he ripped the great fang out, the pain embedding his arm. Sesshomaru felt the wind wrap around the fang, he was only going to get one shot.

"KAZA NO KIZU!"

The Wind Scar shot full blast toward the half-God, Inuhidoi hissed in surprised. But that was before Sesshomaru felt sudden pain in his right side, four slashes had sunken into his flesh making the poison enter his body. Sesshomaru dropped Tessaiga, his vision starting to blur.

"Jaken!"

"My Lord!"

His servant ran up, Sesshomaru managed to sheath the Tessaiga and grab his servant by the collar. He flew into the air and his eyes pierced red as he transformed. The bigger he got the more it would take the poison to spread. For the first time Sesshomaru feared for his life. He had to get to the flea, before it was too late. To late for him, and too late to defeat Inuhidoi.