Chapter 8: Talk of the Oracle and the Enemy's Prisoner.
Kira woke up the next morning and groaned as the morning light invaded her eyes. Her head was pounding with a painful headache as she tried to block out the light with the fluffy boa that was still wrapped around her. Evil sun. Must destroy it someday.
She then heard her mate chuckling and his arms wrapping around her more. Someone is suffering from mood swings.
More like a headache. She said as she snuggled in his arms. Feels like my whole body is sore. My head, my back, my stomach...
...your breasts? He had a smirk on his face as he looked at her.
She just smirked back as she slowly opened her eyes. Must you be perverted in the morning?
Maybe. But at least I am only perverted to you. He said as he kissed her forehead.
She rolled her eyes and snuggled him more. But why is my body so sore right now. I read about pregnancy and soreness doesn't happen until four weeks into the pregnancy.
You read about pregnancy?
I was bored and they had to teach Sex Ed in high school. I graduated early a few months before i discovered the Bone Eaters Well and met you.
Well with demon pregnancies, more importently dog demon ones, one week during the demon one is like two weeks for a human one. He said as he looked at her, stroking her soft hair. So basically, in human terms, you are already four weeks pregnant.
Kira placed a hand on her stomach as she looked up at him. This is happening so fast. I can't believe how soon we are going to be parents.
Yes i know. He smiled at her softly. And after you first trimester, we have to see the Oracle.
The Oracle? She looked at him a little confused.
An anchent prophet that will be able to predict the future of our heir. Father went to him after mother's first trimester and he foretold that i would be the perfect killer, in both style and grace. All would fear my name when it was mentioned. Thus i was named Sesshomaru, for Killing Perfection.
I see. But why after my first trimester?
Because on the seventh week, the pups brain will be developed enough to show emotions. The Oracle is able to sense these emotions and can determine that pups future. Or so my father told me. He wasn't really sure how the Oracle was able to predict how i was going to be.
She nodded, understanding what he was telling her. What was your father like?
He seemed taken aback by this question but just stroked her hair. Well, when he wasn't off fighting demons that threatened our lands or in a war, he was a very kind man with a kind heart. He ruled the western lands fairly yet sternly. Even the humans were at peace with him. But when certain groups of humans went against him, they soon wished they didn't.
She was smiling as she looked up at Sesshomaru. She could sense that he really loved his father up until the day he died. But she guessed, at that time, his heart was still frozen since his mother vanished from his life. Do you think he would be proud to hear that you are going to have an heir?
I truely don't know Kira. But...He looked over across the hut and at his still sleeping half brother, his arms wrapped around Kagome....I suppose, he would be very proud that i found you and that were are about to have an heir.
She smiled and placed her hand on the side of his face. If he was still alive, i bet he would be very proud of you.
He smiled back at her and then leaned in to kiss her.
A large wasp like demon was making it's way to the mountains to the southeast that night. Between two peaks was what looked like a large lake. But if one looked closer, they would see that the lake wasn't really there. It was an illusion to conceal something that was hidden.
This wasp flew right through the illusion barrier like it was nothing, flying down to a castle that was inside the barrier.
It flew down to the main part of the castle and through an opening in roof.
"Ah. You have returned my pet." Said a deep eerie voice that sat on the futon on the far wall of the dark room.
The wasp flew over to it's master and hovered in front of him.
After a few minutes of silence, a smirk appeared on the man's face as the wasp flew away. "So, the lord has conceived his heir in the demoness." He chuckled in the darkness. "That old prophet did not lie when he foretold this."
"Indeed he didn't." Said a women as she opened her white and red striped fan. "Do you wish for me to said them a greeting?"
"No Kagura. We need the demoness and the priestess alive for me to acheive my destiny." He said as he leaned back onto the sofa. Kagura folded her fan as she stood before him with a disappointed look on her face.
"Four great eternal beings of light. Each will possess a great power to defeat the darkness in the world but all four will be equal in strength. Two of demon, one of half demon priestess, and one of spiritual slayer. The Four Guardians of Feudal Japan." He was smirked as he recited the prophecy that he heard from the prophet. "I can't wait to absorb their power before they even realize their destiny."
"Don't...hurt...them." Came a sweet yet weak voice from across the room. If anyone could see in the dark room, they would notice a elegant, beautiful woman laying on a fluffy boa, wrapped up in chains and a pained expression in her golden eyes. She had a blue cresent moon mark on her forehead, a single maroon strip on each cheek, and long silver hair that was currently a mess. She was also wearing a soft pink kimono with butterflys hand stitched on the sky blue hem. A necklace made of large black pearls with a blue jeweled pendent hung around her neck along with what looked like a dark glowing collar.
She would have looked truely beautiful if it weren't for the fact that it looked like that shit had been beaten out of her. Her left pointed ear was covered in dried blood while her other ear had a long gold earring. It was almost like the earring's twin was torn off during a battle. And there was the fact that her cloths wore a bit torn and there were scratches all over her. This beaten and bruised woman was Sesshomaru's lost mother.
"Calm yourself Lady Inukimi. No harm is going to come to your beloved son." The man said as he continued to smirk at her. He then got up and walked over to the demoness. "At least not physically."
Inukimi glared at him as best as she could in her weakened state. "Take this...collar off of me...Naraku...and i'll...make you swear you...didn't capture...me."
"I'm afraid that is not going to happen Lady Inukimi." Naraku said as he kneel in front of her and held her chin firmly. "As long as that collar stays on you, you will be rendered as weak as a human child and your powers blocked. A very useful creation i must say."
The lady just growled at him. "If you hurt...my darling son and...his beloved mate I...swear...I'll make sure your soul...is taken to the deepest...level of hell...by the spirit...of his father." Her voice was getting stronger as her confidence grew.
Naraku chuckled. "Such an empty threat coming from such a threatless demoness." He said as he stood. "And from what my pets have told me, your 'darling' son has no feelings toward you. From what it overheard over the last four years, you abandoned him as a child and never looked back. What reason would it be that would cause you to leave such an innocent young demon boy such as him."
Inukimi's golden eyes sadden as she looked away from the monster before her. "That reason is none of your concern. It is an act I wish i never had done all those years ago." She then looked up at Naraku with anger in her eyes. "I know of you Naraku. You manipulate and make people fight against each other. All for your own evil gain to taint the Shikon jewel shards that you have. And if you think you can use my reason for leaving my son and mate on Kira and Sesshomaru then you're wrong." She then looked away from him, ending the discussion, a lock of her hair covering her eyes.
Naraku glared down at the woman below him. "You are a foolish woman Lady Inukimi. But no matter. Soon i will be all powerful." He then went to the doors and opened them. "And then you will be no more."
Kagura smirked as she left the room with Naraku as he slid the doors close behind him.
Silently, Inukimi was crying in darkness, fearing the fate of her unborn grandchild. "What am i going to do? How am i going to warn them in time?"
"Lady Inukimi? Perhaps i could be of assistence." Said a familiar voice and something landed on the side of her nose.
She looked at the flea that stood there and her eyes seemed to brighten a bit. "Myoga. I thought you had fled during that battle with the wind sorceress?"
"No. I choose to hide on your person to find out why Kagura was so intent on capturing you. And now we know why." Myoga said as he sat done on her nose with his arms crossed.
"I am thankful you are not drinking my blood right now. With this odd collar on me, i hardly have the strength to move."
"I do not wish to with the current state you are in my lady. But that is unimportent now." He said as he looked into her eyes. "What is importent is what to do now."
She nodded softly and sighed to calm herself. "Go and search for my son and his mate. Warn them and their friends of Naraku's plan to devour their children."
"As you wish my lady." The flea said as he stood.
"And Myoga..." She said as he jumped onto her forehead.
Myoga paused and looked over his shoulder. "Yes my lady?"
"Please...Tell my son, Sesshomaru, the true reason why i left him behind. And tell him...tell him that..." She was sturggling to say what she wanted the flea to tell her son.
Myoga picked up the scent of tears coming to her eyes as she struggled. He soon realized what she was trying so hard to say. "Don't worry Lady Inukimi. I will make sure Lord Sesshomaru knows the truth and that you are eternaly sorry for leaving him."
She let the tears fall as she nodded in approval. "Thank you Myoga. Make sure to give him a kiss for me."
"Alright but i don't think he'll get the meaning coming from me." Myoga said as he jumped away.
Inukimi laughed softly as she sensed the flea leave the room. "Farwell Myoga. May your journey be a successful one." She whispered into the dark as sleep finally overcame her beaten body.