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CHAPTER 4 : The truth behind Inutashio's past! PART 1

'Father's 'one last death wish' he says huh...' Totosai continues his tale of what had actually happened to father. Everyone listens to him very keenly.

"First, speaking about the pearl. You see, unlike the Shikon no tama, nobody knows how this pearl came into existence. Atleast in the demon world, nobody does. What we do know is that this pearl had a prophecy that came along with it. Midoriko, the greatest priestess of all times, knew of this. She knew the extent of problems it could lead to and thus decided to keep it a secret. But, to protect this pearl was beyond her capability alone. So, she met Inutashio and gave it up to him, to be protected under his wing. But, at that time, Inutashio himself had not been announced the emperor of the west. They were still deciding as to who should take the rein. Your grandfather actually had three sons. While Inutashio was the youngest, he had two elder brothers. One named Hakusho, the eldest and the other named Shuichi, the younger one. Inutashio always knew that the throne will go to his oldest brother and never complained about it. He worked alongside his father and tried knowing the problems of his subjects and always finding ways to solve them."

"Ooh…I remember that one time when a human female came running to him saying her child was still inside the hut that was burning up in flames. Everyone pushed her away and told her to screw it. In fact, the guards with him was gonna raise their hand on her for approaching him in those rags, but Inutashio-sama, ooh…He jumped in and stopped them and saved her child as well…since then he has been popular among humans as well…" Myoga broke in remembering an incident of the past.

"So, since then, humans' perspective about demons changed, even if it was only a little. Among all that were present in the royalty, your father was the only one who believed that true peace could be achieved between demons and humans. And he strived for it. Meanwhile, your grandfather very keenly observed his subjects. He knew he had to decide an heir soon. Even though everyone thought it was obvious that the eldest should inherit the throne, your grandfather wanted the one most capable one to be the one to rule. When Hakusho found out about this, he was upset. He didn't want the throne to go to anyone else. So, just before the competition your grandfather had arranged, he secretly called out his younger brother, Shuishi, and killed him for good. It was supposed to be a secret. No one suspected him, not even your grandfather. But, Inutashio revealed him. He caught his clothes filled with his brother's blood and handed it to his father. Of-course, Hakusho was banished. But, he didn't leave before making a promise of vengeance. Inutashio, who loved his both brothers with his life, couldn't bear it. But, he went on with his life. Becoming the emperor, marrying Empress Inukimi and bore you, Sesshomaru-sama. He had a happy life till then. Training you to be the best, so that you maybe capable to take after him one day. But, in all of this, he never had the heart to truly show love and affection to another being for he was afraid he may have to go against them one day if such a situation came. Thus, no matter how bad he felt about how much little love and affection you received, knowing the fact that Inukimi-sama is not good at this either, he didn't have the courage to step forward and change it. But, one day, Hakusho returned with an army, killing many people in his path. Your father had no choice but to put an end to him. But, despite everything, he could not forget that the person he was fighting was his own flesh and blood, his dear brother. And thus, he never could give the final blow. Instead, Inukimi-sama jumped in and finished him when she realized that Hakusho was about to take advantage of this weakness your father had. This angered your father to no end. He didn't want to kill his brother, but if it did come down to it, he wanted to be THE one. He left the palace and wandered around the streets and that's when he came across Izayaoi-sama, your mother, Inuyasha. He was thought how to love again and how to show affections again from her. Thus, he fell in love with her and decided to live with her since he would not be allowed back into his kingdom again. Of-course, Inukimi-sama looked after it till you took over it. One thing he did regret, even unto his death, was that he had made you a stone-hearted person, Sesshomaru-sama. He was never able to forgive himself for taking away from you the parental care you were rightly supposed to receive. The injustice done to you in regard to this. And that is why, everything he did to Inuyasha were all those things he would have always wanted to do with you. From tenderly taking care of him to playing with him to forging a sword out his very own fang so that Inuyasha may always be protected by him even when he were not to be there. As much as he wanted to do these things to you as well, he realized it was too late now. That you would never accept him nor his affections for you anymore. So, that is where he came to me and asked me to separate tenseiga from tetsuiga after the sword was forged. He knew you were the only one who could master its fighting abilities. But he also wanted you to learn to have compassion to your fellow beings, so the usage of tenseiga was merely a test. He was a proud and confident father of this fact, that you could forge your own sword. A skill only the rarest of the rare, the strongest of the strong, could master. Everything that happened, from you fighting over tetsuiga to mastering tensaiga to creating bakusaiga, he knew you could accomplish them. For if anything went wrong, all would be destroyed. He may not have shown it to you, Sesshomaru-sama, but he was very proud of you. He had confidence in you more than he did in his own abilities. He really loved you Sesshomaru-sama..." Totosai trails off at this point. He had nostalgic eyes, tears at the brim of his old and wrinkled eyes.

"Sniff..sniff.." I heard someone crying silently. I looked around. Inuyasha's head was bent down in thoughts, the miko, demon slayer and the monk were all quietly taking in all of this, even the fox kid and Jaken were silent. 'Who is sniffling their sobs then? ' I turn my head a little more and see that little girl from earlier crying her eyes out yet trying to hold in the sobs. 'Ahh...it had to be her. Who else would cry like this, and it's not even a tragedy...humans are so stupid...' Everyone is staring at her now. The miko goes over to her and comforts her. The demon slayer goes over to her other side and tries soothing her. 'Seriously, just what is so sad about anything he just said about now?! She is such a pain...'

I was listening to this old man speak about this GREAT EMPEROR OF THE WEST'S past and all that transpired. I felt really bad for this Inutashio-sama. All that happened with him was not his fault either. 'It's because fate is always so cruel. Infact, fate must already be considered synonyms with cruelty! But...but Inutashio-sama is the best. He didn't give up to cruel fate. He still sought for ways to show how much he loved his emotionless son...' I look at this Sesshomaru and he just stood there with ZERO expression on his face. And then, I couldn't help it. I started weeping. 'Poor Inutashio-sama. He worked so hard...all of that...all of that for NOTHING! This son of his is still incapable of feeling emotions! Even after learning all of that about his father's past, he has nothing to express! I feel so bad for him...' Kagome and then Sango come over to console me.

"This is so stupid! Why the hell are YOU crying?! This is not even a TRAGEDY! Human females are so annoying..!" Inuyasha broke out all of a sudden as if he was reading my thoughts.

"Inuyasha...shut up before I use the 'S'-word!" The miko breaks in.

"How can I NOT weep when all of this great father's efforts, despite his cruel fate, went down the drain?!" The weeping girl finally speaks.

"Huh? What do you mean Rin?" The demon slayer asks.

"Well...Just look at him, ONE LOOK and you know that all of his efforts were in VAIN!" She says pointing at me.

"I don't understand Rin..." Sango replies.

"Inutashio-sama did everything he could even after knowing how much he failed as a father so that this guy there can put out some little smile or tears when needed. But this guy, he...he has ZERO feelings! Even after knowing all of this, all he can do is put up this 'I-am-so-unfeeling' expression...don't you think that Inutashio-sama's efforts were wasted?!" She explains to everyone. I merely close my eyes and cross my hands over my chest, trying to control the twitch on my left eyebrow. 'The nerve of this girl! How dare she speak about me like that? But...she is the only one with the courage to do so...' I open my eyes and look at her as she was wiping the tear stains along her cheek. But everyone else was looking at me. Inuyasha again trying to contain his laughter while the others were simply smiling.

"Y-your right Rin...pfft...m-my old man's efforts were really wasted on him...pfft..." Inuyasha starts again. This made me angry. 'I will never allow father's efforts to be wasted..! His attempts regarding this are actually none of his concern. Thus he failed.' I almost draw my sword out in an attempt to decapitate his head when I hear someone interfering.

"Umm...Totosai-sama, weren't we supposed to be discussing about 'how' Inutashio-sama took care of the pearl and 'what' the prophecy that came with it is about...?" The monk cuts in. 'Finally someone who is smart in this group.'

"Ahh...your right Miroku. I just went off track I guess. Ha-ha." Totosai replies.

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