Title: A Moment of Clarity
Author: landofthekwt
Genre introspection
Word Count:591
Rating: G
Universe: Canon
Pairing: Sesshoumaru/Inuyasha(brothers?)
Warning: Spoiler for 503-504 Inuyasha Fanfic Week 166/Oil and Water
Summary: Sesshoumaru has a moment of clarity
Everything had finally become clear to him.
First, he had thrown Tenseiga into the Meidou. If Tetsusaiga was on its way to hell, Tenseiga should be there with it. When he saw that Inuyasha had found a way out of the Meidou he finally accepted that Inuyasha was the heir of Tetsusaiga without any reservations. His father's swords were no longer a bone of contention between himself and Inuyasha. He did not need. his father's swords or his father's power. It no longer angered him that his father had left everything to Inuyasha and nothing to him.
He had finally found the answer. When Naraku had use Tenseiga to skewer Inuyasha with shouki spears, Sesshoumaru had rushed to grab Tenseiga. He needed it out of Naraku's grasp so that he could transfer Meidou Zangetsuha to Tetsusaiga. He had knocked out Inuyasha in order to remove the shouki spears from his brother's back.
Now he waited for his brother to revive and find a way out of the Meidou. He had put himself at his risk by jumping into the Meidou. He could have sat by while his brother was swept into hell. He could have used Tenseiga to find his way out of the Meidou and saved himself. Instead, he had completed his father's plans to finish the sword and place it in Inuyasha's sword. His brother woke up after he slugged him. Now Sesshoumaru's fate rested in his sibling's hands.
His thoughts in these last moments touched all of the elements that had divided them over the years. His mother had been inuyoukai and he was a tai-youkai. Inuyasha's mother had been human and he was a hanyou. Sesshoumaru had been born to power and been trained as a had struggled to survive and had never used a weapon until he received shared their father's blood. But their inheritance as result of that shared blood divided them.
Both of them had no respect for their great and powerful father. Inuyasha because father had died at the the time of his birth. Sesshoumaru because his father had denied him the power that he sought. They barely acknowledged each other as brothers. The word had become an insult between them.
His father's sword had taught them different lessons. Tenseiga asked for compassion. It taught the lessons of fear and mercy. Its power was against the creatures of the underworld. Tetsusaiga was the protector of humanity. It was needed to bind Inuyasha's demon blood and in the end became one with him. Both of the swords had forced the brothers to care for and protect others. They had learned to rely on others.
Inuyasha had learned that as much as he claimed to hate his brother he could not bring himself to kill him. He had even tried to save Sesshoumaru when Tokujin broke. Sesshourmaru might despise Inuyasha, but he had still saved Inuyasha from himself when his demon blood threatened him. His brother's life was his. No one else or nothing could take that away from him. When he had seen Naraku trying to kill his brother in the Meidou with Tenseiga , he had jumped into the Meidou without hesitating or worrying about his own safety.
By transferring the Meidou Zangetsuha to Inuyasha, he had put his fate in the hanyou's hands. It was up to him to save them. He really hoped that the baka would hurry and find a way out.. He did not look forward to spending an eternity in hell with his brother.