Chapter Fifteen
Ella and Anna has arrived at a village "Anna, there you are," a woman exclaimed as she was running toward Anna and Ella.
"Mom!" Anna exclaimed as she rushes over and hugs her mother.
The woman kneels down and hugs Anna "Where were you? I was so worried about you".
"I was lost and got attack by a demon," Anna explained "Lucky, Lady Ella saved me".
"Lady Ella?" the woman looked up and notices Ella.
Anna got out of her mother's grip and turns to look at Ella "That's Lady Ella," she points out.
Anna's mother got up and went over to Ella "Thank you so much for saving my daughter," she said with gratitude.
Ella smiles "It's no problem at all," she replied.
Anna tugs on her mother's kimono "Mom, can she stay with us?" she asked.
Anna's mother smiles and nodded "Of course she can!"
"Yay!" Anna shouted with joy "C'mon Lady Ella, I show you my place," she grabs Ella's hand and starts to lead the way to her home.
In the Forest
Sesshomaru was walking ahead with Jaken following behind pulling A-Un along with him. Rin was walking beside quietly while Kohaku was walking in front of Saige. Saige was lost in her own thoughts.
"Totosai gave Sesshomaru a purple pearl that has an aura, which can weaken an enemy's power. In order for the pearl to work, a person has to get absorb by the enemy. Then use their power on pearl to activate the pearl. Once it is activated, then the enemy can be destroy with the power of Tenseiga or Tessaiga depending on whether the enemy is the living or the dead," Inukimi explained
Saige stares at the bracelet on her wrist.
"You are strong like your father, but you feel weak because the bracelet lock you true power. Until you can control your power then you will no longer need the bracelet".
Saige touches the bracelet with her fingers "Should I take it off?" she wondered.
A demon's scent suddenly interrupts her thoughts. Knowing where the demon's presence was, Saige leaps up into air before Sesshomaru could reacts, drawing his sword, Baksaiga. The huge demon emerges out from the forest when Saige was heading to. She swiftly generates a thin, whip-like strand of yellow energy from her fingertips and slashes the demon into bits leaving no trace of it.
Jaken gasps with his mouth open, shock at what was happening. Saige landed her feet on the ground and the thin, whip-like strand of yellow energy from her fingertips disappears. She then walked passed Sesshomaru who was staring at her.
"Impressive," Sesshomaru thought "She picked up the demon's scent before I did. It like she can tell which direction the demon was coming from".
Sesshomaru continues to walk on straight ahead.
"Wow, I can't believe she killed a demon that fast, just like Lord Sesshomaru," Rin thoughts as she watches Saige and then follows Sesshomaru.
"I hate to admit this, but Saige really powerful like Lord Sesshomaru, but how can she detects the demon's scent before Lord Sesshomaru?" Jaken thought.
"You'd better hurry Master Jaken, or you will be left behind!" Rin called back.
"Huh?" Jaken looked and notices that the others have left with Sesshomaru.
Quickening his pace to catch up with others and his master, Jaken cried "Oh, don't leave me behind, my lord!"
As Sesshomaru, Rin, Saige, Kohaku, and Jaken with A-Un continue to walk further, a mist suddenly surrounds them making it difficult to see.
Sesshomaru, Rin, Saige, and Kohaku are alert at their surrounding, pulling their weapons out. They were separate from each other unable to see each other.
Jaken gasps when he notices he couldn't see anyone else including his master. He was alone with A-Un "Lord Sesshomaru, where are you?" he cried out.
Saige grips on her sword as she looked around "This is a trap, one of Cobramaru's trap," she thoughts "I must locate the others quickly before something terrible happen," She closes her eyes and immediately pick up some scents in the area
Jaken started to panic "Oh No! I'm lost and I don't even know where Lord Sesshomaru is," he shrieks.
Rin holding her sword tightly searching for Lord Sesshomaru or any sign of the other. She felt herself trembles a little in fear "No, I must stay strong, calm down," she told herself when a demon out of nowhere attack her on the shoulder from behind "Ah!" she screams and swings her sword, hacking the demon in half. She then kneels down and grasps her shoulder.
Sesshomaru and Saige's eyes widen when they smell Rin's blood. They quickly went to Rin.
Jaken was still searching for his master when he bumps into something "AHHHH!" he screams, but then stops when he saw Kohaku "HOW DARE YOU SCARED ME LIKE THAT!" he scolded.
Kohaku turns and looked down at Jaken "Master Jaken, stay behind me," he commands.
Before Jaken can protest a demon jump out and aim at Kohaku. He quickly rushes behind Kohaku, trembling in fear.
Kohaku spins his chain sickle and then swings it toward the demon, slicing his head off.
Sesshomaru and Saige made it to Rin who was still looking down holding her right shoulder. They looked at the ground and saw body of a demon slices in half.
"Rin," Sesshomaru called out to her.
She looked up was happy to see him "Lord Sesshomaru!" she cried as she quickly got up, rushes over and hug him.
He looked down at her and hug her back "Rin, you're hurt".
"I'm fine, it's only minor injury," she told him.
Saige was relieves to see that Rin was ok and safe. She was about to leave to go search for the others when she notices something.
Saige went over to the demon's slice in half body and examines it "This demon look familiar, I seen it before," Her eyes widen when she realizes something. The demon's slice in half body turns into the dust and disappears away "This demon is created by Cobramaru which mean…" She glances over at Rin "She is…" Before Saige can finish her thoughts, Rin suddenly fainted in Sesshomaru's arm.
Sesshomaru carry Rin in bridal style and walked over to Saige "I want an answer is she…"
"She been poison," Saige told him "We need to get her away from here to a village".
Saige generates a thin, whip-like strand of yellow energy from her fingertips and spin it swiftly in a circle, dissipates the mist revealing Kohaku and Jaken with A-Un.
"Lord Sesshomaru!" Jaken exclaims as he rushes over to his master, but stops when he saw his master holding Rin in his arms.
Jaken went hysterical "Arrgh, how dare she let my lord to…" A fist landed on Jaken's head. He fell to the ground with a lump on his head as Saige begins to walk away.
"I need to learn to keep my mouth shut," Jaken thought. Sesshomaru follows Saige stepping on Jaken who yelp in pain.
Kohaku pulled A-Un along with him and kneels down next to Jaken "When will you ever learn, Master Jaken," he said shaking his head back and forth.
Later on…
Sesshomaru, Saige, Kohaku, and Jaken with A-Un arrived at a village where people were working. Sesshomaru was still holding Rin in his arms. Rin's face was slowly becoming pale.
Kohaku steps forward, turns around and looked at Saige and Sesshomaru "Let me do the talking," he offers, worried that people would freak out if they notices Saige and Sesshomaru.
"That won't be necessary," Saige replied.
Kohaku and Jaken blink their eyes and have a puzzlement expression. Kohaku was about to open his mouth to speak when Saige disappear in a blink of an eye and came back wearing her black hair wig. Her Prussian crescent was cover with her bang making her look like human.
Kohaku slightly chuckles "I totally forgot that you can disguise yourself".
"hn," was Saige's respond.
Saige begins to walk forward when suddenly she spotted a little girl walking toward them.
"Hi, my name is Anna, can I help you with anything?" she asked politely.
The little girl sort of reminds Sesshomaru of Rin when she was about that little girl age.
Saige kneels down at the little girl level "Matter of fact, you can. My mot…" she clears her throat "My friend Rin is poison," she points at Sesshomaru holding Rin in his arms "Do you know anyone that can help my friend'.
Anna looked at Sesshomaru "But is he…"
Kohaku walked up to Saige and Anna "its ok Anna, he's with us," he told her.
Anna smiles "Follow me, I know someone that can actually help," she said and lead the way to her place.
"Nice," Sesshomaru remarks as he walked passed Saige.
Saige smirks "Thanks for the compliment, father" she replied, but kept the last word to herself.
Anna's Place
Anna leads Sesshomaru, Saige, and Kohaku inside after Sesshomaru orders Jaken to stay outside with A-Un.
Inside, Anna told them to wait and she left to go get someone that can help.
A minute later, Anna was pulling a young woman with her "C'mon, someone need help, a woman named Rin is poison".
"Ok, ok, I'm coming, the young woman replied, but then stop talking when she saw the guests.
Her eyes widen when she recognizes two person face "Saige? Kohaku? " she blurts out the names all of a sudden.
One of the person's faces was shock while the other two person face was clueless and confused.
Meanwhile...
Inuyasha and others were walking when Kelsi appears out of nowhere "Sorry to intrude like this, but perhaps you can tell me where Saige is and I will spare you," she told him.
Inuyasha yanks his Tessaiga out from its sheath and aim at Kelsi "Sorry, we can't help you, but perhaps my Tessaiga can be a better assistance for you," he replied.
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