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Chapter Thirty
At Castle, Cobramaru was sitting near the window staring out at the sky. He has a smirk on his face "Soon, I will be resurrecting again and this world will be in complete darkness".
The door of the open slides opens and Viper walked in, bowing down to Cobramaru who turns and looked at him "Shall I attack Sesshomaru and the others, master?" he asked.
"No, I actually have a plan in mind," Cobramaru replied "So don't attack until I give you orders".
"I understand," Viper says and was about to leave when Cobramaru spokes "Viper?"
"Yes master, what is it?"
"Keep an eye on them for me," Cobramaru commands.
Viper nodded and left out leaving Cobramaru alone. A smirk was still on his face when suddenly he felt a strange pain from his body like something was burning inside him. Cobramaru was on his knees, bents over and cringed in pain.
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Saige's body pulsates once and her eyes widen. Sesshomaru who was waiting for Saige explanation to what was going and what she was hiding, notices her reaction. Saige recognizes the strange feeling as if someone was reaching out for her.
"Father, I can feel father trying to reach for me. I can feel the pearl," she thought. A cried from the hut snapped Saige from her thoughts. Sesshomaru and Saige looked at each other before rushing into the hut to see what the commotion was about. Inuyasha was sitting at the bonfire holding his Tessaiga. He suddenly lifts his head up quickly when heard the cried coming from the hut. "Kiyomi" Instantly, he got up and rushes toward the hut.
"Inuyasha!" Kagome shouted as she got up.
"Kagome, go after Inuyasha and see what's going on," Miroku suggests.
Kagome slightly nods and went after Inuyasha.
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Ella was still talking to Rin and Kohaku when suddenly she stops and look toward the window.
"Ella, what's wrong?" Rin asked.
"I can sense the pearl," Ella says.
Kohaku and Rin looked at each other and then at Ella.
"What pearl?" Kohaku asked, confused at what Ella was saying.
Before Ella can reply, Kiyomi suddenly collapse and cried in pain. She curls up into a ball and clutches her stomach "Daddy! Mommy! Help me!" she cried.
Rin, Ella, and Kohaku rush to Kiyomi and try to help when they got blasts by a pink light that appears from Kiyomi. Ella and Kohaku were slams hard against the wall. Rin flew backward and was about to slam into the wall when she collides her back into something solid. Confused, she looked up and saw Sesshomaru eyes glancing down at her. His hand was holding her shoulders. She realizes that she has collides her back into Sesshomaru's chest
"Lord Sesshomaru," she says, surprised to see him.
"Rin, are you okay," she heard him asks her, which was a surprising for her to hear him say it.
Rin nodded and replied "I'm okay, thanks to you".
Ella and Kohaku were still on the ground in pain. Saige went over to them "What happened?" she asked.
"It's Kiyomi," was all Ella says and Saige immediately understood what was happening. She looked toward the door and at Kiyomi. Two options, she can either go where Cobramaru was, according to where she was sensing the pearl or she can help Kiyomi.
"Please make the pain stop!" she heard Kiyomi cried out in pain.
Saige closes her eyes and tightens her fists. She was struggling to make a tough decision. After a few minutes of debating and the cries she heard from Kiyomi, she has make her decision.
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Cobramaru was bents over and was breathing heavy. He closes his eyes and muttering something from his mouth when a small vase appears, filled with clear water in it. He drinks it and the pain went away.
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Saige went over to Kiyomi and touches her arms when Kiyomi screams in pain "Ah, make it stop!" she cried.
Saige grabs Kiyomi to hold her still when the pink light appears again. She felt the pink light purified her, but she have no intention to let go. Sesshomaru let go Rin's arms and went over to Saige. Inuyasha and Kagome came in and saw what was happening. Their eyes widen when they saw Kiyomi. Kagome look back and forth at Inuyasha and Kiyomi, noticing resemble between them.
"What happening to her," Inuyasha found himself asking.
The pink light was starting the fade away from Kiyomi. Saige looked up at Inuyasha "Its Cobramaru doing, he placed a curse on her," She looked at Kiyomi, feeling sympathy, but doesn't show it on her face "She's suffering from it. It's what Cobramaru want".
"But why would Cobramaru placed a curse on Kiyomi who is just a child?" Kagome asked.
"It is power he's after, he need more power to resurrect himself," Saige explained where trying calm Kiyomi down.
Inuyasha eyes widen when he realizes something "Wait, are you saying that he planning to absorb Kiyomi's power into his body".
"Precisely," Saige simply replied "Not only her, but also my power too".
Sesshomaru suddenly looked at Saige in shock "So this what Saige have been hiding. Cobramaru placed a curse on her and Kiyomi to destroy them and absorb their power for his own," He balled up his fists angry that he should have figured this out soon. Now that he knows, he will not let Cobramaru succeed.
"Bastard!" Inuyasha cursed "I'll destroy before he gets his hands on Saige and Kiyomi".
"Mommy! Daddy!" Kiyomi cried again. Inuyasha and Kagome looked at Kiyomi and notices she was getting pale. They also notice the enchanted beads around Kiyomi's neck that was a little too big for her. That was when they both realize that she's indeed their daughter.
Inuyasha and Kagome quickly rush over to Kiyomi side.
Sesshomaru notices that Saige was struggling to keep Kiyomi still. Instinctively, he kneels down and grabs a hold on Kiyomi's shoulders causing everyone to look at him with a surprised look.
"Saige, why aren't you suffering like Kiyomi? Kagome asked.
Sesshomaru looked at Saige wondering the same thing.
"My body is immune to curse," Saige replied, not entirely honest.
Ella knew Saige was not honest all the way. She understands that Saige doesn't want anyone to see her weak side. Truth that Saige is immune to curse, but that doesn't that it's not affecting her. Saige doesn't suffers like Kiyomi does, instead the curse causes Saige to lose partial of her power when curse starting to afflict on her She has to wait two day for her power restore back.
Ella and Kohaku got off the floor and went over to the others.
"Is there anyway we can help, Kiyomi," Inuyasha asked.
"There is one way," Saige slides the sleeves of her kimono up, revealing her wrist.
Sesshomaru immediately knew what Saige was planning to do and hastily grabs her wrist with his claws almost drop Kiyomi in the process. Lucky, Inuyasha caught her before she hit the floor.
"Don't," Sesshomaru growls as he looked at Saige.
Saige glares at him "It's not your decision, it's mine," she coldly stated.
Inuyasha looked back and forth at Sesshomaru and Saige. He was now holding Kiyomi in his arms. She was trembling and sobbing in pain "I have to break you two up, but Kiyomi is in pain and need help," he informed them.
"Please Sesshomaru, let Saige help Kiyomi," Kagome pleaded.
Saige was waiting for Sesshomaru to let go of her wrist, but he has no intention on letting go.
"Lord Sesshomaru," Rin touches his shoulder as if she was trying to tell him to let go of Saige's wrist.
Before anyone can react to what happen next, Sesshomaru pulled his sleeves up and bite his wrist. Everyone including Saige eyes widen and was surprise to see what Sesshomaru did. Sesshomaru held his wrist near Kiyomi's mouth "Drink it," he orders the little girl who comply and bite his wrist.
Inuyasha looked at Sesshomaru in shock and wonder why he did that. After few minutes, Kiyomi let go of Sesshomaru's wrist and lean back in Inuyasha's arms, slowly calm down.
"It's working," Kagome says, notices Kiyomi has fallen sleep and wasn't in pain "Thank you, Sesshomaru".
"Hn," Sesshomaru got up and walked outside with Rin following him.
Inuyasha looked at Saige for explanations.
Saige got up "They only way to get rid of the curse pain was to drink a strong demon who is immune to the poison or the curse," she explained.
"Meaning you or Sesshomaru," Inuyasha says with understanding.
"Is she going to be alright?" Kagome asked.
Saige walked toward the door "She's..." She turns around and notices Inuyasha and Kagome concern faces and wonders how it going to affect them if they learn that Kiyomi is dying "going to be fine," she says instead of saying the word dying. After that she turned and walked outside.
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Rin was standing outside next to Sesshomaru. She glances at him and notices he was gazing up at the sky. She wonders what he was thinking. If she has to guess it would be Saige.
"Lord Sesshomaru?" Rin spokes and Sesshomaru turns and looked at her. She looked down and then at Sesshomaru "How's you wrist?"
He was shock to see Rin concerns for him "See for yourself," he shows her his wrist.
Rin looked at his wrist and touches softly with one of her hands. The bite mark was there and was starting to fade away "Does it hurt?" she asked.
"No," he responds.
She removed her hand away from wrist "That was brave for what you did for Kiyomi".
He reaches for hand and with his hand. He notices there were tears in her eyes.
"Rin?" She looked at him with her eye watery.
"I'm scared, Lord Sesshomaru," He looked at her curious to know what scared Rin and lightly squeeze her hand for her to continues talking "I'm scared to lose people I cared and loved. It hurt me to know that Saige and Kiyomi have a cursed on them and to know that Kiyomi is dying," she told him.
Sesshomaru instantly pulled Rin into his embrace and put his chin on her head.
"No one is dying. I will make sure of it," he assured her.
Hearing Sesshomaru's words make Rin feel much better. She smiles knowing that she can trust Sesshomaru. Rin slowly move out of Sesshomaru's embrace and looked at him. Their face was few inches away from each other. Sesshomaru brushes his hand through Rin's hair feeling the softness of hair. He notices she hasn't say anything when he touches her hair. Instead her gaze was still on him. Deciding, he leans down toward her as she leans up toward him. Their lips was almost about to touch when Saige came out. They quickly back away from each other before Saige notices them. Rin looked away confused and blushing "Oh my god! What was I thinking? I almost kissed Lord Sesshomaru," she thought, feeling embarrass and stupid.
Sesshomaru glares at Saige and notices she was deeply in thought that she walked passed them without looking. She even walked passed Sango and the others at the bonfire and took off into the forest
"Rin?" Sesshomaru says without looking at her. He was staring at the forest that Saige took off to.
"Yes?" Rin replied.
"Stay here," he says before he took off after Saige.
Rin watches Sesshomaru leaves and wonders about her feeling toward Sesshomaru.
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Saige was running fast into the forest until she landed at a spot with a big tree. She sat down and lean against closing her eyes. She was upset and ashamed. She had her chances to destroy Cobramaru when she sensed her father and the pearl. Instead, she chose to saved Kiyomi even thought she knew Kiyomi was dying.
She mentally yell at herself for develop emotions that she cared for others, which she inherited from her mother. She had locked the emotions away and became cold like her father because everything she shows emotion, someone would die or suffer for her mistake.
Did she regret saving Kiyomi. No she didn't. Kiyomi was family that she cared deeply a lot and protects. Kiyomi is quite and hardly talk to anyone beside her. Her smiles would brighten everyone day. Kiyomi was a special child who develops miko power like Kagome. Her power is very powerful that demons want to get their hands on her. They even tried to devour Kiyomi, but end of dying by Saige's hand. The reason why the demons wants to get their hands on Kiyomi's power is that with Kiyomi power, they can easy regenerate and become more powerful. It could even strong enough to resurrect someone back from the dead.
Saige feel guilt and pain for everything that happened including her mother death. When her father sacrificed to saved, she took it so hard and blames herself that she trained herself harder. She declares that she would make Cobramaru suffers and killed him with her own hands.
A white blur light appears and Saige immediately got up and saw Sesshomaru standing there staring at her.
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