Hello everyone, I am terribly sorry about the slow update of DoD! I guess I'm too lazy to write because this story has so much details so… I'm just gonna put the necessary stuff from now on since I'm kinda straying from the actual story. Enjoy!
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Chapter 7
Lord Summonings
The scenery was breathtaking. The water filled crater had a lake-like appearances to it with an island in the middle where the fortress resides. A long wooden bridge extended toward the direction of each mountain, creating a pathway for the demons who actually had to travel by foot through the mountains. The fortress itself was made from stone, standing to be 300 feet tall. (lets imagine its like a medieval castle, go along with it please3)
They landed in front of the gate facing the west mountain, and immediately the gate was opened for them. Servants stood on either side of the pathway greeting the Lord of the West and his companions with a row of bows. Sesshomaru ignored them and continue on to the entrance. Everyone had gotten off AhUn and followed the powerful lord while AhUn was lead to the stables. They receive many stares, especially Rin and Airi but they ignored them too.
Once they finally entered the castle, Rin awed at how big and elegant it was on the inside. There were pillars and tapestries lining the wall with many beautiful paintings and artifacts.
There were dozens demons, powerful looking ones, mingling and talking with each other. Some stopped to stared at them but none dared to say a word knowing that Sesshomaru could hear them and quite possibly kill them if they made a wrong comment.
"Lord Sesshomaru you've finally arrived." Blared a middled aged looking panther demon. He was very muscular and bigger than Sesshomaru but not stronger.
"Lord Hisashi." Sesshomaru greeted in a stoic voice.
"How have you've been my boy?" He laughed patting Sesshomaru on the back annoyingly.
"In perfect conditions just like the previous years." he growled warning him to stop touching him.
"Hah! You need to loosen up pup." He gave him one final pat and rubbed the spot for a few seconds then finally let his hand down when Rin and Airi caught his attention. Rin was wide eyed at their closeness and contact, slightly jealous that he got to touch her lord so easily. Airi just stared blankly uninterested.
"Sesshomaru you horny dog, I knew you were a beast but in bed too?" Lord Hisashi laughed nudging him in the arm with his elbow. Rin's face went beet red and Jaken's mouth hung opened, shocked while Airi glared at the panther lord. Sesshomaru growled even louder before swiping his claws at the panther's chest who just barely dodged it.
"Calm down, I'm only teasing." He chuckled, receiving a death glare from Sesshomaru.
"Maybe you should't tease the youngster too much Lord Hisatane." Came a voice appearing from the crowd. "Ah Lord Akihiro." He was a also a tengu, slightly older looking than Lord Hisashi, his ink black hair went to his hip and the texture was somewhat feathery.
"Oh I'm just having a little fun. Everyone here is so serious." Lord Hisashi complained.
"This is an important meeting for the four lords so of course the atmosphere would be constrained." Lord Mitsuru added, a middled aged bear demon, walking to the rest of the lords. They nodded to each other. "So who are your new companions Lord Sesshomaru?"
"This is my ward Rin and the demoness Airi." He introduced. They both bowed their heads. "This is Lord Akihiro of the South, Lord Hisashi of the North, and Lord MItsuru of the East." He said mostly for Rin since she looked at them curiously.
"It is an honor to meet you my lords." Rin spoke softly, bowing respectfully to the lords. They all nodded in acknowledgment.
"Airi, its is good to see you again." Lord Akihiro said, harboring stares from him to Airi from the other. "She is a scout in my lands but today she is more of a bodyguard for appearance." He added to ensure their were no weird misunderstandings.
"Likewise my Lord." She bowed "I've have been under the care of Lord Sesshomaru during parts of my travels here." She informed.
"I see. Thank you Lord Sesshomaru for watching over Airi." Lord Masatoshi said.
"It is of no trouble." Sesshomaru said nonchalantly
After an awkward silence, the ringing of a bell signaled the guests to head to the dining area for dinner. Rin, Jaken, and Airi sat together at their own table on the lower level with the other demons, while the lords sat together on the upper leveled of the room.
After dinner, a servant lead Sesshomaru, Rin, Airi, and Jaken to their rooms. Airi was told to stay with Sesshomaru by Lord Akihiro to repay his kindness for letting her travel with him and surprisingly Sesshomaru agreed to let her accompany him only because she can protect Rin if anything should happen, plus Rin begged him too.
On the way to their rooms, Airi felt her heart constrict as if someone was squeezing it, then she smelt an all too familiar scent in the distant. "It can't be" she whispered absentmindedly. Impossible. She spun her head towards the mountains as they walked through the open space hall way with a view of the magnificent lake. Worry and tenseness poured into her face.
Sesshomaru glanced back at her and noticed her strange behavior. I need to keep my eyes on her.
They finally reach their rooms after a few minutes. Rin and Air's room were right next to one another while Sesshomaru's and Jaken's were across the hall from them.
"Good night Sesshomaru-sama" Rin smiled when he walked her to her room with Jaken. "Hn" he nodded.
An hour later, Rin was still awake lost in her thoughts. Why does everyone assume that Sesshomaru-sama and I have that kind of relationship? They all know that he despises humans so we can never be… no mater how much I want it. Rin was really frustrated so she snuck out of her room quietly and headed over to Airi's room. She whispered her names and knocked lightly but there was no answer. She carefully slide the door open and peeked inside but Airi wasn't there. Where did she go? Rin sighed and then slumped back to her room and tried to sleep.
Meanwhile, Airi was running around the mountains searching for the alarming scent and hoping to prevent what she fear might happen.
The next day, the four lords were in a meeting all day with their advisers. Rin was absolutely bored out of her mind since Jaken wasn't around to play with her, being in the meeting room with Sesshomaru and the others. She was hoping there might be some fun going on but everyone was working. She went to get AhUn and took them out for a stroll around the island. She had spent the majority of her time picking flowers and humming to randoms songs in head.
"Rin." Airi spoke from behind, startling Rin slightly.
"Airi." Rin beamed. "Where have you've been? I went to your room last night but you weren't there." She asked concerned.
"Sorry, I had to take care of some business." She said, walking over to sit next to Rin.
"Here, these are for you." Rin held the small bouquet of flower and Airi graciously took them, thanking her. They stayed in silence, enjoying the nice breeze and teach other's company.
"Ne, Airi. What do I look like to Sesshomaru-sama in your eyes?" Rin asked in a quiet voice. Airi quirked an eyebrow, stunned to hear this question from her. "Everyone thinks Sesshomaru-sama keeps me around as either a pet or for pleasure when I know he would see me only as the little girl he saved years ago." Rin frowned.
"I think that he cares deeply for you Rin. I've heard of how ruthless he is when it comes to humans but with you, he treats you as if you're the most important person in the world, a delicate flower only for him. He doesn't deny your requests and treats you far better than Jaken" They both laughed at the last part.
"Thank you." Rin whispered.
"Rin" Airi said in a serious voice "promise me you'll always stay the way you are and never change yourself even if you have to for Lord Sesshomaru's affections."
Rin blushed "I-I don't feel that way towards Sessho-" She stuttered
"Please Rin, it's written over your face whenever someone says something about the two of you in an inappropriate way and especially what you asked me just now." She giggled. Rin groan at being caught for her secret feelings towards her lord. "You're fine the way you are and I'm sure he treasures you for who you are not what you are." Airi said softly to Rin as she pulled her into a light hug. They stayed that way for a long time until Rin's stomach growled. She blush when Airi chuckled at her.
"Wait here, I'll bring you some food." She suggested as she got up to walk back towards the fortress. Rin watched her leave then continued with her humming.
"So what do you suggest we do about these demons? We don't even know where they're coming from." Lord Akihiro stated. "All four lands have been attacked, clearly someone is trying to provoke us."
"Clearly they know what's coming to them by target us all at once." Lord Hisashi interjected.
"If they're attacking us all at once they must have a powerful military." Lord Mitsuru speculated.
"And a sneaky one too if they can go around undetected." Lord Hisashi added. "What do you think Lord Sesshomaru? Have you have trouble with these rouge demons yet?"
So far, Sesshomaru only analyzed the information, not saying much and only commenting or answering questions when asked throughout the whole meeting. "Hn. On my way here and about a month ago on the way back to my palace." Sesshomaru immediately thought back to that night Rin returned with him.
"This can't be a coincidence." Lord Akihiro stated, crossing his arms over his chest.
"Should we prepare to go for war?" Lord Mitsuru asked.
"We don't even know who the enemy is." Lord Hisashi argued.
"Just send out search parties to gather information about these demons and see what happens next. " Sesshomaru inquired. He was bored out of his mind and wanted to leave as soon as possible.
"I guess thats all we can do until we receive more information about what were up against." Lord Mitsuru proclaimed.
"Now on to another pressing matter." Lord Hisashi announced, eyeing Sesshomaru mischievously gaining an questionable eyebrow from the dog demon. "I would like to speak with the lords in private if you will?" He gestured for everyone else to leave the room. Once everyone left, the other lord's stared at the panther lord, wondering what could be so important that they had to be so discreet. Lord Hisashi cleared his throat before he began "So when will you be finding a mate Lord Sesshomaru? I have plenty of courtesans back in my lands or do you prefer that delectable human ward of yours?" he mused.
Sesshomaru growled angrily at the panther demon, and the other two lords gawked at him, flabbergasted by his bluntness and knowing this won't end well.
"Relax" he put his hands up to make himself look innocent. "I just want you to enjoy the fun and fulfillment of having a mate." He smirked. That smirked made something in Sesshomaru snap and he lunged for the panther demon across the giant round marble table but, at that exact moment Jaken bursted into the room in a panic.
"My lords, we're being under attack!" he screeched. All at once, the lords head out the room to see demons they've never seen before attacking and fighting with the servants of the fortress and the guests, and the bodyguards.
"How did these rouge demons get inside?" Lord Mitsuru demanded.
"We don't know. All of a sudden they appeared out of no where and started attacking everyone." Jaken heaved after finally catching up to them..
"Well, since our enemies came looking for us themselves, lets give them a warm welcome." Lord Hisashi proposed, his eyes gleamed, thirsty for the blood of the demons who been terrorizing his lands and the other lords'.
"I agree." Lord Akihiro commented before he charged at the demons, killing them instantly. The other lords followed his lead, killing the the demons without hesitation. There were at least a hundred of them, but they were all pretty weak for the lords.
"Jaken! Where is Rin?" Sesshomaru demanded at the imp fighting beside him.
"I don't know milord. I didn't see her when I left the meeting room." Jaken said frantically, worried for the safety of the girl.
Sesshomaru went around the fortress, killing his enemies while searching for Rin. All of a sudden, Sesshomaru froze. He caught the scent of a sweet blood, Rin's blood.
"Take this!" Rin yelled at the snake demon before her. She was sitting on the grass, humming when suddenly she felt a presence behind her, barely dodging the demons striking at her. She had already killed three of the seven while AhUn killed two, fighting another one. Rin and the snake demon were fighting on the north bridge, receiving cuts and blows from one another. The snake demon managed to land a heavy blow to Rin's stomach, sending her flying into the water. Rin struggled to swim to the surface but it was futile. She was exhausted from the three previous fights and her body was aching all over, blood seeped from her wounds, dyeing the water red.
Sesshomaru sniffed the air for Rin's scent and followed it outside, just in time to see Rin her into the water. Sesshomaru's eyes immediately redden, he crossed over to the snake demon and quickly decapitated the snake's demon's head with his claws. He turned around and dove into the water after Rin.
When Sesshomaru saw her, she had already lost consciousness and simply sank further. No! Sesshomaru swam faster, maneuvering through the water at an incredible speed. Once he reach Rin, he resurfaced instantly, placing her gently on the grass shore.
"Rin, wake up. Rin." he demanded, but his golden eyes were pleading, filled with fear. He lightly slapped her face but that didn't work. He knelt his head down, his ear pressed to her chest to listen to her faint heartbeat. Her heartbeat was getting slower and more faint, his eyes widen and became desperate. Sesshomaru carefully tilted her chin, pinched her nose, and pressed his lips to her cold ones, breathing life into her. Please wake up!
Yay! I'm finally done with this chapter. I know there's not a lot of romance yet but I promise there will be more. I'm still trying to figure out how I want to write the rest of this so please bare with me:)
Also, I'm currently looking for a beta for this story so that I can update faster! If anyone's interested, please PM me3
Kibachow: I let Sesshomaru save Rin so I hope you enjoyed that:D