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When Airi finally got to the scene, Sesshomaru was standing tall, looking up into the cloudy night sky. With a careful eye, you can see him trembling with anger and struggling to keep himself under control at the thought of losing Rin.
"Lord Sesshomaru… What happen, where…where is Rin?" Airi asked, slowly catching her breath.
Sesshomaru didn't answer her at first, staying silent. "She's gone…" He finally whispered, his voice slightly shaking.
Airi collapsed on the ground. "No… This can't be. We have to find her." Her voice strain from the news as she looked at the ground in defeat.
A loud roar suddenly erupted causing Airi to quickly look up. Sesshomaru was in his true form, the powerful and deadly dog form he uses when he has lost all control. He let out a growl and then soared into the sky in search of Rin. Airi stared after the great and powerful demon. "I won't let them have you." Airi got up to head back to the palace to inform the guards and servants what happened. After she told them the news, Airi rushed out in search of Rin herself along with a dozen other guards who took a liking to Rin.
It was about midday by the time Sesshomaru came back in turmoil. He searched all night and through morning, afraid to stop and miss her scent
"My lord!" Jaken ran up to him then bowed. "Did you find Rin?" Jaken implored, his face contorted and full of worry. When he learned what had happen to the human girl, he was filled with so much anguish.
Sesshomaru stared at him in silence, not knowing how to say that he had search all over, trying to catch some kind of scent that would lead him to Rin but found nothing, not even a trace of her or the youkai. He had failed. He had failed her. He promised to protect Rin from anything and everything, but he was the one that harmed her and pushed her away. He caused her to cry and broke her heart, and now she's gone. He let her slip through his fingers. Sesshomaru closed his eyes and shook his head then turned toward to his room.
Hours had gone by since Sesshomaru's return without Rin. The loud crashes of furniture and walls being destroyed came from Sesshomaru's chambers and echoed throughout the palace. Servants had tried to check out the noise, but the tremendous aura emitted from the hallways filled them with too much fear to venture further. Only Jaken and Takeshi were able to check on their lord as they were closest to Sesshomaru. Just as they thought, his room was a wreck. The furniture was unrecognizable, splinters and pieces of wood were scattered everywhere. Dust filled air, and the curtains and tapestries were torn to shreds.
"WHERE IS SHE!?" Sesshomaru roared when he saw Jaken and Takeshi by the door. Jaken and Takeshi stood there, shaken and not knowing how to calm down their distress lord themselves.
"Takeshi, send out more scouts to search for Rin." Jaken whispered. He wanted and needed to soothe his lord before who knows what he'll shred next. The only one who can stop him is Rin.
The next morning, Jaken came back to Sesshomaru's room, knocking cautiously. "My lord, Inuyasha and his family, along with their companions, are here."
Sesshomaru slowing got up, calming himself as best as he could and released his claws from the wall he was currently venting on. He will not allow his lesser half-brother to see him in such a state. He strode down the hallways to the waiting area, thinking over how he's going tell them the news about Rin, since they'll notice her disappearance immediately. When they reached their destination, they saw Inuyasha and his family and friends standing around, admiring the elegant room.
"Sesshomaru." Kagome called when she saw him enter the enormous waiting room.
"Uncle Sesshomaru!" His nephew ad niece called out when he appeared.
Emiko and Hikaru were holding onto their mother's hands, while Inuyasha approached his brother. He could tell that there was something off about him.
Sango, Miroku and their kids were standing to the side with Kagome, Kirara and Shippo, sensing that something was off from the aura in the air.
"Where's Rin?" Inuyasha asked in a stern voice. Sesshomaru remained silent as Inuyasha sniffed the air and couldn't trace Rin's scents anywhere.
"Mama, did something happen to Aunty Rin?" Emiko asked, looking up at Kagome, her face filled with worry for her beloved aunt.
"Talk dammit!" Inuyasha shouted, frustrated that he didn't say anything. Sesshomaru just stared at them, his face expressionless, while his mind was being thrown into chaos.
"Rin is not here." Sesshomaru finally said after a long silence.
"Then where is she?" Kagome asked, her voice slightly edgy and once again, Sesshomaru did not reply. They stood in silence waiting for him to speak, when the door open to reveal an anxious demoness.
"I can explain." Airi said as she stepped closer to them.
"You're back!" Jaken shout, his voice filled with slight hope. Airi saw the hidden message within his face and voice, but regrettably shook her head.
"I'm sorry, I couldn't trace her their scent anywhere." she whispered.
"Who are you, and where's Rin?" Inuyasha demanded, getting more annoyed by the second. No one is telling them where Rin is.
"I'm Airi and I've been staying here to assist Lord Sesshomaru in the upcoming war for the past month. And as for Rin…" she paused to look around the room, noticing the concern and frustrated look of their guests. "She was kidnapped a couple nights ago." She sadly admitted.
Everyone's eyes widen when they heard the truth. "You bastard! You were supposes to take care of her. How could you let this happen?" Inuyasha yelled angrily pulling out his Tessaiga and pointing it at Sesshomaru.
"Silence half breed. Did you think I intended for this to happen?" Sesshomaru hissed, drawing his Bakusaiga to accept Inuyasha's challenge. He needed a way to relieve his stress and only Inuyasha could last against him for a good while. He already felt ashamed for losing Rin and didn't need his hanyou brother to make him feel even guiltier about it.
"Inuyasha calm down." Sango instructed, holding her daughters' hands tighter just in case she had to drag them out of their battle.
"Fighting won't help the situation." Miroku added, tightening the hold on his son. "We need to think of a way to save Rin."
When Inuyasha didn't stand down, Kagome shouted "SIT!" and immediately, Inuyasha's face plummeted to the ground.
"UGH! Kagome, what was that for?" Inuyasha yelled, lifting his face from the dark polished wooden floor.
"You need to stop jumping into a fight with your brother every time you two meet and focus on the situation" Kagome lectured, her face clearly annoyed and tired of their sibling quarrel.
"Keh, fine." Inuyasha puffed. "But he should have protected her better." He stood up to sheathe his sword as did Sesshomaru.
"Rin's kidnapping was inevitable. " Airi confessed out of nowhere. Everyone turned to look at her, wondering what she's talking about.
""What are you implying?" Sesshomaru growled.
"Kiraya is able to create demons with the ability to sense the powers a human will have if they were to be turned into a demon by her. These demons all have a circular symbol on their body, like the one Rin describe on the snake demon's head. Three of them had already tried to take Rin, knowing their master would love to have her as one of her servants."
"You knew this was going to happen and said nothing about it?" Sesshomaru growled menacingly, his claws dripping with his green poison as his eyes turned a bloody red with teal pupils.
"If I did, you would have locked her up away from the rest of the world." Airi interpose, standing her ground to not be sway by the terrifying demon before her. Sesshomaru gave her a deathly glared for what seemed like an eternity. "I knew it was a possibility, but I had hoped that I could prepare her for the worst, or that she'd be safe enough as long as she was with you; however, I miscalculated." She let out a disappointed breathe, for Sesshomaru and her.
Sesshomaru was stunned at the statement. She's right once again. I would have locked her away just to protect her, so that no one can take her away from me. His fists balled up in frustration and anger once again.
"Would someone tell us who this Kiraya person is, and how he or she or whatever is able to turn humans into demons?" Inuyasha complained. They came to see Rin, but found out that she got kidnapped instead.
"I'm sure you're aware of the upcoming war." She paused to see everyone nod. "Kiraya is a powerful demoness and is behind the war. She most likely has an army of demons she created during the past 60 years just to take down all four lords. "Airi explained.
"Will Rin be turned into a demon too?" Kagome asked, still slightly confused by the situation, along with the rest of her companions.
"It's possible but for her to go to such lengths to get her is strange, unless…" Airi trailed off. The others looked to her, wondering what she could be thinking of now. "She's using Rin as a hostage too." She whispered in realization.
"What!" Kagome screamed.
"Judging by the information, I'm guessing this Kiraya person intends to use Rin as a hostage and turn her into a demon to fight against us knowing we couldn't just kill her." Miroku explained.
"Precisely." Airi agreed.
"So is there a way to save Rin, or is she already a demon?" Sango asked.
"No. She should still be transition about now if the curse was just placed on her a couple of nights ago. When I was turned into a demon, it took around ten days for me to finish before Kiraya tried to put me under her control for good." Airi replied.
Everyone sighed in relief of the good news and that they still had a chance, but were startled that the demoness in front of them was once human.
"Wait, you were human?" Kagome asked, shocked that everything she said kept on getting crazier.
"Yes, for sixty years already." Airi answered her, giving her a small sad smile. "However, if we can find her before Kiraya puts Rin under her control, we might be able to revert her back to a human, since it wouldn't have been that long since Rin's transition started."
"How would we do that?" Sesshomaru asked, his voice a slight tinge of hope to save his precious girl, as his eyes reverted back to its beautiful gold.
"We can purify the properties in her system." Airi paused and turned to Kagome "Kagome right?" she asked, receiving a nod from the miko. Rin had already describe who she used to live with before she returned with Sesshomaru. "We'll need you for that part. As long as Kiraya hasn't completed her transformation, there is still hope to get the old Rin back." Kagome nodded her head, and knew what she had to do.
"Okay so now all we have to do is find her." Inuyasha stated, as if that was the answer to their problem.
"The only problem is that we can' track down Kiraya. We've been at it for weeks, but nothing was found." Jaken informed.
"And I've been searching for her for sixty years already." Airi added.
"You couldn't find her?" Inuyasha asked in disbelief at Sesshomaru, earning himself a deadly glare.
"We already have the other three lords sending out their own search parties for the rogue demons under Kiraya's control, so it won't be long until we find her." Jaken informed.
Inuyasha sighed. "Fine, I guess we can wait for a couple of days, but if she doesn't turn up soon, we go looking for her." He looked to his family and friends and they all agreed to his decision.
"Jaken, show them to their rooms." Sesshomaru instructed before he headed to his study now that his chambers is a mess.
"Yes my lord." Jaken nodded, then lead their guests to their respective rooms.
"I'll inform everyone more on the current situation." Airi offered as she followed them out.
Later that night, everyone ate dinner together in somewhat of a silence. The kids could sense the intensity of the current situation and didn't feel as cheerful knowing Rin was kidnapped. Jaken tried talking to lighten the mood and Kagome helped but felt awkward after a while.
The door suddenly slammed open as Takeshi barged in. "Sesshomaru-sama" He huffed, slightly out if breath from his night patrol. "An army of demons was spotted heading towards the border from the east. It seems there heading straight for the palace."
Sesshomaru immediately stood up from his chair. "Who are they?" He demanded. He didn't want to have to deal with annoying intruders, when the war is approaching and Rin is nowhere to be found.
"It's the rouge demons. Their army is heading right for us. They'll be here in about three days" Takeshi informed.
"So they decided to come to us instead." Sesshomaru said lowly, more to himself than anyone. "Ready my army and send a message to the other lords that they are to send their armies out to meet us at the battlefield." He commanded as he walked out of the dining room.
"Yes my lord." Takeshi said before he left to do has duty.
"Finally." Airi whispered, still sitting in her chair, her head hung low and her shaky hands balled up. "I can finally kill Kiraya."
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