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Demon form

"Why can I not have the demon form you have?" Sesshomaru insisted as he stomped into the study his face screwed up in frustration. He was getting tall these days, reaching Toga's shoulder, they would soon be the same height.

The question caught Toga off guard and he only blinked several times as he considered the question. "How do you know that you cannot?" Toga asked diplomatically.

Sesshomaru crossed his arms and his nose wrinkled in disgust. "I have tried." he finally admitted, head hung in defeat.

"In what way have you tried?" Toga asked.

"I have seen you do it. I know how it feels.." Sesshomaru paused, and his eyes shifted as he searched for the right words. "Your Yokai, it feels more wild, more free."

Toga nodded. It was true that to maintain his human form he had to pull in and in a way shape his aura. It was not his natural shape however and that might be the issue. "Let me see," He asked, wondering if Sesshomaru could shift at all. After all, Toga was born Dog and learned to change, Sesshomaru was born in his human form.

This solemn boy of his closed his eyes and stilled his aura. A good sign, he already had some control over his power but the purpose was wrong. Toga watched as he tried changing the shape of his aura. He laughed, earning a deep glare from the boy, who seemed to take it personally.

"My boy, you are trying to shape something that doesn't bend and mold like clay."

He sniffed clenching his hands. "Explain," he demanded.

"When I shift it's not as if I am trying to change who I am, simply setting my inner demon free." Toga stood waving to his son to follow him out into the garden. "I was born as a dog is born, I was bone muscle and fur, I had four legs and ran with my parents." Toga stopped in the most open area of the lawn and turned to his child. "You my boy will have to forge your own methods because you were born as you stand before me now. Two legs, strong arms. A human shape."

That seemed to upset Sesshomaru, "I am not human!" He snarled.

Toga grinned "And I did not call you one. But you came into this world in this shape." Toga said, waving his hand from his sons head to his feet. "Stand back boy I will show you." Sesshomaru backed away and waited. "Now, the demon form has many great powers but when its set free instinct become the main thought. That is why I maintain this form." Toga enforced the idea by gesturing to his body. "While I do not forget the nature of my soul I do not let it run my thoughts. To do that would be to invite needless bloodshed and insanity." Toga mentally cringed away from the echoes of his own fathers end.

Pushing aside the thought Toga let himself free of the human shape. The world shifted before his eyes and Toga was keenly aware of all the life around him. Echoes of hearts beat near at hand. The scent of blood pulsing through the many who served his house. The Dragons in the stable smelled of food, he could shred them all... He shook away that thought even as the smell of dragon spiked with fear.

Toga turned toward his son and in the manner of dog speech asked him. "Show me what your inner demon is like."

Sesshomaru stared up at him, admiration in his eyes yet clearly unable to understand the request. So Toga shifted back instead "Well Sesshomaru what do you think?"

His son said nothing. He looked at his hands and at his legs then up as his father. "I must do what you do only backwards?" he wondered.

Toga shrugged, "Makes sense. As I said, I change into this shape, you were born to it. So show me what your inner demon is like,"

Sesshomaru nodded. His aura stiled till no more than a whisper of it could be felt. And then Toga took an involuntary step back as the change happened before his eyes. His sons eyes were closed tightly, but he guessed they were red. His jaw what the first thing to shift and then his back hunched over and withing moments he was on all fours. What shocked him more was that his size grew, not as large as he but still an impressive height. The most staggering of all was his sons aura. Once, long ago when Sesshomaru was a babe in his arms Toga guessed that he would be powerful. Now he knew that Sesshomaru would surpass him in power. He would be a force to be reckoned with and gods help any fool who stood as an enemy against him!

In the end Sesshomaru was indeed a InuYokai. He was the same silver white as his parents. His eyes burned a crimson red and he snarled and whined in an effort to speak. So Toga joined his son, together the filled the empty lawn. "I am impressed son. You are strong." He said nodding to his child.

"The power is intoxicating." Sesshomaru managed to say as he shook his head. "I can not stop thinking of killing." He looked upset.

"With time control will come." Toga barked. "Let us hunt and I will teach you what I know." Toga took off at a run, leading Sesshomaru away from those he would regret killing and into a hunt for wild animals.

**End Chapter**

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