Previously on Great Dog's Devotion:

(I turned a little bit and looked up at a barred up window, seeing that the sun was setting...awaiting what our fate has in store for us.)

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Sesshomaru P.O.V.

For a few hours I had followed the scent that Toran had left behind, it led me to a large village high up into the mountains. As I stepped into the village it seemed that it has been abandoned for quite sometime and I had sensed no souls, human nor demon in sight.

Jaken was continuing with his rambling which I had tuned out and had focused on the task at hand. The place of the Panther Tribe was located not too far from here, as far as I can smell, then there was a scent in the wind.

All of a sudden a group of Panther Demons had surrounded me, the red panther demon, Karan who uses the element of fire was on top on a large hut, looking down upon me with a smugness that irritates me. "Well...Well...So it has seem that the Dog General's elder son has arrived...However it is still too early for you to come the castle." Karan said as she opened her hand bringing forth a fire ball in her palm.

Then with a snap of her fingers and as if on command, the group of Panther Demons attacked. I had reached for the Tokojin and struck for Karan first. She didn't expect a large amount of demon power from my sword to affect her as harshly as it did, at the last minute she evade from the attack.

The large hut was destroyed completely from the attack as she glide to the ground but kept her distance as she let her group continue to attack on me. Some of the other Panther demons went on to attack Jaken.

I glanced at bit that he was fending them off with that staff of two heads that I have given him when we had first meet, which was a long time ago, he had been in my service ever since. I had acknowledge he was holding alright on his own with the Panther Demons.

Then there seem to be more of them going after him and some of them were coming after me. I watched with careful precision as the Panther Demons surrounding close and Karan with a flame in her hands, I must continue on my way to defeat the Panther Demon Lord for good.

I changed tactics as I started to moved a bit in this fight dance between them and me. And also I seemed to have lost Jaken during the battle but I wasn't worried about it, he always turns up and returns to my side in joy as if I have given him permission to be in my presence.

It seemed that the battle had continued on for hours but had only been twenty-five minutes, the group Panther Demons had kept their distance from the Tokojin and Karan would throw her fire at me and I would evade them while avoiding the group's multiple attacks.

Suddenly I sensed someone above me, quickly I moved to the side as a strike came down where I had once stood. I saw the strike hitting the group and Karan while some of the smaller huts were destroyed.

The strike had seemed to have been familiar to me, then I saw a sword I recognized... the Tessaiga. Inuyasha was running towards them as he struck them with his sword once again with his blunt and less skillful attack.

I looked at Karan, she had a smug smile on her face as she jumped onto another hut, avoiding his attack. "Well...It seems now we have both of the Great Dog General's sons here...And soon the Panther Demon Lord will soon be resurrected...Panthers to me!" She said.

The other Panther Demons retreated to her as then they all look back at us. "See ya!" She said as she and the other ran away from us. Soon they had disappeared without a trace.

I started to go after them until Inuyasha started confront me but I do not have time for this...especially with him...he does not understand what had happened fifty years ago and when Father had fought them.

"Hey...Sesshomaru...What are you doing here?" Inuyasha said while putting his fang sword on his shoulder in a slight relaxed pose. I stood there for a moment, deciding whether to tell him it is none of his business and make him leave or go after the direction that the Panther Demons went to and stop the resurrection of the Panther Demon Lord.

Then I decided what to do, tell him to leave otherwise he would following me and ruining my mission. I turned to him, seeing him and his group but then I noticed something...

That there was only one of females in the group, it was the demon slayer that was riding on a Cat Demon while the monk was behind her. Nikko and the other female wasn't there with the group, but their scent was there and recent.

It shouldn't have bothered me that Nikko wasn't there but it did and suddenly had a feeling that I haven't had in a long while. It was the feeling of concern that had gripped me with this predicament I'm in.

A thought came into mind...They may have stayed back from this dangerous mission, but even with that thought I know that Nikko can fight in battle with the others but I will not ask them where Nikko and the other female were located...It would show a sign a weakness. And right now I need to keep my emotions in check, body and mind focus, but after this mission I want to find Nikko as soon as possible...just to make sure that she was alright for the past weeks and no harm has come to her.

"It is none of your concern Inuyasha...Leave." I said sternly as I was leaving in the direction the Panther Demons went. "What do you have with the panther Tribe?" Inuyasha said as he was staring at me.

Suddenly my temper flared from his statement, as I thought...he knows nothing and he would have never come to my aid. "You know nothing!...Leave!" I snapped at them. Inuyasha stood back as the others flinched back at my action.

I quickly dashed away from them and was lost in my thoughts, until the Panther Demons appeared again. I fought them until they retreated back as I continued on my way to the castle where the Panther Demon Lord was located. Unsure what is in store for me there but whatever it is... I'll be ready for it.