Previously on Great Dog's Devotion:
(They nodded as they knew from the feeling in the very air...The ritual is about to start soon.)
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Sesshomaru P.O.V.
I got further into the village on the mountains and was still in search of the castle, when I am once again was halted by the Panther Demons and the leader of the group this time was none other than Toran. I was starting to get irritated by the minute with the interference from her and the games she plays with me.
"You have summoned me here for such nonsense, Why don't you let me see your so called Panther Demon King that you are resurrecting?" I said as I readied my sword as the group started to circle around me, ready to attack at any moment. Toran stepped forward a bit as she had a smile on her face as if she and only she knew something that I didn't know about.
"That look that she has on her face is suspicious...she knows something that apparently I don't know...but what?...What could it possibly be?" I thought as I was aware of my surroundings. Then a thought of Nikko came into mind... she wasn't with the others but neither was the other woman, Kagome. The one that Inuyasha cares so much about, even more than he realize, he usually doesn't have out of his sight.
"All in good time Sesshomaru..Once the preparations are complete... In the mean time... won't my company be enough for you?...at least for a little while?" Toran said playfully as she nodded her head giving the signal to attack. The group started to attack with their weapons thrown at me. I deflect them with the Tokijin, having the group evade my attack as it hit a hut right next to Toran and the hut explodes from the force of the attack.
Toran laughs as she forms her weapon out of ice in her hand and took a step forward towards me. "I have to say I am impressed..I heard that lovely sword you have is formidable." Toran said as she shouts out a battle cry as she started to attack me.
We started to attack each other in the battle that should have ended all those years ago.
We stood there with our weapons clashing with each other as sparks come out from our weapon. Toran stood there trying to get the upper hand, holding both hands on her weapon, trying to get me to move.
However I do not move, using only one hand with the Tokijin. She had a big smile as she move a little closer to our weapons.
"Ah the memories...It is exactly like the last time we were in combat...Back then it was a draw, but this time...You won't be as lucky." Toran said as we were still in stalemate. I squint my eyes in dissatisfaction of what she had said. There it was again, that look of something she knows that I don't at the moment.
As if I, Sesshomaru could be easily defeated by her hand, but I had to know what she and the others were planning. "I would hardly call it a draw, you simply retreated in defeat." I said recalling the battle that happened fifty year ago.
"Now, Now...your the one to talk...With all the men you lost." Toran said smugly. She was getting on my nerves and my patience, so I moved my arm forward as she quickly evade the attack as she leapt into the air.
The energy from my weapon came forth and hit the hit in front of my strike. "As to say I wasn't nearly determined back then as I am now... because now we have our Panther Demon King that soon will be resurrected." Toran said as she float back down the ground.
The rest of her group of Panther Demons jump out from hiding and tried to attack me. I raised the Tokijin and swung it at them that they didn't have a chance to evade the attack it delivered.
"Now things are completely different." Toran said with conviction as she disappeared without a trace. Then I remember than I forget something, but perhaps someone. "Jaken." I said as I haven't seen him in awhile since fighting the Panther Demons.
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I arrived at the castle where their Panther Demon King who would soon be resurrected with Tokijin in my hand. I saw Karan on top of the front gate of the castle with fire surround her as she was ready to attack. "Huh...Well if it isn't the older brother again." She said smugly.
She looked down upon me as if she was the superior one in this situation. She floats from the top of the gate, heading down to the bridge as she sent out her multiple fire attacks.
I easily deflected the attacks as I noticed her decent as she was surrounded by the flames and I found her weakness to end this battle quickly. Fire can be ceased by water, she was close by the deep watery moat below the bridge.
She didn't notice the error of her actions as she swiftly glided again with a larger flame in her hand. "Fireball!" She yells as she threw it at me.
I swung Tokijin striking through her fire attack and hitting her square in the chest, having her hit the wall of castle and landing into the moat, having her flame extinguished.
I walk closer the bridge and saw that the moat had no more water and Karan was soaked with rage in her eyes as she looked up at me. Then I saw something fly towards me so I jumped into the air to evade it, the ground became completely frozen as I gracefully landed and Toran shown up on the bridge with her ice powers activated.
"Toran!" Karan shouted as she saw her sister assist her in battle with me. "What a surprise...I thought you'd be weaker then you were before Sesshomaru." Toran said smugly.
I frowned in irritation in response to her words. "What do you mean by that Toran?" I said already knowing the answer of my physical weakness. "You're short of an arm...Who could have done this to the mighty Sesshomaru." She said mockingly with a grin on her face.
That... struck a nerve in me, I am getting tired of this nonsense. This Cat and Mouse game of hers.
So I struck an attack on Toran with Tokijin as she use her power once again to deflect my attack. We battled for a short period until Toran was on top of the gate of the castle, looking down at me with a smile on her face.
"At last the celebration will begin...And...Will be waiting for you." She said playfully as she laughed and then with flick of her wrist she disappeared with a trace. I noticed that Karan had disappeared as well, so I went through the gate into the castle without hesitation.