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Spring had begun. You laid alongside the riverbed, watching stray petals of fallen Wisteria cascade down the river. According to the human world, you were 18, and it was time for you to fulfil the familial contract.ย
It was agreed upon between your demonic brethren before you were even born that Lord Sesshomaru would be your mate and you were to report to him the Spring of your womanhood. This spring, actually.ย
You thought to hell with the contract and to hell with Sesshomaru! He could find his own mate for all you care. You never met him, not once, and to think that you were to just walk up to his castle, declare yourself to be his mate, for him to do as he pleased with you was baffling to you.ย
So much, that you decided to hide. Itโs been a week now since you left home and your family still has no idea where you are. And thanks to your cunning skills as a fellow demon, it would take a while for them to find you. You ventured across the land to the Wisteria fields, as you did every year, and hid among the garden of purples, pinks, violets, and blues.ย
You climbed a nearby tree, your childlike innocence taking hold of you. You wanted to marvel at the flowers up close and personally, off the ground and away from wandering eyes in hopes of a certain someone not catching your scent as the overpowering sweet musk wafted through the breeze and permeated through the fields, masking your scent as the flowers waded in the breeze.ย
You wanted to be free as the flowers, not wandering or worrying about anyone else, especially another demon.ย
โFeh!โ You scoffed, your fist clenching in pride. You were a demon for heavenโs sake! Why couldnโt you choose who you wanted??
ย โScrew the traditions!โ You exclaimed, spitting at the dirt in your mind. โThat demon can choke. Heโs probably an ugly old demon anyway.โ
โOld you say?โ
The anonymous deep voice almost caught you off guard. Looking its direction, you spotted another demon sitting atop what to you looked like the thinnest branch gracefully. A large fur pelt over his shoulder and heavily clad armor decorated across his body. He smelled. . .ย Regal? And the markings on his face? Just who the hell was he?
You looked away, feeling his golden eyes glare a hole through your silk skin. If it were one of the romance novels you hid away in your room, this would be the perfect scene that a master artist would plummet tot he Underworld and back just to finish. But you? Now? You could care less.ย
โAnd what is it to you?โ He could feel your sarcasm. โif I were you, Iโd tread carefully in regards to who youโre talking to.โ This amused him. he said nothing but smirk your direction. When you noticed his silence creep up along your neck, you turned your head to meet his gaze again, only to be caught off guard by his immediate proximity to you.ย
His eyes, that glare, the markings on his face, the moon on his forehead. He- he didnโt even look of this world! Taken aback, you reached back a little too far to gather your balance, missing the branch altogether and slipping off from its support. It happened in a blink, leaving you to fall midair for seconds until-
โWhat was it that you were saying? That I should tread carefully when talking to you?โ The demon caught you, hosting you bridal style as he cascaded to the ground. With a soft plant of his feet, you both landed softly back to earth, your eyes still carrying apparent shock.ย
When you looked around once more, you nearly jumped out of his arms. Crossing them over your chest, you huffed, pointing your nose in the air as you caught wind to his comment. Just who was this man?
โMy original statement still stands. And as much as I am grateful for you saving my life. You really didnโt have to.โ His eyebrow raised.ย
โI am a demon after all. Such a fall would be nothing for me to catch myself from.โ
โSo, why didnโt you?โ your eyes peered his direction for a moment before quickly darting the other direction. Why didnโt you was the question.ย
โEnough of that!โ you stammered, puffing out your chest while staring his way. โI have to get home. My family is worried about me.โ before you could fully pivot on his heel the stranger spoke.ย
โWhich kingdom do you belong to?โ you knew at that moment that you were wandering the forests for too long. The markings on your skin were too eloquent to be ignored by common demons. Only those of higher statusโ knew that those that belonged to imperial family bore markings on their neck, shoulders, forearms, and sometimes, even the face.ย
โI- I donโt know what youโre talking about.โ he watched you shield your arms with open disbelief. With a sigh, he snaked his eyes from your feet to your eyes, almost studying you.ย
โIโm to be wed to a princess of a kingdom. A family of Imperial florists, you can say. And they actually send me to find her since she fled the castle.โ He took a step forward, making you take a step back.ย
โIโd hope to assume that you arenโt the one whoโs already causing me grief.โ You pulled in your lip, careful not to give anything away. With your eyebrows furrowed, you planted a hand on your hip.ย
โIโll have you know that I donโt belong to any family.โ you lied.ย
โI am a rogue demon, claiming the forests as my home. And it would be wise of you to leave this once.โ He smirked at your response, disappearing into mid air in rebuttal.ย
โWha-?โ you backed up, only to meet his cold armor pressed into your back. He didnโt say a word, but instead snaked his hand around to the front of your neck. He held your necklace in his large, open palm, revealing the golden imperial crest of a plum blossom. Your familyโs insignia.
โLady Y/N of the East. The Imperial Peony of the East, might I add.โ
He smirked to himself, toying with the crest between his clawed fingers.ย
โMy wife, to be more exact.โ
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Passionate Morning
Husband! Sesshomaru x Wife! Reader
Rated: M
The sun has just begun to rise over the mountains on the horizon. The clouds were a beautiful painting of orange, pink, and purple. You were in a delightful daze, just staring at the beautiful sight that you were greeted with every morning. You shifted slightly and you sighed in contentment. You never would've imagined having a demon lover as beautiful as he was, let alone a crowned prince turned king.
Just as you thought about him, he moved just barely behind you, making you look over your shoulder at him. Honestly, you were shocked that he was even in the bed, he'd usually be moving around the castle, or he'd be wandering across the lands on the quest for power. You stared at him for a moment over your shoulder. He was laying on his back, his Mokomoko laying under his head. Not a hair was out of place, he looked like a true sleeping prince. He wore a simple, yet elegant resting kimono.
You could've stared at him all day, but you were basking in the aftermath of waking up from a good night's sleep, so you laid back down, and you got comfortable, shifting yourself until you were laying on your side, and you sighed once more as you closed your eyes, the edges of sleep creeping in to take you back under. But the feeling of a large, powerful hand could be felt gently ghosting over your curves. It started at your hip, and it trailed up your waist, ever so slowly. You gently chuckled at the feeling. You felt him shift closer to you, the bed dipping in under you as he sat up on his elbow and leaned over you.
He trailed his nose up the side over your neck, and you raised your head up, allowing him to do as he pleased. "Good morning, my love. I assume you sleep well?" He asked, his deep voice made your insides tingle and you slightly shivered. You hummed at his words before you answered. "Yes, I did. I'm surprised you're here this morning." You said as you continued to lay on your side. He hummed in acknowledgment at your words. "This Sesshomaru, decided to stay the night with you. For I fear that I haven't been doing that enough with you." He admitted as he placed a gentle kiss on your neck.
You smiled sweetly at his words. "Thank you." You said sincerely. The fact that he decided to stay with you because he felt that way, made your heart flutter. He lightly growled in response as he began laying gentle kisses along your neck, his hand running up and down your waist. The tips of his nails brushed the underside of your breast gently, but the slight prickly feeling of them made you moan. His gentle kisses on your neck trailed up to your jaw and you turned your head towards him in response. You both stared at each other. Yours clashing with his honey golden ones. They were always so pretty in the glow of the sunrise.
"You're ever so beautiful, for This Sesshomaru is a lucky demon." He said, his eyes tracing your face. You smiled softly at his words, he always made you fall back in love with him all over again. You shifted onto your back, and you gently caressed his face. Not a blemish in sight on his ageless face. It almost made you sad to know that you only had about 70-80 years with this man. But if you could come back, then you'd always love him in every lifetime. The hand that was on your waist grabbed your hand that was on his cheek, and he closed his eyes and he turned his head to gently kiss your hand.
Your heart never ceased to never not flutter by his small yet meaningful actions. He held your hand a little longer, before he let it go and he adjusted himself to lean over you. His hair gently slid off his shoulders, making a curtain of beautiful silky white locks. He stared down at you for a moment before he leaned down and he claimed your lips. You moaned gently into the kiss, it nearly took your breath away every time he kissed you. Your hands slowly wrapped around his neck, pulling him down closer to you.
Your lips molded together perfectly, your tongues twirled and curled around each other's, the tips of his fangs presses slightly into your lips, it always seemed to remind you that you were waltzing at death's door, but his tender stares and touches always made you crave for that danger. One of his hands moved down without your knowledge, but the large palming of his hand on your breast made you moan slightly louder and you pressed up into his palm. His mouth detached from yours, and a string of saliva connected you together for a moment before it broke.
He gazed down at you, watching as you slightly huffed from the lack of oxygen, your lips plush and full from the kiss, your eyes hazy with lust and want as you stared up at him. His inner beast growled in success at the sight of you. He looked down at where your resting kimono crossed over your chest. Through your sleep, the fabric separated itself, and he could see the valley between your breasts. His hand moved from your breast and up to the fold. He gently parted it with his claws, before he slipped his hand into your clothes.
With a firm pull, he revealed your soft body to his piercing gaze. You looked away from him in embarrassment, and you took your arms from around his neck, but you didn't cover yourself from him, as he didn't like it when you did that. Instead, you lay your arms down next to your head. He looked up at you, his eyes reading your very being down to your soul. "Don't shy away from me. For This Sesshomaru, wishes to see you in your glory." He said. Your cheeks warmed at his words before you timidly looked over at him. You've both laid in bed together for a few years now, but you always wanted to hide from him, your silent insecurities always making you second-guess your beauty. But he always reassured you, that you were just simply too beautiful for even him to put into words.
His gaze softened when you looked up at him. He kept his gaze locked with yours as he leaned down to your breast. "Keep your eyes on me, for This Sesshomaru is possessive of your beautiful gaze." He said, before he latched onto one of your nipples. You jumped at the stimulating feeling of his warm mouth enveloping your nipple. The tips of his fangs scrapped over your nipple and his tongue lapped at it, the attention made you whine and moan as your breathing picked up. Your gaze was squinted but you kept your eyes on him as your head turned to the side. One of your hands slipped up his shoulder while the other slipped into his hair. He stayed on that breast for a moment longer before he dragged his lips to your other breast.
The attention he gave you every time you both had sex, was always so intoxicating. He'd treat you like the finest piece of China, making you lose all your modesty, turning you into a crude woman. Your moans bounced off the white walls of your bedroom, his low growls making your chest tremble with excitement. When he finally pulled back, you were a painting mess, your kimono practically open, the only thing keeping it together was the thin tie around your waist, hiding your most precious part from him. He stared down at your moist chest, his saliva coated you, mixing his scent with yours, as it should be.
He looked down at the tie around your waist, and he nearly growled in irritation as he realize that your precious body was hidden from him. "Lord Sesshomaru.." Came your voice. He looked up at you, waiting for you to continue. "Please, My Lord. Please take me, pull me under your spell and never let me go." You pleaded. He stared at you for a moment before he traced your cheek gently. "You never need to beg me, for I shall always come to your becking call." He said. Your dazed eyes softened at him and you held his hand to your cheek as you nuzzled into his palm. His stare softened and he lightly growled. You smiled, it was so light, till it almost sounded like he was purring. He pulled his hand from your face, as he sat up straight. Your arms pulled from him as you rested them on either side of your head.
He looked down at the tie and he moved to loosen it. With a few tugs, the tie loosened and he pulled it from your body, dropping it on the ground. His hands laid on your waist and he rubbed his hands up and down gently. You hummed at the light massage. His firm yet gentle hold was comforting. He picked at the fabric and he pulled your clothes open, revealing you completely to him. Your legs pressed together, as you hid from him and he frowned. "What have I told you." He said, his voice slightly crossed as he grabbed each thigh in his hand.
You tensed up and you presses your thighs closer together. "Don't hide from me. Your everything belongs to This Sesshomaru." He said in a possessive tone as he pulled your legs apart effortlessly. You yelped in slight surprise as he pulled your legs wide apart, revealing your moistness to him. You whined in embarrassment but the heat pulsed through you as you watched his hungry gaze linger on you. You watched as he licked his lips like a beast who was about to feast.
Your core clenched and his eyes sharpened at the sight of it. His hands moved down your thighs and under your hips. You yelped when he pulled you down towards him, your back practically laying on his lap, as your hips were angled up to his mouth. He leaned down close to your core, and took in a deep breath and he exhaled with a deep shaking sigh. You whined from the embarrassment as you covered your face.
"Don't smell me there, I haven't bathed yet." You whined out. "This Sesshomaru prefers this scent, it's your most natural state." He growled out. You whined in response, but you moaned out loud when his tongue flattened out over your core and he licked up to your clit. Your core clenched and unclenched as he continued his long strokes. Your hands gripped the fabric of his pants and the sheets as your hips jutted up in humps against his mouth. He kept a firm grip on your hips as his tongue dug deep into your core and his nose brushed over your clit.
You felt the pressure building, and you knew what was coming. Your moaning grew in pitch and your hips began to roll more frantically. The clenching of your core around his tongue made his cock twitch as he gave a low hum. He pulled his tongue out and he latched onto your clit, he sucked and flicked his tongue over it. Your body tensed up and your eyes widen as your vision faded to white and your moan poured out uncontrollably as you thrust in time with your climax. His eyes rolled some before he closed his eyes. Your orgasm lasted a little longer before you slacked against him.
Your breathing was heavy as you rested on his lap. You whined in sensitivity as he continued to lap at your clit, drunk off the overwhelming scent of your release. He pulled off with a pleased sigh as he sniffed the air. "This scent is intoxicating. I can't ever seem to get enough of it. " he said as he pulled back, he laid your hips back down. You were once more on the bed, your legs wide as they lay around his hips. He stared down at you for a moment before he pulled open his kimono. His strength could be seen in his lean and toned muscles that lay upon his perfect body. The magenta markings on his cheeks lay upon his waist and his forearms.
You could never get tired of seeing his beautiful body. No scarring, no marks, just a plain field of unmarked skin. He leaned back over you, his hands on either side of your head, his hair all fell to one side of his body, forming another thick curtain of silky white locks. He dropped down onto his elbows and he leaned down to press a kiss against your neck. You lifted your head up, giving him access and he growled in appreciation. He kissed your pulse before he licked heavily up the collum of your neck.
It was a ritual at this point, he always had to remark you after a few months once the scarring healed from his bite. It always hurts, but the aftermath was always forgiving. You felt his fangs rub against your skin and you relaxed, you learned that tensing up made the pain worsen. But you were pleasantly surprised when you felt the head of his cock rubbing against the opening of your core. You looked down in question, but he suddenly bit down while also trusting into you and your back arched and you painfully yet also pleasuringly gasped out. Your hands tangled into his hair as he thrust into you at an even yet rough pace, your hands tangled tighter into his hair and his fangs gently pulled out from your wound.
He licked the wound, pouring some of his salivae into it to heal it faster, while his thrusts slightly picked up speed. You moaned and gasped as you held onto him tightly. Your legs locked around his waist and he groaned at the position change. He slipped in deeper and he was able to hold you closer. Tears pricked in your eyes as you threw your head back into the mattress, the slapping of your hips connecting echoed out through the room. One of his hands slipped under your body, while the other stayed on its elbow, he presses your chest up into his chest. The thumping of your heart could be felt and he groaned at the feeling of it.
The thumbing of your heart, matched the clenching of your core around his cock. He always felt more connected to you when he had you like this. Writhing under his mercy, lost in your own world of pleasure, the pleasure that he was causing. He felt empowered, yet he also felt vulnerable, he felt like you knew what he was feeling. The way his breathing was slowly becoming erratic, the way his heart beats against your chest, the way his cock would twitch in time with your clenching. He felt open, yet it felt good. To be vulnerable around someone without having to worry about you using it against him.
He loved that, and he craved it. More than he could've ever thought that he would. 'Perhaps, this is why father loved Izayoi more than mother.' He thought as he angled his hips up more and you nearly yelled from the strong stroke of his cock against your g-spot. The small patch of meat deep inside of your core was grazed and your breathing picked up, your hips met his halfway as your end was coming closer. His grip on you tighten as his lips latched onto your neck, kissing everywhere he could reach. He gave a shakily groan at the feeling of your core tightening. His thrusts became faster and stronger. Your body bounced from the strength of his thrusts, your head bobbing as you loudly moaned.
"It's... It's coming." You warned him in a shaky voice. He groaned in acknowledgment at your words. "I... I can't hold it... Anymore." You whined as your core began to pulse. "Then let go, I won't let you get far." He responded. Your brows tightened and your mouth went slack as your orgasm hit you hard. Your moans sounded out with each pulse and he slightly slowed his thrusts, he didn't want to hurt you as you tightened up around him. He growled out lowly, as he helped you ride out your orgasm. Your body went slack as your grip on him loosens. Your breathing came out in heavy pants as you huffed. He looked down at you, his stare was wild with lust but the love was mixed in it.
He pulled out from your sensitive core and you whined from the feeling. His cock was still hard, as it glistened in your liquids. He grabbed your arms and firmly pulled you up before he flipped you by your waist onto your front. You immediately got into position. Up on your knees, hips angled up, legs spread. You were used to him needing to go longer, his stamina far surpassed your own, but you never complained. You loved serving him, it was one of the many ways you showed your love to him.
He gently held your waist with one of his hands while his other guided him into your moist caverns. He grunted as he pushed back in while you whined. He bottomed out and he sighed before he grip your hips in his hands and he began his thrusting once more. Your body rocked as you moaned weakly, your hips slightly trusted back, the feeling of another climax already building once more. He grunted at the tightening of your core. "Already so close to another one are we?" He light-heartedly taunted you. You whined in response. "Your body's sensitivity is always so fun to explore." He said as he traced his hand up and down your back, your sweat from your first orgasm made your skin dewy yet beautiful.
"The paleness of my skin against yours is simply divine." He breathed out as he admired your skin tones clashing against one another. You listened to his words, but you couldn't respond as the feeling of his cock seeming to swell within you made your eyes roll back. He grunted and his gaze narrowed. His knot was inflating and he was catching onto your core, he was getting close to his own end. The fuzzy feeling of his orgasm climbing up his cock and through his body made him shiver in anticipation. He usually lasted longer than this, but it's been a while, so he's a little pent-up. He grabbed your hips, and he picked up his speed, chasing his orgasm with hard yet quick thrusts. Your ass jiggled from his powerful thrusts, the softness always reminding him how fragile you were.
Your hand came up next to your head and you gripped the sheets in your fist as you felt another, stronger orgasm coming. You tried to warn him, but you couldn't form words. But the shaking of your hips and the clenching of your core was enough of a warning. He gave a rather loud groan as he released your hip, he leaned over your body, his hands pressing into the mattress as he slammed his hips into you from behind. He clenched his eyes tight as he felt his end coming, but he refused to finish before you did.
But he didn't have to wait long before your shaky moans grew loud and your vision faded out as a powerful orgasm tore through you. You clenched tightly around his cock and his hips studdered as his thrust became sloppy. His knot swelled up and he pressed himself against your back. He grunted with each squirt of cum that went into your waiting body. The clenching of your core was enough stimulation. Once your orgasm ended, your body began to slope down, but he quickly gripped your hips once more, the knot locking you both together. You both painted, yours heavier than his as you both basked in your afterglow.
He fell to his side, taking you with him, holding you close. His knot is going to stay that way for a while, so he might as well get comfortable. You laid upon his Mokomoko, the fluffy fur was always so soft and warm. You felt it wrap around both of your bodies, its fluffiness acting as a blanket as it covered your nakedness. You slowly opened your eyes and you stared out the window. The once orange, pink, and purple sunrise was now a yellow, white, and blue sky. You stared at it a little longer, before you closed your eyes again, and you fell back to sleep. Finally getting that extra morning nap.
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Any opinions on a soft yandere Sesshomaru? ๐
[๐ธ] ay mi ciela ๐ฆ
warnings: yanderishhhโ and thoughts
characters:ย sesshomaru;;ย some character mentions ย
haha :bโฆ wHATโ
- - -
-okwy, okay, okay, okay
-hear me outโฆ ๐ฅ
-I know I said I wasn't going to write anything about yandere or something similira bUTโ
-a Sesshomaru soft yandereโฆ
-woman, do you think the same as me???
-like????
-that would be our sesshomaru from the first season!
-*happy noises* okay imagine a demon lord being jealous of the slightest interaction you have with human men because-
-YOU don't deserve to be with those human garbage
-yes, he knows that you are human but you are different, you know?
-You're the only human being he can stand not cutting off their head (and then Rin arrived, so there would be two... no wait; there's Kagome, Kohaku andโ)
-well at least he stand others BUT
-don't think that the man who looked at you in a seductive way and wanted to touch you will go unpunished.
-sesshomaru will growl with evil intentions when he sees another demon/human approaching you
-our man is โจwildโจ
-his level of protection towards you will rise to infinity
-his level of love and adoration for you will rise to infinity
-his level of jealous will rise to infinity
-but he won't hurt you!
-of course not!
-how can you think that? You are like a delicate flower that he must protect because he decided to make an exception for you when he decided to be with you
-The touches you will receive from other people other than him to you will be few.
-rin can hug you all day without suffering consequences or an annoying growl from your grumpy man
-Kagome is fine, she can hug you... for a limited time (he's counting time)
-with jaken it's an in-between... the demon goblin can feel your touch if YOU are touching him, which happens if the little demon goblin gets hurt and needs your help. although he prefers that Rin be the one to take care of him
-As for Inuyasha... please no
-just noโฆ
-no :)
-sesshy is going to be the type of yandere who will tell you that he's doing it for your own good while hiding you in a cave or something similar when he's feeling particularly jealous of showing you to the world
-(If it were up to him he hides you underground so that the evil of the world will never touches you... but he discovered from the annoying girl called Kagome that humans need sun. AKA: vitamin c)
-sesshy sad because his plan is not going to work
-In the end, to keep you happy and let you go out more often, he decided to put a nice cloak on you with his scent so that at least others could smell him on you BECAUSEโ
-he will not share your smell either, my dearest friend
-(he almost put out the eyes of the monk who accompanies his foolish younger brother when he discovered him looking at you)
-It was worse when Naraku decided to kidnap you... he almost sent the world and human existence to hellโ
-Jaken vaguely concerned about how the good of living beings depends on your life and what you want
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-Well, I hope this has been satisfactory โ๐ผ haha
that would be me if I met sesshy from the first seasonโ likeโฆ dude pls calm down ๐ญ
#inuyasha#inuyasha x reader#inuyasha headcanons#inuyasha fanfiction#inuyasha scenarios#sesshomaru#lord sesshoumaru#sesshomaru x reader
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VIII Eternal Flame VIII
The final moon before the feast dawns on the young demigod, and with it, it's threatening consequences.
Parts: โง I II III IV V VI VII VIII IXโง
Warnings: Fem Afab reader, she/her pronouns. Angst, mentions of death, violence, slight nsfw (if you squint).
Even as a child, I remembered how the fire dancers in the east would tell stories of the old. Their fires in hues I had never seen before. Deep crimsons and pale yellows with greens that rivalled rain forests. That was the first time I realised that every flame was different.ย
The dancers moved and their long braids swished around them, their movements sharp and lithe, not missing a beat. Fire dancing was an old tradition, performed every year, one night before the feast of manana. It was called the ceremony of the Khar-moon, the incomplete moon.
It was less a form of entertainment and more of a ritual, a portrayal of faith towards the Goddess. They said that the performers practiced all year long just for those few minutes on stage. And it never failed to take my breath away, twirling on the stage, aglow with the torches behind them, the dancers looked like flames personified.
This year, I knew the story well. It was the same boring text my aunt had grated into my brain. She would even sit me down and make me recite it over and over, until the words clouded my thought the moment, I closed my eyes. So, it wasnโt surprising that I recognised it at once. They were telling the tale of ๏ฟฝ๏ฟฝ๏ฟฝthe hearthโ. The beginning of all life. Or what we understood of it.ย
The dancer dressed as the hearth was in silver and orange, their eyes lidded, a beacon of peace and tranquillity. The music fanned, low and rhythmic as the singer began the first song.ย Their clear voice rang out, rippling through the crowd.
My palms sunk into the grass as I leaned forward eagerly. My aunt swatted my ankle, โsit properly!" but the swelling music drowned out her voice.
They sang of how every fire was born from the Hearth. Each eventually taking different forms. Dancers dressed in gold twirled around the Hearth. The fire of the stove, I recognised. Gold bangles glittered around their wrists as they moved, calling fire that looked like molten gold, its flames docile and controlled.
The music shifted suddenly, becoming faster, louder just as a dancer in scarlet jumped high from between them, red flames curling around their wrists. The flame that lights the torch for war.
All the flames gathered around the hearth and bowed deeply. Paying respect to the one that birthed them. And thatโs the end of the story, I thought.
โCan we leave, father? -โ I started and my aunt hissed me into silence. I furrowed my brow; was there more?
It was then that another dancer jumped up front, my heart jumped at the sudden action. Their clothes were blue, flowing around them like water, replicating the shades that flickered within my flames.
It was a harsh contrast to the others dressed in shades saffron. A stranger, an anomaly.
I remembered feeling a pit in my stomach, the curiosity I had for the play suddenly dissipating like someone had put out a candle.
My flames were blue.
And I wasnโt told this part of the story.
It did not bow to the hearth, the dancer flicked their blue robes arrogantly, the fabric rising like the audacious plume of a peacock. I gulped nervously as my aunt finally pulled me back on the seat. I heard her mutter sharply but my father shushed her down,
"Leave her be Hathor." He grumbled.
I felt my breath shallow. As the head clan, I sat with my family at the very front. Placed closest to the stage, second only to the Gods. It was the highest honour, something to wear with pride, yet I wanted to crawl away. I couldnโt help but curl my fist around my fatherโs robes in anticipation. While every eye was on the performer, I was the one who felt the burn of their gaze.
The blue flame was different. I was told I was born with divinity. But there was nothing divine about this flame Without a shred of warmth, something born in hell, far away from the fire of a hearth.
The flames that dance on a pyre.
An immortal bound in death.
Even now, years later, as I stared at the Khar-moon high in the sky I couldnโt help but remember the performance, the fire dancers, and the pit in my stomach.
One night before the feast of manana.
I tore my eyes away from the moon, no point in brooding over that now. I looked over at Sesshomaru and he was already halfway down the hill. Prideful steps, not even bothering to look over his shoulder. So, it had taken him about 4 seconds before he went back to his mutt like ways.
I shook my head, gathering the hem of my kimono so I wouldnโt trip and land on his head. Rin and Jaken could be anywhere down the mountain. And it was about time I greeted them.
โงย
โItโs a human village.โ I realised, โWeโre staying here?โ I asked, genuinely surprised. Sesshomaru and his disgust towards humans was more than apparent, why in the world would he set camp in a human village?
His eyes looked back as I trotted up to him. In the darkness of the night, it was hard to tell, but there something haunting about this place. I pulled my eyes towards the village again. There was a morbid silence that coveted the landscape. The small bamboo knit cottages looked empty, abandoned. Like a painting standing still before us, there was nothing alive in this village.
โItโs been desertedโฆโ I stated. A strange nervousness settled in me,
โHumans.โ He said, his voice basically a pained sigh, โcowardly creatures.โย
I started back at him in horror, what kind of a person thinks a deserted human village is a good resting spot? Even I knew that humans emptying out entire villages was bad news. And not just the ayakashi kind, the apocalyptic prophecy kind.
โIt better not be plagued.โ I tell him,
Sesshomaru just scoffed in response, โTry and keep up.โ He replied, โI wonโt come searching for you a second time.โ
I gave him a sarcastic smile before starting to walk.
A singular fire burned in the still landscape, like a dying ember. Despite everything that had happened in this short period, I had always found myself back here. Maybe it was suiting that I spend my last night with them. The khar moon was already high in the sky, and I could feel the exhaustion of the travel weigh down on my shoulders. I dragged my feet down, trying to push unnecessary thoughts away. Spending your last night in a plagued town. I thought, how poetic.
โงย
Jaken cried more than Rin. Which was surprising.
โW-what a r-relief.โ Jaken sobbed out loudly, I looked over at the goblin grinning, โYou did miss me how cute.โ
Rin ran into an embrace, her wiry arms clutching onto my kimono like she was afraid to let go again. There wasnโt anything childlike in the way she cried, no angry tears, no broken sobs, just silent tears of relief. I stood frozen in my place, justโฆunsure. My arms felt like lead, and in that moment despite how glad I was to see the human child alive I couldnโt make myself show it.
Something tugged at my heart, but I pushed it aside at once.
Humans are delicate creatures. Death comes to them swiftly, whisking them away like they never existed. Befriend them and you live on with their ghosts.
I patted her head awkwardly, โHey itโs okay.โ I said. โIโm okay.โ
The child pulled away reluctantly, she nodded wiping a runny nose with the back of her hand, โare you s-sure?โ she sobbed out.
I stepped back so I could give her a turn, โAll good, see?โ
Rin gave me a skeptical look, โYou donโt look very good.โ She replied.
I threw back my head and laughed, my voice ringing out in the midnight sky. I looked down at the kimono I was wearing. It was one of Sangoโs pink ones, and I had really put it through hell and back. โDo you have a spare?โ I asked jokingly.
Rin peeked a smile watching me laugh, a sense of relief rushing to her face. โFollow me!โ she chirped, the old self I knew slipping back. I grinned at the little skip in her step as she sprinting down towards the cottage. โItโs the one behind the big tree!โ she said giddily, pointing towards a bamboo knit cottage. I grabbed the hem of my kimono, not realising the easy smile lacing my lips and ran after her.
โงย
Jaken patted down his own tears, โIโm so glad you found her Lord Sesshomaru!โ He said, โRin must be so relieved now.โ
Sesshomaru grunted in response, watching the human child skip towards the cottage and the woman clutching on to the all too big kimono to keep up with her. The two of them laughed, bare feet skidding on the dew-covered grass. A human world of their own.
It had been less than a month since the strange woman had appeared, Sesshomaru shook his head, he had saved her. He assured himself. Returned her safely, yet the daiyokai couldnโt seem to quiet his thoughts. The haunting stories of the infamous blood moon somehow sneaking up on him, ringing constantly at the back of his mind.
He tossed his hair over his shoulder, turning away. Once the wretched crimson moon had passed us, he thought, Itโll be quiet again.
โงย
Rin grinned wide, stretching out her hands to show all the space we suddenly had. This cottage was way better than any we had come across before. With all the travelling and avoiding humans, there was hardly any liveable spaces to begin with. Much less an entire village. Rin dug into one the chests in the cottage pulling out spare clothes, they had even left clothes behind.ย
This placeโฆ its like the humans had just randomly disappeared into thin air. They had left everything behind. Clothes, pots of grains and rice, childrenโs toys scattered on the grass like they had disappeared while playing.
I jumped as Jaken snored loudly in the background. This sound I had not missed.
Rin giggled at my expression, โMaster Jaken couldnโt sleep at all, while you werenโt here.โ
โThatโsโฆโ I started, โSurprising.โย
I took the new kimono Rin had offered me, finally pulled off Sangoโs borrowed one I had on. Man I had really put these poor clothes through the apocalypse. Every time I got a new one, Iโd just get attacked by something or the other.
Rinโs eyes pinned on the bandages, wide with worry,
She opened her mouth but the words seemed to hang in her throat.
โSomeone very skilled helped me with it.โ I assured her, although I didnโt know if kagomeโs grass medicine could be categorized as very skilled, it had saved my life like it was ambrosia of the Gods.ย
Narakuโs poison had quite literally charred through my skin, clumped out the flesh. Nothing I hadnโt seen before, but this mortal body didnโt heal the way my ayakashi one did.
โDoes it still hurt?โ she asked timidly.
โNo.โ I lied.ย
Her thumbs fiddled with the hem of the checkered fabric, โWho was the woman that attacked us?โ
โDoes it matter?โ I asked. โWe run into ayakashi all the time.โ I said, She was so young. I thought, at her age all I cared about was chasing fire birds and setting yokai on fire. She shouldnโt feel the need to carry that much.
โThis one unfortunately was the bad kind, thatโs allโ I tried to convince her, the lesser she knew about all this mess the better.
Rinโs face fell regardless,ย
Whatโs wrong?โ I asked.
โI just thoughtโฆโ Her voice wavered, lower lip quivering as she pulled on a brave faรงade, โI thought you got hurt.โ She completed finally.
I turned on my side to look at her. Her eyes looked glassy from the tears, the runny nose and ears red from the cold, bony elbows sticking out of the blanket and a swelling mosquito bite on her cheek.
โNo one would tell me what happened.โ she said quietly. โThen Lord Sesshomaru left too, and I just had to wait here.โ She completed.
Sudden anger flared in me, after everything she had witnessed, all he did was take off without a word? At least I was trying to make up lies.
โBut it wasnโt just that.โย Rin replied, cheeks puffed from trying not to cry, โIt was that other thing.โ
I turned my head towards her, โWhat do you mean?โ
Rinโs face paled, uncertainty flickering in her eyes, โI donโt know what it was.โ She started,
And I felt my heart drop. โI-, I think I saw something when we met that woman in the forest.โ
โIt wasnโt her, it felt darker,โ her voice quivered, โMeaner, like there was something more than just the lady before us.โ
She gulped, eyes glazing as she tried to remember, โIt was all around her looming over the forest, like a spider made of shadows,โ she said softly.ย
I felt myself holding my breath.
โItโs like I could feel how-โ Tears welled up in her eyes again, โWei, it wanted to hurt you so badly.โ She croaked out.
Something bitter curled in my mouth,
Rin shook her head, her voice got very low, โI donโt even know if it was real, or Iโm going crazy.โ
She sniffled, wiping her nose with the back of her hand, โbut I know what I felt. I know it, even though I couldnโt seeโ her brow knitted in frustration, โAnd even though master Jaken said it was in my head.โ her eyes finally met mine, she shuddered, โAm I crazy?โ
I stared at her, out of all the things I thought she would have to sayโฆ
โYouโre not crazy.โ I told her, knowing that I should probably just agree with Jaken and tell her she dreamed it. Keeping her away from all of this mess was the best mercy I could grant her. And yet I couldnโt make myself lie to her. At the end of it she deserved to know the danger before us, something we would soon be facing down whether I like it or not.
โThe spiderโฆโ my voice trailed, how much of everything do I even tell her. โHe exists.โ I confirmed.
Just the memory made the scars on my chest sting, โand he did want to hurt me.โ
I pulled my eyes to the shadows on the hay roof of the cottage, dancing in the dark like the curling legs of the spider. His strength had completely caught me off guard and the helplessness I had felt in his clutches still haunted me. I hated to admit it but the thought that I would probably be dead before I see him again was relieving.
โWhy?โ she asked, her voice barely a whisper.
I shook my head, โWhat matters is that he couldnโt.โ But he will try again and again. If he wants hellfire then Iโm his only link to it. I pursed my lips,
Rinโs silence rang of hesitation.
โLord Sesshomaru can protect us from him.โ She finally said, trying to sound dutiful.
โYeah.โ I mimed out absently. Honestly Iโd like to think that too. Sesshomaru hadnโt ever shown me the extent of his powers, But if Inuyasha and the others donโt stop him from mining that ore, maybe even the daiyokai of the east wonโt be able to stop him.
โCould you sense him too?โ she asked hopefully, โThe way I did?โ
I shook my head, โNot really.โ
Thinking back to the encounter, my reaction was purely instinctual, I hadnโt even noticed narakuโs powers until after I was already in his void. It wasnโt uncommon for humas to see demons. But it was nearly impossible for them to sense their magic. And Rin had seen narakuโs miasma even before he had shown up.
My heart felt heavy, now the coincidences were getting too cruel.
โBut,โ I started, my mouth felt like sandpaper, โThere are some humans who can see and sense more than others.โ I told her.
In the east we called it the gift of Manana, blessed by the moon with the power of premonition. Someone who could see terrible things before they actually happened. Wei, the real Wei, had the same powers.
I gave her a pained smile, โJust think of it as a gift.โ
Rin looked horrified, โI donโt want it.โ She croaked out. โI donโt ever want to see anything like that again.โ
โItโs not all too bad.โ I replied, โI knew someone who had a similar ability. She could sense things, before they actually happened.โ
Not that it prevented her death, I thought bitterly.
โSo, I can learn how to control it?โ Rin asked.
Wei had learned to control it, I remembered. It was painted in my mind like an ink scroll painting.
Her eyes lidded as she sat before the fire, and her face crinkling as I broke her meditation. She would hiss out of frustration when I continued to egg her on, her leaf green eyes opening wide, โeven the toddlers in the village know better, y/n, Toddlers!โ
I averted my eyes painfully, โI guess you can.โ
Rin flexed her fingers as if expecting the magic to show up on her palms, โHow do I do that?โ
โI donโt know.โ I replied quickly, pushing away the torrent of emotions that often-accompanied Weiโs memories.
โMaybe you could ask your friend.โ
โNo.โ I replied sharply.
I canโt ask her. Not anymore.
They would have gotten along. I had realised that the moment I had met Rin. wet tears slipped down my cheekbones sliding over the shell of my ears.
"Wei are you crying?" Rin's sleep heavy voice called out,
I felt my vision grow cloudy.ย
"No." I sniffled.
Rin hand threw an arm over my torso, "it's okay" the child mumbled, "I missed you too."
โYou say you wouldnโt do that for anyone.โ She had sniggered, twirling the scared bells around before bonking it on my head,
I pushed her hand away angrily and she had laughed, โBut I bet youโd do that for me.โ
I sat up suddenly.ย
โWhere are you going?โ Rin asked,
โGo to sleep.โ I told her, I ran a hand along the nape of my neck, it was drenched in sweat. The cottage was too warm, and my mind was too heavy with the thoughts. I pulled my hair up in a knot. It was my last night before my death, and I didnโt want to spend it under a covered roof.
โง
The spring looked prettier than usual, but it didnโt help that the water in it was biting cold.
I groaned as I lowered myself in the spring slowly. With the full moon on the morrow, there was no scarcity of moonlight. A view like that would have enchanted anyone, mortal or not. I sank into the numbing cold water, my fingers trailing over my arm absently. This body the curse had put me in had only started to feel like mine. It was brittle and lanky, so weak I dared not test its limits. But I had surprised myself with everything it did withstand.
Maybe it wasnโt that easy to kill humans after all.
With everything I had survived, I wondered how exactly death would come for me under the moon tomorrow. I let my head roll back in thought. I didnโt even have the capacity to think how I was to die tomorrow. I took in a deep breath pulling myself under the surface.
It felt calm underwater, the water cancelled out the sounds of the forest. God, what would I give to fall asleep under the surface just like this. This would be a nice death, like youโre drifting away to sleep. It would be a sad death; they probably wont even sing of me in the east. I stayed under water until my lungs screamed for air, eventually bopping my head up over the surface.
โhuman.โ
His sight just left me frozen,
What the actual fuck was he doing here now.
It was a little pathetic how much I ogled him as he lowered himself into the spring slowly.
His body was that of a warrior, honed over the years, stripped with scars, some fading some brazen. I couldnโt imagine how many stories he had to tell about just the scars on his arms.
I tried to keep my eyes on his torso, trying not to dip any lower than the magenta marks around his waist.
But while the chilly mist rising from the spring was thick, it was not opaque enough. His shamelessness in my presence was surprising, but then again, he probably thought of me like a bug. Who covers themselves in front of insects?
Even in the hot spring, he settled down like a king on a throne. His silver hair pooled around him like molten starlight. With the damp hair matted across his forehead, and the slitted amber eyes peeking through the bangs, he looked every bit the god they painted him in the folk tales.
I averted my eyes awkwardly, heat rushing to my face. My body remembering the time he had actually let his reatsu out after we had hunted the boar. The way it had crawled over my senses, overwhelming me until I could feel it in the back of my throat- stop it. I screamed at myself, pressing my thighs together.
โWhat are you doing here?!โ I snapped at him. Even after being in a human body my demon instinct still persisted and I did not have the time to deal with how badly my ayakashi-self wanted to ride him.
โYour scars.โ He stated casually,
I looked down finally realising that I was also naked before him. I gulped, โurm, yes.โ I replied awkwardly. In the moonlight it looked even worse than it actually was.
โItโs still poisoned.โ He stated. โI can still smell his miasma off of you.โ
I winced as he said that, brushing my fingers over the wounds. I had been afraid of that being the case, even without my ayakashi senses, I could feel the poison in the wounds, keeping them from healing properly. Remanets of his disgusting magic that have permanently branded themselves on my body.
โIt will only fade in his death.โ I sighed, a miasma like that is connected to an ayakashiโs soul. ย
โYou wonโt have to wait too long for that.โ He replied.
I felt very cold, โWhat do you mean?โ I whispered out.
His voice sent chills ran down my spine. โIsnโt it obvious?โ he snarled out, โI am going to seek out the spider.โ
My jaw slacked, โwhat do you mean seek him out?โ
His eyes flicked towards me, already annoyed, โDo you think Iโm a coward that sits back silently, Human?โ he growled,
I shook my head, โYou cannot defeat him.โ
He snarled in reply, the sound making the hair on my arms stand.
โNot another word-โ He growled out.
I felt a lump in my throat as his amber eyes narrowed, they were truly a beautiful colour, I forced myself to think clearly, โYou donโt know what heโs capable of.โ I told him.
Sesshomaru grunted, โHow strong he seemed to a human like you is irrelevant.โ He replied, โTo so much so as look at someone under my protection was a death sentence.โ
โHe will pay for this insolence towards me. For even thinking of challenging me. For a spider like that to do thisโฆโ he growled out, โHow humiliating.โ
What stung my heart was how familiar it all was. His words, ego masquerading as nobility. How selfish the words truly sounded.
It sounded like me.
โTo you?โ I scoffed out, my voice low.
โI am standing here and I can fucking feel what he did to my body.โ I told him, the scars, the phantom pain, the fear will never wash away. โAnd you have the audacity to talk about how he slighted you?โ
My breathing was heavy and angry. โBecause thatโs what it is, isnโt it?โ I said, โyouโre just worried about what the world will think of you, the great daiyokai bested by a spider.โ
Tears pricked at my eyes, โShe used to tell me revenge is selfish, and Iโฆ I just couldnโt understand her.โ I mumbled out.
My shoulders slumped; I am a fool.
All my fucking life, I had created an idea of myself. The great demigod, a ruthless warrior, and I had truly believed I was meant to live that life. But in the end, it had all been so meaningless. What had that gotten me? I had lived through my immortal life haunted by Weiโs voice, buried under the weight of her death. Tortured by just the thoughts of all that could have been. The whole truth shattered around me into a million pieces.ย
I buried my face in my fingers, my legs going very weak.
โWhat I thought would give her peace, was truly just a step I took for myself. I should have pressed that ego down. I should have stayed with her, somewhere I knew it was what my heart wanted. But I was scared that the act would be called too cowardly.โ
โI failed her.โ I completed. โI failed her in every way.โ
The taunting voices in my head were dead silent.
โTell me Sesshomaru.โ I asked him, โDo you wish to kill him because by attacking me he questioned your authority? That you felt emasculated that someone under your protection was taken from right under your nose. Or is it truly because you wish to bring someone justice?โ
He stared at me silently as I continued.
โThereโs a difference, you know. A difference I just realised existed.โ I shook my head, giving out a dry laugh.
โOne you do for your own ego, to put someone who has defied you in their place. To tell the world that you arenโt the coward. The secondโฆโ my voice trailed away. Why hadnโt I understood such a simple thing when she was alive?
โWhat of the second, human?โ he hissed out.
I looked up at the daiyokai sadly, โThe second you do out of love.โ
He actually laughed, which I soon realised was a lot more horrifying than his poker face.
He turned his head away, โItโs this trait of you humans that I cannot understand. You worry too much about your fragile lives, itโs foolish, weak.โย
I frowned, my own anger bubbling up to the surface.
โNot only that, you begged me to abandon you to save her.โ He continued.
His amber eyes slitted, the mountains around us seemed to shift, โyou are fooled if you think youโre not weak.โ
ย Heโs exactly like me.
Rein in your temper daughter of the hills, the voices sang,
But you canโt put out fires from hell.
"You talk of how I'm lesser for saving Rin, yet you came crawling to search for me remember?!" I said pointing a wrinkly finger at him,
Sesshomaru looked like I had just slapped him across his face. The water around me chilled. I knew the moment I should stop yapping, but my bitter temper just continued to pour out.
โYouโre the one thatโs weak and cowardly.โ I snarled out. โCowering away under the guise of arrogance when all you have is your empty honour. Even the measly humans you seem to hate show more chivalry.โ
His growl rang in my ears as he charged. Within a second his fingers were curled around my throat, pinning me down.
His hair fell around me like a rain of starlight, his ragged breath fanning my face as his fangs slipped out. My heart hammered in my chest, as he spoke, โYou have constantly, tested my patience human.โ His grip tightened around me, nails digging into my skin.
โDo it.โ I spat out. The anger in his eyes flickered, taken aback with something of the same ferocity staring back. After everything I had gone through, with my death facing me down tomorrow, did he think a tantrum would scare me?
ย โYouโre only angry because Iโm right.โ I gurgled out. โWei tried telling me that.โ I told him, watching his brow furrow with confusion. His grip loosened and I pushed him away.
,It may be that mortal lives are delicate, but they aren't like flowers that wilt away. Many like battle scars leave their mark. They are immortalised in memories, daughter of the hills. Even bound to death, they are worth living.
โMaybe my death will make you realise that.โ
โง
I strode towards the camp angrily, in my rage I hadnโt even dried myself, just draped my kimono over my body, screamed at him and left.ย
I cringed a little, such dramatics. Couldnโt have just dried myself before making such impactful exit. Now the clothing along with me was sopping wet, water dripping down at my feet making small puddles as I walked back.
Something rustled making me halt. As I stared, a strange figure seemed to loom around the opening of the groove.
I furrowed my brow, the silhouette looked like that of a child that was crouched over. Did Rin follow me all the way here? I craned my neck, about to call her out when the figure spoke up first.
โDoes mortality fare you well? Daughter of the hills?โ
The voice was light and girlish, unrecognizable. My heart went still,
It couldnโt be.
The figure stepped forward, striding into the moonlight so I could see her.
It was a child, yet it wasnโt. The alarm that rang in my bones wasnโt from fear, it was recognition. The more I looked at her, the more inhuman she looked. Markings adorned her body, inky lines running up her face and arms, whorls made of runes mapped like galaxies on her body.
It was the same creature, that 14 moon before had appeared before me differently. My breath shallowed as time slowed around me.
The crone.
I raged towards the crone, but it felt like someone had tied boulders to my feet. Illusion magic? The invisible weight slammed me into the ground. The impact knocking the breath out of me.
She pointed a chubby finger at my face, โHave you learned nothing?โ
I looked up at her aghast, the girl was no bigger than Rin, barefoot with windswept hair like she had just casually wandered out of a nearby village. She tossed a flat- stone between her hands, giving me a grin that missed a front tooth. โBy now you should know you canโt compete with me.โ
I growled angrily at her words, my nails dug into palms so hard I drew blood, while, she just watched me a mocking smile.
I knew it was the unnerving eyes, the iris was completely white, blinded by a cloudy white haze, like the moon peeking from behind clouds. Her unyielding gaze was pinned on me. I knew in that moment it was nothing but her gaze that had pinned me to the ground.
Donโt fucking stay down this time.
I pushed through the invisible weight with everything I had. The more I struggled against it the worse it seemed to get, gripping down my bones until they broke. I screamed through the pain, the pressure sending a stream of blood down my nose. The first time I couldnโt face her, this time- I will not go down that easily. With spots dancing before my eyes, I managed to drag myself up to my knees. My smouldering gaze finally met her, โGive m-!โ
Within a second the pressure doubled, it felt like someone had grabbed my shoulders and slammed me back into the ground with a thud.
โMmph!โ
She put a hand to her ear theatrically, โIโm sorry, what was that?โ the cheeky tone of her voice really pissed me off. โCouldnโt hear you with your face planted in the dirt.โ
I looked up at her painfully, spitting out grass. โGive me...โ I growled out. โMy powers back.โ
The kid gave me a toothy grin, โEven if I did,โ She said cheekily, โYou know your current body wonโt be able to contain it right? Your flames are so ruthless, they wonโt even show their own master any mercy.โ She giggled as if it was the funniest thing in the world, โTheyโll roast you from the inside out!โ
I looked at her morbidly, โI miss the crone.โ
The girl laughed, โWeโre not much different.โย
โWhy are you here?โ I asked. โWhat more could you possibly want?โ I told her, โYou have taken everything. Everything.โ
My neck felt like it was going to snap from the pressure, โMy powers, my body, everything that made me, myself. You stripped me of my very beingโ I cried out.
The creature sighed, โyes, how unfortunate.โ
My anger surfaced again โYou vile masochistic demon.โ I snarled out, thrashing on the ground as the invisible force continued to pin me, โWhat did you gain by putting me through all of this?โ
The child arched an eyebrow,
โSo your mother levelling mountains because someone ticked her off is divine, but me cursing a sad demigod is vile?โ She challenged, โSuch double standards.โ She said clicking her tongue, โI was right the first time, your ayakashi blood does make you stupid.โ
My eyes widened, my mother?
I felt my mouth go very dry, I should have figure that the scorching light wasnโt just any spell, it was divine spirit energy. No ayakashi can put curses out like that. No, I realised bitterly, it wasnโt a curse at all, it was a prophecy.
A Goddess.
She could bend everything that the moonlight fell over. Bathed in divine light, the goddess of the crimson moon.
Just like the different phases of the moon she appears different each time.
Oh seven hells. Maybe I should apologise for calling her a masochist.
My jaw tightened, โYouโre her.โ I gasped out, goosebumps flooding my body, โYou are Manana.โ
A ghost of a smile played at her lips, the blind eyes crinkling at the sound of her name, โWell then,โ she said, sounding very pleased. โNow that you know, we can actually begin.โ
โWhat do you want?โ I said, feeling the exhaustion in my bones. I had fought for this stupid human life for days, scrambling to keep myself alive. I hadnโt expected mortality to be so heavy.
โWhat I want?โ She asked, giving out another laugh, โI thought you would be rubbing your nose at my feet begging me to spare your life tomorrow.โ She completed. โTell me daughter of the hills, do you not fear the fate tomorrowโs crimson moon will bring you?โ
Considering how much it did scare me, I should have been begging her for life. For most demigods in the stories, begging for mercy to a Goddess worked out well.
โUnless..โ She picked up on my thoughts, โThatโs no longer what you wish for.โ
I pulled myself to tell her what was truly ripping me from the inside, โIf Naraku holds my dying heart, heโll get his hands on hellfire.โ I said,
โBut my death will prevent thatโ I explained flatly, โThere wonโt be a beating heart to hold.โ I told her bitterly. My eyes met herโs with a broken smile, โitโs not much, but I can accept a death like that.โ Itโs the best defence I can provide the others.
The ends of her mouth twitched, โAre you really naive enough to believe that something so mundane as death would stop him?โ She replied, โThereโs no stopping his ambition. Heโll find a way to attain your flames even if he has to carve out your corpse.โ
ย No. I mouthed.
โThatโs not what was supposed to happen.โ I whispered out, my throat going very dry, my death wonโt matter. He will continue to hunt everyone I will leave behind.
I curled my fists, โYou donโt understand, this isnโt just about me anymore.โ I looked up at her, trying to gather any shred of sympathy. โIf he gets his hands on my flames, Iโโ I shook my head, โI donโt even know what all he would be capable of.โ I looked up at sudden desperation closing up my throat, โNo one else understands.โ
โNot Sesshomaru not inuyasha and the others, they donโt fucking understand how powerful he is.โ But I do.
I felt the brunt of his powers firsthand, the poison in his miasma and how his talons tried to carve out my heart. โThey will not be able to stand up to him.โ
โAnd?โ she asked.
My words faltered, โAnd?โ I cried out angrily, My voice cracked, โThe death and destruction he will bring would be a thousand times worse than what I did.โ
โHuman lives obviously.โ The Goddess said, โNarakuโs descent into power will spark a war bartered in lives, ayakashi and humans.โ She flicked the flat-stone and it disappeared mid-air.
โBut itโs a war that does not concern you.โ She said, โIt is something you wonโt even have to deal with at all. What has changed so much, that it has you pleading, daughter of the hills?โ
โThat doesnโtโฆโ I pursed my lips, no longer knowing what exactly to say. I will die tomorrow. And whatever fucked up shit naraku is brewing I wonโt be a part of it. Wasnโt that the easiest way out of it?
โI canโt just leave now.โ I said finally, my head dropped, No matter how much the fire clan sang about glorious deaths, and how much I thought I desired a gore-y end on a battlefield. I realized I wanted to live. Even as a sad, unattractive, mortal, mountain girl. I still wanted to live.ย Especially now. Especially now that Iโm-
My voice quivered, โIโm leaving behind too much.โ I rasped out. โWith my hellfire, I can give them a chance.โ
โWhat does it really matter which tyrant holds the flames?โ She tilted her head, โDo you think he would use it any different than what you did?โ
The world around me went very still. Hellfire isnโt something I deserved either. ย
I begged her, โI knowโฆ I know I deserve my end.โ I bowed to the divinity before, surrendering every sense of ego I had, โSo please, Pleaseโ -
I thought of Rin and Kagome, and all those who had shown me so much kindness. They would all fall under his hand, hounded by my flames. The same flames I could have used to protect them. Even if I canโt change my destiny.
โI donโt have anything else to barter.โ I replied, โYou already have my life, so I can only beg this to you.โ
โYou canโt let Naraku get my flames.โ I told her,
โI donโt care what you have to do to this body for that.โ I continued, burned, eaten by animals, โWhatever brutal death Iโm fated to tomorrowโ I said, โPlease, make sure it rids my entire existence, and Iโll pull my hellfire back into hell with me.โ
There was a momentary silence, where I thought, she would start laughing again. But the Goddess just hummed curiously.
โFine then, daughter of the hills.โ She spoke, the voice ringing out hauntingly in the grove.
My eyes widened
โTomorrow when death comes for you, Iโll allow you a chance.โ
The Goddess beckoned her powers and magic shook the forest awake. I could feel the ancient, strange spirits of the forest peek over the shadows around us. Stirring from years of slumber to witness another prophecy.
Her white iris gleamed, โJust one.โ
I stared at her in absolute silence. Just like the first time I had encountered her, the temperature around me dropped, making my ears ring painfully.
The tips of her lip curled, โIโll give you one chance to change your destiny, where you can seize back your flames, return to a life of immortality.โ
As I watched, the markings on her face began to glow, knowing what was coming I shielded my eyes from the blinding light. It still seemed to sear into my skin, like I had embraced a burning star.
โDaughter of the hills, death will come for you under the crimson moon.โ Her voice boomed around me, โBut as the blood moon rises for my feast, I shall grant you one final bargain. Take it, and youโll find your flames again.โ
When the light died, I was still on the ground, my kimono soiled from dirt and sweat. As I came to myself, I felt my heart hammer in my chest, a singular thought running in my mind.
Even if the earth splits open and the sky shatters around me, even if it was nearly impossible, even if I only had one chance, somehow, anyhow, I had to survive.
โง
โWei!โ Rin called out in the darkness and I jumped.
In the dark she looked like a little tent, sitting up on her knees the moment I walked back into the cottage.
โDidnโt I tell you to sleep?โ I sighed,
The child looked at me expectantly, โI was thinking about what you said earlier.โ
I shook my head, far too exhausted to think about this again, โRin I really donโt want to talk about this.โ
โHear me out.โ She persisted as I dropped down on the mattress beside her.
โNext time.โ She told me, โWhen I see something, we can just run away together.โย ย ย
She said it with such sincerity I wheezed. That did seem like a simpler solution.
โDonโt laugh!โ Rin said, her fingers tugged the sleeve of my kimono, โPromise me.โ She said seriously, โPromise me that the next time weโre in danger you wonโt stay back alone.โ her sound was barely was a whisper, but it hung in the icy air like a sword over my neck.
โPromise me that weโll run away together.โย
I stared back at her,
One chance.
I tried to give her a small smile. One
A foolโs bargain, yet a bargain nonetheless.
โI promise.โ
โง
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The Hunt for Naraku's Castle
๐ผ๐๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐๏ฟฝ๏ฟฝ โข ๐๐๐๐๐๐: ๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐
๐ฒ๐๐๐๐๐๐๐ โข 1
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โ-*- ๐๐ข๐ญ๐ฅ๐ ๐๐ ๐๐ญ๐จ๐ซ๐ฒ -*- *.โฝ .* | Inuyasha x Half-Demon! Adoptive Mother Readerโ
โ-*-๐๐๐ซ๐ง๐ข๐ง๐ ๐ฌ-*- โขยฐโขโ ๏ธโขยฐโข | Mention of Manipulationโ
โ-*-๐๐๐ญ๐ข๐ง๐ -*- เฎเนโกเนเฎ | Mature โ
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๐๐ง๐๐จ๐ฆ-*- โโโ | Inuyasha โ
โ-*-๐๐๐ข๐ซ๐ข๐ง๐ ๐ฌ-*- สโกษ | Sango โฅ๏ธ Miroku _ Inuyasha โฅ๏ธ Kagome _ Inuyasha โฅ๏ธ Kikyo _ Koga โก Kagome _ Kikyo โก Narakuโ
โฅ๏ธ Romantic
โก One-sided
โ-*-๐๐ก๐๐ซ๐๐๐ญ๐๐ซ๐ฌ-*-โขโโโโข Inuyasha, Kagome, Miroku, Sango, Shippo, Kirara, Koga, Ginta, Hakkukau, Kikyo, Sesshomaru, Rin, Jaken, Naraku, Kagura, Kanna, Hakudoshi, Kohaku, Izayoi, Toga, Iyameโ
โ๐๐๐๐๐๐๐ข -*- โ๏น๏น๏น ๐๐ง๐ฎ๐ฒ๐๐ฌ๐ก๐'๐ฌ ๐๐๐จ๐ฉ๐ญ๐ข๐ฏ๐ ๐ฆ๐จ๐ญ๐ก๐๐ซ ๐ข๐ฌ ๐ ๐ฌ๐๐๐ซ๐๐ญ ๐ญ๐ก๐๐ญ ๐ก๐'๐ฌ ๐ค๐๐ฉ๐ญ ๐๐จ๐ซ ๐ ๐ฅ๐จ๐ง๐ ๐ญ๐ข๐ฆ๐, ๐ก๐ ๐ก๐๐ฌ๐ง'๐ญ ๐ญ๐จ๐ฅ๐ ๐๐ง๐ฒ๐จ๐ง๐ ๐จ๐ ๐ฒ๐จ๐ฎ๐ซ ๐๐ฑ๐ข๐ฌ๐ญ๐๐ง๐๐, ๐ข๐ง ๐๐๐๐ซ ๐จ๐ ๐ฒ๐จ๐ฎ๐ซ ๐ฌ๐๐๐๐ญ๐ฒ, ๐๐ฎ๐ญ ๐ก๐ ๐๐๐๐ข๐๐๐ ๐ญ๐ก๐๐ญ ๐ง๐จ๐ฐ ๐ฐ๐๐ฌ ๐ญ๐ก๐ ๐ญ๐ข๐ฆ๐ ๐ญ๐จ ๐ข๐ง๐ญ๐ซ๐จ๐๐ฎ๐๐ ๐ฒ๐จ๐ฎ ๐ญ๐จ ๐ก๐ข๐ฌ ๐๐ซ๐ข๐๐ง๐๐ฌ, ๐๐ง๐ ๐๐จ๐ฆ๐ ๐๐ฒ ๐๐จ๐ซ ๐ ๐ฏ๐ข๐ฌ๐ข๐ญ ๐ญ๐จ๐จ. ๐๐ ๐ก๐๐ฌ๐ง'๐ญ ๐ฌ๐๐๐ง ๐ฒ๐จ๐ฎ ๐ฌ๐ข๐ง๐๐ ๐ก๐ ๐๐๐ฅ๐ฅ ๐ข๐ง ๐ฅ๐จ๐ฏ๐ ๐ฐ๐ข๐ญ๐ก ๐๐ข๐ค๐ฒ๐จ๐ฎ, ๐ก๐ ๐ก๐จ๐ฉ๐๐ฌ ๐ญ๐ก๐๐ญ ๐ฒ๐จ๐ฎ'๐ฅ๐ฅ ๐๐จ๐ซ๐ ๐ข๐ฏ๐ ๐ก๐ข๐ฆ ๐๐จ๐ซ ๐ฅ๐๐๐ฏ๐ข๐ง๐ ๐๐ง๐ ๐ง๐๐ฏ๐๐ซ ๐ฏ๐ข๐ฌ๐ข๐ญ๐ข๐ง๐ . ๐๐ฎ๐ญ ๐ก๐ข๐ฌ ๐ฏ๐ข๐ฌ๐ข๐ญ ๐ฆ๐๐ฒ ๐ฃ๐ฎ๐ฌ๐ญ ๐๐จ ๐ญ๐ก๐ ๐จ๐ฉ๐ฉ๐จ๐ฌ๐ข๐ญ๐ ๐จ๐ ๐ฐ๐ก๐๐ญ ๐ก๐'๐ฌ ๐๐๐๐ง ๐ญ๐ซ๐ฒ๐ข๐ง๐ ๐ญ๐จ ๐๐จ ๐๐จ๐ซ ๐จ๐ฏ๐๐ซ ๐ญ๐ฐ๐จ ๐๐๐ง๐ญ๐ฎ๐ซ๐ข๐๐ฌ.โ
เผถโขโโโงโโ แฌฮแซฯดแฝ อฒแปแฌ ีอฒฯดแกแฝ โโโงโโโขเผถ
You were sitting in your room by your lonesome as you quietly sipped your tea. You wore an elegant kimono draped over your white one, as you rested on your bedding. The candle was the only light source in the darkened room. You sighed to yourself, as you soaked in the gentle aroma of your tea.
Your strength has come back, and youโve been able to manage around the castle on your own, but you preferred Kohakuโs ever-sweet presents with you. You smiled as you thought of him, he was such a sweet boy. The sound of a light knocking against the shogi doors brought you from your thoughts, and you looked over at them. โCome in.โ You said.
The gentle voice of Kohaku sounded through and your smile spread. He slid open the doors and you smiled sweetly at him. He smiled in return as he placed a tray with food on the floor of your room, before he moved to close the door behind him. โGood evening, Kohaku. How are you?โ You kindly asked him. He smiled as he walked to you with the tray. โIโve been well, Miss (Y/N). Iโve just been busy around the castle is all.โ He answered kindly as he moved to sit before you. You smiled at his answer, as you watched him place your tray before you. โIโm pleased to hear that. Thank you, Kohaku.โ You kindly said.
โItโs no problem at all, Miss (Y/N).โ He replied as he sat with his knees tucked under him. You smiled at him before you looked down at your food, it wasnโt anything special, just a bowl of rice, a grilled fish, and two boiled eggs. You looked up at him in question. โAre you hungry, Kohaku?โ You asked him. His eyes widen some at your question. โUmm, I am a little hungry, but Iโll eat later.โ He said with a sheepish smile. You gave him a concerned look before you picked up a boiled egg and you offered it to him.
โHere, eat this, and once youโre done you can have some rice too.โ You said. He shook his head as he held his hand up. โOh no, I canโt. Thatโs for you Miss (Y/N).โ He said. Your face went stern as you pushed the boiled egg toward his hand. โI understand that, but you work so hard around here, you deserve a well-earned break, so please eat.โ You pleaded with a stern voice. He stared at you with a worried look before he looked down at the egg and he sighed in defeat before he took the egg.
You smiled in triumph as you picked up the bowl of rice. โOnce youโve finished your egg, you may eat some rice too.โ You said. He nodded as he took a bite from the egg. You smiled tenderly at him, happy to see him eating. He devoured his egg quickly before he greedily picked up the bowl of rice and he began shoving it down his throat. You smiled fondly at him as you picked up your tea cup and you moved to hand it to him. โHere, drink something before you choke.โ You said with a slight chuckle.
He stopped eating the rice, as his face flushed red with embarrassment. He placed the bowl down and he took the cup of tea. You smiled sweetly at him as you watched him eat your whole meal. But you didnโt mind. โHeโs such a hard worker, he takes his job so seriously till he doesnโt even eat much.โ You thought. You smiled to yourself in thought as you looked down at your lap. โHeโs such a sweet boy, he reminds me of Inuyasha when he was a young boy.โ You thought.
Your eyes suddenly flashed worriedly as you looked off to your side. โI hope he's fairing well. I know he's strong but I can't but worry.' You thought. Your cheeks suddenly warmed as you thought of the young lord of the castle. 'Itโll come as an unwelcoming surprise if he finds out that Iโve fallen in love with the young lord of this house.โ You thought worriedly. โBut maybe he wonโt mind so much, after all, heโs a half-demon just like himself.โ You thought hopefully.
The sound of wooden dishes being placed down made you snap from your thoughts and you smiled at Kohaku as he let out a contented sigh. โAh! That hit the spot.โ He said as he rubbed his stomach. You chuckled at him sweetly. โIโm glad that you enjoyed it, I hope you eat more often like this, Kohaku. I worry for you.โ You said. He smiled at you. โIโll try, Miss (Y/N).โ He promised. You smiled as you nodded at him.
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Inuyasha and the group were moving quickly through the woods. Inuyasha had recently caught the scent of Oak Trees and Miasma, and he immediately jumped into action and everyone followed. Kagome was forced to ride on Kirara since Inuyasha just suddenly took off, but she couldnโt blame him, his mom was in danger. If her mom was in the same predicament, she'd do the same thing. It was a pretty silent chase, not much could be said about the situation at hand.
Inuyashaโs solid focus was on keeping the scent as he ran and glided through the forest. โDonโt worry Mom, Iโm coming to save you.โ He determinedly thought. He blinked in shock and confusion when a familiar scent rolled through. He looked towards his right, and he looked towards his left, but he didnโt see anything. โWhy do I smell Sesshomaru nearby?โ He thought in confusion as he continued his chase.
Sango, Miroku, Kagome, and Shippo all sat in silence as they followed Inuyasha from above on Kirara. Kirara suddenly growled in warning as she looked back causing everyone else to react. โWhatโs the matter, Kirara?โ Sango asked in concern as she looked at her companion. โWhatโs wrong, Sango?โ Miroku asked as he looked around at Sango.
She looked back at him in confusion and worry. โI donโt know, but Kirara is reacting to something.โ She explained worriedly, her eyes trailed passed everyone and her eyes widen. โHuh? Whatโs he doing here?โ She asked in confusion. Everyone looked at her in question before they all followed her gaze behind them. Their eyes widen when they noticed that they were being trailed.
โWhat in the world?โ Miroku asked in shock. โItโs Sesshomaru!?โ Kagome called out loudly in confusion. Her voice caused Inuyasha to look back and he narrowed his sight on Sesshomaru. 'There he is. I knew I smelled him.' Inuyasha thought. Sesshomaru was flying behind the group, his impassive face dead set as he shot through the sky like a comet. โWhatโs he doing here?โ Shippo asked in a frightened voice. โIโm not sure, but it probably has something to do with (Y/N).โ Mirkou said.
โHe must be following the same scent as Inuyasha.โ Kagome said. Sesshomaru paid them no mind as he sped past them, the speed at which he traveled caused a whipping wind to pass by the group. They all closed their eyes as they hung on tightly to one another so as to not be blown away. Kirara growled in struggle as she fought against the powerful winds that pushed her back causing her to fall back some. โKIRARA!! ARE YOU OKAY!?โ Sango yelled in worried as she felt Kirara give slightly under the wind.
Inuyasha growled in worry as he watched his friends struggle against the winds before he glared over at Sesshomaru. โWhat the hell are you doing, Sesshomaru? If itโs anyone who's going to take out Naraku, itโs going to be me.โ He declared as he ran, keeping up with Sesshomaru's speed. Sesshomaru said nothing, as he kept focus on the sight in front of him. His eyes were glossed over with rage as he practically ignored Inuyasha. Inuyashaโs annoyed stare turned into a confused one before his glare softened some before he looked ahead of himself once more.
โListen, I get it, youโre upset about Mom getting taken by that creep, but weโll get her back.โ Inuyasha said, trying to comfort Sesshomaru while also reassuring himself. He was feeling rather antsy, he was honestly nervous about it all. Sesshomaru glanced over at Inuyasha for a second before he looked back ahead. โHmph, that woman is of no concern to me. I am simply here to defeat Naraku.โ He scoffed. Inuyasha scoffed in return. โHuun, donโt give me that load of crap, youโre just as worried as I am, face it Sesshomaru, youโre here to save mom just like I am.โ Inuyasha said. Sesshomaru scowled but he didnโt say anything in return.
The group flew behind the brothers, listening to the two as they conversed. โSo, Sesshomaru knows of (Y/N)โs abduction.โ Miroku noted. Sango nodded before she looked back at him. โYes, but Iโm not sure how, unless Kagura spoke to him just as she did to us.โ She said. Miroku nodded. โYes, that would make the most sense. Kagura needs as many people as she can get to help her obtain her freedom.โ He said.
Sango nodded in agreement. Kagome looked down at the brothers with a thoughtful look. โYeah, but how did Kagura know that she had any kind of connections to Sesshomaru?โ She asked. They both looked back at her in shock. โThatโs a good question.โ Sango said. Miroku nodded. โIt is, it does hold some concern. I now wonder how much of what Kagura told us was true.โ He said as he thought over what Kagura told them a few nights ago.
โYes, like if this Kusho Pearl even exists.โ Sango agreed. Kagome spoke up. โI think it does.โ She said. They both looked back at her in question. โOh? How do you figure?โ Sango asked. โWell, if she was lying, she wouldnโt of have sounded so hopeful. Donโt forget, she wants Naraku dead just as much as we do.โ She said. Miroku nodded. โThatโs true, she would have no reason to lie about the Pearl then.โ He confirmed. โThe question that now remains, is how did she know that (Y/N) even had any sort of connections to Sesshomaru.โ Sango said. Everyone grew silent as they thought it over to themselves.
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In the rocky mountains, a group of wolves could be seen running along with Ginta and Hakkaku, they were all breathing heavily as they ran through the mountains that lead towards the woods. โKOGA!!โ Ginta yelled in exhaustion. โWAIT...FOR US!!!โ Hakkaku yelled as they both tiredly jogged. They could see a twister that was a few yards away from them before it vanished into the woods.
They came to a stop, as they leaned over, their hands on their knees as they caught their breaths. โWhatโs got himโฆ so wired up?โ Hakkaku panted. โI donโt knowโฆ something about Naraku maybe.โ Ginta panted. Koga ran ahead, a determined glare on his face as he charged through the forest. โNaraku, you bastard. Iโve finally caught a whiff of your disgusting scent. Youโre mine this time.โ He thought as he raced through the forest. In the sky,
Kagura floated on her feather, as she stared down in wonder. โSo Koga is in on the hunt too is he? I wasnโt expecting this, but the more the merrier as they say. With Narakuโs sudden change in plan, this is perfect.โ She thought, pleased with the outcome. โI was about to change tactics, but this should work out just fine.โ She thought before she flew off in the same direction that Koga was heading in. โWith this amount of people, we might just have a chance to actually defeat Naraku.โ She thought as her eyes gleamed in unpromised triumph.
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In Narakuโs castle, the Kusho Pearl gleamed a dark purple aura, the Jewel shard reacting in kind as it shined its own pure aura. Elsewhere in the castle, Kohaku walked with you down the many halls of the castle. โThis castle is ever so gloomy.โ You suddenly stated. Kohaku nodded in agreement. โIt truly is.โ He said. You sighed as you stared at the darkened hall before you. โI wonder, if perhaps the young lord will allow me to decorate the walls with some life?โ You pondered aloud.
Kohaku looked over at you with a kind smile. โItโs hard to say, but it doesnโt hurt to ask him.โ He said, as he encouraged you. You smiled over at him. โAsk me what?โ Came Naraku's smooth voice. You both looked forward, seeing Naraku walking down the hall towards you both, Kanna walked behind him silently, her mirror shining a white light before it went back to being a reflective surface.
Kohaku straightened up in slight nervousness while your cheeks warmed and you bowed your head bashfully. โOh, um..well my Lord. I was wondering...โ You said shyly before you tailed off. Naraku stared at you for a moment before he walked forward toward you. He stopped before you, his socks coming into your field of vision but you didnโt look up. โIโm sorry, but I canโt quite hear you. Youโll have to speak up some, Milady.โ He said politely.
You slowly looked up at him bashfully. โWellโฆ I was just speaking to Kohaku, and I wanted to know if that, I perhaps could decorate the castle some.โ You said shyly. He stared down at you, his eyes studied you with question before he smiled kindly. โYou may, but what did you have in mind?โ He asked. He honestly could care less, but he had to make your heart swoon for him completely.
You beamed up at him happily before you began to give him a list of ideas. He watched you intensely, not really focusing on what you were saying. He focused on the familiar aura of Onigumoโs aura that was leaking from you. It grew some since he last saw you. โAh, so my plan is working after all, is it? I thought that perhaps it wouldnโt take hold, but alas, her half-human heart soaked in that ridiculous emotion like a sponge.โ
He gave a small smirk in triumph as he โlistenedโ to your ideas for the castle. โInuyasha will be most โpleasantlyโ surprised when he discovers that his mother is loyal to me. Her heart beats for me, just as strongly as it does for him.โ He thought, as he placed his hand gently against the small of your back, leading you along with him as he nodded to your silly ideas. Kohaku stared after the two of your figures in concern for your well-being.
Kanna walked slowly pass him, as she kept up with Naraku. Kohaku looked over at her, watching as she slowly passed by him. He sighed before he decided to follow as well. The darkness of the castle swallowed you all, as your happy voice carried out through the darkness of the castle.
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BNHA, Haikyuu, Black Clover, Inuyasha, Bungo Stray Dogs, or Tokyo Revengers Requests?
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The Young Lord's Bride (Part 2)
Part 1
Tahomaru brought you, Sesshomaru, and Jaken up a small hill and across some paths running parallel to a river.
"Some people say this river is haunted, but I don't believe them," Tahomaru said.
You looked to the river. You couldn't sense any demonic presence around it, and as you glanced to your older brother, you could tell that he also sensed nothing.
"All that child does is babble, babble babble," Jaken complained as he rode attached to Sesshomaru's fluff.
"If you continue to babble yourself, I will slay you," Sesshomaru said flatly and moved in such a way to shake his fluff.
Jaken screamed. "I'm sorry, Sesshomaru-sama! Please don't throw me offf and leave me behind!"
You were glad that you were riding on the horse with Tahomaru, as it gave you some distance from the circus of your brother and Jaken that you had to put up with all the time. It made you smirk a little too how Sesshomaru's eyes constantly glared disapprovingly at you for sharing a horse ride with an unfamiliar human boy.
Tahomaru led you to the gates of a large fortress. The guards, recognising him, allowed him entry. Upon hearing that you, Sesshomaru, and Jaken were his guests, the guards did not protest for all of you to pass through the gates, though they did look at you with suspicious eyes. It was no surprise and you were not offended. It wasn't every day that the human guards would see a pair of silver haired demons dressed in elaborate armour and fur. And then there was Jaken ...
"Don't mind them," Tahomaru said as you passed by the guards. He then rode over to the stables to return the horse you two were riding. The stableman also gave an odd look to you, to which Tahomaru raised an eyebrow, as if to say that he had no right to comment on who his guests were.
As Tahomaru handed over the reigns to his horse, Sesshomaru silently came behind you and grabbed your arm.
"We are not here to have fun, y/n," he said in a low voice.
"I know, Aniue. Calm down."
Sesshomaru stared at you, about to say something more, before Tahomaru's perky voice broke the silence.
"Follow me, and we'll have ourselves something good to eat!" He smiled and proudly led you inside.
Tahomaru brought the three of you to large dining area. "Make yourselves comfortable. The staff has already told my father that we have some unexpected guests." He turned around to glance back at Jaken. Not wanting to see the unfamiliar creature in his eyesight for too long, he rose his gaze to you. "Does that little demon normally dine with you and your brother?"
"No," Sesshomaru gave his unsolicited answer on your behalf
Jaken squawked and dropped his jaw.
Tahomaru raised an eyebrow. "I was asking y/n, but thanks."
Sesshomaru glared at him.
Tahomaru turned back to you. "Well, I guess it can't be helped. We'll have to dine with your little companion. I don't really want to ask any of the guards to babysit it, so it's probably best to keep it around and let your brother tend to it."
You smiled a little. "That sounds good."
Sesshomaru hummed disapprovingly under his breath. It was getting more and more difficult for him to keep his tongue at bay. However, at least Jaken was remaining silent, which was a miraculous feat onto itself.
All of you sat down at the table, Tahomaru assigning the seating positions. He wanted you beside him and Sesshomaru by the edge of the table next to a corner, so that the Demon Lord could keep an eye on Jaken, who was to remain more or less unseen and unheard at the corner. Sesshomaru was obviously very displeased with the placement and kept a sharp stare towards you that was basically saying "you will pay for this" in the gleam of his eyes.
Before you knew it, various servants came in to fill the table with food. Per your request, there was plenty of raw meat, as well as other cooked options and vegetable-based options that Tahomaru reminded you that you could try if you wanted to. He added with a laugh that he really liked food and could give some recommendations, and proceeded to talk about the farms that the stir-fried vegetables came from.
"You wouldn't believe it, y/n, but before I was born, we never had the vegetable harvests that we do today," Tahomaru ranted on. "Our land used to flood all the time and we suffered from major crop deaths --"
The door to the dining room slid open. Sesshomaru's gaze shot out of the corners of his eyes in the direction of the entrance.
"But my father, Daigo Kagemitsu, changed everything and saved the land --" Tahomaru continued proudly.
"Tahomaru, are you already bragging about that story?" the voice of Tahomaru's father asked from the door. He smirked a little, obviously enjoying the praise he was getting even though he socially had to pretend that it was unnecessary.
Sesshomaru's eyes narrowed very slightly at the sight of the middle-aged man. There was something not right about his aura. It wasn't demonic, but it also wasn't that of a typical human. Sesshomaru didn't know "what" he could call him, and that made him frustrated.
Tahomaru snickered a little. "I'm not really bragging, Chichiue. I'm just trying to tell our guests the truth." He proceeded to introduce you and Sesshomaru to his father.
Daigo Kagemitsu seemed to catch on to Sesshomaru's suspicious eye towards him. His face hardened very slightly before he sat down. "I must say, I've never found myself dining with demons before."
"They're not like those demons that cause trouble," Tahomaru said. "They're different, more elegant kinds of demons --"
"Don't rant so much, Tahomaru," Daigo said. His sharp, dark eyes looked towards you and then to Sesshomaru. "There's no need to be wearing armour. No battles are about to happen here."
"It's what I always wear," Sesshomaru said cooly.
Daigo straightened his shoulders some. "Very well. It's your decision," he said, taking one last look at you before he began to eat.
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So much to write, so little time
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Looking for a beta reader for
Curiosity Killed... the Dog?
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๐๐ข๐ฌ๐ญ๐๐ซ๐ข๐ ๐๐ข๐ฉ๐ฉ๐๐ ๐ข๐ง ๐๐จ๐ฅ๐ ; ๐๐๐ฌ๐ฌ๐ก๐จ๐ฆ๐๐ซ๐ฎ ๐ฑ ๐/๐ - ๐
๐๐ ๐ ๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐. You're a fox youkai who's just been betrothed to be married to this anonymous demon. But is he really that anonymous? He looks.. familiar.
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โYour wi-โ being in disbelief was just a small understatement of how you really felt. You scoffed, slapped his hand away, and took a long step away from him. Immediately pivoting to face him head on.
โThereโs no way that my parents would sign me off to the likes of you.โ your words were blubbering out of your mouth. The stranger remained poignant, sharp, borderline unimpressed with you. โI mean, just look at you!โ now this caught his attention.
You pointed at his furry garb dangling off his shoulder. His eyes narrowed as you spoke. โYouโre no man I would want to marry!โ you huffed, tooting your nose up in the air with a hmph!
โYou donโt even look like you could protect me from any kind of threat. Youโre too, whatโs the word.โ he raised his eyebrow wondering what was the word you were looking for.
โToo soft. Iโd like for my husband to be strong, rugged looking, a real warrior. Not-โ in the middle of your speech, a loud roar bellowed through the thicket of trees. It sent you tumbling to your knees in a hurry. The stranger on the other hand stood there, his stoned face still affixed on yours.ย
Trembling at the hem, you covered your head with your delicate hands, hoping the distant demon would overlook the two of you. And besides, these morning glories were just starting to bloom!
โWhat are you doing!?โ you hissed, squinting up at him. โYouโre going to blow our cover! Duck down!โ ROOOOOAAAARRRRRRR! You could see the birds flap for the hills in the opposite direction of the looming beast. Dammit! What a day to forget your sword! You fetched under your kimono for the dagger attached to your thigh, only to look up to the stranger disappearing again.
โEh!?โ you flicked your head back and forth. Mouth agape. And this is supposed to be my husband?! โHow could you just leave me, you so-called husband?!โ you spat on the earth, only to hope for forgiveness shortly after.ย
โWell then, i guess iโll just have to fi-โ the beast groaned to life again. But this time, it was with Sesshomaru hovering over its head with a glowing green arm. What the- you watched in curiosity. Just what kind of show was he putting on.
โWhat? Is he going to paint the demon? I swear father wonโt hear the la-โ and in a flash, large whisks clapped through the air. It sounded like the angriest thunderstorm you could imagine. Before you could even blink, the large, purple-skinned demon, showed flesh like cuts all over its body. Even at the ankles!
That was an ankle. Right?
One split second later, the beast split apart right before your eyes! A treacherous beast that stood above the trees was now a smoking husk of bones and flesh, readily available for the wildlife that hid in the thickets.ย
The stranger landed promptly back to the ground. His hair swayed lazily with the wind. Almost like it woke up from a lazy summer nap instead of slaying a forest beast! When he turned to you, you didnโt even realize you were staring at him, mouth agape and eyes wide.ย
Without another word, you huffed and stomped towards the direction of the castle.
โLetโs go! If anyone is going to have answers, it's going to be father.โ you proceeded to walk further ahead, your pride leading you to ignore the fact that the stranger wasnโt even following behind you.
โWe donโt have all day- what?!โ you turned around to see he was gone again. โEnough of the disap- h-hey! Put me down! Iโm not a peasant girl you can just throw over your shoulder!โ the thought slyly danced across his head, and there you were, thrown over his furry shoulder like a rucksack of potatoes.
โPft!โ you got a handful of the fur in your mouth as you flailed. โYou think this is so funny!โ
โWait till my father hereโs about this! And donโt get any peeps either, you- you pompous pervert!โ
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Hey, can I request some headcannons of Dabi, Zuko, and Sesshomaru with a s/o that like cutesy things and bright colours. Pretty much the opposite of them. Thank you.
Dabi, Zuko, Sesshomaru Headcanons
Anime/Manga: BNHA, ATLA, Inuyasha
Warnings: None
Enjoy this cutesy goodness! ๐
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Dabi didnโt think he would fall for you. He thought you were to good and pure for him. he would watch as you got excited over the littlest things, how you would bring color back into his life. Even though you are the complete opposite of him he didnโt mind, he would do anything for you because one of his main priorities is keeping that smile he loves so much on your face.
โDabi! Look I learned how to make flower crowns! - and thatโs not all, I made us matching ones!โ You say happily while storming into his room.
โYou expect me to wear that donโt you.โ He says with a smirk
โWell I did make it especially for you.โ You say while flashing a smile at him. He knew he couldnโt say no once you smiled at him the way you do, then again when was he ever able to say no to you. Dabi took a flower crown from your hand and put in on his head and smiled down at you.
โI hope you realize I wouldnโt do this for anyone else.โ
โYou always make me feel so special.โ
-Later that day-
โIs that a flower crown?!โ Himiko asked while trying to suppress a laugh.
โSay one more word and Iโll burn you.โ
He is usually stressed out due to his work with the League of Villians, during these times he likes to be around you even more. You are his light in the dark that always seems to relax him. You fill his life with love he never knew he needed even if you can be childish at times and want to do things he isnโt interested in.
โHi honey bun! I know you had a hard day so I rented some Disney movies and set up these fairy lights for us.โ You say with a smile while he walks into the room.
โThatโs good.. but why is there stuffed animals everywhere?โ
โWhenever I watched Disney movies growing up I would watch it with my stuffed animals and Iโm not going to break the tradition now.โ You say with a giggle.
Dabi only really laughs around you. You are the only person to make him laugh until his stomach hurts and most of the time you donโt even try to make him laugh when it happens. However other times you do because you miss the sound of it.
โDabi... hugs?โ You say while looking at him form the bed as he gets dressed for work.
โCome over here then.โ
You walk over to him and start to put your arms around him but at the last minute to tickle him and he laughs before finally being able to capture your hands in his.
โWhat was that for princess?โ
โYou always look sad before you leave for work.. I wanted to make you smile this time.โ
Dabi is actually pretty good at dates. He knows what you like and what would make you happiest just based on what you say around him. He makes it his priority to plan all the dates even if you two canโt go on them often. However even if he doesnโt let you plan the dates you still try to do things for him, like bake his favorite desserts or write him love letters.
โWhere are we going today?โ You ask happily while you two walk across a bridge.
โItโs a surprise.โ
Dabi stops walking and you look around, a field of sunflowers is right in front of you and your heart skips a beat.
โItโs beautiful!โ You say happily before running into the field.
Dabi looks at you as you run through the field laughing and smelling the flowers. โYes, you are beautiful.โ
Heโs protective of you and wouldnโt like to see you hurt. He would do anything you need from him while your hurt or sick, and would even do more than you asked of him just because he wants you back to being happy and bubbly.
โDabi you didnโt need to get all that medicine, itโs just a cold.โ You say with a small smile.
โStop complaining and let me take care of you.โ
King Zuko likes having you around even though you two donโt have much in common. He likes getting to learn new things about you and spending time with you whenever he can.
โY/N you told me last time how much you like being outside, so I arranged for us to take a stroll through the city today.โ Zuko says before taking your hand in his.
โReally?! Thank you. Thereโs so much I want to do with you while we are there, like share ice cream together or play some games at the carnival in town.โ
โDonโt rush, we have a lifetime together, we will fill it with all the things you can ever imagine.โ
He is often stressed out with ruling over the Fire Nation and repairing the destruction that happened before his reign. You noticed this and try to do things for him that would help make him more relaxed, such as helping him with his paperwork or setting up moonlight picnics when heโs working late.
โY/N not that I mind or anything, but why did you sign this form with a heart next to your name.โ Zuko said walking into office where you were deligently helping him with his paperwork.
โIt made it look more cute.โ
โPrincess, you are cute enough as it is.โ
Zuko smiles and laughs but rarely and it has to be a good occasion. You always make it a mission to make him smile or laugh around you, whether itโs telling him puns or doing something cute for him like putting candles in line to form the words โI love you.โ
โKatara heโs on his way! Thank you for helping me set this up!โ You say before seeing her out the door.
โOf course! Heโs going to love it Y/N.โ
You finish throwing putting the roses in place before hiding so you can fully surprise him when he walks in. Zuko opens the door to be surrounded by rose petals and in the middle of the bedroom floor candles spell out I love you. He canโt help but smile before tears start to tickle his eyes.
You pop out from behind a chair and say โsurprise! I wanted to do something special for you today!โ
โI canโt put into words how much I love you Y/N.โ Zuko says while pulling you into his arms.
Zuko doesnโt have much time to plan dates, every now and then he will plan elaborate and fancy ones fit for a queen or more lay backed ones that are usually last minute when his schedule clears unexpectedly. You are the one that plans any dates, you plan them for either things around the castle or trips where you both can get away for awhile.
โZuko, hereโs your bag. The boat is here, letโs go.โ You say while taking his hand and start walking down the halls.
โWhat? Where are we going?โ
โWe are going to the beach for the weekend. I already had your advisors reschedule anything you had to do this weekend.โ You say while looking back at him with a smile.
โHow did I get so lucky to find you.โ He says happily before picking you up and carrying you in his arms.
Heโs protective over you and wants to make sure he can give you the best in life. He wants to be the best guy he can for you and give you everything you deserve. If you are sick? Best healers will be sent to the kingdom, if you are sad? Be prepared to be pampered with anything you want.
โI know you arenโt feeling well and even though itโs just the flu I brought you roses since they are your favorite flowers.โ
โZuko you brought like 100!โ You say while laughing from the bed.
โI just wanted to make you laugh.โ He says before getting in bed to cuddle with you.
Sesshomaru never fell in love with a human before, especially someone who loved life as much as you do. You taught him to slow down and enjoy moments and things he would have never thought about before. You made him see the the beauty in life that he didnโt realize was there.
โSesshomaru, Rin and I were in the garden today and I saw these begoniaโs and I thought they would look good in here.โ You say while entering his office a placing a vase of flowers by the window.
โWonโt they just die in a couple of days?โ
โThen Iโll replace them each time.โ
Heโll never admit he actually loves the fact that every few days you come and replace the flowers and looks at them when ever he thinks of you.
Sesshomaru doesnโt show that heโs stressed out very often, but you can read him easily and like to do things to help him when he is stressed, like watching the stars together after heโs worked late nights or reading books from his ever growing library on calm afternoons.
โY/N , Jaken told me to meet you out here tonight.โ Sesshomaru said stoticly before sitting down next to you.
โYep, the stars looked really beautiful tonight so I thought we could enjoy them.โ
โItโs not the only thatโs beautiful tonight.โ He said while staring into your eyes.
Sesshomaru hates to smile or even laugh around you even though you two have become so close together. However sometimes you manage to make him smile when you least expect it and it usually ends with you being embarrassed.
โY/N, wake up.โ Sesshomaru said softly while waking you early in the morning. He had just gotten back from a trip he had to make across the land and itโs been about a week since youโve seen him.
โSesshomaru youโre home!โ You say before jumping in his arms.
โYes. Now what is that?โ He said pointing to a doll you had made that looked like him.
โI got lonely while you were gone so-โ you said while blushing and he started to laugh at your expression leaving you speechless.
โGood thing theres no reason to be lonely now.โ
Sesshomaru as much as he tries doesnโt have the time to plan dates effectively, so you always make the effort to plan them. However he will do things for you often to make sure you know he cares like giving you your favorite flowers or bringing you gifts he finds while heโs out of the kingdom.
โSesshomaru, are you free tonight?โ You say eagerly.
โYes. Is there a reason you asked?โ
โI found a hot spring near here and wanted to go with you.โ
โFine, be ready by 8 to go.โ He said with a small smile that contrasted his stotic words.
Sesshomaru doesnโt want to see you sick or hurt ever. He gets stressed out because he knows if you are sick thereโs nothing he can do other than try to make you get better and the fact that you are human and you could die any day kills him on the inside because he canโt imagine his life without you anymore.
โI donโt want anyone coming in this room until she is well. Also donโt let her walk around the castle while Iโm not here and especially not outside-โ Sesshomaru dictates to his guards while you are sitting on the bed.
โHoney, Iโm fine I donโt even feel sick and itโs just a cold.โ
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hii ๐ซฃ i wanna request a sesshomaru x halfdemon reader but two things: how long do you write them? i donโt wanna give you a large prompt ๐
and do you know princess yohime from the series nurarihyon no mago? ๐ cuz i wanted reader to be inspired off her. if not thatโs okay!
Oh, don't worry about that! I usually write as long as I can and I don't really mind long prompts. I have my requests closed now since I get quite a few (a loooooot!!) but I haven't had the time to write until now and since I saw your ask late (It was in the middle of a lot of spams, imagine) I can make an exception for you so you can send me your asks and I'll write it :)
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Parts: โง I II III IV V VI VII VIII IXโง
WOHOOO guess who just came back from the dead! Thankyou so much for waiting so patiently for this <;33333
โง The Narrows.
She pressed the scythe against my neck, the white-hot blade seared into my skin. I opened my mouth in a soundless scream as the smell of burning flesh choked down my throat. The light burned into my eyes, threatening to scorch them in my sockets. The chanting grew louder as I was completely blinded. I felt the hellfire recoil from it. Curling away from the light, receding so far within itself that even I couldnโt reach it. The darkness swallowing me whole. -
Something clattered to the ground with a clang! and my eyes flew open. My fingers reached for my sword instinctively, but there wasnโt anything resting beside me. The world around me was completely different than the darkness of the nightmare.
Warm sunlight filtered through the treeโs canopy. The clang was just Sango chasing Miroku over something, her annoyed voice ringing in the back with Mirokuโs voice apologising profusely. I forced myself to take a deep breath, it came out ragged like my throat had closed up. Just a dream, I told myself.
โYou alright?โ
Inuyashaโs sudden voice made me jump. There was a red blur as he leaped down from the tree, silver hair falling around him. He looked back at me amber eyes flashing. โLooked like a bad dream.โ
I shuddered, โYeah.โ I replied, sitting up against the bark of the tree. โBut thatโs all it was.โ
I had pulled on one of Sangoโs kimonoโs, it was pink chequered and hemmed with green fabric. It sat loose around my frame, the fabric bunched around my waist oddly so one side kept sliding off my shoulder all the time. My chest was still bound with fresh bandages, soaked with herbs that smelled lightly of fresh rain and moist soil. Whatever herbs Kagome was grinding and feeding me was working surprisingly well. Even when I stretched my hands out, the pain was only a dull thud.
He grinned, small fangs peeking out as he smiled, โGood to know.โ He said,
My smile faltered as finally, Finally, the realization hit me. I was fucking stupid, the resemblance, hell. I should have connected the dots long before. Thatโs what happens when you donโt pay attention to Jakenโs rambling.
โYouโre his brother!โ I cried out.
Inuyasha just looked very confused, โWhat?โ
I shook my head, โYouโre Togaโs son!โ I exclaimed, suddenly feeling like I was meeting an old friend, โYouโre Sesshomaruโs brother.โ
Inuyashaโs face twisted in an offended scowl,
โNot a fan, I see.โ I replied.
โThat assholeโs not my brother.โ He said, โJust because we share blood doesnโt make him my family.โ Inuyashaโs gaze turned distant, something like hurt flickered in his amber eyes, โAfter all, he doesnโt even acknowledge-
He blinked stopping himself, โWait a minute, how in the world do you know him?โ he asked.
I smiled at him awkwardly, โAbout that-โ I started, โYou might wanna sit down itโs a long story.โ
Inuyasha dropped down on the grass beside me, surprisingly intent. I narrated the entire story of how Rin had found me, and the travels I had with her and Sesshomaru. Unlike his character, Inuyasha continued to listen without interrupting, his eyes never leaving my face. He only asked his question after I was finished.
โWhy didnโt you tell us?โ He asked.
I gave out a hollow laugh, โBecause I just made the connection between you two a few minutes ago.โ
Despite his reservations, he scratched his head, a dog-ear flicking, โHe could be looking for you, you know?โ
โHe isnโtโ I replied quickly, pressing down bitter thoughts. No matter how much I wanted to see Rin, I knew he wasnโt coming. I had always been just another burden to him, and now that he was finally rid of me, why would he ever come back? I felt my heart sink. It was better this way. I told myself.
Inuyasha stood up, โThe more I try to understand that fool, the more confused I get.โ He admitted. โStoic and proud, I really donโt get him at all.โ
โAnd still, even Sesshomaru can be surprising at times.โ He completed. I arched my eyebrow at him, trying to make sense of his words. But even considering the thought of it being true, send hope rippling through my mind. I stopped that thought at once. The quicker I come to terms with the truth the better.
โHey you two!โ Kagomeโs voice called out. I looked windward, towards her figure standing against the cliff.
โI think we have company.โ Kagome announced.
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The two of us jogged over to the edge of the cliff where she was standing. Kagome pointed towards the sky, her dark hair flying in the wind.
โWhat is that?โ Inuyasha asked out.
I looked towards where she was pointing, at what seemed like a black cloud. Moving a lot faster than a storm cloud should. It came with a distinct buzzing sound, erratic, like the flapping of a thousand wings, drowning out the noises of the mountains.
โum?!โ I tried, โAre those bugs?โ I asked, growing more disgusted by the moment.
Miroku gave me a wink, โDemon bugs.โ
โEven betterโ I murmured trying to shake the grossness of their buzzing wings.
โPlease tell me theyโre not directly heading towards us?โ Kagome groaned.
Inuyasha shrugged, โTheyโre looking for beating either way.โ
Sango walked up beside us, already in her demon hunter outfit. Hiraikotsu by her side and another weapon I couldnโt help but eye.
"Any good with a sword?" She asked me. I couldn't help but grin at her. "So-so."
She tossed me a recently sharpened short-sword. The sword was much lighter than mrutyunjai, I switched the blade between my hands judging its weight. I would have to be light-footed and swifter with it, stretch my hand out wider to make up for the length.ย I rolled my shoulder, steadying myself as the swarm got closer.
โTake care of you woundsโ Kagome told me as she readied her bow. But the ache for war was taking over my senses again. Blood-lust rising as I saw the challenge near.ย Although the feeling was nowhere close to when I had drawn mrutunjai. Just getting to wrap my fingers around the hilt of a sword sent blood roaring in my ears.
โWait a minute.โ Sango started, just as I saw it too.
I tried to make sense of the scene before me, was that a flying cow? I blinked furiously, sure enough an old yokai sat on the floating cow with three eyes. Ferociously waving a huge hammer as they navigated through the cloud of ayakashi bugs. The bugs funneled around them tirelessly, intent on getting to them some way or the other.
"Totosai?!" Inuyasha called out.
I sighed, no matter where I went weird characters kept showing up.
He unsheathed tetseiga, the sword growing twice its size atonce, before practically throwing himself off the cliff with a yell.
โInuyasha! Wait!โ Kagomeโs worried voice called out after him. But he had already leapt straight into the swarm just as it enveloped us entirely. The morbid buzz was so loud now, that my ears popped. Their translucent wings barely kept their pigsty bodies afloat, some had snout shaped mouths spraying poisonous miasma, while others had stinger-shaped bottoms. The miasma made clouds of opaque poison, reducing our vison. I covered my nose and mouth with the sleeve of the kimono, my blade already slick with their greenish blood. The white-gold blade of tetseiga looked like lightning flashing through the murky purple miasma of the bugs.
Fortunately, the single attack sliced through most of the bugs. Very unfortunately for the rest of us, the bugs exploded spraying thick goop everywhere. I gaged in my mouth, so much for the new kimono.
โEWWWโ Miroku moaned out somewhere in the background. I sliced through the bugs with the short-sword as they advanced, trying my best to avoid the goop, but I was already covered in green bug remains.
โI Just washed my hair!โ Kagome screamed angrily, bombarding spirit arrows at the bugs. Sango and I ducked as the arrows sizzled past us, burning through their webbed wings and bloated bodies. They fell down with sad plops spilling out their mushy insides.
โHiraikotsu!โ With a big swoosh Sangoโs boomerang cut through another wave of the bugs. The demon-bone weapon made a small opening in the miasma screen, pushing the poison away enough for us to gulp down fresh air. But within seconds the gap closed again, smothering us with the miasma again.
I retching as I stepped into one, the fucking smell. โThereโs no fucking end to them!โ I cried out, swinging the sword around. For every bug I sliced through, thrice more kept showing up. It was getting harder and harder to see, and my legs kept skidding over the dead bugs littered on the ground. All of a sudden with a very loud MOO, the cow dropped down on the ground, almost taking me with it. I screamed, rolling away from the yokai, very relieved that I wasnโt under it.
โDamn it, thatโs it.โ Miroku said finally. I watched him pull of the blue cloth pulled over his right palm, pulling away the prayer beads around it. The strange magic made itself known instantly. Something like anxiety curled in my stomach, Demon magic. Clearly that kind of magic shouldnโt be wielded by a human. The side-effects would be devastating.
It was like he had opened a portal to the underworld within his palm. The temperature around us dropped. The wind tunnel opened, causing a whirlwind of pure pressure to erupt around us. I yelped at the gust of wind sent my useless hair flying everywhere. The bugs tried to squirm away, but the pull of the wind tunnel was too strong, along with the miasma it continued to swallow the entirety of the bugs.
ย We continued to slice through the remaining ones and within just a few minutes, most of the bugs were gone, the ones left were now buzzing away from us as fast as their wings could take them. My lungs heaved as the air cleared.
Miroku staggered as he covered his palm with his prayer beads again. Sango put a hand on his shoulders to steady him. How he was standing after absorbing all that miasma was beyond me.
โFLEE AWAY YOU LITTLE SHITS-โ Inuyasha continued to scream after them. The others were mostly ignoring him. I kicked away the bug remains around my feet, making my way towards the two yokai. Apart from being covered in bug-goo, everyone seemed unharmed.
Kagome picked off a bug from her hair. โTotosai, are you alright?โ she asked, turning towards the cow and the old yokai that had almost crushed me. โWhy were these bugs chasing you?โ
Although the man himself looked alright, the long gash along the body of the three-eyed bull gave me the answer. The wound was quickly- healing, but it was ugly, like the touch of the blade had decomposed the skin around it. The gash on my chest throbbed painfully.
Naraku.
โThat darn spider of courseโ Totosai mentioned, patting the snout of the cow, โHow disgraceful for a warrior, to send lesser demons to do his dirty work, while he covers away in the shadows of the Kagewaki castle.โ
โI donโt understand.โ Sango said, โwhy did he send his minions after you?โ ย
Totosai looked grim, โNaraku has been trying to get to me for a while now.โ He said. โRight since he started digging around in that place?โ
Kagome and I exchanged a look.
โWhat place, Totosai-san?โ Kagome asked hesitantly, not entirely sure she wanted to know at all.
His eyes narrowed, "In the narrows of Aselie. Nothing good comes from a place like that. I'm telling you,"
The world around me darkened. As if an invisible miasma had surrounded us just at the mention of the name of that place.ย
โWhat is that place?โ Kagome asked,
โItโs a trenchโ Miroku said, his face serious for the first time, โThe monks called the closet thing to hell on earth.โ
โThe split in earth reaches far deep into the darkest parts of the underworld. It stretches across the mountain range separating the west from the eastern lands.โ Sango explained. She shuddered, โMy grandma used to say its cursed, the soil and the air itself. Anything that breathes that air, touches that earth becomes corrupted."
Inuyasha frowned, โSounds exactly like the kind of place Naraku would love to go.โ He said.
Kagome shook her head, โBut why risk going there when his transformation isnโt complete yet? It must have something integral to offer him.โ
Totosai clicked his tongue, โFrom what I could tell,โ he replied, "They were mining for ores."
โMining?โ Kagome asked.
My mouth went dry, "He's trying to create a weapon."
Totosai nodded slowly, "Leave a metal ore under a valley like that to sit and hone over years, you're looking at a metal so concentrated with demonic energy, that itโs a being of its own. Something living and breathing."
I shuffled a laugh, "That's stuff out of myths and legends. "
โJust like the shikon jewel right?" Kagome said. I closed my mouth, "Good point."
โAnd he wants you to make this weapon for him?โ Inuyasha scoffed, โThe nerve of that asshole.โ
Totosai took a ragged breath, "I told him I couldnโt. I have been a blacksmith for years, made thousands of powerful weapons. I know the craft like no other yokai. But there are limitations to even my skill. There are boundaries to welding that even I wonโt cross.โ
โThe legends said that you cannot use ordinary fire to weld a metal like that. No matter how much I breathe down on it, or how long you leave it between flames. You canโt smelt an ore from the narrows with fire born on earth.โ Totosai completed.
Cold fear crept up my spine, puzzles ticking in place. Well, fuck. ย
"Fire on earth is alive, it lives and breathes. But Hellfire... that's something else. That thing crawls right out of hell, cold and bitter it drinks away everything, leaving behind only shadows." Totosai gave out a mocking laugh, โThatโs what that fool wants.โ
"Any blacksmith would just laugh at such stories, demonic rock, hellfire." Totosai continued.
"And even if he somehow finds a source for hellfire, there's no blacksmith insane enough to actually make one." He said, "And like hell, would I make one for that rat."
Miroku shook his head, "He'll find someone crazy enough or desperate enough to do it."
"Unless we crack his head before he gets to it." Inuyasha said, standing up at once.
"Sit back down." Totosai told him. "No ordinary blacksmith can create what he wants. That's why he tried to tail me down." he huffed out angrily.
โIf Naraku gets his hand on the weapon heโs thinking of, it wonโt matter what other defence we have against him.โ Totosai warned, โIt would increase his powers exponentially, there will be destruction like the eras have never seen. We cannot let it happen.โ
โDonโt worryโฆ trying to get the hellfire is impossibleโ I said. Hellfire was bestowed only to the fire clan of the east and there is no one here in the west who could use it, myself included. To go charging into the east for itโฆ even naraku wouldn't be that stupid.
I pressed down my fear, forcing myself to take a breath. โEven if he gets the metal, he wonโt be able to get hellfire. He can't.โ I replied.
"The East Fire-demon clan has guarded it for eons. The hellfire is sacred to us, they have an oath to protect it with their lives. He'll end up starting a war just asking them for it." I said, reassuring myself with each word.
"Maybe he won't have to."
I looked at kagome and her face paled, a cold silence fell over.
โWei.โ She breathed out, โYou said you were related to the fire clan of the east?โ
I nodded, โIts a distant relationโ I lied, โYou can easily skip over it-โ
โAnd the fire clan inherently can use hellfire?โ She continued.
โYes, All the Ayakashi born children.โ I replied.
โWei.โ Kagome's tone was very grim, โThink very carefully, how did the warlords of the East get the hellfire originally?โ she asked,
The answer came easy, I had heard the story thousands of times as a child, โThe first fire wielder sought out the eternal beast, the primodal dragon.โ I narrated out of memory, โHe held the beating heart of the dragon after he slayed it and the magic flowed through him as the heart gave out.โ I explained,
โThatโs how power is believed to flow in east through death-.โ my voice trailed away.
I gulped.
Kagome read my face, โI can tell you figured it out.โ
Inuyasha looked at me deadpan, โFigured out what?โ ย
The next in line. The eldest, the dragon of the east. I felt bile rise in my stomach,
โHe tried to pry me open once before, it must have been to rip out my heart.โ I said.
Sango looked horrified, โWill it actually work? If he killed you like that? I mean youโre human and you donโt have those powers.โ
I shrugged, โI donโt think he really cares.โ Phantom pain erupted across my chest, right where he had dug his talons. You will learn the worth of human life after losing your own.
Let me rip out your heart demigod.
Maybe I really was fated to die.
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โAlright everybody, no need to panic.โ Miroku said, walking back and forth before us.
The rest of us sat crossed legged on the grassy fields as Sango peeled us an apple. Kirara huddled up close to me, the small demon offering some comfort in the situation. Totosai and the cow had flown off soon after dooming us with the news. ย
โSo,โ He began, โNaraku has found this weird super-powerful ore, that is in this very dangerous place, which we know he would use for mass-destruction and genocide. He has also found a source for hellfire.โ he completed pointing towards me.
โTo extract it by killing you is a crazy idea and no one knows if it will work, but because it is Naraku we gotta give him the benefit of doubt. All in all, what we really have to do is get to the core before him and make sure you donโt die.โ He told me, I smiled at him painfully.
โRight.โ
Sango stood up, โAlthough we donโt know why he wants that weapon, we canโt risk Naraku getting any stronger. Knowing him, he wont rest until he gets it.โย
โWe know that Naraku wont risk going to the narrows himself, not when his transformation isnโt entirely complete.โ Kagome added. โAt most he would send Kagura or karen to overlook the mining.โ
Inuyasha nodded, โThatโs right, if we go there and wreck that ore before he gets to it, he wonโt have anything to make the weapon from.โ
I shook my head, โIf the ore is as powerful as Totosai mentioned, it would be like facing down an actual higher demon.โ I reminded him, โHow can you be so sure youโll be able to destroy it?โ
โEven if Inuyasha canโt wreck it.โ Kagome started, she pointed the tip of her scared arrow towards me, โI might just be able to purify it.โ
Miroku snapped his fingers, โThatโs right! Our jobโs done if we can dilute the demonic energy of the ore. Even if we canโt destroy it entirely, we can still render it useless for Naraku.โ
Kagome looked at the sky, โHow far are the narrows from here?โ
โTwo days journey, just north of these mountains.โ Miroku replied.
Inuyasha swung tetseiga, โWe better start moving then.โ
โBefore that,โ Sango started, she turned to look at me, a little guilty.
I knew that look, โIโm coming with you all.โ I stated. โThereโs no negotiation.โ
โNo. its too risky.โ Sango said atonce, she put a hand on my shoulder. โI hate to say this Wei, but the narrows are no place for a human.โ
I stared at her, โLiterally three and a half of you are all human.โ
Sango frowned, โI know, but the narrows are high with ayakashi. Its too risky with your wounds to take you along.โ
I rolled my eyes, โKagome, back me up here, of course I should come right?โ
Kagomeโs face faltered,
โSeriously?!โ
Kagome opened her mouth to say something, the world around us shifted. Static electricity like aura erupting around us. A familiar thrill ran down my spine, the call of my sword. I felt my heart skip a beat. No way-
The sudden spike in the tension around us, made everyone spin on their heels. Like lightning in all its power that crashed right into us, sending curls of steam to rise off the grass. The kind of raw anger I had felt so many times before.
Seeing him again, I felt as if all the wind had been knocked out of me. He was here. He had come here, let mrutyunjai lead him to me. My chest tightened, but not with the kind of pain my wounds caused. His eyes swept past everyone else, molten- gold orbs pinning on my frame at once. โS-sesshomaru?โ I spluttered out in disbelief.
โSesshomaru!?โ Inuyasha growled out.ย The daiyokai snarled back dismissively.
The tension spiked, growing thick in the air. Sesshomaru looked like a madman, his elegant gait slipping. I couldnโt tell what it really was that was getting to him this badly, but his marking grew darker, snarl curling into something I had never seen.
Inuyashaโs grip on tetseiga tightened. I watched Kagome slide the bow off her shoulder, โNow why are you here?โ she said. From all the shock all I could really do was blink at the situation stupidly.
โInuyashaโ He said venomously, voice sending chills down my spine.
His eyes slitted, โGet away from her.โ
Kagome at least spared a moment to look confused, but Inuyasha was already charging. With a growl Inuyasha leapt at Sesshomaru, teeth baring. The aura around Sesshomaru crackled, his markings extending, eyes glowing crimson. For fucks sake-
โNo! Stop him!โ I cried out.
Thankfully Kagome came to my rescue, โDOWN BOY!โ she yelled.
With the command it was like some invisible force had yanked Inuyasha back, slamming him mid-air, face down on the ground with a sickening crunch. The momentum he had, making him fold over himself. Within seconds Inuyasha sprawled on the ground. I winced, โYou gotta teach me how to do that.โ I told her.
The fall looked so dramatic that even Sesshomaru halted mid-way, taking a step back. Either to laugh or wince as well, but it gave me enough time to step in between them.
โStand down, both of you!โ I told them, using the same tone I used to discipline my familiar back home. Inuyasha painfully lifted his face from the ground. Both of them looked at me with the same stunned expression. Brothers. For sure.
โPut your swords away.โ I continued, โThereโs no need for that right now.โ
My eyes found Sesshomaruโs face, I felt that strange twinge in my chest again. โWhy are you here?โ I asked him, once and for all.
His brow furrowed, as if he didnโt exactly have an answer to that question either. The silence was heavy with anticipation as the others in the background kept glancing between us. Itโs like trying to move a mountain. I thought. But I stood my ground, I knew I couldnโt go back until I knew this. โWell?โ I probed him further.
Something weighed down between us, far too much left unspoken. Sesshomaru finally lifted his chin, eyes narrowing, gaze intense enough to burn into me. But there wasnโt a shred of anger in it, it was something else entirely. Something so unyielding that I couldnโt fathom either.
โTo take you home.โ He said finally.
I let his words sink in. He had spoken as if he was making a promise.
โWeiโ Kagome started,
โItโs okay.โ I explained. โI have been travelling with him for a while. He-โฆ he saved my life.โ I said, giving her a reassuring smile. The genuine shock on Kagomeโs face told me it didnโt happen quite often.
She walked to my side, fingers digging into my shoulder, โWe can fight him off.โ She promised, I doubted it but her concern was heartfelt.
ย โIโll be fine.โ
Still unconvinced, Kagome gave me quizzical look, โAre you sure?โ Inuyasha pouted beside her, for someone who hated Sesshomaru he seemed to be surprisingly calm about the situation. I remembered his words from before, he had spoken as if he had anticipated this happening.
I thought of Rinโs face, and how much it would relieve me to just see her again. The answer came easy, โYes.โ I told her. But that would also meant I would be bringing the shadow of dangers closer to her.
โBe done with this chatter now,โ Sesshomaru snarled out, his eyes flicked towards me, โDo you not grow weary of these fools?โ
Kagome gave out an annoyed grunt. It surprised me when she tackled me in a hug. I stumbled backwards right into Sango. The older female put her hand on my hair, โTake care of your wounds.โ She said, giving me a back hug as well.
โMy turn?โ Miroku asked hopefully, but Sango swatted his hands away.
"Weโll meet you when we are back from the Narrows.โ I could tell she still felt as though she was abandoning me, โOnce, we get rid of the metal, itโll be over.โ
Sango gave me a reassuring smile, โIt wonโt take longer than a week.โ
I watched my 10th sun set behind them. Faces that were strangers to me a day ago, now felt so hard to leave behind. If the prophecy was rightโฆ I knew I wouldnโt even see the end of this week, โYeahโ I said, my voice breaking, โIโll see you in a week.โ
I turned towards Inuyasha but it seemed like I had finally worn Sesshomaruโs patience. Wordlessly, his arm wrapped around my waist, he pulled me against his chest before I could protest, "w-wait a second-" I started but he already kicked us off the ground.
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I screamed as we launched into the sky, my stomach jumping up my throat. My legs thrashed around helplessly and I scrambled for something to hold on to.
Sesshomaru growled in annoyance, as i dug into the fluff attached to his armour. Wrapping my legs around his waist. It would have been very embarrassing to be clinging to him but we were meters in the air.
I made the horrible mistake of looking down.
I screamed out again, holding him tighter. I was about to fucking die. In the middle of it I must have yanked on to his hair because he growled from the pain.
"Human-" he hissed out, "I'm not going to drop you."
"I don't trust you!" I screamed out, my heart hammering in my chest.
"Scream near my ear again and I will." He growled out.
But contrary to his words, he lowered us, we touched the ground and I leapt into the grass. It was cold like it had been drizzling recently. My body sunk into the smell of moist soil. The exhaustion of the previous days crashed into me. In the moment I had agreed to going back, but what was I doing?
I would be death no matter where I went. The pain, the anger, the fear all of it. My own disgust and hatred for myself burned inside me. I couldn't take it. I felt my shoulders heave, I was so tired.
โHumanโฆโ he started but I cut him off.
โJust leave.โ
Sesshomaru stilled.
Why did you think you could have a home daughter of the hills?
I shook my head, โI canโt come with you, I canโt go back-โ
Sesshomaru stared at the figure, for the first time a faint tremble ran through her body. A strange heaviness settled around him, โDo you not wish to come with me?โ
I raised my head to look up at him, against the moonlight he looked unreal, his immortality glowing. So different, too different than me, "Itโs not that I donโt want to. I told him bitterly, Itโs that I canโt.โ
I curled my fingers into fists, โThat spider is going to tail me back there. It wonโt matter where I go and who Iโm with.โ
I choked back a sob, โAnd the fucking truth of the matter is that Iโm too weak.โ
โI couldnโt do a thing.โ I felt the long spider legs curl around my body again, โNo matter what I didโฆโ my voice trailed off, I was helpless. too helpless. I shook my head, finally letting the tears run down my face.
โDonโt you see?โ I told him, โWhen he finds me again, Iโm still going to be just that powerless against him." Hell rain suddenly pattered down, drenching the two of us, "And I canโt do that," my voice wavered, "I canโt do that to Rin! I wonโt!โ
โSo please.โ I told him, biting back every ounce of ego I had, โJust leave me here.โ
I lidded my eyes, my heart stopped as he spoke.
"I am not leaving you." he completed. I was more expecting him to rage away, but his tone was that of a parent coaxing some child out of a tantrum.
โWhy must you speak as if you hold the entire weight of the world alone?โ He asked,
I watched as he crouched down. His fingers curled around my chin as he forced me to look at him, โHe had already made an enemy of me.โ He snarled out,
โIf it is the spider you fear, then know this. To dare and threaten someone under my protection is to call upon an end worse than death.โ
โAfter all, Naraku hasnโt faced you when youโre armed with your sword.โ He added, โHe should consider himself lucky.โ
His fingers dug into my chin, as strange emotion glazed in his eyes,
โOr do you want other answers human?โ He asked, his own breath ragged, โAnswers for why this Sesshomaru continues to give a useless human like yourself such importance? For why have I not disposed of you already? Well aware of the annoying pests you will be bringing with you now?โ He asked, his tone grew more erratic, more frustrated. ย
โThe truth is I myself do not understand why it is so. I do not understand why the thought of leaving you here seems to enrage me so much.โ His eyes glowered, No answers to why the smell of Narakuโs miasma lingering on her body, makes him so angry he wants to shred that spider with his claws. ย โSo do not test my patience further.โ Sesshomaru he said finally. โIs that understood, Wei?โ
I nodded quietly. My heart still hammering in my chest. This was weird. This mortal form was making my heart race for no reason.
Maybe it was the exhaustion of it all, that I allowed him to touch me. His arms wrapped around my frame gently, cautious like I was made of glass.
I curled my fingers around one of the horns of his armor, putting my other hand over his shoulder. We leapt up into the sky again and I pinned my gaze on the stars.
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AHHHHHHHHHHH I'm finally done with this chapter, the next ones are gonna have some more angst get ready.
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The Kusho Pearl .... Kagura's Plan
๐ผ๐๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐๐ข โข ๐๐๐๐๐๐: ๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐
๐ฒ๐๐๐๐๐๐๐ โข 1 โ 10
๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐๐๐๐ ๐ ๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐๐๐๐, ๐๐ ๐๐๐๐ ๐๐ ๐๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐.
โโโโโโโโโเณแฆ ๐บ แฆเณโโโโโโโโโ
โ-*- ๐๐ข๐ญ๐ฅ๐ ๐๐ ๐๐ญ๐จ๐ซ๐ฒ -*- *.โฝ .* | Inuyasha x Half-Demon! Adoptive Mother Readerโ
โ-*-๐๐๐ซ๐ง๐ข๐ง๐ ๐ฌ-*- โขยฐโขโ ๏ธโขยฐโข | Noneโ
โ-*-๐๐๐ญ๐ข๐ง๐ -*- เฎเนโกเนเฎ | Mature โ
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๐๐ง๐๐จ๐ฆ-*- โโโ | Inuyasha โ
โ-*-๐๐๐ข๐ซ๐ข๐ง๐ ๐ฌ-*- สโกษ | Sango โฅ๏ธ Miroku _ Inuyasha โฅ๏ธ Kagome _ Inuyasha โฅ๏ธ Kikyo _ Koga โก Kagome _ Kikyo โก Narakuโ
โฅ๏ธ Romantic
โก One-sided
โ-*-๐๐ก๐๐ซ๐๐๐ญ๐๐ซ๐ฌ-*-โขโโโโข Inuyasha, Kagome, Miroku, Sango, Shippo, Kirara, Koga, Ginta, Hakkukau, Kikyo, Sesshomaru, Rin, Jaken, Naraku, Kagura, Kanna, Hakudoshi, Kohaku, Izayoi, Toga, Iyameโ
โ๐๐๐๐๐๐๐ข -*- โ๏น๏น๏น ๐๐ง๐ฎ๐ฒ๐๐ฌ๐ก๐'๐ฌ ๐๐๐จ๐ฉ๐ญ๐ข๐ฏ๐ ๐ฆ๐จ๐ญ๐ก๐๐ซ ๐ข๐ฌ ๐ ๐ฌ๐๐๐ซ๐๐ญ ๐ญ๐ก๐๐ญ ๐ก๐'๐ฌ ๐ค๐๐ฉ๐ญ ๐๐จ๐ซ ๐ ๐ฅ๐จ๐ง๐ ๐ญ๐ข๐ฆ๐, ๐ก๐ ๐ก๐๐ฌ๐ง'๐ญ ๐ญ๐จ๐ฅ๐ ๐๐ง๐ฒ๐จ๐ง๐ ๐จ๐ ๐ฒ๐จ๐ฎ๐ซ ๐๐ฑ๐ข๐ฌ๐ญ๐๐ง๐๐, ๐ข๐ง ๐๐๐๐ซ ๐จ๐ ๐ฒ๐จ๐ฎ๐ซ ๐ฌ๐๐๐๐ญ๐ฒ, ๐๐ฎ๐ญ ๐ก๐ ๐๐๐๐ข๐๐๐ ๐ญ๐ก๐๐ญ ๐ง๐จ๐ฐ ๐ฐ๐๐ฌ ๐ญ๐ก๐ ๐ญ๐ข๐ฆ๐ ๐ญ๐จ ๐ข๐ง๐ญ๐ซ๐จ๐๐ฎ๐๐ ๐ฒ๐จ๐ฎ ๐ญ๐จ ๐ก๐ข๐ฌ ๐๐ซ๐ข๐๐ง๐๐ฌ, ๐๐ง๐ ๐๐จ๐ฆ๐ ๐๐ฒ ๐๐จ๐ซ ๐ ๐ฏ๐ข๐ฌ๐ข๐ญ ๐ญ๐จ๐จ. ๐๐ ๐ก๐๐ฌ๐ง'๐ญ ๐ฌ๐๐๐ง ๐ฒ๐จ๐ฎ ๐ฌ๐ข๐ง๐๐ ๐ก๐ ๐๐๐ฅ๐ฅ ๐ข๐ง ๐ฅ๐จ๐ฏ๐ ๐ฐ๐ข๐ญ๐ก ๐๐ข๐ค๐ฒ๐จ๐ฎ, ๐ก๐ ๐ก๐จ๐ฉ๐๐ฌ ๐ญ๐ก๐๐ญ ๐ฒ๐จ๐ฎ'๐ฅ๐ฅ ๐๐จ๐ซ๐ ๐ข๐ฏ๐ ๐ก๐ข๐ฆ ๐๐จ๐ซ ๐ฅ๐๐๐ฏ๐ข๐ง๐ ๐๐ง๐ ๐ง๐๐ฏ๐๐ซ ๐ฏ๐ข๐ฌ๐ข๐ญ๐ข๐ง๐ . ๐๐ฎ๐ญ ๐ก๐ข๐ฌ ๐ฏ๐ข๐ฌ๐ข๐ญ ๐ฆ๐๐ฒ ๐ฃ๐ฎ๐ฌ๐ญ ๐๐จ ๐ญ๐ก๐ ๐จ๐ฉ๐ฉ๐จ๐ฌ๐ข๐ญ๐ ๐จ๐ ๐ฐ๐ก๐๐ญ ๐ก๐'๐ฌ ๐๐๐๐ง ๐ญ๐ซ๐ฒ๐ข๐ง๐ ๐ญ๐จ ๐๐จ ๐๐จ๐ซ ๐จ๐ฏ๐๐ซ ๐ญ๐ฐ๐จ ๐๐๐ง๐ญ๐ฎ๐ซ๐ข๐๐ฌ.โ
เผถโขโโโงโโ แฌฮแซฯดแฝ อฒแปแฌ ีอฒฯดแกแฝ โโโงโโโขเผถ
When you awoke again, the light from the candle was the only light source in the still-dark room. You lay there for a moment, gathering your thoughts. 'How long did I sleep?' You wondered as you moved to rub the sleep from your eyes. You yawned and stretched before you decided to lay there a little longer, your thoughts constantly racing. 'I don't usually sleep, it's very rare when I do. Even more so, I'm not usually this tired. I feel drained...yet also not.' You thought as you lay there. You eventually moved to sit up and you sat there, almost in a daze. 'That young half-demon. He must be the Lord of this castle. And his daughters, Kanna and Kagura, found me fainted in the fields.' You mentally recapped.
Your face contorted into confusion. 'But, I don't remember fainting on the fields. I remember meeting Kanna, and then nothing.' You thought, confusion consumed you as you tried to make sense of it all. 'Something isn't right. I feel like something is off, but I don't know what.' You thought as you tried to repair your scattered thoughts. 'I remember Inuyasha coming by with his friends, and they stayed for about a week and a half before they left.' You thought. You sat there for a moment, thinking over the visit with Inuyasha and the others.
'I vaguely remember him telling me of an enemy he has, and that he was an evil man... But... I can't remember his name.' You thought, you were troubled by that thought, because you usually didn't forget important moments like that. It was almost foreign to you. You sighed in frustration as you tried to recall the name Inuyasha told you. But no matter what you did, everything surrounding around the topic of the man... Would always turn to something else. "This doesn't make any sense." You whispered to yourself.
A light thump from the other side of the shogi doors made you look up at them. You sat there for a moment, listening to any other forms of movement. When you didn't hear anything you spoke up. "Is someone there?" You questioned aloud. You didn't receive an answer for a while, and you assume that they were probably passing by, but a soft voice sounded from the other side. "I'm sorry to disturb you. But I was ordered to come and ask if you were hungry by any chance?" Came the soft voice. It was boyish, so you already figured that it was a young boy. You smiled sweetly at the door. "No, not necessarily, but I could go for some water please." You gently said.
He was quiet for a moment before he answered. "Of course." He said before he stalked away. Your smile slowly vanished as you thought once more. 'Strange, I never heard him approach.' You thought. 'Perhaps it was because I was deep in thought.' You convinced yourself as to not worry. The thoughts of Inuyasha speaking of the evil man flooded your mind once more, but the moment you even tried to think of what he said, a wave of pain shot up your back and up to your head making you whine from the ache. "Oww... What is this pain?" You said in a tense voice as you rubbed your forehead.
"He did say I hit the ground hard, it must've been a hard fall then." You said in a pained voice. The sound of soft footsteps sounded by your door and you looked over towards it. A soft tapping on the wood sounded through and you relaxed your poster. "Come in." You responded. The door gently slid open, revealing a young boy. You studied him for a bit before your eyes slightly widen. 'He's a human?' You thought in shock. "I've returned with your water. Ma'am." He said. You smiled at him as you watched him place the cup down next to you. "Thank you." You said as you picked up the cup, you took a small sip from it. "How are you feeling? " He suddenly asked.
You swallowed your water and you smiled. "I am much better now, the young Lord of this castle gave me sheltering, and I must thank him for his hospitality." You kindly said. His face seemed to become slightly worried from your words but he covered it up with a sweet smile. "Yes, the Lord is very kind, he even saved me too." He said. Your eyes widen at this. "He did?" You asked. He nodded. "Mmhmm, he took me in after my family was slaughtered by demons." He sadly said. You frowned at him. "I'm so sorry about that. I wish humans and demons could live in harmony, but it's inevitable." You sadly said. He shook his head. "Don't be sorry, it's not your fault. And besides, if that had never happened, I would've never met the master." He optimistically said.
His words made you smile at him, the little bit of light in his eyes reminds you of Shippo in a way. "That's a beautiful way to look at it." You said. He smiled. "Tell me, what's your name? I am (Y/N)." You asked, introducing yourself in the process. He stared at you for a bit, almost as if he was shocked when you asked but he smiled shortly after. "My name is Kohaku." He said. Your eyes widen and everything seemed to become disoriented. 'Kohaku?... Where have I heard that name before?' You thought, your brain felt like it was spinning. 'I know this name... Who... Who told me this name?' You thought as Sango and Kanna flashed before your thoughts. 'Was it Sango who told me? Or was it Kanna?.... I don't know... Something isn't right... Something's wrong.' You thought as you began falling to your side.
Kohaku's eyes widen in worry as he caught your arm, keeping you from falling. "Miss (Y/N)! Are you alright?" He worriedly asked as he helped you to lie down. You didn't respond, your eyes becoming dull as if you were being pulled from your consciousness. Kohaku stared down at you in worry. "It's the Kusho Pearl." Came Kagura's voice from behind Kohaku. He turned towards her. "The Kusho Pearl?" He questioned. She didn't respond as she studied your still form. "The Kusho Pearl is a powerful stone that can harbor a hundred worlds. Its inky depths know no bounds." She explained. Kohaku stared at her, taking her words in before he asked. "What does that have to do with, Miss (Y/N)?" He curiously asked.
Kagura stared down at him for a bit before she walked into the room, she walked up next to him before she stared down at you. He looked up at her, waiting for an answer, but a purple glow coming from you caught his attention and he looked over at you. The purple light was coming from the center of your chest, it seemed to pulsate in time with your heartbeat. "What's happening?" He asked in worry. Kagura stared on. "The Kusho Pearl has pieces of her memory fragments, as well as half of her soul." She explained. Kohaku stared down at you in worry as he listened. "Naraku." He sadly said.
Kagura nodded. "He implanted a shard of the jewel into her back, since the Kusho Pearl can't be controlled without it." She explained. He looked up at her curiously. "Why not?" He asked. She looked over at him. "Because without the jewel, the void will consume the wielder." She said. Kohaku's eyes widen. "It'll consume them? Why?" He questioned once more. She smirked in response. "Because the Pearl is much too powerful to be simply wielded by a simpleton. The only ones who can wield it without the jewel are; the Priestess Kikyo, that girl Kagome, and whoever holds the power of the Underworld." She said, she almost sounded pleased as her eyes gleamed.
Kohaku stared up at her, trying to make sense of her words before his eyes widen in understanding. "Sesshomaru." He said. Her smirk widens. "Bingo." She said in a pleased voice. Kohaku looked down for a bit, lost in thought. Kagura allowed him some time to his thoughts, while she looked over at your now sleeping form. The exhaustion of having your brain find thoughts that don't exist anymore made you pass out. "I have a plan." Kagura spoke up, making Kohaku pull from his thoughts as he slowly looked up at her. Her eyes gleamed in mischief. "And I'm going to need you to help me, Kohaku." She said.
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Somewhere else in the castle, in a dark room, a purple light could be seen casting shadows on the walls. On a small tray, the Kusho Pearl could be seen emitting a bright purple aura before it pulsed. Sitting next to it was Naraku. He stared at the Pearl with a pleased smirk. "It would seem that she has finally met Kohaku. The sound of his name was enough to try and trigger a memory that isn't even her's anymore, and in response, the Kusho Pearl is sucking in more memories surrounding him." He spoke as he watched the Pearl begin to pulse like a heartbeat. His eyes narrowed as he stared at it. "It seems to be feasting off of her memories... Or perhaps... It's her demonic aura." He said, trying to make sense of the pearl's sudden change in behavior.
His eyes then widen when he thought of something. "Is it perhaps switching the human half of her soul with her demonic half? If so, that would explain why the power in the Pearl has increased." He said. A bright purple light emitted from behind him and he looked over, seeing the small portion of the Sacred Jewel glow in response to the Pearl. "It would seem that my hunch is right then. The jewel is reacting to the demonic energy in the Pearl. Hmmm, perhaps, one shard within her isn't nearly enough." He thought as he seem to rethink his plans. "Her demonic aura is older than what I assumed it was, it's much stronger than I originally thought." He said.
The Pearl seemed to dull down and the jewel followed suit. Both items dimmed down and the room was back to being shrouded in shadows. Naraku's red eyes glowed in the dark room, as he slightly thought over his plans before he smirked. "Perhaps I'll have Kagura go and visit Inuyasha sooner than I planned." He said before he chuckled.
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Kohaku walked down one of the many dark halls of the castle, he was deep in thought as he walked alone. 'Kagura's plan is almost suicidal, she wants her freedom so bad that she'll risk Misses (Y/N)'s life.' He thought. He was slightly angered by Kagura's selfish plan, but he also felt sorry for her. She never asked to be birthed into a life like this, she wanted freedom. He continued on his walk, turning down a hall. 'I hope Miss (Y/N) will wake up soon, she's so far the brightest thing in this castle.' He thought as he remembered your sweet smile. He smiled to himself as he thought of you.
'Hopefully, once I'm done, I can hang with her again.' He thought hopefully. His smile slowly left as he thought over Kagura's plan.
"What plan?" He asked her. Her smirk widen as she walked back over to the shogi doors, she peaked out, looking left and right before she closed them and walked over to him and she kneeled down to his level. "I plan on getting that jewel that's implanted into her back." She said. His eyes widen at her words. "But, won't she die?" he worriedly asked her. She scoffed as she rolled her eyes. "Calm down, she isn't like you. She'll live once that shard is pulled out, maybe a little weak, but she'll manage." She explained meanly, but it comforted him non the less.
He looked over at your sleeping form before he looked back at her. "How do we get the shard then?" He asked. Kagura smiled once more. "Simple, we get Inuyasha and his band of heroes to get it out." She explained. Kohaku's eyes widen. "Inuyasha? Do you mean that they'll have to kill her?" He asked once more worried for your safety. Kagura shrugged. "Beats me, I just want the shard out." she said. Kohaku's stare harden. "If Miss (Y/N) is harmed, then I won't help you." He said in a stern voice. Her stare harden into an annoyed one. "You're worried over a woman you don't even know. What if she turns on you? Then what?" She harshly said as she tried to drive sense into him.
But his resolve never fell. "That won't happen, she's much too kind." He said as he looked over at you. Kagura stared at him for a moment before she scoffed and she stood up. "You humans make me sick, with all your emotions and whatnot. Why can't you just think for yourself once." She lectured before she walked towards the door. He stayed silent as she walked away, before he spoke up. "Wait!!" He called out. She stopped, and she looked back at him over her shoulder. When she didn't respond he spoke up. "What would happen, if we left the shard in her back?" He asked.
She studied him for a bit before she answered. "Then all of her precious memories will be whipped clean." She said honestly. He seemed to frown in worry before he looked back at you. Kagura watched as he weighed his thoughts. He then turned to her. "I'll help you, but only for Misses (Y/N)'s sake." He said. Kagura turned back towards him, a smirk on her face. "I don't care what you do it for, I just want my freedom in return." She said. Kohaku nodded at her before he stood up, so that he could be on her level. "What's the plan?" He asked.
Her smirk widens. "It's simple really. We tell Inuyasha of her predicament, and knowing that fool he'll come rushing in blindly ready to save his precious mother. Naturally, Sesshomaru will follow as he's never too far behind, and with his help, we'll get the shard from her back." She explained. Kohaku nodded. "Then what will we do?" He asked. "While Inuyasha and that girl are busy getting the shard, Naraku will be forced to intercept him, because, without the jewel in her body, the Kusho Pearl will turn on him, sucking him into the void." She explained. Kohaku's eyes widen in understanding. "Then we'll keep Miss (Y/N) hidden from Naraku?" He asked, trying to understand.
Kagura frowned. "Don't be stupid, use your head. If we hide her then Naraku will instantly slay us without a second thought." She scolded. He seemed to flinch from her lecture, but he still asked. "Then what do we do?" He asked. She calmed and smirked. "It'll be up to you to lead either Sesshomaru or the girl to the Kusho Pearl. Only they can wield it, and knowing Naraku's greedy ass, he'll try everything in his power to keep both the shard in her and the Kusho Pearl in his grasp." she said. He calculated everything she said before he gasped in understanding and her smirk widens. "So, it's our job, to ensure that the jewel is pulled from her back, so that the Kusho Pearl backfires on Naraku!!" He said. "Bingo." Kagura said in a pleasing tone.
Kohaku sighed as he stopped walking in the halls, the weight of the situation weighed heavy on him, but he was determined to do this. 'If this works out, then we'll all be freed from Naraku.' He thought, before he kneeled down in front of the shogi doors, and he cleared his thoughts before he spoke. "You called for me, Master?" He asked.
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โธ INTRO. reader gets cold and canโt sleepโฆ sesshomaru does something unexpected.
โธ FANDOM. inuyasha
โธ CHARACTERS. sesshomaru x fem!reader
โธ WORD COUNT. 495
โธ RATING. sfw
โธ WARNINGS. none
โธ AUTHOR NOTE. this is my first time writing for sesshomaru ( i already posted it on ao3, if you wanna support it on there too itโd be super appreciated ) so please be kind. english is not my first language, so i apologise for any possible grammatical error. that being said, enjoy your reading !!
it was pretty windy that night, the stars were hidden behind the dark clouds obscuring the sky.
you were curled up against a-un, that was peacefully sleeping by your side.
you were pretty tired; in fact, you were the only one trying to sleep this early. jaken took rin to a little lake, hidden in the forest, while sesshomaru simply sat by a tree, looking at the sky. you wondered what thoughts were currently passing through his head, he always seemed absorbed into his own world.
he rarely spoke to you and rin, jaken was the only one who usually tried to have a conversation with him. no need to say, every little effort from the imp was useless.
you shivered as the cold breeze hit you, you tried to cover yourself better but your kimono wasnโt enough to protect you from the cold weather.
โy/n,โ sesshomaru called your name, you turned your head towards him so quick that you felt a bit dizzy. โsesshomaru-sama?โ you noticed that he wasnโt even looking at you. โcome closer.โ
you looked at him, confused by his words. once he noticed you were lingering, he turned to look directly at you. you shivered again, but for the way his eyes locked to yours. he didnโt seemed angry; was it a look of compassion? you pushed that thought away and quickly got up, reached his side and respectfully kneeled, keeping your gaze low.
one of his hands reached and grabbed your cheek. his hand felt warm against your cold and flushed skin, his thumb grazed your slightly parted lips and noticed that it was trembling. โyou should have told me you were getting cold,โ he let go of your face and made space between his body and the mokomoko, so you could lay by his side.
you simply stared at the space he made for you, thinking it was some kind of test, to see how you would behave and that stuff. but when you met his gaze you saw none of those intentions, he was inviting you to lay with him indeed.
you moved closer to him and carefully laid by his side, his right arm circled your shoulders and soon you were covered by his fur. you finally found some comfort from the cold. you held back the need to curl up against sesshomaruโs chest and simply closed your eyes.
โsesshomaru-sama?โ you murmured after a while, slowly caressing the fur. he didnโt answered, but you knew he was listening because, even if just for a moment, you felt his arm stiffening. โi know what this means to you, iโm sorry for beingโฆ like this. i want to thank you, iโm grateful youโre letting me be this close to you and keeping me warm.โ
sesshomaru took a moment or two to reply, it was probably one of the first time you actually talked that much with him. you sighed when he finally said, โyou should rest, now.โ
โธ BEFORE LEAVING. reblog and comments are really appreciated, it would help and keep me motivated. thank you for taking your time to read it <3
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The Young Lord's Bride (Part 1)
(a Dororo x Inuyasha crossover)
Tahomaru x f!Reader (romantic, non-smut) | Sesshomaru x sister!Reader (platonic) Summary: While on the search for Naraku with your older brother, Sesshomaru, a strange demonic energy brings you to an abandoned village in the Land of Daigo. There, you meet the Lord's son, Tahomaru, with whom you begin to foster a forbidden bond.
A/N: Ages -- Sesshomaru and Reader are both many hundreds of years old (as demons). Physically Sesshomaru is 19, Reader 17. There will NOT be smut or sexual content in the story
"Aniue."
Sesshomaru didn't respond. He kept on walking ahead of you down the path, deep in his own silent thoughts.
"Aniue."
Typical to his character, he still didn't respond.
You sighed and ran to catch up with him. "Aniue, I'm talking to you! Hey!"
Without looking back, Sesshomaru replied, "Y/n, I am not in the mood to talk. Heed your older brother's will and be silent."
"That's right, y/n-sama!" Jaken piped up, waving his staff of three heads in a scolding manner. "You must obey Sesshomaru-sama and stop your babbling at once!"
You glared at the loudmouthed imp. "Who says you can tell me what to do?"
"Jaken," Sesshomaru said calmly, without emotion in his voice. "If you give another scolding to my sister, I will kill you."
Jaken cowered and made many quick steps backwards.
You looked at your brother as he continued on ahead.
"Aniue. Will you let this gripe with Inuyasha over the Tetsusaiga go?"
Sesshomaru slowed down a bit in pace. "You do not understand the blow to my pride Chichiue gave me by leaving me nothing but this sword that cannot cut," he said with bitterness in his voice, his eyes refusing to glimpse at you.
You sighed. "Yeah, well he left me the So'unga, which I can't even use."
Sesshomaru's eyebrows furrowed very slightly. "That is your weakness if you cannot use it."
You folded your arms over your chest. "Then why don't you help teach me how to overcome its aura, Anieue? It's too much for you, too."
Sesshomaru was silent for several steps.
"Still, y/n, Chichiue was willing to leave you with something of value."
There was no point continuing to argue with him. You stayed behind him, watching as the fluffy piece of his armour seemed to wave behind him like a tail.
But then, suddenly, he stopped and put his arm out in front of him. "Do you sense it?"
You concentrated more. "It's very weak. Do you think it's Naraku?"
Sesshomaru took off at full speed.
"Aniue!" you call as went after him. You hated how he had the habit of sprinting away without warning.
"Sesshomaru-sama! Y/n-sama! Please don't leave me behind!" Jaken's squeaky voice shot into your ears before you disappeared into the distance.
You and Sesshomaru followed the faint demonic energy until you reached an area where you were surrounded by it. The two of you both elegantly came to a stop, finding yourselves in a damaged village. The demonic energy was lightly pulsing under the ground like the echo of an earthquake.
Somehow, despite being left far enough behind that you would think he would be lost for good, Jaken always catches up to you. After you and Sesshomaru took a moment to survey the area, searching for the core of the demonic energy, you heard Jaken panting, completely out of breath. The small creature then collapsed to the ground behind you.
"This human village is a mess," you said as you looked around. The place was deserted, with no people to be seen and X markings on most of the houses.
Jaken, having taken in large inhales of air, cringed from the stench. "It smells like decaying bodies over here! Fuu! There must have been a human plague here. What do you think, Sesshomaru-sama?"
Sesshomaru didn't answer him. Instead he moved closer to you and put a hand on your shoulder. "Y/n, let's go. We do not want this smell to contaminate us."
You nodded in agreement, and were about to leave with your brother, when a young man's voice called over to you.
"Who goes there!?"
You could see in Sesshomaru's jaw that he was gritting his teeth at the sound of the voice. From what you could sense, it was obviously coming from a human, and an uppity one at that.
You turned in the direction of the voice to see a young man dressed in samurai attire. He had a harsh expression on his face, as if he was pressing his muscles into a scowl to try to make himself look tougher. His slanted eyebrows dug into his brow as his glare pierced heavily towards you. You couldn't help but bring your attention to his right eye. It was closed with a vertical scar going through the middle, as if he had been slashed in the eye. It was rather shocking. He looked like he was only around Inuyasha's age.
Jaken started to shake his staff at the young samurai. "How dare you talk to my Lord and Lady with that insolent mouth, human! If you value your life you will get on your knees right now and show some respect --!" His squawking speech was silenced with a kick from Sesshomaru's feet as he calmly and deliberately stepped closer to the young man.
The young man seemed to be made uncomfortable by Sesshomaru's presence, but he stood his ground. "Who are you and where do you come from? This is Daigo Land!"
You heard Sesshomaru growl quietly under his breath and wondered if the young samurai would end up soiling himself out of fear.
"Daigo Land?" you ask and step forward, moving between Sesshomaru and the stranger. "Some land you've got here. This village seems to have fallen to its death."
"Y/n. I will speak with this human," Sesshomaru said.
"Let me take care of it, Aniue. You're too annoyed right now."
"Y/n ..."
"Aniue, just let me handle him."
The bickering seemed to relax the young man. The muscles in his face stopped squeezing together so roughly, and he looked at you with a gaze of curiosity.
"Do you know of a demon named Naraku?" Sesshomaru asked in a stern voice.
The young man looked confused. "Naraku?"
"That's right!" piped up Jaken. "Have you no ears!?"
"Silence, Jaken!"
"Y-Yes, Sesshomaru-sama."
You rubbed your forehead. "My brother is really focused on the mission we've got. But it seems you don't know anything."
"Mission?" the young samurai asked.
"Y/n, we will be going," Sesshomaru said.
You looked at the young samurai. He was kind of cute, now that he wasn't trying to look as angry and authoritative as before. "Aniue, I think I'd like to talk to him more. Maybe he knows more than he lets on."
"I --" the young man began.
"Y/n," Sesshomaru said with an underlying harshness in his voice. "We will be going. I desire to investigate the demonic energy in this region. We will not be wasting our time here."
"Demonic energy?" the stranger asked. He stepped closer to you. "What demonic energy?"
"You don't sense it?" you asked.
He shook his head.
"It is because he is a useless human, y/n. We are going." Sesshomaru started to walk away.
"There is ... a place around here that concerns demons," the young man said.
Sesshomaru stopped.
"Can you bring us to it?" you asked.
"I ..." He seemed to not really want to, but felt very pressured by Sesshomaru's threatening eye. He didn't appear to catch on to the fact that you and your brother were demons, but it was clear that you were both very powerful and in the strange company of your imp servant. "Yes. I can. If you will allow me."
"Well then, let's go, since we found ourselves here!" you say before your brother can utter a word. You look to the young man. "We'll be following you then. Or at least I will." You look to Sesshomaru, who gives you a glare.
"Yes," the stranger seemed to be nervous. "Follow me." He cleared his throat. "The place I'll bring you to is a bit of a distance. I have my horse tied at the edge of the village, but there aren't any others around. We'll have to ride to the Castle to secure some for you."
"Castle?" Sesshomaru asked.
The young man nodded. "Yes. I'm Lord Daigo's son, Tahomaru."
Sesshomaru appeared to take him slightly more seriously after hearing his pedigree, although at the end of the day he was still a human.
"My sister and I do not require horses. You will point us in the direction we are to meet you at."
"I'd like to ride a horse," you say. "It's something new."
"Y/n, this is not a time for adventure."
"Why not?"
"This is a serious matter."
You sigh. "I still want to ride a horse. So, Tahomaru can point you and Jaken in the direction to go, and I'll go back to the Castle with him and get a horse."
"You will not be going alone over there."
"Then come with me, Aniue."
It was all too overwhelming for Tahomaru. He cleared his throat and tried to stand straighter. "Please, if you come to my Castle, I will treat you to some tea."
"We do not eat human food," Sesshomaru said, almost in a snarl.
Tahomaru froze. "Human food?"
"We're demons," you say. "Couldn't you tell?"
Tahomaru just stared, his eye popping open wider.
You sighed. "No, no, we aren't those kind of monster demons that are overly aggressive and kind of stupid. We're more sophisticated demons."
"That's right!" came Jaken's voice. "You should know better just by looking at my Lord and Lady!"
"Jaken." Sesshomaru sounded like he was coming close to losing his patience.
You look back to Tahomaru. "Don't listen to my brother. We can eat human food. He's just being difficult. But we prefer raw meat, if you can arrange that."
Tahomaru stuck his nose into the air a bit. "Well, we do have plenty of high-quality raw fish at the Castle. There's more than enough that can be arranged for your liking."
"Sounds good. I'm actually pretty hungry." You look to Sesshomaru. "I'm going with him, Aniue."
Tahomaru straightened his shoulders and started to lead you to the horse. Jaken started to rant again about how you should not defy your older brother's wishes before he was stepped on by Sesshomaru, who reluctantly followed you. He caught up with you in an instant, hovering over your back as you walked.
"I do not like going with him," he said under his breath in a very low voice.
"He might have more information about that demon energy. It's the best lead we've got," you said to him back.
Sesshomaru sneered but agreed, and all of you began to head to the Castle.
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