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You keep getting better and better, which makes it hard to wait between each chapter. Are you going to be able to finish within NaNoMo or will you keep going, I can't see how you will be able to be done in the next couple of days and I want more (lots more) but I also want to see the rest of your stories continued as well.

As for guessing whats happening, didn't the temple grab inuyasha because of the light inside of him(so much more than theirs)? does this mean that he is a reincarnation (combination) of the three of peace. (I mean there are 4 of him but still). or at least the planets way of balancing the scales, if there is evil there must be good? He is Hanyou, demon and human so why not Seraph as well.

I loved the argument over the clothes and the sly way inu won. quick question "Yasha was sticked" did you mean that or possibly stricken or sickened?

I can't wait to "see" the others faces when/if Inuyasha changes before them, or are you going to keep that a shesh moment only?

By the way I hope you explain why it was called four souls, when your explantion on included three, maybe Inuyasha fits way better than I had thought

That was oh god that was beautiful at the ending I wanted to cry. This story is getting more intriguing by the chapter I'm telling you it's down right awesome and I love it. The shikon no tama story was extremely interesting a slight twist to the manga, anime story very cool can't wait for the next update.

this is getting exciting by the minute. what an
interesting tale to the creation of the shikon
no tama. one thing i want to know. is inuyasha,
only guessing, the descendant of the three
that fought for peace among the races. that
would explain why it's dark powers came after
inuyasha specificly. i am so looking forward
to the next c hapte. i wish it could be up
tomorrow.

I love the story :) sometimes all the inuyasha/sesshoumaru fanfics tend to be more or less the same but you shoe there are really some new amazing ideas out there :D I am always looking forward to your updates, sooo coool

I tend to be impaitent, I'm waiting, waiting waiting for the next chapter and then here it is and so I gulp it down. It takes a few more reads to get all the details I miss the first time, thanks for explaining what is clearly in the chapter.

I also tend to focus on the story in front of me, I have read all your Inuyasha stories at AFF but I wasnt' thinking of them at the time of reviewing, I know I want more (I'm greedy that way) but really the details tend to be missed as I'm not thinking of them. By the way Survive is coming a very close 1st with The sacred trees and Strength. Serpant is last in my favourites but only because of the dialogue experiment which makes it hard to reread (which I do with all your stories regularlly). I hope eventually (after you finish it because I want to know what happens) you will go back and edit it to normal dialogue.

I hope you update quickly I really want to find out what happens next. :-)

beautiful as always, keep it up, 6000 words to go.

Chapter 15: This was a well-balanced chapter. Thanks for putting in more of Sesshoumaru's POV because we really did need a better understanding of his actions. I'm so glad that Inuyasha wasn't horrified by Sesshoumaru's treatment, but that he liked it. That was a relief. It will help make Sesshoumaru's chosen course easier.

I did like the specifics of the scent markings. Did you know that humans have the same capacity to recognize scent, we merely do not develop it? I also like the way the marking methods left open social avenues that are not socially accepted in many countries. I'm a rebel against modern moral puritanism. Heheh.

Thanks for the juicy action and for not leaving us on a horrifying cliff-hanger! I'm such an action whore and I lurve you. ^_^ I like Kagura and I hope she can be put together again. I think you did good by having her be the one to protect Inuyasha. Good job!

Your description of Inuyasha's behavior-always being on guard-helped us to get to know him better, and I know exactly what it's like to be constantly on guard for danger. It's a habit that is almost impossible to break and can cause a lot of anxiety and feelings of impending doom because it is exhausting. It should come in real handy for the kingdom, but I hope he can learn to balance it.

I'm very interested in learning what that thing, the Mass, was and how it got to be inside of Manten. I figured that he would turn out to be mostly innocent, but I'm glad you left him a bit culpable for his crimes. I do hope he survives. Maybe he can shed some light on what happened.

Caitriona is shaming me. It has been a very long time since I put the effort into constructive critiques. I'll try to do better. Because of nano, I won't mention punctuation on this story. ^_^ You didn't have any plot holes! However, sometimes it helps to just have someone around to bounce stuff off of, so you can think your way through something you want to accomplish. ^_^

Chapter 16: I love the comic relief that you insert into such a serious fic. It keeps the story from becoming too dark to bear. Sesshoumaru's teasing of Inuyasha and the subsequent argument between the aspects was very humorous. I have to wonder if Inu wasn't manipulating Pup and Yasha. And, I hope Inu gets a chance to meet Sesshoumaru without the other aspects.

It is so sweet of Inuyasha to watch over Kagura (and the rest of the healers), and fitting. I'm glad Sesshoumaru allowed it. BTW, in the first sentence, great impact with '--what was left of him.' Loved that! I'm glad that the Seraphim are willing to help. Kagura deserves to be healed and Manten...that was some severe punishment. Wow. I wonder if we'll see him again. If he was in Sesshomaru's court, he couldn't have been that bad. I hope Sesshoumaru didn't lose a great asset in losing him.

Oh, I can completely empathize with Inuyasha's behavior--doing exactly what he is told and not taking initiative. He will have to learn that he has the power to make his own decisions. The only problem is learning how to make them. He's used to being told exactly what to do without questioning. I'm sure he doesn't have a clue where to even begin weighing options. It's going to be a long hard road back to a semblance of normalcy. I wonder if his attachment to Sesshoumaru is partially a result of his feeling lost. Perhaps it is also why he doesn't say anything about sleeping in Sesshoumaru's bed. He's doing what he's told and doesn't know that there are other options to be had anyway. So, there are two reasons to accept it without questioning. With his exceptional sense of smell and natural wariness/alertness, I can't believe that he wouldn't know that he is sleeping in Sesshoumaru's bed and that Sesshoumaru is there every night.

It is sweet that Inuyasha is leaning toward Sesshoumaru, but Sesshoumaru needs to make sure that Inuyasha learns to stand on his own rather than become co-dependent. Otherwise, Inuyasha will be lost without him. Heh, the clothing incident is a positive sign. ^_^ I like that Sesshoumaru is taking it slow as well.

Oooh, loved your portrayal of Kouga! I didn't expect him to be there and he had his normal irreverent and cocky attitude. Huh, you made him a Seraphim. That's difficult to imagine, but I'm sure you'll help us out next chapter. Maybe we can learn more about the Seraphim in the next chapter?

Oooh, will the Seraphim know anything about how Inuyasha came to exist? I mean, how could he have just popped into being out of thin air? I can't wait to see what will happen with that. I hope he is some magically created being!

From what Kouga said, it sounds like the mass came from the collar and went into Manten. I was actually wondering if that would happen when the collar was destroyed, but I couldn't find any indications--and I did look! ^_^ Great plotting!

Very nice chapter! I'm trying really, really hard to make my beta side STFU. LOL

I can see why you needed an opening for the Seraphim and also a way to establish the relationship between Kouga and Sesshomaru. You also needed to clarify and show the relationship between Inu, Yasha and pup I gotta admit I love how Inu manipulated the situation typical oldest and how the other two gave in to him nicely done chapter good job can't wait for the next update.