Into The Heart Of The Past

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Challenge by Shadowed Death so be sure to say thank you

Summary: Kagome finds out what really happened to Sesshomaru’s mother and why Sesshomaru became cold, Kagome meets up with Sugimi (Inu-no-Taisho) and discovers something more.

Into The Heart Of The Past
By SanzoSesshosGoddess

Chapter Ten

Sugimi had fallen asleep while reading his old journal, he woke up with a start Hiroshi entered the study in a hurry hold something in his hand.

“my lord!”
“what is it Hiroshi?”
“the lords from the east and south have arrived”
“any news from lord Katsu?”
“Iie my lord, but if may be so bold to say that I doubt you'll from him in a long time after what happened”
“right bring the other lords here”

Hiroshi turned and opened the doors from the other lords. The lord of the east was an elegant crane youkai, his skin was a pale white his hair was waste length the color of the sunrise. His eyes were a dark purple almond shaped.

The lord of the south had a cold look about him yet if compared to lord Katsu of the northern lands he was extremely caring. The lord of the south was a hawk youkai, even in his humanoid forum he had soft brown wings that often got in his way. His eyes were real dark gold close to being bronze. His hair was just past waste length with part standing up at the top. It was white with light and dark brown through out giving him the look of feathers.

“welcome lord Kenshin, Lord Masuyo, I am pleased you came”
“of course we would since you told us your mate to be was taken” Lord Masuyo said
“plus we want to meet this demoness that has stolen your heart”
'>i>well she needs to be found first' Sugimi thought
“so any leads on who has your mate to be ?'
I have received one demeaned as well as a threat it was signed Onigumo, I've ruled out him being the one behind this he's only the front man”

The other lords looked at Sugimi in shock they knew he wouldn't to find his mate to be, but it never entered their minds that he would actually put so much thought into who had kidnapped her in just a short time. Sugimi handed then demand over to the lord Kenshin.

“Sugimi I smell blood on this why?”
“yeah it had come with a finger”
“your mate-to-bes finger?” Lord Masuyo asked
“ yes, now I thought that since Kagome as my scent and the western symbol in her kimono that the best place to look is the central lands, they are without a lord and unruly-”
“forgive me Sugimi, but aren't you up set that your mate-to-be is now disfigured?”


Lord Kenshin nodded in agreement with Lord Masuyo, he wondered the same thing plus why Sugimi would still want a disfigured mate, other demons would see a weakness in her therefore put his heirs in danger.

“Kagome is not disfigured! Now at I was saying we need some way to get deep into the central lands to have a look around.”
“Sugimi are you sure your alright?” Lord Masuyo asked
“yeah we know that we've been on you to find a mate, but you need one that can protect your heir's” Lord Kenshin said

Sugimi's aura flared with a deep fiery that could only be matched by a volcano exploiting Lord Kenshin and Lord Masuyo took many steps back from Sugimi in both shock and fear, never before have either of them seen Sugimi this enraged and it scared the hell out of them. They weren't sure why Sugimi got so mad they just said that he's chosen mate might not be able to protect the pups that's all.

Halls thats all Kagome could see every where Onigumo took her there was endless halls a few times Kagome thought she heard wails of pain. Shaken to the core from each sound that she thought she heard Kagome almost missed being taken into a huge bare room, no painting hung on the walls no weapons of any kind. Nothing that showed visitors that a family lived here.

Onigumo opened the door to his lords chambers he kind of wished that he would be able to have a bit of a taste of her before he did. When Kagome realized that Onigumo was leading her into a dark room she began to remove her demon appearance making her look like her old human self.

“Onigumo! What is the meaning of this?” a loud deep voice boomed through the darkness.
“you told me to bring her to you”
“I told you to bring me Sugimi's mate not some human!”

Onigumo looked down at Kagome to only step away in shock she was beautiful long black hair brown eyes a nice body, Onigumo liked what he saw, but he was confused as how a human got here when he did have Sugimi's mate at his side.

“I..I... Had her my lord” Onigumo shuddered
“you find her or I'll have your heard!”

Onigumo quickly left Kagome's side in search for her. Kagome would have liked to laugh if she wasn't left alone with this lord that has Onigumo scared witless.

“seeing how I'm going to have a mate no sense in keeping you for a concubine, so once Onigumo is back with my mate you'll go with him”

Kagome was discussed that this guy would think about giving her to Onigumo , but then it made her think about Onigumo's reasoning for falling for Kikyo. The question is how does she go back to her youkai self. Kagome was thinking about that when she felt her go into a mediation.

Sugimi was sitting with the other lords when he was forced into a mediation. He appeared in a dark room curious as to what was going on then something moved on his right. Turning Sugimi could only run at her when he saw it was Kagome.

“My love your safe” Sugimi whispered
“Sugimi where are we?”
“on another plane of consciousness is my guess”
“Sugimi please take me home he wants to mate me”
“who does, where are you? Help me find you”
“I don't know, I'm scared Sugimi”

Sugimi pulled Kagome close to him and began to rub her back comfortingly. He wanted nothing more then to take her back with him, but knew that couldn't do that just yet.

“I'm trying to find you I have the lord of the east and south with me were going to the central lands soon.”
“hurry I think their trying to wake me”

Kagome then disappeared from Sugimi's arms to only come face to face with Onigumo's lord. He was smirking at her with an evil look in his black eyes.

“now what do we have here you can changed your appearance, you are powerful”
“you touch me and you'll burn!”

To prove her point Kagome's aura flared with purifying powers. He took a step back with shock not only did she use miko magic, but demon powers as well. He knew she had to be powerful if Sugimi wanted her, but this, this was more then he ever thought.

“:my dear you are going to make me very powerful”
“never!”

Kagome let some power go and blow him across the room, then she used her power to just disappear before his eyes. Kagome wasn't sure what was going on she didn't know she could do all this at will since she got there she felt really weak. But now she felt like she could do anything she wished to without having to worry about anything.

Sugimi came out of his mediation with the palace healer standing beside him the other lords were close by watching. Looking around Sugimi realized that he knew that he was going to find Kagome real soon.

“come we need to head for the central lands!”
“Sugimi you just went into deep mediation in the middle of our meeting I do not believe you are well enough for that” Lord Masuyo said
“do not fear it was my mate she was calling out for help”
“are you sure?”
“very the demon that took her is trying to mate with her tonight”

The lords looked at Sugimi oddly they wondered how they could be in contact with each other when they haven't mated yet. Sugimi roused quickly got up and was getting his armor on before anyone could stop him. He left the palace and went to gather the army he had prepared before.

The other lord followed him worried that he wasn't thinking correctly since he had his recent trouble. It was most unlike Sugimi to rust off to save anyone he normally was cold to most even the other lords. This was something odd to everyone.

“Sugimi you need to clam down” Lord Kenshin said
“no I do not my mate needs me and I will save her before who ever took her mates her!”

Kagome woke up in a dense forest her head was pounding behind her eyes, she didn't know she had that kind of power, but now that it got her out she didn't care. Kagome tried to stand, but found that she didn't have enough strength to do so.
'I hope Sugimi finds me soon I hate to be this weak when a rouge youkai come this way' Kagome thought

Sugimi had finally gotten the lords to go to the central lands with him and his army. Then one thing that actually began to bother him was that he did not know who took Kagome.
Once on the boarder to the central lands Sugimi stopped he needed to stay clam if he was to find Kagome. Stepping over to a tree he sat down hopping that he could find Kagome the way he had before. When a couple of guards the other lords brought with them began to yell about some scent on the air.

“would you make then stop? I need to find Kagome” Sugimi asked lord Masuyo.
“gomen, but then men smell miko powers on the wind, it has them a little on edge”

Sugimi nodded the turned back to trying to relax when he realized what the miko scent could mean rushing over to those guards Sugimi pulled one close to him lifting him off the ground.

“where's the scent?”

Kagome was trying to regain her strength when a couple of youkai came behind her picking her up and throwing her over one's shoulder. Kagome heard what they said to each other as they walked away.

“the others are going to enjoy this demoness don't you think?”
“Hai very much, but I want the first go!”
“no I get that, I found her first!”

The youkai pointed the direction that a pear of youkai were emerging from with something over one's shoulder, they were arguing over what ever he was carrying. Then the youkai dropped his burden in the center of the camp giving everyone good look at said burden.

Sugimi knew what his men planed to do it was something they normally did before battle, find a female youkai and use her, but it wasn't until the men made the move to the female did Sugimi realize who it was.

“Kagome!”

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