Betrothal of the Warrior Hime

Sesshomaru was a bit at a loss, having witnessed and felt the aura of the one he wanted, his inner-self was brimming at the surface wanting to get out and take what it thought was theirs, and had his conscious self not held such a tight leash upon it, he would have. There was more to this though, the warrior hime, his dark tenshi was more than just strong, she held some power over the elements, the lightening at dinner not so long ago, and the storm now. She and the other kuroinu had been dancing with blades at speeds almost incomparable to his own eyes, it was laughable that a female should hold so much power, and yet her exotic and captivating dark allure was enough that he didn’t care, he liked very much the idea of having such a strong mate. Having watched their battle from downwind he had gotten a small peak into her fighting style at its true power, or at least what he hoped was her true fighting ability, it might be a bit too much if she were any stronger then she was now.



Turning from the scene as the kami bade the male adieu via lightening, an impressive talent, but one he assumed to be in the nature of a Thunder Kami, Sesshomaru went to get ready for the rest of the day, the sun was not yet at its zenith and yet it felt as though time was slowly moving forward towards their battle, he needed to bathe and relax his muscles, he wouldn’t admit it, but the bout with Miyako had indeed left him a bit sore, and tomorrow he would need all the strength he had to take down Kagome, he realized somewhere along the way, he couldn’t pinpoint where but he had really taken to her, he and his inner-self were in agreement on this fact. It had been supplying him moments they had spent in the spring together, those hot torrid moments of bliss, of their fingers being buried in her heated silken folds, the sounds of her voice as she moaned their name, it was intoxicating, and yet frustrating to all new levels. Sesshomaru didn’t even care what Kikyo did or even his brother for all that matter, all he wanted was the tiny female with all that alluring sex appeal and the power to back anything she wanted to.



He stalked to his own quarters, quarters meant for the future Lord of the lands, and penned a note to Jaken, scribbling quickly he indicated what he wanted so that it could be ready upon their return from the Northwestern Palace, he did say they would dine together and he intended to do so. Finishing and sealing the small scroll he opened his door and spied the servant waiting there, “Take this to a messenger, it is to be delivered to Jaken, at the Palace of the Moon.” the servant who reeked of fear, bowed and headed for the internal workings of the home, so as to get the message to the messengers. Sesshomaru didn’t waste time watching, he knew it would be delivered as asked, he was the lords eldest son, the high prince of the West, they would get it there or they would die, for they knew he did not ‘play.’ Turning on his heel he made his way to his bath, in the small heated pool to relaxed his muscles.



Outside….



Radian looked at the two pups, his youngest and her adoptive, the female still bared her teeth and snarled viciously when he attempted to come towards her. Pulling the adoptive pup behind her as she questioned him in ancient tongue nearly forgotten, it was not lost on him that her eyes were again bleeding crimson, and the thunder and pain returning. “You are far too close to us, and ours, back away.” she said calmly and yet with a dark threat that even the Kami had to adhere to.



“Pup, you draw too much on this Radian, you shall cease this now.” thundered the booming voice of the thunder kami in the same native tongue. Kagome hissed and her brows drew into a dark scowl, though she tried to stay angry he could see that the hanyou was still having a calming effect on her, but it was all together possible that the hanyou pup being there was also causing her ire. “Sango, I need you to back aware from your mother, slowly.” said the Kami directed toward the chocolate hanyou, who’s eyes shot open to look at him. He could see the pain in her eyes, and the need to protect her mother, “I will not hurt her pup, I only wish to quicken the return of her full conscious, and not her inner-self” Sango was completely unsure of what to do, she knew this man to be a Kami and yet this was her mother, the only being she could remember caring for her, she did not harbor memories of the family that had birthed her only the mother that she held so tight to her person.



“Pup.” came the dual voice of Kagome and her beast together, it was dark and soothing, her hand rubbing circles on her daughters arm to sooth her worry. “This one will be fine, go to Miyako.” they said. Sango looked up fearfully but nodded her head, burrowing her face once more into her mothers back and effectively into her silken mass of onyx tresses, she whispered so only her mother could hear.



“Just come back. I can’t live without you.” Sango released her mother and backed away from them, finally when she was far enough away she ran to Miyako’s waiting arms and began to cry. No one could understand just what was going on, or why the hanyou would be so upset seeing her mother this way. No one knew that it was Sango that had soothed the savage beast that was her mother so long ago, and that many had died a bloody horrible death at her mother’s claws. No one knew that seeing her like this was scaring her because she felt like she could lose her mother to the darkness within, a darkness she could not save her from, no one knew, but Miyako. The grandmother made once over, thrummed to calm the pup, as she ran clawed fingers through the deep chocolate tresses of the pup. Her muddy blue eyes focusing on her granddaughter when Radian came closer to her, she winced at the sight of such deviled jyaki that was casting in waves from her grand-pup, sighing she did not want a repeat of forty years ago.



Taishou didn’t truly know what was going on, glancing at Shin he could see the concern in his seconds eyes as well, at the sight of the still slightly angered Kagome. They could see her eyes had been crimson, before they had gone back to a glowing white, and slowly crimson again. Neither male knew what to make of the situation, while all the other, save Inuyasha, looked on in shock, awe and some in fear. They watched as the two spoke, and as she had the hanyou come back to Miyako who was now trying to calm the pup, but whose eyes never left Kagome’s form. They all watched as the Kami came near her, listening as she snarled angrily. They gasped and gawked as they saw the large male kami tackle her, flinching at the sound of her indignant roar of anger, but what had them nearly in arms was the display of power, just as Mugen, Jin, Miyako and Sayuri began to move forward at alarming speeds, they were stopped by a blinding spark of lightening, and Kagome’s sigh-like moan.



When they could see again, Kagome lay beneath the Kami, her hair splashed out like a dark halo, her kimono and yakata were burnt around the cusp of her collar, scorched even, not much of her was exposed but the slight flesh of her chest above her round breasts below her clavicle, and there laying just above heart was a pendent, shaped in like a striking bolt of lightening. It was dainty and silver, pale and bright all at once, and though it was a perfect portrayer of the creature it adorned. From what they could see when they arrived as Radian was rising off the pup, and she was no longer conscious, Miyako and Sayuri assured she was okay before allowing Mugen to lift his baby sister, while Jin shot the kami a gaze that could freeze hell over. Taishou, and family along with Kikyo and Shin stood there watching, Sango had been moving towards them and had met Mugen to look at her mother, she looked just as beautiful and at peace as she had always looked before, noticing the charm pendent around her neck, Sango tried to wake her mother.



Becoming more and more alarmed when her mother was unresponsive the slightly emotionally driven female panicked. “What have you done to my mother?” her eyes were down cast, and her back turned from the Kami as she voiced what everyone wanted to know. There seemed to be a prolonged pause, pregnant even, as no answer was forth coming from him, when Sango asked again, this time her voice lowering, and her aura growing with a frightening speed. “I’ll ask you again, thunder kami, What. Have. You. Done. To. MY. MOTHER?” she seethed. The earth beneath her cracked with her youki, as a growl ripped through her body, her anger getting the better of her quickly, she was just about to turn and pounce when she heard a growl-like low whine coming from the strong female she knew her mother to be. All around her turned their gaze to Kagome, whose brow was knotted almost as if in pain.



“She’s responding to your stress it would do well for you to calm down, your only hurting her.” intoned the Kami. As he walked passed them back towards the main doors to go inside, they would need to talk, his pups, all of them, and this Taishou character, it was not as though their family had a secret, it was more or less they were aware of what not to speak about, but at this point they would need to talk over things. Walking passed the Dog lord, the Kami intoned just that, “When she stirs from this, we,” he glanced at Taishou and Shin, then Miyako. “Need to talk, I will await you in the study.” with that the thunder Kami walked down the hallway of the palace, with grace and near perfect grace.



Mugen really didn’t care what was going on, nor did Jin, they had both felt the loss of their family unity in their broken pack more then either allowed others to think. His baby sister in his arms, Mugen moved to bring Kagome to her room, where of coarse Sango and Miyako followed, as did Hatsumomo, and Sayuri, though the rest of them made no move to follow, neither cared, Kagome was on their mind. When they got to the room Mugen in his uncharacteristic softness, placed his sister down, and was promptly shown the door by his mother, as well as Miyako, leaving the females, to their tasks, neither male got too far away, there was just too much going on. Fuu had found her way to her sister’s room, kissing her mate’s cheek as she knocked then entered the room full of females, caring for the one that had abandoned them and returned. She truly didn’t understand it, Kagome was after all a deserter, and yet, she was loyal, and strong, stubborn, smart, so many wonderful things. Her new sister was a pleasure to be around and fiercely protective, she was what any real bitch should want and long to be, sighing she didn’t need to attend much so she honestly just sat out of the way ready if she was needed. Her new family was indeed interesting.



It seemed like hours had passed since Kagome and the Kami had fought, Shin and Taishou had followed the kami, though neither were a match for him, they well knew it didn’t sit well with either of them to allow such a being to roam the palace freely. None had seen Sesshomaru, though his aura was awake and moving about in the royal wing, strangely Inuyasha and Kikyo had not been seen, and though many noses no longer needed to be told just what the pair could possibly be up to, none had gone looking for them either. Fuu finally came out and asked her mate to have someone bring some food, which he did, and of coarse Fuu had gone back in with the other females. Both males looked expectantly at the doors but nothing seemed to be coming out, though they could hear the fuss being made on the inside, as well as Kagome’s not so pleased aura. Shortly there after Fuu, Hatsumomo, and Sayuri were all thrown out, leaving just Sango and Miyako in the ‘lions den.’ Jin escorted the lady’s to the study to wait out the time frame before this talk was to take place, but found himself lost in thought on the way.



Jin himself was a tall demon, his hair stalk white like many other, his golden brown eyes again not so different from any other of his kind as well. His voice was deep, and he was beautiful like all other inu for inu were truly a beautiful race, his differences came in the form of his battle technique. He was by far no Kagome or Sesshomaru in skills but he was close, tied only with Mugen, they had been at this for so long the pair of them were nearly four hundred years old. Even though Mugen was the wild one, and he did tend to bring this side out in Jin as well they were both very reserved. They fought with their hearts, though Jin was a bit more stoic then Mugen, but never nearly as much as Souta had been, or Kagome was. Fuu, his mate was young yet, just barley of mating age, he hadn’t intended to find himself a mate just yet, and they had met in the oddest of terms, he had saved her life, in an odd way proving that he was worthy to protect her. He’d actually tried to ditch her not long after, but found her quiet and childish ways reminded him of something lost to him so long ago. Fuu reminded him of his pack-mate that had been gone for eighty or more years by then, and he had found that her personality was pleasing, beyond that, unlike most females she did enjoy cooking, and rather then being snobby she was very much down to earth. He had picked a fine female as a mate, more so she had picked him. His musing though was cut short as he knocked on the door they had come to and were bid to ‘enter.’



Taishou sat at Shin’s desk, the Kami still standing looking out the window, when they entered, “Kagome seems to be awake.” Said Hatsumomo as she came to sit in her mate’s lap, his arm wrapping around her protectively, as well as subconsciously. Hatsumomo leaned into him nuzzling his neck attempting to calm him, it was working but he was still a bit on edge. Sayuri came to her mate as well, as they all heard another knock on the door before it slid open to reveal Sesshomaru in his pristine glory, he nodded and bowed accordingly, and stood by Jin, the opposite side of Jin’s mate, near Shin. They waited for another few minutes, the air thick with tension when another knock came from the door, allowing Sango to come in with Mugen.



“She’s not too happy.” was all the hanyou said, before they all felt her coming. There was no knock on the door as she pushed it opened, her death scowl landing on the Kami ignoring the majority of her pack and one panting Miyako who had entered after her, gently closing the door behind her. Kagome’s hair was wild and falling in waves down her back, her black kimono decorated in cream chrysanthemums floating around in the winds of her wake, as she came to a stop in front of the kami. Raising her hand, they could feel a barrier going up, those more in tune with powers knew it to be a sound proof barrier, so that sensitive ears would have no way to listen to what needed to be said. Radian looked upon the pup in amusement, he could see her aura flaring wildly, feeling it as well, and he marveled at such a creature, that he in some way had allowed to be created. Her pack could feel the suppressed weight of her angered aura, but all waited for the inevitable.



“What is this? And take it off NOW!” stated Kagome rather annoyed and bringing some of their attentions to the pendent that hung low on her neck.



“No.” answered the thunder kami, receiving a dangerously threatening growl from the pup. Kagome could not believe this, she could feel her ever awake beast, her inner-self just below the surface, asking, pleading with her to allow her to rise up and attack, though Kagome wouldn’t allow it, and the inner-self was aware of this fact, it didn’t stop from asking, wanting, pleading, and begging for the thunder kami’s blood. Radian could see the whites in her eyes bleeding crimson, the thunder and lightening flashing in now dark grey eyes that were once blue, he knew then it was quite terrifying, and at the same time beautiful. He waited though, he needed to see and feel that she would not be able to pull upon his powers, and though the lightening flashed in her eyes he did not feel the pain, it was not there, this was what he wanted, sealed within her was her link to him, he would remove the pendent after her battle with the western pup.



“What do you mean, ’No?’” she asked again far more dangerously then her voice had been before, and suddenly he could feel just a twinge of pain from the pull on his power but considering her powers and aura seemed to be higher then he had felt before he knew it would be enough to stop her from being able to draw upon them fully as she had before.



“Well pup, you draw too much on This Radian’s power and I have stopped you from being able to do so. Tell me did you know you were doing it, or were you unaware?” he asked her as he walked around her circling her somewhat shocked self. The thunder Kami looked at all those in the room before he went on, “Tell me Kagome, how often is your inner-self, your beast dormant?” He turned in time to see her stiffen at the idea, and knew he was correct. Her growl was multi toned then as she looked him challengingly in the eyes, and had he not been a kami, he might have been afraid.



“We have been awake, since That Kagome woke up, when This Kagome was but eight summers old.” they answered at the same time, the dark voice of her beast and the female voice of her conscious answered. The room tensed, it was unheard of, sure most had known that her beast had awoken they had assumed though that it had gone back into a slumbering state, her eyes were never bleeding red so much to think that the beast was awake within.



“Impossible.” came Taishou’s voice, causing Kagome to look at him, again in a challenging manner, but neither Kagome cared.



“It is not, We have been awake and together for the majority of this one’s life.” answered again the multi toned Kagome.



“No one could live with the inner-self for this long, they’d go mad. ” the General nearly barked. Causing a dark bitter and yet joyful laughter to come from Kagome as she threw her head back for a moment before she sobered up locking her heated gaze upon him when she answered.



“And you think We haven’t? You think We were pleased to be awoken so early in such a way as the death of our brother, before either That Kagome or This Kagome were ready for it. We have seen the depths of hell, Taishou and have survived its madness. Do not tell Us what is impossible, for we have lived this life for longer together then any of you have been with you and your own.” they answered crossly. Taishou growled, pushing Hatsumomo of his lap as he stood about to pounce when the Kami spoke.



“You will stand down Dog General, this pup does not lie.” there was a command in his voice that brokered no argument, Taishou’s eyes flashed with crimson, his own inner-self wanting to be released to have her submit to him as alpha. He did not sit but he did stand down to the obviously more powerful male in the room. “Explain to them, they do not understand pup.” Radian pulled his hands behind his back as he turned to stand beside Kagome, as she sighed, and shook her head to alleviate stress that was pissing her off enough to kill at the moment.



“It is tradition, that ones inner-self does not wake until they have matured, in Inu’s this time as you all know is around their sixtieth year, or when they have attained the power level to this equivalence. In addition, when stressed, or pushed to extremes in the need to save or protect, an Inu often experiences a flocculation of great power, the need to protect is possible the strongest inner strength an inu can have, it is what bonds us as pack, instead of leaving us as lone souls. Such reasons are why we as a race strive to keep our calm demeanor, and aloof attitudes.” it was then that Kagome’s eyes darted to Radian as if asking if she should continue, he nodded and Kagome did so. “Our clan, the Kuroinu, are different from all other inu clans, we are few in number, but deadly, for in our blood is the direct link to a kami. Lord Radian.” Kagome motioned to the Sire of her line. “ In This one’s sorrowful anger towards the dragons of the North, This Kagome, woke That Kagome. We have been awake ever since, in a dual and yet singular existence. Even now, we are one.” they spoke in their multi layered voice.



“Your eyes.” stated an intrigued Sesshomaru as if he was finally understanding. Kagome looked at him and smirked showing her fang, the gleam of both amusement and annoyance very prominent in her facial features.



“They are the true sign of which Kagome is in more control then the other at that moment.” they answered. “Crimson, thunder and lightening, would be our inner-self in control while That Kagome stands down, glowing white, would be the both of us, which is far more common, and anything else would be our conscious self. We were enraged for a long time, being awake so much earlier then we should have been allowed us time to grow stronger then most. Even now, we are far stronger then those that have come before us.” she answered Sesshomaru, as she turned her gaze back to the Kami. “We do know we draw on your power Kami-sama, remove this chain.” she ordered him, causing the thunder Kami to chuckle darkly.



“No pup, you do, and I will not allow you to do so tomorrow, I will be there to insure that the chain does not break and you will not pull upon This Radian’s powers.”



“You pull on the powers of this kami? It has not been your own strength?” Intoned Sesshomaru in an accusing manor. Kagome was about to reply when Radian answered for her.



“You silver pup go to far, She only pulls on my powers when she is enraged, neither she or her inner-self have been aware of the action, the link to my power is internal and cannot be severed without her own death. The pendent placed upon her stops her from being able to do so, but This Radian assures you she was quite capable on her own.” Radian praised, though Kagome’s scowl was still evident, She decided then that there had been enough ’staring at Kagome time.’ With that she left. Kagome did hear those calling after her, she did not care, she could feel Miyako following her, and her pup, as well as others, turning towards them Kagome’s inner-self and conscious self both growled darkly at them all. Every being stopped but Sango, who would not abandon her mother. Kagome looked at her pup, and huffed, and Sango knew she would not be pressed away, as she followed her mother, she could hear the foot steps of those following them in the distance.



Kagome pushed both iron doors open to the main courtyard, and stopped in the center. There blue winds began to wrap around her, her face began to extend and elongate, turning black as her fur began to grow, Sango was much the same, though the mist and smoke was green, her face too elongated, and began to discolor a deer chocolate brown. When the winds finally picked up both mother and daughter stood together, in their true forms they looked regal, both had pointed ears, and though Sango had no crest of her own, her mother’s normal silvery blue were in the shape of aggravated lightening. Those who stood there looked on in awe, most female could not transform with such ease, most needed to be enraged, but these two did not. As they all stood there watching, Miyako darted out, and joined them, she looked much the same as Kagome, though her crests where smooth, she was on the other hand much smaller, about the size of Sango who’s head, like Miyako’s only reached to Kagome’s shoulders. That was what mot had been amazed about, in her full form, Kagome was the same size or larger then most males.



The war maidens took off towards the North with no one knowing what to do, or when they would return. In truth, Miyako had only gone, because Sango was the only one that could calm Kagome when she was like this and should Sango fail Miyako would be the only other that might be able to sway her to calm; this was like the last time, the last time when Kagome had finally snapped and her beast had complete control. Kagome forty years before had gone on a killing rampage after the pain training, and there had been no one soul who could stop her. Many monks, mikos, priests, witches all died needless deaths, though Miyako did not care that they had died for they had been nuisances, she could not on the other hand allow Kagome to endanger and kill innocents though, human or demon alike, nothing matter, Kagome was nothing but walking death when she was like this.



The land of the North was still barren, still dead from years upon years of being burnt to hell and back by those who should have cared for the lands. Sango and Miyako stayed back as they watched the one they loved tear into the earth, Kagome in true form had pounced a mountain, deadly claw ripped and thrashed the earth, as growls and roared of anger ripped and rippled the air, truly Kagome was like a thunderstorm on the ground. Her tail was high in the air, and allowed her to balance gracefully as she destroyed nature in all her fury. Lightening cracked above her, and the sky was dark, as if feelings its child’s anger and wanting to sooth it.



Kagome her self, was so angry, there were no words that could describe how she felt at this moment, no amount of blood that would sate her rage at this moment, to be collared like a common house mutt, even her conscious side was livid, let alone what her inner-self, the far more passionate being was feeling. As her claws ripped through earth and rock, poisons and lightening seeping from those same claws melting and burning everything they touched, making the landscape change around her, when the sun had set had finally calmed. Standing still in true form her breath ragged, hard, and painful as her heat pumped blood into her body, her rage, and anger sated at the cost of the lands, she would have to make amends later. It had been afternoon when they had left and now it was dark. She had expended herself with great care to make sure none would get hurt, to insure that her pup would not be the one that bore the brunt of her wrath, so that it would not happen again.



Sango and Miyako had long ago gotten comfortable, her pup was asleep, Miyako laying besides her, as Kagome came over and nuzzled her pup to wake, whimpering and whining to them, she asked them to come back with her, it was time to go. None had noticed that they were being watched, a pair of crimson eyes watching the thunderous female leave after the chaos she had just caused. The young female with crimson eyes was not enraged by the site that the kuroinu had made, more so curious as to find out why she had done such a thing, and more so wondering if the act could allow the new Lord of the North to declare war on the West. Kagura’s hair danced on the winds as she watched the three dark inu’s leave the area, wondering what her father would give her for this information.



She was the elder twin sister between herself and Kanna, as well as the eldest child of then newly self-appointed Northern lord. But above all this, Kagura wanted nothing more then to take the West, by mating, marriage, death, plague, or what ever means she would have to. The North had always been so poor because of the former cardinal Lord and very jealous of the West, but the dragons were gone now, allowing her father, to take over. She held no delusions about the male that had sired her, Kanna, or Hakudoshi, the new heir. Her father was a killer and would throw her life away at a moments notice to get what he wanted, and what he wanted was power. Kanna’s and her own mother, a void-wind demoness who‘s name they did not even know, had been forcedly taken as mate, and had been killed for baring him female children. But he had taken another, Shiori -- a lone hanyou girl from a northern sea village, who even though she had been hanyou, was strong yet for her father‘s demon blood--, not long ago and that poor female had bore him Hakudoshi, but how she hated her little brother, like her father she only wished for his death. At the moment she didn’t care though about any of it, the Kuroinu was of the West, and would pay for destroying their land, her father would reward her handsomely for the news. That was all she wanted for the moment, other then the heir to the West chained to her bed and naked, she smirked at the idea.



Kagome and party arrived as suddenly as they had left, her large form landing gracefully as did Sango and Miyako moments later. She said no words once she regained her humaniod form, and stormed the palace for her room, many of the servants had been with the family long enough to know to stay the hell out of the way of Kagome when angry, for truly only a creature that had no self preservation skills would dare to get on her bad side, that was probably why Inuyasha had found his way to her path. Both Sango and Miyako watched in morbid fascination, as the prince wound up and started to scream at Kagome about her mood, and how she needed to act her age, they were waiting for it, and they didn’t have to wait long before Kagome reacted. They saw her grabbed the second prince by the gruff of his neck, baring her fangs, before she growled certain death at him and roaring as she threw him with such a force that the wall was broken and Inuyasha was two rooms beyond where they stood currently.



Kagome kept going as Miyako and Sango peered blinkingly into the gapping hole that Inuyasha was thrown into, or more so caused, when Kikyo came running around the corner, upset as could be at the sight of her unconscious lover. Again it had become no secret just why Kikyo was there, it seemed only Kikyo and Inuyasha thought they were being so covert that no one knew. Allowing her to get to her would be mate, Miyako and Sango gave each other a knowing look, that said ‘save all those from Kagome’s wrath.’ Miyako darted passed Kagome as they continued on their way to her room as Miyako took down anyone that wasn’t smart enough to stay out of the way, Sango was closer to Kagome thrumming as loudly as calmingly as she could. Three tackled and bewildered, not to mention manhandled servants later, Kagome was safely in her room, a danger to none who walked the halls.



She headed to the hot springs dropping her cloths and caring not where they fell as she tried to relax her state of mind, her bloodlust was gone but that did not mean in one bit she wasn’t still angry, no this was far more dangerous. One who explodes allows all to see their anger, their wrath, now Kagome was calm, and that was a far more terrifying thing then to be able to see or feel her anger. Sango continued to thrum as she assisted her mother to bathe and calming her by simply being there. Miyako on the other hand was off to find her Lord, as well as her own pup, and Taishou, which wasn’t all that hard considering all the strong aura’s of the palace were in the study as they had been earlier. Miyako entered like Kagome had before, without waiting for acknowledgement, the males in the room falling silent as they watched in horror what Miyako did next. Faster then any of them including the Kami himself, Miyako slapped Radian with a force that was to be reckoned with only by Kagome herself.



“How dare you?!” she hissed, her own aura twisting menacingly as she spoke with such a venom that all backed away from her as her hair began to pick up on unseen winds, the whites of her eyes began to grow dark crimson, her blue of her iris’ turned dark and melodious with thunder, lightening flashing around her iris.’ “You collared her like some common FUCKING HOUSE MUTT! You, Who should be proud, YOU who have sired our Line! You, who I would kill for hurting her so, I will have you know wretched Kami, that she had destroyed a mountain to save all those here from her wrath, wrath that you should have encored instead of the lands.” Radian was taken aback, he had felt the small tug on his powers but they had never been as Kagome’s pull before, he had to wonder now if even his lock on her would keep her from them, or if she had truly mastered her blood as such, he was about to speak when Miyako pointed her clawed finger in his face, her voice was far lower and more dangerous, but mostly it was shrouded with sorrow. “You are not the kami I was once lead to believe, if you know and have seen all in this family, then you know that you have hurt her more then any one has ever before, and I will pray that her vengeance does not fall upon you, though honestly it would not surprise me if she killed you, for what you have done to my pup, you would deserve it.”



Radian was shocked, he could not truly be angry with Miyako, nor any of them really, he loved them, they were his pups, and her words hurt him, cutting him far deeper then any before had, and so he lashed out the best way he could without hurting her physically. “Know you place Miyako, no mere demon could kill a kami!” he nearly roared. His reply was her bitter laughter.



“Think now thunder kami,” she refused to call him by name now. “Lest you kill her out right I would venture that she will be able to handle and wield the strength of a kami, she does not need your link to power to do so, as I have witnessed her control from her own blood. Tread lightly in the water you have cast, for I will not save you from her wrath, and when that collar breaks tomorrow, we shall see what kind of monster you have created.” with that she turned and left, leaving the rest of the males in the room stunned. Sesshomaru recovered first.



“What is she talking about?” he demanded of the kami who seemed to have just noticed the rest of them.



“Kagome seems to be far more powerful then I had ever thought, it seems she has mastered control via her own blood, and not through my powers, you will have a hard fight tomorrow, for that I am sorry, I seem to have riled her up a bit.” Sesshomaru growled threateningly, this was not what he needed to hear, he needed to know that he could win, he had to, there would be no other, there could be none. Getting annoyed just standing there, Sesshomaru left, never noticing the now thoughtful look upon his father’s face, or the worried face on Shin and his two sons. Going towards the one place here he could find peace he found himself in the gardens, wanting nothing more then to seduce her, and take her, he knew that she wanted him, and he wanted her, but there was Souta, and he couldn’t let his honor go in taking a mate. He sighed which was a very un-characteristic thing for him to do, and sat near the tree Souta was buried under.



Long moments passed as he heard Souta’s voice. “She’s quite a fiesty one eh?” asked His long dead friend, whom he only prayed was really talking to him rather then him just making this up in his mind.



“Hn.”



“Don’t be like that, you can’t see me right now because Meimeimei’s not here. She’s in a foul mood, I can feel it from here, what happened?” asked the voice.



“The kami pissed her off, locking her powers at bay.” he stated not wanting to finish it out by saying, ‘and I am afraid I may not be able to do it, that she might be too strong.’



“hn.” Souta replied teasingly. “You are strong my friend, stronger then her. She has been hurting for so long, and so have you, but there’s something else inside you, something stronger, don’t worry, everything will work out as it should.” said Souta, and Sesshomaru knew if he could see his friend he’d see a smirk on his face.



“You sound as if you know things this Sesshomaru does not.”



“Being dead does allow one certain allowances that the living do not have, not that I can share of these things with you, but you have no reason to fear tomorrow, you will win, you are hers as much as she is yours. Now though you must get up, and go talk.” finished the voice of Souta who said nothing again. Sesshomaru sighed again, as he looked up and saw the vestige of his mother, his mother was a goddess in his eyes, even still to this day she was possibly the most beautiful creature he had ever seen until he’d seen Kagome. As she walked towards him her silver hair gleamed in the pale light of the growing moon, her skin was porcelain, and a soft smirk lit her face aflame with happiness. She staid steady in her course as she reached him and asked.



“May I sit with you?” He nodded his head and they both sat in silence for some time just being around one another, it was not often that she and her pup got time alone like this, and right now that was what they needed. Others would only ruin the peace they had with one another, Sesshomaru was more her son then Taishou had ever wanted to admit, Inuyasha on the other hand, well there was no denying that he was Taishou’s son, beyond the prince being the spitting image of his sire, their brash attitudes and mannerisms were identical. She knew with time and a good mate, her youngest would be his father’s pup more then Sesshomaru ever would. No, her son was like herself, emotional, and brooding when they wanted to be, calm and quiet, demur almost, but playful in the right moods. Hatsumomo sighed before she began to speak again.



“When you were just a tiny pup, so small that even I have a hard time thinking of you as such,” she said with a smile, “You were full of energy, so much so that I threatened your father that I would never have another pup if it were to be anything like you at night, and some how I ended up with your brother.” she laughed while he chuckled a bit, ”You just seemed to be alive so much in the glow of the moon. It took me forever but I finally figured out just why.” Smiled Hatsumomo as she looked upon her eldest. “I don’t think even your father knows about this, my darling, please pull your aura in as much as you can, and close you eyes, see your aura inside of you.” she said as she placed a barrier around them, it was small and tight but enough so that none would feel what she was about to unlock. Sesshomaru looked at his aura, it was a pale blue, almost white, but in the darkness of his being, there was another source, another light deeper then he had ever looked before.



“So you see it my son?” Hatsumomo asked, while Sesshomaru nodded. “good go to it and embrace it as your own. Kagome is not the only descendent of a kami. “ she said in almost a whisper. Sesshomaru had barley heard her words as he made contact with the now bright almost blinding light of this other source, he embraced the light as his mother had asked, and felt overwhelmed, it was warm and bright, and so very powerful.



“Prince of the moon, welcome to your birthright.” said a voice in almost a whisper, as the light was absorbed into him. While in the real world Sesshomaru was lulled into slumber by his mother’s thrums, as she watched her son take back the control of his powers, powers that she herself had sealed deep within him so that when he was able to he could use them, the powers of the heiress of the moon. Hatsumomo’s pale finger traced lightly the crescent moon on her son’s brow, it had not been a gift from her mate, for her second son did not have it, and yet it seemed that Sesshomaru had shared her own gift, blood that like her own and her father before her and so on and so forth had gotten from Tsukuyomi, kami of the moon.











AN: i want to say thanks to my Beta, she puts up with my marbles more then most others do Twist in Fate! you rock. I also want to thanks the countless amount of folks who have stuck with this story and my random updates, as well as all of you who have asked for more and i gladly give you this. Next chapter i hope to have this weekend, no promises.



PS. please check out my front page, i've listed some very note worthy authors and stories, as well my LJ, which has previously unseen fics that i'm not really sure about posting, fair warning some of the fics are mean and do bash and have not been edited yet. they are all Sess/Kags, and all mature, and yeah... private message me about those if ya goo look. - r0o



PpSs. There is a story, Yellow Brick Road, by EmmaRen, its fantastic, give it a chance if your looking for something refreshing, and its a Sess/Kags. ITS FANTASTIC! Good luck EmmaRen! - r0o