Inu Brothers Heritage Revealed The Past Catches Up

Chapter 3: In Rins’ Dreams…

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Exhausted from the festival that was her birthday, Rin laid down on her futon which was located in the back of her adopted grandmother’s hut. She begun to crossed the threshold between the real world and the world of dreams with a smile on her face. As a child she experience enough heartache and pain to last her a long life time, however today everything was in her favor. Everyone she loves participated and everyone enjoyed themselves. The presents were all beautiful and thoughtful gifts. One of the main highlights of the day was when Kohaku, the boy she had been infatuated with for years made it known that he wished to court her. He sealed the declaration of his fondness for her with a kiss! Another positive high point of the gathering was that her adopted father actually approved of their courting! She knew he was antisocial for a creature that is prone to associate with and form packs, but she wished he had stayed for the rest of the celebration. After all she was close and devoted to him and she always will be. Sesshoumaru was the first being to protect her after her biological family died. Sesshoumaru was one of the main reasons she made it to adulthood. If it wasn’t for him her life would have ended years ago. She fell asleep thinking about when she first found Sesshoumaru…

Recap Tensaiga, Rin and Sesshoumarus’ first Meeting:

Rin and Sesshoumaru’s bond was not only emotional but physical by means of Tensaiga. Tensaiga the heavenly healing fang originated from the Tessaiga. The Tessaiga was created from the Inu brothers’ fathers’ incisor. The healing fang has a will of it own which allowed it to probe its wielders heart. The Tensaiga saw the potential for compassion and overall warmth in the cold deadpan daiyoukai heart, thus choosing him as its master. Tensaiga demonstrated its loyalty to Sesshoumaru by saving him from the Wind Scar the master of Tessaiga attacked him with. Though Inuyasha did not attack Sesshoumaru with the WindScar’s full power, it is doubtful that Sesshoumaru would have survived said attack if it was not for Tensaiga interference. A short time after Tensaiga accepted Sesshoumaru as its master, a starved and dirty little orphan named Rin found him injured in the forest. Despite his initial frightening rejection made known by his semi transformed state and growls plus at the risk of her own well being; she did everything she could to help nurse him back to health. While the nourishment she provided could not be used by his body and Sesshoumaru did not want help from anyone, especially a human; the child did appeal to his curious nature. She was braver then most humans and youkai alike. He only detected a hint of fear for a very short period of time when Rin first found him. That fear instantly disappeared and was replaced by concern and determination to heal the deadly strange youkai before her. Even when he rudely knocked her offering of food from her hands, she still returned later on to attempt to feed him again.

Sesshoumaru saw an inner strength that came from her unfathomable innocence. The orphan who at that time he called a ‘brat’ suffered beatings by the hands of the villagers that were supposed to care for her in order to feed him. Sesshoumaru was flabbergasted by her resilient, pure and kind hearted disposition. The daiyoukai only knew the child for a short time, but he was able to tell that she had a most difficult lot in life. Yet in spite of all her hardships, she still managed to smile happily and put his life, the life of a stranger in front of her own well being. The child was a rare one indeed, in all of his centuries of roaming the earth he had never encountered a being quite like her. She had a minuscule weak body, yet she possessed a doughty spirit and she held on to an innocence most would have lost if they had experienced the tragedy that was her life. The child also placed others needs above her own, had a warm heart that was a completely contradictory to his own glacier of an organ and she was an extraordinarily loyal and devoted creature.

Apparently she saw through the impassive expressions, the arctic fierce golden eyes, the transformed rage filled red orbs, the growls, curt words and impolite gestures. The human girl like Tensaiga saw something within the mysterious creature worth saving. Hence why she did everything in her power to ensure the enigmatic youkai survival.

Many of her qualities he saw as a weakness, however her other traits he saw as a strength that he found admirable. Yes she certainly was a puzzling, especially in the way she approached him with only with worry and resolve. Never again did he sense apprehension radiating from her person due to him after he first laid eyes upon her. Most humans and youkai who have heard of his reputation or actually met the daiyoukai either feared or hated him. In some cases it was a combination of both. The orphans’ lack of fear was something he found most intriguing and refreshing. Though he demanded to be feared and respected by most creatures, he did not mind that this tiny human did not fear him; however he could not comprehend why it did not raise his ire. Perhaps some of his natural instincts emerging from deep within his soul was the reason why he did not mind the child fearless matter around him. Born as an Akita Inu he had an innate affinity for children no matter what the species. Although he would not admit it to himself, he eventually found the child’s presence endurable. However when he was well enough, he decided to leave with his retainer and ignore the emotions that started to churn in his chest. That is until he detected the scent of wolfs and the orphans blood on the wind. He decided to seek out the human and find out what exactly had become of her. Sesshoumaru told himself that he sniffed out the girl merely out of macabre curiosity, but that was not all there was to it…

When he found the child dead and surrounded by ravenous wolves, anger consumed him. His rage was directed partially at the wolves who murdered her and partly at himself for actually feeling pity for the human. After his aura flared and he gave the wolves a glower that warned them of their impending deaths if they did not ran away with their tails between their legs, he observed the deceased body of the orphan. Pity…he honesty did not remember the last time he felt this emotion, but he believed he felt that sentiment before he became and Inu gumi disguised as an Inu youkai. Sesshoumaru was determined to walk away from the child reminding himself of his hate for humans when he remembered her bright smile. The same adorable gap tooth smile she gave him when he asked about the bruises the villagers had given her. The smile that could warm even the frostiest of hearts. He didn’t understand why she gave him that innocent smile at the time. After all Sesshoumaru had no concern for any human…or so he told himself, repeatedly. The only emotion he had really been familiar with was fury. The festering boiling seething wrath that laid just below the surface of his cold blooded stoic demeanor. Whilst Sesshoumaru was a very intelligent creature, he did not understand other emotions nor did he care to try. As far as he was concerned emotions were a weakness and he refused to waste his time with them. Ironically he had been wasting centuries on rage and hate, which were in fact emotions. However despite a person’s behavior, children have the tendency to see attributes in other beings that the rest of the world may miss. Rin saw that he was in fact concerned about her well being when he asked her about her appearance. His concern caused her sadden mood to change dramatically which in turn caused her to smile so beautifully at him.

After remembering the human child smile, the compassion he did not know he was capable of burst forth. Sensing the warmth that laid dormant in Sesshoumarus’ soul, the Tensaiga activated so it would be ready to be used by its master. Sesshoumaru told his retainer Jaken that he was merely testing the sword, he did not know nor understand these new emotions coursing through him. Which happened to be the main reasons why he was ‘testing his sword’. Nonetheless, Tensaiga understood his heart desires even if its wielder did not. It sensed the compassion, concern and pity he had for the child. It sensed his inborn instincts to be loyal and protect the child that laid lifeless in a pool of warm blood. Though the orphan child efforts were in vein when she tried to save Sesshoumaru, the fact that she tried was another reason he wanted to save her. However at that time he would not admit anything remotely of the sort out loud.

When he cut though the little spirit thieves that tried to carry her soul away, he cradled her in his arm for a moment to see if Tensaiga came through. After he heard her heart beat on its own once again and her gasp for air he was inwardly shocked. Not only because he actually was on his way to mastering a sword that can return a being to the land of the living, but because he was actually…relieved that it was successful. The fact that he was pleased with hearing the girl heart beat and breath confirmed that he was worried about the girl, even if it was only a little.


After the girl was revived he tried to deny those new unfamiliar emotions again as he walked away from her and his retainer. When the child proceeded to follow him, he decided to let her due so. After all he gave her back her life which repaid his debt to her for trying to save him. However she was a young orphan and she was unable to property take care of herself. The child was a rare find, he never encounter a human with such admirable attributes that showed concern for him. That and the fact that he did not want his efforts to be in vein by letting the child die; he decided to let the child follow him. Sesshoumaru gave her back her life and he took responsibility for his actions.

When Sesshoumaru dispatched the servants of the Master of Hell with Tensaiga, he gave her back her life and in turn he became connected with her. This is one of the reasons why Tensaiga is the blade that physically connects them. Their connection in turn connects them to Inuyasha simply because the Tensaiga is a part of Tessaiga. However soon Inuyasha, Rin and Sesshoumaru will discover the other connections they have with one another…


Back to Rin:

Kaede and the rest of the village were like Rin in the world of dreams. This world is where Rin will discover more about her adopted father, his pack and herself then she ever thought possible…

While in a deep sleep, Rins’ entire body flashed green and power begin to seep from her form, however her miko powers was not the culprit. In fact her miko powers were being suppressed so she could not fight her way out of the prison that was her mind. Not until the cause of said power allowed her to do so.

It was an ancient power that was thought to be lost in the past. Not only did this power keep Rin locked within her dreams but it kept all others in the village from awaking. Though the monk miko and hanyou had more power and training then Rin, their struggles against the iron grip of the unknown force was futile. Despite the fact that their bodies and sprits were whole giving the ability to use their powers, they were still unable to overcome the affects of the jade light. The green glow eventually covered the entire village affecting all of its occupants. The cause of said power entered the unsuspecting child dreams and changed what she knew about herself, her adopted uncle and her adopted father. All she could do was gasped out:

“Lord Sesshoumaru…help…” Then she was completely lost within her dream which turned out to be a nightmare…

In Rins Dreams:

‘Ah! What is this forbidding light, I can sense evil coming from it, but it is not a youkai or a human?! The others could be in danger from this light!’

Rin mused as she looked at her surroundings that was blanketed in the wicked green ruddiness. Rins started to feel lightheaded and she could no longer feel the futon pressed against her back. She attempted to roll over to get her bearings only to be shocked by what she finally noticed.

She gasped loudly and her eyes widen as she looked down and saw that she was floating above her own body. Said body was the source of the green blazing vile radiance, yet she knew she was not the cause. It was as if some malevolent force was using her body as a conduit so it will have the ability to invade the village and commit other unknown acts of terror. She tried to use her miko powers to counteract the evil aura; however she was unable to tap into her miko energy. Her body and spirit where only partially connected, preventing her from accessing her miko abilities. Rin screamed in the hopes that Inuyasha or anyone else in the village could hear her. She tried to warn them of the impending peril that was the green light; however she found that her shouts of alarm were in vain.

She attempted to touch the cheek of the doppelganger that laid on the futon in hopes that she would somehow wake up and alert the village to the danger; only to have her hand pass through her replicate face. She knew then that it was not her copy but a part of herself that seemed to glow and lay in a comatose state below her floating transparent form. Rin eyes widen again in realization, she now knew for sure the alert part of herself that passed threw the body on the futon was in fact, her spirit.

Oh no! Rin can’t wake them up if she cannot wake herself up! It’s as if my spirit and my body has separated, but why?! Did I die…no, no, no… I could not have died because Rin still breathes, this has to be a something like a nightmare yet it’s different. It’s, its real! Rin doesn’t like this at all!!!’ The young miko thought as she observed her slumbering half still breathing. She fell into the same speech pattern she had as a little girl.

This only occurred once in a while, but when her third person way of speaking emerged, it was when she was extremely upset or tremendously happy. She spoke in the third person earlier when she spoke to Sesshoumaru and Kohaku due to her happiness. In this case she was definitely upset as she looked down at her body that was emitting the green light. The girl was not easily frighten so when she did feel fear it meant that something terrible has occurred or will take place.

While Rin floated about pondering her serious situation, a grey portal that produced a green smoke opened up behind her. She turned around and saw the worm hole that seemed to appear out of nowhere. Before she could scream she was sucked into the terrifying gateway. Her soul woke up alone in a dry land that lacked the sounds of sentient beings and wild life. That was until she heard a deep eerie voice that sent shivers of dread up her spine:

“Your Lord Sesshoumaru cannot assist you here nor can you save yourself. Its time little one, you have reached your stage of maturity and its time to let me out.” A mysterious voice whisper to Rin while she laid on the forest floor surrounded by dead trees. The earth was hard and cold under her bare feet as she stood up and looked around; trying to pinpoint the direction the malicious voice had come from.

Rin turned towards the sound of the strangers’ voice. A green light, the only light in the dark and gloomy place shined in the direction she faced. She knew right then and there that he was the source of this nightmare made real. Trying to hold back the shivers in her body she stated:

“You hunt me because I am an adult, who are you. Why, why now.” Rin said confidently although she was terrified on the inside.

The green mist took the shape of a man; however he was still only green vapor with a form. His hair that was also made up of green mist constantly moved like snakes that were trying to break free from his skull.

He tilted his head to the side as he smirked and said:

“Why little one I am your kin, your precursor. You are the result of a…affair with another young woman while I was married. You come from a long line of sorcerers called Inu Mochi. Only the most powerful Inu Mochi can interact with their kin beyond the grave. I have been waiting for my successors to find what belongs to me.”

Rin heard him speak as the dead forest temperature decrease causing her teeth to chatter. Ignoring the cold she continued to listen to the green smog that claimed to be a relative of hers:

One of my successors found what belonged too me over 200 years ago. However my possession sired a child with my relative Izayoi before she died. Her body was mature and could have been used if it was not for my kin and servant relationship. The hanyou that grew in her body had an adverse affect; making it impossible for me to use her body to regain my body and reclaim control over the servant that took it from me! My body died along with my servant before another one of my successors could interact with him and be used for my own benefit! My servant acted as if he did not know that Izayoi was a descendent of his Inu Mochi. This surprised me considering the fact that Inus’ have an incredible sense of smell. After all family scents due tend to have a similarity even if it is a small resemblance. Perhaps his instincts drew him to his Mochis’ relative against his wishes. Then again, maybe it was not against the Inu wishes perhaps he had some other type of infatuation with Izayoi…such as love. Ironic is it not, even though my servants betrayed their masters, their natural Inu instinct compels them to be loyal to some extent. Even if it is loyalty to the Inu Mochi extended family. You my dear have not sired a child from my servant and you have his loyalty and protection. Therefore I merely had to wait until your body was mature enough to handle my power. Now you will help get back what belongs to me...”

Rin gasped flabbergasted by the new information her ancestor bestowed upon her. Then she spoke as she chattered from the cold and the news:

“Izayoi is related to…you said she sired a child with your belonging… Inu no Taishou.” She stated in a bewildered voice trying to take in this new bombshell of info as she thought:

‘Inuyasha is related to me from his mother side…and we are actually related to this evil being. I wish I could believe that he was lying, but I just know he is not. That monster that hurt their father is related to us…’ A few moments passed before she was brought out of her musings when she heard the mist say:

“Correct little one.” He said while his form returned to a green mist without a defined shape. He flew toward her at an alarming speed. Large green hands reached out from the smoke to grab her. She begins to back away from the advancing figure trying all she could to summon her miko powers and fight back. She forced herself to be brave and stand her ground. She knew she could not out run him, her only chance to defeat him was to tap into her miko powers. Though she knew that it was a slim to none chance of that happing, she refused to give up without a fight. Rin frowned with determination as she asked:

“When you spoke about your servant that took your body, you were talking about Inu no Taishou. Even if he was your servant which I doubt, he is dead so what else are you after?!”

He disappeared from her sight only to appear out of nowhere from behind. He grabbed her shoulders with his large hands that seemed to cover her most of her upper back and chest area, sending chills up her spine. She struggled against his iron grip to no avail as he pulled her closer. Chuckling he whispered in her ear:

“Why, your precious Lord Sesshoumaru of course.” He said letting his low sadistic laughter fill the empty air.

Rin frowned as she struggled vigorously to free her miko powers and fry the bastard behind her. No one would hurt any member of her new family if she had anything to say about it! She did not care if he was her biological relative nor did it matter if he was a youkai or human spirit, he was an evil creature that had to be stopped. Surely her miko abilities could hurt him Rin mused as she said:

“No! You can’t have him, Lord Sesshoumaru doesn’t belong to anyone nor does anyone else in his family! Leave them alone!”

In a reproachful tone he said:

“Tsk, tsk, tsk, you are in no position to make demands little one. Your Lord Sesshoumaru, his father and mother are mine. And I will not let him be until I have what is mine once again. As for the hanyou…well the mutt is a relative of mine, but he is also kin to the Akita pack. He will either serve me or die!” He said the last part with a hiss as he tightens his grip on the young miko.

Rin clenched her teeth to stop the scream of pain that threaten to rip from her throat. With the most reassured voice she could muster she said:

“They will never let you have your way. Even if you did use me, your body was destroyed-” She was cut off when the Inu Mochi spoke with venom in his tone:

“That bastard Sesshoumaru and his bitch of a mother took my son’s and wife bodies when their alpha male stole my body. Since my body is dead and my family lacks the power to interact with any of our few living relatives or in my wife’s case her living relatives, I will use Sesshoumarus’ body for my own designs. So you see my dear those Inus’ are not as blameless as you think.”

Rin refused to give in to the misty bastard that was draining her energy and consuming her spirit. It was as if he was trying to become the dominant spirit and push her willpower back as he attempted to take over her soul. She also would not let him blame her father and his pack for the Inu Mochi actions. Fighting to stay alert as the air grew colder and demanding answers she shouted:

“What did you do to them!? If what you say is true then they most have had a reason for taking your bodies. You said you were and Inu Mochi. I don’t know much about them but I do know that they perform rituals to change Inus and make them do horrible things! You hurt them didn’t you?”

The Inu Mochi chuckled again as he said in a vicious tone:

“You wish to see what my family did to your adopted Inus…then I shall show you.” His voice was so sinister that it made Rin have second thoughts about her questions. However being the brave young woman that she was, Rin was willing to face any danger if it could help her figure out a way to save Sesshoumaru and the rest of her family from this Inu Mochi character.

Past occurrences begin to flash in her minds eye.

She saw horrible images of the Akita Inus’ suffering. She saw how the father and mother fought to protect their pup as the evil sorcerers captured and tortured them. She saw how they were buried in the ground up to their neck surround by food and water they were unable to reach. She could hear the angry growls of the mother, father and pup every time the Inu Mochi approached them. She felt the cold they experienced, the agony of starvation as their stomachs growled in protest due to the lack of food. She could feel their dry mouths and throats that cried out for the water in their vicinity. Most of all she could feel the fear they felt to her very core. The pup feared the unknown and losing his pack, the mother feared for her pup and the safety of her mate. The father and alpha leader of the pack feared for said pack well being. The alpha was also furious with himself for not being able to protect his pack from such misery. Rin saw the life leave their bodies one by one as the remaining Inus’ watched their pack members pass away. She not only felt their pain but could empathize with them. Though she did not experience the exact same horrible torment they experienced, she knew what it was like to watch your family members die and be helpless to stop it. She understood the consequences of starvation dehydration and abuse. No one deserved the type of hell they went through, especially those who did nothing to warrant such harsh treatment.

Rin even saw there large transparent forms the Akita pack possessed when they were reborn. The Inu gami transparent form was very similar to the true forms they possessed as daiyoukai except they where smaller, wielded less power and said power was somehow controlled by the Inu Mochis’

The Inu Mochi leader, the father that desired to take over her soul even showed her imagines of the Akita Inu gami committing heinous acts of murder at the Inu Mochis’ command.

A whole family was destroyed merely because the Inu Mochis used their sorcery to influence Inu no Taishous’ pack and forced them to commit these crimes. Murdering the rival family was the Inu Mochis’ way of settling the family feud. Before the rival family was murdered, said feud became worst when the Inu Mochi leader raped a member of the rival family and sired a child. Luckily the girl that was molested and her unborn child was sent to a safe place far away from the evil Inu Mochi family. Hence were Rins’ and Inuyasha’s bloodline derived from. However, the rest of the family was not so lucky for they were killed by the Inu Mochi guards…the Inu gami.

When the imagines finally stop flashing in Rins head she gasped and tried to catch her breath as tears filled her eyes and her knees buckled. She fell to the ground and sobbed as the Inu Mochi wrapped his arms around her arms pinning them to his side. Rin thought about all of the suffering her fathers’ family endured because of an evil member of her biological family. Guilt filled her soul as she sobbed for all of the families that were killed by Inu Mochi. She did not blame Sesshoumarus’ pack in the least for the murders of that family. As far as she was concerned, Inu no Taishou pack were victims just like that family was. She hated herself for being related to such horrible people. And she would not be surprised if her adopted father and the rest of her new family hated her as well.

Anger filled the normally kind hearted peace making woman when she heard his speak. She wanted nothing but to purify his ass back to hell were he came from. She listened as the sick fuck begins to rant again:

“My family and I turned them into Inu gumi and in return they took everything away from me!!! I will make sure that I will return the favor to your beloved Sesshoumaru and his that bitch that is his mother. Everything he possesses, everything the bastard cares about even if it’s only a minuscule amount of concern, he will lose. In one way or another he will lose everything that has meaning to him. You are the perfect descendent to use, you have died twice before you sired a child with my servant; giving me the chance to latch on to your soul unnoticed. After all the body originally belonged to my son so it was easy for me to mask my soul scent from him. Even the healing sword Tensaiga could not detect my soul upon yours. Perhaps it is because the fang it was originally made from was firstly my tooth. But none of that matters my dear because by the time you awaken I will have complete control over you and I will use you to take over Sesshoumarus’ body. I will destroy everything he holds dear and drive the cold blooded bastard to insanity. It’s time that Inu and the bitch remembered who their true master is…”

“No I will not help you, you won’t hurt them!!!” She shouted stubbornly as she fought against his grip and her weakling spirit.

“You have no choice!” He bellowed sternly as her sprit begins to become encircled by the green smog. She felt his spirit wrap around hers covering her entire soul. Her eyes went wide as she looked into the jade eyes that appeared in the fog in front of her. There is an old saying that goes ‘the eyes are the window to the soul’ in this case that saying was correct. His eyes peering into hers was the last step the Inu Mochi took before the green mist shot into her eyes.

“Nooooooooooooooooo!!!” She screamed as she felt him taking complete control of her soul. The dead world around her started to spin and the cold became unbearable. All she could do is close her eyes and think her last thought before she lost all of her control to her enemy:

‘Lord Sesshoumaru has an indomitable will, he won’t let you win. No matter what it takes we will stop you…’ She mused as she felt herself being swallowed whole and snatched away from the land of nightmares to the reality of the world. The world were her adopted father and her family dwelled, the world where she will unwilling betray him and take the monster, her ancestor to the Inu gami…her father Sesshoumaru…

End of Dream

TBC

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