Her Destiny

Chapter 35

Sesshoumaru and his father were in his study trying to figure out which area would grow the best crops this season. Some areas were better in growing certain types of crops than others. They needed to make sure that they had a variety of food grown so they can feed everyone during the next winter.

The Western Lands faired well this past winter. They stored enough food at the castle to feed the villages that were in need during these hard times.

They were deep in discussion when they heard the alarm being sounded around the castle. Both males paled as they rushed out of the door looking for their mates.

They found Ayashiko in the main hall of the castle wondering what was going on. She had come in to take care of some business, but there was no one there for her to meet. She turned and saw her mate coming towards her as she stopped and waited for him to reach her side. She saw Sesshoumaru rushing outside looking for Kagome.

Ayashiko turned to her mate as she asked, “Aiyoku, what is happening? Why are the alarms going off?”

Inutaisho finally reached his mate, ignoring her question, he asked, “Have you seen Kagome?”

Ayashiko was stunned when her mate didn’t answer her questions as she replied, “I left Kagome outside with Sango, Kirara, and Inuyasha. They are protecting her at the moment. Why? What’s wrong?”

Inutaisho grabbed his mate as he rushed outside the castle. They stopped in their tracks when they heard Sesshoumaru howl his anger into the sky.

---oOo---

Sesshoumaru left the castle looking for his mate. He knew that Kagome had to be outside because her scent and aura were not in the castle. He ran to the area where she would normally be and noticed that his mate was not there.

He sniffed the area and caught the scent of a sleeping powder being used. He picked up the scent of his mate and his little brother in the area along with two unidentified scents. He growled, closing his eyes he tried to reach his mate through their connection. He was beginning to get angry when he couldn’t reach her.

He tried to follow her scent but it vanished from the area along with his brother. He let out a thunderous howl that told of the death of the one’s who had taken his mate. His fang around her neck will not activate unless she was awake and aware of the danger she was in. Most of the power for the fang was being used to subdue her powers to make sure that she didn’t purify their pup.

Sesshoumaru eyes were blood red, when he turned and noticed that his father and mother were standing there behind him, looking forlorn. He tried to take a deep calming breaths but it was no use. His inner inu was upset at having their mate taken, yet again.

He turned his blood red eyes to all in the clearing. Sango and Miroku had joined them when they heard the howl coming from him. “I want all of the spies that are currently in the castle taken prisoner and brought to the central courtyard.”

Inutaisho was about to intervene, when his son cut him off, “Not this time father, they will pay with their lives for taking what is mine. These lands will suffer my wrath until I get my mate and pup back. They have also taken Inuyasha with them, so this is an attack against our clan, which needs to be dealt with.”

Inutaisho was surprised to hear this. He sniffed the area and found that Sesshoumaru’s claim held truth. He growled as he said to the general standing behind him, “I want all of the youkais, on this list, to be brought to the central courtyard, immediately!”

The general did not hesitate as he took the list and started to round up all the known spies in the castle.

Sesshoumaru made his way toward the central courtyard. His blood red eyes were taking in every one of the spies that were standing before him. He noticed right away that there were at least 10 spies missing from the list of 25 that were known to be in the castle. He deduced that these ten were responsible for taking his mate and his little brother.

The western soldiers surrounded the area making sure that these fools did not leave the area, if they were to break free from the chains that bound them.

Sesshoumaru could smell the scent of fear coming from each of them as he stepped forward. He smiled and the group gasped as one, they knew he meant business; someone was going to die this day. The heir to the Western Lands was not known to smile, unless he was going to kill.

Sesshoumaru stopped in front of the group as he said, “Now, I want to know where my mate was taken to.”

The spies noticed that Sesshoumaru’s eyes were blood red. His inner inu was in control and he was not about to let them live without answering his questions. One of the females spies stepped forward and said, “Milord, we don’t know where she was taken to. That information was not given to us.”

Sesshoumaru smelled the lies coming off her form as he let his whip fly and cut her in two. He growled again, “NOW, we can do this the easy way or the hard way. It does not matter to me. But, I will have my answer on where my mate is located, and if anything happens to her, I will make sure that you all die a slow and painful death.”

He eyed the group again, when they didn’t answer, he let his whip fly once more, killing 5 with one swipe. The females in the group screamed and started to move away from him. But it was useless, the shackles held them in place, preventing them from leaving the area.

He walked up to a male as he grabbed him by his neck. He lifted him up in the air and growled, “Where have they taken my mate and little brother?”

The youkai in Sesshoumaru’s grasp smiled an evil smile as he yelled for all to hear, “You will never find her or the runt. They left no trail, but you will be contacted soon, so you can witness the ningens demise along with your pup. As for the runt, we will enjoy watching the youkai lord suffer his loss. The way we suffered when you killed our lord!”

Sesshoumaru had enough as he used his poison and melted the imbecile into a pile of sludge. He looked around to the remaining prisoners and knew he was not going to get his answers from them. He cracked his knuckles and let his poison flow free from his claws.

One of the females in the back was shaking in fear, she didn’t want to die, dying for Jakyoku, was not going to bring him back. She fell to her knees as she said, “I will tell you what I know.”

The others in the group snarled at her betrayal, as one of them said, “SAY nothing to him! Where are your loyalties to Lord Jakyoku?”

The demoness snarled as she said, “What good will it do to keep quiet! He is dead, and killing the lady miko will not bring him back. We lost this fight because they are the true heirs of this land and the land feeds them their powers. I will not keep quiet and die for a bastard that never gave anyone of us a chance to live a normal life.

“Instead of spending all of his time and money on revenge, we could have built a life for ourselves. We could have set up another village and lived in peace raising our young. WHAT good are his empty promises now!”

Sesshoumaru snarled, “Enough! Tell me what I want to know wench!”

The demoness looked at the ground and said, “All we were told was that she was to be taken to a location in the south. General Kizuato has gathered what remains of Jakyoku army and they have set up a location there. We were not told where it was located. The plan was to grab the miko and the runt, and take them to that location. A small group of soldiers were to meet them in a designated location and then escort them. The general never trusted us with that much information.”

Sesshoumaru nodded to one of the guards and they led the demoness away from the rest of the prisoners. His bright red eyes scanned the rest and within minutes they were all dead.

Sesshoumaru then turned his attention to his father, “Gather the army, we head south within the hour.”

Sesshoumaru then walked away. He knew that he agreed, that he will rule with his father, but his mate was taken, he could not afford to let his father’s heart guide them in this, not when it meant the lives of his mate and pup.

Inutaisho understood what his son was saying. It has been his error that allowed the enemy to take his mate. They all should have been captured and thrown into the dungeons for what they were.

He turned and ordered his generals to get the army ready, they were leaving within the hour. Once he gave his orders he turned toward his mate. She was upset at having her
pups taken from her and she was worried. He held her close to his chest to comfort, but he knew that she was not going to be consoled so easily.

Miroku and Sango heard what the demoness said. They looked at each other wondering what they were going to do. Miroku got an idea as he signaled Sango to follow him.

Once they were away from the youkai lords, Miroku turned to Sango, “Sango, we should leave now and head south. Let’s see if we can pick up on where they have taken Lady Kagome and Inuyasha. If we do some of the legwork, then maybe we can tell them where to go when they get closer.”

Sango agreed with his plan, she was feeling guilty for leaving Kagome with Inuyasha, thinking that he could get her back to the castle on his own. She called to Kirara as she transformed into her battle form. They both mounted her and then took off heading south. Sango asked Kirara to keep her senses open and see if she could pickup on where Kagome was being held. Kirara growled her agreement, as she continued to head south.

---oOo---

Inuyasha was slowly waking from his forced slumber. His head hurt and his body was not responding to his commands. He couldn’t even open his eyes, as he started to think about what happened.

He remembered that there was a disturbance and he was told by Sango to take Kagome back to the castle to be protected. He obeyed her command and he was about to pick her up when yellow smoke was thrown at them. He tried to cover his nose, so he wouldn’t breathe in the gas, but it was too late. Whatever it was made him dizzy and he passed out.

Now his body wouldn’t react to anything he did. He wanted desperately to open his eyes to see if he could find Kagome. He could not pick up on any scents at all, but he did feel that his body was being suspended in the air with his arms pinned against something hard.

He waited patiently for the affects of the gas to wear off. Slowly his senses were the first to be restored. He didn’t smell anything familiar to him, while he sniffed the area trying to see if he could determine where he was. He finally picked up the scent of Night Blooming Jasmine with a hint of apple and cinnamon.

He knew that Kagome was close, if he was able to pick up on her scent. Then he started to pick up on sounds that were coming from a distance. He figured out that they have been captured, because none of those voices belonged to the guards at the castle.

Inuyasha was slowly gaining the use of his body. He figured that he has been awake for at least a couple of hours. He slowly opened his eyes and let them get focused. He was in a dark cave that was being lit by torches. He looked around trying to find Kagome.

He looked down and to his right, spotting his pack sister there on the ground. She was unconscious still as he focused on her pup. It was still alive and he could hear a strong heartbeat, for this he was grateful, that they did not harmed her.

He looked up to see that he was shackled to the wall of the cave. His arms were firmly held in place and he couldn’t break the bonds that held him. ‘They must have enchanted these shackles, now I won’t be able to escape from here and take Kagome with me.

‘I have to try though I can’t stay here and let them hurt Kagome. I promised my father that I would protect the females of our pack with my life. I have proven to him that I am strong enough now to do this.’

Inuyasha noticed that he still wore his sword on his hip. They, one, thought that he was not good enough to wheel a sword, or two, they didn’t think that he was able to escape from here. It didn’t matter to him. He will break out of this place and then take Kagome with him.

He turned his attention toward Kagome, he needed to know if she as hurt. He softly cleared his throat as he said in a low voice, “Kagome? Kagome, are you hurt?” Inuyasha waited for a few minutes, when she didn’t respond to his call he tried again. “Kagome, please wake up. I need to know if you are hurt.”

---oOo---

Kagome was slowly coming out of her fog like mind. She heard someone calling out to her. Slowly her mind was becoming clearer. The last thing she remembered was taking a nap against her favorite tree. But right now her body felt like she was laying down on the hard ground.

She was picking up the dampness in the air along with the putrid stench of something long dead, like the place she was in was some sort of cave, but wait, how could she be in a cave when she was outside in the gardens?

Kagome’s mind started to work faster as she tried to open her eyes. When she couldn’t she pulled on her powers for healing and the necklace that she wore from Sesshoumaru’s Hiijiji. Slowly she was able to move her body and then opened her eyes. When they were finally focused she noticed that she was in some sort of cave.

Fear took over her heart, as she remembered the time that she was captured by Jakyoku. That was an experience that she didn’t want to relive. She noticed that she was shackled but she had enough length in the chains that allowed her to move around, so she wasn’t chained on a short leash to the ground.

Kagome looked up and saw Inuyasha pinned against the wall. She slowly sat up, as she tried to maintain her balance. It was hard for her to move around, her belly was so large that she thought that soon she would give birth to her pup. But she would be damned if she gave birth here. She will not let these bastards harm her pup.

Once she was sitting she asked Inuyasha, in a low voice, that only he could hear, “Inuyasha, do you know where we are located? Or who might have captured us?”

Inuyasha shook his head as he replied, “I don’t know Kagome. I never got to see who our enemy is. I was to take you back to the castle, because we were under attack. When I went to pick you up, they threw some sort of powder at us and I passed out. Are you all right? You’re not hurt are you?”

Kagome shook her head, “No, I’m not hurt. I just don’t like dark caves.”

Kagome had an idea as she closed her eyes and tried to contact her mate. She concentrated hard but she couldn’t reach him. She reached up and felt around her neck to see if she had another collar that was subduing her powers, but she didn’t have anything remotely similar to what she had on before.

Kagome opened her eyes and looked around the area. She said a small incantation that would allow her to see all the spells and incantations that were placed in this cave. There was a subduing spell that will not allow her, or Inuyasha to contact her mate or Otou-san.

There were other spells in this cave that will not allow her to send one of her Shikigami to her mate, like she had done before. There was also a spell that would alert their captors that they were awake. She knew they were about to have company, when Inuyasha started to growl at the approaching footsteps.

Kagome moved closer to Inuyasha seeking comfort and protection from him even though he was pinned to the wall. The fang around her neck started to react to her fear, it broke whatever spell that was in the area, as it formed a barrier around her and Inuyasha that was so close to her.

---oOo---

The enemy soldiers that were standing guard alerted General Kizuato that the miko was awake. Kizuato smiled an evil smile as he approached the cave that held her captive. He walked through the tunnel and stopped at the entrance. He spotted the miko and the runt, both awake, as he approached.

He smirked as he said, “I’m glad to see that you’re both awake. I’m General Kizuato, Supreme General to Lord Jakyoku armies.”

Kagome was stunned to hear this as she said, “Jakyoku is dead, so why are you still serving a dead lord?”

Kizuato growled at her comment, “Quiet wench! I am well aware that you helped in the demise of our beloved lord. We will have our revenge against you and your mate for killing him. The Western Lord will die this day, and when I kill him then I will take control over the West. But not before he has the great pleasure of watching you die. You ningen, will die by my hand and when that happens, so will the rest of your clan.”

Inuyasha growled as he said, “What makes you think that you can take on my father! He is the most powerful youkai in the West along with my big brother. It is you who will die this day, not them.”

Kizuato huffed at the arrogant pup as he turned his heated eyes towards him. “You don’t know what you’re talking about. You have never seen your father fight in a battle. I have come close to killing him myself, if it were not for other obligations.”

Kagome laughed as she said, “What obligations? You mean running away from the last battle with your tail between your legs? Because if memory serves, you ran that day along with what was left of Jakyoku armies. You had a yellow streak up your back that was so pronounced, that everyone there that day saw it. So don’t think that you can defeat my mate so easily.”

Kizuato growled as he sent an attack her way. The blast of youki was powerful, but not powerful enough to kill her, but it would make her lose her pup, and that was a start for the loud mouth ningen.

But he got the shock of his life, when his attacked had no effect on them, a barrier protected both the ningen and the runt. His eyes opened wide, ‘How is this possible! I had an incantation put in this cave that would subdue the fang, but I guess it is more powerful than I thought it was. No matter, if I can’t touch her then she will die because I will not give her any food or water. She won’t last long.’

Kizuato smirked as he said, “Well it seems that the fang around your neck broke one of my spells. Well it doesn’t matter to me, you will still die by my hand, directly or indirectly, it matters not. Enjoy your stay here for you will not live long enough to really enjoy it.”

Kizuato turned as he left the cave. He had other things to attend to, rather than be here with them. They will die soon enough.

Kagome mind was working a mile a minute. She was trying to come up with a plan to escape this place. They needed to leave as soon as possible, she turned her attention to Inuyasha, and asked, “Inuyasha, do you know if there are a lot of guards outside of this cave?”

Inuyasha sniffed the air as he said, “There are about four guards standing outside the cave at the moment.”

Kagome thought about this as she said, “If you were free can you take them?”

Inuyasha huffed as he said, “Of course I can! What do you take me for? A weakling?”

Kagome smiled at his outburst, “I can get these shackles off of us, but we need to leave this place as soon as possible. Your father and Sesshoumaru will not attack this place, if they think, we are still being held captive here. But if we’re gone then they can attack full force. I for one want to get out of this cave.”

Inuyasha understood as he nodded his agreement. He watched as Kagome pulled one of her adornments out of her hair and then took the flower off the top. He noticed that there was a metal object inside it. It was shaped funny as he observed what she was going to do with it.

Kagome pulled the lock pick out of her hair. She quickly put in her shackles as she proceeded to open the locks. It only took her a few minutes to get her shackles open. The part that she was having problems with was standing. She couldn’t get a good hold on something to pull herself up from the floor.

She turned her attention to Inuyasha and grabbed on to his lower legs, pulling herself up. Kagome was panting hard from just standing on her own two feet. She leaned against Inuyasha as she tried to catch her breath. She really needed to move around again if she wanted to get back into shape.

Once her breathing was under control, she turned her attention to Inuyasha’s shackles as she started on his locks. She made quick work of his bindings as he lowered his arms and rubbed his shoulder to make the circulation come back.

Kagome’s center of gravity was off since she was so big around the middle. She made a vow this day that she will not allow her mate to carry her anywhere again while she was pregnant. She needed to stay as mobile as possible during this time.

She did her best though, using the wall as a support, she followed Inuyasha out towards the entrance to the cave. She concealed their aura’s and scent from the Inu’s that were standing guard. It looked like that there were no other soldiers in the area, as she got ready to run.

She prayed to Kami that she was still able to do this, she hadn’t run in a long time and she feared getting captured again, or worse being killed.

Inuyasha took a deep breath, while he pulled Tetsusaiga out of its sheath, transforming it, as he got ready to attack. He had to kill these four quickly, then grab Kagome and leave this place. He sniffed the area and discovered that these four guards were the only ones outside the cave.

He looked over his shoulder, signaling Kagome that he was ready. He got a smile in return, as they both braced themselves for the fight ahead. He bowed his head, set his resolve to win this fight, and attacked.

Inuyasha was fast, he killed all four of his enemy with one stroke of his sword. He put it back in its sheath and noticed that Kagome was already running out of the cave and heading toward the forest. He caught up to her quickly, picking her up in his arms, and used his demonic speed to leave the area they were in.

Inuyasha ran fast through the forest. He was leaping from tree branch to tree branch, making great time in leaving the enemy behind. He stopped on a tree branch as he looked around the area, he could sense that the enemy has discovered their departure from their area. They were being chased now and he had to move quickly.

He looked down at Kagome and noticed that she was in pain. He kneeled on his branch as he asked, “Kagome, are you all right?”

Kagome was breathing hard. She was having pain in her stomach every few minutes. She would breathe through them as best she could, but she knew what was happening to her. With her running out of the cave, and the excitement of the day, she was going into labor.

She heard Inuyasha’s question as she said, “Inuyasha, the pup is coming. We need to find a village and quickly. I don’t know if I can birth this pup by myself.”

Inuyasha was starting to panic. He didn’t expect for her to go into labor, now of all times. He stood as he looked around the area, putting his nose into the air to see if he could find a village.

Kagome looked at her surrounding, she noticed the tall tree they were currently in. It was familiar to her, the tree called to her heart, ‘This is the Goshinboku, we must be near Kaede’s village.’ She turned her attention toward Inuyasha and said, “Inuyasha, go in that direction, there is a village there. They have a priestess by the name of Kaede, she will be able to help me with the pup.”

Inuyasha didn’t waste any time, he leaped from the tree branch and headed in the direction that Kagome wanted him to go in. Within minutes he was at the village as the villagers ran from the sight of him carrying a ningen onna in his arms.

One of the village men ran to get Kaede. She was the only one that could deal with the youkai that just arrived in the village.

Inuyasha stood in the middle of the village looking for this priestess that Kagome told him about. He was getting angry as the villagers were forming a circle around him and Kagome. He would let no harm come to her, he had to protect her at all cost.

He looked down at Kagome as he whispered, “Kagome, do you know where this priestess is located, we are surrounded by the villagers and they mean to do us harm.”

Kagome lifted her head as she looked around the village. “Inuyasha put me down please.”

Inuyasha didn’t want to set her on her feet. He was worried about the villagers attacking but he complied with her wishes. He set her on her feet as she leaned into him for support.

Kagome stood on her own two feet as she looked at the villagers, “I need to see the priestess Kaede, do you know where she is located?”

One of the villagers stepped forward and said, “What business do you have with our priestess? She is not for the likes of you. Now leave our village before we kill you and your filthy mate.”

Kagome’s anger grew as she straightens her posture and said, “A priestess or miko is for everyone in the land. She is to serve everyone not just the ningens. I should know since I’m a miko not a priestess like she is. I need her help and I will not leave until I speak to her.”

The man that spoke to her spat at her feet, “Well you will leave here one way or another. We don’t care, you will not get near our priestess.”

Kagome heard Inuyasha growl at her side as she raised her hand and placed it on his chest. She calmed her friend as she said, “You have no right to keep me from the priestess. I am in need of her services and I shall see her.”

The ningens were not backing down as Inuyasha yelled, “You will bring the priestess Kaede here to me. My name is Inuyasha and my father is the Lord of these Lands, deny my request and I will make sure that my father destroys this village, although my big brother would be more than willing to level this village for denying his mates request.”

The villagers backed away from their position. They didn’t know that this was the youkai lord’s son. They had no idea what to do when Kaede came into the center of the village. The villagers made way for her as she said, “I am the priestess Kaede, now how may I help you?”

Kagome turned her blue eyes toward the one person that she knew in this era. She doubled over in pain as Inuyasha caught her before she fell. She was holding herself up, with one arm around her belly, as she said through gritted teeth, “Kaede, I need your help. I’m about to give birth to my pup and I need your assistance.”

Kaede rushed forward as she saw the young girl fall to her knees. When she was close enough she recognized her. She was the miko that helped protect this village when it was under siege. The youkai lord of the lands had taken her away and she has not seen her since. She then heard her words as she said to the young youkai standing next to her, “Bring her to my hut, I will help her with the birthing of her pup.”

The villagers were shocked as the one man said, “Lady Kaede, are you crazy! Helping the wench of a youkai!”

Kaede stood up as she faced the villager that was complaining about the miko. She squared her shoulders, as she said, “No I am not. We owe a deep debt to this miko for saving this village last season, when those six Oni attacked. I didn’t see you defending this village to keep everyone safe. This miko came to my aid and helped me destroy those youkai. She never asked for anything in return. Now she needs our help and it’s our duty to repay her for her kindness.”

The villager was not about to back down as he said, “We don’t care. She is with this youkai and they are not welcomed here in this village. If you won’t make them leave then we will.”

The villager moved to attack Kagome as Inuyasha growls grew threatening. His claws grew longer as he said in a deadly voice, “Touch the Lady of all the Lands and you will die by my hand. My brother is the ruling two tail inu youkai for all the land making him the ruling lord over everyone. This is his mate, if she requests the help of this priestess then this village must provide it. I will not let you hurt her.”

The villagers didn’t care as they attacked. Inuyasha handed Kagome over to Kaede as he attacked the foolish ningen with his claws. It only took one swipe to take down the arrogant bastard as he turned his blood red eyes to the rest present and growled, “Anyone else wants to try and hurt Kagome?”

The villagers backed away, they left the youkai alone with their priestess. Inuyasha seeing that he had no more challengers moved to take Kagome away from Kaede, as he picked her up in his arms.

Kagome then turned her head to the north as she felt the army of youkai coming after them. She turned her pained filled eyes toward Kaede and asked, “Lady Kaede, I have a need for five ofuda’s please. I need to setup a barrier around the village to protect it. We are being followed by enemy youkai and I must stop them until I give birth to my pup.”

Kaede complied with the miko’s command and gave her the five ofuda’s from within her kimono.

Kagome took the ofuda’s and held them in her hands, she said her incantations, when she was done chanting her spell, four of the ofuda’s glowed and her left her hand, as they flew to the four corners of the village. Once they were in place she dropped the one that was left and when it hit the ground it glowed pink, as powerful barrier was placed around the village.

Once Kagome was done setting up the barrier Inuyasha followed the old priestess back to her hut so she could help Kagome with the birth of her pup.

Kaede instructed the young youkai lord to place Kagome on the futon near the fire. She started to get everything ready for when the miko gave birth. She could tell that the young miko was close and she will do her best to deliver the pup. She got the miko out of her kimono and into a short yukuta, and then placed a blanket over the lower potion of her body. This provided her with easy access to the pup when it was ready to be born.

Inuyasha stayed by Kagome’s side, he wouldn’t leave her unprotected in this place. He still did not trust the priestess with Kagome. Then he felt a large amount of youki coming their way. He stood on his feet and sniffed the air. He started to growl as he heard Kagome say, “Inuyasha, do not leave the protection of the barrier. My barrier will not let them through to harm this village. I know that you can detect them but as long as I stay awake the barrier will hold.”

Inuyasha understood her warning, but he could not stay in the hut with her for too much longer. He turned his attention to the old priestess and the young ningen onna that was with her. “Priestess, I leave Kagome in your care. If I find that you have harmed her in any way, or have harmed her pup, I will not hesitate to kill you. My pack sister carries the next heir to the west and nothing will stop my brother from destroying this land if he was to lose his mate or pup.”

Kaede understood his words as she said, “Worry not young lord, I will take good care of the young miko. I will do my best to birth her pup.”

Satisfied with the old priestess words he left the hut to go to the edge of the village. He will be there to protect the village incase the barrier falls.

An hour passed and Kagome was getting close to having her pup. Her water broke over 30 minutes ago. She was in full labor and was sweating, the young girl with Kaede was putting cool cloths on her forehead to keep her cool.

Kagome noticed that something was not right about her labor, she closed her eyes and silently called with her mind, ‘Midoriko, I need your help, something is wrong with the pup.’

The mikokoro of Midoriko appeared right next to Kagome. It scared the living daylights out of Kaede and her helper, as they moved away from the young miko. Midoriko kneeled next to Kagome as she looked at her. ‘This is not good, the pup is breached and she will not be able to give birth to it.’

Midoriko turned her attention to the priestess as she said, “Kaede, I am Midoriko, this miko is my daughter and her pup is breached. Do you know how to deliver a breached pup?”

Kaede was shocked to see the Mikokoro of Midoriko kneeling right in front of her. She bowed deeply to the apparition, as she said, “No miko-sama I do not know how to birth a breached pup.”

Midoriko thought for a moment as she asked her Musume, “Kagome tell me how to birth a breached pup. Yours is breached and we don’t have much time.”

Kagome couldn’t speak, but Midoriko put her hand on her forehead and she received all the information she needed. She looked up at the old priestess and said, “I will guide you in what you need to do. You need to get warm water and a very sharp knife.”

Kaede complied with her wishes as she got the necessary items. Midoriko turned to Kagome and placed a sleeping spell on her, she didn’t want her to experience being cut open. Once Kagome was asleep she then proceeded to tell Kaede what to do.

Kaede steadied her hand as she cut the miko’s belly open where Midoriko indicated. She cut through the layers of muscle until she reached the womb. Blood and fluid started to come out of the incision, making Kaede panic for just a second, she claimed getting some cloths to wipe away the excess blood. Midoriko then instructed her to place her hand inside and find the pup.

Kaede was sweating, trying to do as the mikokoro instructed, she reached in and found the pup as she pulled its legs out of its mother. Slowly the pup was pulled into the living world, but they were not done yet. Because with this pup came another as they noticed another small hand that held on to the first, it was eager to follow the other pup out into the living world.

Midoriko was shocked that her Musume was carrying two pups instead of one. She looked and smiled as she saw them. They were beautiful and both were full-blooded youkai.

Kaede assistant took the pups and cleaned them off. She wrapped each one in a white cloth and then set them on their mother’s chest. Kaede finished delivering the after birth and then stitched the miko up. Once she was done Midoriko released Kagome from her sleep.

Kagome slowly opened her eyes, she was no longer in such intense pain, but she felt weak and sore from the ordeal. She blinked and looked at Midoriko, who was sitting next to her. She saw her smiling as she said, “Congratulations my Musume. Your pups are beautiful.” She then left Kagome, knowing that she was safe.

Kagome’s eyes opened wide when she heard her say pups. ‘I have more than one pup!’ She then turned her attention to her chest as she heard two pups crying. Her arms came up as she saw them both. Tears of joy were coming from her eyes as she looked at her children. They were perfect in her eyes. She noticed right away that they were both full-blooded inu youkai, she didn’t understand how this happened but right now she didn’t care.

Kaede looked at the young miko and said, “Congratulations Kagome-sama, you have a son and daughter.” While she pointed to each gender so that Kagome knew which one was which.

Kagome looked at her pups; they both had the crescent moon and her blue teardrop on their foreheads. Her son had markings like Inutaisho and her Musume had markings like Sesshoumaru. Her son had silver hair, with black tips, and he had markings on his face and wrist. Her daughter had black hair with white tips, she too had markings on her face and wrist. Both were healthy and that’s all that mattered to Kagome.

Then they heard an explosion near the village, where the battle was being fought. Kagome’s barrier fell when she was put to sleep by Midoriko. She tried to sit up, when she felt pain on her stomach. She looked down to see stitches and then looked at Kaede.

Kaede saw the unasked question of the miko as she said, “Lady Midoriko informed me that the pups were breached. She put you to sleep and then told me how to help you, but I’m afraid that you can not move until you have healed.”

Kagome listened to what Kaede told her. She knew that Inuyasha was fighting what was left of Jakyoku’s army alone and she had to help him. Her full powers were now restored, since she has given birth to her pups, she placed her hand on her stomach as she healed the wound there.

Another incantation took care of the blood flow that she had once she gave birth. This was a little trick she learned when she read all those books, scrolls, and parchments, in the library. It prevented anyone from knowing that she has just given birth and prevented other youkai from finding her pups and going into a blood lust. She learned that the excess blood would be released when she would go and relieve herself. She then placed her pups on the futon as she stood to her full height and dressed.

Kagome closed her eyes as she concentrated on the area around her. She found Inuyasha and he was hurt. She could feel his pain through her bond with his family. She then made contact with her mate as she said, “Sesshoumaru, ask your father to bring you to the place where he first meet me. The village here is under attack as they are trying to get to me. Inuyasha is holding them off, but there are too many for him to fight alone. Hurry mate, I need you.”

A few moments later a thunderous howl was heard over the lands. Kagome knew now that her mate was on his way. She took her haori and then wrapped her sleeping pups in it. It had her scent and it will comfort them until she came back. She placed a powerful barrier around the pups to make sure no one got near them, the only one who would be able to break her barrier would be her mate.

Kagome then stood as she called for her sword. When she had it she turned her attention to Kaede as she asked, “Kaede-sama, please protect my pups until I come back for them. I need to help Inuyasha fight this enemy until my mate arrives.”

Kaede was honored by her request, “Kagome-sama, I will protect your pups for you. Please be careful child, you have lost a lot of blood giving birth to thy pups.”

Kagome understood what Kaede was saying, but she needed to help defend this village since they helped her in her time of need. Kagome started to feel weak as she fell to her knees. Kaede rushed to her side the moment she fell and tried to help her. Kagome was breathing hard, trying to stand back up so she can go and fight, but she couldn’t.

Kagome began to shiver as she felt something happening to her. She didn’t want these youkais to harm her pups. The soul of the demoness within her came forth as she offered her assistance with this task. The demoness did not want anything near her pups. They were hers to protect and she will do it. She offered her help to the miko, in which she was housed, and the miko accepted her with open arms. They merged together into one and when Kagome opened her eyes they were blood red in color.

She stood on her legs as she rushed out of the hut that held her pups so she could go fight to protect them, leaving behind a stunned priestess when she saw her blood red eyes.

---oOo---

Miroku and Sango were trying to find Kagome. They were traveling south to see if they could locate her and Inuyasha. They stopped from time to time and talked with the villagers in the area. They were looking for information on a large group of youkai that might have taken over a large area of land.

They searched everywhere and when they thought that they would never find them they found a village that had some information. They were told that a large group of youkai has taken over a piece of land about 25 miles south from their current location. This happened about two moons ago and as far as they knew they were still there.

Miroku thanked the village leader for the information as they hurried toward the location they were told about.

Kirara was flying over the area where the youkais were located. Sango and Miroku looked down and noticed a lot of movement going on down below. Sango immediately recognized the uniforms that the youkais were wearing as that of Jakyoku army.

They were moving out of the area very fast as if they were searching for something. Sango then turned to Miroku and asked, “Miroku, do you think that Kagome and Inuyasha escaped and now they are searching for them?”

Miroku thought about what she said, “It might be a possibility that they have escaped. I do not sense Kagome-sama spiritual powers down below. There is a powerful barrier around this area, but it’s not very good. I can sense the youki flicker from time to time. We should follow them to see where they are going. I’m sure that if they escaped they will find them very soon.”

Sango agreed with Miroku as they followed the youkais down below. Soon they came to a village that had a powerful barrier around it. It was holding off the enemy youkais from getting near the village.

Sango and Miroku had the same thought, ‘This is Kagome’s barrier that is protecting this village.’

Kirara stayed in the air circling the village. They were keeping an eye on what was going on down below. In there passing they noticed something red hiding in the trees near the barrier. They figured that this was Inuyasha and he was keeping an eye on the enemy in case something happened to the barrier.

Then the barrier started to flicker as it weakened. Then it collapsed giving access to the black inu youkai to destroy the village.

They saw them surge forward to attack the village, Kirara went down fast to try and head them off, when three bright flashes of light came out of the forest. It killed the first hundred youkai that were in the lead as they landed on the ground. They saw the familiar red and white streak running across the clearing and knew who it was, as they joined Inuyasha in the fight.

The three of them were holding off the enemy as they heard a loud howl rip through the area. Inuyasha smiled as he said to his friends, “Sesshoumaru is on his way.”

Sango and Miroku smiled. All they had to do was keep them here and make sure that Kagome did not get hurt.

---oOo---

Sesshoumaru and Inutaisho were traveling towards the south, they were moving fast to locate Kagome and Inuyasha. Sesshoumaru’s beast was still upset and it wanted more than anything to find its mate.

They stopped for just a moment to decide in which direction they wanted to go. Sesshoumaru was spreading his youki through the area trying to find his mate. He has been trying for several hours to make contact with his mate but it was no use. He could not get in contact with her or his brother.

He closed his eyes thinking about his mate. He missed her and when he located her, the ones responsible for taking her were going to pay for it with their lives.

Then he felt a gentle touch to his mind. He heard the words of his mate and his heart leaped with joy. She was safe and telling him where she was located, but from the way she sounded she will not stay safe for too much longer.

He opened his eyes and turned to his sire, “Father, where is the place where you first met Kagome?”

Inutaisho opened his eyes wide, he was curious to know why he wanted this information, as he said, “There is a village that is due south from here, a newer settlement, which is where I first met Kagome. Why are you asking?”

“Kagome just contacted me. That is the place where she and Inuyasha are located at the moment, by the sound of her voice they will not stay safe for too much longer. We will head in that direction, the enemy youkai is also there trying to get to her and Inuyasha is fighting them off at the moment.” Sesshoumaru said with conviction to his voice. He was going to get his mate back. He howled into the air telling them that he was on his way.

Inutaisho told his general in which direction to travel with his army, then he, Ayashiko, and Sesshoumaru took off toward the village where he first met Kagome. They traveled faster than the army so it didn’t take them that long to get there.

Sesshoumaru finally made it to the village where his mate was located. They came upon a battle in which they were holding off the enemy from attacking the village. A powerful barrier protected the village as he took note of four individuals that were fighting off the youkais.

Sesshoumaru spotted his mate down in the middle of the fight. His eyes were starting to turn white when he saw that she was no longer carrying their pup. His heart clinched in his chest, a pain so immense that he didn’t know if he could survive it.

He howled his anger and rushed into the battle, determined to get to his mate.

Inutaisho and Ayashiko looked on, as the battle was raging near the village where he first met Kagome. Ayashiko noticed where her youngest pup was located, he was in the middle of the battle, fighting to protect her Musume. Her eyes turned red when she noticed how the enemy youkai had hurt her pups.

Ayashiko aura flared with anger, her instincts was kicking in as she descended the hill they were standing on, to go protect her pups. Her mate was following closely behind her to make sure that she wouldn’t get hurt. No one dared get in her way when she was letting her instincts guide her. She was on a mission to protect that, which was hers.

They attacked the enemy from the rear, taking them by surprise as they battled to get to their pups. Sesshoumaru was cutting a path to his mate, he had to get to her no matter what.

---oOo---

Kagome arrived at the battle as she placed another barrier around the village to protect it. Her sword was alight with power as she joined Inuyasha, and to her surprise Sango, and Miroku, in the battle. She was feeling weak, but she was determined to protect her pups.

Inuyasha noticed when Kagome came into the battle, he rushed to her side to make sure nothing happened to her. He noticed that she had given birth to her pup as he yelled, “Kagome, go back to the pup! It needs you right now, we can handle this.”

When Inuyasha turned to look for Kagome, he thought that she took his words to heart and went back to her pup, but he was shocked at what he saw. Kagome’s eyes were no longer blue but a deep red, just like a youkai. He was surprised by what he noticed but he remained strong to protect her. His inner power was coming forth as the need to protect something that he loved came forth. Together they battled and were pushing the enemy back, away from the village.

Kagome was letting go of attack after attack from her sword. She was weakening even more but she didn’t care. Her pup’s safety was her priority and she was not about to let these fools hurt them. She got knocked to the ground and was about to be impaled, when Inuyasha caught the strike on his sword, saving her life.

Kagome tried to get back up but she couldn’t. She was breathing hard when she felt a familiar aura heading her way. She looked up in time to see her mate coming to protect her, before she fell unconscious.

---oOo---

Sesshoumaru was keeping his eyes on his mate. He was making his way toward her location, slashing with his sword and his golden whip, any and all youkai that stood in his way from getting to her.

He saw Kagome go down as his rage took over. His inner inu had about enough, he broke free of his rational sides hold, and transformed into his true form, going after the offending males. He was aware of where his mate was located, she was unconscious, and killed all the surrounding youkai’s that were not from his pack.

He saw the general from Jakyoku’s army making his way toward his mate. His sword was in the air, ready to strike the killing blow. Sesshoumaru took his paw and dug it into the youkai’s side. He sliced him in two for even thinking about touching his mate.

The enemy soldiers, noticing that their general was killed, decided to leave the area with haste. At that moment the Western army came into the area, as they heard Inutaisho say, “I want them all dead! Do not let them escape again!”

The western soldiers complied with their lord’s orders, as they chased after, what was left of Jakyoku armies. They will never live to threaten the west again.

---oOo---

Sesshoumaru shifted back to his ningen form and rushed toward his mate. She was weak and the scent of blood was on her. Sesshoumaru, for the first time in his life, knew what true fear was. He has never experienced fear before, but he now knew for sure that he didn’t want to experience it ever again.

He picked up his mate and placed her in his lap. He quickly gave her some of his energy to sustain her, while she healed. Once he was sure that she had enough he looked for the source of the blood scent. He opened her juban slightly, wondering where her haori was located, and looked for injuries. He noticed the scar, which has been partially healed but was bleeding again, it looked like someone took the pup from her.

He howled his anguish into the sky, not knowing what happened to his precious pup. His eyes turned blood red, turning to those who were approaching his beloved mate. He will not let anyone near her. He will protect her himself and make sure that she stays safe.

---oOo---

Ayashiko was looking for her pups. The first one she saw was Inuyasha as she rushed to his side. She brought him into a tight embrace, holding him against her chest as she purred for her pup. She was glad that he was not hurt. She pulled him away from her chest as she asked, “Are you hurt?”

Inuyasha smiled at his mother as he said, “No mother, I’m not hurt. These are just scratches and they are already healed, I was able to protect Kagome from getting hurt.”

Inuyasha then turned his attention to Sango and Miroku, “Thanks you two for all the help, how did you find us anyway?”

Miroku was the one to answer Inuyasha’s question. “There is a village not too far away from here that noticed what was going on in this area. They never saw the youkai army that resided here but they told me enough for me to put two and two together. When we finally got here, we noticed the powerful barrier around the village. We figured that it was Kagome’s doing so we stayed in this area.”

At that moment they heard Sesshoumaru’s howl of anguish. They had no idea what was going on as they rushed to his side. They stopped short of reaching him, as they saw the red, bleed into his eyes.

Ayashiko was the first to notice, as she asked, “What happened to Kagome’s pup? She is no longer carrying her pup. That is why Sesshoumaru is so upset.”

Inutaisho made it to his mate side as he heard what she said. He turned and looked at his little one as he noticed the anguish in his son’s eyes. He was devastated, knowing that she lost her pup.

At that moment Inutaisho heard his youngest say, “No, Kagome didn’t lose her pup. She gave birth to it. The old priestess is protecting it in the village. Kagome seemed to know her and she trusted her. Even though the ningens that live there were very rude to her, but one has already paid for his comment, I killed him for attacking Kagome.”

Inutaisho was surprised to hear this. But he put those thoughts aside for the moment, as he got a little closer to his son. He kneeled in front of Sesshoumaru as he looked into his red orbs.

He took a deep breath as he said, “Sesshoumaru, my pup, your pup is alive. Kagome gave birth to it before the battle. The old priestess of the village is protecting it. She has a kind heart and Kagome knows her. We need to find a way to get past the barrier so we can go and retrieve it.”

Sesshoumaru’s beast calmed as he heard his sires words, his pup, his precious little pup was still alive and being protected by the priestess of the village. His eyes returned to normal as he looked at his mate. He nuzzled her with affection. He was amazed at the female he was mated to. She gave birth and then came out to fight to protect it. His heart swelled with pride as he stood with Kagome in his arms.

He turned and walked toward the village. He stopped in front of the barrier as the star on his forehead started to glow. He lowered the barrier as he continued on his way to get what belonged to him. His father and mother were following after him, as well as the rest of their pack.

---oOo---

Kaede was sitting in her hut protecting the little ones that she was entrusted with. Kagome, that wonderful girl, has a heart of pure gold, she felt like she knew her somehow, but she couldn’t remember where they meet before. She only remembers seeing her once, the previous season when she protected her village from the Oni’s.

Kaede continued to sit in her hut as she was hearing the sounds of the battle they were fighting, to protect the village. It seemed like they were fighting for hours when she heard the loud howl that rocked the area. It was a sound of pure anger as she felt sorry for the enemy youkais that dared to take was what his.

Then she felt the earth moving as something big was in the area. She went outside to look and was amazed to see a giant two-tail inu youkai, fighting the ones that were attacking their village. Then everything went quiet as the two-tale transformed back into its human form.

Kaede heard another howl, go throughout the area, it was a howl of anguish, and her heart went out to the youkai, whatever it was hurting for, it truly loved. “Did the miko meet with her demise?” She wondered. No, the miko cannot be dead, she has these two little ones to protect and care for. So why is this youkai in anguish?

She then felt some powerful aura’s coming her way. She stood in front of her hut protecting the two little ones inside. The villagers felt the aura and came to stand behind their priestess. They will protect her no matter what.

---oOo---

Sesshoumaru slowly walked into the village. It had a foul stench that he could not stand, but if his pup was in here then he will retrieve what is his.

He looked down at his mate. She was asleep in his arms and resting. He had to feed her some more of his energy to keep her alive. She used so much of her powers that she was dangerously low.

They all finally made it to where the old priestess was standing, with all of the village men standing behind her. Inutaisho stood next to his son and so did his mate. They all looked at the old priestess as Inutaisho stepped forward and said, “Hello priestess Kaede, it has been a long time since I have seen you last.”

Kaede kneeled in front of the Lord and said, “Welcome, Lord of the Lands. How may I be of service to you?” When the villagers all heard what she said they kneeled as well to protect themselves, they didn’t want to provoke these youkais for showing them disrespect.

Sesshoumaru stepped forward as he addressed the old one, “Priestess, you have something that my mate has given you to protect, I wish to have my pup.”

Kaede rose to her feet as she noticed the young miko in his arms. She became alarmed as she asked, “Milord, is the miko hurt?”

Sesshoumaru just shook his head and stated in a cold voice, “No, she is not. She used too much of her energy and is now sleeping. Now priestess, I want my pup.”

Kaede bowed as she said, “If you will come with me, milord, I will show you where they are. Lady Kagome put a barrier around them that I cannot remove. Only her true mate can release them from her protection.”

There was a collective gasp from the group, Inutaisho came out of his shock first as he asked, “Them? You mean there is more than one pup?”

Kaede smiled as she said, “Yes milord, Lady Kagome gave birth to two pups, a male and a female. Both were breached, I didn’t know how to bring them into this world in that condition but Lady Midoriko came to her aid. She showed me what to do and they were both born healthy.”

The youkai’s moved towards her as she walked into her hut. There in the middle of the floor was Kagome’s haori, wrapped inside it were the pups.

Sesshoumaru turned to his father as he asked, “Father, can you please hold Kagome for me?”

Inutaisho smiled at his son as he opened his arms and accepted his little one. His tail came around to cover her form as he placed her close to his chest. He watched with anticipation as his son approached the barrier that protected his pups.

Sesshoumaru heart was beating fast, he could not believe that his mate has not only given him one pup but she has gifted him with two. This was the greatest honor that she could bestow upon him. He kneeled as he looked at the bundle. You could not see them but their scent was there.

Sesshoumaru reached out with his hand as his star started to glow with power. This barrier was even more powerful than the one she placed around the village. Once he felt that he had enough power he put his hand on the barrier.

The barrier crackled in the air as it flickered twice before it lowered. He felt someone approaching him as he growled, he wanted no one near his pups. He picked up the bundle in his arms and felt the two little ones stir. He growled gently at his pups as they settled back down. He pulled away the cloth that was covering them as he gazed upon his pups for the first time.

They were beautiful in his eyes. The perfect image of him and his mate, he took in their scents and realized that they were not hanyou but pure blooded youkai. He noticed that his son had hair like him with black tip and his little girl had black hair with white tips.

His youki flared around his body to engulf both himself and the pups. His youki was familiar to the pups as they feed from his youki, when his youki had marked them as his, he stood with the pups in his arms. His chest vibrating to keep his pups calmed, as his inner Inu basked in happiness.

Sesshoumaru walked toward his parents as he pulled away the silk cover of their mother’s haori and showed them to his father, mother, and Inuyasha. Tears could be seen coming from Ayashiko eyes as she cried in happiness at seeing them both alive and healthy.

Sango and Miroku looked on as they saw the new heirs to the west. They were beautiful and it brought a longing into Sango’s eyes that was not missed by Miroku. They both walked out of the hut to give the family some time alone to greet the new members of their clan.

Sango noticed that the villagers were still standing outside the priestess hut. She could hear them talking among themselves and she didn’t like what she was hearing. Her weapon came forward as she stood in front of the hut. Miroku seeing that Sango was taking a fighting stance turned his eyes to the men standing in front of him.

Miroku didn’t like what he was seeing as he asked, “What can we help you with?”

One of the villagers stepped forward and said, “We want those youkais out of our village. They have no right to be here.”

Miroku huffed as he said, “You know you are all ungrateful, that youkai in there made sure that this village was provided for during the winter so all would survive. He is the lord of these lands and he has every right to be here. Why do you want him to leave?”

“No one rules over this village and we don’t want their kind here. You can take that filthy whore that mated that youkai with you and never return here to this village.” The ningen said with disgust in his voice.

Then Miroku felt a powerful aura rising within the hut. This was not good he had no idea if it was Kagome or her mate that was getting angry. He got his answer when he saw the person exit out of the hut, and the look on their face, was not good, for the one that made that comment.

---oOo---

Kagome started to stir when she felt that her pups were close by. She moved taking in a deep breath as she opened her eyes. She noticed that she was being held by her Otou-san, she turned her head and noticed that Sesshoumaru had their pups.

Sesshoumaru turned his eyes toward his mate, he smiled one of his rare smiles at her, as she heard him say, “They are beautiful Aiyoku, thank you.”

Kagome smiled at her mate. She was happy that he loved his pups, this is what she was waiting for, she wanted to know that he will love them and she got her answer when she looked deep into his eyes. There was nothing but love in them for his pups.

Then Kagome heard something coming from outside. She heard every word being said as her temper started to rise, ‘Didn’t these villagers learn their lesson when Inuyasha killed that bastard for his prejudice toward other beings? Well it looks like I will have to clean house here in Edo before I start with the rest of Japan.’

She turned to her Otou-san and said, “Please, put me down.”

Inutaisho took his eyes off his Magoko as he heard Kagome’s request. “Kagome, you used a lot of your energy to fight in that battle, when we finally reached you, your powers were almost depleted. You must rest.”

“Please, put me down Otou-san. There is something going on outside that I need to take care of. I guess these villagers need a lesson on how to treat others when they visit their village, they didn’t learn their lesson when Inuyasha killed that fool for his arrogance. I will have to clean house here in Edo before I can fix the rest of your lands.” Kagome said with conviction in her voice. She knew what her purpose was to be here in this era. The Kami’s gave her this task and she will take great pleasure in putting everyone in their place.

Sesshoumaru heard what these filthy ningens were saying about them. ‘How dare these ningens treat us this way? We that made sure that they were feed throughout the winter, so all would survive.’ His temper was growing by the minute but the shift in his arms brought him back to his senses as the pups moved to get his attention.

He turned as he heard his mate’s words, “Kagome, I can not allow you to endanger yourself any more. I will go out and deal with these fools. I want you and the pups to stay here where it’s safe.”

Kagome’s anger rose, her eyes turning white, as she looked at her mate, “I can not allow you to do what is required of me by the Kami’s Sesshoumaru. They have given me this mission and I gladly accept it. They have brought me here to you and I’m repaying a debt for the happiness they have given me. Do not worry mate, you will have a chance to pass judgment when we have to deal with the hoards of youkai that don’t want to bow down to your rule. But for now I must deal with this.”

Sesshoumaru understood what she was saying, ‘She has to start cleaning their lands in order to get everyone to live together. If she makes this village the example, on what will happen if they don’t comply with their orders, then the other villages will fall into line. She has to establish her rule and I understand this, but in the future we will both clean the Western Lands and she will never have to go alone to do it.’

Inutaisho heard the exchange between his son and mate. He was amazed that she knew why she was sent back here. He noticed that her aura was growing in power. He placed her on her feet, and Kagome never wavered when she stood. She put her hand out to the side and her sword came to her without her uttering a word. She walked outside and prepared for what she was going to do.

Kagome’s eyes changed colors as they turned a pure white, she was quickly followed by her mate, Inutaisho, Ayashiko, and Inuyasha. She stopped right next to Miroku as she looked at the villagers standing before her.

The villagers all took a collective step back in fear, as they heard her say, “So, none of you have learned your lesson yet. You would think that if one of your own was killed for threatening me that you will learn not to insult me again. I guess you are all bigger fools than I thought, because now you will have to deal with me. I was sent to this world to make sure that there is a future for your children. Your hatred of others because they are different is not acceptable. So allow me to correct your way of thinking. I pass judgment on the village of Edo! Your sentence is death for your hatred of others.”

Kagome raised her sword into the air as it started to glow. She cast her spell as she let her powers go. Beams of light shot out of her sword as it killed every one with hatred in their hearts for other. This cycle was about to stop and she will teach them all to live together.

Surprisingly the majority of the people she killed were standing right in front of her. Not that many that were left in the village were killed by her spell as she said, “Hear me village of Edo, those that have tainted your village with their hatred of others, are now dead. You are to live your life in peace with the youkai. If I hear that you are not complying with my request I will come back and clean this village again. This is what is required of you and you will all obey or suffer my wrath.”

The village as a whole bowed to the miko as they all agreed to her request. Kaede heard Kagome’s proclamation as she asked, “Miko-sama, why do you call this village Edo? We have not named this village.”

Kagome turned her white eyes to Kaede as she said, “I have named this village, from this day forth this village will be known as Edo. You will all comply with my wishes, for this village will grow and prosper in the future. You are to set the example for the rest of the lands that we can live together in peace. We will be here to see that peace is maintained for the future. Our children must learn from the beginning that hating another because they are different is not acceptable. But if you refuse to comply with my request, to live in peace with each other, I will return to this village and enforce my will upon you.”

Kaede understood as she bowed deeply to the miko, that was the next lady of the west. She was learning her role well and took charge of what she wanted. She will help rule the west and Kaede could only think that things will change for the better with her protection.

Kagome then turned to her mate as she said, “Sesshoumaru, I want to go home.” Kagome then fainted. Sesshoumaru reacted quickly as his tails came out and grabbed their mate. She was exhausted again as he growled in anger. That growl sent his pups to whining since he scared them.

Inutaisho came forward and took Kagome from his tails and cradled her in his arms. He held her in one arms as his tail wrapped around her body to keep her safe.

Sesshoumaru was grateful that his father came and took his mate from his tails. He then turned his attention to his pups as he purred to calm them. He forgot that he had them in his arms.

Once his pups were calmed he turned to the villagers and said, “I would take heed of what my mate has promised. I for one will not stop her from doing her duty. Youkai and ningen must learn to live together in peace. Not one race is better than the other, so learn to live together in peace.”

He then made his way out of the village heading back to the west. He had his mate and pup’s, he was one very happy youkai. Once they made sure that their armies were returning back to the west, both inu youkai turned and then formed one big golden orb as they all headed back home.

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This is the end to this chapter. Yes Kagome had twins. I hinted to that in the previous chapter.

Kagome’s life is now complete, she has her new pups as she now takes on the role as a mother. But there is still something that she must complete, Sango is still not happy in her life and she must find a way for the monk to pop the question to her sister.

Join me in the next chapter as Sango finally gets the monk of her dreams.

Until the next time.

Ja ne!