Revelations

Chapter 5: In search of what must be found

“What are you looking at!!!”

The lord of the house trembled at the man’s words. Who was he, why did he look like…

“Hey!!! Old man!!! Stop staring and get me food and drink, also get some bedding; I intend to stay the night.”

The nerve of this man outraged him, but the sleek pearl hilt and sheath on his hip stilled the village head’s tongue. In the end he obediently complied…

The warrior sat in the now empty room, the thought of good food intoxicating. But there was still work to be done.

Those who he was seeking had resided here not two weeks ago…something about exterminating demons. He’d have to pick up the pace if he intended to catch them. But he was on the trail now…it wouldn’t be long before he found his victim.

‘And once I do…’

The warrior traced the hilt of his sword absentmindedly as his food arrived…

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klunk kunk klunk…

klunk kunk klunk…

“Wake up!!”

klunk kunk klunk…

“Wake up you old twig!!”

“W-what the…how dare you disturb my s-…oh its you”

The tone was full of dry disdain…yet familiar disdain.

“Come on Bokusen'on, there are better ways of greeting old friends”

The tree stared incredulously at the man.

“We are not friends Valcos”

“That’s rubbish! I was a friend of the Inu no Taishou and you were a friend of the Inu no Taishou. That makes us friends does it not.”

“Calling me an old twig, knocking on my bark!! Friends I think not!! Just tell me what you want”

Valcos marveled at the old demon, he knew that under all the icy hate, Bokusen’on respected him…well he hoped.

“As always, you get right to the point. By the way, aren’t you surprised that I’m alive?”

Valcos looked on expectantly, nodoubt he’d been hoping to surprise the demon. But Bokusen’on stared at Valcos will a dull gaze.

“Well of course I knew you came back, if I didn’t know I wouldn’t be of any use to you would I…now what do you want from me.”

It was true, Valcos needed information and Bokusen’on had lots off it. Slightly let down that he’d been found out Valcos began.

“It begins with a girl. Her name’s Kagome”

“Yes, Sesshomaru has spoken of her, briefly”

The news didn’t faze Valcos. He’s always known who Sesshomaru was, he actually knew him quite well from a long time ago…so he continued speaking.

“She told me something very interesting the other day. She told me she came here from another time. Five hundred years in the future to be exact”

Bokusen'on seemed a little surprised by this.

“She comes through the b-”

“Bone eaters well, yes Valcos I’ve heard of the place”

Valcos was impressed, the old tree knew a lot…perfect.

“It seems you got you information right Bokusen’on. But it’s impossible that she can jump through time.”

Bokusen'on gave Valcos an inquisitive stare.

“Come on old man, if there’s one thing I’ve learnt in all my travels, its that no one can cheat time. It just can’t be done. But if its anything ill bet it’s got something to do with the sacred jewel…I’m sure of it. And that’s why I came here, I need you to tell me everything there is to know about the sacred jewel.”

Bokusen'on was silent…after a long time he spoke.

“The jewel has never been of interest to me so I can only tell you the basics”

On hearing no objection from Valcos, the tree began to give him the whole history of the sacred jewel to the best of his knowledge. After he was done Valcos remained silent, his hand on his chin. Finally he spoke.

“No…no, that information was definitely useless.”

Bokusen’on’s eyes were wide…the nerve.

“Wait, don’t get to exited we can make use of your information. Tell me about Midoriko”

“You’ve heard of her no doubt, Valcos?”

“Yes, I know her…well I knew her. We met during one of my excursions to this land. Your right, I guess its just a waste of time, I knew a lot about the priestess ”

“So I guess that you know of her brother.”

Valcos’ jaw proverbially dropped. This was not possible…Midoriko didn’t have a brother!

Reading Valcos’ expression, the old tree elucidated…

“At an early age the boy changed his name to Nanako. It seems that he was not as…um…gifted as his little sister. He chose to live his life at his own pace, thus completely detached himself from all family ties with Midoriko”

Valcos was unsure…

“It makes an awkward kind of sense”

“Trust me Valcos, I’m not going to lie to you. Though he detached himself as a brother, he continued to follow Midoriko about her quests. He was quite a peculiar human, from what I know he recorded all of Midoriko’s conquests…in great detail.”

At last Valcos smiled. This was going to be too easy.

“Perfect. Thank you Bokusen'on. So where can I find this guy”

It was Bokusen’on’s turn to smile…

“Ah, you don’t know”

“Sorry Valcos, I haven’t a clue. But that should be no problem for you.”

Valcos raised one arm high above his head as he waved good bye-he was already on his way, his task was clear.

There was truth in what the old tree said. Valcos had never been keen about being a bounty hunter, or slaying demons for a living. Thus in stead he became a ‘tracker’; anything that was lost or needed to be found he could do it. Combining his skills with the sword and his keen intellect, he became one of the best there ever was.

And so a search that would have lasted the greatest of men months, even years was completed within one week by Valcos.

Within no time-having stashed his sword in a nearby tree-he was introducing himself to an aging Nanako at his doorstep.

Under the identity of Noelle Von Kampher ; a Saxon historian from the west he was able to gain Nanako’s trust and more importantly…his hospitality.

After entering the man’s library it took Valcos quite a while before he was able to find what he was looking for.

By the time he found the dusty pile of parchment it was late into the night. Nanako’s wife had left candles and tea on a low table and retired for the night. But Valcos wasn’t fooled. He knew she was lying just beyond the room. No doubt the trust of he household was not endless.

Through the night Valcos poured over page after page of descriptions of the various demons that made up the amalgamation that was the demon that finally fought Midoriko.

Valcos was amazed at the detail that was contained within this volume. Every demon had been classified described, why there even was a charcoal sketch. This might have seemed laborious to any other but Valcos enjoyed reading…a throwback to his unsettling past.

As he reached the end of the volume his hope began to waver. The demons-no doubt-were powerful, but none had any special abilities, definitely not any that could come close to jumping through time.

Finally he met a page with minimal writing. Its opposite leaf was blank.

With a furrowed brow Valcos turned a few pages ahead. To his surprise, they were all filled with descriptions of more demons.

Looking back to the half empty page he began to read…

‘I searched for the demon for months. Sure was I of its existence. But alas, it seemed that the demon never truly existed. In a last attempt I ventured to the borders of the western lands. Humans were tolerated to a greater extent there. Fortune was in my favor as there I met a sentry who told me of such a demon. It was called the unseen one by them. This shed no more light on the subject but it was a start.’

The writing ended there. But it was all he needed. Waiting till the sun rose Valcos then thanked Nanako and his wife retrieved his sword and Left for his destination.

Three more days past in travel. This leg of his journey would be short on account of the fact that he knew where he was going…and the fact that he had secretly borrowed the village head’s horse near Nanako’s residence.

Tying the horse to a tree, Valcos gazed up at his destination. A mighty castle loomed before him. Placed on a remote hill its tip reached high into the low traveling clouds.

As he reached its main gate a demon appeared along the parapet.

“Who goes there, identify yourself”

Valcos raised his arms in submission. He always enjoyed letting others believe that they were I control.

“You may tell the lady of the castle that Valcos has come to meet her.”

The guard looked at Valcos closely.

“You smell human. My lady does not suffer the company humans.”

“And so I am my suspicious friend. You may tell her that as well. While you at it tell her that I have had a long journey and expect her full hospitality”

The demon was about to explode in anger when Valcos interrupted him yet again.

“If she denies me audience you may kill me”

This seemed to change the demons mind.

“Wait here”

With that he disappeared up he center steps leading to the higher levels. Moments later he returned…fuming.

“My lady shall grant you her…hospitality”

So the demon slowly led Valcos to the upper most level. He was forced to suffer Valcos’ sly jabs all the way.

Reaching the top, Valcos was led to one of the many verandas on this level. The view was stunning; clouds swam about making it look like it was raining feathers. Every now and then the clouds would part and like windows to the rest of the world, one could see all the lands that lay beyond.

There in the center on the veranda was placed a large throne. On it sat a beautiful maiden. She adorned a white cloak with silvery white fur lining the edges and had long straight hair to match. A solitary crescent moon resided on her forehead, her eyes a golden yellow…if they were open.

Her head rested upon the throne, her eyes closed in deep contemplation.

“M-my lady it is me Valcos”

“Of course it is you, there aren’t to many humans who would pull something like that”

“Y-yes”

Valcos didn’t understand why but her presence always made him feel uneasy.

“So Valcos, why have you graced me with your company?”

“N-no reason, I just wanted to see how you were doing. It been a long time you know.”

Now the woman’s eyes opened. She looked up giving Valcos her full attention. Her eyebrows raised, a smile on her lips, all in the most playfully mischievous of manners.

Immediately Valcos turned away. Why did she have to look at him like that, like he was some insignificant…tool?

“Come now Valcos, don’t lie to me, why would you come all this way just to see how I was”

Valcos didn’t want to be here.

“I’ve been traveling for a while. I’ve heard some interesting things. I may need to use the archives”

“Of course you shall, but you must stay a while, accept my hospitality. Is that not what you asked for?”

All his arrogance with the earlier demon disappearing, Valcos bowed in agreement. As he did he saw the lady’s gaze shift. Looking up she continued to smile.

A figure walked by Valcos, he could feel its steely gaze upon him as it passed.

The woman now spoke to the new figure.

“It has been a long time Sesshomaru” to which the figure replied…

“It has been a long time mother”

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Abrasiel, mulled over all Khadriel had told him. Now he was back at his residence once again. There must have been more news…

‘What more can there be?’

At that moment Khadriel re-entered the room. He knew an explanation was expected.

“You see, God confided this little secret only in Galadriel, my predecessor. Galadriel in turn confided only in me. At the time I held the post that you hold now. Thus I confided the secret in you as well. You have certain powers that can help keeping this a secret.”

Abrasiel nodded. As the official head of records of heaven, it was he who monitored all the interactions between heaven and other dimensions…most importantly its interactions with the people of earth.

“ So I called you here Abrasiel, because I have a plan. With all these disturbances going on around the mortal plane we can rid us of the problem. Though I admit, it is slightly…unethical”

Abrasiel dutifully heard Khadriel’s plan. By the end of it he had to agree that it was unethical…a little too unethical indeed.

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AN

IMPORTANT:

Due to Animax pulling Inuyasha off the air other shows have been trying to take its place. I must admit that Trinity blood is doing a pretty good job. Tus I want any and all of you to please recommend any good Inuyasha fan fics. Its ok bee shameless and recommend your own but I DON’T CARE, just send em in!!! I need to bring myself back into tht IY world.

Also Fluffy’s mom is an actual character in the manga. If any of you wish to see what she actually looks like please paste the following in you browser…

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Image:Smomhc4.png

or

http://www.absoluteanime.com/image.html?src=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.absoluteanime.com%2Finu-yasha%2Fsesshoumarus_mom.jpg&w=474&h=520&title=Sesshomaru%27s%20Mother%20%28InuYasha%29

The second one is better.

Im sorry about the fact that not much happened in this chapter but im laying the foundation, Trust me this is all going somewhere


TO MY CRITICS

Sappier Blade

PEASE RVIEW…even if you just say wasaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa!!! (but please more would be greatly appreciated)

Ginny

OK lets get this straight:

Jefferson airplane, Pink Floyd, youtube, emoticons, *INUYAHSA*, fanfictions, choclate goodies, AND YOURE A MOM!!!!!!!!!

Cooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooool if only my family was that cool.
And here I was talking about chocolaty surprises and smirks…oops.

Either that or ‘your son’ is just some random stranger that you lend CD’s to and harbor a murderous intent for…in which case you probably will be quite ticked off by what I just said and ill loose my only other critic BCOZ ‘SB’ refuses to review (just kidding…)

So I hope I didn’t offend…and uber kudos if its true…uber uber kudos:

Mother, do you think theyll drop the bomb?
Mother, do you think theyll like this song?
Mother, do you think theyll try to break my balls?
Ooooowaa mother, should I build a wall?