InuYasha Fan Fiction / Sailor Moon Fan Fiction ❯ Breathless ❯ Unspoken reflections ( Chapter 26 )

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Chapter Twenty Five.

 

 

`Unspoken reflections'

 

 

“So Sesshoumaru's found a connection to the ancient Moon Kingdom… how very interesting…” the former Lady of the West said to herself as she once again got more comfortable on her throne.

 

 

Her son and his followers had already departed; content to be leaving the place in similar number to when they had arrived.

 

 

Of course, that'd been all thanks to her. It seemed like her stubborn, non-charismatic son could not be trusted to do anything important all by himself these days.

 

 

And like any good mother, she had helped.

 

 

…She could still remember her son's words while still in the Underworld, when he'd finally recovered the body of the dead human girl, only to realize she could not be saved any longer…

 

 

“…Just for something like this, Rin, I let you die… To obtain this in exchange for Rin's life… isn't worth a thing!” the Demon Lord shouted as he threw the Tenseiga away.

 

 

Such sadness…

 

 

…such emotion...

 

 

…and all that for a simple human female…

 

 

He was becoming like his father in the strangest ways.

 

 

It was at that rather meaningful moment that the Heavenly Sword he'd throw to the ground previously had started pulsing, covering the entire Underworld with its radiant light, and purifying the mountain of corpses that they had found in the darkness of Hell together with the one of that human child.

 

 

…It was by that miracle's holy light that the two of them, the taijiya and the Demon Lord, had been able to come back with the dead body of the child grasped tightly in the Demon Lord's arms.

 

 

She would never forget the expression on her son's face when he'd been told the reason why the Heavenly sword wasn't working.

 

 

“I see you've made it back, after all… so the child is truly gone? …What is it, Sesshoumaru? You look upset…Why? Tenseiga's matured, just as you desired; the fact that it purified all those corpses in Hell gives unquestionable proof of that. Don't you find it satisfying?”

 

 

“You knew that this would happen to Rin…” it was a statement, not a question.

 

 

“You've revived that human child using Tenseiga already once, haven't you? … The Sword of Heaven can only revive each dead person once…”

 

 

It had taken a mother's sensible words to make her son finally realize of his errors… she could read it on the shocked expression with which he had reacted.

 

 

“…It's only natural… given that all life is finite. It is not something you can save as many times as you want to your own personal convenience… Did you actually think that, as long as you had Tenseiga, you had the powers similar to a God's?”

 

 

`Sesshoumaru… that was what you had to learn… that when your heart wishes to save a loved one… it must, at the same time, also feel the fear and sadness of loosing them… Fear and sadness… You father said that too. …Tenseiga is a healing sword… Even when it is wielded as a weapon, you must understand the value of life, and harbor a compassionate heart when sending your enemy to the other world '

 

 

“Do you mean to say that, in order for Lord Sesshoumaru to gain a compassionate heart…Rin had to die?!” Jaken had asked in deep incredulity and grief.

 

 

“So it seems…nothing worthwhile is gained without sacrifice …Are you sad, Sesshoumaru?” the mother of the Western Lord had inquired.

 

 

…That was the moment it happened…

 

 

A star-shaped object had fallen off from under the dead human child's sash of her kimono…

 

 

Attracted by the bright golden color, the InuYoukai Lady had picked it up and examined it.

 

 

“What exactly is this odd trinket, Sesshoumaru?” she had asked as she inspected it, puzzled when the lid opened and started playing music at the rhythm of a crescent moon's spiraling “…Sesshoumaru? Where did she get this?!” she turned to confront her son wildly, completely appaled at what she'd found.

 

 

“…Eh…some human woman wanted to give it to Lord Sesshoumaru, but he didn't take it, so Rin did in his place” Jaken answered for him when his Lord remained silent.

 

 

He couldn't figure out why all of a sudden it was so important.

 

 

“A human woman?” the dog-demon woman had said with an ironic voice, as if she didn't believe him “little youkai…are you sure?” she looked from the servant to the master and then back and forth, as if questioning both.

 

 

“It's merely some odd human trinket” the Lord of the West had replied, his voice laced with pretended indifference, though deep inside he was feeling strangely tense “what difference does it make where it came from?”

 

 

“Oh, Sesshoumaru…” the Youkai Lady had laughed then, raising the object to his eye level “you don't have any idea what this is… do you?”

 

 

Intrigued by this question and in no mood to beat around the bush, he shook his head.

 

 

“No, unfortunately I do not… but I suspect that you're about to tell me… aren't you… Mother?” he said cynically, attempting to bait her, half in anger at having to decipher her constant riddles and half still in great rage against himself for what had happened to Rin, because of him, not long ago.

 

 

Realizing his intent, though, she smirked.

 

 

`Well, two can play that game'

 

 

“Mhm… You'd like to know something son?…I think you suspect wrong” she said in a regal dismissing fashion, causing Jaken's jaw to drop to the floor “If you've been careless enough to let some puny human girl take possession of it, I don't think you really deserve to know what it is…”

 

 

Oh, she was playing with him… and how she enjoyed it.

 

 

“You will have to find out on your own” she turned her back on him to hide her full-fledged grin of amusement.

 

 

This time the Taiyoukai scowled darkly.

 

 

“Very well” he said curtly already turning around to leave, picking the body of the dead girl up from the altar-like surface on which he had placed it immediately after arriving back from the Underworld, in hopes that his mother would know a way to help her.

 

 

It'd become quite evident now that those hopes had been in vain…

 

 

“Wait, Sesshoumaru” he heard her call when he'd already taken no more than two steps “Don't leave yet”

 

 

“What possible other reason would you have for retaining me here?” he said with his back still to her “I've already gone through that test Father had fabricated, and got absolutely nothing in return” he spoke with resentment “with the only exception that one of my companions is now dead…Won't you allow me to leave this castle in peace, so I can find a proper place to bury her?”

 

 

The Lady Mother of the West tilted her head to the side “That is not my current intention” her golden eyes were focused on the back of her son, noticing the way his shoulders tensed… and his head bowed down.

 

 

“What is your intention, then?” he inquired in what was almost a tone of defeat, still overwhelmed by intense emotions.

 

 

“To help you bring that girl back to life… one more time” she said in a low whisper.

 

 

Whatever he'd been expecting her to say, it surely had notbeen this.

 

 

“What do you mean?” he said, raising his head back up, but not tunring to face her just yet.

 

 

“I mean, son… that I can help her”

 

 

“How?”

 

 

“Do the favor of placing her back on the altar…and I'll show you”

 

 

He did as she said, and then the Youkai Lady proceeded to lift the chain with the hanging medallion and stone off her chest.

 

 

“Don't think that I will do this again” she warned her son very seriously, then placed the medallion around the little girl's neck, whereas Sesshoumaru looked on intently, with somewhat anxious expectative.

 

 

Then the red stone of the Meido Seki started glowing brightly…

 

 

“The light that comes out from the Meidou Seki, is the child's soul and lifeforce which had stayed stranded in Hell” the regal Demon female confirmed.

 

 

…and then the little girl opened her eyes.

 

 

“RIN!!!” Kohaku and Jaken shouted, amazed at this incredible event, when the confused child started to cry, having just realized of all the implications of her nightmarish recent ordeal.

 

 

…Whereas Sesshoumaru could only stare in the girl's lively eyes with barely concealed relieved wonder… walking closer, he caressed her right cheek with his single hand.

 

 

“Sesshoumaru-sama” though a bit surprised, the little girl grasped his larger hand within her smaller one, returning the unusual display of affection with a tender smile.

 

 

“Hush. It's all well now” his warm voice and attitude encouraged her to stop crying.

 

 

“All that scandal over a dead small child…” The Demon woman whispered to herself again while alone in that part of her castle, having finished her recollection of the past events.

 

 

He truly was becoming like his father in the strangest ways.

 

 

Oh well.

 

 

She guessed it might even help in his future mission… the one she was certain not even her son was aware of which, yet.

 

 

However, considering the significant findings, she deemed it safe to believe that he soon would be.

 

 

Even if it was hard to believe, even for one as old as her…

 

 

…it had been such a long time…

 

 

…It was somehow hard to believe that it would finally happen, now of all times, after nearly two millenniums have already passed…

 

 

…Sesshoumaru was truly the one descendant of their line that would finally find the last living heir to the Moon Kingdom?

 

 

The signs appeared to indicate as much… t was intriguing, if she said so herself.

 

 

When that happened, if it ever did… this Meidou Seki stone would finally be able to fulfill its original purpose… ―she though as she clutched the mystical stone.

 

 

To Be Continued.

 

 

A/N: Understand now why it was absolutely necessary that I include that particular part of the manga? Both Sesshoumaru's rather gradual change of perspective, and the Meidou Seki stone which is being kept by his mother, are going to play important roles in the future development of this story… and that is when all this `separate' plotlines meet together… So, keep reading and find out when it happens!

 

 

Cheers!

 

 

Jay FicLover