InuYasha Fan Fiction ❯ Angel ❯ Amendment ( Chapter 18 )

[ X - Adult: No readers under 18. Contains Graphic Adult Themes/Extreme violence. ]

Chapter Eighteen:

Amendment

 

Word had spread like a wild fire throughout Japan. Within hours, hundreds upon hundreds of royal and not so royal male demons and humans swarmed the Western lands. All here to compete in the Tournament.

Kagome stood on the balcony of the room she was assigned, watching as one by one; the males entered the Western Castle.

She sighed.

No way in hell would she mate one of those bastards. She would not allow these males to run every aspect of her life. If she had to mate one of those males, she'd make sure they knew she came with a consequence.

She was the Lady of the Northern lands dammit!

Turning away from the window she left the room intending to explore. Lord Toramaru had told her that she was free to roam the castle, but could not leave the leave the Western lands under any circumstance.

Fine with her, as long as she was no longer a prisoner. As long as she wasn't in that dingy old cell with chains around her wrists, it was fine, for now.

How the hell had it come to this?

She couldn't understand how things had gotten so out of control. How her life had gotten so out of her control. She would take it no more, it wasn't fair the way they undermined her authority. Power among the Territory Lords was designed to be divided equally among the four of them.

Walking down the hallway, deep in thought, she didn't see the male in front of her until she bumped right into him.

Surprised she looked up at the male.

"So sorry about that," she apologized.

His chocolate eyes lit up as their eyes met.

"Ah dear sweet Kagome, my love!" the man proclaimed.

It was the stenographer from earlier. The freaking weirdo who had kept staring at her during her trial. Temper flaring, Kagome stepped back from him the whack job. She was sooo not in the mood right now.

"Do not call me that. I do not know you. I am Lady Kagome and you shall address me as such," she said shrewdly.

"Of course you are my darling," he said taking a hold of her hand.

Irritation set in, as she tried to snatch her hand back, but the weirdo kept a tight hold on it. Anger crept up her spine, and washed over her in huge waves.

"Release me at once!"

"But my love! I-"

"I'll give you three seconds to take your hands off of me. One-"

"But darling-"

"Two-"

"I love yo-"

"Three."

Bringing forth all her anger, all her frustration from the past week and half, Kagome decked him. Her small fist connected with his nose, bones cracking as he fell on his ass. Chest heaving, face red, and satisfaction rushing through her veins, Kagome looked down at the fallen male. She didn't feel sorry for him at all.

He deserved it.

Sprawled out on the stone floor, nose bent at a slight angle, and bleeding profusely from both nostrils the stenographer was out cold. And for once, Kagome did not feel a lick of sympathy for hurting someone. She was tired of being kind and sympathetic, and nice and shit.

Having people step all over her.

No more. Being nice got you nowhere in this world, and she would not be little miss nice female anymore.

She stepped over him in disdain, not taking a second to look back.

Walking a bit further through the castle, Kagome came across InuYasha. A big bluish bruise graced his right cheek, but he smiled when he saw her in spite of it. He had a shovel in hand and smelled like death warmed over six times.

Kagome almost gagged.

It smelled as though he had rolled around in animal feces and vomit. Covering her mouth and nose in her hands, she gave him a horrified look.

"Why the hell do you smell so bad?" she demanded through her fingers, her eyes watering.

He grinned and said, "Horse shit. Had to clean the stables. All of the stables in the Western lands, and every single village stable."

Kagome tried to breathe through her mouth but could still taste it and gagged.

How in the hell could he stand it?

His nose had to be more sensitive than hers. He was a dog demon after all and yet he stood there as if he didn't smell worst than anything she had ever smelled before.

"Why?"

He took one of his hands and wiped his cheek with his knuckle, and in doing so, smeared green horse shit on to it. Kagome nearly lost it. InuYasha didn't seem the least bit affected.

"It was my 'punishment,'" he rolled his eyes at that, "given to me by Uncle Toramaru,"

So the Elder was indeed closely related to them. Their uncle. Lord knows they all look alike; you'd have to be an idiot not notice. Amber eyes and silver hair was an extremely dominant trait in their family, not to mention being lucky to have the refined features of a handsome king.

"Punishment. You don't seem the least bit repentant," she said squeezing her nose even harder, trying to block the smell.

InuYasha laughed at that.

"Fuuuuck no. Which is why I do shit like this all time. Fuckers around here are too stuck up and stiff. Sometimes you need to spread a little chaos, ya know?"

Kagome nodded because she did know. She knew exactly what he meant. The stuffiness of the upper class was all too apparent and all too annoying. She didn't really have friends in the upper class; they were too snobbish and often tried to butter up to her in an attempt to raise their own status in society.

"Oh, I almost forgot, that woman from yesterday, did you bring her with you?"

"Yeah, I haven't been able to check on her yet. Had too much shit to do."

And he meant that literally.

Kagome nodded in understanding.

"Do you happen to know where she is?"

"Yeah. Down the hall, to the left, fourth door down,” he said, pointing her in the direction he spoke, “I did talk to Uncle though, he said she could stay as your personal maid if you want."

"That's a great idea. I can keep an eye on her in case she needs protection from whoever hurt her in the first place."

InuYasha raised a brow.

"You'll offer her protection?"

Anger bloomed as soon as the words left his mouth. Did he think she couldn't protect anyone because she was a female? That she had no training in the way of a warrior? She had though he was different, apparently she had been mistaken.

"That's exactly what I mean to do. What of it?" she asked haughtily, a challenge in her eyes.

InuYasha laughed again. "Calm down woman, damn. I didn't mean to say you couldn't cause you're a woman. It's just most royalty don't take in the poor to protect them,"

Color flooded her face; ashamed to have jumped to conclusions that way. Kagome looked down. What the hell was wrong with her? She wasn't the type to jump to conclusions that way. Lately she'd been ready to go for the throat at the slightest hint of insult and she wasn't usually like that. She didn't know when she had begun to change so much.

"Sorry about that. I'm a bit on edge I guess."

Shrugging his shoulders, he grinned.

"Don't sweat it. I get it. I'd be that way too if I was in your position."

Crimson colored her cheeks once more, but for a different reason all together. Everyone knew what had happened with her trial. The embarrassing punishment being forced upon her by the Elders.

"You've heard. I'm not surprised though. Half of Japan has already heard."

Seeing her pained look, InuYasha asked, "Why don't you challenge the decision?"

Surprised cinnamon eyes looked up at the hanyou.

"What do you mean challenge it?' I can do that?"

Another quick grin from the amused hanyou, "You don't have much dealings with the royal courts do ya?"

Shaking her head Kagome mulled over his words. Did she have rights that she was not aware of? In this time and age, woman seemed to have no rights. She had just assumed that, as she herself was a woman, despite the fact that she was titled that she too had no rights.

"Your situation is unique, the royal courts have never had to deal with a female with legitimate power before. But, the four territory Lords were created to balance power in Japan, you have the same power and authority as the other three shitheads. You cannot overturn the punishment, as the other Lords will out vote you most likely, but you can alter it. It is your right as a Territory Lord er Lady,"

She hadn't thought of that before.

A gleam twinkled in her eyes.

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Tourcher sat on a tree branch above Mahdness, a woman resting on his lap. Almost absent-mindedly he stroked the woman's golden locks, now matted by blood. She had been very beautiful before but now, her skin was a pasty, pale color, her brown eyes dull and lifeless, a horrified look frozen in place on her face.

Naked, her body had grown stiff and the wounds that had claimed her life were finally beginning to stop bleeding. Urine and fecal matter dripped down her legs, down to her toes, collecting in a small brown puddle below.

Both males were oblivious to the smell of death that lingered in the air.

In contrast to the horrific scene, the surrounding area was very nice and peaceful. Beautiful even. Bright, lush grass, tall shady trees, a running river a few feet away, and birds chirping happily, nice clean air.

Tourcher hated it.

'When will you be ready to return to this world brother? Mahdness and I grow weary of this peaceful land. It is almost too much to bear,' he complained telepathically, `the people here, they smile at each other, human and Youkai alike. And the air, there is no smell of fear and rage,'

Tourcher shivered in disgust at voicing the things that were wrong with the world.

It felt like he had awoke to his own personal hell, for this truly was horrific. It was completely unbearable and unacceptable. He didn't know how much longer he could go on this way without causing some serious damage to the happy people in this world.

'Patience brother. We need my woman in order for me to be released, and at present time, she is not ready, nor am I in a position to remove her from the custody of the mutt. Once our other brothers have been awakened we can go and take her.'

'Is she really pure big brother?'

'Indeed.'

'You will taint her?'

'Aye. She is to be your sister. You shall treat her as you treat me, yes?'

'Of course brother. I have always had a way with the ladies,' saying this, he twirled a bloodied gold curl.

He could feel Vishious' laughter in his mind.

'This I know Tourcher, though I am not inclined to share her.'

Mentally Tourcher shrugged, a grin taking place on his face and in his mind. There were plenty of women to be had, so not being able to have one woman in the whole world was not an issue for him.

'Selfish bastard' he teased.

'Possessive.' Vishious corrected,`You know I have never been the selfish type Tourcher. What kind of male do you take me for, eh? I have some morals and principles.'

They both snorted in amusement at that.

'And how is Mahdness? Have you kept him contained?'

'He is stable for now. We take only a few women here and there, stray youkai, orphaned children living on the streets, a few prostitutes and leave no trace. There has been no unrest because of these disappearances and we are sure to leave each village within a few days of our kills.'

'Good. Do not let him get carried away. We cannot afford to call attention to ourselves . When the others have awakened, you will be free to kill and destroy to your heart's content.'

Looking down at Mahdness who, at the moment, was severing the fingers from the dead blonde haired woman, he wondered how long they had before Mahdness had another one of his killing fits. Once in a while he would take a nibble at a few of the dirty appendages, giggling like a school girl, and then, in the blink of an eye would turn angry, breaking them in half.

'That day cannot come soon enough, big brother. Mahdness needs to be surrounded by agonized screams, suffering and pain in order to stay calm and manageable, the peace and lack of disorder is harder on him than any of us.'

'Understood. I am working my hardest to speed up the process; however, we are relying heavily on Ehvil in order to even make the first move. You and Mahdness were the easiest to awaken, the other two however shall take time, and Ehvil is but one man. We must trust in brother Ehvil's abilities.'

Pausing before asking this, Tourcher crossed his arms over his chest.

'Can we still trust Ehvil big brother? He has changed. He's been close to your woman, she has changed him much. He is not the same as I remember many years ago.'

'I too have noticed the change, and I like it no more than you. However I can sense the malice just below the carefully constructed facade he has crafted. My woman seems to have influenced him quite a bit for him to think he could change. However, he is awakening himself, becoming the man he once was before. Fear not, for now, we will trust him. However, at the first sign of disloyalty, we shall kill him.'

'I agree big brother; that is the best way to handle such a tedious situation. Especially with brother Ehvil, he has always been unpredictable.'

'Aye. This know. I've kept a close eye on him, and so far, there have been no such signs.'

Tourcher was glad for that. He wanted all his brothers' together once more, Ehvil included. Though, if he showed any signs of disgracing the Evil Six he'd be very, very disappointed. And he'd make sure that his brother died a long, painful, honorable death. It was the only correct way to handle such a thing he assumed.

No one in their small band had ever turned on them so he wouldn't know if it was the correct way, but it was the only way he could think of.

`Alright, big brother,' Tourcher said, pacing a distance away from Mahdness, `we will wait,'

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Kagura was still resting when a knock at the door came. She sat up, pushing back her hair and straightening the sleeping kimono she had been dressed in. When all was in place she called out,

"Come in,"

She was feeling a lot better, now that she had been able to get some much needed rest. Living with Naraku had been a lot harder on her than she had realized. Being away from him now allowed her to see how bad it had been before.

The door opened and in stepped the soft eyed angel.

She was dressed in a deep blue kimono that complemented her skin, her dark hair done up in a complex structure, blue ribbons entwined in the thick mass of raven curls. A friendly smile graced her lush lips; all in all, Kagura had never seen anything so beautiful before. She had to be an angel.

"How are you feeling?" the woman asked.

"I am much better thank you, my Lady."

"That's good. I was able to heal your wounds, though you probably don't have much energy. It should be recovered with a few days rest."

The angel turned serious.

"I will not pry into your personal affair and ask you how you acquired those wounds, but I will indeed offer you a job and shelter as my personal maid. If you would like to be that is," she said, “I won't force you and if you'd rather leave, I'll understand, but I'd really like for you to stay.

Kagura was shocked to say the least. She had expected to have to find a way to get close to Vishious' woman but now it seemed the clueless female had done that for her. This was her chance to do the right thing, to decline the offer and leave this castle. This woman was kind and gentle; could she really deceive one such as her?

Looking down, Kagura felt ashamed, dirty even.

Aye, she would deceive her. She had no other choice.

Resentment set in, hot and ugly.

“You'll be safe here,”

Here was this woman, this seemingly angelic woman, offering shelter and comfort to one such as her. A female that had been abused and used. Soiled. Kagura hated her for being so pure, while she was not. Hated her for giving her comfort. Hated her for being all that Kagura wanted to be. It was not fair.

"I would be very grateful for such a position my Lady. Thank you," Kagura mumbled.

The woman smiled and clapped her small hands together in front of her, excitement burning in her eyes.

"Great! Is this your first time being a maid?"

Kagura thought of the care she'd given to Naraku and wanted to vomit. This was not her first time being a maid. She had had to play maid turned sex slave to Naraku. But she didn't think that was something she should mention to this woman.

"Yes, this is my first time,” she said.

"Good, because this will be my first time as well. I've never had a need for a personal maid before so I've never had one before. We can learn from each other,” she said with a smile.

Kagura nodded, forcing a slight smile to her face.

It felt strange, using muscles she had never had a need to use. She was not used to it, though it did not feel all together unpleasant. She kind of liked it. As they made idle conversation over this and that and as the conversation continued the resentment deepened.

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Sesshomaru sat in the royal court once more, Yamiko, Sarinji and the elders sat with him in the judge's booth, and he was unpleasantly surprised to say the least. Kagome had called this meeting today, to discuss the terms of her punishment, and amend it, as was her right as a Territory Lady.

He admitted that the trial she had been put through had been unfair and unjust, but could not conjure a bit of remorse for it.

He was however severely displeased that she had decided to assert her considerable authority.

He knew that dirty hanyou had had a hand in this. He had no doubt about that. Filling her head with this foolishness. If she pushed, they would have no choice but to honor and acknowledge her rights and position.

Inwardly, he smirked, his blood humming.

She presented the challenge he hadn't known he'd been hungering for. This woman was what he'd been hungering for. She stood before them now, chin set in a dignified tilt, dressed in a deep blue kimono and accessories, looking good enough to devour.

His mind replayed the feel of her creamy white thighs around his head, her lustful little cries in his ears, her sweet juices dripping down his seeking tongue.

He felt blood rush to his nether regions and caught her eyes, letting her see his thoughts, letting her see his desire, satisfaction coursing through him when she blushed and looked away.

Beside him, he could feel the angry, jealous aura of Yamiko, sharp and severe, while Sarinji's aura was just as angry and jealous, but was more subtle and restrained, but there none the less. He would have laughed aloud at their stupid emotions if he had been the type to make such a scene, but of course, he was not.

Instead he laughed inwardly.

Did they really think they stood a chance when he had already set his mind upon having her? Did they really think to be so foolish?

Looking over at them, amusement lurking in his eyes, he knew it was so.

They both thought to win her for themselves, as though he would stand aside and allow them to make a move towards his female.

They were delusional.

They would never touch her body as had, never kiss her lips as he had, never be the first to reach paradise between her thighs. He would be the only one she knew.

Nay, they would never know her as he would, as he already had.

"My Lords, I have come here, before this royal court to enact my right to amend my punishment."

Surprised gasps and murmurs meet the bold statement.

"Woman, your punishment has been decided. You cannot change it at will." Sesshomaru stated coldly, nearly smiling when she took a visible breath to calm her no doubt raging temper.

He wondered if she would have tried to strike him again had they been alone.

He wouldn't put it past her.

Teeth clenched, Kagome looked him directly in the eye. A deliberate offense as women were taught not to look a male in the eye unless given leave to do so.

"I am well aware of that Lord Sesshomaru; however, I am still the Territory Lady of the Northern lands. I retain the right to amend any punishments. I have decided to use such power to amend my own."

"You do not have such a right,” said elder Torao.

Clearing her throat Kagome recited the law from the scroll InuYasha, bless his heart, had dug up for her.

"Scroll nineteen, section three, page nine hundred and fifty eight of the Territory Laws and Regulation states, 'When punishments are administered to a Territory Lord that said Lord reserves the right to amend said punishment within reason and approval of the Lord's peers.'"

Torao turned a bit red with anger.

"Woman-"

"I think we should hear what she has to say, eh Torao?" Lord Toramaru inquired, his voice clearly booking no argument.

Though the elders were supposed to be equal, again, the Western elder held the most weight than the others in matters of the law. Torao was the Elder for the South; he held the less weight than both the western Elder and the Eastern Elder Kiji. There was no Northern Elder, having died a few years back.

He had been a ryu youkai, killed mysteriously. How he had been murdered had made even seasoned warriors retch.

Torn literally limb from limb, and scattered around the whole of Japan. All of his remains had not been recovered and his slaying had never been solved, nor even the reason behind the gruesome homicide.

Torao seemed to turn even redder at Lord Toramaru's words but remained silent.

"Continue, Lady Kagome," Toramaru encouraged.

A smile made its way to her face. It was the first time one of the higher ups had called her by her complete title, therefore acknowledging her station as one of the Territory Lords.

"Thank you Lord Toramaru. My, Lords, I would like to add a stipulation to my punishment. I would like the choice of my mate to be my own selection,"

Anger was swift to overtake Sesshomaru. She could not cancel that tournament. He had no doubt he would be the victor, and when he won, she would have to submit to him and allow him to mate her. But if she was allowed to make that choice, he knew for a fact that hell would freeze over six times before she even looked his way.

The only way that he could foresee to get to her if things went her way was to take her by force, but he doubted that would go over well with his fellow peers and he had never raped a woman and would not start now.

He simply would not allow her to terminate the tournament.

"You mean to cancel the tournament and choose a mate for yourself instead?" Lord Sarinji asked.

"No, not at all."

More surprise from the males.

"Then how the devil will it be your choice woman? You make no sense, and I grow tired of these games," Lord Torao said heatedly.

Kagome turned a cool look onto the male and retorted, "I am getting to that, Lord Torao, please allow me to continue so that I may explain it to you."

Torao turned an even deeper shade of crimson. Though her words were respectful, the way in which they were delivered was extremely condescending, like one would speak to an impatient child.

"I would like for the tournament to continue, however, after the tournament is complete I would like to choose five of the best to compete on a more intimate level. I would like to host a series of social events in which I am allowed to spend time with the five and choose from them. I know it will seem unfair to the winner of the tournament to do this, however, if I am unable, for any reason, to choose from one of the males, the original winner of the physical tournament will automatically be chosen as my mate,"

Silence met that proposal. Each male mulling over the idea thoughtfully. Kagome held her breath; she could almost see the gears turning in their head. Suddenly, Lord Kiji laughed, breaking the tense silence.

It was strange seeing the old demon break into laughter, he was usually serious and forbidding, but there he was, shoulders shaking with laughter, eyes lit up almost like a child; carefree and honest. Kagome hoped that was a good sign that things were going in her favor.

"I for one agree to the proposal. I believe that things will become more interesting at the very least,” he said as his laughter ebbed off into a chuckle.

A small smile graced Toramaru's face as he said, "I agree as well. What say you? Lord Yamiko?"

Though he was disappointed that the winner of the tournament did not automatically win Kagome, he was confident in his wooing skills.

"Aye" he said.

"Lord Sarinji? What say you?"

Sarinji was not very happy with the arrangement either but he would not begrudge his woman this game of hers.

"Aye," he agreed.

"Lord Sesshomaru?"

He was more than up to this challenge. The odds were stacked against him, but he knew for damn sure that she would be his when this was all over. If she wanted to play games and run, he was willing to chase her.

It would make his victory that much sweeter in the end.

"Aye,"

"Lord Torao?"

"Nay"

The venom in his response was palpable. He looked at Kagome with so much wrath, that she felt a bit uncomfortable.

"Five to one. It is decided, the punishment shall be amended as stated by Lady Kagome, in effect at this moment in time, it is so ordered by the royal courts," Lord Toramaru stated.

As the contract was drawn up and signed, Kagome could feel the weight of Torao's disdain.

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The shadows moved, clawing at him, trying to draw him, they wanted him. He laughed. That would not happen. He wondered where mother was. What was she doing, did she like the gifts he made for her? He loved fingers, they were nice. They did things, lots of things, so many things all kinda things, wow, wow, wow.

He giggled.

But they poked and pointed. He was angry! He growled and bit a piece of the finger off. Bad finger, bad finger, his mind chanted. No more. Mother would not be pleased. Oh well, she would get over it like she never did. Nothing to worry for. Nothing at all. Nothing, nothing, nothing never.

He winced and grasped his head in his palms.

Pain...Pain…Pain.

In his head, always in his head, always there. Always, there ever since he had woken up. He missed the fire; he missed the pain of his flesh burning. That orgasmic feeling. There was no pain here! What the fuck? THERE WAS NO PAIN HERE! He needed pain! He needed pain!

Shhhh.

He looked around him.

Shhhh.

`Quiet. Brother Tourcher said he need be calm and collected. Quiet Mahdness! Quiet, quiet, quiet, quiet!'

Go, go, go, go, go, go, go! He needed a new liver, liver was good, and liver was tasty. Liver, liver, liver! Dammit he wanted liver now! Now, now, now, now, now! Shhhhhhh!

`Be quiet Mahdness! Be quiet!'

He giggled again, pulling the arm of the dead male from its socket, ripping apart muscle and skin, and studied the veins that were tenaciously holding the appendage together. He chewed on the long bloody veins.

`Yum, yum.'

Where was mother? Where is mother?

"Mahdness, it is time to be on our way." Tourcher said as he finished disintegrating the body of the blonde with the toxic poison from his claws.

Skin melted from muscle, muscle melted from bone, and bone turned to ashes.

"Aye brother Tourcher." he agreed as he ripped the veins from the body and slurped them up like noodles.

Then, throwing the body over his shoulder he followed Tourcher to the next town. Big brother was so much fun!

Anger, restlessness surged suddenly, coming from out of nowhere it seemed and his grip on the body tightened, disintegrating a chunk of the dead man's leg beneath his claws in a burst of anger.

Too much peace!

This world burned, this world suffocated!

`THIS WORLD HAD TOOOOOOOOOOOOOO MUUUUUUCCCCCHHHHHHH FUCKING PEACE!'

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Laters!

~Sessakag