InuYasha Fan Fiction ❯ Choices ❯ Fight ( Chapter 18 )

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Sayuri stood calmly. She was facing Sesshomaru who had on his normal look of indifference. She felt like smiling. She
really wanted to.
Sesshomaru looked indifferent. He recalled her words to him the day before.
"Are you ready, Lord Sesshomaru, to lose?" asked Sayuri.
Sesshomaru said, "This one does not lose. Prepare to be defeated, onna. I am alpha here."
"Kagome's alpha. Lord of the Western Lands. I am not disputing that. I acknowledge it. This battle is simply a test. I
have something to prove. You something to protect. Which is stronger?"

Kagome watched from the sidelines. She wore the kimono Sayuri had made her. She looked absolutely lovely in it. Against
a backdrop of rose, several strange purple blossoms were embroidered on interlocking black squares. Around each square was
an outline of seed pearls on blue embroidery. The obi that went with it was black with seed pearls on rose embroidery in
the shape of the Shikon no tama.

Sayuri brought her hands together in a half-ram seal. She saw Sesshomaru look to either side of her and heard him ask,
"What manner of magic is this?" Shaking her head, she said, "Unuh. Queries will be addressed after the battle. Just
concetrate on fighting me. A great daiyokai like yerself should have no trouble with that." Then she spoke to three of
them and they moved to sit behind her. They sat in a meditative way. She looked at Sesshomaru and threw a kunai at him
which he easily blocked but then she threw three and "missed".
Sesshomaru looked at her and said, "That was pathetic."
Sayuri calmly advised, "When facing a new enemy, do not assume you know their motive. The move isna finished."
Just at that second, Sesshomaru was engaged by the original and a clone. He was distracted and so did not catch the other
two clones behind him until they said, "Rasengan!"
Sayuri was not alarmed when she did not see her opponent. Not looking at the watcher, she said, "This is far from over."
"I could not agree more, onna."
Spinning around, Sayuri dodged the strike and kicked his sword out of his hand. Swiftly, she flipped herself to balance
onto her hand and kicked toward his collarbone while a clone swept his feet out from underneath him.

Inutaisho, Zephimaru and the other males watching were astounded. They had seen Kagome face the Western Lord and thought
that battle something to see. Now as they watched this demon-containing soul twin of hers facing the young lord on equal
footing they were aware why she was the protector. It also angered them that her own race did not see the jewel she was.
They all vowed to make sure she was treated right.

At long last the battle ended when Sayuri "submitted". She saw Sesshomaru sheathe Tokijin and played her trump. The
downed onna vanished in a puff of smoke.
Sesshomaru covered his eyes and then stared at the log before him. He went to draw his sword but found it gone. Spinning
around, he saw the onna holding them. Growling, he attacked and was met with "Futon:Rasenshurikan". He was thrown into
the sky and landed on his back, blood trickling from a cut on his mouth and a chakra burn on his chest. "I yield."