The Beast of South and Western Lord by Luna-san

Chapter 1

Disclaimer:  I do not own the characters of Inuyasha 

‘’Do you know why I summoned you here Sesshomaru?’’

When Sesshomaru entered, his father was staring at the window, trying to look nonchalant, even though the way he summoned him was quite official he could feel his father was quite tense. Sesshomaru tried to hide his annoyance at his father’s question. He wanted to get this over with, whatever it was.

‘’No, father, but I assume you will tell me soon enough’’, said Sesshomaru blankly.

His father turned to him, his expression grim and said:’ ’Because we are dying.’’

Snapped back to reality, Sesshomaru growled. He did not like being reminded of what happened two days ago, let alone dreaming about it.  At first glance, Sesshomaru looked like his usual self. Calm and stoic, his face expressionless. But, everyone who knew him, could tell something is very wrong with him. His claws had dirt underneath them, his hair even had some leaves in it, and his yoki was pulsing around him. Even if all of that was not enough to raise suspicion that something was out of the ordinary, he was roaming in territory which did not belong to him or his family. He was making sure that every demon in the area was very aware of his presence and that he is not in a good mood.  As soon as he had woken up he started walking towards his goal. He had a beast to slay. And yet, he could not stop thinking about what happened two days ago.

‘’Who is dying, father?’’

 Sesshomaru did not even try to hide his annoyance, he never liked to play word games. He always liked to go straight to the point.

‘’We, Sesshomaru’’, his father repeated.

‘’Humans grow stronger each and every day, they even have weapons that can hurt us, and even kill some of the lesser demons. We formed an alliance with humans, but we need another alliance with demons as well. Especially now when Ryukotsusei has awakened. I am sending you to the southern lands. I want you to form alliance with Lady of South. Due to circumstances of her birth, she is not acknowledged  in her position as leader of Southern lands .The  West will stand  behind her, if she helps West in our current affairs. We need help from that Beast. She is the strongest ally we can find, and better yet, nobody wants to be in any kind of relationship with her. She reduced her father and most of his court to ashes so now demons do not want to have anything with her or South. ‘’

"And you are sending me, your heir, to see such a barbaric leader?’’

Inu no Taisho smiled wickedly. ‘’I am sending you, because you are my son. You will not be afraid of her, and your diplomatic skills are extraordinary. If anyone can do it, it would be you, my son."

His father came to him, and put his hand on Sesshomaru’s shoulder. He looked at him with serious expression and said:’’ Years ago, I asked you, do you have anything to protect. At that time, you were too young to understand all of the responsibilities you are going to have, but you are old enough to know that now. If West makes that alliance, our position in Japan will be even stronger. Future glory of West will be in your hands, I know you will not disappoint me.’’ 

Sesshomaru looked at his father, his face expressionless as ever and said: ” I won’t disappoint you father’’

He went to south the same day. He assured his father that he will work towards glory of West . And doing that was his intention. Only, not the same way his father had hoped for. No, he will kill that barbaric lord, and he will show his father that demons are not growing weaker, and the only ally West should have, is its own strong members. He was even against alliance with those filthy humans. Though, he had very interesting plans about what to do with those humans, once he was the lord. But first, killing of that Beast and proving strength of West. Sesshomaru was so lost in thoughts that he detected the attack almost too late. He managed to evade most of the attack, but, impact was still enough to wound him.

Ryukotsusei. His father’s  most dangerous enemy.

‘’I had plans of attacking West the following week, and yet, the heir of West comes right into my grasp. The Gods  must really love me  for giving me this opportunity.’’

 Sesshomaru was silent. He was trying to figure if his enemy had any weaknesses that he could use. He tried to use his whip but his attack was quickly deflected. Ryukotsusie’s enormous body was coming closer to Sesshomaru, twirling around him, making himself look more like a snake than a dragon. Even his poison was powerless against that dragon skin.

‘’ O, how Gods love me, for making my revenge complete. I am going to kill you, foolish pup, and I am going to send your head to your father as a gift. No one will dare say that I am not the bigger person. After all I am going to send such a pretty gift to a person who sealed me away."

 He laughed at his own  statement and begun to circle around Sesshomaru with intention to choke him. Sesshomaru looked right at him.

‘’You talk too much.’’

Explosion of yoki could be felt miles, while Sesshomaru transformed to his true form. Ryukotsusei was startled for a second, but he quickly recovered and went after Sesshomaru with new enthusiasm. Growls and screams of pain could be heard miles around while both sides wanted to gain upper hand in battle. At first, Ryukotsusei thought he will quickly kill that pup, and send pup’s remains to his father. But, as more time had passed it was getting more obvious that he had found his equal in Sesshomaru. Just like Inu no Taisho was his equal, this pup that was barely two hundred years old could fight on equal ground with him. He was actually pleased by the current situation. He was feeling most alive while he was fighting. He turned to the left to avoid one of Sesshomaru’s attacks. Soon it  will be time to finish  this and stop playing around. On the other hand, Sesshomaru was very aware who his opponent was, but at the same time he felt like had been fighting with everything  that has happened to him lately. He was not fully focused on the battle. His father’s words from two days ago rang in his ears. With each attack he would think about something that bothered him. Inuyasha’s birth. Ryukotsusei screams in pain. Alliance of West and humans . He barely dodged one possible fatal attack. Sesshomaru , demons are dying. Ryokrsusei dodged  an attack which could’ve made a large wound. West bows his head and offers alliance with half- breed. Half -breed Lady  that no demon respects will became ally of West. Sesshomaru did  not dodge the next attack and his right leg and left arm suffer tremendous damage. Enough. It is time to go all out. He could feel Ryukotseusei wants to do the same. Two proud daiyokai clashed one final time. Ryukotsusei was dead. Sesshomaru, drenched in Ryukotsusei’s blood was barely alive. He changed back in his humanoid form and  fell to his knees. See father, demons are not dying or growing weaker. I managed to do something you could not. As soon as he finished that thought he passed out.

A/N At first this was supposed to be one-shot, but story grew so I decided for this to be the first chapter. I know where I am going with this story, so hopefully I will publish the next chapter soon enough.  Next chapter will be much longer. I was inspired with ‘’The Beauty and the Beast’’  but I wanted to make twist in which   Sesshomaru would be  the one who is Beauty and Kagome the one who is Beast xd That idea transformed into something else, but some parts of that idea still linger in this ff. As always any kind of constructive critique is welcomed and I hope you will enjoy this story