章 35: The Inukimi and Jaken's Wish, Fulfilled
A marble statue of an inu daiyoukai marked with a crescent moon was hidden just behind two towering oak trees at the end of an unpaved road. As soon as it came into view, Sesshomaru halted. Jaken reigned the two-headed dragon and stopped as well. They've been traveling for several days on end and their lord only paused once in a while to let the human child rest.
Jaken recognized the marble statue as the façade of the sky castle where she resided. Chills crept up the imp's spine as he thought about their last encounter with her. What could have prompted Sesshomaru to visit her again? Could it be that the Tenseiga needed more strengthening?
As he thought about it, a huge cloud of dust began to swirl about and when it cleared, a gigantic inu daiyoukai bearing Sesshomaru's distinctive marks towered above the trees.
"Look, Rin! Witness Sesshomaru-sama in his true form!" Jaken exclaimed, his face filling with deep awe and admiration for the daiyoukai he'd been following for the last five hundred years.
The little girl clapped gleefully, her wide brown eyes twinkling. "He's a giant fluffy dog again!"
"Silence!" the imp chided. "Do not insult the Western Lord with your insolence!"
When Sesshomaru took to the sky, the retainer and the child hurried towards Ah-Un to follow their lord. A moment later, another gigantic inu daiyoukai descended from the billowing clouds. This one had the same markings as the Western Lord and they met and circled each other, as if in a greeting. After a short moment, both of them rose higher in the sky.
The two-headed dragon followed the path in the clouds made by the two inu daiyoukai and when the screen of white cleared, a majestic castle appeared into view. Its high towers glinted off the sunbeams, making them look like they were made of glass, but actually polished marble. The entrance was, surprisingly, a vast garden with brilliant green grass and a wide variety of flowers. The two inu daiyoukai descended to the ground and assumed their humanoid form.
Sesshomaru stood unruffled and as stoic as ever as his keen golden gaze watched the female inu daiyoukai in front of him. She looked so much like the Western Lord, with softer features and more feminine face. Her regal purple and white kimono was decorated with green and yellow butterflies. Like Sesshomaru and the Inu no Taisho, she had a white fur wrapped around her chest that extended to the hem of her dress. But the most notable distinction of her appearance, Jaken knew, was the light blue necklace that held the Meido stone, a powerful object that could open and close portals to hell.
"Mother," Sesshomaru said tonelessly.
"Sesshomaru," the woman responded, her voice light and playful.
Jaken pushed Rin forward frantically and together, they knelt and bowed in front of the imperial inu daiyoukai. "Greetings, milady! We come to you with deep respect and admiration!"
The inukimi covered her mouth with the sleeve of her kimono and laughed. "I see you have not abandoned the imp nor eaten the human child, Sesshomaru. Must you really bear the same trait of your father when it comes to choosing companions? Ah, the idea still baffles me."
Jaken swallowed the indignation rising in his throat. It would not do well to offend the inukimi no matter how far she offended him. Instead, he pulled Rin back to Ah-Un's side and silently watched the exchange of the two inu daiyoukai.
"Why have you come?" The inukimi inquired, her eyes appraising her son's impassive face. "Surely you are not here simply to visit your mother, are you? Is there something wrong with the Tenseiga?"
Jaken awaited his lord's answer. He knew the daiyoukai to be above expressing emotions, much less spend his effort on maternal affection. No, if Sesshomaru visited the inukimi, it could only be something truly important and necessary.
The proud Western Lord met his mother's scrutinizing gaze and spoke in his clear, baritone voice. "I have come to learn the inu daiyoukai mating rites."
Jaken barely heard the inukimi's surprised gasp. He choked back a delighted cry. And then his small body fell to the ground in a dead faint as his mind rejoiced for his lord's proclamation.
Sesshomaru-sama has found a mate. Finally!
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