Twisting Things Beyond Reason

Written by: Weaver of Strange Tales

"Omit needless words!"

William Strunk Jr.

Sesshoumaru’s inner monologue during his time after the last battle with Naraku. This is my version of events, after the last chapter was shown. Years will pass in each paragraph.

Chapter Two: Prelude of Tomorrow part two

I, Sesshoumaru a mighty daemon born and breed to rule, but why have I waited so long to do so? I could easily call upon followers of old and servants like my wayward Jaken, but I do not. There is always some reason I excuse myself from doing so. I travel this land in search of it. My blood calls me to act, but I will not. There is something much more I want, I yearn for it, and my heart is burning for it to be mine. I will allow my life to play its part out, let fate reveal it to me in time, for I truly have nothing else, but to wait.

My fledgling half-brother would not be such a disgrace, if tried at least to act with some pride of his noble daemon blood, but he does not. If he did, he would have sought me out long ago, I always give audience to all. My hatred is all of things weak of nature, it is nothing personal, and my utter disgust of humans is nothing more then that. Do not judge me so hastily; I give respect to the ones that work hard to achieve a sliver of power over them. The holy people that try to learn the ways of spirit, I feel an accord to their endeavors, much we have in common. Humans could reach a level most of them would never dream possible because they allow others to denied it them, with their silly ways of handing over their divine right. I do not intervene, it is not my place to pass sentence, I may judge harshly, but that is all.

I travel much seeking those of value and find none. They of power but weak of mind, they of intelligence but with no ambition, it is my fate never to meet what I deserve. My inner world is of much satisfaction, but still there is much still lacking within me. How I can I ever fully know without ever being tested to my utter end? I will gather power and energy and knowledge to myself, and be in the now. I feel the rain on my face, I feel the wind in my hair, I smell the bounty of the earth, I listen to the sounds of life, I taste the flesh of animals, and watch has it all goes beyond me.

I never know I could have never known my father’s path to greatness would mirror my own. The true meaning of power to me is my minor wants pale to those of the greater. Let the road of life yield her womanly charms on to me, to take, for I shall plunge her fully. The sword to kill a hundred was my great try to take, but my failure has taught me more then having it ever would. I lost an arm, and earned a new one and a new sword has well. It seems my choices where right all along.

My father’s other sword I was given, will it ever be fully tested like my self? I have only used it of late; a brave and determined child came to me. She saw my unclothed self, my true eyes, and yet did not run. She earned a measure of respect from me. She was redeemed by my sword of little value. Rin freely travels with me, I am drawn to her wild nature, that of the animals.

Soon, I know my chance will come, but in which way, I can not say, to the least. Things have greatly changed with the awaking of my brother and that of the jewel of the four souls with it a great fiend to the land. He, the one that has caused me much sorrow, to none will know. I must hunt for him; the drive to kill has never been greater.

I have been tested, but not to the fullest because of Rin, the sole reason was the care of her well being. I still wait for the day when I will. My nemesis is gone now with the jewel, and none will mourn for either lost. How the days grow shorter for my kind. I know our end is near; my brother’s girl companion was a sign of the balance needing to be made here. We will depart from this planet; our bodies will disappear but not our true selves. My desires will not come to nothing not even the will of the Gods will it be denied me.

I left Rin in the care of an old human priestess in the same village of my brother; he will guard her like none else would, other then my self. She has started to trust once again, but now she needs to live with her own kind, to be a person sane of mind. My own personal desire for once must take a second place to her over all needs. It has grown to quite now, I am slow to admit, and I miss the sound of her voice of joyfulness.

My mind slips to thinking about her, the kind of species she was born of. What is the future to hold for them all? My kingdom they will have a part, a small one, but still a place to allow them to dwell in. Things in this land have changed, I want to ignore it, but the feeling is here. I go to see Rin, my brother has lost his mind, and he sits on a well for some reason. The girl that denied me my father’s sword, the one that is not a true priestess in anyway is gone now. We did not speak of it. Her scent contained elements that where unknown to me. I could not allow myself to wonder to far, to where they had come from. Rin continues to grow, I can not say in words how I feel, but I show her in deeds. She will not wear my kimonos claiming it would hurt the other children’s feelings and she not wanting to be a show off has well. I am not insulted; it is further prove my father has been right along.

I go on my way and she is back. Kagome has reappeared in the human village. She is wearing appropriate clothing now. Her scent has changed, those smells are gone, and her scent is like the rest. When I was leaving, the first time, I had seen her in three years, she called me ’brother in law,’ such a female respond to me. I should not have looked back at her, but I did. She tries to converse with me, but I will have none of it. I simply walk past her and my brother rudely threatens me with violence for insulting his female. To the both I tune out with ease.

At my last visit she informed I, Inuyasha has passed on. It was when he was in his human form, all those years of remaining with himself, and he lived. Three years with her, and he ends up dead. Further prove my father was wrong, but I sense I could be short sighted on this point. The seasons remain the same and so do I. A short time later the old priestess moves on to the other world has well. It is agreed Kagome will look after Rin. She cried every moment I was within her presence, strange is her kind.

Rin is growing strong and up right, she begins to tell me tales that she is learning under her human guardian. I can not believe them, it would explain her old scent, but I refuse to believe in them. I noticed the human village is training a new leagued of demon hurters. It was requested of Kagome that I met Rin in the woods, away from the village for her sake. This I barely understand, but do have asked on this point alone.

She will be a woman soon, and I will listen to what she wants from me, if it is within reason, I shall give it. She runs to me with the smile on her face and can not contain her excitement of the idea she has conceived. I had to see for myself where she could get it from. I entered their home without consent; Kagome is sickened by the sight of me. Her reaction was surprising, I was relieved by it. My job is done and now Rin most see after her self with her choice.

I am learning of things that should not be, but they are. It is coming, the daemons end and my kingdom will never be here on this land, and I have roamed for endless days. I finally gave in to the nagging thoughts and see Kagome. She informs me Rin passed away while giving life, and I am pride of her. I see Kagome will be a good mother to her own Rin. She bestows useless knowledge of in depth analyze of my kind’s disappearance, and warns me that I should enjoy the rest of my life. A small chuckled escaped from my control.

Everything that wretched woman said is coming to be, those old silly tales of my Rin recited, I most found if they are true. I enter has the hunters are away, she is waiting for me, years she had to expected this. She takes me to the same old well my brother had sat on in the time of her absent. She says it is a hole to other time, and that neither of us belongs here anymore. I most listen to this sign from the Gods. She walks up to it and leaps in; that I know will cause her a broken leg. When I went to look down to see the foolish woman injuries, she is gone. I have no will to remain here; I must follow this human woman down into the unknown.

We are together in other tight space, like when she handed my father’s sword over to my brother. My nose is moving own it's on will. I smell death on a scale I hope never to again. I need to use my other sense to know what could have destroyed my entire homeland. I take Kagome with me, I need her. She tells me of her youth, and what she believed that lead to this, humans using their knowledge to build weapons that they used against each other. Five centuries they lasted without us, a year of passing to me, in my counting of time.

They had lived in our legends, folktales of the daemons. We believed it was only myth, but now I know they are true. The others desire this world; I will not give it so easily to them. Kagome is beyond an old fashion idea of human. She learns fast, she accepts things she can not change; she is my partner in protecting our planet. We will do what is necessary to see my kingdom come in to being.

To be continued.

End of first person point of view and of prelude.