Ch66 Sesshōmarus Return
(Y/N POV - Coastal Town Entrance)
"I see your eye has healed up." Sesshōmaru said coldly as she stepped to the side of the pit she created.
"So has your arm." Inuko growled out, smirking as her sister frowned at that. "Or did it?"
Sesshōmaru promptly shook her head and flexed her claws, before I took a step back as her gaze snapped towards me.
Hastily raising Shūsui as she rushed towards me, stopping her claws from touching the blade.
"Not bad." Sesshōmaru said, before frowning as an arrow flew clear past her head. "Should have known that the harlot is still alive."
"Stay back at him you flat chested bitch!" Kagome spat out venomous as Yura instantly pulled us both back. "The shard is in her left arm."
Inuko start to laugh a little at that as Sesshōmaru didn't seem all that bothered.
Foe weeks I had more or less been figuring she would be after us at some point again.
Honestly with Hiten in the area and after the weak we had this could turn out just as bad as Kikyō had been or worse.
Since she and Jaken had arrived she has never taken her eyes off of any one of us and seemed more guarded when we first fought her.
"Thought that you would have grown it back by now! Always going on about being the better when when you're not even a full daiyokai yet!" Inuko laughed and snarled at her sister.
"Why you-" Jaken tried to say indignity before Sesshōmaru glanced back at him.
Silencing him and making the oni move a step or two back, itself shaking in fear.
"Jaken stay out of this." Sesshōmaru said coldly, getting her retainer to shakily nod. Looking at Inuko and giving her a slight nod. "As much as I detest it, you might have a point Inuko."
...Inuko nearly dropped the Tessaiga in shock and Jaken's mouth fell open. Even I was a little surprised that Sesshōmaru agreed with her sister insult, but I suppose that made sense.
She was very much confident in her own power, but to use a jewel shard when she actively considered someone using one as a disgrace.
"You possibly can't grow it back, that's why you need that shard. You're using it so it doesn't fall apart from your strength." I said, starting to piece things together as she just nodded.
"Otherwise I wouldn't need to rely on this pathetic imitation. The only use I have for this shard is making sure my arm can match the rest of me."
Sesshōmaru said, pressing two of her fingers on her right hand together "I'll be sure to discard it after I return the favor to Inuko and claim what is mine."
Vanishing the next moment I couldn't see Sesshōmaru and start to pour mist off my body as Yura pulled both me and Kagome well away.
Right before Sesshōmaru swung her yoki whip right down at where Kagome had just been. Merely flicking her hand to block Tessaiga as a snarling Inuko swung at her
"Of course she was trying to kill me first. Thank you Yura?" Kagome grumbled out as she notched another arrow. "Is she still only after Inuko?"
"Miroku and Shippō are still helping to get people away, but yes." I said, observing that the two mainly Miroku was helping to steer people away as Inuko barley dodged another whip strike.
Honestly she had never met either of them and probably wouldn't care about either of them unless they get involved...we might have to be extra careful incase Shippō decides to jump in. Miroku is probably figuring when to do so right now.
Sesshōmaru's full attention was on the four of us for now and we needed to keep it that way for as long as possible.
"Master, Kagome focus only on getting rid of that bitch's new arm. Even with the shard inside we need to cut it off." Yura said seriously, glaring at Sesshōmaru arm as I and Kagome stared at her in shock.
Wait why would Yura...
Oh Amaterasu, please tell me I'm wrong.
"Why what kind of yokai does it belong to?" Kagome asked.
"If Yura is right, then the arm isn't from a yokai." I said, getting her eyes to widen in horror before starting to create icicles off my arms.
The moment Sesshōmaru gets her hand on Tessaiaga I'm not sure how long we could last.
(Miroku POV - Same Time)
Looking at Sesshōmaru...well briefly had to remind myself from what they all told me she was a very dangerous yokai. She was an ethereal beauty that definitely surpassed most yokai I've seen trying to fake it.
Or most of the nobility trying and failing too.
Plus seeing her dodge Inuko's swipes easily enough, swinging her arm and yoki whip to shatter several icicles flung towards her from all directions. Sidestepping Inuko before slamming her left hand into her back.
Causing the hangout to nearly go flying into a house before jumping off one of the walls before it was cut in half by Sesshōmaru extending the whip.
Definitely someone I wouldn't have messed with alone.
And there was still the massive oni and who I presumed to be Jaken on it's shoulder.
With the four of them we might have a chance, but there was still people that could be sucked in.
Maybe there was a way to tamper with the die.
"Shippō?" I asked, looking down at the kitsune clutching my leg. Shaking as he watched Inuko barely dodging the whip from nicking her ear. "Do you have a wagon or something amongst your toys or anything that can hold a few items?"
"No, but I do have a mask...maybe a minute why?" Shippō asked as an arrow was fired ar Sesshōmaru.
Dodging it, but it clipped the edge of her whip.
A small pinkish flash dissipated the whip in half.
Sesshōmaru doing away with it all together and hastily raised her right hand to catch a thrown Benigasumi between her claws before it could cut into her left wrist.
Tossing it aside as to avoid Inuko, Tessaiga cutting into the ground.
Looks like we might have a chance, they did defeat her before...yet that was not a risk I was going to take.
"We are going to help them after getting everyone else away. I think you might now how." I said with a smile.
Shippō looked a little confused, tilting his head before gaining a rather appropriate smile for a kitsune and scampering off.
Briefly I looked back at the others and followed after him.
If they managed to survive a full night with a daiyokai like that trying to kill them, I only needed them to last a few minutes to help balance the odds.
(Inuko POV)
"Slow." Sesshōmaru said as I tried to swing ar her head, only for her to duck. With a snarl I swung again! "Sloppy." And again! "This is just getting sad."
Why can't I cut up this bitch!
With a growl I barely ducked under miasma leaking from her claws aiming for her head. Jumping back before Sesshōmaru tried to strike, only it seemed like she couldn't move her arm...in fact her left arm was starting to be pulled behind her.
Perfect.
She mearly quicker her eyebrows as I swung Tessaiaga at her side, snapping out of Yura's hairs and catching Tessaiga in her claws. Cutting off her poison.
I smirked at that before trying to slash at her left arm with my free hand only for Sesshōmaru to jump back.
Not before I swung out my leg and kicked her side.
Only creating some distance between us but Sesshōmaru stumbled back a foot before correcting herself.
I head the sound of something whistling to the side, ducking my head from an arrow that nearly struck my ear and Sesshōmaru shredded to pieces.
Damn it Kagome!
"Sorry!" She called out from somewhere to out side.
I barely caught a glimpse of her and Yura off to the side, pulling them both with her hairs as Sesshōmaru followed my gaze before lunging towards me.
Her right leg caught on what I guessed to be Yura's hairs before she tore through them and shot towards me with her whip forming in her hand. Jumping back was she swung it at me.
Slicing into the ground right before a massive pillar of ice slammed into the ground as she stepped back to avoid getting her feet crushed.
Running forward as she swung up her whip to bisected the ice, leaping off one of the halls and swung Tessaiga down on Sesshōmaru.
Grunting in pain as the whip struck my gut and sent me flying back a bit.
But I smiled on seeing my bitch of a sister's forehead starting to bleed a little. It was a start at least.
Sesshōmaru raised her hand to wipe the blood away, the nick I made looked to be already closing.
Vanishing from view as a pair of ice shards and an arrow struck into the ground she once was as I hastily raised Tessaiga. Swinging it down on where I thought Sesshōmaru would attack.
Only to grunt in pain as her clawtips into my forearm and I couldn't budge it any further.
"Your form is a little crude, but better than I imagined. Still the path of your swing is as obvious, you might as well be waving a flag." Sesshōmaru said, and I snarled.
Yelling in pain my arm started to burn and I could feel her claws sink even further in!
Fuck!
"You failed to master Tessaiaga, let go of it now or you'll lose your arm." Sesshōmaru said as I did my best to ignore my flesh melting.
"Like Yomi I will!" I snarled as I tried to power through.
Sesshōmaru frowned, tilting her head briefly as she swung both me and Tessaiga around to shatter some icicles flung towards her.
Giving me the chance to plant my feet into the ground and placed my other hand on Tessaiga's handle.
"Take my arm, I don't care. In exchange I'll cut you apart one way or another!" I snarled as her eyes widened a little, putting all my strength into bisecting her.
Sesshōmaru jumped back and let go of my arm,smirking as I shifted my swing a little to slash upwards.
Barely making to cut a large gash on the back of my sister's hand and her eyes widened even more as Benigasumi cut into her wrist. Two shallow gashes, but it was enough to force her back for now.
I winced looking at my forearm to see two shallow but heavily brusied and partially melted patches of flesh on my arm. Considering my experiences with her could have been a lot worse.
A few minutes and some of the pain should past, it was going to be a bitch to heal from.