Black String Of Fate by ame_to_ai

The Death

Disclaimer : I do not own Inuyasha, except for Tokushin and Kuroichi I do own them.

Warnings: Dark fic, OOC Kagome, adult content, graphic [extreme] violence. Bad Grammar.

Author's note: There are compelling reasons for Kagome's behaviour in this story, but her true nature will come out in mid-story. I can't say anything else other than 'this story will unfold through the later chapters'.

Makaze: Evil Wind

Akaiittou: Red Blad

The sun was at the top of the head, the wind blowing harder than usual. In the forest path traversed by Sesshoumaru, not the song of birds is heard by him, but the angry growl, and obscenities. Sesshoumaru was in his wanderings when he heard the sound of clashing swords, a moment later the smell of rusty, tangy and the sweetness of the blood hit his nostrils.

It was enough to arouse his curiosity to the surface. A hanyou woman with long black hair tied in a high ponytail wore a mid-thigh blue kimono with red floral motif and white obi embrace her curvy body is fighting in the meadow with silver-haired Ookami. Sesshoumaru recognized him as Kuroichi Lord of the Eastern land, his rival in expanding region.

Sesshoumaru stopped under a tree, he suppresses his demonic aura and focuses on their fight. The smell of blood that pierced his sense of smell was coming from the hanyou woman who was injured by Kuroichi's sword. Blood flowing from her limp arm, she's weak now. Surprisingly, there is no fear that is reflected from her beautiful face, only a sadistic grin adorning it.

She enjoyed the fight, Sesshoumaru's thought. Unwittingly both corners of his mouth slightly raised, before back to his emotionless mask.

Somehow the woman who will die by Kuroichi has attracted his attention. He had never seen a woman fight like that, she fought like a no-load. Even though her opponent is a Dai youkai whom known for his ferocity when destroying all of his opponents. Kuroichi never knew defeated or balance result in a battle, there is only the victory in his dictionary. He will never hesitate to kill his opponent, that's why he became a Dai youkai, the lord of the East region.

"Don't make me repeat the question again, you stupid old wolf," she said harshly on the sidelines of their sword fights "Do you know a miko named Kikyo?" a bit bitterness infiltrating her heart when she vocalizes the name. Kagome's chest rise and fall, the fight was so exhausting even for a hanyou like her.

"She is a whore, isn't she?" He asked with a challenging smile.

"Your answer is wrong," she swung her red sword, Kuroichi didn't have any time to dodge.

His armor in the shoulder destroyed by her sword. Kagome almost managed to decapitate his head. Kuroichi's dangerous growl out of his chest, his eyes narrowed for a moment but then he laughed. His laughter echoed and it only makes her more disgusted.

"You can't hurt me hanyou" he said, followed by scornful laughter.

"Tch, you're too quick to think that you can beat me, you old fucking wolf!" Kagome's claws smeared with blood that flows from her injured arm, then she threw it towards Kuroichi.

The Dai youkai did not expect the arrival of the next blow, the attack makes him rooted to the spot and he couldn't dodge. Youki flows through Kagome's bloods, then the drops of blood droplets turn into hundreds of blades fly aiming him, the attack was succeeded in wrenching the whole body of Kuroichi.

"Why males are always created with a higher ego, I really hate it! They always looked at women as inferior to them, " she shouted, her voice quivering with emotions. "You're going to die in my hand, idiot. In the hands of a woman!" Kagome's voice full of promise to make it happen.

Her words made his blood boil, then he attacked Kagome blindly. He swung his sword randomly, no matter which part of his enemy's body exposed to the attacks. The female hanyou dodges when Kuroichi is swinging his sword toward her head, she jumped backward only to retreat again when Kuroichi continues to move forward. His sword easily destroys anything touched by it, large trees around them, even a small hill can be easily crushed to pieces by Akaiittou. One step back for Kagome is a step forward for Kuroichi, he attacks constantly. His pride is at stake and he would not die by a lowly Hanyou, let alone a woman Hanyou!

Sesshoumaru not completely hide, he could see them clearly, but they are filled with a strong desire to kill so they aren't aware of his existence at all. Akaiittou is one of the powerful swords, it was made from the claws of Kuroichi's ancestors. On the other hand, the hanyou's sword is Makaze. Makaze is the sword that had been owned by Tokushin, the Lord of the Northern land who reportedly had been killed.

It is easy for Sesshoumaru to deduce what had happened, the hanyou had killed Tokushin. That means his task would be so much easier, the obligation to fulfill his ambition to control the whole territory of Japan. After the refrain for some time, finally, Sesshoumaru can't stand to the ridiculous agreement which his father made to the Lords of other regions. Why are there so many rulers if indeed he was the strongest? The agreement was condescending him.

After the death of Tokushin there's only the Lord of the East and Southern left as a barrier between Sesshoumaru and the infinite power but, what had happened didn't make him entirely happy. Just by thinking of his duties carried out by a Hanyou would be very bothering him and the most annoying fact is that the Hanyou is a female. Her actions made him distracted, what actually she wanted to accomplish? The woman will tarnish his conquest of the other rulers. The creatures that he always despises, a hanyou, now creeping into his mind and instantly made him feel the thirst of curiosity about her.

Did she kill Tokushin? Certainly she who had killed him, the absolute fact is the Makaze in her hand. First of all, she killed Tokushin, now she's trying to kill Kuroichi, then what is her purpose to kill the lord of the region? If so, then she would come to him. At that time, he would be more than happy to sentence her to death. Only for half a second, Sesshoumaru lifted one corner of his mouth slightly.

Maybe he can beat Tokushin but he will not vanquish Kuroichi, let alone this Sesshoumaru. He thought.

Kagome cornered this time, behind her is towering cliffs. She can no longer shy away from Kuroichi's sword, their swords clashed. Both of the swords vibrated because withstand the strength of each opponent. Kagome half bending her knees, she pushed her sword against his opponent's sword. Slowly she pushed him back after she takes a deep inhaled of air to fill her lung. Her youki power flows through her sword, the black light explosion appeared from Makaze.

As a reply, Kuroichi's youki also flowed through Akaiittou, the red blinding light swirling from his sword. The two demonic powers collide, produce a powerful explosion when they throw their attack. A huge explosion dragged them both tens of meters rearward, their body rolling on the ground like a lifeless doll. Both of their swords flew high in the air before falling to the ground, helpless, each broken into two pieces.

Makaze and Akaiittou are the swords that inherit the power of hereditary ancestors. The strength of each sword almost equivalent, but the attack that comes out of the sword also depends on how much youki of the youkai who wields it. In this case, it seems the power of Kuroichi and Kagome were even.

After being hit by the blast, Kagome forced herself to stand up immediately. But her knees contrary to her wishes, she fell again to the dirt. She's weakened. The blood was still pouring from the incision all over her body, the effect of the explosion. But her determination is stronger than anything in her way, she rose again and attacked Kuroichi with her weapons that still remaining. The most dangerous part of her body, her sharp talons.

She jumped, then tries to land her claws to Kuroichi's body, but the Dai youkai could manage to avoid before her deadly claws tore him into three parts. The claws wrecking the ground with a loud thud. Fragments of stones and soil scattered out all the directions.

"I'm going to kill you bastard, that's for sure!" two threatening fangs came into sight from her grin, Kagome's eyes glinting by the desire to shed the blood of her opponent.

Kuroichi gave a deadly kick to her chest which she can't avoid. His attack made she fell down and kiss the ground. Without wasting time she rolled over and got up then turn to give another attack with her talons to the Lord of the Eastern. This time, deliberately Kuroichi didn't shy away. Before Kagome's dangerous claws can scratch the body of Kuroichi, he caught her right wrist easily. Then with his left hand, he attacked her injured left arm.

She gasped, Kagome didn't expect Kuroichi's action. Unfortunately, her injured left hand can't be moved at all. Kuroichi's greenish talons rip her flesh, layer by layer, try to break the bones, and separates it from Kagome's body. Their hands crossed, threatening growl come out from their mouths.

"With great pleasure I'll be tearing your damn mouth," he laughed triumphantly "Whore's mouth is more useful than yours" his voice darken.

She laughed at Kuroichi's words, one corner of her mouth lifted in a wry smile. Kagome's face more pale because of the pain that invaded her, but she still compels herself to look strong in the eyes of her opponent. "I'll show you the usefulness of my mouth"

Kuroichi's stranglehold on Kagome's left arm has been released, with his left hand, he's ready to tear her head into pieces. But Kuroichi defeated, he was slower than her. She dodges, then she catches Kuroichi's left hand with her injured one. At the same time, she lifted her right arm, then bites Kuroichi's right hand which gripping her right wrist. She was shaking her head strongly, tries to tear his flesh.

Kuroichi roared loudly, he gave her a deadly gaze. Kuroichi twisted his wrist so his left-hand could creep back into Kagome's injured arm. Again, his poisonous talons pierced her flesh, much more powerful this time. She closed her eyes, withstand extreme pain. Kuroichi is also trying to separate the injured arm from her body, each of them struggling with the extreme pain that they feel.

The red liquid oozed down to her jaw and neck, Kagome's fangs penetrating the flesh, the veins, and pierced to the deeper layers of muscles. Misfortunes clinging to Kuroichi, Kagome's the first could shred the flesh. She could feel the bones meet with her sharp fangs. With one more force given by her, bones creak can be heard by them. His wrist bones were broken and then separated from the body of Kuroichi.

"AAARRGGHH!" heartbreaking cries comes out from the Lord of the Eastern's mouth. Blood spurted in all directions. Kuroichi's eyes widened, he looked at his severed right arm. The red liquid, viscous, and warm still kept flowing from it. Splashes of blood wetting Kagome's face, she staggered backward. Kuroichi's growled becomes louder.

Then several things happened simultaneously. Kagome throws the enemy's hand out of her mouth, she spits, trying to dispel the taste of Kuroichi's blood that still enveloped her mouth. At the same time, Kuroichi releasing his grip on Kagome's left hand, then his poisonous claw which covered by the hanyou's blood glows much brighter with a greenish tint.

The more his hand is glowing, the more toxins are gathered. The phosphorescence poison was growing stronger just before the claws breaking through Kagome's chest in the blink of an eye. The youkai's hand had pierced her stomach and then moving up to the middle of her chest, creating a loud sound of torn flesh and broken ribs.

"Ugh!"no screams were heard from her, Kagome spewing a plume of fresh blood from her mouth into Kuroichi's face, hair, and his clothes.

The beautiful silver hair and silk kimono that he wore tainted by her blood, he laughs among his short breath. "Even with one hand, I could beat you lowly Hanyou!" He said angrily, his eyes glinting with fury and hatred to the Hanyou who succeeded cut his hand. It will take several years before his right arm could regrow.

Her face downcast, Kagome's eyes are hidden by her bangs. The dog ears at the top of her head twitched, a sign that she didn't miss a single word that Kuroichi had said.

"Look at my eyes!" Kuroichi's command "See my eyes when you're dying! Plead for a quick death, maybe I'll be kind to you bitch!" his voice is heavy with the emphasis on every word.

This is the time for me, but I would not die here, not without my revenge! Kagome's thought.

Under the strong determination, she raised her right hand. With all of her remaining strength, she used her sharp talons to tear her opponent's neck with one quick swing. Kuroichi's head rolling under her feet while his body was still upright standing in front of her. By disgust and hatred, she kicks the head to stay away from her.

"No!" Kagome's voice cracking. she tried to laugh, but only moans in pain left her mouth. She was tormented by the tremendous pain. Kagome's breath is panting "I couldn't look into your eyes when your head lying on the ground, y-you damn wolf!" the words haltingly out of her mouth.

Her face creased in the middle, the pain in her stomach started to spread. She cut off Kuroichi's left hand apart from the arm, making his body collapsed on the dirt. Crimson blood flooded around her, her breath getting panted as the pain increasing.

"Dammit!" she spits again, the taste of her enemy's blood still lingers in her mouth and she hates it so much. Kuroichi's left hand still break through her chest. She was preparing herself for the extreme pain when she pulled the hand out of her chest. She closed her eyes, she did not want to see the process in order to prevent an excessive pain to be sent to her brain when she saw what she did.

"AARGH!" her cries echoed in the forest when she pulled the hand quickly out of her chest then throw it away.

What has happened is beyond his estimates. Sesshomaru's brow furrowed, he approached the dying hanyou and exudes his aura. The stench of the death raids his nostril, Sesshoumaru's eyes narrowed as he watched the pieces of flesh lying on the ground. A Dai youkai, the Lord of the Eastern Land has died in the hands of a woman. Very pathetic! He thought.

Sesshoumaru looked at her with a cold stare, she was also enveloped by the smell of death. Toxins of the Lord of the Eastern blood line are the strongest after him. Now the venom sizzling in the woman's abdomen and arms. Slowly makes her flesh, organs, bones, and anything it touches melted. She is going to die.

Her legs limp, Kagome fell down when the pain increased. She dragged herself to lean against a tree trunk not far behind. The pain was whipped up all of her body in every gesture she made. Kagome glanced into her stomach, not only blood flowing, but the yellow-green liquid and something like white foam now decorates a gaping hole in her stomach.

Unusually, the wound was not healing quickly, "Fuck!" she cursed. The hanyou managed to reach the tree trunk, then leaned back. Kagome closed her eyes just before she felt a strong demonic aura of another youkai approached her. Whoever it was, the youki is very strong. It seems Kuroichi bring an ally, he reneged on the agreement to deal with me alone. Coward bastard! She cursed mentally.

Previously, she thought that Kuroichi is the strongest youkai she had ever met, but it turns out that she was wrong. The mysterious figure walked closer, now the demonic aura owner stands in front of her. She opens her eyes then looked up, the youkai not to lose the least grace as he stood among the pieces of scattered bodies and pooled of blood. Her vision began to blur, either because she is in pain, or because she is dying!

The figure who stood a few feet away from her was dominated by white. He is so tall and graceful. He looks very lethal from the overall appearance and from the strong demonic aura that emanated from him. Despite the blurred visions, she could see two golden eyes, magenta lines on both cheeks, and a violet crescent mark on his forehead. One of the signs stating that he is one of the Dai youkai. In other words, he is one of the Lord of the land.

The four lords of the region of Japan had some similarities, marks on their face and silver hair that is solely owned by the descendants of the Dai youkai. The appearance of youkai before her and his strong demonic aura are sufficient to establish that he is a youkai who entered criteria as her prey. Unfortunately, it seems she will not be able to finish her missions, Kagome smiled bitterly.

Kagome turns away, then gritted her teeth "What are you waiting for?" She asked rudely "If you want to avenge Kuroichi's death, just do it quickly!" Her voice is shaking. The answers that she was waiting for did not come, the youkai remained silent with his probing eyes.

Kagome leaned her head, she tried desperately to keep breathing although her lungs had started to surrender by the poison of Kuroichi. The hissing sounds came out of the gaping wound in her abdomen. Dammit! The wound will not heal, the poison is too strong. she laughed bitterly, as her gaze turns black.

Her breath is getting shorter, the good news is she can still feel the pain, that would mean she's not dead soon. But, the bad news is the death that awaited her would be a very slow and highly painful death. The poison was slowly eating away her body, pulverize her, like a candle that slowly eaten by the fire. She smiled at the thought soon she will meet with her beloved mother, after so many years wandering alone.

"Why are you smiling when the death embraces you?" the youkai asked.

"There's nothing left for me in this world" her voice's not more powerful than a whisper, it took all of her strength to get those words out of her mouth.

Her mission's almost complete, the goal's almost reached. But she was not sure, there's still remaining half of the possibility, the possibility that she hated. If she was wrong, of course, she will not die peacefully, she will not be able to meet her mother with a smile. She can't die right now, there are still the other enemies should be pursued. She can't, not until she's absolutely sure had killed the bastard.

I must live! Her thought.

Her heart beats faster when the poison was spreading through her heart, groans full of pain tucked away from her lips because the extreme pain that assaulted her. When she wants to live, that's when she's dying. There is no joke that Kami-sama prepared for her crueler than this. She growled, there are no more words coming out of her mouth when she shrouded by the pain that she had never felt before.

The pain that she felt was like the branched thorns pierced brutally in every inch of her body. Afterward, the spines branched withdrawn slowly, and it continues to repeat itself. Thus leaving the pain that made her wish the death would soon take her.

In the end, the last breath had left her, her heart stops beating. The light of life slowly left Kagome's eyes. Sesshoumaru stared at the lifeless body, he narrowed his eyes, the pale green dwarf creatures swarming around her. They tried to bring her soul into Yomi, the underworld.

Sesshoumaru could feel the pulse from Tenseiga, he stared at his sword for a moment then walked closer. The pulse is getting stronger and harder as he steps closer to the female hanyou's body. His sword is screaming and begging to be used. All the kinds of questions with the first word 'Why' filling his head. Somehow, Sesshoumaru couldn't resist to not knowing the answers, curiosity mastered him.

There is only one way for Sesshoumaru to find out the answer he was looking for. The Dai youkai had decided what he would do. The sound of metal rubbing against scabbard is heard, Sesshoumaru unsheathing his sword. The sword that could save thousands of lives with one swing outstretched over the corpse, by one swing he slashes the creatures of the underworld.

With Tenseiga, he restores her life.

The darkness welcomed her, pitch-dark, and desolate. In the void, questions are gripped her mind. Is this hell? Couldn't she join her mother in a better place? Even in death, why there is no happiness for her? Whether in the afterlife also had the different places for humans, Hanyou and youkai? If she can't get together with her mother in the hereafter, what should she expect? Excruciating eternity in the mortal world or forever lost in the cold void like this?

Suddenly, she was enveloped by a blinding white light. Again she drowned, but not in the dark. This time, she is immersed in the warm white light. In strange ways, the light made her feel a tiny drop of happiness that she longed for. Slowly but sure, Kagome's chest moving gently up and down with every breath that she takes.

Sesshomaru holstered his sword before he turned to walk away.

She is still not fully conscious, but the severe injuries on her body starts to recover. No residual toxins that contaminate the hanyou's body, her weak heartbeat start to sound, the blood began to flow through her body. Her eyes opened slowly, Kagome's vision is still hazy. The scintillation light of life had returned to her eyes, although both of her grayish-blue orbs still emits by fear.

Kagome's face was very pale as if there was not one drop of blood was flowing under her skin. The smell of blood from her enemy, made she recalls what had happened. Kagome touched her stomach, there is no more flesh which corrupted by the poisons, flowing blood, or a gaping hole. Sometime later, her vision returned to normal, triangle ears on top of her head twitched towards the voice of the trampled leaves. She cocked her head to look at the youkai who went away.

"Wait!" she wanted to scream, but the sound that comes out of her mouth was only a whisper. "Did I just die?" she asked, more to herself.

His long silver hair and mokomoko in his right shoulder played by the summer breeze. Sesshoumaru paused a moment but did not look back before continuing his steps. Kagome sure that the youkai could hear her clearly even though her voice just a whisper, she knew he was just choosing to ignore her.

Everything is too weird for her, Kagome could sniff the smell of his sword over her body? And the strangest part is, that she was sure she had just died after the fatal wound, but what he did to her? Did he save her? No, not save her, but resurrect her. If that's true, is he a Kami who gave her one more chance to live?

No, he's not a Kami, definitely! The smell of inu youkai pierced her nostril, proof that he is just a youkai, nothing more. But his smell, there is something strange with his distinctive smell. She sighed heavily when she thought about her second chances of life. I'm alive! Indecision pervaded her heart, the grayish-blue orbs covered by the emptiness. Another force takes over Kagome when she blinks. In a flash, her vacillation has vanished, her fear has gone. Kagome's mind had shifted as the sun has skidded to the west side of the horizon.

The wind whispered, thick clouds in various form drove slowly in the beautiful blue sky. Kagome couldn't see the beauty of nature when her head covered by the fog of hatred to herself, the desire for revenge, and an endless anger undermined every inch her heart. The wonderful world that lay before her only a battleground for Kagome, a place where the injustice entrenched. A perfect place to breeding of greed and hatred. The world where she lives will never stop decorated with fight after fight.

She took a deep breath to keep the smell of youkai who had just helped her into her memory fixedly. Kagome's strength is slowly filling her body. A bitterly laughed slipped out of her mouth as she stood up. Once again, she had to face the cold world that embraces her. A devilish smile on her face made two fangs appeared when she thought of her Savior.

He would regret having helped me because he is the next target!

E/N: This fic has been completed (in my native language). So, if anyone willing to be a beta for this story and help my grammar please let me know in a review or PM. I'm sorry for any shortcomings, and thanks. Minna saiko arigatou.