My Insanity by Luminae

Loss of Soul

He frowned. This was not right at all. What was this ningen doing in is lands, reeking of Hanyou, but none of the said pest to be seen? Did she dare to sleep in his lands, in his forest? He seemed to glide, if your eyes were able to pick up that he had moved at all, towards the sleeping ningen. He wrinkled his nose. She had currents of clay and eath, as well as blood. His sharp eyes picked up the scenes of blood portrayed with mud on hands, and up deliacte, normally milk white forearms. He scowled.

"Ningen.." He stated. Rin would be coming soon, and there would be no need for the chld to see this. No need at all. THe child need not be educated in this part of humanity. The wench barely stirred. As she did however, power flared around her, and he immediately leapt back. "Miko." He said in a rather deadly tone. Again, she barely stirred, though more so this time then the last.

"Do not ignore this Lord Sesshoumaru Miko. Why is it that you hae left the half-breed and... come to my lands?" He looked on, though not as close as he had first stood net to her, it was close enough to give a slight nudge with his foot to her ribs, though to Kagome it was rather like a sharp kick. Kagome's eyes opened.

She did not move.

"Do you dare to defy this Lord Sesshoumaru?" He asked, in a cold, somehat flat tone. "Then you shall die." He stopped mid swing, acid still glowing on his claws, when Kagome gave a hoarse bark of laughter and a wry smirk formed on her lips.

"Do it. Go on do it." She urged him. She winced as she sat up, using a rusty sword to push all the way up. Sesshoumaru's eyes narrowed as he noticed it.

"Why do you have tetsusaiga Miko?" His face was blank, but his tone bit at her.

"The hanyou is dead Lord Sesshoumaru." Sh said, in a tone that implied either hysterics or cold, rudimentary asmusment. He frowned again. She seemed to notice this, and he schooled his expression back to a hard slate. "Go on, try to kill me. It'll make the story go along faster you know." Immediately, he had snatched her up by the neck, pinnioning her to the tree which she had once been huddled under.

"Do not try this Lord Sesshoumaru." She smirked.

"Do it. Come on, what's there to lose? Knowledge? Of what? That clay pot has finally been put to rest.. oddly enough it feels like I lost the rest of my soul, rather then gain the other half back...." She appeared dazed. Sesshoumaru felt a rumble build up in his chest, then come out in a snarl. His claws, were now drippping acid. He plunged them into her throat, riped the two arteries. Blood spurted outwards., all over his face. So warm. So thick.

He was usually a clean killer. He looked down at the wench. He looked down, seeing the expected blood. However, what he did not see was a ripped throat. No gurgling noises, no thrashing, nothing, just complete stillness, as though she was sleeping.

"See?" She said quietly. "This is why the hanyou and his...mate," She sneered out the last part. Sesshoumaru looked at her dully. "This is why they are dead, simply because they seemed to think I was a threat to them. To everyone. Because I have a fucking jewel, liquified in my veins. Would You believe that Sesshoumaru-San? That I have the Shikon jewel actually living in me?" She looked on at him eyes suddenly fierce.

"No." He stated simply. He looked down at his hands. Stained with blood, blood which was already turning a rust color... he blinked. Whn he did, he frowned. Squinting at his hands, he saw a faint shimmer or pink. "Explain Miko, or your death be it."

"Did you not just have my point proved to you, that I won't die? That I'm part of some sick joke that the gods are playing?" Sesshoumaru plunged his hand into her chest, and ripped out her still pulsing heart, blood oozed and spurted from the gaping hole in her chest, and from the organ. He watched, fascinated as her body repaired iself. Kagome scowled bitterly at him.

"Would you stop doing that?!" She exclaimed, jabbing a finger into his chest. "Osu-" She cut off her words immediately. She looked away from him, as though ashamed.

"Sesshoumaru-Sama!" Came a high pitched squeal, from behind the lush green bushes. Rin parted them and immediately latched onto him, oblivious to the gore which covered him. She chattered on about Jaken and other meaningless prattle.

"Come Rin." He stated. Gently directing her to the bushes, he turned to Kagome. In one swift motion, he had scooped her up. "I will get my answers Miko." Without trying, he made a flourish, as he gracefully jumped over the bushes, and in between the trees, onto the dark green moss laden ground. He registared surprise in his brain that the Miko was not fighting. He was also surprised to see that she had passed out.

"Some stupid ningen, dares jab at this Sesshoumaru, and pass out...?" He thought, annoyed. "We shall see about this." He said in his mind, as he walked to where Ah-Un, Rin and Jaken were, ambling slowly though a path through the thick forest.