Bound by Fate (Sesshomaru Love Story)

Chapter 43

Sakura's P. O. V:

Sesshomaru and I stand before the skull home of Totosai as he crouches in front of the fangs, having nailed a note that reads, "I've moved."

I'm wearing my pink armor and priestess kimono attire. We've left the children with Jaken, A-Un, the horses and Karina back at camp awhile ago.

""I've moved." Well, that should do it," Murmurs Totosai as he gently hits the nail with the hammer. As he stands up, a large Meido forms above his home and takes a chunk out of the top. Totosai cries out when he turns and sees the Meido. "Wh-Wh-What have you done to my home?!"

"Did you really think you could escape, Totosai?" Questions Sesshomaru.

Squinting his eyes as he turns to us, the swordsmith responds, "No. I figured you'd show up here sooner or later." Sesshomaru huffs.

Sesshomaru says knowingly, "Well, Totosai, you've known about this from the very beginning, haven't you?"

Totosai says, crouching before us with his arms on his knees, "Of course I did. After all, I was the one who separated Tensaiga from Tetsusaiga, and forged it into a weapon all those years ago, Sesshomaru. So, what are you going to do about it? Kill me?" Here, Sesshomaru silently raises Tensaiga above his head, as though to do just that. The old swordsmith holds up his hand as though to stop him. "Hold on! Now, let me guess... you've met Shishinki, right? Look here! I don't know what kind of nonsense that troublemaker Shishinki told you, but you were able to master Meido Zhangetsuha in the end, were you not? Your father was correct when he judged that you would be able to do so. You have lived up to his every expectation."

"Heh. Totosai, do you honestly believe I haven't realise what the next step in all of this is?" Sesshomaru questions as he lowers his sword.

Squinting Is eyes again, Totosai reiterates, "Next step, you say?"

Sesshomaru states, "Tetsusaiga has the ability to steal techniques from the weapons of its foes. Tensaiga, on the other hand, has no such power." Here, the silver haired dog demon closes his eyes. "Both of us know that father's true intention from the beginning was for me to perfect Meido Zhangetsuha. But only so that Tensaiga could then be absorbed back into Tetsusaiga. That is the truth, isn't it?"

"Wow! I'm impressed!" Totosai says with a nervous chuckle while slapping his left palm on his knee. Sesshomaru and I gaze at him questioningly. "You've figured that out all by yourself, huh? Well, you are exactly right. Are you disappointed?"

"Hmph," Sesshomaru huffs, hooding his eyes. "I'd be disappointed if Tetsusaiga could actually cut me down." His voice rises in anger as he goes to raise Tensaiga. "But that shall never happen!"

"Whoa, there!" Totosai exclaims, jumping up and bringing his hammer down on the earth, stopping Sesshomaru short of attacking. We gaze around as a ring of lava forms around us. Then shoots up in a circle. "Say, Sesshomaru, why do you think your father set up your swords this way in the first place, huh?! Do you really believe he favoured Inuyasha and simply left you the short end of the stick, so to speak?" Sesshomaru scowls as he looks away. "Either way, your thoughts are too clouded right now to see the truth. As long as you remain so narrowly focused on the heirloom Tetsusaiga, you will never understand your father's long term plan."

"Silence!" Here, Sesshomaru raises Tensaiga and summons a Meido sphere above Totosai's home, but the swordsmith was no longer there. Sesshomaru sheathes his blade as Totosai's voice floats out to us. The ring of lava dies down.

"Sesshomaru, abandon these e attachments, abandon your attachment to the sword, as well as your hatred toward Inuyasha, once you do, you may very well surpass your father."