Till The End Of Time [Inuyasha Fanfiction ]
Chapter 116's

Rin looked straight ahead, looking at the figure of Sesshoumaru who was in his original figure. In the puddles of a sea of red blood and piles of human corpses, the giant dog in front of him continued to kill nonstop, no matter how the humans begged him to stop.

Jaken who leads Ah-un can't go any further. He felt himself to have used his life-long courage in the twenty-five foot steps he made from the gate of the fortress of the western land palace. His face was deathly pale with fear and his body was shaking violently, he could not believe what was happening in front of him right now.

Jaken is a frog youkai who wanders with Sesshoumaru, the original form and power of the ruler of the western land, he has seen it. But not for now—she never saw inuyoukai it was a craze like this.

"R-rin.." Jaken's slow voice trembled. He called Rin's name, but he didn't look back at the human woman. His eyes were still focused on the hell ahead. "I-I can't step forward anymore..."

Rin did not reply to Jaken's words. He can clearly feel the overwhelming fear that the frog youkai is feeling, and honestly not only Jaken, Ah-un is the same. The dragon youkai that had become his mount just now also did not dare to come forward out of fear.

Looking back ahead, Rin looked at the raging Sesshoumaru ahead. With such conditions, the western land kisaki could understand why Jaken and Ah-un did not dare to step closer to the ruler of the western land.

"Ah-un," call Rin slowly. A small smile spread across his face. "Let Rin down."

Rin's words make Ah-un immediately bend her legs downward. Carefully, Rin came down from the dragon youkai platform and stood up straight.

"R-rin," call Jaken confused. His pale face looked at Rin's face that remained calm. "W-what do you want to do?"

Rin returned Jaken's gaze. But, he remained silent not answering the frog youkai question. A gentle smile adorned her face.A very beautiful smile.

Looking back in the face again. Gathering all his strength and energy, with his right hand touching his big belly, Rin stepped forward slowly.

Jaken and Ah-un are shocked by what Rin is doing. The two of them wanted to stop him, however, the fear as well as pressure from the Sesshoumaru that was ahead made them unable to move at all.

"R-rin.." call Jaken out to make a loud noise. He wanted to scream, but all that came out of his mouth was his slow, stammering voice. "K-back... J-don't go there.."

Rin could hear Jaken's voice, only, he didn't care about it. Continuing on, although it was difficult due to his weak and powerless body, both of his eyes were centered on Sesshoumaru's true figure.

The dog's body was unusually large, white fur that had turned red due to blood, black blood red eyes full of madness, and, as well as fangs and long claws that tear apart the bodies of humans—sosok Sesshoumaru, the ruler of the western land now will indeed make anyone afraid.

However, not for him; Rin— is not afraid.

What Sesshoumaru looks like, no matter a human or a dog— in Rin's eyes, Sesshoumaru is still Sesshoumaru. She does not love Sesshoumaru because of his beautiful appearance, what Sesshoumaru looks like, she will still love him—she loves him because; Sesshoumaru is Sesshoumaru.

Sesshoumaru was his savior. The man who gave it life, gave it happiness—his world. How could Rin be afraid?

Moreover, Rin knew the reason for the inuyoukai being like this. The humans who came to kill him and the child in the stomach, then the oath that Sesshoumaru made to protect and kill anyone who dared try to hurt them—Sesshoumaru became like this is for the sake of himself and Shura.

Therefore, the world may fear such a Sesshoumaru, but not Rin, forever; he is not afraid.

Smiling, Rin's brown eyes softened. Continuously stepping foot on the puddle of red blood there, he called out to the inuyoukai in front slowly. "Sesshoumaru-sama.."

Above the fortress, Inuyasha, Kagome and the others are aware of Rin's presence at the bottom. Fear filled their hearts, how could that human woman be there?? What was happening before his eyes and also the terrifying aura of youki Sesshoumaru did not make anyone aware of Rin's existence down below until now.

Not caring about anything, Inuyasha, Inukimi, Kiri and Kira immediately jumped down and ran towards Rin. As well as Kohaku who was in the distance, they all dashed towards the human woman who was standing alone in a pool of red blood as fast as they could.

"Rin!!"

"Rin-small!"

"Rin-sama!!"

"Rin!!"

Rin turned her body back at the source of the voice calling her name. His brown eyes saw Inuyasha, Inukimi, Kiri, Kira and Kohaku approaching him.

"Why are you here, little Rin?" tanya Inukimk quickly and tightly grasped Rin's hand.

"Go back to your room, Rin," Inuyasha ordered, his face seriously staring at Rin who was staring at them innocently. "Don't make trouble here."

"Here it's dangerous, Rin." Kohaku added quickly. Concern and panic were clearly visible on his face.

"We will escort you back to your room, Rin-sama." between Kiri and Kira along with their expressionless faces, but worry is seen in their identical golden eyes.

The attitude and speech of Inuyasha, Inukimi, Kohaku, Kiri and Kira made Rin smile again. Pulling at his hand that Inukimi was holding, he shook his head. "No. Rin won't be back—not for now."

"Rin!!" inuyasha's voice is rising. His two golden eyes stared intently at Rin, clearly if the human woman was unwilling, she would force her back into the palace.

Both Inukimi, Kohaku, Kiri and Kira remained silent. But, their eyes were clearly unchanged; they did not want Rin to be in this dangerous place anymore.

Rin kept smiling. Lowering his eyes on his big belly, he stroked it slowly. Then, as he lifted his head up again, he chuckled. "I'm sorry Rin."

Simultaneously with his words, a strong wind centered on Rin suddenly blew and crashed Inuyasha, Inukimi, Kohaku, Kiri and Kira far back.

The faces of Inuyasha, Inukimi, Kohaku, Kiri and Kira paled tremendously when they saw what happened. This unnatural wind, they know, is the power of the meido seki. But, most importantly, they know clearly, what are the side effects of using meido seki for the human woman.

Jumping and landing backwards, Inuyasha, Inukimi and the others prepared to run forward towards Rin again. However, just a few steps they took, an invisible kekkai stopped them.

"Rin!! Back!!" call Inuyasha frantically looking at Rin who is still standing with a smile on his face. Then, the panic grew when he saw the large body of Sesshoumaru in its original form suddenly running towards the human woman.

Sesshoumaru's condition was now unstable, Inuyasha who saw him knew. He had no idea what he was going to do to Rin, what if his half-brother didn't recognize the human woman?

"Rin!!!"

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Sesshoumaru could not feel anything but the intention to kill. No one was able to stop him now, and the more he killed, the happier he became. The sound of cries of pain, fear and apology of the humans captured by the ears did not care. Feeling the crumbling bones on his stomp, feeling the red blood that soaked his white fur, as well as feeling the human body being broken and crushed by his fangs and claws.

Sesshoumaru had never killed like this before, surrendering himself entirely to his bloodthirsty youkai instinct. But—this feeling is not bad for him either.

The man who came to harass his family, Sesshoumaru did not have the slightest mercy. He'll kill them all until there's nothing left.

"Sesshoumaru-sama.."

The soft sound was like the clanking of bells carried by the wind caught Sesshoumaru's ears. In all the voices of the cries, cries and apologies of the humans, the ruler of the western lands could clearly hear the voice of a woman calling her name softly.

Stunned, Sesshoumaru stopped killing. Looking at him, in the distance, he could see the figure of a human woman walking over a pool of red blood.

In a white kimono, with bare feet and slow steps. Both of her hands touched the large belly carefully, and a single smile filled her pale beautiful face.

Rin's.

Sesshoumaru's stunned feeling turned into confusion, and a second later, the confusion turned into fear. In the distance, he can see Inuyasha, Inukimi, Kohaku, Kiri and Kira approaching Rin. Rin who turned around spoke to them, then the strong—angin centered on the human woman threw Inuyasha and the others behind.

The fear in the heart grew stronger, because Sesshoumaru knew that the wind that hit Inuyasha and the others was the power of meido seki. He could see clearly also the invisible kekkai which then appeared separating Rin and Inuyasha.

Why is Rin here, Sesshoumaru does not know, and how Rin still uses seki meido when the situation has weakened like that?

Rin's shadow lying down with a pale face and a stalled heart filled Sesshoumaru's mind. Not caring about anything, the ruler of the western lands ran towards the human woman who was most precious to him—not caring for the slightest bit of the humans who were dragged by him.

What if the human heart stopped again? What if that human woman won't open her eyes again?—no! Sesshoumaru did not allow that to happen!!

Rin who turned her back to look at Sesshoumaru could see the inuyoukai running towards him. The closer they were, the clearer he saw how big the real figure of the man he loved was.

Returning, Rin moved forward. The gaze of her blackish-red eyes and the sharp canine teeth directed at her did not make her tremble. Raising his right hand up, he smiled again. "Sesshoumaru-sama.."

Inuyasha, Inukimi, Kohaku, Kiri and Kira, as well as Kagome, Sango and Miroku who are still on top of the castle fortress can only hold their breath seeing what Rin is doing. With Sesshoumaru in condition right now, they only hoped that the inuyoukai would get to know and would not hurt the human woman. But their fears were proven wrong.

The hideous grin on Sesshoumaru's face disappeared. Lowering her big head in front of Rin, she could feel a warm little hand touching her nose.

"Sesshoumaru-sama," call Rin again slowly. Closing his eyes, he then smiled and placed his forehead on Sesshoumaru's nose. "Relax.."

Rin's hands and forehead delivered warmth to the entire body of the giant Sesshoumaru. Win all the feelings and instincts of killing him that existed, the fear in his heart slowly disappeared without a trace. Closing both eyes, the inuyoukai let the warmth envelop.

Inuyasha and the others did not dare to make a move. Seeing this unexpected situation, they quietly remained silent not knowing what to do.

The scene they saw now was a very contrasting sight. Under the late autumn blue sky, in a pool of red blood and piles of human corpses around it, the gigantic body of a white dog full of bloodstains and the stumpy body of a human woman in a white kimono stood—youkai and man.

The surviving human soldiers stared in disbelief at the female figure that had suddenly appeared and the ruler of the western lands in front. They did not know who the woman was, but seeing her extremely beautiful face and her large belly, they realized that the woman was most likely a kisaki from the western lands; the wife of Sesshoumaru, who was the only one of the women, the ruler of the west.

However, most importantly, no one understood why the Sesshoumaru who kept killing blindly suddenly stopped. Is kisaki the western land stopping him? Maybe it?

New hope appears in the hearts of the living. Looking at the human woman who managed to calm the ruler of the western land, they were like seeing a light in the darkness.

Some of the soldiers were severely wounded and dragged by Sesshoumaru's legs until they were close enough to the inuyoukai and his kisakinya tried to rise to their knees in worship. The sound of their cries was again heard breaking the sky.

"Kisaki-sama!! Forgive us! Save us!!"

"We are wrong!! Forgive us!!"

"I'm sorry!! Forgive us!!"

The loud human screams made Rin open her eyes, as did Sesshoumaru. Simultaneously the two of them turned their eyes to the soldiers kneeling in worship asking for forgiveness.

Anger regained control of Sesshoumaru's heart, groaning horribly, he stared intently at the humans who were crying in fear. How dare these humans ask for forgiveness?—would they with what purpose they came here in the beginning?

Sesshoumaru's terrifying growl made Rin look back at the inuyoukai. Smiling once again, he knew what made him angry with just a single look.

Slowly, Rin's eyes then looked around. In the distance he could see the rest of the human soldiers still alive. From the soldiers of the nobles, taijiya, miko, priests as well as monks, they all set their sights on him. Then, Rin's eyes could also see, the pile of shattered human corpses was not recognized anymore.

The sight ahead was a frightening sight, Rin admitted it. But, rather than being scared, deep down he felt more guilty.

Rin knew about the coming humans, and he also knew, Sesshoumaru would come forward to face him. The consequences and the end for those humans are; death. But, despite knowing it all—dia did not stop Sesshoumaru.

Rin did not ask or plead with Sesshoumaru to forgive the humans. Wh why? because—dia's selfish.

The man who is after his life and Shura, Rin thinks, maybe it's good if they disappear all, because that way, in the future, Shura will not face them again. They will not be able to bother their son anymore, and their son will grow up well and happy.

Rin thought, can he do that? Can she close her eyes and pretend not to know what's going on? Yes, he can let those humans die. Therefore, he allowed Sesshoumaru to create hell in plain sight.

But, looking at that hell with his own eyes, Rin knows—his decision; wrong.

Until this moment, to be honest, Rin did not understand, why could all this happen? Where is the fault until things become like this?—himself expects nothing but; to be with those whom he loves and loves.

Blissfulness.

Is that happiness? Happiness is when you are with the person you love and love. For Rin, being with Sesshoumaru and Shura now is the greatest happiness in her existence—because she is a wife and also; mother.

But also, today, of the many men who come and die, how many are husbands?—all of whom are here are the children of a woman called; mother.

Like Sesshoumaru and Shura who were his happiness, all the humans before him were also the happiness of others.

Rin did not want to lose Sesshoumaru or Shura, so what about the other wives and mothers? How much would they suffer if they lost an existence so important to them.

Blissfulness.

The happiness that he so longed to continue on was unbreakable, Rin wanted to build on it, however, he could not build it on the suffering of others.

Rin closed her eyes and sighed softly. Rubbing her stomach affectionately, a smile of sadness adorns her face—Ah, forgive Rin, Shura. Forgive your mother who cannot be selfish. This mother of yours cannot help you eliminate any of the problems in your future.

Opening his eyes, Rin raised both his hands to touch the red seki meido on his chest. Meido beat as usual in the rhythm of his heart and Sesshoumaru.

Laughing little, Rin remembered the war of the west and south. Meido seki was shining in his hand for the first time. That day, he also thought about happiness. If that day, he thinks of the happiness of the youkai, then today, he thinks again of the happiness; the happiness of the human beings. Since it's—ne, meido seki-sama, can you shine once again?

Like the sun above the sky, the meido seki on Rin's chest shone again. A strong wind blew, a very bright and dazzling light, sweeping the view sending warmth—seimei no hikari.

The shining light, the warmth that was delivered, Sesshoumaru who was behind Rin was shocked and came back terrified. This light he was familiar with, the same light as the light in the wars of the west and south, the light of the seki meido that animates all the dead.

Sesshoumaru's body moved forward, instantly his original figure which was a large dog returned to his human figure. Blessing both of his right hands, not caring about the dazzling light of the eyes present, he hugged her tightly behind Rin's body. "Rin!! Stop that!! This Sesshoumaru ordered you to stop!!!"

The light that appeared suddenly, disappeared as well suddenly. In a few blinks of the eye, the light that was so blinding to the eye vanished without a trace.

Both of Rin's legs lost strength, Sesshoumaru who noticed it immediately crouched down. Staring at the face of the human woman who was still in his arms, overwhelming panic and fear were no longer hidden from the face. "Ri."

What Sesshoumaru saw was a faint smile on a pale beautiful face. The smile that had always been the same and so beloved—the eternal spring smile that was etched everlasting in its existence.

"Rin is fine, Sesshoumaru-sama," raised his right hand slowly, Rin touched Sesshoumaru's cheek."Don't look like this.."

Sesshoumaru did not reply to Rin's words. Raising his right hand to catch the hand that touched his cheek, he closed his eyes and kissed it strongly, as if trying to convince what he saw now was not an illusion and his kisak was okay.

Slowly, Rin then turned his eyes forward, towards the humans. The smile on his face softened even more, as well as the look in his eyes.

In front of him now, all of the humans stared at him in disbelief. The pool of red blood was indeed still there, but, there were no longer any shapelessly shattered human corpses. All the dead, now alive, as well as the wounds on the body.

Silence filled the place, the humans did not know what was happening, but they could see those who had died had been revived. Is it the western land that did it?—the woman they wished for her death saved them?

"Go home." Rin's voice slowly broke the silence. "Go home and don't come here again.."

Not all humans can hear Rin's words, but those closest to them can hear them clearly.

"Go home to the family waiting for you." Rin continued again with a gentle smile on the face that did not change. "Don't make them sad.. Be happy..."

The humans are confused, not understanding. Looking at Rin's gentle smile, they didn't know what to do.

Rin said nothing more. Looking at all who had been alive and well, slowly, he closed his eyes. Exceptionally tired, but peace filled the heart. Everything has been fine—he can rest.

Rin's right hand which was on Sesshoumaru's cheek fell down. Opening his eyes, the panic on Sesshoumaru's face again filled his face. But, looking at the peaceful sleeping face, she could only hug back the tiny body while closing her eyes firmly and gritting her teeth firmly.

The humans remained confused not daring to move. Silence filled the place again, until finally Sesshoumaru's voice sounded.

"Enyah." Sesshoumaru's voice was flat and slow. However, it was full of unexplained emotions and made the humans stare at the ruler of the western lands in unchanging confusion.

Raising his face back at the humans, Sesshoumaru's golden eyes turned back into a blackish-red blood, the tip of his lips raised showing sharp fangs and overwhelming anger.

"Get out of here!!"

The sound of Sesshoumaru's powerful cry was clearly heard. Instantly, the humans who were there immediately ran away from their place. Kamarahan the inu daiyoukai ruler of the western land, they do not want to face it again for a second time.

Throwing away the weapons in hand, the humans ran quickly to save themselves, nobility was no exception. The taijiya, the miko priests and monks who were there also immediately ran away. They knew, no matter what they did, they would not be able to defeat the ruler of the western lands.

Sesshoumaru paid no more attention to the fleeing humans. Staring back at Rin, he stood up and raised a tiny body in an embrace flying back into the palace.

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