Till The End Of Time [Inuyasha Fanfiction ]
Chapter 171

Mamoru looked at Sakura, glancing to the side, she could see Aya and Maya nodding their heads slowly towards her. So many times he tried, he did not understand why the little innuhanyou who was usually always sweet and obedient now turned into a quiet and loner. Ya—dia knew if Sakura was angry, but how could they let her catch up with Shiro?

"Sakura-chan," called Mamoru with a big smile on her face. "Do you want to eat cake? or do you want some candy?"

"No, Sakura doesn't want to eat cake or candy." Sakura stared at Mamoru. There was no smile or laughter on his face as usual, all there was was was an expressionless flat.

"Or do you want a doll?" ask Mamoru again. He really did not know how to comfort the little inuhanyou in front of him right now.

"No." Answer Sakura briefly.

Mamoru sighed in despair and turned to look at Aya and Maya who were also unable to do anything. The two of them had tried since this morning, but, Sakura did not budge at all, the little innuanyou seemed to want to shut herself away from anyone who approached her.

Sakura could actually see the confusion on the faces of Mamoru, Aya as well as Maya, and to be honest, she also knew she was wrong. He should not have acted like this to them, for they were completely innocent. Only, he could not stop himself. She was so upset and sad, she wanted to cry but also couldn't—her feelings were so messed up.

A thump and also the warmth Sakura felt later. Sourced from behind the chest of his kimono, and the little innuanyou knew, it was a strange stone he found in the garden.

Slowly, Sakura took out the stone and held it in her two small hands. Staring at him, he could again feel the throbbing and warmth radiating. As if trying to comfort the chaos of his heart, the stone can calm him. "Sakura is okay."

Sakura's slow speech immediately made Mamoru, Aya and Maya turn to look at the small innuanyou. Confused, they could see something in the small hand. However, they had not had time to ask, the door of shoji room of the room where they were located suddenly opened firmly.

Simultaneously, Sakura, Mamoru, Aya and Maya turned to look at Yuki who was standing with a deathly pale face full of panic running in.

"You guys, run away from here! This village has been attacked!!"

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The sound of human footsteps filled the surroundings. The warmth of the autumn sun that was unable to beat the cold of the blowing wind did not make the large army of humans consisting of taijiya, miko, monks, priests and ordinary soldiers stop. Their faces were all serious without fear, though they all knew their purpose now did not guarantee their safety.

Shura walked inside the army. Beside her family Inuyasha, Miroku, Sango, Shippo, Kohaku and Tsubasa also walked. Unlike the serious humans, their troupe looked very relaxed, even Miroku and Shippo could still joke around to enliven things.

Walking and continuing to walk, the unconcerned Shura could clearly feel the gazes of the humans that were fixed on him. Not directly, but there were hundreds of eyes that carefully kept stealing glances at him. It's just that the small inuyoukai did not feel that the view was full of hatred, instead, the view was an eye view similar to the eyes of the soldier who brought them food yesterday—segan, instead, the view was a view that was similar to the eyes of the soldier who brought them, shame and respect too.

Shura did not need anyone to explain the meaning of the view, because he knew the meaning of the view now. Looking ahead, seeing the hundreds of humans who were willing to help him reach the small hare—inuyoukai mountain had never expected it to exist today.

Youkai and humans are different and opposite races. But today in front of him, they can unite to achieve the same goal. It's really like a miracle—a miracle her birth mother left behind.

Kagome told him what happened ten years ago. What does the apology and thanks mean of those human soldiers his loving mother.

What happened and what he saw now could have happened because of his mother. If ten years ago he had not revived the humans and forgiven them, then Shura knew, these humans would not have existed, and so, too, they would not have possibly agreed to help him reach the top of the hare mountain. Because, the main purpose to the hare mountain is to revive his biological father, Sesshoumaru, the daiyoukai ruler of the west, as well as their killer—.

This fate?—Shura don't know. But, come to think of it, not only is this human, neutral ground youkai so too. They all seem to have great respect for their mother. Without anyone realizing it, what he used to do is now a bridge used by him— his son.

nata no nayami o sutete

(Remove your worries, my dear)

Ashita wa atarashi hi ga

(Because tomorrow will come a new day)

Dakishimete, osoreru koto wa nanimonai

(Hold on me, there's nothing to be afraid of)

Anata no yume wa tikunaikara

(Because your dream is not far away)

The song that Rin sang to her as a child was remembered by Shura. Songs that she sometimes heard in dream—love songs that her birth mother sang for her.

Atama o yoko ni shite

(When you lay your head down and rest )

Anata no yume ga watashi no ai o hikitsugu

(May your dreams take over, my love )

Yoku kiite, Nishi no musuko

(Goodly, my son from the west)

Sekai wa zankokudesuga

(Although the world is cruel)

Mada kagayaku hikari ga arimasu

(There is still a shining light)

Watashitachi no jinsei no mottomo kurai

(In the darkest days of our lives)

The mother he always saw in his dreams. Did he know this would be his life?—that is why, even though he was no longer by his side, he remained; becoming a light in the dark of his life.

Subete no kibo ga ushinawa reta ni mieru toki

(When all hope seems lost)

Soshite, anata wa anata no michi o mitsukeru koto ga

(And you can't find a way )

Sora o mitsumeru toki no koto or kangaete

(Think of me when you look up at the sky )

Looking up at the sky, Shura thought of her mother according to the song she had sung. Maybe—iya. His mother was the light in his life. Despite being in any situation and at any time, he will always be there for her.

Ko kozan, anata no mirai wa akarui

(My son, your future is bright)

Anata no chichi no chi ga anata no jomyaku ni

(Because of your father's blood in your veins)

Kurayaminonakade, watashi wa anata ga tatakau koto o inoru

(In dark moments, I pray you will fight)

Sekai ga sugu ni anata no namee o shiru you ni narukara

(Because the world will soon know your name )

Her future—Shura knows, what future her mother wants for her, namely; happiness. Then, most importantly, he will fight without fear, for his father's blood flows in his veins and the mother's prayer always accompanies him—he will live up to his name.

Shura—fight.

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Sakura, Mamoru, Aya and Maya run fast following Yuki in the forest beside the neutral land village. Their eyes could see the blazing flames and the black smoke rising high from the houses in the village, as well as the sound of the battle cry—they were within the middle of the battle zone.

Unknown Youkai attacked neutral land villages, and their numbers were also very numerous. But the most important thing is that they are strong. The neutral ground youkai began to be overwhelmed facing them.

"Sister Yuki, what about uncle Sesshoumaru?" ask Mamoru quickly. He tried to control his facial expression to keep calm.

"Yuki, over here!"

Yuki instantly stopped as soon as he heard the voice of someone calling his name. Not far ahead, he could see Koharu, the squirrel youkai waving at him. No m

taking the least amount of time, he again ran towards Koharu, followed by Sakura, Mamoru, Aya and Maya.

Koharu immediately opened a hidden door that would connect them to an underground tunnel. "This tunnel will take you out of the village. From there, go north. You'll find another neutral land village."

"Good." Answer Yuki immediately. He looked at Koharu for a moment and said slowly. "Make sure you catch up with us once Sora arrives with Sesshoumaru-sama, uncle Koharu."

Koharu smiled and nodded her head. "Yes. Go, hurry! Don't waste any more time."

Yuki nodded his head. Looking at Sakura and the others, he asked them to enter the underground tunnel. However, they had not had the chance to do so, someone's voice suddenly sounded.

"Hooo, I didn't expect you guys to have an escape route like this a very good—ide."

Simultaneously, Sakura and the others including Yuki and Koharu turned their gazes at the source of the voice, and they saw not far away from them, an old man stood up while smiling at them.

"Asano.."

Call Koharu slowly. Instantly, he and Yuki instantly put up fighting horses, as well as Mamoru, Aya and Maya. The five of them clearly knew who the old man before them was now—Asano, the ruler of the eastern lands.

"I can't find my granddaughter at all, Shura. Do you know where he is?" asked Asano while laughing friendly.

However, his friendly laughter only made Mamoru and the others more alert. The youkai in front of them were extremely dangerous youkai, they absolutely could not let their guard down in the slightest.

"You go now!!" yuki shouted suddenly and darted forward. With two kunai in his hand, he attacked Asano, as well as Koharu who was wielding a sword.

But, once again, Sakura, Mamoru, Aya and Maya had not yet moved, the ruler of the eastern lands easily resisted the attack and threw the two youkai behind.

Aya and Maya who saw it immediately prepare to attack. They both knew, under these circumstances, it would be impossible for all of them to escape.

"Mamoru, get Sakura out of here now!!" aya's orders while running towards Asano. Unhitting the two short swords, he attacks, while his twin Maya jumps up and throws a powerful spell.

Both Aya and Maya knew, despite adding themselves to the fight, Asano would be unable to defeat them. But, at least they can buy time so that Sakura and Mamoru escape from this calamity.

Mamoru bit his lower lip at Aya's command, and at the sight of his two brothers fighting the enemy ahead. He looked at Sakura. "Sakura-chan, you can go by yourself, right?—maaf, I can't leave my two brothers here."

Mamoru was not willing to leave her two twin sisters for granted. What would happen if she left?—she did not dare to imagine it. But, at least adding another one would definitely be of great help.

Sakura was very confused. The little Inuhanyou was still unable to fully digest what was happening because everything was happening so quickly.

Mamoru who was unable to wait for Sakura's reply then turned her gaze back to the front. Not wasting any time, he immediately pulled out his weapon in the form of an iron rod and ran to help Aya and Maya.

Both Aya and Maya could not do much in attacking Asano. Even though Yuki and Koharu had gotten back up and helped, the four of them were still unable to deal with the ruler of the eastern lands.

Outflanked from all four sides: front, back, left and right, the four of them moved their weapons as fast as they could to attack. However, Asano remained unmoved. He could withstand such a heavily directed attack on him easily, because basically the speed of the fox youkai was indeed much faster.

"Take this, damn it!!" The sound of Mamoru's cry sounded powerful. From above Asano, the young man who jumped high moved his iron stick to aim for the opponent's head.

Asano who saw that was just a small smile. Without moving his body, his nine tails suddenly appeared wrapped around his body like a fortune.

Mamoru's attack stops when it hits Asano's tail, as well as Aya, Maya, Yuki and Koharu's attacks. Then, a second later, his tail re-opened attacking and threw them all behind firmly.

Mamoru, Aya, Maya, Yuki and Koharu did not expect Asano's sudden counterattack. Falling to the ground, they suffered quite serious injuries, especially for Mamoru, Aya and Maya who are humans.

"I'm getting lazy to play with you guys" Asano said slowly full of laziness. Staring at Mamoru who was in front of him, he then moved one of his tails attacking again. "So—m."

"Yumur!!!"

"Mamoru, lookout!!"

Shouted Aya and Maya together. Their faces turned deathly pale full of fear and panic at Asano's powerful attack aimed at their younger brother.

Mamoru was unable to move, and he also knew that he would not be able to dodge the attack. Is he going to die like this?—he's not even married!!!

An enormous flame suddenly appeared and attacked Asano. Surprised, the ruler of the eastern lands immediately stopped his attack and jumped away. Both of his old eyes stared intently at the source of the fire.

Not far from them, Asano saw a frog youkai standing with a wajag full of fear grasping tightly a stick with the head of the woman and the old man—Jaken.

"I'm your opponent!!!" jaken shouted stammering with his voice trembling.

Jaken did not expect at all he would see this battle while trying to save himself into the forest from the youkai that were attacking the village. To be honest, he did not want to get involved, but seeing the almost wretched Mamoru, inevitably, he appeared. He was indeed a coward, but it did not mean that he would see a little boy he knew just die.

Asano who landed turned his head to look at Jaken. His smiling face changed. Clearly, he was starting to feel annoyed and angry. "Why are there so many insects here?"

Aya, Maya, Yuki and Koharu immediately ran up to Mamoru and checked the state of the young man. Jaken was also so, at least the six would be stronger than at any one time against Asano.

When he saw that Mamoru was doing well, Aya, Maya, Yuki and Koharu breathed a sigh of relief. Simultaneously, they looked back at Asano, trying to think of a new tactic against him.

"I don't want to waste any more time" Asano said softly. Raising his right hand, he gathered his youkinya. Then, as he flicked his hand, a youki attack with a powerful destructive force shot rapidly towards Mamoru and the others.

Mamoru and the others immediately took up arms to withstand the youki attack. However, all of a sudden, in front of all of them, Sakura appeared. Opening his hands wide, he made his small body a shield.

"Sakura!!"

"No!! Oh sakura!!"

The sound of the cries of Mamoru and the others rang out, and staring at the oncoming attack, Sakura closed her eyes tightly in fear. Then suddenly, from behind the chest of his kimono, something shone brightly.

A fortune appeared, and it was not a haphazard wealth. Walls of wind, water, fire, earth, wood, metal and lightning elements joined together and swirled to protect Sakura and the others

Mamoru, Aya, Maya, Yuki and Koharu had never seen such wealth in person, and they only knew it from the story. But, not for Jaken who had seen him in person ten years ago.

Falling down, Jaken stared in disbelief at Sakura who was in front of him. "That's impossible... Meido seki's..."

From behind the chest of Sakura's kimono, all there was could see a stone shaped like a bright shining ball. Although they can also see tiny cracks everywhere in the jeweled ball, it is unmistakable that the—lost western land heirloom; meido seki.

Asano also stared in disbelief at what he saw. However, at once his shocked feelings turned into fear. He must immediately kill the inuanyou who can use the power of the meido seki right now, because Sesshoumaru's body is also in this village. All their plans would be destroyed if the original power of the western heritage revived the\i inudaiyoukai.

Taking out his weapon stick and gathering all his youkis, Asano darted forward attacking—he had to stop this all no matter what happened before it was too late.

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In the quiet room despite the sound of fighting everywhere, the breathless Sesshoumaru lay motionless. His calm face looked as if he was asleep not caring what happened.

Calm.

Without noise.

Without breath.

Without life.

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Within the endless darkness, Sesshoumaru, the inudaiyoukai ruler of the western lands stood.

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