Till The End Of Time [Inuyasha Fanfiction ]
Chapter 177's

"Don't move, Shura."

A voice that was never foreign to him sounded, and Shura could hear Shui who then shouted out loud in pain. He could feel the hand of the dragon youkai clutching him loose, his body falling down. But a strong and burly hand grabbed him— held him tight.

Slowly, Shura opened her eyes, and she saw a pair of golden eyes identical to her staring at her. The same silver white hair with facial features that were very similar to her—a figure that she knew was impossible could be before her.

Is he dreaming? Ilusikah?—or, is this because of his power that cannot be controlled? Is this like her meeting her birth mother in the garden of a million colors? But the feeling that exists now

it was very different from his meeting with his mother at the time.

Slowly, with eyes wide in disbelief and hands that continued to tremble, Shura raised both hands. No matter the red blood flowing on her arms, she touched the face of the man who held her in the chest. The warmth that was there made him aware, the one in front of him was real. "D-father..."

Sesshoumaru did not return Shura's call, he looked at his son who was looking at him in disbelief.

Warm.

The little hand that touched his face was so warm, but for these ten years, he had never touched it. Their son, the jewel of the world Rin left behind for him—Sesshoumaru knows now, how stupid he is.

Losing Rin was the biggest blow in Sesshoumaru's life. The human woman left with everything, from light to time to time to move—a wound that will never close forever.

Weak-headed.

Yes, Sesshoumaru admitted it—she was weak. Weak because he could never face the reality of Rin's death, and that's why he thought that Shura would be the same.

Sesshoumaru did not want Shura to be destroyed like him, therefore he kept everything a secret and also stayed away from him. Ironic, right? Sesshoumaru only realized it now, he promised and swore to protect, Shura. But, in reality, it was he who abandoned and destroyed it.

What really happened was different to what he thought his son was unlike himself; shura was strong. Shura was not crushed despite knowing the reality, she stood up straight against everything with her small body, and even if she fell down, she would rise up quickly.

The most important thing for you right now is Shura, Sesshoumaru-sama.

Another jewel of his world, an irreplaceable treasure to him— Rin's last relic which is a testament to their love. Sesshoumaru was grateful he had a second chance. This time, he would not leave her again, he would clasp that little hand and keep her always—his beloved son.

"Rest," said Sesshoumaru softly with his expressionless face. But, her golden eyes that were staring at Shura were filled with pride and affection. "You've fought well—you're amazing, my son."

Shura was still hearing Ssshoumaru's words, even more so with a pair of golden eyes staring at her now. An unexplained feeling filled him, tight to the point of wanting to cry, but also at once—warm.

Golden eyes that looked at him full of pride and affection, Shura had seen him in her past dreams. The warmth of the firm hand that held him, all the peace and security that was given, Shura still remembered him—love of her father.

Love, Shura. Whatever happens, we will always love you...

A warm mouthful in his head, Shura immediately hugged Sesshoumaru's neck and buried his face in his father's neck. He shook his head slowly in his broken soft cry.

She's loved. Do you know how valuable he is to his parents? How important was her existence to the two of them?—why was she loved by her father and mother?

Sesshoumaru raised his other hand to return Shura's embrace. He closed his eyes for a moment and felt the warmth of his son's body.

It is not yet time for you to come here, Sesshoumaru-sama.

Rin's speech in the flower garden of a million colors is true—not yet he was there. He still has a lot of time here. He will live until his real time comes, and he must see their son grow up and inherit everything. Yes—see happiness that still exists in the future.

Opening his eyes, Sesshoumaru's golden eyes stared intently at Shui who was screaming in pain. For future happiness—Shui should really die in his hands today.

Still hugging Shura, Sesshoumaru then jumped up. He could see the humans who had all stopped moving ever since he cut off Shui's two hands, and he knew, it was the dragon youkai that moved them. Lifting the bakusaiga, he used his youkinya to attack the humans around Inuyasha.

Inuyasha who still did not believe in the presence of Sesshoumaru was completely unable to move. Both of his eyes stared fixedly at the figure of his half-brother who then landed in front of him. "K-sister? Sesshoumaru?"

Sesshoumaru sheathed the bakusaiga in his hand. He did not reply to Inuyasha's call, the inudaiyoukai just silently looked at his half-brother with an expressionless face as usual.

Inuyasha, who did not believe in Sesshoumaru's presence, immediately raised his hand and pulled the inudayoukai's right cheek. The warm feeling of touch skin makes him realize that in front of him is not an illusion.

"Do you also want to die, Inuyasha?" ask Sesshoumaru slowly. He did not shake Inuyasha's hand as he was still tightly hugging Shura, but his golden eyes stared intently at the inuanyou.

Shura raised her face which was in the crevice of Sesshoumaru's neck upon hearing the question addressed to Inuyasha. Looking at the inuanyou, his golden eyes sharpened exactly with the father.

Inuyasha who was stared at sharply by the child's father automatically immediately released his hand from Sesshoumaru's cheek. However, instead of being afraid, for a moment later he laughed out loud full of happiness. His hands were raised again patting the western ruler on the shoulder. "Not wrong anymore!! Sesshoumaru!! This look in the eyes was indeed only Sesshoumaru!!"

Inuyasha did not know how Sesshoumaru could stand in front of him right now, but to him it was all unimportant. For her, her brother has returned—that's what matters most.

Sesshoumaru looked at Inuyasha's laughter, and he did not say anything more. He could see the excitement on his half-brother's face, and realized—he was not alone.

Sesshoumaru always thought of himself alone after Rin was gone, and he also thought that Shuralah was the only one he had since then—something he had but could not touch. But, it turns out he was; wrong.

"Sesshoumaru-sama!!! Don't leave me!!!" jaken's voice was heard. From a distance, the frog youkai ran up to Sesshoumaru full of panic.

"Sesshoumaru." Call Inukimi. Jumping and landing beside Sesshoumaru, a smile filled her pretty face and her golden eyes looked at her son filled with gratitude.

"How can you live, Sesshoumaru??" kenji's voice rang out loud from behind Inukimi. Seen, the sarushogun ran over with a look of disbelief at Sesshoumaru, but a wide smile filled his face.

"Sister!! Thank goodness you're okay!!" Kagome's laughter-filled voice rang out, the future miko ran over to Sesshoumaru and the others. Shiro followed from behind, saying nothing, but his eyes looking at his uncle were delighted.

"Sesshoumaru-sama."

"Sesshoumaru-sama."

Kiri and Kira kneel give hotmat to Sesshoumaru. They did not say anything more, their faces were flat with no expression, but their golden eyes shone full of relief.

"Sesshoumaru-sama!!"

"Sesshoumaru-sama!!"

The voice of the call was full of gratitude, with smiles and laughter on their faces looking at their ruler, the leaders of the western land youkai clan approached and kneeled in reverence.

She is not alone—Sesshoumaru is aware now; she is really not alone anymore. Beside her there were always those who were there for her, only, she had never noticed it.

"Iamazand..." The sound of Shura's small call was heard. Staring at Sesshoumaru's face, the little inuyoukai raised his hand to touch the father's cheek.

Sesshoumaru turned his face to look at Shura, and he saw her—light. Ahh, it turns out that when Rin left her, she didn't take away all the light in her world. She left a lot of light in her life. Inuyasha, Kagome, Inukimi, Jaken, Kenji, Kiri, Kira, the other western land youkai and most importantly, the most sparkling light in their world—Shura.

Rin loves you, Sesshoumaru-sama...

There will be no more darkness even though Rin is no longer beside him. This time, until the time came, in this world, in a world where he was never alone, Sesshoumaru knew, he could step with a firm back full of trust in which— no longer existed; silence.

"Please wait here, Shura." Raising his right hand, Ssshoumaru patted Shura's head once more quietly.

Shura nodded his head hearing Sesshoumaru's orders, and he did not say anything more, even as the father handed it to Inuyasha.

"Take him for me." said Sesshoumaru looking at Inuyasha as he handed Shura in his hand.

"Just calm down" Inuyasha replied with a smile. Both of his hands swiftly accepted Shura. Carrying him tightly, he then laughed. "This time, kill that son of a bitch right, brother."

Sesshoumaru did not say anything, but he nodded his head slowly. Staring at Shura who stared back at him for a moment, he then turned his back. "Your father will be back soon."

Shura did not say anything more, silent in silence, she looked at Sesshoumaru's back that was away. A small smile filled his face, a sturdy and strong back, a back that was able to face everything—his biological father's back.

Stepping slowly in view of all that was, Sesshoumaru looked at Shui who was now looking at him lustfully killing from above. Flying above the sky, the dragon youkai was concentrating on regrowing his two severed hands.

"Sesshoumaru," called Shui with his eyes that had been flushed red like blood. But, a grin full of insults filled his face. "I can't believe you're doing such a cheap trick."

Sesshoumaru did not reply to Shui's words. As usual, he silently silently stared at the dragon youkai with an expressionless face.

"Did you learn from Naraku," Shui was sure once he had broken Sesshoumaru's heart, therefore, there was no way that inuyoukai was still alive, except that the one he destroyed was not the real heart. "—hiding your real heart??"

Sesshoumaru remained unanswered, he only silently heard Shui's question which had managed to grow both of his hands. The shadow of a woman who was singing so beautifully and softly reflected in her head.

'You are my heart.'

The lyrics of the song he sang while looking at him. Soft smile on face and boundless love in her pair of clear brown eyes—Sesshoumaru small smile.

Love's.

Love is a useless feeling. Love is something that will make you weak and lost. Love is weakness— really?

No. gabe. Today Sesshoumaru finally knew, it was not true. Love is not a weakness, when Rin was next to her first, she could see how strong she became, as well as when Rin was gone. Shui was right, he had hidden his heart. When Rin was gone, he had taken her heart away. Take him away and sound him in a place where no one can reach him.

Love is not a weakness, but rather, love is a strength. Rin says it's not time yet, then the time won't end. Rin told him to live, then he would live. He will not be invincible forever, because his heart in the world is always beating for him who is in this world.

Unplugging the bakusaiga, Sesshoumaru directed her at Shui. "Let's end it all right this time."

Finished saying the sentence, Sesshoumaru leapt up into the sky attacking Shui.

Shui who had predicted Sesshoumaru's attack immediately raised his hand. He had no weapons, so he used youki to wrap his hands around the bakusaiga.

"You coward who hid your heart, Sesshoumaru," looked at Sesshoumaru, Shui's face filled with disgust. "Son would be so sad to see you like this."

Sesshoumaru did not care about Shui's words at all, nor did he intend to explain them. Moving the bakusaiga, he continued to attack the dragon youkai.

"You... You like this are completely unworthy of being her child!! Why??!!! Why??" the look of disdain on Shui's face turned back into anger. "I'm the one who should be her son!!!"

Sesshoumaru could see from the start that Shui was unstable. Ever since they fought again in the western land palace, the dragon youkai was unlike ten years ago. His fighting manner and also his sometimes inconsistent speech—madness has taken over.

"The land of the west is mine!! I'm the one who will inherit it!!!" continuing to shout, Shui continued to attack Sesshoumaru no matter his hand was injured.

'You're a dragon, but I wish you were a snake, because then things would be better for me.'

A little dragon youkai stared at his mother's hateful face towards him. Standing still on the spot, he was just trying to digest the intent of the remark.

"Your grandfather will make you a candidate for the ruler of the northern lands because you have great potential. But, I know it's just bullshit, the snake won't pass on what belongs to him to his dragon—for you're not his grandson. You're so useless."

A little dragon youkai lowered his head down, he did not dare to raise his head to look at the angry face of the mother.

'I shouldn't have given birth to you!! I thought with dragon's blood you'd be strong!! But you are completely useless!! You better just die!!"

With a body full of wounds, a little dragon youkai sat quietly with a trembling body. Fear filled his heart seeing the anger of his mother.

She's weak.

He's useless.

He better just die.

Running as fast as he could, a small dragon youkai saw an unknown youkai chasing after him with a sword in hand. He doesn't need to ask, he knows that the youkai is the killer who wants to kill him. Who sent him?—pamannya? her grandfather?—or; her birth mother?

Falling down, the little dragon youkai tried to get up, but by the time he regained consciousness, his pursuer had been in front of him with a smile on his face.

Closing his eyes, the little dragon youkai knew; this was the end. Maybe this is better. If he dies, he won't have to hold on anymore. In this arid and cold northern land, her weak self need not be alone and betrayed again—she can be free.

"Ohhhhh!!"

The loud screams of his pursuers were heard. Confusion filled the little dragon youkai, and upon opening his eyes, he heard a voice asking him. "You all right, son?"

In front of him, the figure of an inudaiyoukai slashing the head of his pursuer smiled smirked at him. Overwhelmed by the twilight sun, his golden eyes sparkled with trust in dirian—a figure that was very impressive.

He put the sword in his hand to his waist. The Inudaiyoukai crouched down. Staring at the family emblem on the little dragon youkai kimono, a small frown appeared on his handsome face. "You're not a snake, but why are you wearing the north—Ah emblem, you're the kid, huh?"

The little dragon youkai did not dare to answer the question directed at him. How does this inudaiyoukai figure know him?—he who is so strong will definitely stare despise his weak self.

A smile filled the inudaiyoukai's face. Shaking his head, he then laughed loudly. "North is interesting. Always full of betrayals long ago."

The little dragon youkai did not say anything, his white eyes were still directed at his savior figure. Betrayal?—does he know who wants to kill him?

Standing up, the inudaiyouki reached out to the little dragon youkai. "When do you want to sit there?"

For the first time in his life, someone reached out to him. Confusion filled his heart, but immediately, the little dragon youkai clasped the hand. The warmth she felt when their hands touched—ini was the first time she felt it.

"Oh, a strong gang," the Inudaiyoukai laughed again. "I understand why you can be one of the future heirs of the land of the north even though you are not a snake—you will grow strong later."

Strong?—is the inudaiyoukai in front of him not wrong? Himself who does not even want his birth mother because of this useless strong—?

The little dragon youkai still did not say anything, but his two white eyes could not escape the inudaiyoukai in front of him. The first Youkai who looked at him without insults, the first warmth given, in his white eyes, under the torrent of twilight sun, Inu daiyoukai was brighter than the sun itself.

Everything has changed since then. The little dragon youkai knew he had been saved. Together with that inudaiyoukai, the world he saw was so different, full of light, full of laughter and fight—.

Robust.

He was strong—in the guidance of that inudaiyoukai, he could see, it turned out that he was indeed strong as he said.

First warmth.

First confession—dia wants to be with inudaiyoukai it forever.

In the western lands where the inudayoukai is in power, he will be happy. He wanted to be part of the western lands, inheriting the land so proud of his sun. The dragon youkai wanted to be the closest person the figure—he wanted to be; his son.

If he was the son of the inudaiyoukai it would be how perfect his life would be. He did not need a grandfather who wanted to use it as chess in strengthening the other children and grandchildren, nor did he need a mother who did not admit it, she said, moreover—dia did not need the land north which had always been a place where she was not accepted.

"I don't want to be your sister!! I want to be your son!!" yell at the dragon youkai loudly.

Raising his head upwards looking at the sky, an inudaiyoukai laughed loudly. "Alright, crazy boy. I'll consider your request if I really don't have a son."

Her hope.

His wish.

Her dream.

Westland—that's his home, and inudaiyoukai it's his father.

He'll be there forever. Owning a home, next to the inudaiyoukai, as; child. Leave the northern lands, create neutral lands and the others, become strong, recognized all that exists. But, the inudaiyoukai then had a child—Sesshoumaru.

Then—inudayoukai it; die.

'I guess instead of being my son, you're better suited to be my sister. Later, maybe there will be a story of a brother killing his crazy sister—sounds very promising, right?'

Liars.

She was already a sister, and she had gone crazy as well. But, where is he?—inudayoukai it's dead. There will be no promising story about a brother who killed his sister. In the end, he was not a son and he was also not a—adik.

The western land he saw was not the western land he expected anymore. The western land where Sesshoumaru leads will not be his home—the western land without inudaiyoukai is not the real western land. So, the western lands better be destroyed and die.

Crushed.

Die.

Like the sun that disappeared.

—everything must disappear too.

"Destroyed and dead!!! It's ruined!! Die!!" shouting loudly. Shui's figure began to change again, from his back thousands of tantacles re-emerged and grabbed Takeru and the humans present. The difference this time, he was not controlling, but rather sucking on their flesh and also the aura of their life.

Takeru's body and the humans were ringing at such a tremendous speed that it only separated the bones wrapped in the skin, while for Shui, his body began to grow unnaturally. Slowly the body elongated and turned into the original figure of the youkanya. However, even so those who had seen the original figure of the dragon youkai could see the difference. The figure in front of them was a dragon, but also not a dragon. There were no more white scales and blue manes, there was only coarse red meat and black blood vessels flowing blood.

Open his mouth and grunt with anger. Shui moved to attack Sesshoumaru. His huge body shot out at high speed with its mouth open trying to bite the ruler of the western lands.

Sesshoumaru jumped dodging, he could see the eyes full of madness Shui directed at him. Destroying the bakusaiga, he also began to attack.

Shui's large body was unable to dodge Sesshoumaru's attack, but, the dragon youkai itself looked unconcerned. He attacked again without pain or fear.

Sesshoumaru who was flying in the air continued to dodge and attack Shui at the same time. He could see that the dragon youkai had completely lost his sanity.

Below, Shura and the others did not move watching the fight at hand. Like ten years ago, Sesshoumaru and Shui came back to fight. However, all there was also knew, this was their last fight.

Opening her mouth, Shui gathered the youki and attacked Sesshoumaru. The powerful attack quickly shot towards the inudaiyoukai, and although it was successfully avoided, the damage was overwhelming. The ground and trees that were destroyed on a large scale made the hare mountain tremble.

Not stopping and no matter what, Shui kept shooting youki from his mouth blindly.

Sesshoumaru lowered his gaze down looking at Shui's attacks, and he felt himself to not have to worry about Shura when he saw Inukimi, Kenji, Kiri and Kira had made a fortune protecting them, in fact, Akihiko and Tsubasa do not know when they are there.

His son will be safe—they will protect him.

Then, Sesshoumaru's eyes fell on the tensaiga. Tensaiga is thrown away and becomes the evidence of the resting place of Rin. Inevitably, he remembered the beautiful memories he had spent with the human woman on this mountain.

Looking around, Sesshoumaru could see that this mountain had been destroyed, damage, blood and also death. The place that the woman loved was now unrecognized, therefore—she could not let it.

Staring at Shui again, Sesshoumaru stared at that miserable form that had gone mad. If he did not stop him now, he did not know what else the dragon youkai would do.

Dodging and flying over the sky, Sesshoumaru shot powerfully upwards. His eyes stared at the autumn afternoon sky covered in dark clouds, and he flew high up.

Shui who saw Sesshoumaru immediately gave chase. With her mouth open and ear-shrinking screams, she flew up high while gathering her youkin as strong as she was used to.

Sesshoumaru knew Shui was chasing after him, and he could also feel the dragon youkai was re-assembling his youkin. The youki attack this time will be different from the previous attack, and he will make it this last attack.

Stopping flying upwards, Sesshoumaru then turned his body to look at Shui. There was not the slightest change to his facial expression seeing the attack that would be directed at him. Slowly, Sesshoumaru picked up the bakusaiga and gathered his youkin.

Robust.

Be stronger.

More numerous.

—dia gathered youki as hard as she could as an inudaiyoukai.

Shui again shouted loudly and from his mouth he fired again his attack which seemed to cover the hare mountain sky.

Sesshoumaru was undaunted, his golden eyes staring at the attack at hand and swinging the bakusaiga. "Soryuha."

Soryuha was a deadly Sesshoumaru attack. However, the attack had all this time only shown him while using the Tokijin, his sword that had been broken, and today, once again after such a long time, he reused it.

Youki Sesshoumaru's attack shot rapidly towards Shui's attack. Slowly, his youkinya then turned into a huge dragon. The difference with the attack first is, the dragon youki inudaiyoukai is the lightning dragon—element the strongest destroyer there is.

Shura and all those below could see both of the powerful attacks present. Eye-blinding light as well as the sound of deafening explosions were heard as the two attacks met. Hare mountain vibrates strongly, the wind blows strong—mountain feels as if it collapsed at that second.

Then—a loud screaming voice sounded.

When the two youki attacks meet, victory will be on the side of those who have stronger youki. Ten years ago, Sesshoumaru won, and this time the—inudaiyoukai won once again.

As the blinding light of the eyes had disappeared, above the hare mountain that had now been illuminated by the twilight sun due to the disappearing black clouds, those below could see Shui yelling in pain. His entire body was covered in burns and blood. However, not only that, the effects of the Sesshoumaru attack were still there.

Bakusaiga, a western land heritage originating from Sesshoumaru.  Youkai sword that has a uniqueness where the attack will not stop even though it has hit its target, namely; Decomposition. The ability to decompose organic matter and poison or infect the enemy with massive destruction, and cancel the regeneration power of the enemy, so that the enemy can not regenerate again.

Shui who felt pain in his body turned his eyes to look at Sesshoumaru, and in that second he also saw a figure that made him stunned. With the twilight sun behind him, an inudayoukai seoramg moved quickly closer to him. Silver white hair and golden eyes—a sword drawn high.

Sesshoumaru's.

Shui knew the one in front of him was Sesshoumaru. But, under the sun that afternoon, he saw—Inu no taisho. Like their first meeting where the inudaiyoukai was reaching out for him.

'I guess instead of being my son, you're better suited to be my sister. Later, maybe there will be a story of a brother killing his crazy sister—sounds very promising, right?'

Shui laughed as he remembered the words. Yes, she will be a sister, she is crazy willing to die as long as she can meet her sun once again. Today—they finally meet again.

"Sister... "

Shui's last words were softly spoken where no one heard them. The pain then disappeared, he could feel his head cut off from his body, but a smile filled his face. He would run again, next to that inudaiyoukai once again like his childhood— the happiest time of his life.

Shura and the others saw Shui's large body falling down, where the bakusaiga's decomposition ability deciphered it without telling anything. Silence filled the mountain peak hare. But a second later, Jaken's loud voice filled the air.

"Win!! Sesshoumaru-sama has won!!"

Jaken's shout was like an opening, where the sound of joyful cheering immediately followed strongly.

"For the western land that is always victorious!!"

"Absolute victory for our ruler!! "

"The glorious west!!"

Laughter and smiles in an unstoppable cheering, the youkai of the western lands celebrated the victory of their ruler endlessly. Inukimi smiled with satisfaction, as did Kenji, Kiri and Kira. Inuyasha also laughed. He lowered Shura in his carrier down and hugged Kagome and Shiro who were beside him. Akihiko did not give any reaction, he just sheathed his sword with his face full of boredom, whereas for Tsubasa, he only smiled a little.

"Huh?? Is the fight over?" Miroku's voice sounded suddenly.

Looking at the source of the sound, Inuyasha and the others could see Miroku, Sango, Shippo, Kohaku and the other surviving humans standing not far from them, likewise with Koga and the southern land youkai.

Smiles filled the faces of Miroku, Sango, Shippo and Kohaku, while to the other humans, they stared warily at the youkai in front. Only Koga and the southern land youkai looked disappointed at missing the fight.

"You're late Miroku!!" Reply Inuyasha laughed looking at Miroku.

Miroku did not reply to Inuyasha's words, he simply nodded his head and continued to smile. He doesn't care if he's late, because the important thing is that they survived. The fight against the thousands of youkai troops was not something he wanted to experience anymore.

The sudden appearance of Sesshoumaru and his battle with Shui that could thrill the entire hare mountain, even though they could not see directly, still they could feel. Therefore, the youkai that they fought then fled from this mountain, for they seemed to realize the situation that had turned around.

Walking closer to Inuyasha and the others, Miroku looked at Sesshoumaru who was flying down from the sky. The tactics are right, right? Turning on Sesshoumaru will win this battle. His name as the ruler of the western lands and the strongest youkai was not a mere decoration, and how could that inudaiyoukai live and stand there?—that important back affair of crisis had passed.

But, in the triumphant atmosphere that existed, the loud sound of someone's cry sounded. "Mother!!!"

Staring at the source of the cries, Shura and the others could see a soldier man crying hugging the corpse of an old woman. Maybe he recognized it through the clothes worn, because the corpse in the form of bones wrapped in skin is now no longer recognized.

"No!!! My wife!!"

"Sister!!"

"My son!!"

The sound of the sound of the dials is getting more and more powerful. Those who survived immediately searched and found their family members who were caught were gone with a very sad situation.

The atmosphere of victory that the western land youkai celebrated came to a halt when he saw the grief and tears of losing the humans. Not knowing because of pity or not care, they all silently stared at what happened.

Shura just kept looking, and he recognized the soldier who was crying hysterically hugging the corpse of an old woman's—the soldier who brought food to them in the hideout of the humans.

'But, your mother, kisaki-sama—he brought us all to life. He told us to go home to our family—make us happy.'

Shura remembered the soldier's words. The speech in which the soldier laughed and said that his mother who had not wanted them to be happy and went home to her family. It's just that for this time, even though the soldier was alive, he was already unable to return home because his family was gone.

This time around, the youkai may not be in any big trouble, but not for the humans. Thousands die and narrate those who live the grief and suffering—the happiness that disappears.

Would her mother be sad and pity if she saw this?—Shura knew; her mother must be sad. He wants all to be happy, no matter it, youkai, hanyou or—man.

'Shura.'s...'

A gentle wind blew, carrying a whisper-filled voice in his ear. Looking at the direction of the wind that blows, Shura's golden eyes were fixed on a sword that was stuck on the ground—tensaiga.

There was no person and no sound, but looking at the sword, Shura knew what to do. This mountain is the final resting place of her beloved mother, she must not let it be tarnished, and also—she wants to take care of her wishes.

Stepping slowly, Shura approached tensaiga. No one was aware of the existence of the small inuyoukai that had now reached the place where the tensaiga was because their attention was on the humans, except—Sesshoumaru.

Silently, Sesshoumaru saw Shura approaching tensaiga. With his small hand full of wounds, he saw his son pull out the sharp sword without any problem. Then, in silence as well, he saw his son walking up to him.

Shura stopped right in front of Sesshoumaru, slowly, he handed the tensaiga sword to his father. Staring at that expressionless face, his eyes then sparkled, he knew, he must know what he meant by handing over this sword now. Slowly, both ends of her lips lifted and formed a wide smile—the eternal spring smile that was the same as her mother's smile.

In Sesshoumaru's life, Tensaiga had once escaped his hand twice, and he had no desire to take it back. But, every time that happened, there would be a pair of small hands that would return the sword to him. Therefore, when the owner of the small hand disappeared from the world and he threw away the third time tensaiga, he believed, the sword would not return to him. But today, it happened again. The detached sword returned to him, handed over by a pair of small hands with the smile of spring that he loved their beloved son.

How could he forget? he always looked for the smile shadow of the human woman he loved, in their room, in the painting there—in the remaining memories. But the truth is that the smile never left her. The smile was always beside him, living in the last relic of the woman he loved—in; Shura.

A world where there will be no more war. No sadness, no suffering, a world where all there is can laugh and be happy.

The words of the human woman, the world she expected for their son—a world they both knew was impossible would exist. But, if he is able to make the world happen even in just a second, Sesshoumaru is willing to do it. There must be no sadness on this mountain—in Rin's final resting place.

'Rin loves you, sesshoumaru-sama...'

The love he received from Rin was a love he would never find in this world again. She loved him with all her soul and body, in happiness and suffering, in life and death. Therefore for such love—he will swing tensaiga.

The Tensaiga in Shura's hand shone as if it knew what its owner wanted, and Sesshoumaru without a doubt grasped it.

Tensaiga—medang life.

A sword where a single swing was capable of animating hundreds of living beings. The sword that Inu no taisho gave in the hope that he could learn love in this world—and that hope inudaiyoukai was realized. Sesshoumaru learns what love is through the first life he saves; rin.

Tensaiga light is getting stronger. All the humans, youkao and hanyou who were there were aware of it. However, when they turned to look at the light source, the light then blinded the vision of everything, and at that moment Sesshoumaru swung it.—seimei no hikari.

A strong wind blew, the light was like swallowing and enveloping everything, yet, warmth felt them. Then a second later, it all disappeared like the morning dew evaporating.

"My son..."

The sound of a small call rang out, and the human warrior who lost his mother was greatly shocked. Lowering his gaze, he looked at his mother's body that had returned to how it had been with open eyes—live.

"Why are you crying?" raised, the hand full of wrinkles the old woman wiped away the soldier's tears.

The soldier could not hide his shocked feelings. He recalled the light just now, raising his head he looked towards the ruler of the western land and his son, instantly stunned.

Be happy...

The voice he had heard was stirred in his head. The memory of a weak woman who smiled gently. He who asked them to go home to the arms of their family— asked them to be happy.

The light he just knew, it was the same light as that day ten years ago—the light that turned on those who died and asked them to go home. Today, the light is back again to return those who have died to the arms of their beloved family.

Tears flowed again, the prjurit shouted loudly staring at the two inuyoukai in plain sight. "Thank you!! Thank you, Inuyoukai-sama!!! Thank you kisaki-sama!! We will be happy!! We will be happy!!!!"

The demand for the lost western lands is happiness. He'll do it—they'll all live happily as he wants.

This twilight, at the top of the hare majesty mountain occurred, thousands of dead humans came back to life. The cry of sorrow turned into a cry of happiness. The humans who were aware of what was happening turned to look at Sesshoumaru and Shura. Kneeling worshipping, they thank the inudaiyoukai—thank you for the second chance given.

Inuyasha and the others stood looking at what was happening. They really didn't know what to react to the scene they were seeing. But, a moment later they all laughed. Yep! This is the best. Although they did not understand why Sesshoumaru revived the humans, but the closure of the war filled with tears of happiness was the best cover.

"All right!!" inuyasha said with a laugh and looked at Inukimi. "Are we going to party?"

Inukimi laughed out loud at the question. "Yes!! We're going to party for three whole months!!!!"

As the laughter grew louder, the western land youkai cheered in delight at Inukimi's words, as did Jaken, Kagome, Shiro, Miroku, Sango, Shippo and Kohaku.

Akihiko did not say anything, as if bored by what he saw, he walked closer to Koga and the southern land troops who stood motionless from earlier. His face is expressionless. "The predictable end—boring."

Tsubasa who saw Akihiko away laughed. Despite saying so, he knew, the wolf youkai actually liked the end of this war—in the laughter of happiness all there was.

Shura looked at the laughter of all there was, slowly she turned her head to look at Sesshoumaru who was also looking at her.

"A world where all there is can laugh and be happy—a peaceful world," said Sesshoumaru quietly and looked at the humans who laughed joyfully. "This kind of world is what Rin expected of you, Shura."

Shura was stunned for a moment hearing Sesshoumaru's words, but a moment later she smiled and nodded her head. "Shura will make the world a—the world that mother expected."

Sesshoumaru turned back to look at Shura upon hearing the revelation of his son. Instantly Rin's words used to be re-energized in his head.

'The world of peace without war for Shura, bik you and Rin, we will not be able to give it. But perhaps one day, after many wars, it will be our son who will create such a world. The impossible world that came true.'

Sesshoumaru laughing. Nodding his head, the ruler of the western land then smiled. "Yahanda will wait and see you create that world."

Rin's words and Shura's sayings, Rin's hopes and Shura's. The impossible world that would have come true—ten years ago and also now, Sesshoumaru believes, their son will definitely make it happen.

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