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Chapter 3 " Demon Lord's Tale

The palace of the Demon Lord of the West was bright and orderly, everything had a place and everyone knew their place. Lord Sesshoumaru was the second Son of the world's Demon King, and of the 4 children of the Demon King he was arguably the best warrior amongst them. His older twin Sister of exactly 21 minutes, was heir to the Demon Throne, a position that everyone was most pleased with. Princess KamiShiro was a deadly warrior, but she had the patience and charm that made her a much better diplomat than her twin brother.

There had been a time some 500 years ago when their enemies had sought to cause a rift in the royal family by urging Lord Sesshoumaru to take they position of heir. They had whispered that he would make a much better leader, was he not stronger and smarter than his sister? Did he not deserve to be more powerful? Lord Sesshoumaru had seemed to go along with the plot – it cumulated in an actual confrontation between the faction supporting Sesshoumaru and his sister, the revolter's firmly believed that Sesshoumaru would cut his sister down with ease, and become the next king.

They were rather surprised, when it was them that had been cut down instead.

KamiShiro had come in unprepared and relaxed, and her faith had not been disappointed. She had stood back and watched as her brother had efficiently disposed of those who had sought to manipulate him. The whole going along with the revolt act– had been a ploy by Sesshoumaru to draw those that would endanger his family out. He had let it go to the extent of having a confrontation, because he was well aware that KamiShiro would enjoy the destruction of the fools who believed they could drive a wedge between Inus of blood.

"You were not tempted, even a little?" KamShiro asked as her disgusted younger brother cleaned up the mess on his sword.

An imperial eyebrow rose, "Hmh! If I wanted the throne dear Sister, I would challenge you openly for it and take the throne. But I don't want it, pandering to the egos of the court, is not task I will ever relish – my freedom is much more important." Sesshoumaru replied.

KamiShiro nodded, the two made eye contact, their energies touched for a second and then both turned and walked off as if nothing of import had happened. The royal family were not physically demonstrative with each other, Sesshoumaru and KamiShrio more often then not seemed to just ignore each other, and that had created the idea that there was bad blood between the two. Nothing was further from the truth, the two were as close as their similar independent natures allowed them to be, they respected and even loved each other – and had no need to verbalize their bond in any way.

Not long after this incident, the then Lord of the West and his family of Bear Youkais were all killed in a meaningless battle with the Seraphim. The Western Lands were on the boarder of human, Seraphic and Demon Lands. It required powerful stewardship, and the Demon King came to the decision that the 1400 year war with the Seraphim had dragged on for longer than any side had wanted. He had not really wanted to split his family, but it was for the good of the world, so he had ordered Lord Sesshoumaru to go to the Lands of the West and act as their guardian. His task was to protect their lands and try to find a solution to the Demon-Seraphim war.

It had taken Sesshoumaru 300 years, but in the end he had managed to cleave alliances with key Princes among the Seraphim, and in a final battle – that was more of a show – Sesshoumaru and the most powerful Seraphim Prince had in the middle of the battle field, canceled out each other's most powerful attacks, dropped their guards and waited. The armies on both sides had been stunned when the leader of the other side had not taken advantage of the lapse in defense and attacked. Both instead had behaved with honor, and the two leaders had smiled at each other, bowed respectfully, turned and walked away. Leaving the battlefield without a backward glance. That had ended the war between the Seraphim and the Demons, and a new kind of relationship between the two races had been formed.

With his success, he earned the rank of Demon Lord and Sesshoumaru had been awarded the title Lord of the West, with all the lands, privileges and headaches that came with being the Lord of an important boarder state. The land area that was under Sesshoumaru reign was roughly the size of India, and being on the boarder had an interesting mix of residents. Lord Sesshoumaru found that being away from court and his father's direct influence was infinitely rewarding, and he went about crafting the Lands of the West into what he deemed to be the most interesting and appropriate lands in the whole world. He cared not, that others may have a different idea of what was appropriate. The Lands of the West were his, and as long as he fulfilled his obligations to the throne, it was his voice alone that commanded and ruled the Lands of the West.

Lord Sesshoumaru's lands had areas that were wild, where nature alone ruled unchecked, and any that walked within the wild lands entered at their own risk. Inhabited areas were cared for and maintained – population levels managed by the citizens themselves ensuring that they did not overtax their resources. Opening new wild lands for settlement and agriculture without the direct approval of the Demon Lord of the West was an act of suicide, for there was no mercy shown for any that went against their Lord's direct will.

Lord Sesshoumaru was stern, aloof and just. He was not loved by his people – indeed he was rather – unlovable – instead he was highly respected, revered and to a great extent feared – by those who would seek to harm the Lands of the West or the ShiroInu Youkai. The Lord rarely lost his temper, but if his eyes bled red, it was usually the last thing the ones responsible for the rising tide of scarlet saw.

Few would claim to be close the the Lord and even fewer still would dare claim to be his friend. That was how Lord Sesshoumaru preferred it.

About 5 years before the joke of a 'war' with the humans, Lord Sesshoumaru had decided that he needed a few children. He would not have official 'heirs' because if he mated and had a child – those children may possibly be contenders to the throne in the future. In the height of the war with the Seraphim, when it had seemed unending, Sesshoumaru had a long and serious discussion with his father and sister. In spite of their protests to the contrary, Lord Sesshoumaru had deemed it fit t swear that he would never have a legitimate child that may be used as a weapon against the present or future Demon King. The oath was made almost a thousand years ago, when Sesshoumaru was still a 'teen' Youkai. But he had given his word – and he would not break it. He would never have a pup with one he mated with, his oath however did not prohibit him from having illegitimate children.

Curious to experience what having children would be like, Lord Sesshoumaru had for a time focused on the task. As a result of his activities with numerous women more than willing to share his bed, Sesshoumaru had seven children of his blood ranging from two to eight years of age. The children lived in the Palace and were well cared for. Sir Jaken, an extremely loyal Toad Demon was the children's main tutor. He was diligent in his tasks, and ensured the children wanted for nothing. Regular reports were delivered to the Lord, who was most pleased with the progress reports he received on them. The Children wanted for nothing.. but they had almost no contact with their blood father.

As he was distant with the mothers of the children, (most of whom had since mated to other Youkai with Sesshoumaru's approval,) Lord Sesshoumaru found it difficult to approach the children or bond with them in the way he had with his father. His youngest was two years old because he had lost interest in having more children to see if things would be different with a new baby. Sesshoumaru was proud of his children, still there was a nagging sense that something was less than perfect about the situation. When the 7th child was born without the feeling reducing, Sesshoumaru had shrugged and decided that perhaps only mated families were created perfect. He was content as long as his children were happy and strong and he ensured that reports on their detailed progress were diligently made to him. In spite of the break out of the war, he made sure he spent time going though the reports on his children, throughly.

"My Lord Sesshoumaru, we have the information that you requested from the human city." Shouga the female flea demon said with a low bow.

"Yes, Lord Sesshoumaru, but please I beg you don't send us to that cursed place anymore – there was no sweet blood to drink." Myouga looked pleadingly at the Lord. His wife's fist hit him squarely on the head, "You will behave your self.. remember what happened the last time... not that I am complaining." She smirked at her husband.

Myouga cringed a little, and threw a reproachful look at his Lord who was totally unmoved, some 100 years ago, the flea had dared to drink Lord Sesshoumaru's blood with out permission. Sesshoumaru had been about to kill the pest, when Shouga had turned up and begged for his life, Sesshoumaru had relented and made one clear irrevocable condition. The cowardly flea had suddenly found marriage to be far more attractive than death. Though he still made a big deal about it in public – he had a reputation to maintain after all – the flea privately admitted, that he and his wife were a great team.

"Report." Sesshoumaru said mildly, the two fleas snapped to it as if he had shouted the command. Sesshoumaru drank deeply from his jeweled goblet of rice wine, the throne he sat on crafted for maximum comfort. Servants scurried about the council chambers serving drinks, cold cuts of rich meat and the freshest fruits to the Lords and ladies in attendance.

"It is true my Lord, the Lust Demon was killed in the middle of the city, no ranged weapons were used on him. There were no real witnesses my Lord, so we cannot tell you exactly what happened." Myouga said his voice faltered when he saw Sesshoumaru's eyes narrow in warning – wasting the Lord's time was definitely a crime. He hurried on "But the story that the Priesthood was responsible for the death of the Lust Demon is definitely a lie, we found from our investigation of the city, that according to the servants and guards, during the attack - the priests barricaded themselves in the temple and not one of them stepped outside – until after the madness had disappeared from their minds. They cannot be sure what killed the demon – but they know it was not the priests."

The female flea demon nodded and continued "In spite of that the people in the market place and the main city were happy to accept the idea that the Priesthood were in some way responsible for ridding the world of the Lust Demon. We found no one willing to think differently until we went to the slums. It is strange my Lord, this is the first city I have been to, where I find the slums to be more – well- clean – than the city." The flea said with a shake of her head.

"It was strange indeed." Myouga picked up again. "The humans in the slums, while they all did not see anything – they believe that one of their own a child of the slums was responsible for the killing of the Lust Demon – indeed they seem to believe that this creature is responsible for keeping the city safe more than the priesthood themselves." Myouga paused for effect "Awk!" he quickly hurried when a tiny drop of poison ate the area just beside his foot.

"According to the slums, a human from the slums that was turned into a demon, and kept as a guard in the palace is the one responsible for everything my Lord." Myouga said in a rush.

"A human.. turned into a demon, you were supposed to find us facts NOT fairy stories Myouga." Bankotsu one of Lord Sesshoumaru's trusted generals snapped out.

"You insult us with even the thought! A human – becoming a Demon – how disgusting!" Manten tossed his curly black hair to the side. One of the court advisors Manten was an egoistical sycophant, who had managed to get his position though his brother's loyalty and service to the Demon King. Hiten had hoped that being away from him, would force Manten to be more honorable and responsible – so far that plan was not working. Sesshoumaru's patience was running thin with the weak but rather over bearing and pretty demon, only the facts that he was careful not to make a punishable mistake and actually did the work assigned to him by the court, was keeping him in service.

Sesshoumaru raised a brow, he knew the fleas better than that – as irritating as they were, the information they got was usually worth the hassle.

The fleas did not disappoint.

"We checked it out my Lords. We could not fully confirm it because we could not go deep into the Temple of Light with out being discovered, but what we did find was interesting. The temple of light does have one of Demon blood serving them, we actually saw him from afar. It is possible that he killed the Lust Demon but we cannot be sure he did it my Lord, you see he was not a Demon – he was a Hanyou." Myouga said – ending to create an impact.

"A Hanyou? Taking out the Lust demon!" Shock rippled in the court – that was even less likely then the humans doing it.

"What kind of traitor is this Hanyou serving humans! Has he no pride in his blood?" Jinenji, the horse Hanyou court healer gasped in surprise.

Myouga actually hesitated, he looked worriedly at his wife. Suddenly somber she nodded back. The change of mood in the fleas, silenced the mutters in the court.

"My Lord Sesshoumaru, we did not say the Hanyou served the temple willingly my Lord. You see my Lord, though we only could see him from afar, we know he is strong. We believe he may be strong enough to destroy the Lust Demon my Lord. How do we know this? Well my Lord for him to have survived and walk around with that collar he wears around his neck, means that the is very very, strong." Myouga said seriously, he shivered as he remembered the dark energies that he had felt around the collar.

Sesshoumaru's eyes narrowed even further. "Collar?" he said softly, suspicion already rising.

"Yes my Lord, it was unmistakable, I recognized its energy immediately. The Hanyou wears around his neck the Collar that was made by Moryomaru two thousand years ago to control Goshinki and attack your father. Though your father won those battles, the collar disappeared, it must have been kept in the Temple of Light my Lord, under their energy. No wonder your father could not find it." Myouga finished.

"The Dark Fang Collar of Moryomaru... that cannot be, there is no way a Hanyou could wear a collar that malignantly powerful and survive. You must be mistake." Bankotsu said with a shake of hie head.

"We are not mistaken my Lord, we were both there during that terrible battle, the energy of that collar was unmistakable. The Hanyou that wore is is a Shiro Inu.." Shouga said firmly, but was cut off by Sesshoumaru.

"The Hanyou is of no importance!" He snapped he placed the goblet precisely on the side table, and stood. "That collar MUST be destroyed at once! The humans do not know what they are dealing with, and if they did – they are arrogantly stupid enough to belove they can control it. That the city still stands is a miracle. I do not trust such miracles. The collar must be destroyed, and the Hanyou – if he wears that collar, may need to be destroyed as well." Sesshoumaru said flatly, his word law. "We go to the City of the West at once, they WILL give me the tribute I ask for or die!"

With that everyone bowed, and hurried off to prepare. The two fleas looked at each other sadly, they remembered the chained Hanyou, hampered by chains walking in the grounds silently. In his shoes they both would have welcomed death.

Kagome inspected the half breed bowed low at her feet, he had just emerged from the 5 day cleansing. "Because you were so slow and stupid, the Lust Demon was able to destroy almost a third of the city before we stopped him. How should such incompetence be punished?" her mind stabbed into the half breeds, examining his thoughts and tossing them aside as worthless.

He foot glowed with Miko energy as she drew it back and slammed it against the side if his mouth. A tooth chipped for the impact and his lips cut against his fangs. "Answer me when I ask you a question Dog!"

"Mongrel should be punished as the Holy Priestess sees fit.' He said – well trained in the 'proper' responses.

"Huh!" She huffed. She walked around his bowed figure and wanked off the back of his shirt. There was a faded lattice of whip marks down his back, they looked at least 10 to 15 years old – if he had been human.

"When was the last time Mongrel was properly whipped?" she said as she examined the Temple's handiwork.

"Mongrel was whipped 11 days ago." Two days before he had saved the City from the Lust Demon.

"What!" Green eyes blazed is insulted fury, "How dare you speak without permission!" The collar glowed as the Priestess's will slammed the half breed into the ground. "11 days without a whipping – we have been lax in your training. Go take your position at the whipping post mongrel. 3 hours will be a good start to remind you to be more efficient in the future. You will wear the Green acid chains after. Their constant bite will be a good reminder of your place." She snapped as she turned and walked off.

He orders given, the collar made the Hanyou's body move. No thoughts of rebellion or escape crossed his mind, only a tiny unconscious sigh of pleasure left his lips as the warmth of the sun touched his skin, and the breeze stirred his cropped hair. Without hesitation he chained himself to the courtyard for his punishment. The temples-people were already lining up for their turn at the whip.

-tbc-

Okay.. long weekend so I am trying to really write as much as I can - :) before work catches me next week. I know its a lot to ask you to read, but please do and thank you so much for any feed back that yu can give. I hope you like the Canon side characters in AU. :) And Fluffy thanks fior the massage - ..purrsss...
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