Week 7
Title:The Taste of Fear
Author: landofthekwt
Rating: PG-13
Genre: Action/Introspective
Universe: Canon
Word Count:435
Warning: Spoiler for Chapter 162
Summary: Inuyasha faces Sesshoumaru who is wielding Toukijin for the first time and his own fears.
No Passion so effectually robs the mind of all its powers of acting and reasoning as fear. -Edward Burke
The Tai-youkai stood in front of him radiating power. “I have come to determine something about you. Draw your sword, Inuyasha.” As Inuyasha stared at Sesshoumaru and felt the fear wash over him, he was carried back to an earlier time.
The little hanyou boy trembled in fear before his brother. “You are a disgrace half-breed.
I can feel your fear. No youkai would ever show fear in this manner. All you will ever be is
a insignificant hanyou. You are not worthy of my fathers name or blood. I should end your life right here, but you are simply too pissant for me to waste my time killing you.”
The fear returned as it always did. Sesshoumaru was standing in front of him with Toukijin , his
new powerful evil sword. All he had was the newly reforged Tetsusaiga which he could not
use because it was too heavy for him. He was going to die unless he defeated Sesshoumaru in the
first few strokes.
The others acted as if it was up to him if he fought Sesshoumaru or not. He knew better. “It is
not like he is going to wait until I’ve learned how to use the sword.”.
He had to steel himself . The little hanyou boy was pushed to farthest recesses of his mind as he prepared himself for the upcoming battle. Fear was one luxury that he could not afford.
Sesshoumaru would wait not longer. He charged the boy and engaged him in battle. He disarmed
Inuyasha in the second pass. The battle was going better than he could have hoped. If he could
just put Inuyasha in fear of his life he could see if Inuyasha’s blood would change.
Inuyasha was now beyond fear and was fighting on pure adrenalin. He ignored the cries to pick
up Tetsusaiga and charged Sesshoumaru bare handed. Sesshoumaru hit him with a blast of kenatsu.
He went down in a heap. There was blood everywhere. There was nothing left. His pride was
gone. His elan was gone. His bravado was gone. All that was left was his fear.
Sesshoumaru could feel no change in Inuyasha. Perhaps he was after all just a hanyou. He
decided to end his experiment.”Prepare to die, half-breed”, he yelled as he charged the fallen
Inuyasha.
As he waited to die, Inuyasha swore he could hear a silky, sweet tongued voice whispering to him “Release me and I will save you.” “Release me and you will never know fear again.” “Release me I will give brother a taste of fear.”
Inuyasha surrendered to the beast and suddenly Sesshoumaru knew fear for the first time.
Author: landofthekwt
Rating: PG-13
Genre: Action/Introspective
Universe: Canon
Word Count:435
Warning: Spoiler for Chapter 162
Summary: Inuyasha faces Sesshoumaru who is wielding Toukijin for the first time and his own fears.
No Passion so effectually robs the mind of all its powers of acting and reasoning as fear. -Edward Burke
The Tai-youkai stood in front of him radiating power. “I have come to determine something about you. Draw your sword, Inuyasha.” As Inuyasha stared at Sesshoumaru and felt the fear wash over him, he was carried back to an earlier time.
The little hanyou boy trembled in fear before his brother. “You are a disgrace half-breed.
I can feel your fear. No youkai would ever show fear in this manner. All you will ever be is
a insignificant hanyou. You are not worthy of my fathers name or blood. I should end your life right here, but you are simply too pissant for me to waste my time killing you.”
The fear returned as it always did. Sesshoumaru was standing in front of him with Toukijin , his
new powerful evil sword. All he had was the newly reforged Tetsusaiga which he could not
use because it was too heavy for him. He was going to die unless he defeated Sesshoumaru in the
first few strokes.
The others acted as if it was up to him if he fought Sesshoumaru or not. He knew better. “It is
not like he is going to wait until I’ve learned how to use the sword.”.
He had to steel himself . The little hanyou boy was pushed to farthest recesses of his mind as he prepared himself for the upcoming battle. Fear was one luxury that he could not afford.
Sesshoumaru would wait not longer. He charged the boy and engaged him in battle. He disarmed
Inuyasha in the second pass. The battle was going better than he could have hoped. If he could
just put Inuyasha in fear of his life he could see if Inuyasha’s blood would change.
Inuyasha was now beyond fear and was fighting on pure adrenalin. He ignored the cries to pick
up Tetsusaiga and charged Sesshoumaru bare handed. Sesshoumaru hit him with a blast of kenatsu.
He went down in a heap. There was blood everywhere. There was nothing left. His pride was
gone. His elan was gone. His bravado was gone. All that was left was his fear.
Sesshoumaru could feel no change in Inuyasha. Perhaps he was after all just a hanyou. He
decided to end his experiment.”Prepare to die, half-breed”, he yelled as he charged the fallen
Inuyasha.
As he waited to die, Inuyasha swore he could hear a silky, sweet tongued voice whispering to him “Release me and I will save you.” “Release me and you will never know fear again.” “Release me I will give brother a taste of fear.”
Inuyasha surrendered to the beast and suddenly Sesshoumaru knew fear for the first time.