Inuyasha, "Angel of Vengeance" Kagome, Sesshoumaru ficlet
Fandom: Inuyasha
Title: Angel of Vengeance
Author: Paynesgrey
Characters: Kagome, Sesshoumaru (not shippy)
Rating: PG-13
Genre: Horror/Angst
Word Count: 455
Theme: Color @ ebony_silks
Warnings: character death
Universe: Post-Canon
Summary: In her last moments, he came to her side like an angel of revenge.
Angel of Vengeance
Blood.
It came in different shades of red. Sometimes it was so dark it appeared black. Kagome was covered in it, pouring out of places she was too sore to inspect.
She blinked when she saw an unnatural glimmer of moonlight. It was only Sesshoumaru. He looked down at her with something different than his usual stoic countenance.
“You,” she choked out, her breath wheezing in her throat. There was blood coming from there too. She squinted and met his golden eyes. “What…are you here for?”
“Do not speak or you will hurt yourself.” His voice sounded stern, natural in its inflection. However, he seemed softer somehow. His expression was mixed, crossing between concern and anger.
And finally, Kagome knew why he was here. She knew what his expression was telling her when he said so little.
She coughed. She was dying. She looked up at Sesshoumaru desperately, and somehow with strength she didn’t know she had, she reached out her hand. “Where are they? Inuyasha…the children… my friends…” She coughed again and tasted the coppery bitterness of blood and bile rising from her torn stomach.
Her vision blurred, but she saw Sesshoumaru bend down and come closer to her face. She never realized it until now - until it was too late, that she respected Sesshoumaru. She always knew there was something more to him than the fierce demon he was. She only wished she could have known him better.
“Inuyasha is here. They are all here,” he said, his voice smooth and light, feeling like a lost song on a cool breeze.
She closed her eyes and smiled, satisfied. At least they were all here. She felt weight over her eyelids, as if something was comforting her as she submerged into the darkness.
They had all come so fast, these horrible humans and demons alike, attacking the village, harboring chaos and destruction and using weapons most had never seen. “Taken by surprise…we had no chance,” Kagome whispered. She felt a caress down her cheek.
“Do not worry and rest now.” He was still here, hovering over her like a deity ready to escort her into the next world. “I will make them pay for what they have done today.”
Kagome felt warmer. She might have been smiling; she didn’t know, but relief washed over her like a cool wave. He would fight for them. He would live on timelessly, battling in their memory, and righting the wrongs that had pierced them and stolen their lives.
Everything is okay now, Kagome thought. Inuyasha and the others, Sango, Miroku and Rin were waiting for her. She could go now, and when she saw them, she’d tell them not to worry.
Sesshoumaru would avenge them all.
Title: Angel of Vengeance
Author: Paynesgrey
Characters: Kagome, Sesshoumaru (not shippy)
Rating: PG-13
Genre: Horror/Angst
Word Count: 455
Theme: Color @ ebony_silks
Warnings: character death
Universe: Post-Canon
Summary: In her last moments, he came to her side like an angel of revenge.
Angel of Vengeance
Blood.
It came in different shades of red. Sometimes it was so dark it appeared black. Kagome was covered in it, pouring out of places she was too sore to inspect.
She blinked when she saw an unnatural glimmer of moonlight. It was only Sesshoumaru. He looked down at her with something different than his usual stoic countenance.
“You,” she choked out, her breath wheezing in her throat. There was blood coming from there too. She squinted and met his golden eyes. “What…are you here for?”
“Do not speak or you will hurt yourself.” His voice sounded stern, natural in its inflection. However, he seemed softer somehow. His expression was mixed, crossing between concern and anger.
And finally, Kagome knew why he was here. She knew what his expression was telling her when he said so little.
She coughed. She was dying. She looked up at Sesshoumaru desperately, and somehow with strength she didn’t know she had, she reached out her hand. “Where are they? Inuyasha…the children… my friends…” She coughed again and tasted the coppery bitterness of blood and bile rising from her torn stomach.
Her vision blurred, but she saw Sesshoumaru bend down and come closer to her face. She never realized it until now - until it was too late, that she respected Sesshoumaru. She always knew there was something more to him than the fierce demon he was. She only wished she could have known him better.
“Inuyasha is here. They are all here,” he said, his voice smooth and light, feeling like a lost song on a cool breeze.
She closed her eyes and smiled, satisfied. At least they were all here. She felt weight over her eyelids, as if something was comforting her as she submerged into the darkness.
They had all come so fast, these horrible humans and demons alike, attacking the village, harboring chaos and destruction and using weapons most had never seen. “Taken by surprise…we had no chance,” Kagome whispered. She felt a caress down her cheek.
“Do not worry and rest now.” He was still here, hovering over her like a deity ready to escort her into the next world. “I will make them pay for what they have done today.”
Kagome felt warmer. She might have been smiling; she didn’t know, but relief washed over her like a cool wave. He would fight for them. He would live on timelessly, battling in their memory, and righting the wrongs that had pierced them and stolen their lives.
Everything is okay now, Kagome thought. Inuyasha and the others, Sango, Miroku and Rin were waiting for her. She could go now, and when she saw them, she’d tell them not to worry.
Sesshoumaru would avenge them all.