Inuyasha, "The Unquiet Winds" ch. 11
Fandom: Inuyasha
Title: The Unquiet Winds
Chapter Title: Ascension
Author: Paynesgrey
Characters: Sesshoumaru, Kagura's reincarnation (inevitable Kagura/Sesshoumaru)
Genre: Fantasy/Supernatural/Suspense
Rating: PG-13 (overall)
Universe: Canon divergence, Modern
Notes: This new serial was started to follow the themes for contests at Livejournal. This is the twelfth installment, written for the "Sessmom picture" theme at i_b_4_y.
Story Summary: Natsumi dreams of another woman's past, a woman who desperately wants to reunite with the man she loves, even if Natsumi has to suffer in the end.
Sesshoumaru watched wordlessly as the old sword-smith made himself comfortable. He switched the “closed” sign on his front door, and he motioned Sesshoumaru to follow him into the back, where the two of them settled onto a couple soft couches.
Totosai blew out a heavy breath and met Sesshoumaru’s eyes once before staring into space.
“Now that you mention it, the last person to ask me about youkai reincarnation was your mother, the Great Lady,” he spoke, his lips turning into a frown. “She did not appreciate my answer.”
“Well? What was it then? Is it unlikely?” Sesshoumaru asked impatiently. He was becoming tired with Totosai’s old games. The old man was stubborn and liked to stall things out, probably out of personal amusement.
“It’s not unlikely, but it’s rare,” he said pointedly. “Something...very important has to summon them back. Unfinished business, karma, that sort of thing.” Totosai sighed again. “I told your mother it was impossible for your father to come back as a human. One, he was much too powerful, and two...well, he was a natural youkai, born from a natural union of other more powerful oni. He was too ascended to fall back into the reincarnation cycle.”
“So you are saying...they are as gods now, and reincarnating into humans is impossible for them?” Sesshoumaru mused, and Totosai nodded.
“But Kagura’s case is different. She is not an ascended spirit, and she was born out of the most unnatural way. Her place in the wheel is low enough to come back again, to live out as a human and have a better life,” Totosai said. “And from what I hear, she redeemed herself at her death, making it much more possible for her to return.”
Sesshoumaru understood well enough, but he still had unanswered questions.
Title: The Unquiet Winds
Chapter Title: Ascension
Author: Paynesgrey
Characters: Sesshoumaru, Kagura's reincarnation (inevitable Kagura/Sesshoumaru)
Genre: Fantasy/Supernatural/Suspense
Rating: PG-13 (overall)
Universe: Canon divergence, Modern
Notes: This new serial was started to follow the themes for contests at Livejournal. This is the twelfth installment, written for the "Sessmom picture" theme at i_b_4_y.
Story Summary: Natsumi dreams of another woman's past, a woman who desperately wants to reunite with the man she loves, even if Natsumi has to suffer in the end.
Sesshoumaru watched wordlessly as the old sword-smith made himself comfortable. He switched the “closed” sign on his front door, and he motioned Sesshoumaru to follow him into the back, where the two of them settled onto a couple soft couches.
Totosai blew out a heavy breath and met Sesshoumaru’s eyes once before staring into space.
“Now that you mention it, the last person to ask me about youkai reincarnation was your mother, the Great Lady,” he spoke, his lips turning into a frown. “She did not appreciate my answer.”
“Well? What was it then? Is it unlikely?” Sesshoumaru asked impatiently. He was becoming tired with Totosai’s old games. The old man was stubborn and liked to stall things out, probably out of personal amusement.
“It’s not unlikely, but it’s rare,” he said pointedly. “Something...very important has to summon them back. Unfinished business, karma, that sort of thing.” Totosai sighed again. “I told your mother it was impossible for your father to come back as a human. One, he was much too powerful, and two...well, he was a natural youkai, born from a natural union of other more powerful oni. He was too ascended to fall back into the reincarnation cycle.”
“So you are saying...they are as gods now, and reincarnating into humans is impossible for them?” Sesshoumaru mused, and Totosai nodded.
“But Kagura’s case is different. She is not an ascended spirit, and she was born out of the most unnatural way. Her place in the wheel is low enough to come back again, to live out as a human and have a better life,” Totosai said. “And from what I hear, she redeemed herself at her death, making it much more possible for her to return.”
Sesshoumaru understood well enough, but he still had unanswered questions.