Till The End Of Time [Inuyasha Fanfiction ]
The Chapter 160

"During did not meet—Shui."

Inuyasha and the others were shocked to hear Sesshoumaru's words. They did not understand why Sesshoumaru had called Takeru Shui, because what was before them now was clearly the snake youkai of the northern land lord.

"Shoumaru! You're blind, aren't you? The one in front of you is obviously Takeru from the north!" Inuyasha interjected no matter the situation and conditions. The smell that was clearly smelled was the smell of the youkai snake lord of the northern lands, therefore how could Sesshoumaru wrongly recognize Takeru as Shui?

Sesshoumaru did not give any reaction to Inuyasha's remark, his golden eyes just staring straight at Takeru's figure who was still smiling calmly.

"Hahaha!!" Takeru suddenly laughed out loud. Raising his head up and using his right hand down his black hair, he then looked back at Sesshoumaru. "How did you know?"

Inuyasha, Kagome and the others were stunned upon hearing Takeru's voice. Now when the ruler of the northern land opened his mouth to speak, his voice became heavy, deep and not just one, but; two.

Sesshoumaru did not answer the question posed to him. How could he know? The aura and the smell that it emanated might be able to fool Inuyasha and the others, but not to himself—he knew clearly that the one before him right now was Shui not Takeru.

Takeru laughed again seeing Sesshoumaru's silent reaction did not give an answer. Ten years passed, the inuyoukai was still the inuyoukai he knew. "You never change."

Slowly Takeru's body changed. A terrifying aura emanated and from his neck, something then grew very quickly. It grew and continued to grow until it had hair, eyes, mouth, then finally became a face that was recognizable to all in the room, namely; face Shui.

Inuyasha and the others were unable to hide their shocked feelings upon seeing Shui's face. They all clearly remembered Shui had died at the hands of Sesshoumaru ten years ago, the head of the dragon youkai had been severed in the fief of the ruler of the western land. So how is he still alive?

One body with two faces. However, the two faces showed different expressions. Takeru's face now looked blankly expressionless as if a puppet, whereas for Shui's face, it showed an unnatural and terrible grinning smile, moreover his pair of eyes exuded an unstoppable madness.

Inuyasha quickly stepped forward and stood beside Shura, Kagome and Sakura. So do Shiro, Kohaku, Miroku, Sango and the kids. They all knew, in this unpredictable condition, it was better to gather than to separate.

Sucking out her tessaiga sword, Inuyasha stared intently at Shui who was smiling widely. "How are you still alive??!"

Inuyasha's question made Shui laugh. Along with his laughter, Takeru's face also laughed, but was clearly visible without any change of emotion as if without life. "You don't need to know that, Inuyasha."

"Parasites."

Sesshoumaru's calm and flat voice suddenly cut through. Inuyasha and the others immediately turned their gazes staring at the surprised inuyoukai lord of the western lands.

"You live very low now." Sesshoumaru continued again to Shui who had now stopped laughing.

The war of the five regions ten years ago, the war in which he won and decided on Shui's head, Takeru carried away the rest of the dragon's youkai body. What Takeru then did, Sesshoumaru did not know, but he could guess, the snake youkai might want to take Shui's power. It's just that, all is unexpected, not he who managed to take power, but himself who was mastered.

Shui who stopped laughing then returned to laughing again, his two eyes full of madness looked down at Sesshoumaru. "Low?—isn't the west being pushed lower by me?"

"Hey!!" inuyasha shouted at Sesshoumaru and Shui's conversation which he thought was out of place, because there was something more important. "Where is Inukimi-san, Kiri and Kira, you son of a bitch??!"

Shui turned his head to look at Inuyasha and laughed happily. "You don't change Inuyasha, always explode."

"Curtainly," the sneer Inuyasha disliked. Anger filled his heart seeing Shui's laughter. "My answer's an asshole!!"

Shui didn't care about Inuyasha, slowly his gaze then fell on Shura who was behind the innuanyou, a smile filled his face. "You're Shura, aren't you?"

Shura looked straight at Shui emotionlessly and quietly mutely. The little Inuhanyou didn't know Shui, but he knew who Shui was, and he also knew the dragon youkai should have died at his father's hands long ago. The records of the five-country war he read clearly write the death of the former ruler of the neutral land, although the record was never fully read. He never knew what the cause of the war was, nor how it actually ended.

"You don't resemble Rin at all" Shui continued, leaving Shura stunned. "You only look like your father, Sesshoumaru."

Shura remained silent about a thousand languages, but in truth, she did not know what to say. The same and painful question again filled him. Why does everyone know Rin? But why had he been able to grow up without anyone mentioning the name of the human woman in front of him?

Sakura who was behind Shura could feel the instability of the small inuyoukai emotion. Poking out his hand, he who was still in Kagome's arms tried to reach out. "Sister Shura, brother why?"

Sakura's slow voice immediately resuscitated Shura from her mind. Looking back at the little innuanyou, he saw a small hand extended out with a pair of golden eyes full of worry.

"Is anyone sick, is it?"

The worried question Sakura did not know how, instantly also calmed Shura down. Some were worried about him, although the reality he wanted to know might be very painful, at least he was not alone. The small hand that was pointing at him was now the only beam of light he could see.

Follow sticking out his hand, Shura's fingers immediately knuckle Sakura's little fingers. Grasping it tightly, the little inuyoukai shook his head with his expressionless face. "I'm fine."

Sakura clasped Shura's fingers tightly and smiled. "Sakura understands."

Kagome, Sango, Miroku and Kohaku are stunned to see Shura and Sakura's interactions that look very close, while for Mamoru, Aya and Maya, the, they did not feel anything because they had seen the relationship that existed in the two cousins before. To Shiro, he just took a breath of dislike. But not for Inuyasha.

Inuyasha immediately moved his hand trying to remove the clutches of the two linked fingers. He did not say a word, but his two golden eyes glared at Shura dislike. What the hell is this Sesshoumaru boy? Why would you touch her daughter like this??

Shura stared back at Inuyasha sharply without fear. He also did not say anything, but the grip of his fingers grew stronger, the little inuyoukai had no intention of letting go of the hand he was holding at all.

Shiro cheered happily inwardly at Inuyasha's attitude. And finally! After all this time, there were also people who were one-sided with him. Her father is indeed great, she must know that they must indeed immediately keep Sakura as far away from Shura as possible. Otherwise, sooner or later they will lose Sakura.

"Sesshoumaru," Asano who had been silent since Shui's appearance suddenly made a sound and grabbed the attention of everyone. "Is the western land willing to surrender now?"

"Give up what??!!" jaken shouted at Asano's unreasonable speech. Pointing his index finger full of anger, he stared fearlessly at the ruler of the eastern land."You guys just wait!! The western lands will definitely flatten the eastern lands after this!!"

Asano just smiled at Jaken's words, while to Akiko, he suddenly laughed with great joy. "I'm looking forward to it," he said. "I want to see how the land of the west is flattening the land of the east now."

Akiko's laughter confused Jaken, Inuyasha and the others. "What do you mean?" ask Jaken again.

"Inuyasha," called Shui suddenly with a smile on his face. "You asked me where Inukimi-san is, Kiri and Kira, right?"

Shui's question made Inuyasha and the others stare at the dragon youkai full of question marks. But, an uneasy feeling filled their hearts, it seemed like the answers there would not benefit them.

Remaining with a smile, Shui then took out something from his kimono arm. Showing everything, he said nothing, but the smiles of Asano and Akiko beside him grew wider.

What Shui showed was two glass bottles. The glass bottle was not large, with a black lid. It is about twenty centimeters in length and five centimeters in diameter. There was nothing special about the two bottles until Shura, Inuyasha, Shiro, Sakura and Jaken saw the contents.

The eyes of humans cannot see clearly, but for youkai and hanyou who have sharp vision, they can clearly see the contents of both tubes, namely; youkai.

One of the canisters contains a full of youkai that Shura, Inuyasha and Jaken can identify as the leaders of the youkai clan in the western lands, while the other contains Inukimi, Kiri, Kira and also a monkey youkai; Kenji.

"Shoppers!! Why do you guys always use this cunning way!?? If you dare, our opponent blatantly did not seal the western land youkai like that!!!" inuyasha shouted with anger. Ever since knowing Shui, Asano and Akiko up until now, the inuanyou felt they had always used cunning means to fight the western lands.

Shui laughs. "This is called the Inuyasha strategy. There is no such thing as cunning in the art of war."

Inuyasha didn't say anything more hearing Shui's words. Kagome, Miroku, Sango and Kohaku also immediately realized what was happening, is this the reason why the western land can be desperate?

Smiling broadly, Shui raised the glass bottle in his hand as high as his eye view. He could see the leaders of the raging western land youkai clan and attempt to destroy the glass bottle sealing them. Then, his gaze fell on another glass bottle containing Inukimi, Kenji, Kiri and Kira.

Unlike the leaders of the western land youkai clan who were trying to smash the glass bottle, both Inukimi, Kenji, Kiri and Kira looked very calm. Inukimi sat gracefully with Kenji who was also sitting in front of her while folding her hands. For the twins from the west, they both stood with their backs against the glass wall. There was no anger or panic, their faces were flat with no expression.

Shui knew, the four youkai must have realized there was no point in spending energy to destroy the glass bottles that sealed them, because that was impossible. This glass bottle was the result of the unification of his strength, Takeru and Asano— smashing it from the inside was impossible.

"Kenji-san," said Shui quietly. His voice was full of laughter. Those in the glass bottle could hear a clear sound from outside the glass bottle. "Don't you feel this is familiar?"

Kenji looked at Shui for a moment. However, he did not move or show the slightest change in expression.

"I got this idea from you, so I have to thank you." Laughter Shui happy. Ten years ago, he vividly remembered how the monkey youkai tricked him by hiding two white rat youkai and a fox youkai in a small bottle. A trick that then destroys his plan.

Kenji threw a face at Shui's thanks. Her face remains flat?—no one knows how she feels trapped in a glass bottle now.

Akiko laughed again. Both of his eyes looked straight at those in front of him filled with twinkle of excitement. "You understand now? The west is over!!"

The western lands are strong, Akiko knows that. Without the southern Lands, only with the northern and eastern lands they could not possibly be able to resist the western lands. However, what if the leaders of the powerful youkai and youkai clans in the western lands were absent? The western land would only be a tiger without fangs and claws.

"What awe!!"

"You are finished!!"

The sound of Inuyasha and Jaken's screams simultaneously rang out in reply to Akiko's words. Full of anger, the two of them stared fixedly at the daughter of the ruler of the eastern land.

"As long as I, Inuyasha and my brother, Sesshoumaru are still around, you will never be able to defeat the west!!" Inuyasha continued loudly full of confidence not caring about the eyes of everyone who was directed at him.

"Without this weak hanyou, enough Sesshoumaru-sama alone, he has been able to defeat all of you!!" sela Jaken does not want to lose.

"What do you mean Jaken??!!!" Hardik Inuyasha while staring at Jaken. How dare he say he is weak?? Does this frog never reflect?? Who is weak??

Shura just stared at Inuyasha. He understood now, that the innuanyou in front of him was the brother of his biological father. From the beginning he was already suspicious because of the smell, only he did not expect the blood relationship that existed so close. But, looking at Inuyasha's current attitude and nature, the little inuyoukai seemed to understand why his father or anyone else had never told him the whereabouts of this relative of theirs.

"Hais, already in this state, Inuyasha still hasn't changed." muttered Miroku as he shook his head, it seemed that Inuyasha was completely unaware of how precarious their current state was. Kagome, Sango, Kohaku and the children except Shiro and Sakura just let out a sigh understanding the meaning of Miroku's words. Age can ripen a person's character, but that doesn't seem to apply to Inuyasha.

Shui laughed again and turned his face to Sesshoumaru. "Sesshoumaru, things are already like this. You're desperate, but calm down, I'm not a coward, are you willing to fight one-on-one to determine the winner?"

What Shui said made Inuyasha and the others stunned. A second later, they blinked in disbelief. No one believed the words of the dragon youkai, because from the war of the five regions until now, the way he used to attack the western lands and Sesshoumaru was always full of cunning.

However, Sesshoumaru with his flat and calm voice accepted Shui's challenge. "Sesshoumaru accept your challenge."

"Shoumaru!!" call Inuyasha surprised and turn his head to look at his half-brother. How could Sesshoumaru accept Shui's suspicious challenge?

Unconcerned by Inuyasha's warning-filled call, Sesshoumaru whipped out the bakusaiga on his waist and dashed forward towards Shui. His face remained as calm and expressionless as ever.

Shui laughed looking at Sesshoumaru who was moving forward. Throwing both glass tubes at Asano, he also pulled out his sword and moved forward.

The swords and swords clashed, creating a powerful explosion that made the already shattered room even more shattered.

Shura was unable to do anything looking at the shattered room, turning her face back, she stared at the painting of the woman that was most precious to her. The painting was still there, a feeling of relief filled his heart as the painting was not damaged at all, nor was the hanging kimono, either, looks like someone gave protective wealth to both valuables.

Flicking his sword by gathering strength, Sesshoumaru then pushed Shui out of the ruined room into the garden.

Shui was pushed out easily by Sesshoumaru. A smile filled his face, even though he had engulfed Takeru's entire strength and was much stronger than ten years ago, it turned out that it was still not enough to surpass the inuyoukai ruler of the western lands. But, what a pity, no matter how powerful the inuyoukai was now, he had known his weakness.

Holding Sesshoumaru's sword, the smiling Shui opened his mouth. "Sesshoumaru-sama."

No longer the usual Shui voice, the sound that shot out from the mouth of the dragon youkai was a familiar voice. The soft sound is like the clang of a bell, the clear sound that has always been loved by the western lands—voice Rin.

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