Morning had come to the forest where Inuyasha and Asahiko's group was resting. The grass takes on a deep green color, while small droplets of water creep across its surface thanks to the dew from the previous night.
Deep in the forest the beasts begin to rise, leaving behind strange noises, while the leaves of the scattered trees let the light pass through their branches, so that the flowers below begin their natural cycle. All of this was beautiful and poetic, but the truly important thing was in Totosai being dismissed by the rest of the group.
"Inuyasha. Are you sure about letting the old man go like this?"
"Let him go Miroku, I don't need him to learn the power that Steel Fang holds."
"But Master Inuyasha, I beg you to reconsider your opinion on this matter. Only Totosai knows what the mighty Steel Fang holds and how to control its awesome power."
Completely ignoring Myoga who stands over his shoulder, Inuyasha lets out a snort, before walking off to lean his body against a tree, while the rest of the group bids farewell to Totosai.
"Hum, ignorant child. you'll know what you're missing!"
Starting with a few hushed words, Totosai mounts onto the back of his ox, before hitting him in the butt with his hammer and when he's already at a distance he considers safe, Totosai raises his voice to yell at Inuyasha like the coward he is.
"Ha... A real coward, that Totosai."
"For someone who doesn't need sleep, you sure are a sound sleeper."
"Meh, I just quite enjoy sleeping."
Waving her hand to the side as if this was nothing important, Asahiko replies to the little Shippo, before wagging her tail in front of her face, to wipe away the last drops of water still lingering on her face after washing herself in the river.
Christopher/Asahiko pov.
"Asahiko, have you managed to convince that stubborn Totosai?"
Looking towards Inuyasha's shoulder which is where the voice is coming from, I notice Myoga, the little yokai flea that had been going unnoticed by me. Pulling back my tail that is in front of my face, if it's another one, I start walking with the group, before replying to Myoga.
"After a deal or two, let's just say I gladly agree to make myself a new sword."
"Just a doubt, your sword is called Clouded Fang, considering it's related to Inuyasha's and Sesshōmaru's... Does it have great powers like the other two?"
Stopping my footsteps in my tracks, he looked at Kagome who was watching me with question marks all over her face and guided my tail to under my chin. It was surprising, the meticulous Miroku hadn't been given the idea, Sango who analyzes my every move at all times didn't ask either and the one most likely to ask who Inuyasha hasn't either, leaving me wanting to make an epic introduction.
"Finally, someone asks!"
"Were you waiting all this time for someone to ask you, Inuyasha!"
Avoiding Inuyasha's cut with a few very refined steps, I whirl around Kagome who yells at Inuyasha, before I stop in front of her and lift her face with one of my tails, then give her a beautiful smile as I hear Inuyasha grind his teeth.
"It would have been weird if he started talking about it out of nowhere. Haha, I better move away. He looks like he's ready to sink his teeth into my flesh."
Easily creating distance between Kagome and I, she kept the tail she had pulled out to raise her face and ignoring Inuyasha's snort, she looked towards Myoga as if expecting something from him.
"Ahem, considering that look is for me to tell the story, I'll start. Once upon a time the yokai world was ruled de facto by Inu no Taisho, Inuyasha's father. His power knew no bounds and all the Daiyoukai in Japan knew it, the most remarkable thing about Inu no Taisho was not only his superior strength, but also the three swords he carried with him."
From here the whole story was similar to Saya's when I talk about the three conquering swords. Steel Fang to rule the earth, Sacred Fang to rule heaven and Clouded Fang to rule hell.
"When we talk about controlling hell, how much or how much would be the limit."
"Trade secret Miroku, though I can say that opening a gate to hell is not a difficult task with her in my power."
Speaking exaggeratedly to see their surprised reactions, because I can't even control Cloudy Fang very well let's say. The attention of the group I had managed to get is drawn to our rear, from where explosions are heard.
*Boom* *Boom* *Boom* *Boom*
"Is that the old man?"
"It certainly is your excellency."
Sending the conversation between Miroku and Sango to the background, I watch as Totosai runs at full speed on his ox towards our direction, though an explosion detonates next to him sending him flying into the air, so that after making a parabola he lands head first in front of us.
"Run quickly with Inuyasha. So I can kill them both together."
Appearing from behind the smoke screen generated by the explosion, Sesshōmaru talks in a leisurely manner with Totosai who is hiding behind Inuyasha, although what attracts my attention the most is the scaly arm he carries on his right side.
"Stop, stop, stop. Just a question before you start poking each other...couldn't you give me back that thing you took from Totosai?"
Holding Inuyasha who tries to jump towards Sesshōmaru just by looking at him, I raise my hands in a sign of universal peace before pointing towards a lump he carried under his left arm and give him a pleading voice.
"No"
"Inuyasha attack!"
Shouting out loud with a rather amused tone and not taking Sesshōmaru's refusal seriously. I simply retract the tail that was holding Inuyasha in place, before raising my right arm with which I pointed towards Sesshōmaru and give an attack command to Inuyasha, who shoots out at full speed towards him.
"Isn't there something very wrong here?"
"I don't know what you're talking about Kagome, everything here is normal."
Laughing in a restrained manner, though slight spasms run through my body due to amusement, I give a negative to Kagome, before I start watching the fight between the two brothers.