A tilt of the head.

A flick of silver hair.

A graceful swing of the sword.

Sesshomaru was back.

She watched with morbid fascination as he cut down his enemies with a bored expression. He turned to her direction. Their eyes locked. They stared at each other for only a few seconds, but to her, it felt like an eternity. The intensity of his gaze burned her. Concern swirled in his eyes, but his expression was so cold.

So distant.

So untouchable.

He looked away first, and Kagome ran behind the trees. Her body shook violently as she suffered through another coughing fit. More clumps of bloodied petals appeared, but she found they were growing in size.

AN: He has come in all his majestic glory. Ok, this is the end of Pt I. I have three parts planned out (Pt I, Pt II, and Pt III). I can't say when I'll be updating or how (by parts or by chapters?), but I do plan to see this through. Anyway, R&R! If you want to chat, then DM me or hit me up on Discord. Link is on my bio. Bye, my lovelies! 3