Omega

Chapter: The Destruction of Evil's True Form

Date: February 21, 2012

Evil: morally reprehensible

Bad: unfavorable

Kagome was absolutely furious because that damn dog had ruined everything. Once Naraku had been dealt with, she was supposed to go back to her world and leave Kouga and those two brats behind to make a proper life with Hojo. However, she would never be able to do that now because her powers had been sealed, she was supervised wherever she went, and worst of all, Kouga had just watched apathetically as they removed her uterus. So even if she could find a human she could stand to be with in this time, she would not be able to give him the children that he would no doubt ask for. And she wanted to be able to have normal, human children but that dream was forever lost to her now. Not only that, but Kagome had come to realize that she also no longer had any allies against the injustices that were happening to her and that just pissed her off even more. Inuyasha had taken everything from her, including her lover and her bastard children. She had not really cared about who they were to her, but the fact that they were hers and the dog had interfered because Kouga and his clan had had a little misinformed incident with the half-breed.

At the same time his mate was ranting about her allegedly unjustified sentence, Kouga was in utter defeat and confusion. In less than a year, the wolf Alpha had been stripped of his home, his rule, his people, his children, and his mate. He had hit rock bottom and he was not sure he could climb out of the hole that he had dug himself into. One thing he did know was that Kagome could not and would not hold the position and privilege that she had once held when she was thought to be faithful. Keimitsu had already been removed from their custody, so he did not have to worry about the children that he had thought were his, but he also knew that he would never be able to lay with Kagome again with the knowledge that she had lain with another demon. He also did not believe that he would ever be able to look at her as a mate ever again knowing that she had been able to even consider being unfaithful to him and bearing children of her lover's seed. Kouga was at breaking point and he knew it, so he did something that he had not done since he was a small child; Kouga cried and called out to the one being that had never abandoned her children despite how many of them had forgotten or forsaken her. He cried to Mother for the help and guidance and the path that he had lost sight of.

Mother was happy and saddened by her child's reaching out to her. She was happy that he sought her out in his time of desperation and pain, but she was also saddened by the fact that he had reached that point and not only had he reached the point of no return, but that he had needed to reach that point. Kouga needed to open his eyes, to grow up, to quit playing Alpha and actually be an Alpha, and most importantly, he needed to let go of that treacherous human, reincarnated miko. That girl had set their peaceful world into disarray with her interference and mere presence in their world, but the world was beginning to become more balanced with the threat of Naraku gone and soon Mother would take care of the other thing that had caused their world such grief. She was going to get rid of that horrid human taint that gave all humans a bad name and she was going to destroy that wretched jewel, an abomination that never should have been created by that miko, Midori, who was just as foolish and arrogant as her descendants.

Keimitsu could only stare at the shiro inu couple that was holding his brother in curiosity and wariness. Keimitsu knew that his brother was too trusting and he was not going to be fooled by any more adults that they could actually be trustworthy, that they cared. Even if Inuyasha was a hanyou as well, he had mated with a full demon and he was not even the Alpha of the pair. The elder wolf hanyou had vowed to himself that he would not be fooled or taken advantage of again; he would never allow himself to be so naïve and gullible as to put his trust in another adult. He would also make sure that his innocent brother was kept innocent in every way possible.

Inuyasha looked at the child across from him and felt his maternal instincts going haywire. He frowned with his feelings that they only confirmed what he believed his eyes to be seeing. Someone had hurt this pup enough that he did not trust them, at all. While it was natural not to be too trusting of people that you had just met, Keimitsu's reaction was complete abhorrence of them and his mistrust was palpable in the air. It made Inuyasha want to smother the child in all the motherly love that he could until the child's mental/emotional scars were scabbed and well on their way to healing rather than the open, bleeding wounds that made the child bulk against the thought of trusting anyone other than himself.

Sesshoumaru had also noticed the child's strange behavior and had been thinking about how to resolve the situation when he felt the change in Inuyasha's youki and decided to leave the matter up to his little submissive. He had a feeling that anything he had planned for the bastards that would scar a pup so deeply would be pathetically inadequate to what Inuyasha would do in a fit of maternal rage. There was a reason why good Alphas had a healthy respect and fear of their Betas. So he would most definitely keep his nose out of it when it came to the vengeance that Inuyasha was no doubt planning for the wolf fools that had dared to harm a child, let alone a child that was soon to be theirs.

Satori was also worried about his brother's behavior. Something had changed in the time that they had been apart and Satori definitely did not like the change it had made in his brother. Thus, Satori resolved to talk to his brother and if his brother would not tell him what had happened then he was going to his mother and perhaps his father, but he had a feeling that this was more a matter for his mother than his father. His brother was hurting and in turn Satori was hurting because for so long they were all each other had.

The youngest wolf hanyou decided that he would not wait to get to the bottom of the horrifying change in his older brother. He went to his brother that night after his parents had finished tucking him in and returned to their own rooms to seek the answers to his burning questions. Keimitsu was not alone in his rooms. Satori had forgotten about the adaptation period after the adoption of a child into another family which meant that both Inuyasha and Sesshoumaru (as they were now mated) would be sleeping with their new child for the next fortnight to help build a bond with the child. His mom was the first to realize that he was there despite the fact that he was sandwiched between his father and his brother. Sesshoumaru looked over his shoulder at their youngest while Keimitsu peeked over the two inus to catch a glimpse of his brother.

"Come on, pup. You might as well join in." Inuyasha invited while shoving Sesshoumaru over to make room for Satori to cuddle into his other side. The older inu barely restrained himself from pouting, but he did let out a begrudged whine at the fact that he was unable to be in contact with his mate. He liked sleeping in contact with his mate at night, especially because their growing child was now strong enough within Inuyasha's sexy belly to give off its own energy that Sesshoumaru could now feel. Inuyasha just gave a snort before cuddling both children into his sides and closing his eyes in an attempt to get some sleep. The others soon followed his example and the new family of, currently, four was lost to the land of dreams.

Inuyasha awoke early the next morning feeling as though something was wrong, seriously, horribly wrong. His first instinct was to look after the children and while Satori was safely snuggled into Sesshoumaru's protectively gentle embrace, Keimitsu was not in the bed nor was he in the rooms at all. By his scent, he could not have been gone long so Inuyasha got up and followed the still lingering scent trail that belonged to Keimitsu. Inuyasha followed the trail all the way out of the palace and into the general gardens that occupied the eastern end of the palace. Keimitsu's scent was joined by another and the further into the gardens Inuyasha went the more another scent tickled his nose. When he was close enough to hear the sounds, his mind finally acknowledged what he had been denying since the out of place scent first tickled his nose.

Inuyasha's rage knew no bounds as he stalked through to the heart of the gardens where a she-wolf was lying on her back forcing Keimitsu into an act that the child had no business knowing for the next one hundred years at the least. Inuyasha snarled as his eyes bled red and his pupils turned sky blue. His marks appeared in jagged magenta stripes and his fangs elongated before he grabbed the wolf cub by the scruff of his neck, set him down behind him and snatched the despicable she-wolf up by her pitiful, fragile neck.

"What the hell do you think you are doing to MY CHILD!" Inuyasha growled out passed his rage that any demon could so such a disgusting thing to a child, one still considered to be toddler in their terms. Inuyasha watched apathetically as the thing attempted to talk past his constriction of her airways before he took his free hand and shoved it through her abdomen, grabbed the small organ there and ripped it right out of her filthy, undeserving body. He was not finished with just taking away her ability to have children, he also mauled her breasts while making sure to shred her nipples beyond repair, and then for his final act, he mauled what was left of her womanhood. He took away the pleasure button that she had been forcing his son to be in contact with. She would never be whole again and Inuyasha was not done with her just yet. She would still get her comeuppance in the inu courts and they would be almost as harsh as he had been.

Inuyasha was calmed and distracted though, when he heard Keimitsu whimper from somewhere behind him. The Beta dropped the repulsive woman like she was diseased and turned his full attention to the crying child that was huddled at the entrance to the heart of the gardens. The pup flinched away from Inuyasha when he came close, but Inuyasha persisted in wrapping the child up in the safety of his arms. Inuyasha rubbed the little hanyou's back while whispering promises of no more the horrors that the inu hanyou had found that night and sweet sayings that soothed the child's troubled heart for the moment. Once Keimitsu was sufficiently calmed, Inuyasha tilted his head back and let out a pitching howl to call his mate and his father to the scene of the crime. He then walked out of sight of the softly groaning lump of flesh so as to save Keimitsu from anymore terrible sights.

Sesshoumaru shot straight up at the howl and after quickly making sure that he had not wakened Satori who had been nestled against him, he flew out of the room while also making note that Keimitsu was missing. Sesshoumaru joined his father halfway to the gardens from where the howl had originated and what they found there took every bit of control they had not to be sick. Inuyasha told them that they needed to deal with the vermin that he had left in the gardens while he tended to the pup and when that was done, he would explain everything that he knew. The two Alphas were horrified as they saw the damage that Inuyasha had wrought on what was once a she-wolf. Because of the amount of blood in the air, it was impossible for them to distinguish any other scents and thus they did not smell the events that had occurred before and shortly after Inuyasha had arrived. However, they did do as the Beta had bid as it had involved a child and Betas do not attack anyone without good reason.

Once the woman had been appropriately taken care of, the Alphas waited outside rooms belonging to Inuyasha and Sesshoumaru. The Beta had obviously decided that the young one needed the comfort of their scent to help him feel safe and protected enough to rest, but they were extremely curious to know what had happened for the action to be needed. Inuyasha only spoke once to them from the other side of the door while still tending to the wolf cub and that was to request that they bring Satori to him so that the two brothers could sleep together. Taisho was the one to fetch the youngest cub and return him to Inuyasha. After that, it was another quarter of a candle length's time when Inuyasha reemerged from the room and led the two Alphas to Taisho's private study that was close enough by that Inuyasha was only mildly uncomfortable with leaving the pups but far enough away that they would not disturb them. It was there that Inuyasha explained what had happened. The two Alphas were shocked and looking more than a bit pale in the face at the information. Their eyes also held rage at the thought of what was done to the poor child. It was no wonder he did not trust anyone.

"How did this happen under our very own noses?" Taisho asked allowed, though it was more of a question to himself.

"What I would like to know is how he left the room without either one of us noticing for so long?" Inuyasha almost snarled. The inu hanyou was almost certain that he would have known immediately if Keimitsu had left the bed and yet he had not known until it was too late to prevent his child's suffering.

"I also want to know what the hell that ookami was doing here?" Inuyasha looked at his father this time as the demon was the in charge.

"There is still a small group of wolves that have yet to be assigned positions and thus have been kept in the servants quarters until they have been assigned. However, none of them were to have any access to the palace and the guards were to ensure that." Taisho told his youngest son quickly. Inuyasha was on a warpath and he would do almost anything he could to avoid being in the line of fire, so to speak.

"Perhaps one of servants has become less than loyal and collaborated with the she-wolf. Or they did not realize her intentions when she had them working for her." Inuyasha and Inu no Taisho thought about the possibility before Inuyasha spoke up once more.

"Well, what are we waiting for? Find out who her accomplice was. I will let you handle them while I go back to the children. It has been a stressful night," said the young hanyou while resting his hand on his slightly rounded stomach. Sesshoumaru nodded without hesitation and escorted his tired, pregnant mate back to their rooms to continue care of the children as well as himself. Once his family was well taken care of, Sesshoumaru and his father set about investigating how Keimitsu's disappearance was covered for the amount of time that it was as well as the motives of the woman that had done such despicable things to the child.

The House of Inu council gave the she-demon a sentence very befitting her crime. She was given to a brothel where she would work for no pay and because of Inuyasha's retribution, she would never receive pleasure from her job either. Her accomplice was one of the cooking servants who had placed a sleeping herb in the family's meal, except for Keimitsu's and while she had not known the exact nature of the other's intentions, she had known that what she was doing was wrong. She was given the same sentence as her companion, though they were not cruel enough to take away all the things that made her female or gave her some measure of pleasure. For Inuyasha, he was satisfied with their punishments but he would still not allow anyone except for his father and mate around his children. Taisho assured Sesshoumaru that Inuyasha's behavior was totally normal for a Beta whose pups had been threatened or harmed when he had been worried about how secluded his family was.

Meanwhile, Inuyasha was working diligently with Keimitsu to get the young one to open up about what had happened and for how long the abuse had been going on. The older wolf hanyou had been extremely reluctant at first, but the more persistently though still gently Inuyasha was, the more the child opened up. Apparently the woman had been his true sire's mate and she was using Keimitsu as revenge for the fact that her husband had been sentenced for his actions. It was a sick justification and it had horribly damaged the little one's mind and heart, but Inuyasha spent plenty of time everyday along with the rest of the family assuring Keimitsu that he should not feel as though the abuse was his fault and that everything that the woman had said was not true. He did deserve to exist, to be loved, to be cared for, to matter to others and Inuyasha, Satori, Sesshoumaru, and Inu no Taisho vowed to him that they would show and give him those things.

Mother Nature smiled down on the family as they began climbing the last hurdle that was standing in their way of them becoming cohesive. She then turned her attention to her own pet project that was finally coming into fruition. The reincarnated miko had mysteriously fallen ill not long after the wolves had been removed from the palace and nothing the healers around her had done had had any affect. She became sicker and weaker until she had practically withered away into nothingness. It would not be long before she finally had no more strength to live and at the same time, the jewel would be destroyed with her death. Since the miko had retained the jewel once it was released back into her care as the only known miko in the Four Lands, Mother Nature had come up with quite an ingenious way of getting rid of it and the ningen priestess. The sickness not only made the girl weaker and sicker, it used the jewel's power to do so and thus, ties them together so that once the girl dies the jewel is destroyed. Their world would finally be safe from the threat of the future even if true peace for the Four Lands would not come for some time yet.

A/N: Hello Everyone! This is the end for now. I hope that you enjoyed it and I look forward to perhaps writing a sequel for this in the near future. However, for now I am going to work on Forsaken: FNEC since I have put it off for so long. Please let met know what you think of this story now that you have read it from beginning to end.

Cheers!

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