Chapter Six

Big chucks of debris still fell loosely from the demons body, the piece fell into the lava and created a big splashes with ever drop of skin and bone. The lava devoured all that touched it. Which means that the demon would be unable to retrieve his arm. Nature was something demons can't stop.  Lady Kasumi smirked as she saw the pieces fall into the lava, she was wondering what could the demon be thinking about now? What about her clan? She was also feeling glad that her plan has worked out so wonderfully.

Her thoughts were quickly tucked away when she saw the demon was making its way towards Inuyasha. The looming doom and danger of this demon and his other hand was ever present. To let him face the death that so many others had faced.  The horrid death of being on fire forever. Even in the after life. Lady Kasumi never thought this part into the plan, she hoped that Inuyasha or whoever ended up working with her would have their wits and move before it was too late.

But what Lady Kasumi didn't account for was the fact that Inuyasha felt like he had another opening and he was going to attack again. He saw the second hand coming for him, and he thought he could take it down. The demon was injuries so why not use the opening he was given.  He also had no knowledge of the fact that this hand needed a step before it was destroyed.

"Inuyasha, Move!"  Lady Kasumi cried out to Inuyasha.

It was too late. Inuyasha was being stubborn and the demon had moved very close to Inuyasha. She feared he wouldn't have an opening to leave. Or a way to distract the demon so he could get away, This also wouldn't matter if Inuyasha had his mind set on fighting too.   Lady Kasumi felt a heavy burned was about to be laid on her chest. She could be held accountable by his death. She didn't want to carry that guilt so she moved quickly.

Kagome and Miroku watched on in horror. They hadn't noticed that Lady Kasumi had already moved and was about to save Inuyasha. All they saw was a hand that was a few inches away from him. They felt like they were just about to witness Inuyasha's death. Kagome spoke out, "I think he can do it."

Inuyasha have gripped his sword, he was getting ready to swing. Just as he was about to fulfill his attack Lady Kasumi got right in between him and the demon. She quickly moved Inuyasha's arm out of the way that had his sword and then took him with her. No one could see this, not even the demon. Lady Kasumi's speed was impressive to say the least.

She got Inuyasha to a rock and let go of him.

Just as Inuyasha was about to open his mouth he looked at the direction he was just at, the demon had lunged his arm forward. Everything around there was on fire. The flames were licking the ground and the nature around.  Just as the flames lapped up the ground, the red aura had touch the land and turned the land into lava. Above the lava was still glowing red.

Inuyasha wouldn't have lived.  He also realized this is why she told him to listen to her when she told him to move. Without her intervening he would be gone. To put it bluntly.

Lady Kasumi moved away from Inuyasha and got back up in the air.

The demon was chuckling to himself. He was admiring his work.
"You paired up with a half breed, of all things. How shameful." He said. As he spoke he turned around to face Lady Kasumi.  He still had his eye on the humans that were floating on Kirara. "Should I kill the humans next? What do you think Lady Kasumi?" He asked.

"Why are you going after the weak? The humans pose no threat to you, they are here just to watch. So why not give them a show, Unless you enjoy killing the weak and letting the strong get bored of you." She said. "Because I'm getting a bit tried of waiting."

As lady Kasumi spoke she sensed something, well someone was coming closer. She realized the scent, it was Sesshomaru.  She felt hopefully, because if Sesshomaru was coming to this location, and he saw the demon, he most likely would join in on killing it. Sesshomaru never came off as someone who would pass up a fight.

The demon on the other hand wasn't so keen on this idea, Or wait until Sesshomaru graced him with his presences. Now this demon had no idea Lord Sesshomaru was heading in this direction. The move Lady Kasumi had used on him hasn't wore off, and the demon still had no sense of smell, But he wasn't keen on the tone Lady Kasumi used or order. The demon watched Kagome and Miroku and then it lunched its attack on them. Lady Kasumi launched forward, She had nothing she could do to injury the demon, but she attacked anyways. She flung her nails forward, and attacked.

Lady Kasumi then realized, Kagome and Miroku still had the little beads she gave them. These beads would be able to trap this moving hand. In the end too it would keep this demon rather powerless and he would be nothing more then a floating head. With that Lady Kasumi felt a bit of hope, she felt the rising bubble inside of her. The feeling of hope become more of an intense feeling.  She flickered as she moved forward to be above Kirara and the other. She attacked the demon with her claws again, she used the wind to her advantaged and it kicked the hand back a wee bit.  When she used this attack she saw that Kirara was able to move back a bit.  

With one final fling with her claws she then yelled.  
"Hey you two! Toss Now!" She hoped that would be enough for them to use the beads that she gave them early in the day. Lady Kasumi waited as the monk and the human girl grabbed the little beads that were in baggies. They both opened up the bags and took huge handfuls of the beads and tossed them forward. Neither had a very good throw and they wouldn't make it to the demon if Lady Kasumi was there. But she also knew that. They both were humans after all, and neither of them had bows.

As the beads were launched forward she quickly swept them up with the power of her wind. The little beads then were collected around her. There was more then 500, and they also circled around her.

Lady Kasumi no longer needed help from Inuyasha and the others, she did a hand single to tell them to leave. She was ready to then fight him on her own. The demon's hand tried to float forward to catch Kirara and one of the balls she had shot down and hit his hand with tremulous power. The demon stopped and looked at Lady Kasumi, her eyes had grew darker and she was floating above the demons hand.  Her tail had became undone from her kimono. Lady Kasumi's Mannerisms also changed. She was now ready to fight this demon with all of her might. She also hoped that Sesshomaru could make it in time to help her.

The demon looked up at her, he slowly floated his way up there.   She was in the middle of his eyes again. He was slightly curious as to what this bakeneko could possible have in store with him?

He searched inside of himself to make contact with Lady Kasumi's clan, he asked them what was going on, and none of them knew. These balls weren't something they made, or had even seen before. They also hadn't seen a face like Lady Kasumi's.

"Your fight is with me" She said to the demon. Her tail danced around in the wind and finally a red orb of flames danced around her tail. She was about to change herself into her final form of bakeneko. But she had one finally thing in store.

"What is this?" The demon asked. His words were nothing but a hiss. "Are you letting those humans escape and that half breed?" His demon arm quickly moved into the direction Lady Kasumi was in.

The floating demon head had decide this was enough. Surprising for him to realize, but lady Kasumi thought the same. She had grown sick of his attacks. He relaid too much on his hands. The demons hand was floating right up to her as she launched her attack.  The beads that she had floating around her shooting forward to his arm.  Each blow of the beads quickly quieted his fire for just moments. The demon was shocked and unpleasantly surprised. The attacks were working.  

The beads had still been in the same shape they were in when lady Kasumi handed them to the others as they quickly linked themselves around the full arm.

The demon started to cackle with its laughter. For a moment, just a moment it felt fear. It thought maybe more would happen. But after the beads had landed on him, the attack seem to have stopped. "How cute." The demon.  The demon's arm became very hot again and it started to burn away. But Lady Kasumi was full of surprises. The beads didn't burn, nor did they change shape.

She smirked up in the sky, with that Lady Kasumi did one finger movement all of the beads exploded at once. Each of them covered the arm with dirt that quickly quieted the flames in the arm. The burning fire would make man or demon burn even after dead was hushed. As the demon tried to get his arm to get its flames back, his arm would gain weight and more dirt had piled up.

Lady Kasumi laughed to herself softly as she floated above. As the demon would try and heat up his arm more, the outside dirt would turn into clay and would hold in the heat while it also put the fire out. It took Lady Kasumi to figure out what would be the best to stop fires from going even after they were contained in the dirt and this was the best way.

The arm was no longer a threat, and it started to crack.  It was done, she had disarmed both of the floating demons arms, the rest was to destroy the arm and then the head.

As she started to transform she could smell Sesshomaru's scent get closer and closer. She thought to herself he would be here just in time. Inuyasha and the others had gotten away, which means that she and Sesshomaru could finish this demon off. Even if Sesshomaru didn't come she had this plan already figured out.

Lady Kasumi took off her kimono and flung it to the wind. Her body was changing and her clothing would only rip. She would be able to retrieve her clothes with the wind's guidance after this fight was over.  She floated above the now not so scary floating head demon. He grimaced in fear of her. Her pills had weight him down, and he was unable to even get up to her and approach her while she was in this state.  All the demon could do was look up in horror. She was naked as her face and body started to change.  Her face changed into a feline face, her fangs started to show. Her arms and feet both hand long claws that formed,  Her tail also became huge too, and forked. Big flame balls danced around her tail as she finally got into her final form.  She was one of the biggest bakeneko's that was even seen.  The demon was horrify, and the voices of her clan were shocked.

Lady Kasumi was about to settle the wrong that her family had created so many years ago.