CHAPTER SIX
As I approached the growling mutt, something flashed in my head; Kagome, screaming in the grip of a man in a white kimono. Shippo, unconscious on the ground next to Miroku who was clutching his right hand and almost begging the man to let Kagome go and take him instead.

That was when the vision ended and the scream erupted from the camp. I instantly flapped my great wings and rose off the ground, drawing my bokkon in the same movement. Inuyasha was right after me, his jaw set and ready to take on the youkai head-to-head.

We sped directly toward the camp, disrupting birds and other tree-dwellers on the way. I glanced periodically at Inuyasha. He seemed to become more and more determined by the second. I smiled grimly. This was going to be interesting.
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When we arrived at the scene, it was just as I had seen it moments before. The man in white had Kagome in his grasp, dangling her a good few feet off the ground.

Inuyasha landed and drew the Tetsusaiga, instantly pressing the point of the great blade into the throat of his adversary.

"Sesshoumaru," he rumbled, a deep growl working its way out from inside his chest. When the other man merely grinned, Inuyasha pushed harder in the blade, causing a small amount of blood to trickle down the other man's neck and land as a stain on the pure white kimono. As the blood flowed from the wound it became airborne and entered my nostrils. I could feel the look of confusion on my face but it was for good reason. There was something familiar about this scent. The more I sniffed, the cleared it became. This man was Inuyasha's brother! But there was something else there too, something I couldn't put my claws on just yet...

"Hey! Cat! Are you gunna help me or what?"

I looked down from my hovering position in the sky to see that Sesshoumaru had dropped - no, HURLED - Kagome and was now sparing with Inuyasha.

I smiled to myself and extended my right hand to the sky. Now was the time to prove myself.

"Ra and Sekhmet, King and Queen on the sun, lend me your strength. I call upon my Goddess Scythe to help me defeat this evil!"

My incantation produced exactly what I needed. My favorite weapon: a heaven-charged gold staff with the full moon flanked by two crescent moons, the sign of the Goddess, perched on top. When the staff floated into my hand I felt a surge of power, as though Sekhmet herself was within me. Tipping my head up I roared at pointed the staff at the aristocratic demon, declaring an attack.

"Hell's Lightning!"

Energy crackled from the tip of the staff, gathered itself into a ball, and the fired itself at Inuyasha's cold-hearted brother. I vainly shielded my eyes from the excess of light as the energy hit the ground. I flapped higher, attempting to see if Inuyasha was all right and trying to see if I could count how many pieces I'd blown Sesshoumaru into. But suddenly, to my surprise a streak of white shot up from the ground and halted right in front of me. My brain began screaming a mixture of 'Oh, shit' and 'Girl, you had better get your furry ass OUT OF THERE' but of course I stood my ground and waited. In a matter of seconds I had gone from being safe in the air, to facing a VERY pissed off Sesshoumaru. His eyes locked on mine as he spoke.

"Well, well, well. It seems that my brother's found himself yet another girl to entertain himself with." He turned his cold gold eyes to the ground, smiling smugly at Inuyasha. "What's the matter, little brother? That black-haired wench not enough? You had to go and find yourself another whore to play with as well? Although I must admit, this one's much more powerful and MUCH more pleasing to the eye." His gaze returned to me and he slowly licked his lips. I could feel my body shaking with fury and before I knew what was happening...

SMACK!

... I'd slapped the youkai Lord of the Western Lands dead in the face. It was a pretty good slap too, with the entire weight of my body behind it and with enough force to cause Sesshoumaru to teeter slightly off balance even though he regained his composure rather quickly.

"You BITCH!" he growled, cradling his flushed cheek. I grinned and switched to a battle stance.

"Bring it on, asshole."
*~ welp, that's it for this chapter. Sorry, it's so incredibly late, I've had WAY too much going on lately. But here it is, R+R! ~*