Luna screamed loud, and Kuro's eyes turned a malevolent deep black, and white stripes formed on his body. He vanished from the spot he had occupied before, and appeared in front of her. He raised both of his hands into the air, and they were both enveloped by the white light. They all watched, mystified, awaiting the dust to clear. When it finally did, Kuro stood in front of Luna, who was completely unharmed. The trench in the ground was sliced in half, going around them both, splitting in front of Kuro. She looked past him to see what he had done, and her eyes went wide as he spoke.

"Shiro Raikou (White Lightning)."

Kuro stood proud, in his hands was a beautiful sword. It was medieval style like Toukijin, but the beginning of the blade just above the oddly shaped hilt the blade curved inward and then spiked outwards, once, and then again before going onto a straight blade. The hilt was strange, the bottom of the blade stretched out to look like a hilt, and then on the left side were long spikes with webbing inbetween each spike. On the right was just a jagged talon pointing up. In between these two things was a large crystal that just floated in the center, glowing a radiant white. The hilt was covered by a gray leather ending at the bottom with a silver cat's bell.

Kuro spun the weapon once, and touched it to the ground. The ground the point touched turned a bright silver, and Kuro bent low, speaking.

"Stand aside, Luna."

She nodded her head and jogged back to Inuyasha as Sesshomaru returned to his usual form, unsheathing his Toukijin yet again. Kuro spun his weapon expertly, and slanted his eyes. With a staff he wasn't very good, but in swordplay? Sesshomaru would be in trouble now. Sesshomaru charged forward, leaping into the air and simply floating there. Kuro mimicked his move and met him in aerial battle. Sesshomaru raised his sword and slashed at Kuro's left shoulder. Kuro turned in place and thrust his knee into Sesshomaru's gut, and then slammed the hilt of his sword into his elbow, before slashing at his vulnerable neck.

Sesshomaru raised his Toukijin and caught the blow to the neck before flipping and landing on the ground. Inuyasha was impressed. Never had he seen Sesshomaru struck like that. Kuro landed down next to him, raising his sword. Both of their eyes, however, snapped to the side of the cliff Jaken, Rin, and Ah-Uhn stood upon, and they turned raising their blades and placing their backs against each other. Rin and Jaken were scooped up by Ah-Uhn who jumped down the side of the cliff as two warriors launched shuriken at them. Sesshomaru and Kuro both slashed them away with ease, and watched without emotion.

Four warriors, all of them demon who wore long black robes with red flames on the front stood before them. The remnants of the Blood Inferno's?

"We seek the one named Kuro."

"For what purpose have you sought me out?"

"We intend to dispose of you, as you have disgraced our name by killing three of our men and resigning your position."

"Ah yes, I had forgotten."

"Forgotten!?"

One cried out, and raised his palm, a bolt of lightning shooting from his hand. Kuro raised his sword and stabbed downward into the ground, ducking beneath the lightning bolt. He slanted his eyes, and gripped the hilt of his sword tighter than before, speaking.

"Neko Raikou Hasaki (Cat's Lightning Edgeblade)."

Utilizing his old black magic move with his new sword, a huge blade of lightning, shaped much like Kagura's dance of blades excluding it crackled with lightning emerged and slashed two of the four men into nothingness. Sesshomaru raised his sword and aimed at the other two, speaking.

"Pressure Pulse."

Once again the blue pressure needles flew forward and slammed into the foolish demons. They were turned to burnt corpses as they fell to the ground, joining their comrades in death. Sesshomaru sheathed his Toukijin, and turned to Kuro, and for the first time Kuro had ever seen, Sesshomaru smiled.

"Welcome to my clan, Kuro Chigatana."

Kuro looked to Sesshomaru and nodded, speaking.

"No longer am I Chigatana. Just call me Kuro."

Sesshomaru turned away from him, hopping to the other side of the cliff, joining up with Inuyasha and the others as Ah-Uhn, Jaken and Rin landed with them. Kuro turned to join them and Luna, when he saw something strange. Something moved beneath the cliffs? A pair of red eyes stared at him from below, and Kuro slanted his own, bending down. He leapt into the air just as thousands of thick and spiky tentacles crushed the pillar he had stood upon. As he ascended, the tentacles followed him upwards. He raised his sword and slashed at them, cutting them to chunks as he continued to fly upwards.

"Dance of Blades!"

He turned just in time to avoid the many white blades that flew in his direction, Kagura sitting upon a giant feather just ten or so feet away. Kuro saw Kagura's face and his eyes broke open wide. That woman... Kagura had tears in her eyes, and she reached out to Kuro, extending her fingers, attempting to just touch his skin. One of the tentacles used his momentary distraction and stabbed one of its spikes into his side, wrapping about his torso and pinning his arms to one another. He began to push outwards, just a little further and he would be free. But Kagura raised her fan and swept downward, a strange purple powder wafting from the edge of the fan. It hit Kuro's nose and his vision began to blur, his muscles weakening.

Before long his head fell back and his hair descended and he fell limp, still tightly gripping his sword. Inuyasha drew his sword as did Sesshomaru, and they were about to charge when a large purple barrier began to rise from the trench between the cliffs. Within the barrier wearing his usual blue dragon tentacle outfit, chuckling maniacally, pulling Kuro to the barrier beneath his feet, was their most hated foe. Sango growled, shaking her head as Kagome and Miroku stood near them, and Inuyasha spoke first.

"Naraku."