Kumari and Sazume noticed that the round boulders were actually lizard-demon eggs. They had fallen into the enemy’s nest.
“Who would believe it… Right under our noses! Why haven’t the hunters found it yet?” Sazume asked.
“These demons’ first attack was against a small village, not too far away from here. Ichimaru said he would start investigating from there.”
“Does that mean that they’ll be here soon?”
“Maybe... Look at the size of these eggs! They’re almost as tall as me!” Kumari observed one of them closely.
Suddenly, the egg cracked right in front of his face, and a huge lizard stretched its head out. Kumari retreated, holding his sword firmly as several other eggs started cracking too. Sazume approached the young noble, seeing that they were surrounded. In a few seconds there were six of the lizards around them.
“Oh my... Stay close to me, my Lady,” Kumari commanded, looking at Sazume. He was surprised when he saw she wasn’t showing any sign of fear.
“Are you thinking these things can pose me any threat?” Crackling her fingers, her nails grew, becoming claws just like her mother’s. “I am Lord Sesshomaru’s and Lady Yume’s daughter. No offense… But my parents would be disappointed if I needed to hide behind someone in a fight!”
Kumari smiled, relieved by Sazume’s self-confidence.
“Let’s go, then! There are enough of them for both of us!”
One of the demons charged Sazume, but was torn into pieces by her sharp claws. Kumari dodged a bite and repelled the lizard with strikes from his family’s sword. Sazume jumped when one of the demons tried to bite her feet, and fell over it with her claws pointed down, vanquishing it. Another lizard moved toward the girl while her claws were still stuck on her prey’s corpse, but Kumari quickly covered her, slashing the attacking demon with his sword. The remaining enemies attacked shortly after, but were faced with fierce resistance, and were dispatched before having an actual chance of winning.
“That was too easy,” Sazume yelled, thrilled.
“They were just hungry babies,” Kumari explained, striking down her excitement. “Still, we make a good team, don’t we?” He smiled at her, and she grinned back.
Kumari stared at her for a few moments, and then approached her timidly.
“You have a stain of blood… on your face.” He reached to her, hesitating, and cleaned the stain off her face. Both of them blushed, and an awkward silence reigned for a few moments until they heard a mighty roar.
