The Wind Returns

The Wind Dies is the first episode of the Kaze no Stigma anime.

It first aired on April 11, 2007.

Kazuma Yagami returns to Japan after being banished from the Kannagi Clan head at that time, Genma Kannagi, who is also his father. With his return, a wind mage starts murdering members of the Kannagi Clan and he is their number one suspect.

Summary
In an open area, Ayano Kannagi summons Enraiha in order to defeat a spider yoma. With the help of the spirits of fire, Ayano uses Enraiha to shoot a fire ball at the yoma; destroying it instantly. Finished with her battle, Ayano meets up with her friends Yukari Shinomiya and Nanase Kudō, apologizing for taking long, to which her friends say it was no problem. Elsewhere, Kazuma Yagami arrives at a rather big house to do a job. After he is led inside by the maid, he reunites with a branch family member of the Kannagi Clan, Shinji Yuuki. Surprised with Kazuma's appearance, Shinji asks him who gave him permission to return to Japan, to which Kazuma replies that he was not exiled. Seeing their exchange, their customer asks if they knew one another. Shinji then tells their customer that 'Yagami' is a fake name that Kazuma uses and that his real name is 'Kazuma Kannagi'. He also reveals that Kazuma was considered a failure in the Kannagi Clan.

Before they start their job, Shinji and Kazuma mildly tease each other, but before Shinji is able to pick a fight with him, Kazuma turns serious and tells him that the monster was coming. Sure enough, a skull-like monster appears. Shinji shields their customer from the monster, he then prepares a small flame in his hands and cockily tells the monster to die, while firing his attack. The monster is unaffected by his attacks and repels it; making the whole house burst into flames. As the house catches on fire, Kazuma remarks that it wasn't an evil spirit but a yoma. His customer then begs Kazuma to save him, offering him more money. After hearing his desired price (100 times the amount he was supposed to be paid), Kazuma calmly walks towards the Skull Yoma. Kazuma starts summoning the spirits of wind, already in front of the yoma, and just as the Skull Yoma is about to attack, Kazuma releases a burst of power; wind so strong that it was able to extinguish the flames in the house. A sort of mini tornado then envelopes Kazuma, he attacks the yoma, manipulating the shape of the wind and making it sharp enough to cut the yoma several times; killing it instantly. Once he is done, he reminds his customer that he has three days to deposit his payment. He then goes to Shinji's unconscious body and kicks it roughly. Seeing this, his customer tells him that even though they were on bad terms he should still respect the dead. Kazuma corrects him by saying Shinji isn't dead, to prove his point, after a few more kicks, Shinji regains consciousness and gets up. Kazuma explains that the Kannagi clan are fire magic users who can control fire at will; even a member of the branch family wouldn't die from flames of that intensity. Surprised with the outcome of the battle, Shinji asks if Kazuma used wind. Kazuma just chuckles and says quietly that he was an exception.

Upon entering the Kannagi compound, Ren Kannagi abushes her and gives her a quick hug. Once he lets go, Ayano asks what is wrong, and Ren enthusiastically replies that his brother is back. Ayano, seemingly confused, tries to recall if Ren had a brother, to which Ren reminds her that his brother fought Ayano at the Ceremony of Inheritance to see who would get Enraiha. She suddenly remembers, gloating that Ren's brother was the one who lost after a single blast of her magic. Inside the Clan Head's room, Shinji reports what happened during his job to Jūgo Kannagi, the clan head, who is relieved to know that Kazuma is alright. As soon as they are finished, Ayano and Ren brage in, that is when she finds out that Kazuma is a wind magic user. After confirming this she comments that it was unbelievable that a member of the Kannagi head family would become a wind magic user. The next day, three branch family members are murdered; Shinji Yuuki, Masato Oogami and Takeshi Oogami. Hyoue Kazamaki confirms that, judging by the severed body, it was done by wind magic. Wind magic that was more powerful than what his clan, the Wind Fang Clan, could control. Later, Ayano tells her father that everyone believes Kazuma to be the culprit, since he is now a wind magic user, and he's begun to retaliate against the clan. Jūgo divulges that if it was indeed Kazuma then he'd atone for it with his life. He then finishes their discussion by telling Ayano that there was no need for her to act. She was just to remain on standby until further orders were given. Later at night, Hyoue reports both to Jūgo and Genma that he has found Kazuma, to which Jūgo says that he'd like to meet Kazuma, if Kazuma agreed. Genma decides to send Shingo Yuuki and Takeya Oogami on the job.

As Shingo and Takey drive to where Kazuma is, Ayano pop out from the back seat and tell them not to tell her dad about her sneaking out. Takeya says that it may be a problem, but Ayano brushes it off and says that both of them were top-class mages among the branch families, so she had nothing to worry about. Takeya comments that it would be a chance for them to see her fight, but Shingo states that Ayano would have nothing to do because he was going to deal with Kazuma. Nearing the place where Kazuma was seen, the three of them leave the car and continue on foot. As they are running, Ayano gets trapped in a spiraling wind barrier and is unable to escape. Takeya notices her disappearance but Shingo does not mind him and focuses on Kazuma's figure up ahead. As soon as they are closer to him, Shingo demands to know why Kazuma killed his brother, Shinji. Ignoring his outburst, Kazuma states that he's surprised as to why the heirs of the branch families were there. He says that he has no clue why they were ther and Takeya informs him that three Kannagi members were killed just the night before by a wind mage. Kazuma states that it wasn't him. Though he didn't quite believe it, Takeya then tells him that he should explain to the family head, but Kazuma replies bluntly that he is no longer a member of the Kannagi Clan. He tells them to tell him that, as he destroys a crane behind them with his wind, revealing a Wind Fang Clan member who was following him. Takeya warns Kazuma one last time to come with them but Kazuma still declines. Shingo loses it and prepares to fire a fireball, but Kazuma puts up a sort of wind barrier that repels the force of the fire explosion, bringing Shingo and Takeya down. As soon as he ended his attack, something sneaks up behind Kazuma, which surprises him greatly, and attacks some equipment in the area. The shattered material falls on the fallen Kannagi Clan members; killing them. Kazuma is disturbed to know that wind magic cause this. As he turns around he notices a figure's hand but it vanishes quickly. He then yells at the spirits of the wind; claiming that whatever that was, was a breach of their contract.

He then notices light coming from behind him, and is surprised to see Enraiha, seeing the sword he confirms that the girl wielding it is Ayano. Filled by rage, Ayano attacks Kazuma. He tries to tell her that it is a misunderstanding and that he didn't kill them, but she does not listen and continues to fight him. Kazuma manages to knock Enraiha out of her hands and notes that it has been four years since they've seen each other, to which Ayano merely summons Enraiha back and attacks him once again. They the pause from fighting and Kazuma states that he didn't kill them. Ayano asks him is he expects her to believe this and he nonchalantly replies that is it was up to her. Ayano then angrily asks him who the culprit was and he replies that it was a wind mage but not him and tells her to find out the rest. He then notes that if that was all the next head of the Kannag had, then the clan was in trouble. Ayano, angered by his comment, asks him if whether he is embarrassed by becoming a wind mage despite being part of the Kannagi. And Kazuma replies that he isn't before leaving, his wind making him invisible. Somewhere above the city, Kazuma muses to himself that an all out war with the Kannagi could be fun, but says that he didn't like being controlled by someone from the shadows.

Characters in Order of Appearance

 * 1) Ayano Kannagi
 * 2) Spider Yoma
 * 3) Yukari Shinomiya
 * 4) Nanase Kudō
 * 5) Kazuma Yagami
 * 6) Shinji Yuuki
 * 7) Customer
 * 8) Skull Yoma
 * 9) Ren Kannagi
 * 10) Jūgo Kannagi
 * 11) Genma Kannagi
 * 12) Hyoue Kazamaki
 * 13) Shingo Yuuki
 * 14) Takeya Oogami

Battles

 * Ayano Kannagi vs. Spider Yoma
 * Shinji Yuuki vs. Skull Yoma
 * Kazuma Yagami vs. Skull Yoma
 * Shingo Yuuki and Takeya Oogami vs. Kazuma Yagami
 * Kazuma Yagami vs. Ayano Kannagi

Magic

 * Blaze Technique (炎術 Enjutsu)
 * Wind Technique (風術 Fūjutsu)

Tools

 * Enraiha (炎雷覇 Blaze Lightning Supremacy)