InuYasha Fan Fiction / Yu Yu Hakusho Fan Fiction ❯ Darkness ❯ First Round ( Chapter 1 )

Disclaimer: I don't own Inuyasha, YuYu Hakusho (As much as I'd love to) or any of the anime/manga characters.

 

First Round

After Kagome explained that she'd be gone a few days to the children, she told them that they'd be staying with Genkai, a really powerful psychic who helped train her, while she was gone. All of them were really excited.

When the day to leave came, she gave them all a kiss goodbye and then she left through the portal that formed. She found herself at a dock, in front of a massive boat.

“Alright, listen up you weaklings!” yelled an old man. “This is like last time. Everyone fights, and the people who survive to the island are in the tournament. Any questions?”

Then, he was gone and several thousand demons were boarding the massive vessel. Kagome quickly found her team, and they were all eyeing the others warily.

“Hey listen, guys,” she said upon reaching them, “I don't know what he was talking about, but if everyone's going to fight, do you mind staying back? I really want to cut loose, and I haven't been able to do that in almost a year.”

They all turned their wary eyes to her and she smiled sweetly.

“Fine, whatever,” Yusuke sighed. “Might as well see what you can do when you're serious.”

“Alright! Everyone, report to the center of the boat!” yelled the old man. Several minutes later, every demon was there and a horn blew.

“Fight!”

The entire demon population turned to Kagome in unison. Looks like they wanted to get rid of the `filthy human' before killing each other. They were in for a surprise.

“Alright, little girl. What's say you kill yourself? That way we don't have to get your filthy blood on us,” said a tall lizard demon.

“Or, you can all go to Hell,” she bit out as she let her power flare. Her raven-black hair rose on an unseen wind and suddenly, red energy engulfed her hand. “Blades of Blood!”

She dug her claws into the skin of her palm and let the blood fly, fusing it with her youki. The blades tore through several dozens of the demons before vanishing. Not that Inuyasha couldn't have done better, but Kagome had to say she was using his gift well.

“Little bitch!”

Suddenly, Kagome's eyes flashed red and she smirked cruelly.

“Ten percent,” she said, eyeing them all.

“What?”

“I can kill you all in under a minute using ten percent of my power.”

The demons began laughing hysterically while her teammates gaped at her. The way she said that was too confident.

“Really? You think you, some weak little human woman, can kill all of us in one minute!?”

“No. I said under one minute,” she sighed.

“I'd like to see you try! There's fifty of us and one of you!”

Kagome's claws grew and sharpened while she let her youki flare.

“Well then, I guess killing me shouldn't be too difficult, huh?”

The demons, fed up with her ignorance and stupidity, charged. For a whole forty five seconds, she dodged them with ease and even clawed fifteen to death. Then, it reached the fiftieth second and she charged. Demon corpses littered her path as she went, decapitating them with her claws and purifying them with the arrows she made out of her reiki. She slew the last one on the fifty-ninth second with a smirk.

“Well, that was good exercise,” she said as her features returned to those of a human, and she turned to her gaping teammates.

“Oh my god! That was seriously only ten percent of your power!?” Kuwabara gasped, his face paled.

“Well, I didn't want to insult them too much, but that was actually only two,” she said with a sheepish smile.

“T-T-Two percent!?” he stuttered. “What the hell kind of a demon are you!?”

“Several, but that's hardly the point,” Kagome sighed. “How long's this boat trip?”

“It took a while last time,” Yusuke grumbled. “Though I slept through most of it,” he said with a slight blush of embarrassment.

“I'll be in my room. Come get me when we get to the island,” she said before vanishing. As soon as she was gone, Kurama sighed.

“This is most peculiar.”

“What is? That she's a raging psychopath?” Yusuke grumbled.

“No, though that does raise some concerns. But what I mean is that I've heard about this miko about 500 years ago. She was apparently a peaceful miko who helped anyone who needed it and befriended a great number of humans and demons alike. She was the guardian of a sacred, powerful relic, and she was more pure than anything in this world, according to the rumors from that time.”

“500 years!? No way! It has to be a relative or somethin',” Yusuke argued.

“No, fool. The rumors are that she could travel from the past to the future,” Hiei said, remembering what he'd heard suddenly. “Apparently, there's some well that allowed her access to the past from this era, though it was destroyed a year ago.”

“One year ago? Isn't that when she said she last cut loose?” Kuwabara asked.

“Yes, fool.”

“So that begs the question; what happened to her one year ago?” Kurama asked as Youko began to stir…

 

As the boat docked, Kagome awoke to the feeling of incredible youki. She quickly left her room and found her group heading toward her. When they saw her, they spun and headed for the boat's exit.

They came across a large hotel and found that they had a large room waiting for them after Kagome was inspected to make sure it wasn't a concealment spell over Genkai. As she got to the room, she felt several large auras at the end of the hall.

Her gaze found a small boy with a colorful hat on standing next to a giant who reeked of booze and a man with blue, spiked hair that came down over his face. Upon seeing them, she quickly entered the room. They followed quickly, and Yusuke sighed at her tension.

“Relax, they're not enemies,” he said exasperatedly. Just then, they entered and the demons grinned.

“Long time no see, eh, Yusuke?” the tall man asked. “And who's this little love you've got here? No Genkai this time?”

“Hey, Chu,” Yusuke said with a smirk. “Genkai couldn't make it, so she came in the hag's place.”

“Really? Well, nice ta meet ya,” he said, extending a hand to Kagome, who shook it quickly. “I'm Chu.”

“Kagome,” she said before letting go of his hand.

“Kagome, huh? I like it! Say, are you as strong as Urameshi?”

Kagome kept her face straight as she shrugged.

“I don't know. I think that finding the answer out would be painful for someone.”

While Chu assumed she was referring to herself, there wasn't a doubt in any of her teammates minds she meant Yusuke, and after seeing what she could do, he wasn't inclined to disagree.

“Well, if we end up fighting, make sure to give it your all!”

“Oh, don't worry about that,” she said with a genuine smile. “Holding back isn't my forte.”

After that, Kagome took a shower while the demons talked. As the warm water soothed her skin, she closed her eyes. Memories were beginning to unlock themselves, and that was a bad sign…

 

Flashback

 

“Koga!” she screamed as the kurohanyo's tentacle tore through the wolf's chest, leaving a poison-filled crater in his center.

Quickly calling her healing powers to her, Kagome ran to him.

“Koga, hang on!”

A dark laughter filled the air and Kagome glared at Naraku with so much hatred that he actually cringed slightly. It was unexpected that Kagome would show such raw aggression. Perhaps attacking the wolf first had been a bad choice.

Koga's wound was refusing to heal.

“No, please, Koga! Don't die!”

“Ka-go… me…”

He coughed up blood and tears welled in Kagome's eyes. Suddenly, she felt his spirit leave his body and then she was filled with an incredible power.

“What!?”

Kill Naraku, Koga's voice said before fading. She stood frozen as her leg muscles increased in tone and grew more muscular. They looked like Ayame's, only tanner. Power poured through her entire body from her new legs and she began to draw another arrow to fire at the kurohanyo.

“What's wrong, Kagome? I thought you didn't like the wolf,” Naraku mocked. His answer was a massive burst of holy power surging toward him. He reacted quickly enough to dodge it, but just barely.

“Something the matter?”

Kagome looked at the various wounds riddling her friends' bodies and power strong enough to turn the ground to smoke rose from her as her eyes shifted color from blue to a dark, angry silver.

“I'm going to kill you! Today, your evil is going to end, Naraku!”

End of Flashback

 

Kagome's eyes slowly opened and she realized the water on her face wasn't from the shower. Her body began to shake, and she became angrier the longer she couldn't stop it.

“Damnit! Damn you,” she said, images of Naraku's cocky face making her tears flow freely.

Then, she remembered that other people were nearby and could probably smell the salt, and she turned the shower off. She was not going to look weak to anybody. Not ever again.

As she dressed in her pajamas, a large T-shirt and jeans, she felt more tears coming. Refusing to let them out, she exited the bathroom to find nobody else there. On the door was a note:

 

Kagome, didn't want to disturb your shower. We're going to check out what kind of competition there is. Be back in a bit.

-Kurama

 

Kagome sighed. She wasn't tired, and there wasn't a television or anything in the room. Just as she decided to go find her teammates, there was a knock on the door.

She stepped outside to find the man from the videotapes smiling at her.

“Hello, there. Say, you wouldn't happen to have seen an old woman around, have you?”

“No, Genkai isn't here,” she spat out. “I'm the one you're looking for.”

“Really? Such a young thing is that near-demigod's replacement?”

“I'm not as harmless as I look.”

“Very well then. I have Urameshi's wife. If you'll be so kind as to give me your information so I can verify that you're who you say you are, I will give her to you.”

“And I should trust you because…?” she prompted.

“Oh, you shouldn't. But, seeing as the reason you're here is my request, you've really got no choice if you want her safe.”

“Fine,” she bit out. “Show me the girl first.”

Despite her past innocence, Kagome had long ago learned trust was something not to be easily given out, and this man definitely didn't warrant it.

The man sighed and Keiko was dragged into the hallway from a room nearby by a massive man with piercings covering his face. At his side were two massive swords, and strapped to his back was a huge ax. Keiko looked at her and tears rolled down her eyes.

Before the man or her guard could react, Kagome vanished and she reappeared in front of her door with Keiko in her grasp.

“Are you alright?” she asked the girl. Using her aura, she sensed the woman was definitely the same Keiko she'd known as a child. She weakly nodded and Kagome sighed.

“Alright. My name's Kagome. I live at a shrine.”

“That's enough information, thank you,” the man said, a cocky smile on his face. “Have any family?”

“Yes, doesn't everyone?”

“Smart-ass,” he spat.

“I'm not intimidated by you or your goon.”

“I would hope not, or this tournament would be completely unentertaining. Well, Kagome who lives in a shrine, please be sure to send my regards to Urameshi. And try to make this tournament entertaining.”

With that, the man and his guard left and Kagome sighed in relief. She could've killed them easily, but that probably wouldn't be good.

“Where's Yusuke?” Keiko asked, her eyes tearing. Kagome smiled slightly and grabbed the woman's hand.

“I was just going to go looking for them. But first, do you want to change?”

Keiko nodded and the two quickly went into the room.

“So, who are you?” Keiko asked as she slipped on an outfit similar to Kagome's, since she had about thirteen of the same thing in her large duffel bag.

“Kagome.”

“Kagome?”

Recognition flared in Keiko's eyes and she grinned.

“Kagome Higurashi!?”

Kagome nodded and found herself in a tight hug.

“It's been so long! What are you doing here? What have you been up to?”

“Whoa, whoa, slow down and breathe, Keiko. I'm here because I saw what they were going to do to you and couldn't let it go. So, shall we go find the boys?”

Keiko nodded vigorously and Kagome lifted her onto her back. She nearly screamed when Kagome took off at speeds that were probably close to Hiei's. After passing dozens of dark blurs, she stopped and they were stared at by dozens of demons.

“Sorry, the ride can be a little disorienting,” Kagome apologized to a stumbling Keiko. She gently guided her through the crowd, ignoring the snarls and whistles as she walked up to her teammates. They were focused intently on a screen, and she looked up to find a bunch of names.

“Hey, guys. Is that the roster?” she asked, making them all jump. When they turned, they found Keiko pale and shaking and Yusuke was instantly at her side.

“Keiko! What's wrong? Did they hurt you?”

Keiko weakly shook her head and Kagome sighed.

“Sorry. I kind of forgot to warn her to not hold her breath before I took off,” she shrugged. “She should recover soon though. I don't think they did anything overly dramatic to her.”

“Where'd you find her?”

“Our oh so gracious host stopped by asking my name. He left after I told him my name was Kagome. So, who are we up against?” she asked Kurama while a stunned Yusuke stared at her.

“Wait! He showed up!? At our room?”

“Yeah. He said to give you his regards.”

“And why the hell didn't you kick his ass!?” Yusuke snarled. Now, the entire group was focused on them and Kagome shrugged.

“I have his scent. I can kill him later. The important thing was getting Keiko out of their hands. So seriously, who are we fighting?” she once again asked Kurama.

Nobody could believe she was so nonchalant about what she'd just said. She'd pretty much admitted she was going to kill a human later, as if it wasn't a big deal. That's something a demon would do, not a miko.

Annoyed, she scanned the screen and found their team name next to the name of their opponents. She was surprised to find that they were the very first fight in the tournament, and the fight started in about an hour.

“Scared?” asked a tinny voice to her right. Unlike everyone else, she didn't tense.

“Are you the captain?” she asked, surprising everyone.

“Yes, I am. Want an autograph?”

“No, just your surrender,” she said with a shrug. “If you surrender, I won't need to waste my energy on weaklings.”

The demon snarled and began to swing a sword at her. She moved out of its path with little effort and sighed.

“Is that a `no'?”

He swung again, receiving the same result.

“Little, arrogant bitch! Humans should not be here!”

Kagome shrugged and blocked his next swing.

“You shouldn't underestimate people. It can have bad results,” she growled. His eyes bulged when he found the broken-off tip of his sword pressed to his jugular vein, not quite breaking it.

“See you in an hour,” she said before dropping it. The demon turned and ran while every other demon glared at her.

“If you don't want me on your team now that Keiko's safe, I'd understand,” she said without turning around.

She scanned the screen for any familiar names on it. She found a few, who she'd heard about through rumors recently. They were supposed to be pretty strong.

They all stared at the bipolar demon before them with mixed expressions. Kuwabara was downright scared while Hiei was curious. Kurama was analyzing her, trying to figure out the puzzle that was `Kagome.' Yusuke was impressed that she had enough guts to make the offer of surrender to a demon. Keiko was just horrified.

“Kagome? What happened to you since we were kids?” she asked.

“Oh, a lot of things,” she said with a shrug. “It's funny. I used to be considered the most pure being on the planet after saints and Midoriko, but now I'm a demon drenched in blood. Odd how things turn out, isn't it?”

“You've got a real emo thing goin' on, don't ya?” Yusuke asked.

“Emo? No, nothing like that. Depressed, maybe. Or apathetic. Maybe a bit psychotic. But not emo.”

A loudspeaker beeped and they all looked up.

“All of today's teams, please report to the stadium in fifteen minutes.”

“Well, I guess I'll see you,” Kagome said before walking away.

“You can't leave, or we'll be disqualified, Kagome,” Kurama sighed.

That's not what stopped her, however. She didn't make it three steps before a sudden sense of dread filled her. Her miko senses were telling her that leaving would be a very bad idea, and they were very rarely wrong in her entire life.

“Alright, but at least try not to hate me too much while we're here,” she sighed.

She changed her path and found herself in a large group of demons heading toward a ring. Thirty minutes of inspecting her surroundings later, the announcer demon proclaimed the first match ready to begin.

“Will Team Urameshi pick their first fighter?”

Kurama jumped onto the stage and found himself staring at a large lizard demon.

“Kurama, I'm going to enjoy eating your entrails!”

“Rose Whip!”

The rose in his hand exploded with youki and the spiked whip grew in his hand. As soon as the bell rang, the match was over. The rest of the matches went similar, with Yusuke using a Shotgun and Hiei decapitating an enemy to quickly clinch their victory. That out of the way, Kagome could now draw things out a bit.

“Alright, fourth fighters, step up!”

A tall man draped in black formed on the stage and smirked, long ebony fangs gleaming. His power was much higher than the others'.

“Hey, you guys can go back to the hotel,” Kagome said with a smile. “Enjoy our first victory. I want to work up a sweat today.”

“You sure?” Kuwabara asked. “There's another guy, too.”

“I'll be fine,” she said with a deceivingly sweet smile. “Go enjoy Keiko's safe return. I'll be there to join you as soon as this is over.”

Knowing that she was going to make this battle like torture, the group left. It was agreed that Hiei should stay behind and observe her actions upon his own request. While they left for the hotel, the small demon used his Jagan to quickly conceal his presence completely as he watched the onna.

 

Kagome jumped onto the stage.

“Hey, would it be alright if I fought you both at once?” she asked the man. Behind him was the team's captain, who was glaring daggers at her.

“You have a deathwish?” he asked before jumping onto the stage.

“Umm… I'm not sure if this is legal,” the announcer said.

“It's fine,” Kagome said. “It's not like it's an advantage to me, right?”

Her ears twitched and she listened intently to her headset.

“Alright, I guess it is legal. The final fight of the first match of the Dark Tournament is here! Kagome versus Doctor Shishi and Tsukiki. Begin!”

A bell dinged and Kagome smiled.

“You seem pretty tough. I'm guessing… one whole minute at three percent,” she said, eyeing the mysterious man's aura. “And you're… one second at one percent,” she said, her smile dropping upon seeing the captain's weak aura.

“What the hell are you babbling about!?” he barked.

“Hey, can you keep a time for me?” she asked the surprised announcer, who caught the stopwatch she threw her.

“Umm… okay?”

She pressed the button and Kagome started slowly walking towards them. She slowly let her youki flare and just the sheer power of one freaking percent of her power made the captain begin to shake.

With a groan, she threw a fireball and he disintegrated.

“Please tell me you're not that weak,” she said to the other man, who was drawing twin daggers.

“I'm not that weak. Shall we get started?”

The area began to cool as his daggers started glowing. Blue and yellow energy began to twine around their edges as the air grew colder.

“Start!”

He ran at her, daggers drawn. Deciding that she really did want to draw this out, she let them graze her to gauge the man's power. Her arm began to smoke as she spun around. She smirked as the smoke dissipated and she let go of more of her youki. Ten percent of her power was released and several demons in the audience spontaneously lit on fire.

“Shoot… Maybe I should use only three percent…”

The man charged at her again and when Kagome went to dodge, she suddenly found her feet paralyzed.

“Tsukikiba!” the man yelled. The daggers hit her and she was thrown back, smoke rising from the gashes along her arms.

“Alright! That actually stung! What class are you?”

“B-Class, human,” he said before charging at her again.

Kagome sighed and her wounds instantly healed.

“Alright, then. I'll put myself at a B-Class's power…”

Her youki immediately cut off and the man stopped in surprise.

“What?”

“There, that should even the odds,” she said with a smile. Her movements were now less agile and graceful while her claws were duller and her power, compared to its previous state, was pitiful.

“Are you mocking me!?”

“No, I just want your pride to be intact. I said one minute at ten percent, but it might be one and a half at three.”

He snarled and his aura grew. In the past, a demon this strong would've scared her. But without Naraku, there really wasn't anything intimidating anymore.

“Man! I really hope there's some S-Classes in the finals, or I'll be so bored.”

He lunged at her and she sighed. Her claw flared with power and it was pushed through the demon's now-smoking chest. With a gurgled cry, he died. She looked at the announcer, who was wide-eyed.

“Amazing… With an incredible time of forty seconds, Kagome wins!”

There were boos and shouts throughout the stadium and Kagome smirked.

Hopefully, the next fight would be a bit more challenging in the second round…

 

A/N:

Alright! That's chapter 1 of `Darkness'! What do you think? Good, bad, or indifferent? Be sure to give me your thoughts and opinions!

 

Now then, I want to clear something up. I'm making Kagome this strong for a reason, which will be later revealed. She may seem like an untouchable god of fighting right now, but that will change by the end of the third round.

And, here's how the tournament will work:

Round 1- 64 teams

Round 2- 32 teams

Round 3- 16 teams

Round 4- 8 teams

Semi-finals- 4 teams

Finals- 2 teams

Needless to say, there will be a lot of time for character development.