InuYasha Fan Fiction / Yu Yu Hakusho Fan Fiction ❯ Darkness ❯ Battle ( Chapter 7 )

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Battle

 

Hiei gently put Kagome down on her bed as he felt her sifting through his memories. Quickly, he erected a barrier so that he didn't concern himself with what she was seeing and he could focus on other things.

Other things, such as his teammates, who were watching him in awe.

“What?” he barked out.

“Hiei, what the hell? Tell me everything that happened, because I'm really interested in why she has your dragon in her!”

“That was most assuredly not the Dragon of the Darkness Flame,” Hiei ground out.

“I'm afraid, Hiei, that doesn't help you,” Kurama said, earning him a glare. “Look at the facts,” he continued. “That was a dragon. Not your dragon, but a dragon, nonetheless. And other than the Dragons of the Mortal and Darkness Flame, there is only one other type, and it is extinct. Add to that the fact that her energy felt oddly like Sensui's, and the fact that you were the only one nearby when all of this occurred, and the result is suspicion.”

“Like I give a damn whether I'm trusted or not, fox,” Hiei stated calmly.

“You're going to answer my questions, Hiei,” Yusuke said with authority. “Firstly, why in the hell did you go to her? Second, why the hell did you seem to actually be gentle for a second with her? And, most importantly to me, why in the hell did she seem like she was completely at ease around you? You screwing her or something?”

Hiei stood up and glared at him, but didn't answer, making Yusuke's eyes widen.

“Holy shit! You are!?”

“No, fool,” Hiei sighed. “She just doesn't like you.”

“Huh?” the detective asked dumbly.

“Oddly enough, the onna says she can trust me more than the rest of you fools, for whatever reason I don't know.”

“She trusts you!? What, is there some kind honor between psychopaths or something?”

Hiei shrugged, though the comment made his blood simmer.

“Perhaps it is because we are untrusting of her, as well,” Kurama supplied.

“Perhaps it's because the rest of you are fools,” Hiei said with a shrug. “The reason is beside the point. She seems to trust me, and as long as she trusts at least one of us, then she will most likely remain an ally instead of an enemy.”

“Scared, Hiei?” Yusuke asked cockily.

“I fear nothing. I don't particularly want to die. And there's no fear in that, it's a fact. Should she be an enemy, the entirety of your pathetic world, as well as possibly the others, will be destroyed.”

“How do you know so much, Hiei!? It sounds almost like you've heard it from her,” Yusuke said accusingly.

“Indeed, it does come off that way,” Kurama added.

Hiei shrugged as he glared out the window of their room. Yusuke's eyes widened and he was in front of the small demon in an instant.

“What did she tell you, Hiei?”

“It's none of your business,” he said calmly. “Nor mine, for that matter. The onna just wouldn't shut up.”

“And how long have you known anything, Hiei?” Kurama asked, his trickster fox side rearing its ugly head.

“That is beside the point. I suggest you take your hands off of me, detective, and get some sleep. Our battle tomorrow will most likely be taxing.”

With a growl, Yusuke left the room, deciding to sleep with his wife for the night.

“And no, fox, you will not find anything out by trying to trick me. I'm beyond your tricks,” Hiei added before sitting down next to Kagome's bed.

With a sigh, the kitsune left and Kuwabara, who had been silent up until then, looked at the sleeping miko/demon/goddess.

“You know somethin', Hiei? Between the two of you, I'm less scared of you,” he said before leaving.

“Hn,” Hiei sighed as everybody fell asleep…

 

The next morning, the others were woken up to the feeling of power nearby. Everybody went toward it to find Kagome standing in a clearing in the forest, apparently sleeping.

“What am I going to do?” she asked nobody. Everyone looked at her like she'd lost her mind until a creature of shimmering blue energy formed.

“Well, they hate you. You're currently a living power conduit. And Naraku's alive. The way I see it, you have three possible choices.”

“And they are?” she asked the creature, oblivious to those around her.

“Well, firstly, you could always just lure Naraku somewhere on this huge island with nobody around and kill him there.”

“I can't do that. He's smart enough to know that if he gets to be alone with me somewhere, I will throw my entire body and soul into making sure he doesn't breathe ever again.”

“Right. So, that leads to option two. You can ask your new friends for help, and maybe killing Naraku won't be so complicated. They are rather strong. Especially that mazoku and the apparition.”

“I can't do that, either. For one, they don't trust me. And secondly, I'm not about to let anyone else die because of Naraku. I've watched it too many times already.”

“And that leaves option three,” the creature said. “You can win your way through this tournament, and then make everybody vanish from the island before killing Naraku with your all.”

“That I can do. But that would mean leaving myself open to attack in an unfamiliar landscape in the middle of the ocean, surrounded by a barrier.”

“Oh, please! You can fly for God sake. And the barrier opens itself for you. Even if it didn't, you could always just use a little Tetsusaiga power and bring the barrier down with one swing. And you've got the speed of Koga, Sesshomaru, and Inuyasha in you. I highly doubt you'd have trouble getting out of a bad situation.”

“That's true,” Kagome said, biting her fingernail. “I guess I have no choice, then… Thank you, Rumiko,” she said as she petted the large blue creature.

“No problem,” it said before it bent its head low. “And, on another note, you should know that they don't trust you because you don't trust them, either.”

“Would you trust anyone?”

“In your situation? Not likely,” the creature scoffed. “But remember how you used to be, as well. Remember Jinenji and Shiori?”

“Of course. What about them?”

“They're alive because you trusted demons more than yourself then.”

“I wouldn't go that far. Jinenji was plenty strong on his own. And Shiori was, and still is, more than capable of protecting herself.”

“Yes, but had you not made your group help them, they wouldn't have discovered that on their own.”

Kagome shrugged as she stood up.

“Thank you, Rumiko… Well, I think I'll go see who we're fighting,” she said before the creature vanished in a smoky cloud of blue energy, which came from her body. Once the creature's energy was completely gone, she smiled and took off, leaving the others staring at where she'd been.

“Does anyone know what that was about?” Kuwabara asked as they all entered the clearing.

“Not a clue,” Yusuke sighed.

Kurama and Hiei simply shook their heads.

“I believe we should also see who we're fighting today,” Kurama said before taking off.

Hiei quickly followed, with Yusuke following after that and Kuwabara the farthest away.

When they reached the stadium, Kagome looked at the roster and sighed.

“I guess we'll just have to wait until the finals, at this rate.”

“Don't sound so disappointed,” a large demon said.

“Who're you?” she asked her.

“My name's Jahime. I'm from your opponent team, and I couldn't help but overhear that you think that you'll get past us and all the way to the finals. While those demons on your side are strong, and the mazoku is pretty damn tough, you're nothing but a human, albeit a very powerful one, and in our fight, you need to win at least four matches.”

“Four? Why's that?” Kagome asked curiously.

“There are six fights,” the demon said with a shrug. “Some new, bothersome rule about using the alternates, too. So, don't be too cocky, because you and that other human fool are too pathetic. And whoever your alternate is probably isn't any better.”

“Oi!” Yusuke yelled, getting both their attention. “Is that true?”

“Yeah, unfortunately for you. Say goodbye to the finals if all you've got on your team other than you three are a weak little human psychic who got lucky last time and a little schoolgirl who just used some kind of cheap magic to beat Chu,” she said before sauntering off.

“Alright then… So, we're screwed, huh?” Kuwabara asked, thinking about their lack of an alternate.

“Nothing to worry about. Someone just has to fight twice, right?” Kagome said with a shrug.

“It would appear so.”

“Why not Kurama, then?”

They all looked at her with wide eyes and she sighed.

“Well, technically, you're two people, right, Kurama? So why not fight one fight and let Youko fight one? Therefore, we technically have an alternate,” she explained. They all thought that over and were amazed she could come up with such a simple plan that they'd overlooked.

“That's brilliant… Unfortunately, I cannot just bring Youko out whenever I wish.”

“We'll cross that bridge when we get to it. For right now, we're the second fight today, and then after round three's over, they're going right into round four.”

“How do you know that?” Yusuke asked.

“It's up on that chart with all the fights. Right now there's a fight with a tiger demon's team.”

“Who else is fighting?”

“Guess,” Kagome said as she glared at the stadium. “I'm going to see what we're up against.”

With that, she vanished into the crowd and stood at the edge of the stadium, bringing herself extremely close to the ring.

She found herself staring at a tall, winged man draped in a body-length black cloak with a scythe facing off against a massive ogre with a sword as tall as her. The man was on Naraku's team, judging by the auras.

The bell rang and the ogre was in half before it even completed its reverberations. The crowd `boo'd and yelled as the man jumped down from the stage, his scythe disappearing into his body.

“Umm… Winner of the match, Kurasa! Next fighters, take your places!”

A short woman appeared from Naraku's side, her long red hair flowing. Silver eyes stared blankly at the green-haired imp, who looked similar to Shishiwakamaru, that rose up onto the stage. A long staff formed in his hand and he prepared to strike.

“Second match, Fiora versus Tsukikiba! Fight!”

The bell rang and the imp attacked. Suddenly, a staff formed below his own and held him back as `Tsukikiba' smirked evilly.

“Nightmare Crash!”

The staff exploded with dark energy and suddenly, the imp was wrapped in a massive black snake as he screamed.

“No! No! No, please make it go away!”

The snake hissed and bit the imp's throat. Kagome watched as the venom flowed into his body and he slowly melted.

The crowd watched in stunned silence as the snake glowed and turned into a small black orb, which cracked and shattered.

“Umm… Oh, right! Winner of the second match, Tsukikiba!”

The small woman's staff vanished and she jumped from the ring, a cocky smile on her face.

Without the announcer speaking, a tall, white-haired woman stepped onto the stage, staring blankly ahead while the large mirror in her hand caught the sunlight. A demon snarled and lunged up to the stage.

Kagome stared at the white-haired demon in shock. She'd been positive that Kanna had been killed…

“Third match, Latresia versus Kanna of the Void! Fight!”

The bell rang and the demon began launching balls of fire at the woman.

Every single attack vanished into her mirror, and she smiled weakly.

“Foolish demon. Return!”

The mirror glowed with bright light and then, a massive spear of the demon's energy launched through the air. As it stabbed him, the energy entered his body and he screamed bloody murder as his own youki began to burn him internally. Finally, the mirror flashed again and the demon's soul left his body.

“So noisy,” Kanna said testily as his body fell limply to the ground.

Again, there was shocked silence as the girl turned from her opponent and looked into the crowd.

“It's so nice seeing you again, Kagome,” she said, making the miko's eyes widen.

“How are you alive?” she bit out. “I watched you die.”

“And you also watched Naraku die, but that didn't mean anything in the end, did it?” she bit out. “But, at least I got some emotions while he was away,” she said with a shrug as her opponent's body ignited and vanished. “I'm looking forward to playing with some of your friends.”

With that, she left the ring and the announcer remembered her purpose.

“Winner of the third match, Kanna!”

And then, Naraku appeared on the stage, smiling chillingly at Kagome.

“I think Kanna really wants her revenge on your friend, Kagome. Too bad that dog is dead.”

Kagome grabbed the railing below her and snarled, making his smile widen.

“Testy, testy.”

During his speech, his opponent had gotten into the ring and the bell rang. The demon was now charging at him with two large spikes of energy. They hit Naraku and he turned slowly, still smirking.

The demon was surprised when a massive spray of purple gas hit his face, and then, he was choking for air as the miasma coursed through his blood. With a gurgled, strangled cry, his body turned to bone before everyones' eyes.

“Enjoy your match, Kagome. I'm rather looking forward to seeing how much you've improved. You know how I love to plan,” he said before his entire team vanished.

“Umm… Team Kurasa is the winner of the first fight! Will teams Urameshi and Hime, please come to the ring!?”

Kagome watched as their opponents appeared, and immediately knew they were more dangerous than she had thought. She grabbed onto the railing and flipped over it, landing next to the ring before her team appeared.

“So, do we have to worry about them, Kagome?” Kurama asked, referring to both the previous team and the current one.

“These guys aren't pushovers. I don't know what they can do, though. As for Naraku's team, I think we should talk about that when this fight's over.”

“Alright! The second match of round three will now begin! Fighters, take your places!”

A very lithe cat demon got onto the stage, smiling at their team.

“Who's first?” she purred. “I'm looking forward to sharpening my claws on someone.”

As though to emphasize her point, the blade-like claws caught the sunlight and gleamed.

“Who wants to fight the cat?” Yusuke asked.

“I would say that it should be me, but the one I want is that snake demon,” Kagome said while she observed the enemy team.

“Hold on, guys. They're all girls. I can't fight them,” Kuwabara said, receiving a cold stare from everybody else.

“We did not take into account Kuwabara's rather stubborn code of not fighting women. I suppose someone else will also need to fight twice.”

Kagome observed the opponent team and a brilliant idea came to mind. She quickly turned to her teammates.

“Alright, if Kuwabara's not fighting, that leaves four of us. So, two of us will fight twice. Is there a rule against summoning?” she asked the wide-eyed teammates.

“I do not believe so, but summoning is a rather… unique ability,” Kurama said.

“Alright, I just finished figuring out their powers.”

They stared at her blankly and she sighed.

“That one in the black, slutty outfit over there's a succubus. There's no way any of you can fight her, because her powers will have you down regardless of how strong you are because you're men. So, I have to fight her,” she said to a round of reluctant nods.

“Then, there's the one with short black hair. She's got a power a lot like the Void, so there's no way anybody inexperienced with that can fight her.”

“I believe that I can handle that one, onna,” Hiei said, his Jagan flaring with power.

“Alright. The snake demon can use summoning, though what she can summon, I'm not sure. She's also got venom, so someone that is immune to poison and quick-thinking would be most effective.”

“Then I shall take that one,” Kurama offered.

“Right. The tiger demon can cause small explosions through her youki. It's really nothing too strong or impressive. And then, there's the wolf demon. She's got some serious power over energy. Someone who can redirect power would be good for fighting her, so that's either Yusuke or myself.”

“I'll take her,” Yusuke offered.

“Alright. So then, I guess I'll take the cat demon. Or Hiei can do it. She's got some serious speed.”

“This wouldn't even be an issue if the fool would fight,” Hiei ground out. “I suppose I'll fight the cat.”

With that, Hiei jumped up onto the stage and glared at the cat demon.

“Oh! A fire apparition! Goody, I get to sharpen my claws on a Forbidden Child!”

“The first match, Hiei versus Kibahime, begin!”

The bell rang and the cat vanished with a speed greater than Hiei's and pretty close to Kagome's if she were serious.

Suddenly, a large gash formed on Hiei's chest as the cat launched with her claws poised to strike. Though that left her open as he spun and drew his sword right into her chest.

“Ow!” the cat screamed as she fell to the ground bleeding.

“Fool,” Hiei bit out before swinging the sword down. Suddenly, a claw latched onto it and she rose with a cruel smile.

“Just kidding!” she said as the gash that had been through almost her entire body vanished. “Hokiba!”

Flames wrapped around her body and she bit into Hiei's arm. The flames left her and exploded around the bite mark, making Hiei grunt in pain.

Her victorious smirk vanished when Hiei raised his head and showed an even crueler smile.

“Just kidding,” he said before the flames turned black and she instantly turned to dust from the Dragon's attack.

“Winner, Hiei!”

Hiei left the stage and smirked.

“I thought you said she was dangerous.”

“No, I said she was fast. I never said she was dangerous,” she defended.

“Hn.”

Hiei sat on the ground as the wolf demon rose onto the stage.

“You'll pay for killing my sister!” the wolf demon screamed. Lightning struck around her body and Yusuke stepped up.

“Look, I'm sorry your sister was killed. But the lightning trick won't help you against me. I beat a demon that could do the same thing when I was new to this, so there's no way it'll work now.”

“The Saint Beast Suzaku, right? Ha! His power was nothing compared to mine,” she said coldly.

“Well that's good to hear. Don't want this to be too boring,” Yusuke said as the energy began to build around the wolf.

“Second match, Yusuke Urameshi versus Raihime! Begin!”

“Diamond Dust!”

A massive spray of energy left the wolf's hand and Yusuke was suddenly trapped in an ice storm.

“What the hell!?”

Suddenly, the microscopic ice particles began to clash together rapidly and Yusuke found himself trapped in a column of lightning. A pained yelp left it as the energy coursed through his body.

And then, the column was hit with something and its structure of energy became unstable. Unfortunately for the wolf, there were only two demons in the ring, and she was the only one currently holding onto the power. As the column broke down, a massive backlash of electricity smashed into her body, lighting her hair on fire.

“Shotgun!” Yusuke yelled. Several dozen bursts of spirit energy exploded outward from his fist, smashing the wolf out of the arena.

The wolf shook herself and quickly stood up, though with a few bloody wounds riddling her body now.

“That hurt, you little bastard.”

“Can't help it,” Yusuke said with a shrug. “I guess you'll just have to put some effort into winning.”

The wolf snarled and Kagome watched a familiar energy engulf her hand.

“Yusuke, don't get hit by her claw, whatever you do!” she called out.

“Something strange about her claw?” Kurama asked.

“Yeah. If Yusuke's hit with the kind of power in it right now, he won't be getting up for a while.”

“Oh?”

“I'll kill you for killing my sister!” the wolf snarled. With that, she lunged forward and her fist hit the ground where Yusuke had been a second earlier.

“Spirit Gun!” he yelled from above her. Another burst of power hit the wolf and she fell to the ground. But then, she looked up with a snarl and Kagome quickly turned away. What was going to happen next wasn't going to be a pleasant sight.

The wolf snarled and several massive bursts of energy fell from the air, nearly hitting Yusuke. But when he dodged them, she used her created opportunity. Before he could react, she lunged into the air and smashed him with her bleeding hand.

“Blood Claw!”

The youki in her hand flared and Yusuke shot down into the ring, with incredible speed.

Smoke rose from his body-shaped crater and he slowly got up with a grunt.

“Damn, that's one hell of a headache,” he said while shaking his head from side to side.

“You lose!”

He looked up and swung his arms in a block just as she smashed her claw down. The impact made the ground around them explode, and Yusuke grunted under the pressure of keeping her at bay.

“What's wrong, oh great mazoku? Too strong for you?” she asked mockingly. Just then, he fell back a little, dragging her with him. Her eyes widened in surprise as he pressed his finger to her chest.

“Spirit Gun!”

The energy exploded and the wolf demon was sent spiraling through the air before smashing into the ground outside the ring.

He slowly got up and smirked.

“Like hell, bitch! You need to try harder to beat me!”

The wolf demon attempted to get up, but taking the direct hit of spirit energy had done too much damage and she collapsed.

“Winner of the second match, Yusuke Urameshi!”

The announcer shrank at the amount of `boos' and insults she received at that while he stepped down from the ring, panting.

“Damn, that was a pain,” he panted as smoke rose from his body. “The bitch would've cooked my body if I hadn't hit her like that.”

Out of the four women left standing, there were two that seemed particularly challenging, given Yusuke's current condition.

“You know, you could've used the spirit reflection blast, you wouldn't've gotten hurt,” Kagome sighed, getting a glare.

“I don't know how to use the hag's technique.”

“Really? I thought you were the one she passed the complete spirit wave on to? I can use that attack.”

Yusuke growled and she put her hands up in a placating manner as she took in the opposing team.

“Sorry, my misunderstanding. But with wounds like those, will you be able to fight another battle?”

“You said the tiger can create explosions?”

Kagome nodded and he sighed.

“Honestly, if I had about twenty minutes, I think I could. But there's no way in hell I can fight again sooner than that.”

“Well, we only have to win four fights, and that made number two, so hopefully you can rest.”

A tall, black-haired woman rose up to the stage, staring at their team like they were a meal. Kagome, with a slight shiver, quickly realized the gleam was something else, and she jumped up to the ring. The woman frowned as she took a stance.

“What? You boys too scared to fight a girl like me?” she asked with a slight purr to her voice.

“No, I told them I'd be fighting you,” Kagome said with a smirk. “Can't have you using your charm in a fight, right? It'd be too easy.”

The succubus frowned as she took a step back.

“So, you know of my powers, then?”

“I know you're part succubus, but the other part I'm not so sure about.”

“Third match, Kagome versus Shinihime! Begin!” the announcer yelled in sync with the bell.

Both women slowly circled the ring, keeping an equal distance from each other.

“You know, you're not as good as you think. I am part succubi, but I'm also part incubi.”

Kagome's eyes widened at that.

“Oh, shit.”

“Yes, quite the predicament, isn't it?” she asked in a sultry voice.

“Not if I win first!” Kagome yelled. “Dance of Blades!” she yelled at the same time her fan fell into her hand and she swung it. The scythes of youki-infused wind blasted toward the seductress and she dove to the side.

“Oh, that wasn't very nice! You could've gotten my dress dirty,” she said with irritation in her voice. “Why don't you just be a good little slut and not move?” she asked as their eyes met.

“Damn!” Kagome yelled as her body froze.

“Something the matter, Kagome?” she asked, using the miko's name like it was a dirty word. A blush formed on her face and she growled.

“You want to play with spells? Alright then!”

A quick chant left her lips and her entire body began to glow brightly. Then, she was suddenly able to move her arms, much to the demon's surprise.

“What!?”

“Blades of Blood!” she yelled before digging her claws into her palm and throwing the youki-infused blood at the off-guard demon. They dug into her skin and the spell on Kagome left.

“Ha! I'm not so weak,” Kagome said before running toward the disoriented woman. Just before she dug her claws into her, the woman looked at Kagome and their eyes met once again.

“Damnit!” Kagome yelled as her body froze, inches from cutting into the demon.

Her eyes widened as a hand gently pressed to her cheek and her blush increased as the woman lowered her head to her own.

“Something the matter, Kagome? You know, I don't appreciate being attacked like that. You absolutely ruined my dress.”

Kagome's eyes widened even further as Shinihime lowered her head even closer.

“Kiss of Death,” the demon whispered in a low, sultry voice before pressing her lips to the frozen priestess's.

Immediately, power wrapped around them and Kagome paled. She found her body was slightly less restrained, but not enough to do any damage. So, she did the only thing she could do with that newfound mobility. She didn't reveal it until she could move further.

A soft moan from Shinihime came into her lips and Kagome's blush reached an even darker shade of red.

`What the hell is she doing to me!? Why do I feel like this?' she screamed to herself as the power around them increased.

“Enjoying yourself, Kagome?” Shinihime asked with a smirk as she pulled away from the panting miko.

Kagome's hands tightened into fists and shot forward, smashing into the side of the demon's head. She fell back as Kagome's restraint vanished.

Shinihime's eyes widened as she felt Kagome's hand on her chest, and then she smirked.

“Well now, feeling me up during a fight is rather-”

She was cut off as power began to explode outward.

“Acid Claws,” she bit out. Green energy exploded outward from Kagome's hand and the incubus/succubus hybrid reared back as her body was exposed to Sesshomaru's deadly poison.

Using the opportunity, Kagome rushed forward and grabbed Shinihime's hand.

“You lose!”

Shinihime was thrown from the ring as her energy transferred into Kagome's body, along with her own returning energy. Shinihime hit the ground with a thud and Kagome spat on the ground.

“She won't be getting back up for a while,” she ground out to the announcer as she headed for her side of the ring.

“Umm…”

The announcer counted but stopped at four and Kagome spun. At the edge of the fairly-damaged ring was Shinihime, though she was panting, bleeding, and she had an ugly burn on her chest. Unfortunately, the burn was quickly healing, and that meant the half-incubus was now standing without a shirt.

Kagome's blush rose to an even darker shade of red and Shinihime snarled.

“You bitch! You ruined my dress! Entrance!” she screamed. A massive burst of youki flew across the ring and suddenly, Kagome's entire body went rigid.

Expressive eyes glared at the hybrid while she slowly sauntered toward her.

“You know, I was going to have a little fun enjoying your little body, but you pissed me off. So now, I'm going to make you lose in the most humiliating way I can.”

Kagome's eyes widened as the hybrid lifted her hand and pressed it to her exposed breast. Shinihime then leaned forward and pressed her lips passionately to Kagome's, making her entire body shiver, though her brain knew it was wrong.

“You'll die,” Shinihime whispered into the miko's mouth. Suddenly, a massive burst of golden energy rose from Kagome and the hybrid jumped back in shock. The energy quickly disappeared and Kagome growled, though her body and vocal chords were completely immobile.

“Naughty bitch!”

A claw swiped across Kagome's face and rivulets of blood fell from the five long, slender cuts across her cheek. Tears welled in Kagome's eyes, mostly from the sudden impact to her face and not the actual pain. A hand lightly lifted her chin and turned her face to be looking directly at the hybrid.

“Now then, if you're a good little bitch and beg like the submissive little whore I know you are, I might make it quick and end this while you still have some form of reputation. I imagine it looks bad to your teammates that you're not really fighting back, since they don't know what's happening,” Shinihime said with a cruel smile. “Now beg.”

Kagome's eyes bled red and Shinihime's eyes widened. Her hold on the woman shattered and Kagome stepped forward, lifting her off the ground with a claw around her throat.

“Me beg for a filthy slut like you to not hurt me? Ha! You're not even close to my level!”

Shinihime's eyes widened as her head was swung downward into the ring by the claw around her throat. As she was lifted, she saw spots while red covered her other eye. And then, she felt a fist in her stomach and she coughed up a small puddle of blood.

“For what it's worth, if you hadn't tried to humiliate me, I wouldn't have to do this,” Kagome whispered before dropping the hybrid. As she fell, Kagome's fist shot out and the demon was thrown from the ring with a painful-sounding crack upon impact with the ground.

Kagome breathed several deep, calming breaths while the announcer counted to five. She stepped down and sighed.

“Well that was a pain,” she said as she walked past her confused teammates and sat cross-legged on the ground.

“Alright, fighters, take your places!”

The snake demon and Kurama rose onto the stage, and Kagome smirked. The difference between their powers would get them a quick final victory. At the edge of her senses, she felt energy approaching.

The approaching aura made her snarl, but she didn't get up.

“My my, quite the display, Kagome. So much more aggressive than when I ended your pathetic group,” Naraku's voice said behind her. Kuwabara, Yusuke and Hiei jumped while she glared up.

“Get the hell away from me, you bastard. Our fight's in the finals.”

`I need to prepare for that teleportation spell, so I can't fight him now,' Kagome thought absently to herself.

“Oh? Well, true to your word, aren't you?”

“Go away, I'm in a bad mood.”

Naraku chuckled at that.

“You've definitely become more cynical, my dear little priestess. So, Kagome, why don't I just go ahead and tell your friends what kind of a woman you are?” Naraku asked darkly.

Kagome snarled as his team suddenly appeared behind him.

“What would the fun be in that? To mess with my head, you'd need to do better than that. That hybrid can probably do a better job. I guess the last few centuries made you lose your edge, huh?” she asked with a smirk.

“Oh, so arrogant. But you know, I wonder what your dear half-breed would say about your behavior as of late.”

At that, Kagome rose, and her claws formed.

“I can tell you what he'd say. He'd ask me why I'm not ripping your head off right now. And the only reason is because you've got a plan, and I want to know what it is before falling for it like last time.”

“Ah, dear little Kagome. You seem so arrogant. Perhaps that would go away if I were to tell your friends here what you did while I had you in my clutches. I wonder if they'd still side with you?”

Kagome's claws sharpened at that, and Naraku smirked.

“Oh yes, you were quite the little whore when in my castle,” he said loudly so her teammates could hear.

“Whore nothing,” she bit out. “Begging to die isn't shameful after having that done to me,” she said through clenched fangs.

“If I remember correctly, in fact, you wandered around the dungeon for two days looking for somebody with a nice, big `sword' for you.”

Her teammates' eyes widened at that, but Kagome growled.

“It was in the past. I meant that in the literal sense, as killing myself seemed to be a nice alternative. And, in the end, I got away from you, didn't I? And gave you a nice, big, new scar in the process,” she said, focusing on the dark wound on his neck.

“I suggest you leave now,” a new voice said. Both of them looked at Hiei, who was growling at Naraku. “Your smell bothers me.”

Recognition flashed in Naraku's eyes and he chuckled.

“So you're still alive, huh? I guess he didn't do a very good job. Well then, I guess I have to thank you for my birth, don't I, little Forbidden Child?”

With a laugh, his team vanished. Somewhere in the background, there was a yelp of pain and they turned to find Jahime wrapped in a long vine while blood fell from dozens of places along her body.

“Damn fox!” she yelled as poison began to form in her mouth. “Eat this!”

She spit a small, round spear of acid and Kurama dove to avoid it. It hit the ring and ate all the way through to the ground.

“Petals and Thorns!” Kurama yelled as he crushed a rose in his hand. Thousands of small rose petals engulfed Jahime and there was a loud hiss of pain as the blade-like petals cut her body. Unbeknownst to her, they were driving her back toward the edge of the ring, and just as she began to fall, they hit her in succession, knocking her completely unconscious.

“Kurama wins the match! Winner of the second set in round three, Team Urameshi!”

A bloody Kurama staggered off of the ring and the team left for the hotel in silence.

“Okay, that's it!” Yusuke suddenly exploded before grabbing Kagome's arm. “Tell me what the fuck is happening right now! First, you don't hurt that succubus, who you said you'd fight because we couldn't. Then, you beat the living shit out of her! And then, that guy showed up and said a whole lot of things you didn't deny.”

Kagome glanced down at the hand on her arm and growled.

“Take your hand off of me. That bitch put me in a bad mood.”

“Why the hell didn't you just hit her!?”

“She was half succubi, which is why I decided to take the fight. But what I didn't know was that her other half was incubi. I was just as affected as you would've been, though probably a little less controlled.”

“You were fucking making out in the middle of the ring!”

“I couldn't move!” Kagome bit out. “And seriously, take the hand off, now.”

“I'm ordering you to tell me who that demon is!” he barked out. Suddenly, he found himself on the ground with a claw around his throat.

“First, I said to take your hand off of me! And nobody orders me around. I suffered to get my power, and there's not a thing that you can do to make me obey you like a little bitch,” Kagome said, pressing down on his twisted wrist with every word she emphasized. “Now shut the hell up and I'll heal you,” she said before letting him go and standing up.

She first went to Kurama and placed a hand on his chest. Their bodies glowed softly and the bloody wounds on him suddenly disappeared. Next was Hiei, though he had barely a small scratch after his own ice demon blood healed him.

Next was Yusuke, who growled as she placed her hand on his chest but instantly shut up as the wounds on him vanished.

“There. I'm going to see what we might be up against,” she said before walking past them and back to the stadium…

 

A/N:

I know the names were pretty random, but I had to come up with something for their opponents so I could create this dramatic scene. I'm talking about Naraku's opponents. Kagome's actually mean something:

Hime- princess, Kiba- fang, Ja- snake, Rai- energy, and Shini- death

For those who don't know, succubi are female demons that enter the dreams of men and drain their life-forces through making them ejaculate, just as incubi are male demons that do this to women.

Also, this chapter is longer to make up for my previous chapter's relative shortness. Hope you enjoyed! Review!