InuYasha Fan Fiction / Yu Yu Hakusho Fan Fiction ❯ Ultimatum ❯ Chapter 6 ( Chapter 6 )

Ultimatum

Chapter 6

Boxing King

 

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Ok, procrastination brought about this chapter. I've already gotten reviews, so I am inspired! Woot! Read, Enjoy, and again let me know by Reviewing! Oh, if anyone has questions please state them in reviews - I might answer. :D

 

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Yusuke had almost been at the tree when the fire alarm had gone off. He had known instinctively that they had been connected. His suspicions has been confirmed when he had gotten to the tree and the demon was gone.

 

With a snarl he slammed his fist into the tree, digging in a nice little hole. Ok, Yusuke, keep it together in public. Deep breaths, just like Keiko taught me.

 

For a few moments, Yusuke just sat and calmed down, taking deep breaths. Being extremely new to the practice, it didn't really help him.

 

“Oh screw this.” And he furiously dug around his pockets for his communicator. With a tiny bleep Yusuke was connected straight to Koenma's big tv. He peered down at the toddler coloring in a coloring book.

 

“Yo Toddler! We got an emergency here - where the hell were you?” At Yusuke's shout, Koenma let out a very loud gak and toppled out of the chair.

 

“Damnit, Yusuke - you need to learn how to announce yourself.” With an attempt at courtliness, he straightened his clothes and dusted off a few smidges of dirt. “Now,” with a look at Yusuke, “just what is the problem?”

 

Yusuke let out a snort. “There was a demon sighting at school. Except now it's gone, and the school is on fire. I need to you find it's energy so I can go get rid of it before the entire school goes down. Fire probably isn't going to be much help against this particular type of fire. Now, while I would love to have the school burn down myself, I happen to know that Keiko would take grave offense…”

 

“Alright Yusuke, give me a minute.” Koenma waddled over to a computer on his wall and began pushing buttons. Yusuke was done impatiently waiting, and was just about to snarl out a question when Koenma spoke.

 

“We have a serious problem. I have no idea why these weren't detected earlier, but there are a shitload of demon energies all over the city. I have no idea which one was yours - they are all of about the same low-level demon. You need to get Kuwabara and start getting rid of them.” Yusuke began swearing in the background.

 

A fax machine began whizzing in the corning, papers flying out in a stream. Koenma gravely regarded the little machine. “From the looks of things they are already causing havoc. Those are attacks. We'll start with what's closest to you. Go three streets down from the school and go left - there are three there. I'll get Kurama and Hiei on the ones farther out.”

 

“Fine. This better not take all day, Toddler. I've got other engagements.” Yusuke was just about to hang up the communicator when Koenma spoke.

 

“Don't underestimate them, Yusuke. They escaped detection from the best machine in the three worlds. Most likely they are from our little friend.”

 

Yusuke grunted and clicked close the communicator.

 

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Keiko was wracking the field, trying to find all the students that had been in her class. The teacher had given her a clipboard and told her to start calling names. Keiko gave in inelegant snort at the memory. As if half the class hadn't already ditched. So far, she had six names of twenty-three. She sighed and simply checked off four more - she had seen them walking towards the arcade, so they were at least not somewhere in school.

 

Looking up, Keiko tried to find an area she hadn't already been through. She spied a nearby alley and figured maybe she could find some students there.

 

Walking over, Keiko never noticed the demon trailing her along the rooftops. She moved further into the shadows, heedless of the coming danger.

 

Keiko walked around the final corner, coming to the end of the alley. She put her hands on her hips. Not a single student in sight! She wondered where they had all gotten to.

 

“I guess the professor will just have to accept what I have… This is useless anyways. We will never find all the students…”

 

Keiko turned around, fully prepared to go back to the field and try some more when she felt a small shock hit her neck. A sharp cackle filled the alleyway. It was the last thing she remembered before the world dimmed and went black.

 

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Kagome slowly crouched down into a fighting stance, putting her back against the wall. The three demons spread out and surrounded her, blocking off any escape.

 

Kagome licked her dry lips. She kept her voice steady as she gazed at the demons. “What do you want with me? Why are you here?”

 

In answer they cackled, raising the hairs on the back of her neck. It was an evil cackle, sharp and grating, like nails going down a chalkboard.

 

The tension grew in the small alley as her fear spiked. It was so strong that she could feel it crackling between them.

 

Kagome frowned, narrowing her eyes as she saw a tiny spark flare between two of the demons. Another one snapped out, bigger than the last. She swore as a third came and went. It wasn't tension, it was electricity! There was no way she could fight against them, now.

 

She figured her best bet was to try and reason with them.

 

“What do you want?”

 

They cackled together, shrieking out noise.

 

“You,” replied one. “YOU!” shouted another. “You, you, you, you,” chanted the third. Together they kept speaking, going faster and faster, getting louder and louder.

 

Kagome shrank back into the wall. With a cry she covered her ears, trying to stop the horrendous roundelay.

 

The electricity was getting bigger, making bigger flashes that lit the alley. The air was positively sizzling, as Kagome's hair slowly began to levitate.

 

The demons began firing at the wall. They struck above her shoulder, outside her legs, next to her head. With each strike Kagome cried out, exciting the demons.

 

She was trembling in fear and anger. She was just sitting there! Yet, if she tried to move, to run, to fight, to do something besides shake, it was as if she was paralyzed. Her muscles wouldn't respond.

 

She hadn't faced any demons since she had left the past. Since she had left everyone. Since Inuyasha.

 

She had failed last time. She couldn't do it again. She couldn't move. She began to cry, tears seeping down her face.

 

The demons moved in.

 

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Hiei let out a snarl as he jerked back to Kurama to regroup. These damn bastards were tricky.

 

Kurama kept flicking his wrist, moving the rose whip back and forth, keeping the demons at bay. Their cackling was filling the clearing that they were situated in.

 

“It's no good, Hiei. They just keep coming. Somehow they're multiplying.”

 

Hiei grunted. “My sword just keeps passing through them. I can't seem to land a hit.”

 

“I think they are made out of electricity. It's how they get their shocks and sparks, and why they have a slightly incorporeal form. My rose whip does nothing more than keep them at bay.”

 

Hiei frowned. He reached up and tore off his bandana, letting his Jagan eye out. He focused on one of the demons, preparing a spark in it's hand. He let the power build in his mind, feeling the pressure pounding on the third eye. He narrowed his eyesight to just that demon. With a smirk of satisfaction he let the energy flow into the demon. With a mini explosion the demon blew up. Sparks and chunks of demon flew around Hiei and Kurama, smoke filtering up into the air.

 

Kurama paused as the shocked demons drew back in momentary fear. “Well, that worked well. What did you do?”

 

“I built energy and forced it into the demon. He overflowed and his body couldn't take it.”

 

“Can you do that on a more massive scale?”

 

Hiei frowned. “I don't know. I'm worried I'll bring out the dragon.”

 

Kurama paused for a moment, and then spoke carefully. “We need you to try, Hiei - or we won't be making it out of this clearing.”

 

Hiei glared at Kurama. “I think I know that. Just give me a moment. Keep them at bay. I think when they realize what I am doing they will try and rush me.”

 

Kurama nodded, starting up his rose whip again. With a few flicks of his wrists, he tossed some seeds onto the ground. Within seconds they had sprouted, and living vines began twitching in the air.

 

Hiei sat crosslegged, clearing his mind. With a thought he began building power. As more and more came in, sweat began to roll down his face. The demons, sensing what was going on, rushed him, trying to stop the attack.

 

Kurama began swinging in earnest, doing his best to keep the demons back. The vines were whipping in a frenzy, chopping through demons.

 

Hiei's power reached an enormous level - equal to what he usually used to call the dragon. He figured that was enough.

 

He opened his eyes, glowing violet. He focused as a whole on the demons in the clearing - pinpointing each one while seeing them as a whole. With a jerk he let loose the energy into the clearing.

 

Kurama let out a shout as was forced back from Hiei. A wind began ripping through the clearing, shaking the grass and trees. Kurama struggled to reach Hiei sitting at the calm of the storm. The wind began to speed up, swirling as fast as a tornado.

 

Kurama was just about to touch Hiei when a small pop occurred and the energy rocketed into each of the demons, causing the clearing to shake from the explosions.

 

Hiei slumped over, fainting from exhaustion. Kurama crawled over to him and looked around the clearing in amazement. So much power… He shook his head. Koenma was very lucky to have Hiei on his side. On that note, it might be best if he made sure Koenma never gave Hiei that favor. The repercussions might just be too big to recover from.

 

He grunted and popped open his communicator, ready to call Boton for a portal to the spirit world. Hopefully, that was it for the demons.

 

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