Rurouni Kenshin Fan Fiction / Dragon Ball/Z/GT Fan Fiction / InuYasha Fan Fiction ❯ Retribution: Deliver Me From Chaos ❯ The Demon's General Makes His Move ( Chapter 4 )

[A/N]: hey wasap!? Kamotz here with another chappy of DMFC. So here's what happening so far:

-Cerberus is the black wolf

-he has 4 main servants (Kaisers)

-they've been sent across the realities to kill a bunch of heroes

-the Saiyans would have been killed if not for Azrael and Gabriel

But meanwhile in the realm of Spirit Detective Yusuke Urameshi...

"It's a panther demon." Koenma stated. He was becoming annoyed with the young spirit detective.

"A what?"

"Ahhhh!" Koenma growled in exasperation. "The demon I want you go after is A PANTHER DEMON!!! How many times do I have to tell you?"

Yusuke just smiled. He liked nothing more than to annoy the diaper-wearing ruler of spirit world. He had been playing stupid this whole time. "Say that again," he requested.

Koenma was about to explode, but a timely entrance by the grim reaper herself prevented his outburst. "Yusuke," Boton chided. "Stop fooling around. We're having Hiei and Kurama help you for this case. You'll probably need it."

"Why's that?" He asked. "I don't need their help dealing with some little cat. I'll do just fine."

"So you were listening to me!?" Koenma yelled.

Boton sighed. Sometimes Yusuke was too stubborn for his own good. "Listen Yusuke; this demon...we've never even seen him before. He's not in any of our files and we have no idea how strong he might be. Don't you think it's better to be safe than sorry?"

Yusuke grumbled under his breath. "Don't you think it's better to be safe than sorry?" He mocked. It's not like I can't handle some stupid cat demon. I beat Toguro and he was pretty much as strong as they come. Besides, if this demon isn't even on their records then how strong can he be?

"Fine," he mumbled. "They can tag along, but it's just a waste of their time. So where is this punk?"

"He's in downtown Tokyo."

"Isn't that where Kuwabara is?" Yusuke asked.

"Yes," Koenma answered. "We would have asked him to help as well, but we were unable to contact him."

"Well how did you try to call him?" Yusuke wondered.

"Simple," Boton replied. "We tried to contact him mentally."

"You guys are idiots," Yusuke grumbled. "Kuwabara doesn't have a brain so you can't get him mentally." Boton and Koenma sweat-dropped. "You gotta' call his cell phone." Yusuke pulled out his cell and dialed Kuwabara's number. It rang six times before someone picked up.

"Hello?" the voice hissed, it seemed to laugh. Yusuke realized one thing; that wasn't Kuwabara.

"Who is this?" Yusuke asked. "How'd you get Kuwabara's phone?"

"Kuwabara?" The voice wondered. "Oh, you must mean the little human with the Spirit Sword. He can't talk to you right now."

"What did you do to Kuwabara?" Yusuke demanded. Silence was his only answer. "You fucking panther!" He snarled. "Tell me what you've done with him."

"Ah," he cackled. "You must be the Spirit Detective. Why don't you come down for yourself and see what's left of your friend."

Yusuke dropped the phone. "Koenma I need you to get me to Tokyo."

"When?"

"Five minutes ago."

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Yusuke, Hiei, and Kurama arrived in downtown Tokyo only to be greeted by the sight of a mangled Kuwabara.

"Is he...?" Yusuke asked.

"No," Hiei answered. However they all turned towards a crunching sound. What they saw made their stomachs churn. The demon stood about seven feet tall. Its fur was pitch black, as were its wickedly curved claws. It was pure muscle; not an ounce of fat could be seen on its body. It was - put simply - a panther walking upright. It wore oil-black armor, and over its left breast was a strange emblem. It looked like a random assortment of barbs.

The black panther demon was gnawing on a leg bone. It's unfortunate owner lay sprawled on the side of the road, along with about two dozen other victims of the beast's killing spree. It licked its fingers clean of blood.

"You must be Yusuke Urameshi," it laughed. "You've managed to gain quite a reputation among demons. I do hope you're stronger than your friend over there," he said pointing to Kuwabara. "It'd be such a shame if you that weak. Ah, that reminds me; your friend is still alive. It seems I haven't done my job yet. Do hold on for a moment."

Yusuke quickly glanced quickly at Hiei and gave a silent nod. The diminutive demon nodded back and disappeared from view as he attempted to reach Kuwabara before the panther. But the bestial demon had other plans. Before anyone could react, the mighty beast had driven a fist into Hiei's stomach.

"He's faster than Hiei!" Kurama exclaimed. But Hiei recovered and launched into battle with the demon.

"Kurama, grab Kuwabara," Yusuke ordered. "I'll go help Hiei." Yusuke was worried. He had never seen anyone get the edge over Hiei in terms of speed. Strength: maybe, but never speed, and never both. This demon however, was also beating Hiei on the mental field. Hiei had been surprised. His usual rhythm of fighting had been thrown off, and the panther was dominating him in their high-speed battle.

As Kurama neared Kuwabara he felt himself being lifted off the ground and thrown into a building. Yusuke too felt as if he was punched in the face before being thrown to the ground. They turned and saw why. Hiei had been too slow by a fraction of a second, and in that time, the panther demon had managed to take down both Kurama and Yusuke. Then he had returned and slammed Hiei down into the concrete. The great black beast jumped onto a streetlight.

"You're all fools!" He roared. "You are nothing compared to me!" With those words he unleashed a ferocious blast of elemental energy. Yusuke and his friends felt as if they were being burned, while freezing at the same time. They felt jolts of electricity run through them and their bodies felt as if they were being torn apart by a wind of knives. And while all this was happening, the demon continued his ranting. "I am the general of all of Hell's armies. I am the mighty Lakota. None are equal to me in speed or elemental prowess."

Yusuke, Hiei, and Kurama dropped to the ground. After a few moments the mighty beast leapt from his perch on the streetlight and landed gracefully on the ground. Yusuke tried to pull himself up, and managed to get to one knee. He raised one finger and pointed it at the beast.

"Spirit Gun!" He yelled. The giant bullet of energy flew from his fingertip and straight at Lakota. But the demon merely smirked as it raised its hand and discharged a bolt of lightning. The lightning tore through the spirit gun, effectively dissipating it. The bolt continued through and struck Yusuke dead-center and sent him flying backwards. All this had happened in the blink of an eye.

"Fist of the Mortal Flame!" Hiei roared as he flew towards the demon. Kurama had also called his Rose Whip. But Lakota simply smiled as he spewed flame from every pore in his body. The field of fire lanced out in every direction, leveling an entire block and hurling Yusuke, Hiei, Kurama, and the unconscious Kuwabara to the edge of the destruction zone.

Lakota laughed. He then raised both hands. In one hand, a ball of lightning, three feet in diameter formed. In the other hand formed an equally large ball of fire. He slammed his hands together and the two elements swirled together. He then threw the great sphere of destruction

But before the ball could reach them, a single, white-armored figure dropped from the sky and drove its fist into the ball which sent it flying. Wild, ice-blue, shoulder length hair flared around his head. His eyes were green and piercing. On the breastplate of his armor rested an arcane symbol.

"Michael," Lakota snarled. "So was it correct of my master to assume that these four were a necessity for you if you want to win this Endgame?"

"This is none of your concern, Lakota," Michael spoke. His voice was deep and powerful, but smooth as well.

"It does concern me though," Lakota countered. "We all have a stake in the outcome of this war, and I will do everything I can to win." He launched himself into battle with Michael. They clashed in the ruins of the charred streets. And for all Lakota's boasting during his battle with the Spirit Detective, it seemed as though he had met his equal. A bolt of lightning flew from Lakota's hands, but Michael countered by clasping his hands together and firing a burst of divine energy straight into the blast and exploded.

Another figure with the same white armor and crest, but with brown hair, dropped down next to the fallen warriors. One by one, he placed his hands over them. His hands then began to glow as renewed strength flowed back into the four of them.

Yusuke was the first to rise. He turned to the armor clad warrior. "Who are you?" He asked.

The warrior smiled. "Ah, good to see that you're awake," he began. "My name is Raphael. My brother, Michael is over there fighting Lakota. We've been sent here to help you. When our master got word of the demons' plot we were sent to make sure that no one was hurt."

Yusuke then turned to look at his friends. "Will they be okay?"

"They'll be fine," Raphael answered. "But please excuse me for a moment; I need to go help my brother." Raphael then hurled himself across the ground and closed the distance between him and the fighting pair almost instantly. He threw all his weight into a punch and aimed for Lakota, but the speedy demon dodged just in time. However, Michael was there to follow up on Raphael's attack. With his palm outstretched, Michael fired a blinding beam of holy energy straight into Lakota who in turn went crashing through a building.

The demon emerged from the rubble moments later. Lakota snarled fiercely, but then it turned into an evil sneer. He roared as a tornado formed around him. It ripped apart the street and the earth and hurled debris at his opponents. When the wind died down, He was nowhere to be seen.

"Coward," Michael grumbled.

"Hey what the hell is going on guys?" Kuwabara asked. "What was that thing?"

"That, my friends was one of the four Demon Kaisers," Raphael answered. "They've all been sent across different dimensions to destroy the greatest warriors from each world. And here, they almost succeeded."

"Why would they want to kill us?" Kurama asked.

"They are worried that if you join with us then they will be unable to win the Endgame Wars."

"What?"

"The Endgame Wars can be seen as an Armageddon of sorts, but not only for one world. The Endgame is the end to all things in all realities," Michael stated.

"How do you guys tie into this?" Yusuke asked.

"We are Archangels," Raphael answered. "Michael over there is the direct opposite of Lakota."

"I'm not following you," Kuwabara said.

"To put it simply," Michael declared. "I am the commander of all of Heaven's armies, just as Lakota is commander of all of Hell's."

"So this is quite serious isn't it?" Hiei asked.

"You have no idea..."

Next time on DMFC:

Aoshi and Misao are in town visiting. Will a guys' night out mean disaster when the demon sentinel Bahamut decides to rear his head? Will Kenshin have the strength to pull through this without supernatural powers? Stay tuned and find out!

[A/N]:

Phew that was long. Well what do u think? R&R PLEASE!! I NEED TO KNOW. PLEASE REVIEW. I've only got one review but that one really helped.

-Kamotz