Yu Yu Hakusho Fan Fiction ❯ Eternity ❯ Disturbing Demons ( Chapter 10 )
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By: rain00205 
Anime/Manga: Yu Yu Hakusho Fan Fiction | Genre(s): Romance / Fantasy / Adventure | Type: Other | Uploaded On: 12.01.2011 | Pages: 3 | Words: 4.1K | Visits: 150 | Status: Completed
Anime/Manga: Yu Yu Hakusho Fan Fiction | Genre(s): Romance / Fantasy / Adventure | Type: Other | Uploaded On: 12.01.2011 | Pages: 3 | Words: 4.1K | Visits: 150 | Status: Completed
"Dragon of the Darkness Flame!" bellowed Hiei, unleashing an attack that neither she nor Kurama could believe that he was resorting to. Zeru was the next opponent, and Hiei stepped up to fight him. That came as no surprise to San, it was the fact that he was using such an unstable technique. She was sure that he could've beat Zeru without the Darkness Flame, yet he insisted upon himself to use it. It was a stupid move, powerful but stupid. There was no way he could control the dragon, he would have to sacrifice something in order to lure it from the pits of Rekai. She assumed it was his right arm, with the way his energy was flowing into it. Hiei was a dangerous character, and she was happy that he was on their side for this one. The dragon was coming, she could feel its energy coming for Zeru. He was scared, as he should be, there was no hope of avoiding such an attack, or a monster. The dragon opened its mouth, devouring Zeru, or she, San assumed, it was hard to see anything. When the smoke cleared, all that remained was an ash silhouette of Zeru. He was no more.
"Well he's definitely out of the ring..." said Koto, returning to the ring. She was smart to vacate her post when it came down to Darkness technique.
"Believe me, he's not coming back. That cinder's all that's left of him," Hiei told her, observing his arm.
"Yes and I suppose counting to ten would be meticulous. Let's give it up for Hiei!" but the crowd was in too much shock to make a sound. Hiei returned to the sidelines, his arm covered in a burn.
"Yeah, we're punchin' our way to the top! Hiei can beat anyone with that move! Hiei can beat anyone with that move, am I listening to myself? What if he decides to be a bad guy again?" Kuwabara thought out loud.
"Don't worry fool. We've entered into an alliance and I'm not the type to break it. Of course after the tournament it's free game," Hiei replied. The opposing team's fighters that were left were so afraid that they took off, leaving Rinku by himself. Idiots. San could feel a familiar energy coming from where they ran, and then their energy was no more. She tried, but couldn't remember who this was coming towards them, but then he stepped out of the shadows. He dropped the dead bodies of his teammates on the ground. She gasped.
"Chu..." she trailed.
"You know this demon?" questioned Kurama.
"Yes, I met him during my time in Makai."
"Is he the one your searching for?"
"Hell no! I ran into some stupid apparitions while I was shopping for food at a market during my travels with my mate. Chu helped me out, even though I didn't need it. It was the intention behind it that made us friends, he saw the mark of my mate and decided to defend my honor."
"Your mate has marked you?"
"Yeah, but it doesn't show up in my human nor my wolf form. Once I'm powerful enough to revert back to my demon form, the mark should stay whether I'm wolf or human. By then I should be reunited with him and then it won't even matter anyway, but his power would allow it to show."
"Is there any sign of him?"
"No, but I'm not surprised, I didn't think I'd get to see him so early in the tournament."
"Hn. He's a lot closer than you think," said Hiei.
"Do you know where he is?" San asked hopefully. But Hiei ignored her, and she assumed he did but wasn't going to tell her. She sighed, it was her quest, and she was sure that she had to do it by herself. They turned their attention back to Chu, as he threw away a liquor bottle and fell on his first attempt to enter the ring.
"Hey announcer sheila, you look pretty hot, could you come here a minute? I got a question for you!" and Koto ran towards him afraid. He questioned the alternate fighter rule and then proceeded into middle.
"His spirit power is less than Zeru's but for some reason I get a creepy feeling. Watch out you guys," said Kuwabara.
"What could you be worried about, he's the alternate fighter and secondly he's a drunk," said Botan.
"I don't know..."
"The fool is right. Something is foul. Even when he killed his teammates I couldn't feel his strength. Besides, we have San as our alternate fighter and given the proper motivation she could wipe all of us out without breaking a sweat," said Hiei.
"Awe Hiei, and here I thought you didn't care about me!" San smiled at him. He rolled his eyes.
"I could just as easily take it back."
"But you won't because you know you love me and you know that lying is wrong."
"Hn."
"Let's go you sods, I wanna get a good brawl in before my fun wears off. In that case they'd better all fight me at once!" Chu yelled at them.
"So who's going take him? It hasn't been very long since all three of us fought our matches... Guess we should draw straws or something?" said Kuwabara.
"Urameshi team, present your fighter!" said Koto, running towards them.
"Well we still have that masked fighter guy, come on man it's your turn!" But Genkai just stood there, ignoring him.
"If you don't give me someone I'll have to disqualify."
"No, no, hold on a second. I guess I'll have to fight him unless of course I can get Urameshi to wake up!" But when they looked where Yusuke was once asleep, he had vanished, "That's weird, where did he go?" Yusuke had jumped on stage, clearly refreshed after his incredibly long rest. San smiled, how perfect that Yusuke fight Chu. He was a good demon, so she was hoping there would be no casualties with this one.
"Waking up from the smell of alcohol, can't help but feel a touch of home," he said, rubbing his eyes a bit, "Hey all you stupid demons, I been trying to sleep thru all your clever trash talk long enough and I'm ready to kick some asses!"
"Are you certain your ready to fight? You've been sleeping for almost a day now," said Botan.
"Give me a break, that's why I'm taking this jerk, I always get some light exercise in the morning," Yusuke replied before walking up to Chu. He was half the height. It didn't take long for the "Kill Yusuke" chant to start among the other apparitions. Chu used his demon speed to snatch the microphone from Koto.
"Sorry sheila, got to borrow. Uh, okay, I just want to set the record straight before we get this thing going. Right basically, it's that I'm a really ace person and the only thing I suck at is paper, rock scissors!" Chu declared. San laughed, she laughed so hard she nearly fell down. The whole stadium seemed to be confused about what Chu had said.
"Uh, let me try to translate for the drunkard here. Earlier the Rokuyukai team decided on their master thru paper, rock, scissors. Chu lost pathetically and became the alternate but he wants you to forget about that because he is number one!" Chu cheered, "No need to thank me, that's why I'm here," said Koto, bowing. The crowd stared in awe as Yusuke was taunting Chu. He suddenly ran at an apparition, making his point far from proven as his position as an alternate fighter. He stool booze from an audience member, emptying the contents in one gulp. Chu explained the nature of his fighting, and San thought it would be wise of Yusuke not to take this so lightly.
"Listen to this guy, he's insane," Botan commented. No Botan, he was very unique, and they would soon see it. Chu began to stumble around, indicating that he was ready for power.
"Watch his movements," said Kurama.
"I know, he's beginning," said Hiei.
"This is going to be interesting," stated San. Chu's energy was growing, this is what San was waiting for.
"At last, he shows himself. I've never sense spirit energy of this kind," said Kurama.
"That guys fast," commented Kuwabara.
"Notice how his body flows," said Kurama.
"Yes and his speed only adds to the problem. Good luck trying to hit him," said Hiei. Chu was dancing circles around Yusuke, trying to confuse him. He was incredibly fast, even San had trouble following him. He finally was finally about to strike. San counted four, but she suspected it was more than that. Koto got the replay started, San realizing she only missed one. Chu taunted Yusuke a bit, as the detective got on his feet. Yusuke threw punches, but all of them missed, and Chu ended up behind the human, landing hard hitting blows to Yusuke. He shot up again and began to attack.
"Try using your feet! Or your elbows or something!" yelled Kuwabara.
"Kuwabara! Do me a favour and shut the hell up!" exclaimed Yusuke, punching Chu in the cheek and knocking him down. Chu was up instantly and kicked Yusuke hard, burying him in rubble from the stadium wall. The demon belched and then stumbled over. He motioned for Koto to help him.
"Right, I still need another one!" Chu screamed into the microphone. Koto went on to translate and explain how alcohol is the main source for his style of fighting. San watched him, knowing that he was just playing, and that Yusuke was working on something to beat his opponent. Koto began the count and Chu taunted more. Yusuke burst out of the rubble and onto the ring. He was rubbing his shoulder.
"Yeah, the old block with the shoulder trick! What a champ right?" said Kuwabara, putting an arm around Kurama in excitement. But he wasn't interested. He instead turned to San, something on his mind.
"San, you said you have encountered this demon Chu before right?" he asked her. She nodded, while Yusuke showed Chu his spirit gun, "What can we expect from him?"
"Be still," she said, waiting for Chu to reveal his move. He began drinking what San could smell was the strongest alcohol in all of Makai, and he devoured the whole flask. His energy shot up, this feeling being so different than other youki. He stopped abruptly and ran to the side of the ring and puked. San sighed, waiting for the drink to take affect, "Chu is no regular apparition. He harnesses the power of alcohol to increase his power. He's a master of the drunken martial arts, very powerful. Even if he pukes, he's still gaining strength. It's basically a catalyst," San explained, as Chu began to power up again.
"Hey, that ball he's holding looks just like Uramehi's spirit gun!" declared Kuwabara.
"And approximately equal in force," said Kurama.
"What? Don't you think we should tell Yusuke that!" said Botan, truly astonished at Chu. It was as it should be, San had barely seen Chu fight, but just from that one meeting, she knew to be weary of him. The fighters started to run, ready for battle.
"Yusuke already knows," Kurama responded. Chu shot his ball of energy, and Yusuke fired his spirit gun. It ended in a draw, just as San expected. They began wailing punches at each other at lightning speed.
"They're not even bothering to block the head shots," said Kuwabara.
"This is pure offense, they gave up fighting with their brain's a long time ago. Now its simply a matter of who can endure the most pain," said Hiei. The fist fight ended when Chu landed a good blow, knocking Yusuke far back. Chu created another one of his energy ball, bigger than the last.
"It's amazing how much control he has over the size," Hiei commented.
"It is, and by the sheer volume Yusuke won't be able to block it with the spirit gun," said Kurama.
"Don't sound too worried or anything," said Botan. Chu fired his blast. This was one of those blasted moments of truth.
"He's off balance, he can't defend!" Chu was smug, thinking he had won, but Yusuke took them by surprise. He fired a double spirit gun. No one was expecting that one.
"It's breaking thru!" declared Botan.
"Careful Urameshi, his blast is still going!" shouted Kuwabara.
"Too late," stated Kurama, as both spirit energy weapons made a direct hit. As the smoke cleared there was no one left in the ring besides Koto. San knew better than to just assume that they had both died. They were here, some where, very much alive. Botan and Kuwabara were talking, but San didn't acknowledge him. They were in the air, both tired from dodging. They landed, speaking about how they had lost all their energy, they were both dry, and then they began to laugh.
"They're at the end of their line, I don't know how it will end," said Kurama.
"Is it a tie?" asked Kuwabara.
"No, this battle determines everything. Men are mostly the same in every world, incredibly stubborn. They won't give up until the last man stands, and only because they have too much pride to just call it a draw. What an amazing thing," explained San. Chu suggested something she didn't think she'd see ever again in her life.
"Knife edge death match," said Chu, pulling out two knives.
"I've seen this before," said San. The group looked at her curiously, but she refused to offer any other explanation. Chu would explain, they could listen to him. They watched as Chu put the knives parallel to each other into the ring. He then took off his shoes and placed a food in front of the knife. Yusuke followed suit. They had to wait for the committee to approve of this, but San was sure they would let him. It made her memories flash back to when her brother entered one of these, over that stupid bitch that he ended up mating with, the one that caused her to lose her throne in the first place.
"Hey, wait, does no weapons mean that Urameshi can't use his spirit gun?" asked Kuwabara.
"It wouldn't matter, he doesn't have any spirit energy left," answered Botan.
"Oh, yeah that sucks."
"Take solace. Chu has also exhausted all of his spirit power," Kurama told him.
"Now that the fight has been reduced to hand to hand it'll be the one with the strongest head who prevails," added Hiei. As if that wasn't obvious. The committee approved of this, but San knew that they would trusting Chu would defeat Yusuke. It seemed that was all anyone wanted, for Yusuke to die. They began, just throwing punches at each other, nothing special. In fact, San found it quite boring. She saw Kurama finger the cut on his cheek.
"It looks dashing on you," San complimented, smiling at him.
"Thanks..." Kurama trailed, being caught off guard. She would've acted on that, but Keiko had appeared suddenly, asking Kuwabara to stop the fighting. He began to explain to the girl why they had to fight. San felt sorry for her. She cared so much about Yusuke, yet she didn't belong to this kind of world. It seemed that the match would end soon, and San could tell that it would Chu landed a hard punch, and then they head butted each other. Now it was just a matter of time to see which one had the thicker skull. It did not surprise San that it turned out to be Yusuke. It was done, the first battle was over, and they would be advancing.
...
She walks thru the forest hunting for the treasure. She is separated from Youko at this time, but that suites her just fine, her mate being too protective at times. She smells her prize, it lies ahead of her. She uses one of her many plants to find the traps. She pursues on silent feet, and keeps her guard up. She opens the chest, finding what she looks for. She observes it, and wonders what would happen if she were to snatch it. But she stops in her tracks, becoming frigid. She feels someone behind her, someone dangerous. His energy is not weak, it seems to want to scare her, but she is too proud. She smirks, taking the treasure in her hands and turning to face her enemy.
"My, my, what an exquisite creature..." he tells her, staring at her in lust.
She growls, "Out of my way, I am mated and I'm leaving," she retaliates.
"It does not matter to me if you are mated, I could still have you. I am Karasu, who might you be?"
"Wolves have no need of names, not leave before you get hurt."
He disappears, or so she thinks. She feels him behind her, hands nearly touching her. For the first time, fear strikes down to her heart, "You bear the mark of the legendary bandit. That means that you are the a legend yourself, my Queen." She is still, unable to move. She is afraid, this feeling new to her, "I'm going to have lots of fun with you," he whispers, bring his mouth close to her ear. She finally thinks of a way, but tries to urge her body to move. She snaps out of her state, the treasure clutched in her arms. She can't bring herself to say anything, but urges a plant that will aid in her escape. Its vines wrap around her attacker slowly. He is about to claim his prize, but then is struck immobile. She runs, as fast as she can away from this evil youki. She cries, never wishing to feel such feelings again, and never wishing to see this man again. She does not tell Youko, knowing that the demon would take pleasure in killing him and capturing her.
She masks her feelings as she come to her mate. He is with the pack, she being the last to return. He smiles, seeing she has what they desired. She stops in front of him, holding it out. He takes it, giving it to Yomi, and then she hugs him fiercely. He is stunned, but wraps his arms around her, sensing something was wrong. The feelings in his embrace makes everything okay, makes her safe once more. She does let any tears fall, knowing he would inquire as to why she did, but stays behind with him while the rest of the pack heads towards the temporary den. He kisses the top of her head, and whispers into her ear, "I was starting to worry about you beloved."
"There is no need to worry. We have what we came for," she replies, as she looks into his golden eyes.
"May I ask where this sudden display of affection came from?"
"The young I'm sure. Females become different while carrying them. I must be no exception."
"Let's return to our den koishii."
...
She could never forget a memory like that. Seeing Karasu standing there with Toguro did not sit well with her. He was even more powerful than the first time she had encountered him decades ago. She wasn't sure if he recognized her in the human form of San, but the way he stared at her told her that he did. She knew that he would come for her, he was going to bide his time, suspecting her mate was near. Youko was near, she just wasn't sure where. She didn't find a trace of him anywhere, and wondered which team he would have chosen. The Dark Tournament wasn't even really his style, so she didn't understand why he'd be fighting in the first place. It didn't matter, so long as she found him before Karasu did. In desperation, she decided it would be better to find Kurama. If she knew Kurama, she knew that he would be scoping out the enemy, trying to figure out a way to beat all of them single handedly. He was so predictable at times.
"I knew I'd find you here," she said, standing beside him.
"I was wondering what kept you," came his reply, never taking his eyes off the battle before him. It had just started, and ended just as quickly. San whistled, but then a minotaur demon came forth, wishing to fight.
"This idiots got no chance, he'll be lucky if he can even see the attacks."
"Agreed," and they was right. He didn't see the attacks, and was shredded limb from limb. They gasped as Toguro, just the one stepped from the shadows, ready to fight the next team by himself. San knew that he could do it, by not even using half of his power. He was no longer human, the human that Genkai once knew. San and Kurama watched intently.
"These warriors take advantage of their large bodies to channel great spirit energy," Kurama spoke mostly to himself. San nodded, watched Toguro power up. She gasped, feeling that fear in the pit of her stomach. Karasu was watching, and searching for her. She held onto Kurama's arm, and he assumed it was because of the awesome power of Toguro that she coward. He didn't blame her, Toguro had powers unlike any demon he had ever encountered, defeating him would be no simple task. San recovered, just as Toguro killed the last member of the other team.
"You heal fast," she noted, seeing the cut on his cheek already gone.
"I know of many herbs that help me, though they fail in comparison to the knowledge of your powers," he complimented her as they walked away from the stadium. They walked to the forest. She caught a whiff of a human, one she didn't recognize, but it was male, and it was dying, "Any luck with your mate?"
"No, but I smell a human, and it needs help."
"I trust you can handle the situation on your own?"
"Yeah, I'll call if I need help, I'm sure you'll be looking for Hiei."
"It seemed like a good plan of action," he nodded at her.
"There's something about the Dr.'s team that bothers me. He's a cheat that's for sure, but there are only two demons on his team, and they are nothing compared to the humans. It almost seems as if they don't have any free will. I'll leave that mystery to you, I've got to find this human, I don't know why, but there's just this compelling need to, and his scent isn't very strong."
"I cannot pick it up over the other stenches. I'm amazed that your nose works so well."
"I'm a wolf remember? We're made for hunting. Besides, you've spent way too much time as a human, that's why your nose is getting worse and worse," she smiled at him, changing into her wolf form and dashing off, hunting for the wounded human. He wasn't long for this world, and his scent wasn't that strong, but she was going to find him.
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"Well he's definitely out of the ring..." said Koto, returning to the ring. She was smart to vacate her post when it came down to Darkness technique.
"Believe me, he's not coming back. That cinder's all that's left of him," Hiei told her, observing his arm.
"Yes and I suppose counting to ten would be meticulous. Let's give it up for Hiei!" but the crowd was in too much shock to make a sound. Hiei returned to the sidelines, his arm covered in a burn.
"Yeah, we're punchin' our way to the top! Hiei can beat anyone with that move! Hiei can beat anyone with that move, am I listening to myself? What if he decides to be a bad guy again?" Kuwabara thought out loud.
"Don't worry fool. We've entered into an alliance and I'm not the type to break it. Of course after the tournament it's free game," Hiei replied. The opposing team's fighters that were left were so afraid that they took off, leaving Rinku by himself. Idiots. San could feel a familiar energy coming from where they ran, and then their energy was no more. She tried, but couldn't remember who this was coming towards them, but then he stepped out of the shadows. He dropped the dead bodies of his teammates on the ground. She gasped.
"Chu..." she trailed.
"You know this demon?" questioned Kurama.
"Yes, I met him during my time in Makai."
"Is he the one your searching for?"
"Hell no! I ran into some stupid apparitions while I was shopping for food at a market during my travels with my mate. Chu helped me out, even though I didn't need it. It was the intention behind it that made us friends, he saw the mark of my mate and decided to defend my honor."
"Your mate has marked you?"
"Yeah, but it doesn't show up in my human nor my wolf form. Once I'm powerful enough to revert back to my demon form, the mark should stay whether I'm wolf or human. By then I should be reunited with him and then it won't even matter anyway, but his power would allow it to show."
"Is there any sign of him?"
"No, but I'm not surprised, I didn't think I'd get to see him so early in the tournament."
"Hn. He's a lot closer than you think," said Hiei.
"Do you know where he is?" San asked hopefully. But Hiei ignored her, and she assumed he did but wasn't going to tell her. She sighed, it was her quest, and she was sure that she had to do it by herself. They turned their attention back to Chu, as he threw away a liquor bottle and fell on his first attempt to enter the ring.
"Hey announcer sheila, you look pretty hot, could you come here a minute? I got a question for you!" and Koto ran towards him afraid. He questioned the alternate fighter rule and then proceeded into middle.
"His spirit power is less than Zeru's but for some reason I get a creepy feeling. Watch out you guys," said Kuwabara.
"What could you be worried about, he's the alternate fighter and secondly he's a drunk," said Botan.
"I don't know..."
"The fool is right. Something is foul. Even when he killed his teammates I couldn't feel his strength. Besides, we have San as our alternate fighter and given the proper motivation she could wipe all of us out without breaking a sweat," said Hiei.
"Awe Hiei, and here I thought you didn't care about me!" San smiled at him. He rolled his eyes.
"I could just as easily take it back."
"But you won't because you know you love me and you know that lying is wrong."
"Hn."
"Let's go you sods, I wanna get a good brawl in before my fun wears off. In that case they'd better all fight me at once!" Chu yelled at them.
"So who's going take him? It hasn't been very long since all three of us fought our matches... Guess we should draw straws or something?" said Kuwabara.
"Urameshi team, present your fighter!" said Koto, running towards them.
"Well we still have that masked fighter guy, come on man it's your turn!" But Genkai just stood there, ignoring him.
"If you don't give me someone I'll have to disqualify."
"No, no, hold on a second. I guess I'll have to fight him unless of course I can get Urameshi to wake up!" But when they looked where Yusuke was once asleep, he had vanished, "That's weird, where did he go?" Yusuke had jumped on stage, clearly refreshed after his incredibly long rest. San smiled, how perfect that Yusuke fight Chu. He was a good demon, so she was hoping there would be no casualties with this one.
"Waking up from the smell of alcohol, can't help but feel a touch of home," he said, rubbing his eyes a bit, "Hey all you stupid demons, I been trying to sleep thru all your clever trash talk long enough and I'm ready to kick some asses!"
"Are you certain your ready to fight? You've been sleeping for almost a day now," said Botan.
"Give me a break, that's why I'm taking this jerk, I always get some light exercise in the morning," Yusuke replied before walking up to Chu. He was half the height. It didn't take long for the "Kill Yusuke" chant to start among the other apparitions. Chu used his demon speed to snatch the microphone from Koto.
"Sorry sheila, got to borrow. Uh, okay, I just want to set the record straight before we get this thing going. Right basically, it's that I'm a really ace person and the only thing I suck at is paper, rock scissors!" Chu declared. San laughed, she laughed so hard she nearly fell down. The whole stadium seemed to be confused about what Chu had said.
"Uh, let me try to translate for the drunkard here. Earlier the Rokuyukai team decided on their master thru paper, rock, scissors. Chu lost pathetically and became the alternate but he wants you to forget about that because he is number one!" Chu cheered, "No need to thank me, that's why I'm here," said Koto, bowing. The crowd stared in awe as Yusuke was taunting Chu. He suddenly ran at an apparition, making his point far from proven as his position as an alternate fighter. He stool booze from an audience member, emptying the contents in one gulp. Chu explained the nature of his fighting, and San thought it would be wise of Yusuke not to take this so lightly.
"Listen to this guy, he's insane," Botan commented. No Botan, he was very unique, and they would soon see it. Chu began to stumble around, indicating that he was ready for power.
"Watch his movements," said Kurama.
"I know, he's beginning," said Hiei.
"This is going to be interesting," stated San. Chu's energy was growing, this is what San was waiting for.
"At last, he shows himself. I've never sense spirit energy of this kind," said Kurama.
"That guys fast," commented Kuwabara.
"Notice how his body flows," said Kurama.
"Yes and his speed only adds to the problem. Good luck trying to hit him," said Hiei. Chu was dancing circles around Yusuke, trying to confuse him. He was incredibly fast, even San had trouble following him. He finally was finally about to strike. San counted four, but she suspected it was more than that. Koto got the replay started, San realizing she only missed one. Chu taunted Yusuke a bit, as the detective got on his feet. Yusuke threw punches, but all of them missed, and Chu ended up behind the human, landing hard hitting blows to Yusuke. He shot up again and began to attack.
"Try using your feet! Or your elbows or something!" yelled Kuwabara.
"Kuwabara! Do me a favour and shut the hell up!" exclaimed Yusuke, punching Chu in the cheek and knocking him down. Chu was up instantly and kicked Yusuke hard, burying him in rubble from the stadium wall. The demon belched and then stumbled over. He motioned for Koto to help him.
"Right, I still need another one!" Chu screamed into the microphone. Koto went on to translate and explain how alcohol is the main source for his style of fighting. San watched him, knowing that he was just playing, and that Yusuke was working on something to beat his opponent. Koto began the count and Chu taunted more. Yusuke burst out of the rubble and onto the ring. He was rubbing his shoulder.
"Yeah, the old block with the shoulder trick! What a champ right?" said Kuwabara, putting an arm around Kurama in excitement. But he wasn't interested. He instead turned to San, something on his mind.
"San, you said you have encountered this demon Chu before right?" he asked her. She nodded, while Yusuke showed Chu his spirit gun, "What can we expect from him?"
"Be still," she said, waiting for Chu to reveal his move. He began drinking what San could smell was the strongest alcohol in all of Makai, and he devoured the whole flask. His energy shot up, this feeling being so different than other youki. He stopped abruptly and ran to the side of the ring and puked. San sighed, waiting for the drink to take affect, "Chu is no regular apparition. He harnesses the power of alcohol to increase his power. He's a master of the drunken martial arts, very powerful. Even if he pukes, he's still gaining strength. It's basically a catalyst," San explained, as Chu began to power up again.
"Hey, that ball he's holding looks just like Uramehi's spirit gun!" declared Kuwabara.
"And approximately equal in force," said Kurama.
"What? Don't you think we should tell Yusuke that!" said Botan, truly astonished at Chu. It was as it should be, San had barely seen Chu fight, but just from that one meeting, she knew to be weary of him. The fighters started to run, ready for battle.
"Yusuke already knows," Kurama responded. Chu shot his ball of energy, and Yusuke fired his spirit gun. It ended in a draw, just as San expected. They began wailing punches at each other at lightning speed.
"They're not even bothering to block the head shots," said Kuwabara.
"This is pure offense, they gave up fighting with their brain's a long time ago. Now its simply a matter of who can endure the most pain," said Hiei. The fist fight ended when Chu landed a good blow, knocking Yusuke far back. Chu created another one of his energy ball, bigger than the last.
"It's amazing how much control he has over the size," Hiei commented.
"It is, and by the sheer volume Yusuke won't be able to block it with the spirit gun," said Kurama.
"Don't sound too worried or anything," said Botan. Chu fired his blast. This was one of those blasted moments of truth.
"He's off balance, he can't defend!" Chu was smug, thinking he had won, but Yusuke took them by surprise. He fired a double spirit gun. No one was expecting that one.
"It's breaking thru!" declared Botan.
"Careful Urameshi, his blast is still going!" shouted Kuwabara.
"Too late," stated Kurama, as both spirit energy weapons made a direct hit. As the smoke cleared there was no one left in the ring besides Koto. San knew better than to just assume that they had both died. They were here, some where, very much alive. Botan and Kuwabara were talking, but San didn't acknowledge him. They were in the air, both tired from dodging. They landed, speaking about how they had lost all their energy, they were both dry, and then they began to laugh.
"They're at the end of their line, I don't know how it will end," said Kurama.
"Is it a tie?" asked Kuwabara.
"No, this battle determines everything. Men are mostly the same in every world, incredibly stubborn. They won't give up until the last man stands, and only because they have too much pride to just call it a draw. What an amazing thing," explained San. Chu suggested something she didn't think she'd see ever again in her life.
"Knife edge death match," said Chu, pulling out two knives.
"I've seen this before," said San. The group looked at her curiously, but she refused to offer any other explanation. Chu would explain, they could listen to him. They watched as Chu put the knives parallel to each other into the ring. He then took off his shoes and placed a food in front of the knife. Yusuke followed suit. They had to wait for the committee to approve of this, but San was sure they would let him. It made her memories flash back to when her brother entered one of these, over that stupid bitch that he ended up mating with, the one that caused her to lose her throne in the first place.
"Hey, wait, does no weapons mean that Urameshi can't use his spirit gun?" asked Kuwabara.
"It wouldn't matter, he doesn't have any spirit energy left," answered Botan.
"Oh, yeah that sucks."
"Take solace. Chu has also exhausted all of his spirit power," Kurama told him.
"Now that the fight has been reduced to hand to hand it'll be the one with the strongest head who prevails," added Hiei. As if that wasn't obvious. The committee approved of this, but San knew that they would trusting Chu would defeat Yusuke. It seemed that was all anyone wanted, for Yusuke to die. They began, just throwing punches at each other, nothing special. In fact, San found it quite boring. She saw Kurama finger the cut on his cheek.
"It looks dashing on you," San complimented, smiling at him.
"Thanks..." Kurama trailed, being caught off guard. She would've acted on that, but Keiko had appeared suddenly, asking Kuwabara to stop the fighting. He began to explain to the girl why they had to fight. San felt sorry for her. She cared so much about Yusuke, yet she didn't belong to this kind of world. It seemed that the match would end soon, and San could tell that it would Chu landed a hard punch, and then they head butted each other. Now it was just a matter of time to see which one had the thicker skull. It did not surprise San that it turned out to be Yusuke. It was done, the first battle was over, and they would be advancing.
...
She walks thru the forest hunting for the treasure. She is separated from Youko at this time, but that suites her just fine, her mate being too protective at times. She smells her prize, it lies ahead of her. She uses one of her many plants to find the traps. She pursues on silent feet, and keeps her guard up. She opens the chest, finding what she looks for. She observes it, and wonders what would happen if she were to snatch it. But she stops in her tracks, becoming frigid. She feels someone behind her, someone dangerous. His energy is not weak, it seems to want to scare her, but she is too proud. She smirks, taking the treasure in her hands and turning to face her enemy.
"My, my, what an exquisite creature..." he tells her, staring at her in lust.
She growls, "Out of my way, I am mated and I'm leaving," she retaliates.
"It does not matter to me if you are mated, I could still have you. I am Karasu, who might you be?"
"Wolves have no need of names, not leave before you get hurt."
He disappears, or so she thinks. She feels him behind her, hands nearly touching her. For the first time, fear strikes down to her heart, "You bear the mark of the legendary bandit. That means that you are the a legend yourself, my Queen." She is still, unable to move. She is afraid, this feeling new to her, "I'm going to have lots of fun with you," he whispers, bring his mouth close to her ear. She finally thinks of a way, but tries to urge her body to move. She snaps out of her state, the treasure clutched in her arms. She can't bring herself to say anything, but urges a plant that will aid in her escape. Its vines wrap around her attacker slowly. He is about to claim his prize, but then is struck immobile. She runs, as fast as she can away from this evil youki. She cries, never wishing to feel such feelings again, and never wishing to see this man again. She does not tell Youko, knowing that the demon would take pleasure in killing him and capturing her.
She masks her feelings as she come to her mate. He is with the pack, she being the last to return. He smiles, seeing she has what they desired. She stops in front of him, holding it out. He takes it, giving it to Yomi, and then she hugs him fiercely. He is stunned, but wraps his arms around her, sensing something was wrong. The feelings in his embrace makes everything okay, makes her safe once more. She does let any tears fall, knowing he would inquire as to why she did, but stays behind with him while the rest of the pack heads towards the temporary den. He kisses the top of her head, and whispers into her ear, "I was starting to worry about you beloved."
"There is no need to worry. We have what we came for," she replies, as she looks into his golden eyes.
"May I ask where this sudden display of affection came from?"
"The young I'm sure. Females become different while carrying them. I must be no exception."
"Let's return to our den koishii."
...
She could never forget a memory like that. Seeing Karasu standing there with Toguro did not sit well with her. He was even more powerful than the first time she had encountered him decades ago. She wasn't sure if he recognized her in the human form of San, but the way he stared at her told her that he did. She knew that he would come for her, he was going to bide his time, suspecting her mate was near. Youko was near, she just wasn't sure where. She didn't find a trace of him anywhere, and wondered which team he would have chosen. The Dark Tournament wasn't even really his style, so she didn't understand why he'd be fighting in the first place. It didn't matter, so long as she found him before Karasu did. In desperation, she decided it would be better to find Kurama. If she knew Kurama, she knew that he would be scoping out the enemy, trying to figure out a way to beat all of them single handedly. He was so predictable at times.
"I knew I'd find you here," she said, standing beside him.
"I was wondering what kept you," came his reply, never taking his eyes off the battle before him. It had just started, and ended just as quickly. San whistled, but then a minotaur demon came forth, wishing to fight.
"This idiots got no chance, he'll be lucky if he can even see the attacks."
"Agreed," and they was right. He didn't see the attacks, and was shredded limb from limb. They gasped as Toguro, just the one stepped from the shadows, ready to fight the next team by himself. San knew that he could do it, by not even using half of his power. He was no longer human, the human that Genkai once knew. San and Kurama watched intently.
"These warriors take advantage of their large bodies to channel great spirit energy," Kurama spoke mostly to himself. San nodded, watched Toguro power up. She gasped, feeling that fear in the pit of her stomach. Karasu was watching, and searching for her. She held onto Kurama's arm, and he assumed it was because of the awesome power of Toguro that she coward. He didn't blame her, Toguro had powers unlike any demon he had ever encountered, defeating him would be no simple task. San recovered, just as Toguro killed the last member of the other team.
"You heal fast," she noted, seeing the cut on his cheek already gone.
"I know of many herbs that help me, though they fail in comparison to the knowledge of your powers," he complimented her as they walked away from the stadium. They walked to the forest. She caught a whiff of a human, one she didn't recognize, but it was male, and it was dying, "Any luck with your mate?"
"No, but I smell a human, and it needs help."
"I trust you can handle the situation on your own?"
"Yeah, I'll call if I need help, I'm sure you'll be looking for Hiei."
"It seemed like a good plan of action," he nodded at her.
"There's something about the Dr.'s team that bothers me. He's a cheat that's for sure, but there are only two demons on his team, and they are nothing compared to the humans. It almost seems as if they don't have any free will. I'll leave that mystery to you, I've got to find this human, I don't know why, but there's just this compelling need to, and his scent isn't very strong."
"I cannot pick it up over the other stenches. I'm amazed that your nose works so well."
"I'm a wolf remember? We're made for hunting. Besides, you've spent way too much time as a human, that's why your nose is getting worse and worse," she smiled at him, changing into her wolf form and dashing off, hunting for the wounded human. He wasn't long for this world, and his scent wasn't that strong, but she was going to find him.
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