Yu Yu Hakusho Fan Fiction ❯ Fighting Darkness ❯ Attack Begins ( Chapter 1 )

[ P - Pre-Teen ]

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Yusuke knew he was being followed as he broke off into a hidden part of the park. He clenched his hands into tight fists as he turned to face his stalkers. His gaze slowly swept over the five demons.Three of the demons were farely large with dark, almost black skin, and each bore three mouths filled with razor sharp teeth. The other two were green skinned with one having four horns and the other two horns.
“Spirit Detective,” the four horned demon growled.
“Yeah, that’s me. Got something to say about it?” he asked, assessing their power levels.
They were powerful, stronger than he would have thought. He smirked, unconcerned. It didn’t matter. Strong or not, he was going to make them regret following him.
The four horned demon held up something that had Yusuke’s blood boiling in rage. Kurama’s hair. He stared in sudden understanding at the long lock of hair. The demon grinned.
“I cut this off that traitor after strangling him into unconsciousness. He was weak, and so are you.”
“You know what, I don’t like it when my friends are hurt,” Yusuke gound out through clenched teeth.
The demon brought the hair to his nose and sniffed it before running his long purple tongue over it. He lowered it and said, “I can taste his fear and pain. He tried to fight us, and he even managed to kill two of my brothers. I think I will pay him a visit next, seeing that Xezen failed to kill him.”
Xezen? So there was more to the story than Hiei had told? Yusuke had suspected as much. He pointed a finger at the demon.
“You won’t touch him because I’m going to kill you.”
“I’m sure some my brothers have already found him. Don’t worry. They won’t kill him unill I get there,” the demon said.
Kurama, Yusuke thought, alarm setting in. Kurama hadn’t healed completely and was still weak enough to not be able to win a fight. The demons lunged at him, swinging massive claws. Yusuke dodged, throwing punches, and praying that Kurama could hold on until he could get to him.
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Kuwabara sensed the coming attack seconds before a blow knocked him off his feet and threw him against a large oak tree. He rolled to his feet, anger coursing through him as five demons swept in on him.
“All right, you’re gonna regret that because I’m Kazuma Kuwabara...” his speech was cut off as another blow connected with his jaw.
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Kurama stared down at his right hand, relieved to see that most of the swelling had faded. He made a fist, clenching and unclenching his hand. The motions were followed by a slight pain but it was nothing he couldn’t live with. At least he was healing.
He sighed, lowering his to his side. Hiding his wounds from his mother had been difficult, and he was pretty sure that she suspected something had happened. He had skipped two days of school saying only that he was sick and could not attend. Thankfully she hadn’t questioned him further or tried to take him to a doctor.
A ripple of power washed over him. He frowned and turned towards the window. Yusuke’s energy mixed with other ki signatures flooded over him. A fight, he thought, moving towards the window.
A loud crash came from downstairs as the backdoor was broken down. Kurama felt a knot form in his stomach. Another fight. He quickly pushed open the window and slid out, leaping nimbly onto the tree near his window and quickly climbing down.
Something curled around his leg. Kurama stumbled as he was suddenly jerked to a halt. He glanced down and saw the vine. It wasn’t tight enought to hurt, just tight enough to keep him in place. He looked back, sensing a new presence.
From inside his house a demon howled in pain, the howl followed by four more. The howls faded to silence. Kurama crossed his arms over his chest, waiting. Youko stepped out of the house and met Kurama’s gaze over the short distance.
“You could have just asked me to wait,” Kurama pointed out as the vine slipped from his leg.
“Yes, but I wanted to destroy those demons first. The Spirit Dectives are under attack. Some demon lord in Makai has a large bounty on your heads. I tried to trace him, but he’s sneaky and well hidden. I finally just decided to come here to help you and your friends.”
“Thanks. You arrived just in time.”
“So I seen. Your friends are fighting right now.”
“Yusuke and Kuwarbara?”
“Yes, and I believe Hiei is also under attack in Makai. I couldn’t reach him.”
Kurama felt his chest tighten. Hiei.... Youko gently touched his arm.
“Hiei will be fine. Trust in what you know of him and his fighting abilities. Your other friends are in greater need.”
“Yes.”
“Go to Yusuke, and I’ll help the Idiot, who feels like he needs more help.”
"Hiei’s rubbing off on you,” Kurama pointed out.
“You as well,” Youko replied and then was gone, quickly transforming into full fox form and racing off.
Kurama shook his head and started, running as fast as he could, towards the battle taking place between Yusuke and several powerful demons.
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Hiei could not recall a time when he had been forced to use his maximum speed just to stay alive. He was having to do that now as the seven demons chased at him, all attacking one after another in an attempt to overwhelm him. He swung his sword and cleanly decapitated the closest demon.
If he was having this much trouble, how were the others doing? He was pretty sure that they, too, were under attack in Human World. And Kurama.... He growled in fury, ripping off the ward coveirng his jagan. So be it. He would kill these demon lackeys and then return to Human World.
Hiei felt the power swelling through him as eyes appeared over his entire body and his skin began to shift to green. He rarely took his rage to this level but it was too late now to draw back.
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They were pretty good, Yusuke had to admit as he was slammed against the ground for the third time. Even his shot gun was having a hard time hitting the fast demons. He sat up, spitting out blood. Only two more, he reminded himself as he forced himself to his feet. The green demons were proving to be most difficult.
They rushed him. Yusuke swore silently, bracing himself for the attack.
Vines shot up from the ground and curled around the demons as yoki was raised from a demon just now stepping forward. Yusuke glanced at Kurama, relieved to see that his friend was unharmed. Kurama’s eyes shifted, and the vines tightened, binding the demons to the ground.
“Are you okay, Yusuke?” Kurama asked softly.
“I’m great. I think the four horned demon has something tha belongs to you, Kurama," Yusuke said, rubbing his bruised side.
Kurama turned towards the demon, moving slowly over to him. He saw the red hair wrapped around the demon’s arm and growled low in his throat.
“I believe that is mine,” he said, his voice dropping to an almost whisper.
He drew a seed from his hair and held it out in his palm as the demon’s struggled to break free. Kurama snatched the hair from the demons as he willed the flesh eating plant to grow.
Yusuke had to avert his gaze as the plants purple bloom closed around the demons, silencing whatever screams might have followed.


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