Yu Yu Hakusho Fan Fiction ❯ Symbols of Haven ❯ Prologue ( Prologue )

A/N: Yeah, I finally decided it was good enough to post…now if I can just get the other chapters presentable…

Disclaimer: I don't own anything except my OCs and the plot. Please, I don't even have a job. Suing me is useless, you will get nothing. And this is the only time I'm writing a disclaimer. Nothing is likely to change in-between chapters, so this is all you get.

Warnings: Violence, blood, angst, general darkness, major death-fic, disturbing images, language, numerous OCs, and no hentai. Possible shonen ai in later chapters. This is also the only time I'll write the warnings, but I will give you a heads up if something special is about to happen.

 

 

Symbols of Haven

Prologue

 

Five years have passed since the end of Yuu Yuu Hakusho.

Yuusuke, as the Lord of the Makai, returned from his adventures in the Makai and married Keiko. The newlyweds moved in with Master Genkai, who opened her temple to demons and spiritually aware humans who needed a place to stay. Suzuki, Shishi, Touya, Jin, Rinku, and Chuu often visited, and used the temple as their home-away-from home during their short stays in the Ningenkai.

Kuwabara finally convinced Yukina to date him, and finally moved out of Shizuru's apartment. Shizuru began spreading a rumor that Kuwabara planned to propose to Yukina, much to Hiei's disgust.

At Keiko and Yuusuke's wedding banquet, Kurama finally coerced Hiei to tell Yukina of their shared parentage, and the entire group was treated to the sight of both siblings dissolving into tears of joy, although Hiei later denied crying and no one had the guts to disagree. Hiei found Yukina's unconditional love and acceptance to be a better healer than he had ever dreamed, and he became slightly less hostile to Kuwabara. Kuwabara, naturally, was stunned to discover that Hiei was to be his brother-in-law.

Kurama still had not informed his human mother as to his demonic nature, but Shiori was happily married to Hatanaka-san and Kurama could now play the role of the loving son from a distance, especially since Shiori had her new step-son, Shuuichi-kun, to mother and spoil. Kurama moved out of his mother's home and began attending a local university, planning to make a life out of his botany skills.

All four Rekai Tantei retired or were released from active Rekai service, due to the lack of need for their abilities.

But, as always happens after a period of peace, when the possibility of danger seems to be a distant memory, disaster strikes.

After centuries of constant strain, which intensified five years ago as a result of Sayko's and Sensui's meddling, the barrier that protected the Ningenkai from the Makai finally flickered, than failed completely, causing the foreseen apocalypse to commence nearly two hundred years early.

Taken by surprise, the Rekai Tantei teams that were stationed around the world did not stand a chance of turning the waves of demons back. Even though the ranks of Tantei were reinforced by the return of all former detectives, and eventually even spiritually aware Rekai Intelligence workers, the demons swept through the rudimentary forces and wiped out nearly the entire population of humans capable of fighting them. The demon lords in the Makai refused to aid the Rekai, but made no move to encourage the demon attacks, either. Within weeks, two thirds of the human populace was annihilated, and the Rekai found themselves helpless to stop it.

However, not all Spirit World personnel were taken down in this onslaught. In America, a small division of the remaining Tantei forces established headquarters in Dallas, Texas, and began gathering other detectives and human survivors to them. Slowly, they fought off the invading youkai, and created a border between the realm protected by the Tantei and the land overrun by demons.

Across the globe, other surviving groups of Tantei began emulating this process, until three havens had been created for the human survivors. The American Tantei expanded their control to include most of Texas, New Mexico, and Louisiana, while the European Tantei freed the islands of Ireland and Great Britain, as well as the northern half of France. In Asia, where the youkai were most numerous, Japan's islands were loosened from the demon infestation, as was the easternmost coastline of China. Straggling, broken bands of ragged humans journeyed to these glowing paradises, and the remaining population of the human race was estimated by King Enma to be around two billion.

Still, the establishment of the borders, kept diligently by the Tantei, only slowed the demons' raids against the human race. With nightly attacks on the depleted ranks of the Rekai Tantei, the demons slowly yet effectively began to reduce the number of humans that were capable of standing against them, often singling out a weaker detective and attacking them when they were alone. The numbers of able detectives continued to drop ominously, and any lingering hope for the human race after this calamity faded with it.

New recruits, of both youkai and human decent, were needed to defend the Ningenkai.