Yu Yu Hakusho Fan Fiction ❯ The Tournament ❯ The Tournament ( Chapter 1 )

Chapter I: The Tournament

The four Spirit Detectives burst into Koenma's office simltaniously. The little toddler did not even glance up as Yusuke slammed his letter unto his desk. Instead he sat and continued to read the letter he held in his hand. When he finished he looked up at the four in front of him.

"I am sorry for your loses," he began, "and I'm afraid there is no way to save them unless you win this tournament."

Hiei snorted, "So where is is?"

"On a remote island that Baku-Madoushi created."

"Is there any information on Baku-Madoushi?" Kurama asked.

"Unfortunately we only know that it's a demon that runs this tournament. No other information is available."

Kuwabara narrowed his eyes, "So how do we get to this island?"

"Well there is a boat dock near Kurama's home that is taking tournament participants. But first you need at least one more fighter," Koenma explained.

"Okay let's go and get the old hag first then we'll head for the docks," Yusuke said as he began to make his was towards the door.

"Not so fast Yusuke," the toddler called, "Genkai will not be fighting in this tournament. I sent Botan to go and find your final fighter."

Hiei glared at the small deity, "So who is it?"

"A cat demon. She is both powerful and strong so you don't need to worry about her slowing you down any," Koenma clarified just as Botan walked through the door, "Ah Botan! Did you find her?"

"Yes sir she is standing just outside the door," Botan replied cheerfully.

"Good bring her in."

Botan went to the door and brought in the fighter. All four Spirit Detectives stood in shock as the masked female approached. She was beautiful and mystical with a cloud of mystery in her emerald eyes. She had long raven hair to go with black cat ears and a tail. She wore a white tube top that revealed her stomach and a skirt with slits that travelled past her thighs. She also wore a gold leg brace upon either leg, a gold armband upon either arm, and a gold wrist guard upon either wrist. The mask she wore was a Yin Yang style mask that covered the top half of her face.

"You can call me Sasha," she said with a smile.

"She will be your last fighter. Now head to the pier before the boat leaves without you. I know this was rushed but you need to get to that tournament as soon as possible. Now go!" Koenma said as he watched Botan escort them out. `With the lives of your loved ones at stack, will you fight to your fullest potential?'

"Okay here's the pier. Good luck you guys! Oh and here are your weapons Sasha. Bye!" Botan called as she flew off.

Yusuke turned to the boat, "Here we go again. Ya know I'm getting really sick of these tournaments."

"I know what ya mean Urameshi. I just want them to leave us alone for awhile," Kuwabara added.

Hiei smirked, "What's the matter? Afraid they'll kill you this time?"

"Shut up shorty! I'll have you know that I've gotten a lot stronger!"

"So you're strong enough to kill a mouse now?"

"Alright that's it!" Kuwabara cried as he "attempted" to catch the fire demon. Kurama on the other hand was to busy looking at the bow upon Sasha's back. He was sure that he'd seen it before but he couldn't quite remember where. Setting the thought aside he boarded the boat with the others.

When they arrived at the island they found demons and humans milling around everywhere they looked. Silently they headed to where they would be staying and found that it was a large estate styled to fit their needs and their needs alone. Finding their rooms they found that each room was formed to fit their individual personalities. Minutes later they joined in the main room and agreed to separate to explore the island.

Yusuke wandered around the small town and found a resturant. Entering into it he found a seat and waited to be served. Once he ordered he sat and studied the people in the room. Everyone was boring except for one man who sat at the bar. This had to be the tenth bottle of sake that the guy had downed. Curious, Yusuke decided to go over and talk to the guy.

"Hey there old man!"

"Respect your elders young man. They know far more than you do."

"Whatever. Anyways the name's Yusuke what's yours?"

"You can call me Jack or Mario. Which ever you prefer," he mumbled drousily.

Yusuke watched the man carefully as he blinked sleep from his eyes. Then the Jack turned to face Yusuke.

"Boy I want to give you one piece of advice before I sleep so listen carefully. Keep those you love close to you and never betray them." And with that the man collapsed into sleep.

Yusuke sat there blinking before he headed out the door to head back to the estate. Maybe there would be something interesting there. Back at the resturant, the waitress tried to find where her costumer had gone without his order.

That night all of the teams headed to the stadium for the opening ceremony. Inside a giant crowd was gathered to view the battles. The fighters all waited around the platform as suddenly a door opened and five demons walked through. When they reached the platform all five climbed onto it as the one female stepped forward. She raised her arms out removing the cloak she wore to reveal herself to be an ice demon. The crowd went wild as her image was cast upon the larger screens until she silenced them with a wave of her hand.

"Welcome guests and fighters to the Tsuyosa Tournament! I am Baku-Madoushi, your tournament founder and what an honor it is to be your hostess," she began, "Behind me stands the committee that will judge you fighters. There are two judges that you will meet once the fighting begins so I'm afraid you'll have to wait until then.

"The rules are simple. The one standing last is the winner if the opponent does not rise after a five count. If you are out of the ring for more that a ten count you lose the match. Captains will decide the terms of the fight before the judge declares the match. For any other rules there is a posted set of rules at the estates where you are staying.

"Now that we have that boring part out of the way what do say we get this tournament rolling?" a loud cheer sounded around her, "That's what I thought. So as of this moment the tournament has now officially begun. First thing tomorrow morning the fighting will begin starting with Team Oni-Mahou and Team Urameshi! Get here early fighters because if you arrive late then you are forbidden from fighting. Now every go and get some rest. Oh and don't worry about paying for anything. All of that is on me!"

Next Time:

Hello! It's Yusuke here and it looks like we're the first ones to fight. But just what kind of tricks does Team Oni-Mahou have up it's sleeves? Find out next time in The First Round: Team Oni-Mahou.