Yu Yu Hakusho Fan Fiction ❯ The Tournament ❯ Dog Versus Fox ( Chapter 17 )

Dog Versus Fox

His next opponent stepped forward into the ring. His black and silver fighter's robes fell loosely around his body like his sliver hair. But what was most unique about him was his bluish silver eyes with floating gold sparks. These eyes held no emotion currently and yet somewhere there was the sign of the demon underneath. And then from one hip there lay two swords made of his own fangs.

The scent of a dog demon flowed from the fighter's body but this did not disturb Kurama at all. It had been years since he'd fought a demon and it would be good to do so again. Smiling to himself he glanced over at Koto.

"Round Four will be Rikkyco Umina! Fighters ready? Begin!" Koto cried out.

Rikkyco calmly watched his opponent. It was wise to watch this one carefully since foxes were highly unpredictable, even if this one was inside a human body. They were known for being swift and teasing in their fights not to mention cunning. Shifting his weight to his left foot he made sure that he was ready.

Kurama watched annoyed as the dog studied him. As he waited, he felt the plants around him as if they were reaching for him. This alone relaxed him as his body prepared for any attack that might happen. Closing his eyes, Kurama concentrated on the grass alone.

Rikkyco suddenly felt the power rise from Kurama and drew one of his swords. It was as if the boy before him had absorbed himself into the plantlife around him as the grass tried crawling up onto the platform to be near him. Never in all of his years of battle, had Rikkyco ever seen such a sight. It was now or never, the fox was preparing to attack him with the grass.

Kurama felt the approach of his opponent somewhere in the back of his mind and used the plantlife around him as a barrier. When the dog withdrew the plant wall fell revealing Kurama surrounded in a green glow. Slowly he opened his eyes to see several flaming black dogs running towards him at full speeds. Smiling he called upon the grass again and waited until the attack was gone. Parting the wall once more he found that there were sonic blasts and fire attacks flying towards him. Again the wall returned to protect its precious fox.

`How is this possible? I have never seen a fighter become so in touch with their powers. My own powers do not work upon his grass. I have no choice then, I have to attack that wall and him directly,' Rikkyco thought as he extended his claws to razor sharp blades. Swiftly he ran at his opponent.

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"Hey Hiei, have you ever seen Kurama like this?" Kuwabara asked.

"No normally he is too busy trying to ignore his powers and pretend like they aren't even there. This is a side I have never seen from him," Hiei responded.

Kuwabara continued to stare at his team mate on the platform, "But look at Rikkyco. It's obvious that he knows what he's doing and yet nothing he does works on Kurama."

Hiei nodded, "This is what happens when someone truly taps into their powers."

"So anyone who taps into their powers can be almost unbeatable?"

"Apparently," Hiei answered before returning to silence.

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"That's it!" Rikkyco growled as he lept back from his useless attempt to break through the wall, "Why won't you fight? Are you trying to exhaust me?"

"No," Kurama answered as the grass fell from the platform to reveal the fox standing there with his whip in one hand.

"So now you'll fight?"

"If that is what you wish."

Rikkyco growled, "I hate mind games fox! I've lived through far too many of them to enjoy them anymore."

Kurama smiled, "Yes well I love mind games since they frustrate my opponent to the point where they no longer can concentrate upon fighting anymore."

"So it's a battle of wits, is it?"

"If you want to call it that," Kurama said.

"So what are you waiting for?"

Kurama smiled again, "My seed."

"What?"

Kurama looked straight into Rikkyco's eyes, "I am waiting for my seed to finish growing."

Rikkyco's eyes grew wide, "You put one of those seeds inside my body?"

"No."

"Then where is it?"

"It is actually in the ground right now."

`This is just great,' Rikkyco thought, `That fox placed seed somewhere in the ground. Unless I find that thing soon I'm finished. But the only way to find it is to transform. I suppose that I'm going to have to in order to stay alive.'

Rikkyco's body began to glow until no one could see. When the glowing died down there in Rikkyco's place stood a forty foot dog. The dog seemed to smile in pleasure at his superior sense of smell. Then he felt the ground beneath him start to tremble. All around demonic grass plants rose up to grab the huge dog off the ground. Once in the air the plant brought him up over the grass and dove him straight towards the earth below until he vanished from sight leaving only the grass in veiw.

`That is what happens when you generalize a fox demon,' Kurama thought, `I knew that if you couldn't land a hit on me then you would transform into your true form and so I planted that seed during your attacks. The second you had transformed the plant awoke and swallowed you whole.'

Koto turned nervously to the crowd, "Well by default Kurama of Team Urameshi is the winner and since he is still the only fighter would Team Uso please choose their next fighter!"

Team Uso's final fighter stepped forward. She looked exactly like the fighter before her only she bore silver dog ears on the top of her head. At her side was hung a blade created from the fangs of five snake demons. She held her head up high as if to say that she meant business. When she reached the middle she glared at Koto.

"Umm the final round shall be Kurama of Team Urameshi versus Rena Mirkico of Team Uso! Fighters ready? Begin!"

Next Time:

Hiei here and as it turns out the Rena is a fighter who tries to finish her fights as soon possible. This makes her anything but an easy opponent giving Kurama a challenge. But as it turns out she is meerly a half demon here to become a full demon. So who will win in this fight of desires? Find out on The Most Precious Reason.