Yu Yu Hakusho Fan Fiction ❯ The Tournament ❯ The Most Precious Reason ( Chapter 18 )

The Most Precious Reason

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!"

Rena immediately moved into action. With her sword drawn she moved quickly to swing at Kurama. He managed to dodge moments before his head was severed. Several more times she swung at his head before she withdrew. Sheathing the blade she closed her eyes.

"Claws of Biting Pain!" she cried. Her hands began to glow red as she swiped her hands quickly in the air. The energy around the swipes landed upon Kurama before he could blink causing him to cry out in pain.

Rena smirked, "I knew it. You are weak."

Kurama felt that his knees were weaking, "I am not weak."

"Yes you are. You are just a human who happens to have the spirit of a fox demon in him."

"You think that this is just a simple fox demon inside me?"

"Don't know, don't care," she scoffed, "Claws of Biting Pain!"

Once more the swipes sliced through Kurama's body sending shooting pain everywhere. Somewhere in the background he heard, "Dogs of War!" and saw spirit energy dogs flying towards him. There was no way to dodge the onslaught and so he gave into the power tugging at his mind.

Rena waited for the dust to clear. There was no sign of the human anywhere. He couldn't have gone far and she knew that he hadn't been vaporized. The question of the day was where could he be?

"That wasn't very nice," a deep voice behind her said.

Rena's eyes widened in surprise before turning to see the fox behind her, "So you are alive."

"That's right and I believe that you have a little secret for us don't you?" Youko questioned.

"I don't know what you're talking about."

"Oh I think you do half-demon," Youko smirked.

Rena's eyes widened further. So he could smell the human in her. He could smell her secret. Finally her eyes grew cold. No one was allowed to discover her secret like that and live. The fox had signed his death papers.

Suddenly she dove her claws into her stomach before bringing them out dripping with blood, "Claws of Blood!"

The claws grew larger and Youko could smell the danger sliding off of them. Carefully he pulled a few seeds from his hair and placed them in his right palm. With a small amount of energy the seeds crawled up his arm and formed a protective glove and weapon.

Rena attacked swiftly showing no signs of hesitation. However she quickly became infuriated as each of her attacks were blocked by the vines on his arm. Screaming she dove at him again this time nearly driving her claws through his stomach only to become angry once more as he dodged the attack. It was time to call upon her mother. Stepping back she smiled slightly.

"Dog Spirit Blast!" Up from the ground rose a beautiful demonic dog with flowing white fur. She looked towards Youko with anger before dashing towards him and crashing straight into his body. Once more Rena waited for the dust to settle. When it did she screamed in frustration for there was the power of her mother trapped inside the blossom of a flower.

"You will pay for that fox!" she cried as she ran at him faster than before.

Youko meerly smiled, "That is where you are wrong Rena Mirkico."

With the vines still attached to his arm, he punched her hard in the stomach so that the vines shot through her body. Slowly she sank to the ground as he removed the weapon from her body. Closing her eyes she fell into unconciousness.

"Wow!" Koto cried stunned, "1…2…3…4…5! And Kurama of Team Urameshi is declared the winner! Team Urameshi will move onto the next round in two days to face either Team Yoru or Team Sekai-Ume!"

Youko ignored the judge as he knelt down next to the half-demon. Removing a seed from his hair he slid it into her wound and concentrated. When he felt her wound begin to close he removed his hand and allowed the seed to finish its work. She would live to see another day. Softly the silver mist surrounded his body revealing Kurama standing there. Tired, he stumbled over to his team mates. Never before in his entire life had the thought of sleeping on a soft bed ever sounded so inviting.

Next Time:

Hey it's Yusuke and it looks like we have another break on our hands. Once more I get to have a conversation with Kathjina. The others are off on their own and more fighters are introduced to them. But there is something more, Kurama and Sasha apparently have a past together. So this time there are three questions, what does Kathjina want from me, who are these fighters that the others will meet, and what happened between Kurama and Sasha? Find out on Wind, Fighters, and Secrets.