Dark Tournament: Twist of Fate
"Koenma, sir? Do I have to go get Botan? Wouldn't it be easier to just summon her to come here?" Ogre asked adjusting his caveman like wardrobe.
Koenma patted Ogre on the head, "Ogre, what did I say would happen if you disobeyed me again?"
Ogre got on his knees, "Not one hundred spanking!!"
A girl in long medium length blue hair knocked gracefully on the large brown door. "Well I must say Koenma, sir, your office looks better."
Koenma, the small tyke, hopped down off his seat, and approached her. "Well as the ruler of the spirit world, I like to live in style. Well Botan, changes are for the better, don't you think?"
Ogre nodded, "Well, two weeks ago, you hired a new slave." Koenma hit Ogre upside the head, as he finished his sentence. "I mean.. a new assistant."
A woman about five foot seven, wearing a long silver dress, which parted in the middle and then spread out again, walked in. Her long brown hair was streaked with waves of red and gold. Two loopy ear-rings hung from her ears, as she tapped her shinning black boots. Botan smiled and waved, "Well it's good to see your busy with work Megumi.."
Koenma nodded, "Speaking of which, you have my mail for day. Gimme gimme gimme!!!" Koenma hopped up snatching away the letters in Megumi's hand.
"What's Koenma so obsessed about in the mail?" Botan asked.
Ogre frowned as he set down a stack of white papers. "He's waiting for the new spirit world catalog to come in."
Botan smiled, "It's been pretty quiet around here.. Besides Koenma's out bursts, Yusuke has had it real easy. Though, Keiko is keeping him in check.Kuwabara's been good, except he hasn't since Yukina in a long while.. Speaking of which, she's been off trying to find her true brother, but no luck so far.."
Megumi turned around, "What about those two demons?"
"You mean Hiei and Kurama; they've been off on vacation!"
"I've never had a vacation; Koenma says too much sunlight is bad for us." Ogre said.
Megumi blew a heavy sigh, "How do you manage?"
Ogre scratched his head, "My job is my life."
". That's sad," Megumi said.
Botan scratched her chin, "Uh, aren't Hiei and Kurama, supposed to be returning from their vacation today?"
"Sure sure." Koenma murmured tossing mail all around.
Megumi started toward the door, as Koenma shouted, "It's here!!" Koenma opened up the catalog, "Oh yea baby, there you are!"
Ogre ran up to Koenma, "Koenma, sir, that's sick; not in front of the ladies. You should save your personal time for yourself."
Koenma jumped up to smack Ogre with the catalog. "I Was LOOKING AT NEW PACIFIERS!! WHAT DID YOU THINK I Was LOOKING AT???"
Megumi tapped her foot twice, as everyone looked up. "I forgot sir, this envelope was found outside for you." Megumi handed Koenma a silver letter, with the gold letters, 'Old Friend', on the front of it.
Botan looked at Koenma, "I wonder who that is from?"
Koenma opened the letter and quietly read it to himself. Koenma's eyes lit up, when he finished the letter. His mouth opened, but no words came out. Botan looked shocked, "What's wrong??"
Botan rushed up to help out Koenma, as Ogre got a hold of the letter. He read the words out to himself, and stared at it strangely. Botan grabbed the letter from him and read over it.
"The dogs of war unleashed, watch the empire crumble. Return of an old friend, no longer for seek. Death of the spirit detective today shall be
the feat."
-Vorea'sesaki-
Koenma struggled to stand up, "Vorea'sesaki.. Has come back.."
Episode 1
Old Friends
"KILL URAMESHI!! Vorea'sesaki, kill him!!!" the crowds shouted. Crowds of demons roared and screamed with boos and cheers. The pouring rain ran over the destroyed bits and pieces of the ring.
Objects were flying from all around, as the crowd stamped their feet in motion. Yusuke stared around at the large stadium, as blood trickled down his forehead, blinding him. His heart rate sped up, as his eyes adjusted roughly to the battle ring. Indents, up-turned earth, and blood were all around. Yusuke swayed back and forth, struggling to stand on his own two feet. The rain mixed with a cold sweat over his over exhausted body.
His eyes shifted slightly to the left, as Hiei's body lay sprawled out along the side. Yukina's eyes dripped tears of sorrow, over Kuwabara's twisted expression. Keiko's pleas could be heard from a distance. Yusuke's eyes shifted again, focusing on the figure in front of him. A cruel and twisted smile appeared on the face of the figure.
The figure's silver shirt, with sleeves had creases and shredded parts up, and down the neck area. Black baggy pants flowed evenly with the dark gust of wind, that past between them. His dark brown hair rose up briefly, only to fall back down on its own. Hollow, silver eyes felt like they were piercing through Yusuke's heart. Three-jointed finger cracked ever so slightly upon each of the figure's hands. The images of a bone- halo, and a bright tattoo of a giant serpent devouring a human on his neck, were very distinct.
Yusuke stepped back, as the figure in front of him charged. Yusuke pushed off his back foot, trying to keep his balance, and rushed forward. He held his hand back; blue waves of spirit energy escalated from everywhere. The figure stuck his foot forward, and slid downward, as a large spirit wave transcended all around here. He jammed his hands forward, as Yusuke's mouth open, but no words came out. His small cry died quickly down, shrouded by the splatters of blood.
A loud ringing noise rang out, like a constant chime. The scene went blank, and the ringing got louder, and Yusuke screamed.
"AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH!!!!!"
Yusuke woke up, startled and drenched in sweat. He double over, clutching his chest. His heart was beating rapidly, and his knees felt weak and heavy. He let out a heavy sigh, pushing the off button on his alarm. "That felt so real," Yusuke murmured.
"Come on Yusuke, get a grip on yourself, it was only a dream," he said to himself.
"Yusuke, if you plan on sleeping in and being late again, you're got another thing coming. Now get your butt out of bed, and get ready to go to school!!" Yusuke's mother shouted.
"All right, all right already, I'm coming." Yusuke rolled out of bed, scratching his bushy black set of hair. Yusuke let out a heavy sigh, "Well at least I've had time to relax, a lot less action as Spirit Detective. More relaxing, just what I like!" Yusuke struggled to walk, sitting back down.
"Are you all right Yusuke?" she asked. "You look awful! Have you been staying up all night with Keiko?"
"No mother, I haven't!!" Yusuke shouted.
She ran over and hit Yusuke on the head; "You've been staying up all night with another girl? What do you think Keiko's going to say??"
Yusuke stood up and screamed, "I haven't been staying up late mom!! I just had a bad dream! Okay? Geezz."
His mother put her hand over his head, "I think you'll be fine. Now look, your going to be late."
Yusuke grabbed his bag, after finishing put on his clothes, and ran out the door. "Don't forget your breakfast! Yusuke!!" his mother yelled. Yusuke grabbed a bag, which held his breakfast, and ran off. "Yusuke." his mother muttered under her breath.
"Poo." came the cry of a creature behind her.
Atsuko ran over, to pick up a dark blue, bushy haired Poo. "Awww Poo, you hungry?"
"Poo.." Poo murmured.
Atsuko pet his head, "Poor Poo.. How come you're nothing like the real Yusuke, huh? You're cute and adorable, and he's.. well.. He's rambunctious."
"Poo.." Poo spoke.
Two young girls, crouching high upon a roof, jumped down. The small teashop stunk of dry tealeaves, and old liquor. At the far end of the darkened shop, sat a shadowy figure. The two young girls walked slowly through the deserted shop. The door creaked open and closed by the brush of wind. Another individual sat at an adjourning table, sipping tea. The darkened figure looked up, adjusting his eyes.
"Well boss, you're looking well. I haven't seen you in like two years!" one of the women said.
"Yea, not since you killed the last one, Vorea'sesaki! Hehehe!!" the other woman spoke.
Vorea'sesaki slammed his fist down on the table. The two girls jumped back from the shock. "It's good to see you're still the top bounty hunters of the spirit world," Vorea'sesaki said. His voice was subtle and striking.
"Garnet here!" Garnet cried out, while waving a double-sided broad sword.
"Riku here!" Riku said in a charming voice. She waved a tilted sword, above her head.
"The hunter sisters are back in business!!!" the both shouted.
"I trust you both aren't too rusty," Vorea'sesaki commented. "In that case, my plan shall unfold. I warned Koenma about what would happen. It's going to be your lucky day, Hunter Sisters."
"Oh goody, an assignment?" Riku said cheerfully.
"Even better then that, more like a contract to kill."
"To kill whom?" Garnet questioned.
"Yusuke Urameshi."
"YUSUKE URAMESHI?" Riku asked. "The spirit detective, you're kidding me?"
"Full expenses for your efforts. Make sure he's at least in no condition to do anything." Vorea'sesaki stood up, to fix up his boots.
The Hunter Sisters, both smiled brightly. "And should we refuse, or even worse, fail?" they both asked.
A knife flew across both the Hunter Sister's faces, in a flash. Each of them wiped a drop of blood from their thinly cut cheek. Vorea'sesaki had caught the knife barehanded, by the hilt. Both the Hunter Sister's drawn their weapon, but were stopped by Vorea'sesaki's hand. "My associate there, Saruji, doesn't take kindly to ill willed individuals."
The Hunter Sisters slid their weapons back into wraps and pouches. "Right away sir!" they both said racing out of the shop.
Vorea'sesaki fastened the end of his boot. "What do you think?"
Saruji murmured something under his breath. He then spoke loud enough for him to hear, "They'll be lucky if they make it to the morning."
"You so sure about that? The famed spirit detective hasn't had much work for the past year. No awesome powers have even threatened him, and his dear friends."
Vorea'sesaki stared at the empty teashop. The almost silent sipping of Saruji was the only sound through out the place. "Urameshi, you and I will see each other very soon. But first I must pay a visit to a very old friend."
Saruji continued to sip his tea, while Vorea'sesaki left quietly. "Saruji, make sure the castle is set up. And make sure Saiyuki informs us of the time of the meeting." Saruji quietly, continued to sip his tea, without a care in the world
Koenma hit Ogre on the head with his fist. "Ogre, these guys means business; I mean we're talking about one of the darkest villains out there. He ranks right up there with Toguro, and you know how that ended up?!"
Megumi scratched her head, "I still don't see what's so bad. I mean, you haven't seen him for about two years, right? So what if he's planning to kill Yusuke, so are a lot of people."
Botan waved her hands in the air, "What's the worst that could happen?"
Koenma's face grew red, "Botan, remember what happened to the last spirit detective?"
"Yea, a group of demons got to him, and killed him, right? It was shortly after that, that Yusuke died, and soon became the spirit detective."
Koenma nodded his head, "That right, except it was Vorea'sesaki who was behind it. He has personally killed a number of the last spirit detectives. Last time he sent a note like this, and threatened that he'd kill the spirit detective. And this time, it looks like its Urameshi's time."
"AAAHHH!" Megumi screamed.
"What's wrong?" Ogre asked.
Megumi waved her finger in the air, "I broke a nail!"
"That's the least of my worries right now!!" Koenma shouted. "We've got to get to Urameshi, right away!"
"Don't you mean, me, sir?" Botan asked.
"No, I don't see anything wrong with what I said. WE'VE got to get to Urameshi and warn him! NOW!" Koenma hopped down off his chair.
Megumi pulled out a nail filer, and turned to Koenma. "So what if he killed a few spirit detectives, I don't see what's so big about that?"
Koenma walked out the door, as Ogre opened a file on his desk. Ogre spoke loud enough for Megumi and Botan to hear, "It says here that Vorea'sesaki is a high quest class demon, who's been missing for two years. Carries powerful friends and enemies, holds a grudge against the government for being ignored on his claims of an unruly government. I don't see anything so bad about him."
"Where did Koenma go?" Botan asked.
Megumi stared puzzling at the door. A large figure stood in the doorway, wearing a draping blue and other colored robe, with a pacifier in his mouth. The words 'Jr" was imprinted on his forehead, as the figure's face was much more pleasant. "A giant Koenma??!" Megumi shouted.
Botan shook her head, "What's he got against you and spirit detectives?"
Koenma walked out with a box, and set it down on the ground. He began to open it, throwing Styrofoam past his head. "Years ago, Vorea'sesaki was an arrogant, and civilized member of the demon world. To prove his strength he competed in the dark tournament, with demons that understood his views on the destructions of the high powers of the spirit and human world. They easily dominated matches, defeating opponent and opponent. After they had won the finals, Vorea'sesaki wished for amazing strength and spirit powers to push his limits farther. However when he mentioned he wished for the destruction of the government of Japan, and his plan to rule spirit world, his wishes were rejected."
"Following the rules, the tournament committee claimed they would not fulfill his wish, having used illegal connections to get into the tournament. In his fury, he destroyed the entire stadium to bits, and killed off the tournament committee. However before he could do any more damage, our spirit detective caught up to him. Surprisingly enough, the spirit detective was able to mortally wound Vorea'sesaki. It was then he claimed he would kill every spirit detective there ever was, as long as he was around. The next day, our spirit detective went off on an assignment, and never made it back. When I went in to look for him, with Ogre, we found his corpse, and Vorea'sesaki. Ruthless as he was, he told us of his promise, and ever since then, it's been like this every few years."
"He disappears for training and rituals, but with all the rumors swarming of his arrival back, who knows what will happen. Ah, know I can really try this out, should the need arise." Koenma pulled out an oddly shaped jetpack, and strapped it on. "Just in case we get into trouble, now let's go!"
"Wow, I've never seen Koenma so hands on about anything like this before," Botan said.
Ogre frowned, "He just got his new jet-pack in today, the Konema-pack 7001. He just wants to test it out." Botan fell forward, as did Megumi.
Botan frowned, "What a guy to work for."
".HURRY UP BOTAN! IT'S URAMESHI'S LIFE THAT'S ON THE LINE!!" Koenma shouted.
Megumi looked around at the large mess Koenma had made. "Thank god I don't have to."
Koenma stuck his head in the door, ".Make sure you clean all this up by the time I get back, okay? Bye now!"
Megumi's face grew red as she punched the wall. She stared at her hand, as another nail had chipped. "WWWHHHHYYY MEE????" she cried.
"Yusuke, are you listening to me?!" Keiko shouted. She stared at Yusuke from all angles; all the while he remained face down in his arms.
Kuwabara leaned over, "He's sleeping like a baby."
"Yea, like a big baby!" Keiko said. Keiko slammed her fist on the table, causing Yusuke to fall backwards out of his seat.
Yusuke looked around, "What the hell was that for?"
Keiko smiled, "We're going to late Yusuke!"
"Late for what?" Yusuke asked. He stretched out his arms while glancing at Keiko.
Keiko's face turned bright red, "Our date Yusuke!!!" Keiko dragged Yusuke by the arm, and shoved her books in his hands. "Come on Yusuke, the movie starts soon!"
Yusuke waved his hands wildly in the air. Kuwabara waved his hand slightly, "Bye Yusuke!" He turned around, with the slam of the classroom door sliding shut. "Heh, Yusuke dragged around like a dog. Hahaha." Kuwabara reached into his pocket, and pulled out a picture. He stared at the young girl, with shiny eyes, and light greenish hair. "My darling Yukina.. I wonder what you're thinking about right now?" Kuwabara murmured as flashes of Yukina ran through his head.
Yusuke came to a halt with his feet slamming against a closed locker. "Hurry up already Keiko!"
Keiko smiled, "I'm glad you're in such a hurry to get to the movie."
Yusuke breathed a heavy sigh, "Save your breath, I just can't wait to get out of here."
"Yusuke!" Keiko yelled. She grabbed his arm. "Come on already!"
"I'm coming," Yusuke said as he was dragged along. "Why me?"
Kuwabara placed the picture back in his pocket. Kuwabara shivered in his stance. "What the heck?" Kuwabara eyed the windows, and saw a flash of light pass it. "Urameshi!" Kuwabara shouted as he raced out the out the door of the classroom.
Two girls ran with a fury past the school. "Heads up sis!" Garnet shouted as she ran past Riku.
"Hunter Sisters!" Riku spoke as she pulled out her sword.
"To hunting the strong!" Garnet said.
"And killing the weak!" Riku said with a laugh. "He's not far ahead, haha!"
Yusuke looked around at the empty movie theater. "This is your idea of a movie?" he asked.
"Of course Yusuke, the movie hasn't started yet!" Keiko said.
A car swiveled around the corner of a street at top speed. The car rushed through the street, riding upon the curb. "AAAAAAAAAAHHHHHHHH!!" Ogre screamed as he held on to his hat, so that it wouldn't fly away.
"Quite complaining, we've got to get to Yusuke!" Botan shouted, turning the wheel of the car.
The adult Koenma's face stiffened up, "We're going to crash!"
Botan swerved the wheel of the car, to avoid hitting the oncoming car. "Where is Yusuke, Koenma, sir?" Botan asked.
Koenma smiled, raising his finger in the air. "I don't know!"
The car came a sudden halt, with Botan's face frowning. "What do you mean, you don't know where he is?"
"How am I supposed to know?" Koenma said. "But we have to get to him now, before Vorea'sesaki does!"
Botan shook her head, when the car started up again. "This is just great!"
Yusuke frowned, crossing his hands in the process. "This is a boring chick flick!" Yusuke shouted.
Keiko frowned, "Just be quiet and watch!" Yusuke's arm landed on Keiko's shoulder. Keiko turned red, and raised her hand, ready to hit Yusuke.
Yusuke's eyes narrowed, turning to look at the door. "Odd." he murmured as he stared at the door. Yusuke got up, and turned toward Keiko who had missed hitting him completely. "I'll be right back!" Yusuke shouted running out the door.
Keiko's face turned red, "YUSUKE!" She shook her head, "Ugh! It's hopeless!"
Yusuke stopped at the front of entrance of the movie theater. "I sensed someone, but where?"
The two flashes of bodies passed Yusuke. Yusuke watched the figures go around the corner of the movie theater. He followed pace with them, ending up in the middle of an empty park. "So I guess this is where you want to fight?" he asked out loud.
The two figures sent waves of sword slashes all around him. Yusuke dived out of the way, swinging wildly at the same instant. The two girls stopped in front of him, waving their swords in the air. "Well now it seems the target's life has come to an end." Garnet spoke.
"Hehe, I think he's kind of cute! Oh well, it seems that it's your time to.." Riku was cut off as she fell face first into the ground.
Garnet frowned, and picked up Riku. "You're making us looks like fools!" Garnet said helping dust off Riku.
Riku raised her hands in the air, "Guess I was kind of clumsy. Where did I put my sword?" Riku looked around retentively.
Garnet scratched her head. She waved her hand, and hit Riku on the head. "It's in your hand!"
Yusuke's fist turned out a small amount of energy. "You're starting to make me mad! Let's get this done!"
Riku stood a short five-foot tall, a black ribbon on her forehead, and she wore a black long sleeve shirt with black pants. Her soft boots, mixed with her red hair, which hung down to her shoulder. Her sword surged with electricity and a brand of fire around the tip. "Let's get this hunt started, right sister?"
Garnet smiled, "Finally you've said something right. Hunter Sisters, attack!" Garnets thin, five foot six body, shifted to adjust to her black jacked over her red tank top. Her tight black jeans matched her black hair, with bright red tips. Besides her consistent scars, her battle boots were the only things that really stood out.
Yusuke smiled, "Finally, this will be my first real fight for a very long time."
Garnet jumped in the air, flipping her broad sword in the air. She lunged at Yusuke, who dived to the side. Yusuke reached back ready punch her, when a white cord of thin wire grasped around his neck. "I can't breath!" Yusuke spoke lightly as Riku tightened her grip.
"Hehe, you're going to die now Urameshi!" Riku said.
'This can't end like this. Not now!' Yusuke said in his mind. 'Get up Yusuke, get up now!'
Keiko stepped outside of the movie theater. "Where did that boy go?" Keiko questioned.
"Perhaps I can be of some help?" a man spoke out. Keiko turned to come face to face with a six foot one man. She stared up in shock at his pale skin and jet-black bone encircling his head, to create what looked like a halo. The black baggy pants and loose, long sleeve black shirt, made him look like an ordinary man. His dark brown hair waved in the air, as if it were alive.
"Who are you?" Keiko asked.
His black boots clunked against the sidewalk. He smiled loosely, at her, "I'm a friend of Yusuke."
"You're a friend of Yusuke?!" Keiko said.
"I know, hard to believe isn't it? But, I met Yusuke on one of his missions; I even fought along side him. It's been a little while since I've seen him."
"Oh!" Keiko said with a smile. "Well, have you seen Yusuke?"
"Heh, you must be Keiko. Yusuke mentioned you once or twice," he spoke evenly and directly. "Would you like to accompany me, and look for where Yusuke ran off to?"
"Sure, it's a deal!" Keiko said with a smile.
The man left him arm open, as Keiko slipped her arm in. "Let's go find Yusuke," he said.
Vorea'sesaki's face twisted in an odd fashion. 'The plan is going accordingly. Soon I will see you, Spirit Detective.'
Yusuke flipped Riku over his shoulder, so she landed on Garnet. "Uh- oh!" Garnet said.
"Time to stop this little game!" Yusuke shouted. Yusuke pointed his finger at them, "Spirit Gun!" he shouted as a blast of spirit energy shot from his finger. It hit the two girls head on, causing a large explosion.
'Gosh Yusuke, your getting rusty with your orb,' he thought to himself.
"Gotcha!" Garnet shouted. Her sword came straight for Yusuke's heart, letting off a massive explosion. Yusuke fell backward with small burn marks on his body.
'Get it together Yusuke,' he thought to himself. Yusuke dove forward punching Riku, and sending her flying backward. Garnet leapt in the air, but was cut off by Riku's sword.
Riku smiled, "The longer you try to stay alive, the more fun we have!" Riku flared out a knife that Yusuke ducked from. Garnet jumped in the air, aiming her sword at Yusuke's heart.
"Now you die Spirit Detective!!" she screamed. Yusuke leaned back, and punched Garnet, sending her flying against a park bench. The bench broke in half, aiding to her fall. "You jerk!" she screamed. "You'll pay for that!"
Yusuke dove forward, missing the electric surge coming from Riku's sword. He pushed up against the ground, propelling himself like a slingshot at Garnet. Her twisted smile turned to a look of shock as Yusuke's energy surged fist punched her head on. Garnet flew in the air, landing against a tree, causing a dent in it.
Yusuke spun around, with his finger extended like a gun. "Bye Hunter Sisters!" Yusuke shouted. He aimed his finger at Riku who pulled her electric sword toward the ground. "Spirit Gun!" Yusuke shouted.
Yusuke's energy blast from his finger shot directly at Riku. Riku smiled as she aimed her sword at the ground, causing a burst of electricity. The entire ground acted as a conductor. The electric surge shocked Yusuke with large amounts of voltage. Yusuke collapsed to the ground in pain. Riku's sword flew in the air, after being hit by Yusuke's spirit gun.
Riku spun in the air, grabbed her sword, "Hehe.. Coming for you Ura.. Ura .. Ura.." Riku landed behind Yusuke, with a large smile. "Ura.. Ura.. Crap, what's your name again?" Riku asked politely.
Garnet struggled to her feet, "You moron, its Urameshi! It's no wondering our boss puts me at the head of the Hunter Sisters!"
"Hunter Sisters?" Yusuke spoke from his crouched position. "Guess I better finish this quickly before Keiko gets mad."
Riku scratched her head, "But the boss said I was important too!"
Garnet walked straight up to Riku. "No duh you're important! You're the second half of the Hunter Sisters!"
Riku smiled, "Oh yea that makes sense."
"Kill him now, while you have the chance, you moron!"
Riku turned around, "Oh yea, right." She raised her sword, only to be punched five times in her stomach. She fell forward, while Garnet watched Yusuke do a number on Riku's body. With two sharp punches to Riku's right shoulder, she flipped over forward.
"Now this is getting fun!" Yusuke shouted. Garnet ran forward, throwing her sword at Yusuke. Yusuke jumped in the air, pushing the sword down. "Gotcha!" he shouted.
Garnet's grin grew larger as she threw a coil of rope around his body, dragging him downward. The additional coils of rope quickly bound Yusuke's arms and legs. She raced around him binding him tighter. "Nope, I got you!!" she shouted.
Riku swayed back and forth, trying to stand up. She leaned on her sword, staring at Yusuke. Yusuke's legs kicked as he lie bound on the ground. "Oddly enough, I forgot to mention that my sword generates fire and electricity. Conducts through pretty much anything and everything."
Riku snapped her neck back and forth. "You're troublesome for a spirit detective. Though thank goodness your only human."
Garnet laughed at Riku's comments. "Hahaha.. Yea I guess so, but at least when your dead, we can finally get back to business."
Yusuke struggled in his binding situation. "No matter how hard you struggle, your time has come. If we don't kill you, then someone else will come along and kill you," Riku spoke unevenly.
"Hehe.. She's right, surprisingly, once again. You should be happy. We're saving you the trouble of your future," Garnet said.
Yusuke cried out, "Ugh! You're kind of right, but I'll be through getting rid of you, by the time someone else comes around."
'Come on Yusuke, get up. You're going to be killed by a couple of misfit bounty hunters. Keiko's going to be pissed at me, dying to a couple of jokers,' Yusuke thought to himself.
"Time to kill Yusuke!" Garnet said. She raised her sword, "bye spirit detective!"
Riku raised her sword as electricity surged through it, "It's shocking!" With one slash of her blade, a large energy blast erupted and the entire area exploded.
Koenma noticed the explosion on the far side. "Quickly Botan, toward the explosion. That must be where Yusuke is!"
Botan nodded, "I better step on it." She pressed down on the gas petal farther, causing the car to accelerate faster. "We're coming Yusuke!"
Vorea'sesaki walked along side Keiko. "I think I heard his voice from over here," Vorea'sesaki said.
Keiko smiled, "You're a sweet guy. I'm sure Yusuke will be happy to see you again."
"Only in his nightmares," he whispered.
"What?!" Keiko asked.
"Oh sorry. I said that, I'm sure he will." he said cheerfully.
"Oh, that's good. Hehe," Keiko sighed walking down the street toward the empty park.
Yusuke stood up, kicking off the coils of rope. "Man oh man, what a rush," he spoke noticing Riku and Garnet on the ground, with bruises.
His mind wandered back to the images of Riku's electric surging sword. With one slash and Yusuke's spirit gun, Riku's sword chain-reacted to form a massive explosion. Yusuke wiped a spot of blood from the side of his mouth. "Geez, I am getting kind of rusty. I wonder why the spirit wave orb isn't working at full blast, huh?" Yusuke asked.
An arrow flew past his arm, and hit his left side. Yusuke collapsed to the ground. He reached over to touch the arrow, attempting to remove it. Without pull he, pulled out the arrow, and noticed the dark green, bubbling tip. "What the hell?"
"It's poison from the Coral Sea, very rare indeed. It's ill effects kill the weak, and permanently wound the strong. After attacking your senses, it deteriorates your immune system. But for a strong spirit detective like you, I imagine the only real damage that it will cause is it will: slow you down, knock you out, and damage your spirit energy for a little while," the words filtered the air. Yusuke stood, trying to recognize whose words those were.
Yusuke turned around, noticing a strange woman. "Just call me Tai," the woman spoke. The two Hunter Sisters stood in awe at the strange woman. Yusuke wobbled back and forth, as the poison began to take effect.
"Time to end it!" Riku said with a smile.
"Agreed!" Garnet said. Both of the Hunter Sisters charged at Tai. Tai waved her finger in the air. She stepped lightly to the side, as Riku went head first into the ground.
Tai smiled, as she raised her hand, dodging Garnet's sword. "Don't interfere!!!" they shouted.
Tai's hand darted out, hitting Garnet in the stomach. Garnet's mouth hung open, as she collapsed. Riku jumped in the air, "Now you'll pay!!" she screamed out. Tai ducked the sword, grasping Riku's hand at the same time. Tai placed two fingers on her wrist. Riku's eyes rolled in the back of her head, passing out from the touch.
Tai stared at the weakened Yusuke. Yusuke looked up, "Why did you save me?"
Tai smiled briefly, "It seems that even in these harsh times, that attacking an innocent person, makes them less of a person, then before. In this case, it is a waste of this world for the spirit detective to go down, especially when his death will be done by another's hands."
"I don't understand." Yusuke murmured. His vision began to die off, blurring in many angles.
Tai nodded, ".It's odd, but I don't see why I did save you. Perhaps we'll have to find out why when we meet again." Tai looked around, noticing footsteps up ahead. She ran off waving her arms, "Run like the wind, hahaha!"
Yusuke blinked, "That was odd.."
"..What is this?" a voice cried out. A girl of 17 walked up, staring at the fallen Yusuke. She wore a ruffled, see-through top, with clothing underneath. She helped Yusuke up to his feet, as a set of footsteps followed close behind.
"Yusuke?" Kuwabara shouted. He ran up, stared at the girl, and picked up Yusuke's fallen body. "What happened?" Kuwabara asked as he looked around at the two girl's fallen bodies.
A car rolled around the corner, with Botan's finger pointed straight forward. "This way!" Botan shouted as the car rounded another turn. "Almost there!"
Ogre held on to the sides of the car, "For the love of god, can't we go a bit slower?!"
Koenma smiled, with his shades covering his eyes. "Faster, we want to get there before Yusuke is killed."
Botan sped quickly up, passing a car, causing it to swerve and crash. "It's red!!!" Ogre shouted as the car raced past the intersection, with horns honking all around. "Oh save me!!" Ogre shouted as Koenma laughed hideously.
Botan scratched her head, "Where to turn next?"
Ogre frowned, "You mean you don't know where he is?"
Koenma shrugged his shoulders, "We forgot to check when we had the chance, oh well. Full speed ahead Botan!"
"Yes Koenma, sir!" Botan shouted. She pointed right and left, and then drove forward. "We're coming Yusuke."
Kuwabara carried Yusuke by the shoulder. "Are you all right?"
Yusuke's eyes flickered, "Poison.. Hunters.. Tai."
Kuwabara's jaw dropped, "Poisoned? You were poisoned? We've got to get you to a place to rest, quickly."
Riku's body flinched lightly. She reached out picking up her sword, which surged with a ring of fire around it, the moment she picked it up. "Ugh, my stomach." Riku stood up, helping Garnet to her feet. Both of them armed themselves with their swords, eyeing Kuwabara.
Garnet stared at Riku; then back at Kuwabara. "You thinking what I'm thinking?" Garnet asked.
Riku rubbed her bruised face, "Sure, why not. It's just another tally to our death list." Riku dove for Kuwabara, while Garnet took to the air. Both aimed their swords precisely at Kuwabara and Yusuke. Kuwabara's hand began to glow brightly.
"Spirit Sword!" Kuwabara shouted, watching his energy materialize into a sword of pure energy. With one bright wave of light, Garnet and Riku fell to the ground. "What happened?"
Vorea'sesaki stared at the fallen Garnet and Riku. They both looked up with shocked looks. "Oh great, he's here! Run for it," they both managed to speak. They ran off into the distance, stumbling from their injuries.
Keiko stared at the fallen Yusuke, and Kuwabara helping him to his feet. "Yusuke!" Keiko screamed. She rushed toward Yusuke, knocking Kuwabara out of the way. "Yusuke?!" Keiko said hitting Yusuke along his cheek to make sure he was all right. Yusuke's eyes wandered, as he caught the glimpse of Vorea'sesaki standing near Keiko. His hair waved slightly, while Yusuke's fist began to clench.
'That beast from my nightmares!' Yusuke thought in his head. 'He better not harm any of them, or I'll kill him."
Vorea'sesaki stepped behind Keiko. His hands moved back forth, around her neck. Vorea'sesaki's grin grew, a ferociously bad omen. 'NO! Stop! And through all this I'm helpless..' Yusuke's thoughts trailed off as his body went limp. 'Am I truly dead?' Yusuke's eyes dropped off.
"YUSUKE!" Keiko shouted.
"Urameshi!" Kuwabara yelled.
"Stop rights their Vorea'sesaki!" Koenma spoke as he walked into view. Vorea'sesaki looked up with a now blank expression.
"Get away from him, Keiko!" Botan said. "He's a notorious demon, who'd kill you if he got the chance!" Keiko readily stepped away from Vorea'sesaki. Kuwabara brought Yusuke's body with him, along side Koenma, Botan, and the shaken up Ogre. Vorea'sesaki put his hands together and began to clap.
The girl who had found Yusuke, stared quietly from the bushes. "Odd," she spoke.
Next to her stood a woman in a joker's mask and a man in a dark blue vest and ragged riveted boots. The woman in the joker's mask spoke firmly, "What's wrong Faeli? You figure him to actually kill them all?"
Chuu rubbed his nose with his thumb, "Should da bastard try anything, we'll step in!"
"Sakura, do you really think it matters? He'd probably tear us apart," Faeli said.
Sakura's voice continued to speak firmly, "I'd like a piece of both the spirit detective and Vorea'sesaki."
Faeli tapped Chuu on the shoulder, "Tai already interfered, and I'm sure he knows. Wonder if er' team will be allowed."
Chuu grabbed a hold of Faeli's arm, ".Her team's owned by the head of the committee."
"Aren't they already signed up?" Sakura asked.
"Whether or not they know it yet, is another thing," Chuu's words died off as he watched the scene that followed.
Koenma stared deep into Vorea'sesaki's eyes. "It's been a long time, old friend," Koenma spoke.
"Old friend?!" Botan asked.
Vorea'sesaki grinned, "Consider this a head's up Koenma, old boy. You really think, you and your posse, can't defeat me?"
Koenma stared at him, "Interesting old friend. I have no interest in starting another petty fight Vorea'sesaki. This doesn't concern them, now does it?"
"Wrong, I have a bone to pick with that spirit boy there."
"So, you've degraded yourself to this. Now leave, before this gets ugly." Koenma crossed his arms.
"Wrong again old friend. I suggest you take that boy to the nearest treatment, or else he won't survive the night. Indeed I have no other business here, but one last phrase with five words." Vorea'sesaki began to walk away. His hair fell back into place, as he boots tapped lightly upon the ground.
"What are the five words?!" Botan asked.
"Tournament Begins in two months!" Vorea'sesaki laughed as his words trailed off. "Hahaha.."
Kuwabara's scrunched up face, made his words come out slow. "What tournament begins in two months?"
Ogre scratched his head, "the only thing I can think of is."
"The DARK TOURNAMENT!" Koenma shouted.
Narrator: With news of Dark Tournament to begin in two months, Koenma and the others are going to be heading into the tournament blindly. With Hiei and Kurama returning from their vacation, what unexpected threats await them? Will they even be able to make it to the tournament, let alone survive before it comes time?
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{Images: Yusuke and Vorea'sesaki squaring off, Vorea'sesaki's hair waving as an airplane takes off, a huge Japanese castle, scary looking demons all over the castle, one large explosion, a man in black holding Botan close, Hunter Sisters winking at this strange woman, Jin flying around the castle, a girl tied up in a chair and Vorea'sesaki standing over her}
Yusuke: Sorry for passing out there, but when you're poisoned, what else can you do? Well I'm back in action, and I'm beat the living crap out of Vorea'sesaki. Hiei and Kurama return, and so do a few others. Storming an old, creepy castle in the middle of nowhere, fighting off tons of demons with the help of Kuwabara, Kurama, Hiei, and three other strange figures, Botan getting a dancing lesson, two annoying sisters, and wait.. Who's this girl? And what has Jin got to do with her? Find out, all this and more on the next Yu-Yu Hakusho!
"Koenma, sir? Do I have to go get Botan? Wouldn't it be easier to just summon her to come here?" Ogre asked adjusting his caveman like wardrobe.
Koenma patted Ogre on the head, "Ogre, what did I say would happen if you disobeyed me again?"
Ogre got on his knees, "Not one hundred spanking!!"
A girl in long medium length blue hair knocked gracefully on the large brown door. "Well I must say Koenma, sir, your office looks better."
Koenma, the small tyke, hopped down off his seat, and approached her. "Well as the ruler of the spirit world, I like to live in style. Well Botan, changes are for the better, don't you think?"
Ogre nodded, "Well, two weeks ago, you hired a new slave." Koenma hit Ogre upside the head, as he finished his sentence. "I mean.. a new assistant."
A woman about five foot seven, wearing a long silver dress, which parted in the middle and then spread out again, walked in. Her long brown hair was streaked with waves of red and gold. Two loopy ear-rings hung from her ears, as she tapped her shinning black boots. Botan smiled and waved, "Well it's good to see your busy with work Megumi.."
Koenma nodded, "Speaking of which, you have my mail for day. Gimme gimme gimme!!!" Koenma hopped up snatching away the letters in Megumi's hand.
"What's Koenma so obsessed about in the mail?" Botan asked.
Ogre frowned as he set down a stack of white papers. "He's waiting for the new spirit world catalog to come in."
Botan smiled, "It's been pretty quiet around here.. Besides Koenma's out bursts, Yusuke has had it real easy. Though, Keiko is keeping him in check.Kuwabara's been good, except he hasn't since Yukina in a long while.. Speaking of which, she's been off trying to find her true brother, but no luck so far.."
Megumi turned around, "What about those two demons?"
"You mean Hiei and Kurama; they've been off on vacation!"
"I've never had a vacation; Koenma says too much sunlight is bad for us." Ogre said.
Megumi blew a heavy sigh, "How do you manage?"
Ogre scratched his head, "My job is my life."
". That's sad," Megumi said.
Botan scratched her chin, "Uh, aren't Hiei and Kurama, supposed to be returning from their vacation today?"
"Sure sure." Koenma murmured tossing mail all around.
Megumi started toward the door, as Koenma shouted, "It's here!!" Koenma opened up the catalog, "Oh yea baby, there you are!"
Ogre ran up to Koenma, "Koenma, sir, that's sick; not in front of the ladies. You should save your personal time for yourself."
Koenma jumped up to smack Ogre with the catalog. "I Was LOOKING AT NEW PACIFIERS!! WHAT DID YOU THINK I Was LOOKING AT???"
Megumi tapped her foot twice, as everyone looked up. "I forgot sir, this envelope was found outside for you." Megumi handed Koenma a silver letter, with the gold letters, 'Old Friend', on the front of it.
Botan looked at Koenma, "I wonder who that is from?"
Koenma opened the letter and quietly read it to himself. Koenma's eyes lit up, when he finished the letter. His mouth opened, but no words came out. Botan looked shocked, "What's wrong??"
Botan rushed up to help out Koenma, as Ogre got a hold of the letter. He read the words out to himself, and stared at it strangely. Botan grabbed the letter from him and read over it.
"The dogs of war unleashed, watch the empire crumble. Return of an old friend, no longer for seek. Death of the spirit detective today shall be
the feat."
-Vorea'sesaki-
Koenma struggled to stand up, "Vorea'sesaki.. Has come back.."
Episode 1
Old Friends
"KILL URAMESHI!! Vorea'sesaki, kill him!!!" the crowds shouted. Crowds of demons roared and screamed with boos and cheers. The pouring rain ran over the destroyed bits and pieces of the ring.
Objects were flying from all around, as the crowd stamped their feet in motion. Yusuke stared around at the large stadium, as blood trickled down his forehead, blinding him. His heart rate sped up, as his eyes adjusted roughly to the battle ring. Indents, up-turned earth, and blood were all around. Yusuke swayed back and forth, struggling to stand on his own two feet. The rain mixed with a cold sweat over his over exhausted body.
His eyes shifted slightly to the left, as Hiei's body lay sprawled out along the side. Yukina's eyes dripped tears of sorrow, over Kuwabara's twisted expression. Keiko's pleas could be heard from a distance. Yusuke's eyes shifted again, focusing on the figure in front of him. A cruel and twisted smile appeared on the face of the figure.
The figure's silver shirt, with sleeves had creases and shredded parts up, and down the neck area. Black baggy pants flowed evenly with the dark gust of wind, that past between them. His dark brown hair rose up briefly, only to fall back down on its own. Hollow, silver eyes felt like they were piercing through Yusuke's heart. Three-jointed finger cracked ever so slightly upon each of the figure's hands. The images of a bone- halo, and a bright tattoo of a giant serpent devouring a human on his neck, were very distinct.
Yusuke stepped back, as the figure in front of him charged. Yusuke pushed off his back foot, trying to keep his balance, and rushed forward. He held his hand back; blue waves of spirit energy escalated from everywhere. The figure stuck his foot forward, and slid downward, as a large spirit wave transcended all around here. He jammed his hands forward, as Yusuke's mouth open, but no words came out. His small cry died quickly down, shrouded by the splatters of blood.
A loud ringing noise rang out, like a constant chime. The scene went blank, and the ringing got louder, and Yusuke screamed.
"AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH!!!!!"
Yusuke woke up, startled and drenched in sweat. He double over, clutching his chest. His heart was beating rapidly, and his knees felt weak and heavy. He let out a heavy sigh, pushing the off button on his alarm. "That felt so real," Yusuke murmured.
"Come on Yusuke, get a grip on yourself, it was only a dream," he said to himself.
"Yusuke, if you plan on sleeping in and being late again, you're got another thing coming. Now get your butt out of bed, and get ready to go to school!!" Yusuke's mother shouted.
"All right, all right already, I'm coming." Yusuke rolled out of bed, scratching his bushy black set of hair. Yusuke let out a heavy sigh, "Well at least I've had time to relax, a lot less action as Spirit Detective. More relaxing, just what I like!" Yusuke struggled to walk, sitting back down.
"Are you all right Yusuke?" she asked. "You look awful! Have you been staying up all night with Keiko?"
"No mother, I haven't!!" Yusuke shouted.
She ran over and hit Yusuke on the head; "You've been staying up all night with another girl? What do you think Keiko's going to say??"
Yusuke stood up and screamed, "I haven't been staying up late mom!! I just had a bad dream! Okay? Geezz."
His mother put her hand over his head, "I think you'll be fine. Now look, your going to be late."
Yusuke grabbed his bag, after finishing put on his clothes, and ran out the door. "Don't forget your breakfast! Yusuke!!" his mother yelled. Yusuke grabbed a bag, which held his breakfast, and ran off. "Yusuke." his mother muttered under her breath.
"Poo." came the cry of a creature behind her.
Atsuko ran over, to pick up a dark blue, bushy haired Poo. "Awww Poo, you hungry?"
"Poo.." Poo murmured.
Atsuko pet his head, "Poor Poo.. How come you're nothing like the real Yusuke, huh? You're cute and adorable, and he's.. well.. He's rambunctious."
"Poo.." Poo spoke.
Two young girls, crouching high upon a roof, jumped down. The small teashop stunk of dry tealeaves, and old liquor. At the far end of the darkened shop, sat a shadowy figure. The two young girls walked slowly through the deserted shop. The door creaked open and closed by the brush of wind. Another individual sat at an adjourning table, sipping tea. The darkened figure looked up, adjusting his eyes.
"Well boss, you're looking well. I haven't seen you in like two years!" one of the women said.
"Yea, not since you killed the last one, Vorea'sesaki! Hehehe!!" the other woman spoke.
Vorea'sesaki slammed his fist down on the table. The two girls jumped back from the shock. "It's good to see you're still the top bounty hunters of the spirit world," Vorea'sesaki said. His voice was subtle and striking.
"Garnet here!" Garnet cried out, while waving a double-sided broad sword.
"Riku here!" Riku said in a charming voice. She waved a tilted sword, above her head.
"The hunter sisters are back in business!!!" the both shouted.
"I trust you both aren't too rusty," Vorea'sesaki commented. "In that case, my plan shall unfold. I warned Koenma about what would happen. It's going to be your lucky day, Hunter Sisters."
"Oh goody, an assignment?" Riku said cheerfully.
"Even better then that, more like a contract to kill."
"To kill whom?" Garnet questioned.
"Yusuke Urameshi."
"YUSUKE URAMESHI?" Riku asked. "The spirit detective, you're kidding me?"
"Full expenses for your efforts. Make sure he's at least in no condition to do anything." Vorea'sesaki stood up, to fix up his boots.
The Hunter Sisters, both smiled brightly. "And should we refuse, or even worse, fail?" they both asked.
A knife flew across both the Hunter Sister's faces, in a flash. Each of them wiped a drop of blood from their thinly cut cheek. Vorea'sesaki had caught the knife barehanded, by the hilt. Both the Hunter Sister's drawn their weapon, but were stopped by Vorea'sesaki's hand. "My associate there, Saruji, doesn't take kindly to ill willed individuals."
The Hunter Sisters slid their weapons back into wraps and pouches. "Right away sir!" they both said racing out of the shop.
Vorea'sesaki fastened the end of his boot. "What do you think?"
Saruji murmured something under his breath. He then spoke loud enough for him to hear, "They'll be lucky if they make it to the morning."
"You so sure about that? The famed spirit detective hasn't had much work for the past year. No awesome powers have even threatened him, and his dear friends."
Vorea'sesaki stared at the empty teashop. The almost silent sipping of Saruji was the only sound through out the place. "Urameshi, you and I will see each other very soon. But first I must pay a visit to a very old friend."
Saruji continued to sip his tea, while Vorea'sesaki left quietly. "Saruji, make sure the castle is set up. And make sure Saiyuki informs us of the time of the meeting." Saruji quietly, continued to sip his tea, without a care in the world
Koenma hit Ogre on the head with his fist. "Ogre, these guys means business; I mean we're talking about one of the darkest villains out there. He ranks right up there with Toguro, and you know how that ended up?!"
Megumi scratched her head, "I still don't see what's so bad. I mean, you haven't seen him for about two years, right? So what if he's planning to kill Yusuke, so are a lot of people."
Botan waved her hands in the air, "What's the worst that could happen?"
Koenma's face grew red, "Botan, remember what happened to the last spirit detective?"
"Yea, a group of demons got to him, and killed him, right? It was shortly after that, that Yusuke died, and soon became the spirit detective."
Koenma nodded his head, "That right, except it was Vorea'sesaki who was behind it. He has personally killed a number of the last spirit detectives. Last time he sent a note like this, and threatened that he'd kill the spirit detective. And this time, it looks like its Urameshi's time."
"AAAHHH!" Megumi screamed.
"What's wrong?" Ogre asked.
Megumi waved her finger in the air, "I broke a nail!"
"That's the least of my worries right now!!" Koenma shouted. "We've got to get to Urameshi, right away!"
"Don't you mean, me, sir?" Botan asked.
"No, I don't see anything wrong with what I said. WE'VE got to get to Urameshi and warn him! NOW!" Koenma hopped down off his chair.
Megumi pulled out a nail filer, and turned to Koenma. "So what if he killed a few spirit detectives, I don't see what's so big about that?"
Koenma walked out the door, as Ogre opened a file on his desk. Ogre spoke loud enough for Megumi and Botan to hear, "It says here that Vorea'sesaki is a high quest class demon, who's been missing for two years. Carries powerful friends and enemies, holds a grudge against the government for being ignored on his claims of an unruly government. I don't see anything so bad about him."
"Where did Koenma go?" Botan asked.
Megumi stared puzzling at the door. A large figure stood in the doorway, wearing a draping blue and other colored robe, with a pacifier in his mouth. The words 'Jr" was imprinted on his forehead, as the figure's face was much more pleasant. "A giant Koenma??!" Megumi shouted.
Botan shook her head, "What's he got against you and spirit detectives?"
Koenma walked out with a box, and set it down on the ground. He began to open it, throwing Styrofoam past his head. "Years ago, Vorea'sesaki was an arrogant, and civilized member of the demon world. To prove his strength he competed in the dark tournament, with demons that understood his views on the destructions of the high powers of the spirit and human world. They easily dominated matches, defeating opponent and opponent. After they had won the finals, Vorea'sesaki wished for amazing strength and spirit powers to push his limits farther. However when he mentioned he wished for the destruction of the government of Japan, and his plan to rule spirit world, his wishes were rejected."
"Following the rules, the tournament committee claimed they would not fulfill his wish, having used illegal connections to get into the tournament. In his fury, he destroyed the entire stadium to bits, and killed off the tournament committee. However before he could do any more damage, our spirit detective caught up to him. Surprisingly enough, the spirit detective was able to mortally wound Vorea'sesaki. It was then he claimed he would kill every spirit detective there ever was, as long as he was around. The next day, our spirit detective went off on an assignment, and never made it back. When I went in to look for him, with Ogre, we found his corpse, and Vorea'sesaki. Ruthless as he was, he told us of his promise, and ever since then, it's been like this every few years."
"He disappears for training and rituals, but with all the rumors swarming of his arrival back, who knows what will happen. Ah, know I can really try this out, should the need arise." Koenma pulled out an oddly shaped jetpack, and strapped it on. "Just in case we get into trouble, now let's go!"
"Wow, I've never seen Koenma so hands on about anything like this before," Botan said.
Ogre frowned, "He just got his new jet-pack in today, the Konema-pack 7001. He just wants to test it out." Botan fell forward, as did Megumi.
Botan frowned, "What a guy to work for."
".HURRY UP BOTAN! IT'S URAMESHI'S LIFE THAT'S ON THE LINE!!" Koenma shouted.
Megumi looked around at the large mess Koenma had made. "Thank god I don't have to."
Koenma stuck his head in the door, ".Make sure you clean all this up by the time I get back, okay? Bye now!"
Megumi's face grew red as she punched the wall. She stared at her hand, as another nail had chipped. "WWWHHHHYYY MEE????" she cried.
"Yusuke, are you listening to me?!" Keiko shouted. She stared at Yusuke from all angles; all the while he remained face down in his arms.
Kuwabara leaned over, "He's sleeping like a baby."
"Yea, like a big baby!" Keiko said. Keiko slammed her fist on the table, causing Yusuke to fall backwards out of his seat.
Yusuke looked around, "What the hell was that for?"
Keiko smiled, "We're going to late Yusuke!"
"Late for what?" Yusuke asked. He stretched out his arms while glancing at Keiko.
Keiko's face turned bright red, "Our date Yusuke!!!" Keiko dragged Yusuke by the arm, and shoved her books in his hands. "Come on Yusuke, the movie starts soon!"
Yusuke waved his hands wildly in the air. Kuwabara waved his hand slightly, "Bye Yusuke!" He turned around, with the slam of the classroom door sliding shut. "Heh, Yusuke dragged around like a dog. Hahaha." Kuwabara reached into his pocket, and pulled out a picture. He stared at the young girl, with shiny eyes, and light greenish hair. "My darling Yukina.. I wonder what you're thinking about right now?" Kuwabara murmured as flashes of Yukina ran through his head.
Yusuke came to a halt with his feet slamming against a closed locker. "Hurry up already Keiko!"
Keiko smiled, "I'm glad you're in such a hurry to get to the movie."
Yusuke breathed a heavy sigh, "Save your breath, I just can't wait to get out of here."
"Yusuke!" Keiko yelled. She grabbed his arm. "Come on already!"
"I'm coming," Yusuke said as he was dragged along. "Why me?"
Kuwabara placed the picture back in his pocket. Kuwabara shivered in his stance. "What the heck?" Kuwabara eyed the windows, and saw a flash of light pass it. "Urameshi!" Kuwabara shouted as he raced out the out the door of the classroom.
Two girls ran with a fury past the school. "Heads up sis!" Garnet shouted as she ran past Riku.
"Hunter Sisters!" Riku spoke as she pulled out her sword.
"To hunting the strong!" Garnet said.
"And killing the weak!" Riku said with a laugh. "He's not far ahead, haha!"
Yusuke looked around at the empty movie theater. "This is your idea of a movie?" he asked.
"Of course Yusuke, the movie hasn't started yet!" Keiko said.
A car swiveled around the corner of a street at top speed. The car rushed through the street, riding upon the curb. "AAAAAAAAAAHHHHHHHH!!" Ogre screamed as he held on to his hat, so that it wouldn't fly away.
"Quite complaining, we've got to get to Yusuke!" Botan shouted, turning the wheel of the car.
The adult Koenma's face stiffened up, "We're going to crash!"
Botan swerved the wheel of the car, to avoid hitting the oncoming car. "Where is Yusuke, Koenma, sir?" Botan asked.
Koenma smiled, raising his finger in the air. "I don't know!"
The car came a sudden halt, with Botan's face frowning. "What do you mean, you don't know where he is?"
"How am I supposed to know?" Koenma said. "But we have to get to him now, before Vorea'sesaki does!"
Botan shook her head, when the car started up again. "This is just great!"
Yusuke frowned, crossing his hands in the process. "This is a boring chick flick!" Yusuke shouted.
Keiko frowned, "Just be quiet and watch!" Yusuke's arm landed on Keiko's shoulder. Keiko turned red, and raised her hand, ready to hit Yusuke.
Yusuke's eyes narrowed, turning to look at the door. "Odd." he murmured as he stared at the door. Yusuke got up, and turned toward Keiko who had missed hitting him completely. "I'll be right back!" Yusuke shouted running out the door.
Keiko's face turned red, "YUSUKE!" She shook her head, "Ugh! It's hopeless!"
Yusuke stopped at the front of entrance of the movie theater. "I sensed someone, but where?"
The two flashes of bodies passed Yusuke. Yusuke watched the figures go around the corner of the movie theater. He followed pace with them, ending up in the middle of an empty park. "So I guess this is where you want to fight?" he asked out loud.
The two figures sent waves of sword slashes all around him. Yusuke dived out of the way, swinging wildly at the same instant. The two girls stopped in front of him, waving their swords in the air. "Well now it seems the target's life has come to an end." Garnet spoke.
"Hehe, I think he's kind of cute! Oh well, it seems that it's your time to.." Riku was cut off as she fell face first into the ground.
Garnet frowned, and picked up Riku. "You're making us looks like fools!" Garnet said helping dust off Riku.
Riku raised her hands in the air, "Guess I was kind of clumsy. Where did I put my sword?" Riku looked around retentively.
Garnet scratched her head. She waved her hand, and hit Riku on the head. "It's in your hand!"
Yusuke's fist turned out a small amount of energy. "You're starting to make me mad! Let's get this done!"
Riku stood a short five-foot tall, a black ribbon on her forehead, and she wore a black long sleeve shirt with black pants. Her soft boots, mixed with her red hair, which hung down to her shoulder. Her sword surged with electricity and a brand of fire around the tip. "Let's get this hunt started, right sister?"
Garnet smiled, "Finally you've said something right. Hunter Sisters, attack!" Garnets thin, five foot six body, shifted to adjust to her black jacked over her red tank top. Her tight black jeans matched her black hair, with bright red tips. Besides her consistent scars, her battle boots were the only things that really stood out.
Yusuke smiled, "Finally, this will be my first real fight for a very long time."
Garnet jumped in the air, flipping her broad sword in the air. She lunged at Yusuke, who dived to the side. Yusuke reached back ready punch her, when a white cord of thin wire grasped around his neck. "I can't breath!" Yusuke spoke lightly as Riku tightened her grip.
"Hehe, you're going to die now Urameshi!" Riku said.
'This can't end like this. Not now!' Yusuke said in his mind. 'Get up Yusuke, get up now!'
Keiko stepped outside of the movie theater. "Where did that boy go?" Keiko questioned.
"Perhaps I can be of some help?" a man spoke out. Keiko turned to come face to face with a six foot one man. She stared up in shock at his pale skin and jet-black bone encircling his head, to create what looked like a halo. The black baggy pants and loose, long sleeve black shirt, made him look like an ordinary man. His dark brown hair waved in the air, as if it were alive.
"Who are you?" Keiko asked.
His black boots clunked against the sidewalk. He smiled loosely, at her, "I'm a friend of Yusuke."
"You're a friend of Yusuke?!" Keiko said.
"I know, hard to believe isn't it? But, I met Yusuke on one of his missions; I even fought along side him. It's been a little while since I've seen him."
"Oh!" Keiko said with a smile. "Well, have you seen Yusuke?"
"Heh, you must be Keiko. Yusuke mentioned you once or twice," he spoke evenly and directly. "Would you like to accompany me, and look for where Yusuke ran off to?"
"Sure, it's a deal!" Keiko said with a smile.
The man left him arm open, as Keiko slipped her arm in. "Let's go find Yusuke," he said.
Vorea'sesaki's face twisted in an odd fashion. 'The plan is going accordingly. Soon I will see you, Spirit Detective.'
Yusuke flipped Riku over his shoulder, so she landed on Garnet. "Uh- oh!" Garnet said.
"Time to stop this little game!" Yusuke shouted. Yusuke pointed his finger at them, "Spirit Gun!" he shouted as a blast of spirit energy shot from his finger. It hit the two girls head on, causing a large explosion.
'Gosh Yusuke, your getting rusty with your orb,' he thought to himself.
"Gotcha!" Garnet shouted. Her sword came straight for Yusuke's heart, letting off a massive explosion. Yusuke fell backward with small burn marks on his body.
'Get it together Yusuke,' he thought to himself. Yusuke dove forward punching Riku, and sending her flying backward. Garnet leapt in the air, but was cut off by Riku's sword.
Riku smiled, "The longer you try to stay alive, the more fun we have!" Riku flared out a knife that Yusuke ducked from. Garnet jumped in the air, aiming her sword at Yusuke's heart.
"Now you die Spirit Detective!!" she screamed. Yusuke leaned back, and punched Garnet, sending her flying against a park bench. The bench broke in half, aiding to her fall. "You jerk!" she screamed. "You'll pay for that!"
Yusuke dove forward, missing the electric surge coming from Riku's sword. He pushed up against the ground, propelling himself like a slingshot at Garnet. Her twisted smile turned to a look of shock as Yusuke's energy surged fist punched her head on. Garnet flew in the air, landing against a tree, causing a dent in it.
Yusuke spun around, with his finger extended like a gun. "Bye Hunter Sisters!" Yusuke shouted. He aimed his finger at Riku who pulled her electric sword toward the ground. "Spirit Gun!" Yusuke shouted.
Yusuke's energy blast from his finger shot directly at Riku. Riku smiled as she aimed her sword at the ground, causing a burst of electricity. The entire ground acted as a conductor. The electric surge shocked Yusuke with large amounts of voltage. Yusuke collapsed to the ground in pain. Riku's sword flew in the air, after being hit by Yusuke's spirit gun.
Riku spun in the air, grabbed her sword, "Hehe.. Coming for you Ura.. Ura .. Ura.." Riku landed behind Yusuke, with a large smile. "Ura.. Ura.. Crap, what's your name again?" Riku asked politely.
Garnet struggled to her feet, "You moron, its Urameshi! It's no wondering our boss puts me at the head of the Hunter Sisters!"
"Hunter Sisters?" Yusuke spoke from his crouched position. "Guess I better finish this quickly before Keiko gets mad."
Riku scratched her head, "But the boss said I was important too!"
Garnet walked straight up to Riku. "No duh you're important! You're the second half of the Hunter Sisters!"
Riku smiled, "Oh yea that makes sense."
"Kill him now, while you have the chance, you moron!"
Riku turned around, "Oh yea, right." She raised her sword, only to be punched five times in her stomach. She fell forward, while Garnet watched Yusuke do a number on Riku's body. With two sharp punches to Riku's right shoulder, she flipped over forward.
"Now this is getting fun!" Yusuke shouted. Garnet ran forward, throwing her sword at Yusuke. Yusuke jumped in the air, pushing the sword down. "Gotcha!" he shouted.
Garnet's grin grew larger as she threw a coil of rope around his body, dragging him downward. The additional coils of rope quickly bound Yusuke's arms and legs. She raced around him binding him tighter. "Nope, I got you!!" she shouted.
Riku swayed back and forth, trying to stand up. She leaned on her sword, staring at Yusuke. Yusuke's legs kicked as he lie bound on the ground. "Oddly enough, I forgot to mention that my sword generates fire and electricity. Conducts through pretty much anything and everything."
Riku snapped her neck back and forth. "You're troublesome for a spirit detective. Though thank goodness your only human."
Garnet laughed at Riku's comments. "Hahaha.. Yea I guess so, but at least when your dead, we can finally get back to business."
Yusuke struggled in his binding situation. "No matter how hard you struggle, your time has come. If we don't kill you, then someone else will come along and kill you," Riku spoke unevenly.
"Hehe.. She's right, surprisingly, once again. You should be happy. We're saving you the trouble of your future," Garnet said.
Yusuke cried out, "Ugh! You're kind of right, but I'll be through getting rid of you, by the time someone else comes around."
'Come on Yusuke, get up. You're going to be killed by a couple of misfit bounty hunters. Keiko's going to be pissed at me, dying to a couple of jokers,' Yusuke thought to himself.
"Time to kill Yusuke!" Garnet said. She raised her sword, "bye spirit detective!"
Riku raised her sword as electricity surged through it, "It's shocking!" With one slash of her blade, a large energy blast erupted and the entire area exploded.
Koenma noticed the explosion on the far side. "Quickly Botan, toward the explosion. That must be where Yusuke is!"
Botan nodded, "I better step on it." She pressed down on the gas petal farther, causing the car to accelerate faster. "We're coming Yusuke!"
Vorea'sesaki walked along side Keiko. "I think I heard his voice from over here," Vorea'sesaki said.
Keiko smiled, "You're a sweet guy. I'm sure Yusuke will be happy to see you again."
"Only in his nightmares," he whispered.
"What?!" Keiko asked.
"Oh sorry. I said that, I'm sure he will." he said cheerfully.
"Oh, that's good. Hehe," Keiko sighed walking down the street toward the empty park.
Yusuke stood up, kicking off the coils of rope. "Man oh man, what a rush," he spoke noticing Riku and Garnet on the ground, with bruises.
His mind wandered back to the images of Riku's electric surging sword. With one slash and Yusuke's spirit gun, Riku's sword chain-reacted to form a massive explosion. Yusuke wiped a spot of blood from the side of his mouth. "Geez, I am getting kind of rusty. I wonder why the spirit wave orb isn't working at full blast, huh?" Yusuke asked.
An arrow flew past his arm, and hit his left side. Yusuke collapsed to the ground. He reached over to touch the arrow, attempting to remove it. Without pull he, pulled out the arrow, and noticed the dark green, bubbling tip. "What the hell?"
"It's poison from the Coral Sea, very rare indeed. It's ill effects kill the weak, and permanently wound the strong. After attacking your senses, it deteriorates your immune system. But for a strong spirit detective like you, I imagine the only real damage that it will cause is it will: slow you down, knock you out, and damage your spirit energy for a little while," the words filtered the air. Yusuke stood, trying to recognize whose words those were.
Yusuke turned around, noticing a strange woman. "Just call me Tai," the woman spoke. The two Hunter Sisters stood in awe at the strange woman. Yusuke wobbled back and forth, as the poison began to take effect.
"Time to end it!" Riku said with a smile.
"Agreed!" Garnet said. Both of the Hunter Sisters charged at Tai. Tai waved her finger in the air. She stepped lightly to the side, as Riku went head first into the ground.
Tai smiled, as she raised her hand, dodging Garnet's sword. "Don't interfere!!!" they shouted.
Tai's hand darted out, hitting Garnet in the stomach. Garnet's mouth hung open, as she collapsed. Riku jumped in the air, "Now you'll pay!!" she screamed out. Tai ducked the sword, grasping Riku's hand at the same time. Tai placed two fingers on her wrist. Riku's eyes rolled in the back of her head, passing out from the touch.
Tai stared at the weakened Yusuke. Yusuke looked up, "Why did you save me?"
Tai smiled briefly, "It seems that even in these harsh times, that attacking an innocent person, makes them less of a person, then before. In this case, it is a waste of this world for the spirit detective to go down, especially when his death will be done by another's hands."
"I don't understand." Yusuke murmured. His vision began to die off, blurring in many angles.
Tai nodded, ".It's odd, but I don't see why I did save you. Perhaps we'll have to find out why when we meet again." Tai looked around, noticing footsteps up ahead. She ran off waving her arms, "Run like the wind, hahaha!"
Yusuke blinked, "That was odd.."
"..What is this?" a voice cried out. A girl of 17 walked up, staring at the fallen Yusuke. She wore a ruffled, see-through top, with clothing underneath. She helped Yusuke up to his feet, as a set of footsteps followed close behind.
"Yusuke?" Kuwabara shouted. He ran up, stared at the girl, and picked up Yusuke's fallen body. "What happened?" Kuwabara asked as he looked around at the two girl's fallen bodies.
A car rolled around the corner, with Botan's finger pointed straight forward. "This way!" Botan shouted as the car rounded another turn. "Almost there!"
Ogre held on to the sides of the car, "For the love of god, can't we go a bit slower?!"
Koenma smiled, with his shades covering his eyes. "Faster, we want to get there before Yusuke is killed."
Botan sped quickly up, passing a car, causing it to swerve and crash. "It's red!!!" Ogre shouted as the car raced past the intersection, with horns honking all around. "Oh save me!!" Ogre shouted as Koenma laughed hideously.
Botan scratched her head, "Where to turn next?"
Ogre frowned, "You mean you don't know where he is?"
Koenma shrugged his shoulders, "We forgot to check when we had the chance, oh well. Full speed ahead Botan!"
"Yes Koenma, sir!" Botan shouted. She pointed right and left, and then drove forward. "We're coming Yusuke."
Kuwabara carried Yusuke by the shoulder. "Are you all right?"
Yusuke's eyes flickered, "Poison.. Hunters.. Tai."
Kuwabara's jaw dropped, "Poisoned? You were poisoned? We've got to get you to a place to rest, quickly."
Riku's body flinched lightly. She reached out picking up her sword, which surged with a ring of fire around it, the moment she picked it up. "Ugh, my stomach." Riku stood up, helping Garnet to her feet. Both of them armed themselves with their swords, eyeing Kuwabara.
Garnet stared at Riku; then back at Kuwabara. "You thinking what I'm thinking?" Garnet asked.
Riku rubbed her bruised face, "Sure, why not. It's just another tally to our death list." Riku dove for Kuwabara, while Garnet took to the air. Both aimed their swords precisely at Kuwabara and Yusuke. Kuwabara's hand began to glow brightly.
"Spirit Sword!" Kuwabara shouted, watching his energy materialize into a sword of pure energy. With one bright wave of light, Garnet and Riku fell to the ground. "What happened?"
Vorea'sesaki stared at the fallen Garnet and Riku. They both looked up with shocked looks. "Oh great, he's here! Run for it," they both managed to speak. They ran off into the distance, stumbling from their injuries.
Keiko stared at the fallen Yusuke, and Kuwabara helping him to his feet. "Yusuke!" Keiko screamed. She rushed toward Yusuke, knocking Kuwabara out of the way. "Yusuke?!" Keiko said hitting Yusuke along his cheek to make sure he was all right. Yusuke's eyes wandered, as he caught the glimpse of Vorea'sesaki standing near Keiko. His hair waved slightly, while Yusuke's fist began to clench.
'That beast from my nightmares!' Yusuke thought in his head. 'He better not harm any of them, or I'll kill him."
Vorea'sesaki stepped behind Keiko. His hands moved back forth, around her neck. Vorea'sesaki's grin grew, a ferociously bad omen. 'NO! Stop! And through all this I'm helpless..' Yusuke's thoughts trailed off as his body went limp. 'Am I truly dead?' Yusuke's eyes dropped off.
"YUSUKE!" Keiko shouted.
"Urameshi!" Kuwabara yelled.
"Stop rights their Vorea'sesaki!" Koenma spoke as he walked into view. Vorea'sesaki looked up with a now blank expression.
"Get away from him, Keiko!" Botan said. "He's a notorious demon, who'd kill you if he got the chance!" Keiko readily stepped away from Vorea'sesaki. Kuwabara brought Yusuke's body with him, along side Koenma, Botan, and the shaken up Ogre. Vorea'sesaki put his hands together and began to clap.
The girl who had found Yusuke, stared quietly from the bushes. "Odd," she spoke.
Next to her stood a woman in a joker's mask and a man in a dark blue vest and ragged riveted boots. The woman in the joker's mask spoke firmly, "What's wrong Faeli? You figure him to actually kill them all?"
Chuu rubbed his nose with his thumb, "Should da bastard try anything, we'll step in!"
"Sakura, do you really think it matters? He'd probably tear us apart," Faeli said.
Sakura's voice continued to speak firmly, "I'd like a piece of both the spirit detective and Vorea'sesaki."
Faeli tapped Chuu on the shoulder, "Tai already interfered, and I'm sure he knows. Wonder if er' team will be allowed."
Chuu grabbed a hold of Faeli's arm, ".Her team's owned by the head of the committee."
"Aren't they already signed up?" Sakura asked.
"Whether or not they know it yet, is another thing," Chuu's words died off as he watched the scene that followed.
Koenma stared deep into Vorea'sesaki's eyes. "It's been a long time, old friend," Koenma spoke.
"Old friend?!" Botan asked.
Vorea'sesaki grinned, "Consider this a head's up Koenma, old boy. You really think, you and your posse, can't defeat me?"
Koenma stared at him, "Interesting old friend. I have no interest in starting another petty fight Vorea'sesaki. This doesn't concern them, now does it?"
"Wrong, I have a bone to pick with that spirit boy there."
"So, you've degraded yourself to this. Now leave, before this gets ugly." Koenma crossed his arms.
"Wrong again old friend. I suggest you take that boy to the nearest treatment, or else he won't survive the night. Indeed I have no other business here, but one last phrase with five words." Vorea'sesaki began to walk away. His hair fell back into place, as he boots tapped lightly upon the ground.
"What are the five words?!" Botan asked.
"Tournament Begins in two months!" Vorea'sesaki laughed as his words trailed off. "Hahaha.."
Kuwabara's scrunched up face, made his words come out slow. "What tournament begins in two months?"
Ogre scratched his head, "the only thing I can think of is."
"The DARK TOURNAMENT!" Koenma shouted.
Narrator: With news of Dark Tournament to begin in two months, Koenma and the others are going to be heading into the tournament blindly. With Hiei and Kurama returning from their vacation, what unexpected threats await them? Will they even be able to make it to the tournament, let alone survive before it comes time?
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{Images: Yusuke and Vorea'sesaki squaring off, Vorea'sesaki's hair waving as an airplane takes off, a huge Japanese castle, scary looking demons all over the castle, one large explosion, a man in black holding Botan close, Hunter Sisters winking at this strange woman, Jin flying around the castle, a girl tied up in a chair and Vorea'sesaki standing over her}
Yusuke: Sorry for passing out there, but when you're poisoned, what else can you do? Well I'm back in action, and I'm beat the living crap out of Vorea'sesaki. Hiei and Kurama return, and so do a few others. Storming an old, creepy castle in the middle of nowhere, fighting off tons of demons with the help of Kuwabara, Kurama, Hiei, and three other strange figures, Botan getting a dancing lesson, two annoying sisters, and wait.. Who's this girl? And what has Jin got to do with her? Find out, all this and more on the next Yu-Yu Hakusho!