Tournament For Spirit World
The day dawned bright and sunny, not a cloud in the sky. A slight chill was in the autumn air and the trees swayed in the lightly in the breeze. Usually Yusuke Urameshi would be sleeping in on a Saturday like this, but he had been summoned by the ruler of Spirit World, Koenma. He and the rest of the crew were standing in Koenma's office, lounging in chairs, waiting for the toddler.
"When's DaiperButt gonna get here?" Yusuke voiced, "This is taking forever."
The door opened.
"Speak of the devil," whispered Kurama.
Koenma walked up to his desk and sat down in his chair. "I'm going to pretend I didn't hear that, Yusuke." He shuffled a few of his papers and began speaking. "I have received reports of a demon entering this year's Dark Tournament."
Yusuke sat straight up. "No Koenma, not again! I almost got killed in the last one, about three times!"
Koenma sighed, "I know Yusuke, and I regret having to send you on this mission, but this demon, Surugachi Hitsuri has a history of trying to overthrow me. And with the wish the Dark Tournament gives out, we have an almost sure bet he will wish to be the ruler of Spirit World."
Yusuke sat back in his chair and covered his eyes with his hands. He took a deep breath.
"Besides, Yusuke," Koenma continued, "You should be able to win for sure, you haven't lost a fight since you received Genkai's Spirit Orb."
"Yea," Yusuke conceded, "but Kuwabara can't fight in this one. He has too much on his plate right now."
"Like what?" Koenma asked.
"Well, he's finishing school, his sister's getting married, and she's put him in charge of hiring the caterers and his mom is in the hospital and the list goes on and on. The poor guy is handling it well, be he can't be gone for that long this time." Yusuke said.
Koenma nodded, "Two others will be found, strong ones."
"Okay." Yusuke looked at his watch, "Oh no! I've got 10 minutes to meet Keiko at the restaraunt!"
Koenma waved Yusuke to a portal. "Round up Hiei and Kurama in the next two weeks."
Yusuke gave a jaunty salute and stepped through the portal.
"What do you mean another Dark Tournament?" Keiko hissed.
"Just what it sounds like Keiko. I just got the news today. It's another saving the world thing." Yusuke told her.
Keiko pursed her lips and looked away. Her cheeks got red and her eyes watered up.
"I'm not going to die again, Keiko," Yusuke covered her hand in his. She looked up at him, a tear running down her pale cheek. "I promise."
The next day Yusuke, Kurama and Hiei walked into Keonma's office. Kurama had been easy to find, and pretty willing to join Yusuke on this mission. Hiei was a different story. He required all of Kurama and Yusuke's talents to try to find him and he required a large bribe to get him to join. His bribe was he could wish for anything, anything, he wanted, and no one would say anything about it.
Koenma waved them to chairs and they took a seat.
Hiei looked at all of them then said, "We only have three people, you know that they won't allow any less than six members on a team this year, and we have no substitute."
Keonma took a deep breath, "Yes, I know. That's why I have arranged for others to replace those you lost. They come from the outermost corners of Spirit World and I had to pull a few strings to get them. So you will take them without complaint."
"Just show them to us already. And they better not be boys just into their fighting age." Yusuke grumbled.
"Oh, don't worry Yusuke," Koenma reassured him, "They're not even boys at all."
Before the others had a chance to reply, the door opened and three girls walked in. The first was about 5'4" and looked to be about thirteen years old. She had long forest green hair that was kept in a plait that reached past her waist, large, round emerald green eyes and the tanned skin of someone who had been in the sun a lot. She had large, feathery forest and emerald green wings that sprouted from her shoulder blades, a petite, lithe frame that they knew held more power than it looked. She wore an earth-brown halter-like shirt with an elaborate wing pattern all over it, light brown deerskin breeches and sturdy brown boots that reached her knees and were loose near the top.
The second was four inches taller and walked without noise, like water gliding over a stone. She had shoulder length, wavy, deep blue hair and a lock of chin length straight hair that flopped over one of her startlingly clear, almond-shaped, sapphire eyes. Small blue fins stuck out of her head where ears should be and she had the intelligent expression of one who had knowledge well past her years, and she looked to be 18. She wore a light-weight, sky blue, loose, sleeveless shift trimmed in a darker blue that reached the middle of her calves, no shoes and a white belt around her waist. She wore a black armband with a water pattern etched into it, several gold bracelets and a sapphire pendant on a fine silver chain. Both of her fin-ears were pierced with sapphire orbs on silver loops.
The third made Yusuke tighten his grip on his armrest. She walked with no sound either, if you weren't looking at her feet, you would think she was gliding towards you. None of her upper body moved. She was of average height, 5'6", and very skinny, although the roundness of muscles in her arms and legs showed her frail-looking frame could drop-kick your ass in less than a second. She had long, straight black hair that draped around her like a cloak, the end of the length resting on a nicely curved buttocks. Her eyes were pure silver, the whole eye-ball was silver. She had no expression on her face and had the look of someone who was quiet on the outside, but a fiery ball of fierceness they never let out. She wore a short sleeved black tunic like shirt that came to mid-thigh, a tight, black body suit made of a shiny material that wasn't leather, but was thing, breathable and movable. On her feet she had knee-high black leather boots with a deadly looking curved spike on the toes. She had a fighter glove on her left hand and a sgnet ring on her right. Her pointed ears were pierced, the left four, the right 6. She wore a black choker with an onyx set into a silver star. She looked the fiercest of them all.
Keonma cleared his throat as the girls stopped by his desk, facing the boys. "You can introduce yourself, ladies."
The littlest one went first. She stepped forward, a mischievous grin on her face. She waved at the three males in front of her and gave a small bow. "Hi!" she said, her voice light and cheery, "I'm Miki, of the Sky Hawk tribe in the mountains, but you can call me Hawk."
Yusuke grinned. "I'm Yusuke, from the Nigenkai, Spirit Detective."
Kurama gave the young girl a warm smile, "My name is Kurama, it is nice to meet you, Hawk."
"Hiei," Hiei said shortly.
The short demons terseness had no affect on Miki's happy mood. The blue girl stood where she was but gave a small bow.
"I am Aiden, of the Water Clan within Grand Lake, but I prefer the name Aqua."
"Aqua it is," Kurama said, "It's a pleasure to meet you."
Aiden gave a small wry grin, "The pleasure is all mine, bandit fox."
Kurama blushed and scratched his head.
They all turned to the third, the one dressing in black. She gave no motion to move her mouth, her silver eyes didn't move. Her crossed arms stayed where they were, a stoic expression on her face.
Miki flapped a hand in her direction. "She's Onyx, a shadow demon, but call her Whisper, 'cause that all she does, whisper."
The three boys stared, not saying anything. Onyx's presence was foreboding, if you looked at her. If you were concentrated on something else, she seemed to bland in with the shadows.
Koenma cleared his throat again. "Well, now that that's settled we can move onto the business at hand, this year's Dark Tournament."