The Demon Enchantress
Prologue
It was a bright, shiny day. But Yusuke was devasted. Ever since losing Keiko to a demon last year...He'd rather not think about it, but it haunted him. He wished he could have made things better. If only he hadn't insisted on seeing that vessel that fell like a huge meteor...
Kurama was constantly trying to cheer him up, but nothing he said or did worked. Not even going to parties helped. Ever since that dreadful day, Yusuke hadn't given much care about anything anymore. He just wanted Keiko back. He wanted to be happy again. But he couldn't while she wasn't with him.
He started remembering that day about a year ago. The day he had persistently told everyone that a demon could have fallen from the sky. No one believed him. But Keiko did. Well, she kind of did. So she went with him to check it out. Well, they found the vessel, but it was empty. Yusuke remembered that he had started feeling really angry. Then they heard something from behind them. He wasn't sure what happened next, because everything happened so fast. He could vaguely remember the fight. But he did remember the awful part where the demon swallowed Keiko. Yusuke went berserk. He shot spirit energy at the demon, barely even denting the demon. The demon got away, with Keiko in its belly, leaving Yusuke devasted.
Hiei had insisted upon training. But Yusuke always lost. He couldn't fight. He couldn't concentrate on anything. Kuwabara even insisted upon doing something. But Yusuke just wouldn't do anything. He couldn't. He pretty much just stayed in his room and cried, thinking to himself, beating himself on the inside at how stupid he was to bring Keiko on that terrible mission he'd insisted upon. He should have just gone alone. But he couldn't have. Keiko would be in his shoes now. He couldn't do that to her. Better me than her, Yusuke thought.
A couple times a week, he went to check on the vessel. But one day, the vessel was gone...
*Meanwhile, about five months after the day Yusuke lost Keiko...*
Yoshiko was out training in the desert on her planet. She saw something peculiar in the sky. Clouds of pure white were starting to cover the brightest moon, Ayi. But something wasn't right. It was a typical day on Rithanka, but she sensed something so wrong... Then she saw it. There was a slight shake in the sky, and she realized what was wrong. An invisible demon was on her planet, and probably waiting to attack her! She raced back into the village close by and ran straight to the leader's castle. She was swift and fast, and she ran past the guards, who were suddenly confused. She ran until she came to the leader's quarters. She stopped, and knocked on the door.
"Who's there?" the leader asked.
"'Tis I, Yoshiko Taki. I have come to bring you important news," Yoshiko answered.
"Come in, then. However, I must say that I haven't long," came the reply.
She entered in the room. "Of course, dear leader." She gave a small bow in respect. "I was out in the desert doing my usual training, when I sensed something wrong. And now I know what. There is an invisible demon in the desert. I saw the sky shake. Dear leader, I do not want to alarm you, but I think the demon intends to destroy this village, this planet, if it can accomplish this."
The leader sighed. "Very well. Get a few warriors, and take care of this demon."
"Thank you, dear leader." She left the room, closing the door behind her, and then running fast and swift again, jumping over small obstacles that were placed since her run to the leader. The guards in front of the castle, just recovered from their first confusion, became confused again as Yoshiko ran past them with such agility.
She ran to several houses, and the warriors from those houses followed her out to the desert. "Beware. If you see the sky shake, attack it!" Yoshiko ordered.
They all took precaution, but it was as if the demon was never there. Then they heard an ear-piercing scream. They all turned around, and saw one of the warriors disappearing into the sky. The warriors froze, stunned at how this could happen. But then they saw the sky shake, and they unfroze, but not until after Yoshiko shot an arrow at the demon, which struck it in the stomach. The demon cried out, furious now, and he was exposed. The warriors then ran and attacked, some getting scratched, some thrown toward the city, landing just outside the entrance. Yoshiko was running around, too, as were the warriors. She kept shooting at the demon, while the warriors shot with guns and slashed with swords. But the demon wouldn't give up.
Finally, Yoshiko mounted a huge, tall rock, aimed for the demon, and shot it in the head, in the left temple. Once again, the demon cried out, but fell to its knees. Yoshiko quickly jumped down, and ran toward the demon, another arrow strung on her bow, and when she was close enough, she shot the arrow. It whirred through the air, and struck the demon in the chest. It cried out one last time, and fell to the ground, dead.
An aura surrounded the dead demon, and Yoshiko started to float up. When the aura around the demon had become so huge it was almost as tall as a skyscraper, it left the demon and surrounded Yoshiko, and turned into small sparkles that entered her body. After a couple minutes, she was lifted down and limply stayed on the ground.
The other warriors, some not knowing what just happened, carried her to her home in the village...
Prologue
It was a bright, shiny day. But Yusuke was devasted. Ever since losing Keiko to a demon last year...He'd rather not think about it, but it haunted him. He wished he could have made things better. If only he hadn't insisted on seeing that vessel that fell like a huge meteor...
Kurama was constantly trying to cheer him up, but nothing he said or did worked. Not even going to parties helped. Ever since that dreadful day, Yusuke hadn't given much care about anything anymore. He just wanted Keiko back. He wanted to be happy again. But he couldn't while she wasn't with him.
He started remembering that day about a year ago. The day he had persistently told everyone that a demon could have fallen from the sky. No one believed him. But Keiko did. Well, she kind of did. So she went with him to check it out. Well, they found the vessel, but it was empty. Yusuke remembered that he had started feeling really angry. Then they heard something from behind them. He wasn't sure what happened next, because everything happened so fast. He could vaguely remember the fight. But he did remember the awful part where the demon swallowed Keiko. Yusuke went berserk. He shot spirit energy at the demon, barely even denting the demon. The demon got away, with Keiko in its belly, leaving Yusuke devasted.
Hiei had insisted upon training. But Yusuke always lost. He couldn't fight. He couldn't concentrate on anything. Kuwabara even insisted upon doing something. But Yusuke just wouldn't do anything. He couldn't. He pretty much just stayed in his room and cried, thinking to himself, beating himself on the inside at how stupid he was to bring Keiko on that terrible mission he'd insisted upon. He should have just gone alone. But he couldn't have. Keiko would be in his shoes now. He couldn't do that to her. Better me than her, Yusuke thought.
A couple times a week, he went to check on the vessel. But one day, the vessel was gone...
*Meanwhile, about five months after the day Yusuke lost Keiko...*
Yoshiko was out training in the desert on her planet. She saw something peculiar in the sky. Clouds of pure white were starting to cover the brightest moon, Ayi. But something wasn't right. It was a typical day on Rithanka, but she sensed something so wrong... Then she saw it. There was a slight shake in the sky, and she realized what was wrong. An invisible demon was on her planet, and probably waiting to attack her! She raced back into the village close by and ran straight to the leader's castle. She was swift and fast, and she ran past the guards, who were suddenly confused. She ran until she came to the leader's quarters. She stopped, and knocked on the door.
"Who's there?" the leader asked.
"'Tis I, Yoshiko Taki. I have come to bring you important news," Yoshiko answered.
"Come in, then. However, I must say that I haven't long," came the reply.
She entered in the room. "Of course, dear leader." She gave a small bow in respect. "I was out in the desert doing my usual training, when I sensed something wrong. And now I know what. There is an invisible demon in the desert. I saw the sky shake. Dear leader, I do not want to alarm you, but I think the demon intends to destroy this village, this planet, if it can accomplish this."
The leader sighed. "Very well. Get a few warriors, and take care of this demon."
"Thank you, dear leader." She left the room, closing the door behind her, and then running fast and swift again, jumping over small obstacles that were placed since her run to the leader. The guards in front of the castle, just recovered from their first confusion, became confused again as Yoshiko ran past them with such agility.
She ran to several houses, and the warriors from those houses followed her out to the desert. "Beware. If you see the sky shake, attack it!" Yoshiko ordered.
They all took precaution, but it was as if the demon was never there. Then they heard an ear-piercing scream. They all turned around, and saw one of the warriors disappearing into the sky. The warriors froze, stunned at how this could happen. But then they saw the sky shake, and they unfroze, but not until after Yoshiko shot an arrow at the demon, which struck it in the stomach. The demon cried out, furious now, and he was exposed. The warriors then ran and attacked, some getting scratched, some thrown toward the city, landing just outside the entrance. Yoshiko was running around, too, as were the warriors. She kept shooting at the demon, while the warriors shot with guns and slashed with swords. But the demon wouldn't give up.
Finally, Yoshiko mounted a huge, tall rock, aimed for the demon, and shot it in the head, in the left temple. Once again, the demon cried out, but fell to its knees. Yoshiko quickly jumped down, and ran toward the demon, another arrow strung on her bow, and when she was close enough, she shot the arrow. It whirred through the air, and struck the demon in the chest. It cried out one last time, and fell to the ground, dead.
An aura surrounded the dead demon, and Yoshiko started to float up. When the aura around the demon had become so huge it was almost as tall as a skyscraper, it left the demon and surrounded Yoshiko, and turned into small sparkles that entered her body. After a couple minutes, she was lifted down and limply stayed on the ground.
The other warriors, some not knowing what just happened, carried her to her home in the village...