My name is Nyx, goddess of the shadows and moon. I am a demon wolf. My human form was tall and curvy with long dark brown hair. I suppose you could say I was rather good looking, but it was nothing compared to my other form. My body structure was the same. My hair was a shiny dark blue along with my pointed wolf ears. I had a dark purple half moon crescent on my forehead and my hair was long and wavy. I can use my spirit energy to manipulate shadows.

I was a prisoner inside a castle. The castle of the beast king Suzaku to be exact. I was forced to fight for him and forbidden to ever leave. It's not like I had a home to return to anyway, but I never did like following the commands of others.

I would often wonder around the castle, hiding in the shadows. When the other beasts were fighting I would go and watch their battles. They didn't mind as long as I didn't interfere.

I would sit on the side lines and taunt the intruders. It brought pleasure to me to see them pissed off and struggling. It was my only form of entertainment in this dreaded place.

However, one day two boys accompanied by two demons entered the castle. It was an unusual sight. I followed them. Making my presences known by appearing at random times and throwing sarcastic comments their way.

For some reason these four boys sparked my interest, especially the redhead. I didn't want to hurt them.

I was surprised and a bit relieved when they made it to my room. My plan was to let them kill me so that they could pass and I could finally be freed of this place.

My opponent was the short black haired demon. He was exceptionally strong. Honestly, I could have beaten him if I was using my full strength. I tried to hide that fact by throwing snide comments and attempting to damage his pride. The redhead, who's name I soon found out was Kurama, somehow managed to see right through my plan. He called me out on it and offered for me to go with them. The human boys were all for it. Hiei was not pleased.

I returned to the spirit world with Hiei and Kurama. As expected I was not let off the hook easily. Fortunately, with Kuramas charm he was able to convince Koenba to let me partner with him and Hiei.

After awhile of spending time with the two of them we became very close. Hiei was starting to warm up to me. I even developed feelings for Kurama, but who wouldn't? I didn't know whether the feelings were returned or not. It didn't matter. Kurama was very sweet, but he was the one person I never wanted to piss off.

That's enough dwelling in the past.

"What do you mean you're entering the dark tournament!?" I was furious. What was Kurama thinking? I clenched my fists as I yelled at him. He didn't seem to mind. He jut stood there with his hands in his pockets.

"It's going to be fine." He said reassuringly.

"Let me join your team."

His gaze hardened and he suddenly became more serious. "No, Nyx." My eyes widened for a moment but then turned into a bone chilling glare. "Why? You don't think I can handle myself?" I knew that wasn't the case but I was angry. Kurama sighed and his expression softened.

"I just don't want you to get hurt." His reason should have made me feel better because he cared. It only pissed me off more. "But it's okay for you and the others to? I'm not going to stand there while you get hurt! What if you get killed?"

A small smile graced his lips. "You should have a little more faith in me." I huffed and crossed my arms like a child before relaxing a bit. "It's not that. I just know how these things work. Anything can happen." My voice was softer this time.

"Try not to worry so much." The smile returned to his face. He began to walk off to go get ready for his trip. Before he could make it to the door I gently grabbed his hand. "You better come back to me, Kurama."

I went to watch the tournament with Botan and two human girls. They were friends of Yusuke and Kuwabara I assumed.

When it was Kuramas turn to fight I leap over the large barrier along with Botan. We made our way over to the arena. At first Kurama was doing well, but then the demon threatened his mother and things changed.

Kurama was letting his opponent hit him. I knew he must've had a plan. It was unlike Kurama to just give up. Even so, it still pained me to see him getting hurt like this. "Hey Kurama!" I yelled. He quickly glanced at me. "If you die I'm going to kick your ass!"

Kurama soon pulled through and won the match. Once he exited the arena I ran up to him and wrapped my arms around his neck. I congratulated him and gave him a kiss on the cheek. He was shocked by my actions and a light blush dusted his cheeks. I released him and ran over to Kuwabara. Desperately trying not to laugh. "Oh man Kuwabara, that kid really did ya in huh? I can't believe you got beat by such a weak opponent." I couldn't hold in my laughter anymore. "Hey Nyx don't laugh! That fight was unfair!" He struggled to defend himself.

"Unfair? You got beat by a child and his toys. You're such a wimp!"

Hiei and Kurama were smirking behind me. They knew I was only teasing him. I was all for trash talking but when it came to my friends I did it lovingly. It would encourage him to do better next time.

It seemed to be working. Kuwabara kept going on and on about how he could have won and how he was going to 'prove me wrong' in his next fight.