Hello again! here is the next chapter, this one explains some more and also introduces the first OC! I really hope you like! please leave a review and let me know what you think!
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"At any give moment you have the power
to say;
This is not how the story is going to end"
-Unknown
"Koenma, why have you summoned us here?" Kurama asked the spirit prince. He looked up at the four men standing in his office, all of which had changed greatly. It had been six years since their last meeting, Yusuke was married, Kurama opened his own floral shop, Kuwabara had also married and finishing college, Hiei was guarding the portals to human and demon worlds. They had all thought the detective days were over.
"Yeah, what the hell?! Don't you have a million other people to fix your shit?" Yusuke exclaimed. His hair was longer almost past his shoulders, pulled back at the base of his neck. He was wearing a dark tee shirt showing off his tan skin and tribal tattoos, his demon blood was becoming more apparent as the years went on.
"Yes I did, too bad they have been killed" Koenma's words silenced him. He continued "Zurui. He is a ruthless criminal that runs a sex trafficking ring and drug cartel in Makai. He was recently raided by our Spirit defense force. They were able to save a majority of the girls but then all members perished."
"How?" Kurama asked. His features we mostly the same only more mature, he was a few inches taller and tan due to his work outside. His attire of fitted dark blue jeans and yellow button up shirt showed he had come from his shop.
"Blood art." He simply stated. Kurama's eyes widened as he took a sharp breathe in, looking back at Hiei seeing the same discomfort on his face
"What's the big deal? Doesn't sound so bad we can take 'em!" Kuwabara yelled thrusting his fist in the air. He was wearing a traditional black Gei that showed he was a martial artist and spirit awareness instructor, teaching there and also working towards his master's degree. His features and hair had hardly changed, just older, being recently married to Yukina, he still had a happy glow to him.
"Idiot, you know nothing" Hiei calming stated leaning on the wall with arms crossed. The six years showed no wear on his face, he was slightly taller about 5'3 and more muscle definition. When the jagan finally merged into his demon energy it caused a spike in his energy changing his genes to some extent.
"Shut up, Shrimp! Than what is it?!"
"It's a lost form, believed to be no one left. They can control the spirit energy in blood and take complete control of a person's body, the stronger the energy the easier it is to control. It's said they are experiments, trying to make an invincible, vampiric like creatures. I have never encountered or even been subjected to telling's of one being in existence, even as Yoko." Kurama explained.
"Ah, shit"
"Yes Yusuke, that's why I have called you four here, Zurui is very angry that I have decided to meddle in his affairs and has sent an assassin after me, Reioko, we know very little about her other than she is a cat demon and also a blood manipulator."
"Oh well that great, way to go pacifier breath" Yusuke sarcastically stated to his lack of information.
"That is an odd combination" Kurama stated "Cat demons are usually very weak, docile and loving people but nearly had gone extinct due to Zurui's sex trafficking ring. I can hardly imagine a demon of her sorts being able to possess such power". Koenma nodded at Kurama as he ignored Yusuke and continued
"Yes it is, she is actually a slave to him, ever since he raided the Neko village, with her powers she is very valued, sources say she might be hiding out in the human realm currently we are unsure why she hasn't been detected by Hiei or the other guardians. She has made an attempt on my life three times now, killing multiple ogres in the process."
"So what's the plan?" Yusuke asked
"Well, keeping me alive would be fantastic jackas-"Koenma stiffened his body begging to shake, slowly reaching for a metal letter opener on his paper cluttered desk.
"Koenma?" Yusuke questioned
"She's…here." He struggled to talk, as Hiei stopped his body's attack on himself.
"Fuck!" Yusuke shouted looking around the room franticly. A soft yet eerie laugh echoed throughout the office. Her cloaked figure was leaning on the front doors in a casual sarcastic manner, bright blue eyes painted dark, shined from under the hood and face mask. Her petite figure was covered in fitted black leather armor, knives hung from her hips as well as a bow staff on her back. She looked dark and intimating. Pulling down her face mask and hood to revel her deep violet hair braided off to the side, feline ears sprouted from her head, soft round face and high cheek bones caught the candle light in a very flattering way. She was stunning to say the least; the room seemed to stop energy flowed from her and an immense scale, surrounding them like water.
"What a welcoming party, Koenma. I'm flattered." As she spoke the room's energy shifted and the air around them weighed what felt like a thousands of pounds. The four soon sank to the ground barely able to breathe, Hiei was the only one left barely standing, and shaking sweat fell from his brow.
"Reioko, please, we can talk." Koenma stammered, stepping back into the wall. She was at his desk staring at him; her eyes had turned into a deep crimson color, nearly black. She was soon standing in front of the prince with her hand on his forehead. It was her infamous finishing move, he knew it would soon liquefy his brain and she would escape, the pacifier fell to the ground.
"Koenma!" Yusuke yelled trying with all his might to stand. Then something strange transpired, her eyes turned back to blue and she cried out in frustration as the room lifted. Within a flash everyone was up and she opened a portal behind her falling into human world. She hit the ground running knowing they would be right behind her.
The four were running in the thick woods outside of Tokyo. Hiei was in the trees as the rest where on foot. The woods were dense and still moist from the rain the day before; walking would prove to be a challenge.
"This is useless! We will never catch up with her!" Kuwabara yelled as his yellow energy sword cut through some brush like a machete.
"Rose whip!" Kurama could feel the resistance on the plant and pulled back, hearing her body hit the ground, but the restraints were cut and it snapped and he fell back but he knew it had done damage. He could feel her energy on him like a thousand weights, he could barely get up and walk, shaking and panting trying to get to Hiei would be a great task, Kuwabara and Yusuke were both barely standing, yelling profanities.
"What the fuck is this, Kurama?" Yusuke yelled falling back into a mud puddle
"It's her blood magic; I believe she is stronger than we originally thought." Kurama stated calmly concentrating on standing. "Hiei should be unaffected for now."
Hiei saw his target on the ground cutting the rose whip from her leg as blood poured from the wound, quickly he slammed down with his katana, and he was blocked by a bow staff. She kicked and threw him off balance and went to run but he was able to grab a bunch of her hair and pulled her back in to his arms. A strange tactic, he knew, but all he had to do was hold her until the fox came, she had said something but he couldn't hear. Hiei looked over to see the fox struggling through the woods looking back at her just in time for the back of her head connect with his nose "Gah!" This had angered him he slammed her body to the ground and jumping on her, pinning her down hands above her head.
"Did I gettcha a little?" She started laughing; fury was clear in his eyes, he slammed her down again bouncing her head off the ground, violet hair spread around her like fine silk.
Looking down at her small body below his, a smile spread across her face, he started to feel her energy grow and twist around him, her eyes changed, Hiei knew what she was doing and tried to jump away but her blood magic had already taken root making him immobile. She leaned up to his face putting her slender finger on his lips and hushed him as she laid him on the ground. Kurama came out of the trees in a struggled sprint.
"Hiei!" He gasped, shortness of breath was clear in his voice. Reiko, with her demon speed grasped Hiei's katana sending it directly into Kuramas shoulder, sending him back onto the ground knocking the wind from his lungs. He laid there as he heard her run away, the others soon came up to find him.
"What the hell?" Yusuke was panting "Kurama!?"
Kurama sat up and pulled the sword out of his flesh with ease
"It's the blood magic" He said standing up and simultaneously pulling out a crushed plant from his pocket and putting it under Hiei's nose, he was instantly up and gone in a flash after her. Falling back Kurama steadied his breathing.
"Is everyone okay?" He asked looking at Yusuke, who was covered head to toe in mud.
"Oh yah, just need a shower and to kick some serious ass." He held his shaking fist up and continued. "You gunna be alright there, Kurama, and what the hell was that plant stuff?"
"I'll be just fine, it will give Hiei some immunity to her. She missed anything vital even though she had ample opportunity to kill me. There must be a reason why she hasn't killed Koenma or any of us. Hiei should be able to catch her; she's lost plenty of blood"
"I'm sure this mission will be a fucking blast just like all the others." Yusuke sighed as he heard a screaming Kuwabara in the distance
"Urameshi! You jerk, how could you just leave me?!"
"You better go get him, I will be fine." He nodded and started walking towards the screaming man.
"Hiei, be careful. It's never wise to corner an animal." Kurama thought.
He was determined to find her and finish this. He was not pleased with her display of power over him. He never wanted to be a part of these trivial missions, he was content working for Mukuro and guarding the border. He was getting close to her when her energy disappeared, he stopped dead, listening and using the jagan to sense any life energy, unknown to him she was right next to him hiding within the tree.
"Don't find me" she thought closing her eyes pulling herself closer, she had rubbed herself down in the mud to conceal herself and also the smell, she was very weak. A few moments passed by as Hiei stood hoping for a sigh of the woman. Then he smelled the blood, turning around swiftly he ran looking into the tree trunk where Reiko was located, their eyes met only for a splint second, all he saw was blonde hair as she jumped forward and covered his eyes and making him still.
"Almost, Hiei " She whispered, he could feel her quickened breath on his ear and also hear the weakness in her voice, controlling him was using the absolute last of her power "How about you turn around and go see your friends, you tell them where I am okay?" her voice was soft and sent chills through his body. When he pulled away to walk, under her control he saw her red eyes and blonde hair, but she was human?
"What the hell?! And you didn't grab her?!" Yusuke and Kuwabara yelled in almost unison
"It's the blood magic, like I have been stating, his energy is easy to control for her." Kurama indicated using his arm to support the other.
"Well what the hell are we going to do?" Yusuke said
"She was human" Hiei stated
"What?" Asked Kurama
"She was a blonde human, that's why I couldn't find her until I smelled her blood" His fists were clenched in obvious frustration, Kurama nodded taking in the new information.
"So I guess we..." Yusuke paused "stay and wait for her to slip up" They all nodded knowing they are going to need a new tactic and some luck to finish this mission.
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