Hiei blinked, and sat up and examined his wound. "You're awake," Kurama noted, "in two hours, even faster than before."
"Before?" Kuwabara asked.
Yusuke asked, "Do you guys do this kind of stuff often or something?"
"This isn't the first time this has happened," Kurama replied nonchalantly, "we took this off of you." He held up a talisman card.
Hiei replied, "They stuck that on me somehow, it's why I couldn't see their attacks even with my jagan eye. Who are you?" He looked over at Kunsei and then back at Lucasma. He stood up out his bed and put his jacket back on.
"These humans needed help fighting the Osoroshi group you got caught up in," Kunsei answered, "so I volunteered and they got Lucasma involved." It's him, Kunsei thought, Hina's son for sure. I never expected him to come to me like this. I wonder if he realizes the relation himself.
Lucasma said, "They're moving. Oh."
"What?" Yusuke asked.
"They have puppets," she explained, "an exact copy of the four of you." She pointed to Yusuke, Kuwabara, Kurama, and Hiei.
"What?" Kuwabara asked, "How?"
Yusuke replied, "Well demons have gotten riled up after we killed the saint beasts. Maybe they know us from then."
"That was you?" Kunsei asked, "Those beasts were quite weakened from being trapped in the demon city for centuries so I wouldn't congradulate yourself on that minor victory."
Kuwabara demanded, "What are you, Hiei 2.0 or something?!"
"You're all idiots," Lucasma said, "are we moving out now or are you going to die here?" She opened the door.
"There," Lucasma pointed through the trees in the small clearing they were all in, "the abonanded railroad station like I said."
Yusuke said, "They have minions up front I see, we'll need some sort of distraction."
Lucasma stood up and said, "Well they're all men, so I can handle that. Don't look."
"What are you doing?" Kunsei asked.
In an instant, she transformed in a paler young woman wearing a short dress and exposed her cleavage enough to make anyone notice, also wearing high heels. "Don't look at me," she explained slowly, "or you'll get distacted too. Once their attention is on me, go inside."
As she walked away Kurama covered Yusuke and Kuwabara's eyes and looked away himself. Lucasma made the wind blow just so as she walked up to them so they'd see more than her legs. As she walked by some of the men said, "Hold it, wait, young lady...uh."
"Lady you can't be here!" someone said nervously.
"Sorry," she replied as she turned to face them, "it appears I'm lost. Can you help me?"
Kurama and the others ran into the station when the men's backs were turned and ran between some old dusty boxes and the walls so they wouldn't get caught. "Is she okay?" Kuwabara whispered.
"She'll be fine," Kunsei said as he walked into a clearing unexpectedly. He held his hand back as someone spotted him.
"Hey!" a man shouted, and drew his sword, "Who the hell are you?"
"You can't take him," a voice came from behind the minion. The same man from before with chains with knives on the end walked out of the shadows, "it's you isn't, it Kunsei."
Kunsei asked, "You don't remember me? I guess I didn't leave a big enough impression last time we met."
"Osoroshi group member 1!" the man shouted as he attacked Kunsei and trapped his wrists together in front of him.
"You don't even have a name?" he asked, "You go by numbers? How pathetic. What's even moreso is that you think you can keep a fire demon in chains." He melted the chains around his wrists with ease and they made a puddle onto the floor.
A loud noise came from outside and Lucasma stepped forward, this time in her all white demon attire. "You got caught?" she asked, "Whatever, everyone outside is dead."
"What?" member 1 shouted, "Lucasma, you're here? How the hell did demons of your caliber get to living world. There isn't a naturally occuring portal large enough to carry either one of you, let alone the kikai barrier."
Kunsei said, "Spirit world can make a portal any size they want."
"Spirit sword!" Kuwabara shouted as he cut down the old boxes.
Yusuke said, "You two aren't the only ones going to take all of the credit."
The other members walked up and asked, "What the hell is going on-hey!"
"Don't worry," one of them said, "we have the means to defeat them, remember?" He pulled out the puppets of Kurama, Kuwabara, Yusuke, and Hiei and controlled them with his demon energy.
Yusuke said, "So it's true then, you really have been watching us."
"And we know exactly who you are Kurama," one of the men said, "don't think you can abanond us like you did so easily 500 years ago."
Kurama replied, "That's what I get for trying to be nice."
"These puppets have all of the same powers you do," the first member said, "so attack the same person!"
"No!" Kurama warned, "Attacking yourself isn't wise, you'll never win. It's best if we switch people."
"I'll kill the members," Kunsei said.
"On it," Lucasma replied as she made wind move toward them. 2 out of the 3 members started to run while one of them made the puppets move.
Kuwabara asked nervously, "So who's going to fight who?"
"I'll kill Kuwabara," Hiei replied happily.
"You don't have to be so cherry about it shorty!" he shouted as he grabbed Hiei by the collar.
Yusuke said, "I'll take Hiei!"
"Then I'll attack Yusuke," Kurama replied as he pulled a rose out of his hair.
Kuwabara said nervously, "That means I'm left with...Kurama." He let go of Hiei and stared at the evil Kurama puppet nervously. "Maybe we should think of something else you guys," he added.
