Kaz…GIVE ME A BREAK!!!! I'll show Team Koumajutsu fighting soon, but I won't reveal everything so quickly. They'll be impressive, yes, but still mysterious, which makes them more…threatening…So give it a rest already, okay?! Sheesh…
Disclaimer:
Sure, I own Yu Yu Hakusho, and every single character in this story. Oh, look! A pig just flew by! And there're thousand dollar bills growing off that tree…The Tomuraigassen Tournament
Chapter 9: Tri-Force Spectrum
Yusuke stretched his aching shoulder mussels as he crossed to his side of the ring, rolling his neck sleepily. He reached for the sky, letting out a soft groan, and wiped the blood away from his only freely-bleeding wound, which wasn't bleeding all that freely.
"Yusuke!" Keiko shouted up. "Are you okay?"
"Sure, I'm fine!" the Spirit Detective called down. "It's really not too bad!"
"Don't let your guard down, Yusuke!" Botan warned. "The next fighter is probably even tougher!"
"Right, Botan." Yusuke yawned, stretching again and turning back to the ring. "Don't worry, I'll keep that in mind."
There was a bit of a ring as Sad turned her head-mic on. "It's been decided! The next match, Yusuke Urameshi vs. Kin Suisei will begin shortly!"
Ki-Rokey looked up at Kin as she nursed her teammate's wounds slowly. "Do ya think he can win?"
"No." Sayona said immediately. Ki-Rokey's eyes widened at her, but she continued. "Kin isn't really meant as a great fighter. He's a healer, not much more. He can't win…Not against Urameshi."
"B-But…" Ki-Rokey jumped up. "Why didn't you stop him?!"
"I couldn't if I wanted to." Sayona sighed. "He's so damn loyal and stubborn, that's not a good combination. He'll get himself killed if it means 'avenging' his fallen partner." she brushed he bangs back, looking at the boy's picture on the screen with an odd kind of hateful respect. "It's stupid, yet honorable."
"But…But…" Ki-Rokey stuttered, but she couldn't figure out a thing to say.
Sad raised her hand, glancing between the two sides of the ring. "Everyone ready?" she held dramatically a moment, then swung her hand down. "Match 6: Yusuke Urameshi versus Kin Suisei, BEGIN!"
This match started just like the ones before it had. Both fighters dove into the ring, each making their own way through the trees. The two were of similar builds, Kin being just a slight bit taller, so it wasn't long until they both came through the trees.
Yusuke glanced at his opponent, rolling his shoulders. "Well." he said slowly. "Are you gonna start, or shall I?"
Kin didn't answer him, but suddenly Yusuke found himself reeling back, the beginnings of a bruise forming on his cheek. Kin was standing where he had been, cracking the knuckles on his right hand.
"I'm not playing games, you ignoramus." he growled. "I'm serious."
Yusuke popped a crick out of his neck, studying the demon a moment. Then he rushed forward and struck a blow of his own. "Who said I was playing?!"
To Yusuke's surprise, Kin didn't even try to dodge. He took the shot, just standing there. He stumbled back a bit from the blow, checked his cheek for blood, then he charged forward.
"Now this is more like it!" Sad exclaimed, hiding the gleam of her eyes with the smooth, teal sunglasses. "Kin and Yusuke are going at each other rapid-boxing style! They're both landing a dozen blows at a time…who's gonna drop first?"
Yusuke slid back from the attack, hissing a bit and wiping some blood from his lip. "This is boring."
"Agreed." Kin brushed his dark brown bangs back. "So maybe I should turn it up just a bit…"
Swiftly, his hands clapped together in front of him in a praying position. His eyes closed as he began to focus his energy, and Yusuke suddenly felt very cold as the sun's heat seamed to evaporate from his skin. "O-Okay…this is weird."
"…This should be interesting…" Sayona muttered.
"What is he doing?" Misato asked, cocking her head to the side.
".……" Hiei and Luna muttered together, eyes locked on the screen. Keiko was equally silent and Kurama was watching apprehensively.
Kin's hands began to weave themselves into intricate signs, symbols and motions, weaving themselves in an intricate pattern so quickly that they appeared as a blur to Yusuke or anyone else watching.
Kin started muttering under his breath. Of the many words that flowed out of his mouth, Yusuke could catch the Makai words for fire, water and lightening.
Suddenly, the dirt-brown eyes flew open. Kin thrust his hands in from of him, fingers spread, thumb and forefingers touching to make a triangle shape. "Tri-Force…" at each corner their appeared a glowing ball, one red, one blue, and one yellow. "…SPECTRUM!"
The three balls zoomed out at once, combining into one tri-colored wave of light. They whirled and twisted around themselves, flying at Yusuke in a striking beam.
It hit Yusuke in the chest, burning a large hole the size of a record into his shirt. In a spilt second, fire burned, ice froze, and electricity shocked the boy all at the same time, then he went flying back and landed in a heap on the ground.
"Did everyone just see that?!" Sad exclaimed, excitedly leaning forward. "Yuusuke is thrown back by a sudden colorful attack from Kin! I see why he calls it a 'spectrum'."
Yusuke managed to pull himself to his feet, leaning on a tree for support. He gave the other boy a small grin. "Not bad." he muttered. "You're stronger than you look…"
Kin 'humph'ed, stretching his shoulders. In truth he was now a bit worried…the Tri-Force Spectrum was the best move he had. If the opponent could survive that, he didn't have a whole lot of a chance.
"Okay…guess I'll just have to rely on pure strength." he thought, and dove into another punch.
Yusuke blocked it with a little difficulty, sliding a few inches back. He kept his eyes locked on Kin, putting Genkai's training to work. The other boy kept coming with multiple rapid-fire blows, most of which Yusuke managed to block, all the while scanning over his body for weaknesses.
He found one, just as the boy struck. He let his feet slip back a few inches with every blow, it was just for a moment, but enough of a weakness for Yusuke to work on.
Truth be told, he liked this guy's attitude, suicidal though it may be. He was vaguely reminded when he plunged into his fights with Hiei, and Goki, and Suzaku, out-matched, just 'cause he had someone to save or something to prove. It was stupid, it was reckless, and it was rather honorable, especially in a demon. This Kin was a pretty decent guy.
But he couldn't let him win this match.
He grinned at Kin, pulling back a moment. "Come on, bud." he waved his hand for the other to attack. "Give me your best shot. It's starting to tickle."
Kin growled at him, diving in for a fast, hard blow. Yusuke let him come, blocking the hit easily and letting his mind slip to street-fighter mode. He grabbed Kin's oncoming arm as his foot slipped back, catching the other boy off-balance and knocking him off his feet.
Though Kin was taller and bulkier than he was, Yusuke was definitely built with a lot more muscle per square inch. He left Kin hanging half a foot off the ground for a split second, then he struck the taller fighter in the gut, pushing a huge amount of his Spirit Energy into his fist.
"Oh, Kin!" Ki-Rokey gasped.
Sayona kept her eyes trained on the screen. Anbu's eyes were open half-way, watching her partner fight. She gave a small, half-hearted chuckle. "You…big idiot…"
Kin's eyes bulged, and a bit of blood flew out of his mouth. He felt, for a split moment, the impact and watched his own reflection in Urameshi's dark brown eyes. Then he was hurled back, past the trees and out the side of ring. He slid a few feet and lay still.
"And Kin is thrown out of the ring!" Sad announced. "And…One! Two! Three!"
"He's lost." Kaz nodded.
"That demon was weak." Nabooru sniffed.
"Four…Five…Six…Seven!"
On the other side of the ring, Botan and Kuwabara were cheering at the top of their lungs. Keiko let out a relieved breath, smiling wearily. Shizuru took a drag on her cigarette in a kind of toast to Yusuke's accomplishment. Hiei and Kurama remained as passive as ever, a bit of satisfaction reflecting in the fox's eyes. Misato gave a bit of a relieved giggle, glancing in Luna's direction. The wolf-demon locked eyes with her partner, and the girl fell into a serious silence.
"Eight…Nine…TEN!" Sad raised her right hand. "And Urameshi wins by a ring-out!"
The crowd let out a string of boos and shouts, but this time restrained from throwing things by the glare that crossed Yusuke's eyes. He crossed through the trees, crouching down to get a good look at Kin.
The other boy stirred a bit, sitting up and rubbing his temples. "Ow…that's smarts…"
"You put up a pretty good fight, you know that?" Yusuke grinned a stupid, cocky grin. "Not bad, not bad at all…"
"Hmph." Kin sat up, but his face was passive. "I didn't stand a chance. I never did."
"Hey, you realized that." Yusuke shrugged. "You're not a total loser."
Kin eyed him, the realized he was joking and grinned. "Oh well." he slid his hands into his pockets. "I'm not much of a fighter anyway. Now, Sayona…she's another matter. She'll steamroll you."
"Right…" Yusuke grinned, turning back. "I'd like to see her try."
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Kinda short…Oh well.
Next chapter, the Sougen Team Leader, Sayona steps into the ring against Yusuke…Or does she? ^_^ I'm being evil…I've got something veeery interesting planned. Heh heh heh…
C ya when I c ya.
~GS
