Wolfie: I like to thank everyone who reviewed. The majority ruled that I make the paragraphs and continue putting in song lyrics. Though I will only put the lyrics in for the tournament fights and any and all major fight scenes.
Kurama: Your reviewers really seemed to like the song last chapter.
Botan: So what song are you putting in this chapter?
Wolfie: I don't know yet, I'll figure it out by the end of the chapter. The biggest problem is I have to own the song and be able to understand the words to it. If you want me to continue putting songs on my fight scenes, I need help finding songs that would fit. Just send me the lyrics to the song and I will put the best one in. I absolutely refuse to put rap on one of my stories though, so that is basically the only guideline, that and it has to be in English. It's not fair for me to put a song down in say French or Asian when some people can't speak it fluently.
Raven: Good luck with that.
Wolfie: Here's the usual…
Disclaimer: I do not nor will I ever own anything having to do with YuYu Hakusho regarding this story. I only own Raven, Hawk, the storyline and the bad guys/ Tournament dudes.
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'Blah' Thinking
--Blah-- Telepathic speaking
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Blah Dream or flashback
Chapter 11: Hawk and Kurama Vs. Coral and Ringhals
It's been nearly half an hour since the battle between the captains. Yusuke is still resting and Kuwabara keeps drifting in and out of his restless naps. Kurama constantly watches over their condition. Mamba offered to examine their injured allies to make sure the weren't having any side effects to the poisons or antidote (In Kuwabara's case). In return Kurama went about attending to Mamba's wounds since their healer had yet to arrive.
"Okay everyone, the wounded have been attended to and the teams and viewers have had a moment to rest before the second part of the fight." Koto announced, once again taking her place at the edge of the ring. "Will the next fighters please step up?"
Team Urameshi watched as a female snake demon wearing three necklaces hopped onto the platform. Each of the necklaces were a different color and length. The shortest was Black, the medium one alternated between yellow and white, and the longest one was a light red color.
"You could've been a contender, the next Great White Hope.
Not just another pretender, not just the next big joke.
"Okay, Coral from Team Taipan is ready to fight, who will be her opponent today?" Koto broadcasted. Hawk looked to the others, examined the other opponents and quickly began moving towards the stage.
'What is she doing?' Raven and Kurama wondered to themselves. Hiei just stood there and smirked.
--Hawk are you sure you want to fight her?-- Raven asked gently.
--You're being obsessive again. I can handle this.-- Hawk said confidently. --Look at the remaining three opponents. Two of them are stronger than this one and one of them is weaker. If I fail to beat her, that leaves one weak one for Kurama and the two strong ones for you and Hiei to take out. That way we will have a safety net. If I had let Kurama or you fight her I may have ended up with one of the stronger opponents and losing. This way I know one of you can take the weakest one out and at least force us to tie with the other team.--
--You planned this all in those thirty seconds that she was on the battlefield?-- Kurama asked butting into their conversation.
--yes.-- Came Hawk's reply.
--Hn.-- Hiei intruded, giving his confirmation of the plan.
--Can we even have a simple one on one conversation anymore?-- Raven asked coolly, though she really was getting upset about her privacy with her sister being violated.
--My apologies.-- Kurama said repentantly and left them to each other.
--Hiei.-- Hawk's voice was dripping with danger and threat.
--Whatever, just win this battle.-- he said, not the least bit remorseful, before leaving.
--Just be careful Hawk. You don't want to see me if you get really hurt.-- Raven said in one of her rare moments of compassion.
--Okay Raven, I'll be careful.-- Hawk said and closed the link against any distractions.
You had to reach for the stars though, nobody gets it all.
We're not playing a game son, you're gonna take a fall.
"I will be her opponent. And I will be the one to defeat her." Hawk declared in a low, dangerous voice. Kurama was surprised to hear the girl he thought he knew turn around and sound so deadly.
"It seems that the opponents will be Hawk from Team Urameshi and Coral from Team Taipan. Let's get ready for some blood shed!" Koto announced, throwing the crowd into an uproar. Hawk took a deep breath and examined her opponent.
'Those necklaces must stand for something. Demons don't wear things in patterns just for looks. I wonder what she's hiding.' Hawk asked herself.
"Begin!" Koto cried and the two female fighters charged each other at the same time. Hawk was forced to dodge Coral's fist as it came flying at her face. She returned the favor by falling backwards and sweeping the snake's feet out from under her. Coral did a weak back flip to try and save herself, but only succeeded in Hawk's foot smashing into her chest. The snake demon went flying and landed on the other end of the ring.
"You will pay for that wench!" She yelled and yanked the yellow chain off her neck, holding it in her hand each bead turned into a small dagger. "The agreement was no deadly poisonsss, but nothing againssst paralysssisss." She laughed.
You never knocked me down, you never knocked me down,
You never knocked me down, you never knocked me down.
"Shield of Dark Light." Hawk whispered waving a hand in front of her. Following the path her hand took was a shield of light and darkness mixed together to form the color of the morning sky just before dawn. The daggers hit and either broke or fell at her feet.
"Blade of light.
Hilt of night.
Come to me,
My weapon by right."
Hawk mumbled the incantation and a sword appeared in front of her. The handle was pitch black with diamonds, sapphire, rubies, and emeralds decorating it. The Blade was golden like the sky with the first rays of sunlight just peaking over the mountain tops. "My turn bitch." She growled and leapt forward.
Coral dodged as Hawk managed to land several good hits. This lasted only for a few moments until Coral was able to jump into the air and remove her red necklace. The beads transformed into an elegant bow.
"I will not give up that easssily." She said and fired an energy arrow at Hawk. She dodged the arrow and leapt forward to slash the blade across Coral's chest. With a yell she turned and knocked her out with the hilt of her blade.
You don't get nothing for nothing, ain't that what they all say?
We're all fighting for something, but there's a price to pay.
"And for good measure…" she mutters tossing Coral out of the ring.
"And Hawk is the winner!" Koto yelled over the mic. Hawk with a satisfied smile walked back to the others and staggered. Kurama caught her shoulders until she was steady.
"I'm fine, just used a lot of energy." She smiled and placed her hand on his arm. Kurama smiled as she walked off.
"Well that was an interesting fight." Hiei said. Kurama nodded.
"Yes indeed. Though I am curious about that sword and the incantation." He said watching the two sisters. Raven seemed upset about something and Hawk was looking down. Hiei nodded his agreement.
"Okay! Will the next two fighters please enter the ring." Koto asked from the stage.
"I shall go next." Kurama said and walked to the fighting area. He nimbly jumped onto the platform and waited for his opponent to be decided. After a moment one of the males walked to the ring.
"Well it seems that Kurama of Team Urameshi and Ringhals of Team Taipan have decided to battle against one another. What can this fight possibly hold in store for us. Hopefully a lot of blood and gore is soon to come." Koto announced.
Yeah, you can stand there forever, just take it blow by blow
Nobody else is the wiser, they just came for the show.
Kurama stood across from his opponent. They nodded to each other and got into their stances. Kurama drew a rose out of his hair and transformed it into it's whip form. "Impressssive." Rhingals hissed and leaped forward to attack. Kurama jumped out of the way and landed behind him, slapping the whip down against the flesh on his back several times.
Rhingals hissed and turned around catching the whip as it came down a third time, cutting across his shoulder and into his flesh. "I will not lossse." He said and yanked the rose whip out of Kurama's hand just to have it return to a rose. He threw it to the side and launched himself at Kurama. The fox barely had time to dodge as he attack, still the snake cut him deeply across the chest. He landed in a crouch and held a hand to his wound.
Rhingals took this time to pull something out of his pocket and transformed it into a large scythe. With a grin he leaped in the air and brought the blade of the weapon down on his opponent. Kurama had barely enough time to move out of the way, still the blade of the scythe caught his leg.
You never knocked me down, you never knocked me down,
You never knocked me down, you never knocked me down.
"Impressive. I'm surprised that you can wield something like that and still move with your speed." He complimented, sweat beginning to drip down his face and blood trickling down his body from the wounds. "But I must end this now." He whispered. As he waved his hand in front of him, it appeared as nothing happened. Rhingals laughed and flew at him again. Kurama didn't even move as the snake dug his claws into his right shoulder. Upon the contact, vines erupted from the ground and encircled him in their arms. Kurama waved his hand again and the vines squeezed him before depositing him on the ground next to his comrades, outside the ring. Afterwards the vines disappeared.
But in the fists of a stranger, there is a shadow of doubt,
Go on pretend you're a winner, go on sell yourself out
"And Kurama from Team Urameshi is the winner!" Koto announced over the microphone. As soon as that was said and half the crowd was cheering, Kurama allowed himself to fall to one knee and held his wounds tightly. "Umm…can we get someone over here to help him out?" Koto asked.
"Kurama!" Hawk, Raven and Hiei yelled and raced to him as he staggered to his feet. They could see his pale face as they reached him.
"I'm alright, I can walk." He assured them. With a nod to each other, they stationed themselves to catch him should he fall. Upon reaching the stadium wall where the boys sat Kurama leaned against it and allowed himself to slide down. Hawk immediately moved to his side with the supplies she needed to clean him up.
"I need to get your shirt off." She said to him firmly. He managed a slight nod.
You never knocked me down, you never knocked me down,
You never knocked me down, you never knocked me down,
"Just cut it off, it would be faster." Hiei instructed, keeping an eye on their backs as Raven went to help Hawk. The older sister grabbed one of her knives and began cutting his shirt off in pieces trying not to cause him any more damage. At some point during this he appeared to pass out from blood loss. Hawk began cleaning his chest wounds, bringing small grunts and groans from the fox demon.
"Easy Kurama easy. I'll be done in a few minutes." Hawk continued to whisper to him as she worked. As she began cleaning the wound on his shoulder, he bit back a pained sound that became a groan. Hawk spent the next few minutes cleaning and bandaging his wounds while Raven held him down. Once they were done Koto's voice came over the loud speaker.
You never knocked me down, you never knocked me down,
You never knocked me down, you never knocked me down,
"Will the next set of opponents please enter the ring?" She called. Hiei made to move forward, but was stopped once again. This time by Raven instead of Hawk.
"My turn." She told him and walked towards the stage without waiting for a response.
"Be careful onna." Hiei growled and went to check on Kurama again.
"Okay! The opponents are Raven from Team Urameshi and Fer-de-lance from team Taipan. Let's get the show on the road people!" She informed the crowd.
Raven leaped onto the stage and stared at her opponent. "Prepare to lose." She growled.
"I believe I should sssay the sssame for you." Fer-de-lance said. The two of them stood there in a staring contest.
Wolfie: I'm sorry that this took me so long to do, but not only was I having writers block, finals, and loss of internet for over a week, I couldn't figure out a single blasted song I wanted to use for this battle. Every good one I came across, either sucked, didn't work, or I wanted to use later.
Raven: You also left it off at a cliffy. Your readers won't be too happy with that one.
Kurama: Yes, and all my fans will be upset with the fact that you injured me that badly.
Hawk: And what was with that incantation? It was cool.
Wolfie: The readers will either have to get over it or stop reading. But the incantation just sounded interesting, I will explain more about it later.
Yusuke: I heard you got the Three Kings Box set.
Wolfie: Yep!! I got it for Christmas. I was also studying those so I can make my stories better. It also answered a lot of my questions that I had about the show.
Botan: So what song did you end up using for this chapter?
Wolfie: Umm…You Never Knocked Me Down…I think that's what it's called. It's by Jack Ingram if anyone wants to check it out.
Hawk and Botan: PLEASE READ AND REVIEW!
Wolfie: Ja matte ne.