NOTE FROM AUTHOR: Much like the Dark Tournament I am not going to change any fights except adding in a fight or two for Rexi and Chime. -ROSEY

Chapter 11

It was the day of the tournament and most people had arrived at the arena. Kurama was standing with Yusuke and Hiei, wondering where the young Ysandi woman was. The arena was abuzz with words and questions about the power surge from the evening before.

"I hope that wasn't an enemy doing something to the arena." Yusuke said with a laugh. He was pretty confident about his own power.

"No. It felt more like a demon using all their power to get better themselves. And there doesn't seem to be anything wrong with the stadium." Hiei said in his cold way. "You said that the Ysandi were sending someone Yusuke?" He had always wanted to fight one of them.

"Yeah. They had some kind of tournament themselves and they are sending Rexi's brother Chime—There he is. Chime! Over here!" Yusuke said, waving his hand as Chime neared them. For once he was without Limrin who sat in the stands relaxing. "So have you seen your sister?"

"No." Chime said with a smile that said he knew something that they didn't. Oh he was looking forward for when his sister decided to show up. "And you won't either until she wants to be here. She's got a very big surprise for you all."

Just then the whole stadium fell silent as demons turned towards one of the entrances. "Ah. I have perfect timing." Chime said, feeling no need to be quiet at this. He led the group over to a hallway that was clearing before a demon that walked forward from the entrance. "Come. Come see our dear Rexi." He invited and shoved Yusuke, Hiei and Kurama forward as he stood proud and tall at the sight of his sister.

She walked down the hall like a queen on the way to her throne. Her outfit was a golden tunic that hugged her skin, showing off lines that had been tattooed onto her body with a pair of black pants. Her blonde hair was pulled up to the back of her head in a high pony tail allowing two strands to frame her face. Brown, gold, and yellow eye shadow was light around her eyes as gold-brown lipstick covered her lips. Her eyes, normally brown, were now a gold color. But that was not what had caused the stir. Out of her back was a pair of wings that matched the ones that Maze had. Reds, greens, black, browns—they all came together to form the wings.

She finally stopped moving forward and scanned the arena looking for familiar faces. When she saw the three young men staring at her and then her brother smiling knowingly she moved towards them. "Brother." She said as power flickered in her eyes. Fangs showed at the corners of her mouth where canine teeth had been. Her nails were longer and shaped like claws.

"Sister. I see you have merged quiet beautifully." Chime said with a bow of his head.

"And you look like your tattoos are about to fade in comparison." She teased back before seeing Ethan moving towards them. The demon made stadium was up in a roar again as the young woman seemed to be one of the contestants.

"If I wanted to be one with my Bond, all I'd have to do is sleep with him." Chime replied with a laugh before drawing her into a hug. "You look beautiful Rexi. You really do."

Kurama was stunned. She really did look like a queen. He was about to say something when Ethan joined them, equally as stunned about her transformation. He dragged her away from the man he didn't know that was hugging her and gave her a kiss in front of the three. Kurama was the only one that was able to keep from doing a jaw drop. Of course Hiei was unemotional the whole way through though he did give Kurama a questioning look. The last any of them knew, Rexi had been with Kurama and now she was frenching this unknown demon.

"Mm. Ethan, you are going to smear this lipstick. Do you know how long it took me to get it right?" She joked as she pulled away and wiped the corners of her mouth just to be sure. "Chime this is Ethan, the demon I told you about last night. Ethan this is my brother Chime." She said introducing everyone. Kurama finally drew her away from the others who had started to chat.

"You look beautiful, but if I knew what you had done then maybe I'd be a little more relaxed about your chances in this tournament." He said with a small smile.

"Thank you Kurama. Um, basically? I fused myself with Maze. It is a onetime deal." She said, a hint of sadness filling her as she thought about it.

"Maze is getting older. In fact, he had a vision that he'd die soon. He thought it would be better if we fused now and I used up the rest of the energy he had left and then let him die in peace knowing he at least was used for something good. Ysandi's Bonds only live a fraction of an Ysandi's." She explained. "I'll have to get a new bond after this." Before she knew what happened, Kurama had pulled her close. He understood the bond to a point. They were soul mates—Rexi and Maze—and to lose one part was to lose part of one's soul. However, Ysandi butterflies could create eggs when they Bonded and the Ysandi demon would go back and choose one of their offspring to take that Bonds place.

"I am sorry. Maze was a good friend to all that knew him." Kurama said softly before pulling away.

"Yes." She replied fighting back the tears. That would not be a good way to begin a tournament. She didn't want to look like a total loser.

And with that the tournament began.

Chime versus Fire demon

Chime had gotten to the third round of the tournament with ease. He now stood with his back against a tree watching the fire demon approach. He wasn't unscathed though from the previous battles. He was weak from using blood in such an aggressive manner. He had a long cut down his chest which he thanked the demon who had given it to him, but it had long ago healed up so there was no reason to ask blood from it. The fire demon attacked without warning, cutting deep into Chime's left arm.

Chime yanked away with a yell. In the stands, Limrin went stiff. His nostrils flared with anger as he watched on the large screen as they zoomed in on Chime's bloody arm. The demons around him cheered as the blood flowed from his arm. A blood drop began forming around Chime's hand as they began to circle each other. When it was about the size of his fist he sent it at the demon. And then all he could do was run. He ran and ran until ten minutes later the demon dropped dead. He was declared the winner of the match and brought back to the stadium.

Limrin rose from his seat to go see if he was okay when a demon started to taunt him about going to see his lover. Some of the other demon's joined in and Limrin froze. He turned icy eyes on the demons and grinned. "And if my lover becomes kind, be sure that I'll be finding you and finding you some harsh little lovers personally." He growled before running off to find Chime.

Chime withdrew after that.

Rexi's Fight

She flew over enemy, laughing at him like a fairy did at a human who thought he saw a ghost. And then just as he turned to look at her she threw a ball of blood at him. With her bond being fused with her the amount of blood she had in her body had doubled at least until he started to disappear. She screamed as the wings on her back gave and she tumbled to the ground. NO! she internally screamed as she felt Maze fade a tiny bit. She didn't see the other demon come up behind her as she tried to fight and keep the Bond strong.

It was a horrible feeling. Like she was being yanked apart in a million different pieces. All she wanted to do was curl up and cry.

Watch out! Came Maze's protective voice and she got out just at the last second as the demon's axe landed where she had been. And then she gave in. She no longer felt the warmth of another person understanding what she went through. Maze was gone. She waited in a small corner out of the way of everyone, hugging her knees to her chest as she wept over the loss of Maze. He'd been her protector for so long and now…

Chime came to sit with her, supporting her through the fights that came until Ethan lost his own match and came to her. She turned blurry eyes to watch the last fight of Kurama and felt a swell of pride as he fought. And then the tournament continued and she lost track of her friends. Finally, Ethan led the heart broke woman back to their room. The tournament was over. They had a new 'king'. And Rexi had no Maze.