"Karasu is the winner!" Juri announced.
Team Urameshi's jaws dropped. Then it was revealed that Kurama had stayed down for 10 seconds before attacking, which meant Karasu was the winner, even though he was dead. "I hate everyone," Yusuke said angrily as he ran to Kurama's aid, "Can you walk?"
Kurama nodded and leaned on Yusuke for support. "I'm sorry I didn't win," he whispered.
"Shut up," Yusuke said, "give yourself a break. Seriously though, this whole masochism thing is getting way out of hand."
Kurama confessed, "I'd be lying if I said I didn't enjoy it actually, which only makes me hate Karasu more."
Juri said, "Next fighters, please step forward!"
Bui slowly made his way to the ring, practically making the ground shake with every step. He jingled as he walked toward the center. "I'll take him on!" Kuwabara replied.
"So do you want to be buried or cremated?" Koenma asked.
Hiei said, "I'll go." He jumped onto the ring.
"Hiei?" Kuwabara asked, "I said I was going to take him on!"
"What kind of flowers do you want?" Koenma asked.
"Would you be quiet!" Kuwabara commanded him.
Hiei stepped forward and thought, The fact that this stadium is enclosed still bothers me, but with actual airflow now thanks to Kurama's fight I might actually be able to stay alert.
"At 4 foot 10 without his hair, Hiei," Juri explained, "at 9 feet, Bui." Did she really have to say that? Hiei thought angrily to himself. "Begin!"
Bui conjured a giant axe out of thin air. "Not a bad weapon you have there Bui," Hiei said slyly, "I like my own better." He dramatically took off his jacket and showed how tight the bandages on his arm was.
Bui ran forward and tried to cut Hiei down but he used his speed to the step to the side. He threw his axe into the ground and picked up a floor tile to throw at him. Hiei moved out of the way easily. They continued doing that sort of fighting under floor tiles were being thrown into the audience.
Finally, Hiei said, "I know I'm a small target but this is sad. Could you at least try to hit me next time?"
He threw another floor tile at him, but instead of dodging it like before he moved his left fist forward and used his fist of the mortal flame to incinerate it. Bui tried again, and Hiei incinerated it again, only this time Bui jumped above him. Hiei glared at him as he felt more clausterphobic and stopped the blade with his fist. It incinerated it instantly.
Surprised, Bui jumped back and conjured another, larger, axe. "At least you are consistent." Hiei said, "consistently foolish if you think this axe will have any more impact than the last. Just because it's bigger doesn't mean I'll allow penitration."
"I'm really getting sick of the way Hiei talks," Koenma said.
"Get used to it," Kurama replied, stuggling to stay standing, "I've mentioned before he doesn't seem to realize it's double meaning."
"Or he's just trolling all of us," Koenma replied.
Bui threw his axe Hiei and he incinerated it with the fist of the mortal flame with ease. "I told you that was foolish but you refused to listen much to my boredum."
"Then I'll remove my armor," Bui said.
"Hn," Hiei replied, "I'm flattered, really I am. Are you sure you can withstand a hit from me without your armor on?"
"I'll manage," he replied as he took off one of his arm pieces.
He took his time, but eventually he revealed himself and his giant green aura that was so powerful he could fly. As Hiei looked up at him he felt the ceiling was closing in on him. Dammit, he thought, did he really have to move upward? "I call this my battle aura," Bui explained, "I'd like to see you top it Hiei."
"So would why, but I doubt I have to try," he replied. He jumped forward but bounced off of it. When Bui attacked with it he sent his own flamed aura into it and set it on fire. It didn't even touch Bui.
"Look out below!" he warned as he created a spinning blast and attacked Hiei with it.
He easily dodged, but noticed instantly that it followed him and he easily got it to hit Bui directly. As he fell into the ground from impact he created a huge crator. As Hiei stood at the edge he watched the dust cloud. Bui stood in the middle of it, completely unharmed. "No," Hiei whispered in awe.
He explained, "I formulate my attacks to be as strong as my opponents and that didn't even put a dent in me. Take that any way you want."
"Hn," Hiei replied, "what a pathetic excuse for an insult. You clearly didn't notice, but that attack wasn't enough to injure me either. I've heard worse insults from that fool Kuwabara."
"Hey!" he shouted from the side of the ring.
"So," Hiei continued, "it take a lot more than that to bang you up. Here comes a lot more." He started unreaveling his bandages dramatically. "The world will watch as we climax together in this arena and only one will come in the end." He reached the end of his bandages as energy exploded from out of his body. Purple flames filled the ring as Juri ran for her life. Pillars of black energy filled the island outside of the arena has the atmosphere changed.
"This feels way worse than it did before," Kuwabara said nervously.
"It appears he has a little better control over it than before," Kurama explained, "we most likely don't need to worry at all."
"'Most likely?'" Yusuke asked, "That makes me feel better."
Hiei's energy moved in waves across the ring, wavering Bui's powerful aura. His right arm engulfed itself in flames as Hiei released the dragon toward Bui. With his aura he managed to stop it temporarily before it moved him around the stadium. Weaker members of the audience incinerated in the dragon's flames.
The walls of the stadium began to crumble. Eventually the dragon managed to punch right through it and escape to the outside. So much for an enclosed building, Hiei thought as he jumped up part of the fragmented wall to get a better view. Bui was pinned against one of the mountains of Hanging Neck Island.
In an instant it seemed, Bui avoided getting eaten and steered the dragon to Hiei. A small gasp left his mouth as he froze in place from shock, expecting the impending doom. "Move out of the way!" Yukina shouted from the stands as she watched her brother get eaten alive. She gasped. Everyone was in shock.
"Oh no," Botan whispered.
"Are you okay, Yukina?" Keiko asked nervously.
"Hiei..." she whispered as a few tears left her eyes.
At ringside, Yusuke asked, "What?"
"He's gone," Kuwabara whispered, "I don't believe it! The dragon incinerated him!"
Bui reentered the ring proudly as the power of the dragon disappeared. Juri struggled to her feet and looked at Bui. "Well," she said awkwardly, "since Hiei's very clearly dead...huh?"
Purple and black flames reappeared in the sky before dropping to the ground dramatically. Hiei reappeared and got to his feet. "I told you," he said, "one of us is going to die. Did you honestly think it would be me?"
Bui stared at him in shock. In the stands, Yukina said, "He's alive! He lived through that-somehow. How did he live through that?"
"We'll have to ask him that later," Shizuru said, "that's for sure. I wish Kazuma could pull off something so badass looking. I thought he was gone for sure."
Determined, Bui attacked with everything he had, including his battle aura, but to no avail. Hiei easily deflected his attacks. "No!" Bui shouted, "I have to defeat Toguro!" He ran toward him again only this time Hiei set him on fire and sent him into the stands as his body burned and he died.
"The winner by death is Hiei!" Juri announced as she saw the corps.
