"Koenma sir, another one has been released." Koenma looked up from his desk to see Boton fidgeting nervously in front of him. "Which one?" Koenma asked

while massaging his forehead in an effort to relieve the oncoming migraine. "Raijuu" the reaper replied in a near whisper. "Sir, shouldn't we inform Yusuke and

the others about this?" George asked timidly. "They are battling the Isonade as we speak." Boton gasped, "What!? We need to tell them how to defea.."

"Ervin is in possession of one of the tools of power, the gang should have no trouble defeating Isonade." Koenma interrupted.

"Who is Ervin?" George cut in. Koenma glared at the ogre, " Maybe I should start calling you curious George, don't you have work to do?" George lowered his

head, "Yes sir. Sorry, I was just being nosy." Koenma's glare softened, "If you must know, Ervin was guardian over the water shrine. His job was to protect

the water goddess and the tool of power that was in her possession. Somehow someone gained entrance into the water shrine undetected and slaughtered

the water goddess and stole the tool of power she possessed. "

"How could someone defeat a water goddess, wasn't she powerful?" George asked.

" No, that is why she was protected by a guardian. She had the ability to manipulate water to defend herself and could summon creatures of the sea to attack

for her, but she herself possessed no offensive abilities." Koenma stood up from his desk and began to pace as he continued on, "Ervin never forgave himself

for his failure to protect the water goddess and thus dedicated his time to finding the one who had killed her. I am not sure if I am correct on this next part, but

from what information I have been able to gather Ervin came in contact with some sort of object that enabled him to transform into a mermaid so he could

scour both land and the ocean for the one responsible for the water goddess's death. I assumed he found the one responsible since he found the tool of

power, but it appears that is not the case since another elemental has been released. "Koenma sir..who are the other elementals?" George asked. "Shukaku

of wind, Kyuubi of fire, Raijuu of lightning, Kaku of earth, and Isonade of water."

"These tools of power have the ability to seal them away for eternity?" George asked. Koenma nodded, "That is correct. We are not certain what exactly each

tool of power looks like, we have found reliable information on two. Shukaku of wind is sealed away in a kettle and Isonade is..was sealed away in a golden

trident, the others still remain a mystery."

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Kuronue stood perched on a high branch, watching the sun set. Taking to the skies, Kuronue began to drift into his own thoughts. He didn't have to worry

about being seen by any humans where he was, all that could be seen for miles upon miles was stretches of land untouched by civilization. A loud bang tore

him from his thoughts, glancing behind him he spotted a tree on fire. The tree had been split down the middle, it looked as if it had been struck by lightning. A

flash caught the corner of Kuronue's eye, followed by a searing pain at the tip of his wing. Turning around mid-air he caught site of a bolt of lightning only

inches from him. Soon, another bolt of lightning appeared barely missing him. Was someone attack him with lightning? Who the hell could possess that type of

power!? Kuronue sped up making sudden turns to avoid getting struck down. More bolts came his way, making it painfully obvious someone was definitely

attacking him with lightning bolts.

Finally the lightning stopped, Kuronue landed on the ground and looked up at the sky. He stood there for a good 10 minutes or so before letting his guard

down, that is when another bolt of lightning struck a few feet ahead of him. As the lightning struck the ground a shadowy figure of a man appeared.

Kuronue took a step back as the figure stepped out of the lightning bolt and smiled up at him. The creature took on the appearance of a fox demon, ears, tail

and all. The creature was not solid though and appeared to be made of lightning. The odd creature opened its mouth and let out a cry that sounded like a loud

clap of thunder. Kuronue held his ears and winced as the sound echoed around him…

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" Isonade? How are we supposed to defeat something like that?! And who are you anyways? You can't possibly be a human. " Cheza asked."My name is Ervin

and to answer your question we will need to seal the beast away inside this." Cheza's eyes fell upon the golden trident in the red head's hand. "You see,

Isonade does not work alone. It has a subordinate fish attached to its stomach called Samehada. Samehada is able to absorb Isonade's food in order to

manifest a large amount of spirit energy. Samehada sends this spirit energy back to Isonade making it nearly impossible to defeat. I must get close enough to

strike Samehada with this trident, if I can succeed Samehada will be sealed inside and we will be able to defeat Isonade." Ervin commented. "I see, by sealing

Samehada inside Isonade will eventually succumb to fatigue and will be sucked inside the trident as well." Kurama remarked. Yusuke, Hiei, Cheza, and Kurama

watched as Ervin made his way to the water's edge, his legs transforming into a tail. "I will take care of Samehada, what I need for you all to do is to distract

Isonade for now."

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Kuwabara began to pace, getting more and more anxious by the minute. Yukina and Keiko stood close by, peering out the window for any sign of Yusuke and

the others. "I can't just sit here any longer! I have to help Urameshi!" Kuwabara turned to Keiko and Yukina, "Stay here you two. I promise I'll be back, just

stay right here!" Exiting their shelter, Kuwabara was instantly greeted by strong winds and hard pellets of rain. Making his way down to the ship, he came to a

halt. An extremely bright golden light appeared from somewhere in the ocean and soon a very powerful wind struck the ginger in his chest. In a matter of

seconds the rain stopped, the wind died down and the sun came out from hiding. Silence ensued as Kuwabara stood watching for any signs of the others.

Kuwabara took off in a run making his way to the water's edge, "Urameshi! Where are you!? Kurama!? Cheza!? Hiei!?" Kuwabara received no answer.

"Kuwabara!" Kuwabara spun around catching site of Keiko and Yukina who were now only a few feet away. "We saw that the rain had stopped, is everyone

okay?" Keiko asked while looking around desperately for Yusuke. "There!" Yukina exclaimed while pointing towards the water. Hiei soon emerged from the

water, bloodied and clothes torn. Sheathing his sword he turned around and stared at the water, as if he were waiting for someone. Not long after, three

heads popped out of the water followed by a fourth. Yukina squinted her eyes, she was able to make out Yusuke, Kurama and Cheza, but she didn't recognize

the fourth person in the water.

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" I wish there was more that I could do for you all, I am in your debt." Ervin commented while bowing slightly. Kurama, Cheza, Hiei and Yusuke stood in front of

him each wearing a fresh set of clothes. Kuwabara, Keiko and Yukina stood close by. The gang watched as the red head placed his golden trident in a treasure

chest located in the middle of the water shrine they were currently located in. "I vow to protect this trident with my life, I may have failed the water goddess

once but never again." Ervin remarked.

"So what do we do now? I mean..all these people from the ship are going to be asking a lot of questions." Kuwabara commented. Ervin smiled mischievously, "

I have already erased their memories. I cannot make a profit at my shop if visitors are frightened to come here now can I?" Ervin's smile quickly faded and a

serious look took over, "There is something you all should know, I believe someone is attempting to release the elementals one by one. I want to warn you

that the next island your ship will stop at is home to the Kuyuubi, the fire elemental. I don't know if Kuyuubi has been released from its prison yet, but it is only

a matter of time."

"How many of these elementals are there!?" Yusuke asked. "Five. Isonade of water, Kuyuubi of fire, Shukaku of wind, Kaku of earth and Raijuu of lightning."

Kurama commented. "You know of the elementals?" Ervin asked. "I have heard bits and pieces about them from various sources." Kurama replied. A loud horn

resounded around them, "It appears your ride is fixing to depart. One last thing before you go.." Ervin commented. Ervin disappeared into another room, soon

reappearing with something in his hand. Unfolding his had a small purplish-greenish scale lay glowing slightly, " This is a mermaid scale, it will protect you and

the passengers on the ship from the "freaky mermaids" swimming around these waters." Ervin joked while looking up at Cheza. The ship's horn went off once

again indicating that it was fixing to take off, "We better get going now. Thank you for all that you've done for us." Ervin smiled, "Thank you for helping me to

defeat Isonade."

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Kuronue fell from the sky, having been hit by a bolt of lightning. He had been engaging in battle with this lightning creature for some time now, fatigue was

beginning to set it. "You can't defeat it, not without this." Kuronue turned eyes meeting with a little girl with blonde hair and golden eyes, who looked no older

than seven. In her hand lay a crystal ball. "I don't know what has gotten into Raijuu, something has really upset him. He seems to be targeting you for some

reason." The girl commented while tilting her head and staring curiously at Kuronue. "Someone has released Raijuu from his slumber. I think whoever has done

this is targeting you…Raijuu would never behave like this normally." "Raijuu!" the little girl yelled at the top of her lungs, Kuroune winced his ears already in

pain from hearing the beast screech at him. Kuronue watched as the lightning creature approached, soon changing into the form of a blue and white wolf. The

lightning beast shook its tail excitedly before running up to the little girl and disappearing into her body. Kuronue's eyes widened, the little girl simply giggled.

"Raijuu likes to sleep in my belly button, You don't have to worry about Raijuu anymore..I'll seal him away again soon. I've missed him so much, I just want a

little more time with him. Father thinks it's best to keep Raijuu sealed away." "Who is your father?" Kuronue asked while looking more freaked out than ever.

"Raijin!" the little girl exclaimed and with that she skipped off disappearing into the darkness. Kuronue stood in the same spot with a weird look on his face,

"What the hell just happened? I must have drunk to many beers tonight…"

End of Chapter.