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Kuwabara was getting his ass kicked.
His honor code didn't let him hit women, and this chick was so fast that he was having a hard time keeping her claws off him.
The other two enemies had paused in their advancement on the girl. She held a shard of glass to her neck, a bead of blood dripping down, staining the snow. Kuwabara knew she was serious.
She had figured out that they wanted her alive. Smart kid.
A tremendous rumbling under the ground startled him. He jumped back as there was another explosion right where he had been standing. The proximity still burned him, and he landed hard on his ass. A fourth enemy climbed from the hole in the earth, covered in dirt. Instead of a left hand, he had a drill. So this was the bastard who almost killed Yukina!
In a rage, Kuwabara focused his attack on this new villain.
Before he could reach the drill guy, sharp claws raked across his back. He yelled as the pain of both the burn and cuts magnified. He stopped as blood poured down his back.
Crap. This isn't good.
He felt his strength fading. The beating he had taken from now three explosions and fighting the clawed woman were taking their toll.
He needed to think of something quick…
Wait!
"Kid, get down!" Kuwabara shouted, manipulating his sword into a particular shape.
The girl started, but dropped and covered her head.
Kuwabara swung his sword, now shaped like a giant shovel, through the snow. He sent huge piles flying at the clawed woman, who dodged. The others, however, his real targets, did not. The heavy snow knocked them to the ground.
Kuwabara took the chance to run to Hikari and grab her by the waist. Throwing her over his shoulder, he began to run as fast as he could through the snow. Sadly, it wasn't very fast.
The clawed woman swooped in from above in an aerial attack.
Shit!
Her claws were poised to pierce his heart. To Kuwabara's surprise, the girl wiggled out of Kuwabara's grasp but held tight to his neck. She swung her legs out, catching the clawed woman off guard with a kick to her head. Though it had saved him, her move pulled him off balance, and they both tumbled to the ground.
He scrambled back to his feet, but he was too late. The other three were on them, and the clawed woman slithered on her hands and knees and clasped the girl around the ankle, her temple wet with blood.
The girl yelled, kicking at the woman, slicing her legs and slippered feet in the process. Her black leggings were ruined. She wore no coat, only an adorable red sweater with a kitten on it.
Kuwabara had to admire Hikari's tenacity- She was covered with injuries. They might have needed her alive, but clearly not in one piece.
Kuwabara grabbed the girl's wrist to try and yank her away when he was stabbed through his right abdomen from behind. The girl screamed in horror.
Oh shit…
Kuwabara dropped to his knees as one of the attackers with the leg contraptions twisted his leg around to cause more damage, and Kuwabara yelled as the blade tore through his stomach. The bastard then jumped back off of him.
His vision was swimming. He was losing too much blood.
He forced himself to his feet, using his sword as a crutch.
He'd be damned if they took her while he was still alive.
Yukina was healing Hiei as fast as she could, her energy divided. She was still confused, not understanding why the prickly fire demon had pushed her out of the way of the blast, only to get hit with it himself. He had also saved her when the Dark Tournament stadium had been collapsing all around them.
Poor Kazuma had also been hurt, protecting her from this newest threat. His actions confused her almost as much as Hiei's, though she knew that it was in Kazuma's character to protect those weaker than him. For Hiei, it was somewhat out of his nature. Still, she was grateful. He had saved her life, after all.
He was strong, she knew from watching the Tournament. But still, in his state after the virus, he was in no position to take a hit like that!
Hiei's fingers twitched. That was a good sign. She hoped he would wake soon- it was difficult to heal him while also maintaining this icy barrier. It slowed her healing ability tremendously. The enemies had taken Hikari, so she doubted that they had any more attacks planned here, but she had to be cautious. In his weakened state, Hiei might not survive another blast.
She bit her lip as his head wound was finally healed.
His demonic energy, usually so bright, was flickering erratically. Was he trying to heal himself? Kurama had warned her before he left that Hiei would have a hard time manipulating his energy with the virus still in his system.
She could only heal the external injuries. Hiei would have to wake up on his own.
"Kuwabara!" Yusuke yelled, seeing his friend impaled through the back. The wind swept away his cry.
He had arrived just in time to see his friend fall in the distance. His anger ignited his spirit energy, and he used it to propel himself forward as Kuwabara struggled to his feet.
The clawed woman held Hikari upside down by the ankle, and the two with the strange leg contraptions circled Kuwabara. The one who had carried Hikari away attacked from behind while his comrade attacked from the front. Kuwabara wasn't sure who to block.
Rearing back a fist, Yusuke made the decision for him and punched the one attacking him from behind square in the face. The enemy was sent flying, bouncing into the snow. Kuwabara was able to fend off the death blow of the frontal assault. Still, the attacker managed to get a shallow slice of his stomach with his strange leg blades before being bounced back by Kuwabara's sword.
"Urameshi!" Kuwabara said in relief.
"Yusuke!" Hikari yelled his first name with the same sentiment.
Yeah, yeah, the hero has arrived!
He positioned himself behind Kuwabara, watching his back.
Hikari was fighting against the grip of the clawed woman. Unfortunately, her assailant was much taller than she, with a longer reach. She just held the girl at arm's length, still dangling her upside down. Hikari was trying to slash at her with what looked like a piece of glass.
Where did she even get that?
Yusuke had to give her credit- She sure was a fighter.
Folding herself up, Hikari managed to slash the woman's wrist, catching her own ankle in the process. The clawed woman dropped her.
Yusuke took the opportunity to grab Hikari by the collar and pull her between him and Kuwabara. The opponent he had knocked down had recovered and joined his comrades. The three circled them, but they weren't getting past them now.
"Wait a second…" Kuwabara mumbled and began counting to himself.
"Oh shit! Where is the drill guy?!"
The what guy?
Just then, the ground beneath Yusuke split with a loud rumble, and he jumped to the side. The small chasm divided him from Kuwabara and the girl. He was about to leap across it when the claw woman attacked him, catching his shirt.
Damn, how did these guys hide their energy signatures so well? Even worse, they were fast, especially the two with the weird things on their legs. Yusuke felt like he had seen a similar design in a comic book. His spirit gun wouldn't be much help in this kind of scenario. His shotgun was better equipped for multiple targets- However, he ran the risk of hitting Kuwabara and Hikari with the enemy so close to them.
He stepped back, staying out of reach of the woman's claws. However, unlike Kuwabara, he had no issue fighting back against a female assailant. To him, an opponent was an opponent.
An explosion rocked the earth again, and Kuwabara and Hikari were sent flying. The leg-contraption dudes leaped after Kuwabara, fighting him in the air. Kuwabara, yelling in determination, turned his sword into basically a giant pan. He had done something similar to beat the elder Toguro.
Sweeping in a wide arc, Kuwabara caught one of his opponents and flung him into the other. They landed a distance away, the heavy blow managing to bend their leg contraptions into awkward angles.
Ha! Won't be so fast now…
Unfortunately, Kuwabara didn't have a chance to right himself, and landed hard on his head. He slumped down, out cold.
... Really? Sweat drops rolled down Yusuke's head.
Kuwabara's opponents recovered quickly, though they were lopsided with their broken instruments.
Hikari landed on her feet not far from Kuwabara but collapsed to her knees as Yusuke heard a loud crack. She screamed in pain.
Shit, it sounded like she broke something. Even if they could get away from these assholes, one of them would probably have to carry her.
Another opponent, who Yusuke assumed was the "drill guy" Kuwabara mentioned, jumped from one of the large craters created by the blasts between his friends and the enemies. He also wore white, but his clothes were stained with brown earth. Like the guy who had initially attacked Yusuke, this one wore goggles, but pieces of brown hair stuck out from his hood. He looked to the guy who had a bloody shoulder.
Bloody shoulder responded to the look with a command, the first of them to speak.
"Kill him. Leave nothing left. I'll take the girl." As he spoke, he gestured to the unconscious Kuwabara.
Looks like that's the leader...
Like Yusuke was just going to stand around and let this happen. He readied his shotgun, but then the clawed woman stabbed him in the back, ripping at his shoulders. Yusuke shouted in pain as blood spurted out, coloring the snow around him. He reached around and grabbed the woman, but like a tick, she had dug in deep.
The drill guy nodded at the one who spoke and started advancing on Kuwabara, a strange puck-shaped device in his hand. The leader was headed towards Hikari.
Damn, the clawed woman had pushed him back too far! He needed to get back and help them.
"Kuwabara!" He shouted, trying to rouse the idiot. He was helpless- and hopeless. He finally managed to wrestle himself free of the woman, kicking her several feet away.
"No, stop!" To Yusuke's horror and despite her injuries, Hikari managed to stumble between Kuwabara and the drill guy just as he threw the puck. Yusuke readied his spirit gun but then realized the shockwave alone might kill his friends. He hadn't quite learned how to turn the power "down," as it were, since receiving the Spirit Wave during the Dark Tournament.
Shiiiiiiiiit! He started running to them, but his injured ankle slowed him.
"NO! We need her alive!" The presumed leader snarled. He tried to dash to them, but his broken contraptions caused him to stumble and fall. His companion did the same.
"I can't pull it back!" The drill guy panicked. The bomb landed in front of the girl and glowed with imminent detonation.
NO!
Yusuke could only scream as Kuwabara and Hikari were blown up.
