Death of The Spirit Detective

Yusuke P.O.V.

The fight between Sensui and I was becoming more impacted than for the first few rounds. This guy wasn't going to be taken down by my punches and kicks. His strength was more flexible, initiative, and very powerful that I am starting to think that I won't be able to defeat him. But I did notice something about Sensui and it was his personality that changes quite frequently that he has 7 personalities that were taking control over his body and mind. Shinobu overcame the different personalities he created to deal with his internal contradictions, becoming the pure Shinobu he once was, and perhaps his soul has been partially saved. Not long until Koenma arrived trying to stop Sensui and talk him out of his plot to destroy the human world after concurring the demon world on his behalf. However, due to Shinobu's actions, he was already reaching another level to defeat Koenma by using the pacifier that unlocks his spirit energy weakening the prince.

"This won't accomplish anything," Koenma told me limping towards me only to be shrugged off and fallen onto the ground trembling. "Please...Yusuke."

I glance in the corner of his eye at Koenma replying, "You're half right. I've got a feeling what I'm about to do isn't gonna seal up any tunnels, or keep demons from having earth to play with..."I said, "The whole world's probably screwed. Who cares?" I pointed a finger towards Sensui receiving a small grin on his face. "But I'll get one thing accomplished...I'll know the loser of this fight."

With Koenma lying on the ground, I took a couple of steps forward to him and he inquired, "You are asking me to take your life, Yusuke?"

I glanced at him with a stoic expression, "Yeah, that's right. And do it some style. I don't want some piss-poor, half-assed try." I snorted placing a hand on my chest, "I know you can do it really quickly."

"No..." I could hear Eri's voice crack as she pleaded not to waste my life for protecting everyone. She didn't want this to happen and I'm letting this take place as a sacrifice.

"Urameshi! You can't go this way!Think!" Kuwabara pleaded from inside of the shadow figure staring out of the eye watching me walk towards Sensui away from Eri. "What I did against Toguru in the fight, I did it for you!"

Kurama, Hiei, and Mitarai were watching the male pleaded not to let me do this. "The breaking point." Said Kurama.

"I did it for you! But you can't ever die and have it be for me!" Kuwabara begged. "You can't...You can't! Urameshi!"

Tears were falling on Kuwabara's face trickling down his cheeks remembering the countless times that I fought him and he still wanted to prove how strong he was to defeat me and that he couldn't.

Kuwabara shouted, "You've...always gotta be there, Urameshi! Can't you get it?" He sniffled. "If you're not, then who am I?" The words he spoke throughout his heart was very painful that I didn't know what would happen if they knew what was to become next if I died again.

I'm doing this for the world...for my friends...and my life...

"Yusuke..." Eri pleaded not for me to do this final request as I glanced at her smiling at her.

"Everythings going to be okay," I told her as her eyes stared at me with wide eyes as I looked at her very impassioned.

"Well then...you just heard Mr. Itsuki. I'm no longer allowed to hesitate." Sensui clarified. "One of us detectives has to die."

"Well then, I'll make sure I'm tasty for you," I said in a touch of sarcasm as I powered up my energy along with Sensui.

"STOP!" Koenma pleaded.

I didn't stop as I charged straight towards Sensui kicking him only for him to block it. I began to draw in another kick, he dodges that one too. My ass was getting kicked by long legs here, and he wasn't going down with the energy he collected from Koenma's pacifier as he beat my ass. The next one was the last thing coming for me, Sensui had a glowing gold aura around him as he charged straight up to me. I noticed that the Uraotoko figure on the wall had its eye cut open and over there I could see my friends were being freed at last.

"Urameshi! Get out of the way!" Kuwabara screamed.

I slowly looked over at them giving them the calmest and heartwarming smile just before Sensui struck me through the heart. My body was cold and I couldn't open my eyes as I fell back lying on the hard ground lying there motionless.

Eri P.O.V.

Just as Kuwabara cut the Uraotoko figure's eye with his Spirit Sword, they were too late just as Yusuke got hit in the chest. I was puzzled as the others were too, the Spirit Detective was dead...all because of me. Sensui wasn't done, and I knew he was going to keep completing his task without stopping. His body laid in front of me as I reached over to touch the wound he was hit from Sensui lying there cold...lost...and in peace.

"He can't be...He can't..." Kuwabara sobered.

"Trial of humanity. The defenses rest." Sensui said.

"Come on, stop clowning' around," Kuwabara said trying to act as if nothing happened to Yusuke, but he knew that he was dead again. This wasn't the first time this happened because Yusuke told me that he died the first time to become the spirit detective and now..."Ha, ha...Prankster.I get it's payback for me trickin' you with Toguru. Good one." Kuwabara walks over to his corpse trying to shake him to get him to wake up. "Too bad I'm not as gullible as you, big lame-o. I mean, hey, I'll just cover-up your mouth and nose! You can't complain, right?" He let out a false laughter escape from his lips as I stared at him helplessly. "I mean, dead guys don't gotta breathe! Look...Your plan to motivate us worked. I broke us out." Kuwabara began to tremble as I held Yusuke's cold shoulder. "Now let's beat Sensui together and go home. Come on, I'm not dumb!"

"Kuwa..." I whispered.

He didn't hear me calling him. Kuwabara rested his head against Yusuke's heart saying, "See...! Ya can't hide your heart bea-" He paused lifting his head staring down his face." Urameshi..." I could hear Kuwabara starting to cry as the cave began to rumble as rocks started to fall above the ceiling crashing down on the ground.

We heard Sensui spoke up, "For some reason, I thought taking his life would bring catharsis..." He said monotonously. "I even timed the video's climactic final scene as a requiem for his death. Instead, I just feel a deeper sadness. Another soul lost, fighting for the wrong side."

'He won't wake up. I let him die in vain due to sadness and it was timed too.' I thought quivering over the loss of the spirit detective in front of me.

I am a curse

Rage is what I sensed in them after the loss of their friend they were mourning over. It broke my heart and I felt so guilty that I did this to Yusuke.

"Are any of you brave enough to lead the way?" Sensui inquired. "Attempt to finish what your late friend could not?"

"Sure...Bravery is the thing we got left." Kuwabara said.

I glanced over to see Hiei unwrapping his bandages revealing a dragon and he took off the bandage wrapped around his forehead to reveal an eye. Kurama transformed into his fox form that I could tell, he went over towards me giving me a sympathetic look in his eyes. Both of them ran towards Sensui to use their powers against him, but he used a shield to protect his body avoiding Hiei's dragon technique to push him into the tunnel killing the lower-class demons inside allowing it to open.

"Eri!" Kurama called out to me.

They came over to me just in case Sensui had other plans in mind, but as I was being protected I looked into their eyes that revealed pain, sadness, and rage built inside of everyone. Losing Yusuke was such a big deal since he was their friend and I was nothing more than an outcast.

"Do not worry." He said in a husky deep tone.

I glanced at him as they were all going to use their spiritual energy to target Sensui. After the death of the spirit detective, there's no telling how they will defeat Sensui by his strong and his powerful spiritual energy that is at the maximum stage.

"Come on, we're going to help you get to safety," Kuwabara said in a soft tone.

I looked at my hand to feel Yusuke's blood and gripped it before saying, "No...That's enough." They all looked down at me sincerely. I started to cry thinking that this was all my fault. "...I'm sorry..."

"You know how this goes. Sensui always has to get his hands dirty because of your selfishness. Every action you take results in people dying." Elder Toguru says in a venomous tone.

"You're a curse demon." Sensui finished off the last part as our eyes widen.

"Eri, it's not your fault. Sensui is the one who did it. Not you." Kurama said in a soothing tone crouching down at my level patting me on the back.

"We better get a move on. We cannot leave her here, and taking her with us is the only option to keep her safe." Kurama said picking me up in his arms as I trembled clutching his shirt as he gently pats my head. "We're going inside the tunnel and track down Sensui."

"A-Are you sure bringing Eri is the only way, guys?"Kuwabara inquires worriedly.

"We have no choice," Hiei replied. "Sensui wants her too, and not just you. He's doing it because he wants to ruin everything and cause destruction."

I whimpered as Hiei was ready to move ahead as I reached over to grasp his shirt sleeveless shoulder as he faces me in the corner of his eye.

"Please...Please don't go." I pleaded to see his cold gaze turn soft as he rested a hand on mine. "I-I don't want to lose you too."

Hiei replied, "You won't lose us. We're going to protect you and make sure Sensui doesn't take you away again."

"Let's get a move on. We have to hunt down Sensui and stop him." Kurama said.

The rocks were still falling as Kurama carried me in his arms as we enter the tunnel. While we were inside it look so retro almost like a video game that Kuwabara said. Sensui leads us to where a yellow gateway to the demon world is located, but we couldn't get past it.

"Then how the heck did he make it through here?" Kuwabara asked.

"I'm glad you asked. As you remember, my energy's of the Sacred kind. Fortunately, the brains in Spirit World only one this net to filter our Demon Energy." Sensui explained as he used his power to strengthen the gate. "That's why I passed through unscathed while Hiei's attack burned out when it hit the net."

"You and your friend should take some consolation in the fact that this Kekkai is only sensitive to the energy of A or S-Class Demons," Sensui said incisively. "Which means, that is killing your friend, I've awakened the potential you've both dreamed of. Your silence is all the thanks I need. As much as for Eri's sake for her helping aid as well."

I clenched onto Kurama's shirt as he held me before walking over to the gate that I stared at him confused, "Ironically though, now that your powers are finally strong enough to match me, you can't get close. Heh." Said Sensui smirking towards them as Kurama reached out his hand to touch the gate as it burned his hand and he pulled it back.

Kurama says, "He's right, we're trapped."

Sensui formed a dark smirk on his lips, "The only way you'll get to me and satisfy Yusuke's dying wish is if Kuwabara or Eri can get in."

Kuwabara let out a scoff, "Ha! Yeah, well I'm 100% human, so I can still make it through on my own."

"Urameshi couldn't take me on his own. What makes you think you stand a chance in hell?" Sensui inquired forming a dark expression on his face.

"We'll see when we get there!" Kuwabara grunted as he charged straight for the gate to form his spirit sword and jumps into the air to cut through the gate.

"I could handle you myself, but this way, even if I die, they can still use your skull as an urn for Urameshi's ashes," Kuwabara said in a deep tone.

It was Hiei's turn to charge over at Sensui, but he was already flying away from us, "This is where you end, Sensui." Kurama and Kuwabara followed after him as I was still in Kurama's arms that's when we found ourselves in the demon world as we were falling from the sky.

"Hey, has anyone noticed that we're falling very, very, very fast?!" Kuwabara exclaimed.

"Hiei, do you know where in Demon World we are?" Kurama asked as I glanced over to listen to Hiei's response.

"Yes, I believe I've been to these parts before, and if I'm right, then we're lucky." Hiei said as he starts explaining, "It's the Forest of Fools, just low-level Demons who won't present any kind of challenge to us."

"I know we're about to die and all, but I really hate it when you guys ignore what I have to say!" Kuwabara shouted freefalling like the rest of us are doing right now.

Kurama then formed a kai in his hands to wrapped vines around us and said, "Hold on tight." Hiei and Kuwabara grabbed the vines as Kurama formed a pair of wings on his back.

"Fox, then a butterfly; is there any animal you can't metamorph into!?" Kuwabara inquired.

"I haven't turned into a butterfly..."Said Kurama, "This is merely the leaf of a plant, doubling as a glider."

"Right." Kuwabara faced directly at me forming a cocky grin. "Hey, Eri, doesn't this look great? We're practically flying almost not falling to our deaths." He glanced down at glaring at Sensui, "Look at that cocky punk, just free-falling without a care in the world-but I betcha he wishes he had somethin' to catch him now!"

I looked below and at the others, Kurama gave me small smile to reassure me that everything will be all right. Suddenly, we saw Sensui starts to glow as we were all confused about what his next motive was going to be.

"What did he do?" Kuwabara asked.

"You begin to see what my Sacred Energy is really capable of. I don't have a bag of tricks or packs of seeds and I don't need them." He flatly responded. "I can fly without any roots attached, without even the help of my maker. That's why they call me Black Angel." He explained. "If we lived in less cynical times, the gift I'm preparing for the world might've been labeled for what it really is: a miracle."

"You think you can scare us with that holy one crap?" Kuwabara sneered.

"Does he really believe we'd turn around after all we've been through?" Kurama inquired.

My lips quivered and I said, "Y-You have to go back! He'll kill you. Just like he did Yusuke."

"No one is going turn back, Eri. We fight to attempt our revenge on Yusuke, and losing him after he fought for his to protect you and the rest of us." Kurama deeply said hugging my side as I let out a small whimper.

"Who cares what he is as long as he can die!" Hiei snarled.

"I admire your electric enthusiasm, Hiei, but I don't wanna hurt these beautiful woods," Sensui said. "You mind we finish this fight over there?"

We saw Sensui beginning to land closer to the dry land as Hiei said, "Oh, I see. The Plateau of the Beheaded-a fitting battleground, indeed. Come to think of it, it's giving me some ideas."

"I've got some of my own," Kuwabara said.

Hiei P.O.V.

Kuwabara and I let go of the vines that Kurama had us hold onto, we all fell to the ground landing while Kurama held Eri in his arms. Sensui was standing a few meters away from where we are as I glared at him as stood motionless and stoically.

"What'll you do if Eri gets injured?" Sensui inquired. "Under these conditions, I'm the only one who can heal her."

"Healing is more of torture from what we've heard. You've held her like a prisoner and it's no wonder she didn't want to go back!" Kuwabara scowled.

Kurama sets Eri down saying, "Do not be afraid. We're trying to help you."

I knew Eri couldn't take his words that easily when Sensui is the only one that is controlling her like she's a puppet attached to his strings. She can't leave. She can't interact. She can't decide what she should do.

I glanced over at Kuwabara, "Careful. We don't want Sensui to target the girl if we manage to keep her as far away from his as possible."

"You won't be able to escape if your goal is to protect her. What are you going to do?" Sensui asked.

We didn't say a word, but our main objective is to protect Eri right now, we've lost the detective and now we can't risk losing her too. Kurama and I took opposite directions leaving Kuwabara with Eri to get closer to Sensui if we use our techniques against him as possible.

"This is not something I usually do...Fighting opponents who I know have no chance of beating me." Sensui clarified staring at the three of us with a stoic expression. "But I'm making exceptions for you, to offer some modicum of peace, that you at least tried to avenge your friend's death before your own." That's when Sensui shoved us away with his powerful energy as we caught ourselves.

"Oh, come on now! Is that supposed to impress us?" Kuwabara inquired.

Even Kuwabara tried to go near him, but Sensui shot him back with his glowing aura that it was so strong he began to change his form to wear so much armor on his body.

"Sacred Energy Armor!" He said as he stood his ground narrowing his gaze towards us.

"Am I the only one not doin' a costume change?" Kurama asked in sarcasm.

We each took a turn to fight against Sensui's Sacred Energy Armor and it was well as defend against my Sword of the Darkness Flame and Kurama's Rose Whip. Despite all that, Sensui's Sacred Energy Armor was not strong enough to defend against the newly-revived Yusuke's supercharged Spirit Gun. I even required to use my dragon to shield my body, but it was worthless to use it against his armor that he didn't seem impressed!

He was about to harm Eri just as I swoop her into my arms as I removed my cloak that was on my body to wrap it around us. I glanced down at her giving her a small smile saying, "Hang on tight!" I ducked down to let Sensui use his attack aiming halfway towards us only to rip half of my cloak that shields us.

I was quick enough to land before he got a chance to strike as Kurama used his demon vines to distract him. As I set Eri on the ground to wrap her small body around it, I gave her a sympathetic look in the eyes and said, "I'll protect you at all cost." I told her before returning to the fight to keep my guard up and take on Sensui.

"Now, you're starting to piss me off!" I yelled.

"You're not strong enough to face me. Even your friends can't continue to fight anymore if you continue to do so." Sensui being irrelevant claiming that we weren't strong to take him when we're practically fighting for revenge over Yusuke's death. "And here I thought that heroes wore capes just to make them look cool."

I spoke up, "It's not a heroes cape." I mocked him. "I wrapped it around her to keep her safe and comforted. That's why!" Just as Sensui was about to attack me, I afterimage without letting him know where I was to strike him that I was that I appeared just before he could use his same attack using his armor again.

"Of course you would do that. Monster!" I shouted as I was able to draw in a punch.

'Watch his attack.' I thought dodging his next signature move that I simply dodged kicking his side as Eri stared at us worried watching the fight. 'Predict his next move! Act fast!'

As soon as Sensui was about to predict his next move Kuwabara eventually came in, "Make no mistake! I'm stronger!" Kuwabara gave him an uppercut in the chin to draw him back.

"I'm never letting you down again, Eri." I eventually remembered what Yusuke said as a vow to Eri "We're going to save you. I made a promise that I will make you smile once again." Eri was watching as her eyes glistened and her mouth gaped open to watch us fight for her.

"You won't lay another finger on her!" I shouted swinging in a kick as he grabbed my ankle. "Dammit!" I shouted as he swung me to the side as I caught my fall and charged at him again.

"We'll take on against you as long as Eri's safe!" Kurama told him before summoning a vine to strike at Sensui as he used his Twisted Twister against him and I heading for him.

"You've lost this fight, Sensui!" I shouted running towards him to make my next move.

I then noticed something wasn't right as I saw something in Sensui's formed hand that it was his energy gun. Why is he using that? He sent us a strong glare and a scowl on his lips saying, "If I can't have Eri..." He said pointing his gun as we gasped. "No one will!" He then shot the bullet as Eri let out a small gasp escaping from her lips.

"NO!" Kuwabara screamed.

I changed my direction to run back to her as Eri shuts her eyes tightly waiting for the bullet to hit her. This man was insane! Why pull on a weapon on a child?

I can't let this happen...I won't let it happen...Not again! Yusuke already fought for his life to protect Eri, and learning her story was the hardest thing for me to realize how her life was in great danger.

Eri...

"No! Please don't!" Eri pleaded. "Go back! Leave me! Otherwise, he'll kill you!"

'You've been living with so much despair this whole time. Thinking you had no choice but to suffer so much.' I thought as I reached out to her just as the bullet was coming closer and I can't move fast unless she'll get hit. Either way, I have to take the bullet to prevent it from hitting her.

'I pushed you away...I acted like you were nothing just like the other weak foes. You're different...You don't even think I'm a monster and I can see it in your eyes.' I thought helplessly as I was able to make it in time to reach for her as I touch her head to secure her and she looked at me letting out a small whimper.

'Eri already knows what I can do.' I recalled back to Sensui's words that I anger fulfilled me to hear his calm and monotonous voice.

I formed a smile on my lips to reassure her that everything will be fine. 'Well, I'm not going let you down again, just like Yusuke told you. Don't worry. I won't let you suffer. Not anymore!'

In the nick of time, I felt the bullet hit me only to feel my body grow numb and felt my aura disappear that I can no longer feel the dragon inside of me to keep me secure. Something wasn't right.

"Hiei!" Kurama shouted.

My eyes glanced down at my arm as I noticed my dragon...was gone. What did he do it?!

"My dragon..." I whispered as Eri silently gasped gripping the cloak.

Sensui let out a dark chuckle, "I took your dragon away and you won't be getting it back. It's gone. Forever."

"What? Impossible! What the hell was in that bullet?" Kuwabara asked and I wanted to know what he did to my dragon that I only had my Jagan Eye which is the only thing I had.

"Something to erase your demon energy from existence." He replied in a stoic tone.

I clenched my fist and I said, "I can still fight. I don't need my dragon if it's not going to work on your pathetic armor."

As I stood up to run away from Eri, I ran to draw a punch as Sensui was about to grab me but I dodged letting Kurama and Kuwabara take him on as I threw a kick into his gut. He glanced up holding his stomach ready to aim for me again, but I knew his moves just by remembering them.

"Why are you still fight? You've lost Dragon of The Darkness Flames, and you continue to fight?" He questioned.

"I don't need my dragon when I can still fight!" I shouted at his face as Kurama used one of his plant attacks which was a spikey vine to wrap his wrist as Sensui yanks it-just as Kuwabara came around to draw in his spirit sword.

"You're all willing to risk your life after losing Yusuke? Why? For the girl?" He asked as we fought together three against one to prevent him from harming Eri with the attacks he aimed towards us. I picked up Eri to move her again each time Sensui will use his energy against us, all of us were about to give in but we kept fighting.

We stood in front of Eri as she started to tear up staring behind our backs helpless. We kept our word, Yusuke, we had to protect Eri to keep her distance away from Sensui.

We did our best.