Kyouka Ankoku (Strenthing Darkness)
15 [Rage]
"YUSUKE!!" Shouted Keiko from where she was.
Yusuke looked at the attack approaching him. He could hear Akujin laughing at him as the attack grew closer to his face. He wanted to get out of the way, but he couldn't move. His legs felt like they wieghed a ton.
"What's the matter, ningen?" Asked Akujin through his laughter. "Are you to afraid to move?"
As Akujin continued to laugh, Yusuke looked down at his feet. Somehow, they had gotten embedded into the ground. Yusuke looked up and saw the attack getting closer to him. He tried to get his feet free, but it was no use. They were too deep in and too heavy.
"Damn cheater!" Yusuke shouted to Akujin.
"No one said I'd play fair." Akujin answered with a sly smile.
Yusuke growled as he continued to try and lift his heavy feet. The attack Akujin had released was getting closer to him. He knew that if he didn't do something, he'd end up as a pile of ashes.
"I can't...let it end like this." Yusuke thought as he glared at Akujin. "I can't be defeated by him!"
Yusuke looked up towards the sky of the realm. On the floating platform in the sky was Keiko. She looked down at him, her eyes worried. Yusuke looked into Keiko's eyes, sensing her fears of seeing him dead.
"For Keiko, I won't lose!" Yusuke replied, looking up at her. "She means everything to me, and I'll be damned if I let her get taken by Akujin."
Suddenly, an aura of light began to surrounded Yusuke.
"For Keiko's sake, I won't give up!" Yusuke thought, feeling his strength increasing. "For her sake, I WON'T BE DEFEATED!"
Flickers of light filled the sky. The ground began to erupt and chunks of the surface began to rise up. Yusuke's body glowed with the light of his youkai power. The clouds in the sky began to swirl around and the lightning began striking in all directions.
"FOR KEIKO'S SAKE I WILL DEFEAT YOU, AKUJIN!!" Yusuke shouted, his eyes beginning to glow white.
The Rei Gun attack unleashed by Akujin dodged all obstacles in its way as it continued towards Yusuke. Yusuke just looked at the approaching head on. Closing his eyes, Yusuke concentrated on the approaching attack. The aura of light around his body continued to grow until it was touching the dark sky above him.
"Yusuke's power...it's unbelievable!" Botan shouted, looking at the glowing Yusuke.
Kurama and Hiei just watched in silence from where they stood.
"Simple light tricks won't save you!" Shouted Akujin as he put his hands on his hips.
The Rei Gun beam made it through the obstacle course and headed in a straight line towards Yusuke's head. The thunder rumbled loudly in everyone's ears and the lightning began to flash like insane strobes at a rave party. Everyone's heart pounded, watching as Yusuke just stood there, ignoring the approaching danger before him. Finally, Yusuke re-opened his eyes, just as the Rei Gun attack struck him in the forehead.
Everyone turned away when a bright and loud explosion occurred. Keiko closed her eyes and turned away as the shockwave of the explosion reached them high up in the sky. She listened to the loud rumbling noise, but soon opened her eyes when the noise began to die back. She looked down on the battlefield to see smoke and Akujin down below. No Yusuke.
"YUSUKE!!" Keiko shouted, her voice echoing far off into the distance.
Botan, Kurama and Hiei looked up to see a huge black cloud of smoke where Yusuke once stood.
"YUSUKE?!" Shouted Botan.
The top lair of the ground slowly sank back into place. Akujin just grinned and took a step forward; the already cracked ground breaking under his weight. He looked at the swirling cloud of smoke before him, an even bigger grin on his face.
"Foolish boy. He didn't even stand a chance." Akujin answered.
Akujin turned around and faced the floating platform in the sky. Numata looked down at Akujin, while Keiko looked the other way. He just smiled as he looked at his prize.
"Numata! Bring the girl to me!" Akujin shouted to the oranged hair girl.
The smoke was blown away by the release of someone's energy. Akujin quickly turned around to see the smoke clouds parting. Through the small parting of the smoke, Akujin could see the flickering of lights. Everyone looked up as a figure became more evident through the smoke.
"We're not finished yet, Akujin." Yusuke answered as he glared at Akujin.
Yusuke stepped out of the smoke, unharmed.
"Well, well. You survived, Ningen. Impressive." Akujin replied as he folded his arms.
"You think I'll let you lay a finger on Keiko, guess again." Yusuke answered, the aura of light still emitting from his body. "I'll die before I give Keiko up to anyone."
"That can be arranged." Akujin answered, his deep red eyes flashing white.
Yusuke clenched his hands into fists. All the energy in his arms steadily traveled down to his clenched fists. He looked up at Akujin, his eyes flashing with hate and rage. The site of Akujin sickened him.
"REI KODAN!!" Yusuke shouted, forming his fingers into a gun and aiming it at Akujin.
Several shots of ki energy were fired from Yusuke's fingertip. All of them roaring as the raced with great speed towards Akujin. Akujin just stood his ground as the attack continued to close in on him.
[Disclaimer : Yu Yu Hakusho © Togashi Yoshihiro. Kyouka Ankoku - CrystalKeeper/LauraC 01/02]
