Kyouka Ankoku Strenthing Darkness Chapter 19: Reach, a yu yu hakusho fanfic

Kyouka Ankoku (Strenthing Darkness)
19 [Reach]

"Now, ningen." Numata answered, the tiger stripes on her left arm still glowing. "It's time to put you out of your pain for good."

Yusuke looked up at Numata with his still good eye.

"TIGER CLAW FURY SWIPE!"

As the crescent ki beams roared towards him, Yusuke closed his eyes.

"Keiko. I'm sorry...I can't...fight..."

The crescent ki beams screamed through the sky as it roared towards the weakened Yusuke. Keiko watched from her high up platform as Yusuke didn't make any attempts to avoid the attack. Numata just smiled evilly, waiting patiently for Yusuke's end.

"Jaou Ensatsu Kokuryuhaa!!"

The black dragon was released again and popped up from behind Yusuke. Both Yusuke and Numata were shocked at the presence of the black dragon. It let out a feirce roar as it swallowed the Tiger Claw Fury Swipe attack whole. It approached Numata and disappeared when it was only a few inches away from her face. Numata let out a growl as she looked behind Yusuke.

"Yusuke, are you all right?" Kurama asked, helping him up.

"Yeah. I think so." Yusuke answered, looking at the redhead kitsune youkai helping him.

"Would've been here sooner, but you looked kind of busy." Kuwabara answered, standing on the other side of Yusuke to support him.

Hiei appeared in front of his other teammates, facing possesed Numata.

"You've interfered for the last time, koorime." Numata answered, her eyes glowing red with rage. "I will destroy the half-breed ningen at any cost."

"Sorry to disappoint you, Akujin." Hiei replied, glaring back at her. "But no one else will destroy the half-breed ningen Yusuke but me."

Numata just stared at Hiei as the lightning behind her began to flash. Slowly a smile crept onto her face. A soft giggle that began in her throat soon turned into an evil kind of laughter.

"Don't make me laugh, koorime." Numata answered. "You know just as well as I do that you can not defeat the half-breed. He is far more powerful then you."

Hiei let out a growl as his hands rolled into tight fists.

"I'll make you eat those words, Akujin." Hiei spoke. "Jaou Ensatsu Kokuryuhaa!!!"

Hiei's black dragon was released again from the tattoo on his arm. The dragon's eyes flashed with rage as it let out a strong cry that shook the entire ground. The lightning flashed like mad in the background while the booming of the thunder rang in everyone's ears. Numata looked the black dragon right in the eyes and smiled.

Keiko looked at the black dragon approaching Numata and shut her eyes. The black dragon let out a finally cry before striking Numata. A giant explosion rocked the realm as a mushroom cloud of smoke and dust rose into the air. Several loose boulders and dead trees were blown away by the explosion's shockwave. The Reikai Tentais, Botan and Keiko all turned their heads away and closed their eyes.

When the rumbling finally stopped, all that remained was a giant cloud of black smoke. Hiei was the first to look. He watched as the smoke cloud continued to swirl around. He took in a deep breath and let out a sigh of relief. Just as he was about to face the others, something began to rumble from inside the smoke cloud.

Hiei quickly turned around just in time to something else explode from inside the smoke cloud. Everyone else looked up when they heard another explosion. As debris began to rain down from the sky, the black smoke cloud was blown away. Numata still stood there, unharmed from the attack. She looked at everyone, an evil smile on her lips.

"You look surprised to see me." Numata answered.

"Chikusho..." Hiei cussed, as he looked at Numata.

"I should've killed you when I had the chance." Numata spoke, glaring at Hiei. "But that foolish child of mines...Numata. She had to stop me."

"If you were as powerful as you say you are Akujin," Hiei spoke up. "You wouldn't be hiding behind a girl! Only scared weaklings hide behind girls!"

"QUIET KOORIME!" Numata shouted, Akujin's voice coming through as well.

Hiei was suddenly picked up by an invisable force and flown back. Yusuke, Kurama and Kuwabara watched as Hiei came flying towards them. Hiei slammed into Yusuke and everyone fell. Numata just glared at the piled up Reikai Tentais as she put a hand on her hip.

"You obviously have no idea who you're up against." Numata answered, Akujin's voice still coming through with hers.

"I know damn well what I'm up against." Hiei replied as he stood up. "I'm up against a weak-ass freak who hides behind a girl!"

"That's it koorime. I'm tired of you." Numata spoke, Akujin's voice a bit more dominant. "As soon as I kill you, I'll take care of all your little friends!"

Hiei, Kurama, Kuwabara and Yusuke all glare at the posessed Numata.

"If we kill Akujin, will we kill Numata as well?" Yusuke asked.

"Yes." Hiei answered, causing everyone to look at him. "But even if that's so, Numata has told me that if this should happen, to kill her. Defeating her father is more important to her then her own life."

"Did you hear that Numata? Your little koorime friend is going to kill you." Thought Akujin as Numata's possesed body smiled.

"As long as you go down with me, it doesn't matter." Spoke Numata's voice softly.

"Well see." Akujin spoke softly through Numata's mouth.

"Are you ready?" Yusuke asked, facing Akujin.

"Ready as ever." Spoke Kuwabara, grasping his spirit sword tight.

The Reikai Tentais all face the grinning possesed Numata.