Yu-Yu Hakusho
Reconciliation
Written by: Spike (Who does not own YYH or its items but does own any original characters/moves)
"I'm coming, Yusuke!!"
----------Chapter 4: Bloody River Styx----------
Botan was flying high above the River Styx, ever ascending towards the gates of Heaven. Below her, the armies of Hell began their own ascent - towards Spirit World.
::Spirit World... that's what they want first. The ground is closer to Heaven, so they can reach it easier. That must mean that fighting on Earth is only a distraction. I'll have to tell Naosomi all of this when I get up there.::
Suddenly, a massive spear came flying at her. Botan turned, scared out of her wits, and saw the search party throwing various items at her, trying to bring her down. Botan merely smiled and poked out her tongue.
"Haha! Catch me if you can, chuckle-breath!"
Botan was thoroughly enjoying this, and she paused for a few moments to play a little dodge ball with the spears.
"Whoops! Missed m- oh my, that was close! Come on, I know you can throw faster than that!"
Finally, Botan got bored and began ascending to Heaven again, waving back at the search party.
"We'll play again, sometime!"
---Heaven---
"Naosomi, sir, someone's approaching on an oar. What do we do?"
::Ah, Botan! It's about time she got out.::
"Let her in."
The servant nodded and ran back to the gates to signal to open the door. Naosomi pushed on the back of his bendable chair and relaxed. He was just ready to take a nap when Shiziru entered.
"Sir, Botan of the River Styx is here."
Naosomi came back to his senses and replied to Shiziru.
"Let her in, then! She is no stranger here!"
Botan entered, looking cheerful as ever, oar under her left arm.
"Hello sir! Sorry I'm late! I got a little hung up, you see. I have vital information for the upcoming war. It concerns immediate problems."
Naosomi smiled as Botan sat down in one of his chairs next to his desk.
"Clever girl. Always got five eyes on the lookout, don't you?"
Botan smiled briefly at his flattering comment, but continued.
"Sir, demons have started moving towards the River Styx. I believe they are planning a double attack, one on Earth and one in Spirit World. The one on Earth is merely a distraction, however, because as you know, Spirit World is much closer to Heaven than Earth is. What do we do?"
Naosomi's smile disappeared as Botan hit him with the daunting news.
"Damn! Damn, damn, damn! Alright, here's what we'll do. Genkai will have enough power to stop any ascent on Earth. She'll join Squadron E34 and stop the demons on Earth. Meanwhile, you, Kazuma, and Hiei will attack the demons moving towards River Styx. We cannot afford to lose ground on Spirit World, but we also can't afford the lives of Earthlings."
Botan nodded, but stopped for a moment when the rest of his words sank in.
"M-me? But why me?"
Naosomi's smile appeared again.
"My dear Botan, is not that your River? Isn't it your duty to protect it at all costs? What happened to the bravery of the Botan I once knew, hmm?"
Botan smiled. Of course she knew it was her duty; that's why Naosomi was sending her out.
"Alright, sir. I'll do it! I'll go inform the others of your plan."
Naosomi stopped her as she began to leave.
"There's no need to tell them yourself. I'll tell them over my P.A. system. But thank you, Botan. You may go now. There's an extra room available for you to use."
Botan bowed, blushing of all things, and left Naosomi's chamber.
::So, Satan, you decide to push our time, do you? And you try to outsmart us, too. Well, let me teach you what happens when you mess with your opponent's heads so early in the game.::
Naosomi pulled the P.A. system microphone closer to his mouth and spoke.
"Attention! Demons have begun an attack! Genkai, please report to Earth, Squadron E34. Botan, Kazuma, Hiei, please report to the River Styx armed and girt for battle. Remember to show no mercy!"
Everyone heard the announcement and acted quickly. Kazuma and Hiei met up with Botan, and the three of them left on Botan's oar for River Styx. On the way, Botan stopped by Yusuke's room and pecked him on the cheek before she left.
::What was that all about? Botan's never showed any love interest in me at all... wait a minute. What the hell is she doing here anyway??::
Meanwhile, Genkai left Yusuke and his training to make the journey to Earth. She gave Yusuke strict orders for him to do something while she was gone.
"I want you in top condition for your fight. Don't stop training!!"
Then she left. At long last, the war was ready to begin!
The battle on Earth was very uneventful, at least for Genkai. There were only a handful of demons, and she joined the Spirit Detectives in knocking them all out with a massive Shotgun attack.
::Way too easy. No wonder this was just a distraction. I best be getting back to Yusuke now.::
---River Styx---
"Botan, look out!"
Kazuma jumped in the way of a spear that was charging for Botan and smacked it back to the thrower with his Spirit Sword.
"Thanks, Kazuma!"
Kazuma merely nodded and jumped into the frontlines with Hiei, who seemed to be having a field day with the demons. His blade of steel slashed through every demon opposition with little resistance. Of course, he couldn't sense the danger Kazuma could.
"Hiei, they're bringing something huge out!"
Hiei looked up and saw - a giant catapult rising from the River. They'd already been here before!
::Damn! This isn't good.::
Kazuma, blood-stained but still full of Spirnergy, jumped out of the way of the demons and made a dash for the catapult.
"Hiei, protect Botan! I'll take care of the catapult!"
But the catapult had already launching. Of course, what they were launching was of much more importance.
"Oh, god! They're launching veggie-heads!"
The veggie-heads, as Kazuma and Hiei called them, were actually Cultivated Humans, fresh from the City of Ghosts and Apparitions.
"Oh, well this is just great! Screw you, Suzaku!!"
The veggie-heads were very successful in getting across to the other side of the river, and began attacking Botan.
"Eww! Get off me, bastards!"
Botan's expertise in hand-to-hand combat, as well as her skill with an oar, was extremely useful in smacking the veggie-heads out of her way. For some time it was like this: Kazuma continuing to try to get to the catapult, constantly slipping in demon blood; Botan fending off veggie-heads; and Hiei stopping
Devilkin (shaman-like demons from the City of G&A) with his sword. Finally, Kazuma had crossed the bloodstained River and made it to the catapult. Unfortunately, his Spirit Sword was not making very much progress.
"Dammit! Die, you evil, piece-of-shit catapult!!"
Hiei, seeing Kazuma's plight, began charging across to the catapult, leaving Botan to fare with veggie-heads and Devilkin.
"Kazuma, switch!"
Kazuma didn't need telling twice. He jumped back across the River and began fighting his way to Botan while Hiei jumped over to the River and began hacking away at the catapult.
"This damned thing is made of more than just wood. I'll have to put some Spirnergy into it! HYAAAAH!"
Hiei was suddenly struck by one of the veggie-head's spears - apparently they've become smarter. Fresh blood gushed from the wound, but Hiei continued to strike at the catapult. After several minutes...
(CRACKKK!!)
The catapult finally cracked and fell into the River, taking several hundred veggie-heads with it. Hiei merely smiled and jumped back across the River to help.
"They just keep coming- hyah. We have to find the generator of the veggie-heads and destroy it!"
Kazuma nodded, fighting the last of the Devilkin. Botan also heard this, and jumped out of the circle of veggie-heads she was surrounded in.
"Alright. Which direction do they come from?"
The three of them looked around before Botan spotted it, and shrieked.
"What is it, Botan?"
Botan was speechless. All she could do was point at a coordinate further down the bank. Emerging from the bloody water were more veggie-heads.
"Hiei, I am not swimming in dirty, bastardly demon blood!"
Hiei nodded and jumped into the River. A second later, a giant explosion erupted from the center of the River - Hiei had found the generator. The battle was finally over!
"Yeah! Now, let's pick off the rest of these things, Hiei. We should be getting back soon!"
Hiei pulled himself out of the water and, with one final sweep of his hand, destroyed every last veggie-head remaining. Botan and Kazuma, both panting and both covered in demon's blood, ran over to Hiei.
"That was quite a battle. It's amazing we're still alive. Still, I must admit we are quite impressive together."
Kazuma and Botan agreed, still too tired and sweaty to talk.
::Man, I gotta take a major shower when I get back. I should try to find one before that Genkai teacher packs more heat on me!::
The three heroes stood next to the River Styx, which was now chock full of blood. Dead bodies and carcasses lay all over, and traces of smoke from the catapult lay on the air. Hiei sheathed his bloodstained sword, thanking Naosomi that he hadn't needed to use his Jigan Eye - or the Dragon of the Darkness Flame. Kazuma was happy he would live to see Yukina again, always thinking of her. Botan looked distressed as she looked around at her faithful river. This was going to be one wild job to clean up.
---Hell---
"WHAT THE DEVIL-KIN ARE YOU TALKING ABOUT?!?!"
Saomi Urameshi was yelling angrily at his war spy, who had returned to report the results of Operation Styx Up The Ass.
"I-I'm terribly sorry, sir, but they stopped our battle. Heaven won the first battle at the River Styx!"
Saomi threw various objects at his servant before the spy finally got scared and ran off, screaming bloody murder.
::Dammit! Somehow, Naosomi's spies picked up that I was using Earth as a distraction to keep them away from the River. He's smarter than I thought. But what interests me the most is the fact that he didn't use Yusuke in any of his battles yet. This is a war that will not be easy to win - the battle at River Styx has shown me this.::
-The first campaign of the war is now over. Hiei, Kazuma, and Botan were successful in stopping Saomi's attempts to take the River Styx, but at great cost to the environment of Spirit World. Yusuke, meanwhile, continues to train hard, awaiting the appearance of his ancestor. Blood comes easy during this war... so let us pray for a safe war, if such a thing exists.-
Reconciliation
Written by: Spike (Who does not own YYH or its items but does own any original characters/moves)
"I'm coming, Yusuke!!"
----------Chapter 4: Bloody River Styx----------
Botan was flying high above the River Styx, ever ascending towards the gates of Heaven. Below her, the armies of Hell began their own ascent - towards Spirit World.
::Spirit World... that's what they want first. The ground is closer to Heaven, so they can reach it easier. That must mean that fighting on Earth is only a distraction. I'll have to tell Naosomi all of this when I get up there.::
Suddenly, a massive spear came flying at her. Botan turned, scared out of her wits, and saw the search party throwing various items at her, trying to bring her down. Botan merely smiled and poked out her tongue.
"Haha! Catch me if you can, chuckle-breath!"
Botan was thoroughly enjoying this, and she paused for a few moments to play a little dodge ball with the spears.
"Whoops! Missed m- oh my, that was close! Come on, I know you can throw faster than that!"
Finally, Botan got bored and began ascending to Heaven again, waving back at the search party.
"We'll play again, sometime!"
---Heaven---
"Naosomi, sir, someone's approaching on an oar. What do we do?"
::Ah, Botan! It's about time she got out.::
"Let her in."
The servant nodded and ran back to the gates to signal to open the door. Naosomi pushed on the back of his bendable chair and relaxed. He was just ready to take a nap when Shiziru entered.
"Sir, Botan of the River Styx is here."
Naosomi came back to his senses and replied to Shiziru.
"Let her in, then! She is no stranger here!"
Botan entered, looking cheerful as ever, oar under her left arm.
"Hello sir! Sorry I'm late! I got a little hung up, you see. I have vital information for the upcoming war. It concerns immediate problems."
Naosomi smiled as Botan sat down in one of his chairs next to his desk.
"Clever girl. Always got five eyes on the lookout, don't you?"
Botan smiled briefly at his flattering comment, but continued.
"Sir, demons have started moving towards the River Styx. I believe they are planning a double attack, one on Earth and one in Spirit World. The one on Earth is merely a distraction, however, because as you know, Spirit World is much closer to Heaven than Earth is. What do we do?"
Naosomi's smile disappeared as Botan hit him with the daunting news.
"Damn! Damn, damn, damn! Alright, here's what we'll do. Genkai will have enough power to stop any ascent on Earth. She'll join Squadron E34 and stop the demons on Earth. Meanwhile, you, Kazuma, and Hiei will attack the demons moving towards River Styx. We cannot afford to lose ground on Spirit World, but we also can't afford the lives of Earthlings."
Botan nodded, but stopped for a moment when the rest of his words sank in.
"M-me? But why me?"
Naosomi's smile appeared again.
"My dear Botan, is not that your River? Isn't it your duty to protect it at all costs? What happened to the bravery of the Botan I once knew, hmm?"
Botan smiled. Of course she knew it was her duty; that's why Naosomi was sending her out.
"Alright, sir. I'll do it! I'll go inform the others of your plan."
Naosomi stopped her as she began to leave.
"There's no need to tell them yourself. I'll tell them over my P.A. system. But thank you, Botan. You may go now. There's an extra room available for you to use."
Botan bowed, blushing of all things, and left Naosomi's chamber.
::So, Satan, you decide to push our time, do you? And you try to outsmart us, too. Well, let me teach you what happens when you mess with your opponent's heads so early in the game.::
Naosomi pulled the P.A. system microphone closer to his mouth and spoke.
"Attention! Demons have begun an attack! Genkai, please report to Earth, Squadron E34. Botan, Kazuma, Hiei, please report to the River Styx armed and girt for battle. Remember to show no mercy!"
Everyone heard the announcement and acted quickly. Kazuma and Hiei met up with Botan, and the three of them left on Botan's oar for River Styx. On the way, Botan stopped by Yusuke's room and pecked him on the cheek before she left.
::What was that all about? Botan's never showed any love interest in me at all... wait a minute. What the hell is she doing here anyway??::
Meanwhile, Genkai left Yusuke and his training to make the journey to Earth. She gave Yusuke strict orders for him to do something while she was gone.
"I want you in top condition for your fight. Don't stop training!!"
Then she left. At long last, the war was ready to begin!
The battle on Earth was very uneventful, at least for Genkai. There were only a handful of demons, and she joined the Spirit Detectives in knocking them all out with a massive Shotgun attack.
::Way too easy. No wonder this was just a distraction. I best be getting back to Yusuke now.::
---River Styx---
"Botan, look out!"
Kazuma jumped in the way of a spear that was charging for Botan and smacked it back to the thrower with his Spirit Sword.
"Thanks, Kazuma!"
Kazuma merely nodded and jumped into the frontlines with Hiei, who seemed to be having a field day with the demons. His blade of steel slashed through every demon opposition with little resistance. Of course, he couldn't sense the danger Kazuma could.
"Hiei, they're bringing something huge out!"
Hiei looked up and saw - a giant catapult rising from the River. They'd already been here before!
::Damn! This isn't good.::
Kazuma, blood-stained but still full of Spirnergy, jumped out of the way of the demons and made a dash for the catapult.
"Hiei, protect Botan! I'll take care of the catapult!"
But the catapult had already launching. Of course, what they were launching was of much more importance.
"Oh, god! They're launching veggie-heads!"
The veggie-heads, as Kazuma and Hiei called them, were actually Cultivated Humans, fresh from the City of Ghosts and Apparitions.
"Oh, well this is just great! Screw you, Suzaku!!"
The veggie-heads were very successful in getting across to the other side of the river, and began attacking Botan.
"Eww! Get off me, bastards!"
Botan's expertise in hand-to-hand combat, as well as her skill with an oar, was extremely useful in smacking the veggie-heads out of her way. For some time it was like this: Kazuma continuing to try to get to the catapult, constantly slipping in demon blood; Botan fending off veggie-heads; and Hiei stopping
Devilkin (shaman-like demons from the City of G&A) with his sword. Finally, Kazuma had crossed the bloodstained River and made it to the catapult. Unfortunately, his Spirit Sword was not making very much progress.
"Dammit! Die, you evil, piece-of-shit catapult!!"
Hiei, seeing Kazuma's plight, began charging across to the catapult, leaving Botan to fare with veggie-heads and Devilkin.
"Kazuma, switch!"
Kazuma didn't need telling twice. He jumped back across the River and began fighting his way to Botan while Hiei jumped over to the River and began hacking away at the catapult.
"This damned thing is made of more than just wood. I'll have to put some Spirnergy into it! HYAAAAH!"
Hiei was suddenly struck by one of the veggie-head's spears - apparently they've become smarter. Fresh blood gushed from the wound, but Hiei continued to strike at the catapult. After several minutes...
(CRACKKK!!)
The catapult finally cracked and fell into the River, taking several hundred veggie-heads with it. Hiei merely smiled and jumped back across the River to help.
"They just keep coming- hyah. We have to find the generator of the veggie-heads and destroy it!"
Kazuma nodded, fighting the last of the Devilkin. Botan also heard this, and jumped out of the circle of veggie-heads she was surrounded in.
"Alright. Which direction do they come from?"
The three of them looked around before Botan spotted it, and shrieked.
"What is it, Botan?"
Botan was speechless. All she could do was point at a coordinate further down the bank. Emerging from the bloody water were more veggie-heads.
"Hiei, I am not swimming in dirty, bastardly demon blood!"
Hiei nodded and jumped into the River. A second later, a giant explosion erupted from the center of the River - Hiei had found the generator. The battle was finally over!
"Yeah! Now, let's pick off the rest of these things, Hiei. We should be getting back soon!"
Hiei pulled himself out of the water and, with one final sweep of his hand, destroyed every last veggie-head remaining. Botan and Kazuma, both panting and both covered in demon's blood, ran over to Hiei.
"That was quite a battle. It's amazing we're still alive. Still, I must admit we are quite impressive together."
Kazuma and Botan agreed, still too tired and sweaty to talk.
::Man, I gotta take a major shower when I get back. I should try to find one before that Genkai teacher packs more heat on me!::
The three heroes stood next to the River Styx, which was now chock full of blood. Dead bodies and carcasses lay all over, and traces of smoke from the catapult lay on the air. Hiei sheathed his bloodstained sword, thanking Naosomi that he hadn't needed to use his Jigan Eye - or the Dragon of the Darkness Flame. Kazuma was happy he would live to see Yukina again, always thinking of her. Botan looked distressed as she looked around at her faithful river. This was going to be one wild job to clean up.
---Hell---
"WHAT THE DEVIL-KIN ARE YOU TALKING ABOUT?!?!"
Saomi Urameshi was yelling angrily at his war spy, who had returned to report the results of Operation Styx Up The Ass.
"I-I'm terribly sorry, sir, but they stopped our battle. Heaven won the first battle at the River Styx!"
Saomi threw various objects at his servant before the spy finally got scared and ran off, screaming bloody murder.
::Dammit! Somehow, Naosomi's spies picked up that I was using Earth as a distraction to keep them away from the River. He's smarter than I thought. But what interests me the most is the fact that he didn't use Yusuke in any of his battles yet. This is a war that will not be easy to win - the battle at River Styx has shown me this.::
-The first campaign of the war is now over. Hiei, Kazuma, and Botan were successful in stopping Saomi's attempts to take the River Styx, but at great cost to the environment of Spirit World. Yusuke, meanwhile, continues to train hard, awaiting the appearance of his ancestor. Blood comes easy during this war... so let us pray for a safe war, if such a thing exists.-