The five of them stood in the middle of a white stone arena. Before them, they saw a small figure in the distance coming closer. As it drew nearer, they could see that it was a child wearing long white robes. His long blond hair was swept back over his shoulders, and his blue eyes made him look almost angelic.
They stopped a few yards from one another. The child began to speak in a clear, young voice.
"I am Daisuke, the last remaining Kazekage youkai." He smiled at them. "And you must be the foolish Reikai Tantei, set on demolishing what hopes I have for a second darkness on Ningenkai."
Yusuke opened his mouth to retort, but Mayumi stepped in front of them. "Leave my friends out of this," she said in a cold voice, deadly and penetrating. "I am the one you want to fight, Daisuke. Do not antagonize them. I am not here to engage in witty banter." Her eyes were like chips of dark ice as she silently motioned for her friends to step outside the circle. They obeyed; she looked slightly dangerous at that moment. "You will pay for all the ningen you killed.
Daisuke pretended to act surprised. "Why, m'lady Mayumi," he said in a false confused voice. "I thought you hated the ningen, Your Highness."
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Yusuke shook his head. "All this mess over a snotty-nosed little brat."
Kuwabara raised an eyebrow. "What the hell is this Daisuke kid talking about?" he asked.
Kurama shook his head. "I'll tell you later."
Hiei smirked. "Hn." He couldn't remember how many times he had heard THAT before.
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"That has nothing to do with it," Mayumi said to Daisuke. She spat at his feet.
Daisuke's eyes flashed. A dark burst of ki flashed at his hand and he drew a black Rei Ken. "Your skills must be somewhat rusty after years of disuse, Mayumi. I'm looking forward to having the last of your miserable race die at my hands."
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"What the--HEY!!" Kuwabara yelled. "THAT CREEP! HE STOLE MY WEAPON!!"
Yusuke clubbed him in the back of the head. "SHUT UP, KUWABARA!! I'm trying to freakin' watch here!!"
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Mayumi held her left hand up high and it began to emit waves of white Reiki. They elongated and formed one long pole. A flame of Reiki sprang out of her hand and attached itself to the end of the pole, creating a scythe-like blade. She swung it down over her head. "REI-KWAN-DAO!!" she yelle, assuming fighting stance.
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Kurama gaped. "She...she's really using it! The Rei-Kwan-Dao!"
Yusuke was confused. "Using what?"
"The Kwan Dao is an extremely dangerous Chinese weapon," Kurama said, still staring at Mayumi. "Mayumi--"
"Mayumi has the astounding ability to form one out of Reiki, which, in layman's terms, is a real bitch to do." Hiei finished for him. "Talented one, that Mayumi." He smiled at the girl.
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Daisuke charged, his dark Rei Ken thrust out towards Mayumi. "You're dead!" he yelled. Mayumi easily sidestepped his attack. This happened three more times before he thrust his Rei Ken at her in an unavoidable position.
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"She'll be killed!" Yusuke shouted.
"Mayu-chan, do something!" yelled Kuwabara.
Hiei's ruby eyes were anxious.
"Mayumi!!" Kurama ran to the edge of the circle.
They all gasped.
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Sparks flew as Mayumi's Kwan Dao met Daisuke's Rei Ken in midair. Daisuke tried unsuccessfully to slice through Mayumi's weapon. She thrust back at him and they separated.
Daisuke smirked. "You have grown much stronger since last we met."
Mayumi smiled. "So have you."
They lunged at each other once more.
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Yusuke's mouth hung open. "Kuso, they're really going at each other."
"GO MAYU-CHAN!!" screamed Kuwabara. "TEAR OUT HIS FUCKING GUTS!!"
Hiei punched him in the back and the ningen fell, unconscious.
Kurama looked down at the unconscious Kuwabara. "You didn't kill him, did you?"
"You don't know how much pleasure that would have given me." The fire youkai snorted. "But no, Kurama. He's still alive." He let out a hacking cough that Kurama could have sworn had the word "unfortunately" hidden in it.
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The two were apart once more. Daisuke had a trail of blood running down his chin. Mayumi was holding her side. Both were breathing heavily.
"You have gotten much stronger," the Kazekage said, wiping his mouth. "When we first met, you couldn't even touch me." His eyes flashed maliciously. "When you were captured by the ningen."
Mayumi thrust her Kwan Dao at his neck. "Say one thing about it and your head is the first to go."
Daisuke didn't flinch at the cold Rei blade that hovered mere centimeters away from his throat. "You remember that day...what those ningen did to you." He smirked. "Don't you."
She did.
They stopped a few yards from one another. The child began to speak in a clear, young voice.
"I am Daisuke, the last remaining Kazekage youkai." He smiled at them. "And you must be the foolish Reikai Tantei, set on demolishing what hopes I have for a second darkness on Ningenkai."
Yusuke opened his mouth to retort, but Mayumi stepped in front of them. "Leave my friends out of this," she said in a cold voice, deadly and penetrating. "I am the one you want to fight, Daisuke. Do not antagonize them. I am not here to engage in witty banter." Her eyes were like chips of dark ice as she silently motioned for her friends to step outside the circle. They obeyed; she looked slightly dangerous at that moment. "You will pay for all the ningen you killed.
Daisuke pretended to act surprised. "Why, m'lady Mayumi," he said in a false confused voice. "I thought you hated the ningen, Your Highness."
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Yusuke shook his head. "All this mess over a snotty-nosed little brat."
Kuwabara raised an eyebrow. "What the hell is this Daisuke kid talking about?" he asked.
Kurama shook his head. "I'll tell you later."
Hiei smirked. "Hn." He couldn't remember how many times he had heard THAT before.
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"That has nothing to do with it," Mayumi said to Daisuke. She spat at his feet.
Daisuke's eyes flashed. A dark burst of ki flashed at his hand and he drew a black Rei Ken. "Your skills must be somewhat rusty after years of disuse, Mayumi. I'm looking forward to having the last of your miserable race die at my hands."
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"What the--HEY!!" Kuwabara yelled. "THAT CREEP! HE STOLE MY WEAPON!!"
Yusuke clubbed him in the back of the head. "SHUT UP, KUWABARA!! I'm trying to freakin' watch here!!"
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Mayumi held her left hand up high and it began to emit waves of white Reiki. They elongated and formed one long pole. A flame of Reiki sprang out of her hand and attached itself to the end of the pole, creating a scythe-like blade. She swung it down over her head. "REI-KWAN-DAO!!" she yelle, assuming fighting stance.
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Kurama gaped. "She...she's really using it! The Rei-Kwan-Dao!"
Yusuke was confused. "Using what?"
"The Kwan Dao is an extremely dangerous Chinese weapon," Kurama said, still staring at Mayumi. "Mayumi--"
"Mayumi has the astounding ability to form one out of Reiki, which, in layman's terms, is a real bitch to do." Hiei finished for him. "Talented one, that Mayumi." He smiled at the girl.
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Daisuke charged, his dark Rei Ken thrust out towards Mayumi. "You're dead!" he yelled. Mayumi easily sidestepped his attack. This happened three more times before he thrust his Rei Ken at her in an unavoidable position.
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"She'll be killed!" Yusuke shouted.
"Mayu-chan, do something!" yelled Kuwabara.
Hiei's ruby eyes were anxious.
"Mayumi!!" Kurama ran to the edge of the circle.
They all gasped.
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Sparks flew as Mayumi's Kwan Dao met Daisuke's Rei Ken in midair. Daisuke tried unsuccessfully to slice through Mayumi's weapon. She thrust back at him and they separated.
Daisuke smirked. "You have grown much stronger since last we met."
Mayumi smiled. "So have you."
They lunged at each other once more.
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Yusuke's mouth hung open. "Kuso, they're really going at each other."
"GO MAYU-CHAN!!" screamed Kuwabara. "TEAR OUT HIS FUCKING GUTS!!"
Hiei punched him in the back and the ningen fell, unconscious.
Kurama looked down at the unconscious Kuwabara. "You didn't kill him, did you?"
"You don't know how much pleasure that would have given me." The fire youkai snorted. "But no, Kurama. He's still alive." He let out a hacking cough that Kurama could have sworn had the word "unfortunately" hidden in it.
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The two were apart once more. Daisuke had a trail of blood running down his chin. Mayumi was holding her side. Both were breathing heavily.
"You have gotten much stronger," the Kazekage said, wiping his mouth. "When we first met, you couldn't even touch me." His eyes flashed maliciously. "When you were captured by the ningen."
Mayumi thrust her Kwan Dao at his neck. "Say one thing about it and your head is the first to go."
Daisuke didn't flinch at the cold Rei blade that hovered mere centimeters away from his throat. "You remember that day...what those ningen did to you." He smirked. "Don't you."
She did.