Kurama woke up with a jolt. 'Where am I?' Then he remembered everything: Daisuke and Mayumi fighting...Mayumi's body on the ground, lifeless.
He seethed with anger and tried to get up, but it was too painful. He looked around, searching for Mayumi.
She wasn't there. Then a voice, crystal clear and mad as hell, spoke.
"You're not getting away with this, Daisuke!!"
It was Mayumi. She stood outside of the ring, her hands clasped together as in prayer. A white aura surrounded her body.
Everyone awoke, disturbed by the burst of Reiki. Kuwabara started backing away.
"Uh, guys...I think we should leave."
They heard Mayumi's voice in their heads. "Listen to Kuwabara. Move it. I don't want any of you getting hurt."
The three other boys got up and walked out of the ring.
"I SAID MOVE IT!!"
They began running. Even though Hiei was much faster than any of them, he ran as though his life depended on it. 'Which,' Kurama thought, 'It probably does.' After they were at a safe distance from the two other fighters, they looked back.
Waves of Reiki were being emitted from Mayumi's body. She was enveloped in her own power. Her aura changed from white to a deep red that reminded everyone of blood. It took the form of a huge grinning skull, hovering in midair.
Raising her arms from her original praying position, she thrust them towards Daisuke, who stood there, mesmerized by the gargantuan skull.
"YOUKAI-SHI-HA!!" she screamed. The skull dove on the child demon, enveloping everything in red mist.
They watched all of this from a distance, mouths hanging open at this new power. "Christ," Yusuke said, staring at the mist. "Christ."
Hiei backed away. He knew what was coming.
A terrible scream came from the red mist. It raised the hair on the backs of their necks. Yusuke and Kuwabara put their hands over their ears. "What the hell is that?!" yelled Kuwabara.
"It's Daisuke!" Kurama shouted over the noise. "Mayumi's winning!"
There was a huge bang, like a bomb had been detonated.
"HIT THE DECK!!" Hiei screamed. They threw themselves on the ground just as a violent wind passed over them, so close that it ruffled their hair. Soon afterward, a huge aftershock swept through the area.
After that, everything was silent.
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Mayumi lowered her arms, breathing heavily. 'I've done it,' she thought. 'He's dead.' She looked around and didn't see anyone there.
"Yusuke?" she called. "Kurama? Guys, you can come out now!"
There was no answer.
"Come on, it's all right! He's gone!"
Still nothing.
"This isn't funny! Seriously, it's okay now!"
It was silent.
"You guys!" Mayumi screamed, starting to panic. "Where are you?!" She ran around the area, calling their names.
"Stop this right now! You're not funny at all! I don't want to play!!"
She was about to go over the edge when she saw Hiei's white face peeking out behind a rock.
"DON'T DO THAT EVER AGAIN," he gasped. "You scared the shit out of me!" The other boys came out of the hiding place. "No joke," Kuwabara said, rubbing his chest. "I think my heart stopped."
"Too bad it wasn't permanent," Hiei said under his breath. Kuwabara didn't hear him.
Mayumi gave a sigh of relief. "I thought I had killed you guys." She walked out to meet them. "Let's go home."
They started to walk away. They hadn't gone more than a few paces before Mayumi stopped suddenly.
Kurama turned around. "What's wro--"
He never got to finish.
Mayumi stood there, a long pole made of dark Reiki thrust through her stomach. Yusuke's eyes widened. He saw Daisuke kneeling behind her, badly hurt. He had the pole in his hands.
"If...I die," he whispered savagely. "I might as well...take you down with me..."
He fell over, dead, his blue eyes unseeing. The pole vanished.
Mayumi fell to the ground.
He seethed with anger and tried to get up, but it was too painful. He looked around, searching for Mayumi.
She wasn't there. Then a voice, crystal clear and mad as hell, spoke.
"You're not getting away with this, Daisuke!!"
It was Mayumi. She stood outside of the ring, her hands clasped together as in prayer. A white aura surrounded her body.
Everyone awoke, disturbed by the burst of Reiki. Kuwabara started backing away.
"Uh, guys...I think we should leave."
They heard Mayumi's voice in their heads. "Listen to Kuwabara. Move it. I don't want any of you getting hurt."
The three other boys got up and walked out of the ring.
"I SAID MOVE IT!!"
They began running. Even though Hiei was much faster than any of them, he ran as though his life depended on it. 'Which,' Kurama thought, 'It probably does.' After they were at a safe distance from the two other fighters, they looked back.
Waves of Reiki were being emitted from Mayumi's body. She was enveloped in her own power. Her aura changed from white to a deep red that reminded everyone of blood. It took the form of a huge grinning skull, hovering in midair.
Raising her arms from her original praying position, she thrust them towards Daisuke, who stood there, mesmerized by the gargantuan skull.
"YOUKAI-SHI-HA!!" she screamed. The skull dove on the child demon, enveloping everything in red mist.
They watched all of this from a distance, mouths hanging open at this new power. "Christ," Yusuke said, staring at the mist. "Christ."
Hiei backed away. He knew what was coming.
A terrible scream came from the red mist. It raised the hair on the backs of their necks. Yusuke and Kuwabara put their hands over their ears. "What the hell is that?!" yelled Kuwabara.
"It's Daisuke!" Kurama shouted over the noise. "Mayumi's winning!"
There was a huge bang, like a bomb had been detonated.
"HIT THE DECK!!" Hiei screamed. They threw themselves on the ground just as a violent wind passed over them, so close that it ruffled their hair. Soon afterward, a huge aftershock swept through the area.
After that, everything was silent.
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Mayumi lowered her arms, breathing heavily. 'I've done it,' she thought. 'He's dead.' She looked around and didn't see anyone there.
"Yusuke?" she called. "Kurama? Guys, you can come out now!"
There was no answer.
"Come on, it's all right! He's gone!"
Still nothing.
"This isn't funny! Seriously, it's okay now!"
It was silent.
"You guys!" Mayumi screamed, starting to panic. "Where are you?!" She ran around the area, calling their names.
"Stop this right now! You're not funny at all! I don't want to play!!"
She was about to go over the edge when she saw Hiei's white face peeking out behind a rock.
"DON'T DO THAT EVER AGAIN," he gasped. "You scared the shit out of me!" The other boys came out of the hiding place. "No joke," Kuwabara said, rubbing his chest. "I think my heart stopped."
"Too bad it wasn't permanent," Hiei said under his breath. Kuwabara didn't hear him.
Mayumi gave a sigh of relief. "I thought I had killed you guys." She walked out to meet them. "Let's go home."
They started to walk away. They hadn't gone more than a few paces before Mayumi stopped suddenly.
Kurama turned around. "What's wro--"
He never got to finish.
Mayumi stood there, a long pole made of dark Reiki thrust through her stomach. Yusuke's eyes widened. He saw Daisuke kneeling behind her, badly hurt. He had the pole in his hands.
"If...I die," he whispered savagely. "I might as well...take you down with me..."
He fell over, dead, his blue eyes unseeing. The pole vanished.
Mayumi fell to the ground.