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Black Fire

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Black Dragon: Yay, I passed my grade and my finals! I am so proud of myself! And thank you, all of the nice peoples who review!! Now, to continue my plots for world domination, er, I mean...world peace..........



Disclaimer: Like I said before, I don't repeat myself.....



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Chapter 5: Promised Threats

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Rain fell gently, hitting the forest's leaves with a faint tinkling sound, the sound of peace and seclusion. However, the only part of this melody that the young demon sitting on a tree heard was the solitude and isolation. Peace only came for her when she was alone, with no one else.



Kris sighed, her grey eyes wandering the equally stormy colored skies, lost in thought and ignoring the pain in her left shoulder from the arrow. She was actually quite surprised that she was given a chance, though it was more akin to punishment. She snorted, remembering Koenma's lecture on his 'belief' of second chances. No doubt it was merely the fact that the more powerful demons on his side, or in her case, working for him, the better.



The wind picked up, blowing her hair as the rain started to come down harder, no longer a gentle drizzle, but a steady and growing rainfall. A flash of purple lightning in front of her face awoke the demon from her trance-like state. Glancing around and enjoying the rain, Kris dampened her spirit energy until it was nearly non-existent, and let her mind wander as she fell into a half-awake, dreamless and wary sleep, not noticing the pair of yellow-orange eyes watching her.



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"I have a new mission for you, team. It seems that a group of five demons has escaped into the human world from the Makai and has started to terrorize human cities, then taking them over. You must stop them, ok?" Koenma stated, his brown eyes scanning the group. They all nodded, except for Hiei, who appeared to be barely paying attention. Kurama looked up from the tree he was leaning on and gave a mental chuckle about the testy fire demon, then glanced at Koenma.



"What about our newest Spirit Detective?" he asked quietly. Koenma sighed.



"Well....lets put it this way. She has a temper and a half. Be careful around her, however, she IS a part of the team, and will go with you. She is usually calm enough though." He warned, then smiled. "Botan, of course, you shall accompany them." She nodded happily.



"Yes, Koenma-sir!"



Yusuke looked up and yawned.



"Speaking of which, where is that new girl? I haven't seen her since you let her go." he asked almost lazily.



"She was last seen in the forest across town. That was last night." Koenma replied lightly.



"Hey, Koenma, that girl Kris, what did you mean when you where talking about her 'reputation' thing, huh?" Kuwabara asked, causing Hiei to roll his eyes at the detective. Koenma looked almost apologetic.



"I can't really tell you. That was an agreement we made. You'll have to find out for yourself."



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Kris stared nonchalantly at the group below, not making a single noise. She had listened in on their entire conversation without the Spirit Detectives knowing, sitting in the great Pine tree above them. --All they do is talk. Do humans even know how to shut up?-- she thought to herself.



She leaned back against the trunk, carful to not jar the branches or raise her spirit energy. She already thought that the fox and the fire demon knew she was there, but she didn't really care. She snickered quietly when Koenma had mentioned their 'agreement'. -More like open threats- she thought with a small smile at the memory. She waited patiently for the group to leave, as she sat and watched.



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The shadows hid the forms of five dark shapes. They where just outlines, barely noticeable in the dark light of the cavern. The only thing truly conspicuous about them was the slightly luminous stone they each had with them.



"The spirit brat let her off with being a spirit detective as a parol." the one with a purple gem snarled angrily. The green one next to him growled and nodded.



"Now, If we want just her, we will have to get her alone." she hissed softly.



"That won't be difficult. She tries to stay alone as much as possible." the blue jewel holder scoffed. The yellow one next to him nodded. The last shape remained silent. Clutched in it's claws was a blood red, crimson gem streaked with a dark goldish color. Obviously the leader, he seemed to think for a moment before speaking.



"If we try and kill the girl, we will eventually face her allies. It would be an added bonus If we dispose of the Spirit Detectives as well. That way, when we take over, there will be nobody there to stop us!" He growled, his deep voice echoing around the cave, dripping with hate.

The other four nodded in approval. "So we should start taking them out one by one?" one of them asked.



The leader nodded. "Yes. And make sure to not leave anything that they can't track us after you have killed them."



The dark shape that carried the yellow gem stood up. "Then I shall go first.I will dispose of that oaf of a human."



The Crimson jewel nodded. "Do not fail, Reanelth."



She bowed, then disappeared. The other three left after. The leader sat, thinking, then began to laugh, his yellow-orange eyes filled with fury.



"Now we shall see, FlameFog NightDream. We shall crush you and your friends, one by one. And when it comes time to kill you, I shall be the one to do it."