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"Darque Tournament" By Wicked-Wytch
Disclaimer: I was walking down a long, dark alley sticking close to the shadows. Jesscheaux was by my side. You see, we were on the hunt. Yukina was walking a few feet in front of me, unaware of my prescense. She was wearing her color, that light blue I dislike so. As I watched her every move, I decided right then, we would would get her out of the picture. Kuwabara needed someone better, damnit! *shifty eyes* I pulled Jesscheaux off to the side, the two of us were going to discuss just how we'd get that bitch. Oh, and by the way, I don't own Yu Yu Hakusho.
R/R and Enjoy. (But make sure to R/R first!) ^-^
This ch. is rather long. Hope you all like it.
Btw- Would anyone like me to start a mailing list? (Since I don't really have a schedule when i post my new ch.'s) If so, leave an email addy in your review. Thanx!
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Yusuke, ready for the fight, hurried to the center of the ring and watched his opponent. His first thought was that she was strangely pretty. She looked very dignified and aged, though her face was young. She wore white, a long gown with a golden circlet on her head and assorted jewelry around her neck and on her wrists and fingers. There were a number of piercings visible on her face. Overall, she was a strange combination, but Yusuke couldn't deny her beauty. He thought that she belonged in a grand golden castle somewhere, not in a fight to the death.
But of course, Yusuke had learned plenty of times that in Spirit World, the appearance was very deceiving. And even though he found her beautiful didn't mean he wasn't ready to take her down in this fight. The young Spirit Detective balled his hands into fists and took a ready stance. His eyes were mean slits.
"The fourth round has... BEGUN."
The two began to circle each other at the announcer's words. The air snapped with electricity and the audience seemed rapt with attention. They could tell something was building and they hoped from blood splatter soon.
"Yusuke Urameshi," the woman said in a raspy voice.
"'Fraid we haven't been properly introduced," Yusuke responded with a sarcastic grin.
"I am Mai Black. And I am afraid I will have to punish you because of what your team members have done." She shook her head in a disapproving way. "They killed two of my members and turned my undefeated into a sniveling quitter. And of course, she'll have to be punished for that." The brown haired woman turned to the girl in the red dress, who was standing outside the ring. There was a very defeated look to her and as soon as she noticed her leader's eye on her, she put her head down. Mai sighed, but there was a very business woman-like air to her. "So, someone must pay for all the work I will have to do. It will take me quite some time before I can reassemble such a group. They were *so* promising."
"Whatever, Lady." Yusuke shrugged, mostly bored of the woman's speech. "Let's get this over with, 'kay?"
Mai smiled, flashing bright white teeth. "If you wish to die so quickly," she said, "Then I have no choice but to fulfill your wishes."
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Ven watched the leader of the Urameshi team carefully. This was the one, the Spirit Detective chosen by Koenma. She wanted to know how powerful he was. It was probable that they would meet in the ring later in the tournament. Ven still had Kuwabara's fight playing in the back of her mind. The boy was a strange one, surely.
But it was Yusuke, she knew, that she truly had to keep an eye on. Honestly, she had no second thoughts about being able to defeat Kazuma easily in a battle. But when it came to Urameshi, she was unsure. There was something in the way he moved that emanated power.
Ven sighed from the stands, her arms crossed over her chest. She made sure to keep her dark eyes on Yusuke Urameshi.
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"Mai Black..." Botan was muttering to herself, a few steps away from the rest of team Urameshi. "Why does that name sound so familiar?" There was an uncharacteristically serious look on her face. Her brow was furrowed as she wracked her brain.
Kazuma was first to notice her looking that way. He was standing to her right and looking slightly down (Botan had stopped him just as he was about to throw a really good insult in Hiei's face). But the sullen look on his face quickly dissolved when he saw Botan.
"You ok?" He said suddenly.
"Hmmm?" She looked up at him, as if surprised, "Oh, yes I'm fine. Just thinking."
"What about?"
"Mai Black... I've heard of her before." She sighed, slightly annoyed with herself, "Just can't place her."
As she said this, Kurama's ears pricked up. Her turned, his red hair blowing in a breeze and his green eyes focused. His eyes met with Botan's. "Strange," he said softly, "I too remember her name... but not her power." The two looked at one another, not getting a good feeling.
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Mai and Yusuke circled one another. There was a wicked smile on her face that made Urameshi feel slightly nervous. But he quickly brushed this aside. He wasn't planning on losing to a girl, after all.
It was Mai who made the first move. As quick as a bolt of lightning, she jetted past Yusuke. She kicked out as she passed him by, sending him sprawling onto the ground. The Spirit Detective let out a low growl and pushed himself back onto his feet.
But he staggered.
Strange, he thought. The boy looked up, shading his eyes from the sun. It felt to him as though the sun had suddenly gotten a great deal hotter. He blinked once, trying to right himself no his feet. But he found it difficult. It took him all his concentration to keep from tripping over his own feet.
"What are you doing to me?" Yusuke asked his opponent, who was watching him in a satisfied way.
"Oh, my dear human boy, I'm punishing you."
Yusuke tried to scoff, but it came out sounding more like a moan. He cursed the sudden heat and the woman who had caused it. He looked at her, forcing his eyes to focus on her. In a quick, desperate movement, his hand was up, index finger pointed at her.
"Spirit Gun!" He shouted the words angrily and a white-blue bolt of energy shot from his 'gun'. It wasn't his most powerful show, but it was good enough.
Mai hadn't expected it and was unable to dodge the energy as it flew towards her. She took it full force, her whole body flying through the air. After she hit the concrete ground, she skidded a few feet.
Yusuke grinned, some of his confidence restored. He righted himself and took a shaky step forward to inspect how much damage his enemy had received. Soon enough, she was in his line of vision. She was crumpled on the ground, but still breathing.
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Botan's eyes widened in urgency quite suddenly. "Yusuke!" She shouted into the ring, "Yusuke! You must defeat her quickly! Do it now!" She had remembered something about Yusuke's opponent.
Kuwabara watched her, surprised by the urgency in her voice. Botan rarely sounded like that. Something about Yusuke's opponent must have been very dangerous in her eye. It made him worry. "Yeah, Urameshi," Kazuma shouted, "You can do it!"
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Yusuke tried to keep on his feet. He once again aimed his finger at the woman on the ground. It was difficult to do so because of the heat, but he was managing.
And then she rose.
"God damnit," Yusuke muttered under his breath. There was a rush to his movements, a sense of urgency. He didn't want Mai to avoid this attack; he wasn't exactly sure if he'd be able to last the blaring sun anymore. He aimed and fired quickly but the woman easily dodged the attack. Urameshi closed his eyes, telling himself that it was a frustrated gesture. But he couldn't deny the fact that the world around him had started spinning as soon as he had shot his gun at her.
Yusuke let out a shaking breath. He felt a sudden pain growing in his head. The Spirit Detective knew immediately that she was giving him this pain, this migraine. His hand bunched into a fist, suddenly he was filled with anger. But the pain and the heat were getting to him. He felt weak. Yusuke opened his eyes and looked at his opponent. He could se her smiling face, that was all. Everything else was either blurry or spinning.
"You're very strong, my little boy," Mai said suddenly. "I'm not sure if you can still hear me, but very few have been able to last so long with me in a ring. It's time I finish you, I believe. I've put you through enough torture." She laughed cruelly.
Yusuke managed a weak smile, "Please, Lady. I've been through a hell of a lot worse than this." Of course this wasn't exactly true. Though his training with Genkai had been tough, he'd never felt like this; as if his entire soul were just slipping away. Yusuke gave her a hard look, even though he felt worse by the second. He didn't like admitting it to himself, but he knew that if he didn't hurry, this woman would quickly kill him.
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Mai Black, the succubus. Ven remembered her as soon as she had seen the demon. The white haired girl had killed Mai's older sister years before and had come close to destroying her as well. Unfortunately, Mai had survived.
Yusuke impressed Ven. He was surviving a succubus' attack for much longer than any normal man could. But, she realized, he was doomed to die. No matter how long he could last, he couldn't hope to be able to counter her effectively. Mai would kill him, Ven assumed.
It was slightly annoying to Ven. She *had* hoped to fight a match against the famous Yusuke Urameshi to see just how strong he was. But it didn't seem that that would be happening at the rate he was going.
Ven sighed. She kept a close eye on Yusuke. Was there a chance that he would be able to survive this?
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Got nothing good to do? Go check out my shiny new Bio! Don't you luv that brand new bio smell. *grin* ooo lemony fresh.
NEXT CH.- Will Yusuke be able to win this one? hmmm... And... (I kno I;ve said this alot but) Batos is JUST around the corner. He's almost here. Promise. Oh, and within the next few posts, I hope to get us out of the tournament (Or at least breaking from all the fighting).
Reviewers: I got good/happy reviews ^-^ *happy* Thank you all so much. You really inspire me to write. I'm getting back into my Yu Yu Hakusho mode :D (The lil Otaku in the back of my head tells me to screw my X-men fic and take a short break from it).
Kuwabaralover- lol- fav fanfic in the world? Thanks. Your reviews always make me laugh. You're so peppy but in a good way. I have to say that you too are very good in keeping Kuwabara in character (hehe... luv that Dame Yume). And I got the Illusionist thingy from my X-men fic- one of the characters has the same power. ANd I agree about people who say Kazuma isn't smart. He really is, it's just that he acts goofy sometimes. Thanks you o so much and I won't be giving up on this fic. Promise.
murasaki tsuki neko- Ah! You have a boa constrictor *shiver* Actually, I like snakes, but only when they're a safe distance away ^-^. Thanx for the review.
HieiGenkailuver- Thankyou, thankyou. It feels really good when people tell you you're a great writer. I luv DBZ too (Krillin is my FAVORITE- hehe yeah, I'm wierd) :D but the fights are a bit too long for my liking. Ven will be seen much more in the later chapters. Thank you for the review.
Jesscheaux- It's official, you're my first member. (See disclaimer ^-^). Thank you for the review. And an evil Yukina would be interesting...hhmmmm. See, I don't like her because I think her feelings for Kazuma aren't really there. I think he deserves better, ya kno? Oh, and I must apologize and say I cannot kill Hiei. Least not in this story. :D
Well... that's all for now.. ~Wicked
"Darque Tournament" By Wicked-Wytch
Disclaimer: I was walking down a long, dark alley sticking close to the shadows. Jesscheaux was by my side. You see, we were on the hunt. Yukina was walking a few feet in front of me, unaware of my prescense. She was wearing her color, that light blue I dislike so. As I watched her every move, I decided right then, we would would get her out of the picture. Kuwabara needed someone better, damnit! *shifty eyes* I pulled Jesscheaux off to the side, the two of us were going to discuss just how we'd get that bitch. Oh, and by the way, I don't own Yu Yu Hakusho.
R/R and Enjoy. (But make sure to R/R first!) ^-^
This ch. is rather long. Hope you all like it.
Btw- Would anyone like me to start a mailing list? (Since I don't really have a schedule when i post my new ch.'s) If so, leave an email addy in your review. Thanx!
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Yusuke, ready for the fight, hurried to the center of the ring and watched his opponent. His first thought was that she was strangely pretty. She looked very dignified and aged, though her face was young. She wore white, a long gown with a golden circlet on her head and assorted jewelry around her neck and on her wrists and fingers. There were a number of piercings visible on her face. Overall, she was a strange combination, but Yusuke couldn't deny her beauty. He thought that she belonged in a grand golden castle somewhere, not in a fight to the death.
But of course, Yusuke had learned plenty of times that in Spirit World, the appearance was very deceiving. And even though he found her beautiful didn't mean he wasn't ready to take her down in this fight. The young Spirit Detective balled his hands into fists and took a ready stance. His eyes were mean slits.
"The fourth round has... BEGUN."
The two began to circle each other at the announcer's words. The air snapped with electricity and the audience seemed rapt with attention. They could tell something was building and they hoped from blood splatter soon.
"Yusuke Urameshi," the woman said in a raspy voice.
"'Fraid we haven't been properly introduced," Yusuke responded with a sarcastic grin.
"I am Mai Black. And I am afraid I will have to punish you because of what your team members have done." She shook her head in a disapproving way. "They killed two of my members and turned my undefeated into a sniveling quitter. And of course, she'll have to be punished for that." The brown haired woman turned to the girl in the red dress, who was standing outside the ring. There was a very defeated look to her and as soon as she noticed her leader's eye on her, she put her head down. Mai sighed, but there was a very business woman-like air to her. "So, someone must pay for all the work I will have to do. It will take me quite some time before I can reassemble such a group. They were *so* promising."
"Whatever, Lady." Yusuke shrugged, mostly bored of the woman's speech. "Let's get this over with, 'kay?"
Mai smiled, flashing bright white teeth. "If you wish to die so quickly," she said, "Then I have no choice but to fulfill your wishes."
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Ven watched the leader of the Urameshi team carefully. This was the one, the Spirit Detective chosen by Koenma. She wanted to know how powerful he was. It was probable that they would meet in the ring later in the tournament. Ven still had Kuwabara's fight playing in the back of her mind. The boy was a strange one, surely.
But it was Yusuke, she knew, that she truly had to keep an eye on. Honestly, she had no second thoughts about being able to defeat Kazuma easily in a battle. But when it came to Urameshi, she was unsure. There was something in the way he moved that emanated power.
Ven sighed from the stands, her arms crossed over her chest. She made sure to keep her dark eyes on Yusuke Urameshi.
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"Mai Black..." Botan was muttering to herself, a few steps away from the rest of team Urameshi. "Why does that name sound so familiar?" There was an uncharacteristically serious look on her face. Her brow was furrowed as she wracked her brain.
Kazuma was first to notice her looking that way. He was standing to her right and looking slightly down (Botan had stopped him just as he was about to throw a really good insult in Hiei's face). But the sullen look on his face quickly dissolved when he saw Botan.
"You ok?" He said suddenly.
"Hmmm?" She looked up at him, as if surprised, "Oh, yes I'm fine. Just thinking."
"What about?"
"Mai Black... I've heard of her before." She sighed, slightly annoyed with herself, "Just can't place her."
As she said this, Kurama's ears pricked up. Her turned, his red hair blowing in a breeze and his green eyes focused. His eyes met with Botan's. "Strange," he said softly, "I too remember her name... but not her power." The two looked at one another, not getting a good feeling.
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Mai and Yusuke circled one another. There was a wicked smile on her face that made Urameshi feel slightly nervous. But he quickly brushed this aside. He wasn't planning on losing to a girl, after all.
It was Mai who made the first move. As quick as a bolt of lightning, she jetted past Yusuke. She kicked out as she passed him by, sending him sprawling onto the ground. The Spirit Detective let out a low growl and pushed himself back onto his feet.
But he staggered.
Strange, he thought. The boy looked up, shading his eyes from the sun. It felt to him as though the sun had suddenly gotten a great deal hotter. He blinked once, trying to right himself no his feet. But he found it difficult. It took him all his concentration to keep from tripping over his own feet.
"What are you doing to me?" Yusuke asked his opponent, who was watching him in a satisfied way.
"Oh, my dear human boy, I'm punishing you."
Yusuke tried to scoff, but it came out sounding more like a moan. He cursed the sudden heat and the woman who had caused it. He looked at her, forcing his eyes to focus on her. In a quick, desperate movement, his hand was up, index finger pointed at her.
"Spirit Gun!" He shouted the words angrily and a white-blue bolt of energy shot from his 'gun'. It wasn't his most powerful show, but it was good enough.
Mai hadn't expected it and was unable to dodge the energy as it flew towards her. She took it full force, her whole body flying through the air. After she hit the concrete ground, she skidded a few feet.
Yusuke grinned, some of his confidence restored. He righted himself and took a shaky step forward to inspect how much damage his enemy had received. Soon enough, she was in his line of vision. She was crumpled on the ground, but still breathing.
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Botan's eyes widened in urgency quite suddenly. "Yusuke!" She shouted into the ring, "Yusuke! You must defeat her quickly! Do it now!" She had remembered something about Yusuke's opponent.
Kuwabara watched her, surprised by the urgency in her voice. Botan rarely sounded like that. Something about Yusuke's opponent must have been very dangerous in her eye. It made him worry. "Yeah, Urameshi," Kazuma shouted, "You can do it!"
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Yusuke tried to keep on his feet. He once again aimed his finger at the woman on the ground. It was difficult to do so because of the heat, but he was managing.
And then she rose.
"God damnit," Yusuke muttered under his breath. There was a rush to his movements, a sense of urgency. He didn't want Mai to avoid this attack; he wasn't exactly sure if he'd be able to last the blaring sun anymore. He aimed and fired quickly but the woman easily dodged the attack. Urameshi closed his eyes, telling himself that it was a frustrated gesture. But he couldn't deny the fact that the world around him had started spinning as soon as he had shot his gun at her.
Yusuke let out a shaking breath. He felt a sudden pain growing in his head. The Spirit Detective knew immediately that she was giving him this pain, this migraine. His hand bunched into a fist, suddenly he was filled with anger. But the pain and the heat were getting to him. He felt weak. Yusuke opened his eyes and looked at his opponent. He could se her smiling face, that was all. Everything else was either blurry or spinning.
"You're very strong, my little boy," Mai said suddenly. "I'm not sure if you can still hear me, but very few have been able to last so long with me in a ring. It's time I finish you, I believe. I've put you through enough torture." She laughed cruelly.
Yusuke managed a weak smile, "Please, Lady. I've been through a hell of a lot worse than this." Of course this wasn't exactly true. Though his training with Genkai had been tough, he'd never felt like this; as if his entire soul were just slipping away. Yusuke gave her a hard look, even though he felt worse by the second. He didn't like admitting it to himself, but he knew that if he didn't hurry, this woman would quickly kill him.
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Mai Black, the succubus. Ven remembered her as soon as she had seen the demon. The white haired girl had killed Mai's older sister years before and had come close to destroying her as well. Unfortunately, Mai had survived.
Yusuke impressed Ven. He was surviving a succubus' attack for much longer than any normal man could. But, she realized, he was doomed to die. No matter how long he could last, he couldn't hope to be able to counter her effectively. Mai would kill him, Ven assumed.
It was slightly annoying to Ven. She *had* hoped to fight a match against the famous Yusuke Urameshi to see just how strong he was. But it didn't seem that that would be happening at the rate he was going.
Ven sighed. She kept a close eye on Yusuke. Was there a chance that he would be able to survive this?
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Got nothing good to do? Go check out my shiny new Bio! Don't you luv that brand new bio smell. *grin* ooo lemony fresh.
NEXT CH.- Will Yusuke be able to win this one? hmmm... And... (I kno I;ve said this alot but) Batos is JUST around the corner. He's almost here. Promise. Oh, and within the next few posts, I hope to get us out of the tournament (Or at least breaking from all the fighting).
Reviewers: I got good/happy reviews ^-^ *happy* Thank you all so much. You really inspire me to write. I'm getting back into my Yu Yu Hakusho mode :D (The lil Otaku in the back of my head tells me to screw my X-men fic and take a short break from it).
Kuwabaralover- lol- fav fanfic in the world? Thanks. Your reviews always make me laugh. You're so peppy but in a good way. I have to say that you too are very good in keeping Kuwabara in character (hehe... luv that Dame Yume). And I got the Illusionist thingy from my X-men fic- one of the characters has the same power. ANd I agree about people who say Kazuma isn't smart. He really is, it's just that he acts goofy sometimes. Thanks you o so much and I won't be giving up on this fic. Promise.
murasaki tsuki neko- Ah! You have a boa constrictor *shiver* Actually, I like snakes, but only when they're a safe distance away ^-^. Thanx for the review.
HieiGenkailuver- Thankyou, thankyou. It feels really good when people tell you you're a great writer. I luv DBZ too (Krillin is my FAVORITE- hehe yeah, I'm wierd) :D but the fights are a bit too long for my liking. Ven will be seen much more in the later chapters. Thank you for the review.
Jesscheaux- It's official, you're my first member. (See disclaimer ^-^). Thank you for the review. And an evil Yukina would be interesting...hhmmmm. See, I don't like her because I think her feelings for Kazuma aren't really there. I think he deserves better, ya kno? Oh, and I must apologize and say I cannot kill Hiei. Least not in this story. :D
Well... that's all for now.. ~Wicked
