"Can I help you, sir?" The innkeeper knew something was wrong with this man the moment he saw him, but it was his job to offer a room to anyone who came buy. "Do you have any deluxe suites available?" He flashed a couple ¥10,000 bills the innkeeper's way. "I'm sorry sir, but we do not have any deluxe suits left. They have all been booked for the last year." The man looked angry, but his stomach was making more noise than the semi-truck filled with beverages that had just pulled into the loading dock just beside the lobby. "May I offer you something to eat? There's a restaurant just across the street. If you'd like, I could try to find an empty room while you go eat." "I would very much like that. But could you show me where the restaurant is?" "Its that way," The innkeeper turned and pointed at the north wall. He felt invisible hands clamp his neck. They lifted him up and turned him towards the man. The man, whom he had been so kind to, was now a snake. The lines on the snake's back seemed to be in the shape of a man, about his size, hanging from a rope. The innkeeper tried to scream, but he could make no more than a squeak. The snake opened its mouth, and the man was dead on the floor like he had been shot. The snake had eaten his soul. Much like he had eaten so many other souls. He slowly changed back into a person and laughed. He laughed an evil laugh.

"So Botan, what is this thing called, anyway?" "It calls itself Nushikuro. It eats the souls of anyone he can and hopes to destroy earth. No one knows where he came from, or even why he kills." There was a worried look on Keiko's face, but Yusuke looked pretty calm. "So when do I get to see the guys again, and when do we have to find this guy and take him out?" Yusuke looked pretty happy to fight again. Keiko never let him fight no matter what. She completely disagreed with it, and he never wanted to make her angry. "Everyone has already been notified, and are waiting for you in the spirit world," Keiko seemed very worried. "What do you think, Keiko?" Yusuke could obviously sense she was somewhat scared of the idea that he had to go to what might be his demise. "You need to go. This world and the spirit world need you more than I do," The usual cheery perk came back into Botan's voice. "Time to go" WOOSH! Yusuke was now in what appeared to be a white oblivion with Botan, Kuwabara, Kurama and Hiei. "Your mission is simple" It was King Yama, who had been standing behind Yusuke and Botan the entire time. "You must find and destroy the one the goes by the name "Nushikuro". It will be anything but easy. He is extremely fast, and can take the form of any shape he desires. He is extremely aware of the supernatural and can sense you from miles away. You should begin your mission immediately. The last known place that he struck was at an inn near Cayenne in the French Guiana. Hurry, before he strikes again."