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Kurama looked like a blur to Yusuke as he ran and yelled, "You've got one shot, Yusuke!" Although he had no idea what Kurama's plan was, the spirit detective understood his part in it. He trusted and had often relied on the former thief's abilities of strategy.
The fire demon the three of them fought turned slightly away from Yusuke as Kurama neared. Yusuke raised his hand, finger extended and ready to fire. Even injured, Kurama's agility was astounding as he ducked quickly beneath a swipe from Kiosh's arm without losing any momentum. Then several things happened simultaneously.
Yusuke suddenly felt Kurama's youki spike just as the fox's hand grasped the silver pendant around Kiosh's neck. Kiosh's face seemed to have exploded in a wide grin as Kurama suddenly screamed, piercingly. Then Yusuke saw what he was waiting for. Kiosh shuddered violently and Yusuke saw his head lull back on his shoulders for an instant.
Without hesitation, he fired of a powerful blast of spirit energy. The blue shimmering ball of light struck the unaware Kiosh square in the back just as Yusuke saw Kurama collapse. The huge fire demon staggered one step before he fell, landing squarely on top of Kurama's limp form.
Hiei was there before Yusuke, his katana still drawn. He shoved the demon aside and saw that Kiosh was merely unconscious. With a clean swipe, Hiei drew his blade across the demon's thick throat. As Kiosh slowly bled to death, Hiei impassively wiped the blood from his blade on his pants leg.
Hiei turned to Yusuke who looked at him with slightly startled eyes. "I will not suffer fools," the small demon said curtly. Yusuke hesitated only briefly before he nodded once.
Leaning over Kurama, Hiei quickly turned the kitsune on his back. His jaw was slightly slack and his face was startlingly pale in comparison with his deep red hair. Hiei hesitated a moment before putting the back of his hand in front of the kitsune's open mouth.
He breathed a sigh of relief and turned to Yusuke. "He's breathing." He felt for a pulse too, and found it, although it was very weak.
Suddenly a thought hit Yusuke. "Where's the pendant?" He turned and glanced at the bloody neck of the now deceased fire demon. It was not there. Yusuke looked frantically at the ground, trying to find the small silver pendant. Koenma said that was the only way to give Kuwabara back his reiki.
Hiei watched Yusuke for a moment, then looked back at Kurama. He noticed suddenly that Kurama's left hand was closed in a tight fist. Hiei gently pried it open. "Yusuke."
The spirit detective turned to see Hiei holding the small silver pendant. With a fluid motion, Hiei pulled the white scarf away from his neck and carefully wrapped the trinket in it. He disliked the feeling of the silver against his skin. It was as though he could feel all the different spirit signatures flowing around in a jumble within the artifact. Kurama's is in there somewhere, he thought.
He pocketed the bundle as Yusuke bent down and carefully scooped Kurama off the ground. Together they headed slowly to a portal which would take them to Koenma's palace.
A/N: Yes, I know, this is short, very short. I wrote this half of my "final" chapter about a week ago and I've been too busy to finish it yet. Sorry about that, but I thought it might be better to post this and then post the very end when I get a chance to write it. By the way, this weekend does not look good, so don't hold your breath.
Kurama looked like a blur to Yusuke as he ran and yelled, "You've got one shot, Yusuke!" Although he had no idea what Kurama's plan was, the spirit detective understood his part in it. He trusted and had often relied on the former thief's abilities of strategy.
The fire demon the three of them fought turned slightly away from Yusuke as Kurama neared. Yusuke raised his hand, finger extended and ready to fire. Even injured, Kurama's agility was astounding as he ducked quickly beneath a swipe from Kiosh's arm without losing any momentum. Then several things happened simultaneously.
Yusuke suddenly felt Kurama's youki spike just as the fox's hand grasped the silver pendant around Kiosh's neck. Kiosh's face seemed to have exploded in a wide grin as Kurama suddenly screamed, piercingly. Then Yusuke saw what he was waiting for. Kiosh shuddered violently and Yusuke saw his head lull back on his shoulders for an instant.
Without hesitation, he fired of a powerful blast of spirit energy. The blue shimmering ball of light struck the unaware Kiosh square in the back just as Yusuke saw Kurama collapse. The huge fire demon staggered one step before he fell, landing squarely on top of Kurama's limp form.
Hiei was there before Yusuke, his katana still drawn. He shoved the demon aside and saw that Kiosh was merely unconscious. With a clean swipe, Hiei drew his blade across the demon's thick throat. As Kiosh slowly bled to death, Hiei impassively wiped the blood from his blade on his pants leg.
Hiei turned to Yusuke who looked at him with slightly startled eyes. "I will not suffer fools," the small demon said curtly. Yusuke hesitated only briefly before he nodded once.
Leaning over Kurama, Hiei quickly turned the kitsune on his back. His jaw was slightly slack and his face was startlingly pale in comparison with his deep red hair. Hiei hesitated a moment before putting the back of his hand in front of the kitsune's open mouth.
He breathed a sigh of relief and turned to Yusuke. "He's breathing." He felt for a pulse too, and found it, although it was very weak.
Suddenly a thought hit Yusuke. "Where's the pendant?" He turned and glanced at the bloody neck of the now deceased fire demon. It was not there. Yusuke looked frantically at the ground, trying to find the small silver pendant. Koenma said that was the only way to give Kuwabara back his reiki.
Hiei watched Yusuke for a moment, then looked back at Kurama. He noticed suddenly that Kurama's left hand was closed in a tight fist. Hiei gently pried it open. "Yusuke."
The spirit detective turned to see Hiei holding the small silver pendant. With a fluid motion, Hiei pulled the white scarf away from his neck and carefully wrapped the trinket in it. He disliked the feeling of the silver against his skin. It was as though he could feel all the different spirit signatures flowing around in a jumble within the artifact. Kurama's is in there somewhere, he thought.
He pocketed the bundle as Yusuke bent down and carefully scooped Kurama off the ground. Together they headed slowly to a portal which would take them to Koenma's palace.
A/N: Yes, I know, this is short, very short. I wrote this half of my "final" chapter about a week ago and I've been too busy to finish it yet. Sorry about that, but I thought it might be better to post this and then post the very end when I get a chance to write it. By the way, this weekend does not look good, so don't hold your breath.