Chapter 14: Illusion
Illusen: Your spirit and life energy will start to drain and I will gain your power..
Sumomo: Not if Kurama kills you before it's complete..but tell me..why do you want Kurama?
Illusen: I want his power too..and I tried to get it 15 years ago, but he transported himself to the living world before I could kill him..
Sumomo: 15 years ago? But..how did you know him back then?
Illusen: Humans are such half-wits..*transforms into the little girl who told Hotaru to kill Kurama 15 years ago..* (kinda sounds like Inu-yasha, doesn't it?) If you want to protect the artifacts and your people, Kurama must DIE!
Sumomo: You..you wanted me to weaken Kurama so you could finish him off and gain his power!
Illusen: It took you that long to figure it out? You humans really are slow thinkers..
Sumomo: You won't get away with this!
Illusen: I believe I already have..Kurama's power will soon belong to me..*changes into Sumomo's form*
Sumomo: Just why are you doing that?
Illusen: *creates lipstick out of black smoke and puts it on* To look good for Kurama, of course..
Sumomo: *eyes go big* DON'T YOU GO ANYWHERE NEAR MY KURAMA-SAMA!!!
Illusen: My, my..how possessive..heh heh..Don't worry, Hotaru..my meeting with him..will be breathtaking..
Sumomo: YOU BITCH!!! YOU DIRTY, ROTTEN BITCH!!!
Illusen: Now, now..no need to get angry..
Sumomo: YOU'RE MAD!!!
Illusen: I'm so glad you noticed..*leaves*
Sumomo: Ngh..//The poison is starting to drain my spirit and life energy..it's getting harder to breathe..//*feels weaker; pants* //I have to find a way out of these chains// huff.. huff..huff..
~ With Kurama, Hiei, Botan, Kuwabara, and Yusuke ~
Yusuke: You know, they could put some lights in here or something, or at least get rid of this fog..
Botan: *hears rapid footsteps* Hey guys, hear that?
Kurama: I hear footsteps.(no duh!)
Hiei: Be careful..it might be Illusen..
Illusen: *runs out of the fog in Sumomo's shape* Kurama!
Kurama: Hotaru!
Illusen: *runs into Kurama's arms and kisses him full on the lips* (Ugh.. I hate having to make the evil character do that..GET OFF MY KURAMA-CHAN!!!)
Hiei: Gah! *sweatdrop; blink, blink*
Kurama: *big eyes*
Hiei: rrr..GET OFF KURAMA!!! (yeah, you tell her, Hiei!)
Illusen: I escaped from Illusen *puts the side of her face onto Kurama's chest* I was so scared, Kurama..
Kurama: //I don't remember her being this emotional..her scent..it's different..wait a sec!// *sniffs her hair* You're not Hotaru!
Illusen: *backs away* You're right..I'm not..(after they figure her out, why does she always give herself away? Hmm.. I guess villains are more stupid than I thought..) *goes into her dragon lady form*
Yusuke: Illusen..BITE THIS!!! *fires Spirit gun*
Illusen: *uses a shield to deflect the wave*
Yusuke: What?
Illusen: My turn..*fires a black ball of sludge to make Yusuke stick to the castle wall*
Yusuke: rrrr..I..I'm stuck! I can't get out!
~ With Sumomo ~
Sumomo: God, these chains are impossible to get out of! If only I had the key..Hey! *reaches for a bobby pin holding her hair back; picks the lock*
Chains: *unlock; burst into black flames and disperse*
Sumomo: Heh..That's what I love about being a girl..*looks at the hourglass*
Hourglass: *only about 1/4 full*
Sumomo: I don't have much time..*sees her bow and arrow cast aside on the floor* Why do the villains always make escapes so convenient? *runs to find the others and Illusen*
~ With Illusen, Botan, and the guys ~
Illusen: Now for the rest of you..*sends the black sludge at the others*
Kurama, Hiei, Botan, and Kuwabara: *stuck to the wall*
Botan: This can't be good..
Yusuke: You think?
Illusen: *walks up to Kurama* I have been waiting a long time for this..*bears her fangs*
Kurama: rrr..*struggles; tries to break out of the sludge*
Illusen: *about 3 inches away from Kurama's neck*
Spirit arrow: *flies and hits Illusen in the back*
Sumomo: That's what you deserve..huff..huff..*starts rapidly sweating*
Illusen: Ho..Hotaru..*drips of blood fall down her face* You won't last much longer..
Kurama: *breaks out of the sludge* Hey, the blast form the Spirit arrow must have dried it..
Hiei, Kuwabara, Yusuke and Botan: *break out of the sludge*
Illusen: The poison will claim your soul in a matter of seconds..heh heh heh..
Hourglass: *little bit of sand left*
Sumomo: *drops to the floor*
Kurama: HOTARU!!! *runs to her*
Sumomo: Kur..Kurama..now's your chance..kill Illusen.. Before she escapes..
Kurama: No..we'll heal you, and we'll fight her together..
Sumomo: There's not enough time..just do me a favor..okay?
Kurama: Anything..*holds Sumomo's hand up*
Sumomo: Don't..don't forget me..
Hourglass: *last of the sand runs out*
Sumomo: *hand lifelessly falls*
Kurama: Hotaru? *tilts her face up and lets it fall* No...*tear falls onto Sumomo's cheek* no, you can't be gone..
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No! Kurama didn't make it in time! (You thought he was going to make it, didn't you?) Can Kurama ever get Sumomo's life back? Or will his power also be given to Illusen with his soul taken as well? Find out next time in:
FIGHTING FOR A LOST SOUL!
Illusen: Your spirit and life energy will start to drain and I will gain your power..
Sumomo: Not if Kurama kills you before it's complete..but tell me..why do you want Kurama?
Illusen: I want his power too..and I tried to get it 15 years ago, but he transported himself to the living world before I could kill him..
Sumomo: 15 years ago? But..how did you know him back then?
Illusen: Humans are such half-wits..*transforms into the little girl who told Hotaru to kill Kurama 15 years ago..* (kinda sounds like Inu-yasha, doesn't it?) If you want to protect the artifacts and your people, Kurama must DIE!
Sumomo: You..you wanted me to weaken Kurama so you could finish him off and gain his power!
Illusen: It took you that long to figure it out? You humans really are slow thinkers..
Sumomo: You won't get away with this!
Illusen: I believe I already have..Kurama's power will soon belong to me..*changes into Sumomo's form*
Sumomo: Just why are you doing that?
Illusen: *creates lipstick out of black smoke and puts it on* To look good for Kurama, of course..
Sumomo: *eyes go big* DON'T YOU GO ANYWHERE NEAR MY KURAMA-SAMA!!!
Illusen: My, my..how possessive..heh heh..Don't worry, Hotaru..my meeting with him..will be breathtaking..
Sumomo: YOU BITCH!!! YOU DIRTY, ROTTEN BITCH!!!
Illusen: Now, now..no need to get angry..
Sumomo: YOU'RE MAD!!!
Illusen: I'm so glad you noticed..*leaves*
Sumomo: Ngh..//The poison is starting to drain my spirit and life energy..it's getting harder to breathe..//*feels weaker; pants* //I have to find a way out of these chains// huff.. huff..huff..
~ With Kurama, Hiei, Botan, Kuwabara, and Yusuke ~
Yusuke: You know, they could put some lights in here or something, or at least get rid of this fog..
Botan: *hears rapid footsteps* Hey guys, hear that?
Kurama: I hear footsteps.(no duh!)
Hiei: Be careful..it might be Illusen..
Illusen: *runs out of the fog in Sumomo's shape* Kurama!
Kurama: Hotaru!
Illusen: *runs into Kurama's arms and kisses him full on the lips* (Ugh.. I hate having to make the evil character do that..GET OFF MY KURAMA-CHAN!!!)
Hiei: Gah! *sweatdrop; blink, blink*
Kurama: *big eyes*
Hiei: rrr..GET OFF KURAMA!!! (yeah, you tell her, Hiei!)
Illusen: I escaped from Illusen *puts the side of her face onto Kurama's chest* I was so scared, Kurama..
Kurama: //I don't remember her being this emotional..her scent..it's different..wait a sec!// *sniffs her hair* You're not Hotaru!
Illusen: *backs away* You're right..I'm not..(after they figure her out, why does she always give herself away? Hmm.. I guess villains are more stupid than I thought..) *goes into her dragon lady form*
Yusuke: Illusen..BITE THIS!!! *fires Spirit gun*
Illusen: *uses a shield to deflect the wave*
Yusuke: What?
Illusen: My turn..*fires a black ball of sludge to make Yusuke stick to the castle wall*
Yusuke: rrrr..I..I'm stuck! I can't get out!
~ With Sumomo ~
Sumomo: God, these chains are impossible to get out of! If only I had the key..Hey! *reaches for a bobby pin holding her hair back; picks the lock*
Chains: *unlock; burst into black flames and disperse*
Sumomo: Heh..That's what I love about being a girl..*looks at the hourglass*
Hourglass: *only about 1/4 full*
Sumomo: I don't have much time..*sees her bow and arrow cast aside on the floor* Why do the villains always make escapes so convenient? *runs to find the others and Illusen*
~ With Illusen, Botan, and the guys ~
Illusen: Now for the rest of you..*sends the black sludge at the others*
Kurama, Hiei, Botan, and Kuwabara: *stuck to the wall*
Botan: This can't be good..
Yusuke: You think?
Illusen: *walks up to Kurama* I have been waiting a long time for this..*bears her fangs*
Kurama: rrr..*struggles; tries to break out of the sludge*
Illusen: *about 3 inches away from Kurama's neck*
Spirit arrow: *flies and hits Illusen in the back*
Sumomo: That's what you deserve..huff..huff..*starts rapidly sweating*
Illusen: Ho..Hotaru..*drips of blood fall down her face* You won't last much longer..
Kurama: *breaks out of the sludge* Hey, the blast form the Spirit arrow must have dried it..
Hiei, Kuwabara, Yusuke and Botan: *break out of the sludge*
Illusen: The poison will claim your soul in a matter of seconds..heh heh heh..
Hourglass: *little bit of sand left*
Sumomo: *drops to the floor*
Kurama: HOTARU!!! *runs to her*
Sumomo: Kur..Kurama..now's your chance..kill Illusen.. Before she escapes..
Kurama: No..we'll heal you, and we'll fight her together..
Sumomo: There's not enough time..just do me a favor..okay?
Kurama: Anything..*holds Sumomo's hand up*
Sumomo: Don't..don't forget me..
Hourglass: *last of the sand runs out*
Sumomo: *hand lifelessly falls*
Kurama: Hotaru? *tilts her face up and lets it fall* No...*tear falls onto Sumomo's cheek* no, you can't be gone..
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No! Kurama didn't make it in time! (You thought he was going to make it, didn't you?) Can Kurama ever get Sumomo's life back? Or will his power also be given to Illusen with his soul taken as well? Find out next time in:
FIGHTING FOR A LOST SOUL!