As the team ran up the steps a wailing began to fill the castle.
"What is that?" Rei asked worriedly
"It's the cries of the trapped souls. The Guard Beasts must be preparing to activate the Orb." Botan explained
"We have to hurry," Akina said
The girls reached a landing but unlike the others it lead down a hallway, not into a room.
"It's so dark in here. Ow! Someone stepped on my toe!" Mineiko complained
"There's a torch on the wall; I can feel it. It's not lit though," Botan said
Wordlessly Katana took the torch from Botan and lit it with her firepower. The hallway was revealed to be immense with large doors and tapestry dispersed throughout.
"So which door do we try?" Mineiko asked
"I guess we'll have to try them all" Rei answered
"I don't like this we have no idea what could be behind them," Akina said
"Our next enemy is behind one of them and I the great Yuki Kuwabara will defeat him!" Yuki bragged
"The hall may be booby trapped" Botan warned
"Rei can go down the hallway first though," Yuki answered
"Baka" Katana said under her breath
Katana handed the torch to Rei, and the others watched anxiously as Rei walked toward the first door. Out of nowhere a giant stone block fell from the ceiling right on top of where Rei was standing.
"Rei!" Yuki screamed as he pulled her back. The two fell on top of each other. Rei had been just inches away from getting crushed
"Uh thanks" Rei said blushing as realized she was on top of Yuki
"No problem," Yuki replied blushing too
" Aw isn't that cute!" Botan gushed
The two returned to normal and got up right away at that comment.
"Now how do we get through?" Katana asked
" Easy!" Mineiko said
Mineiko pulled out the Reikai laser and quickly cut a hole in the stone.
" Let's go!"
Yuki tried the second door on the right side of the hall and it opened into a tunnel of ice. The light of the torch showed that there were holes in the walls leading to other tunnels
"This must be an entrance to a network of tunnels," Akina said
"Is this the right place?" Rei asked shivering
"Yesss humans. You have found my lair." A voice hissed from their side
They turned to discover a blue snake slithering out of an opening to the left of the group. It was a mile long and 5 feet tall. It flicked its tongue and snapped its jaws at the group.
"I won't waist your time with boring talk. If I win though I get to eat all of you."
"Done!" Yuki said stepping up
"Essssxcellent. I am the ice snake demon Daija by the way."
"Spirit Bow!" Yuki commanded
A glowing blue bow and arrow materialized in Yuki's hand.
"Has he ever used a bow and arrow before?" Akina asked worriedly
"Nope," Mineiko said
"We're dead," Katana said flatly
"Yuki be careful," Rei said
Yuki fired the arrow at Daija's head and Daija spit red venom at it. The arrow dissolved in mid air.
"Well, that didn't work," Yuki muttered
Yuki then dodged behind a pillar of ice and fired at Daija's middle. The arrows bounced off harmlessly
"My sssskin issss incredibly thick," Daija explained
Abruptly, Daija began to slither away into one of the ice holes
"What's he doing?" Akina wondered
Yuki stepped out from behind the pillar. As soon as he did a barrage of sharp icicles flew at him, and Yuki had to dodge behind the pillar to avoid impalement.
"Clever. Daija made a false retreat to lure Yuki out and then attacked when he came out of hiding," Akina explained
Daija then fired acidic venom at the middle of the pillar and Yuki was forced to run to avoid being crushed. Yuki ran behind another pillar. Daija fired another acid blast, and again Yuki had to run from a falling pillar.
"Yuki get back here. You're just going to get hurt," Rei screamed
"Yuki if you botch this up, I'm so going to beat you up before Daija eats me," Mineiko threatened
"You're not helping," Yuki whined
Daija hissed menacingly and slithered toward Yuki. Yuki jumped out of the way.
"Ice Crystal storm," Yuki commanded and then sharp icicles shot from Yuki's hands and bombarded Daija.
Daija hissed in pain. He then lashed his tail, and Yuki was thrown into the wall. Yuki stood back up and groaned in pain.
"You're sssssstronger than I thought," Daija admitted. He then began to coil about himself and chant in some ancient language. Daija than glowed and when the light faded a man with long black hair and blue skin stood where Daija had been. He wore a blue martial art outfit.
"Yessss now that I'm in my humanoid form, this battle will be much more fun."
Daija fired a venom blast, and Yuki tried to dodge. He wasn't fast enough though and Yuki screamed in pain as a bit of the venom burned his arm.
"Yuki!" Rei screamed
Daija grabbed Yuki by the neck and punched him repeatedly as he choked the boy. Yuki struggled to free himself from the more muscular fighter's grasp. He was in so much pain he could barely think and it was becoming hard to breath.
"I can't watch this!" Rei said turning away
Yuki's eyes narrowed in anger. He kicked with all his strength and made contact with Daija's groin. Daija's eyes watered and he dropped Yuki to the ground.
"Arctic Sword," Yuki commanded.
A sword of ice formed in Yuki's hand. At this he ran, and Daija followed.
When Daija was near a pillar Yuki caused a big patch of ice to form under Daija's feet. Daija slipped and fell. As Daija tried to get up he slipped again. Yuki saw his chance. He slashed the nearby pillar on the bottom and then jumped and slashed on the top with his Artic Sword. Yuki then gave the pillar a kick and it fell crushing Daija with a thud.
"You win," Daija moaned as he died
"Yuki that was great!" Rei said running up and hugging Yuki. After realizing what she'd done Rei let go and the two teens blushed hotly.
"Uh thanks," Yuki said sheepish. He ran his hand through his short, straight turquoise hair trying to look cool.
"Awwww," all the girls laughed
"Oh shut up," Rei commanded holding up her fist.
Botan then put some salve on Yuki's burn, and the group headed for the stairs and the final floor.
"All right one to go!" Rei said punching the air
"We're almost home free!" Mineiko cheered
***************On the last floor***********************
"Yes celebrate all you want. You won't be in time," A shadowy figure said
He turned toward an orb in the middle of the room and a small low class demon handed him a golden scythe.
The orb glowed a bright green.
"It won't be much longer," The figure stated and laughed diabolically
*****************At Koenma's office**********
"Dad how strong is the leader?" Kita asked
Koenma stared at the screen. Which now showed the girls and Yuki running up the stairs.
"He's very strong," Koenma replied worriedly
"Can our team beat him?" Kita asked
"I don't know. Lets hope so." Koenma replied
Disclaimer: I do not own Yu Yu Hakusho or any of the related characters.
Yeah! Now all that's left is Rei's battle and the wrap up. I wrote up profiles for Akina and Mineiko that you can find in chapters 3 and 4. I kind of rushed through this chapter so I hope it's still good. The ending was written at three in the morning. Trust me in that I'm very excited and will try to finish this soon. I'm still open to suggestions. Thank you for taking the time to read and review. Any comments, questions, or comments can be sent to Nkitpanich@msn.com [TK1]
Profile: Yuki Kuwabara
Birthday: December 12
Age: 16
Weapon: Spirit Bow and Arrows, Ice Sword, Spirit Shield
Element: Ice
Hair color/ Eye color: Turquoise/Red
Favorite Color: Blue
Siblings: Mineiko
Bio: Yuki Kuwabara is the son of a human, Kazuma Kuwabara, and an ice demon, Yukina. As you may expect his favorite season is winter. He is slightly clumsy but usually cheerful and kind. He is a student at Togashi High. Yuki 's favorite class is Language Arts. He is in weight lifting and can often be found either at the gym or video arcade. He also has a crush, which we cannot elaborate on at this time. Lets just say they work close to each other. Yuki was a normal kid in Ningenkai hoping to get into a good college and get a job as a veterinarian when he grew up. He grew up in close contact with Ex-Reikai Tantei Yusuke Urameshi as Yusuke and Kuwabara lived near each other and were good friends. He also has a good relationship with his sister Mineiko. Now he's a Reikai Senshu protecting the world on the weekends. He is working hard to be good at his job and studying under Master Kago.
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