Jewel in the Rough
Golden Foxfyre
Disclaimer: I don't own the show.
Chapter 9
Kurama gently aided Jin away from the walls.
"Kurama, what are ye doin' here?" He queried, his voice slurred by the sedative.
"We were caught, obviously." Amber declared, startling the Wind Master. "Calm down, I'm not going to bite." Once she'd seen that he had calmed, she spoke again. "My name is Amber."
"Nice t` meet ye." Jin blinked. "Wish I weren't so dizzy." His companions chuckled.
"It's a side effect of the sedative. It'll pass." Kurama declared.
Amber sat a ways off while the other two spoke of battles past. She was hugging her knees to her chest. There has to be some way for us to get out of here. Her gaze fell to the barred windows. The plants aren't strong enough to break the bars.
A few explosions in the distance startled them to their feet. The dim light proved how far away their allies were.
"Sounds like Toya was mad enough t` use spirit energy." Jin observed. He knew his friend well enough to recognize his attacks.
Amber gazed intently at the door. A fetid scent was coming from the hallway and it was making her eyes water. "That stinks!" She exclaimed.
Kurama nodded in agreement then growled softly. "Someone's coming." They shielded their eyes as the lights came on.
Before they could react hands grabbed them then restrained them in chains. The group of demons that stood before them were angry with the world in general and felt pleasure when they tortured other beings.
"This does nae look good." Jin declared, trying to break free from the chains.
Then, one of them turned around. "Mazaki!" Kurama growled, recognizing him. He struggled as well, trying to get free.
Suddenly, more explosions sounded and they were nearby. "Don't fret, fox-demon. They will get here and not like the sight before them." He and two others pulled out what were unmistakably whips. The scent of metal intertwined with leather and glass came to those who could smell it. The weapons whistled through the air, striking the prone people forcefully.
Three voices cried out in pain as the beating continued.
Amber felt a primal anger that was being driven towards unrestrained rage with each strike of the whip on herself and her friends. Kurama's voice quit reaching her ears; he was no longer crying out. They had forcibly shifted him to his demon form as he weakened, knowing it would weaken him more. If this continued it would kill all of them, so logically, it had to stop.
She cried out in rage. A howling wind blew the lashes aside and made the torches that lit the chamber flicker wildly. Her powers over nature rusted the chains that bound her into dust. Her power continued to rise, and a very different person seemed to emerge from her.
Scared half to death, the unarmed demons stumbled back. The apparition had transformed. Once again, her golden hair fell past her waist and golden fox ears graced her head. A golden tail and flowing white dress completed the ensemble. Her ears flicked, catching the sounds of their allies coming nearer with each passing second.
Almond shaped green eyes narrowed with rage. A fierce primal fire burned within them, showing that she had a power they couldn't dream of. "Get back." She hissed, gathering an orb of spirit energy in her palm. It pulsed an angry red, terrifying even the most seasoned demon in the group.
The cell door shattered under the impact of four people and those people lunged at the demons. All of them, even the three torturing the restrained demons were drawn into the fierce battle.
Amber calmed, turning her attention to the others. She aged what held them to dust and gently lowered them to the ground. Both were gravely injured, but Kurama was worse than Jin. A healing light came from her hands as they touched the spirit fox demon. His wounds closed and some of his energy was restored. He shifted back into his human form, green eyes flying open in shock.
The vixen turned to Jin, who was staring at her in shock. Her hands lightly touched him, the healing light racing over his body. Deep lacerations closed without a trace, not a scar remained on him from the beating.
She fell from her demon form back to her human one and her legs buckled. Kurama shot to his feet and caught her before she hit the ground. It seems her transformation healed her. That's good, but why didn't it earlier? "Amber?" He queried.
"I'll be all right. I only need some rest." She fell asleep in his arms, snuggled against his chest.
They left the building, then Kurama noticed why Amber was so drained. Those who were partially apparition didn't do well in such an area. Her human and demon blood had saved her as well as them. Now she needed something they couldn't give.
"Yusuke," he began, "she needs more advanced training. That is something we cannot give." The demon gazed down at his sleeping love, knowing that what they were going through wasn't over by a long shot.
The Spirit Detective glanced at them quickly. "I think Genkai may be willing to help in that department. That is, if Amber is willing to go to Spirit World and train herself half to death."
Golden Foxfyre
Disclaimer: I don't own the show.
Chapter 9
Kurama gently aided Jin away from the walls.
"Kurama, what are ye doin' here?" He queried, his voice slurred by the sedative.
"We were caught, obviously." Amber declared, startling the Wind Master. "Calm down, I'm not going to bite." Once she'd seen that he had calmed, she spoke again. "My name is Amber."
"Nice t` meet ye." Jin blinked. "Wish I weren't so dizzy." His companions chuckled.
"It's a side effect of the sedative. It'll pass." Kurama declared.
Amber sat a ways off while the other two spoke of battles past. She was hugging her knees to her chest. There has to be some way for us to get out of here. Her gaze fell to the barred windows. The plants aren't strong enough to break the bars.
A few explosions in the distance startled them to their feet. The dim light proved how far away their allies were.
"Sounds like Toya was mad enough t` use spirit energy." Jin observed. He knew his friend well enough to recognize his attacks.
Amber gazed intently at the door. A fetid scent was coming from the hallway and it was making her eyes water. "That stinks!" She exclaimed.
Kurama nodded in agreement then growled softly. "Someone's coming." They shielded their eyes as the lights came on.
Before they could react hands grabbed them then restrained them in chains. The group of demons that stood before them were angry with the world in general and felt pleasure when they tortured other beings.
"This does nae look good." Jin declared, trying to break free from the chains.
Then, one of them turned around. "Mazaki!" Kurama growled, recognizing him. He struggled as well, trying to get free.
Suddenly, more explosions sounded and they were nearby. "Don't fret, fox-demon. They will get here and not like the sight before them." He and two others pulled out what were unmistakably whips. The scent of metal intertwined with leather and glass came to those who could smell it. The weapons whistled through the air, striking the prone people forcefully.
Three voices cried out in pain as the beating continued.
Amber felt a primal anger that was being driven towards unrestrained rage with each strike of the whip on herself and her friends. Kurama's voice quit reaching her ears; he was no longer crying out. They had forcibly shifted him to his demon form as he weakened, knowing it would weaken him more. If this continued it would kill all of them, so logically, it had to stop.
She cried out in rage. A howling wind blew the lashes aside and made the torches that lit the chamber flicker wildly. Her powers over nature rusted the chains that bound her into dust. Her power continued to rise, and a very different person seemed to emerge from her.
Scared half to death, the unarmed demons stumbled back. The apparition had transformed. Once again, her golden hair fell past her waist and golden fox ears graced her head. A golden tail and flowing white dress completed the ensemble. Her ears flicked, catching the sounds of their allies coming nearer with each passing second.
Almond shaped green eyes narrowed with rage. A fierce primal fire burned within them, showing that she had a power they couldn't dream of. "Get back." She hissed, gathering an orb of spirit energy in her palm. It pulsed an angry red, terrifying even the most seasoned demon in the group.
The cell door shattered under the impact of four people and those people lunged at the demons. All of them, even the three torturing the restrained demons were drawn into the fierce battle.
Amber calmed, turning her attention to the others. She aged what held them to dust and gently lowered them to the ground. Both were gravely injured, but Kurama was worse than Jin. A healing light came from her hands as they touched the spirit fox demon. His wounds closed and some of his energy was restored. He shifted back into his human form, green eyes flying open in shock.
The vixen turned to Jin, who was staring at her in shock. Her hands lightly touched him, the healing light racing over his body. Deep lacerations closed without a trace, not a scar remained on him from the beating.
She fell from her demon form back to her human one and her legs buckled. Kurama shot to his feet and caught her before she hit the ground. It seems her transformation healed her. That's good, but why didn't it earlier? "Amber?" He queried.
"I'll be all right. I only need some rest." She fell asleep in his arms, snuggled against his chest.
They left the building, then Kurama noticed why Amber was so drained. Those who were partially apparition didn't do well in such an area. Her human and demon blood had saved her as well as them. Now she needed something they couldn't give.
"Yusuke," he began, "she needs more advanced training. That is something we cannot give." The demon gazed down at his sleeping love, knowing that what they were going through wasn't over by a long shot.
The Spirit Detective glanced at them quickly. "I think Genkai may be willing to help in that department. That is, if Amber is willing to go to Spirit World and train herself half to death."