Wow! That was a long chapter now, wasn't it? It took me quite a bit of time to write that one up. I didn't know how to end it, you see. Well, this is an epilogue. Of sorts. Plus, reading lots of epics make me write more, making everything one epic. Hehehe… Well that's all I have for Awakening now. I'll probably get started on my next story next week or something like that. Ciao!
Kittengrl: Thanks for staying with me. I hope that at least, you'll like this.
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"Oto-san! Are you okay?" Shuura asked his father.
Yomi looked up from where he was imprisoned (figuratively speaking). Shuura stood in front of his cell, seemingly none the worse for wear. The one-time Makai ruler knew that he looked anything but presentable. He was aware that his clothes were torn, his hair was in a mess, and he looked even worse than a beggar did. When that youkai came to them three weeks ago Yomi never expected things to turn out this way.
"Oto-san! Stay back! I'll open this gate!" With a blast of chi the fragile gate fell away and Yomi was free to move.
"What's going on? Are you really my son?" Yomi asked.
"Yes. Mukuro helped me get rid of the Puppeteer. They're fighting now. Oto-san, we must leave now!" Shuura said, getting into the cell and lifting his father onto his back.
Yomi let his son carry him without a word. He was blind, remember? Plus his senses (minus his hearing, which had been limited) had been blocked temporarily by Rumen. Rumen had distracted him while he tricked Shuura into wearing the Puppeteer. Once Shuura had been 'captured,' Yomi had no choice but to capitulate.
The citadel began to shake and shatter. It was going down. Shuura ran with all his might towards the exit, knowing that they only had a few minutes to spare. He only hoped that he had helped and not hindered Mukuro-sama, Kurama-onii-chan and the others when he had thrown that sword.
He found the others waiting for him when he reached the stairs that used to link the Snake Ash Tree to Makai. Sukina was smiling at him, as was her sister. "We've been waiting for you," she said in her gentlest voice, before enveloping all of them in a golden chi and lifting them into the sky. The explosion that took place beneath them when they lifted off help them gain some altitude as well.
Once they had settled down in a clearing not too far away, Shuura found that he was exhausted. He put his father down, went to one side as the 'elders' began to discuss ways of getting home, and laid down on the cushy earth. Sukina came over to him and told him to put his head on his lap. He was too tired to think of why she might do that and went to sleep almost immediately.
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"That boy saved us," Mukuro said as Shuura went to sleep on Sukina's lap.
"I know. My sister and I were not the ones meant to slay Rumen. Something new from something used. I'd say that fit Shuura perfectly," Naoko said.
"Are you…?" Yusuke asked, making Naoko grinned.
"The Spirit of the Wielder and Karen, her Heir, merged. The only thing the Divine Beings couldn't have predicted was Cabalistic, also known as the Destroyer. Rumen, being his most favoured disciple, shared some of his traits, including being hidden from Karma and Chronos. Some things are beyond their hands. Free will is one of them. When my sister and I choose to merge souls with the Wielders, we were just reaffirming something we knew from long before. That was due to Chance, of course. She's the third way, the unexpected by anyone," Naoko said.
"So the two of you have your memories back?" Kuwabara asked.
"And so much more. I won't tell you. You'll just have to find out," she grinned.
"It still doesn't solve the problem of how to get back," Hiei growled.
"My people are on their way here. I can hear them. They'll be here in a few hours," Yomi said. "And what do you mean, used?" they laughed.
"So, killing Rumen began the process of undoing his spells… Interesting," Kurama said.
"'Nee-chan!" Sukina called out softly, "Thank you for not berating me just now," Sukina said when her sister had come closer. Naoko smiled.
"You've matured far more than anyone ever suspected little sister. How could I lecture one as mature as you?" Naoko ruffled her sister's hair, eliciting a cry of protest.
"Are you insulting me?" Sukina said.
"I think she was teasing you, daughter of my friend," Mukuro sat next to them and laughed.
For some reason seeing the three of them together with Shuura sleeping peacefully made the hairs on the back of the guys' neck stand, including Yomi.
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Two months later, Koenma was looking at a letter from his counterpart overseas. He grimaced at the thought of telling the guys that it would be a baby-sitting job. Then again, he mused sadistically, it would be interesting to watch them in a new setting.
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This is definitely the quickest fanfic I've written. So, try and guess the crossover series. Let me just say that it's NOT Inu-yasha. I don't watch it, so I can't write it. If you guessed correctly, you earn a mention in the first chapter. Until then, ja!