Disclaimer: I do not own Yu Yu Hakusho or any other characters in this
story save one. You'll meet him come the end of this chapter. I think you
will find that the way he fits into the plot is very intriguing. And now
chapter six!
Chapter 6: Attack of the Clones
The next day began the third round of the Dark Tournament. Hiei was fired up and ready to go. After missing the last round, he was just itching for a good old-fashioned throwdown.
They entered the stadium eager to fight. They were paired against a team called Team Millennium. Whoever they were, Yusuke wasn't too worried. " Huh," Yusuke grunted, " This is boring." " Aye, Urameshi," Jin agreed. " Whats say we fight blindfolded with both arms tied behind our backs?" Yusuke looked at his red-haired friend, then they both burst out laughing. Once out at the ring, the group eagerly awaited the arrival of their competition. However for some reason, the team didn't show up. They waited for five minutes. Finally, before the opposing team was disqualified, a tall man wearing a black cloak entered the arena. Hiei was the first to speak. " I like his fashion sense." Hiei said with a smirk on his face a mile wide. " You would, Hiei," replied the man. His voice was as cold as ice. " That voice," Hiei remarked. " I seem to recall hearing it before. It can't be!" " Ah. At last, you remember." The man removed his cloak to reveal his tan complexion and his long white hair. He carried in his hand a golden rod with an eye-shape on the top. " It's you." Hiei gasped. He could hardly find his voice. " Yes. I was the one who gave that jewel to you." The stranger said. " Remember my name, for soon you and the entire world will bow before me. Marik." " Marik, eh?" Hiei questioned " Exactly," Marik replied, " Now let me introduce my team, Team Millennium." Six fighters walked into the arena. Everyone was in shock. Team Millennium was. Team Urameshi. " It can't be." Kurama said. " But it is," Marik cackled, " You see I managed to follow Hiei's spirit energy. He then led me to you. I in turn used the power of my Millennium Rod to steal a portion of each of your spirit energy and from it create an exact clone." " So, you stole samples of our spirit energy in order to clone us?" inquired Kurama. " Precisely," smirked Marik, " You see, I intend to rule the entire world. Only one thing stands in my way, you. I already possess the Millennium Rod, which gives me great power. However, I require the ability to control a beast of great and unfathomable strength. A creature with colossal and destructive energy." " In other words, you need the Dragon of the Darkness Flame, which I control." Hiei interrupted. " Perceptive, aren't you." Marik taunted. " Yes. Which is the exact reason I entered this tournament. If you lose this round, I will control your mind with the power of my Millennium Rod. If I should lose then the Millennium Rod is yours." " Deal!" Yusuke finally spoke up. " Detective." Hiei argued. " You can't be serious?" questioned Kurama. " Aye, Urameshi," Jin voiced, " This mug's as crazy as you are." " I'm with you, Urameshi." Kuwabara said. " That's it," Hiei stated, " Now I'm positive that this team has gone completely insane." " Don't worry, Shrimp," Kuwabara reassured. " We can take 'em." " That's the spirit." Yusuke agreed. " Excellent," Marik said to himself, " Once this fight is over no one in existence will be able to stop me, and soon the entire world will be calling me Pharaoh." The fight was a six-on-six battle royal. Every one was to fight their counterparts. The round went off without a hitch. Yusuke took out his double easily with the Spirit Wave technique. Kuwabara unleashed the wrath of his double spirit sword on his look-a-like. Kurama and Touya managed to survive the match. Jin's carbon copy gave him a run for his money and Hiei's was more trouble than it was worth. But, nevertheless, Team Urameshi won out in the end. " Impossible, inconceivable," Marik stuttered, beginning to spaz. " You obviously didn't know," Kuwabara stated, " that a vessel (persons body) is nothing unless the spirit energy is united along with mind body and soul. So in other words, your attention was so scattered trying to order the clones around that you couldn't focus enough of your own energy on just one so that one could succeed." (Didn't think Kuwabara's pea-sized brain could figure out that kind of complex stuff did ya.) " Very well then," Marik retaliated as he stepped into the ring, " let's just see how long one of you lasts against me." " You're mine," Hiei remarked. " You deceived me. That not only angers me, but also the fury of my Jagan Eye." Marik was quite a challenge, even for Hiei. Thanks to the magic of his Millennium Rod, Marik was free to use any technique that Team Urameshi was able to dish out. Hiei was soon on the ground. He could barely even move. " You're finished, Hiei." Marik said as he stood over Hiei's body. " It's time to trap your mind in the Shadow Realm and claim my throne as Pharaoh." " Dragon. of. the. Darkness. Flame!" called a voice out of nowhere. Marik was incinerated in an instant. All that remained to show that he had been there was the Millennium Rod. " I thought you said you wouldn't use the dragon, Hiei?" Yusuke asked.
" You think I did this, Detective?" Hiei inquired. " Think again." " Then, who." Touya began, but he was cut off. " I did." Someone behind them said. The group turned to face a young man, who looked to be about 18. He had jet- black hair and deep crimson eyes. He stood about six foot seven and was devastatingly handsome. " Well, I must say, it's been quite a while since I last saw you, Hiei." The man began, " It's just amazing how much you've grown before my very eyes, my brother." Everyone stood there baffled. Hiei has. a brother. Weird huh. " Meet me at the Baskin Robins ice cream parlor down the road in three hours. I will explain everything." Was the man's only response, as he turned on his heel and left.
Intriguing, wouldn't you agree? Find out more later.
Chapter 6: Attack of the Clones
The next day began the third round of the Dark Tournament. Hiei was fired up and ready to go. After missing the last round, he was just itching for a good old-fashioned throwdown.
They entered the stadium eager to fight. They were paired against a team called Team Millennium. Whoever they were, Yusuke wasn't too worried. " Huh," Yusuke grunted, " This is boring." " Aye, Urameshi," Jin agreed. " Whats say we fight blindfolded with both arms tied behind our backs?" Yusuke looked at his red-haired friend, then they both burst out laughing. Once out at the ring, the group eagerly awaited the arrival of their competition. However for some reason, the team didn't show up. They waited for five minutes. Finally, before the opposing team was disqualified, a tall man wearing a black cloak entered the arena. Hiei was the first to speak. " I like his fashion sense." Hiei said with a smirk on his face a mile wide. " You would, Hiei," replied the man. His voice was as cold as ice. " That voice," Hiei remarked. " I seem to recall hearing it before. It can't be!" " Ah. At last, you remember." The man removed his cloak to reveal his tan complexion and his long white hair. He carried in his hand a golden rod with an eye-shape on the top. " It's you." Hiei gasped. He could hardly find his voice. " Yes. I was the one who gave that jewel to you." The stranger said. " Remember my name, for soon you and the entire world will bow before me. Marik." " Marik, eh?" Hiei questioned " Exactly," Marik replied, " Now let me introduce my team, Team Millennium." Six fighters walked into the arena. Everyone was in shock. Team Millennium was. Team Urameshi. " It can't be." Kurama said. " But it is," Marik cackled, " You see I managed to follow Hiei's spirit energy. He then led me to you. I in turn used the power of my Millennium Rod to steal a portion of each of your spirit energy and from it create an exact clone." " So, you stole samples of our spirit energy in order to clone us?" inquired Kurama. " Precisely," smirked Marik, " You see, I intend to rule the entire world. Only one thing stands in my way, you. I already possess the Millennium Rod, which gives me great power. However, I require the ability to control a beast of great and unfathomable strength. A creature with colossal and destructive energy." " In other words, you need the Dragon of the Darkness Flame, which I control." Hiei interrupted. " Perceptive, aren't you." Marik taunted. " Yes. Which is the exact reason I entered this tournament. If you lose this round, I will control your mind with the power of my Millennium Rod. If I should lose then the Millennium Rod is yours." " Deal!" Yusuke finally spoke up. " Detective." Hiei argued. " You can't be serious?" questioned Kurama. " Aye, Urameshi," Jin voiced, " This mug's as crazy as you are." " I'm with you, Urameshi." Kuwabara said. " That's it," Hiei stated, " Now I'm positive that this team has gone completely insane." " Don't worry, Shrimp," Kuwabara reassured. " We can take 'em." " That's the spirit." Yusuke agreed. " Excellent," Marik said to himself, " Once this fight is over no one in existence will be able to stop me, and soon the entire world will be calling me Pharaoh." The fight was a six-on-six battle royal. Every one was to fight their counterparts. The round went off without a hitch. Yusuke took out his double easily with the Spirit Wave technique. Kuwabara unleashed the wrath of his double spirit sword on his look-a-like. Kurama and Touya managed to survive the match. Jin's carbon copy gave him a run for his money and Hiei's was more trouble than it was worth. But, nevertheless, Team Urameshi won out in the end. " Impossible, inconceivable," Marik stuttered, beginning to spaz. " You obviously didn't know," Kuwabara stated, " that a vessel (persons body) is nothing unless the spirit energy is united along with mind body and soul. So in other words, your attention was so scattered trying to order the clones around that you couldn't focus enough of your own energy on just one so that one could succeed." (Didn't think Kuwabara's pea-sized brain could figure out that kind of complex stuff did ya.) " Very well then," Marik retaliated as he stepped into the ring, " let's just see how long one of you lasts against me." " You're mine," Hiei remarked. " You deceived me. That not only angers me, but also the fury of my Jagan Eye." Marik was quite a challenge, even for Hiei. Thanks to the magic of his Millennium Rod, Marik was free to use any technique that Team Urameshi was able to dish out. Hiei was soon on the ground. He could barely even move. " You're finished, Hiei." Marik said as he stood over Hiei's body. " It's time to trap your mind in the Shadow Realm and claim my throne as Pharaoh." " Dragon. of. the. Darkness. Flame!" called a voice out of nowhere. Marik was incinerated in an instant. All that remained to show that he had been there was the Millennium Rod. " I thought you said you wouldn't use the dragon, Hiei?" Yusuke asked.
" You think I did this, Detective?" Hiei inquired. " Think again." " Then, who." Touya began, but he was cut off. " I did." Someone behind them said. The group turned to face a young man, who looked to be about 18. He had jet- black hair and deep crimson eyes. He stood about six foot seven and was devastatingly handsome. " Well, I must say, it's been quite a while since I last saw you, Hiei." The man began, " It's just amazing how much you've grown before my very eyes, my brother." Everyone stood there baffled. Hiei has. a brother. Weird huh. " Meet me at the Baskin Robins ice cream parlor down the road in three hours. I will explain everything." Was the man's only response, as he turned on his heel and left.
Intriguing, wouldn't you agree? Find out more later.