A few hours later Katrina wakes up again, finding herself lying on the cold
cement floor of a cell. "Wha...? Where am I?" She asks herself as she pulls
herself off the floor, and back onto her feet. Katrina looks at her self a
bit, feeling her loose sleeves and pants, now knowing that she's wearing
her Tao garment that she usually wears into battle. Now more confused than
she was before, she makes her way over to the bars of her cold prison that
keeps her hostage. She puts her hands close to feel the spirit energy
running through them like electricity, knowing if she got to close she
would be shocked.
"Hey!" she screams into the dank hallways, "Is anybody out there!?" Her only reply is the echo of her voice, bouncing off the cold stonewalls. Katrina falls back, sitting herself on the ground, sighing loudly, wondering how she got herself into this predicament. A few moments later she lifts her head, hearing the footsteps coming down the hall. From the shadows come the two men that kidnapped her, and another. This other man looks perfectly human, long black hair, and a scar over his right eye.
"Oh look... Living beings," Katrina tells all of them sarcastically, she's getting sick of being in the cage. "And who might you be?" she asks the human man, "Am I going to get riddles from you too?" The man with the long black hair gives a smile, neither smirk nor a grin, just a casual smile.
"My name is Sakyoo. I'm the leading administer of this years Dark Tournament," the man tells her, acting very casual for a man who's talking to a Tao Master that's behind bars.
"I've heard a lot of this Dark Tournament... But so far I haven't gotten a single answer on what it is and why I'm here," Katrina snaps at Sakyoo, now looking aggravated once again.
"Oh I am terribly sorry about that," Sakyoo tells her, as she mutters rude things under her breath. "You were chosen as this years main prize Miss Katrina, for the battle of demon teams all around Earth and Spirit World, the Dark Tournament. The older Toguro asked that you would be the prize, knowing that would bring in much more publicity than giving the wining team whatever they desire."
"So what you're saying," Katrina interrupts, "Is that I'm this years gold trophy? Well forget it. I don't accept." She stands up, Sakyoo about to say something else but she gives him a glare, which makes him shut his mouth. "I'm getting the hell out of here if you like it or not." Katrina walks up to the bars, closing her eyes as she draws a few talismans from her very long, open sleeves. She begins to chant in a strange language as she puts the talisman up to the bars.
"I summon the power of the eternal blessing. Help me release the all- powerful magic to destroy evil!" She throws the talisman at the bars of the cell, their contact starts to fight with the spirit energy already flowing freely, and the talisman fall to the ground, going up in flames.
"Ok... that isn't good..." Katrina notes as she sees her talisman go up in flames, just taking a small step back from the bars.
"They're specially designed to repel magic," Sakyoo notes to her, "No type of talisman can get through its magic, nor can any kind of spirit attack that your great aunt might of taught you."
Katrina smirks a bit, sitting back on the ground, telling them, "I've seen you've done your homework... but you shouldn't underestimate me because you have a few little notes on my life. I am just as unpredictable as the Spirit Detective."
The big man smiles at the title she spoke of, the younger Toguro tells her, "Yusuke Urameshi and his team is also fighting in the tournament... consisting of Kuwabara Kazuma, Kurama, Hiei, and a masked person... but do not worry about that, I do not doubt I won't see them in the final match, but I don't think that they are going to win your safety..." Katrina looks in surprise, being surprised at what he just said, and the three turn around, walking away from the cell. She looks down at the floor, loosing herself in deep thought.
'So Kurama and the guys are entering the tournament... but... a mystery fighter? Who I wonder...' And with that Katrina closes her eyes, putting herself into a meditated state, sending her spirit out to search for answers, and saviors.
***
At the hotel room where the Urameshi team is staying, we find all the boys asleep. Hiei is seated in the window, Kurama sleeping on one of the couches, the masked fighter being asleep in a corner of the room, and Yusuke and Kuwabara sleeping in the beds in another room. A spirit version of Katrina forms in a dark corner in the room, going over to Kuwabara's bed.
"Kuwabara..." she whispers as she puts her hand on his head, knowing that shaking him would be stupid since she'd fade right through. "Wake up Kuwabara," she tries again as she lets out some spirit energy for him to sense and he pops right up, feeling her power and looks over at her.
"Katrina! There you are!" he yells as he dives for a hug, though going right through the illusion.
"I'm a spiritual illusion Kuwabara, I cannot come see you in my physical state right now..." she tells him as she watches him stand back up, rubbing his head from it ramming into the wall.
"So where have you been Katrina?! We've all been worried about you! ... I've been worried about you at least..."
Katrina smiles a bit. "It's all right Kuwabara, I'm all right... for now..."
"For now?"
"They're holding me captive at the moment... Kuwabara you must be very careful at this tournament..."
"Hold on! What do you mean 'they' are holding you captive!?"
"Kuwabara I don't have much time, please just listen. This whole tournament is a plot against everyone, someone is setting this up to get something else in the Spirit World, I don't know why though. They're trying to kill Yusuke, you, and everyone else off, along with myself. You have to be careful or you'll be killed."
"Katrina just tell me where they're holding you hostage and I'll come and get you out!"
"They have me locked in a cell somewhere in the-" Her sentence is cut off as the illusion fades suddenly before Kuwabara's eyes.
"Katrina!?" He screams into the empty room, Katrina no longer there, "KATRINA!!??!" Yusuke sits up, rubbing his eyes, as his hair is a defiant style of bed head.
"What are you screaming about Kuwabara...?" Yusuke asks, Hiei and Kurama walking into the room.
"It's Katrina! I saw her and she's in trouble!"
Hiei smirks, "He's now seeing things. Oh what fun..."
"I'm serious guys!!!" Kuwabara yells at them all.
Kurama walks over, pushing against Kuwabara's shoulder back into bed, "You should get some rest Kuwabara," He tells him. "You need your rest."
"But Katrina!" Kuwabara yells again.
"Hey there is nothing to worry about Kuwabara," Yusuke tells him after letting out a big yawn, "We'll see if we can find her in the morning..." And with that he lays down, Kurama and Hiei leaving the room. Kuwabara lays his head down, still worried like hell, and closes his eyes, falling back asleep again.
***
The next day, everyone can be found somewhere in the arena of the first rounds of the Dark Tournament, the announcer stands in the center of the ring, she raises her hand, screaming into her microphone, "Welcome ladies and gentlemen! Demons from all over the human world and the Spirit World! My name is Koto and I'll be your announcer and judge of this years Dark Tournament!!" The crowd cheers loudly, but she has not finished her speech yet, "Of course I know you want the bone breaking and blood shed to begin! But first! We must present this year's final prize to the team who is victorious in the final round! Not only does each member get a wish of his or her choice! But they area also able to win this!" She points her hand over to the northern corridor, which is surrounded by barrier masters, and a light shines upon the shadows, revealing the young Katrina chained to a steak, her hands bound tightly above her head as her feet are shackled to the ground she stands on. Not only is the barrier draining her strength to keep from using her spirit energy to break herself free, but she's out cold also. The crowds oooh and ahh at the sight of her, but Kuwabara's screams of her name is blocked out by the enormous crowds around them. Kuwabara makes a run to go save her, but the masked fighter, holds him back, shaking his head to see that he doesn't go out to fight, not saying a word, though Kuwabara can tell he's saying, 'Now is not the time.'
Kuwabara looks back at Katrina, worried as Koto continues to describe what the prize has to offer, "Yes folks! This is a true Tao Master, and not just any Tao Master; this is the last one known in existence! A rare find indeed! As legends say, if you eat the heart of a Tao Master, you gain their soul and their power! Which team will win the prize and become the strongest?! We'll have to see! Now let the battles begin!" The lights fade over Katrina, as they pull her from the steak, and throw her into the cell from whence she came.
"Hey!" she screams into the dank hallways, "Is anybody out there!?" Her only reply is the echo of her voice, bouncing off the cold stonewalls. Katrina falls back, sitting herself on the ground, sighing loudly, wondering how she got herself into this predicament. A few moments later she lifts her head, hearing the footsteps coming down the hall. From the shadows come the two men that kidnapped her, and another. This other man looks perfectly human, long black hair, and a scar over his right eye.
"Oh look... Living beings," Katrina tells all of them sarcastically, she's getting sick of being in the cage. "And who might you be?" she asks the human man, "Am I going to get riddles from you too?" The man with the long black hair gives a smile, neither smirk nor a grin, just a casual smile.
"My name is Sakyoo. I'm the leading administer of this years Dark Tournament," the man tells her, acting very casual for a man who's talking to a Tao Master that's behind bars.
"I've heard a lot of this Dark Tournament... But so far I haven't gotten a single answer on what it is and why I'm here," Katrina snaps at Sakyoo, now looking aggravated once again.
"Oh I am terribly sorry about that," Sakyoo tells her, as she mutters rude things under her breath. "You were chosen as this years main prize Miss Katrina, for the battle of demon teams all around Earth and Spirit World, the Dark Tournament. The older Toguro asked that you would be the prize, knowing that would bring in much more publicity than giving the wining team whatever they desire."
"So what you're saying," Katrina interrupts, "Is that I'm this years gold trophy? Well forget it. I don't accept." She stands up, Sakyoo about to say something else but she gives him a glare, which makes him shut his mouth. "I'm getting the hell out of here if you like it or not." Katrina walks up to the bars, closing her eyes as she draws a few talismans from her very long, open sleeves. She begins to chant in a strange language as she puts the talisman up to the bars.
"I summon the power of the eternal blessing. Help me release the all- powerful magic to destroy evil!" She throws the talisman at the bars of the cell, their contact starts to fight with the spirit energy already flowing freely, and the talisman fall to the ground, going up in flames.
"Ok... that isn't good..." Katrina notes as she sees her talisman go up in flames, just taking a small step back from the bars.
"They're specially designed to repel magic," Sakyoo notes to her, "No type of talisman can get through its magic, nor can any kind of spirit attack that your great aunt might of taught you."
Katrina smirks a bit, sitting back on the ground, telling them, "I've seen you've done your homework... but you shouldn't underestimate me because you have a few little notes on my life. I am just as unpredictable as the Spirit Detective."
The big man smiles at the title she spoke of, the younger Toguro tells her, "Yusuke Urameshi and his team is also fighting in the tournament... consisting of Kuwabara Kazuma, Kurama, Hiei, and a masked person... but do not worry about that, I do not doubt I won't see them in the final match, but I don't think that they are going to win your safety..." Katrina looks in surprise, being surprised at what he just said, and the three turn around, walking away from the cell. She looks down at the floor, loosing herself in deep thought.
'So Kurama and the guys are entering the tournament... but... a mystery fighter? Who I wonder...' And with that Katrina closes her eyes, putting herself into a meditated state, sending her spirit out to search for answers, and saviors.
***
At the hotel room where the Urameshi team is staying, we find all the boys asleep. Hiei is seated in the window, Kurama sleeping on one of the couches, the masked fighter being asleep in a corner of the room, and Yusuke and Kuwabara sleeping in the beds in another room. A spirit version of Katrina forms in a dark corner in the room, going over to Kuwabara's bed.
"Kuwabara..." she whispers as she puts her hand on his head, knowing that shaking him would be stupid since she'd fade right through. "Wake up Kuwabara," she tries again as she lets out some spirit energy for him to sense and he pops right up, feeling her power and looks over at her.
"Katrina! There you are!" he yells as he dives for a hug, though going right through the illusion.
"I'm a spiritual illusion Kuwabara, I cannot come see you in my physical state right now..." she tells him as she watches him stand back up, rubbing his head from it ramming into the wall.
"So where have you been Katrina?! We've all been worried about you! ... I've been worried about you at least..."
Katrina smiles a bit. "It's all right Kuwabara, I'm all right... for now..."
"For now?"
"They're holding me captive at the moment... Kuwabara you must be very careful at this tournament..."
"Hold on! What do you mean 'they' are holding you captive!?"
"Kuwabara I don't have much time, please just listen. This whole tournament is a plot against everyone, someone is setting this up to get something else in the Spirit World, I don't know why though. They're trying to kill Yusuke, you, and everyone else off, along with myself. You have to be careful or you'll be killed."
"Katrina just tell me where they're holding you hostage and I'll come and get you out!"
"They have me locked in a cell somewhere in the-" Her sentence is cut off as the illusion fades suddenly before Kuwabara's eyes.
"Katrina!?" He screams into the empty room, Katrina no longer there, "KATRINA!!??!" Yusuke sits up, rubbing his eyes, as his hair is a defiant style of bed head.
"What are you screaming about Kuwabara...?" Yusuke asks, Hiei and Kurama walking into the room.
"It's Katrina! I saw her and she's in trouble!"
Hiei smirks, "He's now seeing things. Oh what fun..."
"I'm serious guys!!!" Kuwabara yells at them all.
Kurama walks over, pushing against Kuwabara's shoulder back into bed, "You should get some rest Kuwabara," He tells him. "You need your rest."
"But Katrina!" Kuwabara yells again.
"Hey there is nothing to worry about Kuwabara," Yusuke tells him after letting out a big yawn, "We'll see if we can find her in the morning..." And with that he lays down, Kurama and Hiei leaving the room. Kuwabara lays his head down, still worried like hell, and closes his eyes, falling back asleep again.
***
The next day, everyone can be found somewhere in the arena of the first rounds of the Dark Tournament, the announcer stands in the center of the ring, she raises her hand, screaming into her microphone, "Welcome ladies and gentlemen! Demons from all over the human world and the Spirit World! My name is Koto and I'll be your announcer and judge of this years Dark Tournament!!" The crowd cheers loudly, but she has not finished her speech yet, "Of course I know you want the bone breaking and blood shed to begin! But first! We must present this year's final prize to the team who is victorious in the final round! Not only does each member get a wish of his or her choice! But they area also able to win this!" She points her hand over to the northern corridor, which is surrounded by barrier masters, and a light shines upon the shadows, revealing the young Katrina chained to a steak, her hands bound tightly above her head as her feet are shackled to the ground she stands on. Not only is the barrier draining her strength to keep from using her spirit energy to break herself free, but she's out cold also. The crowds oooh and ahh at the sight of her, but Kuwabara's screams of her name is blocked out by the enormous crowds around them. Kuwabara makes a run to go save her, but the masked fighter, holds him back, shaking his head to see that he doesn't go out to fight, not saying a word, though Kuwabara can tell he's saying, 'Now is not the time.'
Kuwabara looks back at Katrina, worried as Koto continues to describe what the prize has to offer, "Yes folks! This is a true Tao Master, and not just any Tao Master; this is the last one known in existence! A rare find indeed! As legends say, if you eat the heart of a Tao Master, you gain their soul and their power! Which team will win the prize and become the strongest?! We'll have to see! Now let the battles begin!" The lights fade over Katrina, as they pull her from the steak, and throw her into the cell from whence she came.