Chapter 12

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"I can handle this on my own," Yusuke proclaimed, holding Kuwabara back. "He's mine."

Yusuke entered the fight with high hopes. After all he did beat Rando. "Alright this'll be a piece of cake."

"I warn you now, human. Rando was nothing to me." Puroborus scowled.

"You're all talk!" Yusuke yelled and charged toward his adversary.

"Fool." Was all Puroborus said. With a wave of his hand, the earth between he and Yusuke sprung up to block Yusuke's path. Yusuke ran into the clod of earth. Puroborus only laughed. "What hope do you think you have against me?" Yusuke rubbed his face. Lucky move, he thought to himself.

"You're not the only one with dirty tricks." Yusuke assured himself. He jumped to the side of the dirt and aimed his finger at Puroborus. "Spirit Gun!" Yusuke focused his spirit energy into his index finger. He fired his energy in a bright flash of blue light. Puroborus laughed.

"Hyah!" Focusing his own spirit energy, Puroborus redirected Yusuke's attack to the sky by force of will. "What part of, you can't defeat me, do you not understand?"

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"Looks like Yusuke's bitten off more than he can chew," Koenma stated to the others in his office.

"But it's not like it's the first time," Botan reminded him. Koenma had sent Yusuke on numerous suicide missions in the past. "I hope he'll be alright."

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"Guh." Yusuke was reeling from a blow to his gut from Puroborus. He clutched his stomach as he doubled over.

"Pathetic." Puroborus taunted. With a backhand to the head, he sent Yusuke flying into a tree. Even Rando shouldn't have been defeated by a human so.weak, Puroborus thought. He brushed the thought aside and turned his attention toward Yusuke again, who was recovering quite quickly from the blow.

"That.all.you got?" Yusuke was breathing heavily for a moment, and then returned to normal.

"I admit, you are quite resilient," Puroborus sneered. "For a human. Most fighters would have been killed after one, let alone two, of my attacks."

"Well, I'm not like the rest of the fighters you've fought." Yusuke readied for another charge. "And I'm just getting warmed up." He charged. Yusuke brought his finger up again.

"Again? You insolent fool that will not work no matter how many times you try it." Said Puroborus.

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Natsu watched as Yusuke fought Puroborus. "He will never be able to defeat him," he laughed

"Master?" hissed the blue minion, "What should we do with the prisoners?"

"Ah, I should, perhaps, introduce myself." Natsu said and he left his bone throne (that rhymes), and went for the Huge cage in the next room.

"Let us go you Bit-" Barbie started but Jenea stopped her.

"Never call dah man with dah sword a Bit**." She said.

"That girl is very wise." Natsu said. "Good morning ladies." He bowed, "I am Natsu Nashimory ruler of the darkness, king of a new order."

"Man you are full of crap!" Barbie yelled.

"You'll do well to hold your tongue. I will cut it out." He said. And Barbie sat back.

"What do you want with us?" Vanessa asked

"You will help me start the new order. You will become my servants." He said. He signaled the blue minion to come with black box that was decorated with gold vines. "Ah, her ladies. Your new jewelry has arrived.

Gee what kind of jewelry is it? Will they ever escape? How many hours are left and will Yusuke be able to defeat Puroborus without his Spirit gun?

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