Chapter 21
Valuable Hostage
Yusuke and Kuwabara stopped to catch their breath after running mindlessly nonstop for three hours, so Hiei and Kittara stopped and walked back to them. "Damn it we've been here before, we keep going in circles!" Kittara cursed, looking around and realized they've past this place four times already. "She really...doesn't want us...to get in the way," Yusuke stammered in between breaths, standing up suddenly. "Do you guys hear that?" They all looked around for a few minutes, and then heard the sound of someone running to them. "Who could that be?" Kuwabara asked them, but they all were speechless. Suddenly, all went silent and the sound faded away. "Must've been one of those vampires or something," Hiei thought aloud, then grabbed a torch and they kept going. They could still feel the strange, deadly aura around them....like this place wasn't real. The moaning had gotten loud enough to echo off the walls, trying to call out to them. "This place is creepier than the vampires themselves, can we go back?" Kuwabara complained, but Kittara kicked him in the chest and Kuwabara dropped to ground. "STOP COMPLAINIG YOU IDIOT, DO YOU WANT THE HUMAN RACE TO DIE OR NOT?" she asked Kuwabara and he shut up the rest of the way. "I'm starting to get the idea that she's playing with us," Hiei whispered, studying the walls closely. "Where we're walking could be an illusion." Yusuke nodded with him as they walked up to a dead end, and Yusuke fired his Spirit Gun and the door faded away to reveal the next doorway. "She's more afraid of us than I anticipated...how pathetic, even for a vampire," Hiei whispered to Kittara and they both laughed to themselves. The doorway was dark and the aura was stronger and deadlier, a strange smoke snaking out of the dark. Kuwabara coughed a few times, and then brought his Spirit Sword to life. "There's some kind of demon, which one I can't tell. There are two of them in there, but one is totally a vampire," he explained and the others withdrew their weapons and stepped inside the dark cave, the illusion blocking their way.
The torch was blown out the second they stepped inside, but Yusuke and Kuwabara's energy gave off a little light. The smoke tried to choke them, but Kittara created a shield as walked into what seemed like Koenma's office. "We're here," Yusuke said quietly, shivering as he looked around. Beheaded demons and bloody bodies were littered everywhere, bite marks everywhere. The scent of blood and dark energy surrounded them, burning their eyes and noses. The strange fog had thickened and Kittara's shield suddenly faded, and they heard someone step in front of them. "I'M IMPRESSED THAT YOU SAW MY ILLUSIONS, BUT ARE YOU SURE YOU WANT TO STILL MAKE THAT PROMISE?" the leader's wife asked them, but she wasn't the one if front of them. The fog lessened enough for Yusuke to see a vampire struggling with someone in chains. The one in chains snarled and bared fangs to the vampire, but a whip cracked out of nowhere and the demon in chains dropped to the floor. The sound of a flute filled the room, freezing Yusuke and the others bodies. "What's going on, I...I can't move!" Yusuke said in shock, trying to move with his energy. The vampire with the chained demon walked up closer, holding a knife in one hand, the other holding the chain to the demon. Another appeared in black armor, a katana in both hands. "IF YOU CAN SURVIVE THIS BATTLE, YOUR HOSTAGE WILL BE RELEASED," the voice came back again, but more threatening. "BUT IF ONE OF YOU DIES OR IS SEROIUSLY INJURED, THIS ONE IS GOING TO JOIN THOSE PATHETIC DEAD HUMANS!" Yusuke cursed silently, knowing the vampire was talking about his mom and Keiko and he walked forward. "Show us the hostage first, then we'll accept your bargain!" he ordered, and the vampire with the hostage stepped closer. Yusuke and the others just stared as the vampire came closer and they saw...Yoko Kurama as the hostage. "We found him at the entrance of the castle, carrying that angel spirit's body," the vampire explained, licking his fangs and pressed the knife closer to Yoko's throat. Yoko struggled, but the drug he was given numbed his body and his energy was drained. "Don't give you fool, I know where she is," Yoko said to Yusuke, growling as the knife barely cut into his neck. Kittara pulled Yusuke back and approached the armed vampire, her white energy surrounding her. "You sick bloodsucker, you're not going to walk out of here alive," she warned, but the vampire just laughed and suddenly vanished, appearing behind Kittara and smashed the hilt of his sword in the back of her neck. The vampire was moving in to bite, but Kittara grabbed his face and flipped him over and put her foot to his throat. "Like I said, looks like you're blood sucking raid is over," she whispered and let him get up and battle her.
From the top of the room, the leader's wife sat in King Enma's throne and laughed as the two fighters jumped back and forth, but her eyes stopped at Yoko Kurama. 'He's so beautiful in demon form,' she thought to herself, licking her lips with pleasure. 'His blood must be sweeter than anything.' She turned to Sapphire's lifeless body and loomed over it, taking the flute from her pocket. "Finally, I can have some real fun after all," she said to herself as Sapphire's soul returned to her body, and the woman called her strongest vampire assistant forth. "Show them that she's alive, but first...torture her in any way of illusions and weapons you wish," she demanded and the vampire nodded, chaining Sapphire and walked to the chambers across from the battlefield. Meanwhile, the woman stepped down to the battlefield silently and studied Yoko Kurama closely. "Don't worry Yoko, you'll see the girl again...in her bloody form," she whispered quietly, leaning against the wall to watch the outcome of the fight.
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Author: Hello, sorry about the long wait...my damn writer's block was torturing me! Anyway, will update as soon as I can...I promise. Attention to all fans, read and review Elflord118's fanfics, she rules! Read her Yu Yu Hakusho story, it's amazing and so awesome! Go and read her stories, she rules... but still review me ok? I thank all my reviewers, I love all you guys! Peace Out and will return will more ok? (I can tell the suspense is getting to some people, laughs evilly.)
Valuable Hostage
Yusuke and Kuwabara stopped to catch their breath after running mindlessly nonstop for three hours, so Hiei and Kittara stopped and walked back to them. "Damn it we've been here before, we keep going in circles!" Kittara cursed, looking around and realized they've past this place four times already. "She really...doesn't want us...to get in the way," Yusuke stammered in between breaths, standing up suddenly. "Do you guys hear that?" They all looked around for a few minutes, and then heard the sound of someone running to them. "Who could that be?" Kuwabara asked them, but they all were speechless. Suddenly, all went silent and the sound faded away. "Must've been one of those vampires or something," Hiei thought aloud, then grabbed a torch and they kept going. They could still feel the strange, deadly aura around them....like this place wasn't real. The moaning had gotten loud enough to echo off the walls, trying to call out to them. "This place is creepier than the vampires themselves, can we go back?" Kuwabara complained, but Kittara kicked him in the chest and Kuwabara dropped to ground. "STOP COMPLAINIG YOU IDIOT, DO YOU WANT THE HUMAN RACE TO DIE OR NOT?" she asked Kuwabara and he shut up the rest of the way. "I'm starting to get the idea that she's playing with us," Hiei whispered, studying the walls closely. "Where we're walking could be an illusion." Yusuke nodded with him as they walked up to a dead end, and Yusuke fired his Spirit Gun and the door faded away to reveal the next doorway. "She's more afraid of us than I anticipated...how pathetic, even for a vampire," Hiei whispered to Kittara and they both laughed to themselves. The doorway was dark and the aura was stronger and deadlier, a strange smoke snaking out of the dark. Kuwabara coughed a few times, and then brought his Spirit Sword to life. "There's some kind of demon, which one I can't tell. There are two of them in there, but one is totally a vampire," he explained and the others withdrew their weapons and stepped inside the dark cave, the illusion blocking their way.
The torch was blown out the second they stepped inside, but Yusuke and Kuwabara's energy gave off a little light. The smoke tried to choke them, but Kittara created a shield as walked into what seemed like Koenma's office. "We're here," Yusuke said quietly, shivering as he looked around. Beheaded demons and bloody bodies were littered everywhere, bite marks everywhere. The scent of blood and dark energy surrounded them, burning their eyes and noses. The strange fog had thickened and Kittara's shield suddenly faded, and they heard someone step in front of them. "I'M IMPRESSED THAT YOU SAW MY ILLUSIONS, BUT ARE YOU SURE YOU WANT TO STILL MAKE THAT PROMISE?" the leader's wife asked them, but she wasn't the one if front of them. The fog lessened enough for Yusuke to see a vampire struggling with someone in chains. The one in chains snarled and bared fangs to the vampire, but a whip cracked out of nowhere and the demon in chains dropped to the floor. The sound of a flute filled the room, freezing Yusuke and the others bodies. "What's going on, I...I can't move!" Yusuke said in shock, trying to move with his energy. The vampire with the chained demon walked up closer, holding a knife in one hand, the other holding the chain to the demon. Another appeared in black armor, a katana in both hands. "IF YOU CAN SURVIVE THIS BATTLE, YOUR HOSTAGE WILL BE RELEASED," the voice came back again, but more threatening. "BUT IF ONE OF YOU DIES OR IS SEROIUSLY INJURED, THIS ONE IS GOING TO JOIN THOSE PATHETIC DEAD HUMANS!" Yusuke cursed silently, knowing the vampire was talking about his mom and Keiko and he walked forward. "Show us the hostage first, then we'll accept your bargain!" he ordered, and the vampire with the hostage stepped closer. Yusuke and the others just stared as the vampire came closer and they saw...Yoko Kurama as the hostage. "We found him at the entrance of the castle, carrying that angel spirit's body," the vampire explained, licking his fangs and pressed the knife closer to Yoko's throat. Yoko struggled, but the drug he was given numbed his body and his energy was drained. "Don't give you fool, I know where she is," Yoko said to Yusuke, growling as the knife barely cut into his neck. Kittara pulled Yusuke back and approached the armed vampire, her white energy surrounding her. "You sick bloodsucker, you're not going to walk out of here alive," she warned, but the vampire just laughed and suddenly vanished, appearing behind Kittara and smashed the hilt of his sword in the back of her neck. The vampire was moving in to bite, but Kittara grabbed his face and flipped him over and put her foot to his throat. "Like I said, looks like you're blood sucking raid is over," she whispered and let him get up and battle her.
From the top of the room, the leader's wife sat in King Enma's throne and laughed as the two fighters jumped back and forth, but her eyes stopped at Yoko Kurama. 'He's so beautiful in demon form,' she thought to herself, licking her lips with pleasure. 'His blood must be sweeter than anything.' She turned to Sapphire's lifeless body and loomed over it, taking the flute from her pocket. "Finally, I can have some real fun after all," she said to herself as Sapphire's soul returned to her body, and the woman called her strongest vampire assistant forth. "Show them that she's alive, but first...torture her in any way of illusions and weapons you wish," she demanded and the vampire nodded, chaining Sapphire and walked to the chambers across from the battlefield. Meanwhile, the woman stepped down to the battlefield silently and studied Yoko Kurama closely. "Don't worry Yoko, you'll see the girl again...in her bloody form," she whispered quietly, leaning against the wall to watch the outcome of the fight.
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Author: Hello, sorry about the long wait...my damn writer's block was torturing me! Anyway, will update as soon as I can...I promise. Attention to all fans, read and review Elflord118's fanfics, she rules! Read her Yu Yu Hakusho story, it's amazing and so awesome! Go and read her stories, she rules... but still review me ok? I thank all my reviewers, I love all you guys! Peace Out and will return will more ok? (I can tell the suspense is getting to some people, laughs evilly.)
