Chapter 3: Meeting Kyotaro
The group of six worked their way through the wind, which was rapidly pushing them back. The harder they tried, the stronger the wind became. When they finally got through, they were very tired. This is exactly what Kyotaro wanted. As they were trying to catch their breath, she appeared at the door in front of them.
"Welcome." she said. The voice startled Yusuke. He looked up and saw the beautiful Kyotaro. She was dressed in a loose white dress, and flyaway white hair. Her eyes were blue, and she had on white shoes.
"I never expected you to make it through my trap downstairs alive." she continued. "Well done. But you won't make it through me."
"Like to place a wager on that?" Yusuke said.
"Foolish boy. You cannot defeat me. Why do you bother?" she said. The other five stood behind Yusuke as he talked to the demon-Goddess. Boton, Kurama, Hiei, and Yukina looked very worried. Kuwabara was just goggling at the beautiful demon.
"I have a little score to settle with Yorouki. I believe you know." Yusuke answered.
"Of course I know. I was in on the plan." she said.
"Can you just shut your mouth and fight already?" Yusuke said. He was getting very bored with Kyotaro already.
"If you insist." the others backed away as far as they could while Yusuke was getting ready to attack. Both stood facing each other. Then Yusuke spoke up.
"You know, I hate to hit girls, but in your case, I'll make an exception."
"Oh, I feel so privileged." she taunted. Yusuke took a step forward, and tightened his fist. Then, fast as a bullet, he took a run at Kyotaro, and swung. Surprised, Kyotaro fell backwards and hit the floor.
"Wow! And that was just my warm up shot."
"Your faster than I expected. This should be fun." she said. She took a run at Yusuke and hit him. He fell back and stood up, surprised.
"Yeah. And your stronger than I thought." he said, standing up.
"Don't take me lightly just because I'm a girl." Kyotaro said.
"Don't worry, I won't." Yusuke was ready this time. He took a run and hit Kyotaro several times in the stomach. She stumbled backwards and regained her balance. Then she took a run and swung at Yusuke. He dodged, and hit her in the face. She fell on her back and sat up, holding her face.
"Oh, my face! My beautiful face! You've ruined it!" she pulled her hands off her face and Yusuke clearly saw that he had broken her nose. She wiped away the blood on her dress and continued. "Now, you are going to pay. You are going to pay dearly for this."
Kyotaro put her hand in the air and concentrated. She started to glow a white color. Her eyes turned pure white, and her face started transforming. Her hair was still flyaway, but her face had disfigured so badly, she looked like something out of a bad movie. The shape of her face had elongated, and her nose had thinned. Her eyes became larger, and she grew large fangs in her mouth instead of teeth. Her flowing white dress had changed into a short white skirt, a short sleeved white belly shirt, white fishnet stockings, knee high white boots, and a white tiara.
"Oh my gosh! What is that?!?" Kuwabara exclaimed.
"That is Kyotaro in her full demon form." Kurama answered.
"How do you know?" Yukina asked.
"Just a guess." he replied quickly. Yusuke wasn't surprised at all.
"My full demon form should give me more power." she said.
"Well, the only thing it does, is make it easier for me to attack." Yusuke took another run at her and hit. She barely budged.
"Easier? Hardly." she said. "This should be fun." she said. She concentrated harder, and what looked like white smoke flew up out of her. Then a white smoke flew up out of Yusuke. The smoke flew together, and hung in the air.
"Now, that white smoke up there is our souls. They are now joined. Whenever I am attacked, you will experience extreme pain like no other."
"Oh yeah? What if I don't believe you?" Yusuke asked.
"Go ahead and attack." she said. Yusuke took a run and hit Kyotaro in the stomach. She barely flinched, but Yusuke flew backward on the ground in pain. "Do you believe me now?"
"Kurama - you have - to fight." Yusuke said in between sharp pains.
"But -" Kurama started, but Yusuke cut in.
"Don't - worry - about - me. I'll - be fine. No - matter - how - many - screams - you hear, - you have - to keep - attacking." Kurama nodded and walked forward.
"I suggest you turn around now. You don't want to hurt your friend there, do you?" Kyotaro said.
"I may not want to hurt him, but I have to. I can't just stand by and watch Keiko get killed, and then get killed myself. We need to live. And you need to die." Kurama said boldly. He pulled out a single red rose and held it up to his face. Then he whipped it downward, turning it into his famous Rose Whip. He took a step forward, and whipped the Rose Whip at Kyotaro, tearing the skin on her chest and stomach. A scream came from Yusuke and Kyotaro at the same time. Kurama flinched at the sound. He whipped the Rose Whip again, tearing the skin on her arm. Five more times, and five more screams from Yusuke. Kurama flinched again.
"I regret ever making you." he said, and with one last whip, a bloodcurdling scream was released from Yusuke, as Kyotaro was sliced in two. The fight was over. Kurama walked over to Yusuke and helped him up. The white smoke that was Yusuke's soul returned to his body.
"Kurama, what did you mean by 'I regret ever making you'?" Yusuke asked. Kurama just walked over to the others.
"Come on. We need to get going. There are at least four more traps, and three more demons to get through before we can get to Yorouki, and Keiko."
"What is it Yusuke?" Boton said, when she noticed the thoughtful look on his face.
"Oh it's nothing." Yusuke lied. He was trying to figure out what Kurama had meant. He looked around, but nobody seemed to have noticed what Kurama said. He decided to keep this to himself. He walked on trying to forget what he heard, but something about seemed strange in a way.
The group of six walked through the door on the terrace, and came to an elaborate bedroom. This must have been Kyotaro's room. It was decorated all in white. The room was a lot warmer than the stony corridor outside of it. They walked through a door on the other side of the room.
The room they came to next looked perfectly clear. Yusuke stepped forward, to make sure the room wasn't trapped. He made it to the staircase clear across the room, so the others followed. They walked up the staircase slowly, and came to another door. They opened the door and entered a huge room. Yet another staircase stood at the end of the room.
"How many more of these staircases are we gonna have to climb, before we reach the top?" Kuwabara exclaimed.
"Shut up Kuwabara. Nobody forced you into this." Yusuke said.
Kurama started walking forward, but stopped immediately. He stared around the room, and walked back to the others. Meanwhile, Boton was talking to Yukina.
"You've been awful quiet. Is something bothering you?"
"A little. Every time I look at Kurama, I get a depressing feeling. When I try to read his mind, I hit a wall, like he was trying to forget something horrible. But I do get a little bit of information. When we walked in this tower, I got a feeling of familiarity from him." Yukina said.
"Familiarity?" Boton asked.
"Yes. Its like, he knows this place. He knows his way around it. He knows the people. I can't be sure though." Yukina finished.
"Hm…" Boton was deep in thought.
"Ok, this room looks clear, but we should never trust these demons. They are very clever." he said.
"Well, you seem to know a lot about these demons, Kurama. How come?" Boton asked. Kurama ignored her. Instead, he walked back over to the same spot, and just stood there. He continued looking around, and saw a cascade of bats surrounding a part of both walls between them, and the stairwell. They appeared to be asleep. Yusuke took a step forward, and Kurama stopped him.
"You see how the floor looks different past here?" Kurama pointed to a spot on the ground and continued. "As soon as we take one step past here, they will attack. We'll have to run for it."
"How do you -" Yusuke started, but Kurama cut him off.
"Just trust me, alright?" Kurama said.
"Uhhh, sure." Kurama called the rest of the group over and explained the plan.
"On three." he said. "One… two… THREE!!!" they all made a run, and as promised, the bats attacked. The group made it to the staircase, and flew up the stairs. The came to another doorway, and threw themselves in. when the door was secure, the checked for injuries. Their clothing was torn, but luckily, no one had been severely hurt. Just a few minor cuts.
Yusuke looked around and his eyes became accustomed to the light. Shapes began to appear through the darkness. Moving shapes.
"Ahhh! Snakes! I hate snakes!" Yusuke shouted. He took off his jacket, and covered the nearest pile of snakes. The others were all far enough away to not freak Yusuke out. The group stood wondering what they could possible do, when the snakes began slowly slithering away. Even the ones under Yusuke's jacket began leaving.
"Uhhh, can someone tell me what exactly is happening?" Hiei asked.
"Sephina is coming." Kurama said.
"I still don't know how he knows" Yusuke whispered to Boton. Boton was still in deep thought.
"I wonder…"
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Here is chapter 3. There are just a few things I want to clear up from the previous chapter, and this one. First, the pronunciations.
Yorouki: Your-oh-key
Kyotaro: Kio-tar-oh (say it fast)
Masaya: Mas-eye-ah
Kiyoko: Key-oke-oh (say it fast)
Sephina: Sef-een-ah
Second, I would like to say, I made Kurama, Hiei, and Yusuke way to nice in this story. Also, Yukina is a tomboy.
Send me any reviews you can, and thanks for reading my fic!