Ellen: Thank you SOO MUCH Kayko/Bobby! I was starting to get depressed!
Nobody wuvved me!
Cheddar: There, there. People care about you!
Ellen: Oh, Cheddar! Sometimes having multiple personalities really pays off!
Fwooshy: ...grumble... What am I, chopped liver?
Ellen: and Cheddar: YES!!
Fwooshy: ...grumble gripe...
Everyone walked to the stadium in total silence, for we knew that it was the last time we would be seeing it, whichever way the day's matches went. "Hellooooooo, demons, and welcome to the Dark Tournament's Final round!" Juri stood in the arena, addressing the crowd. "Yesterday, the two finalist teams were given a day to find a fifth member. Today, we'll be seeing Team Urameshi," boos broke out in the audience as we marched onto the field, "battling it out with the favorites to win, Team Toguro!" The throng of demons cheered loudly while the team strode out confidently. The leader of Team Urameshi gave his group a pep talk before the match. "All right, guys, this is it. I know; that's kind of a cliché. Now, we can only have five team members, so who will be our fifth competitor?" He looked to Mitsky, Sakura, and I. "You guys can decide on your own." Without hesitation, Mitsky and Sakura responded in unison, "Nerua should fight." "I like a good fight as much as anyone, but-" Mitsky added. "-She's definitely the strongest out of the three of us," Sakura finished. I was almost overcome with emotion. "Mitsky... Sakura..." I ran over to them, but before I could reach them, they held out their arms and stopped me. "Don't even think about it," they stated dryly in unison. "Have the teams come up with a fifth member?" Juri was looking at us expectantly. I stepped forward. "Yes. Nerua Teraf," I declared confidently. As soon as I had identified myself, from the shadows on the other side of the ring stepped the figure of a tall man. He was very thin and pale, with long black hair, and a scar over his right eye. "I will be Team Toguro's fifth member. My name is Sakyo." He was very soft-spoken. "All right! Now that that's settled, let the finals begin! Who will be the first fighters?" From Team Toguro's side, a different demon with long, black hair and a mask over his mouth and nose stepped forward and onto the ring. He projected a clearly evil presence into the air. Kurama obviously recognized him, as he gasped quietly. I went over to him. "Kurama, what's wrong?" I asked him quietly. Kurama's face had paled a shade or two. He shook his head slightly, causing his crimson hair to twirl around his face elegantly, and snapped out of his daze. "That demon is called Karasu. We have... met before," he whispered to me. Then, he addressed the rest of the team. "I must fight Karasu," he said gravely, and walked slowly to the arena. I called out to him before he reached the platform. "Kurama! Are you sure you want to do this? I could fight him!" I really didn't want Kurama to be hurt. I didn't care about any tournament; I just wanted to whisk him away with me to somewhere where we could both be happy... "No, Nerua. This is the way it must be," he responded, turning his head slightly to look at me as he did so. I thought I could make out a brief flicker of a smile, but in an instant it was gone. Then, he turned to Karasu once more. "Okay," Juri exclaimed, "Let the first match of the Dark Tournament finals, Karasu versus Kurama, begin!" She hastily got out of firing range. All I could do was watch from the sidelines as Karasu tortured Kurama. Karasu eventually fell to Kurama's plants, but even my new enemy's death couldn't purge the fact that Kurama was seriously injured, and had lost! I ran up to the ring as soon as the match was over, and knelt beside him. "Kurama? Are you... are you going to be okay...?" I practically whispered as I carried him from the ring and set him on the ground. "Nerua, I would never leave my friends..." he murmured with a small smile before he passed out. That was the final straw. Malecasu was reborn once again, only this time, she was in her full demon form. Somehow, my t-shirt and blue jeans were replaced with a pale blue robe that fit like a glove to my new form; it was obviously a favorite of Malecasu's. Seven feet tall, with inch-long claws, silver hair, and an orange fox tail and ears, Malecasu was a fearsome sight to behold. Botan, Yukina, Keiko, and Shizuru were sitting in the audience, and they each gasped upon seeing Malecasu. Botan, however, looked grave. "Oh my..." Her hand went to her mouth. "What, Botan? Is something wrong?" asked Yukina. "Yes, Yukina. I believe that Spirit World has completely misjudged Malecasu. Normally, Rainer demons never exist for very long, destroying everything within their reach in suicidal blasts, so I was intrigued to learn that Malecasu had a human form, and was biding her time with the destruction. The other Rainer demons' short bursts definitely aren't as powerful and destructive as one that has had time to mature and grow stronger. Now I see that I have made a serious error in allowing Malecasu to go on like this, for an explosion of all of her power at this strength could annihilate all of Japan!" "But aren't Rainer demons welcomed in Spirit World?" Yukina questioned. An ironic chuckle escaped Botan's lips. "Yes, they're welcomed in Spirit World, because we're happy that they're dead, and can't cause any more trouble in the human world!" "What?!? What's going on?!" Malecasu said out loud. "I didn't want to show myself just yet!" "Haven't you noticed yet that you appear whenever I'm mad or upset?" I asked her wryly, still speaking aloud, although it was still in Malecasu's voice, so it looked like she was talking to herself. "It's really me who determines when you emerge. Hey, I can have temporary control over your body now! Ha ha!" "Hn," Malecasu sulked, and crossed her arms. Every demon in the stadium was staring at us now. "Hey," Malecasu and I growled to Juri and Koto, and gave them a death glare, "Let's get back to the match." "Oh, yes, of course! Who will be the next two fighters?" A very tall demon wearing bulky samurai armor all over his body was the next to compete. "Team Toguro's fighter will be Bui. From Team Urameshi...?" Juri announced as Bui stepped onto the ring. After a few seconds, Hiei jumped in front of him. Sakura moaned. "All right, people, the second match of the Dark Tournament will now begin! Bui and Hiei, are you ready? Fight!"
Ellen: I was stuck at this part for so long! Only about 5 more pages to go 'till the end!
Fwooshy: Thank goodness.
Ellen: Hey!
Fwooshy: What?!
Cheddar: We have four fanfics now, one in Digimon, one in Pokèmon, and
one in Yu-Gi-Oh! Please read and review them!
Cheddar: There, there. People care about you!
Ellen: Oh, Cheddar! Sometimes having multiple personalities really pays off!
Fwooshy: ...grumble... What am I, chopped liver?
Ellen: and Cheddar: YES!!
Fwooshy: ...grumble gripe...
Everyone walked to the stadium in total silence, for we knew that it was the last time we would be seeing it, whichever way the day's matches went. "Hellooooooo, demons, and welcome to the Dark Tournament's Final round!" Juri stood in the arena, addressing the crowd. "Yesterday, the two finalist teams were given a day to find a fifth member. Today, we'll be seeing Team Urameshi," boos broke out in the audience as we marched onto the field, "battling it out with the favorites to win, Team Toguro!" The throng of demons cheered loudly while the team strode out confidently. The leader of Team Urameshi gave his group a pep talk before the match. "All right, guys, this is it. I know; that's kind of a cliché. Now, we can only have five team members, so who will be our fifth competitor?" He looked to Mitsky, Sakura, and I. "You guys can decide on your own." Without hesitation, Mitsky and Sakura responded in unison, "Nerua should fight." "I like a good fight as much as anyone, but-" Mitsky added. "-She's definitely the strongest out of the three of us," Sakura finished. I was almost overcome with emotion. "Mitsky... Sakura..." I ran over to them, but before I could reach them, they held out their arms and stopped me. "Don't even think about it," they stated dryly in unison. "Have the teams come up with a fifth member?" Juri was looking at us expectantly. I stepped forward. "Yes. Nerua Teraf," I declared confidently. As soon as I had identified myself, from the shadows on the other side of the ring stepped the figure of a tall man. He was very thin and pale, with long black hair, and a scar over his right eye. "I will be Team Toguro's fifth member. My name is Sakyo." He was very soft-spoken. "All right! Now that that's settled, let the finals begin! Who will be the first fighters?" From Team Toguro's side, a different demon with long, black hair and a mask over his mouth and nose stepped forward and onto the ring. He projected a clearly evil presence into the air. Kurama obviously recognized him, as he gasped quietly. I went over to him. "Kurama, what's wrong?" I asked him quietly. Kurama's face had paled a shade or two. He shook his head slightly, causing his crimson hair to twirl around his face elegantly, and snapped out of his daze. "That demon is called Karasu. We have... met before," he whispered to me. Then, he addressed the rest of the team. "I must fight Karasu," he said gravely, and walked slowly to the arena. I called out to him before he reached the platform. "Kurama! Are you sure you want to do this? I could fight him!" I really didn't want Kurama to be hurt. I didn't care about any tournament; I just wanted to whisk him away with me to somewhere where we could both be happy... "No, Nerua. This is the way it must be," he responded, turning his head slightly to look at me as he did so. I thought I could make out a brief flicker of a smile, but in an instant it was gone. Then, he turned to Karasu once more. "Okay," Juri exclaimed, "Let the first match of the Dark Tournament finals, Karasu versus Kurama, begin!" She hastily got out of firing range. All I could do was watch from the sidelines as Karasu tortured Kurama. Karasu eventually fell to Kurama's plants, but even my new enemy's death couldn't purge the fact that Kurama was seriously injured, and had lost! I ran up to the ring as soon as the match was over, and knelt beside him. "Kurama? Are you... are you going to be okay...?" I practically whispered as I carried him from the ring and set him on the ground. "Nerua, I would never leave my friends..." he murmured with a small smile before he passed out. That was the final straw. Malecasu was reborn once again, only this time, she was in her full demon form. Somehow, my t-shirt and blue jeans were replaced with a pale blue robe that fit like a glove to my new form; it was obviously a favorite of Malecasu's. Seven feet tall, with inch-long claws, silver hair, and an orange fox tail and ears, Malecasu was a fearsome sight to behold. Botan, Yukina, Keiko, and Shizuru were sitting in the audience, and they each gasped upon seeing Malecasu. Botan, however, looked grave. "Oh my..." Her hand went to her mouth. "What, Botan? Is something wrong?" asked Yukina. "Yes, Yukina. I believe that Spirit World has completely misjudged Malecasu. Normally, Rainer demons never exist for very long, destroying everything within their reach in suicidal blasts, so I was intrigued to learn that Malecasu had a human form, and was biding her time with the destruction. The other Rainer demons' short bursts definitely aren't as powerful and destructive as one that has had time to mature and grow stronger. Now I see that I have made a serious error in allowing Malecasu to go on like this, for an explosion of all of her power at this strength could annihilate all of Japan!" "But aren't Rainer demons welcomed in Spirit World?" Yukina questioned. An ironic chuckle escaped Botan's lips. "Yes, they're welcomed in Spirit World, because we're happy that they're dead, and can't cause any more trouble in the human world!" "What?!? What's going on?!" Malecasu said out loud. "I didn't want to show myself just yet!" "Haven't you noticed yet that you appear whenever I'm mad or upset?" I asked her wryly, still speaking aloud, although it was still in Malecasu's voice, so it looked like she was talking to herself. "It's really me who determines when you emerge. Hey, I can have temporary control over your body now! Ha ha!" "Hn," Malecasu sulked, and crossed her arms. Every demon in the stadium was staring at us now. "Hey," Malecasu and I growled to Juri and Koto, and gave them a death glare, "Let's get back to the match." "Oh, yes, of course! Who will be the next two fighters?" A very tall demon wearing bulky samurai armor all over his body was the next to compete. "Team Toguro's fighter will be Bui. From Team Urameshi...?" Juri announced as Bui stepped onto the ring. After a few seconds, Hiei jumped in front of him. Sakura moaned. "All right, people, the second match of the Dark Tournament will now begin! Bui and Hiei, are you ready? Fight!"
Ellen: I was stuck at this part for so long! Only about 5 more pages to go 'till the end!
Fwooshy: Thank goodness.
Ellen: Hey!
Fwooshy: What?!
Cheddar: We have four fanfics now, one in Digimon, one in Pokèmon, and
one in Yu-Gi-Oh! Please read and review them!