All the support I've been getting for this story has been great and I want to thank all of you that have
taken the time to read, review, and send me e-mails (it means more than you'll ever know). In this
chapter, more of the plot will be revealed and I'll elaborate and clarify the whole "mission" thing
presented in "roads go ever, ever on", and the riddle given in chapter 1 (I know you've all been
dying for me to reveal my secrets wink. Again, I'm sorry for the rather long wait but I've been
absolutely swamped with homework. For those of you that don't already know, I am currently a
senior in high school and with final exams coming up, it's been getting harder and harder to find
time to sit down and write. :( But enough of this introduction. Since I now have the time, here is
chapter 4. Wait here it comes.....here it is! And there it goes....:( quick we better go catch it! runs
away flailing arms WAIT!!!!!! ENJOY! :)
I do not own jin and touya nor yu yu hakusho (if you were the floating head from the wizard of OZ,
you'd already be the wizard by now!)
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The interior of the tribes woman's hut was far more elaborate than the wind master could
have ever imagined. The walls were covered from ceiling to floor in the most precious makai gold
and they gleamed brilliantly as the suns rays peeked through the structure's many windows and
archways. All around Jin were trinkets whose material worth could not possibly be perceived by
any nigen nor youkai, and the rarity of these items made them the most sought after in both the
human and demonic worlds. There were makai sapphires that could only be found deep within the
belly of the Kujira as well as several demonic red diamonds for which there were only a total of nine
in all the three worlds. Even the woman who had captured him, Jin realized, had been wearing a
form of precious gem. The wind master had noticed them when he had first laid eyes on her. A
string of black beads was strung around her ankle and at first the red haired youkai had doubted his
instincts....but now....now he was positive. Those "beads" were black tear gems, the rarest and most
priceless of all fore they could only be formed by a demon who contained the blood of both fire
youkai and koorime (ice demon). They were those that only demons like Hiei could cry and to
possess just one was a near impossibility. And here....here this woman had in her charge an entire
anklet.
"Tu mama yontow mau se nanda....I see that you've noticed my rather expensive
decoration." The winds master's female captor had entered the room and, having dismissed her
guards with a gesture of her delicate hand, was approaching him with a stride as graceful as that of
one who did not walk upon earth, but upon the very air itself. Jin tried to with his best effort to stand
but soon found that he was still without the use of his legs and the youkai began to feel as though he
were trapped within the yami's spell. "Sanshonna e mondra....I'm sure you will find movement out
of the question....tinolo sanji.....best to just sit and talk....joustna ga lin....we have much to discuss."
!#$%&()
A week had passed and still Kurama had heard nothing regarding the whereabouts of his two
shinobi friends. He wanted desperately to believe that good fortune had found them and that they
were safe and had found the cure for Touya's eyes. But something deep within troubled the fox
demon, call it animal instinct if you will, and it would not allow him to rid himself of the idea that
his comrades were in great danger. Despite any confidence Kurama had in the beautiful Sazuka,
Hiei's words had held the ring of truth. In the past the clown youkai had had a rather extensive
reputation for thievery and it was well known that he would do nearly anything to acquire the rare
and mythical items spoken about in makai legends. "Hiei?"
"Hn?" The fire youkai looked up from polishing his katana, an expression of boredom
washing over his boyish face.
"Do you feel I made the right decision in sending Jin and Touya to Sazuka?"
"No."
"Though I value your opinion Hiei, I think it would do you well to be a bit more elaborate."
"Forgive me for not having attended a nigen school like you fox." He went back to cleaning
his weapon.
"Well?"
"Well what?"
"Why do you feel that way?"
"What way?"
"Why do you feel I made the wrong decision?"
The fire demon placed down his weapon and looked once more at the silver haired youkai he
so loved and adored, only this time, a smile appeared upon his whitish lips. "Because Kurama I see
things that not even your kitsune eyes can see. And what I have viewed for the past several days is
Touya's weakening spirit. The ice demon may not realize it but Sazuka is draining his power, and it
is only a matter of time before that frigid bastard dies."
!#$%&()
"Fine, I guess we'll be talkin' then. But doncha be tryin' anythin' funny! I may not be able
ta use my wind, but come close enough and I'll be bittin' yer ears off before ya can say 'makai'".
"Ni soutome youkai san! Wenla shichi undia no....relax little demon! I have no intention of
hurting you."
"Then why be havin' me powerless?"
"Ah, noma noni hasha furu....alas, that is a necessity. Itsumo genki de itene ma wo am....I
will give them back to you once you have heard my proposal."
"Oh? And what might that be?"
She walked over to a side table an picked up an exquisitely crafted vase. "Kabin wa noriko
gwan jen sano.....this vase was made from the clay located in the heart of the ukaresawagi mountains
and forged in the fires of the nigen underworld. Kwalayla sutonji gwen sama....because of these
properties, anything placed inside it will cease to run out, whether it be water or gold."
She placed the vase back on the table and proceeded to a chair on which rested a piece of
folded material. She held up the cloth and Jin was set in awe at the rich multitude of colors
interwoven within the fabric. "Manto wa syu tsuni ja la....this cloak was woven using the thread of
the legendary ippuku worm and the colors are that of the hakike berry. Youkai hanju sanm
matoh....therefore, any demon who wears it will, for a time, posses the power of invisibility."
She pointed to glowing silver orb in a case at the corner of the room. "Wantna shujinan
bui...that is the orb of bui, the only one of it's kind. It has the power to see far into the future and its
predictions are never wrong."
"Maybe I'm bein' a bit slow, but what does any a that have ta do with me?!"
"Tuton! Tuton youkai san! Kuno sam ni....patience! Patience little demon! I was just
getting to that. Ruroi say na mo baba....as you can see we are a people of great wealth and we are
constantly looking for things with which to increase that wealth. Soiu flam qwan sno....but sadly,
we do not have the resources to acquire them on our own. Asukoni mkho donna youkai sheji
resu.....we therefore heir young demons like yourself, who posses a great amount of power, to seek
out and bring back the items we seek."
"And what are these youkai gettin' in return fer helpin' ya?"
"Egaigo sononomichi yo hagaseku.....we allow them one wish and provide them with the
materials to achieve said wish."
"So you're thinkin' I'll be wantin' ta help ya get what it is ya want?"
"Hai youkai san, mumocho sagano....why of course little demon, everyone has a wish they
have longed to fulfill. Sazuka yun cho san ninoto....and Sazuka has already informed us of your
desire to save your friend."
"But gettin' what it is ya want...isn't there a chance I'll be dyin' on the way ta get it!"
"Hai, momoteru da....yes very much so, almost certainly even."
"Well then what if I be sayin' no ta yer offer? Then what?"
She smiled at him then, and it was the smile of one who knew they were in control and that
there was no escape for their prey. It was the look a cobra gave a rat before the final deathly strike.
"Usogo hijiki sou Sazuka yumida kedo Touya souto nihjikno.....if you refuse then we will give
Sazuka the materials he seeks in order to achieve HIS wish, the information needed to kill your
partner Touya and extract his very soul."
"WHAT!?! YA CAN'T BE DOIN' THAT! SAZUKA HASN'T EVEN GIVEN YA
SOMETHIN' YA WANT!
"Iie youkai sa, hasunuma Sazuka makai shundon ai e un....that is incorrect little demon. . .as
I understand it Sazuka is now in possession of several seeds belonging to that of the makai dream
flower."
"WHAT!?!"
"Hai, hasunuma ja kitsune a....yes and as I understand it, they were given to him by a yoko."
She paused and thought a moment. "Kitsune jine...a yoko named....Kurama. . ."
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Well that's all for now, but I promise there'll be more up soon. I know that probably doesn't mean
much coming from me since I've been spacing out the chapters of this installment rather far apart
(heck, I don't even remember when I put chap. 3 up!). But I just had the chance to look at my status
sheet and I'm currently on 18 favorites lists and 11 alert lists! Thanks so much everybody for
taking the time to read my work! :) And to all those reading my work and not reviewing, this is a
special message for you: Please write me soon. Your opinion matters as much as everyone else's
and I would LOVE to hear from you. (That means you Tryster and The Thief Kuronue) winks
See ya all at chapter 5!
taken the time to read, review, and send me e-mails (it means more than you'll ever know). In this
chapter, more of the plot will be revealed and I'll elaborate and clarify the whole "mission" thing
presented in "roads go ever, ever on", and the riddle given in chapter 1 (I know you've all been
dying for me to reveal my secrets wink. Again, I'm sorry for the rather long wait but I've been
absolutely swamped with homework. For those of you that don't already know, I am currently a
senior in high school and with final exams coming up, it's been getting harder and harder to find
time to sit down and write. :( But enough of this introduction. Since I now have the time, here is
chapter 4. Wait here it comes.....here it is! And there it goes....:( quick we better go catch it! runs
away flailing arms WAIT!!!!!! ENJOY! :)
I do not own jin and touya nor yu yu hakusho (if you were the floating head from the wizard of OZ,
you'd already be the wizard by now!)
############################################################################
The interior of the tribes woman's hut was far more elaborate than the wind master could
have ever imagined. The walls were covered from ceiling to floor in the most precious makai gold
and they gleamed brilliantly as the suns rays peeked through the structure's many windows and
archways. All around Jin were trinkets whose material worth could not possibly be perceived by
any nigen nor youkai, and the rarity of these items made them the most sought after in both the
human and demonic worlds. There were makai sapphires that could only be found deep within the
belly of the Kujira as well as several demonic red diamonds for which there were only a total of nine
in all the three worlds. Even the woman who had captured him, Jin realized, had been wearing a
form of precious gem. The wind master had noticed them when he had first laid eyes on her. A
string of black beads was strung around her ankle and at first the red haired youkai had doubted his
instincts....but now....now he was positive. Those "beads" were black tear gems, the rarest and most
priceless of all fore they could only be formed by a demon who contained the blood of both fire
youkai and koorime (ice demon). They were those that only demons like Hiei could cry and to
possess just one was a near impossibility. And here....here this woman had in her charge an entire
anklet.
"Tu mama yontow mau se nanda....I see that you've noticed my rather expensive
decoration." The winds master's female captor had entered the room and, having dismissed her
guards with a gesture of her delicate hand, was approaching him with a stride as graceful as that of
one who did not walk upon earth, but upon the very air itself. Jin tried to with his best effort to stand
but soon found that he was still without the use of his legs and the youkai began to feel as though he
were trapped within the yami's spell. "Sanshonna e mondra....I'm sure you will find movement out
of the question....tinolo sanji.....best to just sit and talk....joustna ga lin....we have much to discuss."
!#$%&()
A week had passed and still Kurama had heard nothing regarding the whereabouts of his two
shinobi friends. He wanted desperately to believe that good fortune had found them and that they
were safe and had found the cure for Touya's eyes. But something deep within troubled the fox
demon, call it animal instinct if you will, and it would not allow him to rid himself of the idea that
his comrades were in great danger. Despite any confidence Kurama had in the beautiful Sazuka,
Hiei's words had held the ring of truth. In the past the clown youkai had had a rather extensive
reputation for thievery and it was well known that he would do nearly anything to acquire the rare
and mythical items spoken about in makai legends. "Hiei?"
"Hn?" The fire youkai looked up from polishing his katana, an expression of boredom
washing over his boyish face.
"Do you feel I made the right decision in sending Jin and Touya to Sazuka?"
"No."
"Though I value your opinion Hiei, I think it would do you well to be a bit more elaborate."
"Forgive me for not having attended a nigen school like you fox." He went back to cleaning
his weapon.
"Well?"
"Well what?"
"Why do you feel that way?"
"What way?"
"Why do you feel I made the wrong decision?"
The fire demon placed down his weapon and looked once more at the silver haired youkai he
so loved and adored, only this time, a smile appeared upon his whitish lips. "Because Kurama I see
things that not even your kitsune eyes can see. And what I have viewed for the past several days is
Touya's weakening spirit. The ice demon may not realize it but Sazuka is draining his power, and it
is only a matter of time before that frigid bastard dies."
!#$%&()
"Fine, I guess we'll be talkin' then. But doncha be tryin' anythin' funny! I may not be able
ta use my wind, but come close enough and I'll be bittin' yer ears off before ya can say 'makai'".
"Ni soutome youkai san! Wenla shichi undia no....relax little demon! I have no intention of
hurting you."
"Then why be havin' me powerless?"
"Ah, noma noni hasha furu....alas, that is a necessity. Itsumo genki de itene ma wo am....I
will give them back to you once you have heard my proposal."
"Oh? And what might that be?"
She walked over to a side table an picked up an exquisitely crafted vase. "Kabin wa noriko
gwan jen sano.....this vase was made from the clay located in the heart of the ukaresawagi mountains
and forged in the fires of the nigen underworld. Kwalayla sutonji gwen sama....because of these
properties, anything placed inside it will cease to run out, whether it be water or gold."
She placed the vase back on the table and proceeded to a chair on which rested a piece of
folded material. She held up the cloth and Jin was set in awe at the rich multitude of colors
interwoven within the fabric. "Manto wa syu tsuni ja la....this cloak was woven using the thread of
the legendary ippuku worm and the colors are that of the hakike berry. Youkai hanju sanm
matoh....therefore, any demon who wears it will, for a time, posses the power of invisibility."
She pointed to glowing silver orb in a case at the corner of the room. "Wantna shujinan
bui...that is the orb of bui, the only one of it's kind. It has the power to see far into the future and its
predictions are never wrong."
"Maybe I'm bein' a bit slow, but what does any a that have ta do with me?!"
"Tuton! Tuton youkai san! Kuno sam ni....patience! Patience little demon! I was just
getting to that. Ruroi say na mo baba....as you can see we are a people of great wealth and we are
constantly looking for things with which to increase that wealth. Soiu flam qwan sno....but sadly,
we do not have the resources to acquire them on our own. Asukoni mkho donna youkai sheji
resu.....we therefore heir young demons like yourself, who posses a great amount of power, to seek
out and bring back the items we seek."
"And what are these youkai gettin' in return fer helpin' ya?"
"Egaigo sononomichi yo hagaseku.....we allow them one wish and provide them with the
materials to achieve said wish."
"So you're thinkin' I'll be wantin' ta help ya get what it is ya want?"
"Hai youkai san, mumocho sagano....why of course little demon, everyone has a wish they
have longed to fulfill. Sazuka yun cho san ninoto....and Sazuka has already informed us of your
desire to save your friend."
"But gettin' what it is ya want...isn't there a chance I'll be dyin' on the way ta get it!"
"Hai, momoteru da....yes very much so, almost certainly even."
"Well then what if I be sayin' no ta yer offer? Then what?"
She smiled at him then, and it was the smile of one who knew they were in control and that
there was no escape for their prey. It was the look a cobra gave a rat before the final deathly strike.
"Usogo hijiki sou Sazuka yumida kedo Touya souto nihjikno.....if you refuse then we will give
Sazuka the materials he seeks in order to achieve HIS wish, the information needed to kill your
partner Touya and extract his very soul."
"WHAT!?! YA CAN'T BE DOIN' THAT! SAZUKA HASN'T EVEN GIVEN YA
SOMETHIN' YA WANT!
"Iie youkai sa, hasunuma Sazuka makai shundon ai e un....that is incorrect little demon. . .as
I understand it Sazuka is now in possession of several seeds belonging to that of the makai dream
flower."
"WHAT!?!"
"Hai, hasunuma ja kitsune a....yes and as I understand it, they were given to him by a yoko."
She paused and thought a moment. "Kitsune jine...a yoko named....Kurama. . ."
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Well that's all for now, but I promise there'll be more up soon. I know that probably doesn't mean
much coming from me since I've been spacing out the chapters of this installment rather far apart
(heck, I don't even remember when I put chap. 3 up!). But I just had the chance to look at my status
sheet and I'm currently on 18 favorites lists and 11 alert lists! Thanks so much everybody for
taking the time to read my work! :) And to all those reading my work and not reviewing, this is a
special message for you: Please write me soon. Your opinion matters as much as everyone else's
and I would LOVE to hear from you. (That means you Tryster and The Thief Kuronue) winks
See ya all at chapter 5!