Chapter 6
Genkai now added to the team, they all felt like it was just like the dark tournament. "I suggest we leave the moron behind." Hiei said. "That's just what we need now, Kuwabara added to the team to make our victory have one lost person in it, so next time we don't have to worry about asking him."
"What was that shorty? I think I heard that?" A tall man with a very muscular body and bright orange hair appeared. It was Kuwabara.
"Where did you come from? I didn't even feel your spirit energy." Yusuke said. "Well, it's about time you got here, I told you not to be late. We are on our way to Maze Castle again."
"That's because he has so little you can barely feel it." Hiei remarked. "You should know that as well as the rest of us."
"Why don't you say that to my face?" Kuwabara said, his spirit sword coming right at Hiei. Hiei just dogged it, barely making it as a cut appeared on his black cloak.
"Since when did you get stronger?!?" Hiei said, in a complete shock. Everyone else started laughing and Hiei was confused.
"I've been going through a lot of training since the dark tournament, thanks mostly to Genkai. I've been at her temple almost every day. She said since her bone head apprentice finished his training that she was willing to help me a little bit." Genkai nodded, as she could tell that he had gotten much stronger.
"Well, I wouldn't have even been touched if I hadn't underestimated you." Hiei spoke, laughing. "You're just as talented as Yusuke when he first faced me... winning by pure luck with no talent."
"How dare you! I will kill you bastard!" Kuwabara said, running towards him with his spirit sword in hand. Yusuke darted in front and stopped them both from attacking each other.
"Guys, we need you to face these creatures at maze castle. I can tell this isn't going to be as easy for us as it was last time." Yusuke commented. "We didn't have as much trouble in maze castle as we did in the dark tournament, and I know that these demons we're going to be facing are vicious, and it's going to take our all to fight these guys."
"Excellent." Raidon said, looking at the gang. "Looks like we only need one more person here, now that Kuwabara has at last joined their gang." A mysterious figure walks in the room, looks a bit mended. Has gray, stringily hair, wrinkly skin, and eyes that are popping out of his head. He has many scars and blood marks all over his body, and looks around the room.
"Where is he? Where is kuwabara. I will get revenge. He tried to kill me... then he turned my own brother against me. I almost died because of that bastard! WHERE IS HE?!?"
Raidon laughed. "Relax Toguro Ani. He'll be here soon. The whole Urameshi team is coming."
Toguro looked scared. "All of them? All four of them you mean, right?"
Raidon shook his head. "You mean, 5." Toguro counted his fingers, and on each finger a face appeared at the end of the figure.
"Urameshi... Kuwabara... Kurama... and Hiei. I got a count of four. Who am I missing?" Raidon looked at him, and laughed. A figure of a beautiful young woman appeared on the end of his fifth finger. "Do you mean, Genkai?"
He nodded his head, looking around the room. "Forget Kuwabara. He's too easy for me. He won last time out of pure luck. I'll kill Genkai. Her foolish teachings were the ones the spread on that whole team anyway. Besides, she did in fact kill my brother."
The team finally arrived at the Maze Castle. Kuwabara got the shivers as soon as they reached the place. "I have a bad feeling about this you guys." He said, his body shaking vigorously. "It has a different feel from the last time we were here, like there is more evil here. More hatred than I've ever felt in my life." He fell to his knees that he was shaking so hard.
"Kuwabara! Stand up you big baby!" Yusuke announced, at the site of his friend so foolishly on the ground. "You came for a purpose, not to lecture us on how much worse this place has gotten. Besides, we've been against far worse than anything we could be against before we reach our enemies."
"How the hell would you know that?" Kuwabara said frightened. "You don't know what I'm feeling right now." Genkai looked over at the two quarreling.
"I've taught both you dimwits better than this!" Genkai said, frustrated. "But Kuwabara is right, this place is even giving me the chills." They continued on, when they reached the gate of judgement. They all looked to each other, all but Genkai knowing what was going to happen. Genkai stopped, feeling scared, looking to the others. "Ok what do you morons know that I don't know."
"This is called the gate of judgement. We better be careful, the ceiling might fall down on us at any time." Kurama stated, getting ready to enter.
"WAIT!" Yusuke said. "This place is different... how do we know to expect that?" Yusuke ran towards a tree that was dying. He grabbed a stick, and ran back over to the group. "Lets see what happens when I throw this stick in." He tossed the stick to the middle of the passageway. The walls came together, smashing the stick into pieces, pieces never to be seen again. The group all looked at this gateway, unsure of what they should do next. Genkai ran to the tree Yusuke just went to, getting a much stronger stick. She went close enough to the door that if a string of her hair flew forward, the walls would contract and crush her. She lifted the stick, horizontally and put some of her spirit energy into the stick.
"I am making this stick stronger. As soon as it goes into the wall, we will have about 2 minutes to sprint inside before the walls close in on us. Does everyone understand?"
Everyone nodded at her words, all lining in line with her. There was one big line going across, everyone ready to run as soon as she gave the word. "On my word, we run." She slowly started moving the stick, naturally above her head so that she can run under it, and the walls closed in, the stick holding the walls. "GO!" she screamed, as they all dashed going across the floor.
"OW!" You heard. Kuwabara fell right on his ass, tripping over himself in his own frantic rush. Yusuke stopped and turned back.
"LEAVE HIM SPIRIT DETECTIVE!" Hiei screamed, already on the other side from his great agility. 'If he made it there with his speed, I'll make it with kuwabara on time.' Yusuke thought, dashing back for kuwabara.
"Yusuke! Hurry your punk ass up before you die." Genkai screamed, as the stick was starting to break on the other end. The walls shut completely, not a trace of Yusuke or Kuwabara remained. The three stood in shock.
"They... didn't make it... did they?" Kurama stuttered out.
"Nah, of course we did." Yusuke said, as the three turned around as they stood there. "What, you thought we'd leave you there all alone to fight these guys?" Yusuke remarked. Suddenly, Genkai smacked him across the back of the head. "You old hag!" He screamed. "What was that for grandma?"
"Don't take stupid chances like that again! Kuwabara could have made it out without your help you dimwit!" Genkai screamed. "He didn't need your help. If you wouldn't have grabbed him it would have been 5 more seconds earlier he would have gotten out and 15 more that you would have. What did all my training teach you? It taught you shit, that's what it did!"
"GET OFF MY BACK OLD LADY!" Yusuke screamed, walking forward.
Shinya looked at the screen, in complete shock. "How... did they know to do that?" He stuttered out. "This Genkai is a very wise woman." Toguro snorted, looking at Shinya disapprovingly.
"Genkai is an old hag. I think it's my time to go down there and make her die in peace... more like in pieces." He said, walking down the stairways. Raidon looked, and laughed as Toguro disappeared.
"May I ask what is so funny?" Nibori asked. "They're on their way to the first battle, and you're LAUGHING? This could mean we are all going to die if this is the legendary team!"
"Shut up. No way in hell this is the legendary team. It consists of an arrogant fool, an orphan, a youkai in a human body, an old hag, and a child who gets lucky every so often. How the hell do they think they could get past the famous Raidon? Can I ask you that?"
"They obviously don't see a challenge, because they are entering the first room where Toguro Ani is now occupato."
They all went into the first room. It was very dark, the place that Kurama had fought last time, knowing this wouldn't be the place he fought again. There were piles of rocks on the floor from the last time they were here, and the ceiling was all crumbled looking. If there was too much movement, the ceiling looked as though it would fall. Suddenly, light came into the room as the torches around them lit up. There was a shrill voice laughing. A shiver went down Kuwabara's spine, making him tremble. "I know that laugh, it haunts me at night." Kuwabara said.
"Well, I feel honored then." A voice said, a voice filled with so much hatred that Kuwabara fell to the floor. He came into view, a very strange man with gray hair like a wolf appeared. They group looked at him in shock.
"NO WAY! First I killed you, then your brother killed you. STOP COMING BACK! STAY DEAD ALREADY!" Kuwabara said, on the floor crawled in a ball.
"Dead? One, I never died you pathetic moron. It takes a lot more than you think to kill me. I already said it to you, but one person here unfortunately doesn't know because we'll say, she was deceased. If only she had stayed that way." He looked over at Genkai with a cold look in his eyes. "Obviously, my idiot brother couldn't keep you dead, I'm afraid it would be my honor to make such an ugly old hag rot in the pits of hell along with him. I always knew that you two were perfect for each other." She looked at him, furious. How could he insult his own brother like that, as well as me. "But then again, you're not Genkai. Genkai was beautiful, and even though she corrupted my brother, I didn't mind her as much as I mind you, because at least she was beautiful, unlike you. You're just a withered up version of your former self."
"Then what the hell does that make you?" She said, tears forming in her eyes. "I have no idea how such a great person like the Toguro I know could have such an moronic brother like you."
"YOU are the one who killed my brother, not Yusuke. You made him soft you old bitch! You turned him into a low life sap. You were his only fault, because you were his downfall. He could have had complete power if it wasn't for you, you hag! YOU stole my brother, and I will never forgive you for that." The stringy fingers came busting out of his fingers, as to pierce her in the heart. "I'm not one for mercy, so I'll make this quick." As soon as Genkai saw the fingers coming, she blasted her spirit gun at him, knocking him back before he could even hit her. Suddenly, a beautiful young girl had appeared, her pink hair flowing, auburn eyes, and a beautiful smile. Yusuke and the gang backed up, wondering how the old woman had become so young again. Toguro stood up, wondering how he had just been hit. "How the hell did you do that you bitch?"
"For being Toguro's brother, I thought you'd realize this. I love Toguro, even if he killed me, and to speak lowly of him, I guess I kind of have the same think that Yusuke over there has, an emotional rage, making my spirit energy increase. With the anger you just gave me, especially trying to actually hurt me, that brought out my energy again. I could probably hold this energy for days, weeks, maybe even 2 months at most. Even though me and Toguro aren't together now, he's always in my heart. You're a dishonest brother, and I think I'll send you to see him, that way he can deal with you and really make you suffer." She looked at him, then saw a spot up on the ceiling. "SPIRIT GUN!" She scream, he ducked down, the shot missing him and going towards the ceiling.
"Ha! Maybe you got your youth back, but old age makes your brain cells die, hopefully you'll die too you old bitch." Toguro said.
"Those are some pretty nasty last words, especially for one who will die in about 3 seconds." Genkai said.
"You speak highly of yourself... maybe you shouldn't under..." Suddenly, the voice stopped as rocks fell from above the ceiling, a block big enough to kill a spread of 5 people fell and landed right on top of Toguro, squishing every part of his body.
"Maybe I wasn't physically there for the fight, but you must remember that I was still down there for the fight, so I knew exactly how to kill you. You're a moron, not even deserving to say your brother's name or mention him. Bastard, go rot in hell." Genkai said, falling to the ground in tears. Yusuke ran over to her, putting his arm around her. He tried to help her up, but she didn't want to get up. Genkai was too ashamed of herself. "I killed... his brother." she stammered out. She couldn't believe she just did it.
"Genkai, he deserved it, and you know it." Yusuke whispered, wiping a tear off her cheek. "Toguro obviously didn't want his brother around after he tried to kill him as well. If anything, he should be proud of you."
Genkai shook her head. "He did deserve it... I hope he gets sent to limbo, that way maybe Toguro will be sent free. I don't think he could stand his brother anway." She had an image of Toguro in her mind, hoping he knew that she had just killed him as well. 'The deed is done Toguro... and I knew as well as you that when your brother died, that means you would be able to return from limbo. Koenma would have a few words to speak to you about.' She smiled, as Yusuke had concern.
'Has the old hag finally gone crazy?' Yusuke thought to himself.
"DAMN IT!" Shinya screeched. "Nibori, it's your turn to go kill one of them. Don't fail us." Nibori nodded his head. Raidon looked at him, nodding as well.
"Shinya, relax. Toguro did exactly what we wanted him to do. Revealed Genkai for her true self. Now we know what she's capable of. Now, lets see what to think of when we see Kurama fight. There's a big quarrel in between Nibori and Kurama, maybe we'll even see a Youko appear."
Genkai now added to the team, they all felt like it was just like the dark tournament. "I suggest we leave the moron behind." Hiei said. "That's just what we need now, Kuwabara added to the team to make our victory have one lost person in it, so next time we don't have to worry about asking him."
"What was that shorty? I think I heard that?" A tall man with a very muscular body and bright orange hair appeared. It was Kuwabara.
"Where did you come from? I didn't even feel your spirit energy." Yusuke said. "Well, it's about time you got here, I told you not to be late. We are on our way to Maze Castle again."
"That's because he has so little you can barely feel it." Hiei remarked. "You should know that as well as the rest of us."
"Why don't you say that to my face?" Kuwabara said, his spirit sword coming right at Hiei. Hiei just dogged it, barely making it as a cut appeared on his black cloak.
"Since when did you get stronger?!?" Hiei said, in a complete shock. Everyone else started laughing and Hiei was confused.
"I've been going through a lot of training since the dark tournament, thanks mostly to Genkai. I've been at her temple almost every day. She said since her bone head apprentice finished his training that she was willing to help me a little bit." Genkai nodded, as she could tell that he had gotten much stronger.
"Well, I wouldn't have even been touched if I hadn't underestimated you." Hiei spoke, laughing. "You're just as talented as Yusuke when he first faced me... winning by pure luck with no talent."
"How dare you! I will kill you bastard!" Kuwabara said, running towards him with his spirit sword in hand. Yusuke darted in front and stopped them both from attacking each other.
"Guys, we need you to face these creatures at maze castle. I can tell this isn't going to be as easy for us as it was last time." Yusuke commented. "We didn't have as much trouble in maze castle as we did in the dark tournament, and I know that these demons we're going to be facing are vicious, and it's going to take our all to fight these guys."
"Excellent." Raidon said, looking at the gang. "Looks like we only need one more person here, now that Kuwabara has at last joined their gang." A mysterious figure walks in the room, looks a bit mended. Has gray, stringily hair, wrinkly skin, and eyes that are popping out of his head. He has many scars and blood marks all over his body, and looks around the room.
"Where is he? Where is kuwabara. I will get revenge. He tried to kill me... then he turned my own brother against me. I almost died because of that bastard! WHERE IS HE?!?"
Raidon laughed. "Relax Toguro Ani. He'll be here soon. The whole Urameshi team is coming."
Toguro looked scared. "All of them? All four of them you mean, right?"
Raidon shook his head. "You mean, 5." Toguro counted his fingers, and on each finger a face appeared at the end of the figure.
"Urameshi... Kuwabara... Kurama... and Hiei. I got a count of four. Who am I missing?" Raidon looked at him, and laughed. A figure of a beautiful young woman appeared on the end of his fifth finger. "Do you mean, Genkai?"
He nodded his head, looking around the room. "Forget Kuwabara. He's too easy for me. He won last time out of pure luck. I'll kill Genkai. Her foolish teachings were the ones the spread on that whole team anyway. Besides, she did in fact kill my brother."
The team finally arrived at the Maze Castle. Kuwabara got the shivers as soon as they reached the place. "I have a bad feeling about this you guys." He said, his body shaking vigorously. "It has a different feel from the last time we were here, like there is more evil here. More hatred than I've ever felt in my life." He fell to his knees that he was shaking so hard.
"Kuwabara! Stand up you big baby!" Yusuke announced, at the site of his friend so foolishly on the ground. "You came for a purpose, not to lecture us on how much worse this place has gotten. Besides, we've been against far worse than anything we could be against before we reach our enemies."
"How the hell would you know that?" Kuwabara said frightened. "You don't know what I'm feeling right now." Genkai looked over at the two quarreling.
"I've taught both you dimwits better than this!" Genkai said, frustrated. "But Kuwabara is right, this place is even giving me the chills." They continued on, when they reached the gate of judgement. They all looked to each other, all but Genkai knowing what was going to happen. Genkai stopped, feeling scared, looking to the others. "Ok what do you morons know that I don't know."
"This is called the gate of judgement. We better be careful, the ceiling might fall down on us at any time." Kurama stated, getting ready to enter.
"WAIT!" Yusuke said. "This place is different... how do we know to expect that?" Yusuke ran towards a tree that was dying. He grabbed a stick, and ran back over to the group. "Lets see what happens when I throw this stick in." He tossed the stick to the middle of the passageway. The walls came together, smashing the stick into pieces, pieces never to be seen again. The group all looked at this gateway, unsure of what they should do next. Genkai ran to the tree Yusuke just went to, getting a much stronger stick. She went close enough to the door that if a string of her hair flew forward, the walls would contract and crush her. She lifted the stick, horizontally and put some of her spirit energy into the stick.
"I am making this stick stronger. As soon as it goes into the wall, we will have about 2 minutes to sprint inside before the walls close in on us. Does everyone understand?"
Everyone nodded at her words, all lining in line with her. There was one big line going across, everyone ready to run as soon as she gave the word. "On my word, we run." She slowly started moving the stick, naturally above her head so that she can run under it, and the walls closed in, the stick holding the walls. "GO!" she screamed, as they all dashed going across the floor.
"OW!" You heard. Kuwabara fell right on his ass, tripping over himself in his own frantic rush. Yusuke stopped and turned back.
"LEAVE HIM SPIRIT DETECTIVE!" Hiei screamed, already on the other side from his great agility. 'If he made it there with his speed, I'll make it with kuwabara on time.' Yusuke thought, dashing back for kuwabara.
"Yusuke! Hurry your punk ass up before you die." Genkai screamed, as the stick was starting to break on the other end. The walls shut completely, not a trace of Yusuke or Kuwabara remained. The three stood in shock.
"They... didn't make it... did they?" Kurama stuttered out.
"Nah, of course we did." Yusuke said, as the three turned around as they stood there. "What, you thought we'd leave you there all alone to fight these guys?" Yusuke remarked. Suddenly, Genkai smacked him across the back of the head. "You old hag!" He screamed. "What was that for grandma?"
"Don't take stupid chances like that again! Kuwabara could have made it out without your help you dimwit!" Genkai screamed. "He didn't need your help. If you wouldn't have grabbed him it would have been 5 more seconds earlier he would have gotten out and 15 more that you would have. What did all my training teach you? It taught you shit, that's what it did!"
"GET OFF MY BACK OLD LADY!" Yusuke screamed, walking forward.
Shinya looked at the screen, in complete shock. "How... did they know to do that?" He stuttered out. "This Genkai is a very wise woman." Toguro snorted, looking at Shinya disapprovingly.
"Genkai is an old hag. I think it's my time to go down there and make her die in peace... more like in pieces." He said, walking down the stairways. Raidon looked, and laughed as Toguro disappeared.
"May I ask what is so funny?" Nibori asked. "They're on their way to the first battle, and you're LAUGHING? This could mean we are all going to die if this is the legendary team!"
"Shut up. No way in hell this is the legendary team. It consists of an arrogant fool, an orphan, a youkai in a human body, an old hag, and a child who gets lucky every so often. How the hell do they think they could get past the famous Raidon? Can I ask you that?"
"They obviously don't see a challenge, because they are entering the first room where Toguro Ani is now occupato."
They all went into the first room. It was very dark, the place that Kurama had fought last time, knowing this wouldn't be the place he fought again. There were piles of rocks on the floor from the last time they were here, and the ceiling was all crumbled looking. If there was too much movement, the ceiling looked as though it would fall. Suddenly, light came into the room as the torches around them lit up. There was a shrill voice laughing. A shiver went down Kuwabara's spine, making him tremble. "I know that laugh, it haunts me at night." Kuwabara said.
"Well, I feel honored then." A voice said, a voice filled with so much hatred that Kuwabara fell to the floor. He came into view, a very strange man with gray hair like a wolf appeared. They group looked at him in shock.
"NO WAY! First I killed you, then your brother killed you. STOP COMING BACK! STAY DEAD ALREADY!" Kuwabara said, on the floor crawled in a ball.
"Dead? One, I never died you pathetic moron. It takes a lot more than you think to kill me. I already said it to you, but one person here unfortunately doesn't know because we'll say, she was deceased. If only she had stayed that way." He looked over at Genkai with a cold look in his eyes. "Obviously, my idiot brother couldn't keep you dead, I'm afraid it would be my honor to make such an ugly old hag rot in the pits of hell along with him. I always knew that you two were perfect for each other." She looked at him, furious. How could he insult his own brother like that, as well as me. "But then again, you're not Genkai. Genkai was beautiful, and even though she corrupted my brother, I didn't mind her as much as I mind you, because at least she was beautiful, unlike you. You're just a withered up version of your former self."
"Then what the hell does that make you?" She said, tears forming in her eyes. "I have no idea how such a great person like the Toguro I know could have such an moronic brother like you."
"YOU are the one who killed my brother, not Yusuke. You made him soft you old bitch! You turned him into a low life sap. You were his only fault, because you were his downfall. He could have had complete power if it wasn't for you, you hag! YOU stole my brother, and I will never forgive you for that." The stringy fingers came busting out of his fingers, as to pierce her in the heart. "I'm not one for mercy, so I'll make this quick." As soon as Genkai saw the fingers coming, she blasted her spirit gun at him, knocking him back before he could even hit her. Suddenly, a beautiful young girl had appeared, her pink hair flowing, auburn eyes, and a beautiful smile. Yusuke and the gang backed up, wondering how the old woman had become so young again. Toguro stood up, wondering how he had just been hit. "How the hell did you do that you bitch?"
"For being Toguro's brother, I thought you'd realize this. I love Toguro, even if he killed me, and to speak lowly of him, I guess I kind of have the same think that Yusuke over there has, an emotional rage, making my spirit energy increase. With the anger you just gave me, especially trying to actually hurt me, that brought out my energy again. I could probably hold this energy for days, weeks, maybe even 2 months at most. Even though me and Toguro aren't together now, he's always in my heart. You're a dishonest brother, and I think I'll send you to see him, that way he can deal with you and really make you suffer." She looked at him, then saw a spot up on the ceiling. "SPIRIT GUN!" She scream, he ducked down, the shot missing him and going towards the ceiling.
"Ha! Maybe you got your youth back, but old age makes your brain cells die, hopefully you'll die too you old bitch." Toguro said.
"Those are some pretty nasty last words, especially for one who will die in about 3 seconds." Genkai said.
"You speak highly of yourself... maybe you shouldn't under..." Suddenly, the voice stopped as rocks fell from above the ceiling, a block big enough to kill a spread of 5 people fell and landed right on top of Toguro, squishing every part of his body.
"Maybe I wasn't physically there for the fight, but you must remember that I was still down there for the fight, so I knew exactly how to kill you. You're a moron, not even deserving to say your brother's name or mention him. Bastard, go rot in hell." Genkai said, falling to the ground in tears. Yusuke ran over to her, putting his arm around her. He tried to help her up, but she didn't want to get up. Genkai was too ashamed of herself. "I killed... his brother." she stammered out. She couldn't believe she just did it.
"Genkai, he deserved it, and you know it." Yusuke whispered, wiping a tear off her cheek. "Toguro obviously didn't want his brother around after he tried to kill him as well. If anything, he should be proud of you."
Genkai shook her head. "He did deserve it... I hope he gets sent to limbo, that way maybe Toguro will be sent free. I don't think he could stand his brother anway." She had an image of Toguro in her mind, hoping he knew that she had just killed him as well. 'The deed is done Toguro... and I knew as well as you that when your brother died, that means you would be able to return from limbo. Koenma would have a few words to speak to you about.' She smiled, as Yusuke had concern.
'Has the old hag finally gone crazy?' Yusuke thought to himself.
"DAMN IT!" Shinya screeched. "Nibori, it's your turn to go kill one of them. Don't fail us." Nibori nodded his head. Raidon looked at him, nodding as well.
"Shinya, relax. Toguro did exactly what we wanted him to do. Revealed Genkai for her true self. Now we know what she's capable of. Now, lets see what to think of when we see Kurama fight. There's a big quarrel in between Nibori and Kurama, maybe we'll even see a Youko appear."