+----+ Chapter 6: Deadly Assasin Zurui Watashi Strikes! +----+
It was then that the doors of the room burst open, and a blue-haired young woman wearing a pink kimono ran into the room.
Koenma was surprised, but managed to blurt out, "Botan?"
Botan was breathing heavily, as if she'd ran several miles here. At last, she managed to speak up. And what she said was....
"Reikai is under attack by the Reikai-Kakumei! They're heading here!"
Koenma's eyes widened, and he sputtered, "T-T-T-They're HERE?!! Oh, dear God! H-H-Help ME-E-E-E!!!!" Botan and Shinrai just sort of stared at Koenma (insert anime-style sweatdrops here), before he chuckled and said, "Ahem, I mean. Bring 'em on!" And both Shinrai and Botan face-faulted.
"Koenma-sama...." began Botan, "things aren't looking good. They outnumber us two-to-one. The Rikutsu and Fyushigi Units are fighting them now, but I don't know how much longer they can hold out!"
Shinrai stepped forward bravely, speaking in a firm tone. "I won't let any harm come to either of you, or to Reikai.... I swear it." Suddenly, Shinrai's head suddenly jerked backwards just so slightly, and he cried out, "Duck, Koenma!" And the ruler of Reikai did indeed duck.... just as a large knife hit the back of the wall where Koenma's head once was. Shinrai called out again, "Both of you, don't move! You're being targeted, and the slightest movement will set him off!"
"That voice.... That awful voice...."
Shinrai's eyes widened in horror, as he looked around wildly. "It.... it can't be...."
From within the door's shadow, a man appeared and walked into sight. He was dressed like what one would expect of a ninja - loose, black clothing covered his body, with a black hood covering his face. At his side were a pair of daggers as well as two short swords, and a red light surrounded his body.
"You!" called out both the stranger and Shinrai at the same time, as they charged one another. Savagely, they traded blows, not even bothering to block, as they beat each other mercilessly. They seperated, and the stranger's hand swung to his back before he hurled a shuriken at Shinrai, which the young martial artist deflected with one hand. But it was while he was doing this that the stranger charged again, brandishing a dagger. With quick reflexes, Shinrai caught the dagger's blade and tossed it to the side before delivering a crushing punch to his opponent's face. Just before he landed, the stranger did a backflip and jumped into the air, his hand reaching for more shurikens. Shinrai tossed a glance at Koenma, but before he could say anything, over a dozen shurikens were thrown at him.
Koenma flinched, closing his eyes tightly, but since he didn't feel any pain, he slowly opened his eyes.... and gasped, "Oh, dear God.... !!!" Shinrai had jumped in front of the shurikens, taking them full-force to protect Koenma. He fell to his knees, blood flowing from his body's multiple wounds. The stranger lifted his hood just enough to show his grin, and spoke.
"Oh, how I've waited to kill you, Shinrai Seijitsu.... The one target I couldn't kill.... Now this day has finally come, and my joy could not be greater! Now, meet the ancient Ninjutsu art.... Bunshin no Jutsu!"
Making several hand gestures, the stranger's grin twisted into a sick smile, the kind one would normally see on a psychopath just as he was about to kill his victim. His shadow slowly flickered on the ground, and split into at least six different shadows.... and from those shadows, copies of the stranger rose from the ground.
"One of these is the real me. The others are just shadows. Can you find me before I kill you, boy?"
Shinrai rose to his feet, with Botan's help, and dashed at the seven figures. He had no idea which was the real one - the assassin had switched places with one of his duplicates. Taking a chance, Shinrai leapt and performed a flying kick, crying out, "Kou Kyaku!" and it hit the stranger head-on.... as the attack passed right through him. Before Shinrai even had time to land, the stranger had stabbed him in the back with his short sword, piercing straight through him. Shinrai hacked, coughing up blood, as he fell to the ground with the sword still in his back. The stranger chuckled lightly at first, before bursting into insane, twisted laughter. Botan and Koenma cried out Shinrai's name, but the young man didn't stir.
"Now.... On to business. Die, Koenma of Reikai!!!"
The assassin began to charge at Koenma, but barely made it off the ground before he was pulled back and thrown to the side. He recovered quickly, but was astonished at what he saw.
Shinrai was standing, with the sword plainly sticking out of his chest, with both fists glowing and his eyes narrowed in anger. "You'll not touch him.... Zurui Watashi."
"You.... you found out my name?!" cried Zurui, clearly shocked (and who could blame him, staring at a man with a sword sticking out of his rib cage). "How are you standing?! Are you immortal or something?! Why can't I kill you, God damn it all!!!!" Zurui leapt at Shinrai, blind with fury. Shinrai simply smirked, blood dripping down from his lips.
Just before Zurui reached him, Shinrai called out, "Reikou Shou Kikan-Ju!!!" and unleashed a barrage of punches, each one with the strength of a Reikou Shou. Zurui was battered brutally, tossed around like a limp rag doll, before falling limply to the ground. Shinrai soon followed, his trembling knees giving out as he fell to one knee. Zurui coughed up a huge wad of blood, and wiped his face angrily, crawling towards Shinrai.
"Damn you, Shinrai.... Just remember that I'll be back one day.... from the depths of hell." Without any warning, Zurui slammed his hand down and smoke filled the room, and when everyone recovered from the surprise, he was gone. Botan and Koenma rushed to Shinrai's side, and Botan asked, "Shinrai, that sword.... Can it be removed?"
Shinrai responded by gripping the blade of the sword and pushing it out through his back, and then he collapsed, a puddle of blood pouring out from underneath him. Botan, shocked, placed her hands on Shinrai's back and closed her eyes. White light covered his body, and the hole in his torso - as well as his other wounds - were healed. "Botan, will he be alright?" Koenma asked anxiously.
"Yes, Koenma-sama," replied Botan, "but he won't be able to fight for a while."
Koenma whimpered pathetically. An ogre ran into the room, crying out, "Koenma-sama! The Reikai-Kakumei have gotten more reinforcements, and we've just received word that the Hanshu Reikai Tantei have all been killed! What do we do now, sir?!!"
"Oh, lovely. Could this get any better? I can only hope it doesn't...."
It was then that the doors of the room burst open, and a blue-haired young woman wearing a pink kimono ran into the room.
Koenma was surprised, but managed to blurt out, "Botan?"
Botan was breathing heavily, as if she'd ran several miles here. At last, she managed to speak up. And what she said was....
"Reikai is under attack by the Reikai-Kakumei! They're heading here!"
Koenma's eyes widened, and he sputtered, "T-T-T-They're HERE?!! Oh, dear God! H-H-Help ME-E-E-E!!!!" Botan and Shinrai just sort of stared at Koenma (insert anime-style sweatdrops here), before he chuckled and said, "Ahem, I mean. Bring 'em on!" And both Shinrai and Botan face-faulted.
"Koenma-sama...." began Botan, "things aren't looking good. They outnumber us two-to-one. The Rikutsu and Fyushigi Units are fighting them now, but I don't know how much longer they can hold out!"
Shinrai stepped forward bravely, speaking in a firm tone. "I won't let any harm come to either of you, or to Reikai.... I swear it." Suddenly, Shinrai's head suddenly jerked backwards just so slightly, and he cried out, "Duck, Koenma!" And the ruler of Reikai did indeed duck.... just as a large knife hit the back of the wall where Koenma's head once was. Shinrai called out again, "Both of you, don't move! You're being targeted, and the slightest movement will set him off!"
"That voice.... That awful voice...."
Shinrai's eyes widened in horror, as he looked around wildly. "It.... it can't be...."
From within the door's shadow, a man appeared and walked into sight. He was dressed like what one would expect of a ninja - loose, black clothing covered his body, with a black hood covering his face. At his side were a pair of daggers as well as two short swords, and a red light surrounded his body.
"You!" called out both the stranger and Shinrai at the same time, as they charged one another. Savagely, they traded blows, not even bothering to block, as they beat each other mercilessly. They seperated, and the stranger's hand swung to his back before he hurled a shuriken at Shinrai, which the young martial artist deflected with one hand. But it was while he was doing this that the stranger charged again, brandishing a dagger. With quick reflexes, Shinrai caught the dagger's blade and tossed it to the side before delivering a crushing punch to his opponent's face. Just before he landed, the stranger did a backflip and jumped into the air, his hand reaching for more shurikens. Shinrai tossed a glance at Koenma, but before he could say anything, over a dozen shurikens were thrown at him.
Koenma flinched, closing his eyes tightly, but since he didn't feel any pain, he slowly opened his eyes.... and gasped, "Oh, dear God.... !!!" Shinrai had jumped in front of the shurikens, taking them full-force to protect Koenma. He fell to his knees, blood flowing from his body's multiple wounds. The stranger lifted his hood just enough to show his grin, and spoke.
"Oh, how I've waited to kill you, Shinrai Seijitsu.... The one target I couldn't kill.... Now this day has finally come, and my joy could not be greater! Now, meet the ancient Ninjutsu art.... Bunshin no Jutsu!"
Making several hand gestures, the stranger's grin twisted into a sick smile, the kind one would normally see on a psychopath just as he was about to kill his victim. His shadow slowly flickered on the ground, and split into at least six different shadows.... and from those shadows, copies of the stranger rose from the ground.
"One of these is the real me. The others are just shadows. Can you find me before I kill you, boy?"
Shinrai rose to his feet, with Botan's help, and dashed at the seven figures. He had no idea which was the real one - the assassin had switched places with one of his duplicates. Taking a chance, Shinrai leapt and performed a flying kick, crying out, "Kou Kyaku!" and it hit the stranger head-on.... as the attack passed right through him. Before Shinrai even had time to land, the stranger had stabbed him in the back with his short sword, piercing straight through him. Shinrai hacked, coughing up blood, as he fell to the ground with the sword still in his back. The stranger chuckled lightly at first, before bursting into insane, twisted laughter. Botan and Koenma cried out Shinrai's name, but the young man didn't stir.
"Now.... On to business. Die, Koenma of Reikai!!!"
The assassin began to charge at Koenma, but barely made it off the ground before he was pulled back and thrown to the side. He recovered quickly, but was astonished at what he saw.
Shinrai was standing, with the sword plainly sticking out of his chest, with both fists glowing and his eyes narrowed in anger. "You'll not touch him.... Zurui Watashi."
"You.... you found out my name?!" cried Zurui, clearly shocked (and who could blame him, staring at a man with a sword sticking out of his rib cage). "How are you standing?! Are you immortal or something?! Why can't I kill you, God damn it all!!!!" Zurui leapt at Shinrai, blind with fury. Shinrai simply smirked, blood dripping down from his lips.
Just before Zurui reached him, Shinrai called out, "Reikou Shou Kikan-Ju!!!" and unleashed a barrage of punches, each one with the strength of a Reikou Shou. Zurui was battered brutally, tossed around like a limp rag doll, before falling limply to the ground. Shinrai soon followed, his trembling knees giving out as he fell to one knee. Zurui coughed up a huge wad of blood, and wiped his face angrily, crawling towards Shinrai.
"Damn you, Shinrai.... Just remember that I'll be back one day.... from the depths of hell." Without any warning, Zurui slammed his hand down and smoke filled the room, and when everyone recovered from the surprise, he was gone. Botan and Koenma rushed to Shinrai's side, and Botan asked, "Shinrai, that sword.... Can it be removed?"
Shinrai responded by gripping the blade of the sword and pushing it out through his back, and then he collapsed, a puddle of blood pouring out from underneath him. Botan, shocked, placed her hands on Shinrai's back and closed her eyes. White light covered his body, and the hole in his torso - as well as his other wounds - were healed. "Botan, will he be alright?" Koenma asked anxiously.
"Yes, Koenma-sama," replied Botan, "but he won't be able to fight for a while."
Koenma whimpered pathetically. An ogre ran into the room, crying out, "Koenma-sama! The Reikai-Kakumei have gotten more reinforcements, and we've just received word that the Hanshu Reikai Tantei have all been killed! What do we do now, sir?!!"
"Oh, lovely. Could this get any better? I can only hope it doesn't...."