Tricked
CS - Kurama and the others must defeat this enemy.. but without Botan. Something happens to her that will break their hearts..
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Chapter 29 - Amethyst Ocean; Death
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Last time -
Falling. That was the feeling Botan was having right then. She closed her eyes and clutched Kurama's shirt. She didn't know why, either. Her eyes flew open when everyone cried out. Kurama tightened his grip on her.
"No!" She felt herself get jolted. Then she rolled.. over the cliff.
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Botan knew she didn't have the energy to transform. She grasped onto a small ledge and hoped that her fingers didn't slip. She looked up with pleading eyes. She heard the demon chanting something.. an incantation of some sort.. She cried out when spikes erupted from the cliff. The entire cliff. She winced in pain, letting go on reflex. Her scream faded on her lips and she fell, plunging into the waves of the Amethyst Ocean below. Kurama peered over the cliff, his eyes growing wide.
"Botan!" The ground below his hands crumbled and he fell forward. Hiei caught his arm and dragged him up. Everyone stared in horror as Kurama's hair turned silver and his eyes amber. Two fox ears twitched at the top of his head. His tail bristled in anger. "You."
"Botan.." Yuusuke's eyes were narrowed in anger and he glared at the demon before him. Hiei felt hatred and grief surge through his mind. They all felt the same emotions for their fallen comrade. Yukina tried to get rid of the tears in her eyes, clutching Shizuru's arm. Koenma was staring at the cliff.. He just didn't understand what was happening. The demon smirked.
Botan felt the coldness of the water hit her like thousands of tiny needles as she sank in the water. The force of her fall and the pain from the water had nearly paralyzed her. She tried to swim but a shooting pain darted through her whenever she tried to move. She knew she couldn't hold her breath for long.
Kurama, Yuusuke, Hiei, and Kuwabara all charged toward the demon at once, their attacks ready.
Hiei was first, then Kurama, then Yuusuke, and finally Kuwabara. His barrier that he had formed by his chanting threw them back. Yuusuke knew they couldn't take him. They didn't know enough about his types of attacks. Botan had told him something about it but it wasn't enough to understand the attacks. Not even Koenma had any idea about the attacks. He wasn't much use.. Suddenly, they were all surrounded by the light.. the red barrier.
"I told you. Your fate is sealed. You will grant me so much power that I could destroy the three worlds!" He laughed evilly. Koenma touched the barrier and pulled his finger back, sticking it in his mouth. Yuusuke looked at Hiei.
"Use a technique. I'm sure your power could break it." Hiei shook his head.
"My power is not pure enough." They all looked at Yukina. The little koorime stared at them. "Yours is. All you need to do is form a small energy ball in your hands. It's simple." He held out his hand and she watched as his energy gathered in the palm of his hand.
"I.." She held her hand out and concentrated on her powers. A small white ball of energy gleamed. She smiled.
"Now release it." She nodded and threw it at the barrier. Another explosion took place and Kurama shielded them all by himself, now transformed back into his human form.
"Hiei, distract him with your speed. I have to go and find Botan.." Hiei scowled darkly at the demon.
"I know little of his techniques.. but I will try."
"While he is distracted, Yuusuke, you will release a double Spirit Gun. Think you have the energy?" The detective nodded. Kurama turned around but stopped when he felt a hand on his shoulder.
"Be careful. I don't want to lose two people I care about on the same day." Yuusuke said quietly. Kurama nodded, a small frown on his face. He rushed to the cliff's edge and jumped over. He felt the wind hit his face. The cliff face was sheer and jagged. It wasn't flat. If anything, it was the most jagged thing he had ever seen. It had been from the Amethyst Ocean. He crashed into the water and the chill ran down his entire body. He couldn't see Botan anywhere. He swam down towards the bottom, knowing she didn't have the strength to swim. He ignored the cold, stabbing feeling and the pain and continued on. Suddenly, he saw her. Her face had no color and was so pale. She was limp, lying on the bottom, wrapped in seaweed. He swam down and grasped her hand, pulling her to him where he wrapped his arms around her. He moved his legs, trying to get up as quickly as he could. The water's turbulence increased and he was slammed against the rocks. He shielded Botan with his body and continued on. He saw red clouds of blood spread in the water from a cut he had just got on his shoulder.
Yuusuke fired his double Spirit Gun and fell to his knees, panting. He hoped this worked. The demon shrieked when he got hit in the back with the blasts. Hiei successfully got out of the way, landing near Kuwabara. Their victory wasn't a happy one, however.
"They still haven't surfaced.." Koenma said, frowning. Shizuru closed her eyes. "Kurama may have killed himself down there. When someone dies in the Amethyst Ocean, their body stays with the ocean and the soul roams in there. They say that it was named from an angel demon that lost her life for her love in that ocean. Amethyst. I wasn't even born when the story had formed." Everyone went to the edge and watched. Hiei's eyes were sharper and he was able to see the blood in the water. Then there was a crash and someone cried out.
"Kurama!" Yuusuke called. They watched in horror as the waves crashed against the rocks once again. Shizuru got up and went into the house that the demon had lived in. She tore through everything until she found some rope.
"We can lower someone down to get them." She said, coming back out with the rope in her hands.
"I'll go. I'm probably the only one who can hold them and try to climb at the same time." Kuwabara said. Shizuru nodded, knowing he was right. Shizuru handed him some and allowed him to tie it around his waist. He then walked to the edge.
"There's not much here. Everyone is going to have to help me hold it. Yuusuke, you have any strength left?" He nodded. "You go to the first ledge and we'll toss you this end of the rope. Then he can go down and you can hold him there. If you need any help, just ask."
"Right." The plan worked nicely. "Kuwabara.. you could lose a few pounds.. It.. would help!"
"Shut up, Urameshi!" Hiei went down and helped Yuusuke, relieving the boy of half the weight.
"He is right, you know."
"Wait till I get back up there, Shorty!" Kuwabara was nearing the water. The rope stopped just a few feet above the water. Kurama was clinging to a rock, holding on for dear life. Botan wasn't breathing.. "Kurama! Give me your hand!" There was no answer from the kitsune.. he was unconscious. "I need to go lower!" Yuusuke looked at Hiei, who nodded. Yuusuke released his hold on the rope and braced his feet against a few jagged rocks. He grabbed Hiei under the shoulders and lowered him. Kuwabara said something then the burden became heavier. Sweat beaded on Yuusuke's forehead and he pulled as hard as he could. Hiei was back on the small ledge and he was helping to pull Kuwabara up.
"Dammit.." Yuusuke cursed, pulling. Sweat rolled down his face. Hiei felt sweat roll down his own face, as well. They soon got them up onto the ledge and the climb from there was easy. Hiei had Kurama in his arms and Yuusuke had Botan. They used the stones as footholds, hoping that the rocks held their place. Once they were away from the edge, Yuusuke set Botan down, staring at her in horror. "How could this happen..?" He closed his eyes. Hiei set Kurama down next to her and gazed at both of them, his expression blank. Everyone gathered around, giving the two mournful glances. Kurama coughed and choked on water. He sat up and spit out the salty water along with a little blood. He panted and his eyes looked dazed.
"Botan..?" Yuusuke looked away. Kurama's gaze landed on the deity. He felt for a pulse.. no such luck. She was gone.. Yukina noticed Kurama's wounds and gently touched him, healing him. The kitsune grabbed Botan's hand and rested his head on her stomach, hiding his tears from the others. Hiei turned away, going to sit and stare into the ocean. Yuusuke just stared into the woods, remembering all that had happened. She was dead. She wouldn't be that cheerful demon girl who fought with all of her heart and soul. Kurama realized that no one was looking at him and he shifted Botan into his lap. Her cold, wet skin felt so wrong to him. He was used to her warm touch.. not this. He brushed his lips against her cold forehead and felt his hot tears run down his face. He closed his eyes, feeling himself shaking. "Why..?" He felt something and looked down. Botan's arm only fell limply to the ground.
Hiei looked back at Kurama, knowing that he wasn't feeling nearly as much pain as the kitsune. Kurama's normally bright and alert emerald eyes were dull and watery with his tears and pain. Botan had lost none of her beauty but she was paler than usual and had a peaceful look that scared the little koorime. It wasn't normal peace.. but it was the peace that came with death. Hiei hated to think that his friend and apprentice was gone. It all happened so fast. Too fast.
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Uh-oh.. Botan? Dead? How? Why? Poor Kurama.. Poor gang.. What'll happen next?
-Jess
CS - Kurama and the others must defeat this enemy.. but without Botan. Something happens to her that will break their hearts..
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Chapter 29 - Amethyst Ocean; Death
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Last time -
Falling. That was the feeling Botan was having right then. She closed her eyes and clutched Kurama's shirt. She didn't know why, either. Her eyes flew open when everyone cried out. Kurama tightened his grip on her.
"No!" She felt herself get jolted. Then she rolled.. over the cliff.
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Botan knew she didn't have the energy to transform. She grasped onto a small ledge and hoped that her fingers didn't slip. She looked up with pleading eyes. She heard the demon chanting something.. an incantation of some sort.. She cried out when spikes erupted from the cliff. The entire cliff. She winced in pain, letting go on reflex. Her scream faded on her lips and she fell, plunging into the waves of the Amethyst Ocean below. Kurama peered over the cliff, his eyes growing wide.
"Botan!" The ground below his hands crumbled and he fell forward. Hiei caught his arm and dragged him up. Everyone stared in horror as Kurama's hair turned silver and his eyes amber. Two fox ears twitched at the top of his head. His tail bristled in anger. "You."
"Botan.." Yuusuke's eyes were narrowed in anger and he glared at the demon before him. Hiei felt hatred and grief surge through his mind. They all felt the same emotions for their fallen comrade. Yukina tried to get rid of the tears in her eyes, clutching Shizuru's arm. Koenma was staring at the cliff.. He just didn't understand what was happening. The demon smirked.
Botan felt the coldness of the water hit her like thousands of tiny needles as she sank in the water. The force of her fall and the pain from the water had nearly paralyzed her. She tried to swim but a shooting pain darted through her whenever she tried to move. She knew she couldn't hold her breath for long.
Kurama, Yuusuke, Hiei, and Kuwabara all charged toward the demon at once, their attacks ready.
Hiei was first, then Kurama, then Yuusuke, and finally Kuwabara. His barrier that he had formed by his chanting threw them back. Yuusuke knew they couldn't take him. They didn't know enough about his types of attacks. Botan had told him something about it but it wasn't enough to understand the attacks. Not even Koenma had any idea about the attacks. He wasn't much use.. Suddenly, they were all surrounded by the light.. the red barrier.
"I told you. Your fate is sealed. You will grant me so much power that I could destroy the three worlds!" He laughed evilly. Koenma touched the barrier and pulled his finger back, sticking it in his mouth. Yuusuke looked at Hiei.
"Use a technique. I'm sure your power could break it." Hiei shook his head.
"My power is not pure enough." They all looked at Yukina. The little koorime stared at them. "Yours is. All you need to do is form a small energy ball in your hands. It's simple." He held out his hand and she watched as his energy gathered in the palm of his hand.
"I.." She held her hand out and concentrated on her powers. A small white ball of energy gleamed. She smiled.
"Now release it." She nodded and threw it at the barrier. Another explosion took place and Kurama shielded them all by himself, now transformed back into his human form.
"Hiei, distract him with your speed. I have to go and find Botan.." Hiei scowled darkly at the demon.
"I know little of his techniques.. but I will try."
"While he is distracted, Yuusuke, you will release a double Spirit Gun. Think you have the energy?" The detective nodded. Kurama turned around but stopped when he felt a hand on his shoulder.
"Be careful. I don't want to lose two people I care about on the same day." Yuusuke said quietly. Kurama nodded, a small frown on his face. He rushed to the cliff's edge and jumped over. He felt the wind hit his face. The cliff face was sheer and jagged. It wasn't flat. If anything, it was the most jagged thing he had ever seen. It had been from the Amethyst Ocean. He crashed into the water and the chill ran down his entire body. He couldn't see Botan anywhere. He swam down towards the bottom, knowing she didn't have the strength to swim. He ignored the cold, stabbing feeling and the pain and continued on. Suddenly, he saw her. Her face had no color and was so pale. She was limp, lying on the bottom, wrapped in seaweed. He swam down and grasped her hand, pulling her to him where he wrapped his arms around her. He moved his legs, trying to get up as quickly as he could. The water's turbulence increased and he was slammed against the rocks. He shielded Botan with his body and continued on. He saw red clouds of blood spread in the water from a cut he had just got on his shoulder.
Yuusuke fired his double Spirit Gun and fell to his knees, panting. He hoped this worked. The demon shrieked when he got hit in the back with the blasts. Hiei successfully got out of the way, landing near Kuwabara. Their victory wasn't a happy one, however.
"They still haven't surfaced.." Koenma said, frowning. Shizuru closed her eyes. "Kurama may have killed himself down there. When someone dies in the Amethyst Ocean, their body stays with the ocean and the soul roams in there. They say that it was named from an angel demon that lost her life for her love in that ocean. Amethyst. I wasn't even born when the story had formed." Everyone went to the edge and watched. Hiei's eyes were sharper and he was able to see the blood in the water. Then there was a crash and someone cried out.
"Kurama!" Yuusuke called. They watched in horror as the waves crashed against the rocks once again. Shizuru got up and went into the house that the demon had lived in. She tore through everything until she found some rope.
"We can lower someone down to get them." She said, coming back out with the rope in her hands.
"I'll go. I'm probably the only one who can hold them and try to climb at the same time." Kuwabara said. Shizuru nodded, knowing he was right. Shizuru handed him some and allowed him to tie it around his waist. He then walked to the edge.
"There's not much here. Everyone is going to have to help me hold it. Yuusuke, you have any strength left?" He nodded. "You go to the first ledge and we'll toss you this end of the rope. Then he can go down and you can hold him there. If you need any help, just ask."
"Right." The plan worked nicely. "Kuwabara.. you could lose a few pounds.. It.. would help!"
"Shut up, Urameshi!" Hiei went down and helped Yuusuke, relieving the boy of half the weight.
"He is right, you know."
"Wait till I get back up there, Shorty!" Kuwabara was nearing the water. The rope stopped just a few feet above the water. Kurama was clinging to a rock, holding on for dear life. Botan wasn't breathing.. "Kurama! Give me your hand!" There was no answer from the kitsune.. he was unconscious. "I need to go lower!" Yuusuke looked at Hiei, who nodded. Yuusuke released his hold on the rope and braced his feet against a few jagged rocks. He grabbed Hiei under the shoulders and lowered him. Kuwabara said something then the burden became heavier. Sweat beaded on Yuusuke's forehead and he pulled as hard as he could. Hiei was back on the small ledge and he was helping to pull Kuwabara up.
"Dammit.." Yuusuke cursed, pulling. Sweat rolled down his face. Hiei felt sweat roll down his own face, as well. They soon got them up onto the ledge and the climb from there was easy. Hiei had Kurama in his arms and Yuusuke had Botan. They used the stones as footholds, hoping that the rocks held their place. Once they were away from the edge, Yuusuke set Botan down, staring at her in horror. "How could this happen..?" He closed his eyes. Hiei set Kurama down next to her and gazed at both of them, his expression blank. Everyone gathered around, giving the two mournful glances. Kurama coughed and choked on water. He sat up and spit out the salty water along with a little blood. He panted and his eyes looked dazed.
"Botan..?" Yuusuke looked away. Kurama's gaze landed on the deity. He felt for a pulse.. no such luck. She was gone.. Yukina noticed Kurama's wounds and gently touched him, healing him. The kitsune grabbed Botan's hand and rested his head on her stomach, hiding his tears from the others. Hiei turned away, going to sit and stare into the ocean. Yuusuke just stared into the woods, remembering all that had happened. She was dead. She wouldn't be that cheerful demon girl who fought with all of her heart and soul. Kurama realized that no one was looking at him and he shifted Botan into his lap. Her cold, wet skin felt so wrong to him. He was used to her warm touch.. not this. He brushed his lips against her cold forehead and felt his hot tears run down his face. He closed his eyes, feeling himself shaking. "Why..?" He felt something and looked down. Botan's arm only fell limply to the ground.
Hiei looked back at Kurama, knowing that he wasn't feeling nearly as much pain as the kitsune. Kurama's normally bright and alert emerald eyes were dull and watery with his tears and pain. Botan had lost none of her beauty but she was paler than usual and had a peaceful look that scared the little koorime. It wasn't normal peace.. but it was the peace that came with death. Hiei hated to think that his friend and apprentice was gone. It all happened so fast. Too fast.
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Uh-oh.. Botan? Dead? How? Why? Poor Kurama.. Poor gang.. What'll happen next?
-Jess