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Reti and Yusuke stood just a few feet apart.

"Okay, people, both team leaders have agreed to release their entire store of spiritual power at once, and whoever is left standing wins the match!" Koto announced.

"On the count of three, Urameshi?" the Energy Master asked. Her opponent nodded.

"One, two..." Koto counted. Both fighters tensed and extended their right arm. "THREE!" the cat demon yelled.

The air was suddenly filled with blinding blue and red energy, combined with the battle cries of the two opponents. Their energy collided and sparked, both fighters pushing as hard as they could, but neither able to gain an advantage over the other. It stayed that way for a good five minutes. Then Yusuke had another idea.

Grimacing, he lowered his energy output to make it seem like he was losing. Reti unknowingly took his bait and lowered her defenses. Then Yusuke powered up again before she had a chance to react. His blue Spirit Energy broke through her red barrier and hit her full on. Reti screamed and flew backward into the concrete wall outside the ring.

"And Reti Avorai is down! According to their agreement, Yusuke Urameshi wins the match, and Team Urameshi will advance to the next round!" Koto yelled. The stadium erupted with both cheers and yells of disapproval.

Yusuke walked over to his opponent and helped her up. "You're all right, Avorai. I'm just better."

The Master of Energy smiled. "You're pretty clever, for a guy. Maybe we'll meet again, Urameshi. I hope so. And when we do, I challenge you to a rematch."

"Deal," Yusuke said, slinging Kuwabara over his shoulder. He gave her a thumbs-up and walked back to the hotel.

"You're not going to die. I'm not going to stand by and let you die. Not this time." Hiei's body flared with red and black energy. His eyes glowed an eerie red. He extended both his hands above the kitsune's body and began to transmit his Spirit Energy. Soon it was all gone. It wasn't enough. He knew he must tap into his Life Energy.

"For you, my friend."

Little by little, he felt himself getting weaker. But he felt Kurama grow stronger. His energy level dropped to seventy-five percent. But it still wasn't enough. Half. Not enough. Twenty-five percent. Twenty-four. Twenty-three. Twenty-two. Twenty-one. Twenty. Still Kurama was not strong enough to live.

Then Hiei knew what he must do. He allowed his energy level to drop faster. Nineteen, eighteen, seventeen, sixteen, fifteen, fourteen, thirteen, twelve, eleven, ten.

"KURAMA!!!"

Then someone broke the door down.

Yusuke walked down the hallway with Kuwabara slung over his shoulder. "Yeah, you definitely need to lose some pounds," he groaned. He shifted Kuwabara's weight and opened the door to their hotel room.

As soon as he walked in, Kuwabara gave a sharp shudder. "What is it buddy? You okay?" asked Yusuke, even though he knew his unconscious friend could not answer. He walked farther into the room and dumped Kuwabara's body onto the couch. Then the Detective felt it, too. "What the...Feels like some kinda power surge."

He felt around the room, trying to find the source. Then he realized it was coming from Hiei and Kurama's room. He ran to the door and tried the handle. It wouldn't budge. "Whatever that energy is, it's sealing the door. I have to get in there!"

So he took to ramming it with his shoulder. But the door didn't give an inch. Finally he knew what he had to do. "I was intending on having enough energy to keep from passing out," he complained to himself. But, he extended his right arm, index finger pointing out, and fired a short Spirit Gun blast. The door shattered.

"Well, that sure did the trick," Yusuke said. Then he saw what was happening inside the room.