A Ranma ½ / Yu Yu Hakusho / Multi-crossover fanfiction
Disclaimer: I don't own Ranma ½ and Yu Yu Hakusho or any other anime/game titles for that matter. Though I sometimes wish I was a class-S youkai…heh. :P
WARNING: This chapter contains some… ah what's the use, you've read this far, right?
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A young man with brown hair and eyes and has a tattoo of Jr. on his forehead walked through a long and empty corridor. He stopped however when he felt another presence appear behind him. "What is it, Ayame?"
Ayame stepped forward with a sad face. She has long dark hair and dark blue eyes. Her hair was tied in a bun and she was wearing a black kimono. "If…If it isn't too much to ask, may I accompany you to Ningenkai, Koenma-sama?"
"No, it does not concern-"
"But it does Koenma-sama!" she quickly interrupted. "It was my fault for being so careless back then and I do have the right to correct the mistake I made eighteen years ago!" Ayame screamed. It was a very unusual behavior for her considering the fact that most of the people in Reikai have known her as a quiet, soft spoken person.
Koenma slammed his fist to the wall. "That's enough! It wasn't your fault, it was all mine… everything is my fault. I ruined their lives and now my two sins have come back to haunt me…"
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Dark Ascension
By Insane Blight
Your Happiness is my Misery
"Let me go! Let me out of here!" Kuwabara screamed. He was currently tied up at a corner of the cave. Gourmet must've had enough of his loud mouth so he left him there. He was about to scream again but Gourmet smacked him on the head before he could do so.
"Give it a rest already! Some people are trying to sleep you know!"
Kuwabara struggled to get out of the ropes but to no avail. "Let me go or else Yusuke and the others will come here and kick all of your butts!"
Gourmet laughed. "That's what we're expecting!"
The hot-headed teen was about to ask more when he and Gourmet noticed Ranma approaching them. Gourmet sweat dropped when he saw the look on the young man's face. "Amanuma beat you again?"
"Lousy, no-good game territory of his…" Ranma muttered.
"Hahaha! I told you to stop fighting him like that. You'd have a much better chance of surviving the demon realm rather than winning inside Game Master's territory!" Gourmet said in between laughter.
Ranma shook his head. "Yeah, yeah, but I just love doing it for the challenge alone." He turned towards Kuwabara with a sweet smile. "So… you're Kuwabara, right? What's this I hear about Urameshi kicking our butts?"
Kuwabara stared directly into Ranma's eyes. "Read my lips! Yusuke will come here and beat all of you down! He has done it in the past and this time is no different! If I wasn't tied up right now I would have done it myself!"
The long-haired teen chuckled. He clutched his sides and his chuckle soon turned into a full-blown laughter. Both Gourmet and Kuwabara had puzzled looks on their faces. What was so funny? Ranma looked at Kuwabara with an innocent smile before he cupped the young teen's chin.
"You know, you remind me of someone I met when I was on my way back from visiting my 'relative'. He was hot-headed, brash, and a little arrogant at times but the one thing that got my attention is that he has this horrible, and I do mean horrible sense of direction! It was rather funny to watch him get lost every five steps! Oh, do you want to know what I did to him?"
Kuwabara rapidly shook his head. He suddenly felt a cold shiver run down his spine as Ranma asked him that question. His instincts tell him that whatever Ranma was going to say will not be good for the weak of heart.
"Oh, you don't want to hear it…? I'll tell you anyway! He bumped into me when I was on my way back to Mushiyori City. He had the nerve to blame me for his mistake and I think that he wanted to hit me, or should I say bully me, maybe he thought that I was weak or something. Anyway, he got lost after I leapt above him so I followed him for a few minutes before deciding to show myself.
Man, I thought he was one powerful playmate when he threw that wave of energy at me, but it only singed my clothes a little. I was soooo disappointed that I blatantly ignored him and his futile attacks. I think I ripped out both of his arms before pulling his heart out, it doesn't matter. The point is that I enjoyed tearing him apart rather than fighting him and his weak fighting skills."
His eyes had a murderous look as he stared at Kuwabara's now pale and shaking form. "So please do not boast too much… because I'd surely take it out on you if your friends prove to be of no challenge to me or my brother, alright?"
Kuwabara could do nothing but nod in response.
Back at the Saotome home, Nodoka silently walked down the stairs. She stopped when she reached the bottom, she closed her eyes as she began to concentrate and her sword responded by glowing slightly. She was about to reach the front door when she noticed a shadow at the corner. Lightning arcs coursed through her sword as she dashed forward with the intent of slicing the figure's head off.
"Die!"
The figure barely had time to evade the strike. He leapt to the side and surprisingly, did not retaliate. Nodoka gripped her sword tightly and charged at the figure once more but she paused when a wave of reiki went right past her, just a few inches from hitting her face. She looked to her side and saw several people standing at her destroyed front door and she could tell that they were all 'unique' in their own way. "Who are you people? What are you doing in my home?!"
"They're with us." The figure she just fought said.
Nodoka's eyes widened when she saw two people she thought she would never see again, not after that incident eighteen years ago. "Ayame-chan? Koenma?"
"It's been a long time, No-chan." Ayame greeted her longtime friend.
"You know why we're here, Kirishima Nodoka. Now, I want some answers. Where is he? Where is the boy?! What have you done to him?!" Koenma yelled, grabbing Nodoka by the shoulders.
The auburn-haired woman shook herself free. "You saw the blood outside! He's becoming the sick bastard that I know he truly is!" she snapped back although she seemed to be more focused on watching Hiei and Kurama rather than listen to what Ayame or Koenma had to say. "I hope he dies soon, he can rot in hell for a-"
Koenma slapped Nodoka hard. "I've had it up to here with you, you self-righteous bitch! Your arrogance led to all of this and even now you still won't accept your own fault! I know you and what you have become Nodoka. He wasn't going to turn out like this if you took care for him like a real mother should! I have no one to blame but myself for ever choosing you as a Reikai Tantei. Now, where is Ranma?!"
"He's gone! I gave him to his no good father and they haven't returned in years! I hoped he was already dead but from the dead bodies upstairs it looks like he's coming back pretty soon. I will deal with him myself and you know I can very well wipe him out of existence Koenma! Even your pacifier is useless against my ancestor's power and you damn well know it!"
"We'll see about that, Shinguji descendant!"
Ayame quickly got in between the two before things get way out of hand because the last time Nodoka released her power was eighteen years ago, just a few weeks after that horrible tragedy. She leveled three cities before she was finally stopped by the Reikai Defense Squad.
After a few hours of taking care of the dead bodies upstairs, the group was now gathered around the living room table, with Nodoka still glaring daggers at Kurama and Hiei.
"Now then, I know the reason as to why you two are here." She said, pointing to Koenma and Ayame. "What I don't understand is why did you bring these humans here? And why do you have these two monstrosities with you as well?! Don't tell me that Reikai sides with the demon realm now!"
Hiei just glared right back at the ex-Reikai Tantei all the while clutching his own katana, this woman was starting to get to him and he doesn't know if he can control himself long enough for this woman to explain everything. Kurama, on the other hand, raised a questioning eyebrow. Great, just what the world needs right now, a former Reikai Tantei that hates demons with a passion.
Genkai was unusually quiet as she sat at a corner of the room. 'Shinguji clan, the clan made famous by their ability to destroy a number of very powerful demons in one fell swoop, dating back before the barrier between Ningenkai and Makai was created. I never thought that there would still be a living descendant after all these years.'
"First of all, calm down, they are not here to fight. I came here to confirm if my suspicions were true, that the Ranma my Reikai Tantei encountered was the same Ranma that you gave birth to." Koenma said with a scowl.
Ayame stepped in. "No-chan, you promised… you promised that you'd take care of him no matter what the circumstances were. What happened, No-chan?"
"That child is a plague! I can't stand to be near him every second of my life! He is trash, filth and a disgrace to my ancestors! He doesn't deserve to walk-"
Slap!
Everyone looked on as Kurama stepped in and slapped Nodoka hard, causing her to fall to the ground. "Don't you dare say those words! From what I gather, this… Ranma is your flesh and blood. He's your son and from the tone of your voice and your words it seems to me that you are the one responsible for what he is now. You treated him like dirt since he was a child, didn't you?! Answer me!"
Nodoka got up and glared at Kurama. "What would a demon know about this? Your kind eats humans for a living so what would you know?!"
"I do know! I was raised by my human mother! She opened my eyes and for the first time in my life, I felt a mother's love for her child, something that you blatantly denied your son!"
"You'll never understand demon! Who are you fooling? You and your twisted kind are nothing but scourges to this world! My ancestors sent all of you demons back to Makai more than once and I'm more than willing to finish the job that they left behind!"
Kurama clenched his teeth and was about to slap Nodoka again when the group suddenly heard someone clapping. They turned around and saw a familiar figure sitting on the wall, sarcastically clapping his hands and chuckling darkly every now and then.
"Heh, just like I remembered you… ne, momma?"
"Ranma!" Yusuke shouted, already in front of everybody else. Everybody else tensed and prepared themselves for a possible fight with the one many of them feel sorry for.
Ranma hopped down the wall and casually walked towards the group or more specifically, towards his 'mother'. He paused when he saw Mitarai hiding behind Yusuke and the rest. He sighed and slowly went over to him. "Mitarai, can I talk to you for a minute?"
Yusuke was about to attack when he noticed that his arm was being stopped by Mitarai himself. "Mitarai, what are you doing?"
"I… I have to talk to him. It's the least I could do after all he has done for me." Mitarai whispered.
"Mitarai… gomen…" Ranma said sadly.
Mitarai blinked in surprise. He thought that he'd immediately get blasted just like Sensui attempted to do back at the apartment but instead he was caught off guard by Ranma's apology, apology for what? "Wh-What are you apologizing for? I-I was the one who left the group, I'm a traitor to all of you…"
Ranma smiled at him. "Yeah, about that… I'm sorry for my brother's actions, he has this personality thing going on and he couldn't control himself sometimes. If I was there when it happened, it would never have come down to that so I'm so sorry for what you've been through these past few days."
"Y-You're not going to kill me?"
"Hahaha! Heavens no! I promised you didn't I?" Ranma asked.
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"So what's your story? Why did you join our group?" Ranma asked.
"I… I hate humans, they pick on weak people, and they pick on me. I don't have any friends, even if I have one, I'm pretty sure that it'll only be a matter of time before they turn against me…"
Ranma patted Mitarai's back. "I'll be your friend." He said sincerely. He smiled as he saw the boy's eyes widen. "And I promise that I'll never turn on you no matter what."
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"We're friends, right?" Ranma asked and Mitarai nodded as his body trembled with emotion. Ranma patted Mitarai's shoulder before continuing to walk towards his mother with a sweet smile.
Nodoka took a step back when she saw that smile. It was a smile she usually saw from the four year old Ranma even when she would beat him up.
"Oh my, are you afraid of me, momma?" Ranma asked but he didn't get any response. "It's okay, I just wanted to give you your present… here!" he exclaimed, pulling out a small box from his clothes. "It's not a bomb or anything so please don't be scared of it."
Hesitantly, Nodoka accepted the supposed present. She carefully opened it and she reached inside and grabbed onto something. She pulled it out and she gasped at what she saw, a silver, heart-shaped choker and a black piece of cloth which turned out to be a beautiful kimono but… this kind of kimono is only used for… funerals. Nodoka leapt back to avoid any attacks from her son but Ranma kept on smiling as he turned around and hopped back to the wall, much to the confusion of everybody present.
"I'm glad you enjoyed my present, I'll be going now… Oh! Did you read my letter? If you did then you probably know what I do to the people that I hate. Oh and momma? I HATE YOU!!!" Ranma shouted, throwing a ki blast at her before she could even react. It has more than enough power behind it to hit her chest hard, causing the projectile to travel right through her uncaring heart and out her back.
"No-chan!" Ayame shrieked in horror as she watched the projectile rip right through her best friend's body. The group was stunned except for three people. Yusuke immediately fired his rei gun at Ranma but he easily evaded it, Kurama stared rather coldly at the Saotome Matriarch's dying form while Hiei just scoffed at Nodoka as he leaned back onto the wall, he couldn't have done a better job.
Kurama looked back at Ranma and it saddened him to see an innocent boy turn out like this. His eyes widened slightly when he saw a few, barely noticeable, tears falling down his face. Maybe it wasn't too late after all.
"I'd love to see what you'll look like in your own funeral! Have her wear that dress, it'll sure bring a smile to my face! Later!" Ranma exclaimed before he hopped out of the wall and proceeded to leave his former home.
"We have no choice. Koenma! We'll go to their hideout now whether you like it or not! We can't risk it being completed after what has happened here! Mitarai, you can take us there, right?" Yusuke asked.
Mitarai nodded. "Yes, I can guide you inside Irima cave as well."
"Alright, all of you go to their hideout and stop the doorway from fully opening. Ayame and I will stay here for the time being but I'll join you as soon as I can." Koenma said.
The group immediately went outside the house and ran after the angry Fallen Angel. Ayame was frantically trying to do everything within her healing powers to save her best friend from dying. 'No, don't die, please don't die…'
===Flashback===
"There, there No-chan. An arranged marriage isn't that bad, is it?"
Kirishima Nodoka, at the young age of sixteen has just received the shock of her life. Her parents made an arranged marriage for her without her knowing about it. Bad enough it was to an older guy, but she could feel that he is also a dishonorable person. In short: just another scumbag out for her parents' money.
Nodoka sighed. "I don't know…I just don't know Ayame. I mean, there is something about him that makes me wary for some reason. Though he seems like a capable fighter… it's still not enough to match me and my abilities as a Reikai Tantei." she said a bit arrogantly.
Her best friend rubbed her temples. "Oh No-chan… you do know that because of that easy-going attitude of yours, we've been into some pretty tight situations in the past right?" she said with a sigh of her own.
The auburn-haired girl nonchalantly shrugged. "I admit that I attract a lot of trouble but I can always use my ancestor's technique to get me out of it. It worked so far, hasn't it?"
The dark-haired spirit girl grumbled. "Don't remind me… I should've never let you know who your ancestors were. I got suspended for it and I'm stuck here in Ningenkai with you as a result."
"Sorry! I didn't mean for you to get into trouble with Koenma. Anyway, it's not THAT bad being stuck with me is it? I always get the job done in perfect fashion!" Nodoka exclaimed.
Ayame merely raised an eyebrow. "Reeeeaaaalllly…? How about the time during the spirit stealer case? You know… the one where you kicked the youkai down 'there' in desperation, hmm?"
"Um… improvisation?" the auburn-haired teenager hesitantly replied.
"How about that psychotic youkai a few months back? You were fawning yourself to him pretty good!"
The Reikai Tantei chuckled nervously. "Errr… reverse psychology?"
The spirit girl's eyebrow twitched. "Then how about the time when I found you drunk with the succubus you were supposed to capture?"
Nodoka sweated as Ayame glared at her. "Eheheh…go with the flow?"
Ayame just sighed in resignation. Nodoka's arrogance really went up a couple of notches when she acquired her ancestor's skills. She just hope that her friend doesn't get too careless in her missions but it seems highly unlikely with the current trend she was seeing.
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Nodoka and Ayame watched and listened to Koenma as he explained the specifics of the mission. A few high level youkai has managed to escape to Ningenkai by using Makai parasites to lower their powers, their race were thought to have been wiped out by the 3 rulers of Makai a couple of hundreds of years ago.
"I want you to search the area for these creatures but you must not engage them in anyway. You should wait for either the defense team or your partner, Sutou, to arrive in that area. Do I make myself clear?" Koenma asked from the monitor in his grown-up form.
"We understand, Koenma-sama." Ayame replied.
Nodoka just waved a hand on the monitor before taking off, causing both Ayame and Koenma to rub their temples. That girl is soooo stubborn.
"Ayame, find her quick. These demons are a lot stronger than the ones she has encountered. She is still unused to using her ancestor's sword and in harnessing her inborn abilities so she can't handle one of these demons at her current level. Bring her back here at once!"
"R-Right away, Koenma-sama!"
The dark-haired spirit girl immediately ran out of the room, leaving the monitor open, with Koenma still online. He sighed as he leaned back on his chair. "I hope nothing happens to them…"
Meanwhile, Nodoka spotted one of the demons at a park. She blatantly ignored Koenma's warning as she engaged the monster, she can take care of herself. The demon turned around to look at the Reikai Tantei and Nodoka did the same.
The demon was tall, has pale, light blue skin, long, sharp fingers and red eyes. He has wings behind his back but this one is different from the bat-like wings some demons have, it has a couple of metallic sides and was sharp as hell, she saw it cut through the steel wall earlier with little to no problem.
Nodoka quickly got into her stance, this one could be ugly.
===End Flashback===
Nodoka's eyes widened as she took one last breath before finally slumping to her friend's lap.
"No-chan, don't you die on me! No-chan, answer me please!"
"Move out of the way, Ayame." Koenma ordered.
Ayame reluctantly nodded, laying the woman on the floor. She watched in amazement when Koenma removed his pacifier from his mouth and pointed it towards the dead woman. A wave of energy coursed through Nodoka's body and the spirit girl could easily see that her friend's wounds were closing up real fast. She gasped when Nodoka began to move a few seconds later, Koenma just brought her back to life!
A few hours passed, Urameshi and the others finally arrived at the cave of Irima. Yusuke, Mitarai, Hiei and Kurama went inside while Genkai, Botan and the rest of the group stayed outside and waited for Koenma to join them.
"So they're finally here." Ranma muttered. He could sense three slightly powerful individuals entering the cave entrance which he has no doubt were Yusuke and those two demons.
"Alright! I'll unleash my territory so that they'll be stopped in reaching the center of the cave. That's the whole plan, isn't it, Ranma?" Game Master asked.
The two friends were currently in an empty part of the cave which Sensui picked for Game Master to use. Urameshi's team will have no other choice but to stay in Game Master's territory until the Makai doorway fully opens or defeat him quickly in order to proceed. All of this was planned by Sensui but from the look on Ranma's face…
Ranma kneeled in front of Game Master. "Yeah, this is it."
"Don't worry Ranma! I'll show them all my powers! I'll-umph!" Game Master couldn't finish when he received a punch in the stomach that easily knocked him out. "W-Why…?"
Ranma didn't answer him. He caught Game Master's unconscious form and carefully placed him on the floor. He brushed the boy's hair a few times before standing back up. He summoned a few reiki orbs and they promptly created a barrier around the downed boy in order to protect him from everything, from large rocks to demons. Ranma glanced at Game Master one more time before finally leaving him there.
"Ja na…"
"This is it. This is the center of the cave." Mitarai said as they came upon a huge place with a small lake in the middle of it. There, the group saw Ranma leaning on a wall while waving at them, Gourmet was a few feet from Ranma's spot and he smiled at the group while Sensui was sitting on the sofa, watching something on the television set at the center.
"Sensui! Where is Kuwabara?!" Yusuke asked angrily.
Sensui glanced at them over his shoulder. "He's around here somewhere. Anyway, please don't yell, I'm trying to watch a movie here. I should warn you though, it will take about thirty minutes for this movie to end and that's when the Makai door will open as well."
Kurama's eyes widened. "That's not possible! I thought we still have a day before it fully opens!"
"That would be my fault." Ranma started. "You see it will take a day or two for it to be opened by normal means. However, we found a way to make the process go faster, thus the thirty minute window."
Gourmet stepped up. "You shouldn't get so excited, and you shouldn't think too much, it'll cause you a headache." He said to Kurama. Then he turned and faced Yusuke. "And you, Urameshi, you're an exception. You should use your head rather than your fists. Your reckless idea right now will kill you."
"You can read our thoughts?!"
"Yup, I'm sure that you've seen this territory before, you got to that man first, didn't you?" Gourmet asked, a grin forming on his face. "A human that reads other people's thoughts… I just found him a few days ago after that hospital incident and I have to tell you, he was delicious!"
Yusuke's face darkened. "You… you didn't…!"
"My territory is inside my body, Urameshi. Whatever I eat, especially if it is a person, I will obtain their powers. They will become a part of me!" Gourmet laughed.
"You… bastard!"
Kurama grabbed Yusuke by the shoulders. "Now is not the time Yusuke, we have to stop the doorway from opening. Leave him and Ranma to us, just focus on stopping Sensui."
Yusuke gritted his teeth before nodding reluctantly. "Alright, let's go do it then."
On the side, Mitarai found Kuwabara tied up at a corner with his mouth gagged with a piece of cloth. He untied him but the two suddenly found themselves surrounded by darkness and then they disappeared.
"I remember you. You're the one that killed Hagiri, correct?" Ranma asked with cold eyes.
Hiei drew his sword. "So what if I am? What are you going to do about it? I don't hate you as much as I hate your mother but I'm going to make sure that there will be nothing left of you when this is all over."
"We'll see, we'll see about that shorty but for now, show me if you have the right to be my playmate for today!" Ranma exclaimed, grinning from ear to ear as he unleashed his aura which Hiei countered by unleashing his own.
The Jaganshi dashed forward and attempted to slash Ranma with all he's got but the long-haired teen merely dodged each and every one of them with practiced ease. He even yawned at one point when he caught Hiei's sword with his fingers. That was the turning point for it was Ranma's turn to attack. He doesn't have Hiei's quickness in his strikes but the force he leaves behind was enough to kill several people or demons in one swoop.
"Are you going to block my attacks all day? If that's the case…" Ranma trailed off, gathering his power to summon those ever so familiar reiki energy balls. He combined them to form just one large energy ball. "Reikou Resshuu Shien Dan!"
He kicked the energy ball and it went back into dozens of little reiki balls as he did so. Those orbs homed in on Hiei and they attacked from all directions, making it hard to dodge them all but Hiei managed somehow because of his amazing speed.
Hiei landed and was about to retaliate when he noticed the irritated look on Ranma's face as he stared at the ground below. The Jaganshi looked down a little bit too late when he found himself being swallowed by a huge shadow. Ranma glanced at the shadow's head and pouted. "No fair! Why do you always have all the fun, Itsuki-niichan?"
Meanwhile, the fight between Kurama and Gourmet came to a surprisingly early conclusion. Kurama was in a very bad mood since going to the Saotome home and Gourmet's… newly acquired ability finally pissed him off. Before Gourmet could even read his thoughts, Kurama wrapped his rose whip around his opponent's head and sliced it right off, killing him in one blow.
"I'm not in the mood to play this game so why don't we stop right here and now? Come out and show yourself already…Toguro!"
Gourmet's headless body suddenly moved by itself and a gleeful chuckle escaped from it. "Just as I expected, you always were the sharp one of your group, Kurama." Elder Toguro's head popped out of Gourmet's neck. He smiled maniacally when he saw the scowl on Kurama's face.
"I might as well tell you how I ended up here. After my ungrateful little brother kicked me out of the arena, I managed to reform a part of myself and managed send a short-ranged signal for help. This signal can only be detected by very powerful beings and Sensui was the one that received it.
However, Gourmet decided to eat me when I still haven't regenerated completely. He obtained my powers but with my regenerative abilities, I cannot die so I lived inside his body and soon enough, I began to take over his body and here I am now! I now have the ability to read thoughts and coupled that with my regenerative powers, it's pretty much impossible to defeat me!"
Elder Toguro charged at his opponent but Kurama released a thick fog from his sleeves, surrounding the two of them in it. Elder Toguro grinned as he read Kurama's thoughts. "You can't hide from me… you're… right here!"
Toguro turned around and sliced Kurama's heart but to his surprise, Kurama merely smiled at him. Elder Toguro looked shocked for a moment before snarling and slashing wildly at Kurama. "Take this! I'm going to tear you apart! Argh! Why won't you die! Die! Die!"
Meanwhile, Kurama slowly walked out of the thick fog even though Toguro was supposed to still be shouting, charging and slashing at 'Kurama' inside the fog. The fog dispersed moments later and it revealed Elder Toguro but he was strangely connected to a demon tree. He seems paralyzed although he was still screaming why he can't kill his enemy.
"Wow! What is this tree called?" Ranma asked, walking towards Kurama with a curious look.
Kurama chose to answer him. "Janen Ju… I planted its seed when I wrapped my rose whip around Gourmet's head the first time. Once it has taken over a person's body, he will hallucinate non-stop until he dies and since Toguro is practically immortal, he will keep on seeing my illusion over and over again…"
"Is that so? It is very impressive but I think you should watch your step a little bit more…"
Kurama quickly looked down and found himself being 'eaten' by the shadow.
"I told you before, didn't I? You may be faster, you may be stronger, but you still cannot defeat me." Sensui said as he countered Yusuke's punch with a kick to the stomach, sending the current Reikai Tantei's body to be slammed onto a wall.
Their fight continued for a few more moments before it became repetitive. First, Sensui would use the Reikou Resshuu Shien Dan on Urameshi and Yusuke would frantically try to dodge the homing attacks but he will get nailed by it in the end. This process continued on and on until Yusuke eventually got close enough to attack Sensui with his fists.
Yusuke finally got a hit in, sending Sensui crashing into the ceiling and then dropping into the lake. When Sensui got out of it though, his shirt was now gone and Yusuke's eyes widened when he saw the numerous scars all over the ex-Tantei's body.
Sensui dominated the Tantei once more, saying that Yusuke only has his straight up fighting style, making him extremely predictable, and he does mean predictable. But Yusuke countered by doing quite a few unpredictable things like running randomly around the place and then swimming in the lake, causing Sensui to blink a few times.
Their fight resumed with Yusuke punching wildly at Sensui and when Sensui went for his counter, Yusuke wrapped his now wet shirt around the ex-Tantei's wrist to prevent it. Yusuke grinned, he has him now. "You're finished Sensui!"
Bang!
Inside the shadow, Itsuki couldn't help but smile as he looked at his captives, which were Kuwabara, Mitarai, Hiei and Kurama. "Ranma-kun's right you know, you should watch your step. For your information, you four are at my dimension, more specifically, inside my shadow demon."
"What?"
Itsuki sighed. "You are trapped inside another dimension and you have no means of getting out of this place until I let you out willingly or you somehow break the dimensional barrier here. Mitarai knows what I'm talking about, and it is you Kuwabara. If you can call forth your dimensional blade just like you did with your battle with Mitarai, you can easily get out of this place."
"Or we can make our own way out of here." Hiei said, already preparing to attack the demon but he was immediately stopped by Kurama as he grabbed his shoulder.
"No! We can't risk it!" Kurama tried to explain.
"What are you talking about?"
Itsuki laughed. "It seems that you figured it out Kurama. If I die, then all of you shall be trapped inside this dimension forever so killing me is definitely out of the question."
Back at the center of the cave, Koenma just arrived at the center and he was just in time to stop Sensui from putting a hole in Yusuke's head. Urameshi has already been shot a few times by Sensui's Ki Kou Juu and Sensui was about to put him out of his misery when the 'kid with the pacifier' showed up. The ex-Reikai Tantei glared disdainfully at Koenma's adult form.
"Koenma…" Sensui snarled.
"Sensui, stop this madness. Please stop this attempt at destroying the humans!" Koenma pleaded.
The ex-Reikai Tantei smiled maniacally. "Sensui? Who are you calling Sensui? He's not here right now so he left me in charge to do all the dirty work! And hell no, we will not stop! We will dig a grave for all humans… by the powers of the seven of us!"
"What do you mean 'Sensui's not here'?"
'Sensui' chuckled. "Don't you get it, you idiot? I am not Sensui, I am one of the seven persons living inside this body!"
Koenma froze. "Seven persons? As in multiple personalities?"
"What do you think?" Sensui began, pointing his gun at his chest. "Sensui created us. He needed us when he had nowhere to go. He accepted us one by one as he began to lose his faith in humanity! Except for you and that loudmouth Kuwabara, no one else from your group has seen the real Sensui. The one you have been talking to has been one of his personalities, the philosopher, and then there's me."
Koenma calmly gazed at this personality of Sensui. He removed the pacifier from his mouth and powerful waves of energy soon start to come out of it. "I see… but I don't care about that. See this, Sensui? My pacifier gathers my pure reiki into it and it can be used to destroy or to capture even the most powerful demons, this seal is called the evil sealing ring. I will not hesitate to use it against you Sensui, so either you give up or I will seal both your body and your soul!"
Sensui went silent after that. "Che… Sensui? Sensui?! What do you think about this kid's threat?" he asked himself while looking up to the ceiling for a few seconds. "Eheh, Sensui doesn't want to talk to you…"
"What?"
"You heard me… Sensui doesn't want to talk to you! Go ahead, try and seal us! It'll be fun to see your reaction after you fail. Maybe you'll cry like the four year old child that you are!" Sensui grinned, signaling for Koenma to blast him with the sealing ring.
It was then that Yusuke chose to step in and interfere, even with his current injuries. He grabbed Koenma's pacifier, after punching Koenma on the stomach, and placed it in his pocket, he doesn't need that thing to fight. He charged at this persona once more but like before, he found himself being toyed around. He did manage to counter this maniac's attacks though. He punched him multiple times in the chest and on the face that sent Sensui crashing to the ground as he skidded backwards.
Yusuke was trying to catch his breath when all of a sudden Sensui stood up, but there was something different about him. His face was so serene, so at peace. Sensui walked up to the Reikai Tantei and offered his hand to him. "Hello, my name is Sensui Shinobu, pleased to meet you."
Yusuke slapped the hand away, which Sensui took as an insult. Sensui swiftly kicked Urameshi's face and then he twisted the tantei's arm a little, just before grabbing Yusuke's hand and shaking it himself. "I'm pleased to have finally met you, Urameshi."
The real Sensui chose to unleash his power moments later. A golden aura started to seep out of his body, the ground shook from the power Sensui was emitting, and his power went up through the ceiling and out of Irima cave for every human in the area to see. A large hole was all that's left of the ceiling afterwards.
Seeing the shock on his opponent's faces, Sensui decided to explain a little bit. "As you know, there are two kinds of ki, they are youki and reiki. Both are used by demons and humans respectively. This energy however, is different. It is a special kind of ki called Sei Kou Ki. Long ago, humans who saw demons and humans perform this technique were believed to be angels, this is also where the legend of angels originated. This is the most powerful form of energy a human or a demon can ever hope to acquire."
The one-sided battle continued between Yusuke and Sensui, which only lasted for a few seconds before Sensui knocked the living daylights out of Urameshi. That's when Koenma chose to grab the pacifier that fell out of Yusuke's pocket and immediately pointed it towards Sensui.
"Mafuu Kan!"
Sensui screamed as he tried to counter Koenma's sealing powers with his Sei Kou Ki. At first, it would appear that Koenma was going to win but Sensui fought back by unleashing a little more of his power, much to Koenma's surprise. The ex-tantei managed to grab the pacifier with his hand moments later and then he crushed it all the while saying that all of their efforts are futile. He swiftly kicked Koenma with enough force to send him way back onto the corner of the cave. "Well, are you still up to it, Urameshi?"
Yusuke staggered to his feet and gazed at Sensui with those fiery eyes. "It won't be long now… I can feel it starting to awaken… I can feel it coursing through my body!" Yusuke said with a somewhat maniacal smile as he wiped some blood off his mouth.
Sensui must've felt it too because he continued his attacks with renewed vigor, there was just something about Urameshi that makes him far more dangerous than anything he has encountered. Though it wasn't the first time he felt something like this, he first experienced this once, when he was fighting his little brother Ranma.
"Stop it Sensui!" Koenma pleaded once more.
"What an annoying man you are. I know the reason why your attack didn't work. You used some of the ki in the pacifier to bring my mother back to life, didn't you? My brother told me you could do those things… it doesn't matter now, what matters is that I will get a second chance at killing my mother!" Ranma shouted in glee, blasting Koenma with a ki blast that sent him flying back. "Come on niichan, finish it already, it's getting rather boring anyway."
Sensui smiled and slowly approached Yusuke's bloody form. He grabbed him by the hair and stared directly into his eyes. "Get up. I'm going to kill you now."
Inside Itsuki's dimension, Kuwabara kneeled down as he watched Sensui continue to beat the hell out of their leader and friend. 'This isn't happening! C'mon Yusuke, you can beat him, I know you can!' He cupped his hands but nothing was coming out of it, he still couldn't call out his spirit sword much less his dimensional sword.
Kurama, and even Hiei, gritted their teeth in frustration. They feel so useless while they helplessly watch Yusuke get toyed around by Sensui. With Koenma's power gone, there is no one out there that could help the Reikai Tantei, it is only a matter of time now.
"No… can't be…" Kurama muttered, eyes widening by the minute. "He's… he's planning to do the same thing you did Kuwabara… he's planning to-"
Kuwabara immediately cut him off. "No! Never! Why is this happening?! Why can't I help him when he needs it?! Come out you stupid sword, please! Please come out! I have to help him! He… he… he's my friend, I can't stand to see him like this!"
Itsuki took a short glance at Kuwabara. "It is useless. We would have used you already if you can summon the dimension blade from the very beginning but like Sensui said, it was only a fluke when you successfully summoned it against Mitarai. You might as well sit back and enjoy the rest of the show."
"I don't care anymore." Hiei drew his sword, ready to fight this demon. "I'd rather die fighting Sensui rather than to stay here and do nothing! Now get out of my way or I will kill you!"
"The same goes for me." Kurama added in, going into his fighting stance. 'It's a small chance, but what else could we do? We may be stuck inside Itsuki's dimension forever if we kill him but if we defeat him, the dimension should have a small chance of collapsing as well.'
"Yusuke!!!" Kuwabara yelled, his Jigen Tou dimension blade finally coming out from his hands. Itsuki's eyes widened at the scene, he could do nothing but scream to Sensui to finish Urameshi off before he and his shadow were sliced by Kuwabara's dimensional sword, allowing Hiei and the rest of the group to escape Itsuki's dimension.
Yusuke took one last look at them before Sensui drove his hand to the Reikai Tantei's heart. Ranma clapped happily while the rest of Urameshi's Team could only look at the scene in shock. Yusuke lifelessly dropped to the ground the same time the doorway fully opened, as if to signify the end of the human world. The ground began to shake, the cave slowly started to collapse and Koenma could do nothing but curse himself for all of this.
"It's over. The doorway is now fully open. I do regret that I didn't have time to watch the final part of the movie… how disappointing." Sensui said sadly while sitting on the television screen.
"You and me both, and here I thought that I'd have enough time to watch some pretty good anime… darn… I guess I'll just have to watch the re-runs later." Ranma grumbled in annoyance.
Kuwabara gritted his teeth while he was still staring at Yusuke's dead body. They will pay… they will pay for doing this. Kurama showed his anger by changing forms while Hiei already removed the bandages from his arms and his third eye was already open. They turned and faced the brothers but they were already floating in midair.
Ranma shrugged with a smile as he and his brother flew up and entered the Makai doorway. The three exchange glances before they followed the two inside…
===Flashback===
"Ha!" Nodoka shouted, slashing at the demon's arms but to her surprise, the wound regenerated a few moments later. She ducked to avoid the monster's extended arms and sharp fingers before countering with multiple ki-charged slashes to its body.
The demon chuckled. "Little girl, is that the best you can do?"
The auburn-haired teen scowled and threw a barrage of reiki waves at the demon but he just used his wings to deflect the attack. The demon threw a circular disc which expanded and rotated as it stopped in mid-air. Nodoka blocked the rotating blade with her sword and quickly parried it to the side.
Their battle lasted for quite some time, neither one of them could gain the upper hand, that is until the demon removed the Makai parasite on his chest, causing his powers to be released completely. Nodoka didn't stand a chance as his attacks became faster and stronger. He was overpowering her with every move.
The demon finally went for the finishing move when he formed a scythe-like weapon in his hands and swiftly slashed Nodoka, surrounding her with youki and ripping her clothes open. The move also caused the auburn-haired girl to be paralyzed as she fell down to the ground. The youkai smirked as he loomed over Nodoka's defenseless form while tears began to fall from Nodoka's eyes, knowing what was about to happen. 'No, please stop. Somebody help me please… no… no… noooooooooooo!!!'
===End Flashback===
"Niichan, is Itsuki-niichan alright?" Ranma asked in concern.
Sensui gave him a reassuring smile. "It would take more than that to kill him. He's fine Ranma, he'll just need some time to recover from that attack."
Ranma nodded and smiled back as the two proceeded to fly to the other end of the tunnel.
"What is this place?" Kuwabara asked his two teammates. He found himself floating as he entered the doorway.
"This is the dimensional tunnel that connects the two realms, Ningenkai and Makai. It's a long ride to the other side and we'll probably encounter the Reikai barrier before we catch up to Sensui and Ranma." Kurama explained.
Hiei was lost in his own thoughts. 'I'll probably know the answer when we get to the barrier.'
Kuwabara, Hiei and Kurama arrived at the dimensional barrier. They finally caught up with Sensui and Ranma, who were currently standing a few feet from the barrier and was seemingly waiting for them to arrive. Truth be told, the brothers want the Jigen Tou to be used on the barrier and Sensui knew that Kuwabara will use it just so that he could avenge Yusuke's death.
"If you want us, you'll have to go to Makai as well."
Without further delay, Sensui flew up and then backwards, harmlessly passing through the dimensional barrier. Next comes Ranma, he also flew backwards but he blinked when he heard something crackling. He looked behind him and the energy barrier seemed to be reacting to his presence. He shrugged and pressed on but he received one big surprise when he reached the actual barrier…
"AHHHHHH!!!" Ranma screamed as the barrier prevented his entire body from passing through it. Sensui's, along with everyone else's eyes widened at the scene before them.
"I knew it." Hiei muttered.
===Flashback===
"No-chan! No-chan! What happened?! Answer me, No-chan!" Ayame pleaded, shaking the frozen girl back and forth in an attempt to snap her out of it. The spirit girl herself froze when she arrived at the place. Nodoka's clothes were torn, a few cuts and bruises on her arms and her face and electric arcs were coursing through her body. Just a few feet from the Reikai Tantei lies the corpse of one of the demons they were after, its body was cut in half by Nodoka's Arataka blade.
Nodoka turned to the side and stared blankly at Ayame. Slowly, her eyes began to widen upon recalling what has happened. She screamed as she unleashed her power, knocking the spirit girl backwards. She shakily got up, grabbed her sword and proceeded to slash the monster's body a few more times before deciding to burn it with her brightly glowing reiki. 'Why only now?! Why couldn't I control you a little earlier?!'
Ayame could only watch in shock as her friend continued to blast the demon's corpse. She understood what happened now. Her friend's torn and bloody clothes, the signs of struggle, and the bruises on her arms and legs… Nodoka was raped by this demon.
She could only hope and pray that it does not result in the worst possible scenario, she knew her friend and her beliefs better than anyone. Nodoka despises demons, mainly because of her ancestors' history, and this incident has just driven her right off the edge. If she has a child, a demon child at that, she'll completely flip and will probably start killing demons at will, without any concern for the humans that get in her way.
A few weeks later, Ayame's fears came true and she got Nodoka's reaction just right. She was practically glowing when she walked the streets of Tokyo, sword in hand. She mercilessly slashed the demons that she spotted, not minding that a few humans got killed by the force behind those attacks. Even when the Reikai Special Defense Team arrived to stop her, it took a couple of hours to actually knock the woman down. By that time, several buildings have already been destroyed and the human lives lost were more than Ayame could take.
Enma Daioh immediately dismissed Nodoka as a Reikai Tantei and Koenma glumly agreed to it. The incident was covered up pretty well by Reikai so she doesn't have to be worried about being arrested. She was also being monitored by Reikai from that point on, just in case something like that happens again. Ayame chose to stay by her friend's side a little longer, she can't help it but she feared for the life of the child inside Nodoka's womb. Monster or no, a life is still a life, but that is something Nodoka refuses to believe even after all this time.
Ayame had lost count at how much Nodoka attempted suicide. She kept on reasoning with her friend but Nodoka was stubborn as stubborn can get. She can't blame her though, the thought of having a child with a demon, and the guilt in knowing that she killed hundreds, if not thousands, of people without any good reason. You can add to that the pressure in keeping this huge secret from her parents and finally, that damned engagement with that fat scoundrel.
In the end, Nodoka reluctantly agreed to keep the child. She forced herself to marry Genma Saotome for the sake of keeping her secret, her shame. The rest was history…
===End Flashback===
Ranma dropped to the ground moments later. His body was badly burned, various cuts were all over his body but the most noticeable was that his tattoo was pulsating like a heartbeat. "W-What… is going… on?!"
"Youkai…"
"What…?"
Hiei closed his eyes. "You have youkai blood in you. It doesn't take a genius to figure out that you're a very powerful youkai, Ranma, that's why you couldn't pass through the barrier. And I thought I recognized that mark on your cheek, that mark belonged to one of the elder tribes of Makai. They have existed for thousands of years before the current rulers of Makai decided to wipe them out hundreds of years ago."
"You can add to that the fact that your mother hates you so much, almost as much as she hates me and Hiei, whom she knew were youkai…" Kurama said softly.
"What? You mean to tell me this psycho's mother hated him? Is that why he's like this Kurama?" Kuwabara asked tightly. Though he doesn't like it at the moment because of Yusuke's death, he could tell that Ranma isn't all that bad when they first met.
Kurama nodded sadly before bowing his head. Then he suddenly looked up when he heard someone laughing, it was Ranma. His eyes widened when a very powerful golden aura began to seep out of the young man's body, much like what Sensui did earlier. 'Is he as strong as Sensui too?! Do we even have a chance in this fight?'
"She hated me because of this? She hated me because of this? She hated me because of this? She hated me because of this? She hated me because of this? She hated me because of this? She hated me because of this?" Ranma muttered to himself again and again. Then he laughed at how pathetic a reason it was to hate somebody.
His hands started to twitch, his mark pulsated, tears began to form around his eyes but there was no look of anger, hatred or insanity on his face. Instead, he had a look that caused everyone but Sensui to be puzzled. It was a look he had since he was a child, a look of innocence. Without any warning whatsoever, he turned around and faced the Reikai barrier and before anybody could even react, he drove both of his hands into it.
"Stop it Ranma! You'll be killed if you continue to do that!" Kurama shouted.
"Idiot." Hiei muttered.
Ranma ignored both of them and pressed on in his attempt to break the barrier. His shirt was quickly being ripped apart, next came his flesh and finally, his entire body was starting to be burned alive. He screamed louder as he let loose all of his Sei Kou Ki on the barrier.
Sensui was about to blast his little brother so that he'll be pushed away from the barrier but he stopped when he saw the impossible actually happening. Energy arcs were beginning to appear around Ranma as the barrier was being bended slowly but surely. 'I knew he had the potential to cut through dimensions as well but… this much power with his bare hands…'
Ranma screamed one more time. His hands were bending the barrier faster now, much to the shock and amazement of everyone present. With one last burst of power, he swiftly moved his hands to the side and it finally ripped the barrier in two. He staggered quite a bit before he got a hold of himself. He looked forward, gazing intently at the hole at the end of the tunnel. 'Home…'
"Impossible!" Kurama shouted in absolute shock. Ranma should've died with that much exertion of his powers coupled with the opposing power behind the Reikai dimensional barrier. Yet here he is, standing right in front of them with only a couple of deep wounds and burns. He really did manage to rip the barrier in two with his bare hands and lived to tell about it.
Ranma shakily walked towards the other side of the barrier. He was bloodied and his wounds were pretty severe but he doesn't seem to mind any of them. He stopped and turned his head to the side and looked at his big brother with sad eyes. "Do you hate me too? Now that you know that I'm really a youkai? Do you hate me just as my mother hated me?"
Sensui walked towards him and patted him on the head, much to the surprise of everybody else. He then hugged the bloodied boy tightly while whispering something into his ear. "No, I don't hate you. In fact, I like you even more, now that I've found out that you're a youkai."
Ranma sobbed on his brother's shoulder. He understood him, he still cares for him and he stands by his side even when knowing that he is a youkai. 'It's warm, just like Itsuki-niichan… is this what being loved really feels like?' He thought with a small smile. He got a hold of himself a few moments later. He smiled sincerely at Sensui before turning and facing the rest of Urameshi's group. "Now then… shall we go to our realm? Shall we go to our home, Kurama-san, Hiei-san? Let's go, let's go to Makai."
Both 'angels' flew towards the end of the tunnel, with Urameshi's group following closely behind.
Hiei noticed the thoughtful look on Kurama's face. "Is something bothering you? That is besides the obvious fact that those two can probably wipe the floor with us."
"Yes, I was wondering about the hybridation between humans and demons."
"Oh, that…"
Kurama placed a hand on his chin. "To my knowledge, when a demon and a human copulate, their child is not necessarily going to be a demon or a hybrid. The child will have a bigger chance of being a 'normal' human rather than those two. What's more puzzling is that the first descendant never becomes a demon in all recorded history. Usually it takes up a few generations before the demon blood awakens but Ranma is…"
"Is a first descendant Majin, a first in history." Hiei finished with a serious look.
"You noticed it too, huh? That could only mean that his 'father' is one of the S-class when he forced himself on Ranma's mother, they're the only ones who can pull something like that to someone of Nodoka's power. I hate to admit it but that woman is strong, way too strong in her current state.
Furthermore, Ranma's 'father' was from one of the elder tribes of Makai and you know as well as I do that those tribes have more secrets than the entire Makai and Ningenkai realms combined so you never know what else could happen to this Majin, we already saw him split the barrier in two with his bare hands."
Hiei scowled. "I don't care, I'll beat him even if it's the last thing I do."
Kurama smiled slightly. "Yes, that's the only thing we can do."
Two humans, two demons and one hybrid reached the end of the tunnel. They found themselves in the sky, falling to the ground at high speed. Ranma and Sensui used their Sei Kou Ki to fly to safety while Kurama used one of his plants, the Fuyouka Shokubutsu, the floating plant. It is a butterfly-like plant that Kurama attached to his back so that he can be able to fly, with Hiei and Kuwabara hanging from both sides of it.
"Beautiful…" Ranma whispered. He was currently looking at the ground below where thick, lush forests and tall mountains galore. "So this is Makai, it's far more peaceful than I imagined."
"Indeed, so this is the world of the demons that I killed…" Sensui said sadly.
After a soft landing by Sensui and Ranma, and somewhat of a rough one by the rest, Sensui immediately went to business. He quickly demonstrated his Spirit Armor or Ki Kou Tou I while Ranma used his Sei Kou Ki to form several orbs around his body before turning them into a weapon, a glowing cross boomerang.
Kuwabara immediately went after Sensui, with Kurama not too far behind. Kuwabara already knew that he was no match for this man, even with the use of his dimensional sword but if he can just take Sensui's life, he knew Yusuke would've wanted that. He understood what Yusuke was implying when he looked at them just before Sensui delivered the final blow because he did the same thing when he performed a suicidal charge at the younger Toguro during the dark tournament… 'It's up to you guys now'.
"Here! Play with this for awhile!" Ranma shouted, tossing the boomerang at Hiei. The boomerang surprisingly stopped in mid-strike and floated in the air. It expanded and began spinning around in its place. Its speed was so fast that it created a mini-vacuum which forces Hiei to jump a few feet back to avoid being sucked up into it but Ranma anticipated the move so he was already behind the Jaganshi at that time.
Hiei turned and tried to slash Ranma but he was too fast for him. Gritting his teeth in frustration, Hiei held out both of his hands and it was suddenly covered in flames. "Whatever it takes, I promise that I'll destroy you! Jao Ensatsu Rengokushou!"
Both of his hands were now covered in flames. He glared at Ranma before dashing towards his grinning opponent. His flame-covered punches struck the young man a couple of times, Ranma was pushed back by the force behind the punches but Hiei noticed that Ranma was still smiling. He was going to wonder why that is but he got his answer when the cross boomerang suddenly buried itself onto his back. 'Damn… so careless…'
Kurama arrived just in time to block Ranma's next attack on Hiei. He summoned his Katakana or Rose whip and then he wrapped it around his arm, with one sharp point at the end. Ranma attacked first but he found himself surrounded by several rose petals, he looked at them in wonder before wincing in pain when the petals started to slash his body.
"It won't work against me, Kurama!" Ranma yelled as he threw his boomerang a few feet in front of him. It proceeded to spun in the same place like before and sucked in the petals and unfortunately, Kurama as well. Kurama screamed when the blades rotated against his flesh but he immediately countered by blocking it with his thorn-covered arm, halting the attack. He dropped to the ground while clutching his wound.
"Ensatsu Koukuryu Ha!"
Ranma's eyes widened when he turned around and saw a huge black dragon wave coming right at him. He positioned his boomerang in front of him in hopes to reduce the power behind the attack. The boomerang quickly shattered, leaving Sensui's brother wide open. Ranma took the brunt of the attack as he let loose his Sei Kou Ki. It lasted for a few more minutes until Ranma managed to parry Hiei's black dragon wave to the side. He finished it off by slashing it in two with his hands, he blinked when he noticed that his fingertips were extended forward, glowing with youki.
"Eheh, cool!" he exclaimed, staring at his fingers in amazement. It was like elder Toguro's but he can't bend it at impossible angles, he could only extend or retract it, although his fingers can probably cut through dimensions now. He noticed that the three were standing between him and his big brother. He grinned at his brother and Sensui nodded in response, they dashed past their three opponents multiple times, punching and kicking them like crazy before they stopped and spun around a couple of times.
"Double Reppa Fuujin Ken!" The brothers shouted right before two huge hurricanes appeared out of nowhere, swallowing Hiei, Kurama and Kuwabara inside it. While inside, countless number of wind blades started ripping through their body and they could do nothing to prevent the attacks. What's worse is that Sensui and Ranma sent a few reiki balls into the hurricane as well and the projectiles detonated themselves whenever they came into contact with them.
The hurricane went on for a few more minutes before finally dissipating, sending Kuwabara, Hiei and Kurama crashing to the ground at high speed. The brothers stared nonchalantly at the downed trio while the three of them could do nothing but clench their fists tightly.
'We… we… can't win…'
"Koenma, who are these people?" Mitarai asked, staring at the nine people who suddenly appeared out of nowhere and they looked as if that they're trying to seal the Makai door before any demons start to come out of it.
"They're the Reikai Special Defense Team. Their job is to stop any crisis between the three worlds. They are one of Reikai's strongest groups and they can handle almost anything if they combine their powers. Botan must've informed my father about the situation here so he sent this group to seal the doorway before it gets out of hand."
One man from the group, the only one with the mustache, approached Koenma hesitantly. "Koenma-sama, I am the captain of this squad. I have some urgent news from Reikai, your father wishes for your immediate return, Koenma-sama." He stated bluntly.
Koenma shook his head. "No, I will not return to Reikai. I have lost three Reikai Tantei already and I shall take responsibility for my actions."
"I see… but by staying here, you might be crushed from what we're about to do."
"What…?"
The captain signaled for three people from his squad to surround Urameshi's dead body. "Our orders are from your father himself. And those orders are: to seal the Makai door as soon as possible, to stop any demons that might attempt to go through the barrier during that time and finally, to completely destroy the body of the Reikai Tantei known as Urameshi Yusuke."
Koenma's eyes widened. "What are you talking about?! He's dead! Can't you see that? Don't tell me you'll destroy his soul too?!"
"We have been monitoring Urameshi's life up to this point. His heritage is also one of the reasons as to why he was chosen as a Reikai Tantei. Forgive me Koenma-sama but it is by order of Enma Daioh himself, someone with evil blood must be destroyed before he gets a chance to awaken. Men! Gather your energy and prepare to fire on my order!"
"Yes sir!"
Koenma stepped in front of Yusuke's body. "No, I will not allow this! You can go back to my father and tell him to do it him-umph!"
The captain punched the already weak Koenma in the gut, causing him to fall to his knees as he cursed the Reikai Defense Team.
"Sir! It's Urameshi!"
Koenma and the captain stared at the now floating body of the Reikai Tantei. The captain clenched his fists and immediately turned and faced his group.
"Stop the rebirth! Hit him with all you've got!!!"
"No! Stop!" Koenma pleaded to no avail.
Multiple energy blasts made their way towards the floating body of Urameshi. But just when they were about to hit, a blue blur suddenly came down from the huge hole Sensui made earlier and proceeded to use its own body to protect the Reikai Tantei from harm. A few moments passed and as the dust settles, everyone's eyes widened when they saw that the one protecting Urameshi is a large, blue, phoenix-like bird.
"Puu… it's alright. I'm fine now." A voice whispered to the blue bird.
Puu spread his wings and Koenma, Mitarai and the Reikai Special Defense Team's eyes widened when they saw Urameshi Yusuke, alive and well. The captain of the defense team muttered something to himself, saying that they have failed to stop it and that the evil within Urameshi has awoken completely while Koenma ignored his injuries, shakily stood up and slowly approached the supposedly dead Reikai Tantei.
"Y-Yusuke?"
The young Tantei could do nothing but grin at that, but it was more like an evil grin than anything else. He let loose his power and a massive, reddish aura came to life. It was none other than youki… "It's time to finish what we started, Sensui, Ranma!"
AN: I've dropped a few clues as to what kind Ranma's real father is, from Ranma's rapidly changing Majin form, his moves, etc. Well, until next time, Ja ne!
Next: This is my home… Makai
The Majins have awoken, but who are these people watching them?