A/N: Ok I'm attempting to do something I don't think I've ever done…. Post 2 chapters in the same night…. I had a weird day and I feel like typing tonight so here goes…. Don't own YYH or the characters… I own all the OC s in this chapter…. oh yeah and i just realized how confusing this story is without all the dividers so i'll go back and fix them all.... sorry about that
Passing the torch CH 11: Another adventure begins
The kids went for a walk in the woods behind Hiei's house. When they were young, their parents built a small playground for them. Rei and Nami sat on the swings while Haku and Yasuo sat on a bench and watched.
"She's so strong." Yasuo said.
"She's got Kuwabara's will to survive and positive outlook on things. But she's got her mother's compassionate heart." Haku replied. "You have to be strong too. She needs you now more than she did before."
"I know."
Leiko and Taro ware sitting under a Sakura tree cuddling when Tami and Kane came over and sat down across from them.
"So beautiful, isn't it?" Tami asked.
"Yeah." Leiko replied. "How's Nami?"
"Doing ok I guess. She's got about 3 ½ months. Mom's only got 3 weeks, and from what I hear, we have another mission on the way."
"It's not fair." Taro spoke up. "Can't that brat give us time to recuperate?"
"It's not his fault Taro." Kane pointed out. "Things just happen."
"I know, but I still think it's unfair."
"All Right Kurama, Spill it. What do you know about the eye of truth?" Koenma asked.
"As you know, I have most of Youko's memories. One of these memories is of a robbery he performed before getting injured. Youko stole the 5th piece and put it in his mansion back in Makai. The mansion is heavily guarded and only Youko knows how to get in safely."
"I see. Well I have a mission to send you all on. Can you get it after you complete the mission?"
"Yes, Koenma sir."
"Good. I will accompany you home. The others are waiting for me at Genkai's."
"Your next mission is to go into Makai and rescue a 16 year old demon. She is being held captive for her powers. Her name is Keara and she has very developed ESP powers."
"If she has ESP powers, why doesn't she get herself out of there?" Kane asked.
"They put a mind block on her and her so she is really weak."
"When do we leave?" Yusuke asked.
"This afternoon. Time is of the essence."
They traveled through a forest in Makai till sunset, then stopped to sleep. Hiei kept his Jagan open all night to protect Nami and Kanu. They started up early the next morning. By noon, they had reached their destination. They were at the entrance to a cave at the base of a mountain.
"Gotta give them credit. They sure got the evil layer thing down." Yusuke said.
Suddenly a pair of demons jumped out.
"You can not enter." The first one said.
"We will not allow it." The other one finished.
"Oh gimme a break. Is this the best they can do?" Yasuo said with the same sarcasm his father was knows for.
"We can take this fight right Rei?" Kane boasted.
"Of course."
"I wouldn't be so sure of that,"
"If I were you."
Rei and Kane stepped up.
"I'm getting tired of you already." Kane stated.
"Ready Shizu?"
"Always Mizu."
Kane and Rei took out rose whips.
"You'll never,"
"Beat us."
The two women charged. They both had long black hair and were wearing tunics. They were identical. They attacked with poles that looked like Javelins. Rei and Kane slashed the whips but all the attacks were blocked. Rei took something out of her hair. Following her lead, Kane did the same. They clenched their fists and started whip swinging again. Suddenly, the javelins went flying towards Rei and she caught them.
"What did you,"
"Just do?"
Rei held out the javelins to reveal vines wrapped around them.
"You will pay for that!" Mizu said.
"Try me!"
Shizu tried to charge but was stuck to the ground. She looked down and saw vines slowly crawling up her legs, piercing her skin. Mizu looked down to see that she was suffering the same fate.
"When did this happen?" Mizu and Shizu asked in unison.
"Well Rei, I guess all the training paid off." Kane chuckled. "Those are my special poisonous vines. You will die in a matter of seconds."
"We have never been beaten." They gasped, before falling to the ground, lifeless.
Kurama covered the bodies with moss and they proceeded on through the cave. It wasn't very long before the saw light. The cave had a small cavern like room with 2 doors leading out of it. In front of the door, there was man with heavy armor.
"My turn." Yasuo said, approaching the man.
"Eager to die?"
"Who are you?"
"My name is Magachi."
"Well it seems it will be you and me."
"Indeed." Magachi said, starting to levitate.
Yasuo started off by firing a spirit gun. It was a direct hit but it didn't even put a dent in His armor.
"This armor is indestructible. You can't hurt me." Magachi's eyes started to glow and her shot lasers at Yasuo.
Yasuo ran around the room, Magachi following him with his laser eyes. This gave Yasuo an idea. He sped up, ran up the wall, and ran in a circle above Magachi's head. Magachi caused the ceiling to collapse on his own head. Yasuo got down and stood in front of the pile, waiting for him to emerge. When he did, Yasuo shot 3 bullets at him. Magachi dodged but they came back for him. The first bullet hit him in the back of the neck, cracking the armor slightly without anyone knowing.
"I told you, it's indestructible."
"We'll see about that."
The second bullet hit in the same spot at the first.
"You'll never learn will you?"
"Guess not."
The third and final bullet hit that same spot. This time it went through the armor and broke Magachi's neck. He fell over, obviously not getting up ever again.
"Every defense has a flaw, a weak point, just like every attack. All I had to do was find that weak point, the spot where it all cane together, where it was the thinnest. My bullets were heat seekers. That's how they knew where the armor was the thinnest."
"I wouldn't have thought of that." Yusuke said.
"Of course not." Kurama said. He's got his mother's brain, not yours."
Kuwabara fell on the floor laughing.
"Can we go now?"
The room started to rumble and the ceiling started falling in. they ran through the doors and ended up in a huge, decorated room. Keara was tied up in the far left corner. There was a barrier and they couldn't reach her. Kurama looked at her. She had Kitsune ears, a long silver tail, long white hair, and blood red eyes.
'It's a coincidence.' Kurama thought. 'There are hundreds of kitsune clans in Makai. She just happens to look like Youko.'
All of the sudden there was an evil laugh.
"You will never get to her." A man said, stepping out of the shadows. "I am Ganzu Tarukane the second."
"Even in his death he haunts us." Kuwabara said.
"What can you do? You're only human!" Yusuke said.
"Wrong. My father was human. My mother was pure demon." He said, sprouting dragon wings and growing poisonous fangs and claws.
"I thought the first Tarukane was ugly!" Botan said.
Haku stepped up, fire blazing in his eyes.
"You will die, for everything that your family has put my family through." He said, surrounding himself in flames.
"Try me!"
"FISTS OF THE MORTAL FLAME!" Haku charged, punching Tarukane in the gut.
Tarukane took this chance to dig his claws into Haku's arm. Haku screamed.
"That poison will kill you in 10 minutes."
"That's what you think!" Haku took a stance. The flames around him tripled in size. "FLAMES OF HELL!" Blue flames surrounded Ganzu in a circle and closed in on him. When the flames disappeared, not even the ashes were left.
Haku fell to his knees. His arm had gone completely numb. The barrier around Keara disappeared. Nami, Yukina, and Kurama stayed there to help Keara while the others went to Haku.
"Let me help." Taro said, using his healing powers on Haku. The poison slowly seeped out of the wound and he started to get the feeling back. When Haku could stand, they went over to where Yukina was healing Keara.
"Hiei," Kurama started, " I can't take the mind block off. It's some kind of spell that I can not reverse."
Hiei nodded.
Yukina had finished healing her and backed up.
"How are you feeling?" Yukina asked her.
"Physically, fine. But I still can't use my powers" she replied politely.
"Hold still." Hiei put 2 fingers on her forehead and opened the jagan. Keara closed her eyes and relaxed. After a minute, Hiei removed his fingers.
"That should have removed the block."
Keara lowered her energy and transformed. Her ears and tail disappeared, her hair turned black, and she now had gold eyes.
"You're part human?" Tami asked.
"Only ¼. My mom was half."
"It's time to go Keara. Koenma ordered me to take you home then report to him." Botan said.
"One thing. How do we get out?" Kuwabara asked.
"There is a secret entrance. I saw them come in through there." Keara said, pointing to the other side of the cave.
They got out of the cave and Botan took Keara home, leaving the rest of the group to complete the other part of the mission.
A/N: UGH! Another long chapter… I hope you guys are happy… I'm exhausted… It took me like 2 ½ hours to write the 2 chapters. I'm a slow typer and I had to keep getting up to help my grandma. Ne ways… please review and let me know what you think Ja ne!