Gah! Sorry for the long update! I had writer's block! Stupid block… Anywho, I rescued Kurama from Karasu…but I think the whole situation left poor Kurama traumatized…
Now onto…REVIEW RESPONSES! Or rather review response…
Urameshi no Koibito: Ah, my faithful reviewer… Thank you for stickin' with me throughout this fic. And Miyu can have a T-shirt too! –Gives Miyu a T-shirt that says 'I am the Yami of the person who reviewed Kuruna's fic, and all I get is a T-shirt'- Enjoy!
ON WITH THE FIC!
Chapter seven: Enter the Fortress…
Both Shinopa and the seated figure looked at a screen, showing them the spirit detective team as they entered the fortress. Kurama was still leaning on Yusuke for support.
The seated figure was first to speak, "So, it seems that Yusuke and his friends defeated Tsuchi and Ishi, and made it inside…" he continued, "Shinopa, head down to the lower chambers, and delay them. Do not reveal yourself to them, unless they make it to the higher chambers." he glanced at the unconscious girl in the corner, "Mention nothing of the girl's identity to them, understood?"
Shinopa nodded, "Yes master." She proceeded out of the room, and down to the lower chambers. 'Should I tell them whom my master is? No, he'd kill me…I must make sure that the spirit detective does not perish, otherwise…No one will be able to defeat my master…' thought Shinopa with frustration, for she did not know what to do. 'And why doesn't he want me to tell them of the girl's identity? Why does he think that Keiko will stop the spirit detective?' (A/N: Remember, Shinopa knew who Keiko was, but she didn't know of Keiko and Yusuke's relationship.)
In the lower chambers… (A/N: A couple of minutes later.)
Kurama was now able to walk on his own, though he'd grunt in pain every now and then. Haruna was silently walking. Hiei and Kuwabara were bickering at each other about something. Yusuke, however, wasn't listening to the two bicker, like he normally would. He would normally chime in and throw an insult or two at Kuwabara. But right now, he was just kind of spacing out, deep in thought. 'Why does this place keep getting more and more familiar with every step? It's like I've been here before, but I know I haven't…Damn, this is confusing…'
Hiei and Kuwabara finally stopped bickering. The hallway they were walking through had opened up a bit, as they came to a medium sized room. The room was made entirely out of stone, and was dimly lit by several torches attached to the wall. The ceiling was fairly high up, with a few vent-like pathways within the higher portion of the wall.
Within one of said pathways, was Shinopa. She was in a crouching position, as there was not enough room to stand. She hid within the shadowed part of the pathway. While looking at another pathway across the room, she sent a telepathic message to a demon within said pathway. 'Reveal yourself to them now. Do not eliminate them; only delay them. You may, however, inflict damage upon them. Understand?'
The demon replied back, 'Yes.'
Kuwabara looked towards where Shinopa was located, and a look of confusion played across his face. Kurama noticed this and asked, "Something wrong, Kuwabara?"
Kuwabara turned to Kurama and said, "I thought I felt the spirit energy of…" He was cut off by the demon, who leapt out of his hiding spot and onto the floor before the team.
Yusuke snapped out of his thoughts and looked to where the demon was. He saw a short male demon, about Hiei's height, wearing a ninja outfit. On him, were several shuriken (Throwing stars), and two daggers. Kuwabara formed his spirit sword, and charged forward. The ninja leapt up and over Kuwabara, then turned in mid-air to throw a throwing star at Kuwabara. It hit him on the back of his left shoulder. "Ow!" yelled Kuwabara, as he pulled the throwing star out of his shoulder.
The ninja landed gracefully, and drew his daggers. He darted towards Hiei. Our favorite fire demon unsheathed his katana and blocked the ninja's attack. The ninja backed away, and sped around the room. He was fast but unfortunately for him, Hiei was faster. Hiei caught up to the ninja and stabbed him. He fell to the ground. Hiei walked up to the ninja and asked, "Who is it you work for?"
Shinopa, who was still in the pathway, pulled out a throwing knife. 'I can't let him reveal that information…'
The ninja, for the first time, spoke… "I work fo-" He was cut off by Shinopa, who threw the knife at him. (Me: I cut a lot of people off in my fics, don't I?) The knife hit him directly in the heart, killing him before he could fully complete his sentence.
They all looked to where Shinopa was; she, however, had left right after she threw the knife. Yusuke looked back at the rest of the group, "So much for interrogating him… Let's go, we'll find out who his wacko boss is soon enough." With that, they all proceeded forward. They walked along a corridor until they came to a circular chamber with twelve different doors.
Yusuke turned to Kuwabara, "So Mr. Spiritual Awareness, which door do we take?"
I finally typed it up!
Yusuke: 'Bout time too…
Glares- Yusuke, you forget, I'm the authoress… I can have you killed off if I want too…
Yusuke: -Shuts up-
Alright then… Today for The Kuruna Corner, we will review some of the things happening in the fic… Okay, first off, we know Shinopa is working for the bad guy.
Second, we know that Shinopa is afraid of the bad guy, and hopes that Yusuke and co. can defeat him.
Third, Kuwabara knows Shinopa is in the fortress.
Fourth, Yusuke notices the similarities between the fortress and another place.
Fifth, we know that Keiko is the girl in the corner.
Sixth, we know the bad guy is a guy. Well, that was one was obvious…
Seventh, Koenma, Botan, and Jorge all know that Yusuke and co. are in another world.
Well that about covers most of the vital information… Now YOU have to connect the dots, and try to figure out what's going on… Or you could just wait for me to update again. Then again, you trying to figure it out would be faster. Anyway, review, and stay tuned for the next chapter of The Fourth World! Adios! –Rides off on a horse-