Chapter 9

"YUSUKE!" Keiko screamed, as she looked at a man in the door. Ronin had gone outside, and luckily he wasn't in the room at the moment. A man in a dark cloak and black hair had appeared in the doorway.
"Yusuke Urameshi, traitor of the Makai, judgement day has come." The man said, holding a gun up. He pointed it over at Keiko, as he smiled. Yusuke saw that, as the man pulled the trigger. Yusuke ran as fast as he could, pushing Keiko out of the way, as he got hit in the shoulder. Yusuke cringed, the pain felt like a thousand daggers had hit him in the shoulder at once. He screamed in pain. He regained his composure, as he stood up.
"THAT DOESN'T HURT! IS THAT ALL YOU GOT FOR ME!"
"YUSUKE, SHUT UP! WE DON'T NEED YOUR EGOTISTICAL VIEWS RIGHT NOW!" Keiko said, as she stood up, running to Yusuke's side, trying to see how bad the injury was. All of a sudden, the man wasn't at the door anymore.
"WHERE THE HELL DID YOU GO COWARD?" Yusuke said, turning to the side. Suddenly, he felt a wisk of wind blow past him, as he heard a scream. "KEIKO!" Yusuke said, as he turned around to see Keiko being thrusted up into the air, through the roof. The man looked down, staring at Yusuke.
"If you want your precious love to be safe, follow me." The man said, as he thrusted himself more into the air. Yusuke grinned, as he quickly ran outside, to find Ronin. He grabbed Ronin, bringing him back into the house, into his room.
"Ronin, I know this sucks, but stay in your room. It's for your own safety. Don't let anyone except grandma in, ok?" He said. Ronin nodded his head. Yusuke smiled as he ran out to catch up with the man. They were headed to the Makai, as Yusuke followed the man.

"NOTHING'S GONNA HAPPEN, HUH?" I screamed, hitting Koenma on the shoulder.
"HOW WAS I SUPPOSED TO KNOW, HUH?"
"YOU ONLY RULE OVER THE ENTIRE SPIRIT WORLD, YOU SHOULD AT LEAST KNOW WHEN SOMETHING LIKE THIS WOULD HAPPEN. HONESTLY, YOU CALL YOURSELF A RULER!"
"Botan, nobody could tell when this was going to happen, but we knew this day would come, from the moment that his destiny had changed."
"Are you talking about... the ultimate sacrifice?"
"Precisely. Legend has it that the ultimate sacrifice is when a half breed such as Yusuke fights his demon half coming. You see, when a half demon is in the situation that he is about to die, his demon blood takes over, and the half demon will go on a rage until he is restored to his original form. Yusuke's original form is human, since obviously he just recently found out about his demonic side, so his power will be taken control of."
"You mean... he's going to become the demon that Raizen took him over to be during his fight with Sensui?"
"Not exactly. Yusuke wasn't actually fighting during that fight, that was Raizen. This time, Yusuke will be fighting. We don't know if he'll be more or less dangerous than when Raizen took control. All we know is he has the demonic energy, as well as his spirit energy. But... The ultimate sacrifice is that he will fight the demonic blood, and in the end, something... truely bad will occur."
"Koenma... you don't mean..."
"Let's watch, it'll be easier to see." I walked over to him, leaning into his shoulder. I realized exactly what was going to happen, as I looked over to the screen, seeing Yusuke finally reach the Makai.

"WHERE ARE YOU, YOU ASSHOLE! I'M HERE, NOW GIVE ME BACK KEIKO!" Yusuke screamed, as all of a sudden, red energy started flaring from out of him. He looked around, as he saw a shadowy figure. Suddenly, he saw another figure come out. It wasn't keiko, but another man in a black outfit, holding a younger male in his hand. "RONIN!" Yusuke screamed. He started running towards the two men, as they turned around, as their sunglasses glistened in the light. They held up pistols in their hands, as they pointed them at Keiko & Ronin.
"YUSUKE, DON'T COME NEAR US! THEY'RE GOING TO SHOOT US IF THEY COME ANY CLOSER!" Keiko screamed. Yusuke came to a stop, as he looked at them, concerned. Keiko had tears in her eyes, and she looked like she got scraped up a little bit. He could feel her fear. He could see that Ronin was crying.
"DADDY, HELP US!" Ronin screamed, as he started crying.
"Ronin..." he whispered. Suddenly, the man holding Ronin thrust his arm back, as suddenly it thrashed Ronin in the face, as Ronin fell to the ground, laying there motionless. "RONIN!" Yusuke screamed.
"Stop Yusuke! Don't come near us!" Keiko screamed. The man hit her in the face, but it didn't affect her. "Please Yusuke... if I lose you, I'll never be able to handle myself!"
He looked at her, as he put his foot back. The man that held Ronin previously turned around, as he kicked Ronin forward. "Come on Yusuke, you care so much about these Ningen trash so much that you left us here at the Makai. Aren't you going to at least protect them."
Yusuke laughed. "Unlike you demons, I respect the people I love." Yusuke spat on the ground, as the man with his hands free walked towards Yusuke. He was very muscular, had jet black hair, and he lowered his sunglasses, as his eyes showed. He almost looked human, but that demonic scent was sickening Yusuke. He has been covered with Ningen blood, he could smell the fresh blood all over him. Yusuke looked at the man, absolutely disgusted. The man laughed at his reaction, as he took a step towards Yusuke, and slapped him across the face. Yusuke's head thrusted to the side, as he fell backwards, hitting the floor. He felt the fresh blood coming out through a cut on his face. He turned his head, staring at the man. He wiped the blood, as he stood back up. "What are you going to do, hit me around a few times, and then ask for me to come back? I don't think it'll be that easy."
"Oh, you misunderstand traitor." The man said, as he took his sunglasses off, revealing blood-red eyes, that shot right through Yusuke. The eyes were red, as an aquamarine color had surrounded the eyeball. "What? Surprised? These sunglasses are there to hold in my power." He laughed uncontrollably. "Us demons don't take treachery very well... and we hold grudges."
"No shit moron, I am part demon, incase you haven't realized." Yusuke said, as he spread his legs apart, leaning backward more, as he released energy, as it blew a gust of wind, as the man's jet black hair blew viciously, as it sent across to Ronin and Keiko.
Keiko looked at Yusuke, as she quietly realized what was happening. "Oh, yusuke." she said, quietly. "What have I done?"
Yusuke looked at Keiko, and smiled. The man looked at him, smiling. "I, Akuinnen Kuro, will be the one to kill you."
"Take your best shot." Yusuke said, as he held up his finger, ready to prepare his spirit gun. The light blue orb started to form, as suddenly, he heard Keiko scream, as she fell to the floor. "KEIKO!" Yusuke screamed, as he went to run over to her, but Akuinnen appeared in front of him, and stopped him. Yusuke felt pain run across his cheek, as he was thrown backwards by the punch. Yusuke sat up, looking at Keiko. She sat up, with a cut mark across her cheek.
"LEAVE KEIKO ALONE! SHE HAS NOTHING TO DO WITH THIS! THIS IS BETWEEN US, BUT YOU HAVE NODIGNITY SINCE YOU'RE INCLUDING WOMEN AND CHILDREN!"
"Women and children you say?" Akuinnen said, swiftly. "These are not women and children. These are evil creatures who took away our ruler, and now, we realized we can't use him because he's been corrupted by these creatures, with their emotions and their feelings. The reason you're in this situation are because of your human emotions! LET THEM GO AND YOU COULD HAVE EVERYTHING YOU WANT! CAN'T YOU SEE THAT?"
"No, I can't." The man said, shocked. "You can do whatever you want to me, but if you include them, I swear you'll never live to see another star rise in the sky."
"You hit us, and you're human prey will never see another day in the Ningenkai." Akuinnen said, laughing viciously. "Either kill them, or else you'll die. If you touch us, then they'll die as well, as you watch them suffer."
Yusuke looked at Akuinnen, with such a look of hatred. He knew what he had to do. He got to experience meeting his son, and no matter what, he'll be able to look over Keiko, just as he planned to in the beginning. Yusuke took a step towards Akuinnen, as he put his hands behind his back. "Do whatever you want with me, as long as you leave them out of it." Yusuke said. Akuinnen laughed, as he walked closer to the half breed.
"Half breed, you would have made a decent ruler over the Makai, and to think you would give these pieces a thought over us, you don't deserve to even have the option." Akuinnen said, as he slashed Yusuke across the face with a knife. Yusuke hit the ground, blood rushing out. Rapidly, over and over, Akuinnen kept slashing him with a knife, hitting piece of flesh after flesh.
Ronin finally woke up, as he looked over to see his father being rapidly attacked. "DADDY!" The young child said, as he got up and started running over to his father in need.
"RONIN! STAY BACK!" Yusuke said, as he saw his only son running towards him. "RONIN! DON'T COME ANY CLOSER!" The child paid no attention, as tears ran from the child's cheeks, as Akuinnen saw the child running over to him, as his hit the child across the face. Yusuke screamed, as the child finally hit the floor, blood dripping from his cheek. "RONIN!" Yusuke cried, as tears came running down his cheeks, as he vanished from the ground, being at his child's side. He picked up Ronin, checking to see if the child is still alive. He felt a feint breath, as Yusuke thanked God that the child was alive. Yusuke put the child on the ground again, as he put his hand on the boy's chest. Suddenly, blue energy surrounded Yusuke, as the blue energy radiated around Ronin as well. Ronin opened his eyes, seeing his father above him, with the blue ora surrounding him. Ronin smiled, as he smiled athis father. Suddenly, the blue ora started to fade, as Yusuke felt his son holding him aroundhis neck. Yusuke smiled, holding his son in his arm, grateful that he had such an amazing son. Yusuke smiled at him, as he stood up, holding Ronin. "Go by your mother, and sit there closing your eyes. I don't want you to see this. No matter what happens to me Ronin, always protect your mother, ok?"
Ronin smiled at him, and nodded his head, as he hobbled back towards his mother. Yusuke started walking over to Akuinnen, as he took his shirt off. "I think you got enough holes in this thing, and it's going to turn red sometime soon, so let me just get this thing off now." He smiled. "Take your best shot, I'm ready to go."
Suddenly, Akuinnen took out his pistol again, holding it to Yusuke's chest. "You've lived long enough, it's time for you to die." He held this pistol, about to pull the trigger, as Yusuke closed his eyes. "DIE, YUSUKE URAMESHI!" A gunshot had shot, as suddenly, Yusuke hit the ground. Keiko stared over at them, as she finally let loose from the man holding her. She ran over to Yusuke, as Akuinnen turned back towards the other man, and Keiko passed him, finally reaching Yusuke.
"YUSUKE!!!" She screamed, as she ran to her lover's side. Yusuke opened his eyes, as he looked at Keiko. She had tears in her eyes, as she wrapped her arms around him. "Yusuke! I thought you were dead!" She started crying, as Yusuke squirmed in pain, but he didn't care. She finally released, as she leaned upward, as she saw her shirt, covered in blood. She couldn't believe it, he survived it.
"Keiko..." he whispered softly. "I'm... not going to be around for much longer." He closed his eyes, as pieces of his hair started to turn blonde, but then they would stop, as they started dimming again. He closed his eyes, feeling pain deep inside of him. "My, demon self is trying to break through, but if I do, I know you and Ronin won't come through. They achieved their goal... they were trying to hurt me enough so that my demon blood would try and save me... but I won't let them... you wouldn't be around much more because I'd have no control over who I kill."
Keiko was in shock. He closed his eyes, trying to contain his pain that he felt inside of him, as she saw how much pain he was experiencing. He screamed, as he gripped onto a plant on the ground, as he squeezed the juice out of it, he clenched he teeth, trying to keep the pain from showing anymore, but he couldn't control the pain. It's ripping him up inside, he could feel himself bleeding on the inside. "Come on Yusuke, you've come through death many times before... you can make it, I know you can."
"Keiko, stop being a stubborn bitch, I'm not getting through it this time." He said, as he sighed. "I've pushed my luck, and I know I'm not getting through it this time. I knew this day would come, but I didn't realize it would be so soon." He felt tears coming through his eyes, but he didn't want Keiko to see how much this was tearing him up.
"Yusuke, please... try to make it through."
"Keiko, I'm gonna make one wish... one final wish before I die. I'm going to wish you all the happiness in the world. I'm going to wish you to find someone to give you everything I couldn't give you." He smiled at her, as he touched her cheek. "I wish that someone would be able to give you the happiness that I gave you, without all the suffering and pain I put you through." He started to cry, as the salty tears ran down his cheeks. Keiko felt tears coming on, as she held his hand, squeezing it hard. Tears were flowing, as she felt a pain in her side.
"Yusuke, nobody will be able to replace you... I know it." She said softly, knowing it was true. She thought of all the things she had just been through with him... her mother's death, her pregnancy, but most of all, she thought of the thing when she wasn't with him.The pain and exhaustion of her waiting all night for a phone call that she knew wasn't coming. How could he do this to her, and to her son... why did he have to protect them, yet give them the thing that would hurt them the most in the end...
"Keiko, let me finish..." he said, as he took in a deep breath. "But most of all, I'm going to wish that you'll remember me for who I was when I proposed to you, not the jackass routine I had to put on." He sighed, trying to hold back all the tears. "Remember me for saving you & Ronin, not for ditching you when you needed me most. Remember me for the kisses, not for the heartbreaks. Please, all I ask is... remember... me... always.... I love you so much...always... nothing could break it.. not even... death..." He closed his eyes, as he took his final breath on earth. His hand that was in Keiko's had lost all movement, as she felt it start to fall to the ground, slowly. His head, which had been facing her, loosened up, as the smile that he kept had stayed on his face as his life had been taken away from him. Keiko looked down at him, as she screamed, tears flowing, as tears had hit Yusuke's motionless body on the ground. She put her arms around him, as she kissed his cheeks.
"Yusuke... you're not gone! Come back... please Yusuke... you're not dead." She said, asmemories came rushing back at her again. Everything, their first kiss, their first date, their child, their lives..."Yusuke... I forgive you... I understand what happened, but you're not gone. You're just trying to see me appreciate you, right?" She looked at him, as she put her hand against his cheek. She then lifted up his head, towards her. "YUSUKE! WAKE UP! I GET IT NOW!" She looked at it, as she slowly put it to the ground. "Please Yusuke... you can't... leave me here... please... PLEASE!" She screamed, as she broke into more tears, as she pressed her head against his body, as it started to lose it's warmth. She sat there, her hand on his chest, as her head fell on his abs. She cried, as she finally saw Ronin walking towards her.
"Daddy?" Ronin said. Keiko, caught off guard, looked at her son. "Daddy... nappy nap." His first few words. 'Oh Yusuke, I hope you just heard his first words.' She thought to herself, as she started to break down.

Yusuke's spirit was floating above Keiko as Ronin finally said his first few words. He smiled, knowing his son was going to have a great future, and Keiko... Keiko's going to find someone great who will be able to give her all the things he could not. 'Keiko, I'm sorry... I broke my promise once more. I said that I'd always be there to protect you... and I protected you as best as I could... but I wish that there was someway that I could do something to redeem myself.' He smiled, as he was about to go float to spirit world to accept his death. Suddenly, he heard a scream. He looked down, as he saw Keiko being hit. Akuinnen had just hit Keiko, as Yusuke stood there, staring at a man hitting his wife.

"Koenma... why did it have to happen this way?" Botan said. "Why couldn't he have at least faught.... Yusuke could have won!" I cried, wishing I could have done something. Suddenly, I heard a burst at the door.
"HEY PACIFIER BREATH! GET ME BACK IN MY BODY RIGHT NOW SO I CAN GO KICK SOME ASS!" Yusuke screamed at us, as he walked towards us. "ALRIGHT, I'M DEAD, I'M NOT A THREAT TO THE MAKAI ANYMORE, I'M NOT A THREAT TO THE HUMAN'S ANYMORE EITHER BECAUSE EVERYONE THINKS I'M DEAD! NOW LET ME GO DOWN THERE AND KICK SOME ASS!"
"I'm sorry Yusuke... but there's nothing we can do..." Koenma said.
"WHAT ARE YOU TALKING ABOUT KOENMA! YOU AREPRINCE OF SPIRIT WORLD, THERE'S GOTTA BE SOMETHING YOU CAN DO!" Yusuke screamed, as he walked over to Koenma, lifting him up in the air. "DO SOMETHING YOU STUPID TODDLER!"
"I'm sorry Yusuke, but there's nothing I can do." Koenma said, softly. "The most I can do is send someone to attack the men and save Keiko & your son."
"THAT'S IT? I DON'T THINK SO." Yusuke said, as he ran out the door, leaving as his spirit drifted elsewhere.
"Uh... Yusuke, you're such a hard case." Koenma said, lightly.
"What do you mean by that Koenma?" I said, rudely. "You're the one who's putting him in all these positions!"
Koenma looked at me, as he shook his head. "I didn't want any of this to happen... I thought you understood that Botan." He looked at me, disappointed, as he turned away from me, looking at the screen. "I told you I have no control, please try to understand that..."