Conquering All Odds

Chapter Ten: Downfall of a Demon

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Snow: Here's another beautiful chapter! Let's get ready in FIVE!

Yusuke: MEOW! (Translation: Four!)

Kurama: THREE!

Botan: ::giggles:: TWO!

Hiei: Hn...

Snow: Say it, Hiei!

Hiei: Fine...one.

Snow: Oh crap, I forgot the disclaimer...

Hiei: Idiot...

Disclaimer: I don't own Yu Yu Hakusho, but if I did Yusuke and Kurama would be paired up! And if anyone said anything about it I would grind their head in the stupid dirt and use their bones to make Karasu a replica of Kurama!

Hiei: You're frikin' crazy!

Snow: ON WITH THE FICCIE!! ::dun dada duuun::

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"Yukina! Leave her alone!" Botan said, running towards Kurama. The red head just smirked.

"Take another step and she dies."

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Hiei's katana made a clanging sound as it hit the cat demon's blade. No matter what he did every attack had been blocked by this...this...this amateur! 'Grrr...' He thought as he swung the blade swiftly, hoping to throw her off, so he could get a clean hit at her vitals.

"Well, are you surprised that you haven't hit me...not even once?" Hikari smirked, blocking each of the swift assaults.

"I'll hit you in good time, fool." Hiei was clearly getting frustrated with the arrogant bitch.

"I'd like to see you try." Hikari's smirk widened.

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Botan had to think quickly, Yukina was being held hostage by this crazed kitsune and for all she knew Yusuke was dead. Then it hit her. "Kurama! Look over there!" She pointed to a window. Kurama looked at the window. Botan held out her hand and formed her oar.

"Forgive me!" She cried as she whacked the deranged kitsune hard over the head with the wooden object.

Kurama fell over face first; Yukina was free from his grasp. The grim reaper rushed over, "Yukina, are you alright?" She asked frantically. The ice apparition looked shaken, but she nodded.

"That was so brave, Botan!" She exclaimed, hugging the blue haired deity. Botan just chuckled lightly and hugged her back.

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"Die!" Genkai said as she charged full force at Atsuki, she began to punch him in his stomach, then she jumped up and kicked him across the face. He hit the dirt and Genkai just stood over the body that was lying motionlessly.

Suddenly, his hand shot up and grabbed Genkai's ankle. Before she had time to react, he slung her into a tree trunk. "Damn..." Genkai mumbled, getting up.

Kuwabara ran at Atsuki with his sword drawn. He tried slicing at the demon, but every time he did, Atsuki would always dodge it.

"Grrr..." Kuwabara growled, trying harder to hit the cat.

Hiei and Hikari were in their own world. Hikari smirked every now and then at Hiei's futile attempts to hit her, while Hiei got even more frustrated.

Hiei blocked one of Hikari's blows with his sword, but didn't realize that there was a root behind him. The heel of his foot got tangled in it and he fell backwards. Hikari was dragged down too and landed on top of the fire demon.

"Well, well, well...how the mighty have fallen." Hikari chuckled as her eyes met with the ruby red ones of the jaganshi.

"Idiot...you fell too." Hiei said. He was as annoyed as hell with the neko.

"Yes, but a lot of girl demons would love to be in this position with you." Hikari's smirk changed from evil to perverted.

"Stupid bitch." Hiei muttered, he then saw that she had dropped her sword on the way down. It was lying beside her, totally forgotten.

"But, I'm on top...I have the advantage here." Hikari perverted smirk grew into a creepy perverted grin.

Hiei quickly grabbed the sword. "No you don't." It was his turn to smirk. He thrust the sword through her stomach it came out through her back. The neko's crimson blood stained the cold earth. Hikari's eyes widened.

"Go to hell!" Hiei shouted with malice as the sword tore her flesh. He jabbed the sword deeper, so that more blood squirted out of her and she fell to his side. Her green eyes were still open in horror.

Hiei got to his feet and brushed his hands together several times to get the dirt off them. He picked up his own katana and ran over to Kuwabara and Genkai who had their hands full with Atsuki.

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Botan and Yukina walked over to Yusuke's limp form. The ice apparition picked the kitten up. Her hands started to glow lightly and some of Yusuke's wounds healed. He opened his eyes and meowed.

"Oh thank goodness!" Botan exclaimed.

"I'm afraid I can't heal all of his wounds...my powers haven't been working as good as they used to. I don't know why though..." Yukina said sadly.

"Oh yes that's natural for demons who haven't been in human world for a long time." Botan smiled as Yusuke just watched in awe as to how the two women got there. Botan tapped the little kitten's nose. "Don't worry, Yusuke. We know it's you." Botan reinsured the small animal. She then started to explain the depths of his situation and everything else he had missed.

"So everything's going to be alright once we defeat Atsuki and get you back to normal." The grim reaper smiled cheerily.

Yusuke nodded and looked over at Kurama's body. 'I hope he's going to be alright...'

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Atsuki smirked and pulled out a pouch for inside his kimono. "You'll never catch me, not with this..." With those words he smashed the pouch on the ground. It burst open, its contents were a simple powder, which rose in the air and created a thick fog that immediately surrounded Hiei and the others.

"What the hell is this?!" Hiei demanded, raising his sword.

"What does it look like, little jaganshi?" Atsuki's voice echoed, but Atsuki himself could no longer be seen.

"Let's split up and try and locate the bastard." Genkai whispered to the two men. "Let's go." With that, she disappeared into the fog.

"Hn." Hiei grunted, and he too disappeared. Kuwabara grumbled something about the powerful red pinky string of love and went off as well.

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Atsuki had cleverly hidden himself deep in the branches of a giant oak tree. 'Now, when anyone comes close I'll...' His thoughts were interrupted by Hiei, walking by with his sword drawn.

When he was preparing to jump down at the unsuspecting fire youkai, his foot carelessly rustled some leaves.

Hiei turned around swiftly, his ruby eyes glistened with murderous intent. Then the neko jumped out of the tree and began his assault on the short demon.

Atsuki started swinging at him with an axe that was formed out of gold spirit energy. Hiei, of course, blocked every blow.

He then started attacking with his own weapon. Every time he slashed, Atsuki looked more and more worried. Hiei thought of finally ending this fool's life and smirked.

Little did he know, that they were heading towards the edge of a cliff that dropped down for a few miles, there was a small stream of water at the bottom of the fall.

Hiei either didn't see it, or didn't care. He just wanted this bastard dead.

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Yukina and Botan sat on the floor beside the motionless body of Kurama. He was breathing, but on his head there was a bloody spot where Botan had hit him with her oar.

Yukina sighed. "Do you think that Kurama will be okay?"

"Yes, of course." Botan smiled cheerily. "I don't think I hit him that hard..."

"Mmmn..." Kurama moaned. Upon hearing this, Yusuke's ears perked up. He got up weakly and walked over to the fallen kitsune. With each step, some of his energy drained because Yukina couldn't heal him properly.

Despite that, he walked determinedly over to the kitsune. "Meow." He purred and rubbed up against Kurama's side. He wasn't afraid anymore...he knew how he felt. He didn't know if Kurama felt the same way, but when he gets transformed back, he knew what he had to do. And he didn't care what anyone thought about it.

'I-I'm sorry, Kurama.' He thought, closing his eyes and laying beside the kitsune.

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Snow: The end of another chappie! I hope ya'll liked it!

Hiei: I would've boiled you intestines in oil if you would have killed Yukina. ::death glare::

Snow: eh...heh...heh...

Yusuke: Meow... ::faints due to lack of strength::

Snow: NO! Yusuke-kun! ::runs over to him::

Hiei: Ugh...see you next time...

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