Chapter 3: Fight till the End
Kurama watched his surroundings warily and suddenly sharp pain in his back made him swing around preparing to defend himself, but no one was there. Satsugai crept up behind Kurama and did a round house kick sweeping Kurama off his feet. Kurama landed on the ground and he quickly got back up swaying a bit as the world spun around and around. "It's good to see you like this Yoko," muttered Satsugai. Kurama shook off the dizzy feeling and glared at Satsugai as he tightened his grip on his rose whip. Satsugai jumped into the trees just as a harmless looking flower decimated the spot where he was standing. "That's pretty good Yoko. It seems you learned a few tricks while you were hiding here in Ningenkai," laughed Satsugai as he sat down on one of the tree branches.
"…You're an idiot Satsugai if you're underestimating me," said Kurama. He frowned and reached up into his hair pulling out two roses. His energy surrounded the roses making them glow a bright red. He flicked them towards where Satsugai was sitting, but Satsugai dodged it easily. The rose's embedded itself into the tree branch. Satsugai landed on the ground and disappeared into the trees. "Tell me does it hurt when I do this?" mocked Satsugai as a barrage of knives started flying towards him. Kurama dodged most of them, but screamed in agony as one lodged itself in his right arm. He fell to his knees his rose whip disappeared to become a harmless rose. Satsugai walked up to him crushing the rose swiftly with his feet. He grinded the rose into the ground with his heel and looked back at Kurama smiling. "Well, well Yoko. How does it feel to kneel before your superior?" questioned Satsugai kneeling down to Kurama's height. Kurama looked up his eyes burning with hatred they flickered every so often changing from emerald green to cold amber. "Now that's the look Yoko use to give," said Satsugai softly. He pulled out a knife that was strapped to his waist. The knife gleamed in the sunlight and Satsugai twirled it in his fingers for a few minutes, "Don't worry I won't hurt you…much." Kurama closed his eyes waiting for something, now, he thought just as Satsugai was about to plunge the knife into Kurama's leg. Satsugai screamed in pain as a white daisy that was grown five times it height severed Satsugai's arm with one of its petals swallowing it afterwards. "You bastard!" screamed Satsugai. He turned towards Kurama his eyes livid with anger, "You fucking bas—aaaahhhh!" screamed Satsugai as the flower swallowed him whole. The daisy burped contentedly and return to its normal size as Kurama released his demon energy from the plant. Kurama stood up grimacing in pain as he stood up. Slowly he walked away from the clearing, but frowned when he saw Yusuke's shotgun disappearing into the wind.
The incantations disappeared and Chimamire lunged at Yusuke swinging her daggers towards him. Yusuke smirked and ducked the blade which barely grazed the top of his head. Suddenly she used her knee and rammed it into Yusuke's stomach. He made a choking sound as the breath got knocked out of him. She smiled and was about to cut off Yusuke's head when a thorny plant wrapped around her leg and pulled her to the ground. Chimamire landed on the ground next to Yusuke snarling angrily. Kurama stepped forth from the shadows and Chimamire hastily cut the plant away vanishing into thin air. "You okay Yusuke?" asked Kurama concern as he knelt beside Yusuke. Yusuke looked up his eyes hazed with pain, "K-Kurama…? I'm fine really." He sat up and looked at his friend smiling, but the smile soon disappeared as Yusuke viewed Kurama's arm. "What the hell happened to you?" asked Yusuke inspecting the dagger lodged in Kurama's arm with concern in his eyes.
"I'm fine Yusuke really. I'm sure I'll be able to heal this once we get out of here," said Kurama softly his voice laced with hidden pain.
"Shouldn't you um…pull it out," Yusuke said indicating towards the dagger. Kurama shook his head, "It's the only thing that's keeping the blood from gushing out. If I do pull it out I might bleed to death." Yusuke winced, "Okay let's hurry up and find Kuwabara and Hiei."
Hiei parried the down slash that Ketsueki delivered, but wasn't fast enough to dodge the blow to his legs. He pulled away quickly enough that he only got a deep cut instead of losing his leg. Ketsueki frowned, "Is this really the great Master of the Darkness Flame. I thought maybe you'll be better." Hiei glared daggers at Ketsueki and tried to cut Ketsueki in half, but Ketsueki dodged it. "Well you're not really that much of a challenge. I might as well put you out of your misery," said Ketsueki softly. His fingertips glowed red and suddenly he disappeared only to reappear behind Hiei plunging his fingers into Hiei's back. Hiei felt the coppery metallic taste of blood in his mouth and he felt the warm liquid dribble out of his mouth. "Damn it," Hiei muttered as he choked on his own blood. He fell to the ground as Ketsueki pulled his fingers out of Hiei's back, "I suggest you to not move. I just puncture one of your lungs is all." Ketsueki disappeared into the darkness of the trees and Hiei closed his eyes the darkness enveloping him.
Kuwabara struggled to keep up with Sakkidatta. He dodged the arrow that was aimed straight for his heart. Instead the arrow lodged itself into a tree trunk burrowing deep within it. "C'mon can't you move faster?" muttered a voice from the trees. Kuwabara frowned and suddenly a sharp white hot pain traveled up his leg and he fell to the ground. "Ugh…" moaned Kuwabara as he tried to pull out the arrow that buried itself into his leg.
"I wouldn't pull it out if I were you," whispered Sakkidatta, "If you pull it out like that the head of the arrow might break off." Kuwabara frowned and let go of the arrow his eyes searching the trees looking for Sakkidatta again. "It's no use trying to find me; I let you find me at the beginning. You'll never be able to find me," she laughed happily her voice echoing all around Kuwabara.
"If I can't find you I might as well do this," Kuwabara yelled to the trees his spirit sword flared up in his hand and he buried it point first into the ground.
"Tell me, what is that going to--!" Sakkidatta let out a pained scream as tons of spirit darts shot up from the ground tearing the leaves of the trees and decimating the whole area that surround Kuwabara in a radius of thirty feet. Kuwabara smiled and slowly stood up, but fell to the ground grunting in pain. Sakkidatta fell to the ground her dead body littered and pierced with Kuwabara's spirit darts. Suddenly Kuwabara felt a hand on his shoulder and he spun around his spirit sword held tightly in his grip. The spirit sword disappeared when he saw it was only Yusuke. "Nice job," he muttered indicating towards the destroyed forest life that was done by Kuwabara's spirit darts.
"Thanks," said Kuwabara proudly. Kurama slowly walked over to Kuwabara sitting down next to him sighing. Kuwabara noticed Kurama's arm and frowned, "So did all of you get one too?" They nodded and Yusuke put his arm around Kuwabara and helped him up letting Kuwabara lean on him. "Yeah it was one of those blood guys. Mine's got away though and Kurama killed his. I hope Hiei's okay," said Yusuke. There was silence for a minute, "Shit, shrimpy might be in trouble," said Kuwabara.
"Hiei can hold his own," said Kurama as they all limped towards the middle part of the forest. They arrived at the middle forest looking for Hiei when suddenly they found him laying face down in the dirt. "Hiei!" shouted Kurama concern for his friend written all over his face. They all ran to Hiei's unmoving body and Kurama carefully inspected the wound on his back. "This is bad," murmured Kurama, "We have to get him to Yukina this is beyond my skill to heal."