A/N: Okay, where have all the reviews gone? I used to be getting a good many but... now I hardly get any. The reason I kept on is for my fans! So please review people!

Disclaimer: For now and forever, I don't own Yu Yu Hakusho or any of its components.

Kurama and the Amulet of Truth

Kurama blocked Tomayo's downward slash with his rosewhip, and retaliated with a backlash. Tomayo dodged it neatly, jumping up and coming down with another attempted strike at Kurama's head. Kurama once again blocked the attack with his rosewhip. Tomayo, seeing that this way was futile decided to try a different approach. He leapt over to where Yoshimi was standing, watching the battle, and grabbed her, holding his rusting sword to her neck.

"Surrender now or your friend dies," Tomayo said.

"You wouldn't kill me," Yoshimi said. "You need me to find the amulet!"

"You don't have to be alive," Tomayo said. "I just need your blood. I decided that I would spare you, but now it seems that I must reverse my decision."

Yoshimi would have been curious about what he mend, if she hadn't been worried about her imminent death.

Kurama frowned. "I told you to leave her alone," he said. "But now I'll have to show you what happens to people who threaten my friends."

Tomayo laughed. "Ha! You wouldn't risk my harming her! You care too much!"

Kurama smiled. "I wouldn't be risking a thing." And with that, one of his plants curled around Tomayo's body, forcing him to drop his sword. The plant lifted him into the air, constricting him more and more until it seemed he must die.

"Ha..." Tomayo gasped out. "I won't be beaten that easily!" Tomayo's whole body had been consumed by a purplish glow. With an almighty explosion, the vines constricting him had been blown away, and he had been transformed.

Tomayo's raven black hair had grown so long that it reached all the way down his back. His fingers had been transformed into scythes, with webbing in between. He had two bat-like wings protruding from his back, and a long slimy black tail. Instead of feet he had two stainless-steel claws at the bottom of his leg.

"I am now all powerful!" Tomayo screeched, a purple aura surrounding him and absorbing the night.

While this battle was taking place Hiei, Yusuke, and Kuwabara were stranded in a place very far from where they were supposed to be. They were in a deep forest of demon world that was unfamiliar even to Hiei.

"So where are we?" Kuwabara asked stupidly.

"If we knew where we were, we probably wouldn't be here," growled Hiei.

"Sooooo...How do find Yoshimi and Kurama so I can kick some bad guy ass!" Yusuke exclaimed, striking a dramatic pose.

"Hn. Stupid ruler of Spirit World doesn't even know which portals go where," Hiei murmured.

"This would sure be a good time for Kurama to be here, wouldn't it?" Kuwabara observed. "He could just ask the plants the way out."

"Hn. I can find the way out," Hiei said. "But wouldn't it be easier to call Koenma on that annoying device so he could just send us another portal?"

"The communicator? Oh yeah, I forgot about that," Yusuke said, sweat dropping anime style. He took out the old communicator and called up Koenma.

"In trouble already?" the midget spirit ruler said by way of greeting.

"No," Yusuke said. "Well, yes actually." Koenma sweat dropped. "You portal left us off at the wrong place, and now we're lost."

"Oops! Sorry about that. Must have pressed the wrong button," Koenma said. He hit another button, and a new portal was opened. "This should be the right one."

"Are you sure, because I don't want to be stuck in some forest again," Kuwabara said.

"Positive," Koenma assured him.

"Okay then," Yusuke said. "I guess this is it. Be ready for a fight you guys." He stepped into the portal, with the other two following behind.