Chapter 24
Bombs went off in the air covering the place in smoke and dust. Soon rocks started flying, coming through the fog in random places. Yusuke, Hiei, Kurama, and Jin could hardly see and with the rocks they have only seconds to move before it would squish them.
Being powerless Hiei, Yusuke, and Jin had to dodge everything but were slowly managing to move forward as Kurama took out as many boulders as he could.
They had almost made it to the door when another bombardment of bombs and rocks hit.
"What are we going to so! Every time we get close they push us back. Kurama why don't you use you plants like at the Dark Tournament!" Yusuke heard Hiei's voice respond.
"We wear them out detective, besides if his plants could accidentally kill us instead of them and Kurama may not be able to stop them if Karasu takes his powers after he summons his plants."
Before Yusuke could answer a familiar voice was heard.
"Shards of Winter!" The rocks and dust in the air and froze, falling to the ground. When it all settled there stood a slightly wobbly Touya, but he held his ground. A smirk appeared on Risho's face.
"Well Touya it seems that I didn't hit you hard enough I guess I'll just have to try again and this time I won't miss my mark." Risho threw another boulder but it hit a wall of ice shattering into many pieces. Furious, Risho started throwing as many as he could at a time but Touya's barrier held.
Suddenly the barrier shattered, sending Touya into a back flip as Karasu's bomb smashed into it.
"Now, now we can't have that can we. I say out little ice master loses his master of ice."
"Oh no you don't!" Yusuke and Kurama attacked Karasu as he pulled a clear jewel with colors of blue, red, black, and white swirled around the inside, while Jin took on Risho.
Hiei knew the jewel as did Kurama. It made since to them now as of why their powers were gone.
"I see you recognize the Jewel." Jin spun around when he heard the name as he searched for Touya.
Touya was on his knees, his hands pressed tightly against his head, eyes closed as pain flickered across his face. Jin was about to go help when he was hit from behind, hard enough to daze him for awhile.
The pain soon passed and Touya brought his hands down. He knew his powers were gone, he could feel it. He attempted to get up when a shadow fell over him. He stiffened and managed to get up, backing a few feet at the same time. His eyes flashed dangerously but it didn't faze Risho at all. He took a step forward and laughed as Touya took a step back to keep the distance the same, though it was obvious that he could hardly stand let alone walk or fight.
"Come on Touya, how long do you think you're going to last." Touya looked around. They weren't fairing well that much was obvious. Yusuke and Kurama were fighting Karasu, both bleeding from many wounds and from the colors that swirled in the jewel; Kurama's powers were gone too.
'Good thing he didn't summon his plants.' Touya thought. Jin was on the ground still trying to focus and get off the ground without falling back down. There were only three teachers left, Dumbledore, McGonagall, and Snape. The rest must have gone through the back door to watch the students. Touya wondered why they weren't helping but saw a light glimmer. They were stuck behind a barrier. Harry, Ron, and Hermione were with them, but Hiei wasn't anywhere in sight.
Touya didn't get to think much about it when he noticed Risho had closed the gap between them and stood right in front of him. What shook him the most was that he didn't even feel Risho move or get closer. Before he could back away, Risho's fingers wrapped around the neck lifting him off the floor about a foot.
Touya's hands instinctively flew up to try to pull the hands off but he wasn't strong enough.
"I think we should end this now Karasu, we've had our fun besides once we control the spirit world we could always bring them back when ever we like." Yusuke and Kurama stopped and looked at Risho, eyes slightly widening when they saw Touya dangling from his grip, lips turning blue from the lack of air as Risho squeezed harder very slowly to make sure it was painful.
"Sounds good to me, farewell dear Kurama I guess we'll being seeing each other soon." Yusuke and Kurama could feel Karasu drawing up energy to finish them.
"I don't think so." From what seemed like nowhere Hiei appeared and slammed his sword through Karasu, managing to cut the jewel from the string. Karasu yelled in fury as he pulled the sword from his stomach.
"Do you really think that could stop me!"
Hiei smirked. "No, but this can." He slammed his foot on the jewel, crushing it and releasing the swirling colors. The correct colors found their owners and once again power flowed through their veins.
Yusuke looked up from his glowing hand with a smile and a dangerous glint in his chocolate eyes.
On the other side of the room Risho still had his hand around Touya's neck, slowly tightening it.
Touya could feel that he was slipping from the world of the living, black dots danced across his eyes, barely able to register that he had gotten his powers back. He concentrated as best as he could, knowing this was his last hope.
"Why you little bastard!" Risho growled. His hand starting to freeze brought him back from the shock of the jewel being broken to Touya who was still hanging in his grip barely alive, slowly dieing.
"Goodbye Touya, now you die!" Risho shifted his grip to snap the neck. The smile on his face suddenly disappeared when he found himself hitting the wall. Picking himself up, he spun around and was soon face to face with an extremely pissed off Jin.
Touya was dropped and hit the ground hard, whatever little air was left in his body was not there anymore. Slowly air started to return to after being slowly cut from his lungs. All he could do was lay there, gasping for air, his cheek pressed against the floor, and fight to stay conscious.
Jin was furious, it took a lot to make the cheery red head angry but this had pushed him beyond to the cold, ruthless, and heartless state that demons were known for in the human world, his Tornado Fist still spinning around his hand.
"You've gone to far Risho, to far."
"Have I Jin; ask yourself have I really gone that far? Killing him could be the best thing to happen to you." Onlookers swore Risho must have a death wish because anyone could see that was not the thing to say to Jin.
Another tornado formed around his other fist and he charged. Punches, rocks, and gust of wind were flying everywhere as Risho had a hard time trying to fend off the fury attacks of Jin.
"Why don't you just let him die, Jin?"
"Why do you hate him so much? What has he ever done to you?" They were practically yelling at each other.
"Why, why? Because that little good for nothing ruined my life!" Jin stopped and looked at Risho, confusion written all over his face.
"Touya has never and would never do that."
"You know that he was the youngest to ever be allowed apart of the shinobi. Him and those honorable ways of his and following the code. I tried at his age and didn't make, they said I wasn't ready then when I do finally become apart of it that little ice brat shows up and makes it in. They said he was ready and had much potential of becoming the greatest ice master ever but I knew the truth, they needed an ice wielder and he was the only one they had. I had to murder my own master before I was allowed in. Even worse they put him with us. If it wasn't for him we wouldn't have lost the match at the Dark Tournament. Then he come and told me that I wasn't being honorable!"
Jin grabbed Risho and threw him hard into the wall. "It wasn't because of Touya on why we lost the match. We all lost our fights. Touya was against Kurama, many hundred years older then Touya, and even though he is now in a human body and was bound by Gama's attack, Touya was still no match, none of would have been. Touya did well despite everything and he hung in there, it made him a better and stronger fighter. You lost to a human who was barely conscious and had hardly any control over his powers. I lost to Urameshi but he was powerful and only gained more power as half the stadium was gone and Toguro was dead, so don't blame him for our loose. Touya did not just get into the shinobi because they needed him to be the ice master, he rightful earned it so don't go and blame him for your problems!"
Jin powered up his Tornado Fists again and flew up in the air; he was going to finish this once and for all.
On the other side of the room Karasu had gotten over the problem that just happened and smiled beneath the mask. He was slightly unnerved by the glint in Yusuke's eye but he kept his composer.
"Goodbye Karasu, SPIRIT GUN!" The blue light streaked straight ahead slamming Karasu in the chest and the wall.
"Nice try detective but I am still alive." Karasu tried to move but found he couldn't. Plants were wrapped around his ankles, legs, waist, wrists, and arms holding him secure.
"I wasn't trying to kill you, Kurama you want the honors."
"No thank you I've already killed him once."
"Ok, Hiei it looks like it is up to you."
"My pleasure detective, my pleasure. Goodbye. Dragon of the Darkness Flame!" The black dragon roared and found its target. The great dragon slammed into the wall where Karasu was causing a blinding light, forcing everyone who was looking , too turn away. Slowly the light faded and all that was left was scorched mark upon the wall. The three battered friends turned just in time to see Jin streak down from the air, slamming his fist into Risho.
Yusuke, Hiei, and Kurama ran over to find Jin tense and breathing hard while looking at down at the dead form of Risho.
"Jin?" Jin turned around anger still shining in his eyes mingled with a hint of fear, shock, and confusion.
"Jin what happened." Yusuke pressed though his voice was soft, calming, and comforting. They could all see that Jin was on an emotional break down.
"He was trying to kill Touya, saying that he is an embarrassment to the shinobi and that I should just let him die all because Risho was jealous."
The force field was down and Dumbledore with the help of McGonagall and Snape, came over. Harry, Ron, and Hermione followed behind them.
"I would say you gentlemen have some explaining to do but first I think you should go check on you friend. Jin's eyes widen with fear.
"TOUYA!" he felt so stupid that he forgot about his friend. Jin ran to the spot where he had last seen Touya. He almost stopped when he some the bloodied form of his friend not moving but he had to continue. 'No, no, no, please don't be dead. You have to be alive please be alive.' He skidded to a halt next to the body carefully rolling his friend on his back, his head turned slightly to the side. Touya's eyes were closed as his chest hardly moved, his skin was a lot paler then usually giving him the look of being more dead then alive, and a small trickle of blood flowed from the corner of his mouth. Dark black and blue bruises had already started forming on his neck but they were only going to get worse by the looks of them.
"He is still alive, being strangled to the brink of death, the loose of blood, and the possibility of a concussion caused him to pass out. He will recover with rest, well physically he will; mentally I'm not sure it depends on the person but Touya is strong he should recover." Jin looked up, he never even noticed Kurama follow him.
"Come we are all exhausted and need to treat our wounds; I have some plants that can help us all. We also have some explaining to do." Kurama reached out to grab Touya but a hand stopped him.
"I got 'em" Kurama nodded, stood up, and took a step back. Jin gathered Touya in his arms and followed Kurama back to where Yusuke and Hiei remained.
"Dumbledore wants us to come to his office and explain everything before we do anything else. They just went to summon the other teachers so they could start cleaning up for the feast, well second feast I guess. We did kind of destroy the place didn't we?" The others looked at him with a 'Thank you captain obvious' or a 'will you just shut up' look that went completely went unnoticed by Yusuke.
"Well this is going to be fun, how do you think we are going to explain this to brat face?" Yusuke noticed that he was the only one left in the room, the others already heading towards Dumbledore's office.
"Guys wait up!" Yusuke caught up and they stood in front of the door to the office wondering how were they going to explain this.
Another chapter done and only one or two more to go! I am trying to get this done before Saturday. Thanks for all the reviews!