Chapter Sieben (I know it's German BTW, I am German)
Cont. A Week Earlier
Woman's intuition gave her one more warning as it ran though Botan's body shaking her violently from her sleep. Deep in the pit of her soul she felt a sudden cumbersome sadness. "Hiei?!" She called but he was nowhere to be seen.
The shadows on the wall made by the orange sun suggested the beginning of darkness. Botan got up quickly and felt a sudden wetness on her cheeks. "Why am I crying?" She wiped her tears away and that's when she saw the ring. "What's this?" She looked at it, "Hiei." She breathed then gasped.
Botan Tried to summon her oar but it would not come, she had momentary forgotten the loss of her powers. She thought nothing of it; all she knew was that she had to get to someone, to stop the guys. She needed to be with them. Her legs ran as they took her in the direction of the temple.
The world was quiet, it was unsettling and she ran. Hiei had told her it would all be okay but she was beginning to doubt his words. She had to run faster; her tears still falling unknowingly to her.
Botan ran up the steps of the temple and stopped at the door when she saw Genkai and the other girls sitting around peacefully.
"Botan? What is it? You look a nervous wreck and…why are you crying?" Keiko asked.
"Where is Genkai?" Botan ignored her question, "Please I need to find her."
"Ehem." Genkai cleared her throat, "Behind you." Botan turned around and frowned. Genkai seemed to understand. "I will tell you outside." She turned around nimblely and walked out of the temple leaving the other girls behind.
Botan followed as she violently wiped the tears from her eyes, they would not stop falling. "Please tell me, is there hope for the guys?"
"Botan. What you have to under…" Genkai started
"NO! Please tell me the truth?"
"I don't know Botan! Now calm down."
"Then tell me about this 'Awning Cube' like what does it do?" Botan asked
"Botan. Only Koenma knows that. I am sorry." Genkai said and handed her a yellow book with a bookmarker inside. "See you inside." Genkai said and walked back into the temple.
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"Get away from that Cube!" Yusuke yelled as the Dark Lord held the orb up in the air as he stood in the center of the ring, the sun directly above him.
"Shut up, my legacy will be one that will be remembered and it will be written that today on this sunny afternoon that my great rule was accomplished." The Dark Lord said
"Boy you really think highly of yourself." Kuwabara stated as Kurama and Hiei Prepared to fight the dark lord.
The dark Lord looked at them, all five of them, "Do you even know what this Cube does?" he asked glaring at Koenma. "I bet your leader, there, neglected to tell you. For you see there is no way to stop me now."
"What is he talking about, Koenma?" Kurama looked back at the prince.
"Don't listen to him, we do have a chance." Koenma said
"Huh? Fine believe what you want but it seems that none of you know how to control this orb. Allow me to show you." he smiled and a light shot straight up into the air and reached the sun, sucking up the light and the light shot back down and with a prismatic effect it lit the world.
Botan Ran as fast as she could when she saw the nuclear cloud of light as it made a high pitched screeching sound and in moments it was over, in Thirty minutes her world was gone. She then Heard the murderous laughing of the dark Lord as she ran to the ringside. The Lord was gone and so were the others.
"No! Yusuke? Kuwabara? Hiei? Kurama?" Botan walked onto the ring and found nothing of them, "Koenma?" Tears fell once more, "Come on Guys, you did it right? Right," She cried harder, "Ha haha, very funny, you can come out now…" she fell to her knees and cried as she saw pieces of their clothing, nothing was left…………
A Week Later, (present)
"And that's it." She said, "I was too late, I couldn't save you?" Botan looked away ashamed.
"Wait? If this is true then, well then how are we alive and what happened to us that could have made us forget?" Yusuke asked
"That's what I would like to know." Kuwabara interjected, "And what did the Cube do?"
Kurama shook his head, "This is just too implausible. There is no way this story is true, I mean you would think that we would have some recollection of what happened?"
"Hn. The red one is right. You" Hiei glared at Botan, "are only making up lies. You…" he was cut off by Kurama, who covered his mouth at the sounds of soldiers walking by.
Botan and the others were still as they walked on and left them. "It's true! I told you, you wouldn't believe me." She said. "But that shouldn't matter, we should try and find a way to stop the Dark Lord and get things back to the way they were…" she pleaded
"Look, As much as I agree that something must be done about this "lord" there is still nothing I can do?" Yusuke said
"Yeah its not like we are strong enough to take on an army." Kuwabara added
"Hn. The stupid one has a point." Hiei said and Kurama nodded.
Botan stood up in anger, "WHAT! No, that's not the attitude you guys used to have. You guys were the strongest people…and Demons I knew. And you still are. And I know there is a way to fix things…where are you going?" She asked as all four stood up and crawled out of the cave.
"Demons? Lady, I think you are a little crazy." Yusuke said
"Demons do not exist, Sorry we could not be of any help." Kurama gave a bow and was go with Yusuke and Kuwabara. "Come on I think I know of another inn."
"Hiei? You believe me don't you?" Botan asked hopefully, feeling the ring as is sat on her finger.
"Hn, Baka Onna." He muttered and vanished