Chapter Sechundzwanzig

Jin, Touya, and Chu made their way through the Palace of the dead looking for recruits to take back to the side of good. But soon came to find that there was no one in any of the rooms. "This is pointless mate, where did everyone go?" Chu asked

"I don't know, But Kurama would never give us the wrong information," Touya said and as soon as the words left his lips he took a step back. "Unless he isn't cured. Perhaps the antidote wasn't so good after all. This is a…" He was cut off before he could say it.

"Trap. That's right, he led you right into our hands, now you will become one of us." came the feminine voice of Shizuru.

"Hey aren't you Kuwabara's sister?" Chu asked and paused, "Botan told us you were dead."

"She doesn't know what she is talking about and that is none of your business, now are you going to come peacefully or are we going to have to do this the hard way?" She smirked at the boys

Botan had long since given up on struggling as she knew she would never get away from Kurama and tears began to fall from her eyes. All was lost now. "Kurama, why?"

"That is none of your concern, all you need to worry about is your death after we have taken that Pacifier from you." Kurama smirked darkly to himself. "So just shut up and enjoy your last moments of life."

"This isn't you." Botan winced as the pacifier grew in color and light and seemed to be sucking the energy from her.

" How do you know what's me?" Kurama growled, "You have no idea so just be quiet."

"No! I know you care about the earth, you care about humans and Demons, everyone is in danger. And I know that most of all you care about your friends."

"Hmm, well it seems you have only proven that I am a believable liar."

"Kurama, I know what happened to your mother." At that Kurama paused his walking but only for a second before he started walking again.

"You aren't scared to take both of us on, are you Hiei?" Yusuke smirked as he walked up next to Kuwabara,

"Hn. No, But I suggest you two give up right now, I wouldn't want to kill you."

"That's too bad, you see, you aren't leaving until you beat us and to beat us you need to kill us," Yusuke said. "So I guess you'll have no choice, But it doesn't really matter, the two of us will beat you."

Hiei wasted no time and ran at them pulling off his bandages letting the dragon of darkness swirl around him as it prepared for them. Yusuke and Kuwabara merely stood back and watched for a time before looking at each other.

"Ready?" Kuwabara asked and drew his sprit sword

"Ready." Yusuke held up a finger letting the hum of his spirit gun fill the air. At the exact same moment Hiei stopped and held out his hand on his outstretched arm Kuwabara and Yusuke attacked. The combined force of Spirit gun and sword plowed into the dragon of darkness in a swirling candy cane of blue and yellow.

And in an instant the sky was invisible, the world had gone still and everything around them Burst into thousands of shards of Fear and Hate. And explosion covered up the damage of that attack and all that could be done was waiting. Waiting for the smoke to clear and show the victor, if there one existed.

Slowly but surely the smoke drifted away into the sky forming new clouds before disintegrating all together.

Yusuke smirked at Kuwabara as they saw Hiei standing before them. "Too bad." Yusuke spoke and caught Hiei before he fell to the ground. "Ha, now there is no one left to stop our Master."

"We have all of them. I'd say Kurama did a good job with this plan." Kuwabara smiled, "at first I didn't think it was going to work."

"Neither did I. But it did." Yusuke tossed Hiei over his shoulder and started off. "Let's get him back and relax."

"Yeah." Kuwabara laughed as he walked with him.

"Just stay here for a bit Botan." Kurama said as he forced her into a dark room, he closed the door behind him and locked it. "See you shortly." He walked off.

Botan Winced again as a constant pick was felt deep within her skin, her heart, No, her very soul. "Why is this happening? Oh, where are you Koenma-Sama?" Botan slid down to the floor and wept openly.

"I have her, what should we do?" Kurama asked and smirked as he watched Yusuke and Kuwabara walk in with the fallen Hiei. "Wow I guess everything worked. As if there was any doubt."

"Good work." Said the dark lord, "now do we have the other three?"

"Yes sir." Shizuru walked up to her master and kisses his lips hotly. "They are in the poison room right now."

"Good work love, now go and help the other girls get ready for the big moment." He said and Shizuru walked off.

"And what do we do with Him?" Kuwabara asked.

"Let me worry about that, No, Stick him in the cell with the Onna." The dark lord smiled. "I do love a romantic tragedy." He smiled and strode off to see his Master, the Queen behind it all.