Chapter 2

Achetti made his way towards the meeting hut. The others were not going to like this. 'Our Whole race is in danger of becoming extinct, again. There's only one way I can see that will give us a chance of survival. And I don't like it at all.' Inside the meeting hut sat six clan members. These were the only adults in the whole clan.

"Friends, it pains me to say this, but our clan is in a lot of danger."

A few gasps went around the table. The adults turned to each other and began to murmur. Achetti waited a few seconds then motioned for silence.

"A few minutes ago, a demon found a member of our clan lying on the ground, dead. Someone is hunting us, which is bad enough by itself, but now we must add that demon into the equation. I say, that our first order of business is to track down the demon. Also, none of you must travel alone. It's just too dangerous."

One of the Adults stood up.

"Why do we take these precautions? We're going to die, anyways."

"We Are not going to die. I would kill a thousand demons to keep our race alive! Besides, I have a plan. One Thousand years ago, during the Demon/Muse/Human Wars I created some Energy Gems from the stones and crystals in my workshop. Unlike the other gems, the ones I made will not fade away if our race disappears. After my brother tricked me and launched me into the future, one of the first things I did was check my workshop. It had been raided and most of my creations had been stolen. But I managed to recover some of the gems."

Achetti held out his hand to reveal three Energy Gems.

"The Blue Gem protects its owner from knockout gas and other dangerous gasses. It also allows you to breathe without the need for air. This green one can heal almost any injury."

"What about that silver one?"

"This one is off limits. I cannot allow it to fall into the wrong hands. It stays with me. As for the other two, I will be holding a little contest to see who is worthy of having these gems."

Another Part of the Forest

A small portal was seen a few inches from the ground between two pine trees. A tall blue-skinned demon stepped through and grinned.

"Finally I have found one of the portals leading to the human world! These pathetic creatures shall feel my wrath!"

It was then that he saw a figure leaning against an ash tree nearby with his arms crossed. The creature looked pretty young, probably in his preteens, though he was not human. He was covered with long, dirty, dark crimson fur and where his tail might have been was a short stump. His face was covered in numerous scars and his nails were long and sharp and appeared to be fused with ten small metal blades. The child spoke.

"Welcome to the human world. But, I'm afraid you won't be spending much time here."

"You little Whelp! I'll kill you where you stand!"

"Now where have I heard that before? Oh, that's right. The other demons I slaughtered said the exact same thing. A pity they couldn't live up to their words."

The demon raised his arm to attack but that's as far as he got before a shuriken was imbedded in his right shoulder, pinning him to one of the trees next to the portal. A split second later, the boy was in front of him with a sai at his throat.

"What a shame. You weren't even a challenge at all."

Spirit World

"Not a demon? What was it, then?"

"That's just it, Koenma. We aren't sure."

"Well, then. I suggest you find out."

"Oh, great. Kurama, you just had to go and find the corpse of an unknown species in the park, didn't you?"

"Wow, Yusuke, I'm impressed. Your vocabulary sure has grown. Where on earth did you learn words like 'corpse' and 'species'?"

"Oh, shut up!"

"Hn."

"Well, someone's using their normal vocabulary."

"Hn."

"Where's Kewabara?"

"Oh, he decided he didn't want to miss school today."

"So it's just the three of us?"

"Looks like it."

"Hn."

"Oh, well that's just perfect. And Hiei, quit saying 'Hn'!"

The Park

Yusuke, Kurama and Hiei found themselves in the area where Kurama had found the body. Except, the body was no longer there. The three were prepared to leave when they heard voices. They looked around but the park was completely empty. Then, two ten-year-old children came walking out of the forest.

"Tuari, are you sure it was a good idea to take that gem before the competition?"

"Willow, I'm determined to prove to my father that I can take care of myself. Now let's find that de - that's him!"

"Tuari" pointed straight at kurama with a look of excitement in his green eyes. 'Those eyes! I've seen them before!'

"Demon, come with us."

It wasn't a suggestion. The boy was dead serious. And that energy. It was the same as the dead creature's.

"What are you, child"

"You mean you don't know? Have you forgotten about our race, demon? Well we haven't forgotten about you. Your dirty race caused us so much pain."

This time the girl named "Willow" spoke up.

"It does not matter. The demon has brought others. We can not take all three of them with us. It would be too dangerous. We'll have to kill them here."

Immediately they dropped into fighting stances and Tuari took out a small rod with a metal ball attached to the end. He swung it at Yusuke, who dodged just in time and the rod struck a nearby rock. There was a cracking sound and the rock broke into smaller pieces.

"That's going to happen to you, demon."

Hiei tried to slice Tuari in half, but Tuari blocked the sword easily and countered with an attack of his own. Hiei flitted away before he was struck. Meanwhile, Kurama was trying to strike strike willow with his rose whip. But every time he lashed out, Willow managed to gracefully dodge it. She kicked out with her foot and knocked the whip from Kurama's hand. Kurama Almost got the whip back but something crashed into him. It turned out to be Yusuke, who was clutching his bruised arm.

Where yusuke had been, Hiei and tuari were having a very interesting blade-on-rod battle. Tuari ducked low and Hiei prepared to dodge the sweeping kick. But instead he was hit on the forehead with a rock. Tuari had sheathed his rod and held a rock in each hand.

"Surely, you guys can do better. Don't go easy on us just because we're children."

"Spirit Gun!"

A huge beam of energy shot towards Tuari but he didn't move. In fact, he was still in the same spot when the blast reached it's destination. An explosion was heard and it looked like it was over for Tuari, but when the smoke settled, Tuari was still standing there. His eyes were shining a bright golden color and his necklace shone as well. Eventually he stopped glowing and smirked.

"You almost had me there. Good thing I saw it coming."

Hiei tried to cut him again, but Tuari Grabbed his sword and flung both it and him into the rosebud. Kurama grabbed his whip and charged at Tuari. Willow stepped in front of him and kneed him in the stomach. Tuari prepared to Strike kurama with his rod but someone put a hand on his shoulder. Tuari turned around and saw a boy about a year older than him. His fur was crimson and his tail had been cut off but he looked like a boy from Tuari's Clan even though Tuari didn't recognize him.

"It seems the demons didn't stand a chance. Allow me to finish them off for you."

R & R.