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Chapter 4

Tuari looked around him. He was in a forest, but it was different the one he was in during the fight. The demon had destroyed a lot of trees, and yet as he looked around, he noticed that not a single tree showed any sign of damage. As he got up, he realized that all his injuries had vanished. Nearby, there was a bench that was facing a lake. And sitting on that bench was someone who Tuari recognized. His back was turned, but Tuari knew who he was by the color of his fur.

"Is that you, Uncle?"

The muse turned around. He hadn't changed at all, which was strange considering Tuari hadn't seen him for over a thousand years. His long fur, which had a dark shade of green to it, was groomed so that it lay flat against his skin. The only place where the fur was not so tamed, was at the back of his head, in which he had pulled back into a pony tail. His face had the mark of serenity on it and his deep, blue eyes held both peace and wisdom. He was Yochi, who was said to have holy power imbedded within him. He was also supposed to be dead.

"Tuari, I'm glad you recognize me, or had you thought that I was Ingtou or Shendo?"

"Neither Shendo or Ingtou had that color fur, Uncle Yochi. I thought you died many years ago."

There was a long pause before Yochi spoke. When he did, his facial expression changed slightly to that of sorrow.

"I did. I no longer reside with the living world. We all died one thousand years ago, Tuari. Not even I could change our fate. You and your father were lucky to have been cast into the future."

"Lucky! You sucker-punched Father and I and sent us here, yourself!"

"It was all I could do to save our race. If I hadn't done it, we'd all be gone. Now, if you don't mind, let's cut to the chase. I brought you here to Shendo's Eden for a reason. The Demon you just faced, is a descendant of the demons, who killed Shendo, Ingtou, and I. There are eleven more of them hunting you, all of them much more powerful than him. My son, Pedrimo is also searching for you. When he finds you, please join forces with him and any other potential allies you run into. You will need all the help you can get. Now we have a little time left before I send you back. What do you wish to talk about?"

"You said this was Shendo's Eden. Why have I never heard of this place?"

"Shendo's Eden is a dimension created by Shendo himself. This place is all that is left of him, now. This is the only place I could truly feel at peace, so I came here often while I was alive. When I died, my soul came here, instead of being reincarnated into an author's tool or an imaginary friend like all the other dead muses. This is where I shall spend the rest of eternity. If you're lucky, you can come here when you die. If that happens, I can show you the secrets of this place. May I see your ring?"

Tuari handed Yochi his ring and Yochi took a look at it.

"So, you are the owner of the Golden Energy Gem. Achetti must have given this to you to protect you from demons. It contains the most powerful energy shield in the universe. I suggest you use it next time you face a demon, so that you don't get so badly injured."

Yochi handed the ring back to Tuari. When Tuari put the ring back on his finger, his vision began to blur. As Shendo's Eden, faded from view, Tuari faintly heard Yochi speak one last time.

"I hope to see you again, Tuari."

Two weeks later

"What are the chances that he is indeed Tuari?"

"Well, he did incapacitate that D class demon pretty easily? Not many humans can pull that off."

"But a bodyguard for a human? That hardly seems something Tuari would do, especially considering what our father thinks of humans."

Willow had joined up with the Spirit Detectives after the battle that had separated Tuari from her. There wasn't much else for her to do. The Pendragon clan had vanished along with her father. Blade had also joined but his motives were unknown. It certainly wasn't to be social, for he hardly ever spoke, and when he did his speech was never more than five words long. That was quite fine with Willow as his presence alone was unnerving. The color of his fur just screamed "BLOOD", and he didn't bother to clothe himself except for a bit of garment that if worn on anyone else, would look like boxers. Often times, he would tinker with one of the weapons he had on him. On occasion, he would fling the blade at someone nearby, purposely missing by half a centimeter.

"Even if the lead is another dud, you should still check it out."

They were in Koenma's office and Koenma was briefing them on recent events where a demon had escaped to the human world only to be stopped dead in it's tracks by a "supposedly human" bodyguard. Unfortunately, Yusuke was sick of these missions because most of them turned out to be false leads seemed to get them nowhere.

"Are you joking! We have better things to do than hunt down some guy whose probably already dead!"

At Yusuke's retort, Kurama slapped his forward, Kewabara burst out laughing, Hiei took a sudden interest in the conversation, and Blade got up and left the room. Willow fumed.

"YOU JERK!"

She punched him in the gut and ran off crying. After an uncomfortable silence, Koenma spoke once more.

"Um, yeah. Yusuke, should probably apologize, and we'll have to pick someone to do the mission.