Heeeeelllllllloooooo beautiful people! Did you miss me? Well of course you did! And I missed you too. It just wasn't the same without you, and I nearly couldn't stand not writing or posting. But, you will be happy to know that I had a wonderful time on my trip and was able to smuggle back presents for you all. Just reach your hand into my little bag of tricks here and take whatever it is your heart desires. Go ahead, don't be shy. I've got chopsticks, daruma dolls, Buddha statues, coffee in a can, kimonos, candies, basically anything you want! Think of it as my way of saying thanks for putting up with me thus far, and as a belated x-mas gift. Well, I suppose that's enough talk, after all, it's been awhile since my last chapter. So, here we go!
I do not own jin and touya nor yu yu hakusho (what if the hokee pokee really IS what it's all
about?)
The next morning seemed to come all too soon for the wind master, and as he lay in waiting he found himself secretly dreading the events to come. Sazuka was a powerful demon and quite a force to be reckoned with and if he and Hiei did not come up with a decent plan, Jin knew their powers alone would not be enough to vanquish that vile clown. But the fire demon had been no help. Instead of forming a strategy with his lesser companion, Hiei had been keen on keeping to himself. So, if there was a plan going to be put into play, the wind demon knew nothing of it.
After a few more moments of silent contemplation, Jin began the process of the morning's preparations. He sat up, swung his feet over the side of the bed, stood up, and made his way outside. As he had expected, the fire youkai was already there, practicing his hand to hand combat on a nearby tree, and Jin could not help but wonder why Hiei was not using his dragon of the darkness flame. But that hardly mattered. Both of them could sense the intensity of the battle that was approaching, and both knew that the outcome could possibly be the final chapter of their lives (though neither would admit it).
"Why Hiei, it's so good ta be seein' ya up and about like this! After last night, I was bein' a bit afraid that you were gonna be goin' soft on me!" He slapped the black haired youkai on the back.
The dragon turned his head and looked upon the wind master with a gaze that would have surely struck him dead had looks had the power to do so. The battle to end all battles was coming, and this red headed idiot was making jokes as though this were the nigen chess finals! It was all Hiei could do from killing the wind master right there and then. "I see YOU'RE finally awake. Have a good nap?" His words were harsh and were said with more malice than Jin had ever heard before.
"Ya, mine was goin' all right. How was yours bein'?"
"I, unlike you, do not have time for such trivialities."
"Awe, come on now Hiei, before I was goin' off ta dream land I was lookin' over and you were already bein' there before me!"
"Err."
"Ya! You were even havin' yer thumb in yer mouth, lookin' just like a little baby! It was all I could do ta stop from singin'…how's that song goin' now? 'hush little Hiei, don't say a word. Jin's gonna buy ya a mocking bird'. That one there! Ya know, you're kindda cute when yer sleepin'."
"Err. WHY ARE YOU ALWAYS TALKING! CAN'T YOU EVER JUST…"
"BE QUIET BOTH OF YOU! YOU ARE GIVING ME A HEADACHE!"
"What now? Who's sayin' that? Come on now show yerself!" But no one stepped forward to claim the voice that now echoed through the trees, nor did anyone respond to the wind master's hurried demand. "That was bein' Sazuka, I'm just knowin' it was. Come on out ya circus reject and fight us like a demon!"
Everything became silent in that moment. The wind stopped blowing, the water stopped flowing, and the birds no longer sang. It was as if the whole forest had died, and now the only sounds that remained were the demonic pair's own quickening heartbeats. Then, just as quickly as it had fallen, the silence was interrupted by the bending and breaking of trees as they were pushed aside by an unknown you-ki. "I AM INCLINED TO AGREE WITH YOU MY WINDY FOE, AS I WAS INDEED ONCE REJECTED BY THE MAKAI CIRCUS IN MY PLEA TO BECOME THEIR NEW MAGICIAN. BUT I DO NOT BELIEVE I HAVE TO REVEAL MYSELF TO YOU NO MATTER HOW DESPERATELY YOU MAY WANT ME TO. HOWEVER, AS I CANNOT RISK YOU INTERFERRING WITH MY GRAND PLANS, I FEEL I MUST GRANT YOUR REQUEST."
Again the trees began to twist and bend, and all at once the forest seemed to be filled with the very sounds of destruction itself. And, from out this carnage stepped forth the demon that would be the decider. The clown whose powers were unmatched by any, the villain who put all those who had come before him to shame. From out the twisted wreckage stepped…The Beautiful Sazuka.
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"Sazuka. I knew it was bein' you. Only a rat like you could be stinkin' up an entire forest."
"Yes, yes, bravo my little wind demon, you WERE always one with words."
"Err, ENOUGH OF YOUR TALKING! LET'S GET RIGHT TO IT!"
The fire demon lept into the air, the glowing orbs of his fist of the mortal flame held high over his head.
"Ya, that's bein' the way Hiei! All fight and no play just the way I like it! And I been waitin' ta get a piece a this clown forever!" Now the wind master took to the skies, aided by the very air around him. He spun his arms and produced his double tornado fist attack, the one that had almost won him the tournament so many years before.
The two youkai lunged downward at their rainbow clad foe, both confident that this double assault would be enough to vanquish even the king of the makai himself. But luck (as it had been this entire journey) was not on their side. The Beautiful Sazuka raised his hands in warning and produced a shield that protected him on all sides. The demon pair's attacks struck home in what would have been a deadly blow, but were obliterated against the awesome power of Sazuka's protective barrier.
"Well now, that was really quite something. You fellows are to be commended. Now, here's one of MY old favorites. RAINBOW CYCLONE!"
The two youkai did not have time to react. In what seemed like a millisecond they were engulfed in a stream of light that shown in every color of the rainbow, only this time the light burned. Pain consumed the two youkai, and Jin felt as though his very flesh were melting away. Hiei, though he did not show it, was also feeling the effects of the attack, and as Jin glanced at his demon brethren he watched the bandanna literally melt from off Hiei's forehead, leaving his Jagan eye exposed. "Hn. Nice try clown, but you'll have to do better than that. SWORD OF THE MORTAL FLAME!" The dragon now lept forward once again, only this time his katana led the way.
"Yawn. Again with this. Well, if you didn't learn the first time then I guess I can't expect you understand the severity of what you are about to do." The Beautiful Sazuka once again held his hands out in front of him and conjured up his barrier spell, only this time it seemed to be much stronger than before.
The glowing blade of the katana fell down onto the self – made shield, but before it could make contact it, as well as its owner, was gone. A slight wind from behind caused the clown youkai to turn and, as he did so, he found himself face to face with the halfling to whom he had caused so much pain. "You may be good at blocking, but you still haven't improved your speed. SWORD OF THE MORTAL FLAME!"
The Beautiful Sazuka put his hands up once more and tried, in vain, to stop the uncoming weapon. It fell upon him, slashing him in half with one fallow swoop. "TORNADO FIST!" A wall of wind rushed at the dismembered youkai then, finishing off whatever sick parts remained. Then, the light that had once been Sazuka faded out, and all that remained were the few bits of tattered clothing that had not evaporated with the force of the combined attacks. The Beautiful Sazuka was no more.
"WE DID IT HIEI! WE WON! WE WON!" The wind demon rushed over and gave his companion a victory hug (much to his companion's disapproval). "CAN YA BELIEVE IT! CAN YA! WE DID IT!"
"GET OFF ME!" He pushed the red haired youkai off of him. "Don't you sense it? That was too easy." He paused a moment. "This just doesn't feel right."
At that moment, Hiei's shoulder was met by a gentle tapping and as he turned to once again reprimand Jin's childlike actions, he found himself face to face with the REAL Beautiful Sazuka. "No Hiei, I believe that it is YOUR speed that needs improvement. RAINBOW CYCLONE!"
The impact was even greater this time, as both wind and dragon were once again engulfed in a barrage of multi-colored light. The first Sazuka had only been a distraction, a means of tricking the youkai into using up some of their you-ki in order to make them weaker. It had worked. The demon pair now found themselves drained from the fighting that had taken place before, and with the force of this fully charged rainbow cyclone, they knew they no longer had a chance of winning. "HA HA HA HA! YOU BOYS SHOULD KNOW BETTER! NO ONE CAN DEFEAT ME! I AM THE BEAUTIFUL SAZUKA AND NOW YOU SHALL KNOW MY PAIN!" He raised his hands once more into the air, preparing what was to be the final blow. "RAINBOW CYCLO…"
"STOP!"
"Huh?"
All three demons turned their attention towards the direction of the intruding voice, all awaiting the owner's appearance. But it would be Sazuka that saw them first. "You. How can it be? How is that you've come back to haunt me now!" And though Jin could hardly believe his eyes, he recognized the look upon the clown demon's vile face. It was the look that no man nor youkai could fake and the look that brought the doom of all that had fallen under its spell. It was the look of pure unadulterated fear. And it would be this look that Jin would remember until the end of time….
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Hope that was enough to make up for my lack of posting, and if it wasn't than I'm sorry (gomen nasai). But hey, look on the bright side, I didn't drop off the face of the earth or anything, and you've got another chapter coming your way! Isn't that exciting! Well…I think it is anyway. What's that? You say you'll only forgive my gap in posting dates if I let you have another gift from the bag? Well…ok, but make sure you only take ONE more. Hey! I said ONE! No, give them back! I said only ONE! Oh fine, take them, but don't say I never gave you anything. Maybe I'll even have more gifts to give away at the next chapter (whenever that decides to get written lol). Well, talk to ya all soon (or not depending on my writing), and remember to send in those reviews:)
