A/N: Thanks to everyone who has reviewed so far. I hope you like this chapter! "A New Chance" and "Return to the Past" are not on hold and are being worked on at the same time as this chapter. Now here's chapter two!
Chapter Two: The Tournament
Journal Entry – 07/24/7010
-Strange… it's like only yesterday that my life was happy. I had a fiancée, a loving mother, loving future in-laws, and great friends. But they were taken from me and I had to leave that life behind for a new life. I'm not really complaining, I think I'm falling in love again with a girl in this new time, but I can't help but feeling guilty, like I'm betraying Keiko. I just wish I could speak with Keiko again at least one more time, to find out what happened to her and if she would give her blessings for me to move on and have a new relationship. Keiko if you're watching me from paradise, then I hope you know I still love you and will always love you. You were my first love and nobody ever truly stops loving their first loves.-
End Journal Entry – 07/24/7010
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Yusuke watched Videl carefully as she was congratulated by everyone, but Botan, Yukina, Hiei, and himself. Making his way to the group slowly he saw them all turn their attention to him as if expecting him to beat their scores. Botan had gone over to the punching machine and scored a 129. Yukina had been at the Karaoke Machine and they hadn't even noticed, but her score was 306. Hiei had been at the Paper-Rock-Scissors Machine and had scored a 376. They switched off with Yukina at the Paper-Rock-Scissors Machine, Hiei at the Punching Machine, and Botan just waiting for the next machine, which Yusuke took advantage of going to the Karaoke Machine and scoring a 352, while Yukina scored a 331, and Hiei scoring a 300. Afterwards Yusuke waited, while Hiei went to the Karaoke Machine, Botan to the Rock-Paper-Scissors Machine, and Yukina to the Punching Machine. Hiei scored a 345, Botan a 451, and Yukina a 176. After they had finished Yusuke went over to the Paper-Rock-Scissors Machine and scored 452, then he went to the Punching Machine where he scored a 503.
Everyone, except Yukina, Botan, and Hiei, were shocked at his scores. Then when it was all averaged out after being summed up together, they were even more shocked at the results they saw. All four of the people that hadn't really done anything had scored much better they had. They thought Yukina was extremely weak compared to the others, but a glare from Hiei told them otherwise.
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The overall averages were:
Vegeta: 247.5
Trunks: 154.5
Goten: 161.25
Bulma: 48
Chichi: 124.5
Gohan: 223.5
Mirai: 222.75
Videl: 309.75
Botan: 435.5
Yusuke: 653.5
Hiei: 510.5
Yukina: 653.5
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"Now who here doubts my strength? I didn't come up with this system or how to use it, my mentor and teacher did. She was the greatest psychic of her age, old yet very powerful. She taught me everything I know about Reiki, but my father taught me everything I know about Youki. Is there anybody here who doubts me?" asked Yusuke.
"I still say you are a weakling!" said Vegeta.
"Then you are a fool!" replied Hiei. "In our old home the Detective here was the most feared among the Youkai. Only those of the class A or higher were not afraid of the Detective, because they could match him any day. However when the Detective gained the class of S superior, then he became feared, but also respected by every Youkai."
"So what!" snapped Vegeta. "From what I understand that was over five thousand years ago! Why should I care about his reputation from five millennia ago?"
"Because I was an unusual case, I have died two times already. The first time I was resurrected through a trial that would determine if I was worthy or not. I was worthy, but the second time, my dormant Youkai blood was awakened when my father resurrected me and took control of me during a battle with a man using the Sei Kou Ki," explained Yusuke. "He was an S class. After I defeated him, I went to train with my father and his generals. I was incredibly weak compared to them, but after two years of training with them and a tournament to determine the ruler of the three lands. I lost and when I awoke I thought I was still in the battle I lost. Afterwards I spent a year journeying the lands to see what was there and if I could make any new allies or friends."
"I don't mean to interrupt, but are you telling the truth? Are you really from five millennia in the past?" asked Videl curiously.
"Yes, we used a time portal to come to this time, to start a new life. I had lost all my loved ones. My mother disappeared, I demanded to know what happened to her and when they refused to tell me, I broke into their filing room and had the file in my hand, when I was captured and then sent to a Maximum Security Prison. I was in and out for a year, all the while being engaged to the love of my life, Keiko Ukimura. Then another year went by and she never returned from a so-called visit to her parents. We loved each other very much and when I tired to find out what happened to her, I was banished to the lands my father and the other two rulers lived at," said Yusuke slowly. "But I got my revenge. Just before I entered the portal, the one who banished me, tried to back out on his agreement with Hiei, so I exterminated him. He had lied to me and withheld information that rightfully was mine to have. He and his father had destroyed my life. They had both tried to have me killed, so he got what was coming."
"You've killed before!" exclaimed Videl.
"Yes, many times, though each time I had no other choice. It was either, be killed and have my family and everyone else in the world killed or kill them and save the world. I chose the greater good over the lives of a few. I never asked for that responsibility, it was forced upon me as part of the catch in giving me a second chance. I fought in three tournaments, the Genkai Tournament, where she would determine her heir to her powers. The Dark Tournament, which I was forced to enter or my mother and loved ones would be killed, along with myself. In the end it ended up saving the world when we won the Tournament and were able to go home. The last tournament was my idea to prevent a war, since my father died the other two rulers were going to try and take his lands from me. So the victor of the tournament would be named ruler and this tournament would be held every three years. I lost to one of the ruler's who was beat by one of my father's old friends to win the tournament," said Yusuke. "I'm in this time to start over and leave my old life behind, but I can't forget who or what I am or what I've learned in my short life."
"You regret each day don't you?" said Videl softly.
"Yes, I was your average street punk, skipping school for ten days at a time and then gracing them with my presence and depending on what happens, leaving halfway through the day. I smoked, gambled, drank, was a bit of a pervert, got in fights, you name it, but I always had a soft spot for kids. I gave my life to save a kid who I thought was about to be run over by a speeding car, only to find out that he would have lived anyway. The car would have swerved and missed him at the last second," said Yusuke.
"Pathetic weakling!" snapped Vegeta earning a hard punch to the jaw, causing Vegeta to spit blood on to the floor. "Blood!"
"Do you still think I'm a weakling?" asked Yusuke. "It was emotions and my caring for others, that helped me become this strong. During one fight I was severely outmatched, incredibly weaker and weakened, when I became so angry that I became ten times stronger and was able to injure my opponent."
"Bulma, Trunks, Mirai, we leaving!" snapped Vegeta angrily as they followed him out of the building that was an almost exact replica of Genkai's shrine.
"That's four down, four left, do any of you wish to be trained to harness your reiki?" asked Yusuke seriously as he looked at each of them carefully.
"Well I'm too old to be training like that," said Chichi.
"Nonsense, Genkai was in her eighties and was still able to climb mountains without any gear. She was able to make large men the size of half ton boulders fly across her courtyard and slam into the gates leaving imprints of them. She could cause controlling forces to be removed from the body, she could use the Spirit Gun technique and she would revert back to the point in her life that she was strongest, in her twenties. Genkai was a woman who was amazing. If you thought she couldn't beat with how strong I am now then you would be mistaken. She might not have been able to beat me physically, but she could still beat me. When I first met her I was extremely arrogant and a loud mouth who thought he was invincible. She proved me wrong," said Yusuke sternly. "Even after I inherited her powers she could beat me."
"Still, maybe sometime in the future, when I'm not taking care of my family. Thank you for the offer though," said Chichi softly.
"Thanks but no thanks, I'm going to train using the methods I know. I don't care to learn a new type of ki," said Gohan sternly.
"I'm going to train with my big brother," said Goten happily.
"Fair enough," said Yusuke shrugging his shoulders. "What about you Videl?"
"Well I've already made Gohan promise me how to do what he does, which apparently is with ki. But this idea of another ki, reiki, is interesting. I accept your offer, but I still want to learn what Gohan ahs to offer me," said Videl sternly.
"Fair enough, especially since I want to learn to use the same techniques he uses as well," said Yusuke. "Videl, be here tomorrow before two. I'm going to go over what I'll teach you first, since you will be my first student ever."
"Okay, but first Gohan! You're going to start teaching me today!" said Videl angrily.
"Okay, its simple really once you get the hang of it," said Gohan as Videl glared at him.
"OUCH! What was that for!" demanded Videl angrily rubbing her arm where she had been pricked by a needle.
"To test your blood," said Yusuke sternly. "If there is any chance that you could obtain the S class rank or above, then I want to know."
"You mean you have to test my blood to see if I can reach the S class rank or not? What good will that due you?" asked Videl.
"It will do much good, if you have the S Gene, then with proper training you can achieve that class rank. If not then you will only go to the A class ranking," said Yusuke.
"Oh," replied Videl blushing from embarrassment at her behavior.
Yusuke nodded and left the room, with Hiei, Botan, and Yukina in tow. When they entered the room where Yusuke would test Videl's blood to determine if she was one of the rare humans who held the S Gene or not.
Several Hours Later
Yusuke sighed as he leaned back against the wall. It had been several hours and a most surprising discovery had been made. He would keep it to himself for now as would the others, but it was clear that Videl wasn't your average person, no she was very special. She did indeed hold the S Gene, but they couldn't determine if that was a good or bad thing. Deciding to go tell Videl before she left for her home, he left the room and followed her scent and Gohan's. He hadn't noticed before but Gohan's scent was like an ape or gorilla crossed with scorched metal. Videl's scent on the other hand was the complete opposite, it was like wild roses of all different kinds, but the most dominating was the scent of a red rose. He could smell the conditioners and shampoo's she used in her hair, that was what made it easy to find her scent in the wilderness.
Approaching the clearing he saw Videl and Gohan there, with Gohan talking to Videl. Curious he walked a little closer to the clearing, but froze instantly a moment later. He couldn't move, he couldn't breath, he couldn't hear anything. All he saw was Gohan kissing Videl on the lips and her not resisting. A feeling that he was unaccustomed to crept up into him, he didn't know what it was at first, but then he realized it was jealousy, anger, hatred, and betrayal. He didn't know why he felt like he did, Videl hadn't been his girlfriend or potential mate, but he did feel like he did. Crumpling the results in his fist he threw them down before turning and leaving, but not before he took down a tree with his forearm quite angry and before he could see what happened next in the clearing.
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Videl and Gohan had been training or rather Gohan teaching her how to use ki. She was a quick learner. Within a few hours she had been able to manifest her ki into the form of a small sphere. Afterwards she took a break to recover and then continued practicing, each time her ki sphere became larger and larger. After she had gotten the basics to manifesting her ki into a sphere, she used it to fly. This took a few more hours, but by the time it was about time for her to go home she had gotten the basics down for that as well and was quite proud of herself.
"Very good Videl, you've done a good job. You've already got the basics down for ki manifestation and flying," said Gohan proudly.
"Thanks, Gohan, but I better get home or my dad will worry," said Videl.
"Um, Videl before you go, there's something I want to ask you," said Gohan nervously.
"Yeah, what?" asked Videl.
"Will you go out with me?" asked Gohan stunning Videl.
"I… um… that is…" said Videl embarrassed at not being able to answer.
"GREAT!" said Gohan happily before Videl could say anything. "How about tomorrow?"
"Um, Gohan -" started Videl, but was cut off by Gohan kissing her, which shocked her.
It was like that for a few minutes and Videl's mind and feelings were scrambled. She didn't know how she felt about Gohan. Sure she thought he was cute and handsome, but that didn't mean she was in love with him or wanted to go out with him, did it? That's when they both heard a large tree come crashing down right next to the clearing. Pushing Gohan off and away from her she went to investigate and found the remains of the tree's trunk had been smashed by something very powerful.
"Whoa! What could have done this? It sure wasn't no wandering dinosaur, this is too focused, yet unfocused at the same time," said Gohan as he spotted a piece of paper with Videl's name on it. "Um Videl I think this belongs to you, it has your name on it."
Videl looked at the paper and knew instantly who had done this to the tree and also knew that the person must have seen Gohan kissing her. It was the results of her blood test to see if she had the S Gene or not, which turned out that she did have it.
'Yusuke,' thought Videl sadly. 'Do I love him? Or is it a simple infatuation? Is it just a stupid school girl crush?'
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Yusuke entered the room he had used at Genkai's shrine, which he still used in the replica. He was angry, yet he couldn't help but feel abandoned, his mother had disappeared, then his fiancé Keiko, then he finally left. He was the last of his family, the last of his lineage. He had no heirs, no descendant's, which was what made him sad, the fact that he had nothing to truly live for. He didn't care to go on living, he just wanted it all to end, all the pain he felt, the sadness, the despair, he just wanted it to all end.
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Elsewhere in the same replicated shrine, Yukina could hear Yusuke's screams of anger, sorrow, despair, sadness, and grief. It broke her heart to hear her friend's screams. She couldn't imagine living without Hiei in her life, he was her brother, true they were half siblings, but they were still siblings. They shared a bond that couldn't be broken by any outside influence, only they could break it. As her thoughts came to halt, she found herself outside of Yusuke's room. Knocking gently she heard a faint murmur of him telling whoever it was to go away.
"Yusuke, it's me Yukina, may I please enter?" asked Yukina gently as the door opened to reveal Yusuke standing there, but just barely. "I heard your screams and well… I couldn't help myself, I apologize, but I had to see if you were alright."
"Don't apologize Yukina, don't, you have nothing to be sorry for, I on the other hand have much to be sorry for," said Yusuke as he brushed away a tear that turned into a Hiroseki stone. "Please don't cry Yukina, I can't stand to see you cry, it always makes me feel guilty about nothing."
"I'm sorry. It's just… that I'm worried about you. We've known each other for nearly a decade, ever since you helped me escape from the Toguro Brothers. Please, let me help you Yusuke, I can't stand to see you suffer," said Yukina as Yusuke smiled softly and let her into his room, where he she gently pried what was bothering him out of him.
Yusuke explained everything in detail, since the day he found out his mother had simply disappeared off the face of the planet to the day Keiko did too. Then to the day he became a wanderer, never staying put, being in and out of the Reikai Maximum Security Prison, then to the day he met up with Hiei again and they began their new life. His strange feelings about a girl he hardly even knew, unsure if it was love, a simple attraction to a strong willed girl like Keiko had been, or if it was anything else. He felt guilty for his feelings, since he still loved Keiko, but knew he wouldn't see her again until he died.
"I just don't know what to do, I'm lost," said Yusuke hoarsely as he just broke down and began crying.
Many would say that crying was a weakness, it showed too much emotion. That crying was for weaklings, those who couldn't hack it. But others would argue that crying is perfectly natural, when one feels sad they cry. Or when one is happy they cry. But when one feels lost, confused, and doesn't know what to do, they also cry. Guilt over nothing, along with confusion also causes one to cry. Even anger can cause one to cry. The argument could go on forever, with neither side winning nor losing, but this much can be said as true: crying may not make things better in the world, but sometimes it can help, not always, but sometimes. Yukina knew this to be true as she had cried many times in her life, over deaths of those she cared for, happiness, sadness, many things, but she knew that it wasn't a sign of weakness or strength, but a natural thing. Some cry to show they mourn loss and/or to show their respect, while feeling many different things at once, whether they be anger, sadness, grief, guilt, or even confusion. She knew that this was one of those times where crying was needed or it would have torn Yusuke up inside, along with herself.
After he had fallen asleep, she gently put his covers over him and organized his room a little, so he wouldn't trip or break anything. Looking back at him she noticed he looked like a sleeping angel, he looked peaceful when he slept, like it was one of the only things that helped keep him sane in his life. Kissing him gently on the forehead she turned to leave when she heard him say something.
"Thank you," whispered Yusuke in his sleep.
Smiling to herself she replied softly in barely a whisper, "Your welcome… my love."
Exiting his room quietly she found Hiei standing outside his room. Startled she jumped a little, but calmed herself.
"How is the detective?" asked Hiei.
"Fine, for now, but until he can put his past to rest once and for all, I fear that he may end up hurting himself or one of us. I'm sad Hiei, he doesn't deserve this, hasn't he suffered enough already?" said Yukina on the verge of tears.
"No, he doesn't deserve this. But there is nothing we can do about it. All we can do is help him the best that we can. He is lost and confused, he feels he is betraying Keiko doesn't he," said Hiei sadly.
"Yes, he suffers from the thoughts that he is betraying Keiko. He feels guilty about it, since he hopes there is a chance that he will be able to find her and they can be happy," said Yukina sadly as a tear ran down her right cheek.
Hiei sighed deeply as he turned to go down the hall to his room, but paused momentarily. "One day you will be happy Yukina, as will the Detective, don't give up hope just yet," said Hiei as he continued on down the hall.
Yukina smiled softly and nodded her head, before heading off towards her own room for the night.
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The Next Day – 1:30 PM
Yusuke awoke to his room in order for the most part and himself tucked into his bed. Smiling gently he rose from his bed and headed towards the Son Residence, which was just across a small stream than ran down the mountain. Upon entering the house eh saw that Chichi was in the kitchen making breakfast already.
"Morning Mrs. Son," said Yusuke startling her somewhat, as he spoke to her and sat down at the table.
"Oh good morning Yusuke, I take it you and your companions were up late going over everything you're going to teach Videl," said Chichi.
"Exactly what time is it again?" asked Yusuke confused.
"It's one thirty in the afternoon," replied Chichi.
"Oh, thanks, for letting me know. Yeah, I was up all night, but I have a pretty good idea, what I'll teach Videl. I'll get her started on what Reiki, Youki, and Sei Kou Ki are then hopefully she'll be able to stay up here for her training. I'm going to put her everything I went through," said Yusuke. "Only this time, I'm adding Reiki, Youki, Sei Kou Ki, and Ki cuffs into the mix, to help her train better."
"Why Youki and Sei Kou Ki?" asked Chichi.
"For the Youki it's just a precaution, she might have extremely diluted Youkai blood in her. The Sei Kou Ki on the other hand is within one out of every one thousand people who are aware of all the different types of ki. Plus I don't want a repeat of Sensui, even if it is accidentally, with the Sei Kou Ki she could purify me within a few feet. Which mean I would die," said Yusuke as he got up from the table and left.
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Videl arrived at the replica of Genkai's Shrine and found Yusuke waiting for her at the other end of the replicated shrine. Quickly making her way towards her she saw that he was waiting for her to do something.
"After you have the basics of what Reiki, Youki, and Sei Kou Ki are, you're going to be wearing Spirit Cuffs. These will look like ordinary wrist bands, but they will lock up Reiki, Youki, Sei Kou Ki, and Ki. This will be part of your training," said Yusuke.
So over the next few hours Yusuke explained what Reiki, Youki, and Sei Kou Ki were. The last one with what he knew, experienced, and was told about it. He would go back over parts he had already explained as an emphasis that these ki types could be very dangerous and deadly. He also explained that depending on the controller's age, knowledge, and power, he or she could manipulate objects such as plants into weapons or healing devices. They could also take their Youki or Reiki and shape them into energy like weapons, such as swords, knives, glaives, scythes, or anything else.
"My signature technique is the Spirit Gun. I never truly learned how to use it, I just could. I channel my reiki through my right arm, into my right hand, and then into my index finger. Next I hold my hand like a gun and can slowly build up the amount of reiki I use for a powerful blast that will be very destructive, yet will also cause my opponents to think twice about their actions. Or I can simply channel a lot of reiki into my right index finger quickly and let loose a blast that can do the same thing. The first of the two is makes my opponent think I exhausted a lot of reiki already. The second is a quick move that allows me to either beat my opponent quickly, make them think twice, or it's a desperation move to escape or wound my opponent," explained Yusuke.
"I see, so you're going to teach me how to use the Spirit Gun right?" asked Videl.
"Perhaps, but before you learn any techniques, you will go through the same training I went through, only you will wear those Spirit Cuffs I gave you," said Yusuke.
"What did you go through?" asked Videl curiously.
"Back then I called it: Grandma's Evil Boot Camp. It was some of the best and worst days of my life. I slept with dozens of snakes, I held myself upright over spike using just my reiki through my right index finger. I climbed mountains wearing chains attached to iron balls, while being attacked by Genkai. I did a lot, but not of that pain and training compared to the agony and pain I went through to inherit her powers and the Spirit Wave, in the form of the Spirit Wave Orb. I nearly died from the experience, but I refused to let myself give it back to her. Eventually I was able to get it to merge with my body," said Yusuke sternly. "It could have killed me, yet I fought on through it, while my friends were fighting for all our lives. This is one technique you will not learn from me. This technique is to be passed down to my heir and I will determine my heir the same way Genkai did, with a tournament, but not any tournament, anything goes in this tournament, killing, cheating, cheap shots, weapons. You name it, it's allowed."
"Oh, so in order for me to inherit your powers, I would have to win your tournament?" asked Videl curiously.
"Exactly, but by the time that day comes, you will already be dead," said Yusuke.
"What makes you say that?" demanded Videl angrily.
"I will live for centuries more, before my time starts to approach," said Yusuke. "Youkai live for centuries, very few live for millennia, but those that do are very powerful, wise, and cunning beyond what you might think they are."
"Oh," replied Videl a bit sad that she wouldn't be able to inherit his powers, even though she was his student.
"Now, I can't start the real training, unless you can spend weeks to months up here," said Yusuke as Videl looked at him like he was crazy. "Don't look surprised Videl. My training was split up into a few months here and a few months there. Now let's get to work, first we'll meditate to calm our spirits and clear our minds for the tasks ahead."
So they meditated for the rest of the afternoon, with Videl struggling to calm her spirit and clear her mind for the tasks ahead of her. But she couldn't each time she thought she had she would find that her mind would think of one of the possibilities in her training. One of these thoughts was a bit intimate and ended up with her face being very flushed by the time they finished for the day. She couldn't help but think of the thoughts and images that had run through her mind that had left her very aroused and embarrassed.
'Stupid mind, making me think those thoughts and see those images!' thought Videl to herself. 'Though I can't say that I wasn't impressed by his – no! Bad mind, thinking those dirty thoughts!'
Videl was constantly scolding herself all the way home as the thoughts and images wouldn't leave her mind and kept plaguing her.
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Meanwhile Yusuke was working on his own training with Hiei as he had discovered something strange. Gohan was constantly a nervous wreck around Videl, when she mentioned somebody called the Gold Fighter.
"Think he's hiding something Hiei?" asked Yusuke as he dodged another punch.
"Yes, he is hiding something. He was hiding something from the girl, but she found out and blackmailed him into teaching her how to use ki and fly. She is quite devious and strong willed against others. Is it wise to continue her training knowing that she could one day surpass you?" said Hiei as he dodged a kick and punch combo.
"Yes and no, it's better we train her so we can learn her style of fighting and her limitations. If we let someone else train her, then we would be at a disadvantage, while she could be at an advantage. While we train her she learns our styles and moves, she doesn't learn what we're truly capable of. Each of us has mastered at least one style of fighting. Some of us know multiple styles, which leads me to a question Hiei. Why me and not Kurama?" asked Yusuke.
"Kurama refused to leave his mother. He was loyal to her and felt he owed her. She discovered what he was, but did not fear, shun, or treat him any differently. She treated him and Yoko as equals, since she was able to tame the Great Yoko Kurama, King of Thieves, by telling him to bend over. He didn't bother trying to protest as she had glared at him sternly like only a mother could. She petted his ears, causing him to blush and purr!" said Hiei as he fell to the ground laughing along with Yusuke.
"Oh man, I wish I could have seen it!" said Yusuke between laughs. "But I'm curious Hiei, what do you think ever became of him?"
"Hn," replied Hiei.
"That's what I thought. He was on the side of the war that fought the Reikai and possibly didn't make it out alive. If he did, he probably either went back to his old ways or as a mate he has his way with everyday and every night," said Yusuke as Hiei just smirked at the thought of Kurama with a mate.
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Two Months Later
For two months straight Videl had stayed at the shrine now called: Roizen's Shrine, unofficially, but officially it was called: the Hanyou Shrine. It was called that, because the founder was a Hanyou and because it was a Safe Haven or Sanctuary to all Hanyou's of all races. It was moved thanks to Bulma's help, to a more remote location bordering on an ancient forest that was said to have once housed a shrine in the exact location the Hanyou Shrine now stood. She called home to her father everyday to let him know she was alright and would see him at the World Martial Arts Tournament at Tournament Isle.
Now Yusuke, Hiei, Botan, and Yukina have decided to go with Gohan, Goten, Chichi, Bulma, Vegeta, and the rest of them to the World Martial Arts Tournament and compete. Except for Botan and Yukina who are healers, but can defend themselves if necessary.
"I don't think I've seen this many people in one spot before," said Yusuke as Hiei nodded. "Who do you think we should knock out so we don't have to listen to them brag about how strong they are and how weak we are?"
"None! If you do then you will be lectured with no sleep for a week!" snapped Botan as both Hiei and Yusuke sighed in defeat.
Gohan and the others were standing around waiting for a man named Goku to show up. Yusuke couldn't care less so he went to register for the Tournament, along with Hiei.
"Name?" asked the monk registering people.
"Roizen," replied Yusuke.
"Real name?" asked the monk again.
"That is my real name!" snapped Yusuke angrily.
"Sorry," replied the monk as he told Yusuke to go on through to the waiting area with everyone else.
The monk repeated the process with Hiei, which nearly earned the monk a one ticket with the end of Hiei's katana. Hiei was extremely angry to find out that he couldn't use his katana in the matches, but could carry it with him if he wished.
By the time the others had registered Yusuke and Hiei were in line waiting and glared at anybody and everybody who came near them. Which caused many people to back up to the back of the line, which made Vegeta smirk, who thought it was funny.
"Alright ladies and gentlemen the champ is automatically in the tournament! But he has graciously decided to set the par for all of you!" yelled the announcer, causing almost everybody in line to cheer.
"Ah, ha, ha!" laughed Hercule as she struck poses and cameras went off, but then the cameras exploded in a shower of sparks. "Alright, here it goes! MEGATON PUNCH!"
Hercule hit the punching machine and scored a 123, setting the par for everyone. Anyone who scored lower than ninety-five would not be allowed to pass on into the tournament. After several people went through and scored less than eighty, Videl was up and she scored a 130, higher than her fathers.
"My dad must have been holding back to be fair to everyone," said Videl as everyone, but a few people didn't believe her or accept the answer.
After several more people Hiei was up and he struck the machine quickly, scoring a 159. He had held back as not to reveal his true strength, but he was still asked to try again, with an excuse that the machine was off. Striking it again he scored a 139, but this time he glared at them, daring them to ask him to try again, they got the hint and just let him pass by. When Yusuke got up to it, he struck it and scored a 140, but before they could ask him to try again he glared at them, just daring them to tell him to try again, and if they did he would show them what he was capable of doing.
"Um, just go on through sir," said the monk nervously.
Two Hours Later
Finally everyone was through and the qualifying people were: Hercule, Videl, Hiei, Yusuke (Roizen), Gohan, Shin, Kabito, Eighteen, Goku, Vegeta, Krillin, Piccolo, Spopovich, Yamu, Mirai, Thief King.
"Are you Goku?" asked Shin.
"Yeah, who are you?" asked Goku.
"My name is, Shin. It is an honor to meet you Goku. I have heard of your many exploits," said Shin shaking Goku's hand.
"Um, thanks, I guess, it was nice to meet you too," said Goku as they continued on towards the buffet.
"Be careful purple boy, you don't want to end up fighting me in the tournament," said Yusuke grumpily.
"Watch your mouth boy!" snapped Kabito.
"You want to take me on red boy? I ain't that easy to take down!" replied Yusuke.
"It is unwise to try and pick a fight with the Detective when he has not been able to pummel anybody or anything all day," said Hiei smirking. "Go ahead and try, it might be entertaining to see you loose."
"Insolent whelp!" snapped Kabito angrily.
"Kabito!" snapped Shin stopping him from doing anything rash. "Perhaps we shall find out who will win in against one another in this tournament, no?"
"Hn," replied Hiei.
"I agree with Hiei, this tournament is way too tame. I only entered to see if it's worthy of its title. So far it sucks, I've fought in better, more interesting tournaments," said Yusuke catching Shin's curiosity.
"Like?" asked Shin eagerly.
"A tournament that allows weapons, killing, ring outs for ten seconds, cheap shots, cheating, and much more. You even get to attack the people in the stands and not get disqualified for it, hack even the ref is prone to almost get hit by an attack or two," said Yusuke smirking.
"What might this tournament be called?" asked Shin curiously.
"The Ankoku Bujutsukai or Dark Tournament," replied Yusuke as he walked away, leaving Shin standing there in shock.
"Master?" asked Kabito.
"That Tournament hasn't been held in over five millennia Kabito. That tournament was the kind that would have people who sell their own mothers to slavery just to gain power," said Shin slowly. "Either he is lying through his teeth or he is very old, older than even the previous guardian of this planet."
"Is this bad Master?" asked Kabito.
"I don't know, the Youkai have retreated back to their world so they could spare the humans. But they were almost constantly at war with the Reikan's, that's why the Kai's decided to intervene and save two races, by keeping them apart from one another. We have since then made sure they couldn't make any portals to come to this world, but if Youkai are on this planet without the human's permission or invitation, then an all out war could start between the two races again," said Shin sternly.
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Yusuke smirked as all the other fighters backed away from the ref as he approached, since his name was called. Reaching into the box he drew out a ball number five. Next was Hiei, who drew a thirteen, which put him up against Mirai. Soon everyone had drawn their numbers and the matches were as follows:
1: Videl vs. Yamu – 2: Gohan vs. Krillin – 3: Yusuke vs. Goku
4: Vegeta vs. Spopovich – 5: Piccolo vs. Shin – 6: Eighteen vs. Hercule
7: Hiei vs. Mirai – 8: Kabito vs. Thief King
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"Ladies and Gentlemen, welcome to the World Martial Arts Tournament! The winner of the Junior Division was Trunks Briefs! Now onto the moments you've all been waiting for! The first match for the World Martial Arts Tournament is our very own Videl versus Yamu!" yelled the ref (announcer).
Videl and Yamu walked out to the ring and as soon as the ref called for them to start, they did in a flash of surprise as they had both locked hands and were in a struggle to over power the other. Videl would push Yamu down and then he would come up and push Videl down. It went on like this for several minutes, until Videl decided to try and trip him out, but he caught on and lifted her and then slammed her back down into the ring floor. He repeated this for several minutes and then released her, thinking she was finished, however she surprised him by climbing to her feet and then slamming her knees into his back, but he showed no sign of being in pain. Turning around he began to pound her, until she kicked him in the head and twisted his neck around completely.
"Oh and Videl is disqualified for killing her opponent!" yelled the ref. "Wait a minute! Yamu is still alive!"
Yamu's neck twisted back around to its correct position and he frowned. Grabbing Videl he went to choke slam her out of the ring, but right before she hit the ground she stopped. She floated back into the ring and started fighting again, astonishing the entire audience. However everyone could tell she was worn out and Yamu wasn't at all, at least if he was he wasn't showing it. Kicking and punching Videl hard, he turned around and blasted her into the ring floor.
Meanwhile Gohan's power level was rising, along with Yusuke's reiki and youki. But it was only Gohan who rushed out to the ring, while Yusuke remained where he was standing glaring right at Yamu angrily.
"And Videl is out! Videl looses to Yamu!" yelled the ref. "Can we get some medics out here?"
Soon enough the medics came running out and carried Videl away. Yusuke still standing where he was look Yamu straight in the eye and made Yamu pale instantly.
"Our next match is Saiyaman versus Krillin, begin!" yelled the ref.
"You know I can't beat you, so I forfeit," said Krillin sighing as he walked out of the ring and into the locker room. "It's better than hospital bills, besides I know you can do better than me honey."
"You're right, but next time, at least show a backbone," said Eighteen.
"Well Saiyaman is the winner! Our next match is Roizen versus the former champion Goku!" yelled the ref.
Yusuke and Goku both walked out to the ring, with Yusuke itching to remove his Spirit Cuffs and finish the fight, but he knew that Goku was much stronger than Gohan and Vegeta. He could sense the dormant power laying in wait, waiting to be called forth to be used. Sizing Goku up he concluded that he might be able to beat Goku, providing that he wasn't wrong in his guess.
"So you're Goku, the former champion? Tell me was this tournament always such a drag?" said Yusuke.
"Actually when I first fought in it, there were numerous strong fighters. It wasn't like this at all. There were actually preliminary matches to determine who goes onto the Quarter Finals," said Goku.
"That's nice to know. Now don't hold back on me at all, understand?" said Yusuke.
"But if I do that, then I might accidentally kill you," said Goku worriedly.
"You won't kill me, there hasn't been a person alive since Sensui who could kill me," said Yusuke as he charged Goku and gave him a swift uppercut.
Goku winced as he felt Yusuke's fist connect with his jaw. The pain was extreme, to the point of him actually wanting to return the favor ten fold, but he held his ground after the punch, waiting for his opponent to make a mistake.
Yusuke continued to hit Goku casually not overexerting himself in the least. He was quickly growing bored though, so he attempted a shot at his stomach, but was greeted by a fist nearly connecting with his jaw.
"Nice shot, but you missed," taunted Yusuke as Goku growled at him and charged.
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"Vegeta, is it just me or his he playing with Goku," said Piccolo.
"No, the boy is playing with Kakarot, he's trying to see if he can provoke Kakarot into not holding back any of his power. So far it isn't working, but he has succeeded in angering Kakarot enough to attack him," said Vegeta casually.
"Then would you say this boy is definitely no ordinary human," said Piccolo.
"He is no ordinary human for sure," said Vegeta.
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"You know I'm getting bored, so let's just quit playing around and fight for real already!" snapped Yusuke angrily.
"Fine by me!" said Goku as he powered up to straight to Super Saiyan Two.
"That's not far enough!" yelled Yusuke angrily. "Show me your full power weakling!"
"WEAKLING!" said Goku angrily. "Fine, you want my full power, well here it is!"
Goku began powering up further until he reached his current pinnacle. Yusuke could feel the power radiating off him, it was above Hiei at his strongest and could possibly rival his own power, but he could tell it held a price. Goku was breathing rather hard and charged at Yusuke who dodged to the side and uppercutted Goku, sending him flying. Quickly recovering Goku charged back at Yusuke only to have a fist end up connecting with his nose. Searing pain went through his face as he backed away to recover, only to have a knee end up connecting with his right eye.
"Oh my, Goku is getting a serious beating by the young rookie Roizen!" yelled the ref.
"Who said I was a rookie? I'm been in thousands of fights and have only ever lost a few of them," snapped Yusuke at the ref who jumped a little. "Now Goku, take this!"
Yusuke slammed his elbow into the back of his head and then he picked him up and body slammed him onto the edge of the ring. It wasn't quite enough for his feet to touch the bottom of the ground outside the ring, but it was enough to cause some serious pain to shoot through his body. With one swift kick Yusuke heaved Goku straight to the other side of the ring where he bounced a little, before coming to a stop at the edges ring.
"Stop, your time is up, the Judges will now decide who the victor is," said the ref.
After several minutes of waiting and glaring from Yusuke the judges came up with their answer for the victor. While the ref was luring the crowd into a sense of suspense on who the victor might be, a monk went over and told him the results.
"Ladies and gentlemen, the results are in on the victor of the match! Is it Goku or is it Roizen? Let's find out! The winner of the match of Goku versus Roizen is… Roizen! The judges claim this is because of a completely one sided match!" yelled the ref as Yusuke left the ring for the locker room and was booed by his lack of sportsmanship.
"Did you have to toy with him Detective?" asked Hiei.
"No, but it was fun and worth it to see the look of surprise on his face when I broke his nose like that," said Yusuke.
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A/N: Well that's it for this chapter, next chapter is the fourth, fifth, and maybe the sixth match. I hope you like this chapter! Until next time!
-Shadow Kage