On Saturday, Kurama stood in a clearing in the forest near the part. There was a minor path connected from the clearing to the park. He started to tap his foot with impatience.
Nuema ran up the path and stopped at the entrance to the clearing.
"Sorry, I was held up." Kurama shrugged and stopped tapping his foot. Nuema sighed, "What do you want to learn first? Telepathy or Spirit Energy revival?"
"Telepathy? I thought you said something I could learn."
"You can. Any one with two brain cells to rub together that can use spirit energy can learn it."
"So Kuwabara could as well?"
Nuema looked amused, "Kuwabara has two brain cells? I didn't know he was that smart. But he does have the ability sense he has a sixth sense."
Kurama blinked at her statement, "How about Yusuke?"
Nuema sighed, "Make it ten brain cells to rub together then. I don't think he could, most likely not, but I'm certain that you could. Back to my original question."
"I'll try to learn telepathy first, it would be useful."
"Yes, it is extremely useful." Nuema had to think for a few minutes before she thought she had a way to teach him how to so he could understand, it wouldn't be that difficult for him to understand anything but she had to make sure she wasn't forgetting something. "Okay, this is just a bit of information to start you off, if you send a telepathic message to a specific target it takes more focus and mental strength. Also, the greater the distance the more mental strength you need."
"I understood that." Kurama judged the distance between him and Nuema, a yard, it couldn't be that hard, right?
"Good. Now, think of a message, but try and broadcast it outside of your mind, and if you can try and direct it to me."
'Like this?'
Nuema blinked, he had succeeded on his first try, not something she had expected. 'Yes, like that.'
After Kurama had sent the telepathic message he had felt considerably weaker. After all, he didn't have a jagan eye, or highly tuned sixth sense to help him out. Nuema looked over at him and raised a hand nonchalantly in his direction. Several sparks of energy came from the forest and entered Kurama's body, reviving his spirit energy. He looked up at Nuema questioningly. "A version of spirit energy revival without using your own. You can take it from the environment itself, which actually has a higher concentration than most humans or animals for that matter, even dirt does. The best would be from even one plant. Plants have the highest concentration of spirit energy on the planet. So you can take a lot from them and they'll actually recover in seconds."
Kurama nodded at this new bit of information, how convenient that he happened to control plants. He looked around at the trees and experimented a little, he managed to draw the familiar sparks of energy from the plants but controlling them was a different matter entirely. Nuema smirked, "Focus your mind and think of a general direction to where you want them to go."
Kurama nodded and brought them into the clearing he blinked and tried to get them into a smaller space succeeding after a while. He blinked and held his head, the sparks of energy faded away. His spirit energy had remained intake, but he felt drained.
"You learn faster than I thought you would."
"What do you mean?"
"Without a highly tuned sixth sense like myself, a weaker sixth sense like Kuwabara, or a jagan eye like Hiei and Shiei, I wasn't expecting you to pick up so quickly." She walked over to Kurama, a yellow glow formed around her hand and she touched Kurama's forehead and brought her hand back to her side, the glow subsiding. "These tricks take mental effort more than energy and drain the mind, how well you use them depends more on your mental strength. However, I'm surprised you didn't pass out from using both so quickly after the other for the first time, most normal people would have."
Kurama nodded, he felt less drained, but Nuema used these tricks so off-handedly, how much mental strength did she have? He suddenly looked to his right. Nuema blinked in the same direction. Her eyes widened and she ran off, Kurama followed her. Both of them had sensed a small blip of energy that was demonic in its origin.
When they reached the source of the energy they found a tiny creature. It was completely black. It had demonic looking eyes, a dark red in color. It had miniature dark purple wings that looked too small to lift the creature into the air. The ends of its limps were covered in dark purple flames. There was a symbol of a dark purple flame on its forehead between its two eyes.
Nuema ran over to tiny creature, its red eyes were almost lifeless. She looked down at in concern, holding it the way one would a baby. There were several small cuts on its skin.
'Nuema, what happened to it?' A voice filled Nuema's head from the back of her mind
"I dunno. But I will find out Delis."
'You better had'"Nuema?" Nuema broke out of her mental conversation with Delis to look at Kurama who had called her name for the third time.
"What, Kurama?"
"What is that thing?"
Nuema paused and stared down at the creature she was holding, trying to think of a feasible answer.
"Kurama! Nuema! There you two are!" Nuema and Kurama looked up and saw Botan flying down towards them on her oar. She landed on the ground and her oar disappeared. "I've been looking all over for you two."
Nuema cocked an eyebrow in curiosity, "Why?"
"Lord Koenma wanted to talk to the Spirit Detectives in the underworld. He has a new case, a big one."
In Spirit World, Nuema and Kurama walked into Koenma's office. Nuema was still carrying the creature, she leaned against a wall, glaring at anyone who gave her a questioning glance.
"Okay, since everyone is here, I'll explain the mission." Everyone looked at the tiny toddler in the rather cramped office. "In demon world there is a race called the Kiram. There are only fifty or so. Their existence in Makai is extremely important to the Makai's. The Kiram have gone missing, we believe they may be in the ningenkai. Find them before it is too late."
"So basically, we have to find fifty of these Kiram things before Demon World is destroyed?"
"Yes, Yusuke, but you only have a week."
"What!"
"That's how long Makai can last without the Kiram, but it should be easy enough to find them."
"But one week!" Yusuke looked around the room at everyone. Kuwabara looked as annoyed as he was. Hiei and Shiei looked annoyed and concerned. Kurama was basically neutral but he was somewhat concerned. Nuema was looking at the creature she was holding. "Nuema what is that thing, and were you paying attention at all?"
Nuema glared at Yusuke, "I was paying attention, and I'm holding part of your mission. This is a Kiram."
"That's a Kiram? But I thought they were missing."
Nuema rolled her eyes, "You obviously don't know much about the Kiram. They have psychic powers greater than my own or even Delis's. They don't develop them but use the unconsciously. When in danger the one with the strongest powers teleports away to find the guardian if she isn't there to get help."
"Oh, wait, how do you know so much?"
Kurama spoke up, he managed to follow what Nuema had said, "I assume you are the guardian?"
Koenma spoke up next. "Yes she is, remember I told you her life or death was important to the existence to the three worlds. Without the Kiram Makai goes, causing a chain reaction destroying the rest of the worlds."
"Well some fine job of protecting."
"Idiot, I can't be in the Makai all the time, I'm a human, not welcome there. This used to be Delis's job, but since she can't be in control all the time I've taken over for her. Besides, I created a powerful barrier of psychic aura, which could only be breached by a psychic with stronger power's than mine. Meaning lower A and higher."
"And how many of those are wandering around?"
"True there a lot of A and S class demons in Makai, but out of all of them only two had psychic powers. Delis and someone else."
"Oh I get it. So this someone else broke through and took the Kiram? But why take them to ningenkai?"
"Yes" Under her breath she muttered 'twit' so only a few could hear it. She then turned her attention to Koenma. "Have any mysterious, inexplicable earthquakes started in the Makai?"
"Yes..."
"And what about Human world?"
"Yes..."
"Spirit world?
"No."
"Good, we have a little less then twenty four hours. Shiei, Hiei, we'll be needing your jagan skills. Oh, the probable kidnappers are a group of thieves that Delis used to lead. I might have some useful information if that's the case."