Author's Note: By this time you may have realized some slight grammar and spelling errors in the first chapter. I am working on fixing those right away. As for now, you're probably wondering what I meant by Demon Files in the last chapter. That is a fan fiction that is coming soon. I'm trying to finish the first arc BEFORE I publish it. It's quite long. At least I think, anyway…
Copyright: You may have noticed the character Om that is my own original character and will only be used in my fan fictions. This includes: description of the character, actions, opinions, thoughts, and past life. You can use the name, however. If you want to add one of my characters to your fan fictions there is a fee. This applies to all original characters in this story.
Chapter II: The Phantom's Wrath
As the horse approached from below, a dark figure could be seen, his eyes glowing with an evil crimson. The group cringed, almost in horror at the beings evil ranging laugh. Om, becoming irate, jumped down to meet this rather odd creature.
"Om! Don't!" Link shouted jumping after her with Kurama not too far behind.
"Shut up you coward!" Om screamed from below.
"Tell me that before I come in jumping after you," Link retorted, landing, Kurama landing a second later.
"Watch out!" Navi the fairy shouted as they jumped out of the way of the horseman.
The horseman gave another horrifying laugh and stared down at the group. "I am Phantom Ganon, faithful servant of the Great Ganondorf!"
"Now that we know who the hell you are," Om said standing up. "I'm now going to kick your ass."
The phantom laughed, "Not on my watch missy."
Om jumped above him and smirked, "Don't underestimate me, shadow." She then immediately blasted out sprits of energy with directly hit the phantom, creating a cloud of dust.
"That did it," Om thought.
Om's eyes widened as the smoke cleared, revealing that the phantom had no damage on him at all.
"What… The hell?" Om managed to stutter.
"You can't beat him like that," Link responded.
Link took out his Biggoron's Sword as Ganon threw a small blast of electricity at him, Link returned the blast with his sword and the exchange went on for a couple seconds when Ganon's blast betrayed him.
Ganon fell to the ground, but quickly stood back up again, he chuckled.
"I'm not that easy anymore," he said with vengeance. "I have been granted more powers than that now."
Link and Om gasped as Kurama stood there confused.
"Excuse me," Kurama said barging in. "I do not mean to ruin your moment but, what does he mean by that?"
"Okay," Link started quickly. "A long time ago I battled with him. He was easily defeated because when I fought him then he had one or two attacks."
"Oh I see," Kurama nodded.
"Ya' know for a smart guy, he isn't really that-"
Om was cut off by hearing Ganon laugh and prepare for another energy attack. The exchange went on again, but this time when he fell to the ground he found himself unable to move.
"What… Is… Going… On?" Ganon managed to say, seeming under some kind of wait.
"Hm," Kurama smiled. "You have been given the Seed of the Death Plant. You're permanently stunned."
"Impossible! You are just a human!" Ganon shouted back.
"That is incorrect; I am a demon inside a human. And you have made a fatal mistake," Kurama continued to smile. "By getting off your horse you have left yourself defenseless and out in the open. You are nothing more than a phantom, a useless copy."
"Shut up!" the angry phantom screamed struggling in Kurama's trap. Suddenly, the phantom began to smile. "I'm not caught yet fool."
"Hm?" Kurama questioned.
"This battle may be over, but your end has just begun!" Ganon began to disappear into a ray of light.
"What?" Kurama said in amazement.
"Ganondorf is bringing him back to wherever he's hiding to revive him," Om replied.
Ganon disappeared, leaving his baffled horse behind, however. Emerging from another ray of light above them were two very familiar figures; Yusuke and Kuwabara! Yusuke jumped to the ground as where Kuwabara fell in surprise.
"Wow… That was… Weird…" Kuwabara muttered.
"Thanks Kurama," Yusuke said with a smile.
"Yeah thanks!" Kuwabara added on to Yusuke's comment.
"So who are you exactly?" Yusuke asked Om and Link.
"I'm Link, and she's Om," Link replied pointing to Om.
"And I'm Navi!" The small glowing fairy behind Link squeaked.
"She? Wait… That's a GIRL?" Kuwabara asked.
"… You're an idiot," Om looked to the side.
Yusuke laughed, but then cringed back as he heard Om snarl at him. Eventually, they were on their way back to the Spirit Realm in hopes of completing their mission. Of course, it never ends there.
"WHAT? WHAT DO YOU MEAN A YEAR?" Yusuke yelled right in Koenma's ear.
"Yes, Yusuke, I know you're upset, but this mission may take time," Koenma started calming everyone down. "You see, Ganon will probably not reappear for a while. In his records, it seems to be a habit of his."
"Why would he need a year to recuperate? He seems to have gotten well faster in the old days," Link said with a 'huff'.
"I have no idea, that's the problem," Koenma sat back in his chair. "I don't understand this maniac either. He probably needs time to build up allies or something of the sort. A demon of his personality is very convincing. Like a Hitler, if you will, able to manipulate peoples suffering, disappointment, and pain."
"He's a burden like that," Om replied.
"How would you know?" Kuwabara asked.
"I know more than you would understand," she glared at him.
Kurama and Yusuke smirked. Kuwabara had that coming to him, and of course, he got it. It was nice having someone like Hiei around for a change.
Om looked at Link for a quick second, and then departed off. She was off to see how Botan was doing, and why she hadn't heard from the fairy girl in an out stretched amount of time.
Botan sat looking out her window. It was a beautiful fall day, and she felt renewed. She smiled and looked back at the magazine she was reading; a magazine on parenting oddly enough. She smiled and read contently, thinking of wonderful upcoming memories.
Her ears and eyes were distracted by a blur landing on the balcony of her apartment. She was alarmed at first, but calmed down when she saw the familiar face staring at her. It was Om again. She put down the magazine, stood up, walked towards the glass sliding door, and opened it.
"Hello Om, what brings you here?" she asked leading Om into her apartment.
"The boy," Om responded glancing at Botan's eyes.
"Oh you mean Hiei," Botan returned her gaze. "What about him?"
"Can you handle it? Child birth will be easier, but child care of the demon kind is quite difficult."
"Of course I can! Besides, you're not a demon anyway and neither am I. This is my responsibility. I shall due my duties."
"What about the father?"
"Why are you asking me these questions?"
They both stared at each other for the longest time. Om finally looked to the side and stated, "I care more about the rat than you would think."
"Oh, may I ask why?" Botan returned.
"I want a better childhood for him than what he had before," Om did not look at Botan.
"I agree," Botan smiled at her.
"I am here to tell you that his memories will slowly return. It is horrible news, but you must know this. You must tell him as soon as he receives his first full memory the truth. However, full memories will not surface until he is thirteen or fourteen years old," Om explained.
"Thank you for informing me. May I ask you a question?"
"What?"
"Is there something you need to confide in me?"
"A person such as me does not need comfort. Because I lost my human emotions a time ago," with that, Om disappeared.
Botan smiled and replied to herself, "I understand."
The next few months went by slowly, with attacks often made by Ganondorf's minions. However, these minions were too weak to withstand the battles, and were generally destroyed by the end. Phantom Ganon had attacked only once within the eight month period and it seemed as though everything became too quiet.
Om sat on the edge of Kurama's apartment's patio. The breeze felt nice against her hair, as she closed her eyes and began to imagine her home land: the vast deserts of Hyrule.
"Om?" she heard a voice say behind her.
"Huh? Oh, hi Kurama," she replied.
"Are you sure you're not related to Hiei? You act a lot like him."
"We come from similar family backgrounds. Both abandoned. Both raised by thieves. It's not complicated."
"I see," He sat beside her. "You know, you can stay here with me. You don't seem to have a place to stay."
She didn't respond. She looked at him quickly than stood up.
"You people confuse me…" she said with a smirk.
"It's called hospitality," Kurama smiled. "I would enjoy it if you stayed here with me."
"Are you in love with me?" she asked looking back at Kurama.
"I…" he paused and thought for a second. "To tell the truth, I loved Hiei. But he wasn't gay, and neither was I. So it would make sense for me to have somewhat of a crush on you. You're beautiful, you know."
"And you are a fox," she chuckled. "How can I trust a fox? After all, people don't have "crushes" on girls like me. I'm unlikable. You are a half-human boy with girls chasing you all over town. What would you want a monster like me for?"
"It's that phantom," he smiled. "It's made us all very worried. Yet, he's caused some good things."
Om smirked. "Damn that phantom's wrath."
Author's Note: I apologize for the three month wait almost. I have been very busy juggling work, choir, and school. Updates may depend on as to how busy I am. I should get a lot done with Christmas break coming up. Merry Christmas, Happy Hanukkah, and Happy Holidays to everyone out there.