HIEI & KUWABARA: SAGA OF THE DARK WORLD

Chapter 25: The Ultimate Power!

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Hiei and Kuwabara stepped back and took up fighting stances as Darkon approached them.

Both ran up the steps towards Darkon to attack, but he vanished before them and reappeared behind them.

The two fighters jumped out of the way to avoid a powerful blast of energy. Kuwabara lost his footing and rolled over to the side.

The human got back onto his feet and formed his spirit sword and ran towards Darkon again to attack him.

Hiei appeared from amidst the rubble of the pillar he'd been thrown into. "Shit!" He swore, as he tried to regain his footing. He didn't like the way things were starting out.

The Dark Lord effortless avoided Kuwabara's attack and kicked him away with a single blow. He then held up a hand to block Hiei's kick without looking. He then blasted the fire demon away.

Kuwabara swung his sword at the towering enemy, but Darkon simply dodged all of the swings and brushed the human away again.

Sparks flew as Hiei's blade collided with Darkon's armor. He turned around and grabbed hold of him. He then through Hiei threw another column.

Kuwabara looked up as Hiei slid across the floor next to him. "This isn't working."

Hiei sat up. "Yeah, so I guessed." He snapped and glanced over his shoulder. "We have to try a new tactic.

Darkon turned back to face the pair, but Hiei grabbed a hold of Kuwabara and leapt into the dark recesses of the massive chamber.

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Darkon smiled. "Come on, you can do better then that!" He exclaimed. He then sensed an energy blast from behind and blocked it with his armored hand.

Hiei was standing before him, singed and battered but still looking as determined as ever.

Darkon began to advance on him, when he felt his cape snag. He turned around and saw that Hiei's sword had pinned it to the ground. "What foolishness is this!" He exclaimed as he looked down at it.

"Shuriken!"

Darkon was blasted by a barrage of energy bursts. His cape vaporized as he was knocked forward.

Behind him, Kuwabara formed another spirit sword and rushed towards him to attack again.

Darkon simply fired energy beams into both of them and sent them flying off in opposite directions.

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Hiei and Kuwabara went flying through a stone wall into another part of the fortress.

Hie turned to the Human. "I think it's time we change our plan of attack." He got back onto his feet.

Kuwabara nodded in reply. "Yeah, it's time we put this guy in his place- after all, we don't get a chance to fight a god just every day."

Hiei looked through the opening in the wall. "It's time for something totally new."

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Darkon stopped and turned to see Hiei and Kuwabara appear before him. "Ready for more punishment, are you?"

Hiei smiled. "We'll see what happens."

Both he and Kuwabara began to race towards him at high speeds, but they alternated the lead as they advance.

Hiei lept towards Darkon, but jerked to the side just as the emperor swung at him. Darkon gasped as Hiei vanished, only to see Kuwabara appear in his wake and kick him in the face.

"Gah!" He swore and kicked towards Kuwabara, who leapt back, while Hiei appeared behind him and attacked. Darkon turned around to strike him down, but Kuwabara renewed his attack and struck him from behind.

Darkon gasped in shock as the two of them appeared in front of him and attacked simultaneously. Both Hiei and Kuwabara unleashed their brutal volley of punches and kicks, sending Darkon skidding back.

Both of them struck him at the same time, charging their attack with spirit energy and launched him flying through the far wall.

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All that Darkon did was laugh at them, a great rumbling laugh that echoed through the area. He rematerialized before them and looked down at them.

"That was a good show of force, but you see- there's a flaw in your plan." He explained to them. "My body is covered with a living exoskeleton, and it's virtually indestructible." He added. "It takes very little energy to recoup my armor, and you don't have the strength to do any major kind of damage it to- so you can't harm me."

"No!" Kuwabare cried out. "All that was for nothing!" He snapped.

Hiei glared up at the towering demon lord and noticed something. While it was hard to see, Darkon himself did not notice it and was not bothering to fix it.

"DAMN YOUUU!"

All three turned around and saw a brown-haired young man come running towards them. Darkon turned to face him, not bothering to defend himself- perhaps more interested in seeing the pathetic attack that this human was about to try and unleash on him.

Cassius leapt up into the air before Darkon and pressed his hands into his chest and it began to glow.

Hiei and Kuwabara watched in shock as their was a small explosion before them ,but when the light cleared, they saw that Darkon was holding Cassius up be the neck. "Pathetic!" He exclaimed and threw him aside like a rag doll.

Hiei looked on in shock. "He did it!" He though inwardly.

Kuwabara, reading the demons thoughts, answered back telepathically. "What?"

Hiei didn't blink, but quickly replied. "The chance we need."

(- end of chapter 25 -)

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