Summary: It has been five years since the Tournament of Darkness has been held. A tournament of pure power is to be held every twenty years. This tournament goes by the name of the Tournament of Fury. If given an invitation, one must attend or face death.
A/N: This story will include characters of my own, and I am giving the chance to readers to add your own characters in this. There are eleven teams total, and each team needs six participants. Five fighters and a substitute. I still need people to add in, so if you still want to, you can.
A demon of two hundred and seventy-seven years was glaring at another demon across from him. He had long silver hair that was in a ponytail. His eyes were a light gold. Being only five feet four inches, his opponent was a giant.
The other demon was six feet tall, his red hair with pink streaks in it loose. His eyes were a pink with red flecks through them. This demon was only two hundred. His fists were clenched and he was concentrating very hard. He quickly spun, bringing his leg out to kick out.
A female demon gasped and jumped backward, but not fast enough. The demon's foot slammed into her face, causing her to go flying across the clearing they were in. This demon had short black hair with red streaks through it. Her deep forest green eyes with flecks of silver and gold held a hurt in them. She looked a lot like Kylen. At her waist were two samurai swords, and as she hit the ground, they clattered.
She stayed there, shock on her face. Both demons raced over to her, worry in their eyes. The demon with silver hair put a hand out, "Kaylo, are you all right? Lepar didn't mean to hit you, we were sparing, and I guess you startled him."
The female demon was only one hundred and ninety-nine. She put her hand on her cheek, "He hurt me Harou…" Sadness crept into her eyes, causing the silver haired demon to bite his bottom lip. She then looked at the other demon, "Lepar, you hurt me."
Lepar sat down beside her, not looking up as two other demons walked into the clearing. One of the demons came over to them, kneeling down and looking at Kaylo, "What is wrong, Kaylo?"
"Lepar hurt me," Kaylo stated, looking at the ground.
The demon smiled, his brown eyes with green strips in them shining, "Oh, did he now?" His hair was black and brown and was spiked up, held there by a black headband. Under his right eye was a marking of a flame. He was two hundred and sixty-seven.
Kaylo looked up at him, tracing his marking, "Yeah, he did, Korihi."
The other demon laughed, kneeling down as well, "Well, we cant have that, now can we?" He had blue eyes, and his hair black and short with blue highlights in it.
Kaylo smiled at him and traced a crossed shaped 'X' on his left cheek, "Can we Rei?"
Rei shook his head, "No, we can't be having that!" He turned to Lepar, "Now what were you doing harming her?"
Harou shook his head, "We were sparing, and before we sensed her, she ran out of the bushes, startling Lepar and causing to use his instincts."
Lepar put his hand on Kaylo's head, "I'm sorry, small one."
Rei smiled, wiping a tear from Kaylo's cheek, "Now I know it has been rough since your sister left us, but just think, we are getting another member, and he should be down at the docks. You will actually have someone to train with, how about that?"
Kaylo's shining face full of joy made all of them laugh, "Really? We have another member? Is Kylen back?"
Their laughter died down at her last question. They all knew about Kylen and Kaylo's past, how sad it was. Kaylo's face of joy died down, and Korihi shook his head, "Sorry, little one, but your sister isn't coming back."
Rei stood up, motioning for Kaylo to join him, "Why don't we go down to the docks to see if our new member is here. I bet you can have some fun with him, like starting your sparing sessions."
Kaylo smiled and joined him, running into the woods without a sound. Lepar looked at Korihi, "Now do you understand why she accidentally got hurt? She is as silent as a spirit in the woods or in darkness."
Harou shrugged, "Do either of you know who our new member is, what they are called or what they are like?"
Korihi smiled, "I heard his name is Philas Glidestringer. They say he is really good. Just as long as Rei can have his revenge on Hiei, then we are all satisfied. We could care less; we all know that we will win. We were taught by Kylen herself, the one who knew everything about this tournament, every crack and crevice."
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Kaylo sat up in a tree at the docks, Rei leaning against the tree and watching as a ship pulled in. He didn't look up, "Come now, Kaylo, are you afraid to see what our new member looks like?" He felt something wet fall on his cheek, and he looked up to see what was going on. Kaylo was crying not looking at him, but looking up at the sky.
Kaylo wiped her eyes, banishing the tears, "I wish Kylen hadn't left me. I can't believe she abandoned us!"
Rei took in a breath, choosing his words carefully. He didn't want to tell the little Kaylo the truth; it would shatter her heart to know why Kylen had really left. "Kaylo, your sister left because she was tired of fighting for four thousand years. It does get tiresome, I imagine."
Kaylo glanced at the ship as a fourteen-year-old young man walked off the ship. His hair was a ghostly white, and his eyes were a pale blue. Kaylo noticed that he was solidly built, but not as good-looking to her as others that she had seen. Her curiosity peaked as she saw he was holding a katana with a white hilt that had a dragon's head on it.
Rei laughed lightly, "Ah, does he appeal to you, sweet one? Will he be good enough?"
Kaylo's eyes looked down at him, and Rei knew at once that she had forgotten about her older sister for the moment. "Rei, I don't know what to say!" She smiled, "Will he be strong enough to fill in for Kylen while she is away?"
Rei faltered at that comment. He shook his head, knowing that Kaylo still thought that at any moment, Kylen was going to come back to them. The sad truth to that was Kaylo still didn't know that Kylen was going to join another team and fight. She had been given an invitation, and not for their team.
The fourteen-year-old young man walked over to Rei, "I'm Philas Glidestringer. I'm here for Team Kilo."
Rei pushed off the tree, not even saying a word about Kaylo up in the tree. He smiled, "Ah, I am Rei, captain of the team."
Rei didn't look up as he heard a growl from above him. Philas looked around, "What was that?"
Rei didn't look up, "Sweet one, what is wrong, didn't you like that welcome?"
Kaylo jumped down from the tree, startling Philas, causing him to fall backward. She crossed her arms over her chest, whining, "But Rei! Kylen was the team captain! And since I am her sister…"
"I have no power in that department, sweet one, I just follow orders from the Council of Fury, you know that." Rei stated sadly, sighing, knowing something that she didn't.
Kaylo didn't notice, but stated to circle Philas as he stood back up, "Rei, he doesn't look like a good fighter to me."
Philas spun around, glaring at Kaylo, "Now look here, I didn't even want to join this damn tournament! I could care less about you even! How could you fight? You look to weak to even be in the ring with someone!"
Kaylo glared at him, backing up beside Rei. She whispered to him, "Rei, I don't like him anymore. Can someone else train with him? Why do I have to?"
Rei laughed at both of them, "Philas, I would like you to meet your training partner, Kaylo Yutada. And I suggest you try and make up for what you have just said about her, because the whole team cares for her dearly, and I would hate to see you get cornered by Korihi or Harou, or even Lepar."
Kaylo glared at him one last time, "Forget it! I am not training with him, I refuse to!" She then ran off into the woods, not making any sounds, but Rei could hear the words as they left her mouth as she sobbed. "I want Kylen back!"
Philas glared at the place she was at, "Well I don't want to train with you either!"
Rei sighed, knowing that from this day out it was going to be difficult, "Well, I guess I could pair you with someone else, but it depends on how Kaylo fells about it."
"Now what is so special about her?" Philas asked, rolling his eyes.
Rei shook his head as he started to walk into the forest, Philas following him, "She was a gift to us. You see; her sister was Kylen. To begin with, when we were all on this team, we didn't get along, but then little Kaylo came along, Kylen's much younger sister, and she brought us together." He then looked back at Philas, his eyes sharp, "And I will not have anyone harm her."
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Kaylo stumbled into the clearing that Lepar and Harou were training in. Korihi was lounging against a tree, and when he saw Kaylo's tear streaked face, he jumped to his feet. Harou looked over to see what was wrong, and at that moment, Lepar punched him across the face. Harou slammed to the ground.
He didn't notice though, "Kaylo, what is wrong?"
"I hate him!" Kaylo yelled at them, trying desperately not to cry anymore.
"Who, Rei? But I thought that you…" Lepar started.
Harou kicked him, causing him to slam into the ground and shut up. He then smiled at Kaylo, "Did you meet the new member of the team, Kaylo?"
Kaylo snarled as he brought up Philas, "Him? Damn him to hell for all I care!" She then jumped up into a tree and crossed her arms over her chest, sulking.
Rei walked into the clearing, leading Philas behind him. Lepar rolled on his side, "Ah, so this is the new member, eh?" He smiled, "What did he say to her to get her like she is?"
Rei looked up into the tree, seeing Kaylo. He sighed, looking at Korihi, "Do you think you could train with him, Korihi? I have a feeling that if we leave him with Kaylo, they are going to end up killing each other."
Kaylo called from her tree, "He will never fill Kylen's place!"
Lepar sighed, exchanging a look with Harou, "We are going to have a long two months ahead of us."
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Kathryna DiMera stood in front of two other demons in their human forms, her arms crossed over her chest. She shook her head, "Oh man, we have a lot of work to do."
The female demon crossed her arms as well, "Huh, I wouldn't be talking!"
The male rolled his green eyes, slapping his forehead, "I can see we are already going to have problems."
"What are your names? I really can't go into this without knowing your names," Kathryna asked.
"I am Leo Tankan." The male demon smiled as he bowed slightly.
"I'm Shira Okami," the female demon rolled her eyes.
Kathryna smiled, "Ah, a fine way of starting off." She nodded, "Well, until the others come, let's start. If we are to win this tournament, we must be ready for anything." She started to walk inside her dojo, "Come, we need to start training."
Shira followed instinctively, not looking back. Leo laughed lightly and shook his head, "Don't tell me I am going to be surrounded by women on this team! Oh, how great that will be!" He then followed the two inside.
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A demon that had black hair with blue highlights and tips was sitting in a chair, her chin in the palm of her hand. Her silver eyes held some boredom in them. She looked over at another demon, her friend, "Krystal, this is boring!"
Krystal smiled, "Ah, but Youko Raven, it is the only thing we can do at the moment." Krystal had straight low back black hair, and her eyes were green.
"Yeah, well, I sure can't take it any more!" Another demon yelled as she stood up. Her hair was long straight jet black with pink and silver streaks. It reached to her lower back and was cut in layers.
"Take it easy, Nancy," Krystal smiled, " look at Yuzi. She seems fine."
Everyone looked over at another demon. She looked like she was only eight. Her hair was light purple in shoulder length pigtails. Her big pink eyes held a mischief in them. At the corners of her eyes were blue stars. She smiled, shrugging, "I find ways to entertain myself."
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Kylen stood in a clearing, going through intricate dances of martial arts, sweating. Her concentration wasn't on the dances, but on her younger sister. She had never told her why she had left and never said goodbye. Of course Kaylo would have cried if she had found out why she had left. No, she kept trying to fool herself into thinking that she had left for the peace, but that wasn't it.
She left for freedom. For four thousand years she had been a slave to the tournament and the committee, and she had lost it when she had to kill her opponent in the last tournament in the last round. He was a worthy opponent, and she had started to fall in love with him during the course of the whole tournament. The council had told her that they would kill her younger sister and her team if she had not killed her opponent. She was through being a pawn for the council. They were after her then, and she used her wish only so they would back off her, oh but they tried their hardest to still kill her after she had kill a member of the council after the tournament. They warned her that if she even tried to see her team after that, they would kill them, one by one, finally ending with her.
Kylen screamed in frustration, spinning around, as claws appear where her nails used to be. She ran at a tree, her eyes wild. She quickly slashed it, causing it to fall to the forest ground, no claw marks, just a solid place where the cut had been made.
She couldn't see her sister, and she was all Kaylo had left. Their parents had died right after Kaylo's birth, causing her to be hunted as a result of it. Kylen took her and made her part of Team Kilo, and now she knew that she would have to fight her sister in the tournament.
She snarled, whipping around as she felt a presence in the clearing along with her. Her eyes were a fire, and Touya stepped back two steps before he steeled himself. He shook his head, "Kylen, you shouldn't punish yourself like this."
Kylen glared at him and took deep breaths. She then quickly turned from him, jumping up into a tree so he couldn't see her. When she spoke, Touya heard sadness in her voice, "Leave me be, Touya, you have no clue what I am going through."
"And when we have problems, you help us. Why can we not help you though this?"
Kylen's voice became hard, devoid of feeling, "Because, young one, this is a battle with myself, and no one can help me though it. I must fight who I truly am so I may lead you down the right path."
Touya walked over to the tree she was in, "Kylen, Rinku and Kaze are worried about you. You have been gone for a total of three days. Both were begging one of us to come and drag you back to the house. They are lost without you, Kylen."
Kylen was brought to tears at those words, remembering the past tournament and the words her team had said to her about them.
Kylen stood in one of the locker rooms, her eyes shadowed at the match to come. She turned to her team, "Kaylo, I want you to fight this one. I want to be the alternate."
Rei strode forward, his face darkened, "Kylen, it is death to let your sister fight! She isn't experienced enough, you know that!"
Kylen closed her eyes, clenching her fists, "Rei, don't make me! Don't make me fight! Please! You don't understand what is going on in my head, in my heart!"
The locker room door opened, and a tall man with long blond hair walked in. His brown eyes held a victory as he looked at Kylen. Kylen snarled at him, "Duce, what do you want? You know that before a fight it is supposed to be just me and my team!"
"News from the council, Kylen. They want you to fight in this match. They want you to kill Dyian. If you don't…" Duce smiled as his eyes fell on Kaylo and then Korihi, and then Rei, and then Lepar, and finally Harou, "well, you know what will happen, you have already been told." He then bowed, "I have given my message." He then walked out.
Kylen clenched her fist, and when she unclenched it, it was claws, "I will kill that man with my bare hands!" Her claws then disappeared, and she grabbed her hair, pulling it, "Why? Why couldn't they just give me this one thing? No! I have been a puppet for too long!" She grabbed the side of the table in front of her and upturned it, screaming even more, "I can't kill him!"
Kaylo looked scared as she grabbed onto Rei, "Kylen?"
Kylen turned to her, her silver eyes wild and full of golden flakes, "What?!" Her eyes then turned back to normal, and she lowered her head, "Kaylo, I am sorry, I didn't mean to be that way toward you. You just don't understand what I am going through." She took a deep breath, "I have to get away." She spun to Harou, "Kill me! Kill me now! I won't even fight back, Harou!"
Harou closed his eyes, shaking his head, "No, Kylen, I would not do that to my captain. The one that has kept us alive all of these tournaments."
Kylen turned to Lepar, "Kill me! I beg you to kill me! Anything so as not to fight in this fight without running away!" Lepar shook his head sadly, and Kylen then turned to Korihi, "Korihi, my sweet little Korihi, please, do this for me, as a debt repaid."
Korihi shook his head, looking away from her, "I would never kill you, Kylen, you have saved my life too many times!"
Kylen then finally turned to Rei, "Oh Rei, of all the people I can count on, it is you." She lowered her head, "Please, Rei, please kill me."
Rei looked at Kaylo, who was mortified that Kylen would even be saying these things. His heart almost shattered at both of them; Kaylo's face and Kylen's desperate attempts to be killed by one of them. He put an arm around Kaylo's shoulders smiling down at her, "No, Kylen, I could never do it. Your sister needs you."
"My sister doesn't need me! You are all diluted! Do you not know what they do behind our backs? Do you not know what they say? Do you know that they gamble on how long we last in the ring?" Kylen growled, heading out of the locker room.
She stopped as a demon was leaning against the wall, a smirk on his face. He had long dark green hair and white wolf ears. His white tail was between his legs, and it had a black streak down it and ended in a black tuft of fur. His eyes were a crimson color that bore into Kylen's soul, seeing her pain and what she had to do. He pushed off the wall, bringing her close to himself and whispering in her ear, "Kylen, my darling, my sweet little wolf, they need you." As he pulled away from her and smiled, Kylen could see his fangs, "I will never forget our love, Kylen, and I know you will never forget me." He leaned in and bit her neck lightly, "Now is the deciding match of the tournament, and I will loose, just as they want. You will survive, and so will your beautiful little sister along with your team. I want you to live, even if that means I must loose." He nuzzled her nose, "Just promise me you will kill me in the ring, don't let them kill me in front of the crowd."
Kylen cried, and the demon quickly kissed them away. She closed her eyes, "Dyian, I love you, we can't ruin this! We were just starting to reach each other!"
"Promise me!" Dyian stated, kissing her gently.
Kylen pulled away from him, tears in her eyes, "I promise! I promise with my soul!"
Kylen let her tears fall, and didn't care if Touya was still there, "Why? Why did those assholes make me do it! They knew I was in love! They knew we were together! Why the hell?" She spun in her place and punched the tree, only to fall out of it.
Touya quickly caught her and set her down on the ground. He looked into her eyes, "Kylen, something is very wrong. Please, tell me what it is."
Kylen looked away from him, her blood starting to boil. Her frame started to shake, and when she spoke Touya could hear the hatred in it, "We only have two months before this damn tournament commences, Touya. By that time, we have to be ready for team Kilo. We have to be ready for anything!"
As they got back to the house, Rinku and Kaze were sitting on the stairs, sad faces while Chuu and Jin spared against each other. Both stopped as they saw Kylen walking with Touya. Jin called to them, "Ya found her, eh, Touya?"
Kylen looked at him, and her eyes made his smile disappear. Her eyes were dead, unlike the Kylen he had seen three days ago. She had been full of life. Now she was like a born killer. He had heard her in her sleep sometimes, fighting her nightmares. He knew she had been in the tournament many times, killing many.
One name was always on her lips in her sleep. Jin didn't understand why, but he knew the name by heart. Dyian, that name, it was the name that seemed to be the cause of her nightmares, and he wished to help her out, as a favor.
Rinku's smile faded as Kylen walked right past Kaze and him, straight into the house. Kaze looked at Touya, a saddened look in her eyes, "Touya, what is wrong with her?"
"Kylen is having a fight with herself, and we cannot help her." Touya nodded, "Come on, you two. We might as well start training. We have been sitting here, waiting for her return, and she has been out there, training under the highest degree, her past."
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A demon with long green hair was sitting against a tree. He had white wolf ears and a white wolf tail with a black streak down it and ended in a black tuft of fur. His eyes were a crimson color. He shook his head, "Dyian, why did you fall in love with her? Why did you not run? You could have lived, and both of you could have been happy, living together." He then laughed, "What am I doing? Come now! I mustn't leave our team waiting!" He jumped to his feet and strode off into the woods, knowing exactly where he was going, knowing that his team for the Tournament of Fury was just s couple of miles away.
He spun quickly around as he felt eyes on him, but could see nothing. He knew someone was there, but couldn't see them. He growled, spinning around, trying to detect the presence of the demon watching him. A shadowy figure was sitting up in a tree, out of the demon's view. It rubbed its chin, "Huh, well now, this is interesting. He looks exactly like Dyian. This will be one to tell the council. Oh they will have some fun with this!" The shadow then jumped from tree to tree, leaving the demon below.
The demon walked into another clearing, shaking his head as he saw three others there as well. He nodded, "Well, it seems that a team is starting to form!"
"And who may you be?" One of them asked. It was a female demon, her hair a shiny red and only ear length. Her eyes were burnt amber. As she spun away from him, he noticed a tattoo of an ivory white lotus flower on the back of her neck.
The demon shook his head as he looked at the others, "You have all been put on the team called Icho- Rei. You shall come to work as a team or die by my hands."
"Nice decisions," a demon rolled his golden eyes and pulled his long jet-black hair in a low ponytail. The other demon smirked as he noticed that he sort of looked like a girl. He also noticed that he had many scars on his arms.
The demon smiled at him, "Oh? I thought they were, considering that if we don't win, we die, and if we don't enter, we die. So why not die by my hands instead of the filthy hands of the Council of Fury."
The last demon was Shuurei, and she looked at him, "What is your name?" At the look he gave her, she shook her head, "If we are to be a team, then we must know everyone's names."
The first female demon smiled, "I'm Bobbie Savium."
The second demon looked at the ground, "I'm Raven."
"I am Shuurei Kazeakki, "Shuurei smiled. She then nodded to the wolf demon, "Now you."
He crossed his arms over his chest, smirking, "My name is unimportant. You may call me Captain."
"Oh? Well, Captain, what are we going to do now? We don't have our whole team." Bobbie smiled, emphasizing the word Captain.
Captain turned from them, "Well, we are going to train as much as we can."
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Philas glared at Kaylo as all six of them were sitting down in the dinning room they had on the island. Kaylo kept her gaze on her food, something she never did and was as equally quiet, another thing she never did. Harou took a deep breath, not liking the silence that had come over to table. Of course Rei never really talked, he let Kaylo talk, but Lepar and Korihi talked amongst themselves or with him. It was quite unnerving since Philas had come.
Kaylo looked up at Rei, opening her mouth to talk, but nothing came out as she saw Philas glaring at her. Rei looked at her, concerned. He then saw Philas glaring at her, and anger boiled inside him, wanting to hear Kaylo talk, but knowing she wouldn't as long as Philas was there. He was the only one in the group that really knew Kaylo as well as Kylen had, and he knew that she didn't like to talk to people she really didn't know.
Korihi rolled his eyes, looking at Philas. He shook his head then, "Now look here! You are a new member, so you really wouldn't know our rules! I am telling you right now! Rule number one: If Kaylo doesn't speak, then the one causing it is in deep trouble!"
Philas looked at Korihi, his glare diminishing, "How do you know that it is me that is causing her to go into silence?"
Rei sighed; stopping the fight before it ever began. He changed the subject, "Kaylo, how about after this we go and play a game of chess?"
Kaylo's face lit up in joy, her eyes sparkling. She loved strategic games like checkers and chess. She opened her mouth once again, but quickly shut it, glancing quickly at Philas. She then nodded to show that she would love to. Rei sighed once again, and Lepar smiled, "Come now, Kaylo, you don't act like this when we eat with the Council…"
Lepar stopped dead in the middle of his sentence as he realized that she did act this way around everyone except the team and her sister. He then understood. He smiled and Harou chuckled, "Oh, our little Kaylo, you must get used to him soon at the dinner table, he is on our team now."
He then knew at once that it was the wrong thing to say on this day of terrible things. Kaylo quickly stood, her face a mask of anger and sadness. She quickly spun away form the table, her food untouched and ran out of the room. Rei looked at Harou, taking a deep breath, "It seems everything is going wrong today, my friend. She just doesn't have the joy today."
Korihi mumbled under his breath, "Well, if the damn Council had never done this to Kylen, we would still be the great team we were."
Rei looked around quickly before he looked at Korihi, his eyes holding a longing of something that he hadn't tasted in a long time, something they all hadn't tasted in a long time, freedom. "Korihi, watch what you say inside these walls, understand? They will hear you!"
"Who gives a damn?" Lepar stated, jumping out of his seat, "They have ruined Kaylo's life, and probably Kylen's as well! I am betting that every one of you has nightmares at night like I do, and then you wake up, sweating and knowing that the dream long ago was real! Kylen was right! We are their puppets!"
Rei stood up, his eyes flaming, "That will change after this tournament, I swear my life on it!"
Korihi watched the two with interest, finally something that might bring some reprieve from the tension they all had felt lately. He smiled, "Now you guys say I am supposed to act like the child along with Kaylo! Look at yourselves! Ha, you make me laugh at your antics!" His mood changed suddenly to one of concern, "Poor Kaylo is off somewhere in the keep, alone and afraid that at any moment, one of us could be torn from her! We have no clue what goes through her head every day, what fear runs through those veins so much, what keeps her going! We know nothing of it! All we know is that she is with us somehow, and that we must help her along, no matter what! We promised to Kylen that we would protect her from the council, keep everything from her, we all promised!"
Philas watched the scene with confusion, not knowing what was happening. He shook his head, "I have no idea what is happening, but I am willing to help."
All four of them looked at him, their gazes causing him to squirm in his seat. Rei was the first to speak, "Are you now? You were the one that caused this whole problem. She is very sensitive about the sixth spot on the team, and when you showed up, at first she seemed intrigued." He smiled, "I hadn't seen that joyful of a face on her since the last time she saw her sister. But then you ruined it by saying that she probably couldn't hold her own in the ring."
Philas lowered his head, "I'm sorry. I didn't know that she was that sensitive."
Rei turned to Lepar, "Lepar, you and Harou go and check the usual spots." He then turned to Korihi, "Korihi, you take Philas and check the docks and the beach. I'll go check the woods."
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Kaylo sat up in a tree, looking at the starry night. She closed her eyes, tears falling down from them and onto her cheeks. Her eyes got heavy, and she felt herself falling asleep. She faintly heard the voice of her sister. "Kaylo, do you see those stars up there?"
"Yeah," Kaylo mumbled, not opening her eyes.
"Those stars are free, Kaylo, something that I haven't tasted in the longest time. Something I wish to have as my own, Kaylo, something that would kill me if I didn't get soon."
"What about Dyian? Can't he give you freedom? Can't he give you what you need, Kylen? I like him, even though he is on the other team, I still like him. He is nice to me, and I can tell he likes you." Kaylo's voice slurred as sleep came onto her, cascading on her like a wave.
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Kylen sat with her, her hands supporting her body. She smiled at Kaylo, "Ah, you look like mother!"
Kaylo smiled, looking at the scene from the rock they were on, "Yeah? You really think so?"
Kylen went quiet for a moment, and Kaylo could tell she was struggling with herself. She then smiled, causing Kaylo to relax, "Yeah, I am certain. You look like mother, especially the way your face gets when you are happy. You seem to glow with joy." Kylen then pointed to the stars, her eyes misty from thinking, "Kaylo, do you see those stars up there?"
Kaylo lay back to look up at the starry night and smiled as she saw how beautiful it was, "Yeah."
"Those stars are free, Kaylo, something that I haven't tasted in the longest time. Something I wish to have as my own, Kaylo, something that would kill me if I didn't get soon." Kylen stated, want in her voice.
Kaylo looked up at her sister, "What about Dyian? Can't he give you freedom? Can't he give you what you need, Kylen? I like him, even though he is on the other team, I still like him. He is nice to me, and I can tell he likes you."
Kylen looked at her hand, sadness in her voice, "Kaylo, there are some things that can't be, and that is one of them."
"But I approve!" Kaylo argued as she sat up, denial in her voice, "I won't believe that it can't happen! You are right for each other! I see how you steal glances at each other when you see each other, and I have caught you a couple of times doing things that I don't even want to talk about!"
Kylen laughed at her, ruffling her hair, "Oh, sweet little Kaylo, you will make someone very happy in life, you know that?" She looked out at the ocean, "After this tournament I will taste freedom! You will see, and I will take you and the team with me! We will be all one big family!"
"Even Rei?" Kaylo asked, joy on her face at the mention of his name.
Kylen laughed at her sister, know deep down that she had a crush on Rei, but would never come out and say it. She then nodded, "Yeah, Rei as well. Everyone. Harou, Lepar, Korihi, Rei, you, and me. We will all leave and live peacefully. No more killing."
Kaylo closed her eyes, sleep coming onto her, "Oh, that would be great, Kylen, all of us!" She heard Kylen's laughter as she fell asleep.
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Kaylo rolled on the tree branch she was on as someone shook her, "No, leave me alone, Kylen. Just five more minutes!"
"Kaylo! Kaylo! Wake up!" Kaylo heard Rei's voice. She could tell it held worry, but sleep was too nice. She could actually see her sister and spend time with her. "Kaylo, get up! I command you to get up!"
"Leave me alone!" Kaylo screamed as she spun away from the arm shaking her, only to fall out of the tree she was in. She cried as she fell, "Leave me alone! I am talking to Kylen!"
Arms wrapped around her, and at the moment of contact, she opened her eyes, knowing exactly who it was. Rei's blue eyes held worry, "Kaylo, oh, Kaylo!"
Kaylo felt tired still, "Rei, just let me go back to sleep! I was with Kylen!" Tears were brought to her eyes, "I was with Kylen, actually with her!"
Rei hugged her closer to himself, "I thought you were gone, or worse! I thought you were dead!"
"Dead? Why would I be dead?" Kaylo asked, confused, "I just came into the woods for a stroll and then got tired. I'm sorry to scare you so, Rei, I didn't mean to." She kissed his cheek lightly, "I am fine, Rei, just tired, that's all."
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Duce stood in front of a half circle table, looking at twelve different chairs that held twelve different shadowy figures. He smiled, "Ah, the Council."
"What new do you have of the teams, Duce?" One of the figures asked.
"Well, I am proud to say that everyone is going to be here for the tournament. And as I was checking on Team Icho- Rei, I could have sworn I saw one demon that looked exactly like Dyian, my lords." Duce bowed.
"Dyian, eh? Do you think he could have survived? She did carry his body out before he was dead. She could have nursed him back to health," One of the council members stated to another.
Duce shook his head, "No, she did not take care of him. She put him on the next ship that left. I was right there to witness it. He has died, and she doesn't know it, but she has a feeling that he is dead, yet hope still remains."
"What of our team, Duce? How goes them?" Another asked.
"They are immune from anything we are doing, my lords. They have no clue as to what is going on ever since that damn Kylen left. They are too busy trying to take care of their team and Kaylo, plus their new member has arrived." Duce smirked, sitting down in a chair that was to his left. He crossed his legs, "They are having a hard enough times as it is trying to get Kaylo and Philas to agree. They are too busy to know what is going to happen in the tournament."
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Alex punched at Dylis, causing Dylis to flip over her back and grab her from behind. Alex growled, "This is getting us nowhere! I am not getting any better!"
"Take it easy, Alex," Yusuke tried to calm her down.
Hiei watched the scene just waiting to see who won this battle, Yusuke or Alex. Two Urameshi's against each other, I wonder who will be the victor Hiei thought as he watched Alex punch Yusuke in the arm. He then turned from them, closing his eyes for a moment. It was true, he felt no stronger, and he knew there was other demons stronger then him. One thing went through his mind. Why were we picked for this tournament? If we were so great, then Kurama, Dylis and I would have been in the last tournament, not this one.
He was brought from his thoughts as Dylis yelled, "Kurama, Hiei, help me separate these two!"
Kurama laughed at Dylis' attempt to keep the two apart. She was between them, a hand on each of their foreheads, pushing them away from the other. Kurama laughed even harder as punches from both sides hit Dylis instead of the enemy, "Dylis, what have you gotten yourself into?"
"I'm between a brat and a big mouth, that's what!" Dylis yelled as Yusuke landed a punch on her ribs. She yelped, "Kurama, stop them! I don't know how much more I can take! He is hitting my ribs and she is hitting my gut!"
Hiei smirked as Kurama walked over to stop the fight, "Odds are five to one that you will end up in the middle instead of her, fox."
"Now's not the time, Hiei," Kurama stated.
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Captain sat on his bed, looking out at the starry night. He couldn't get to sleep, and Raven tossing and turning in the other room beside his, making so much noise, didn't help. Bobbie was in the room on his other side, and she was mumbling something in her sleep. The only one he didn't hear anything from was Shuurei. Her room across the hall was deadly silent.
He sighed; at least one of them could be quiet in their sleep. But that still didn't help him get to sleep. Thoughts tossed and rumbled in his head, making anything difficult. Thoughts of his brother's barely alive body as Kylen carried him out of the stadium and down to the docks. He had kept both in his sight until she had put him on a ship and left, tears in her eyes, as she knew he was going to die.
He glared at the stars, "Damn you! You are so peaceful! How can you stay so peaceful? How? How do you feel when one of your brethren burns out? Does it feel as it did when my brother died?" He then stood up, walking to his door and opening it. He then walked out and down the stair into the living room.
Captain growled and went into the kitchen, only to see Shuurei sitting there, a cup of coffee in her hands as she stared into it, untouched. He walked over to the table, sitting down himself. She looked up at him, "You can't sleep either?"
Captain shook his head, "I haven't been able to sleep a good night's rest for twenty years. Not since my brother was killed in the last tournament. The one he loved was crushed. I hated the way she looked as she carried him to the docks and onto a ship that I later ran on to watch him die. She knew she was the cause of it, and I bet wherever she is, she isn't sleeping as well."
Shuurei smiled at him, "I always find a cup of coffee always remedies the mind from thoughts that are unwelcome." She poured him a cup, "Here Captain."
Captain mumbled, "It won't work."
"Well, you can at least try, can't you?" Shuurei asked, handing the cup to him, "Here, just take a sip."
Captain looked into her eyes, his seeing right through her soul and seeing why she was here. He looked away, "So, you have had a hard time as well. That is why you are up, and you know as well as I do that the coffee doesn't work. You just like to tell yourself it."
Shuurei sighed, "My life has been rough, but enough about that. Tell me about yourself, Captain. Tell me what your brother was like."
Captain was silent for a moment, picking his words carefully, "There is nothing that you need to know about other than what I have already told you. I had sworn to myself and my brother that no word of this would reach anyone else, lest the eyes and ears of the Council happened to be somehow there."
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Kylen tossed in her bed, screaming in her sleep. "Dyian! Dyian!"
Jin shot up from his sleeping positing on his bed across the hall from her room. He yawned and then quickly stood up, shaking his hair lightly before pulling open the door to see Touya and Chuu standing there, looking at Kylen's door.
Chuu looked tired, but Jin could tell he was fully awake, "The poor lass is at it again."
Touya hushed him, "Just listen."
All three heard Kylen's screams. "Kaylo! Rei! Harou! Korihi! Lepar! Oh, I am sorry!" Her screaming got louder, "No! No!"
Jin couldn't stand anymore. He slammed open the door, surprised that it didn't wake her. He saw her tossing and turning in her bed, fighting something in her dreams. He looked behind him to see Touya nodding and Chuu retreating, probably to see if Rinku and Kaze were still asleep. Jin gulped and then walked over to the bed, approaching cautiously.
As he got to the bed and placed a light hand on Kylen's shoulder, trying to wake her, her eyes whipped open and she grabbed him by the throat. Jin's eyes went wide and he gasped, not ready. Kylen's eyes held a fire and had gold specks in them. Her eyes were wild, wilder than he had ever seen.
Jin grabbed her hand with both of his, trying to break the contact she had with him. Touya came running into the room, quickly grabbing Kylen's arm, "Kylen, get a hold of yourself! You are going to kill Jin!"
A small scream from the door brought Kylen back to her senses. Her eyes returned to normal, and she quickly let Jin go, watching as he slid to the floor, a hand at his throat, coughing. She then saw Kaze at the door, her eyes wide with fear and a trust broken. Kylen had known the second day they had found her that Kaze had a crush on Jin.
She opened her mouth to speak, but nothing came out. Tears were brought to her eyes as she tried again and failed. She looked at her hands, tears falling on them.
She shrugged the hand that she felt on her shoulder away. She couldn't be seen by anyone at the moment. She had forgotten to lock her door, she was an idiot. She had let herself get out of control. She had become weak.
"Kylen?" Kylen didn't look up at Jin's voice. She felt guilty. She had almost killed him. "Lass, look at me."
Kylen squeezed her eyes shut and shook her head. She didn't move as she heard Touya's voice, "Kylen, it wasn't your fault."
Then the voice she dreaded to hear came through the gloomy room, "Kylen, how could you? You almost killed him!" The voice was quiet, but nonetheless, Kylen had heard it and it had struck her heart hard. She looked up then, her eyes registering hurt as she saw Kaze's eyes turn icy toward her.
All that work Kylen had done to get close to the girl, and here she had gone and undone it in less than two minutes' time. Kylen was ashamed. Her hands were killers, she couldn't deny it, and she couldn't deny the fact that if she stayed with them for the rest of the time they had until the tournament, she would probably kill them if they continued to come into her room at night.
Jin looked at Kaze, "Now lass, you don't understand."
"I understand perfectly, Jin! She tried to kill you, whether she meant to or not. She would have as well if Touya hadn't have intervened!" Kaze yelled icily at Kylen. With those words she ran off.
Kylen couldn't stop the tears from falling now, "I am a worthless idiot that can only kill, even if she doesn't want to!"
Jin looked at her sympathetically, "Now lass, you know that isn't true! You have spent a couple of years with us, and not once did you do this."
Kylen couldn't look at him, she knew that by tomorrow his neck would have bad bruises from her. Of all the people, from her, the one who was protecting all of them.
Touya laughed lightly, "Well, it was our stupid faults for coming in here in the first place. You usually keep your door locked, and since you didn't, we didn't even think of the consequences before we walked in."
Kylen glanced at him, "I have to lock myself up or get away. You don't understand. The closer we get to the tournament, the closer my blood boils and wants blood. My most vulnerable moments are when I am asleep. That is when my mind is only on the tournament. While I am awake, I can control it, but while I am sleeping, it thinks what it wants to think." She put her hand on Jin's cheek, "I suggest you put on some of that balm I have stashed in the healing room. It will help with the swelling and bruising. Then take some of the herbs beside the jar, it will keep the pain low." She then put her hand on Touya's cheek, "I want you, Jin and Chuu to watch over Rinku and Kaze for me until the day comes where we have to get on the ship. I will meet you there, understand? I can't be with you, this is something I have to do on my own!"
Chuu walked in, shaking his head, "No way, lassie, you aren't doing this by yourself! We are a team, and I want to keep it that way."
Kylen glared at all of them, "Now look! When I was on Team Kilo, I always had to be alone two months before the tournament! You don't understand! I have been in this tournament ever since it started! I am older than all of you! For me, killing is in my blood! You don't seem to understand that I could kill every one of you in these next weeks without thinking!"
Jin smiled, rubbing his neck slightly, "Well, I think I will be ready next time, that is for sure. You just startled me that is all. We had no right coming into your room."
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Well, there is chapter two, I hope you liked it. I'm sorry if your character wasn't in there yet, but it is probably because I don't have enough people on their team yet to have them in it, but I will trey hard to get them in there, I swear on my honor.
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Now for the teams…
Team Urameshi (filled)
1.Yusuke
2.Kuwabara
3.Kurama
4.Hiei
5.Dylis
6.Alex Urameshi
Team Kylen (filled)
1.Kylen
2.Chuu
3.Toya
4.Rinku
5.Jinn
6.Kaze
Team Dye (filled)
This team is full of deadly assassins out to win the prize of the tournament. Swift and soundless is how they love to kill their opponents.
1.Hikari
2.Izura Kuwabara
3.Sasuki Kazami
4.Setsuna
5.Tatsuki
6.Yune Snown
Team Scy (FILLED)
These demons love to use weapons to defeat their opponents. Long and painful is how they love to kill their opponents.
1.Youko Raven
2. Yuzi
3. Nancy
4. Krystal
5. Mina Hirashi
6. Koyuki
Team Kilo (Filled)
This team was Kylen's old team. They are the reigning champions of the Tournament of Fury. These demons will do anything to win, even sacrifice themselves as Kylen taught them.
1.Philas Glidestringer
2. Kaylo Yutada
3. Lepar Aara
4. Harou Marvrek
5. Rei
6. Korihi
Team Icho-Rei (FILLED)
Just a bunch of demon that want to win and see others suffer for the injustice they have had in their life.
1.Shuurei Kazeakki
2. Bobbie Savium
3. Raven
4. Captain
5. Congo
6. Kaurai
Team Hai (FILLED)
A team full of demons who love to use fire to attack their opponents.
1. Maruka Tyrik
2. Haru
3. Ray
4. Masamune Date
5. Hazami
6. Casper
Team Kia (FILLED)
This team loves to use water and ice attacks.
1. Iceus
2. Tio Thurashi
3. Anuki
4. Lily Yokino
5. Cloud
6. Taki
Team Anoch (FILLED)
This team is full of bounty hunters out for the kill.
1.Kita Yamato.
2. Jiho
3. Rain
4. Menalie Sagara
5. Hanzo Hattori
6. Bayoko Ginsen
Team Axe (FILLED)
This team pries on the fears of their opponents and uses them to defeat their opponents.
1. 1. Vincent
2.Dar Traki
3.Kelsea Traki
4. Leon
5. Brittney
6. Count Leon Trej
Team Son (FILLED)
This team uses special attacks in and out of the ring.
1.Kathryna DiMera
2. Leo Tankan
3.Shira Okami
4.Hisho Mizo
5.Kinu
Team Co (FILLED)
This team is a mixture of humans and demons. They love to cheat and scheme to win.
1.Keyralin Thurashi
2.Jenga Kayer
3.Sora
4.Setto Yammia
5. Pietro Mcdonali
6.Suzanagi
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I'm sorry if your character didn't make it on the team you wanted it to, but I just put your character on the team I thought it would most benefit from. Please forgive me if I didn't put your character on the right team, once again, I am very sorry.