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Chapter Three: the Lightbringer

"Ok folks, this is the last fight between Team Crimson and Team Kereru. Teams, pick your fighters and we'll get this ball rolling!" the announcer shouted.

Godu shoved three more fighters towards the ring. One of them tried to run away, scared shitless by what he had seen.

"Coward!" Godu yelled and quickly beheaded him. He then threw another fighter to the ring.

The girl in the gold cloak jumped up onto the ring. Unlike her comrades she left her cloak on.

The announcer ran over to her, "Um…excuse me, what name can I announce you by?"

"Nadia or the Lightbringer…either is acceptable to me," she said in a musical voice.

The announcer nodded, "Right folks! It'll be the Lightbringer vs. Teian, Kronus, and Geros! Ready…fight!"

"The Lightbringer? Never heard of him, have you, Fox?" Hiei asked skeptically.

"Her, Hiei…the Lightbringer is female," Kurama responded.

"You know of her than?"

Kurama nodded, "I know of her, yes. She is said to be descended from Gods and Goddesses, her beauty is such that it bewitches all who see her. She is also very deadly. She was a well known assassin when I was still the King of Thieves, than quite suddenly she disappeared."

"Hn, looks like she's back from the grave."

Kurama turned towards him, "She never died, Hiei."

"How…interesting…"

"Yes, indeed."

Teian, Kronus, and Geros stood at the other side of the arena, unsure of what to do, and unsure of what they faced. Nadia moved towards them, her walk more of a glide. They looked at each other and began to run towards her. Still she glided towards them, not moving any faster, just a slow rhythmic pace. She raised her hand towards the sky, and it began to grow darker; dark clouds came and blocked out the sun. Kronus and Geros continued running for her, not noticing the lack of light and warmth. Teian, however, did notice and slowed to a walk as well; he glanced at the sky and shivered.

"What is she doing, Kurama?" Kuwabara asked, voice wavering.

"Summoning her power," he replied casually, "Just watch, you'll see."

Hiei looked skeptically at the red haired demon, "You've seen this before, haven't you?

Kurama smiled down at him, but it was not a true smile, behind it was hidden a great amount of fear. "Not only witnessed Hiei, I have experienced first hand just what this Lady can do."

Hiei cocked an eyebrow, "She is powerful than?"

Again Kurama smiled, "You'll see…"

The sky above the stadium grew darker still and Nadia walked on to meet her competitors.

"Don't show them any mercy, Nadia!" Ria shouted, "Show them all why they should fear you!"

"Quiet, Ria," the leader spoke calmly, "Nadia knows what she is doing."

Nadia smiled under the cloak's hood and shouted back, "I will do as I always do, Shadowmaster!"

Nadia stopped at the center of the arena, arm still raised towards the heavens, waiting for her opponents to get to her.

Kronus and Geros yelled as the came within distance of her and slashed out with their weapons. Instead of severing her arms, as they thought to do, only two slightly bleeding gashes appeared on her arms.

As they went to hit her again, lightning poured down out of the sky and onto Nadia. She glowed as bright as a dying star before the glow was consumed and a wild, raw energy radiating from her could be felt by everyone in the arena. Kronus and Geros faltered for a moment in their attack.

"My blood is on your weapons, fellows," she said in her musical voice, "and this power runs through my blood."

She merely snapped her fingers and lightning, as pure as she received it, lashed out at the two unfortunate souls before her. The power shot them into the air and when they hit the arena floor, they burst apart; nothing but ashes.

"H-how?" was all Yusuke could stammer.

"She is neither human, nor demon," Kurama said softly.

"She seems very powerful," Hiei said a little reluctantly.

A strange smile broke out on Kurama's face, "Oh yes, yes indeed."

Nadia started for the only combatant left, Teian. He shied away from her and the awful energy she exuded. She glided toward him and he screamed and ran away in terror. She followed, smirking silently under her hood.

"We do not have time for games, Lightbringer," the leader spoke softly, again quiet thunder rolling across the stadium.

Nadia stopped and nodded slightly in her leader's direction, "As you wish."

She set her sights on the terrified Teian, and threw her arms out in a quick gesture. Lightning rushed after him in waves; shrieked one last time before the pure element hit him and he, like his fellows, was turned to ash.

"Ladies and Demons," the shocked announcer whispered, "The winner, by three deaths, is the Lightbringer. Team Crimson moves on to the next round."

Nadia glided across the arena and down to her team; wild, raw energy still abundant. Team Crimson began to depart to the cheers and shrieks of the spectators.

Godu, meanwhile, stood on the opposite side, alone, all of his men slain by women warriors. Rage grew in him until he no longer could stand it. He yelled and ran at Team Crimson, double axes swinging wildly in his hands.

Only one of the team turned around; the leader in red. All the other members continued out of the stadium, aware of what was going on, but not worried.

Godu ran at her, eyes glazed over from shear fury. The leader stood calmly waiting for him to reach her.

Soon enough he reached her and swung one of his axes at her. She merely jumped into the air, grabbed a side harpe from each sleeve, and shoved them into his neck. She than pushed off his chest with her knees and back-flipped onto the ground.

Blood poured from his mouth in excess and his eyes glazed over, this time with impending death, not fury. He feel to the ground with an audible "thump" and lay there, blood pooling from his mouth and neck.

She flicked her hood back, revealing her face. Long crimson hair framed a tan face with large scarlet eyes. She was unnerving, almost terrifying, yet beautiful.

The announcer hurried over, "Excuse miss! But that was an unsanctioned kill. You may only kill during your time in the ring!" The announcer seemed worried, anxious as she said it.

The leader flicked her hair behind one delicately pointed ear, scarlet eyes blazing. "He attacked me. I defended myself. It's simple," she said, voice quiet, yet with that rolling thunder that made sure her every word heard. She than turned her back on the announcer and turned to the audience.

"AND MAY THIS BE A WARNING FOR ALL OF YOU WHO WOULD THINK TO CHALLENGE US OUTSIDE THE RING," she shouted, "ANY WHO THINK THAT WE ARE AN EASY KILL, SHALL SUFFER THE CONSEQUENCES OF THEIR MORONIC ASSUMPTIONS, AS HE DID!"

With that she turned and glided out of the arena.

Kurama stared wide eyed at the retreating figure, fear expressed completely in his emerald eyes, "I know that face…and the voice…I should have known..."

Hiei turned quickly to him, "I know her as well…the Flamecaller; the most deadly assassin in the Makai. "

"And the Ningenkai," Yusuke said quietly.

"You know her?" Kurama asked breathlessly.

He shrugged, "Yeah, I met her once; she was a friend of Genkai's…met her when I was training there. Eerie kinda girl, but not bad."

"Unbelievable…just unbelievable," Kurama breathed, "I never even thought it could be her. She masked her spirit energy completely…"

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-Zaren