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Temple Secrets

The five warriors stood outside the large temple curious where the ruby was. Arceologists and advetures alike have searched this temple and haven't found it so how were they suppose to find it? It took everyone awhile for them to leave Keiko not wanting leave Yusuke's arms. Keiko had a strange feeling about what the were getting into. Kuwabara gave his famous honor speech of how he will get that ruby and save Koenma to prove his love for Yukina. Hiei and Botan also didn't wan to leave eachother just after they confessed their love. Kurama and X waited by the portal waiting for the lovers to finish saying goodbye then entered the portal. Now here they were not sure how to enter the temple.

"Hey X do you know anything about this temple? I mean anything passages or something?" Yusuke asked.

"No. I can't really say I know much about this area. I'll try to scan the area." X's eyes glow blue as hes scans the exterior attempting to find a pathway. Scaning the tunnel X searchs for anything out of the ordinary. At the end of the path stood a painting of a Pheonix with a ruby in the center. Suddenly a fireball flies out of the painting at light speed flowing through the temple halls and strikes X sending him flying a mile back.

"X!" Yusuke screams in horror as he rushes after him. Yusuke eventually finds X at the end of a three foot crater. "X can you hear me?" Yusuke ask worried.

"I think we put too much fuel in the engine." X said with a dizzy look on his face.

Yusuke let out a sigh of relief and let X relax before he could tell them what happened. X told everyone how his scanners picked up the drawing and what happened after that. "I mean it shot out at such a speed it caught me off gaurd. That painting should hold the ruby somewhere."

Everyone looks toward the temple now afraid of the secrets within it. "We must be cautious once we enter." Yusuke said.

Hiei went in first unafraid followed by Yusuke then the rest. Making their way through the temple they notice alot of bird shape markings and flames carved in the stone. It seemed that this whole temple was built for that ruby alone. Following the path X showed them they eventually found the painting. "Hiei, Kuwabara anything special you can tell about this painting." Yusuke asked. Both stare at the painting hoping for some answer. Hiei nodded negative but Kuwabara just kept staring until a flame lashed out connecting to his forehead. Yusuke started forward but was stopped by Kurama who saw Kuwabara in a trance. Kuwabara walks up to the painting but then through it dissappearing.

Kurama was cautiosly walks up to the painting a place his hand on the painting. Slowly his hand sinks into it Kurama eventually walks through. Everyone else hesitates then Yusuke walks up to it. Suddenly Kurama pops his head through making Yusuke scream. After calming down Yusuke yells,"Kurama are you trying to give me a heart attack?"

Kurama looks down hiding his grin at Yusukes reaction,"I found where painting leads. Appearently leads into a different temple." Kurama pulls his head back in and waits for the rest. Everyone entered the painting and were in a dark temple. Old spider webs were everywhere and dust covered the floor.

X looked around. "Where is Kuwabara?"

As if que Kuwabara charges the four members spirit sword in hand. Everyone dodges the attack and regroup not sure what is going one. Kuwabara turns around his eyes ablaze. "I am the first of five guardians who protect the Pheonix Heart." Kuwabara said coldly raising his blade to attack.