Risho walked onto the ring floor after shedding his robes amid cries of anger. "Team Masho's pathetic!" "Yeah, they started out five against two!"
Risho looked at me from across the ring. "You will die without even laying a finger on me."
"Say what?" I growled, getting an anime vein.
"Begin!" Koto announced.
"Okay, pal, I'm going to kick your ass out of a principle!" I charged forward.
"Stop the fight immediately." I stumbled, fell and rolled and as I stood up, I turned to face the sound system.
"Committee, why are you stopping the fight?" Koto asked.
"And more importantly, why'd you make me look like a complete idiot? " I asked, dusting myself off.
"In a review of the last fight, it has been discovered that Koto delayed her count significantly. The fight between Urameshi and Jin had been ruled a double loss."
"What…? I can't loose… I haven't even begun…" I sank to my knees.
"My condolences." Risho laughed. Koto dropped her mike. "What are you waiting for, Koto? Bestow my team with the victory."
Koto picked up the mike. "As an experienced officiator and lover of this tournament I must object!"
"No arguments." I clenched my fists, nails digging into the not-yet-healed cuts.
"Risho!" I glanced at Touya; he stumbled towards the ring, one arm clutching his wounded abdomen. He pulled himself into himself into the ring. "This deceit has gone too far. Don't you see it will make a mockery of their sacrifices?" He looked up at Risho, his face showing his pain and disappointment in his leader. "Gama willfully gave his life so we could win, not cheat our way out." I concentrated my energy; Risho was about to strike. And Touya was in no condition to block or dodge.
"Spare me your romantic drivel Touya. He fought for the light, and we are going to enjoy it." Risho concentrated his energy as well.
"But honor-" Touya began.
"Nonsense!" Risho cut him off and surrounded his arm with what appeared to be clay. "We must keep our eye on the final goal Touya. That's why I'm the leader and you the grunt." I tensed, and moved. Just a second before his arm made impact with Touya's stomach, I caught it. Energy sizzled and flew around. I glared at him. I glanced behind when I heard Touya's labored breathing.
"If you want to live, I suggest you leave the stadium. Now." I muttered to him as I pushed Risho back a step. He nodded and stumbled off.
Risho turned towards Koto. "As for you, Koto, do you think it wise to side with humans in this stadium? Keep up the resistance and I have the feeling you won't be officiating for long." He walked towards her, she backed away nervously.
"What? This is my show!" She protested.
Now I was pissed. Moving so I stood in front of Koto, I brought my arm between her and Risho. "You seem really anxious to intimidate everyone but me. Guess what that means?" I smirked at the Shinobi.
"Detective." I looked at Hiei. "You follow this tournament's rules and you'll be dragged down with them. There is only one real rule of the Dark Tournament: the strongest man survives and wins." A ball of dark energy was in his hand. He clenched his fist around it. "I've retrieved enough energy to rip my way out. Let's show this whole stadium a new definition for the word victory!" His energy began to combust and tear through the force field.
"We're going to die anyway, so why not take on every damn freak in the stadium?" I raised an eyebrow. Just along the lines of what I had been thinking. "Why not? I'm already about to go off." I concentrated my energy again. "YAAAH!" I shouted as it ripped out of me, wave upon wave of energy bombarded Ruka's force field, both Hiei's and mine. She screamed either from fear or pain.
Our energy writhed and combined, tearing holes and escaping into the stands. The screams echoed through the stadium.
Through the energy, I glared up at the box where the committee was sitting. "If you don't repeal that decision, I'll destroy this entire stadium!" I knew my threat was heard through the whole audience from the cries of fear.
After a few moments, the P.A. crackled to life. "Upon another viewing of the tape, we discovered Urameshi would have beaten a properly done ten-count and we repeal our last ruling." If it weren't a machine, I would've sworn there was fear in the voice.
I smirked. Hiei restrained his energy.
"Ready to die, Risho?" I asked, laughing. Risho's face was contorted in anger.
'What the hell had caused the committee to change its mind!' was his apparent thought.
I stood across from him. I glanced behind me, I had to win. Kuwabara would fight only as a last resort. I had to end this, and quickly. Risho looked at me warily. I grinned, unaware of the fact that my eyes had narrowed again.
"Begin!"
I had to kill him before he could assemble any armor and/or attacks. I nearly screamed out in pain as I gathered what remaining energy I had left and encased the entire ring in a huge bubble of it, it shoved Koto out. The energy sizzled and swirled around ominously. "ENERGY PULSE!" Every drop of power I had in me was ripped out forcefully, filling the entire of the enclosed space. Risho cried out, his mixing with mine. I gritted my teeth as I forced more energy from my body. I had to win, for Hiei, for Kurama, for Kuwabara and for Genkai. As each name flashed across her thought, so did their images.
Hiei staring out the window, Kurama examining new seeds, Kuwabara getting doe-eyes at the thought of Yukina, Genkai kicking the crap out of me during training. As each memory was replaced, it flashed out in a white light. I blinked. Four more faces. One was around my age; he looked a lot like me in respects of hair and skin color. His eyes were a warm amber. He grinned cheekily. Another flash, this time I saw a kitsune, he had silver white hair that was about Koenma's length. His violet eyes were almost fatherly as he glanced at me. White scars marred his pale skin and defined features. Another man, in his early-thirties appeared, he had a coffee-colored complexion, and black, empty eyes that crinkled with laughter, bringing life to his otherwise emotionless face. I noticed he had no hair. And one last image flashed across my mind. He was in his late teens, he glanced at me, his hazel eyes masked but shone with respect. He had tan skin, blond hair, and an U.S. army hair cut. What the hell...?
"GRAAAAHH!" I suddenly felt new power running through me. I grinned at Risho. "SEE YOU IN HELL!" I shouted as the energy exploded, tearing Risho to pieces. I screamed as a new wave of pain flashed through me. My vision went red as I fell to the floor, blood gushing from the wounds all over my body.
Hiei's eyes widened. "YUSUKE!" He shouted, ripping completely through the force field. Ruka fell back and let the force field dissipate. Hiei ran past her, stopping only when Genkai grabbed his arm.
"Stop. The fight is still on."
I blinked and forced my battered body to stand. "Team Urameshi wins!" Koto shouted when she finished the ten count. I smiled wearily, and fell back, blood flying into the air. Hiei caught me before I hit the ground. His arms supporting me was the last thing I could recall before I slipped into the darkness of oblivion.
He lifted her and got her to the medical facilities for the fighters. The doctors ushered him into a room. He gently laid her on the bed.
Genkai followed and put a hand to Yusuke's forehead. "She needs energy…" She concentrated and forced her life-giving aura into her apprentice. The wounds healed. Genkai leaned against the wall. She felt so tired… She quickly went back to the hotel room before she collapsed as well.
Hiei sat beside Yusuke, then noticed the two unconscious demons she'd be sharing the room with. Touya and Jin. The latter opened his eyes and sat up… "Ah… My stomach…" He groaned, clutching the said part of his body.
"Consider yourself lucky. She missed your vitals intentionally." Hiei snapped.
Jin looked at him, then looked at the bed. "Oh hell." He looked back up at Hiei after looking at Yusuke's battered form for a moment. "How long have I been out?"
"Few minutes." Kurama answered, standing in the doorway.
"I take it Risho's dead?" They all glanced at Touya, who winced as he sat up.
"Yes." Kurama replied.
"Good riddance." The ice Shinobi remarked while glancing at Yusuke, silently thanking her.
"Would you guys keep it down?" I groaned, glaring at them. "I'm trying to sleep."
Jin bounded over. "Too bad. You aren't going to." He laughed, sitting at the edge of my bed. I glanced around. Not the cleanest place, considering it was a medical facility, but better than home. I stretched slightly, wincing as I felt a cut get reopened.
Kurama shook his head at Jin's antics, then after a moment of thought, grabbed Hiei's arm, dragging him from the room.
I raised an eyebrow, but shrugged it off. Giving my attention back to Jin, I sat up and stretched a little. "How're you doing?"
"Good considering the dive I took into the stands." He grinned cheerfully.
I laughed and looked at the quiet ice master. "How about you, Touya?"
"Why did you block Risho's attack?"
Votes:
Hiei: 7
Jin: 3
Kurama: 1
Hiei and Kurama: 7
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