Demons. N. Angels
Leon: Yay! I get to do chapter eight and possibly nine as well! Okay, so Koway left off with introducing Kuraku Shinobe, as well as making Kuwabara have a fight with Krad. Now the fun begins, well at least for me because I get to write! This is sooo cool! Thank you for all the reviews and enjoy chapter 8!
Disclaimer: I do not own dnangel or yuyu hakusho…
"…." Speaking
'…..' thinking
((….)) Krad's thoughts
(…) Satoshi's thoughts
/…. / Daisuke's thoughts
/ …. / Dark's thoughts
Warning: this chapter may contain shonen-ai
Chapter 8: Krad's Wish
"Man, this place is huge!" Yusuke said in awe as he walked behind the golden-haired ice demon. "How does anyone move around without getting lost?"
"Skill? Long hours of memorization? I really cannot answer that." Yusuke noticed that his voice held a strange feeling in it but couldn't quite place it. "Anyway, if we continue down this path, it should take us to the ball room."
"How do you know all this?" the detective asked and stopped when Krad turned to face him.
"I suppose it comes with being a Hikari…" He said in a whisper. "I was with the Hikari who created this artifact…"
"So, why—" Yusuke stopped as the entire castle began to shake.
"They are beginning the ritual! We must hurry!" The angel said as they started running. "This will take too long!"
"What are you doing?" Yusuke asked as Krad grabbed his wrist, pulling him close.
"We'll get there faster if I fly!" And with that, Krad took off, holding Yusuke as he did. The two went faster than anything Yusuke had seen, almost faster than Hiei even!
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"What the heck was that!" Kuwabara yelled as he stood up. The quake had caused him to fall and, needless to say, he wasn't too happy about that. Botan was on her oar so she didn't feel a thing…lucky.
"I'm not sure…hey Kuwabara." The ferry girl asked.
"What?" he answered, dusting himself off.
"Maybe Krad's way was the right way; I mean the quake seemed to come from his direction…"
"Maybe you're right. Let's go!" The human took off in the opposite direction with Botan close behind.
As they rounded a corner, they found that the ceiling had collapsed. "Great! I don't have any time for this! Spirit Sword!" With that, the mighty Kazuma Kuwabara destroyed the pile of rubble and the two proceeded down the cleared hallway.
"Dang! How much further?" The man whined. "Hey Botan, can I ride on your oar? My feet are hurting."
Botan gave him a hard look before smiling. "Sure! As long as you don't fall!" Kuwabara nodded dumbly and grabbed onto the end as Botan flew.
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"No one shall get in my way!" Kuraku laughed as Kurama and Hiei tried to fight him. He was just too fast; it was almost as if he had and extra pair of wings. As he flew into the air after dodging Hiei's fist of the mortal flame, he floated and stared at what they were fighting for…Dark.
"To think that they're going to waste all their energy and get nothing…how sad…Renoki did a number on you, my angelic pet. He and Seri have way too much fun torturing others. Funny, they didn't break your spirit yet. You must be waiting for something…" Kuraku smiled as Kurama launched a wave of seeds at him.
He caught one and flung it back at him with twice the force, piercing through his shoulder. Kurama held his wound as Hiei prepared to summon the Dragon of the Darkness flame.
"Renoki!" The red-violet eyed man called. Renoki appeared beside him.
"Yes, my lord?" The silver haired man asked.
"Here, make sure you watch him." Kuraku handed the unconscious angel to his partner and flew down, head first at Hiei.
The fire apparition was taken aback by the action and lost his concentration. Kuraku easily pinned him down and laughed as he struggled.
"Hiei!" Kurama pulled out a seed and drove it into the ground. "Rise Ogiki!" Kurama was wrapped in a pale light and his hair went silver as his eyes turned a golden color. Two ears appeared on his head, as well as a tail from his lower back.
"Perfect." Kuraku whispered. "I wanted to face Yoko."
"Jagan tie crush!" Hiei yelled as he placed his opponent in spiritual restraints.
"Why you little—"
An Ogiki plant wrapped around him and Hiei teleported beside Kurama. 'That was too easy. I feel his energy and it's still here.' Kurama thought. Another earthquake startled and his attention turned to Renoki.
"Hiei, teleport behind Renoki. Distract him while I get…Hiei!" Yoko watched in horror as a spear-like structure pierced though Hiei's chest. He caught him as he fell and the blood covered his arms.
"Hang in there, Hiei. I won't let you die here." Yoko picked him up and decided that it would be best if they retreated for now.
"You're not going anywhere, Yoko Kurama." An eerie voice said and Kuraku emerged from the ground, without a single scratch.
"Kuramaaa!" He yelled, taking to the sky. "Now you die!"
Yoko's eyes went wide as a huge blast of energy came towards him. 'I-I can't dodge it!' Yoko closed his eyes and waited for the impact. The impact, however, never hit…
"You dare to interfere with me? I shall add you to the pile of corpses under the castle!" Kuraku yelled. Yoko turned to see white, lots of white feathers.
"K-Krad?" he asked in disbelief. "Why are you doing this?"
"Does one really need a reason?" Krad shot back as Kuraku's blast pushed him back. Krad held his position. "Go while you still have the chance!"
"But, Hiei…"
"Kurama, grab the green vile from my cloak, it's a healing potion. Use it on him while Yusuke and I take care of him!"
Kurama did as he was told and ran a safe distance as an explosion went off behind him. "Krad!"
"Hahahahaha! See how weak you are when put up against my power!" Kuraku laughed as the smoke began to clear. His eyes narrowed as the angel stood there, with a smirk. "H-How can this be! I will rip out your heart as it beats!"
"Not if I can help it! Spirit Gun, Double!" Yusuke launched two bullets at Kuraku's back. They hit their mark and Kuraku let out an ear piercing screech.
"Lord Kuraku!" Renoki gasped as the winged creature fell to the ground. He was about to blast Yusuke when a sword slashed his shoulder. "Who—!"
"Worry about yourself!" Kuwabara said as he repeatedly slashed his opponent. Renoki let Dark fall to the ground as he defended himself against Kuwabara's onslaught. Luckily, Kuwabara noticed. "Botan! Get Dark!"
"Right!" Botan flew after the thief but was unable to reach him before he hit the ground with a thump…The pale skin was lying in the small pool of crimson that had formed beneath it and Botan looked away.
A laugh filled the room as Kuraku once again rose from the rubble. (A/n: can anyone kill this guy?) He regenerated the wings that had been blown off from Yusuke's attack and watched as Botan felt tears wash down her face.
"Now what will you do?" he laughed as he saw Krad's eyes go wide with fear, an emotion that was quite uncommon for him to show. "Die with that you protect!"
Krad didn't move, he was in shock. He remembered the vision he had seen in the mirror at the old man's store. It came true. As the blast came at him he saw a slight movement and instantly flew over to the thief's limp form.
"Dark! Dark, wake up!" Kuwabara had chased Renoki away and watched as Krad held his thief close. Then he remembered what he said…
"I wish something; the worst thing in the galaxy would happen to him."
"Awe, how sweet, the hunter protecting his prey…could it be that you had feelings for him? The Great Krad Hikari, actually caring for someone? Huh?"
Dark raised his hand to Krad's cheek. "A-angel…I…l-love...y-you..." Dark managed those words before he went cold and his hand fell onto the floor.
Kurama watched and thought about what had happened. 'H-he gave the potion to Hiei instead of keeping it! He was trying to prevent this...Krad'
Botan ran over to Kurama and wrapped her arms around him. "Botan? Why are you here? It's too dangerous!"
"I wanted to help…and now…and now…" Kurama patted her back and she knew he understood. Kuraku's laughter could be heard throughout the room and Yusuke growled.
"That's it!" The marks of the Mazaku appeared on his body and he tackled the redhead to the ground. "I'm tired of people screwing around with others!" Yusuke punched at the barrier around Kuraku. He wanted to beat this guy and after what had just happened, he doubted that Krad would be of any help.
Yusuke remembered what Botan had told him and Kuwabara about their angel companion…
"Krad wishes for two things...one is coexistence and the other only he knows. As a tool of the Hikari, he did whatever he was told."
'Krad wants coexistence...if I can kill this bastard, then maybe we can do something...' Yusuke thought as he shot blast after blast.
"Are you quite finished?" Kuraku asked a bit annoyed. "I now have more than enough souls to break out of this prison. Just look at him, his spirit is broken and his heart falls into the darkness and despair of agony."
Yusuke stopped. This was getting him nowhere. He glanced over at Krad. His once golden eyes filled with sarcasm were glazed in a hazy mist of disbelief…his spirit was broken.
"Angel dude? Krad?" Kuwabara saw that he was talking to a lost cause. He grabbed his shoulders and began to shake him. "Hey c'mon! If ya give up now the bad guys are gunna win! Think about it for a minute!"
"Da…dar…Dark is gone…it was my fault…I wasn't prepared…I-I… Ahhhhhhhhhhh!" Kuwabara released he as his energy skyrocketed and Kuraku kicked Yusuke off. He flew into the air and smiled as the other three, Renoki, Seri, and Luki, appeared beside him.
"Wait, my friends. For he shall open the door to the real world for us." They remained silent as Krad sunk to the floor, tears from his eyes fell onto his other half's cheek.
"What happened?" A tired voice behind Kurama asked and he and Botan turned to see Hiei sitting halfway up. A pale green vile was in his hands and Kurama returned to his human form as he grabbed it.
"There's still half of it left! Krad!" Kurama stood up, getting the attention of almost everyone.
"Kurama don't do it!" Botan whispered to him. "It's too dangerous."
Kurama placed a soft kiss on her lips and winked. "I'll be fine; I have to help my friends." He ran across the battleground and Seri's eyes narrowed as he tried to figure out what he was up to.
"Lord Kuraku!" He was gone, reappearing in front off the fox spirit. Kurama tossed the vile into the air where Hiei caught it and landed beside the fallen angel. Yusuke and Kuwabara kept Seri and Renoki at bay as Hiei handed to potion to Krad.
"W-what's—" Krad asked shakily touching the vile.
"I know what it's like to loose a loved one…here." As Hiei gave the vile to him, Luki broke it with a small blast.
The green liquid fell to the ground and a few drops on his gloves. Hiei left to fight Luki and Krad pressed the liquid onto his lips before he kissed Dark in a revival effort. He pulled away and noticed that something had formed above their head.
"The door has been opened!" Kuraku yelled and he stopped fighting Kurama. Instead, he focused on the portal in the ceiling.
Yusuke fired his Spirit wave at Seri and noticed that three figures were racing towards the portal. "Yusuke! They must not escape! If they do then we shall be sealed away in their place!" Krad said, standing with Dark's form close to him.
'I feel your heart beating...I shall repay you, Kurama. You gave me my wish...'
Leon: wow six pages! That's a lot! Aww, Krad was able to get his second wish ofbeing with Darkand I got to put in a little shonen-ai moment! happy Will Kuraku and his gang be able to escape or will they be defeated by Yusuke and his friends? What will be Krad's repayment? Find out in the next chapter of demons n angels! Thanks for all the reviews! Buh Bye!