dna- ok... i know i said that i would update soon, but... i was sick for a week, and i had writer's block on this one and my fruits basket one... i am soooooooo sorry! for people who also read my fruits basket fanfic, i will update on that soon! i promise!
Run Away Forever Chapter 15- Mission Accomplished
"Mika!" Akiya shouted as she ran over to her.
She grabbed Mika and jumped out of the way just before the spirit was able to reach her. Akiya jumped to join the other children. They were exhausted. After all, this place was energy consuming. Not only do they have to survive in this unnatural world, but they have to fight these unusual things that they assumed were spirits, and they have to keep a constant high energy level so that they can move. And on top of that, only a strong spiritual attack will destroy those spirits.
"Why is our energy dissipating so fast?" Kohira asked as she performed another energy consuming technique to destroy two of those spirits.
"It's this place!" Keta replied while performing a technique against her enemies. "We have to keep releasing our energy to move, we have to use up a lot of our energy to use our techniques, and despite all that, this place is sucking our energy!"
"We won't survive like this!" Jiruma told them, as if they already didn't know that fact.
Akiya turned to Katsu and Yomi.
"C'mon," she said. "Let's go join the others."
-----Spirit World-----
The enemies charged at the detectives and Genkai, just like the last ambush. With a single hit from Yusuke, Kuwabara, and Genkai, all the demons and ninjas in the front were knocked back.
"I told you that we were stronger this time, didn't I?" Yusuke asked confidently.
Rejuko chuckled. "Very impressive. In just one week, you were able to grow that much stronger. I guess now I have to bring out some of the stronger ones."
With a small flick of his finger, he blasted away and killed all of his men. Everyone was surprised. How could he kill off all of his men without hesitating a single bit? No matter how weak they were, they were still his men.
"You bastard!" Kuwabara shouted. "How could you do that to your own men!"
Rejuko just smirked as a new group of enemies came forward.
-----In the Tunnel-----
"Akiya!" Keta shouted as she quickly pulled her away from another attack.
"Akiya Nee-san!" Mika shouted, now perfectly fine.
"Focus on fighting Mika!" Keta ordered. "Don't worry about Akiya!"
Mika nodded obediently and turned her attention back on the fight.
"Akiya!" she shouted. "Are you alright?"
"They hurt…" she said clutching her stomach. "When those things touch you… it feels like a hand ripping into your body and out the other side… and it makes your whole body feel completely limp…"
"Enough with this!" Hayate shouted as Keta helped Akiya up. Everyone regrouped together. "What the hell are you trying to see by making us fight this ridiculous battle you bastard!"
"… Prove to me! Prove to me that you all are worthy of power! Prove to me that you all are ninjas!" the voice shouted. "Show me you know the way of the shinobi… their codes… their ways! If you can't do that, then you all can die in this nothingness!"
"The way of the ninja?" Akiya repeated. "Why you!"
"Akiya!" Hiro yelled as he went over to her. "Calm down!"
"W-what's wrong?" Yomi asked worriedly.
"Akiya Nee-san?" Mika called quietly. "Are you okay? Katsu, what's wrong with Akiya Nee-san!"
"I don't know!" he answered in concern as he went to join the rest.
"That bastard!" Akiya shouted. "The way of the ninja.' It wants us to follow the damn code! It wants us to stop helping each other! That thing wants us to fight each man for himself!"
The three children's eyes widened. Hiro, Keta, Kohira, Hayate, and Jiruma already knew what it had meant by that.
"Katsu!" Hiro shouted as he ran and tackled Katsu out of the way, saving him from an attack.
Hiro was floating beside Katsu.
"Hiro-sama, thank you!" Katsu replied gratefully.
"Not to be an ass, but can we sulk later?" Hayate asked in a half sarcastic tone. "I think we should do a better job of fighting for our lives right now!"
"Thanks for being so optimistic!" Hiro commented sarcastically as he used one of his lightning techniques to defeat one of the spirits.
-----Spirit World-----
Genkai shot her Spirit Gun at the group of demons and ninjas that jumped towards Koenma, Botan, and George. Rejuko stood leaning against the wall, watching the entertainment that the detectives were providing. He smirked.
Let's see just how long this new power will last until Akiya's little group gets here.
Rejuko moved his head to the side, easily dodging the body that Yusuke purposely punched over that way.
"Yeah, that's right!" Yusuke shouted. "Keep sittin there with that damn smirk on your face and the next one'll send ya crashin through the wall!"
-----Akiya and Others-----
Everyone was fighting for themselves even though it made them feel greatly uncomfortable. Their energy was draining fast and it was getting harder and harder to move every second. The children were almost out of energy. Akiya constantly glanced over in their direction. Not focusing as much on her battle, she was hit by two of the spirits. She let out a small cry and hugged herself tightly. Everyone quickly glanced over to Akiya in concern. Hayate, seeing more of those spirits heading towards Akiya, blasted his enemies away and ran towards her. However, he was stopped. Someone grabbed onto his arm and held him back.
"No Hayate!" Jiruma yelled. "We have to follow the code! You can't help-"
"Bullshit!" Hayate shouted, cutting her off. "Enough is enough!"
He easily pulled his arm out of Jiruma's grip and defeated the spirits that were about to attack her. Jiruma stood in shock. She turned to Hiro.
"Hiro-san! Please, tell him to stop!" she cried. "If he keeps helping her, then we'll never get out of here! Saving one life isn't worth risking the lives of everyone else here! Hiro-san!"
Hiro destroyed the spirits that he was fighting and turned to Jiruma with an angered expression. Hiro raised his hand and smacked her hard across the face. Jiruma gasped and turned back around to look at Hiro. Keta, Kohira, Mika, Katsu, and Yomi retreated and joined Hiro and Jiruma. Hayate soon came over with Akiya slumped in his arm. Hiro, Keta, Kohira, and Hayate let out some of their remaining energy to form a light barrier around them. Everyone turned to glare at Jiruma. They all heard what she had said.
"You piece of shit!" Hiro said angrily.
Jiruma looked at him, shock apparent on her face. She had never heard him talk like that to her or his friends before.
"Selfish son of a bitch!" Hayate said furiously as he tried not to punch her.
"How the hell did you ever become a ninja!" Keta asked.
"I've never heard something so goddamn disgusting in my life!" Kohira replied angrily.
"But… we won't be able to leave here…" Jiruma said weakly. "It told us not to help each other… if we wanted to get out of here…"
"So you think getting out of here is more important than Akiya's life!" Katsu asked.
"Jiruma-sama, what you said before… that was sickening!" Mika shouted. "How could you say such a thing!"
"You're heartless!" Yomi yelled.
"I guess we shouldn't have expected less from a woman that works for Imaru!" Katsu yelled.
"I didn't do anything wrong!" Jiruma shouted. "I don't understand!"
"Saving one life isn't worth risking the lives of everyone else here… isn't that what you said?" Hiro asked, looking Jiruma right in the eyes.
"We're a team!" she yelled. "I want us to get out alive together!"
"Without Akiya, there isn't a team!" Hiro roared.
"Who the hell said you were a part of this team in the first place!" Hayate asked harshly.
"I've been a part of this team!" Jiruma shouted.
"Then tell me something…" Keta said sternly, looking her in the eye. "What does it mean to be a team!"
Jiruma stayed silent.
"Well, since you can't answer a question that simple… then why are you here?" Keta asked. "Why are you in this protective barrier with us, since it's meant to protect us as a team?"
No reply.
"You have no idea how much we'd love to kick you out," Hiro said.
"But fortunately for you, that kind of bullshit… disappoints Akiya," Hayate said. "Isn't that right, Akiya? I know you're feeling well enough to kick some more ass. I'm not stupid. You're body weight has become lighter."
Akiya looked up and smiled weakly. Jiruma looked shocked at Akiya.
"Then… you heard what I said? This whole conversation?"
"Yeah, I was barely conscious, but I wasn't that out," Akiya replied with a smile.
"… I don't understand you…" she said, confusing Akiya. "You heard everything I said… how can you stand to look at me let alone smile? How can you not hate me for what I've said?"
"Jiruma… you idiot…"
"Huh?"
"As long as this barrier is willing to protect all of us, we're a team. Teammates don't hold grudges on other teammates. I'm not angry at you. Now, let's get the hell outta here!"
Akiya stepped jumped out of the barrier and continued to fight.
"For some odd reason, I feel completely recharged," Kohira said with a smile.
"What a girl…" Keta spoke quietly. "She always keeps us together when we're falling apart."
"She should've been the one to lead this team," Hiro said, smiling as well though he looked a bit sad. "I'm not fit for the position."
"No, if you weren't, she would've said so," Hayate said. "She's not the type to just shut up about things she can make better."
"Sorry…" Jiruma apologized. "What I said before was out of place."
"Sorry for what?" Hiro asked. "As far as I'm concerned, there's nothing you need to be sorry about. Now, let kick some ass!"
They all let down the barrier as everyone except the three children joined Akiya.
"Akiya Nee-san is amazing!" Mika said.
"Yeah!" Yomi agreed.
"Let's go help her!" Katsu suggested as they all nodded and joined Akiya.
That girl… she has potential… Hayate thought as he was fighting. She could be stronger than me… maybe she already is…
The ninjas continued fighting, but this time, they were helping each other. All of a sudden, the spirits stopped attacking and slowly disappeared.
"You all must have a strong death wish!" the voice shouted. "I said to show me the way of the ninjas and their codes, not to show me how you disgrace yourselves! I will give you all one more chance to show me the shinobi way! Otherwise, prepare for your punishment! Which will it be?"
"We don't need a second chance at showing you the way of the ninja!" Akiya argued.
"We've already showed you," Hayate said calmly, helping Akiya. "This is how we do things. This is our shinobi way."
"If you gotta problem with that, then get your ass down here," Hiro commanded. "We'll take your punishment head on! There's no one here that'll run away. We're all getting through this tunnel together. No one is going to get left behind!"
"We've come too far to get killed now! Get your ass down here and give us your damn punishment!" Keta shouted.
Silence. There was no reply. Then, all of a sudden, everyone was pulled down and slammed into a hard, invisible surface.
"What's going on?" Yomi asked as he and everyone else tried to get up.
"The gravity… is pulling us down…!" Kohira answered, falling back on the transparent surface.
"Give up!" the voice ordered.
"No!" Mika shouted.
"Quiet! Children such as yourselves shouldn't have even attempted coming into this tunnel. You do not understand the anything about the world! All of you! You all think it's unfair because you don't get your way all the time. There is more to it than that! I already made my mistake by giving Rejuko power! I won't repeat the same mistake twice! You all are just the same as him! You all want power to satisfy your own selfish wishes, claiming that you are using the power for good and for other people!"
"That's not true!" Akiya shouted.
"Silence!" it ordered. The gravity pulled them down even more.
"No!" Hayate shouted. "You shut the hell up! You've been running your goddamn mouth for five whole minutes! Just because we only appear as kids, don't think that we have selfish childish wishes!"
"We understand more than you could ever imagine!" Kohira yelled.
"You think we don't know how fucked up this world is?" Hiro asked calmly as he struggled to his feet, everyone else doing the same. "We've been in the center of it all for as long as we can remember. We're tired of standing around and watching all this shit go by! We want to do something about it!"
"You would only be benefiting yourselves! I was right!" the voice shouted.
"You're the one who doesn't understand anything!" Katsu yelled angrily. "Just because we're kids, don't think that don't give what goes on around us! Don't think that all of this crap doesn't affect us as well!"
"We get everything that's going on!" Yomi yelled, just as angry as Katsu. "We have people we want to protect! We understand the pain that everyone feels! Don't think we don't know how to feel!"
"We're just children, so we're powerless against these things. There's nothing we can do to change the way the world is spinning. That's what I used to think," Mika said. "So many horrible things are happening right before our eyes. We have the power to change all of that… we can get the power to change all of that, but we just chose not to… and when we finally chose to do something about it… when we finally pull up the courage… you're gonna just throw all of it back in our faces…"
"You said before that we're just children, but because we're young, this stuff hits us twice as hard…" Akiya said quietly. "Because we're so young and naïve, we can't just sit around and play it cool like adults. We can't just sit around and just hope that everything turns out okay. We're still young, so we can still do something about all of this. Please, give us the chance!"
"Prove yourselves worthy first!"
"We don't have time for that!" Keta shouted. "Akiya's friends are facing Rejuko right now! We don't need to prove ourselves worthy again. Give us the power we need, NOW!"
"For years we've waited," Jiruma spoke for the first time. "We've waited to make a difference! We need your power in order to make that happen, not only for us, but for everyone else!"
Nothing happened.
"If your not gonna give us what we want, then let us out of here!" Hayate shouted. "We have better things to do!"
"I know you wanted us to die in there," Akiya said as everyone looked surprised. "But there are things that we still need to do! There are people we need to protect. There are promises we need to keep. We can't die like you wanted us to! I know that the test was supposed to kill us, but it didn't. Doesn't that prove that we're desperate?"
No reply.
"You made a mistake that we can fix!"
Their surroundings changed suddenly. They were back in the open field where they found the tunnel.
"W-we're back…" Kohira stated.
Their bodies started to glow a bright blue color. They could feel an enormous amount of energy surging through them.
"Make good use of this power. If you do not, I will hunt you down myself."
"We owe you one… thanks," Hiro said.
"Now, let's get to Spirit World!" Kohira replied.
-----Spirit World-----
Hmmm… Akiya and the others still aren't here? Rejuko asked himself.
"There are way too many of em Urameshi!" Kuwabara shouted. "We can't handle this on our own!"
Yusuke blasted a demons head off and shot his Spirit Gun at another enemy. "Unless you want your head smashed like a watermelon, shut the hell up!"
"But Kuwabara is right Yusuke," Kurama said to him as he lashed his rose whip out, killing a few more demons.
"God dammit, where the hell are they!" Yusuke asked.
"They got scared and ran away," Hiei sarcastically said.
"She'll be here," Genkai assured. "Akiya's not the type of person to let her friends down!"
"Yeah but," Yusuke shot another Spirit Gun, "does she even consider us as her friends!"
"Say that again and it'll be your head smashed like a damn watermelon!" she threatened.
"Bitch…" Yusuke muttered. "WHOA!"
Yusuke quickly jumped off of the ground as Kuwabara swung his Spirit Sword aimlessly.
"Watch it! You coulda cut off my legs dammit!" Yusuke shouted.
"My bad!" Kuwabara apologized. "Your life's not the only one that matters dammit!"
"Yusuke, turn around!" Kurama warned.
Kurama turned back around and took a few steps back in surprise when the ninja in front of him was cut in half. Hiei glanced at the others quickly to make sure that they were fine before he returned to slashing his enemies.
"Ahhhh!" Botan screamed. "Yusuke!"
"Botan!" Koenma yelled in concern.
"Shit!" Yusuke cursed as he abandoned his opponent and ran towards Botan.
Kurama and Genkai ran towards Koenma who had attracted attention to himself. Kuwabara and Hiei pulled back with the others. Kurama, Genkai, and Yusuke rescued them just in time. However, they were trapped in a corner now. It wasn't much of a problem. It just made it harder for them to fight seeing as how they didn't have as much room. Yusuke powered up his index finger, ready to fire a Spirit Gun to clear them a path. However, before Yusuke had the chance to finish and fire his attack, there was a bright light coming from the entrance to the office, making nearly half of the demons and ninjas vanish into thin air.
Finally, Rejuko thought.
"Akiya!" Kurama acknowledged.
"About time!" Kuwabara shouted.
"You're a few hours late dammit!" Yusuke yelled.
"Sorry about that," Akiya said, ready to kick ass as well as the others. "We were in a… situation… I guess you could call."
Some of the remaining enemies charged at Akiya and her group. They all were destroyed before they even got within three feet. Their superior spirit energy automatically created a small barrier, protecting them from weak enemies such as the ones that they were confronting.
"Very good," Rejuko complimented as everyone turned to glare at him. "I guess I need stronger ones."
With another small flick of his hand, he instantly killed the rest of his men. The detectives looked at him in disgust. The ninjas looked slightly surprised. Another group of enemies surrounded them and waited for their signal from Rejuko.
"How could you just kill them off like that!" Kohira asked.
"They were worthless," he answered with a smile.
"Tch, and you're all talk about how you hate seeing ninjas being used as tools!" Akiya shouted. "What the hell do you think you're doing!"
"Me?" he asked with sarcasticness. "I'm getting rid of useless things. They're not even worth being human."
"And you think you are?" Akiya countered.
"No, I'm not," he answered, surprising everyone for a brief moment. "I'm worth something far greater. Enough chitchat. I want to see your new power."
Their enemies closed in on the ninjas. Jiruma stepped forward and performed a series of hand seals.
"Binding Mist Technique!" she shouted.
Mist started to fill the room. All of the enemies within its reach were stuck in it. The ninjas threw some shuriken at their opponents, killing some and injuring others. Rejuko stopped leaning against the wall and took a closer look at Jiruma's face.
"Jiruma?" he asked, the enemies automatically stopping. The detectives and ninjas were still on guard, not sure of what was going on. "Is that really you?"
He walked up closer to her.
"It really is you!" he said happily, earning confused looks from everyone except for Jiruma. "What an odd father and daughter reunion, don't you think?"
Everyone was stunned.
"Jiruma… is that… true?" Hiro asked.
"…yes…" she answered. "But let me assure you that I am nor was I ever on his side!"
"Hmph, how disappointing," he said without any sympathy in his voice. "After ten years, we finally meet again only to have me kill you. Too bad."
The enemies charged in again. Hayate ignored them and jumped at Rejuko, his katana gripped tightly in his hand. His spiritual shield kept him safe from all of the attempted attacks from the demons and ninjas. The detectives killed all of their enemies and joined the ninjas.
Hayate's katana was somehow blocked by an invisible force.
"I'll admit that you ninjas have gotten much stronger, but you all are still pathetic compared to me," Rejuko said.
"Right!" Hayate sarcastically remarked as he gathered his spirit energy in his other hand and easily broke through the barrier.
Rejuko put up his hand and blocked Hayate's punch from hitting his face.
"You want to fight me that badly?" Rejuko asked smirking.
"We're gonna disconnect your head from your shoulders!" Kohira shouted.
"Oh, but isn't my head attached to my neck?" he questioned.
He moved his head back a couple of inches, dodging Hiei's katana.
"Then we'll cut it off of your neck!" he said, tired of being toyed around with.
"Mika, Yomi, Katsu, stay back!" Akiya ordered. "And guard Botan and Koenma!"
The children did as they were told. They could tell by the tone of her voice that she was serious.
Katsu has that seal, Akiya thought. I can't afford to risk letting him fight.
"Well that was a bad decision," Rejuko said, toying with them. "You need all the help you can get, whether they're from children or babies or villagers. Do you seriously think that you can beat me with the power you hold right now?"
"You think you're so powerful," Hayate said, trying to suppress his anger. "When we're done with you, there won't be a single trace of you left! We'll burn every last bit of you!"
"What makes you think that you can do that?"
"Well first of all, while you were too busy charming yourself, Kohira, Keta, and Hiro have already finished the seal," Hayate informed.
Rejuko looked down. On the ground was a circle with many complicated symbols that went around him. Also surrounding him was Keta, Hiro, and Kohira. They put up a single hand seal and shouted,
"Space Limiter!"
The seal on the ground glowed and what seemed like a force field rose and trapped Rejuko inside.
"Space Limiter?" Rejuko asked calmly. "I believe you may have used the wrong technique there. I'm not supposed to be able to get out, but nothing can get in."
"Really?" Hiro asked, getting out of the way and joining the others as did Keta and Kohira.
Hayate, Hiei, and Akiya powered up. The other detectives watched what was going on.
"You're about to die," Hiei informed.
"Let's see how you handle three darkness flames," Akiya said.
"Three!" Kuwabara asked stunned. "One was scary enough but three… holy shit! Run for cover!"
"If your legs'll move for you," Yusuke said, knowing that he didn't even have the guts to run.
Three? Kurama thought. That can be very dangerous. If they cannot correctly handle and control the dragons, then they will turn on them and then come after us. I hope you all know what you're doing…
Genkai silently watched as the three released their Dragon of the Darkness Flame. All three of them hit Rejuko head on.
"Yeah!" Kuwabara shouted. "They got him!"
"No, they didn't!" Kurama said worriedly. If three darkness flames were unable to bring Rejuko down, then they were in trouble.
"Whadda ya mean?" Yusuke asked.
"If you look towards them and not us, then you'll know what he's talking about!" Genkai said, trying to hide the concern in her voice.
Yusuke looked over to the fight and saw that Rejuko was perfectly fine. His mouth as well as Kuwabara's dropped open.
"No way…" Kuwabara said, completely stunned.
"Was that supposed to be an attack?" Rejuko taunted.
"Damn you!" Akiya cursed as she performed a series of hand seals.
However, before she could finish, Rejuko threw something to her which she caught.
"I got what I came for," he said. "Now I think it's time for you to do a rescue mission."
With that, he just vanished.
Akiya opened up her hand and looked at what he gave her in horror. It was a tear gem, Yukina's tear gem!
"Akiya?" Kurama asked worriedly. "What's wrong?"
"Yukina and the others!" she said, trying not to panic. "They're in trouble! We completely forgot about them!"
Beep! Beep! Beep! Beep! Beep! Beep! Beep! Beep! Beep!
"Huh?" Koenma asked as the alarm sounded throughout the palace.
"What is it?" Kuwabara asked.
"That's the alarm for the vault…" he replied, trailing off.
-----Rejuko-----
Rejuko left the palace and met Tokujo nearby.
"Rejuko-sama!" Tokujo said alarmed. "You're injured!"
"Yes, I know," he replied calmly, looking at the slight burn mark near his stomach that the darkness flames had given him. "They were a bit stronger than I expected them to be, especially those three."
"Are you alright?" he asked in concern.
"Do you seriously think that they could hurt me at their level?" Rejuko questioned. "Now, let's go back to the palace, shall we?" I'll take over all of the worlds… I'll use anything at my disposal… I'll do anything it takes to find my daughter, even if that means killing Jiruma… or using the talismans…
-----Next Chapter's Preview-----
Run Away Forever Chapter 16-
The girls that were thought to be with Rejuko seem to be safe and sound in the Ningenkai. And with everything that's been going on, the detectives and the ninjas are taking a well deserved rest together. While walking around in Spirit World, outside of Koenma's Palace, Hiei, Akiya, and Hayate suddenly get separated from the rest of the group and accidentally walk into a maze, literally. Finding the way out is the least of their worries. With all of the traps and obstacles in their way, it's gonna be hell… especially since Hiei and Hayate are far from being the best team in the world…