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Chain Letter

Chapter 13: Kitsune's Showdown in the Shadow Realm

The corpse smirked. "I am Chelsey. It's time for you all to die."

"Guess again, girl!" Sora said, still leaning on her ban-ryu.

Kitsune pointed the sword she held at Chelsey's corpse. "We've come to destroy you!"

"I remember you four," Chelsey said, "You were the ones who tried to kill me four years ago. You couldn't kill me then. What makes you so sure you can kill me now?"

"What do you think we've been doing for the past four years, sitting on our butts and watching TV? We've trained and disciplined ourselves in order to grow stronger. We're confident we'll kill you this time!" Kaonashi told her.

"And who're those four behind you?"

"They're the new Spirit Detectives! They're here to make sure you don't escape!" Sahara stated.

"It's not a matter that I won't escape, it's the matter that you won't live. Who wants to challenge me first?" Chelsey asked. She pointed at Kitsune. "You."

Kitsune charged, sheathing her sword and extending her hand. It was glowing with a light green light. "I don't believe you've met my poison claws." she said, monotonously. Chelsey dodged and struck her across the back. She winced in pain as she landed behind Chelsey. She righted herself and smirked.

"I guess that was all I could expect from a worthless lower class spirit such as yourself." she said. Chelsey growled.

"Lower class?"

"You may have killed countless people in the past, but the majority of them were humans and weak demons." Kitsune turned, charging once again. "You will fall to me!"

"I don't think so!" Chelsey said, dodging again.

"Guys, is it just me or does it seem like Kitsune's enjoying herself?" Kuwabara asked, nervously.

"Of course, she's an evil demon, after all." Sahara said.

"She's evil!"

"Yes, though she can be nice at times, this is how she should be. She's been put through many things in her life. She has her brother's coldness and ruthlessness, and also her other brother's stubbornness and aggressiveness. She lives to kill, she's done that all her life." Sahara told them. "It's her nature to be cunning and evil."

"We should back away a little. This battle could be the last of either of them." Kaonashi said.

Kuwabara asked, "Is she really that strong?"

"Kitsune?"

Kuwabara nodded.

"Yes."

"Kitsune's not going to die. She'll pull through." Sora said, trying to keep her hopes up.

Meanwhile, Chelsey had conjured up a black sword and swung at Kitsune, who dodged it. She landed a little while away from Chelsey and faced her. She drew one of her swords and held it out.

"Behold the power of Ketsuekigata." she stated, coolly. The sword sparked with dark energy and she swung it.

"BLACK DRAGON TORNADO!" she called out, and an orb of black light erupted from the sword, along with a swirling black wind. It became a huge black tornado that directed itself at Chelsey. As it collided, Chelsey guarded herself. She was enveloped in the tornado, and it then disappeared. As it faded, Chelsey's body was nowhere to be seen.

"Hmph. Ridiculous." Kitsune said, coldly, sheathing Ketsuekigata and walking towards the gang.

"She did it!" Sora exclaimed. Kaonashi's eyes narrowed.

"It couldn't have been that simple," he said, softly.

Suddenly, Kitsune stopped and turned around. She grabbed the hilt of her last sword, and waited. Finally, something came at her to her left and she jumped to dodge it. However, it swerved in the air as it passed her and came as her again. She grabbed the sword and deflected the object, which turned out to be shuriken.

Kitsune landed on one of the many pillars in the room and peered at the place where the attack came from. Chelsey came out at her and she swung at her, effectively cutting her body in half. The two halves of the corpse fell to the ground, but soon connected again. Chelsey stood up and faced Kitsune, a smug grin on her face.

"She's inhuman."

"Not inhuman, but possibly immortal." Kaonashi said.

Kitsune slashed down when her sword glowed black and it created...a hole within the air?

"If you don't mind, I'd rather take this fight into a different place." Kitsune said.

"What place would that be?" Chelsey asked, smugly.

"The Shadow Realm. We'll fight there, to the death. I'd rather not put my friends' lives in danger," Kitsune responded, coolly.

"Fine, it'll give me a better opportunity to dispatch of you!" Chelsey said, jumping at Kitsune. Kitsune, in turn, jumped into the vortex of black aura, with Chelsey's spirit following. The portal closed, leaving the other seven still in the burial chamber.

"What's the Shadow Realm?" Yusuke asked.

"It's a place Kitsune is familiar with. She's sent mortals there many times in her life." Sahara responded.

"It's a purgatory of souls where no living being can survive. She created the portal through her third sword, Yurusenai." Kaonashi continued. "Hopefully, she has enough power to kill Chelsey."

"Isn't that Kitsune's TetYokai?" Kurama asked.

"She left TetYokai behind!" Sora, Sahara, and Kaonashi exclaimed.

In the Shadow Realm...

"Only one of us will come out of here alive," Kitsune said. "The other will spend the rest of eternity wandering the Shadow Realm." 'Hopefully, the others have TetYokai. As long as they have it, I can return to the living realm. I cannot contact them while I am here, so they must figure out the way to get me back if Chelsey does manage to win...'

"That works perfectly for me. I'll kill you here and use your swords against your friends," Chelsey said.

Kitsune smirked. "You have no idea, do you?"

Chelsey stopped. "What?"

Kitsune laughed, evilly. "The real reason I brought you here, to the Shadow Realm, is because I have an advantage here. This place enhances my abilities, and it also increases my evil nature."

"What are you saying?"

"I'm saying that in the Shadow Realm, I am nearly invincible," Kitsune said, unsheathing Yurusenai, "But, enough talk. I want to kill you quickly."

Chelsey nodded, readying her own sword. "Fine. I'll vanquish you on your own battlefield." And she then charged, bringing her sword up and down onto Kitsune. Kitsune blocked the attack with Yurusenai and pushed Chelsey back. She swung her sword at her and black rays swept over Chelsey's body, shocking her.

Chelsey leapt back, out of Kitsune's reach.

Kitsune readied a stance. "You're lucky that was my weakest attack, otherwise you'd be rolling on the ground, begging me to stop the torture."

"That...was your weakest attack?"

"Yes, pity it only took away half of your life energy. Then again, I did miss a vital point," Kitsune brought her sword up again. "This time I won't miss!"

She brought her sword down on Chelsey, who made no effort whatsoever to block it, and it effectively cut her shoulder. Chelsey skid back a few feet, before charging at Kitsune, who, in turn, sheathed her sword. She began to dodge all of Chelsey's ruthless attacks and Chelsey soon gave chase to the fox demon.

"Lower class spirits are such pests..." Kitsune stated.

"I'm not that easy to kill!" Chelsey replied.

"Yes, until you come leaping out."

"You're running away!"

"Yes, from sheer boredom!" Kitsune said, dodging all of the attacks thrown at her. She grabbed Ketsuekigata and jammed the hilt into Chelsey's stomach. Chelsey flew backwards and smashed through a stone monument, landing on her back. She got up and unsheathed her sword, rushing at Kitsune, who blocked her attack with Ketsuekigata.

Kitsune pushed the spirit back, and Chelsey flew back a couple of yards. She then got up and rushed at Kitsune again, clashing swords and coming face-to-face with her. Sparks began to shoot out as the swords collided.

Suddenly, Kitsune felt a burning sensation on her stomach, and Chelsey's hand came into contact with her stomach. Her clawed hand burned through Kitsune's skin and muscles and went right through the front of her stomach and came out the other side. Kitsune's pupils got smaller from the pain, and she growled, pushing against Chelsey's sword with a hard force.

Chelsey's hand withdrawed from her stomach and she was immediately punched in the face. Kitsune flew back a yard or so, falling onto her back. She grasped her stomach as blood began pouring out of her and splurt through her hands.

Kitsune winced slightly. "Damn you..." She got up. "You're stronger than I thought." She drew Yurusenai. "But that won't stop me from killing you."

Kitsune's sword glowed dark black and began pulsating. She swung it above her head and brought it down in front of her. Black snakelike things flew out of her sword and surrounded her.

"What are those things?" Chelsey asked.

"Dark Soul Collectors. Summmoned by my Yurusenai." Kitsune replied. She gave a silent command, and the soul collectors flew off in different directions over the Shadow Realm. Some returned with white orbs in their grasp.

"What are they doing?"

"Their jobs. Collecting souls of those I've trapped in the Shadow Realm. It fuels my spirit and makes me stronger."

"No matter," Chelsey said, jumping at Kitsune and summoning a dark wind to surround her black sword. She swung it at Kitsune, who, being too weak at that moment to dodge, got struck with a full force attack. She cried out in pain and the attack faded. Her body slammed into the ground.

Chelsey smirked, walking over to the fox demon. Her eyes were soulless golden orbs. Blood still poured out of her stomach, staining her kimono red, and giving off a foul stench. The stench of a dead body.

"Finally, you die." Chelsey said, softly. She bent down to grab the swords. However, Ketsuekigata shocked her hand.

"Tck, a barrier. I cannot touch the sword." Chelsey said. She grabbed Yurusenai, and swung it, creating another hole in the air. But once that happened, Yurusenai shocked her hand and she threw it down.

"I don't need the swords. I am more than powerful enough to take on the rest, now." Chelsey said, climbing through the portal. She gave one last look at the dead fox demon laying on the dirt ground ten feet away. "You were a worthy opponent, but not a match for me." She smirked. "Rest in peace." And she climbed through the portal.

Back with the gang...

They'd been waiting for the portal to open again and someone to climb out.

Finally, the portal did open, and the smiled. "She did it, she destroyed Chelsey!" Sora shouted.

But their expressions changed for the worse when they saw Chelsey climbing out of the portal and smirking evilly at them.

"What happened to Kitsune!" Kaonashi demanded.

"Gone. Dead in the Shadow Realm. She put up a good fight, though."

The others gasped in horror upon hearing the news. Something clanged onto the floor behind Chelsey. It was Yurusenai.

Chelsey pointed her dark sword at the gang. "So...who wishes to lose their life next?"

-gasp- Holy crud, I'm dead! WHY MUST THE GOOD DIE YOUNG! Review to find out what happens next! Here's the spoiler... -still in shock-

Kitsune has been killed by Chelsey in her own battleground. It's now Sora and Sahara's turn to try their luck against the disgruntled spirit. Filled with anger and grief for the loss of their best friend, they are hyped to a new level. Vengance fuels them now, so will they be able to take down Chelsey in Kitsune's memory?