A Life of Adventure …Not!

By: Michiru Lee

Disclaimer: Michiru: I do not own Saiyuki! But remind me never to fall for the free meat buns sign again…

Werecat Rei: You keep confusing yourself while I try to get unconfused lol.

Chapter 17: Showdown Part 1

BlahThinking, dreaming, or backtracking

BlahChange of scene or point of view.

Snowfire Fox gasped as she saw Ares appear in the middle of the battle with the demons and humans. Nina's dark self, and Snowfire Fox's dark self sister who she killed only a year before. She knew this would be a battle to the death and that Nero would be here as well looking for Michiru.

"Hello Snowfire Fox. It has been a year now hasn't it?" Ares said calmly. A look of hatred burns in her eyes as she lifted her staff in the air.

"Yes and what a year it has been. Too bad your sister couldn't say the same," Snowfire Fox snickered.

"And I'll kill you for it! Nero has given me permission to do as I will with you," Ares said.

"Then let us begin," Snowfire Fox said.

She summoned a fireball in her hand and threw it at Ares who blocked it and sent black energy balls at Snowfire Fox who dodge them. One came at her from behind and hit her squarely on the back.

"Ahh!"

"Snowfire!" Goku exclaimed as he heard her scream though the sea of demons and humans that attacked him. He wanted to reach her fast, but with the situation there was no way to leave the rest of the group with the demons. He ducked under a sword and tripped the demon that was attacking him with his Nyoi-Bo and hit him on the head.

Sanzo and Yuki were back-to-back with each other and firing off their bullets madly into the onslaught of humans and demons that came at them from all turns.

"There is no end to this," Sanzo grunted as a sword nicked him in the shoulder.

"Yeah and it's pissing me off," Yuki muttered.

"I'll agree to that."

Gojyo and Hyo were both battling the demons and humans that came at them and soon lowered their numbers. A blast of dark energy came out of the blue and hit Hyo in the chest, which sent him flying into a rotting house. The demons backed away and a dark figure came though the dust.

"Well, well, well… It's nice to meet one of the Sanzo Party at last. I was wondering if you would really fall for my trap," the figure said.

"And who the Hell are you?" Gojyo asked.

"Forgive me for my bad manners. I'm Nero Blackfayt," Nero said with a smile.

A demon came up behind Gojyo and knocked him out. He fell to the ground unconscious.

All around the town as the numbers of demons and humans fell the Sanzo and Hyo Party fell to the ground unconscious from Nero's attacks. Soon all that was left was Snowfire Fox.

Ares struck her staff across Snowfire Fox's back and she gave out a cry of pain. Nero appeared beside her and stopped the staff from completing the finishing blow.

"Not yet… I want to get Michiru to come out before we kill them," Nero said.

"Yes, Mi' Lord," Ares said as she withdrew her staff. "I can wait until you are done before proceeding to kill the bitch."

"Good, now help me prepare for her surprise," Nero ordered with a smile.

Michiru's POV

"Hyo!" Ryu exclaimed as he dusted himself off.

"Dragon?" Hyo asked.

"Ryu… It's a wonder you didn't recognize my name from the last time we meet." Ryu replied.

"Ryu? You mean Nero's…"

"Yes but not any longer. It would be hard to explain since I hear the battle above us," Ryu said.

"Damn it all! Nero must have set up a trap here!" Michiru growled with a clenched fist.

"Who are you?" Hyo asked.

"Michiru Silverfayt. As you heard from the others by now, Nero is after me, but I cannot kill him. He can't even kill me without someone else doing it," Michiru said.

"Yeah and he was trying to get us to do it," Hyo said.

"Figures…" Michiru grunted.

All was silent in the house. There wasn't even a sound coming from outside.

"And the asshole makes his appearance," Michiru said calmly.

"Michiru! You get out here right now are all of your little friends are going to die!" a familiar voice yelled from outside.

"Fucking meyo… (Meyo is just an expression I use when I'm pissed off) I hate him…" Michiru growled as she jumped up though the whole. The others followed behind her.

Hakkai's POV

Hakkai opened his eyes and noticed that that they were all held up by some kind of chains. Nina was there beside him examining the situation they were in.

"This isn't good… I thought this day would never really come. I'm scared Hakkai," Nina said. Tears fell down from her eyes. "Even if Michiru does what he wants we are all going to die anyway."

"Don't say that Nina. We will get out of this somehow. Sanzo and the rest of us been though worst times than this," Hakkai said trying to comfort her.

"I'm here Nero!" Michiru's voice rang out in the town. She stood there with Hyo on the one side and what look to be Dragon on the other side. But he knew it couldn't be Dragon. Her dark self perhaps?

Nero stood there and removed his dark robe to reveal black-feathered wings shimming under the moonlight. He was wearing black armor all over his body but there was no weapon in sight since he uses his powers only.

"I see you didn't waste your time and killed some demons to gain new powers Nero," Michiru said.

"Yes and it's quite ashamed that I have to destroy both worlds. I could have use them to my advantage," Nero sneered.

"You can't destroy them! Only Shelia can end a world," Michiru explained.

"Well then I guess that would be a problem wouldn't it? Shelia! Show yourself and enter this realm!" Nero cried out.

A dark vortex appeared before them making even Hakkai shiver at the coldness that came from inside the hole. He knew that this wasn't good… Not at all…

TBC

Note: Phew… Not sure if it's going to be a three part or a just a two part showdown. Only thing I know is that everyone is in trouble. R&R!