"Welcome everyone to the Maboroshi Tournament! My name is Mizu and I'll be your first judge," the sexy water nymph announced, "This is guaranteed to be an exciting time for everyone here including our fighters! But let's not waste time talking; after all, we came here to see some fantastic battles. Therefore I would like to introduce our first team."
She pointed one long blue finger to the door to her left. Slowly it opened to shed light on Team Urameshi. As they walked into the arena, they were met with the customary sounds of anger and hate. There were few demons in the three worlds that held any love for the infamous Spirit Detectives and they knew this. And so, they ignored the welcome as they stood on their side of the large field.
Once Mizu had finished her announcement she swung her hand around to point at the other end of the field. The team that walked through the door held three wolf demons, two humans, and what looked to be a giant. Upon seeing one of the members, Hiei stepped forward in anger. Confused they looked down at him.
"What's wrong, Hiei?" Kurama asked as he studied the other team.
"Hn, baka! That's the wolf, Kagomura, that sent me to sleep at the last tournament we were at."
But before the red head had a chance to respond, the nymph interrupted with, "Will the leaders of Team Urameshi and Team Eternity please step onto the platform?"
Yusuke sighed as he stepped forward. In truth his arms longed for his wife but he knew in his heart that this was where he belonged. A friend of his was in need so he wasn't about to let him down.
The leader of the other team looked familiar causing the detective to frown in confusion. Her blue skin and hair along with those unique eyes led to only one image. She was the wolf demon who had defeated Hiei several years ago. The one that he wanted to fight to regain his dignity. Tilting his head to one side, Yusuke studied the demon. She was shifting her eyes everywhere which made the detective curious. How could someone so untrusting pull together a team?
Shaking the thought from his mind he set out his one condition, "Alright listen, I don't care what you want but Hiei has every intention of fighting you again."
Nodding her head very slowly the demon agreed before running back to her team. Upon seeing this Mizu blinked several times before glancing at Yusuke. Slowly he turned and left to be replaced by Hiei. "The conditions have been decided. It is now time for Team Eternity to choose an opponent for Hiei!"
Once the request had been made, one of the two remaining wolf demons leapt over his team mates. After he had landed, he looked down at his opponent as if to study him with those golden eyes. The contrast of his pale skin against his black armor was enough to make him incredibly intimidating. Hiei merely turned to face Mizu and nodded. Nervously she sighed before raising a thin blue arm into the air.
"The first match will be Hiei versus Kagua! Ready? Begin!"
The second she had announced the beginning of the fight, Kagua flipped farther away from the smaller demon as his silver hair flowed around him. Removing his bow from his back he prepared the first arrow. But before he let it fly, he turned his face towards the sky. A whispered spell fell from his lips and the sun that was still slowly rising was replaced by a full moon. Then he looked back at Hiei and launched the arrow.
Having been caught off-guard by the sudden lose of his Jagan powers, the arrow smashed into his body. Quickly Hiei was back on his feet with a scowl written across his features. Another arrow was already flying towards him. Moving into action, he dashed forward as his fists become wrapped in flames. Punching the arrow caused it to shatter before he continued on his way towards Kagua.
The flaming punch sent the wolf rolling across the arena. But he wasn't about to give up so easily. Suddenly he too possessed speed to match that of Hiei's.
Kuwabara frowned as the two fighters sped up their movements. "Okay so how are we supposed to be able to watch them if they are moving that fast?"
Hoshi shook his head, "It is really quite simple. The first to fall is the one that lost the fight."
Kagua skidded to a halt while growling with frustration. The little fire demon was extremely fast. Even without the use of his Jagan eye he could still out run him any day. Growling again he froze as he watched the smaller body rush towards him. The katana was drawn now. There was no choice, he would have to change.
The Jaganshi stopped instantly as he saw the wolf demon's body begin to glow. Why hadn't he been able to read that? What was cutting off all of his reading abilities? Shoving the questions from his mind he brought his sword up to defend himself from whatever was about to happen. What he saw though was beyond his expectations.
Limbs grew to gigantic proportions and were covered with grey fur. The face lengthened; the whites of his eyes were replaced with black. Then a long grey tail appeared. A thirty foot wolf now replaced the area where a six foot seven demon had stood. Hiei instantly had his sword sheathed; it would be useless against this huge beast.
Leaping up onto Kagua head, the Jaganshi summoned his Jao Ensatsu Ken. Raising it above his head he steadied himself before swinging it down. The blue flame sliced easily through the thick fur causing the wolf to swing about violently. Then as Hiei's body flew through the air, Kagua's body began to shrink. The moon vanished to leave behind the demon's smoking body.
Glancing at the other end of the field he smiled. The Jaganshi was nowhere to be found. His body fell to the ground as he watched Mizu's hand rise. He had won; there was no way his opponent could have survived. But what he heard next surprised him entirely.
"1…2…3…4…5! Hiei of Team Urameshi is declared the winner of this round!"
The wolf slowly raised his head in shock. Sure enough there he was. There was no way to defeat him now. Kagua dropped his head knowing that he had lost.
"Will the next fighters please step forward?" Mizu announced as she used her water powers to sweep the wolf off the platform.
Hiei remained where he was. Glaring at the female wolf on the other side of the field he waited. He knew that she would get the message. Silently he watched her until at last she climbed back onto the platform. Her whole body was shaking as she nodded towards Mizu to say she was ready.
Mizu nodded back before raising her arm into the air again. "The second fight shall be Hiei versus Kagomura Ashkicta! Ready? Fight!"
Watching from the sidelines, Bara frowned. "Father is it really a good idea to allow Uncle to seek revenge like this?"
Kurama nodded very slowly before facing the girl, "Hiei is deadly when he is angry. It is far safer to allow him to proceed rather than to try and stop him."
"But if he loses his head in this fight then it will be all over."
Next Time on Revenge:
Team Urameshi has no choice but to watch as Hiei fights the wolf demon out of sheer revenge. He doesn't even care about keeping her alive this time. But as things progress, could the nervous one become wiser than the Jaganshi?
Hello...it's Neko. I just wanted to apologize for taking so long. I know I shouldn't make excuses but I have had some family troubles which have prevented me from writing. From now on I hope to be able to update faster. Once again I am truly sorry for making you wait to long. 'Til we meet again. Bye!
