Kuwabara stared at his opponent in an attempt to ignore the comment that the shrimp behind him had just made. There was something strange about this giant. In fact he knew for a fact that this being held no spirit energy what so ever. But then he realized another detail.
"Ready? Begin!"
He nodded in acknowledgment by summoning his sword and slowly walking forward. As long as he was quiet Enxxi wouldn't awaken. But just as he was about to yell for the giant to rise a large weight hit his back, pushing him into the ground. Confused he tried to rise but the enormous bone that rested on his body refused to budge. To his right he heard Mizu counting down.
"1...2…3…4…5! Enxxi, who slept through this round, is the winner!"
The carrot top began to spew curses that Yusuke was sure that his friend had never learned before as the club was removed from his back. Then again he couldn't really blame him. After all, a drunken giant who slept through the fight had just defeated him. With a quick shrug of his shoulders he analyzed the final two members of Team Eternity. They would most likely demand that each of them count for two wins in order to gain a victory for their team. Sighing he prepared himself to fight before he realized that the twins were already inside the ring.
Glancing back at Kurama with concern he waited for a look of worry to pass over those emerald eyes. When he found nothing he frowned. What was his friend thinking?
"Hey Kurama! Aren't you worried about those two?" Yusuke shouted.
The red head barely acknowledged him as he watched his children. "Yes I am. But they are strong and all I can do right now is have faith in them."
Mizu studied the calm faces of the twins before turning to the other team. Naturally both females leapt forward. Raising her arm into the air she announced the final round of this battle. "Becca and Crystal of Team Eternity versus Bara and Hoshi of Team Urameshi! Ready? Fight!"
As soon as the words left her mouth Crystal launched an arrow directly at the twins. At her side, her partner jumped up and down with joy while she watched the teens dodge the attack. Turning to the white woman she grinned before turning to face Hoshi. She was going to have fun with this one.
Dashing forward she threw a series of punches his way followed by a quick kick towards his side. The latter connected sending him flying to the other side of the field. Becca jumped in excitement as her shoulder length red hair flew in all directions. She had always loved to fight but now was her chance to prove to everyone just how far she could go. And so she skipped over to the now standing Hoshi.
"Hi! My name is Becca! I'm sixteen years old and I'm going to kick your ass from here to the gates of Hell. Hope you enjoy it!"
Hoshi's twin watched her brother for several seconds as she dodged the arrows that flew in her direction. She had to finish this fight soon so she could help him. The only question was, how? Turning back to face Crystal she sized up the woman.
'The power she radiates is not demonic. But she is obviously not human either. Her body is too pure to be that. So that can only leave one possibility. She has to come from Reikai.'
"You are correct, baku," she confirmed, "My birthplace was Reikai."
"So you can read my thoughts then?"
The silver head nodded, "I can."
Bara nodded as she glanced at her brother once more. He could handle himself for now. If that girl he was battling wanted a fight then it would be a slaughter that she would get. Returning to the spirit she analyzed the bow. Its slender build made it lightweight but strong. As for the arrows used, there was no evidence of the weapons anywhere on the thin body. Taking this into account the teen closed her gold eyes as a whispered spell fell from her black lips.
Her opponent lowered her bow in surprise. By reading the girl's thoughts she could tell that this was some sort of seal but there was something that confused her. How could someone with her blood possibly have powers over any kind of seal? The mixed blood should have prevented anything like this. When she finally realized what was actually happening, it was too late.
Spinning around she found a beautiful woman standing there. Flowers were littered upon the ground. Slowly she knelt down and lifted one into her white hand. A gentle breeze passed over the petals taking them over to Crystal's body. Confused she simply watched. Then her eyes widened in fear when she realized that her body couldn't move to escape from the blades coming her way. Moments later she fell to the ground in a deep sleep.
On the other side of the ring Becca continued to pound on her victim completely oblivious to the plight of her friend. She couldn't believe how simple this tournament was. This guy was just pathetic! Laughing she watched him struggle to rise from the ground several times before he fell back unconscious.
"Yay! I win!" Becca shrieked. Then from behind her came a soft laugh.
"I beg to differ," Hoshi's voice said, "I was just wondering how long it would take you to realize that you were fighting a plant."
Confused the girl stared at her opponent. Sure enough she found a mutilated bush where a body had once been. Anger began to swell within her as she whirled around to face the demon. No tricked her like this and got away with it.
Sprinting forward she called upon all the energy she had left inside of her and smashed it into the ground in one final punch. As a result, a huge tear appeared to make its way towards the frozen boy. He smiled and tapped the ground once to stop the crack from swallowing him whole. Tears of frustration filled her eyes as she rose slowly to her feet. But before she could make another move, Becca fell into her own deep sleep.
Mizu counted down then brought her arm into the air. "And this ends the battle between Eternity and Urameshi with the latter as the winners! Congratulations team, you can now proceed to the next round! This will be held tomorrow so rest up because your second battle will be much more challenging!"
Next Time on Kurama's Blood:
It's the Almighty Kuwabara here to tell you that we've won our first round and we're going on to our next. As it turns out there is this really crazy dog demon named Kyco who is out for Kurama's blood. And believe me, he isn't going to quit until he gets it. But will his revenge succeed?
