A childish giggling echoed through every speaker in the arena as a small fire spirit watched the two teams approach. She was practically shivering with excitement making the tips of her red hair catch fire. Soon she would be able to judge her very first fight…
"Hi everybody! I, Fuaiyaa, will be the judge this time! Oh, I can't wait for this to begin! So leaders would you like to settle any terms?" Before either team leader could answer she brought her arm into the air. "No? Good! Then let's start this already!"
With a raised brow, Yusuke glanced over his team members once again noting there were still only five. With a small frown he turned back to the ring where Hiei now stood. Confusion flooded his features as the woman who appeared to be the leader allowed a small child to climb onto the ring. Sighing he collapsed against a wall. Fights this early in the morning should've been banned years ago.
Hiei ignored the looks of surprise he was receiving. Instead he focused all of his attention upon the wobbling toddler coming his way. Then he glared at the blinking judge. Her confusion was only serving to irritate him further. Slowly he drew his sword.
Fuaiyaa instantly kicked into action. "Um, I guess this will be Hiei of Team Urameshi against the adorable Chibi of Team Kikiro! Fight!"
The fire demon took this as his queue. Dashing forward he brought his katana to his left side…
'Hiei what do you think you're doing?' Kurama's voice echoed through his mind, 'It's metal!'
He ignored this as he pushed forward. The kitsune's warning continued to echo as he drew closer. Then he sensed it. Looking up at the sky he found a large bolt of lightning crashing down towards his body. Instantaneously he dodged it at the last second while he sheathed the blade. As he expected the child was far stronger that his energy portrayed him to be.
The child seemed to notice how his opponent was becoming serious about the fight. In response to this he placed his thumb within his small mouth. Watching the short demon curiously he waited.
Calling upon his Jao Ensatsu Ken, he studied the thunder demon. Like most of his kind he was small for his age. Maturity wouldn't happen another fifty years. Until then he would remain in a toddler's body with large gold eyes and messy black hair. Only the tanned skin betrayed how old he really was. But all of these thoughts were put on hold when a new bolt of lightning smashed onto the ring right before his eyes.
As a result, cloud of dust covered his eyes. Slightly confused he attempted to move the dust aside with his hands. After several unsuccessful tries he gave up and leapt into clean air. There he found himself face to face with another column of electricity. Dodging it at the last moment he landed a few feet from Chibi.
The toddler continued to suck on the thumb allowing a small amount of saliva to leak onto his chin. Then he removed the slimy digit. Once he was done studying it, he began to run all over the ring dragging it along the ground. When he was finished he returned to his spot. A small giggle escaped the tiny lips before he suddenly slammed his foot onto the ground.
A new attack landed next to Hiei forcing him to move out of the way. From here ten more followed striking closer and closer each time. Annoyed at the precision he ran towards the thunder demon. What this kid had in raw power, the fire demon made up for in experience. He had been played with long enough.
Screeching to a halt directly in front of the boy he unsheathed his blade. Raising it over his head he could hear the kitsune's warning repeat once more. With a smirk he waited until the lightning touched the metal.
"Hm, that is a defensive move I have not seen before," Shuichii of Team Kikiro commented. His smaller partner nodded in agreement.
"Huh? I don't get it," Tomoko moaned as she played with her dark tail. Her black eyes twitched while she waited for a response.
Naomi sighed from where she stood next to Shuichii, "Stop lying please. I wouldn't want anyone to become angry with you again."
Their leader, Tari, silenced them with a wave of her hand. Her gray tunic rustled slightly as she lowered her arm. Glancing at her brother she noticed that he was feeling apprehensive too. In her mind she knew that Chibi would not win. He had the power to be stronger but he still lacked the battle knowledge. Inside she wondered whether or not she should put an end to the fight.
'Hn, you don't need to do that,' Hiei whispered into her troubled mind, 'I never wanted to kill him.'
The electricity faded away leaving Chibi jumping for joy at the sight of his opponent's burning body. He soon found his excitement to be short lived. A solitary flame covered fist crashed against his stomach. His small body hit the wall outside the ring moments later.
Letting the fire die down, Hiei revealed himself to be uninjured. Glancing at Tari he smirked. "Tell him that he should fight me again in the future once he can control his powers."
With that said he walked back to his teammates. Fuaiyaa stood there for several seconds in amazement before she let out another giggle.
"Yay! The first fight is all done! So who wants to have a go next?"
To answer this, Tomoko brought her eager body into the ring at the same time Kuwabara landed. Shocked by this her garnet eyes blinked several times. Then she smiled and bowed almost falling in the process.
"Please to meet ya! I'm Tomoko of Team Kikiro!"
Next Time of Vanished Cluelessness Part I:
This is Kurama speaking and it seems that the cat demon that Kuwabara is facing is far more intelligent that she lets on. Not only that but she is a well-known mercenary from Makai. Can our fighter prevail through these conditions?
