'How is it you can make friends with someone you are fighting a battle with?'
Yusuke snickered and looked up at the board. 'Who knows?'
Above him the board flashed up the next results. Next to him Hiei smirked. Just as he had suspected…This was all a set-up. The entire round.
Bara Minamino vs. RineneYukico
Well then, he was just going to have to change that. In silence he vanished as the board lit up again. Moving through the shadows, he landed in the room controlling their fate. Before him were several demons matching up his team with opponents who should've been stronger than them. From the looks of it, they brought up the youngest members when they realized their plans were failing. They hadn't even noticed his arrival. Walking forward he unsheathed his sword.
Kazuma Kuwabara vs. Nflight Korki
Nodding, Kuwabara clambered up to the center of the ring. Instantly he recognized the demon he would be fighting. Only there was something different about him this time. He still wore the same black shirt bearing a gothic fairy with those same dark pants. The skin was still that sickly gray and his hair was still black causing it's red highlights to shine. Even the dark blue eyes were the same. So what could it be?
Before he could finish his thoughts though, Kaze announced the start of the battle. Like a flash of lightning, Nflight reacted. And just as he had planned, the human simply brought up his fists. He grinned as he pushed forward. Brute strength wasn't going to work this time around.
The tall man frowned as he saw the demon continue to run forward. This didn't make any sense. If he were hit with a physical blow then he would be finished. And then he felt the smaller body collide with his. His body was floating through the air. Reality seemed to have slipped by him. Even after his back had smashed into the ground he remained staring up at the sky. How could this have happened? Somewhere in the background he could hear Yusuke's voice.
His friend's message was clear. Get up and fight. That was just one blow. He could easily rise after that. Why was he still lying there? At first he wasn't even sure himself. But he obeyed and rose to his feet. Behind him Yusuke was still screaming at him. Kuwabara ignored this. All confidence that he'd had seemed to have disappeared. Now he knew he couldn't win this.
Nflight was simply smiling now. He knew of the truth also. Quietly he pulled his energy into his left palm. With his opponent this distracted, it would be simple to finish him off. However, he would still need a distraction. Closing his eyes, he separated a portion of his soul from his mind. Then he attacked the already distressed human. Instantly he heard screams echoing through the ring. A laugh fell from his lips. The ningen would not be able to recover any time soon from that mental blow. When he was finished, he released the Shadow Fire that he had collected.
For awhile, the carrot top only watched the attack fly towards him. It had almost reached him when he suddenly realized that his body was no longer in the ring. Looking around in confusion, he found nothing but white. Cautious, he summoned his Rei Ken. Only then did he step further into the strange area.
After several minutes, he discovered an area that was glowed gold. Moving towards it he narrowed his eyes until he saw what was on the inside. Pulling back he looked around in shock. How was it that a woman could be found in a place like this? Then he heard a voice begin to echo within his own mind.
Why are you giving up?
Nervously, he swallowed knowing that he had no excuse to give the spirit.
You are much stronger than this. It disappoints me to see that Nflight's mind tricks have actually effected you.
Kuwabara looked up in confusion. Mind tricks? The sudden abandonment of his confidence was only a trick?
That is correct. Normally I would have ignored something of this nature. However, many do not possess the strength you have to continue forward.
He could have laughed. It all made sense. With a wide smile, he began to wonder just who this woman was. What could she gain from aiding him at this time? It was here that he felt her smile.
I am Yakusoku. I only came here to help you that is all. Now, return to your fight…
Upon hearing those words, the whiteness vanished leaving him once again in the heat of battle. He barely had time to duck as a wave of Shadow Fire bullets engulfed the area he had once stood in. His sword was already back in his hand. Behind him, Kuwabara could here Yusuke cheering him on again. Across from him Nflight frowned before falling back into his normal state of composure. Perhaps some taunting would through him back in the lead.
"What's the matter human? Is my power too much for you to handle?" he laughed as he summoned a dark energy whip, "Have you grown so little or I too much?"
Small brown eyes narrowed in frustration. But he wasn't going to let this distract him like times in the past. After all, the demon wasn't the only to have grown over the years. Without anymore hesitation, he brought out the Rei Ken Nitouryuu. Once both blades were in his hands, he whipped one forward. Before him Nflight smiled as if expecting the attack. With one quick crack, his whip had ensnared the sword. Only then did he realize his folly as the second blade surged forth to impale his shoulder.
Hissing in pain, he withdrew. Placing a hand upon the wound he worked at healing it while a new plan formed in his mind. Slowly he opened his mouth allowing a thick cloud of smoke to pour out. When Kuwabara was engulfed he stopped and refocused on his wound. Now he had all the time in the world to heal it. However, it only took another minute before he was back on his feet.
By now, the pathetic human would be fending off hundreds of images that didn't even exist in this world. This provided him with the distraction he needed to finish off the man. Closing his eyes, he summoned all of his energy into his hands. Then he brought them over his head. Above the heads of everyone, dark clouds began to circle. From this came a column of darkness which fell at such a speed that few could follow it until at last it came to rest around the human's body. He was finished now.
Next Time on Inus, Kitsunes, and Elements:
Kaze here to announce that the fight between Kuwabara and Nflight is finished. Now it's time to move on to the final round of this battle. Here we will find the final four fighters in a clash against each other in order to score the winning points for their teams. This will settle the battle completely without further ado. Although I do have to wonder, just how did the board randomly choose four fighters?
