Ignoring his shadow, he dashed forward just as a dark barrier encased her body. When it withdrew her body had become that of a shadow demon. Every part of her body was black except for her glowing red eyes. Slowly, she brought her hand before her. Once her fingers were pointed at Hiei, needles created from the shadows themselves shot through the air. They were too fast for even him to dodge.
Seeing no other option, he brought his sword up to as a shield…
Just before the attack could reach him though, a cloud of petals encased his body. Seconds later it vanished to reveal that the needles were completely gone. Rinene simply stood there in shock. On the other side of the ring, Kurama nodded to him before continuing with his own battle. The Jaganshi smirked. Obviously he wasn't the only to have seen through the weakness in their opponents' battle strategy.
Seeing that the woman was still distracted, he dashed forward. By the time Rinene realized what was happening, it was too late. Already the sword was embedded deep into her left shoulder. Gasping in shock, she stumbled back. How could this have happened? Those needles should have penetrated his body sending him into a mental shock. How could her attack have been prevented?
Rena chanced a look at her teammate just as the woman fell. Her eyes widened in shock. She was the only one left now. Quickly, she turned her head towards Hiei and let out a loud howl. The sonic waves smashed into the small demon before he had a chance to react sending him flying out of the ring. Then she turned back to her original opponent. Calling off her inus, she slashed her claws through the air. Both attacks slammed into the kitsune before he could bring his shield back up.
Breathing heavily, she watched as both men didn't move. Behind her, Kaze was counting down. She ignored this though knowing that eventually they would both be back on their feet. A second later proved her correct as Hiei returned to the ring's center while Kurama rose to his feet. The countdown stopped as well as her heavy breathing. She only had one option left.
Reaching deep within her, she called to the spirit of her mother. The attack had really no chance of working since it had failed every other time she'd tried. It had been this way since she lost in the last tournament. Yet, she knew that she had to try. Carefully, she reached further only to discover that nothing was happening. In despair, she tried again.
Across from her, Kurama smiled sadly. He already knew that the attack would not work. But it hurt to watch her refuse to give in. Looking down at the ground he knew she would never give in. Calmly, he reached into his crimson hair and pulled out a small glowing seed. Just as he thought, Rena's mother was reacting to her call. Putting the seed back, he pulled out another.
Pressing it against his own heart, he called upon its powers. Only a moment later there was tugging on his chest as the seed began to absorb his spirit energy. When he had enough, he quickly pulled it away. His head was spinning as he brought out the glowing seed again. Holding the two together, he bound them using a very small amount of his remaining energy. With this task finished, he ran forward.
The man in the stands smirked at what he was seeing. How kind of Kurama. Brushing, his blonde hair from his face he looked at the large image of the kitsune. Those green eyes had such a gentle touch to them. It would be interesting to fight him. Laughing, he walked out of the arena.
Yes, it would be very interesting to fight him…Perhaps fun as well.
Rena barely saw what was happening and only just managed to dodge whatever attack her opponent had in store for her. But the kitsune was fast and moved in front of her yet again. Swinging around to the right, she ran to avoid him. She had long ago forgotten about Kurama's teammate. By the time she realized what direction she was headed, Hiei had already pierced her stomach with his katana pinning her to the ground. A moment later, the red head was standing over her.
Gently, he knelt next to her and placed the seed over her heart. With another push of energy, her body glowed. Seconds later it had vanished from sight. In her place was a white flower with a silver stem. Tapping the blossom, he changed into a seed again. Carefully, he picked it up.
When the countdown was complete, the two members of Team Urameshi walked off the ring. Moving over to Yusuke, Kurama handed him the seed. With it he said only this… "Please throw it away from here as far as you can." The man looked at his friend confused but did as he had been asked. As soon as the seed was in the air, he turned back to the kitsune.
"So, Kurama," he began, "ya wanna tell me what the hell that was?"
The kitsune smiled sadly again. "As long as I had her mother's spirit trapped inside that seed she could never summon her. Even if it was her greatest wish to bring back her mother, she simply did not have the strength to call her out of the seed. Therefore I placed her inside the other seed that I bound to her mother's. Now, they will be together…Just as Rena wished."
Yusuke nodded slowly and then turned towards Kaze to find out what would be happening next. With her microphone held to her lips in annoyance, she turned towards the team. It was clear that she had been in on the scheme against them. And she obviously had no problem showing them that.
"Alright Team Urameshi, since you won this tournament today, you are going to be given a two day resting period. When you return you will up again Team Anutsa led by Gretchen Aino. So get your rest because from now on mercy is only a luxury that lower level youkai can afford."
Then she turned to the rest of the crowd. "You heard me everyone! Come back in two days for more violence and bloodshed! It will be there that Hikari will be your judge. Thus I, Kaze, sign off! See ya!"
Next Time on The Rest:
It is Bara again to say that our team is finally having a break. What they do will be entirely up to each individual. However, I will also be returning during this time. So, where have I been this whole time?
It's neko142001...I am so sorry that I didn't get my chapters up sooner. To tell you the truth, I kinda forgot that I had this story going. Then one day I looked on my profile and panicked! lol Anyways. Here you go! 'Til we meet again! Bye!
