SailorStar9: Wow, and another chapter goes up. This is Chapter 39 and the second last chapter of the Chapter Black saga. Read and review.

Disclaimers: YYH, Magic Knight Rayearth and Sailor Moon aren't mine.

Chapter Summary: Yusuke's body has undergone an intense transformation as his dormant demon blood takes hold. As the battle against Sensui concludes, Koenma tells Yusuke that he must choose between Demon World and Living World. Without hesitation, Yusuke makes his decision!

Chapter 39: Sensui's End


Sensui stared calmly at Toushin Yusuke and murmured, "Fabulous!"

Kuwabara wondered if he was boasting, but Koenma countered that Sensui looked more aware of the situation and not as arrogant as he had in the Irima cave.

Kurama noticed that his fighting spirit was not as fierce now either.


"Do you descend from the Demon Clan?" Sensui laughed, but not in a mocking way. "I'm a very happy man. I'm glad for having the chance of fighting a youkai of your class."

"Hn, I'm going to make you change your mind," Toushin Yusuke snorted - his voice was now a double timbre, enriched by a deeper tone.

A lightning stroke and he attacked, starting a session of brutal spanking to which Sensui could not offer any resistance.

More of the landscape exploded around them, but this time Sensui's body was wounded as well.

After short minutes, he was completely dominated by Toushin Yusuke, who held him up by the neck.

"This is the end for you." He sneered.

Toushin Yusuke threw Sensui's body in the air and prepared a Reigan.

But the real Yusuke snapped awake.

"What? What happened to me? What are you doing!" he screamed with his normal voice.

"Shut up and go back to your corner," replied the deeper voice.

"Stop!"

Ignoring the protest, Toushin Yusuke shot the Reigan.

The next moment Yusuke regained control of his body.

His hair had turned from white to brown and screamed out, "Get out of the way, Sensui!"

His teammates, minus Neo-Queen Selece, were perplexed by the sudden change of heart.

Sensui heard the warning and saw the Reigan coming, but he did not move.

He took the hit full force on the back, and the energy ball pulled him through a forest, creating a large, many-miles-long gash in the greenery.

Yusuke ram after him, Puu and Yoko Kurama followed.

They found Yusuke grabbing an unconscious Sensui by what was left of his shirt and yelling,

"Wake up, Sensui! Open your eyes! Let's fight again! Wake up!"

"Are you nuts, Urameshi?" Kuwabara exclaimed. "You won already."

"But it wasn't me who shot the Reigan," Yusuke argued. "It was me and it wasn't. When I came to, it was too late, he had shot already."

Needless to say, Kuwabara did not understand a thing.

Yusuke wanted Kurama to heal Sensui with his plants, but the Yoko replied that he spent too much of his energy in the battle.

All he can do was to offer the wounded fighter something to soothe the pain.

But Itsuki stepped through a portal from the limbo and gravely asked them to let Sensui die.

He admitted, "Shinobu had only half a year to live anyway."

Itsuki explained that Sensui's body was completely taken by the evil disease.

Sensui confirmed it, but points out that that was not the reason why he lost the fight.

"Your powers are far greater than mine," he admitted to Yusuke.

Yusuke denied that those powers were his, and urged Sensui to live.

He pleaded, "At least a few days more, you have to live! Live and fight with me again!"

"I don't believe it," Hiei mumbled.

"He wants to fight again?"

With that, the Kokuryuuha aftereffects finally got the best of him and the little youkai fainted.

Before he fell on the ground, Puu caught him with his beak and laid him on its back.

"About time." Neo-Queen Selece muttered. "I was wondering when the Kokuryuuha aftereffects will kick in."

Yoko Kurama chuckled.

Yusuke asked Koenma to help Sensui.

"I could if I still had the Mafuukan energy," answered the Prince of Reikai. "But Shinobu worn me out. And since I had to resurrect the boy, now I don't have anything left. I'm sorry."


Back in Ningenkai, Amanuma woke up on the back of the pickup.

Genkai told him that Koenma used the Mafuukan to bring him back to life.

"I'm thankful," the boy replied, seeming deeply disturbed.


Sensui revealed that he had planned it all: causing Amanuma's death to force Koenma to waste the Mafuukan energy before their confrontation.

But Koenma did not understand why Shinobu was so determinate to come to Makai.

"Makai is the homeland of the many demons I killed," Sensui replied. "Since I was a child I was different. I didn't know why I could see demons when no one else could. Why did they hate me? Why were they trying to kill me? Not knowing why, I fought to become stronger. Certainly I had been chosen to be the warrior of justice, and they were evil monsters that threatened the humankind. But I never questioned these two concepts."

"However, I was wrong. The humans I was protecting were evil creatures of the worst kind. When I thought of the demons I killed, I felt so empty and weak. When I found out that my days were coming to an end, I thought I was going to explode. I didn't care if I was right or wrong anymore. My only goal was to be here."

"I'm glad I came here, to the demons' homeland. All I wanted was to die in Makai, killed by a demon. Of course, this won't make up for my past."

"Urameshi, while we were fighting I could see a spark in you. It was too quick, but for the first time I fought with enthusiasm. Thank you."

Finally turning to Neo-Queen Selece, he added, "Forgive me hime-sama. I failed to protect you in the past, and I failed to do so even in this life. If there's an afterlife, I swear upon my honor, I will fulfill my oath."

The Queen nodded, "I see you've remembered."

Sensui smiled in acknowledgement before another lightning stroke and Shinobu Sensui breathed his last.

Itsuki would not allow Koenma to touch the body.

"Enough. Aren't you satisfied? Let him rest in peace. His dream was to be killed by a stronger demon in Makai. Urameshi, who resurrected as a youkai, was the enemy he was looking for. He was very happy with it. In order not to fall in contradiction, he invented the seven personalities and died in his purest state, the child Shinobu. At last Shinobu's spirit found some peace."

He levitated Sensui's body and took him in his arms.

""When I die, I don't want to go to Reikai," that's what Shinobu told me. I won't let you judge him or keep his spirit. If you wish to go on fighting, go look for another enemy; we are tired. From now on we will rest in silence, just the two of us." Itsuki replied as he carried Sensui's body back to the limbo and closed the portal.

Yusuke was frustrated, feeling that Sensui left as the winner.

"You're right," Kurama agreed. "They made their ultimate dream come true."

Yusuke suddenly - and finally - noticed what happened to his hair and body and freaked out.

Koenma told him that his ancestors were S-class demons that must still be alive somewhere in Makai.

"So that was probably the guy who kept tormenting me during the fight," Yusuke guessed.

He explained to his teammates what happened and said he wants to find the guy who interfered in the important combat.

"I won't forgive him!" he swore.

Koenma reminded him that the Tokubetsu Boueitai would have the tunnel sealed in two days; if they stay there after that, they would not be able to go back.

"You have only two options, Yusuke. Stay here or go home. You'll have some time to think about it." He said.

"I don't need time to think," Yusuke replied categorically, making his teammates cringe.

But Yusuke smiled and added, "Let's go back to Ningenkai."

Morphing back to her human form, Icy chuckled, "I knew he would."


SailorStar9: The next chapter is the last episode of the Chapter Black saga. And as usual, read and review.