Dark Con of Enma : Everybody Bow Down

A/N : Final chapters coming up. Oo! The climax! I can't wait! Rate, please!

"Bingo."

Botan had never felt so alive, even when she was alive, in her entire life. Her hair broke out of its tie. She was standing up to the great Lord Enma. At the moment, she didn't ponder on the fact that she had these new magnificent powers. She just wanted to make him pay for hurting her friends.

Enma howled like a wild animal and brought down his other hand. Botan caught it with ease. Enma shook with fear, an emotion that he hadn't ever felt. Her eyes were brighter than before. Both Enma and Botan heard cloth ripping.

Botan looked behind her, but she didn't see anyone. What she did see were two beautiful white wings. That's when it hit her. She was the heir. The person that the Guardians were protecting. It was her the whole time. Botan bit her lip and pushed Enma's hands up and away from her. Enma let out a noise that sounded like a squawk as he was thrown back into the opposite wall.

Kurama looked up, blood dripping out of his mouth. At first he thought he was hallucinating, or that he died and was currently in heaven. There stood an angel. More specifically, Botan. Kurama licked his lips and tried to stand, but found that it was quite impossible. Sinking back to the floor, Kurama kept his eyes on the fight. He didn't want to miss it. His life depended on it.

Botan took a step forward. Actually, it wasn't a step, more like glide. Once she moved, her feet left the ground. She glanced down at Koenma, whose eyes were wide. She smiled at him reassuringly. Koenma tried to muster the sense to return the gesture, but he just lay there, mouth hanging open. He heard Kuwabara's voice.

"So it was Botan the whole time."

Koenma agreed with the nigen. Botan was the heir.

Botan hovered inches above the ground, but then beat her wings, soaring up to Enma. She landed on his knee so she was looking down at his face (Enma was sprawled on the ground). Enma grimaced as the touch of the true Holy One burned him. He looked up into the ferry onna's eyes. Stardust danced in them with a celestial fury. She hovered and landed on his nose. He closed his eyes, tears leaking out of them.

"I surrender."

The words were low, but Botan heard them. She frowned at the fake God, but flew off him anyway. She looked back at the team. Yusuke was panting on the ground, eyeing her warily. It hurt to see him look at her like that. Botan glided just above the ground until she got to him. Yusuke looked up into Botan's eyes. He would have never suspected it was her. She lowered a hand to his cheek. It was cold and it felt like water.

"Yusuke..."

Yusuke closed his eyes as the hand left his face. Botan went over to every member and touched them, her energy seeping into them. Then all that was left was Hiei.

Hiei lay flat on his back. He heard a commotion, but he couldn't move because of his broken back. He wondered what had happened. Was the onna dead? Once he thought that, his chest twisted. He growled in annoyance. Why was it hurting now? His heart? Why did it cry in agony at the thought of her dying? That was when he saw her. Botan. Yes, that was her name, Botan. The image of beauty, her hair down and flowing around her. Two wings that were white as snow were protruding from her back.

He felt a fear rise up in him. She could kill him, she was that powerful. It was off the charts. Her violet eyes shone brightly as she bit her lower lip. She was concerned about him. An angel worried about him, cared for him. Hiei wanted to jerk backwards when she extended her hand toward his right cheek. His heart was pounding, partly in terror, and the other reason scared Hiei more. It was beating so fast because it was the onna who was touching him.

"Hang in there, Hiei."

Her hand was as smooth as silk. Hiei felt his breath hitch as his body changed. Well, not change, but it felt like it melted. His bones were molding themselves back together. His torn muscle tissue were melding to become one again. But it wasn't enough. He felt himself slipping into the afterlife. He was pretty sure that the ferry onna could tell, her eyes watering. That was when Botan did something that the neither one of them expected.

Leaning over Hiei's dying body, Botan pressed her pink lips to his. Mouth to mouth always helped when it came to souls, just like Koenma had done with Yusuke to get his soul back into his body.

Hiei's eyes were bigger than saucers. His cheeks were tinted pink as Botan pulled back, a blush staining her cheeks as well. She returned to a standing position, her bare feet still not touching the ground.

One by one, the Rekai Tentei stood. Yusuke helped Kuwabara up while Kurama went to Hiei. Botan had drifted toward the center of the room. The Holy Light grew brighter and Koenma stood. Enma tried to get up, but his body felt like tethers were pulling him down. Botan locked her gaze on him, watching him struggle. With a cry of defeat, Enma fell to one knee, head bowed.

Botan felt her heart flutter in her chest. The Lord Enma, bowing to her? It was unheard of, Enma bowing to anyone. Slowly, Koenma followed suit. Botan watched, her eyes uncertain and scared as Yusuke, Kuwabara, and Kurama dropped the their knees. Botan looked at Hiei, who still stood. He unsheathed his katana.

Hiei watched the others fall on their knees before the onna. The angel. The real God. Well, Goddess technically. She saved him and gave him his very first kiss. He saw the onna turn to him. He was the only one left standing. He took out his sword and drove it into the floor. Then he bowed down on one knee, right hand on the hilt of his sword.

Enma was the first to stand. He was trembling.

"Botan?" Botan turned, facing the Great Enma. "Will you take my place?"

That question was the most important question that would ever be asked in the history of the three worlds. The fate of the universe depended on Botan's answer. She smiled at him, the sweetest, most innocent smile you have ever seen.

"No thanks. You and your son are doing a great job."

Koenma felt tears of pride in his eyes. He had been judged by the highest being in the Universe, Botan. He saw the glow around her dim and finally stop. Her wings burst into what looked to be tiny little stars. The robes were still there, but Botan was back to normal. Her feet slowly made contact with the chilly tile. She turned to Koenma and the Rekai Tentei, a grin on her face.

"Let's go home, you guys."

A/N : One more chapter! ATTENTION, THIS IS NOT THE LAST CHAPTER. Just thought I'd tell you.