Well I was going to do a special chapter about Kurome's birthday, (which is Wednesday, May 31st) But I couldn't think about what to write. ' so I'm just going to continue with the plot. There probably won't be another update until the weekend of June 10th because of finals & weekend plans. Good luck to anyone who's taking finals.
WARNING: This is gonna be a bit of an angsty because what happens with the mission and all.
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The portal led them to Koenma's office in Spirit World. The toddler looked the same, sitting in his chair behind his desk.
"I'm glad you guys are here on time for once." The prince said, glancing at Yusuke.
Yusuke glared back and was about to say something when Koenma spoke up.
"I'm going to make this quick because I need you guys to get to work ASAP." He stated before clearing his throat.
Everyone stood in front of his desk while Koenma straightened a small pile of papers.
"There has been a group of demons from the soul collecting clan attacking a clan of water demons lately. I want you to help defend and protect one of the water clan's villages that is the next target to be attacked." Koenma explained while skimming through the papers he had just straightened.
"But isn't that like the demon way of life? Is it really our business to do this?" Kuwabara asked, trying to state his question so everyone would understand.
The prince of Spirit World nodded, "Yes, the two clans haven't gotten along for many centuries. But if the soul collecting clan keeps this up, they will have no enemies to stop them." He replied.
Yusuke scratched his head, "Stop them from what?" he asked.
Koenma sighed, this was taking too long. "If the soul collecting clan kills all its enemies they'll go on a killing spree and take the souls of countless demons. This will cause them to grow in power and they have already made threats to try and overthrow authority in Spirit World." He quickly explained, starting to get out of breath.
"And this is making the jobs of ferry girls like Botan harder, am I correct?" Kurama mentioned.
"Yes, and some of the girls have been attacked by these clan members." Koenma stated, before beginning to loudly suck on his pacifier.
Another portal appeared near the Rekai Tentai.
"You'll end up on the outskirts of the village. Be prepared for hostilities from the soul collecting clan. The water clan knows that you guys will be coming, so you will have no problems from them." Koenma informed them.
"Lets just get this over with." Yusuke said as he went through the portal first, followed by everyone else.
They ended up in a dense forest somewhere in demon world.
"I thought that stupid toddler said we were going to be on the outskirts of the village!" Yusuke yelled.
Kurome breathed in the air a little and glanced at her red headed team member.
"Kurama." She said. That's all that needed to be said. He nodded to her and looked at Hiei.
"Lets go." Hiei commanded before the three started running through the forest.
"Oi! Where are you going?" Yusuke yelled as he and Kuwabara started running ahead of them.
Hiei sped off ahead of the group to scout the area. As the rest ran through the forest the air became heavy with the smell of blood. It didn't take much running before they noticed Hiei perched in a tree at the edge of the forest. They were overlooking a village that was set ablaze.
"We're too late." The koorime stated.
Kurama examined the surroundings, "We should check for any survivors." He said before rushing out of the forest towards the village.
Kurome ran to catch up to him as the rest of the team followed. Wooden huts were ablaze, some coated with blood. Many bodies littered the streets, most of them were the villagers. They could tell due to the blue clothing that looked similar to many other bodies. A few bodies of demons clad in black armor also lined the streets.
The spirit detectives walked close together so they wouldn't be caught separated. They soon came to a village square that was in the same condition as the rest of the village they had seen to far. The only difference was a young demon boy trying to stand up.
"Hey are you alright?" Kuwabara called to the kid.
Narrowing her eyes, Kurome took a quick glance around, "We're not alone." She mumbled.
A few demons of the soul collecting clan came rushing out of hiding. They charged at the rekai tentai armed with swords and other various weapons.
Kurama summoned his rose whip while Hiei drew his katana. Yusuke took a shot at one of the demons with his spirit gun, blasting a large hole in his armor.
"Go help the young one." Kurama said to Kurome, who nodded and ran in the direction of the young water demon.
Kuwabara summoned his spirit sword and charged at a demon that had his attention focused on Kurome.
Kurome rushed over to the boy and helped him stand up. He was a small lad that looked no older than a 7 year old human child. He had messy black hair that clung to his face. Some strands were matted with blood from a cut on his cheek. He wasn't even 4 & 1/2 feet tall so when his legs gave out on him, Kurome easily caught him, and picked him up. He stood up and turned to face the guys, who were taking care of the last two demons.
"I don't think so!" A demon that snuck up on Kurome yelled. She quickly turned around, her eyes widening at the large katana raised above his head.
Kurama looked in the direction he had heard the shout from, gasping at the sight he saw.
"Kurome!" he yelled, he wouldn't be able to get to her fast enough.
Kurome quickly shifted the demon boy so he was holding him in one arm. Focusing her youkai to her hand, she balled up a fist and gave the soul collector a blazing hot upper cut. This stunned him, causing him to stumble backwards and drop his weapon.
"Filthy hanyou." He cursed, wiping a little blood from his mouth before running off.
"That's all the fight you're going to put up?" Kurome yelled in anger as she thought about running after him. But she decided not to when she remembered that she was still holding the demon lad.
"Are you alright?" she asked, looking down at him. Her eyes widened when she noticed a large wound on his stomach.
The demon boy frowned, "My sister ran off to the forest in the direction that demon had just ran off in. I've got to go help her." He said before trying to get out of Kurome's arms.
Kurome lightly held him down with a hand, "Do not worry, we'll go after him." She assured the lad, who smiled at her.
"Please hurry, she's the only one left." He pleaded before shutting his eyes.
Kurome's mouth fell open, "Oi…" she mumbled. "Wake up!" she yelled, shaking the boy in her arms.
The weight of a delicate hand on her shoulder caught Kurome's attention. She turned and looked up at Kurama. He looked back at her, his emerald gaze looking deep into her eyes.
"Why did they…this is…" Kurome tried saying, but couldn't come up with the words.
Kurama wrapped an arm around her.
"Bloody hell, those demons are going down!" she suddenly yelled.
Everyone's eyes widened as ears popped out of her head, and Kurome grew a tail, putting a hole in the back of her pants. Despite the serious situation, they couldn't help but laugh, and chuckle at what just happened. Even Kurome blushed and started laughing.
"Well Keiko wanted me back soon, so I'm going to head back." Yusuke said, pulling out a little compact that he could use to create a portal back to spirit of human world.
"I need to study for an exam tomorrow." Kuwabara explained.
"Hn." Was Hiei's reason.
Yusuke punched in a couple buttons on the compact, then tossed it to Kurama. A portal appeared and the three went through after saying their goodbyes.
Once they were gone Kurama turned to Kurome, "Let's go find his sister." He said, taking the young demon out of Kurome's arms.
She nodded to him, "Thank you." She whispered before they ran off in the direction that demon that attacked Kurome had.
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Sorry to cut it short but I have to work on that project. Ja ne!
