Saria: (is huggling a Karasu and Kurama plushie) If I owned Yu Yu Hakusho,
Karasu and Kurama would always be together!!
SA: Unfortunately you don't, and that isn't what this fic is about.
Saria: Maybe I'll work it in though!
SA and Tori: --; This girl and her obsessions...
Saria: Thanks for all the reviews, I finally got some more ideas for events in the fic! Now, on with the fic and don't hog the brownies!
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Yusuke could feel Karasu's eyes glaring at her, he was definitely not the type to laugh about the events that had just happened, make a joke, or much less forget. She was definitely going to go out of her way to avoid him.
The bigger of the Toguro brothers hadn't laughed about her supposed "klutz attack" that had knocked Karasu down (because he had actually tripped), or Bui going flat on his back when Karasu had shoved her into him (she was equally at fault for that one). The smaller, older Toguro though, had laughed so hard that the whole castle had probably heard him.
Yusuke tried not to dwell on this as she followed the younger Toguro to the training area. His brother was perched upon his shoulder while Bui and Karasu brought up the rear of this miniature parade. All in all, her chances of escape were slim to none.
Toguro then pushed open a door that was as extravagant as the one that opened to his area. The room behind the door was completely dark, but lit up suddenly as Toguro stepped into the room. The floors inside were made from wood and the walls were stone. Torches that lit the room were spaced just about five feet from each other along the walls, but the flames that lit them weren't orange as much as the were blue-white.
Toguro strode confidently to the center of the room and stood there. His brother had jumped off his shoulder at some point and was now leaning against the wall near the door.
Yusuke walked quietly into the room but stopped only a few feet in. Behind her, the doors slammed shut with a loud 'BOOM', closing her into the room where she would finish Toguro's placement test. The loud noise caught her by surprise though, and she jumped a little, drawing yet another annoying laugh from the elder Toguro that really ground on her nerves.
"Now," Toguro began as he removed his long, green jacket, "The true test of your abilities begins. You will fight me until you can't anymore. Every couple of minutes I will get a little stronger. There won't be any breaks and if you refuse to fight at the best of your abilities, then you will be punished. This test will end when I feel as though you are fighting at your present maximum in strength, yet I've just reached the level in my power where there is no chance that you will defeat me without help from another being. Do you understand?"
Yusuke stared straight at Toguro for a few more seconds before slowly nodding her head. She chose not to speak because her mouth was suddenly feeling as dry as cotton. She was going to get her butt handed to her and she just knew it!
Turning her attention back toward Toguro, she watched, with a bit of shock, as Toguro suddenly seemed to grow in size before her very eyes. He grunted slightly as the growing stopped, thankfully his size hadn't increased too much though.
"I'll start out 8%, the level at which I originally beat the Karasu and Bui." He shouted right before he charged straight at Yusuke.
In a slight panic at seeing the mammoth man rush at her, Yusuke dodged the first attack by jumping straight up and then attempting to clamp onto one of the ceiling rafters. She did dodge the attack, but she ended up banging her head on the ceiling because there weren't any rafters to grab for. Hitting the floor, she quickly shook off the pain from the bump and pulled a back flip, just barely getting herself out of the way of Toguro's next move, a hard right punch. Landing easily about ten feet away from Toguro, Yusuke quickly prepared her own attack.
"Shot gun!" she screamed as she sent the barrage of mini-bullets toward Toguro.
The attack landed squarely, quickly pummeling Toguro's chest and sending him into the wall behind him.
"Haa!" Yusuke crowed at seeing how easily Toguro had been thrown away from her.
"Don't get so cocky, Yusuke. That was above my expectations I admit, but your powers are still far from impressive." Toguro stared at her as he extracted himself from the wall. "It seems I underestimated your power, but I'm not through yet. I'll just up the level to 12% now." Toguro body size increased a little again and once again he took a fighting stance.
Yusuke was the one to attack first this time. She quickly charged up her favorite attack as she rushed toward Toguro at break neck speed.
"SPIRIT GUN!" she screamed, firing her attack at point blank range.
The attack caused Toguro to slide back several feet and made a slight burn on his face, but barely much more. Then the muscles shifted again, barely much more, but noticeable if you watched carefully. Yusuke wasn't watching though, she was wondering what she was going to do!
Now, without any warning, Toguro attacked.
Yusuke wasn't expecting the sudden attack and received a hard punch to the stomach followed by a kick that caught her in the side and threw her into the wall on the other side of the room.
Barely able to stay conscious, Yusuke stared at Toguro and grabbed hold of the nearest torch and pulled herself back upright. Anger quickly pulled back into full consciousness and prepared her to fight again. Quickly pushing off the wall, she once again charged at Toguro, this time while he charged at her.
ten minutes later
Yusuke was barely conscious now and completely out of energy. Her anger no longer was able to keep her going, and her willpower was the only thing making her able to stand anymore.
Toguro on the other hand seemed tireless, he still moved with extreme speed and circled her much like a wolf.
Yusuke could just barely follow him with her eyes and struggled to keep her hands up so she could defend herself.
The final attack came suddenly, and though Yusuke saw it coming, she was powerless to stop it. Toguro moved behind the girl then struck her across the back of her neck using a knife hand. Yusuke was unconscious before her body even hit the floor.
As soon as she was officially 'out', Toguro powered down, then grabbed the girl's foot and dragged her back toward the door where Karasu, Bui, and his brother waited.
"Well?" asked his brother, "What is the final call?"
"She was able to stand up to 16%, but I ended at 18 though," he answered as he released Yusuke's foot. Turning to Bui he continued, "Lock her in a maximum security cell, she is the strongest any newbie has been, and I don't want to run any risks of losing her. She could be very valuable in a few months."
Nodding stiffly, Bui obediently grabbed up the girl and began to carry her toward the tower where the maximum security cells/dorms, were. These cells were right above Toguro's living area, making escape very difficult if not impossible. She would be pretty much alone up there, since it was a tower. But he and Karasu also 'lived' there and Bui felt as though by taking her up there, he was ending the quiet due to the fights that would likely erupt between Yusuke and Karasu. He was going to be wishing for ear plugs pretty soon, of that he had no doubt.
---------- Tori: Please review!! Saria, what's wrong?
Saria: TT You ate all the brownies...WAAAAAAHH!!!!
SA: (grabs a CD player with earphones) Cut my life into pieces, this is my last resort! Suffocat...
Saria: (just shoved a sock into SA's mouth) Let me moan and groan in peace!!
SA: Unfortunately you don't, and that isn't what this fic is about.
Saria: Maybe I'll work it in though!
SA and Tori: --; This girl and her obsessions...
Saria: Thanks for all the reviews, I finally got some more ideas for events in the fic! Now, on with the fic and don't hog the brownies!
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Yusuke could feel Karasu's eyes glaring at her, he was definitely not the type to laugh about the events that had just happened, make a joke, or much less forget. She was definitely going to go out of her way to avoid him.
The bigger of the Toguro brothers hadn't laughed about her supposed "klutz attack" that had knocked Karasu down (because he had actually tripped), or Bui going flat on his back when Karasu had shoved her into him (she was equally at fault for that one). The smaller, older Toguro though, had laughed so hard that the whole castle had probably heard him.
Yusuke tried not to dwell on this as she followed the younger Toguro to the training area. His brother was perched upon his shoulder while Bui and Karasu brought up the rear of this miniature parade. All in all, her chances of escape were slim to none.
Toguro then pushed open a door that was as extravagant as the one that opened to his area. The room behind the door was completely dark, but lit up suddenly as Toguro stepped into the room. The floors inside were made from wood and the walls were stone. Torches that lit the room were spaced just about five feet from each other along the walls, but the flames that lit them weren't orange as much as the were blue-white.
Toguro strode confidently to the center of the room and stood there. His brother had jumped off his shoulder at some point and was now leaning against the wall near the door.
Yusuke walked quietly into the room but stopped only a few feet in. Behind her, the doors slammed shut with a loud 'BOOM', closing her into the room where she would finish Toguro's placement test. The loud noise caught her by surprise though, and she jumped a little, drawing yet another annoying laugh from the elder Toguro that really ground on her nerves.
"Now," Toguro began as he removed his long, green jacket, "The true test of your abilities begins. You will fight me until you can't anymore. Every couple of minutes I will get a little stronger. There won't be any breaks and if you refuse to fight at the best of your abilities, then you will be punished. This test will end when I feel as though you are fighting at your present maximum in strength, yet I've just reached the level in my power where there is no chance that you will defeat me without help from another being. Do you understand?"
Yusuke stared straight at Toguro for a few more seconds before slowly nodding her head. She chose not to speak because her mouth was suddenly feeling as dry as cotton. She was going to get her butt handed to her and she just knew it!
Turning her attention back toward Toguro, she watched, with a bit of shock, as Toguro suddenly seemed to grow in size before her very eyes. He grunted slightly as the growing stopped, thankfully his size hadn't increased too much though.
"I'll start out 8%, the level at which I originally beat the Karasu and Bui." He shouted right before he charged straight at Yusuke.
In a slight panic at seeing the mammoth man rush at her, Yusuke dodged the first attack by jumping straight up and then attempting to clamp onto one of the ceiling rafters. She did dodge the attack, but she ended up banging her head on the ceiling because there weren't any rafters to grab for. Hitting the floor, she quickly shook off the pain from the bump and pulled a back flip, just barely getting herself out of the way of Toguro's next move, a hard right punch. Landing easily about ten feet away from Toguro, Yusuke quickly prepared her own attack.
"Shot gun!" she screamed as she sent the barrage of mini-bullets toward Toguro.
The attack landed squarely, quickly pummeling Toguro's chest and sending him into the wall behind him.
"Haa!" Yusuke crowed at seeing how easily Toguro had been thrown away from her.
"Don't get so cocky, Yusuke. That was above my expectations I admit, but your powers are still far from impressive." Toguro stared at her as he extracted himself from the wall. "It seems I underestimated your power, but I'm not through yet. I'll just up the level to 12% now." Toguro body size increased a little again and once again he took a fighting stance.
Yusuke was the one to attack first this time. She quickly charged up her favorite attack as she rushed toward Toguro at break neck speed.
"SPIRIT GUN!" she screamed, firing her attack at point blank range.
The attack caused Toguro to slide back several feet and made a slight burn on his face, but barely much more. Then the muscles shifted again, barely much more, but noticeable if you watched carefully. Yusuke wasn't watching though, she was wondering what she was going to do!
Now, without any warning, Toguro attacked.
Yusuke wasn't expecting the sudden attack and received a hard punch to the stomach followed by a kick that caught her in the side and threw her into the wall on the other side of the room.
Barely able to stay conscious, Yusuke stared at Toguro and grabbed hold of the nearest torch and pulled herself back upright. Anger quickly pulled back into full consciousness and prepared her to fight again. Quickly pushing off the wall, she once again charged at Toguro, this time while he charged at her.
ten minutes later
Yusuke was barely conscious now and completely out of energy. Her anger no longer was able to keep her going, and her willpower was the only thing making her able to stand anymore.
Toguro on the other hand seemed tireless, he still moved with extreme speed and circled her much like a wolf.
Yusuke could just barely follow him with her eyes and struggled to keep her hands up so she could defend herself.
The final attack came suddenly, and though Yusuke saw it coming, she was powerless to stop it. Toguro moved behind the girl then struck her across the back of her neck using a knife hand. Yusuke was unconscious before her body even hit the floor.
As soon as she was officially 'out', Toguro powered down, then grabbed the girl's foot and dragged her back toward the door where Karasu, Bui, and his brother waited.
"Well?" asked his brother, "What is the final call?"
"She was able to stand up to 16%, but I ended at 18 though," he answered as he released Yusuke's foot. Turning to Bui he continued, "Lock her in a maximum security cell, she is the strongest any newbie has been, and I don't want to run any risks of losing her. She could be very valuable in a few months."
Nodding stiffly, Bui obediently grabbed up the girl and began to carry her toward the tower where the maximum security cells/dorms, were. These cells were right above Toguro's living area, making escape very difficult if not impossible. She would be pretty much alone up there, since it was a tower. But he and Karasu also 'lived' there and Bui felt as though by taking her up there, he was ending the quiet due to the fights that would likely erupt between Yusuke and Karasu. He was going to be wishing for ear plugs pretty soon, of that he had no doubt.
---------- Tori: Please review!! Saria, what's wrong?
Saria: TT You ate all the brownies...WAAAAAAHH!!!!
SA: (grabs a CD player with earphones) Cut my life into pieces, this is my last resort! Suffocat...
Saria: (just shoved a sock into SA's mouth) Let me moan and groan in peace!!