Disclaimer in chapter 1
Chapter 3 - Split up.
"Do you think it was a good idea giving her a whole week to decide on what she wanted to do?" Kuwabara asked. "Not really, but we dont have time to wait around for her to decide right now, we need to finish the other mission first." Yusuke told him. "Oh, I get it, this is about Kayko, hehehe." Kuwabara chuckled at how soft his friend was when it came to Kayko. Unfortunatly for him, that last comment ended with Yusukes fist impacting with the back of his head.
"Ouch...Anyway, how are we gonna find them? We dont even know who they are." Kuwabara then asked. "Thats simple, all I have to do is contact Botan and have her get Hiei over here. With his Jagan, it should be easy to find them. Hehe" Yusuke smiled. He reached into his pocket to get the communication mirror when- "Oh crap! I forgot! That son of a bitch busted my communication mirror!" The detective then yelled with panic in his voice. "Oh well thats just great! Now how do you expect us to find them!? With this virus still around my spirit senses are completely shot!" Kuwabara reminded him.
"Well...we could always go ask Genkai..." Yusuke then remembered what had happened the last time he asked Genkai for help on a case...
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"Well this is just great! I didnt train you for all those months and give you my spirit orb just so you could turn around and ask me for help with YOUR job!" Genkai yelled. "Hey calm down! Its not like I'm asking you to jump off a building or something! Jeez grandma! Have a little generosity for once!" Several pummelings ensued throughout the rest of that afternoon.
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"...On second thought...maybe we should come up with something else." He said, while rubbing the back of his head. "Hey! Why dont we go ask Kurama? He'll be able to go to spirit world and get ol' shorty over here!" Kuwabara said. "Hm...yeah thats not a bad idea. Good job Kuwabara, I guess you're not a total garbage brain after all!" This time Yusuke was the one getting punched in the back of the head.
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After contacting Kurama, Yusuke and Kuwabara decided to head back towards home. "Well, Im gonna hurry on ahead. If I dont get back home to study, Chizuru is gonna kick my ass! Heheh..." Kuwabara laughed un-enthusiastically at the thought. As Kuwabara left his sight, Yusuke began to walk towards his own house. Uknown to him, he was being watched from afar.
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"Thats him right?" A young female demon asked. "Yes, I know hes not much to look at but he possesses unbelievable power." Said the lightning demon that Yusuke had encountered before. "Hm...Well I think hes cute!" The female demon squeeled. "Well dont get too smitten with him. If the doctor gets a hold of him then you can kiss that face of his goodbye." The lightning demon chuckled. "Damn, why does that creepy human always have to ruin things? Besides, the only way that he'll find him is if he goes to our base. And thats pretty unlikely right?" She asked. "I wouldnt be so sure. With the fire demon around, hiding our plan is going to become increasingly difficult." The demon answered. "But...I suppose I could come up with something to take care of them...Hahahahahahhaha!" He began to laugh maniacally.
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That morning, Kurama and Hiei had met up with Yusuke and Kuwabara uptown near the Higurashi Shrine. "Ok, now this is where they dissapeared. And since he was carrying the bug guy, they probably couldnt have gotten far before having to stop." Yusuke informed them. "Right, I'll be back once I find where they're hiding." Hiei said as he took off the bandana that covered his Jagan. "Now, before we get started I just have to tell you guys something. These guys have watching us for a while now. They know all about us, our powers, strengths, weaknesses, so before we rush into a fight, just be ready to think on your feet." Yusuke announced. After a nod from each of his companions Hiei took off to follow the demons trail.
Several minutes later Hiei returned. "Ive found them."
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After running through the city, following Hiei for about three miles, they finally reached their destination. An enourmous office building in the main area of the city. "Are you sure this is the place? It doesnt look like a demons base..." Yusuke asked skepitcally. "Yes, im positive, my Jagan is never wrong." Hiei answered with confidence. "Although, this is most likely a trap. They arent even trying to hide their presence." He then told them. "Well, whatever they have planned, it wont stop us!" Kuwabara yelled as he threw his fist in the air and headed towards the door.
"Kuwabara! Stop!" Kurama yelled. Kuwabara jumped back quickly as he was about to enter the door. "Whats up Kurama?" Yusuke asked. "Look at the bottom of the door frame." The fox demon pointed. In each of the bottom corners of the door frame was what looked like a small spider with an eye on its back. "Those spiders act like tripwires bombs. I encountered them several times in my days as a thief. They are set to read a certain amount of spirit energy. Once someone with equal or higher spirit energy walks past them, the spiders detonate themselves." He explained.
"Wow, one more second and I would have been a goner!" Kuwabara exclaimed. "Of course you would have. Only a fool would have fallen for such a trap." Hiei scoffed as he sliced the small insects in half. "Damn, if we had fallen for it, the explosion could have killed anybody that was too close. Looks like these guys dont care about being quiet about things." Yusuke said as he clenched his fist.
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After entering the building, the four of them looked around for anything suspicious. All around them were normal people in suits, carrying papers and briefcases. "Hm...if it werent for that spider trap at the door, I wouldnt have thought twice about this being their base." Yusuke said. Hiei slid his bandana slightly down to give his Jagan a slight view of the inside of the building. "They're on one of the floors above us." He stated
"Ok, now all we have to do is find out which one. Ok mister sensitive, you think you can feel them out?" Yusuke asked Kuwabara. "This virus is still messing with my senses but if we get close I should be able to feel them." He said. "Okay, good, now lets go." Yusuke headed for the stairs. "Excuse me gentlemen, can I help you?" A voice said.
They looked towards the source of the voice to see a young girl sitting at a reception desk. "No thanks lady, we're just looking around." Yusuke said as he continued towards the stairs. "Im sorry sir but you cant go up there without an appointment. May I please have your names?" She asked as she opened a small book on her desk.
"Jeez, listen lady, my names Yusuke Urameshi, im not in your little book but we gotta get up there!" He said as the four of them approached the desk. "Oh I see. Well in that case gentlemen...you'll have to die." She said. Each of the detectives eyes widened at her last statement. She then pressed a button under her desk, causing the floor underneath them to open.
Quickly, Hiei, Yusuke and Kurama jumped back to avoid falling. Unfortunatley, Kuwabara had not been so lucky, he began to fall with a yell. Kurama grabbed the rose from his hair and tried to catch him with his rose whip, but to no avail. " Yusuke, Im going to go after him. Will you two be alright?" The fox demon asked. "Yeah, we can take care of ourselves, no problem." The detective gave him a thumbs up. Kurama jumped down the hole after Kuwabara whos screams had faded by now.
Yusuke then ran up to the desk and grabbed the girl by the collar of her jacket. "Now listen here missy, you're gonna take us to that freak with the bug wings so we can find out how to stop this virus from killing anybody else." He said angirly. "And if I refuse?" She asked with a smug look on her face.
Immediatly after this sentence, Hiei had hacked off one of the girls arms. "Woah! Hiei! I wasnt really gonna do anything to her!" Yusuke exclaimed. "Fool, she was about to kill you, look at the hand I just cut off." Hiei pointed. Yusuke looked and saw a small, sharp, knife-like bone sticking out of her severed wrist.
The girl pushed Yusuke away and gripped her arm as she moaned in agony. "You bastard! Ill make you pay for that!" She then pressed two more buttons on her desk. The first, caused the doors to shut and steel shutters to cover the windows and any other visible exit in the building, causing the room to become relatively dark. The second opened two more holes in the floor, where two cages emerged from the ground.
In each cage, four glowing eyes burst open and the creatures inside began to shake their cages violently. The girl then pressed yet another button, this time, opening the cages. "Id like you boys to meet Amaterasu and Tsukiyomi." She laughed as the demons dashed at them.
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After falling for what seemed like an eternity, Kurama had finally reached the bottom of the long pit. He gracefully landed, crouching to one knee to avoid any injuries from the long fall. He looked around and saw Kuwabara, who had seemingly fallen flat on his face. "Kuwabara, are you alright?" Kurama asked. "Ouch...Yeah Im fine. I tried using my spirit sword to stop myself from hitting the ground, but I must have been falling too fast cause it went straight through and I still landed on my face." He explained while he rose to his feet.
"Hmm...The ground here is soil. It looks as though this tunnel was made naturally." Kurama said as he looked around. "I dont think we'll be able to climb back up, we might as well move forward." He then said. "So, how far do you think we fell?" Kuwabara asked as they began to walk through the dark tunnel. "Im not sure, but judgeing from how long we were falling, Id say we are far below even the citys sewer systems." Kurama answered.
As they continued to walk through the dark tunnel, Kurama pulled out a seed which quickly grew into a flower which began to glow to light their way. "Oh, you're using more of those glowy flowers that you used in Sensuis cave?" Kuwabara recalled. Before Kurama could answer, a loud thumping sound was heard up ahead. "What the heck is that sound!?" Kuwabara whispered nervously as the sound grew closer. "They sound like foot steps. Heavy ones, but footsteps none the less." Kurama whispered back.
They slowly began to head towards the origin of the sound. It grew louder and louder with each step they took. After only a few more steps, a figure could be made out in the shadows. Kurama lifted the glowing plant forward to get a better look at the figure. Both detectives were shocked at the sight. It seemed to be a man with heavy metal cylinders clasped around his arms and legs. The cylinders were chained together and seemed to be covered in blood from cutting into the mans arms and legs as he moved. Most of his body seemed to be covered in wounds, almost all of them fresh and still bleeding. His forehead was wrapped in bandages and he was gripping the wall to support himself. As soon as he saw Kuwabara and Kurama, he seemed to smile slightly before falling to the ground.
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"Hahahaha! Looks like you two are having a little trouble!" The female demon laughed. Yusuke dodged another slash from the demons claw, but was caught by a second attack from behind. The second demons claws ripped through his shirt and gave him four long slashes accross his back. However, they werent deep enough to be life threatening, thanks to Yusukes exceptional reaction time.
Both demons that the two had been fighting were extremely large in stature and build. They both had rippling muscles and stood at a height of about nine feet. Their posture somewhat resembeled that of a gorilla, as they walked on their massive hands and kept their legs bent. Other than that, the rest of their bodies were more dragon-like in appearance. They each had plates of scales, covering them from horned head to clawed toe. They also had large fangs inside long, dragon like snouts. They each had a long tail, with bones sticking through its skin, forming a sort of natural armor around it. The only diffrences between the two was that one of them was covered in red scales with a golden maine of hair, while the other was blue with a silver maine.
"Okay, Ive had enough of this! Spirit gun!" Yusuke pointed his attack at the red demon and fired. As the attack was about to hit its mark, a wall of ice appeared and took the full force of the blast in its stead. Suddenly, through the smoke of the blast, a massive fireball shot towards the detective. "Damn!" Was all he could yell as the attack grew closer. Fortunately, Hiei had appeared and slammed his shoulder into Yusuke, knocking him out of the way, and taking the hit himself. A large explosion lit the room for a short time. "Hiei!" Yusuke yelled out, as he watched the flames rise where his friend had been standing only a moment ago.
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The man that Kurama and Kuwabara had encountered had finally come too after passing out, thanks to some of Kuramas medicinal plants. "Thanks, I gotta tell you, I havent felt this great in a while." He told them. "Your welcome, now, if you dont mind, could you tell us where we are exactly?" Kurama asked. "Well, as you can clearly tell, we're far underground. And if you're here, you must have been a thorn in their side." The man said. "By "them" I assume you mean those demons?" Kurama then asked.
"Demons? Hm, they're more like devils if you ask me. But even with all those monsters running around down here, the most frightening one of them is actually human, if you could call him that. Ive never seen someone get so much joy out of inflicting pain on other people." The man began to shake as he seemed to remember what had happened to him.
"Theres more of you? What the hell is goin' on down here?" Kuwabara asked as he looked ahead. "Yes, when I escaped, there were about twenty five of us in total. Although I'd imagine that number has started dwindleing since then." The man told them. "As for whats going on...That bastard...that "doctor", seemed to think it was a good idea to kill two birds with one stone. They could get rid of anybody that interferes with their plans, and get a learning experiece out of it." He began to stand up. "Hm? What do you mean?" Kurama asked.
"Heh, even if I did tell you, it wouldnt even come close to having the same impact if you saw it for yourself." He said. "Follow me, but I warn you, you better be DAMN good fighters" He smiled reluctantly. "Trust me, we've seen more than our fair share of battle." Kurama told him as they began to walk through the dark tunnels. "So what are your names anyway? Im Raidou." The man told them. "My name is Suichi, my friend is Kazuma." Kurama answered. Kuwabara gave him a puzzeled look as to why he would give his human alias, and only his own first name. Kurama simply gave him a nod, and that was all he needed to tell Kuwabara to trust him.
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Yusuke had begun fighting a losing battle as he was distracted by Hieis condition after taking the full force of that blast of fire earlier. The demons had seemed to increase their strength several fold once they began useing their powers. "Amaterasu" As the girl had called the red demon, seemed to use all heat based attacks, while the other, "Tsukiyomi" used only attacks based on the cold.
"Well, I didnt expect them to perform so well. Looks like the doctor has almost perfected them this time." The demon girl thought to herself as she watched the battle. Just as she had began smiling, her face became one of fear and dismay as she looked down to see a blade, sticking through her stomach. She turned slowly to see Hiei behind her. "W-What!? I thought you were dead!?" Blood began to pour from her mouth.
"As you can see, I am far from it. Fire based attacks have little effect on a fire demon." He said coldly as he twisted the sword so the blade faced upwards. "Now, you are going to tell me where the one spreading that virus is, or I'll pull this sword up and split you in half." He told her as he gripped the hilt tighter. "Heh...you can...burn in hell." She told him with defiance in her eyes. "I told you, I dont burn so easily." Were his last words to her before pulling his sword upwards with all his might.
"Damn, it...I cant do anything against these guys." Yusuke thought to himself as he leaned against the wall to help himself get up. Amaterasu jumped into the air above him as Tsukiyomi dashed towards him on the ground. Both with their claws reared back, they got ready to end their battle. "Dragon of the darkness flame!" A massive black flame hit Amaterasu from above and slammed into Tsukiyomi as it came down.
"Hiei!" Yusuke laughed as he watched his friend wipeing blood off his sword with the jacket that the demon girl had been wearing. "Dont get cocky, they arent dead just yet." He said as both demons rose to their feet.
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