Kyuu And The Seven War Demons Chapter 11: The Echo Demon, Hibiki, a detective school q fanfic

Kyuu And The Seven War Demons

This chapter you'll get to see Kyuu's 15th century counterpart revealing his Oni form for the first time, and he's going to duke it out with a fellow Oni, Kabuki. Lady Megumi's life is on the line as the traitorous Oni intends to bring her to the Orochi as sacrifice. It's going to be an all-out fight on who's emerging the victor here.

While Kyuu is too hurt to do anything, all he could do now is to stay by her side at all times just like the REAL Megumi, and he knows he can't leave her in her weakened state.

Disclaimer:

- Detective School Q is owned by TBS and Studio Pierot

- Kamen Rider Hibiki is owned by Ishimori Productions

- xxxHOLiC is owned by CLAMP and TBS

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Meanwhile, at a deserted road, Kabuki is walking by carrying a rather weak Megumi as she was slowly getting drowsy due to the Orochi's mark that is slowly making her lose consciousness. She was, however, able to tell what is happening around her but couldn't summon the strength to resist or struggle against him. However, for some reason, she felt that Kabuki wasn't actually hurting her, but was very careful in carrying her away, but was still worried at where they are going.

Then their journey came to a halt when a familiar voice spoke up and both saw who was following them. It was Kyuu, and she barely saw her "savior" struggling to his feet, walking. He was bleeding on his lips, nose and forehead while clutching his right ribcage. Then the scene shows a flashback at Kanna Village several hours ago, in which during the wee early morning, about 3 am.

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While everyone are still asleep, Kabuki sneaked out of his bed, and slowly took Kintaki's tuning fork and became Nishiki and proceeded to slaughter the villaegers sleeping in ahut and after that he left the weapon there so Kintaki would be blamed for the massacre, and then proceeded to Lady Megumi's hut, seeing that Orochi's mark is making her weaker and unable to move about.

Kyuu followed him there and saw what kabuki did and now he realized that the Oni was about to take her, having deduced that he was the traitor among them after seeing him sent an Origami animal a few months ago, and learned that he was in league with the Orochi. He tried to stop him but Kabuki changed into his Oni form and took out his pair of Taiko and beats up the Class Q leader as he were a drum, hitting him from head to his torso several times and he fell onto the furniture and was seemingly out cold. Kabuki then reverted back to his normal form and carried a weak Megumi and left the village.

However, Kyuu slowly followed him in secret, too dazed to call the others fearing he might run off so he took it upon himself to rescue her himself.

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Kabuki placed her on a bedrock while crackling his knuckles as he decided to weaken the boy so he won't follow them further and guessed that he was all alone, so he had no qualms in taking him down. He was against killing him so weakening him further would be the safest way.

"You shouldn't have followed me here..."

"Like I would...why are you doing this?? Are you in league with the Orochi??"

"No...but he gave me a deal...if I deliver her to him, then he'll let me alone. I have nothing against the humans but what did they do?? They mocked me! Insult me! I tried hard to get along with them, but NO!! You see...to them I'm a bad guy...always a bad guy to them!"

He finally revealed to Kyuu the reason why he is doing this: he revealed that he was disillusioned with his relation with humans because of their selfishness, stating that "No matter how hard I fight and risk my life for them, they just call me an Oni, a monster, an animal". Although sympathetic, he knew Kabuki was wrong but he had to persuade him that what he is doing was wrong. But before the two would come to a settlement, Kyutu arrived, riding a horse and saw the two in a face-off. He then saw a still semi-conscious Megumi lying on the bedrock and demanded that he return the village priestess to the villagers but he refused.

"You want her? You'll have to beat me."

"You left me with no choice..."

"Like I have one? Let's get this over with. I'm running out of options here…"

"There are other options…"

"Just shut up already!"

Kabuki and Kyutu stared at each other and drew out their tuning forks, ready to assume Oni forms, and Kyuu watches with intent to see what kind of Oni Kyutu would be while trying to keep Lady Megumi awake and not drift off to a sleeping spell, feeling worried now that her body temperature is going up.

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These are the scenes that Yuko Ichihara now saw in her just-repaired crystal ball, seeing what is happening and noticed that only six Oni are there with Kabuki and Kyutu aren't present. She also noted that neither Kyuu is there but nevertheless decided to stay and watch, curious as to how the Oni would get themselves out of this precarious situation.

Maru and Maro arrived and pointed out that something isn't right about the scene and they believed that someone framed the group and that the Oni are being blamed for the situation. Yuko nodded at this and was contemplating to go there, but she decided to stay put and watch the show. But then her concentration was interrupted when her two assistants began to make unnecessary noises.

"ONI vs. ONI…WHO'S GONNA WIN? ON ONE SIDE YOU HAVE THE GOOD GUYS…ON THE OTHER SIDE YOU HAVE THE BAD GUYS…IT'S GONNA BE A BRAWL…IT'S GONNA BE A BRAWL…ONI vs. ONI…WHO'S GONNA WIN? ON ONE SIDE YOU HAVE THE GOOD GUYS…ON THE OTHER SIDE YOU HAVE THE BAD GUYS…IT'S GONNA BE A BRAWL…IT'S GONNA BE A BRAWL…ONI vs. ONI…WHO'S GONNA WIN? ON ONE SIDE YOU HAVE THE GOOD GUYS…ON THE OTHER SIDE YOU HAVE THE BAD GUYS…IT'S GONNA BE A BRAWL…IT'S GONNA BE A BRAWL…"

"WILL YOU TWO SHUT UP?? I CAN'T WATCH THIS SCENE WITH YOU TWO YAKKING UP! JUST SIT DOWN AND WATCH QUIETLY IF WE ARE TO SEE WHAT'S GOING TO HAPPEN NEXT!!"

Maru and Maro, surprisingly, behaved themselves and the shop began to have a quiet day and Yuko was about to resume her watching, but Maru took out a LARGER plastic bag, blew air and made it into a balloon and clapped it, causing it to "explode" in a large fashion, and the fortune teller jumped from her seat and fell to the floor, clutching her chest as if she has a hert attack.

The two assistants laughed their hearts out but they receive a hit on their heads and they behaved this time for real and now the three of them watched the scene from her crystal ball and are awaiting what will happen next.

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Kyuu tried all he could to keep her awake but Lady Megumi, although barely conscious, was unaware of her surroundings, still delirious as she was slowly drifting to sleep, but he shakes her a bit hard so she won't lose consciousness. he then saw the two Oni tapping their tuning forks against their forearms and placed it in front of their faces, and an Oni symbold appeared between their eyebrows while chanting.

"Oni-henshin...Kabuki!"

"Oni-henshin...Hibiki!"

Soon smoke covered the two but Kyutu's fog was accompanied with crimson-like flames and moments later Kabuki emerged in his Oni form and is waiting for his opponent to emerge in his own Oni form. As the smoke cleared, Kyutu emerged, and finally appeared in his Oni form for the first time in several years, since he told Kyuu and the group that he hasn't been using his Oni form for several years.

His appearance surprised the Class Q leader as he finally get to see Kyutu's Oni form, who is now Hibiki. Kabuki glances at Hibiki from head to toe, seeing his opponent's form as rather simplistic. His appearance is that of an ordinary Oni, its color is a combination of purple and navy blue, but his gloves, head and boots were red-colored and his weapons consisted of taiko sticks similar to his. He wondered if this Hibiki is as strong as he looked so he decided to draw first blood and attack first.

Hibiki went on the defensive as Kabuki took out his taiko and swings them around, emitting green projectiles which he evaded. Kabuki tries it again but misses, and now Hibiki retaliated with a taiko projectiles of his own which are crimson-colored, and this one hit its mark, as the energy blast hit its target square on his face. Getting up, the emerald Oni challenged his opponent in a sword fight using their taiko, and both were evenly matched, which took them near the cliff and in the heat of the battle he summoned his origami that took the form of a hawk and immediately grabbed Hibiki and threw him off the ledge, but before falling to his death he summoned his own origami in a form of a wolf and took him to safety.

Back at the cliff they resume their battle and neither one of them backed away as they both summoned their origami animal warriors, such as an ape, lion and an eagle. As both paper animals are brawling, Kabuki and Hibiki fought in close range combat, hitting each other with their taiko sticks, but they were unaware that someone is watching them and is closing in on Kyuu and Lady Megumi, who is watching the two Oni fighting.

Getting desperate, Kabuki took out what appeared to be a century-old umbrella and turn his tuning fork into a saber and the fight shifted in his favor, with Hibiki reeling from the assault and is appearing to lose the battle but he stood on his ground and never show any signs of feeling intimidated.

The battle reaches the climax as Hibiki got a bit away from Kabuki's hitting range, and swings his taiko shooting out flaming projectiles and hit its mark, and he followed it by hitting him with his weapon like a drum, beating it for 30 hits, knocking him down and Kabuki reverted back to normal form, feeling dejected and is ready to accept the final blow but to his surprise Hibiki reverted back to normal and knelt beside him, trying to make him understand the error of his way.

"Do you see what you're trying to do? Although people mocked you for being an Oni, it doesn't mean that all are the same. There are those who have faith and confidence in you. Kyuu is one example, another is the village chief is another, and then Lady Megumi. Even the children also look up to you. You shouldn't give up that easily. I'm sure they would realize the error of their ways. Please…let's not fight each other and instead work together. Once the Orochi is defeated, we can work on your problems. Believe me, everything will be alright."

As Kabuki looks down in shame, the two Oni were alerted when they heard a scream coming from the other side. They saw what appeared to be a Makamou resembling a phoenix, and they saw Kyuu being attacked. He was shielding a still-unconscious Lady Megumi but paid the price as the Phoenix makamou used its talons and raked his back, ripping the back portion of his clothing, exposing his back and the wounds can be seen, which is very serious.

"So…you must be the so-called "savior"…normally I'd kill you here and now, but the master might be pleased to add you to his menu…so you come with me along with your "lover"…I believe you must be the one who "deflowered" the sacrifice…"

the Makamou is then identified as the surviving member of the Four Trines, named Suzaku, and he flew off carrying the two weakened teens with him, flying off to another direction, leaving the two Oni behind, seeing that kabuki is useless for he was beaten by Hibiki. However, he was unaware that Hibiki sent his Origami eagle to go after it for reconnaissance so he would know where to go next, and then he carries a still weakened Kabuki back to Kanna Village.

"Leave me…I'm useless now…I caused you a lot of trouble…"

"I would, but you're not a bad person at all. I still believe in redemption so you can still redeem yourself. Leave it to me…I never give up, just like that boy. He knew he's no match but he continued to protect someone important, and I believe you'll do the same. Come, we still have some work to do."

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At the castle, Emperor Hades was surprised when Prince Ryuki arrived minutes ago and summoned everyone within the hall and told them what they need to do in order to launch an attack against the forces of Orochi, and met some resistance from the certain members, such as Chancellor Thanatos and Prime Minister Anubis.

They insisted to let the Oni solve their own problems, but the soldiers were more than willing to help the prince, and Princess Shizuko, appearing suddenly and clad in a samurai armor told everyone that she's ready to stand by her fiancé. Seeing the determination in his eyes, the emperor acceded to his grandson's wishes and ordered Kelberos, his most trusted sentinel knight, to assemble his best fighters and have them accompany the royal couple to go intercept the Oni and help them overrun the Makamou lair. Within minutes Ryuki and his troops set off and send his origami eagle to Kanna Village to relay his message as they are heading there to assemble with the group.

To Be Continued…

Kabuki has learned the error of his way and is now helping the seven Oni to help rescue Kyuu and Lady Megumi. Ryuki now has a secondary back-up force to aid the Oni in fighting off the makamou, and now the two teens are in danger of being offered as sacrifices to the dreaded Orochi.

Preview:

Ryuki's army meets up with the other Oni and heads out to the Makamou lair and a fierce battle ensues as they go and rescue Kyuu and Lady Megumi from the Orochi's clutches while Hibiki faces him off in a huge showdown. So expect a Braveheart-ish brawl between two armies.

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Todoroki

Biography

Todoroki is one of the seven Oni to join the main cast of this fic. he is the 15th centruy counterpart of Class A's Hayato Shiramine. He is a vagabond who came across Kyuu and a group of Oni when assaulted by a Crab Makamou.

His previous life as an Oni is unrevealed, and how he became an oni in this era is also unknown.

Henshin Kigen Onjou

Device Type: Wrist Brace

Other Forms: None

Unlike the other Oni's henshin items carried on their belt, this is worn on Todoroki's left arm like a bracelet. The Kigen Onjou is worn on the wrist, plucking the small chords sends out special sound waves which gives Todoroki the ability to transform into an Oni. After plucking the cords he places it in front of his forehead forming an Oni face. He raises his arm into the air as lightning strikes him with electricity surrounding him while he transforms. In addition, the Kigen Onjou can also playback the sound or video data collected by the Disc Animals.

Arsenal

OngekiShin Raigou

Todoroki attaches this to his weapon to turn it into a guitar for his OngekiZan Raiden Gekishin.

OngekiGen Retsurai

Todoroki's Ongeki Weapon is the OngekiGen Retsurai. Taking the Retsurai's "blade attacking mode" along with the OngekiShin Raigou, forms the Retsurai's "guitar mode". Plugging the end of the Retsurai into the Makamou, Todoroki utilizes Sound of Purification by playing his guitar, the pure sound waves destroy the Makamou.

OngekiKo

Formerly owned by Zanki, Todoroki uses these when he had to fight Dorotabou. A summer Makamou that can only be defeated with drum-type Ongeki.

Attacks

Raigekiken

Charging himself with power, Todoroki is able to directly attack any Makamou with electricity.

Onizume Forms claws from his hands to stab and slash at Makamou. These claws are nearly unbreakable, thus making them one of Todoroki's most useful weapons.

OnGeki Finishers

OnGeki Zan Raiden Gekishin

Todoroki stabs his weapon into the body of a large Makamou and changes it into its guitar form. He plays the guitar in a wild and fast manner. By doing this, the vibrations of his weapon are directly transmitted to all the organs of the Makamou, causing it to explode.

Forms

Oni Form

In this form, Todoroki is a green demon. This is his basic form and the easiest form for him to reach. To become this form, Todoroki simply needs to pluck his brace strings, the vibrations from the strings cause his body to be hit by massive lightning bolts, changing him into his Oni form.

Like the other Oni that Kyuu met, Todoroki does not wear a suit, rather his demon form is his true form.

Disc Animals

Produced mainly for reconnaissance purpose, Disk Animals or Onshikigami are shikigami taking on the form of compact discs instead of paper. They can switch between their animal forms and disk forms like origami, and can turn invisible at will. The following are the disc animals that Todoroki uses.

Sage Frog

Can function best underwater where it is able to travel up to speeds of nearly mach 1.

Emerald Gorilla

This disk animal has the special function of video recording images and sound because its intelligence is a little higher than normal. It's acrobatic and suited for through branches in forested areas. It's very strong and delivers a power punch for attack, because of this it can also guard and protect victims from danger.

Red Falcon

The falcon is light weight and suited for covering terrain from the air. With its sharp wings it is capable of cutting attacks in both of its forms. Its weak point is both its duty and recording time is cut short from the energy it consumes from flight.

Lupis Wolf

With its four-legged design, it is best for ground terrain, especially dense brush and rock areas. When sent out in numbers they usually travel in packs. It has a sharp, fanged mouth for attacking targets. Has a long duty and recording time and is very durable.

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Hibiki

Personality

Hibiki is one of the seven Oni in this fic, and is considered to be the leader. He is Kyuu's 15th century counterpart, identified as Lyutu Renjorou. It is not known exactly when he became an Oni in this era, but in his previous life he was an Oni who once served the makamou in an unknown capacity. How he learned about his being an Oni and learn of his past is unknown, but it is presumed that his parents may have known about this through unknown means.

Biography

Hibiki is a calm and nonchalant Oni. Not much is known about his past, but when he was young, he appeared to act the same as Kyuu, but in a rather unconfident way. He had worries and doubts and wanted to protect anyone near him, which is why he misled Kyuu and lady Megumi into thinking that his late father is the one they seek.

Actually, he first manifested his Oni powers when he was seven, and accidentally killed his mother when he accidentally unleashed his Oni form and burned her to death. Knowing that it was an accident, and to protect him, his father, identified as Satorouki, made Kyutu promise not to use his powers again, and Kyutu maintained this promise from then on, but after seeing the two teens left to search for other Oni, and having a dream in which his parents souls told him that the promise can now be broken after seeing the situation of the traveling teens, Kyutu secretly followed them but did not bring his weapons with him as he was still unsure about himself.

After seeing the teens assembled a number of Oni, he finally came to Kyuu's aid, revealed his reason for lying to them and then return to his home to get his weapons and finally unleashed his power for he first time in years.

Weapons and Gear

Henshin Onsa OnKaku

Device Type: Tuning Fork

Other Forms: Ongeki Onsa Sword

The Onsa OnKaku gives Hibiki the ability to transform into an Oni, using special sound waves. He taps it on a hard surface and places it in front of his forehead forming an Oni face. Purple flames engulf his as he transforms into an Oni. In addition, the Onsa OnKaku can also playback the sound or video data collected by the Disc Animals.

Arsenal

OngekiKo Kaentsudumi

Attached to the buckle, Hibiki presses this into the body of a large monster to form a large drum for his Ongeki Da Kaen Renda and other drum finishers.

OngekiKo Bakuretsu Kaentsudumi

An upgaded version of Hibiki's buckle. It's made so his OngekiBou can beat the highest pure sound, and require less beating.

OngekiBou Rekka

A pair of drumsticks to be used with for his Ongeki Da Kaen Renda through Sound of Purification. Can also double as clubs.

Armed Saber

The Armed Saber is a device created by Kogure Kounosuke that can greatly increase the power of an Oni. By pressing the button on the bottom of the saber Hibiki is engulfed with a fiery aura. Disk Animals swarm to him changing into his armor as he transforms into Armed Hibiki.

Attacks

Hibiki has a variety of attacking styles, ranging from small one handed beats to more complicated Armed Saber techniques. Each attack can only be wielded in certain forms, making each upgrade somewhat of a disadvantage in the loss of attacks.

Houjutsu Onibi

Hibiki's mask forms a mouth to shoot a powerful purple flamethrower to finish off a humanoid Makamou.

Onidume

Forms claws from his hands to stab and slash at Makamou. These claws are nearly unbreakable, thus making them one of Hibiki's most useful weapons.

Doujutsu RekkaDan

Hibiki charges his drumsticks with power, igniting the tops with flames creating a torch weapon, which shoots a fireball from each one at a target.

Boujutsu RekkaKen

Hibiki charges one or two of his drumsticks with power, creating a flaming blade from the top to slash at enemies.

OnGeki Finishers

Ongeki Da Kaen Renda form

While his drum is attached to a large Makamou, Hibiki beats it 30 times rapidly with his drumsticks. The Sound of Purification resonates through its body causing it to explode.

Ongeki Da Ikki Kasei form

Hibiki beats the drum with the drumsticks together hitting with them at the same time over and over.

Ongeki Da Gouka Renbu form

Hibiki beats the drum with the two together, then one, then two again, then with the other and so on.

Ongeki Da Mouka Dotou form

Hibiki beats his drum as hard as he can with one arm and then begins his normal two handed beat attack. This allows him to have an advantage when fighting the Makamou.

Ongeki Da Bakuretsu Kyouda form

Using his new buckle tool, Hibiki powerfully beats the drum with both drumsticks. The Oni symbol forms on the Makamou and swirls with Hibiki's fire and pure sound, destroying it.

Ongeki Da Shakunetsu Shinku form

In his Kurenai form, Hibiki strikes the Makamou with his OngekiBou causing a flaming Oni symbol to appear on the Makamou. The symbol paralyzes the Makamou, allowing Hibiki to continue his attack without worry of being attacked by the Makamou he is in battle with.

Ongeki Ha KiShin Kakusei

A gigantic blade of fire purtroudes from the blade of the Armed Saber. It can extend to over 100 feet in length, allowing for powerful long range attacks.

Forms

Oni Form

In this form, Hibiki is a purple demon. This is his basic form and the easiest form for him to reach. To become this form, Hibiki simply needs to tap his tuning fork against a solid surface, the vibrations from the fork causing his body to be engulfed in a fiery purple aura. Hibiki also gains a second "oni face" which is a crest that forms on his forehead. Like the Oni that Kyuu met, Hibiki does not wear a suit, rather his demon form is his true form.

Hibiki Kurenai

Hibiki's second form, also known as Hibiki Crimson, was reached during the summer of training. It is exactly the same in appearance as his original form save for the fact that it is red instead of purple. Hibiki learned that he would be able to go beyond his basic form during the summer. At first he was unable to reach this form completely, only able to transform his arms when under attack. This greatly drained him and caused him to begin tougher training. After an attack by a group of stronger than normal Makamou, Hibiki finally reached this form mid-battle. His body froze as red fumes raised up from the ground and caused his body to change. In this form, Hibiki's powers are all nearly doubled from that of his basic form. He can easily defeat many different types of Makamou with a single attack in this form.

Hibiki Soukou

The third and final form Hibiki was able to reach is known as Hibiki Soukou or Armed Hibiki. Unlike Kurenai form that simply changes colors, the cosmetic effects here are much greater. To reach this form, Hibiki must use the Armed Saber, the Armed Saber also serves as a weapon in this form. Also, to reach this form, Hibiki does not need to go through Kurenai. Hibiki calls upon the power of the Disc Animals to fuse with him, each becoming armored for his form. Finally, his oni face is covered with a samurai like shield and his horms expand a bit. Hibiki is able to destroy most lower level Makamou with little to no effort in this form.

Disc Animals

Produced mainly for reconnaissance purpose, Disk Animals or Onshikigami are shikigami, which takes on the form of compact discs instead of paper. They can switch between their animal forms and disk forms like origami, and can turn invisible at will. The following are the disc animals that Hibiki uses.

List and Description of Disc Animals

Green Ape (Ryokuozaru)

Madder Hawk (Akanetaka) The falcon is light weight and suited for covering terrain from the air. With its sharp wings it is capable of cutting attacks in both of its forms. Its weak point is both its duty and recording time is cut short from the energy it consumes from flight.

Azure Wolf (Ruriokami) With its four-legged design, it is best for ground terrain, especially dense brush and rock areas. When sent out in numbers they usually travel in packs. It has a sharp, fanged mouth for attacking targets. Has a long duty and recording time and is very durable.

Yellow Crab (Kihadagani) Is best for recording both above and below water and is suited for travel in wet areas (beaches, swamps, etc) or underwater. Its large pincer claw is strong enough to cut a steel cable and can turn into a drill than can bore through a concrete wall. Its durable design can withstand falling rocks or powerful water currents. It was upgraded very recently from its old design.

Orange Lion (Kiakashishi) Is capable of video recording and has a very long duty and recording time. Can travel through dense brush and rocks. It has a sharp fanged mouth for attacking.

Light Blue Eagle (Asagiwashi) The successor of the Falcon type Disk Animal, it has greater duty and recording time plus can record video as well. Because of its higher intelligence it's capable of united formation with a group of Disk Animals when attacking a monster. It attacks with its sharp wings for cutting attacks in both forms.