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The vendor made a few choking sounds, and stuttered quite a bit.

"I asked you a question. Answer me. Is that right, Sho?"

The one called Sho lowered his head, a grin tugging at the corners of his lips. Lifting his head after a minute, he pulled the fake mustache from his upper lip.
"That is absolutely correct." In a flash, Sho reared back and delivered a hard jab to Yusuke's cheek. Reaching down quickly to grab a vial of strange liquid, he began to dart away.

It was to no avail, as Yusuke was merely stunned. He had not expected such an abrupt attack from his enemy. Yusuke began to chase after him, and Hiei and Kurama had already taken measures to block him from escape. Sho found himself trapped in a circle formed by Hiei, Kurama, Yusuke, and Kuwabara.

As the four moved in on him, something began to trouble Kurama greatly. Something was very wrong in all this, yet he couldn't quite seem to place it. After a few more strides toward Sho, he found that he was able to identify the cause of his discomfort. Sho did not look fearful. Not one bit. He was about to be apprehended and his expression was not grave, as it should be, but more mocking. And it was ever changing. Mocking soon transformed into smugness, which soon allowed for snickering, then full-out laughter.

This succeeded only in angering his four attackers.

"What the hell is so damn funny?" Yusuke asked, getting ready to lunge.
"Do you four imbeciles really think you can catch me so easily?" Sho flung himself into the air, the vial still tight in his grip. "You see, it will really be quite interesting to know how you all intend to catch me when I am able to fly?"

Hiei jumped high, on to a tree branch, then onto Sho's shoulders.
"I might not be able to fly per say, but I'm told I have an excellent jump." In a flash, Hiei unsheathed his sword and brought it down over Sho's head.
Sho darted out of the way, missing the oncoming blade my mere centimeters. He might have had the advantage of being able to fly, but it was not so great in comparison to Hiei's speed.
The instant Hiei realized that his blade missed its target, he swung again, and again.
The two began to fight in the sky. Sho flying here and there, dodging Hiei's onslaught of attacks. The fire demon flickered right behind him all the way, seemingly disappearing in one place and reappearing in another.

Kuwabara and Kurama stood their ground, patiently awaiting their turn to attack.
Yusuke, hotheaded as he was, began firing rogue spirit gun attacks into the sky. Occasionally one would graze against Sho, but it was of no great consequence to him, and he continued, as he was, in the sky with Hiei.

Soon, the tides changed, and it was then Hiei who was on the defensive. Sho attempted to deliver punches, jabs, and hooks with his free hands, and of course, kicking when necessary. Kurama took in the sight, as it was not often that one sees an expert swordsman up against a master of martial arts. Of course, titles of rank were meaningless to them. This battle was for the win. It was about glory and, perhaps, something more.

I was writhing on my hands and knees, feeling more sick to my stomach than I ever had. The sky had turned from its bright and cheerful blue to an odd red color. With the change in the sky came an unbearable pain inside of me.

I couldn't bear it much longer, I was certain I would soon pass out. It felt like a fire coursing through my organs, seeming into my bloodstream and washing over my muscle tissue. Not even Yukina's cold hands could soothe the burning sensation, and I was certain that I had died and gone to hell.
The fire seemed to die down at times, then rip through me once more, renewed and strengthened. Those were the times that were the most unbearable.

Placing one hand on my forehead, and the other on the back of my neck, she used her powers to send a cold frost across my skin. Yet the feeling was only external, and did nothing to alleviate the fire inside of me. She seemed quite at a loss, and I could not blame her.
This was not some strange fever that people sometimes get after eating something bad. This was much worse, and much more suspicious... and it had all originated within my stomach.

Yukina attempted to lift me from the ground where my fists were curled tightly around clumps of grass.

"Amaya, you must get up. We have to get you to Kurama. He can help you."

The prospect of getting up itself was too much for me, and I groaned in anticipation of a new, potential pain to come. This burning was so overwhelming, I was not even sure I would be able to move.

"Please....don't make me!!" I screamed through my pain. All her attempts to lift me from the ground ceased then.

"Amaya, I'm so sorry....I don't know what to do...."

And it was then that I began to take note of a little voice... It seemed to slither around in my head, calling to me, commanding me. I strained myself to hear it. This was very suspicious indeed. I had never before in all my life heard voices. I was certain that this was not a good sign, and even more so that the apple I had eaten earlier was, in fact, having this negative effect on my body.

....kill.... I heard inside myself. ...kill Yusuke.....
"NO!" I screamed, defying the voice. My pain worsened.
....kill....Yusuke....Hiei.....Kurama....Kuwabara.....
No
KILL!
NO!
KILL! KILL THEM!

With every command that the voice in my head issued, the burning intensified. And each time I resisted, it grew even more powerful. My body could no longer take the pain, and finally, I felt myself succumb to it. Despair was the last thing I felt before I faded away.

Yes...

In a flash the pain was gone, and I was left beside myself, feeling never better. Yukina was beside me, I knew her well. Yet, I did not feel I recognized her too well... Her presence and existence was known, yet she was not a threat to me, and that was all that mattered. I felt nothing for her.
And yet, what I did feel was the intense urge to kill. I had to kill. I needed to kill.... I wanted to kill.

Kill them!

There was a feeling of emptyness inside of me, and in this moment I knew that nothing would satisfy it better than to kill -no, destroy- Yusuke, Hiei, Kuwabara, and Kurama.

I stood. Yukina jumped in front of me. She was speaking to me, but I could not hear her words. I went around her and ran toward the fountain, leaving her behind. I would find my destination soon enough, the cart I had been to earlier. And I knew that it was there I would find my master, the one who called to me through the voice in my head. And I knew that I would follow his command.

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