AN: In the last chapter, and at the beginning of the finals for the Dark Tournament, everyone was stunned when Yusuke stepped up to fight first. It seems that there is a plan in motion of some sorts, but the fight was a fairly quick one, as Yusuke tapped into his demon energy, and managed to fire a Spirit Wave assisted Spirit Gun at his opponent Genma, the demon Samurai. With Team Urameshi on the board first, can Team Izan come back this time?
Chapter Ninteen: The Finals Part II: Kurama vs Kaas
Yusuke sat against the wall, watching as technicians were busy trying to scrape what remained of Genma out of the ring. That was some pretty nasty work, and Yusuke had no idea that was gonna happen. Well, he knew that the attack was gonna kill Genma, but he did not know that he was going to fall to pieces (quite literally, in this case) because of it.
"Okay, so who goes next?" Yusuke asked, looking over at Kurama, Hiei and Michael.
"I'll go." Hiei said, trying to head toward the ring, but Michael put an arm out to stop him.
"No. Kurama should handle this." Michael stated, looking over towards Kurama, getting confused looks from he and Hiei.
"Excuse me?" Hiei said.
"He's right. This fight is perfect for Kurama." Yusuke said.
"Are you sure?" Kurama asked them.
"Yeah, trust me." Yusuke said, giving his friend a thumbs up.
"Alright, fine. Here I go." Kurama said, walking towards the ring as Hiei turned to his teammates.
"Really? You sent him to his potential death. You know that, right?" Hiei said to both Michael and Yusuke.
"No. Kurama will win this easily." Michael said.
"How? How do you know that?" Hiei asked.
"It's Kurama. That's how I know that." Yusuke said.
"Alright, now that the fighters are in the ring, let's get this fight started." Kiwi announced. "In the second fight of the Dark Tournament, it will be Kaas from Team Izan facing Kurama from Team Urameshi. Ready? Begin!"
Kurama wondered just why Michael and Yusuke wanted him to fight Kaas. He wondered what Kaas really was, but it was not until Kaas started to move around that Kurama noticed what he really was. Then he figured out why he was urged into this fight by Yusuke and Michael.
"You are a snake, aren't you?" Kurama answered.
"You finally figured it out, didn't you?" Kaas answered. "Let me explain what I am capable of. There are no bones in my body, but I do have the attributes of a snake. Meaning that my body is entirely made of muscle. None of your attacks can pierce my body."
"We'll see about that." Kurama said. Kurama dawned his Rose Whip in his hand, and began to hit Kaas with intese furousity. Kaas showed little damage, and now he was not even trying to not dodge the Whip attacks that Kurama was doing.
Kaas let out a slight laugh, and wrapped his tail around Kurama, and glared at the fox in his eyes.
"Any last words?" Kaas said, hissing his words.
"Not yet." Kurama said, his red hair changing to a light silver, and with one swift motion, Kurama knocked Kaas away.
"Well, shall we continue?" Kaas asked. Yoko looked at Kaas and laughed.
"Why? You are gonna be dead soon." Yoko Kurama smiled. Kaas snarled at him.
"What are you talking about?" Kaas snarled at Yoko Kurama.
"I poisoned you." Yoko Kurama said.
"What? How?" Kaas said.
"I threw a seed in your mouth while you were running it." Yoko Kurama said.
"Why should I believe you?" Kaas hissed. He tried to move forward, but he found that his body did not respond.
"And now it begins." Yoko Kurama laughed. The fox took a step backwards, and Kaas began to scratch at his throat, and fell backward. Yoko Kurama just watched as Kaas' head exploded, and flowers sprouted from his body.
"Hmm. Such beauty, sprouted from the ugliest of soil." Yoko Kurama said, walking away from his dead opponent.
"With his body full of flowers, the victory goes to Kurama!" Kiwi announced.
"Okay, care to explain to me what in the hell just happened?" Yusuke asked, turning to Michael.
"Kaas has the body of a snake." Michael began.
"That means what, exactly?" Yusuke asked.
"Let me finish." Michael said. "Kaas' body is basically one big muscle. Yoko Kurama gave him a seed that paralyzes muscles, but it did not kill him until the flowers sprouted from his body."
"But that does not explain why Kurama tried to fight him with the Rose Whip, and transformed." Yusuke said.
"He did that to speed up the process." Hiei answered. "Yoko Kurama gave off enough energy to speed up the plant process while the plant grew."
"So he was alive and felt everything all the while his body was basically shutting down? Brutal." Yusuke said.
"Yes." Yoko Kurama said, joining his friends and teammates. He then reverted back to his normal Kurama form, and smiled at them. "That was brutal, I admit, but it had to be done. We have something big to fight for, and the next round is not gonna be any better."
They all shared a glance and nodded. There was work yet to be done, and this was not gonna get easier.
AN: If this chapter seems to be on the short side, it is because I am literally just trying to get this story done. This also goes for the next chapter. Hiei is up next, and he as some tricks up his sleeves to deal with his next opponent. Thanks for reading and stay tuned for more!