Redone Chapter 7
Disclaim I do not own anything or anyone from Yu Yu Hakusho, that honor goes to Yoshihiro Togashi, and Funimation Entertainment. I do however own Cash McKenzie her family and everyone else not from the original show.
The group followed Asami up the long marble stairway, now that they were getting closer to the center of the temple grounds the rest of the group could feel the swirling of energy that Kuwabara must have felt when they first arrived.
Once they all reached the top of the staircase the four spirit detectives stopped in their tracks, the temple grounds were stunning the pictures they had seen earlier did little to no justice.
"It truly is a beautiful place is it not?" Asami asked the stunned group, the colors of the trees were all so bright if it wasn't for the soft breeze blowing them back and forth one would think they were paintings.
"But I know you are not here for the scenery so please right this way." The young looking priestess said while walking toward the back entrance of the large three tiered temple.
"I would like to apologize I know Lord Koenma wasn't able to tell you to much on the matter as to why you are here, but secrecy is of the utmost importance right now." Looking over her shoulder she watched the group, she really wished there was some way to show her gratitude for them coming on such short notice.
"Ha, trust me lady we've work with a whole lot less before, we usually just have to wing it and hope none of us end up dead." Yusuke said rolling his dark brown eyes, Hiei pretty much grunted in agreement.
"Urameshi, do you have to sound so rude?" Kuwabara said from beside the dark haired teen.
"How was that rude, plus you all now it's true, he'd send us in blindfolded if he didn't think I'd kick his ass." Yusuke said in huff while crossing his arms over his chest.
"Urameshi will you at least watch your language." Kuwabara demanded while looking over to Asami with an apologetic look on his face, who in return let out a soft laugh that sounded very similar to soft bells.
"I assure you I've heard much worse then the word "ass" in all my years, but I thank you for the chivalry Kuwabara." the priestess said with a soft laugh again.
"Wait how old are you?" Yusuke asked with a raised eyebrow the priestess looked to be in at most her early twenties and from her spiritual energy that they could all feel she was defiantly a human.
"Urameshi!" Kuwabara gaped at his best friend, he really didn't think there could be any one person as rude as Urameshi was, well maybe Hiei.
"If I remember correctly I just turned six hundred-nine last spring" looking behind her she almost couldn't hold back the small smile at the obvious shock showing on the four males faces.
"How is that possible your spiritual energy is that of a human?" Kurama asked in complete confusion.
Now that they were standing just inside the tall traditional temple they finally saw the damage that had been caused earlier that day, the trees all around were burnt down to stumps. Blood and burnt patches could be seen all over what they knew was once perfectly green grass, the temple seemed to be the only thing that wasn't damaged in the least bit.
"That is because I am in fact a human. As you know this place is known as The Temple of Time and Spirit, the former being of much more importance here. This temple falls under a different time set then what you are all use to, here time almost comes to a complete stop." spreading her long arms out in front of her she continued.
"The land surrounding this temple falls under neither human, demon, or spirit world, it resides on a plain all it's own. This land is where time first began and will one day end, there are many great secrets and artifacts that have been collect and stored here from every major event since the beginning of time. So you can imagine why the temple being attacked is of such great concern, if any of these things were to get into the wrong hands it could mean the destruction of not only the three worlds but of time its self."
"Well that's all just great, nothing I haven't heard before more or less, but do you mind telling us why we're here exactly." seeing as world destruction wasn't anything new Yusuke wore his usual bored expression.
"I think it would be best if I show you. Brace yourselves some people find this experience a bit nauseating at first" Asami advised while pulling out a long brass chain with a large elaborate brass colored amulet attached to it, in the center of the pendent a jade green dragon eye stone gave off a slight glow, seconds later the glow turned into a small jade orb which floated just above the now dull gray oval shaped stone.
"Wait, what?" but before any of them could ask what she was talking about a blinding green light lit up the area outside the sliding paper doors, just as the light seemed to dull the group felt as if someone had punch them all hard in the chest, the force was so strong it nearly knocked the group off their feet. As quick as the force and light had come it was gone, leaving a foggy haze in its wake.
From just outside in the middle of the fog loud shouts could be heard along with some sort of bright flashes, slowly the fog started to clear and the group could see the battle taking place in front of them. Two figures both wielding identical long black swords were cutting through monk after monk without showing the least bit of hesitation.
As the two figures grew closer to their current position inside the temple they noticed that their swords weren't the only thing where the same these two were completely identical from head to toe. They moved in complete unison with one another which proved to be too hard for the monks to defend against.
Coming out of their shock the group moved forward as to help the innocent men and women of the temple only to be stopped by some sort of invisible barrier, that ran along the entrance to the temple.
"It will do no good to try and help them spirit detectives." Asami said while looking out to the battle in front of them, for the first time since they had met her, her beautiful face help no emotion but the pain showed clear in her lavender colored eyes.
"What the hell are you taking about lady, those are your people out there how can you stand there and do nothing!" Yusuke really couldn't believe what he was hearing, how could this priestess stand here and not let them try and stop another attack from happening.
Trying once again to step out on to the open field the group of fighters were met with the wall of the barrier once more. Getting his fingers into his famous spirit gun position he got ready to try and fire a hole through the barrier, before he got the chance a slender hand was placed on top of his hand gently forcing his arm down to his side.
"It will do no good because this is merely a vision of the past, as you remember I said it would be easier to show you what happened here then to have simply told you. These two demons came out of what appeared to be thin air, they didn't say anything when they arrived they just simply started attacking anyone they could reach with their weapons." from behind them they could hear the soft patter of someone running towards them, placing his hand on his katan Hiei prepared for whoever it was.
Turning to the approaching figure the four fighters were shocked to see a second Asami running straight for them as she grew closer the figure took no notice of them and ran straight through Hiei's body as if he wasn't even there.
"Please just watch"
~FLASHBACK ~
Running out to the front of temple Asami was met with a sight she had never seen in all her years her once peaceful temple was becoming a blood bath, the beautiful trees that have been there since the beginning of time were now burning down to nothing but ash. The temples followers were doing their best to put the ragging flames out and defend themselves at the same time, but this was proving to be easier said then done.
Looking for the source of such a disrespectful act she spotted the two twin figures running straight for the temple, stepping out of her safe spot from inside said temple she readied herself for an attack as well.
The twins were within ten feet and it didn't seem that they would be stopping, raising her right hand a protective barrier was placed just in time so the two figures were unable to reach her, their swords clashing with the barrier sending energy sparks flying around them.
"Who are you, and why have you attacked this holy temple unprovoked?" the tall women spoke with a stern voice that showed no signs of fear or any other emotion besides anger.
Taking in the twins appearance she tried to place if she had ever seen them before, she knew immediately she hadn't. They both stood about six feet tall, with black hair that was long in the front but somewhat short and spiked out at the back. Though their hair color was the same, one had a section of fire red hair on the very top of his head while the other had a deep ocean blue section. Their attire consisted of tight black almost leather like pants, and a black shirt under a long knee length gray coat which opened from the front but was closed at the center by three silver buckles.
"I'm surprised you don't know the answer to that priestess, and here me and my brother were led to believe you knew all; past, present, and future." the one to speak was the twin with the red section of hair, she assumed he was the older of the two since the one with the blue section of hair seemed to be waiting for him to make a move. From the fire that was slowly growing around his left arm she was certain he was the one who had set the trees on fire.
"Yes brother it is quit a disappointment, you see priestess we were hoping for more of a fight." this time it was the one with the blue section to talk, the two eyed Asami while circling her, every few seconds they would take a swing at the barrier with their long black swords trying to find some sort of weak point in her barrier.
"I will ask again; why are you here?"
"We are here for the 'Jikan no Pendanto' priestess." the plum haired priestess couldn't stop the look of shock that made its way into her eyes at the older ones words, how had these two know of the 'Pendent of Time'. There were at most a dozen or so people throughout history who have known of the pendent's existence, and everyone of them swore their lives to keep it's existence and location a secret.
"Now if you would be so kind as to hand it over, our master would be beyond grateful, and we will spare the rest of the temples followers lives as well as your own."
"Well if your masters knows so much then he should have known I would not hand the pendent over so easily" she said while sending the younger demon a hard glare.
The fire demon raised his left hand, the fire leapt off his arm and surrounded Asami and her barrier. To anyone watching it would look like she was standing inside a giant swirling ball of fire, feeling the heat surrounding her she put more of her spiritual energy into her barrier which only seemed to make the ball of fire even larger.
"Now brother that wasn't very kind, how is she supposed trust us if you're trying to cook her alive." the younger one spoke with a voice full of dark laughter, bringing his right hand up he released a mass of water putting out the flames.
Steam steadily rose from the barrier and the ground surrounding it, the two brothers expected to see Asami with fear showing in her lavender eyes but instead were met with a cocky smile as well as a floating jade orb the size of a fist. Looking just under the orb the twins saw what they had come for, it was just as their mistress had described it, but before they could make a move to try and get there hands on it the orb grew twice it's size.
Slowly Asami lowered her barrier since both brothers were to busy eyeing the pendent she wore around her neck. Snapping her fingers the jade orb shot out at the two demons throwing them to the ground so hard the wind was knocked right out of their lungs.
As the two got to their knees they tried to take in a much needed breath of air when they felt their arms forced to their sides looking up they met the livid gaze of the plum haired priestess. Both brothers tried to grab their swords which had fallen at their sides, but when they tried to move their arms they wouldn't budge. Looking down they saw their arms were being held by some sort of invisible force, that also seemed to stop them from using their demon energy.
Bending over Asami picked up one of the heavy black blades, trying her best not to show any awkwardness to the foreign object in her hand she stood to her full height and placed the blade under the older twins chin so he looked her straight in her lavender eyes.
"I should kill the both of you for showing my home such disrespect, but luck is on your side for my vows restrict me from harming any living creature." pushing the blade against his throat a bit harder. "no matter how disgusting said creatures prove themselves to be" moving the blade from the elders neck to the younger brother's she had to resist the laugh that threatened to come out as he sent her a deep growl.
"We may have failed but our master will claim the pendent, till that time comes your temple will never be safe again priestess." this time she didn't bother to hide her laughter from the water twin.
"If your master is as mighty as you seem to believe he is he would have come here himself, instead of hiding behind his lapdogs like the coward he really is." before she could say anything else a large circular shadow started to grow underneath the two demons, dropping the heavy sword she took a few step away from the black growing mass.
Before she could do anything the shadow was gone and so were the two demons, looking around she tried to pin point their demonic energy but it had completely vanished as if they had never been there to begin with.
~End Flashback~
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