Here is chapter four! Thanks to anyone and everyone who has stuck with me this far. It means a lot to me, it really does.
This chapter is a little different than I foresaw it being. In all honesty, I never saw this story headed in the direction that it is now going in. That's not to say it's a bad thing, though. I'm just not sure I'll be totally and completely happy with how things end. But whatever. That currently matters not, for the future holds infinite possibilities!
As usual, Yu Yu Hakusho rightfully belongs to the wonderful Yoshihiro Togashi, who, sadly, I am not. All I own are the ideas in my head and my OCs.
To Kyril, it seemed as if trouble sought her out just to piss her off. It was a Monday afternoon. She should have been in school, but she'd decided to skip because she knew she had a doctor's appointment that day. She found herself now regretting the decision to not go to school.
She'd ventured to the park an hour or so earlier for some fresh air and a chance to think about things on her own time. Since it was a weekday, most people were either at school or work, so the park was empty. At least, it was for a short time.
She'd been sitting on the ground, her back against the solid trunk of an oak tree that had been planted years and years and years before. Her eyes had been closed and she did not move, making it appear that she was asleep. But the softest crack of a twig behind her had her on her feet.
"Look at this one," a low voice growled from several feet in front Kyril. It sent shivers up her spine, but she didn't turn to run, choosing instead to stand her ground. The two demons there in the park with her laughed deeply.
"Surely she won't mind coming with us," the second demon said. He took a step towards Kyril and reached out to touch her. She slapped his hand away, and the demon clutched the appendage close to his body, howling in pain. The flesh had turned black and shriveled up.
"You bitch!" the first demon cried out upon seeing what had been done to his friend. Baring his teeth, he lunged at Kyril. A blinding white light erupted from her body, enveloping the three. Three separate screams filled the air, and when the light died down, Kyril was on the ground, unconscious. The demons were no more. The wind that rustled the trees' leaves picked up, carrying on it a cryptic message:
Well done, my child.
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"It's Miss Yukimura!" Kurama exclaimed, recognizing the petite figure lying beneath the oak tree. She was still, her breathing soft and even.
"Think she's the source of all that energy popped up on the toddler's radar?" Yusuke asked, looking from Keiko's cousin to Kurama. The redhead did not speak as he knelt down beside the girl.
They'd met up at Kuwabara's house after school to hang out. Not long after they'd walked through the door, Botan had appeared, carrying a briefcase with her. She'd opened it, and Koenma had appeared on a small screen. Very quickly and with few breaths, he told them about a large energy signal from the city's park that had appeared on his radar. He'd ended by demanding that Yusuke check it out immediately.
"It's possible, but I don't know, Yusuke," Kurama replied, a frown gracing his features. He gathered Kyril in his arms and stood up. "Let's take her back to Genkai's. We can talk to her when she wakes up and see what she knows."
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"Oh, my head…" groaned Kyril as she woke up and came to her senses. She reached up with one hand to massage her temples.
"You're awake. Good." The male voice that reached Kyril's ears had come from the other side of the room she was in. The blind girl sat up and turned her head in that direction.
"Who are you?" she asked. The voice was not one that she recognized. The male chuckled softly as he stepped closer to the door.
"My name is Kurama," he replied, and realization dawned on Kyril. She gasped softly.
"Touya told me about you!" she exclaimed. Kurama slightly raised one eyebrow, but did not immediately say anything.
"Miss Yukimura—"
"Kyril. Just Kyril," the girl quickly corrected. Kurama nodded before continuing to speak.
"When we found you, you were unconscious in the park, right where our boss had detected a large energy signal not long before. Can you tell me anything about this?" To his disappointment, Kyril shook her head.
"I can't, but I also can," she replied. When Kurama said nothing, she went on, telling the redhead of the demons in the park, how she'd burned the one that had attempted to touch her, and of the white light that had enveloped the three of them. At the end of the story, Kurama finally spoke again.
"I shall go speak with Koenma about all of this," he told Kyril. "He'll probably want to meet with you so he can hear your story himself, but until then, you should try to get some rest."
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Three hours passed, and Kyril found herself out of bed and in the office of someone that Kurama had identified as Koenma, the ruler of Spirit World. Yusuke, one of Kurama's friends that she'd met that day, had told her that he was the size of a toddler and that he often threw fits, especially if someone dared comment on his small stature.
"Tell me once more about your experience, Miss Kyril," the ruler commanded. Kyril sighed and, for the fourth time that hour, recounted the story of the demons in the park.
"Interesting," Koenma mused.
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"Are any of you familiar with the goddess Cloacina?" Koenma asked, looking at his detective team and Kyril. One by one, they each shook their head.
"She was an ancient goddess that legends say once walked the world. She was the goddess of purification, and wherever she went, darkness fled instantly. The world was at peace, and it stayed that way until she was brutally murdered one day," he told them. "Her spirit wandered, and she eventually became a yūrei, that is, a spirit that is kept from a peaceful afterlife. Despite all of the good that had been in her when she lived, her spirit was angry and wanted revenge on the one who had taken her life. It is also commonly accepted that she remained to hunt for her lost love, the god Llyr."
"And just what does this have to do with me?" Kyril quietly asked when Koenma stopped to take a breath.
"I'm getting to that," the ruler replied. "Anyway, Cloacina's yūrei is known to have the ability to possess human girls with high spiritual awareness, especially those who have recently gone through a traumatic or life-changing experience, ergo you, Kyril. Since her yūrei is mostly known to roam the Demon Planes, it is highly possible that she slipped into your body while you were unconscious in Hangu's mansion." Kyril's sightless eyes blinked several times as she took in what Koenma had just explained to her.
"Wh-What does all this mean?" she asked, her voice rising just slightly above a whisper. Koenma looked down at his desk, and his eyes slipped shut.
"Terrible things, I'm afraid," he told them all. "Terrible, horrid things could be in the near future for all of us."
Thank you for reading, and please make sure to review! I love to hear what you guys think, and your opinions are very important to me! Let me know what you thought of the idea of Kyril being possessed by a yūrei. Do you like it? Hate it? Want to stab me to death for it? I want to know!
Much love,
Pandah