Here is chapter six! And happy Valentine's Day! I hope everyone has a wonderful, wonderful day!
I'm happy to say that I actually finished this chapter yesterday, and I apologize for not getting it up sooner. I'm happy with the way this chapter turned out to be, and it's definitely my favorite one so far. You guys will have to let me know what you think of it after you read it, okay?
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.
Although Kyril could not see out of her own eyes, the yūrei inside of her had no problem seeing through her host's eyes. Cloacina surveyed her surroundings, dark thoughts running through her mind. She was in some kind of room, surrounded by young people. At the front of the room stood a bespectacled man. He was wearing a green suit and had short black hair. He had a voice that made Cloacina want to scream and attack him. One student had identified him as Mr. Iwamoto earlier.
Kyril was exhausted. Against her better judgment, she had stayed out late training the night before. Once she'd gotten back home, she had a ton of homework to complete, and that had taken her several hours. She'd received little sleep before having to get ready to school. Her barriers that kept Cloacina in check were down, and the yūrei planned to take full advantage of that.
"Yukimura," barked the teacher. A sardonic grin was at home upon his thin lips. "If you're not going to pay attention to the lesson, I'm going to have to give you a zero on the upcoming test and make you stay after school to relearn all of this." One thought played in Cloacina's mind as Mr. Iwamoto spoke.
This man has got to go.
"Is that what you really want?" The words that came from Kyril's mouth were not her own, but Cloacina's. She was soft-spoken, her voice angelic, but her words held a dark undertone. All eyes turned to look at her as Kyril rose from her seat, her body under the yūrei's control at the moment.
"Iwamoto, you've chosen the wrong person to mess with," the goddess-turned-yūrei said as she made her way up to the front of the classroom. Black tattoos appeared on Kyril's skin as Cloacina became more and more in control of the girl; they seemed to swim upon the human's skin. Kyril's body began to rapidly change from that of the brunette school girl to the body the goddess had once had.
Cloacina was a thin yet curvy, tall woman with a fair complexion. Her eyes were the color of honey, and her golden hair cascaded down her back, stopping at her hips. She was wearing a form-fitting gown of blue-grey silk that had a sheer layer of sparkly tulle over it. The onyx tattoos that had been seen on Kyril were gone, replaced by intricate swirls of silver that framed her eyes. In the middle of her forehead was tattoo of an eight-point star. It, too, was framed by the swirl design.
The dead silence that filled the room lasted only for about six seconds after Cloacina had fully appeared before the screaming began. The students hurried to the door, eager to get out of the room. Iwamoto, though, did not move. He was frozen in place, cowering where he stood.
"You think it's fun to torment innocent people?" the goddess asked, taking a slight step towards the teacher. He did not speak. This further irritated the woman.
"You dare not answer me?" she questioned, her voice rising in volume. She raised one arm, and her hand began to glow. The same glow appeared around Mr. Iwamoto, who began to float above the floor. As Cloacina slowly clenched her hand into a fist, the teacher began to claw at his throat, gasping for breath.
Locked away inside the goddess, Kyril frantically cried out, wanting the woman to stop her actions. She beat at the barriers that kept her inside, desperately trying to get free. One simple, magic-layered sentence reached her ears, and it was enough to calm her down and lull her away into a deep sleep.
All will be well when you awake.
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"I have a bad feeling about this," Yusuke grumbled as he and Kuwabara raced down the school's hallway. Screams had filled the building for several minutes. Yusuke heard one student saying something about a monster in Iwamoto's classroom as he ran past.
The two skidded to a halt before the classroom door and threw it open. They weren't expecting to see what met their eyes. Standing up at the front of the classroom was a woman who looked like she'd just stepped out of a fantasy movie of some sort, and floating in front of her was Mr. Iwamoto, his face beginning to turn a dark shade of red.
"I don't know who you are, so don't take this personally," Yusuke said as the woman turned to look at the newcomers. He brought his right arm up, glowing index finger pointed at her.
"Spirit Gun!" he cried out as he released the blast of energy. The woman let go of her hold on Iwamoto in time to reach one hand out and take grasp of the energy. Yusuke and Kuwabara watched in astonishment as the energy faded away in her grasp.
"Yusuke Urameshi and Kazuma Kuwabara," she said quietly. A slight smile found its way to her face. "I've wanted to meet the two of you for quite some time. My little Kyril has told me so much about both of you." Looks of recognition lit up the two's faces, and Cloacina laughed.
"What have you done with Keiko's cousin?" Yusuke asked, stepping closer to the goddess. She laughed again. Holding her hand out to them, a crystal ball about the size of a softball appeared in her palm. Shown in it was Kyril. She appeared to be in a dark room of some sort. She was lying down, curled up, and her eyes were closed.
"My little one is merely asleep. She's safe for now, hidden away in my own world. She shall stay there for some time, I think. The poor girl was so exhausted that I just had to help her out," she casually replied. Yusuke growled, and his eyes narrowed.
"You and me right now!" he demanded. "If I beat you, you leave Keiko's cousin alone." Cloacina raised a slender, arched eyebrow.
"And if I win? What then, Yusuke?" It was the detective's turn to grin.
"You won't, Cloacina."
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"Are you ready for this, Yusuke?" Cloacina asked. The goddess and the detective were standing several feet apart out in a vast field outside of the city. The black haired boy simply nodded, choosing not to speak.
"Then the first move is yours, detective." As the detective ran at her, Cloacina made her first move. A golden ball of holy energy appeared between her hands. It was easily manipulated, expanding and thinning out at her lightest touch. Within a moment, she was holding her weapon, a staff.
"Kyril must take after Cloacina," commented Kurama as he, Hiei, and Kuwabara watched the detective's fight. "Their fighting styles are nearly identical. It's almost uncanny."
"The detective will not win this fight," Hiei simply said. His face was emotionless as he watched the two opponents, but the muscles in his jaw were tight. One hand rested on the hilt of his sword; he was ready to intervene if things took a turn for the worse.
"I believe you're right, Hiei," Kurama replied with a slight nod of his head. "She's holding back considerably, but Yusuke's giving it all he's got. He'll tire out long before she does."
"It'll take a lot more than all of us combined to come close to beating her. It'll take a true master," the fire demon quietly added.
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"Do you still believe that you can win this, Yusuke?" laughed Cloacina as she blocked another of Yusuke's punches with her staff. She swept the weapon low, knocking the detective off of his feet. He hit the ground hard, and the breath was knocked from his body. When he didn't get up or move for several long seconds, the staff disappeared from Cloacina's hands. The fight lasted for only about fifteen minutes.
"Think again. Your level and mine are far apart, detective," she said as a shimmering light enveloped her. She began to fade away as Yusuke's three friends ran over.
"Kyril is mine. We will not be defeated, so stop trying to split us up. We will be victorious," spoke Cloacina in the moment before she fully disappeared.
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In the far reaches of the Demon World was a forest surrounded by a barrier of holy energy, impenetrable to nearly all but the one who erected it. Deep in the forest was a small, crystalline lake. It was shrouded by a thick veil of mist that rose from its surface. A ring of rocks lined the lake's bank. Perched on one was Cloacina. Her head was bowed, and tears shone on her cheeks.
"It's been so long, my Llyr…Why have I not been able to find you yet?" she quietly asked.
"There's such a sad love deep in your eyes." The voice reached Cloacina's ears from across the lake. Wiping her eyes, she lifted her head to see Touya standing there, leaning against one of the trees as he watched her.
"If you're here for Kyril, she's not around," the goddess coldly said as she rose from where she was sitting. Touya chuckled and shook his head.
"Quite the contrary," the shinobi replied. "I'm here to help you, actually."
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Pandah