Those who have read the first chapter, re read it, I updated the intro after some thoughtful consideration (and a good review :3 )
Ok now yay! I have to thank my two regulars Death Fox and YYH-FMA-YGO (am i still getting that wrong?) for reviewing, hopefully with the newly added material things will start picking up in the review department, not that I'm crazy about them but they are good for my soul!
Anyways, I hope you enjoy this new chapter! First five reviews with ideas for the Generals names (besides Tanya and the leader) will be put in the story after I chose the best ones!
Yasu entered Koenma's office as he was busy stamping away at form while George the ogre ran around collecting them as he threw them. Yasu looked at Koenma with an amused look as he hasn't noticed his presence yet. He goes over to his desk and place the scroll on top of it. Koenma looks from his papers and stopped stamping.
"Is this it?" Koenma asked.
"Supposedly, we still shouldn't put too much hope on it considering their group tactician. This could be just a fake and the real scroll could be in their possession." Yasu said. Koenma took the scroll in his hand.
"It's very well guarded; there are various seals in the paper. This will be difficult to break. I'll put my best to work on it. Good job Yasu. Where's Naota I would have expected her to be with you when you finally had this in your hands." Koenma said looking around his office.
"She had a run in with your ex detective Urameshi, surely she's warning him of the danger that is now approaching, considering that he has a type of sacred energy." Yasu explained.
"Yes with so much work I haven't been able to tell Yusuke of the danger approaching. Make sure to remind her that Kuwabara and Kurama are also targeted. Now if you'll excuse me, I have to take this to get unsealed." Koenma hopped off his seat and Yasu went towards the exit.
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Shuichi, Hikaru and Yusuke are all sitting on a couch in front of Naota who is sitting on the floor sipping on tea. The rest of their drinks are on the table between them. The apartment was small with only one room, a simple kitchen, a bathroom and a small living room. Yusuke impatiently taps on his foot before bursting out of annoyance.
"Ok we came back because you were hungry, you ate, you're sipping tea now will you tell us what's going on here!" Yusuke snapped. Naota stared at him blankly before producing a small back with rice crackers in them.
"Cracker?" Naota offered. Yusuke stood up in a huff more out of anger than wanting to leave. Naota laughed a bit while Hikaru and Shuichi also became slightly more impatient. She set her tea down and stared at them with a serious look. "Alright now down to business, Yusuke, what do you know about the history of Spirit World?"
"I don't know anything only that Koenma is the son of King Enma and that they wanted to kill me after I became a demon, besides that and also knowing Botan, I don't know anything." Yusuke answered truthfully, sitting down again.
"I see well then, in order to tell you what I'm working on I'll have to go into some detail of the history of Spirit world and Demon world. Shuichi, have you heard of the 3 World's War?" Naota asked him, avoiding eye contact.
"Yes I have heard of it in my younger years but I've never participated in it." Shuichi replied.
"So where are you going with this?" Yusuke asked, his patience wearing thin.
"Long ago in demon world, before your father, Yomi and Mukuro became the three kings that ruled for hundreds of years there was a demon before them that was considered King. His name was Akuma. He set into motion a war that took almost a thousand years to complete. He first began taking recruits of A class demons and B class demons. He was building an army and also making a portal to Spirit world." Naota said.
"What?" Yusuke said.
"You heard me, a demon got into the Spirit world. That was him, most don't talk about it because it would make Spirit world look bad so most who even remember don't mention it. He entered Spirit world with an army of demons and also an army of humans. He went into the human world before the kekkai barrier was up and recruited a human priestess. She led the human revolutionaries. His goal was to combine Demon world and Human world to make a utopia for humans and demons to live together, but that was just a ruse."
"Fuh obviously, no demon wants to live together with us, they probably would eat everyone." Yusuke said.
"Exactly, Akuma's true goal was to enslave humanity and make us into pure cattle used for demon consumption but with his charismatic personality and a miko alongside him the humans believed him when he said he wanted a utopia. Eventually after 60 years of constant fighting and many casualties on both sides King Enma finally proposed a solution. Akuma couldn't be defeated but instead they decided to seal him. A powerful psychic of Spirit, Demon and Sacred energy banded together and sealed him and sent him back into the bowels of Demon world where he is still sleeping to this day." Naota finished.
"So what's this got to do with you being Spirit detective?" Yusuke asked.
"I was getting to that. Just a little after the first Demon world Tournament Koenma received a letter of old demon speak. In it was a threat saying that the Akuma's Blood Revolutionaries found where he was sealed and that they were going to release him in 3 years time. Knowing that King Enma was still after your head, Yusuke, Koenma enlisted me as his new spirit detective. I've been detective for 2 years now, trying to find out more about this revolutionary army." Naota said.
"Have you found anything?" Shuichi asked. Naota nodded.
"The army is about 30 thousand strong and growing still. I found out that there are four generals, each with their own division. There is the War Leader, the Tactician, the Negotiator, and the Surveyor each with his or her own troops and missions. The War Leader is by far the largest, training all new recruits. Most of his troops range from the lowest E class to B class, there are no A class in his division. The Tactician doesn't seem to have troops of his own, nor does the negotiator at least in my findings. The Surveyor does have troops and is also the one trying to pull the strings will finding the most suitable subjects to open the seal to Akuma. Then there is the ring leader but I've never seen him or what his role in the army besides giving orders. All of the generals are S-Class demons about your power level Yusuke." Naota said. Yusuke and the others kept quiet, letting the information sink in.
"Do you know what they even look like?" Hikaru asked.
"No I've never seen any of them, but I do know the name of the Surveyor, she is called Tanya and I've found out that she's a dragon demon but that's all I know of the generals." Naota said.
"Are you through with explaining?" Everyone looked towards the door as Yasu came in.
"Oh hey Yasu, how'd it go with Koenma?" Naota asked.
"Good, he is already working on the seals surrounding the scroll, but I told him that we should take into account that it could be a fake." Yasu said and Naota nodded. "Another thing, he told me to warn the Urameshi team, you should know why." Yasu said before going into one of the rooms.
"Oh." Naota said.
"What's that's supposed to mean?" Yusuke said. Naota thought about it for a bit and let herself go into a more relaxed sitting position.
"Yusuke, as you know, you are the only one alive to possess a type of Sacred energy, not the usual kind but different and because of that the Revolutionaries might try to convince you to come over to your side. Considering that Akuma was sealed by 3 different and powerful psychics, they might also need 3 powerful psychics to open it. You are the obvious candidate for the Sacred energy part." Naota said.
"So what? Just because I have Sacred energy and I'm part demon doesn't mean I'm gonna switch sides, besides I need to train for the next tournament." Yusuke said crossing him arms.
"You said that the message for Koenma came slightly after the first tournament yes?" Shuichi asked and Naota nodded.
"Yea it said in three years, so considering that two have already come and gone they're gonna, supposedly, open the seal in a year's time." Naota said.
"That means that it also aligns with the next tournament. That by means is of no coincidence. The tournament is probably in their plans." Shuichi said and Naota had a dark look on her face.
"If they use the tournament to their advantage, who knows what could happen, heck, all the participants could be a part of the tournament. They might use it to recruit the stronger A and S-class demons to their side, and then we will be in deep crap." Naota said. Everyone kept silent.
"But what of myself, Kuwabara and Hiei?" Shuichi asked.
"Kuwabara is stronger than me in terms of Spirit energy, and they need a psychic of Spirit energy to open the seal. If they chose Yusuke for Sacred energy then they will go to Kuwabara for Spirit energy." Naota explained.
"And Demon energy?" Hikaru asked.
"Me and Yasu have assumed that they probably already found a psychic for that part and the reason he wants me to warm you and Hiei is that you two are really powerful and influential. If you or Hiei were to join, then other demons will join more easily. Both of you have to be really careful from now on, we don't know the face of these demons and their powers, we're totally in the black even though we've been working on this for almost 2 years." Naota said frustratingly.
"Look I'll pass on the message to Kuwabara, he's also participating in the tournament so might as well let him know that he's gotten popular with crazy demons." Yusuke said, getting up and going towards the door.
"I'll go too; I need to sleep on this. It's so much information." Hikaru said getting up.
"Yusuke, please be careful, we don't know what they're capable of." Naota said.
"Yea yea." Yusuke said going out. The door closed and Naota and Shuichi were the only ones left. Naota sighed and put her head down on the table, feeling exhausted for some reason.
"Did everyone leave?" Yasu said, his hair damp with a towel around his midriff. Naota looked at him for a second before her face became super red. She looked away.
"Yasu! What did I tell you! This isn't America, put some clothes on!" Naota said. Shuichi didn't know whether or not to laugh or feel jealous.
"Alright, alright." Yasu said, and a door closed. Naota sighed more deeply and bonked her head. Shuichi chuckled.
"You have changed Naota." Shuichi said.
"Maybe, I'm not really sure." Naota said, her head still on the table.
"I'm very happy you're back." Shuichi said softly. She raised her head and finally made eye contact with him. She smiled goofily and blushed. Outside of her apartment Hikaru and Yusuke went their separate ways as Tanya and another stood next to her, looking at the building. A figure stood in a crouching stance, his robe longer than his arms that it swept the floor. His jacket was black leather with various buckles and belts. His face had leather belts crossing in an X and a mask covering the lower part of his face. His eyes were dark blue and his spiky long hair coming down straight.
"So how goes it Negotiator, are there any weak points we can exploit?" Tanya said.
"I have been going through scenarios with the Tactician and it seems the easiest to bring to our side might be the fox demon out of all of them. Yusuke Urameshi still holds a great bond with his partner but considering his power we cannot fight him should things go awry. The human psychic will not go to our side, he will promptly choose death if we were to capture him or instead escape. The fox has the most weak points with his family and friends but we must be very cautious. We don't want to make the same mistake as Roto in the Dark tournament." The Negotiator said and Tanya nodded in agreement.
"What of the fire apparition Hiei?" She asked.
"As of right now he is under the protection of Mukuro, we cannot get close to him. We will need to recruit him once our plan starts with the next tournament." He said and she looked towards the building again thinking about their plans of unsealing Akuma and then thinking back to earlier that day when someone broke through the barrier.
"So is the team holding the scroll here yet?" Tanya said to a subordinate.
"No, they have not arrived."
"What is taking them so long?" Tanya wondered out loud. Her ears twitched when she felt a group enter her barrier. The group of 10 demons came into the clearing with her. One that looked like an ogre came up to her and reached in his back pouch to retrieve a heavily bound scroll with various seal marks on it.
"This gives us three locations located deep within the demon world that are suspiciously unpopulated. Through our group we have listed these three as the most probably to house Akuma." He said and Tanya took it and nodded.
"Well now isn't that helpful of you." Yasu said, coming out of the bushes. They all looked at him with shock, mostly Tanya who didn't even feel his presence coming through her barrier.
"Scatter!" The two groups scattered and Yasu following one, Naota behind the other not seeing Tanya. Yasu followed her group to another clearing, he focused his energy into his hand and cut a deep gash into the earth, stopping the group in their tracks. Tanya looked at him and gritted her teeth. She took out a small dagger from behind her, ready to defend herself.
"If you would so kindly give me the scroll, I will let you go without killing your men." Yasu said, holding out his hand. Tanya glared at him darkly. 'I'm sorry everyone.' She took out a couple of kunai out of her back pouch and flung them towards the group that came with her.
"Wha-what are you doing!" One said when she started to cut him up into pieces. Everyone started to run away from her to no avail. In less than two minutes she had killed everyone in the field. Yasu looked at her with humorous eyes. She took out the scroll but it was stolen by her by another demon looking at the massacre.
"You don't deserve this scroll, I'll destroy it before you hand it over traitor!" He said, quickly swallowing it. He laughed and pointed at Yasu. "As soon as this scroll hits my stomach, it will dissolve instantly!" Yasu appeared before him, causing the demon to take a step back.
"Well then, I have to stop it before then now don't I?" Yasu said with a smile and stabbed above his stomach, his hand going through him with the scroll in his hand. He proceeded to dismember him in annoyance and after he was done he looked towards Tanya, she took a defensive stance and stared at him.
"You shouldn't be so defensive Surveyor; I'm on your side." Tanya gasped and looked at Yasu, his smile demonic looking.
"Who are you?" She asked.
"Let's just say I'm a double agent. You should go before more reinforcements come." Yasu said.
"And the scroll?" Tanya asked.
"It's a dummy, there's nothing inside here, I'll make sure of it." Yasu said. They both stared at each other and Tanya dropped her stance and sheathed her dagger, before getting herself out of there. Yasu smiled widely and laughed. 'You shouldn't trust others so easily Tanya.' He thought, before looking towards Shuichi and the others coming through the bushes.
Tanya wondered who was he and why hasn't she seen him before. 'Is our leader keeping things from us or was he with us from the beginning?' She wondered before she and the Negotiator swiftly went back towards Demon world.
Who are these new revolutionaries bent on reviving an old terror onto the human world? Is Yasu really a traitor or a triple agent? Will i finally get around to make more lovey gooey stuff in this fanfic? Tune in next time on the next exciting chapter of Someone I can Love!