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Forgotten
Part
19: A sacrifice in the midst of the battle
By:
Sano
Standard
YYH disclaimer
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“Shall
we begin?” Misami smirked and jumped up into the air, she hovered into the air
for a few moments before she released the explosive.
Kurama’s
muscles tensed as he waited for the right moment, the bomb came closer and he
back flipped out of its way. The explosive hit the hard stone floor and it
exploded, causing some of the pillars in the room to fall down.
“Kurama!”
Yuusuke shouted, his eyes searching for his friend in the middle of the
fog-filled room that was caused by the blast.
“I’m
okay!” Kurama called out as he came out from behind a fallen pillar. Not
wasting another second, he took out a rose from his hair. He closed his eyes
and muttered under his breath. Suddenly, petals from the rose separated from
its stem one by one.
Misami
stared in wonder at the petals, the sweet smell of roses filling the room. A
petal touched her cheek and formed a small cut. She wiped it off with her thumb
and stared at the blood staining her finger. “Hm…razor sharp petals. How
unique. I remember you using it against my brother in the Ankoku Bujutsukai. If
it didn’t work on him, it certainly wouldn’t work on me.” She held up her hand
and the petals started to blow up and in a matter of seconds all of them were
gone.
Kurama’s
emerald eyes widened and he ducked his head down just in time as a small dagger
came whizzing past his head, cutting a few tendrils of crimson hair.
He
saw a mass of vines crawling along the side of a wall and sent a burst of youki
to it. The vines immediately writhed and formed a wall around Misami, some of
the vines twirling around the youkai and binding her to the ground.
Jumping
behind a pillar, his green eyes darted around the room, searching for Hiei’s
dark ebony hair. He caught sight of Hiei’s white starburst. The koorime was
sitting atop a fallen pillar and was calmly sharpening his katana.
Kurama
exhaled a breath that he didn’t realize he was holding, he thought Hiei was
hurt. He had to think up a plan to get Hiei away from Misami, and find out how
to break the mind-controlling spell in the process. He masked his ki; he had to
think up a strategy to defeat Misami and her explosives.
He
heard a loud explosion and the remnants of his wall of vines scattered around
the room. The blast was so powerful that it reached the ceiling and blasted
through it, Kurama could now see a portion of Makai’s fog filled sky.
“Youko-chan?
Where are you hiding?” Misami’s taunting voice reached his ears. He snuck a
look around his hiding place and saw Misami searching for him, a katana poised
on her shoulders.
Kurama
took a seed from his hair and sent youki to it, aiming at Misami’s feet; he
threw the seed and landed beside the red-haired youkai’s feet with a small
noise.
Misami
gasped in surprise as a large Makai flora suddenly sprouted beside her and
grabbed her with its large petals. She struggled in its bind but it only made
the plant hold her tighter, almost cutting off her air supply.
“So,
who’s the one gaining the upper hand now?” Misami’s head whipped around at the
sound of a deep voice and the tall form of youko Kurama stepped out from behind
a part from one of the pillars that were scattered throughout the room.
“Kisama…”
The youkai hissed angrily as the silver creature neared her. Kurama took a
blade of grass from his hair and he turned it into a very sharp blade.
The
youko regarded the blade on his hand with a touch of mild cruelty in his eyes.
“Hmm…I wonder how I’ll use this?” He raised his golden eyes to meet hers.
“Have
you forgotten that Hiei is here? With a simple command he can kill you.” Misami
shot back.
“Oh,
you mean that?” Kurama pointed a slender finger towards Hiei, who was bounded
by strong vines. The koorime was struggling wildly and was giving Kurama a
death glare that would make any youkai tremble with fear.
The
youko turned his gaze towards Misami again, hatred burning in his golden eyes.
“Give Hiei’s memory back and I’ll let you go without a scratch.” He said.
“What
makes you think I’ll do that?” Misami replied. A yellow light and the plant
surrounding her exploded the force taking over Kurama and sending him flying
towards the wall suddenly surrounded her body.
Kurama
covered his face with his hands as shards of stone rained over him. He coughed
a little with all the dust and squinted his eyes. His golden eyes widened as he
saw Misami jump up into the air, another bomb in her hand.
“Lets
see what you’ll look like after I throw this bomb at you, shall we?” Giving him
a smirk, she threw the explosive.
Kurama
didn’t have any time to react. The bomb was heading straight towards him. He
closed his eyes and shielded his face with his arms. There was suddenly a
change in the wind and he opened his eyes and gasped. Hiei was running towards
him. The fire demon pushed him away and took the blow that was meant for
Kurama.
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End
of Part Nineteen