Spirit Trained

Chap 2 Boat Ride and Rules

Kurama, Hiei and Kuwabara were waiting for Yusuke, and hopefully a 5th fighter for the tournament. The ship captain arrived saying it was time to ship out.

“Wait we are still missing some members.” Kuwabara said.

“Actually we are all good.” Yusuke said and stepped out into the open with the Masked Fighter. Yusuke’s hair was wild and thick and he looked like he had been through a lot of training. Kurama felt a shiver run down his spine, Yusuke was a lot stronger, and Kurama could feel the contained energy he was masking.

Hiei looked at Yusuke and drew his sword. He started slashing at Yusuke freaking Kuwabara out. Yusuke dodged every strike, and soon caught Hiei’s blade stopping his assault. “Jeez Hiei is this how you welcome your friends?”

“Only the strong ones.” Hiei said with a smirk.

Team Urameshi got on the boat.

There were many teams of demons, and Kuwabara was on edge. Yusuke however was taking a well deserved rest. “How can Urameshi sleep with all these monsters around?”

“Yusuke has had lots of intense training, he needs his rest.” Kurama said, and looking the sleeping boy over he noticed something. ‘Yusuke has mirror, I wonder why he’s carrying something like that.’ Kurama eyed the mirror that had a chain clipped to his pants.

The captain revealed that only one team would be going to the tournament. An arena rose up from the deck. The Masked Fighter stepped up to fight, and even as the demons ganged up on her, she kicked their butts and won their place in the tournament.

The other demons were not too pleased and an all out battle broke out on the ship. Kurama and Hiei began taking out the apparitions. Some apparitions dove past Kuwabara and went after Yusuke directly.

“Yusuke!” Kurama shouted, but the sleeping male didn’t stir. The demons were met with a barrier that sent them flying.

“Dumb morons I’m trying ta sleep.” Yusuke mumbled.

Another demon growled and formed a fire ball in his hand. “That barrier may block a physical attack but you won’t be able to protect yourself from this.” He launched a massive fire ball, and at it’s speed even Yusuke’s barrier would have trouble. Kurama ran at top speed he planned to intercept the attack, however he wasn’t going to make it. ‘Yusuke!’

The mirror began to glow and released energy, the energy swirled and took form in front of Yusuke. Yusuke mumbled something in his sleep. The fire ball hit the energy, and it was sucked up and repelled in a massive blast that turned the attacking demon to ash.

“Now that was surprising.” Kurama said and walked over to make sure Yusuke was alright. Yusuke’s spirit energy welcomed Kurama’s presence and it washed over Kurama like a refreshing wave. “You really are a surprising man Yusuke.” Kurama whispered a light blush on his cheeks. He lifted Yusuke up and the black haired boy leaned against him.

They reached the island and left the ship. They were led into a grand hall, where all the other teams were gathered. Angry looks were directed at the team, but Yusuke remained asleep ignoring it all.

“Attention everyone we will now be going over the rules of the tournament.” A voice came over the P.A. system. A massive flat screen came down from the ceiling.

1. All teams will be made up of five members.

2. Teams may have an alternate should one of their members be dead.

3. Each fight and details of the fight will be decided by the team captains.

4. Matches can be won by either ring out for a 10 count, being down for a 10 count, or by killing your opponent.

5. Fighting is not allowed between matches.

6. The winning team members will each be granted a wish by the committee.

Some demons began chuckling at that point. ‘I see so that’s the incentive, I’ve heard rumors but didn’t think things would be like this.’ Kurama thought. He looked at Yusuke and blushed. ‘They could never grant my wish.’ He brushed some hair out of Yusuke’s face.

Being special guests the team was given a fancy room, though Kuwabara refused to eat or drink anything from the room.

To be continued

Fic History: I wanted to do a fic where Yusuke was given the proper training and was able to create his own techniques. When I saw Kuwabara form his spirit sword from the piece of broken sword I thought about other mediums that could unlock skills for Yusuke.