Flaming Hearts ~From The Ashes I Rise ~Book3 {OLDER VERSION}

CH40 - Power Between The Teeth

"Get it Koenma?" Kazuya snappily replied as he sent those narrow and cold eyes toward the Prince of Spirit World.

"Just stay back!" Yusuke ordered his boss, only to bet the gun press deeper into his skin.

"Shut up you little shit!" The Ex-Spirit Detective growled at the teen boy who continued on gritting his teeth in pain.

"No!" Kuwabara cried out in pure terror. "Get that gun away from him you wacked job!" His reflexes kicked in and it created another Spirit Sword that began to slice through the air, or more like trying to cut through the dimension that is holding them back from saving his friend. "We can't even help him! I can't take it!" The sight of his desperation just amused the Yamanate further, but he kept his face as blank as a white canvas.

"But you don't have a choice." Istuki pointed out with a sly smirk on his face. "As you see, I haven't lied. This specter's body is a separate reality and we are trapped inside. The only way to transfer out is through my powers, which I'm sure you'll never possess." The words did nothing but anger the teen more.

"You. . . TRAITOR!" Kazuma then charged himself with his sword ready to cut the demon himself, but to his utter surprise, Hiei prevented his actions by clashing his katana's blade against his Spirit Sword and make Kuwabara lose balance. "What's that for? I'm gonna smash him!" The teen with orange hair asked in disbelief as he was sitting on his butt.

"Why don't you think a little?" Hiei questioned with a pointed look.

"Itsuki is the only one who can free us." Kurama reminded his friend. "Kill him and we'll be trapped here." Kuwabara was about to retort but in the end, he bit his tongue and went to watch the showdown before him.

"Please Sensui, doesn't humanity have enough sins already?" Koenma asked with a pleading tone, not wanting his last hope to perish as well.

"This ain't a sin." Kazuya defended himself, his glare never leaving his face. "It's just the first step in punishing justice and order into the universe. If it makes you feel any better, we can call it capital punishment." He then pulled Yusuke's hair up harshly while pressing his gun at into his temple, making the Prince's eyes go wide in fright.

"No, don't do it!" Koenma once more pleaded, trying to neutralize the situation without shedding any more blood.

"There is nothing I like better than brains on the wall." The man said through his gritting teeth and was indeed ready to finish of the younger detective. However as soon as his gaze fell onto the Urameshi boy's figure, he see the Spirit Gun being pointed at his face. With quick thinking, Kazuya threw the boy into the air and kicked him in the face, right before the trigger had been pulled.

"SPIRIT GUN!" Yusuke screamed and shot out a gigantic bullet. To his bad luck the energy-blast hit the cave's wall instead of the original target. "Should've been his head. . ." The Urameshi boy grunted right before he let himself fell back into the dirt, way too exhausted to keep himself up any longer than it is.

The impact and loud sound of the Spirit Gun did not go unnoticed by the people who are standing outside ' Demon's Door's ' entrance.