Yu Yu Hakusho:Kōrudokēsu

Chapter 8 Quest to Demon World

Hideshi heightened his spiritual senses as he approached the mouth of the cavern. The amount of Demon energy radiating from with was overwhelming. Yea, he thought to himself as he approached it's entrance It's definitely in here...

King Yama's orders echoed back to him within his mind, haunting his conscious.

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"Hideshi, I need you to travel down to demon world to speak with King Enki about this Ginobly character, certainly there is something they can do to stop this menace..." the large, bearded ruler of Spirit World commanded as Hideshi stood before him, still relying on Botan as a crutch while Wendy was forced to wait outside his office.

"Sorry your majesty," Hideshi spoke in his most rebellious yet respectful tone "But I just got back from almost... Ya, know... Dying. I'd like to take at least a few days off before getting back out into the field..."

Botan had never recalled a time when anyone's face lit up with such unadulterated rage. She began to wince long before the master of Spirit Realm began to shout. "How dare you question a direct order with so much at stake?!?"

Even Hideshi was taken aback by King Yama's booming voice. In fact, he was so startled that he had to take a few steps backwards to recover his stance.

"Now go out to Yanori Cave, IMMEDIATELY, or else I'll throw you back to Human World so fast you"ll smash a hole straight through the whole planet, and Ginobly won't have to bother coming over to destroy everything!"

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And so now here I am, trekking through one of the most miserable looking places on Earth, about to enter into a cave to Demon World where every single thing that moves is gunning to tear my throat out. And I've still got a bad limp... Hideshi thought to himself as he continued to stare down into the cave.

He took his first steps inside, every motion his body made echoed throughout the cave. Hideshi swore he could even hear his breathing inside there. These sounds were all accompanied by the most tedious and unnerving dripping sound the Spirit Detective had ever heard. The sound kept ringing in his ears, originating from an undisclosed location. It almost seemed like it was everywhere, yet nowhere at all.

Damn it Botan... where the hell is that portal? I don't like the feels of this place...

Hideshi turned around, taking in the vast expanse of the cave around him.The cave was completely dark besides the small amount of light omitted through the mouth to the cave, so it was difficult to see. That made this cave all the more unnerving for the Spirit Detective.

There were only three things Romano Hideshi feared in this world; The Ocean, Wendy's temper, and things jumping out at him in the darkness. He at least found comfort that Wendy wouldn't dare be anywhere near this cave. She was scared to death of bats, something Hideshi used to commonly make fun of her for. He now realized how cruel it was to place rubber toy bats in her lunch box at school, and he still had yet to apologize for it.

Hideshi's heart skipped a beat as he heard a loud sound echo through out the cave. It was much louder than the sound of dripping water, it almost sounded like... footsteps...

The Spirit Detective knew he had to cause to be scared the way he was, he knew he could kill pretty much anything on Earth which may be lurking in the shadows after him... and the entire planet along with it...

Even still, the fear of the unknown was still prevalent in his heart, as he backed towards the mouthy of the cave, towards the light.