Yu Yu Hakusho:Kōrudokēsu

Chapter 15 Yusuke Takes the Reigns

Romano Hideshi was now victorious...
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He had just defeated his adversary, Ginobly Atakashi. Now, as he wiped the demon's blood from his hands, he approached the others beings who had accompanied Ginobly to their fight. As he came closer to the two tall demons with their backs turned to him, he began to notice the absence of the third demon, Kudjo, and immediately held his ground, preparing himself with a combative stance as he tried to feel out where the grey-skinned demon may have gone. Is this an ambush?... Probably. They had plenty of opportunities to set one up... Romano looked around him at all angles trying to get a feel for Kudjo's energy.
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Glancing behind himself, Yojiki spotted Hideshi as he looked around frantically for his comrade. Oh my... the white-haired demon thought to himself humorously as the young Spirit Detective raised him guard up for an opponent who was not going to attack. 'Poor boy. I wonder how he's good to react when Yusuke and Kuroko start to fight.' The good-natured demon chuckled a bit to himself, but then focused back towards the circle of stones where Ginobly Atakashi's body lie. ... You know why I didn't intervene don't you? I'm so sorry my friend, but I could feel your suffering and I wouldn't want you to feel like a slave for the rest of your existence... Yojiki haunted his sympathetic thoughts for a moment, as he could feel Damakain's eyes locking onto him.
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"...What an idiot..." Damakain mumbled as he looked back at Romano Hideshi while he was still paranoid and searching for an opponent who was well over a kilometer away from him, and much more focused on another enemy at the moment.
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"This is far enough..." Kudjo Kuroko stated as they came to the mid-point of the large, flattened field. The demon immediately stopped running, and Yusuke followed suit, stopping a few meters ahead of him, giving him an adequate space cushion between them for their fight.
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"Finally... I thought you'd never stop running..." Yusuke said as he stretched his arms out to his sides, warming up his joints for combat.
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"And why is that, Son of Raizen?" Kudjo said as he began to loosen the draw strings of his fur cloak.
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"Well you've got a mother don't you? I just thought you'd go on crying and bitching off to her." Yusuke said with a smirk.
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"Your insults will not affect me boy! Besides, my mother is dead anyway!" Kudjo said as his heavy clock fell to the ground, stirring up dust as it made contact with the earth.
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"Oh, good!" Yusuke began stating with a smile "Tell her I said hi when I kick your ass down to Hell!"
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"You underestimate the power of Lord Karr?!?" Kudjo exclaimed interrogatively.
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"Do you underestimate the power of Raizen's bloodline?"
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"Hehe... You still think your ancestor to be the most powerful demon who has ever existed? Well you're dead wrong boy... Toshin Raizen in his prime would only be able to barely match my power! And if you think he could compete with Yojiki or Damakain, you're sorely mistaken!" Kudjo rebutted to Yusuke, allowing some of his power to leak as he spoke, backing up his words.
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"Huh, so those two are the big cheeses? Which one is stronger of the two?" Yusuke pondered as he tried to feel out the demon's immense energy which was clearly suppressed.
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"You need not concern yourself with that now Son of Raizen, I am your opponent!" Kudjo reminded Yusuke, spilling out more energy as the former Spirit Detective continued to insult him by turning away.
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"Yea, but I just wanted to know who I should fight after I kill you. Hideshi is probably going to be picking his opponent soon enough too and I don't want him squandering any opportunities for me."
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"Insolent fool! Do you seriously think that you will be able to defeat me by yourself?!? Perhaps you weren't listening when I said your ancestor could only barely compete with myself! You'd need a whole army to even scratch me!"
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"Well I'm glad you brought that up General..." Yusuke said with a slight grin as he looked back towards Kuroko "I actually have some friends who have just arrived here in demon world, and from what I'm sensing, they're tearing shit up out there!"
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"What?!?" Kuroko bursted out in disbelief. 'He's bluffing! Clearly! The armies of Lord Karr are invincible! No few demons could ever hope to defeat them in combat!'
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"Think I'm kidding you?" Yusuke asked with a mischievous look upon his face. "Why don't you just heighten those senses of your's?"
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Kudjo, despite feeling that Yusuke was only bluffing, decided to humor his suggestion. But when the demon widened his sensory powers, he was met with a reality all too unexpected and unwelcome...
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