Yu Yu Hakusho:Kōrudokēsu

Chapter 16 The Power of the Star Demons

There was nothing but absolute silence across the battlefield save six new feet touching the ground.

The General's power surge had disappeared, both Spirit Detectives and Premire Brothers alike stood by silently in sheer amazement as the dust from the cyclone of power began to settle.

Kudjo Kuroko was a statue. Standing very still, not twitching a muscle, not taking a single breath. The slice in the dimensional fabric ran downwards, directly through his body- from the top of his head all the way to the end of his pelvis. He had been cut with perfect symmetry...

Then, as quickly as the wide gash appeared, the universe began to heal itself, shrinking the slice down to nothingness, demonstrating just how precise Kuwabara's blade had cut through General Kudjo Kuroko. It's almost appeared as though he'd hadn't even hot him for a moment, that the feared demon may not truly be dead.

However, after a few more moments of silence, with Kazuma Kuwabara rising to his feet, the two symmetrical halves of Kudjo Kuroko split apart and fell to the ground apart from one another, his entire anatomy on full display from both views.

It was all over... Thanks entirely to Kuwabara's dimensional sword.

"K-Kuwabara?!?" Yusuke stammered, still in his full demonic form.

"Hey Urameshi! We thought you could use some help! So here we are!" the red-haired young man proclaimed as Hiei and Kurama stepped up behind him, the ladder looking relived to see Yusuke and Hideshi both still alive. "Thank goodness we arrived when we did..." Kurama sighed as he stepped forward to greet the twosome.

"What... Was that...?" Damakain asked, his jaw open wide in astonishment at what had just transpired.

"It seems that the good General is unable to issue any more commands..." Yojiki stated quietly, just as shocked as Damakain was. "That boy... He posses a dimensional weapon! He can tear thorough the fabric of the very universe to create a cut so fine and precise that nothing can withstand it! Not even rays of light! That's how he was able to slay Kuroko. The power he holds in his very hands is the very definition of infinite..."

Damakain stood idly by, studying Kuwabara and his dimensional sword. "...Fine... I'll deal with this..." Damakain said as he stepped forward, slowly making his way towards his new opponents.

"You may be signing the same death warrant Ginobly and General Kuroko did if you're planning on taking them all on..." Yojiki smiled smugly at his counterpart, who now had his back turned to him.

"You need not concern yourself Ono..." Damakain stated dramatically "I'm more than powerful enough to deal with Urameshi and Hideshi, fast enough to dodge any maneuvers that boy can use with that sword. That leaves Hiei and Kurama... And neither of them would ever stand a chance against Ginobly..."

"Don't disregard them just yet Damakain. Remember that they can both be extremely deadly in their own rights." Yojiki warned as his comrade strode away from him, his back still turned to the demon.

"So am I..." Damakain muttered under his breath just as he summoned a strange, black symbol into the palm of his hand which glowed with a distinct and bright red light around it's borders, which he raised over his shoulder for Yojiki to see.

Yojiki nodded in understanding at the sight of Damakain's palm. So... He plans on killing at least one of them right off the bat...

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"Koenma sir! Botan has returned!" Jorge Saotome alerted the toddler-sized Koenma as he sat behind his desk, intently watching the monitor, which was now displaying a live-feed of Hideshi's struggle against the Premier Brothers down in Demon Realm.