Author's Note: Oh no, the dreaded A/N at the beginning of every story... –le gasp- Anyways, just to let everyone know, this story is COMPLETE behind the scenes. It is a total of 32 CHAPTERS long, just so everyone knows. I might add more in here or there, but its doubtful, considering when I totaled this up word-per-word and shit, come to find out (if this were an actual hardbound book) there would be about 410 pages throughout all my chapters. Shit... Needless to say this will be a long ride.
Now, each chapter will be named specifically by a song. There will be a certain song that will fit in to each chapter. Unfortunately, I did not use that extensive of a playlist, so its all between Nickelback, Black Veil Brides, Escape the Fate, and I don't remember if there is any else... .
REVIEWS: Touchy subject. I WILL NOT hold my stories for review ransom, to an extent. Depending on the number of reviews I get depends on how quick I will want to update. I reply to all my reviews IN THE FOLLOWING AUTHOR'S NOTE, so they will get acknowledged properly, unless I just get SOOO many in I simply cannot keep up. =]

WHENEVER YOU SEE THIS: ~:.:{BLAH, BLAH, LYRICS}:.:~ It is a decorative page break...

Lets's get this out of the way NOW.

Disclaimer: I do not own any Yu Yu Hakusho rights, though I have discovered the secret of Atlantis and am in the process of bartering with Yoshihiro Togashi. The only characters I do own are the original characters thrown in, such as Kotone, Hajime, Daiki, and Yuji, along with the many others.
Rating: This story is rated M for Mature, for both violent scenes and possible smutty ones later on down the line. There will be a lot of swearing, especially from Daiki, so do get used to it or get on somewhere.
Language: There will be a LOAD of swearing, especially coming from Daiki, who simply cannot help himself. Also, 'some characters be talkin' like this, a'right lasses'? If I use 'gonna', I'll use it ONLY when someone is speaking and that is literally how he says it. I am not illiterate, so do keep your manners in check. Speech will go accordingly with the respective personalities.
Flamers: Bring it. I got my big girl panties on. ;]

Song for Chapter:
The Legacy – Black Veil Brides, Set the World on Fire

Chapter One: Destiny

"What do you mean Koenma just called you? He hasn't needed you in months!" Keiko was shrieking at her husband, following behind the Urameshi with her cheeks enflamed in rage. "Yusuke, you could get yourself killed!"

"Keiko, calm down. I have to go. I'm still working for him after all. With all the gold I got from being King of Tourin we are set for life, but at the same time I get bored with just teaching students," he grumbles, heading outside their little dojo on the Genkai mountaintop to meet up with the Grim Reaper that was taking him to the Spirit World.

He sensed her aggravation and the smack coming, ducking under her flying hand and laughing nervously. "I don't mean it like that Keiko! Geez! Don't worry, I'll be back in a little bit, I swear!"

She snatches his arm up just as he places a kiss on the top of a sleeping toddler's head. He turns, placing his lips against her own, following up with a gentle hug to the woman. "I promise I'll come back Keiko. I haven't disappointed you yet, have I?"

"No, but you better not do it this time!" She glares, hearing a loud POP outside. "Botan's here. You better get going. I have that other communicator so let me know anything you can."

Yusuke gives a final grin to his wife before taking off outside to the blue-haired, magenta-eyed Grim Reaper waiting for him. She looked troubled, the usual grin not gracing her soft features. He tilts his head, trying to speak to her but coming up short. Botan never wore that sort of look unless something was terribly wrong.

"Oh, Yusuke!" She finally realizes his intrusion, smiling falsely at him. "Let's get going, okay? There's something important Koenma needed you for."

He jumps on her oar without another word, his brow creasing in worry at the strange behavior of the Grim Reaper. The two of them pop in to the portal created by the Spirit Prince, off to see Koenma for the first time in months.

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"Alright, what the hell is it this time toddler-face?" Yusuke screams, throwing open the doors and stopping at the sight. Not only had he been called, but Kurama, Kuwabara, and Hiei were all sitting around the room, glancing at him. "Guys? Guys!" He hadn't seen them in a while, save Kuwabara who was courting the ice maiden that lived in the main temple at Genkai's.

Kurama stands, embracing his friend before Yusuke moves over and gently knocks the fire and ice apparition across the shoulder. He looked less than pleased, choosing to give nothing but a glare in the man's direction.

"Ahem!" Koenma draws the attention of the few trying to start conversations. "I called you all here for an important reason. Have you felt the increases in demon energy rising in the Makai lately, Yusuke?"

He had taken a trip to Makai just a few weeks prior, though the levels were not significantly different than other times. A couple of sharp spikes here and there were the only changes, but they had not really caught his attention. "Yeah, a little bit but nothing important. What's the problem now, short stuff?"

Ignoring the nicknames, Koenma continues, "Well, there is a new tournament coming up in the world of demons. It is quite like the Dark Tournament in many aspects, and especially in the single most part of receiving one of these." The man opens up a piece of paper, the scrawling delicate and well-written in the language of demons.

"Team Urameshi,
You are cordially invited to the TouMa Tournament as a collective team. You may consist of four members at maximum and must be prepared to possibly lose your lives in the arena. If you are going to participate, a necessary date of arrival is listed below.
To further your interests, the winner of this tournament is granted, as the Dark Tournament derived from this very competition, one wish per individual winner, as given by King Enma of the Spirit World.
Should you chose not to attend, we shall destroy a single loved one of each personal individual.
Thank you for the consideration."

"WHAT?!" Yusuke flies forward, snatching up the collar of the toddler in his fit of rage. He had far too many loved ones to be taken away from him, including his child Izume and his wife. "WE DON'T HAVE A FUCKING CHOICE?!"

"It would seem that way," Kurama mumbles, his rage apparent from the hard gaze in his eyes, almost a glint of gold shining deep within. His mother and her family would be at the top of that list.

"When does this damn thing start?" Kuwabara bites his inside cheek to the point of blood, hearing a feral growl from Hiei.

"Not only do I need you guys to participate, I need you to win," Koenma says darkly, handing a file across the desk. "The reason I asked about the spike in energies is that something is happening in Makai. Since you last went, things have changed Yusuke. Hiei?"

The man steps forward, having grown a few inches but nothing more, still paling in comparison to Kuwabara. "Hn. The winds have changed. Tides have picked up along the shores of Alaric. Gandara has faced fierce storms. Tourin is the only left that has not had a change. Things are changing, and not at a normal rate."

"When do we leave?" Yusuke, his face red in his anger and trying to control his demon blood within, snarled viciously.

"I need all of you to be ready to leave tomorrow evening. This will give you time to relocate those you care for and keep them safe until this blows over. I will keep a protective watch over them as well, so do not worry over them while you are gone. Now go," Koenma chokes out, looking visibly stressed. "Only those invited can attend. I fear for the outcome. Hurry."

And they were gone.

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