Byakko's Lair
Kuwabara doesn't give up when he is told that he has no chance for victory and is told that he should surrender. He continues the fight with the second Saint Beast, Byakko. Kuwabara charges at Byakko and puts his sword straight into the gigantic white tiger demon's mouth. Byakko just consumes the whole sword and continues to get bigger and stronger.
Kuwabara's Spirit Energy is almost completely tapped out and he only has enough energy left to make a Spirit Dagger. Kurama explains to the others that Byakko does have a weakness, though he is not sure whether Kuwabara will be able to find it.
Kuwabara thinks he has pinpointed the weakness and charges in to attack. Byakko also attacks and almost hits Kuwabara, but the spirit aware human counters. Kuwabara puts the dagger through Byakko's stomach and the demonic white tiger absorbs it.
Byakko then can't contain all the energy he has taken in and gets Spirit Energy Indigestion, which causes Byakko to explode.
All of Kuwabara's energy returns back to him and he returns to the others when Yusuke gets a call from Botan.
Things appear to be getting worse on Earth. Botan tells the gang more bad news about how the Makai Insects are becoming harder to kill. A demon possessed man then comes up behind Botan and attacks her, but she easily disposes of him with her metal bat and the transmission ends.
Byakko's voice is then heard throughout the castle...He is still alive and challenges Kuwabara in his lair. The bridge where they were fighting immediately crumbles. The gang rush into the next tower where Byakko's lair is located.
The lair is full of nothing but platforms and a floor of molten lava. Byakko is in the center and appears to be completely unharmed. Kuwabara goes into attack, but Byakko has a surprise of his own. The Tiger Scream. Byakko uses the Tiger Scream and Kuwabara tries to use his Spirit Sword to hit Byakko's attack back at him. However, Kurama shouts a warning and Kuwabara jumps to the next platform instead. Kurama explains is actions by saying that the combined force of Kuwabara's Spirit Sword and Byakko's Tiger Scream would have been catastrofic.
Byakko contines to destroy all the platforms except for two on Kuwabara's side of the lair. Hiei is amazed that the rumors he has heard about a demon that can use his very voice to attack are true.
Kuwabara summons another Spirit Sword. Byakko uses the Tiger Claw Attack and slashes Kuwabara's chest. The Tiger Claw attack is where Byakko shoots his sharp claws at his enemies.
Kuwabara promises he won't stop fighting until he dies. Then, as Byakko shoots another Tiger Scream, Kuwabara jumps onto the last platform on his side of the lair. Byakko then fires one last Tiger Scream and destroys the last platform. Kuwabara uses his Spirit Sword like a pole vault and pushes himself back up into the air, kicking Byakko into the lava. Kuwabara is left hanging by his shirt over the lava. Kuwabara screams at the others to help him up, but they only laugh and tell him they can't do that because Kuwabara had said that he didn't want nor need their help earlier on in the fight.
Byakko is dead, meaning that only two Saint Beasts remain.
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