Through Power and Nobility

Note: I in no way or form took part in the creation of characters from the Yu Yu Hakusho anime or manga series.

Chapter I: The Beginning Hatred

"He killed them all, my family, my friends, all of the people dear to my heart and everything else. I can safely say that he wasn't human. The quickness of his movements and the third eye in his forehead are evidence enough of that. I alone lived through the slaughter that befell my people. That devil...I'll never forgive him...Hiei..."

I am Haze, this name is not my birth name, but one I chose after he came. I had nothing to go on for three years until I found out his name. The demon was fairly famous in the realm of demons. Hiei...a demon who had an evil eye surgically inserted into him. My village was destroyed...to test out his new powers. I assume he meant to kill everyone, but fate has given me a chance for revenge! And I finally found him.

"Hiei! I'll kill you!!!"

"Please, no human can stop me, be on your way before you anger me." He said this uncaringly, it infuriated me. As if I were some child...

"I'll have my revenge!! You piece of worthless demon shit!!"

He stood up angrily and drew his sword. "Fine but remember human, I gave you a chance to live."

He drew his sword and disappeared, his speed was unbelievable, it only took a moment for him to appear directly in front of me. He didn't attack but laughed in my face, taunting me...he found this humorous...I lashed out my fist but before it even reached him the back of his blade collided with it...braking every knuckle on my right hand. "This has ceased to be amusing..." he raised his blade and with a downward thrust it collided with my fragile skull.

Clink!!!

As if the blade had struck a steel barrier it broke into five pieces.

"Vengeance Aura," I said with my special technique already performed. Hiei seemed dumbfounded by this new turn of events, the look was priceless. My Vengeance Aura technique envelops my body with a spiritual barrier formed of my own hatred. As you can probably tell, it is nearly impenetrable.

"A mortal with a concept for spirit energy, who'd a thought?"

He took about a half an hour punching and kicking the aura before finally backing away and removing his headband. He revealed his evil eye, and raised a left hand enshrouded in black fire. This attack haunts me even to this day.

"You've angered both me and the Jigon eye, and you will pay for it."

I honestly don't believe anything could survive what came next, a massive dragon appeared, seemingly from the darkest depths of hell itself, and tore through both me and my aura. I soon lay in a pool of my own blood and Hiei staggering away. Believe it or not, I did survive this ordeal, what can I say? Maybe it's just not my destiny to die at this bastard's hand.

I awoke later, how long later who really knows, and realized to myself that no matter how powerful my aura was, I, a mere mortal could never hope to stop a demon. So I decided, to lose it...my humanity.

I entered the lord's castle and made my way to his chamber. I found him sitting by a fireplace sipping on red wine, or at least I thought it was.

"You are from the Yoshikani village correct?"

My village had always given offerings to him, I learned later that he wasn't to thrilled about losing the village either. He sympathized with me and asked why I was here.

"I want my revenge your lordship."

He smiled and said, "so you want power for revenge, your so trivial, but yet who am I to judge? Fine I will let you become my son, but you must not only kill him but his friends too."

I happily accepted, "Thank you Vlad Tepes"