Disclaimer: I do not own Yu Yu Hakusho, if I did, everything would be very different. But alas, as much as I wish I did, I don't. The only character that is mine is the one known as Seiko.

Out of Pain Prologue

Suzaku was the final and most formidable of the Four Saint Beasts, which also included Genbu, The Rock, Byakko, The White Tiger, and Seriyu, The Blue Dragon. A barrier formed by the Spirit World long ago encircled them and the city below them. When the barrier was erected, the Spirit World hoped that it would prevent the Deamons from entering into the human world. However, there is much the Spirit World is blind to, and little they grasp. Suzaku was the leader of the Saint Beasts, and there were Deamons in the human world; this is what the Spirit World knew. What they did not know was that Suzaku had a sister, and immensely potent emotions. One day, many decades after the erection of the barrier, she fell ill. Her condition continued to deteriorate, and he had no alternative. To stop the disease, he was forced to put her into a temporary dormancy, and he swore revenge on any and all that had caused it. It was later that he learned that it was the barrier around the city that had caused it, and it was then that he sent a letter to Spirit World telling them to take down the barrier, or suffer the consequences. They dispatched the Spirit Detective, Yusuke Urameshi, who was accompanied by Kazuma Kuwabara. Spirit World sent Shuichi Minimoto, otherwise known as Youko Kurama, and Hiei to help them. Kurama defeated the first Saint Beast, Genbu, but retained a wound to his abdomen, and Kuwabara barely defeated Byakko, the second. The group reached Seriyu, and Hiei made quick work of the "Blue Dragon", as they called him. Suzaku, now aware of the power of the group, dispatched the cultivated humans. He knew now he would not survive the encounter, and they would not hold them for long. He needed to see to the safety of his sister. As he stood over her with his hands on the container and said his goodbyes, he cried the only tears he ever shed. He did not know that in her sleep, she heard every word he said. When he walked out, he sealed the chamber, protecting her from what he knew would come. He knew he went to his grave, but he vowed to try his best, and he did, and failed. He tried and died. She knew, and it was not long after his defeat that she awoke. And what she found was not something she'd ever wanted to see.