Summary: The YYH gang goes on a search and retrieval mission for a human girl who has the powers of a demon. What they didn't realize was how distant and distrusting she was. Why is she so cold? Why are there hordes of demons after her? Cursed with a cold and rejected past, experimented by a crazed power-hungry bastard, and hated by almost everyone in general, will they be able to save Maki? Or lose her into the darkness that dwells inside her mind and heart? She's his cure. He's her savior. HieiOC Rated M for later chapters, gore, language, etc. The usual.

Disclaimer: I don't own any part of YuYu Hakusho. The OC's, however, are pwned by me. Reviews will be framed and treasured! Flames will be used to sing the C-A-M-P-F-I-R-E S-O-N-G Song!

Across the sky, they can hear you on the other side

A scream that's loud enough to wake the dead

And all alone, you bought tickets for the nightmare

As you wake the dead, wake the dead

"Wake the Dead"—The Used

Apathetic Demon, Artificial Demon

Prologue:

Experiment

"What do you mean she escaped?!"

"I'm sorry, sir! Her heartbeat stopped beating during the operation and we thought she had died! When we released her, she killed all of the others and fled! There was nothing we could do! We tried"—

The subordinate couldn't finish his sentence before his head was removed with a sickening sound. His headless body fell to the ground as his blood covered the wall and floor. His murderer turned to the other subordinate who was staring at the body with wide eyes.

"What was the outcome of the operation?" he asked as he licked the blood off his fingers.

The inferior doctor stared at him with tears filling her eyes. "It was..."

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The girl ran through the dead forest as fast as her legs could carry her. She could hear the "dogs" behind her and almost feel their teeth ripping into her back. Blood dripped off of her in various places. She couldn't tell if it was her blood or the bastards that experimented on her. She could smell the iron and it was making her sick. She forced herself to keep running until she reached the edge of a cliff.

She turned to see the group of demon dogs slowing to a trot until they circled her. They knew she was trapped. She heard voices in the distance; no doubt the demons trying to take her back. She quickly contemplated her choices. Stay here, get ripped to shreds. Try to run through them, get captured by the other demons that were coming. Neither were choices she was fond of. She looked behind her and eyed the hundred feet or so jump into the raging river below.

She could now tell that part of the blood covering her was actually hers. Now that she was standing still, she could feel the different wounds that were covering her arms, legs, back, and chest burning. She tensed as one of the demons walked toward her, looking cautious.

"Listen, 147, we need you to go back. Master Kanaye isn't going to be happy and if he punishes us, we'll be sure to punish you!" One of them yelled from the group.

She glared at them because they regarded her as a number. Before they could stop her, before the dogs could reach her, before she thought it through, she turned and threw herself off of the cliff and into the icy water below.

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"Well, what was the outcome?!" He turned his crimson gaze toward her.

"...It was a success, sir."