Well I was just bored and my friend called me with a challenge. She asked me to put all my music in shuffle mode and base a story on any line in the second song that played. Well the song that i got will be revealed eventually and the line will be somewhere in a pivotal chapter. Well thats the background on the inspiration for this story that i hope you all like.

Well here is the first chapter of hopefully many.

Chapter one: The end but barely the beginning

Screams.

Pain.

Agony.

It was unrelenting. Never ending. A part of his prison. It was the one part of his punishment that he could not escape. Indigo blue eyes closed as a warm breeze carried another scream across the vast land that was Hell. The same breeze that gently tugged his long black before letting it rest against his lean frame.

If only the screams, the piercing cries, the howls and screeches of pain would stop, Hell wouldn't be such a bad place. He was quick and agile enough to avoid the punishment he had been sentenced to. 'Eternal lashings my ass' he thought with a smirk as he saw the two in charge of his lashings looking for him.

He had met humans who had done much worse that him in their lives receive lesser punishments than him which added to his suspicions that Rekai was biased and only reserved eternal damnations for demons such as himself. He had only killed a couple of people, painlessly by the way, gone on a few thieving adventures and aided the infamous Youko Kurama. But he doubted that was merit enough to get the punishment he had.

He had been quite intrigued the first couple of weeks he had been in Hell. It had been fun exploring the lands and most of all escaping those who were supposed to 'make him pay for his sins' as they so called it. But then he grew bored. Being bored was his weakness. He hated it. His blood called for adventure, and new experiences. In search for such things he happened to stumble upon a very interesting event.

He had witnessed the end of a woman who had finished paying for her sins. Apparently once a person is done, in her case it was only twenty years of carrying pails of water up a very steep mountain, they would be granted entrance to heaven. A pass to eternal bliss. The gateway to a new adventure in his mind.

There was however one little problem.

His punishment was eternal. No loopholes. No nothing. Forever stuck in Hell. An eternity of running away from his punishers. That was not the life he had wanted. He never thought he would actually die so soon. He had wanted to do so much more. He had had a plan. A couple of more raids, at least until he had enough to not worry about anything and then he would find a suitable mate. He would then teach his offspring everything he knew. He would watch him grow and finally die peacefully. If his plan would have been executed, then maybe he would have readily accepted his punishment. But it didn't.

Now he was stuck here. Bored out of his mind. He was in no mood to play hide and seek anymore with the punishers. They wouldn't find him anyways. So he did the next best thing. Sleep.

He found a small opening, big enough for him, against one of the many mountains and closed his eyes ready for sleep to consume him despite the sharp light that filtered through his eyelids. If there was one thing he truly despised was the many hours of light that poured throughout the land and the simple one hour of darkness.

He was barely dozing off when the light was suddenly gone. It was too early for it to be the dark time so there was only one other reason why it would be gone. There was someone in front of him. Someone dangerous, seeing as he hadn't sensed their approach.

He slowly opened his eyes once again only to see a figure in a dark cloak. Its face hidden in a sea of black. "Who are you?"

The figure moved to the side allowing him enough space to stand up. "I am your salvation, Kuronue."

Now fully erect, he noticed the figure stood at his same height and would be taller if he wasn't slouched. "How do you know who I am?" No one except the punishers knew his name and he was certain the person or demon in front of him wasn't one of them.

"I know many things. I know you were once a famous thief. And I know that you seek adventure. Or am I wrong?"

"You're not wrong. The only question is, what exactly are you offering and in exchange for what? Nothing is free in this or any world."

The figure laughed. "A thief telling me nothing is free is quite amusing. Did you not gain riches that others worked for without having to do much?"

"Am I not paying for it now? Eternal lashings sounds like quite a payment." He replied dryly.

"True. But from what I gather, you have not received any punishment yet. You have been running away from said lashings. However, that is not what I have some to discuss now. I have a…proposition for you. Whether you accept or not will determine your fate."

Kuronue frowned. He did not like the way this was going. "What is it you want from me?"

The figure then proceeded to take out a small bottle filled with a crimson red liquid. He held it up against the light and it shone bright red. "This" he said "is your adventure."

"What exactly is it?" he asked quite doubtful. Never had he seen such liquid.

"Let's call it a potion. It allows the user to be revived. No catches, no side effects. You return the way you are and you die when you are killed again. It is the only way you can go back to the living world. The world that is unpredictable and full of new encounters. It is the key to a new life."

To live again. To go back to Makai or wherever he wished. To live out his plan. It sounded too good to be true. However, he knew it was possible. He had heard of such thing back when he was alive. Maybe just maybe it was worth it. There was only the matter of payment for such wonder. "What is the price?"

"Price?" The figure asked mockingly. "Why, I only need you to do me a little favor in exchange for such an… amazing substance."

Kuronue waited for the figure to continue. There wasn't a decision to be made if one didn't know what kind of "favor" he wanted.

"I need you to kill of a couple of pest in the human world. The ones that killed me and sent me to this hellhole." He replied harshly. "I want to see them suffer just as I did."

Kuronue frowned. "Why me? There are plenty of other powerful demons that you can hire down here. Believe me, some are complete beast willing to kill just for fun."

"I choose you because you are the only one who can get close enough to them. They are no ordinary people and you must first figure out their weaknesses, the way to defeat them one by one." He replied. "And the best part is that you actually know one of them."

"Who? There is no one I know outside of this world. They are all dead except…."

The figure laughed. "Youko Kurama."

Kuronue smirked. "Then, you are wasting your time with me. There is no possible way that I could kill him. He is much more powerful than I am and I will not kill my friend. My only friend."

"Your friend?! Don't make me laugh!" he replied. "He didn't even try to help you when you got hurt. Your wounds could have been healed with his plants but he chose to leave you to die. While you are here rotting away, he is out there enjoying the long life he has left. Do you not wish to punish him for his betrayal? What better way than killing of him and his friends?"

"His friends?" Kuronue asked.

"The spirit detectives. He has forgotten about you and chosen to combine forces with Urameshi Yusuke, the demon Hiei, and the ningen Kuwabara. Those are the one I also want to see dead."

Kuronue once again frowned. "I've heard of them. They are the ones who sent many demons to this place. There are many who want to see them dead as well. I just never knew Kurama was part of them."

"There is a long story behind Youko's participation but first answer me. Are you willing to kill your supposed friend and his friends in exchange for life?"

Kuronue took a deep breath. If he did kill them, he would once again be trialed to come back to Hell once he died. However, if after killing them, he could spend the rest of his life doing good deeds that could make up for his sins and allow him entrance to Heaven. Another new adventure. "I…Accept."

"Great. I knew you wouldn't give up this chance." The figure replied. "However, I do know you are a deceiving thief which is why I must take my precautions. The potion I have only gives you six months of life which I hope is more than enough to kill them. Once they are dead, I shall give you the real potion that will, as I said, return your complete life. Is it a deal?"

"Sure. But how do I know that I will get the real one once I have done your dirty work?"

The figure extended out his hand and another small bottle filled with crimson red liquid was surrounded by a blue aura and then it disappeared. "That was the real one. It is embedded in one of the victims. Once that person is dead, it shall appear, ready for your taking."

"Okay. So when do I go?" Kuronue asked, ready and anxious to start his new life and get his task over with.

"Don't be so impatient. Make sure that once you get there to watch them closely. They are not fools and they are especially strong. I don't want any mistakes." He replied. "I have some files for you to read over. Once you have read them over, you may take the potion and do your job."

Kuronue took the files the figure offered and the other little bottle.

The figure then turned around to face the horizon. "I also need you to kill of a little bitch that helps them. She is the detective's assistant. She actually dared slap me and she deserves to pay for that as well. She is nothing but a weak little ferry girl so she should be no problem but I want her dead. All I know of her is that her name is Botan. Make sure to kill her as well."

"She must have hit you hard." Kuronue joked at his rage filled voice.

The figure turned to face him. "Spare me your little comments. Now go read the files. If you're going to kill them, you must know everything about them. Its going to be the beginning of a long and hard journey."

Kuronue smirked. "I don't need them." Kuronue replied throwing them to the ground and quickly drinking the potion.

"Idiot." The figure replied.

Kuronue was about to reply when a sudden pain filled his entire being. His head felt like it was shattering to pieces. He slowly fell to the ground screaming in agony. 'Who knew life would be so painful' he thought before his world went black.

The end! Please do review. constructive criticism would be greatly appreciated. Until next time!