His head was pounding hard. As he closed his eyes tight he realized he couldn't even feel the wall underneath his fingers, he couldn't touch a single thing. Opening his eyes everything was bright. Walking in a random direction his steps were not making any sounds.

"Valery where are you?"

He tried to focus something in the distance but everything was one blinding color. Stopping he tried to understand what happened but failed to come up with an explanation. Standing still he tried to depict sounds, but only his heartbeat was ringing in his ears. He closed his eyes again trying to concentrate. For twenty five years he has lived as a human and not once had he met a demon, apparition, anything. Life was one boring, meaningless cycle. However he did try to please his human parents since he wanted to know what a real family felt like. Now that Valery said goodbye it was as if all Human World fell apart. But she was human too. She couldn't vanish into this air. She was weak and fragile. She was helpless. That was one of the reasons he has always hated humans. Their lives ended before they even began. He had been around for more than 500 years. In all the events he wondered how old Valery was. She wasn't as old as him, but neither did she age like a human would. How silly of him, now thinking about that and never having asked her. He reopened his eyes to the brightness of the space.

"How could she have known my memory was erased?" she wasn't there. She couldn't have retained such a memory. Touching his forehead he winched in pain. His third eye was there. Someone was playing with his mind. He stood still inhaling deep trying not to think of Valery and soon his heartbeat subsided.

If he wasn't in Human World where was he? This was not Demon World. If someone was tampering with his then the things he knew were not real. Then he never forgot about Valery and that was all a sham. He grazed with his right hand his mark and it was there. He could feel it under his fingertips.

He closed his eyes feeling dizzy trying to remember how he got there. What really did happen? He could feel his third eye sting and he touched a liquid dripping down his face, crimson blood staining his hand. Someone was trying to penetrate his mind further. Concentrating he could feel a surge of energy around him. Why was there so much energy?

His thoughts ran back to Valery's notebook. The last pages described a battle. They were cut off by the old Gods in order to annihilate the last remaining Dark Angel and her followers. The aura was killing then and then Rebirth launched an attack. A flash of bright light.

Hiei opened his eyes feeling pressure on his arms as he was being held. Suzaku dropped to the ground as his attack hit Valery. In one swift move, feeling his fury rise he freed himself and ran towards the aura containing her. One of the Gods hit him anticipating the demon's intent only to have him retaliate quickly.

"You should have been a brainless zombie."

Hiei felt his Jagan pulsate in pain as it didn't allow them to trap him in a forged memory. Suzaku played a role in this, he just had to or else he couldn't come back from it. The earth rumbled as from inside the aura a flash of bright light and sacred fire connected the earth and sky. Valery's eyes carried the colors of fire as her hair was brighter. Hiei went beside her as she looked over to his face.

"Is it really you?"

"It is. I get the mind playing God." He stated eyes flaring up in anger.

"I'll see to the rest then darling."

Aurora backed off.

"She'll kill us all."

"I will. The old ways are dead to the worlds. You wanted to be forgotten and I am here to grant you that wish. I will destroy this world along with your false Gods."

"Suzaku gave you power."

"He gave me a soul. For if I am to fail, I will crawl out of Hell and come back for you."

One of the Gods came before her.

"You are not strong enough to kill us all. And in taking this world down you and your precious lover will perish."

A scream escaped Valery's throat, a screeching sound like that of the Phoenix, energy launching all across the world.

"You should have killed the necromancers then, you should have let me be queen and you would have lived."

"You are an abomination!" he yelled out trying to counterattack. The earth trembled and cracked as Valery and Hiei fought, sacred energy and dark flames engulfing the landscapes.

"You have all contributed to my power, I thank you. If you would have spared me, nurtured and cuddled me I'd be like Aurora. A queen by title and nothing more."

The rest were also waking up from their induced fantasy as the world was starting to dissolve under the surge of power. Hiei threw the teleportation amulet to Sebastian.

"Take the rest and use your blood." His sword delivered another hit. "And think of your brothers. Go!"

"Hiei I need you to channel me." In an instant he was near her, channeling his dark flames through her.

"Hiei?"

"What?" he asked trying to hear through the screams of the rest.

"If we don't make it."

"I'll find you in another life."

Fussing their energies the once proud lands dissolved into nothingness. The Gods trembled and perished one by one staring in awe at the union before them. A last flash of burning light erupted and all that was felt was silence and nothingness.


Sebastian teleported with the rest in the villa where his brothers were.

"What happened?" Bayu asked concerned.

"Valery and Hiei were battling the old Gods and we got out before they brought the world down."

"Brought the world down? Where are they?"

"I don't know."

Botan burst through the main doors and ran directly into Sebastian's arms.

"You're alright, thank goodness." Hesitantly he wrapped his arms around her tiny body and smirked.

"I knew you couldn't stay away."

"Shut up you brute." She stated hugging him tighter.

"Guys, I'm thrilled to see you two like this but where are Valery and Hiei?"

Botan looked at Bayu and separated herself from Sebastian.

"We are still monitoring to see if they returned or where."

"If?!" Bayu asked concerned.

"I have the amulet." Sebastian showed her the artifact.

"I presume, yes Valery can travel through worlds on her own."

"You presume? What is Spirit World doing to help? She maybe can travel that far on her own but she's with Hiei." He gave Bayu a grave look.

"I know there were many mistakes along the way but we will not let them die."

"You'd better not." Sebastian stepped in.

"That world was sitting on top of its former glory. It had rotten corpses and minds, with tainted Gods alongside it. Valery and Hiei are doing all of us a favor. The evil that lurked there needs to be destroyed."

Han came between them.

"I want Valery back."


Branches broke and fell to the ground. Two thuds were heard. Hiei groaned holding onto his head.

"What the hell woman? Where are we?" Valery picked herself up.

"In the forest where we met." She answered dusting herself off "It was the first place I thought of coming back to." His wild eyes settled on her arms that was almost burnt entirely.

"Your arm."

"Got caught in the crossfire at the end. It will heal." He cautiously came near her and extended his hand out to her.

"Don't, we both have few energy left."

"Shut up." She grabbed his hand forcing him to a stop "How did you manage to find me in an image projected by a God?" he asked not looking at her.

"I hid adjusting girls like Vanessa to myself. No one can control a world entirely Hiei." She watched him carefully "However you wouldn't have me as a human."

"You wouldn't understand." She lifted his chin up to look at her.

"Try me."

"Humans don't live long." To which she could only sigh.

"So you would have said no to a few decades together? You would rather leave me alone than live with a weaker version of myself?"

"Not you. Me. You would have been a human if the separation worked." She frowned.

"Don't I have a say in this?"

"No." he answered abruptly staring her down "How could I protect you as a human?"

"Oh my, Kuwabara is human and he would do anything to protect your sister." He rolled his eyes.

"He's just a fool."

"But we're seen him pull through and develop." She tilted her head to the side, eyes sad. "Humans aren't all that weak. We both had a screwed up life implanted in our heads where we were one without the other. But we still managed to find each other."

"You were smart enough to play against it. You managed to convince a God you were no longer." She looked at him and just shrug her shoulders. She didn't have the power necessary to fight with him.

"Apart from not being able to protect you as I should you have to understand one thing. A few decades at most with you just isn't enough for me. Time with you passes quickly. How could I be satisfied?"

Her eyes softened as she placed a hand on his cheek.

"We never know how much time we have ahead. Why deny even a few moments?"

He kept watching her but not giving out anything.

"Are you real?" he finally asked her.

"No, I'm a very detailed fucking version of Valery projected in your mind. Of course I'm real!"

They both sat in the grass resting their tired bodies. She was however feeling rather nervous about his entire approach. He was adamant that if ever was in a weaker state he was not going to be with her. Getting up on her feet she spoke.

"You marked me as yours. This mark is more as you clearly stated. There will be good times and there will be hard times. I need to sure that you won't leave me when I am at my weakest, but neither will you leave when you are in that state."

He tilted his head to get a better view of her as she continued to deliver her speech.

"I know very well what implications came in being with you. I knew you were selfish and rather unkind. Please don't let me believe you will leave me…" as she was finishing her sentence she found herself on the ground with his fangs buried in her neck. As soon as the realization hit her she tried to break free.

"Get off!" she demanded while struggling "Get the fuck off me!" she punched him having a chunk of skin unwillingly fly loose. She held onto her neck trying not to hurt him with her powers.

"Are you insane?" he wiper the blood with the back of his hand, eyes fixed on her. Her magnetic stare watched his next move carefully.

"I had to see if you were real."

"You could have asked you bastard" he stepped closer.

"I'll heal you."

"Touch me again and I'll break your filthy hands." He stopped in his tracks assessing her grave stare. His look however had something demanding in it. She could only imagine that having such a struggle implanted in his head took a toll on him. And even if they both knew it wasn't real, it felt as such. And Hiei was having a hard time grasping everything around him at that very moment. The way he looked at her was different.

"I'm going to report back to Spirit World." She finally spoke only to have his anger flare up.

"You are not going anywhere apart from Demon World."

"I am no demon you can order around."

"No, but you are my woman and you are coming with me." She blinked surprised.

"Hiei you are only making things worse." He shook his fist at her.

"I am not letting you out of my site. You will come to Demon World. You will be crowned queen and you will stay there until the next tournament."

"Like hell I will." She spat out "I need to report back. I need to get back Suzaku."

"No!" he yelled out causing her to take a step back surprised. He was absolutely furious however she couldn't grasp the full extent of his feelings. She has seen him mad before but never had she had to experience that anger directed at her like that. Exhaling and inhaling softly she tried to gather her thoughts.

"I'll join you in Demon World, don't doubt that. But firstly we need to go to Spirit World."

"They can come to us."

He started walking toward her only to have her back down. He finally stopped in his tracks seeing her reaction and crossed his hands over his chest.

"What are you doing?"

"Keeping myself away from you until I understand what your intentions are."

"I just told you what I want."

"Yet you are mad, at me." Her voice became elevated. Hiei sighed trying to keep his temper at bay as he watched the wide eyed woman before him. She was holding onto her neck, covered in blood, hers and her enemies, burnt hand. She was resilient and stubborn though. Her eyes were determined even if she was scared of the demon before her. However she just brought an entire world down. Made it crumble to its doom with all its inhabitants. Yet she was scared of him.

"I don't want you to go anywhere." He stated with a much calmer tone.

"I'll come back."

"When you feel like it. This is not the time to be going anywhere."

"And you think you can limit me to one world? I need to see what happened. I need to see if the others are safe. I need to make all of this right."

"It's not on you."

"Isn't it? It's my blood, my parent's doing, my protector."

As soon as she finished that sentence the God of War came between them. He was holding his axe in his right hand, his bright red hair flowing in the wind. He looked over at Valery assessing the damage done to her. He then looked over at Hiei who once again carried that angry look in his eyes.

"Are you harmed Darkness?" his question directed to her, his black eyes never leaving Hiei.

"I'm fine."

"I am now your protector. I will fulfil my duties as such from this day on."

"Where is Suzaku?" her voice trembling.

"The Phoenix is no longer a creature living inside you. It's carved in you making a soul for yourself. We can't bring him back Darkness."

"Don't say that, we are Gods." She said her bright eyes on the verge of tears. He went and picked up her thin figure.

"Don't cry. You will now get to live and we all agree with his decision. Plus those washed up Gods would have been at war with us if you hadn't wiped them out." He cradled her in his strong arms and turned to meet once again Hiei's murderous gaze.

"I need you with us as well."

"Put her down." He laughed.

"No, I will not. She needs to be held right now and she will not let you touch her. Now put your hand on me. We need to go."

Hiei placed his hand on his shoulder and they were all taken to Spirit World. Sebastian was already there with his brothers and the five prisoners. Botan looked at the God of War.

"Is she alright?"

"She'll be fine."

They all went in front of Koenma and he finally put Valery down.

"Oh my you look like shit." He cleared his throat when she glared at him "Well we have manager to find out that the other realm would have gone to war against us soon. We have managed to get a reading before the world collapsed. They had armies hidden away and they were waiting on their queen." The room focused in on Valery "However Aurora made a fatal mistake."

"That was not my world. It felt empty."

"You did good in annihilating it. That's what would have happened regardless."

She watched him carefully, knowing what his words meant. If she would have went for the crown they would have been at war. However although they exchanged looks none said anything. A war between them would have been chaos.

Valery glanced over her shoulder at the five prisoners. She only had one plan for them, they all did. They needed to forget all that happened. Hiei was needed to enter their minds and erase their memories. After the task was done and they were returned safely to their homes, with Valery and Hiei healed they all went to the platform where Suzaku was. Other Gods were also there. She approached his body slowly, tears streaming down her cheeks, creating a fire spark when landing on the floor. The Phoenix was now as much of a part as her Dark Angel blood. A soul carved from Suzaku himself.

She took the form of the Phoenix and kneeled next to his body.

"Tell me how to give it back. I can do it, just tell me how. You can't die, you are the goddamn God of Rebirth." She shook his body like a small child not being able to grasp the concept of death. War bend to her height and hugged her.

"Such a frail thing you are Darkness. You are evil supreme yet your heart is human. He wouldn't want you to be sad, you know none of us live forever."

Sun also came near them.

"I know you have other plans, however it would be best and safer for you to finally join us." She looked up at him and then glanced at Hiei. His eyes widened as his body tense when Valery finally spoke.

"It does sound tempting, I won't deny that. However I have made a vow to stand by his side and regardless of what will happen I am…his." She said through her teeth her eyes taking that hollow appearance as her transformation faded.

She kissed Suzaku's cheek one last time and turned to Hiei.

"I am ready to go to Demon World."


Hiei went about his duties as king as Valery spent more time alone refusing to come out of her room staying separated from him until the wedding day.

Him however knew she was once again slipping through his fingers, but with every attempt to try and get closer she was further and further away.

One night a knock was heard at her door. She didn't answer to invite him in however he still entered her room to find her on the balcony smoking and staring out in the distance.

"You need to get out of this room." She didn't even look his way ignoring him altogether. Groaning annoyed he went to pull her in front of him however she didn't raise her eyes to look at him.

"I'm calling off the wedding." She finally looked at his face.

"Do what you want, it's what you do anyway." He glared viciously and she returned an equal look.

"I'm doing it until you come to your senses." She kicked him and took a couple of steps back hitting the balcony rail.

"Me? What about your stupid self?" enraged she closed the gap punching him only to be amazed he wasn't fighting back. He knew he was in the wrong but wasn't willing to admit it. A second punch came.

"Fight back!" he caught her by the wrists.

"Woman calm down."

"No I will not calm down." He glanced to the side gathering his thoughts.

"Valery" he said looking back at her "You are a free woman" he said letting of her hands. That statement caught her off guard and she just stood there in front of him. His anger had evaporated. He turned and rested his elbows on the balcony rail.

"I am not allowed to force you into this." She kept her position staring at his back.

"I am mad, mad others can freely take you away from me. I can't stand that." He looked over his shoulder and saw she was paying attention so he turned to fully look into her eyes.

"You are not my property."

"I'm not." She answered shaking her head.

"I had to see almost 30 years go by without you. I know it wasn't real but I lived it."

"So have I."

"I know Valery." She took a step toward him.

"I never stopped loving you."

"Neither have I."

"Good, so we are not cancelling anything. I am yours and you are mine. As long as you get your head out of your ass of course I think we'll be fine." He watched her and nodded.

"You will not hurt me. Ever. Go you get me?"" he nodded again "I will love and understand you, but you can't bind me to one realm."

"Agreed." He answered inhaling deeply.

"I will forever be yours, I will follow you in hell if need be. But mostly if it ever comes to it…"

"What now?" he was getting fed up with the demands.

"If we die and you are born a human, you will let me love you." He grinded his teeth but nodded.

"Say yes Hiei."

"Yes." She smiled.

"What is your promise?"

"I will forever love you and no one else. I will not harm you and I trust you will put me on the right path if I ever sway."

"I will."

"I shall protect you, even beyond my powers if you'll always soave me with your darkness."

"Of course I will." He finally took her in his arms.

"I am yours and I will always be. As long as you are here."

"So be it." She responded kissing him.


A couple of days later under the setting a wisteria arch Hiei was waiting for Valery to enter the crowd and fulfill their vows to one another. He did feel somewhat nervous. Not due to the crowd that came to witness the union between the kind of Demon World and the last remaining Dark Angel. He felt he still didn't settle. Firstly his agitated soul and secondly how things between him and Valery actually were at that moment.

He loved her, there was no doubt in his heart or mind. He still cringed at the idea of him as weak. However now that he had calmed down a bit even as a human he couldn't and wouldn't live without her by his side. The only woman strong enough to withstand his complex taciturn nature. One to read between the lines and heal his damage heart. A woman capable enough to hold him and maintain his interest day in and day out. And when night came she would be the one to comfort him and ease his nature so he could sleep.

As she walked down the aisle her eyes locked with his. Those soft crimson eyes luring in her constantly. In all her years no creature could peak her interest as he did. No one would have the strength to stand by her. They would be intimidated and pale in comparison to her. They would cower or try to overrule her. That was not possible. You could not tame her and if you did try the second you'd break contact with her she would lash out. However Hiei knew how to control the situation. Not always that certain but he managed to get it right in the end. She knew what buttons to push and he knew how to respond.

Standing in front of one another they saw each other truly.

"Until the end?"

"Until the very end."


This marks the end of the 3rd part. Honestly where is a 4th part written but I am still thinking about it and if it will be published or not.

I really hopped you enjoyed it :)

Thank you for all the support.