--------------------------------- Desipio's POV -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
When Yusuke yelled, and alerted the orgs to our presence, we were forced to fight. Yusuke was happy, he'd been waiting for a fight since we got here. Myself? I was trying my hardest not to freak out. It was my first fight, not that I'd ever tell the team that. They'd probably been born fighting.
It actually turns out that we shouldn't have worried about fighting the thousand orgs like we did. There may have been a thousand of them, but they weren't any stronger then the ones at the door. Even I, who can't fight at all, was able to defeat a few. It was rather amazing, actually. In less then an hour, they were all unconscious. (I refuse to think of them as dead)
It was then that we had to regroup, figure out what to do now that Narly's missing. It's depressing, actually. I mean, I never actually liked her, but she didn't like me either, and still helped find my sister. And for that she must be suffering by Ice's hand, wherever they are.
"Maybe she got away," commented Kuwabara, " she might be waiting for us outside right now." The team, including myself, looked hopeful at his words, but Hiei shook his head.
"If she got away she'd stay to help, if only to show off the fact that she could get away." We went back to being depressed.
"We may as well go back to the Nigenshi," commented Kurama, "We can think about how to rescue her there, and Eia can be returned to her father. Also, if she did get away, she might have had to leave, and might meet us there." I nodded in agreement.
"I want father to look at Eia, he'll be able to fix whatever's making her sleep like that. She's usually a light sleeper," as I said that, I remembered all the times someone had woken her up, and she'd in turn woke me up.
"Okay," spoke Yusuke, "but I really don't like leaving her here. What if they still have her?"
"Then we'll come back," Hiei spoke coolly, but with much more emotion then was usual for him. Even I, who had known him only a short while, recognised this. He must really love her. I thought.
The rest of the team had noticed the extreme emotion to, and were looking at him oddly. Finally, Yusuke decided to break the silence by calling Botan.
"Can you make us a portal? We've got the kid." A second later, a portal appeared, and we unenthusiastically went through.
---------------------------------------------------------------------------- In the Nigenshi ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
"What's with the long faces?" The ferry girl asked us, "You don't seem to have any injuries."
Hiei was the first to reply. "Baka ferry onna. The stupid girl got herself kidnapped." Botan's mouth formed a silent O of surprise.
"What! I assumed she'd just stayed in the Makai, since it's her home and all! If she's captured, then why did you come back? Is she okay? Is she-" While I was thinking of a painless way to stop her rambling, Yusuke had just hit her on the head.
"We figured that Desipio should take Eia back to their home, and we could figure out wear they took her." he explained. What! I didn't think...
"I can't just leave her. I want to help rescue her to!" I blurted out, rather loudly I guess, "Plus, she helped me save my sister, it's only fair I return the favor," I finished, a little more calmly. Kuwabara was the one to answer me.
"We have to protect the princess at all costs, remember! You have to make sure she gets home safely!" Kurama continued the rant with:
"Also, not to insult you in anyway, but you're not at all a fighter. We'll need to fight to get her out, and you might be more hindrance then help," How is it that a thieving fox that used to have no conscience at all can make me feel so guilty? I have to figure it out some time, honestly...
"Okay, I'll go." I replied sadly. "But call me if you ever need my help."
With that, I stepped through the portal that had been made by Botan a split second after I agreed.
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Narly POV (Location Unknown) -----------------------------------------------------------
I seem to have picked up a bad habit of being kidnapped and taken to unknown locations. That in itself would be okay, if they made some sort of patch to help you get out of it, like humans do with smoking. Since they don't, I'm trapped here indefinitely. Indefinitely meaning until I escape, or am taken to another secret hideout. Preferably one without ghost shackles. It would be nice.
What can I see of my new inhabitants, you may ask. Even less then before. Being blindfolded really doesnt help with your seeing ability, after all. Pardon the sarcasm, but I'm royally pissed off at the moment. One second, ONE SECOND! Before I put the final stage of my escape plan into action, and they do this! You'd be annoyed to.
All I know (and it's killing me to know so little!) is that it's not as cold as it used to be: aka not freezing, and there's rock at my back. That and the fact I'm still shackled with ghost shackles, and am hanging from a wall-like-thing. I could be in a dungeon, but then again I might not be.
So, in order to get out I have to... Grrrr! This would be easier if I at least knew were I was! Though I do have to hand it to them, they knew exactly what would make it almost impossible for me to escape. One wonders why they didn't do this before.
Maybe if I make a lot of noise, someone would come to shut me up, and... No. Wait a minute, I think I hear something! Footsteps, coming closer. Now all I have to do is start talking, and hope they speak my language. In all my life, the one thing that's been consistent has been gullible people. Hopefully this person is one of them.
"Hey you!" I cried, ready to start my rampage of speech.
"Don't even try it. I know of your way with words," spoke a soft, hard voice. I paled. Really pale. Paler then I was before. The reason?
"You- I'm-you're Fredrick, the guardsman," I whispered. This was bad. This was way bad. This was beyond bad and I can't believe I was so stupid. This was the ghost kingdom.
The one thing is, though, that they had to be some manipulators, to do all that. Pretty hard on Desipio, though.
I suppose I should explain, now that I'm over the gasping phrase. You people probably have no idea whats going on. So, this is what I think happened:
An evil alien ate the generals brain, then made his home inside it. He then proceeded to get all his evil alien allies to come take over the rest of the race, and march on the Nigenshi to take them over too. That's the real reason they attacked. But they couldn't tell us that, so they made up that story, which Desipio, who managed to escape, alone free of the evil brain aliens, actually believed. That's why they sent him away, and why Eia won't wake. She has no brain and no alien in her head to work like a brain.
Well, either that or this was all a plan to lure me to my death, since I'm the forbidden child. They might have teamed up with the ice maidens, or just taken them over, because Hiei's my ally, and the ice maidens want him dead. I like the alien idea better, though.
Then the footsteps come again. I'm really hoping their not Fredrick's, because last time I was here he tortured me, and I'd rather not go through that again.
"You're to come with us," says someone who ISN'T FREDRICK! But I suppose it's just as bad, considering they're probable bringing me to my death. Still, better a fast death then being tortured to death.
He undoes my shackles, but keep the one tying my feet together on, probably so I can't turn ghost and escape. As he undoes my hands, I fall, but thankfully the ground is only a few feet down. I sigh, and wish I had had the foresight to make a will.
You may not have noticed, but I'm not really hopeful about escaping. I did that once, and it was once more then expected.
The ghost then proceeds to drag me up, and when I can't stand (you try, when you're injured, blindfolded and wearing shackles on your feet!) he lets out a growl of annoyance. Probably thinks I'm doing this on purpose.
I then get dragged up stairs, quite painfully, actually, and out into something that, by the fresh air, I'll assume is outside. If I remember correctly, I must be in the stadium right know. I would have had to have been in the dungeon before, 'cause it's the only place that has actually doors. Most times the ghosts just glide through the walls.
So, the stadium. Seems like my death is quite the affair. Probably made it a holiday and everything. You know, I'm just really glad that my death can bring so much joy to the world, and I'm sorry I can't find it in me to be happy as well. Then again it is my death.
They're taking off my blindfold! I guess they figure there's not much I can do to escape at this point. To bad there right, or I'd be out of here. Scanning the crowd, I see all manor of ghost, calling me all manor of names. Mostly just bastard and evil, though.
Then I see the generals box. He's sitting there, with Eia. I'm glad she's all right, but where's Desipio? Maybe he's sulking in his room because he didn't realise that I'm the evil forbidden child. Who cares anyway?
-------------------------------------------------------- Desipio's POV (Back in time, right after he went through the portal) ------------------------------------------
I knew something was off the moment I stepped out of the portal. Normally when the princess is missing, you don't throw a party. Yet here it was, a big poster that said 'celebration at the stadium' spread out above my head.
Turning ghost, I entered my father's room, to return Eia, and find out what in Enma's name was going on. We were both invisible when I heard him.
"You're not to take any chances, Fredrick. She shall not escape again!" this was said fiercely, while slamming his fist on the table. I stood still, and it's a good thing I did, or I wouldn't have ever found out.
"The filthy halfbreed won't escape, General, we've taken every precaution," spoke Fredrick, the dungeon master. He had scraggly purple hair, and I never really liked him. Likes torture a little too much.
By this time I was staring in utter fascination. I didn't remember ever having an actual prisoner, much less one that escaped. "Good. The people will be happy to see her die, but Desipio should be getting back with Eia soon," How did my father know that we rescued Eia! And why would the people be happy to see her die? We're not a blood thirsty race, as a rule. Even is she was a murderer, they wouldn't want to see her die! What had happened while I was gone?
"Yes sir. She'll be dead by the time they get back, and they won't ever know," Why didn't Fredrick want us to know? What didn't they want us to find out.
My father nodded. "She should never have existed. I don't know how she survived birth, but we'll be sure she doesnt survive this, eh!" They both laughed, and I felt sick. My father, taking this much joy in killing! It was crazy, shaking my entire reality. If my father was a killer, then what was I?
"Nothing but a fast talking fool," Me! Could Fredrick hear me? "That girl," oh, okay then, "calls herself Narly, of all names!" They laughed again, but I was in turmoil. They had Narly! But, how? That would mean they were working with Ice.. My overwhelming curiosity overcame my natural urge for caution.
"What's going on!" I screamed, coming visible, "Why are you killing Narly? She helped save Eia!" They stared at me in shock for a second, then abruptly took in what I said. My father was the first to react.
"Eia was never really in danger, Desipio,"
"What!" I screamed. "You fake- kidnapped your own daughter!" This was too much. I'd been worried sick, and he'd known she was safe all along!
"Exactly," my father, curse him, looked pleased that I had figured it out. "We used her as bait to lure the forbidden child of fire and ice, and he in turn lured the girl."
I shot him a look of utmost disgust that didn't seem to faze him. At that moment I hated him so much that if I didn't have questions I would have stormed out. "Who's the forbidden child, and why do you want Narly," I choked out angrily.
"Why Hiei, of course." Hiei's forbidden? Well, it explained why he was so silent, every prejiduced idiot must have hated him! But he hadn't explained about Narly.
"And when I explain why I wanted Narly, you'll agree that she needs to be killed," I will? Maybe.. Father always has good reasons, maybe she did something really bad.
"What did she do?" I asked, softly, wanting to believe my father was good, but not wanting to betray Narly.
"She was born." He spoke with fierce hatred, like he'd had ages to let the normal hatred fester, turning it into a volcano. I didn't get it. How could being born be evil?
"The only forbidden child in Ghost demo history. Half of her blood is of the noble ghost demons, the other half is a cursed fallen angel. She cannot exist." What the... She's a ghost! But how?
Wait, those other people, Kuwabara and them, they said she looked different the first time they saw her, she might have two forms. But that still didn't explain why they wanted her dead. Just being born isn't a good enough reason for bloodshed! Was it? I would ask, but before I found out, there was one question that I needed him to answer. At the same time, I was dreading the answer.
"Who is her father?" I asked stiffly. If he'd been cheating on my mother...
For once my father looked down. He seemed ashamed, and Fredrick was the one that answered. "Him. She'd be your sister if she wasn't forbidden." I stared at him in shock. My subconscious may have been expecting this, but I sure wasn't!
"What! You're going to kill her just for being born, even when she was born from your sin!" I screamed. It must have been loud, because Eia shifted in my arms. She's been dead to the world since I got here.
My father looked at me. "Let me take Eai while you calm down. It may seem harsh to you know, but some day you'll understand." I laughed without humor.
"I'm not blood thirsty like you, father. I'll never understand the need to kill." I spoke angrily as I passed Eia to him. He may be heartless, but he won't hurt his own daughter. Not a pure blood daughter, anyway.
"Desipio, I'm your father!" I heard him start to scream as I turned ghost and slipped out the door. Thankfully, I didn't have to hear the rest, as the building was soundproof. Now I had to figure out how to rescue her... I couldn't do it alone, but the others had been looking for a way to rescue her as I left.
As my father followed me out the wall, I created a portal and stepped through to the Renkai.
