Ok. This is the last chapter. I hope everyone has enjoyed the story. It took a lot longer than I thought to write it. I started it last year...jeez it's been a long time. Well, read on and find out what happens. Enjoy.
Kurama sat on his couch and gave a sigh. He looked in the mirror closest to him. It had been almost three months since the sins possessed him and yet his body still showed signs of the terrible struggle. Those diseases literally tore him apart. With the help of Genkai and some of his own plants he was able to heal much of his body. But there were still burn marks. And his face was destroyed. His once beautiful face was now hideous to look at...well...the left half of it was. The right half of his face only suffered burns and light scarring. The left half of his face was nearly gone. The skin tore away at his cheek and you could nearly see his bone. Anyone who tried to touch it would have their hand covered in blood. The torn flesh ran up towards his eye. It was amazing that his eye stayed in place.
"It is healing though..." Kurama said sadly to himself. He had used many herbs and medicines to try to fix his face. Slowly but surely it was returning to it's natural state. It still didn't make him feel any better when he looked at it though.
He looked towards the door as he heard the doorbell ring. He slid a piece of black silk over his head and pulled it to cover the left half of his face. He didn't want to torment anyone by making them look at his face.
"Come in." He said in a low voice. It still hurt him to talk. He was able to but he wanted to wait until he healed entirely to push himself to talk loudly.
The door opened and the detectives, with Keiko and Botan, walked in. Keiko looked at Kurama and put her hands on her hips. "You know you don't have to wear that when you're around us."
Kurama shook his head. "You shouldn't have to see me when I'm like this." he whispered.
Hiei rolled his eyes. He walked over to his friend and tore the silk off of his head.
"Hiei!" Kurama yelled, then regretted it when his throat started to hurt. He covered his face with one of his hands and with the other snatched the silk back from Hiei and quickly hid his face with it.
"I didn't notice a thing different about you, Kurama."
Kurama stared at his friend then eventually smiled. "Thank you." he said. Hiei nodded at him and sat down. The others followed that action. Botan sat next to Kurama so she could tell him all of her news.
"I just wanted to tell you that some new virtues have finally been found. I think they're better than ones they had before. And this situation was so big in Heaven, Hell, and the Spirit realm that some new rules were added." she said.
"What kind of rules?" Kurama asked with a cough.
"The sins are no longer allowed to possess any human or demon. They just have to live with their corporeal forms. If they break the rules and do possess someone then the virtues will be allowed to handle it. If the virtues bother them any other time then they will pick new ones."
"What happens if the sins do possess someone? Will they allow the virtues to destroy that person like they almost did Kurama?" Hiei asked.
"Nope." Botan said. "Koenma's father made a special device for just such an occasion. If the sins possess someone then the virtues will use the device. The device allowes the virtues to remove the sins from the body without hurting the one who was possessed. Then as a punishment the sins will have to suffer the punishments that were originally given to them."
Yusuke smirked. "You mean the ones poor Kurama suffered?" he asked.
"Yes. And in case you're wondering, no, they did not pick new sins. The old ones are still around. They're using their corporeal bodies, as I mentioned before, and I think Lucifer will think twice about possessing someone. He has those two angelic wings to remind him of what happens when you possess the wrong person."
"That's wonderful to hear." Kurama whispered. "I wouldn't wish this kind of pain on anyone. And I'm sorry for the trouble and worry I put you guys through." he added.
"Come on! Shut up about that! It wasn't your fault this happened. And you suffered much more than any of us did. No one blames you for anything." Yusuke said.
Kurama smiled. He knew it wasn't his fault. But he also knew that his friends went through a lot to rescue him. They had seen him slaughter angels for goodness sake. Even after that they still helped him. If it wasn't for them he would be dead. He was eternally grateful. But he knew he wasn't healed entirely. Aside from his face, his mind was still not all there. But that was a fact he did not want his friends to know.
"You're very lucky, Kurama. You survived the seven deadly sins. Aren't you proud?" Botan said with a smile.
Yusuke laughed. "More like he survived the seven holy virtues. Who knew they would be so violent? I mean...they're angels..." he said.
Kuwabara was about to say something but Kurama started to cough harshly. His body started to shake. He was surprised his silk cloth didn't fall off.
"Kurama, are you ok?" Keiko asked.
But he continued to cough. He covered his mouth with his hands and the instant he did so, blood came flying out of his mouth. It splattered across his hand and the others quickly started to run around trying to find something to help him. Botan laid him carefully on the couch. Keiko already had a blanket ready and covered him with it. She then instructed Yusuke to get some water. They took care of their friend and soon he was feeling better.
"I'm fine. Really, I am." he told them a few hours later. "The way my body was treated I'm bound to cough up blood on occasion." he tried to assure them.
Keiko shook her head. "It's not ok that you're coughing up blood. I know you're trying to make us feel better but stop. We know the situation at hand. Listen, just rest, ok? We know you're tired. It's almost ten o' clock anyway. Just go to sleep and I'll treat you again in the morning."
"Are we leaving?" Yusuke asked. Keiko nodded. "I have to leave. I have school. And you guys better leave to. We can leave Hiei here. He'll watch Kurama, won't you?" she asked him.
A grunt was her answer. She took it as a yes, said her good byes then left. Botan, Yusuke, and Kuwabara left shortly after she did. After a small conversation between and the fox and the fire demon both fell asleep. But it was around midnight that Kurama woke up again. He looked to the other couch and saw Hiei sleeping there. He knew his friend was light sleeper and very quietly made his way to the window. He secured the piece of cloth around his face so it wouldn't fall off and jumped out of his house.
He walked around town trying to find his next prey. He remembered everything that happened when he went insane. He remembered his thirst for blood. That was all he wanted. He wanted to kill. He wanted to taste his victim's blood. And now that part of him still remained. He hated it but he couldn't deny himself that desire. He had lived so long without killing a human; he lived among them, he considered himself one of them. Now...he pitifully fell into his madness and killed them in anyway he wanted.
He spotted a young man walking on the sidewalk. He smiled and started to chase the boy. He tackled the boy to the ground. Kurama cringed as the boy gave a yell but continued with his mission.
"Get off of me!" the boy screamed. He managed to punch Kurama on the left side of his face. He screamed when his hand sank deeper than it should have. Kurama also yelled and rolled off of the boy. His face burned and he looked over to see the boy running away. Kurama got up and quickly caught up to the boy. He turned the boy around to face him and stared into his frightened face.
"Forgive me." Kurama whispered guiltily. He punched his hand in the boys chest and squeezed his heart. It didn't take long for the boy to fall limp. When Kurama was sure he was dead he set the body on the ground and looked at it. He bent down and bit into the hole he made in the boy's chest. He ate his heart, lungs, and anything else he could find inside the body. All the while though, he was crying. He knew it was wrong but he couldn't deny his desire to kill and torture. It came up when he went insane and he couldn't get rid of it. He lifted his head up and noticed a large piece of flesh that had fallen off the boy. He grabbed and began to devour it.
"Kurama..."
Kurama dropped the flesh and quickly turned around. He was met with the accusing eyes of his friend, Hiei. Hiei sat in a tree and looked down at him.
"Hiei...this...I mean...this isn't what it looks like..." Kurama said.
"I saw you eat that boy. I couldn't believe my own eyes. You haven't regained all of your sanity, have you?" Hiei asked him. Kurama just stared at him. Hiei looked at his friend. Kurama's white clothes were now covered in crimson. His mouth was leaking blood and there was blood all over his face. There was even blood on his silk cloth. But he noticed that there were also tear stains. By the time they reached his cheek those tears had turned red, but they were there nevertheless.
"You're a very messy eater. You have some skin in your teeth." Hiei said sarcastically.
"Stop, Hiei, this isn't funny!" Kurama yelled, turning his face away from his friend.
"I'm not laughing, am I?" Hiei said. "You could have said something. I'm sure we could have helped you if you asked for it."
Kurama began to stand. "No! No one needs to know! I can handle this on my own!" he said in a shaky voice.
"Yes, you're doing an excellent job by yourself, Kurama." Hiei said. "What are you going to do when they find the body...they might find out it was you. They can do an X-Ray and find pieces of the boy's flesh in your stomach."
"Shut up!" Kurama finally yelled. He jumped into the tree and scratched Hiei across his cheek with his nails. He was about to pounce on him but Hiei jumped away first.
"You aren't well, Kurama! We can help you! I can help you!"
"No! Just...forget this Hiei! Forget you ever saw this!"
"I wish I could but it's hard to forget the image of my best friend eating the insides of a human being!" Hiei said to him.
Kurama took a deep breath to calm himself. He knew if he got anymore angrier he would probably try to eat Hiei too. He glared at his friend and jumped from the tree back to the ground. "My body is still healing. Soon it will be healed entirely and then so will my mind. I won't have to worry about doing things like this after my mind and body heals."
"And until then...since you don't want our help..."
"I'll have no choice but to succumb to my desires...It's ok, Hiei. I'll..."
Hiei shook his head. "I don't care if you don't care. Though I do wish you would ask for help. It's your life. Live it how you want to." He paused. "I'm surprised at you, Kurama. This isn't like you. You almost die from the sins taking over your body and now that they're gone this is how you decide to live your life. Instead of asking for help you just feed your demonic nature. You disappoint me."
Kurama looked at the boy that he murdered. Who was he? Did he have a girlfriend? How were his grades in school? Was he someone that went to Kurama's school? Maybe he had a lot of friends...and Kurama took all that away. He licked his lips and began to cry when he tasted the blood there. He had let his insanity take control of him. He giggled as a thought crossed his mind.
"Looks like I've become the insane version of Gluttony..."
Soon his giggles turned back to crying. The tears fell down his face and he knew he would regret the things he had done for the rest of his life.
"I need...help..." he said in between tears. He turned back to his old friend. The friend who had helped him when the sins took his body, the friend that had been there for him when he needed him, the friend who had offered him help when he didn't even ask for it. "Hiei, please help me!" he yelled when he turned around. But Hiei had already disappeared into the darkness.
That's the end. I hope everyone enjoyed this story. Took forever to write...oh you know what would be awesome...if someone drew all the sins and Kurama. I should get someone to do that for me...but anyway tell me how you like the ending! It's kinda sad and happy...just let me know! Check out some of my other stories and I will see you guys later! Bye!