Ten years later, people waited in long lines in a gray, cold winter.
"So have you heard the rumor?" Hiei asked, approaching his friend Kurama.
Hiei was a short man with pointed dark hair, fathomless eyes, and a keen sixth sense. He was wearing black, and holding a paper.
"What rumor?" Kurama asked.
Kurama had long red hair, bright green eyes, and dressed in old Chinese style.
"That Princess Maria is alive, and her Grandmother the Dowager Empress, is looking for her. She will pay ten million to whoever finds her." Hiei said.
"Interesting. And you are suggesting we use a trick?" Kurama smirked, his eyes glistening gold.
"Find a girl, glamour her up, and present her as the lost princess? Hm, it sounds like quite the scheme my friend."
"Hn...what do you think?" Hiei asked, putting down the paper.
"It sounds like our way to the big time." Kurama said. "We do this, and then we can buy the world. We'll be able to pull the job we've been planning."
"To steal from the royal vault?" Hiei said. "What is it you want in there?"
"The Ankokukyo." Kurama said.
"Why do you want the Mirror of Darkness?" Hiei siad.
"I have my reason." Kurama's eyes flashed gold again, and Hiei was silent. "This rumor...is the ticket to everything. The Princess Maya."
