"Go ahead, Hiei. This is what you've been working towards. Total conquest. Everything is yours to take, just kill him. Kill him, now." Kuronue spoke to Hiei. He was pushing him verbally, and it seemed...to be working.
Slowly, reaching out, Hiei took the katana from Kurama's bloody hands. Feeling the blade being lifted from his hands, Kurama's head bowed, eyes shut tight. He waited the moment when his life would end. But, it never came. With a small gasp, Kurama opened his eyes and looked up at Hiei.
The katana quivered in Hiei's open palms. His eyes were wide, and he stared blankly at the metal blade. Upon it was a shadow, but it was not just any shadow. For it was the outline of his Hiruiseki gem, glistening in its inanimate glory.
"What are you waiting for, Hiei? Don't tell me you're becoming emotional, because only weaklings let their emotions control them. Only weaklings like humans..." Narrowing his eyes, Kuronue continued to feed Hiei's thoughts of hatred and pain.
Moving his one hand to the hilt of the katana, Hiei gripped it tightly. Glaring down at Kurama, his red eyes danced like flames, burning...burning. "This, this is the end..." He raised the blade high above his head.
Kuronue smirked to himself; Hiei was about to do the deed that would mark his path of destiny.
"Your end!" At the very last moment, Hiei spun upon his heel and threw the katana straight at Kuronue, leaving Kurama stunned.
Staring down at the sword protruding from his stomach, Kuronue sneered at Hiei. He reached down and ripped the sword from himself, seemingly without feeling pain. Blood gushed from the gaping hole, but it was not the red liquid that was the appearence. Instead, it seemed more like a black ooze substance that poured from Kuronue's form. When it touched the ground, it burned with a hissing noise.
Kurama signed to himself a sigh of relief. So he had not completely lost the Hiei he knew. His Hiei. Falling against the tree, he sunk to the ground to fall unconscious. Obviously, the mix of loosing blood and shock of the moment had caused him a slight fright.
"Who are you?!" Hiei barked as his eyes darted back to Kuronue after he watched Kurama pass out.
"Who I am is of no concern to you, Hiei... For I work under the command of those higher authorities. My life has no purpose, never did. If I were to die during a mission, none would mourn for I never was." The longer he talked, the more ooze fell from his stomach. There soon became a pile, which spread in a spur and became hovering shadows.
"This is not your dream to make. No longer will we offer you the chance of joining the side that will triumph. You blew your chance, Hiei. You chose unseen love over us. And now, you will pay." A new voice rose from the darkness and Kuronue sank away.
Opening his Jagan eye, Hiei began to look around frantically.
"You can't fight us, we will win. We offered you a place on our team, and you refused. Now we will destroy you and all whom you hold close."
The hovering shadows formed together to create two new figures. Both had neon green eyes, aqua hair, and matching akidos. One wore a red one the other blue.
"Who's this crap chap?" The one wearing red inquired.
"The one who betrayed us, Kurayu. I leave him to you and Shimonu. He should not be much of a bother."
"If only you knew..." Hiei mumbled underneath his breath and he eyed the two informed as Kurayu and Shimonu.
"Shall we try the double rout, dear brother?" Shimonu said with a snicker and glint to his eye.
"Aye! That we shall!"
Both ran towards the other right hand extended. When they reached each other, they slapped hands together and disappeared with a small puff of red and blue smoke.
"Dammit, where'd they go?" Hiei mumbled to himself. His Jagan eye moved back and forth but he couldn't detect either's movement. 'What in the name of the seven hells am I supposed to do?!'