We're almost out of Maze Castle and you've learned quite a bit of
information about Mayline and a little about Kylie and like none about
Miko. Oh well. You'll learn a lot more about them, especially Mayline. Some
time after Maze Castle, you'll learn almost everything about Mayline and
her past with some surprises as well. Now, on to the story.
Chapter 6 Frozen
As the gang ran up the stairs, Mayline began to feel even colder. The Room of Hell had warmed her up a bit, but it seems that the closer they get to the top, the colder she gets. She couldn't help but pull her jacket around her. She made sure that no one noticed so they wouldn't have to worry about it. She could still, however, smell Kurama's blood, and it was getting on her nerves. "I'm tired of smelling Kurama's blood. Will you take care of that wound?" Kuwabara stopped running and picked her up off the ground by her shirt: "And what exactly is he suppose to do about it? It's not his fault." Mayline then punched him: "Was I talking to him? No! Was I talking to you? No! I was talking to Kylie, you dumb ass." "Oh. Well then sorry shorty," Kuwabara said as he set her back down. Hiei could've sworn he saw her skin flash to a shade of green before turning back to normal.
Kylie laughed a bit before going over to Kurama and placing a hand on his wound. Kurama knew he was blushing slightly. Her hand began to glow and the next thing he knew, it was gone. It looked as though the wound was never there. "Ok, now let's get going. We need to kill the next Saint Beast," Kylie said. The gang nodded and ran up the rest of the stairs, only to be presented with 15 doors. "Give me a break," Yuusuke said. "It appears we have found a maze in Maze Castle," Hiei said. "Makes sense," Yuusuke said. "We must be careful: it's something of a legend."
"In the beginning, before the barrier wall was erupted around the city, bounty hunters came in search of the beasts. None succeeded, but the beasts never left their tower, letting anyone who enter forfeit their lives to this maze. There are 15 doors, all but one lead to a dead end. There are no second attempts. Unavoidable traps line the incorrect passages. So you see, a poor choice seals our fate," Kurama explained. Yuusuke turned to Kuwabara: "Ok, Mr. Sensitive, this one's all yours." Kuwabara looked at all the doors till his eyes laid on one of them. That door's got a big feeling behind it, kinda like the last two Beasts. "The second door on the left." "You heard the man. Let's go." Yuusuke said. "How do we know he's not making a mistake?" Hiei asked. "I'm sorry shorty, I know it's not your thing but you're just going to have to trust me on this one. There's something big behind this door. Something scary," Kuwabara said as he opened it. On the ground was a small white mouse that ran out under his feet. "AH! I hate mice." "Gee, Kuwabara, and that speech of yours was getting so dramatic," Yuusuke joked.
Mayline picked up the mouse in her cold hands and turned to Kylie and Miko with an evil grin. Kylie bit back a smile and Miko snickered. "What's so funny?" Kuwabara asked. He then felt something climb around on his shoulder. He looked over at it and found the mouse. He jumped up and hit the roof causing the mouse to fall off and land on Kylie. Mayline had to use to wall for support as she laughed. The others laughed as well and Hiei smirked. "You know, you're half bad," Hiei said. "And that was just half of my payback, but for now, let's get going," Mayline said as she headed down the passage.
"Looks like they've chosen the correct passage. Machete will be pleased that his dear old teammate and love is on her way with Miko and Kylie. Seiryu, go and play with them." "Yes, Master. I will not fail you."
The gang stood in front of two large doors with a blue dragon on either side of it. Lighting struck outside the windows. "Are we suppose to be scared?" Hiei asked. "Perhaps. That is the mark of the blue dragon, and judging from the odor I'd say the beast is inside," Kurama answered. "Yeah, and he doesn't feel very nice," Kuwabara said. They all watched as the doors began to open before walking in. A misty fog lay on floor. "This fog is alive," Kurama said. "Must be a form of spirit energy coming from our beast's body," Hiei said. Kylie began to shiver a bit: "Now I'm starting to feel a little cold." "You have done well to come this far, but I will not allow you do dishonor our master any farther." "Where's that voice coming from?" Kuwabara asked. "I don't know. Come out now dragon. This whole hide and seek thing is getting pretty lame!" Yuusuke yelled. A blinding light caused the gang to shield their eyes. When the light and fog had subsided, a 12-foot demon stood before them: "As you request." "He's a giant," Kuwabara said. "You may call me Seiryu. I have come to end your lives." "He's no dragon, but he is ugly," Yuusuke said. "It is not wise to say such things to your executer. Tell me, Mayline and Kylie, do you enjoy my ice spell?" (A/N: Byoko is dead in this fic. He does not come back but Hiei will get just as pissed ^__^) "What are you talking about?" Kylie asked. "I know that you both feel cold, although I didn't expect my spell to be this effective on Mayline until I found out she was a fire demon. After you took that first step into the castle, my spell has been running through your body causing you to become isolated very slowly. Soon it will be your death," Seiryu laughed.
The fog that was floating around the room suddenly raced towards them. The guys didn't have time to help when the fog disappeared down Mayline and Kylie's throats. All they could do is watch as their eyes went from red and green to a misty blue and were now blank. Their bodies fell to the ground. "Mayline! Kylie!" Miko yelled as she ran over to Kylie. Hiei headed over to Mayline. Their bodies were ice cold to the touch, and they weren't responding to Miko's cries. "I suggest you hurry up and defeat me because every second that goes by, their bodies become colder, and they will freeze to death. Not to mention that the fact that Mayline is a fire demon, she will die more quickly." Hiei took off his cloak and wrapped it around Mayline's body as Miko did the same to Kylie. "And now to get rid of you, Miko," Seiryu said as he prepared another attack. "Ice Dragon!" Miko covered her face with her arms in fear and screamed, but her scream was soon silenced as her body was wrapped in ice. "You were right about my fog. By lowering it , I can wrap my enemy in ice," Seiryu said.
"Monster, you've really pissed me off," Yuusuke yelled. "Save your anger. You can take their leader. I insist this fight be mine," Hiei said with a glare. Yuusuke and the others watched as Hiei walked up to Seiryu. "Ah, shall you be first, Hiei?" Hiei looked from him to Mayline. She was laying on her back and seemed to be watching the fight. "What's wrong? Don't tell me that you feel sympathy for that betrayer. She will betray all of you just as she did Machete. Now let's fight," Seiryu said as he got into his fighting position. Hiei got into his fight stance as well. "He's a puzzle, isn't he?" Kurama said. Yuusuke and Kuwabara turned around to face him. "In times before, I've seen Hiei act with similar cruelty Hiei goes by his own code with very complex rules, but something about what Seiryu has done to the girls has caused great anger in him. One thing's for certain, never before have I seen Hiei begin a fight using so much spirit energy." "Good. As long as he kicks some ass," Yuusuke said.
Will, Hiei save Mayline and Kylie before they die or will they loose them forever? And why is Hiei so angry about it? Find out in chapter 7.
In chapter 7, two new enemies from Mayline and Kylie's past appear and Machete's changed them. It's up to the girls to change them back. Hopefully they can or else they'll be killed.
Chapter 6 Frozen
As the gang ran up the stairs, Mayline began to feel even colder. The Room of Hell had warmed her up a bit, but it seems that the closer they get to the top, the colder she gets. She couldn't help but pull her jacket around her. She made sure that no one noticed so they wouldn't have to worry about it. She could still, however, smell Kurama's blood, and it was getting on her nerves. "I'm tired of smelling Kurama's blood. Will you take care of that wound?" Kuwabara stopped running and picked her up off the ground by her shirt: "And what exactly is he suppose to do about it? It's not his fault." Mayline then punched him: "Was I talking to him? No! Was I talking to you? No! I was talking to Kylie, you dumb ass." "Oh. Well then sorry shorty," Kuwabara said as he set her back down. Hiei could've sworn he saw her skin flash to a shade of green before turning back to normal.
Kylie laughed a bit before going over to Kurama and placing a hand on his wound. Kurama knew he was blushing slightly. Her hand began to glow and the next thing he knew, it was gone. It looked as though the wound was never there. "Ok, now let's get going. We need to kill the next Saint Beast," Kylie said. The gang nodded and ran up the rest of the stairs, only to be presented with 15 doors. "Give me a break," Yuusuke said. "It appears we have found a maze in Maze Castle," Hiei said. "Makes sense," Yuusuke said. "We must be careful: it's something of a legend."
"In the beginning, before the barrier wall was erupted around the city, bounty hunters came in search of the beasts. None succeeded, but the beasts never left their tower, letting anyone who enter forfeit their lives to this maze. There are 15 doors, all but one lead to a dead end. There are no second attempts. Unavoidable traps line the incorrect passages. So you see, a poor choice seals our fate," Kurama explained. Yuusuke turned to Kuwabara: "Ok, Mr. Sensitive, this one's all yours." Kuwabara looked at all the doors till his eyes laid on one of them. That door's got a big feeling behind it, kinda like the last two Beasts. "The second door on the left." "You heard the man. Let's go." Yuusuke said. "How do we know he's not making a mistake?" Hiei asked. "I'm sorry shorty, I know it's not your thing but you're just going to have to trust me on this one. There's something big behind this door. Something scary," Kuwabara said as he opened it. On the ground was a small white mouse that ran out under his feet. "AH! I hate mice." "Gee, Kuwabara, and that speech of yours was getting so dramatic," Yuusuke joked.
Mayline picked up the mouse in her cold hands and turned to Kylie and Miko with an evil grin. Kylie bit back a smile and Miko snickered. "What's so funny?" Kuwabara asked. He then felt something climb around on his shoulder. He looked over at it and found the mouse. He jumped up and hit the roof causing the mouse to fall off and land on Kylie. Mayline had to use to wall for support as she laughed. The others laughed as well and Hiei smirked. "You know, you're half bad," Hiei said. "And that was just half of my payback, but for now, let's get going," Mayline said as she headed down the passage.
"Looks like they've chosen the correct passage. Machete will be pleased that his dear old teammate and love is on her way with Miko and Kylie. Seiryu, go and play with them." "Yes, Master. I will not fail you."
The gang stood in front of two large doors with a blue dragon on either side of it. Lighting struck outside the windows. "Are we suppose to be scared?" Hiei asked. "Perhaps. That is the mark of the blue dragon, and judging from the odor I'd say the beast is inside," Kurama answered. "Yeah, and he doesn't feel very nice," Kuwabara said. They all watched as the doors began to open before walking in. A misty fog lay on floor. "This fog is alive," Kurama said. "Must be a form of spirit energy coming from our beast's body," Hiei said. Kylie began to shiver a bit: "Now I'm starting to feel a little cold." "You have done well to come this far, but I will not allow you do dishonor our master any farther." "Where's that voice coming from?" Kuwabara asked. "I don't know. Come out now dragon. This whole hide and seek thing is getting pretty lame!" Yuusuke yelled. A blinding light caused the gang to shield their eyes. When the light and fog had subsided, a 12-foot demon stood before them: "As you request." "He's a giant," Kuwabara said. "You may call me Seiryu. I have come to end your lives." "He's no dragon, but he is ugly," Yuusuke said. "It is not wise to say such things to your executer. Tell me, Mayline and Kylie, do you enjoy my ice spell?" (A/N: Byoko is dead in this fic. He does not come back but Hiei will get just as pissed ^__^) "What are you talking about?" Kylie asked. "I know that you both feel cold, although I didn't expect my spell to be this effective on Mayline until I found out she was a fire demon. After you took that first step into the castle, my spell has been running through your body causing you to become isolated very slowly. Soon it will be your death," Seiryu laughed.
The fog that was floating around the room suddenly raced towards them. The guys didn't have time to help when the fog disappeared down Mayline and Kylie's throats. All they could do is watch as their eyes went from red and green to a misty blue and were now blank. Their bodies fell to the ground. "Mayline! Kylie!" Miko yelled as she ran over to Kylie. Hiei headed over to Mayline. Their bodies were ice cold to the touch, and they weren't responding to Miko's cries. "I suggest you hurry up and defeat me because every second that goes by, their bodies become colder, and they will freeze to death. Not to mention that the fact that Mayline is a fire demon, she will die more quickly." Hiei took off his cloak and wrapped it around Mayline's body as Miko did the same to Kylie. "And now to get rid of you, Miko," Seiryu said as he prepared another attack. "Ice Dragon!" Miko covered her face with her arms in fear and screamed, but her scream was soon silenced as her body was wrapped in ice. "You were right about my fog. By lowering it , I can wrap my enemy in ice," Seiryu said.
"Monster, you've really pissed me off," Yuusuke yelled. "Save your anger. You can take their leader. I insist this fight be mine," Hiei said with a glare. Yuusuke and the others watched as Hiei walked up to Seiryu. "Ah, shall you be first, Hiei?" Hiei looked from him to Mayline. She was laying on her back and seemed to be watching the fight. "What's wrong? Don't tell me that you feel sympathy for that betrayer. She will betray all of you just as she did Machete. Now let's fight," Seiryu said as he got into his fighting position. Hiei got into his fight stance as well. "He's a puzzle, isn't he?" Kurama said. Yuusuke and Kuwabara turned around to face him. "In times before, I've seen Hiei act with similar cruelty Hiei goes by his own code with very complex rules, but something about what Seiryu has done to the girls has caused great anger in him. One thing's for certain, never before have I seen Hiei begin a fight using so much spirit energy." "Good. As long as he kicks some ass," Yuusuke said.
Will, Hiei save Mayline and Kylie before they die or will they loose them forever? And why is Hiei so angry about it? Find out in chapter 7.
In chapter 7, two new enemies from Mayline and Kylie's past appear and Machete's changed them. It's up to the girls to change them back. Hopefully they can or else they'll be killed.
