Nakoruru: Wow, can you believe that we're at chapter 11. Only two weeks
ago we were like at chapter 8 or something.
Rinka: Actually, I have. I think it's a good thing we've been able to do so much.
Nakoruru (shrugs): Well, yeah. Okay, welcome guys. Chapter 11 is now at your feet. Hope you all enjoy. Rinka and I actually took turns writing this chapter and seeing where it would go. This is the end product. Fighting and all that happy stuff.
Blazer: Now that you two have that out the way, let's get to the reviews.
Nicole, yea! The last chapter was good! We though it was shifty. We're glad it's interesting. We hope this chapter is just as interesting.
Eo*Angel, yeah, they have their work cut out for them. Let's hope they can pull it off. Enjoy the chappie!
Anime Princess, I heard the release date for it was like July 14th or July 15th. Well I hope you have a fun overseas. Wish I could take the trip to the beach, but I have to work. *sniff sniff* But glad you're learning so much! ^ ^ And you don't have to worry the story will be here when you get back. Hopefully it will be finished and you can know what happens. Well catch ya later.
Girl Of Darkness, gomen, gomen, gomen, gomen, gomen! The senshi will come back! I have a matching for Lita set up for later when she finds out about Yusuke. And please don't hate Usagi-kun, she's the driving force for the story. Glad you like it and being over dramatic. It shows that you have a passion for the characters and really into the story to love and hate what they're doing. Hope you continue to read despite the current ODness you're going through.
Kayla, it was sad when she died! I thought we would have her at least help out, but Rin-chan decided that we didn't need her. Bad Rinka, bad!
Lethal Purple Crayon, we hoped to try and make this chapter longer, if it isn't as long as you expected, we did have writer's block working through this.
The Masked Mistress, hey welcome back after your long silence. We never meant to be cruel, honest. We just love cliffies and stuff. We do warn, there are more cliffies to come, so please don't die of anticipation, okay. ^ ^
Nakoruru: Now let's get on to the story so you can find out exactly what happens.
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[Recap]
Kurama was fighting Athrun, but the male had gotten more powerful since Kurama had last fought him, which entitled Kurama to be slapped down from his high horse. His current condition is pissed off, bleeding, and ready to tear a hole in Athrun's backside with his rose whip.
Serena's currently freaking out because of Hiei's freaking out with all that dark energy still in his body. The other senshi are just sort of standing around looking like they actually have a purpose there or something. Selsus is dead after Hiei came up and sliced her like a Christmas ham, but she was able to regain her humanity before she died, telling them to beat the s*** out of the baddies. And now Athrun just released hundreds of creatures that remind me of the shadows at the beginning parts of Kingdom Hearts. So that's where things were left off at.
[Now On To The Story]
Kuwabara's eyes widened as he saw all the little hunched over black creatures with a fluorescent strip going down their backs. There were hundreds of them. Had that guy with the dark hair summoned them to his aide? "What the heck are those?"
Athrun turned his attention to the new coming male with a wicked smile. "These are just some things I picked up here and there. I call these little helper Soulless," Athrun responded to Kuwabara's question.
"Soulless? What type of name is that?" yelled Botan.
"Oh, it actually fights them very well. You see they use to be people. That was until they were killed and I used the power of the darkness to force their souls from their bodies so I could use them as puppets. They are very handy, and loyal. They obey my every command." Athrun's eyes flashed with satisfaction at the look of complete horror and disgust that each one of them had for what he had done.
"You. . .you monster!" Hotaru screamed. Did that mean that her father had become one of these creatures too? "I won't let you get away with this! It's not right to force anyone's soul from his or her body! Put them back!"
"That would be interesting, but no. I have a great use for their souls. I can defile the purity of the soul and use that power to make myself more powerful. If the inner senshi had not used their last bit of energy to turn their souls into star crystals, they too would be my mindless servants," Athrun cackled. "But don't worry, sooner or later, I will get my hands on their crystals and use that power for my own."
"I won't let you!" Hotaru jumped into the air twirling her glaive above her head. "Saturn Solar Elapse!" She found that her attack was shielded by a large group of the soulless creatures Athrun had at his disposal. The creatures were cut down by the power, only have more replace the squad that had died. Hotaru growled, feeling sorry that she had to do this, but knowing if she didn't they would not have a chance to avenge what Athrun had done.
"You won't let me get away with this? Don't make me laugh little. I am more powerful than you could ever hope to be. Soulless, take care of the others, I have something to do." His eyes went back to Kurama, as the Soulless begun to attack the senshi, Serena, Kuwabara, Botan, and Hiei, who was able to get a hold of himself after forcing most of the dark energy out of his body.
"I accept your challenge," Kurama said, his eyes flashing gold for a brief second. Over the years since he had came to this world, he had finally been able to waken his youko side on his own. Soon, this man would know the true meaning of terror. "The first move is yours, I believe."
"Oh, aren't you noble," Athrun said sarcastically. The male opened his hands, creating another ball of dark energy to use. "Let's see how you like this!" Athrun tossed the energy at Kurama, but the kitsune jumped out the way. "So, you can still avoid my attacks despite how much blood you've lost. I commend you, but let's see if you can avoid these also!" Athrun created more energy spheres and tossed them at Kurama.
With some very impressive acrobatic skills, he managed to avoid them all. As Kurama as coming back down, he found the dark haired male rushing at him with his sword in his hand. Kurama readied his rose whip. Athrun swung his sword, but Kurama was able to block the blow with his rose whip. Kurama swung around, pulling a seed from his hair, hoping to ensnare the male in another of his vines.
"I told you that trick won't work!" With some unexpected movement, Athrun managed to flip behind Kurama, slashing the kitsune in the back. Kurama screamed as he fell to the ground, holding himself. He glared up at Athrun, whom was smirking at him, as he landed. "You didn't listen to me, now you wish you had. But don't worry, you won't have long to suffer. I'll end your life now." Athrun rose his sword in the arm.
"Kurama!" Serena screamed, jumping into the air and flying over to where the kitsune was. Serena stopped in her tracks as she found that Hiei had came to Kurama's aide. The koorime was going blow for blow with Athrun. With a sigh, Serena went to help Kuwabara and Botan who were having a small problem. Especially with Botan screaming and wildly swinging a bat (no one knows where it came from) at the Soulless creatures.
Athrun narrowed his eyes at the male with crimson eyes. "Must you interfere in my battle you worthless wretch! You're suppose to be under my mother's control." Athrun swung his sword once again, the move being stopped by Hiei's sword. A low growl rose up from Athrun's throat as he continued to glare at the koorime.
A smirk rose to Hiei's lips as he parried another blow. "Hmph, did you really think that I would be that weak to be controlled? You are more foolish than I thought you were."
"You worthless-" Athrun swung again, but missed. Hiei took the opportunity to strike the male, his move connecting. Hiei momentarily looked back at Kurama who was healing himself. Hiei would need his help soon. Despite the fact he was still in control of his body, there was still a vast amount of dark energy left in his body. He had not been able to expel it all from his system. Athrun back up from the male, raising his hands up. The sword disappeared and in its place was the bow he had used before to beat Hiei. "Since you won't submit to our power, you'll just die with them."
Hiei readied himself for the move, but didn't know if he could withstand it. What if the same thing happened as last time? He couldn't let Serena down once again. Hiei gripped his sword; ready to fight with everything he had, when he felt the strong familiar presence. Looking back, he found Kurama gone.
"I think that it's you who should prepare for death," said a voice behind Athrun. Hiei's attention was brought back to the male before him.
"What!" Athrun turned around slowly, catching a glimpse of a tall male with long silver hair. Gold eyes looked down at him with a look of contempt. A smirk rose to the new male's lips as he moved back from Athrun. At first the male was confused, but then his eyes widened. "But. . .what did you do to me?" A thin stream of blood slipped down his chin as he coughed up blood.
"I suggest you look down," Youko Kurama stated.
"What. . ." Athrun looked down to see a plant sprouting and weaving its way through his body.
"That's called a Death Plant. It's going to weave its way through your body while absorbing all the energy in its body. It will only stop and die when you die, there's no use trying to get rid of it either. Seems a fitting way for you to die." Youko Kurama watched as Athrun tried to fight his way out of the plant, but vines ensnared him, stopping his movement. Hiei and Kurama watched as the flowers on the plant blossomed and surrounded the male.
"So that's the end of him, so now what?" Hiei looked over to where the others were still fighting the Soulless.
"I sense this is not over yet," Youko Kurama said, looking at Hiei. Kurama could tell there was still a lot of that other energy left in Hiei and the koorime was doing everything in his power to fight off the control of it. Kurama frowned inwardly, realizing that this could be a problem if it was allowed to stay in him. But how were they able to release him from the power that wrapped around him like a blanket.
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Lady Kurata slammed her hands down on her throne as she stared into her mirror, watching everything take place. She spun around, away from the mirror in anger. Both Athrun and Selsus had failed her. It seemed she would have to do this herself. The shadow that was wrapped around the woman moved away from her. Taking the form of the shadow that had spoke to Hiei before, only this time the creature was more defined. "You have to fulfill the mission."
Lady Kurata turned to the male that stood before her with the gold eyes. His short dark blue hair was streaked with silver and black strands. He saw her nod without a word. His lips curled up at the obedience of his puppet. She had served him well, but he didn't think she alone would be able to stand up to their power. The one he had managed to fill with his own youki had yet to completely succumb to his power. That impressed him greatly, but he hadn't expected things to be easy either. He would go with her to finish the job. They would not be able to withstand his power, despite how much they had progressed more than he had estimated.
"Hope they give me a decent workout before I kill them. I've become rusty after that long state of slumber," the male smiled malevolently. His gold eyes flashed with death and the evil of what he was. He would show them what true fear was.
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"Ensatsu Kokuryuha!" Using the Black Dragon Wave, Hiei torched the rest of the Soulless that were attacking the others. Uranus, Neptune, and Pluto sort of mumbled their thank yous to the male, who turned to look at Serena. She was looking at him with a warm smile. He was about to return it, when he felt himself engulfed by the dark energy in his body. Hiei fell to his knees, panting as he tried to control the sudden urge to use his Black Dragon Wave on his friends.
(A/N: Since this story does take place four years from One Strange Day, Hiei has had the time to improve enough to do the Black Dragon Wave more than once before he is truly exhausted. He can do it approximately three times, after that he is totally exhausted.)
"Hiei!" Serena took a step towards him. She found dark crimson eyes on her, warning her to stay back. "What can I do to help? Please tell me!"
"There is nothing you can do to save him." All eyes turned to where a figure was floating in mid air. A woman with long spiral reddish silver hair was looking down at them. Her gold green eyes full of amusement. "No one can save him. He is mine."
"Are you the one behind everything?" shouted Uranus.
"She's not exactly the one behind this. She's only a servant." A shadow slipped from the one's back to drop to the ground gracefully. Gold eyes looked at each one of them, then the figure bowed. "I am the true mastermind behind this whole thing."
"Who are you?" demanded Serena.
The shadow turned its eyes to her. "Neo Queen Serenity, so nice to meet you in person finally. You have eluded me for a long time, but now I have you in my grasp. Thanks to Hiei, that is." The shadow turned his eyes to the male still struggling to fight for control of his body. "You have surprised me, Hiei. Even with as much power as I've stored in your body, you continue to keep control. I didn't expect such will. Or. . .maybe it's your love of the Queen that continues to let you fight my power."
"Go to hell," growled Hiei, as he managed to force more energy from his body.
"Hm. . .that would be fun, but no. How about I send you and the others there? After I tend to a bit of business first." The shadow figure turned its eyes to where Lady Kurata was. "Ah, my dear Lady Kurata, you have served my purpose nicely, but its time that I end our contract. What I want will soon be in my grasp." The shadow snapped its fingers, withdrawing energy from the woman. "Now, die."
The energy he withdrew from the woman turned into small spikes as the energy escaped her body. Lady Kurata screamed as her body was torn apart from the inside by the energy. Serena covered her mouth, finding the move completely malevolent. When it was all over, Serena found herself running towards where the woman's body was. Serena vaguely remembered this woman from the Silver Millennium. Something had happened to her right before the attack on the Moon Kingdom by Queen Beryl.
"Lady Kurata, wake up. Please answer me," shouted Serena.
"Princess. . .Serenity. . ." The woman's eyes fluttered open to stare up at the woman before her. "Forgive me for everything."
"What do you mean?" Serena said.
"It was easy for him to use me because I was full of hatred, betrayal, and anger. Your mother, Queen Serenity banished my son and I to a state of deep slumber when she suspected that I was siding with Queen Beryl. Queen Beryl used me, I thought we would be helping the Queen. I never meant to betray your mother. . .I only wanted to protect you both. . .like the others. . ." With that last bit of breath, she died.
"Oh well, I guess that's it for her," the shadow said with a yawn. "Humans are such emotional creatures, I still fail to understand them centuries later. Bah, what use is it anyway?"
"You. . .you. . .monster! You fed off her emotions and then throw her away like she's just a piece of trash. How heartless can you be? Her son. . .her. . .that other girl. . .we thought they were the evil ones, but they were only puppets in your game. How disgusting." Serena stood up from where she knelt beside Lady Kurata's body. Tears welled up in her eyes as she glared at the shadow. "Tell me, who are you."
"My name. . .it's Hiten." The shadows around the male fled from him, revealing a young man with gold eyes and short dark blue hair streaked with black and silver. The male wore traditional Japanese robes of an aristocrat, but the clothing was of dark colors. The male smiled at Serena with pure malice. "No that we're introduced, shall we say our good-byes? Your crystal will be mine soon, Neo Queen Serenity."
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Rinka: Wait. . .isn't Hiten the name of the dude from Inu Yasha. One of the Thunder Brothers or something, right?
Blazer: That's correct, Rinka. Hiten is the oldest Thunder brother.
Nakoruru (grinning): The really sexy eldest of the Thunder Brother duo. Since his name was the only one I could think of for the ending, I used it.
Rinka: Hey, we filled our quota today. Happy us.
Blazer: Get back on track you two. The reviewers remember?
Nakoruru and Rinka (simultaneously): OH YEAH!
Blazer (rolling his eyes): How did I get stuck with them anyway? Folks, you have to forgive them. We would like for you to R & R and tell us what you think. The next chapter shall be out Friday.
Nakoruru: It should be out Friday. I'm not sure cause my stepfather is going a bit crazy and stuff. I don't think he will get my Internet connections cut off since I am paying for the bill now, but he can be crazy. But I don't think he'll do it. So just don't pay attention to this note. We have to go now.
Rinka: Actually, I have. I think it's a good thing we've been able to do so much.
Nakoruru (shrugs): Well, yeah. Okay, welcome guys. Chapter 11 is now at your feet. Hope you all enjoy. Rinka and I actually took turns writing this chapter and seeing where it would go. This is the end product. Fighting and all that happy stuff.
Blazer: Now that you two have that out the way, let's get to the reviews.
Nicole, yea! The last chapter was good! We though it was shifty. We're glad it's interesting. We hope this chapter is just as interesting.
Eo*Angel, yeah, they have their work cut out for them. Let's hope they can pull it off. Enjoy the chappie!
Anime Princess, I heard the release date for it was like July 14th or July 15th. Well I hope you have a fun overseas. Wish I could take the trip to the beach, but I have to work. *sniff sniff* But glad you're learning so much! ^ ^ And you don't have to worry the story will be here when you get back. Hopefully it will be finished and you can know what happens. Well catch ya later.
Girl Of Darkness, gomen, gomen, gomen, gomen, gomen! The senshi will come back! I have a matching for Lita set up for later when she finds out about Yusuke. And please don't hate Usagi-kun, she's the driving force for the story. Glad you like it and being over dramatic. It shows that you have a passion for the characters and really into the story to love and hate what they're doing. Hope you continue to read despite the current ODness you're going through.
Kayla, it was sad when she died! I thought we would have her at least help out, but Rin-chan decided that we didn't need her. Bad Rinka, bad!
Lethal Purple Crayon, we hoped to try and make this chapter longer, if it isn't as long as you expected, we did have writer's block working through this.
The Masked Mistress, hey welcome back after your long silence. We never meant to be cruel, honest. We just love cliffies and stuff. We do warn, there are more cliffies to come, so please don't die of anticipation, okay. ^ ^
Nakoruru: Now let's get on to the story so you can find out exactly what happens.
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[Recap]
Kurama was fighting Athrun, but the male had gotten more powerful since Kurama had last fought him, which entitled Kurama to be slapped down from his high horse. His current condition is pissed off, bleeding, and ready to tear a hole in Athrun's backside with his rose whip.
Serena's currently freaking out because of Hiei's freaking out with all that dark energy still in his body. The other senshi are just sort of standing around looking like they actually have a purpose there or something. Selsus is dead after Hiei came up and sliced her like a Christmas ham, but she was able to regain her humanity before she died, telling them to beat the s*** out of the baddies. And now Athrun just released hundreds of creatures that remind me of the shadows at the beginning parts of Kingdom Hearts. So that's where things were left off at.
[Now On To The Story]
Kuwabara's eyes widened as he saw all the little hunched over black creatures with a fluorescent strip going down their backs. There were hundreds of them. Had that guy with the dark hair summoned them to his aide? "What the heck are those?"
Athrun turned his attention to the new coming male with a wicked smile. "These are just some things I picked up here and there. I call these little helper Soulless," Athrun responded to Kuwabara's question.
"Soulless? What type of name is that?" yelled Botan.
"Oh, it actually fights them very well. You see they use to be people. That was until they were killed and I used the power of the darkness to force their souls from their bodies so I could use them as puppets. They are very handy, and loyal. They obey my every command." Athrun's eyes flashed with satisfaction at the look of complete horror and disgust that each one of them had for what he had done.
"You. . .you monster!" Hotaru screamed. Did that mean that her father had become one of these creatures too? "I won't let you get away with this! It's not right to force anyone's soul from his or her body! Put them back!"
"That would be interesting, but no. I have a great use for their souls. I can defile the purity of the soul and use that power to make myself more powerful. If the inner senshi had not used their last bit of energy to turn their souls into star crystals, they too would be my mindless servants," Athrun cackled. "But don't worry, sooner or later, I will get my hands on their crystals and use that power for my own."
"I won't let you!" Hotaru jumped into the air twirling her glaive above her head. "Saturn Solar Elapse!" She found that her attack was shielded by a large group of the soulless creatures Athrun had at his disposal. The creatures were cut down by the power, only have more replace the squad that had died. Hotaru growled, feeling sorry that she had to do this, but knowing if she didn't they would not have a chance to avenge what Athrun had done.
"You won't let me get away with this? Don't make me laugh little. I am more powerful than you could ever hope to be. Soulless, take care of the others, I have something to do." His eyes went back to Kurama, as the Soulless begun to attack the senshi, Serena, Kuwabara, Botan, and Hiei, who was able to get a hold of himself after forcing most of the dark energy out of his body.
"I accept your challenge," Kurama said, his eyes flashing gold for a brief second. Over the years since he had came to this world, he had finally been able to waken his youko side on his own. Soon, this man would know the true meaning of terror. "The first move is yours, I believe."
"Oh, aren't you noble," Athrun said sarcastically. The male opened his hands, creating another ball of dark energy to use. "Let's see how you like this!" Athrun tossed the energy at Kurama, but the kitsune jumped out the way. "So, you can still avoid my attacks despite how much blood you've lost. I commend you, but let's see if you can avoid these also!" Athrun created more energy spheres and tossed them at Kurama.
With some very impressive acrobatic skills, he managed to avoid them all. As Kurama as coming back down, he found the dark haired male rushing at him with his sword in his hand. Kurama readied his rose whip. Athrun swung his sword, but Kurama was able to block the blow with his rose whip. Kurama swung around, pulling a seed from his hair, hoping to ensnare the male in another of his vines.
"I told you that trick won't work!" With some unexpected movement, Athrun managed to flip behind Kurama, slashing the kitsune in the back. Kurama screamed as he fell to the ground, holding himself. He glared up at Athrun, whom was smirking at him, as he landed. "You didn't listen to me, now you wish you had. But don't worry, you won't have long to suffer. I'll end your life now." Athrun rose his sword in the arm.
"Kurama!" Serena screamed, jumping into the air and flying over to where the kitsune was. Serena stopped in her tracks as she found that Hiei had came to Kurama's aide. The koorime was going blow for blow with Athrun. With a sigh, Serena went to help Kuwabara and Botan who were having a small problem. Especially with Botan screaming and wildly swinging a bat (no one knows where it came from) at the Soulless creatures.
Athrun narrowed his eyes at the male with crimson eyes. "Must you interfere in my battle you worthless wretch! You're suppose to be under my mother's control." Athrun swung his sword once again, the move being stopped by Hiei's sword. A low growl rose up from Athrun's throat as he continued to glare at the koorime.
A smirk rose to Hiei's lips as he parried another blow. "Hmph, did you really think that I would be that weak to be controlled? You are more foolish than I thought you were."
"You worthless-" Athrun swung again, but missed. Hiei took the opportunity to strike the male, his move connecting. Hiei momentarily looked back at Kurama who was healing himself. Hiei would need his help soon. Despite the fact he was still in control of his body, there was still a vast amount of dark energy left in his body. He had not been able to expel it all from his system. Athrun back up from the male, raising his hands up. The sword disappeared and in its place was the bow he had used before to beat Hiei. "Since you won't submit to our power, you'll just die with them."
Hiei readied himself for the move, but didn't know if he could withstand it. What if the same thing happened as last time? He couldn't let Serena down once again. Hiei gripped his sword; ready to fight with everything he had, when he felt the strong familiar presence. Looking back, he found Kurama gone.
"I think that it's you who should prepare for death," said a voice behind Athrun. Hiei's attention was brought back to the male before him.
"What!" Athrun turned around slowly, catching a glimpse of a tall male with long silver hair. Gold eyes looked down at him with a look of contempt. A smirk rose to the new male's lips as he moved back from Athrun. At first the male was confused, but then his eyes widened. "But. . .what did you do to me?" A thin stream of blood slipped down his chin as he coughed up blood.
"I suggest you look down," Youko Kurama stated.
"What. . ." Athrun looked down to see a plant sprouting and weaving its way through his body.
"That's called a Death Plant. It's going to weave its way through your body while absorbing all the energy in its body. It will only stop and die when you die, there's no use trying to get rid of it either. Seems a fitting way for you to die." Youko Kurama watched as Athrun tried to fight his way out of the plant, but vines ensnared him, stopping his movement. Hiei and Kurama watched as the flowers on the plant blossomed and surrounded the male.
"So that's the end of him, so now what?" Hiei looked over to where the others were still fighting the Soulless.
"I sense this is not over yet," Youko Kurama said, looking at Hiei. Kurama could tell there was still a lot of that other energy left in Hiei and the koorime was doing everything in his power to fight off the control of it. Kurama frowned inwardly, realizing that this could be a problem if it was allowed to stay in him. But how were they able to release him from the power that wrapped around him like a blanket.
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Lady Kurata slammed her hands down on her throne as she stared into her mirror, watching everything take place. She spun around, away from the mirror in anger. Both Athrun and Selsus had failed her. It seemed she would have to do this herself. The shadow that was wrapped around the woman moved away from her. Taking the form of the shadow that had spoke to Hiei before, only this time the creature was more defined. "You have to fulfill the mission."
Lady Kurata turned to the male that stood before her with the gold eyes. His short dark blue hair was streaked with silver and black strands. He saw her nod without a word. His lips curled up at the obedience of his puppet. She had served him well, but he didn't think she alone would be able to stand up to their power. The one he had managed to fill with his own youki had yet to completely succumb to his power. That impressed him greatly, but he hadn't expected things to be easy either. He would go with her to finish the job. They would not be able to withstand his power, despite how much they had progressed more than he had estimated.
"Hope they give me a decent workout before I kill them. I've become rusty after that long state of slumber," the male smiled malevolently. His gold eyes flashed with death and the evil of what he was. He would show them what true fear was.
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"Ensatsu Kokuryuha!" Using the Black Dragon Wave, Hiei torched the rest of the Soulless that were attacking the others. Uranus, Neptune, and Pluto sort of mumbled their thank yous to the male, who turned to look at Serena. She was looking at him with a warm smile. He was about to return it, when he felt himself engulfed by the dark energy in his body. Hiei fell to his knees, panting as he tried to control the sudden urge to use his Black Dragon Wave on his friends.
(A/N: Since this story does take place four years from One Strange Day, Hiei has had the time to improve enough to do the Black Dragon Wave more than once before he is truly exhausted. He can do it approximately three times, after that he is totally exhausted.)
"Hiei!" Serena took a step towards him. She found dark crimson eyes on her, warning her to stay back. "What can I do to help? Please tell me!"
"There is nothing you can do to save him." All eyes turned to where a figure was floating in mid air. A woman with long spiral reddish silver hair was looking down at them. Her gold green eyes full of amusement. "No one can save him. He is mine."
"Are you the one behind everything?" shouted Uranus.
"She's not exactly the one behind this. She's only a servant." A shadow slipped from the one's back to drop to the ground gracefully. Gold eyes looked at each one of them, then the figure bowed. "I am the true mastermind behind this whole thing."
"Who are you?" demanded Serena.
The shadow turned its eyes to her. "Neo Queen Serenity, so nice to meet you in person finally. You have eluded me for a long time, but now I have you in my grasp. Thanks to Hiei, that is." The shadow turned his eyes to the male still struggling to fight for control of his body. "You have surprised me, Hiei. Even with as much power as I've stored in your body, you continue to keep control. I didn't expect such will. Or. . .maybe it's your love of the Queen that continues to let you fight my power."
"Go to hell," growled Hiei, as he managed to force more energy from his body.
"Hm. . .that would be fun, but no. How about I send you and the others there? After I tend to a bit of business first." The shadow figure turned its eyes to where Lady Kurata was. "Ah, my dear Lady Kurata, you have served my purpose nicely, but its time that I end our contract. What I want will soon be in my grasp." The shadow snapped its fingers, withdrawing energy from the woman. "Now, die."
The energy he withdrew from the woman turned into small spikes as the energy escaped her body. Lady Kurata screamed as her body was torn apart from the inside by the energy. Serena covered her mouth, finding the move completely malevolent. When it was all over, Serena found herself running towards where the woman's body was. Serena vaguely remembered this woman from the Silver Millennium. Something had happened to her right before the attack on the Moon Kingdom by Queen Beryl.
"Lady Kurata, wake up. Please answer me," shouted Serena.
"Princess. . .Serenity. . ." The woman's eyes fluttered open to stare up at the woman before her. "Forgive me for everything."
"What do you mean?" Serena said.
"It was easy for him to use me because I was full of hatred, betrayal, and anger. Your mother, Queen Serenity banished my son and I to a state of deep slumber when she suspected that I was siding with Queen Beryl. Queen Beryl used me, I thought we would be helping the Queen. I never meant to betray your mother. . .I only wanted to protect you both. . .like the others. . ." With that last bit of breath, she died.
"Oh well, I guess that's it for her," the shadow said with a yawn. "Humans are such emotional creatures, I still fail to understand them centuries later. Bah, what use is it anyway?"
"You. . .you. . .monster! You fed off her emotions and then throw her away like she's just a piece of trash. How heartless can you be? Her son. . .her. . .that other girl. . .we thought they were the evil ones, but they were only puppets in your game. How disgusting." Serena stood up from where she knelt beside Lady Kurata's body. Tears welled up in her eyes as she glared at the shadow. "Tell me, who are you."
"My name. . .it's Hiten." The shadows around the male fled from him, revealing a young man with gold eyes and short dark blue hair streaked with black and silver. The male wore traditional Japanese robes of an aristocrat, but the clothing was of dark colors. The male smiled at Serena with pure malice. "No that we're introduced, shall we say our good-byes? Your crystal will be mine soon, Neo Queen Serenity."
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Rinka: Wait. . .isn't Hiten the name of the dude from Inu Yasha. One of the Thunder Brothers or something, right?
Blazer: That's correct, Rinka. Hiten is the oldest Thunder brother.
Nakoruru (grinning): The really sexy eldest of the Thunder Brother duo. Since his name was the only one I could think of for the ending, I used it.
Rinka: Hey, we filled our quota today. Happy us.
Blazer: Get back on track you two. The reviewers remember?
Nakoruru and Rinka (simultaneously): OH YEAH!
Blazer (rolling his eyes): How did I get stuck with them anyway? Folks, you have to forgive them. We would like for you to R & R and tell us what you think. The next chapter shall be out Friday.
Nakoruru: It should be out Friday. I'm not sure cause my stepfather is going a bit crazy and stuff. I don't think he will get my Internet connections cut off since I am paying for the bill now, but he can be crazy. But I don't think he'll do it. So just don't pay attention to this note. We have to go now.