Blindness
By Gozilla
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Disclaimer: I don't own anything (except for the cute little Blackie, please don't take it away from me) and I don't have anything. So don't sue me!!
Please excuse my poor English!
Enjoy!
Reviews are welcomed!
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"crap" - conversation
*crap* - thoughts
(crap) - author's note
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Chapter 5 : Race against time
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~Four hours later~
~Inside Genkai's temple~
Kurama, Kuwabara and Yukina sat quietly inside the living room of the temple, waiting for the return of the warlord and Reikai detective.
It had been five days since the fire demon left them. They couldn't find a trace of him as Hiei had masked his ki. They knew very well that, as one of the former top Makai thieves, no one could find the fire demon if he didn't want to be found.
They sensed two familiar ki approaching from a portal connected to Makai. Knowing the ki belonged to Mukuro and Yusuke, they waited, hoping that the two would bring back some good news.
It wasn't long before Mukuro and Yusuke arrived at the temple, tired and slightly battered.
"Where is Hiei?" Yusuke asked, urgency was shown in his voice.
Kuruma, Yukina and Kawabara looked at each other. "He is gone." Kurama replied hesitantly.
"What?" Yusuke yelled, "We have to find him now! Otherwise... otherwise..."
"Otherwise what?" Kawabara shouted as he grabbed Yusuke's collar.
"Otherwise," Mukuro stepped forward and said without emotion, "Hiei will be in great danger."
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~Meanwhile~
~Inside a hut on the floating Island of the Koorime ~
Cracking sound of the burning firewood filled the hut. A fire burning in the fireplace warmed the hut against the chilly wind outside. A small figure lied on a wooden bed, covered by an old ragged blanket.
The small figure tossed and turned on the bed, as if he was having a nightmare. "No!!!" he shouted as he shot up from the bed, his crimson eyes staring at the emptiness in front of him.
The fire demon held his head with his hands, *It's the same nightmare again... I can't let Yukina die because of me... I can't... I am going insane if these nightmares don't stop...*
Someone opened the door and walked inside the hut. "You are awake.", came a female voice.
Caught by surprise, the fire demon grabbed his sword hidden inside his cloak and spun off the bed. He fell to the ground as his limbs were too weak to support him and his youki dangerously low.
"You shouldn't move!" the female voice came again, "You are too weak. Please stay in bed." The fire demon felt someone held his body and put him back to the bed.
Unable to see anything, "Who are you?" the fire demon asked weakly, "Why are you helping me?"
"Child of Hina, I have never expected to meet you again." the female voice sighed, "I am Rei, the one who threw you off the cliff after you were born."
"It's you..." Hiei murmured as he remembered the look of the koorime just before he was abandoned by the tribe and started his fighting life in Makai.
Rei looked at the fire demon, "Child of Hina, it has been a long time since that day. It must be really hard for you to live outside of the island."
"Stop calling me that." the fire demon said, "I have a name. Call me Hiei."
"Hiei..." Rei murmured, "Flying Shadow, the name fits you well. Your speed is incredible. I heard of your name before. You are working for one of the warlords in Makai. I have never imagined Hina's child to be so strong. But how did you get poisoned by such a powerful drug?"
"What poison?" Hiei asked, confused, "What do you mean I am poisoned?"
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~Inside Genkai's temple~
"Yes, Hiei is being poisoned." Yusuke said, fury filled his eyes, "We got the information from one of the rebels we managed to capture alive. The assassins were sent to kill Mukuro. The poison was meant to weaken her in case if the assassins fail to kill her so that Hirota can kill her afterwards."
Yusuke said, disgusted, "The poison will erode the physical strength and youki of the victim to his death. It also damages the sight system, rendering its victim blind. But we couldn't get any information on the antidote of the poison."
Yusuke continued, "However, the original plan has failed as Hiei blocked the dagger coated with the poison. Hirota was acknowledged of the failure and fled from the rebel camp just before we arrived."
Yusuke jumped to his feet, "We must find Hiei or he will be meeting that toddler Koenma very soon. Let's gather a few necessities and come back to the temple in two hours. It may take days before we can find him."
"No problem!" Kawabara shouted and left the temple with Yusuke.
*I'd better gather a few useful seeds for the trip...* Kurama thought. He was about to leave the temple as he noticed Mukuro, who was sitting in a corner of the room, deep in thoughts.
Kurama approached the warlord, "Are you alright?"
Mukuro looked up. Kurama was surprised to see confusion filled her usually cold and determined eyes.
"Why?" Mukuro murmured.
"Why what?" Kurama said in confusion.
"Why?" Mukuro looked out of the window, hesitation filled her voice, "Why did he risk his life saving me? It doesn't make sense to me."
"I think you knew the answer." Kurama looked at the Makai warlord, "You knew that he treated you very differently from the others. You are special to him. That's why." He said before walking out of the room, leaving Mukuro alone in the room.
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~Inside the hut on the floating Island of the Koorime ~
Rei said, "It is a very rare but strong poison which could only be found in the far west part of Makai. It won't show on the wound. Your blindness and the lost of your physical strength and youki are caused by the poison. Unfortunately we don't know if there is any antidote of the poison. Two of the elders have come to check on you and confirmed that."
"What?" Hiei asked weakly, even more confused, "There is no way the elders would do that. I am the Forbidden Child. They should have killed me instead of helping me. And where are the other koorimes? Aren't they wanted to kill me?"
"You have proved the elders and the legend of the forbidden child wrong." Rei said, smiling, "You have shown mercy to the tribe. You have even saved us from slavery or even death by the seagull demons. Even Captain Rain, who is famous for her toughness, was moved. She has made an order that no one shall do any harm to you while you are on the island."
The fire demon did not argue. He knew very well that although he hated the koorime for abandoning him, deep inside his heart, he didn't want to kill them anymore. But he had never expected such outcome.
*I must be softened by those stupid ningen emotions...* Hiei thought as he struggled to stay awake.
Knowing the fire demon was getting weaker due to the poison, Rei gently put a hand on Hiei's feverish forehead and said softly, "It's alright to rest if you are tired. The elders are trying to find the antidote for you. Just rest now."
Feeling the soft cool hand on his head, Hiei could do nothing but to let himself drifted into sleep, *I hope I will not have that nightmare again...*
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~Two hours later~
~Inside Genkai's temple~
"Let's go!" Yusuke shouted.
The four of them, Yusuke, Kurama, Mukuro and Kawabara, gathered inside the temple and ready to go to Makai.
They were about to leave the temple as Kawabara felt a tug on his shirt.
It was Yukina, "Please take me to Makai with you."
"Yukina-san," Kawabara said gently, "it is very dangerous as we may engage in fighting with Hirota. I think it would be better if you stay in ningenkai."
"But..." the little koorime said, determination shone in her eyes, "I want to help oniisan. He has been protecting me for so long. Now he is in need and I want to help him. Please let me go with you. I promise I will take care of myself."
Understanding the frustration of the koorime, Kurama stepped forward, "I think it may be a good idea to let Yukina-san as she may be able to help us to find Hiei." as he smiled to the little koorime.
Yukina nodded her head towards Kurama with appreciation.
"Well, then." Kawabara said hesitantly, "But where should we start looking for the shrimp? Makai is a thousand times bigger than the Ningenkai."
"I think I know where oniisan is." Yukina said, her eyes shone with confidence, "And I know how to get to the place."
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~Three days later~
~Inside the hut on the floating Island of the Koorime ~
Strong chilling wind hit mercilessly at the small hut, making its walls shook.
Despite the freezing temperature outside, the hut was filled with warmth of a fire. A koorime was working on the fire placed in the middle of the hut. Although she was sweating heavily and feeling lightly dizzied due to the high temperature beyond her comfort, she was putting more firewood into the fire.
She placed yet another large firewood into the fire before turning to a small figure lying close to the fire. Gently, she uncovered the old ragged sheet on the small figure.
A small fire demon curled tightly on an old mattress. Although he was lying very closely to the strong fire, he was shivering violently as if he was lying on ice.
The kooirme gently put a hand on the forehand of the fire demon and found it icy cold. *This is bad... He is a fire demon and with body temperature this low means only one thing...*
"Hiei..." she murmured as she gently stroke the soft hair of the fire demon, "Please hang on. We are trying everything to save you. Please don't die on me again..."
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~Meanwhile~
~Somewhere in Makai, near the Floating Island of the Koorime~
"Are you sure it is the right way?" Yusuke shouted at the top of his voice against the strong chilly wind, fighting his way against the snowstorm.
"Yes, I am sure." Yukina shouted, but only barely audible to the others.
"How long will it take before we get there?" Kurama asked.
"Better be soon! Otherwise I will become an ice status very soon!" Kawabara yelled.
Mukuro followed the group closely. She had been silent all the way from Ningenkai.
Kurama turned and looked at the Makai warlord. He saw confusion still lingered the warlord's eyes. He kept silent and continued walking along the group.
Unaware by the group, a youkai was following them, masking his youki. He let out an evil grin, "That's right, my little girl. Follow the track and take the bait I have prepared for you." he murmured as he disappeared in the snowstorm.
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End of Chapter 5
Hope you enjoyed the chapter!
More actions on the next chapter! Stay tuned!
Please feel free to review and comment!
By Gozilla
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Disclaimer: I don't own anything (except for the cute little Blackie, please don't take it away from me) and I don't have anything. So don't sue me!!
Please excuse my poor English!
Enjoy!
Reviews are welcomed!
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
"crap" - conversation
*crap* - thoughts
(crap) - author's note
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Chapter 5 : Race against time
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
~Four hours later~
~Inside Genkai's temple~
Kurama, Kuwabara and Yukina sat quietly inside the living room of the temple, waiting for the return of the warlord and Reikai detective.
It had been five days since the fire demon left them. They couldn't find a trace of him as Hiei had masked his ki. They knew very well that, as one of the former top Makai thieves, no one could find the fire demon if he didn't want to be found.
They sensed two familiar ki approaching from a portal connected to Makai. Knowing the ki belonged to Mukuro and Yusuke, they waited, hoping that the two would bring back some good news.
It wasn't long before Mukuro and Yusuke arrived at the temple, tired and slightly battered.
"Where is Hiei?" Yusuke asked, urgency was shown in his voice.
Kuruma, Yukina and Kawabara looked at each other. "He is gone." Kurama replied hesitantly.
"What?" Yusuke yelled, "We have to find him now! Otherwise... otherwise..."
"Otherwise what?" Kawabara shouted as he grabbed Yusuke's collar.
"Otherwise," Mukuro stepped forward and said without emotion, "Hiei will be in great danger."
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
~Meanwhile~
~Inside a hut on the floating Island of the Koorime ~
Cracking sound of the burning firewood filled the hut. A fire burning in the fireplace warmed the hut against the chilly wind outside. A small figure lied on a wooden bed, covered by an old ragged blanket.
The small figure tossed and turned on the bed, as if he was having a nightmare. "No!!!" he shouted as he shot up from the bed, his crimson eyes staring at the emptiness in front of him.
The fire demon held his head with his hands, *It's the same nightmare again... I can't let Yukina die because of me... I can't... I am going insane if these nightmares don't stop...*
Someone opened the door and walked inside the hut. "You are awake.", came a female voice.
Caught by surprise, the fire demon grabbed his sword hidden inside his cloak and spun off the bed. He fell to the ground as his limbs were too weak to support him and his youki dangerously low.
"You shouldn't move!" the female voice came again, "You are too weak. Please stay in bed." The fire demon felt someone held his body and put him back to the bed.
Unable to see anything, "Who are you?" the fire demon asked weakly, "Why are you helping me?"
"Child of Hina, I have never expected to meet you again." the female voice sighed, "I am Rei, the one who threw you off the cliff after you were born."
"It's you..." Hiei murmured as he remembered the look of the koorime just before he was abandoned by the tribe and started his fighting life in Makai.
Rei looked at the fire demon, "Child of Hina, it has been a long time since that day. It must be really hard for you to live outside of the island."
"Stop calling me that." the fire demon said, "I have a name. Call me Hiei."
"Hiei..." Rei murmured, "Flying Shadow, the name fits you well. Your speed is incredible. I heard of your name before. You are working for one of the warlords in Makai. I have never imagined Hina's child to be so strong. But how did you get poisoned by such a powerful drug?"
"What poison?" Hiei asked, confused, "What do you mean I am poisoned?"
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~Inside Genkai's temple~
"Yes, Hiei is being poisoned." Yusuke said, fury filled his eyes, "We got the information from one of the rebels we managed to capture alive. The assassins were sent to kill Mukuro. The poison was meant to weaken her in case if the assassins fail to kill her so that Hirota can kill her afterwards."
Yusuke said, disgusted, "The poison will erode the physical strength and youki of the victim to his death. It also damages the sight system, rendering its victim blind. But we couldn't get any information on the antidote of the poison."
Yusuke continued, "However, the original plan has failed as Hiei blocked the dagger coated with the poison. Hirota was acknowledged of the failure and fled from the rebel camp just before we arrived."
Yusuke jumped to his feet, "We must find Hiei or he will be meeting that toddler Koenma very soon. Let's gather a few necessities and come back to the temple in two hours. It may take days before we can find him."
"No problem!" Kawabara shouted and left the temple with Yusuke.
*I'd better gather a few useful seeds for the trip...* Kurama thought. He was about to leave the temple as he noticed Mukuro, who was sitting in a corner of the room, deep in thoughts.
Kurama approached the warlord, "Are you alright?"
Mukuro looked up. Kurama was surprised to see confusion filled her usually cold and determined eyes.
"Why?" Mukuro murmured.
"Why what?" Kurama said in confusion.
"Why?" Mukuro looked out of the window, hesitation filled her voice, "Why did he risk his life saving me? It doesn't make sense to me."
"I think you knew the answer." Kurama looked at the Makai warlord, "You knew that he treated you very differently from the others. You are special to him. That's why." He said before walking out of the room, leaving Mukuro alone in the room.
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
~Inside the hut on the floating Island of the Koorime ~
Rei said, "It is a very rare but strong poison which could only be found in the far west part of Makai. It won't show on the wound. Your blindness and the lost of your physical strength and youki are caused by the poison. Unfortunately we don't know if there is any antidote of the poison. Two of the elders have come to check on you and confirmed that."
"What?" Hiei asked weakly, even more confused, "There is no way the elders would do that. I am the Forbidden Child. They should have killed me instead of helping me. And where are the other koorimes? Aren't they wanted to kill me?"
"You have proved the elders and the legend of the forbidden child wrong." Rei said, smiling, "You have shown mercy to the tribe. You have even saved us from slavery or even death by the seagull demons. Even Captain Rain, who is famous for her toughness, was moved. She has made an order that no one shall do any harm to you while you are on the island."
The fire demon did not argue. He knew very well that although he hated the koorime for abandoning him, deep inside his heart, he didn't want to kill them anymore. But he had never expected such outcome.
*I must be softened by those stupid ningen emotions...* Hiei thought as he struggled to stay awake.
Knowing the fire demon was getting weaker due to the poison, Rei gently put a hand on Hiei's feverish forehead and said softly, "It's alright to rest if you are tired. The elders are trying to find the antidote for you. Just rest now."
Feeling the soft cool hand on his head, Hiei could do nothing but to let himself drifted into sleep, *I hope I will not have that nightmare again...*
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~Two hours later~
~Inside Genkai's temple~
"Let's go!" Yusuke shouted.
The four of them, Yusuke, Kurama, Mukuro and Kawabara, gathered inside the temple and ready to go to Makai.
They were about to leave the temple as Kawabara felt a tug on his shirt.
It was Yukina, "Please take me to Makai with you."
"Yukina-san," Kawabara said gently, "it is very dangerous as we may engage in fighting with Hirota. I think it would be better if you stay in ningenkai."
"But..." the little koorime said, determination shone in her eyes, "I want to help oniisan. He has been protecting me for so long. Now he is in need and I want to help him. Please let me go with you. I promise I will take care of myself."
Understanding the frustration of the koorime, Kurama stepped forward, "I think it may be a good idea to let Yukina-san as she may be able to help us to find Hiei." as he smiled to the little koorime.
Yukina nodded her head towards Kurama with appreciation.
"Well, then." Kawabara said hesitantly, "But where should we start looking for the shrimp? Makai is a thousand times bigger than the Ningenkai."
"I think I know where oniisan is." Yukina said, her eyes shone with confidence, "And I know how to get to the place."
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
~Three days later~
~Inside the hut on the floating Island of the Koorime ~
Strong chilling wind hit mercilessly at the small hut, making its walls shook.
Despite the freezing temperature outside, the hut was filled with warmth of a fire. A koorime was working on the fire placed in the middle of the hut. Although she was sweating heavily and feeling lightly dizzied due to the high temperature beyond her comfort, she was putting more firewood into the fire.
She placed yet another large firewood into the fire before turning to a small figure lying close to the fire. Gently, she uncovered the old ragged sheet on the small figure.
A small fire demon curled tightly on an old mattress. Although he was lying very closely to the strong fire, he was shivering violently as if he was lying on ice.
The kooirme gently put a hand on the forehand of the fire demon and found it icy cold. *This is bad... He is a fire demon and with body temperature this low means only one thing...*
"Hiei..." she murmured as she gently stroke the soft hair of the fire demon, "Please hang on. We are trying everything to save you. Please don't die on me again..."
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
~Meanwhile~
~Somewhere in Makai, near the Floating Island of the Koorime~
"Are you sure it is the right way?" Yusuke shouted at the top of his voice against the strong chilly wind, fighting his way against the snowstorm.
"Yes, I am sure." Yukina shouted, but only barely audible to the others.
"How long will it take before we get there?" Kurama asked.
"Better be soon! Otherwise I will become an ice status very soon!" Kawabara yelled.
Mukuro followed the group closely. She had been silent all the way from Ningenkai.
Kurama turned and looked at the Makai warlord. He saw confusion still lingered the warlord's eyes. He kept silent and continued walking along the group.
Unaware by the group, a youkai was following them, masking his youki. He let out an evil grin, "That's right, my little girl. Follow the track and take the bait I have prepared for you." he murmured as he disappeared in the snowstorm.
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End of Chapter 5
Hope you enjoyed the chapter!
More actions on the next chapter! Stay tuned!
Please feel free to review and comment!