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Getting back to Hiei.
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"Ohhh, my head" Hiei moaned as he opened his eyes. "Where am I?"
He looked around and noticed that he was tied to a pole. Surrounding him was a bunch of warehouse boxes, machinery, and what looked like the remains of an abandoned science lab. Suddenly he heard something moving to his right. He looked over and to his horror he saw Botan, Yusuke, and Kuwabara all cut up and tied together in the corner. He looked to his left and saw Kurama, Ayisa, and Yukina in the same condition.
"Yukina!" He yelled, but to his dismay, she did not look up. "Ayisa! Kurama!"
All of a sudden he heard Botan whisper, "Hiei, save us please, help us, he won't let us go"
"Botan, who won't let you go?" He asked.
She fell limp and he didn't get an answer to his question. He looked at Yusuke and Kuwabara and noticed that they were also motionless.
What's going on here, how did they all get here and what's wrong with them? "I swear if you hurt any one of them, I'm going to make you wish you were ever born!" Hiei threatened.
"Calm down Hiei, there's nothing seriously wrong with them; they're just under my control. I believe this is what you had in mind when you tried to take over the world, isn't it?" The same voice as before sneered.
"You let them go now!" Hiei yelled. "If you don't, you will suffer the consequences" He reached for his katana at his side, but there was nothing there. "What have you done with my katana?" He demanded.
"It's someplace safe" The voice said as a man appeared from the shadows. His face was covered in tiger stripes and he had a scar on his left cheek. "Somewhere around here where it won't be found." He walked towards the center of the room and seemed to be concentrating very hard on something.
"You! You survived? I could have sworn I had killed you! Let me go and release the others now!" Hiei said surprisingly as he looked at the man.
"Oh, I couldn't do that Hiei, you see, I plan to torment each and every one of them right in front of you so you can watch them suffer. No, I Fang will teach you a lesson and make you wish you had never crossed my path."
"Why you." His jagan eye became visible and he began to prepare for the Fist of the Mortal Flame.
"I wouldn't do that" Fang sneered. "Maybe this will get you to cooperate. Kuwabara, come here." Fang reached out his hand and motioned the controlled Kuwabara over to him. "How about we see how he likes the feel of my whip." He struck Kuwabara's back and each time, he let out a terrible scream of agony. "Do whatever you want to him; he's caused enough trouble already." He hoped that maybe Fang would stop with Kuwabara, but to his dismay, Fang was ready to harm each and every one of his friends.
Fang let the whip crack once more and sent Kuwabara flying against the wall. "This doesn't seem to be working, so we'll try someone else."
"Never, you won't get away with this." Hiei sneered.
Fang let out a terribly loud laugh and began to tie Yusuke, Botan, Kurama, and the badly bashed Kuwabara together and hung them over a tank filled with electric eels.
"Let's see the great spirit detective and his friends get out of this one.
He released his controlling power from each of them and they began to scream. "Help us Hiei!" They wailed.
"Now, let's dig deep into your mind and see who is closest to your heart." Fang took his hands and held them over Hiei's head. After a few seconds, Fang called out, "Ah, Yukina, come here, we'll see if we can break your poor brother's heart."
It took a few seconds for Hiei to remember that they were being controlled and that Yukina wouldn't remember any of the words said. "You better not hurt her you monster!"
Yukina stood up and walked towards Fang. He got his whip out and struck Yukina across her back too. Each time the whip came in contact with her back, both Hiei and Yukina let out a yell of pain. This was too much, with Yukina being beaten and the rest of his friends being hung over a giant aquarium, all he could do was helplessly watch from his secured spot attached to the pole. But as he watched, Hiei noticed that each time the whip hit Yukina, a beam of light shot across her body.
Each time the whip hit its victims, the rope binding the spirit detective and the others would tear bit by bit. The friends started yelling and screaming for help. They tried to use their powers, but their spirit energy was useless.
This is strange thought Hiei, What's wrong with her and why, before did he seem to be concentrating so hard? Why can't the guys use their spirit energy? It's almost as if something's blocking it.
"Still not enough?" Fang laughed, "Maybe this will break you." He motioned Ayisa over to him.
Hiei had forgotten that Ayisa was still under Fang's control and yelled at her, "Don't Go, You'll only get hurt!" But Ayisa just kept walking towards Fang. He began to whip her as well and again, each time the whip hit its target, a beam of light would shine across the body. Suddenly Hiei got an idea.
The rope holding the guys was down to its last strand and they were about to meet their doom, when Hiei asked, "Hey Fang, tell me, why was it you lost last time, why was it you begging for mercy from me when you and I last fought?"
Beads of sweat began to form on Fangs face, "It was because, because, um, Oh, shut up!" He stuttered.
"But why was it that you weren't able to beat me, even before I had my jagan implanted, why couldn't you kill me? Was it because you weren't strong enough and you couldn't think straight for more than five minutes?" Hiei taunted.
"Shut up! That was the old me, the new me is stronger than anybody and, and, and oh just shut up."
Suddenly there was a flash of light and everything was gone. They were in an empty room and his friends were gone.
"Hn, a cheep illusion. So you have gotten stronger. But still, not strong enough."
"You, how did you break my spell, how did you know it was an illusion?"
"Simple, after seeing you concentration weaken, I saw beams of light breaking up the illusions as you whipped them. After that, it was easy to break your concentration completely."
"Don't think you're free to go, that was just to distract you, look at your arms."
Hiei looked down at his arms and noticed that they each were wearing black- dragon hide gloves. Each glove had a spell binding them across the knuckles.
"Those will keep you from using any of those flame attacks on any of my men, or me for that matter."
Why didn't I notice, how could I not feel the gloves on my hands? Wait; when he placed his hands over my head, to read my mind, he must have put me in a sort of trance!
"And don't think about trying to take the gloves off, they're sealed with the spells of the Netherworld. And forget about trying to run away because as you can see, your legs are shackled together."
"You won't get away with this!"
"I think I already have, why don't you try to get some sleep." He laughed as he sprayed some more of the gas from before, knocking Hiei out.
"Ohhh, my head" Hiei moaned as he opened his eyes. "Where am I?"
He looked around and noticed that he was tied to a pole. Surrounding him was a bunch of warehouse boxes, machinery, and what looked like the remains of an abandoned science lab. Suddenly he heard something moving to his right. He looked over and to his horror he saw Botan, Yusuke, and Kuwabara all cut up and tied together in the corner. He looked to his left and saw Kurama, Ayisa, and Yukina in the same condition.
"Yukina!" He yelled, but to his dismay, she did not look up. "Ayisa! Kurama!"
All of a sudden he heard Botan whisper, "Hiei, save us please, help us, he won't let us go"
"Botan, who won't let you go?" He asked.
She fell limp and he didn't get an answer to his question. He looked at Yusuke and Kuwabara and noticed that they were also motionless.
What's going on here, how did they all get here and what's wrong with them? "I swear if you hurt any one of them, I'm going to make you wish you were ever born!" Hiei threatened.
"Calm down Hiei, there's nothing seriously wrong with them; they're just under my control. I believe this is what you had in mind when you tried to take over the world, isn't it?" The same voice as before sneered.
"You let them go now!" Hiei yelled. "If you don't, you will suffer the consequences" He reached for his katana at his side, but there was nothing there. "What have you done with my katana?" He demanded.
"It's someplace safe" The voice said as a man appeared from the shadows. His face was covered in tiger stripes and he had a scar on his left cheek. "Somewhere around here where it won't be found." He walked towards the center of the room and seemed to be concentrating very hard on something.
"You! You survived? I could have sworn I had killed you! Let me go and release the others now!" Hiei said surprisingly as he looked at the man.
"Oh, I couldn't do that Hiei, you see, I plan to torment each and every one of them right in front of you so you can watch them suffer. No, I Fang will teach you a lesson and make you wish you had never crossed my path."
"Why you." His jagan eye became visible and he began to prepare for the Fist of the Mortal Flame.
"I wouldn't do that" Fang sneered. "Maybe this will get you to cooperate. Kuwabara, come here." Fang reached out his hand and motioned the controlled Kuwabara over to him. "How about we see how he likes the feel of my whip." He struck Kuwabara's back and each time, he let out a terrible scream of agony. "Do whatever you want to him; he's caused enough trouble already." He hoped that maybe Fang would stop with Kuwabara, but to his dismay, Fang was ready to harm each and every one of his friends.
Fang let the whip crack once more and sent Kuwabara flying against the wall. "This doesn't seem to be working, so we'll try someone else."
"Never, you won't get away with this." Hiei sneered.
Fang let out a terribly loud laugh and began to tie Yusuke, Botan, Kurama, and the badly bashed Kuwabara together and hung them over a tank filled with electric eels.
"Let's see the great spirit detective and his friends get out of this one.
He released his controlling power from each of them and they began to scream. "Help us Hiei!" They wailed.
"Now, let's dig deep into your mind and see who is closest to your heart." Fang took his hands and held them over Hiei's head. After a few seconds, Fang called out, "Ah, Yukina, come here, we'll see if we can break your poor brother's heart."
It took a few seconds for Hiei to remember that they were being controlled and that Yukina wouldn't remember any of the words said. "You better not hurt her you monster!"
Yukina stood up and walked towards Fang. He got his whip out and struck Yukina across her back too. Each time the whip came in contact with her back, both Hiei and Yukina let out a yell of pain. This was too much, with Yukina being beaten and the rest of his friends being hung over a giant aquarium, all he could do was helplessly watch from his secured spot attached to the pole. But as he watched, Hiei noticed that each time the whip hit Yukina, a beam of light shot across her body.
Each time the whip hit its victims, the rope binding the spirit detective and the others would tear bit by bit. The friends started yelling and screaming for help. They tried to use their powers, but their spirit energy was useless.
This is strange thought Hiei, What's wrong with her and why, before did he seem to be concentrating so hard? Why can't the guys use their spirit energy? It's almost as if something's blocking it.
"Still not enough?" Fang laughed, "Maybe this will break you." He motioned Ayisa over to him.
Hiei had forgotten that Ayisa was still under Fang's control and yelled at her, "Don't Go, You'll only get hurt!" But Ayisa just kept walking towards Fang. He began to whip her as well and again, each time the whip hit its target, a beam of light would shine across the body. Suddenly Hiei got an idea.
The rope holding the guys was down to its last strand and they were about to meet their doom, when Hiei asked, "Hey Fang, tell me, why was it you lost last time, why was it you begging for mercy from me when you and I last fought?"
Beads of sweat began to form on Fangs face, "It was because, because, um, Oh, shut up!" He stuttered.
"But why was it that you weren't able to beat me, even before I had my jagan implanted, why couldn't you kill me? Was it because you weren't strong enough and you couldn't think straight for more than five minutes?" Hiei taunted.
"Shut up! That was the old me, the new me is stronger than anybody and, and, and oh just shut up."
Suddenly there was a flash of light and everything was gone. They were in an empty room and his friends were gone.
"Hn, a cheep illusion. So you have gotten stronger. But still, not strong enough."
"You, how did you break my spell, how did you know it was an illusion?"
"Simple, after seeing you concentration weaken, I saw beams of light breaking up the illusions as you whipped them. After that, it was easy to break your concentration completely."
"Don't think you're free to go, that was just to distract you, look at your arms."
Hiei looked down at his arms and noticed that they each were wearing black- dragon hide gloves. Each glove had a spell binding them across the knuckles.
"Those will keep you from using any of those flame attacks on any of my men, or me for that matter."
Why didn't I notice, how could I not feel the gloves on my hands? Wait; when he placed his hands over my head, to read my mind, he must have put me in a sort of trance!
"And don't think about trying to take the gloves off, they're sealed with the spells of the Netherworld. And forget about trying to run away because as you can see, your legs are shackled together."
"You won't get away with this!"
"I think I already have, why don't you try to get some sleep." He laughed as he sprayed some more of the gas from before, knocking Hiei out.
