Chapter 7
Dust and rubble cleared up. Yusuke, Kurama, and Makuro all recovered within a short time. Hiei was by Yomi's side, shaking her limb body and whispering her name softly. He lifted her up and something fell from her unmoving fingers. The circlet clanked as it fell on the ground.
Hiei jumped and landed before Kurama with Yomi in his arms. Kurama understood and felt her pulse. "She's...dying. Her heart is stopping," Kurama said as he stood up. Kuwabara got to his feet to see Hiei's face buried in Yomi's shirt. His body shook occasionally as he mourned. His hand accidentally touched Yomi's, and he felt a movement.
His eyes were dry as he looked down at Yomi. Her face was pale, and her features were, for ones, calm and peaceful. He bent down with images of her smile flashing through his mind. A tear fell on Yomi's face as Hiei's lips closed on hers. Yusuke's eyes widened and he was about to make some stupid remark when Kurama silenced him with a glare. Red energy glowed around Hiei and Yomi, and after a long time, Hiei opened his eyes and his lip slowly parted with hers.
"Take care of her," Hiei said quietly to Kurama without even looking at him. His eyes were glued to the figure now standing on what's left of the fighting ground. "Sure," Kurama replied, "Hiei, he's too powerful, even for you," said Kurama. "Yeah, I'll fight him with you," Yusuke offered. Just as Hiei was about to decline, Makuro spoke out, "No Yusuke. Revenge shall be theirs alone." Hiei looked at Makuro for a moment before walking to the center of the stadium, before walking on to the fighting ground to face Natu.
The eerie silence fell over everyone. Natu smiled, "Hiei, do you know why I gave her to you all those years ago?" he said. Hiei lifted an eyebrow. "Because I knew she would open your heart. Love, Hiei, is a weakness. Have I not taught you that? See? Now you've given almost half of your life energy to save her, I've already won!"
Wordlessly, Hiei jumped and unsheathed his katana. Even though Natu wasn't as fast as Hiei, he still managed to defend himself while still smiling. The two launched into a sword fight.
"I don't get it Kurama, what good did it do to him to kiss a stranger?" Kuwabara asked. "A stranger?" Kurama almost fell over at Kuwabara's question. "Rest assured that she's not a stranger, Kuwabara. But that wasn't just a kiss, he gave her part of his life energy," Kurama answered. "Couldn't he do it without the kiss, though? Like what I did to Urameshi when he fought the last Saint Beast," Kuwabara asked. "He could have, but the kiss was much faster and effective. Your energy had to go through your skin, Yusuke's clothes, and Yusuke's skin in order to reach him, unlike the kiss," Kurama explained. "Right! I knew that!" Kuwabara said as he blushed.
Hiei and Natu both panted heavily as they glared at each other. "Where's your dragon?" Natu taunted. "You wanted it?" Hiei answered. "You have no other choice!" Natu said. Hiei wondered why Natu wanted the dragon, could he be stronger than the dragon? However, Natu was right, he didn't have any other choice. The ground around him cracked and the sky turned to be a blackish red color.
Yomi awoke as she felt the enormous energy. One word slipped out of her mouth, "No!" First thing she did was to touch her forehead. Second thing she did was to look at the battleground. "No Hiei! Don't release the Black Dragon! Natu has it too!" She yelled. Hiei turned and looked at her with shock in his eyes. How could she have recovered this fast? And Natu has the power of the dragon too? But it was too late to stop, the dragon launched out of his right arm the same time Natu released his dragon.
The air exploded around the two fighters as two dragons fought each other. Natu's was obviously stronger as it pushed back Hiei's dragon bit by bit.
Kurama haven't even noticed Yomi staggering toward the fighting ground until another giant energy caught his attention. Yomi was floating above the two fighters, but on Hiei's side. Her body was shinning like the sun and a red energy surrounded her. She spread out her arms and the red energy followed, making a wing where the arms are. Natu felt her energy and shivered.
"Phoenix of the Shadow's Light!"
Hiei jumped up to float beside Yomi as her white phoenix sped toward Natu. At halfway, the bright white phoenix met Hiei's Dragon of the Darkness Flame and the two attacks merged together to form a much stronger one. It had the phoenix's wings but the dragon's teeth. Their colors were of red, white, and black. Natu didn't even have the chance to scream before his life ended.
Dust and rubble cleared up. Yusuke, Kurama, and Makuro all recovered within a short time. Hiei was by Yomi's side, shaking her limb body and whispering her name softly. He lifted her up and something fell from her unmoving fingers. The circlet clanked as it fell on the ground.
Hiei jumped and landed before Kurama with Yomi in his arms. Kurama understood and felt her pulse. "She's...dying. Her heart is stopping," Kurama said as he stood up. Kuwabara got to his feet to see Hiei's face buried in Yomi's shirt. His body shook occasionally as he mourned. His hand accidentally touched Yomi's, and he felt a movement.
His eyes were dry as he looked down at Yomi. Her face was pale, and her features were, for ones, calm and peaceful. He bent down with images of her smile flashing through his mind. A tear fell on Yomi's face as Hiei's lips closed on hers. Yusuke's eyes widened and he was about to make some stupid remark when Kurama silenced him with a glare. Red energy glowed around Hiei and Yomi, and after a long time, Hiei opened his eyes and his lip slowly parted with hers.
"Take care of her," Hiei said quietly to Kurama without even looking at him. His eyes were glued to the figure now standing on what's left of the fighting ground. "Sure," Kurama replied, "Hiei, he's too powerful, even for you," said Kurama. "Yeah, I'll fight him with you," Yusuke offered. Just as Hiei was about to decline, Makuro spoke out, "No Yusuke. Revenge shall be theirs alone." Hiei looked at Makuro for a moment before walking to the center of the stadium, before walking on to the fighting ground to face Natu.
The eerie silence fell over everyone. Natu smiled, "Hiei, do you know why I gave her to you all those years ago?" he said. Hiei lifted an eyebrow. "Because I knew she would open your heart. Love, Hiei, is a weakness. Have I not taught you that? See? Now you've given almost half of your life energy to save her, I've already won!"
Wordlessly, Hiei jumped and unsheathed his katana. Even though Natu wasn't as fast as Hiei, he still managed to defend himself while still smiling. The two launched into a sword fight.
"I don't get it Kurama, what good did it do to him to kiss a stranger?" Kuwabara asked. "A stranger?" Kurama almost fell over at Kuwabara's question. "Rest assured that she's not a stranger, Kuwabara. But that wasn't just a kiss, he gave her part of his life energy," Kurama answered. "Couldn't he do it without the kiss, though? Like what I did to Urameshi when he fought the last Saint Beast," Kuwabara asked. "He could have, but the kiss was much faster and effective. Your energy had to go through your skin, Yusuke's clothes, and Yusuke's skin in order to reach him, unlike the kiss," Kurama explained. "Right! I knew that!" Kuwabara said as he blushed.
Hiei and Natu both panted heavily as they glared at each other. "Where's your dragon?" Natu taunted. "You wanted it?" Hiei answered. "You have no other choice!" Natu said. Hiei wondered why Natu wanted the dragon, could he be stronger than the dragon? However, Natu was right, he didn't have any other choice. The ground around him cracked and the sky turned to be a blackish red color.
Yomi awoke as she felt the enormous energy. One word slipped out of her mouth, "No!" First thing she did was to touch her forehead. Second thing she did was to look at the battleground. "No Hiei! Don't release the Black Dragon! Natu has it too!" She yelled. Hiei turned and looked at her with shock in his eyes. How could she have recovered this fast? And Natu has the power of the dragon too? But it was too late to stop, the dragon launched out of his right arm the same time Natu released his dragon.
The air exploded around the two fighters as two dragons fought each other. Natu's was obviously stronger as it pushed back Hiei's dragon bit by bit.
Kurama haven't even noticed Yomi staggering toward the fighting ground until another giant energy caught his attention. Yomi was floating above the two fighters, but on Hiei's side. Her body was shinning like the sun and a red energy surrounded her. She spread out her arms and the red energy followed, making a wing where the arms are. Natu felt her energy and shivered.
"Phoenix of the Shadow's Light!"
Hiei jumped up to float beside Yomi as her white phoenix sped toward Natu. At halfway, the bright white phoenix met Hiei's Dragon of the Darkness Flame and the two attacks merged together to form a much stronger one. It had the phoenix's wings but the dragon's teeth. Their colors were of red, white, and black. Natu didn't even have the chance to scream before his life ended.
