Where it all Started

Author: The Freak - Freak Moister
Warnings: This story contains yaoi PG - 13 for now.
Disclaimer: All Yu Yu Hakusho characters belong to Yoshihiro Togashi
Also the throne name "Dragon Throne" and territory name "Alaric" belongs to Mina Lightstar
Summary: All great journeys begin with the first step; well here it is my first step in this hopefully interesting expanded series of YYH. See it as YYH book 3 if you want. As the three worlds settle down for a long time in several hundreds of years, new mysterious happenings around the Makai bring about unrest in the Reikai and Makai. Is this just another ambitious lord who wishes the impossible or something more sinister that no one has yet suspect. As the dark menace slowly spreads it's cruel fingers and the people of the three worlds slowly being lured into its grasp can anyone stop it's unrelenting stride or will the darkness once again spread it's poison into the hard won peace.

"What? Oh that, no, not yet. However I've sent out more people, they should be able to confirm to me with in the next three or four days depending on the bandits' activities. They are bloody hard to find if they don't want to be found."

"Do you think it's possible to have a larger group of bandits in an area which is harder to search, such as a forest?"

"Have there been reports of larger groups in your area Mukuro?" Enki asked; he'd been listening for a while.

"Yes, as I said before Kogaru came in just then. He reported a group between my and his border. The characteristics are the same but the only difference is that he said the group was the size of a small army. That would be several hundreds at least." voicing her thoughts Mukuro became aware that the other two lords were suddenly tense.

"I believe that's possible, I'd buy that and I wouldn't rule out the possibilities." Enki said after some thought. "I agree, the main trade routes do not provide adequate hide outs." Yomi intoned.

Looking up from his desk Enki turned to Yomi, "Send us a copy of that map, I'll be wanting to do some investigation my self. Mukuro?" Turning again to the lady lord, "Did Kogaru tell you anything else about them?"

"Yes..." Mukuro reached over and changed the mode of the communicator to viewer/fax. "He said that the bandits have been around for months..."

"What?" both Enki and Yomi cried out in unison. "We haven't heard any news about them before today or yesterday for Yomi..." Enki continued

"I know, I had pretty much the same reaction, I suspecting that local officials are failing in their duty. I'm planning to send someone over to check out the situation. Anyway Kogaru also informed me that that particular group had been increasing in number steadily over the months and I'm guessing that they're still increasing, which would be consistent with your descriptions. They're a rather destructive group." Mukuro gave a pause for the other two lords to absorb this information and leaned back on her seat again. "If the new you told me today are confirmed and they are related them we certainly have a big problem on our hands..."

"Mukuro have you heard of any other cases on your borders?" It was Yomi who asked.

"No, I haven't had time to check yet..." Just then another call came in.

"Mukuro-sama, Hiei-sama on line three from Dentora."

"Dentora Mukuro? I thought you couldn't live without that little boy hanging by you." Yomi laughed. "How old is he now? About two thousandth your age yet?"

"Oh shut up Ear boy!"

"So you sent him to Dentora, no wonder all the new policies you gave me lately have lost all their eloquences." Enki joked mildly, "That kid's got potential and I really think you should give him a raise."

Mukuro levelled him with a glare that said 'Are you saying that I write with out eloquence you back end of a stubble'. Enki quite intelligently changed subject, "So how's Dentora?" Yomi snickered.

"As good as any new development in an old city would be."

Dentora was an old trading city, however in the last few years business had slowed and virtually stopped. However last year a rich deposit of borium crystals was discovered after an earthquake and now business has restarted in the sleepy city and further development is being made in the area. Borium is a high-energy crystal used as the staple for fuel all over Makai, it's not know in the Ningenkai though. Demands for the high quality borium is in high and with the relatively low abundance of the crystal the mine should be viable for several decades. The profits from the crystals would be more than enough to fund the developments in the city that would keep it thriving even after the crystal supply is exhausted. Yomi and Enki had both made permanent contracts with Mukuro on the trading of the crystals.

"How is the processing plant coming along, I've heard it's got a rather nice new design..."

Mukuro gave a satisfied smirk but made no further threats, "Well I don't know the last report I got from Hiei was that it was into the last stages of completion and is due to begin processing with in the month. Now if we just get him on line..." Mukuro push the little flashing button, "We'll be able to get the latest news."

Hiei's face winked onto the screen, he seemed mildly surprised at seeing both Yomi and Enki. "Mukuro, Yomi-sama, Enki-sama" he greeted with slight nod of the head.

"Ah yes Hiei, we were just talking about you and Dentora and both Yomi and Enki are quite inpatient about the development of the new processing plant, would you care to enlighten us with he latest developments please." That was said in a rather 'sweet voice' and both Yomi and Enki winced mentally although Hiei didn't seemed to notice.

"I was just going to do that. The processing plant had been completed on schedule and the mine was opened last week. The first batch of borium crystal rods are due to be sent by the end of this week, that is tomorrow." Turning to Yomi and Enki, "The payment for the borium is as usual either an annual lump sum or quarterly payments."

"Excellent, Hiei, maybe I'll give you a raise when you get back." Hiei looked sceptically at Mukuro. "When do you think you'll be able to make it back anyway?"

"I'll be leaving tomorrow morning if nothing further happens and I should be back by the next afternoon."

"Good, good..." glancing idly at the map of Yomi's territory hanging out of the fax like a flapping tongue a sudden idea came to Mukuro. "Hiei,"

"Yes?"

"On your way back I want you to stop off at Silvana."