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((Here's the next chapter! Oh, Hiei may be making an appearance outside of his dreams... Please review!!!))
He and Kurama were training in the forest. Kurama swung at him with his Rose Whip, but Hiei blocked it with his katana. They lunged at each other, evading the attacks every time. "You've improved," Kurama panted, setting himself on the grass. "As have you," Hiei replied, leaning against a tree.
Suddenly there was a blinding flash of light. It hurtled through the air toward Kurama and soaked into his body. The two demons looked at each other. Then they both felt it. It was increasingly getting hotter. Kurama shrieked as he began to burn. "Kurama!" Hiei yelled, but he, too, was burning.
They heard a cruel cackle, and there, in front of them, was Ryton, the Master of Electricity. "Burn, that's right, burn! Feel pain as you have never experienced it! Burn!" he shouted, laughing evilly at their screams of torment.
Hiei couldn't take it anymore. He saw Kurama writing on the ground, trying not to move, but he couldn't stop himself. It increased the pain for both of them. The agony was tearing Kurama apart, Hiei could feel it. Soon it would kill both of them.
"KURAMA!!!!!!!"
Hiei's eyes shot open. Where was he? He looked around. It was a hotel room. He noticed the pieces of white cloth lying all around him. Then he remembered the dreams. And the events of Kurama's match.
He bolted upright, ignoring the pain that pounded through his body. "Kurama?" Where was his friend? Were the dreams real? Was Kurama dead? Or dying? Hiei had to find him. He heard a moan coming from next to him.
There, lying unconscious in bed, was Kurama. Hiei breathed a sigh of relief. Then he felt something. It wasn't right. Kurama didn't sound healthy. His breathing was sharp and filled with pain. Hiei could feel that Kurama was hurting. He knew that his friend was barely alive.
The fire demon sped over to Kurama's bedside. The fox looked so peaceful. But Hiei had to wake him. "Kurama," he whispered. He put a hand on Kurama's forehead and pumped some of his newly regained energy into him. Just enough to make him conscious.
Kuwabara and Lola met in the center of the ring. "Begin!" Koto yelled. "I will defeat you," the woman fighter said, fangs glistening in her mouth. Wait...fangs?! Kuwabara did a double take. Yup, those were fangs all right. But they weren't there before...
Lola slowly circled Kuwabara, like a hunter stalking its prey. "Do you know what power I control?" she asked. "It is a power unlike any other. I am a Master of the Beasts." "That doesn't sound so tough," Kuwabara muttered. "What're ya gonna do? Make a bunny attack me?" Lola smirked. "Not quite."
"Enough talk! I said fight!" Koto yelled again.
"You'll see what I mean soon enough!" Lola yelled, leaping at her opponent. Kuwabara yelped in surprise. Sharp claws sank into his skin. He was knocked onto his back, Lola kneeling on top of him like a cat. "And I can do more than simply control beasts," she hissed. Kuwabara aimed a punch at her head. She ducked, and Kuwabara rolled on top of her. She swiped at him, leaving three long red lines down his right cheek. He cried out, and she again gained the advantage.
"Oh my, people! Lola took her opponent completely by surprise, and now they're rolling around on the ring floor, each trying to gain an advantage over the other!" Koto announced. "Kuwabara," Yusuke muttered.
The surly boy was finally able to kick Lola off him. The Master of Beasts landed lightly on all fours while Kuwabara stumbled up. "You are a worthy opponent," Lola hissed, rising. "Not all fighters survive my initial attack. I usually don't have to summon my servants. But, in your case..." She ripped a few strands of hair out of her head. Grinning, she raised her free hand to her mouth and bit, drawing blood.
Kuwabara winced. What is she doing now?
She applied a drop of blood to each of the three strands and threw them to the ring floor. "Kaita, shippo, maron da! Rise, my pets!" she yelled. The strands of hair expanded and grew. The first elongated into a black snake, speckled with red scales. The second grew into a black wolf, which growled, baring it's fangs. The third grew into a black feathered eagle, which immediately took flight. Kuwabara jumped back in fear.
"These are my pets," Lola said, walking up to them. The eagle landed on her shoulder. The snake twined itself around her right leg. She stroked the wolf. "They will follow each and every command I give them. They will not disobey, for I am their Master and speak their language. They will attack without hesitation." Kuwabara gulped. This was unexpected.
"And if you hurt them, I assure you, you will pay dearly," she said "They are a part of me, powered by my own energy."
"Now, keyo aron tarok," she said in the language of the wolves. Her wolf stiffened and set it's sights on Kuwabara. "Ryo kone!" she shouted. The wolf growled fiercely and leapt at Kuwabara. The orange haired fighter yelped and bolted.
"Simply amazing!" Koto shouted. "Lola was able to form animals from strands of her hair, and now the wolf is chasing Kuwabara around the ring!"
"Krayo karana!" Lola yelled in the eagle's language. The black eagle took flight. Then it dived, it's talons aimed for Kuwabara's face. Kuwabara screamed and ducked, the talons missing his head by inches. The eagle pulled up just in time to keep from hitting the wolf.
The wolf soon caught up to Kuwabara and nipped his heels, and the eagle launched another assault. Kuwabara threw himself down and rolled away. The eagle's talons raked the wolf's eyes in the confusion, causing the wolf to howl in pain.
"Ryo kone! Krayo karana!" Lola yelled again, switching effortlessly between languages. "Get him! Attack!"