Hiei sized Draco for the longest time. He noted the dragon's height,
standing as tall as the Youko brothers themselves. Draco stood his ground
on all fours, his long tail draped from the end of his spine to the claws
on his back feet, with a thick club at the tip of the tail. His body and
head were like that of a crocodile; the stomach bulged out, the legs and
neck were as long as a giraffe's. The scales on his body were a dull
green, as though he himself was an old monster. The dragon glared at the
fire demon. "You seem scared, Hiei. You should be, I know the whereabouts
of every ice apparition." "Ha, Dragon, you don't scare me. Nice try
conning me, what does that have to do with me?" "I heard you have a sister
somewhere, who would be a tasty morsel for my palette." "You will never
touch Yukina," enraged Hiei, fire burning in his eyes. With lightening
speed, he drew his katana and slashed violently at the dragon. The dragon
managed to block each of Hiei's attacks, his skin seemed impenetrable to
the blade of the katana. In a counter attack, Draco swung his heavy tail
into Hiei's stomach, casting him into the ground. Hiei stumbled to his
feet, doubled over from the tremendous blow. "You might as well give up,
Hiei, nobody survives an attack like that from this tail." Bracing himself
back on his feet, Hiei stood as straight as he could. The dragon watched
as the demon closed his eyes and turned his face to the ground. "Ah I see
you are accepting your defeat," chuckled Draco in confidence. Hiei didn't
say a word, instead removed the shirt from his upper body and unfastened
the tie on his black pants and removed them from his legs. Tossing his
clothing to the side, Hiei stood completely nude in front of the dragon.
"Isn't this a little too much, Hiei? If you are going to be this humble, I
might as well make you my slave."
"Not quite, Draco," challenged Hiei. Suddenly the ground surrounding the temple courtyard began to rumble, creating a tremendous earthquake. From the vents created in the earth, the black soul of a fiery dragon emerged. Stripping the bandanna from his face, Hiei exposed the Jagan eye. "I call this technique Black Dragon Transform," he announced to Draco. From across the courtyard Yoko Kurama was becoming shocked at what he was witnessing from his friend. The soul of the dragon merged with Hiei's own body soul. In the transfer, Hiei's skin suddenly segmented into dark green scales. The nails on his fingers lengthened to 6-inch claws. His arms reached to the length of his legs and became fore legs. His chest and back lengthened until they looked like the body shape of a horse. The size of Hiei grew to the height of Draco. His neck grew out, shaped just like Draco's. Hiei's face grew out, his nose and mouth grew to the length on a horse's snout. His teeth grew to like daggers, with the front cuspeds becoming razor sharp fangs. His ears lengthened on either side of his head, displaying all three of his eyes. His black Mohawk hair grew down the length of his neck, tracing his spine in his back to his rear. Sprouting from the end of his spine draped a long slender tail, which snaked its way to the claws on his feet. At the tip of his tail, Hiei displayed a spear-shaped fin. On his shoulder blades, black feathery wings sprouted, growing to twice the length of his neck and the width of the side of his body. Standing amidst Genkai's courtyard, Hiei paraded his new appearance in front of Draco. Yoko Kurama looked still in amazement of Hiei, seeing him in this body, he barely recognized the once 5-foot 2-inch demon he had come to know. Hiei snorted through his nostrils, his new dragon form becoming restless. "Finally," responded Draco, "I have gained a worthy opponent." "Draco, this is a technique I have been practicing for a while now. I knew someday I would have to face you. Seeing you more formidable than any other demon I have slain, I had no choice but to employ this technique on you." "Kurama," replied Ashanti, "I have never heard of such a technique. I know I have slain many demons in my day, yet I never heard or seen a demon use this on himself." "In battle, I have seen Hiei employ the use of a black dragon. In one fight, he destroyed a demon using the Dragon of the Darkness Flame. He used the dragon again in the Sword of Darkness Flame. However this technique I have neither seen nor heard about. This technique I didn't even know he could wield it. Until now, I didn't even know of its existence."
Hiei slashed his tail in Draco's direction. Draco stepped back and swung his tail at his opponent. Hiei dodged the tail, his wings beating together to maintain his lightening speed. From his mouth, black flames shot into the stomach of Draco, burning his flesh. Draco retaliated by firing flames from his mouth to Hiei. The new dragon dodged the flames, and returned the attack by splaying his front claws into Draco's body. Draco retreated from Hiei's attack, but not without receiving a gash in his stomach cavity. Ignoring his injury, Draco flew at Hiei, snapping his jaws at the neck of his opponent. Hiei dodged the near fatal bite from Draco, as he breathed black fire into the wound. Draco sprang back from Hiei, wrenching in pain from the wound. Draco ignored the pain, and breathed fire into Hiei's face. The three-eyed dragon swung his neck to dodge the flame and quickly clamped his jaws around Draco's neck. Draco suddenly began to struggle, trying to free his neck. The jaws of Hiei acted as a vice clamp, not letting go of Draco's neck. Without hesitation, Hiei drove his fangs deep into Draco's throat, severing his trachea and cutting off his blood vessels. Instantly, Draco's body fell limp and Draco himself was dead from the attack. Hiei dropped Draco's head to the ground from his mouth. He reached into Draco's broken body, from the gape he had created earlier. Hiei struggled to retrieve his own head, planting his fore claws against Draco's body. He finally removed his head from the gaping hole, his face covered in blood. Clenched in his jaws was Draco's heart. Quickly Hiei swallowed the heart, just as the body of Draco disintegrated into nothing. Shaking off the blood from his head, Hiei lowered his head and laid himself on the ground. He folded his legs down, bringing his front legs under his body. His tail wrapped around his body, his wings folded inward. His entire body became engulfed in a cloaking black flame. Quickly as the flames retreated, the body of Hiei was restored to its original form. Mukuro found him amidst the frozen ground passed out, bare-naked. She retrieved his clothing and gathered his body into her arms. She quickly headed towards the main temple. Inside the temple, where Shizuru and Keiko were hiding out, she placed his unconscious body onto a bed of straw.
"Not quite, Draco," challenged Hiei. Suddenly the ground surrounding the temple courtyard began to rumble, creating a tremendous earthquake. From the vents created in the earth, the black soul of a fiery dragon emerged. Stripping the bandanna from his face, Hiei exposed the Jagan eye. "I call this technique Black Dragon Transform," he announced to Draco. From across the courtyard Yoko Kurama was becoming shocked at what he was witnessing from his friend. The soul of the dragon merged with Hiei's own body soul. In the transfer, Hiei's skin suddenly segmented into dark green scales. The nails on his fingers lengthened to 6-inch claws. His arms reached to the length of his legs and became fore legs. His chest and back lengthened until they looked like the body shape of a horse. The size of Hiei grew to the height of Draco. His neck grew out, shaped just like Draco's. Hiei's face grew out, his nose and mouth grew to the length on a horse's snout. His teeth grew to like daggers, with the front cuspeds becoming razor sharp fangs. His ears lengthened on either side of his head, displaying all three of his eyes. His black Mohawk hair grew down the length of his neck, tracing his spine in his back to his rear. Sprouting from the end of his spine draped a long slender tail, which snaked its way to the claws on his feet. At the tip of his tail, Hiei displayed a spear-shaped fin. On his shoulder blades, black feathery wings sprouted, growing to twice the length of his neck and the width of the side of his body. Standing amidst Genkai's courtyard, Hiei paraded his new appearance in front of Draco. Yoko Kurama looked still in amazement of Hiei, seeing him in this body, he barely recognized the once 5-foot 2-inch demon he had come to know. Hiei snorted through his nostrils, his new dragon form becoming restless. "Finally," responded Draco, "I have gained a worthy opponent." "Draco, this is a technique I have been practicing for a while now. I knew someday I would have to face you. Seeing you more formidable than any other demon I have slain, I had no choice but to employ this technique on you." "Kurama," replied Ashanti, "I have never heard of such a technique. I know I have slain many demons in my day, yet I never heard or seen a demon use this on himself." "In battle, I have seen Hiei employ the use of a black dragon. In one fight, he destroyed a demon using the Dragon of the Darkness Flame. He used the dragon again in the Sword of Darkness Flame. However this technique I have neither seen nor heard about. This technique I didn't even know he could wield it. Until now, I didn't even know of its existence."
Hiei slashed his tail in Draco's direction. Draco stepped back and swung his tail at his opponent. Hiei dodged the tail, his wings beating together to maintain his lightening speed. From his mouth, black flames shot into the stomach of Draco, burning his flesh. Draco retaliated by firing flames from his mouth to Hiei. The new dragon dodged the flames, and returned the attack by splaying his front claws into Draco's body. Draco retreated from Hiei's attack, but not without receiving a gash in his stomach cavity. Ignoring his injury, Draco flew at Hiei, snapping his jaws at the neck of his opponent. Hiei dodged the near fatal bite from Draco, as he breathed black fire into the wound. Draco sprang back from Hiei, wrenching in pain from the wound. Draco ignored the pain, and breathed fire into Hiei's face. The three-eyed dragon swung his neck to dodge the flame and quickly clamped his jaws around Draco's neck. Draco suddenly began to struggle, trying to free his neck. The jaws of Hiei acted as a vice clamp, not letting go of Draco's neck. Without hesitation, Hiei drove his fangs deep into Draco's throat, severing his trachea and cutting off his blood vessels. Instantly, Draco's body fell limp and Draco himself was dead from the attack. Hiei dropped Draco's head to the ground from his mouth. He reached into Draco's broken body, from the gape he had created earlier. Hiei struggled to retrieve his own head, planting his fore claws against Draco's body. He finally removed his head from the gaping hole, his face covered in blood. Clenched in his jaws was Draco's heart. Quickly Hiei swallowed the heart, just as the body of Draco disintegrated into nothing. Shaking off the blood from his head, Hiei lowered his head and laid himself on the ground. He folded his legs down, bringing his front legs under his body. His tail wrapped around his body, his wings folded inward. His entire body became engulfed in a cloaking black flame. Quickly as the flames retreated, the body of Hiei was restored to its original form. Mukuro found him amidst the frozen ground passed out, bare-naked. She retrieved his clothing and gathered his body into her arms. She quickly headed towards the main temple. Inside the temple, where Shizuru and Keiko were hiding out, she placed his unconscious body onto a bed of straw.
