Tigrus stared into Kazuma's eyes; his face was wearing a torn expression. "What is wrong, Kuwabara? You seem distant." Kazuma shook his head, concentrating his rei-sword on the young orange tiger. "Are you trying to throw me off, Tigrus?" charged Kazuma, trying to remain calm and collected. "Sorry sir, but it would seem you are throwing yourself off." Tigrus flung his claws at the orange-haired man. Kazuma dodged them, fending them off with his sword. Both fighters paused to catch their breaths. "I'm sorry, Tigrus, it's just I was in the mood to fight earlier, but that mood seems to be slipping away." Kazuma glanced longingly towards the temple, sadness etching itself across his face. "Aw I get it, you are worried about your sister," figured Tigrus. "I wanted to go in there and check her out, I did feel that strong energy from her earlier." "You want to do that, now? Give up this fight and do that? I will understand if you wish to." "It's okay; Shizuru's husband is in there with her. I saw him leave the field with his brother. I personally didn't know Yomi all that well, but I can sense his death is taking its toll on Kurama right now. I don't want to disturb him." "I understand what he is going through," sighed Tigrus, "one of the reason I resented Biakko for the longest time was about 150 years ago, there was this tigress, Sumatra. She and I were close friends. We had been friends since cubhood, always playing in the tall grass, one day I had planned to make her my mating partner. Unfortunately Biakko kidnapped her one night. He had bound Sumatra, with solidified Tiger Scream tied around her arms like a rope, and had a Tiger Hair Ball in her mouth. When I found her in his lair, Biakko had sliced her throat open with his claws. By the time I got to her, it was too late, Sumatra died in my arms. Of all the things Biakko has done, that is the one thing I can never forgive him for. To this day, even though I have found another tigress and now have cubs with her, I will never stop missing Sumatra. I will always love her." Tigrus' mouth quivered as he wiped tears from his eyes.

Kazuma peered at Tigrus. "Is that why you wanted Biakko dead? I can't believe you would wish that on him. Brothers ought to stick together, not kill each other, or want to know the other is dead." "I know it's not right to hate one's sibling, and I actually envy you. It is obvious you love your sister, the relationship you have with her is something to be cherished. I wish there was such a relationship with Biakko." "Why did you hate him so much? I thought sibling love was unconditional?" "It should be, it is with the rest of my brothers and sisters. I love them like nothing else. Biakko was the only one I couldn't stand. He killed both our parents, Sumatra, two brothers, one sister, threatened my own tigress and cubs, threatened my brother, Sota and his family, my sister Miyugi and her family, and devoured two of Miyugi's cubs. That is why Biakko was banished by the elders to Maze's Castle. When I heard the news those four demons were blackmailing Reikai and Lord Enma into letting them escape, I was pleading it would not happen, because he had promised to kill me once he was released. When I heard a human had killed him, I wanted to know who it was, to shake his hand and thank him. Who knew the human who killed him had been you." Tigrus smiled a fanged grin at Kazuma.