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His eyes flickered open. He was awake now, fully awake, not groggy or dizzy, just awake.

His head was pounding, yet...somehow he didn't feel it. He knew the sensation of pain, he knew what it was supposed to feel like, what he should be feeling, and yet...he didn't. He was different in some way.

Then he realized it. He couldn't see correctly. His eyes were sharp and focused, but it was like he saw through a golden haze. No matter how much he blinked he couldn't rid himself of it. In a way, he didn't want to rid himself of it. It was familiar somehow, seeing the world through tainted eyes.

Without moving another muscle in his body, he looked around him. He was in a bed, in a hotel room. There was a door to the left, which was closed, and a large window to his right. On the windowsill there sat a boy with long red hair.

The boy's emerald green eyes were focused on something outside, but at the same time were unfocused and unblinking, as if thinking hard about something.

He felt a strong emotion when he saw this red-haired boy. It wasn't love, it wasn't joy, it wasn't sadness...then what was it?

Hate.

His entire being was suddenly drowned in hatred for this boy. He had to make him suffer. He wanted to make him suffer. As he continued looking at this boy, the feeling got stronger and stronger until he almost couldn't bear it.

Then something inside him revolted. Something told him no, that was wrong.

Still, it was just a small inkling of a conscience, a tiny fish in a huge pool of water.

Hatred again enveloped him, drowned out the solitary whisper in a crowded room. He slowly arose from the bed so as not to make a sound, and in a small flash was near the redhead.

Kurama jumped when Hiei appeared next to him. "Hiei! Are you all right?" he asked with concern. He stood and took his friend by the shoulders. "What happened? Tell me everything."

The fire youkai just stood there and closed his eyes.

"Hiei?" Kurama questioned.

"Hiei is no longer here, kitsune."

Hiei's eyes shot open, and they gleamed brilliant gold.

Kurama gasped in horror. His friend was transformed somehow. His Jagan glowed hot purple, his eyes shone gold, and his voice was an evil mixture of Hiei...and the Master of Electricity.

He tried to back away quickly, but Hiei put a hand to the fox's chest. He felt a large electric shock penetrate his flesh, causing him to cry out in pain.

Hiei took Kurama by the front of his shirt and threw him into the bedside table. "What do you think of me now, fox?" he sneered.

Kurama shrunk back against the wall amidst broken pieces of wood. "Who are you?" he whispered.

Hiei cackled. "Why, you don't recognize me? I'm disappointed in you. It hasn't been all that long, Kurama. Or, should I say, Suuichi?"

"Ryton," Kurama hissed.

"Did you expect anyone less?"

Black and gold bolts of lightning flew from his body, sending themselves into Kurama's body and making him scream in pain.

"Isn't that refreshing?" Hiei cackled. "And the best part is, I'm not affected at all. Yes, I know you're thinking, 'How can he do this without feeling the pain as Hiei does?' Well, your little healing spell bound you to Hiei's soul, not mine. His soul bears the brunt of your pain, so I can take my revenge on you both. How exciting."

Kurama shook in pain and fear. How could this have happened? Ryton was dead! He had killed him. Hadn't he?

Still, how it happened didn't matter. Ryton was back, and he was possessing Hiei. He was set on taking revenge.

How could he defend himself? He didn't want to hurt Hiei in any way, but he couldn't just do nothing. What was he supposed to do?

"I claim the right of leadership," Miono growled. "Anyone who says otherwise answers to me. Is there any objection?"

The ring of two-tails was silent. It was now night, and the entire Clan, about forty cats, one fire fox, and one human, sat around a bonfire.

Then, one of the two-tails raised their voice.

"There is one!"

A female two-tail stepped forward. She had midnight blue hair and jade green eyes. Both her tails were dark blue with silver tips. Her ears were of the same color. She was at least 18 or so in human years.

As she came face to face with Miono, her claws tightened on the hilts of two twin daggers. "Siana was my older sister. I claim the right of leadership. I also claim the right to avenge my sister's death, and carry out her mission."

She jerked her head toward the lone human of the group, whose name happened to be Yusuke Urameshi. The human teen stiffened.

"Don't worry," Shazara muttered into his ear. "They're going to battle it out. Mio will win, and if he doesn't..." Small flames erupted at the tips of her fingers. "...you know what I'm talking about."

Despite this reassurance from the fire fox, Yusuke felt uneasy. His life depended on Miono winning. If the female won, she wouldn't hesitate to kill him in cold blood. Forget about having a chance to defend himself. His life would be over in a hot second.

"Yaru, I can't say I'm surprised," the two-tail leader said nonchalantly. "Are you sure you want to go through with this? Just to warn you, you won't get control over this Clan as long as my heart still beats. And the only way you're getting to the Detective is over my rotting corpse."

Yaru unsheathed one of her blades and licked the gleaming metal. "That's the idea."

Both cats faced each other.

"A fight to the death. The one without a sword through their gut wins and becomes the official leader of the Clan," Shazara muttered.

Yusuke gulped at this unnecessary news.

Yaru suddenly leapt at Miono, twirling both blades at a rapid pace. Miono sprang out of the way, but one blade slashed his arm. He didn't even flinch. Instead, he landed in a crouched position.

Encouraged by the cheers of the Clan, Yaru leapt at him again. This time, he just stood there, as if waiting for her twin blades to end his life.

"What is he doing?!" Yusuke yelled.

Shazara didn't respond, but watched her brother with wide eyes. "He's going to do it," she whispered to herself.

Yusuke looked at her. "Do what?"

"And now I avenge my sister!" Yaru yelled. She brought her blades down forcefully.

A pair of strong hands caught them and held them fast. "Not necessarily," Miono hissed.

"What?!" Yaru spat. "No one can block my blades with their bare hands!"

"I believe I just did."

There was a cracking sound, and both daggers splintered into thousands of tiny metal shards.

Yaru gasped as she was thrust backward by the sheer force of his energy. He lowered his hands and stared hard at her.

"What's going on?" Yusuke asked.

Shazara smiled knowingly. "He's been working on this technique for years. It's a very rare skill, a gift to the Chosen Ones with tails of two different colors. Watch and you'll see."

The Clan looked at each other as if they knew what might happen next. Some went to the safety of the trees or caves as Miono's energy waves grew stronger.

"Tantu marto yama kai," Miono chanted.

His eyes began to glow with black and white fire.

"Tantu marto yama kai."

Yaru's face distorted in fear.

"Sono gio hamon di."

Miono's body became enveloped in black and white flames.

"Tachi saru dono fai."

Shazara's eyes flashed with anticipation.

"Seto mio karon ri."

The fire condensed to form a flaming bow in Miono's right hand. A matching arrow appeared in his left hand. He fitted it to the bow and aimed at his opponent's heart.

"Are you ready to die?" Miono spat, his eyes wreathed in black and white fire.

Yaru backed away in fear. "If you must kill me, you must kill me," she said shakily. "There's nothing I can do against your power...I know that now. So shoot and...get it over with."

"I'll be glad to," Miono growled. He drew back hard on the flaming bow.

"Mio, stop!" a voice exclaimed.

Shazara gasped. "Li, get out of there!"

Sure enough, Miono's younger sister had been the one to protest.

In a blur the young two-tail stood between Yaru and the tip of the flaming arrow.

"Stand aside," Miono hissed. He pulled the bow tighter. "Let me finish her."

"No, Mio! You're not yourself," Li said. "Just because you accomplished your goal doesn't mean you can kill whoever you want."

Her brother's eyes blazed in fury. "How dare you defy me?!" he roared. "Hoe DARE you defy your older brother?! She asked for a fight to the death, and that's what she'll get! Now, I order you to stand aside!"

Tears came to the younger two-tail's eyes. "I won't. The Miono I know, the Miono who's my brother, would never take another's life without good reason, especially one of the Clan. I can't let you, Mio, no matter what power you may have."

Yaru still stood in fear behind Li, who stared unblinking at her brother. Miono was frozen, watching his sister with pupils still encased in flames.

"Listen to me. Please, Mio," Li whispered.

Her brother's cold expression slowly melted, little by little, until the fire was gone and his energy level returned to normal. Exhausted from this rare use of power, he sank to the ground, unconscious.