Chapter Seventeen: Hiei vs. Lea
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Hiei turned around to the voice's owner, keeping the shaking Katsumi behind him.
"Aww did I come at a bad time?" Lea teased. "I mean I don't want to interrupt anything special." She stood where she was and slightly looked behind Hiei. She giggled when Katsumi held her head even more.
"What do you want?" Hiei growled.
Lea looked back at him and smiled. "I only wanted to wish you luck in our fight later. Is that a crime?"
Hiei narrowed his eyes. "I don't need luck."
"Oh but dear Hiei you will." She began to walk away. "Oh yea; Katsumi this thought is for you." Her eyes turned white and laughing she disappeared.
Katsumi screamed and fell limp to the ground.
Hiei turned back to her concern clear in his eyes now. He tried to revive her but to no avail. "Katsumi..Katsumi wake up. Wake up NOW! Katsumi this isn't funny. Joke's over." Finding that he could do nothing he picked her up and sped down the hall to the Tachi room.
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"Katsumi should be fine now." Tara stated after fixing her up and putting healing herbs in her. "It seems that she suffered a thought lasp."
"Meaning what?" Hiei asked irritated.
Tara smiled. Even though he didn't show it now, she knew he was very concerned. "She had too much power in one burst. It was dangerous for her to look in the future, especially a future like that, with so close of time."
He looked at the now calmed body of Katsumi. "Do you know what she saw?"
"No. But I'm sure it wasn't good or she wouldn't have acted or past out the way she did." Tara turned to him. "Your battle will start soon. You should go now."
Reluctant he finally did. /That dragon will pay for what she's done to Katsumi. I'll make sure of it./ He thought revengfully walking down to the arena and into the battle area.
"Welcome demons and humans to Battle One: Hiei of the Tachi team will be going up against Lea of the Ura team." Juri was in the middle of the ring telling of the battle info. "Will the opponets please step up now."
Lea flew onto the stage and Hiei jumped on the stage. Fire in his eyes.
Juri looked at them. "Alright this is to be a clean battle." She giggled. "Who am I joking. Hurt eachother for all we care. It makes this tournament all the better." Raising her hand, then dropping it signaled that the battle has started.
Hiei was the first to make a move but Lea quickly flew out of the way. "How's Katsumi? I don't see her over on your side." She mocked telapathically.
He moved very fast and finally got a break and was somehow able to slice Lea across the middle of the upper left arm. "Ouch! Well I can see that if I let my guard down even alittle you'll try to kill me." Becoming serious she took her sword from its case on her back. "Lets go sword for sword Hiei. Lets see who's better shall we?"
"Do you think Hiei has a chance?" Yusuke wondered.
"Hopefully. Lea seems strong but I'm sure Hiei will come out victorious in the end." Rin replied.
A painful cry came from the ring. Hiei was on one knee, sword deep within Lea's mid section. She fell to all fours when he pulled his katana out. He stood shaking the blood from his sword. "Stay down. It will make things easier for you."
"Oh my this is wonderful. Looks at if Lea is down for the count." Juri excitedly stated.
She smiled and stood. "I'm...not...worried...too...much."
Hiei stood back. "Well looks like you want things done the hard way. Don't say I didn't warn you."
/No Hiei don't say I didn't warn you./ A bright light stopped Hiei in his tracks. When all was normal Lea was out of sight.
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In the Tachi room Katsumi began to arouse. "Hiei." She mummbled.
Botan got up to check on her. "Shh. It's just me, Botan. Can you hear me?"
Her eyes fluttered but never really opened. Her breathing became faster as she seemed to swat around at nothing. Botan tried to hold her down. Katsumi quickly sat up, sweat on her brow from the horrible visions that kept coming. "Where's Hiei." She blurted.
Botan looked at her. "He's fighting right now."
"I've got to go."
"But you are hurt." Botan countered
Katsumi glared at her. Making Botan back off some. Running out the door it seemed to her that she couldn't get to the arena fast enough.
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Lea had reappeared giving Hiei and nice gash on his side. Both demons were blocking and exchanging blows.
"Give up Hiei. You have no more plays left."
He smirked. "Actually I have one left. And I'm sure you'll never be able to block this attack." A purple glow surrounded him. "DRAGON OF THE DARKNESS FLAME!!" He called.
Lea's eyes went wide with horror. "Oh no. Please anything but that!" The dragon engulfed her and shot up to the sky. Hiei fell on one knee and one hand, breathing somewhat heavy from the fight.
"Woah what a blast." Both announcers observed. "I'm sure Lea couldn't have survived that." Juri's eyes were looking up for Lea of course.
"Oh but I can." A sinister laugh went through the arena. Hiei's eyes went blank.
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Katsumi could see the light to the battle stage at the end of the hall. Yes to her it seemed that it took forever to get there and even longer to keep going. /Please...please don't let me be late./
She arrived just as Lea appeared behind Hiei. Her fingers poised straight. Moving quickly she went up and down on both sides of his spine. Slightly paralyising him.
Tears escaped Katsumi's eyes as she watched Hiei limply fall to the ground, his eyes a faded crimson red. "HIEI!!!" She yelled falling to her knees. She was too late. Her vision had come true.