Chapter 14: Distractions and Rescues
A demon stood in the middle of the gigantic room, two smaller demons stood on either side of it. The room was mainly empty except for some empty shelves and two doors, each on to the right and left of the boys.
"Which of you three ugly things is Himimaru?" Yusuke demanded, stepping forward.
The biggest chuckled; it was covered in muscle and was rather disgusting-looking. "You arrived faster than I had expected. I am surprised. I thought I told that girl not to tell anyone. Oh well. Now we can get to the fun much quicker."
"Is that why you did this to Rai and Yasu? For fun?" Yusuke asked.
"Yes and no. I get enjoyment out of it, but I have a certain employer, who demands I do my jobs. But now he is dead and I can do whatever I want. And my next victims are you four. That little fire and lightning bugs were an added bonus. Of course, it was helpful that the little fire bug is Yasu Gihiratou because that makes things easier. Now I don't have to look for her." Himimaru laughed again. It was a sickening laugh. "Now, it's your turn to die." He snapped his fingers. The two demons lunged for the boys.
"Hiei, Kurama! Go and find the girls!" Yusuke shouted while aiming. Neither needed any encouragement. They each went off to separate doors.
Kurama ran downstairs, meeting the occasional demon that was quickly dispatched. Finally he reached the bottom of the stairs. A demon that appeared like a big humanoid lizard stood in his way.
"I cannot allow you to go any further." It said lunging at Kurama.
"You don't have a choice. Petal whirlwind!" The demon was quickly cut to shreds.
Kurama continued down a corridor, but none he passed held either girl's aura. As he continued, he suddenly felt Yasu's aura, weak at first, but then getting stronger as he continued running. He reached a dead end, but there was a single door in front of him. A katana hung on the wall next to it. It was Yasu's katana! "Yasu! Can you hear me?"
A groan came from the other side of the door, "Kurama? What are you doing here?" It sounded like she just woke up.
"I'm here to get you out of here." Kurama answered. He tried the doorknob. No good, it was locked. "Stand back, I'm going to cut down the door." He pulled out his rose whip and slashed the door.
Yasu walked out of the room, jumping over the door debris. She had some cuts and bruises. "I thought I told Rai not to tell anyone." She pondered as she grabbed her katana.
"There's no time for that now. We've got to get to Yusuke and Kuwabara. They might need your help." Kurama grabbed her wrist and they ran back up the stairs.
Hiei's job was a bit easier.
Since Himimaru didn't expect much of a fight from Rai, there was less guards around her than Yasu. Hiei only met a few low-level demons on his way to Rai, which were cut down without a second thought. He ran down the corridor, with relative low resistance. There was only one door in the entire area and it was at the end of the corridor.
The doorknob was the strangest thing about the door. It wasn't made from any metal or electricity conductor. Hiei tried to open the door, but predictably it was locked. Without hesitating for a moment, he cut the door down.
Rai was alive, but unconscious and handcuffed with the same material as the door. She had a cuts and bruises that were developing, but other than that, she was unharmed. Hiei cut the handcuffs of her wrists, and threw her over his shoulder. They didn't have a moment to lose.
Wow, another short chapter... Okay, it's not so short as the last one, but it's not so long as some of the other chapters either.Not all of them are going to be this way, I promise!