By Sha / #29 (Sunday, July 31st, 2005)
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Hiei was relieved to have gotten out of that battle easily, as he turned around, looking around alertly, and small amazement at the large room... it was very different, the walls were a dark bronze color that went up like a triangle, with a glass chandelier in the middle of the ceiling.
It was very dimly lit, giving off only the faint color of soft yellow light; Hiei ventured forward, looking around... Arches in the walls went up directly to the chandelier, forming a spiky circle around it that drove upward right into the top of the chains.
Hiei looked around again, at the brown velvet curtains over hanging portaits of landscapes inbetween each of the wall arches. Two elegant chairs were in front of each of the tall portaits; as he walked forward, his footsteps echoed through the room, such as it had in the previous room...
He silently sighed, wishing he knew where his lost sister, Yukina; had run off to after he had chased her? Perhaps that had been just an illusion? or perhaps not... he wasn't sure at all...
He felt lost now, and dizzy as he couldn't help himself from looking around in a circle, in an amazed trance; the lighting relaxed him, and he began to feel so sleepy... what was he doing?
Letting himself to become so vulnerable, yet... yet he couldn't help it... he hadn't felt like this ever, or not that he could remember ever feeling like... to be so relaxed, and at peace... to feel like nothing matters at all...
'Help me...'
The soft voice of his sister was what he heard, as he lifted his head; which now hurt as he slowly regained himself... but she wasn't in the room... she was somewhere, high above him and this floor... hurt, lost and frightened... crying for help... and here he was, letting himself fall under an enticing spell.
He swayed side to side, trying to get a grip on himself; as he bent over holding his knees, panting; a sick feeling washed over him, fully attacking his stomach, making him feel the need to vomit badly.
"What... what's happening... to me?" He gasped, as he became weaker and weaker, finally falling forward...
He laid on the cold marble floor; his eyes only half-open as he gazed at his hand... which had two revolting purple animal bites inbetween his thumb and first finger... how... how did that happen?
When?
...Why hadn't he noticed sooner?
His vision slowly became blurred, as the room began to spin to him... he felt dizzier and dizzier, as his head pounded harder, his stomach lurching... He was already aware of the fact he was paralyzed... and patheticly helpless...
Now, how was he supposed to rescue Yukina?
And those poor innocent twins... he promised them... they trusted him... was he really too helpless?
...He was afraid, and certain of the answer...
...yes...
The world began to spin faster, as he became too numb to feel or think... then everything blurred as he fell into darkness...
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Hiei slowly opened his eyes, then shut them quickly as a bright light was overhead him... where was he?
He forced his eyes opened again, looking to his sides... for one thing, he was in an armchair, which smelled very musty; there were tall crystal painted windows, with no curtains at all; there were bookshelves to each of the walls... and beside the book shelf on his right, on the opposite side of the room was the door, which had next to it, a dead four-candle standup... the wax was burned down low, apparently used alot.
He pushed the bright standing light that was in front of him, to the side, as he weakly stood up...
A wave of nausea swept over him, but once it passed, he began to feel strength returning to his muscles, as he took a few steps forward; he glanced at his bitten hand, to see the marks still there, but fading...
That was odd... but it didn't matter... afterall, someone - or something - that was his enemy brought him here... for what reason? And why hang a blasted light over his face?.!
Hiei went to the window, it was hard to see out of it; but somehow, he managed to jump up and kick up the latch, so that when he landed, he opened the lower left window... looking out at the enchanted forest; he noticed now that this 'tall window' was actually four put together, with one on top of their mate.
He turned sharply to the door as it opened, and to his horror; a giant, hairy mutated bat with legs of a bull, and the face of a rabid wolf; walked through the door; snarling once it noticed Hiei standing at the window.
Hiei quickly drew his sword; preparing for an attack, but waited to see what this... thing would do...
The monster dragged itself in, and it was then that Hiei realized it had a long donkey tail, which had fire burning the end of it's tail; leaving flame trails on the floor behind it.
Hiei barely had time to react as the beast slashed at him with it's gigantic clawed hands; now Hiei was up on the top of the book shelf, then lept off as the beast charged right into the book case, smashing through the wall; creating a large hole with which the pipes stuck out, spraying dark water into the room, as the monster turned to Hiei - it's firey coal eyes dead set on Hiei, who took a jump over the monster, then slashed down it's bony back, leaving a deep, long cut, as blood spilled out; while the beast shrieked so unearthly and loudly; then Hiei's ears began to throb from the shockwave.
Stunned from that scream, Hiei held his head with one hand, and didn't realize until he was pinned down, with his sword still stuck in the middle of the monster's spine; that the beast attacked him, and was towering over him, snarling.
The monster kept on snarling, it's face wrinkling up so disgustingly, as it began to foam... revolting purple foam... which was like acid, Hiei realized in shock, as it burned a hole through the book that was laying right next to his shoulder...
To Be Continued...