The Dream: Luci's Destiny Chapter Twelve
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The Dream: Luci's Destiny Chapter 12: Painful Decisions
Everyone was exhausted. Luci was beat up and fainted minutes ago. Hiei and Kurama could stand, but were both very tired. Yusuke was regretting everything he had done, was totally beat and Kuwabara was tired from punching Yusuke.
Then the screen came down and a large iron gate opened from the arena. The fat man on the screen said,
"Hiei, please enter the room. Everyone else stay where you are, otherwise we'll we forced to resort to more painful measures."
"Don't go, Hiei. It's a trap for sure!" Kurama warned him, his voice weak and breathing harsh from the fight.
"You have no other option, Hiei," the fat man said with a Cheshire Cat grin.
"I have a hostage." Here his grin widened even more.
Hiei stood up and limped through the gate into the darkness, his footsteps against the metal floor slowly fading away the farther he walked. Then the huge metal gate slammed shut. After just a matter of seconds, the room suddenly began to fill up with gas.
"Oh no! It's sleeping gas!" Kurama gasped. "Don't breathe it!"
But, no one had enough energy to try to resist. They were all too exhausted. One by one, they fell unconscious onto the hard metal floor of the arena.
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Luci's head ached really badly. It was cold... really cold... She opened her eyes, and immediately regretted it, for she was dizzy and blinded by the light. Closing her eyes and feeling around would do for now. Concentrating enough to use her senses, she felt cold metal around her wrists. Risking to open her eyes again, she soon discovered that her wrists were chained to the wall, and her toes skimmed the ground. Apparently she was once again, in a metal cell of sorts. Her ankles were shackled to the lower part of the wall. Her arms ached like fire and her head felt like one huge fissure split through her brain. And to top it off, she couldn't remember how she got there. Where exactly was she?
Turning her head slightly, as not to move her already sore wrists, she saw another girl chained beside her. The girl had on a sea green kimono tied with a cerulean obi. Her hair was ice blue with a hint of green, and her eyes were a fiery crimson color. At her feet were a couple of pearl-looking gems. Her face was shiny... tears, Luci concluded. Her observation mode was soon broken by some sounds. They were sort of fuzzy and hard to make out, but they started to clear after some concentration.
"LUCI! LUCI!" It was Yusuke.
She also heard Kuwabara calling out, "YUUUUUKIIIINAAAAA!!"
How the heck am I supposed to get out of here? Luci thought. There's no way I can break these...steel handcuffs—or whatever this material is. Luci her head around to the other side and saw Hiei. Oh my god! Why is he in here and my bro and the others outside the bars? She strained her neck a little more and saw the screen. It's the screen-thing again! Oh crap, not the fat guy. Does he plan to electrocute me or something? What is going on?! I'm so confused!
The fat guy spoke.
"Hiei, this is your last test. Grab the whip hanging on the wall."
"Oh no," Yusuke said. "He's not actually going to do what that fat guy tells him to, is he?"
"This does not bode well..." Kurama said.
"DON'T YOU DARE, YOU SHRIMP!" Kuwabara yelled. Suddenly invisible shackle-like force wrapped around the three's wrists and ankles, chaining them to the bars so they could not escape. They all struggled as much as possible, but the more they struggled, the tighter the force around their wrists and ankles became.
"There we are," the man spoke. "I don't like random oddballs that don't shut up. I think I should properly introduce myself. It's rather rude to refer to someone as the "fat guy" all the time. Just so you know, I can read minds. My name is Yoshiro Agama. Most people just call me Luigi. It sounds French, doesn't it? Or is it Italian? Oh well, no matter. Hiei, as I said earlier, this is your last test. Chose one of the girls and beat her senseless with that whip. Oh, and I know what you're thinking inside your head. If you try to break down that wall and break their chains, I will blow your sister up. I have the controller right here." He held up a little remote, much like a TV remote and he pointed to one of the sinister-looking buttons.
The fat guy continued. "If you even THINK of damaging the screen, I will blow both of them up. It's not a risk you'd want to take. Oh, and Yusuke, if you want to save your sister, you must watch and see who Hiei picks to torture and watch her suffer, but I suppose you can't if he chooses your sister, now can you? Hahahaha... Hiei, you may start anytime now."
Hiei's expression was unaltered. Yukina had just awoken and was frightened by the tone of voice used by Yoshiro. She could feel how her brother felt. He's frightened...and unsure. He doesn't know how to react...
I can't, Hiei thought. She's my sister, and Luci helped me. What am I supposed to do?! Damn you Fat Man!!
"Hn," Hiei replied. "They aren't worth my time."
"I know what you're thinking, Hiei. You can damn me all you want. It's not going to help you, nor is it going to make me any skinnier." Yoshiro laughed at his own lame joke.
"Hiei!" Yusuke shouted. "If you touch Luci—"
"If you touch YUKINA!" Kuwabara threatened.
"Hiei must choose someone, or we won't be able to move," Kurama said.
Yoshiro spoke again.
"That's right; Kurama, but I know what you're thinking as well. If you even THINK of using your plants, I won't hesitate to press a few buttons." Here his finger passed over the said buttons threateningly. "I'm warning you, if anything does happen or if you try to escape, I'll blow up the girls. If you try to break the screen, I'll blow up the girls. You lose either way. Don't do anything stupid. I assure you that it won't help you at all."
Hiei turned to Yukina. She was peacefully smiling as usual, although her face was still wet with tears. She spoke.
"Hiei, please don't fear your actions, nor your feelings. I will be fine no matter what you do. Don't worry; I can take whatever is brought upon me."
I really can't...
He then turned to Luci. "Don't try to hurt me. You'll be sorry. You better not. Hiei, don't even think about bringing that thing close to me," Luci said.
How dare she... arrogant fool, cares only for herself, and shows no compassion for others. Yukina on the other hand...
"Don't say that!" Yusuke said. "That's not going to help your situation at all!"
"Well, it will help Yukina's!" Kuwabara said gleefully.
"Shut up, Yusuke!" Luci yelled at Yusuke. "Don't try to tell me how to act. I'm really sick of listening to you. Maybe I am a greedy good-for-nothing and care for no-one but myself. But, I've tried really hard to deal with this world of even more selfish people, like you! Have you ever thought of spending time with me? NO! It was all, "throw my sister away and have a great time leaving her in the dark." You are NO better than I am, so you aren't to lecture me. What I've concluded is that in this world you have to be yourself and defend yourself and your beliefs if you want to survive. I'm not asking for any pity, Hiei. I'll shed no tears over what you think or what your decision may be. I no longer care. I don't care about anything anymore. I'm tired of everyone thinking of me as a goody-goody two shoe! That's not who I am! I am me, not to be stereotyped or taken for granted. I won't ever be anyone else, so don't expect me to be anyone else. I want to live a life being known for my true life, or die a life knowing that I never covered up who I really am." Here Luci bent her head over a little. "I never wanted to live in the first place anyways, what's so great about being alive? My life never went the way I wanted it to be. I hate it! I hate it all! Screw it to hell! Maybe you thought I never cared?! Of course I care! I care so much that it's painful! I want to forget! Do you have any idea how it feels to be me? Even if you whip me to death, I don't care anymore, I'm going to forget it, forget it all. Bring it on, Hiei."
What will Hiei's decision be? Yes, It will be a painful decision.
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