Chapter Two: Ghost Town
Hiei and Kuwabara made their way across the barren landscape, finding nothing alive or dead. They had found what appeared to have been some kind of town at one point in time. But now, everything was leveled down to the foundations
"It looks lie the place was attacked." Kuwabara remarked as he pondered the surroundings.
"Yes." Hiei replied. "And not so much as even a single stain of blood anywhere." He added.
"There's so much dust, this place must have been like this for a while." Kuwabara spoke in wonderment at the baffling desolation of their surroundings.
Hiei didn't respond, but rather continued to explore the area around him. "How long has it been since people lived here?" He wondered, silently, as he passed by the collapsed wall of a dilapidated building.
***
At will, Kuwabara walked into a destroyed house and looked around, taking in everything around him. "What happened here?" He thought silently in the midst of the lonely silence that was all about him.
The whole place was really creeping him out. "This whole thing is no good. It looks like the whole place was bombed." He remarked, crossing his arms.
It couldn't even be compared to a ghost town; there was enough of the place left to resemble something from one of those old American movies.
And yet, he could sense something, but it was very faint. Kuwabara had no idea what it was. His acute spirit sense was picking up something and it had an almost offensive aspect about.
"Get over here!" Exclaimed a familiar voice from off in the distance.
Kuwabara turned around suddenly, and sprinted off to where the voice emanated from.
***
Hiei was standing in silence, looking at seemingly nothing, when he heard the loud pounding noise of the tall boy's feet against the dirt.
"What do you need?" Kuwabara asked him as his heartbeat slowed down.
Hiei looked at him. "Tell me, you have a strong spirit sense, don't you?" Hiei asked him cryptically.
Kuwabara was taken back by the question, but answered anyway. "Yeah." He replied with a nod of his head.
"Then can you feel it, too?" Hiei then asked.
"Feel what?" The taller one asked.
Hiei's expression became contemplative as he spoke up. "That smell of stale, detatched Chi." He elaborated. "A purging." He murmured quietly.
Kuwabara thought for a moment and then recalled that he had sensed something like that just a few moments ago. "Oh wait, yeah!" He exclaimed. "But it's not like any kind of chi that I've ever felt before." He added.
"I didn't think you would have encountered this kind of chi before in your life." Hiei retorted. "But I have," He began. "It's a special kind of energy used to completely remove and cover up any trace of human life, and make it look like it was never there." He explained in a distinctly matter- of-factly tone of voice.
"Kind of like detergent to clean up stains?" Kuwabara offered.
Hiei stopped and thought for a moment before speaking again. "Yes that is a good enough way to think of it." He replied dryly
"But why would they want to use it?" The taller spirit detective asked.
"Sometimes, Demons use a special chi spell to cover up all the traces of humans, so that they don't ever have to be reminded of them." He explained. "Which leads me to the conclusion that there are demons in this place. somewhere." He spoke as he began walking towards the outskirts of the town.
"This place has been purged- first, of all human life, and then of all the traces of it." He finished as the two of them walked along. The taller spirit detective nodded nervously and followed along after him.
What little light that had been penetrating the putrid sky was gradually dwindling away like a candle being deprived of its precious oxygen.
"Can this get any worse!" Kuwabara yelled after realizing that it was getting darker. "Now we're not only trapped in some freaky place from an episode of the 'Twilight Zone', but we'll be stuck here in the dark, too!" He complained as the shadows began to grow around them.
"Calm down!" Hiei shouted. "We both have enough power to deal with any sort of danger." He explained. "Besides, there are no traces of any demons around here." He finished and walked further away from the town.
"Oh, oh yeah." Kuwabara blurted out as he scratched his head, relaxing somewhat as he did this.
***
Darkness was fast upon them, and it seemed to be growing colder as well. So Kuwabara had set out to find some wood to make a fire. Hiei remained silently, opting not to voice a complaint about the declining temperature.
The Fire Demon looked up as the taller boy walked up and set down a pile of wood and rubble. But after watching him fail to start a fire for several minutes, he finally got up in frustration, and walked up and set the rubble on fire with his own power.
"Ahh!" Kuwabara shrieked as the wood in front of him suddenly burst into flames. He watched as Hiei walked back over to his resting spot and sat back down.
And thus, the first night of their forced companionship came to a close.
~End of Chapter Two~
So, what did you all think? Please let me know if you like it. I'm really excited about the possibilities of this fic and I'm looking forward to making something really big out of this.
Thanks,
-Bojack727
Hiei and Kuwabara made their way across the barren landscape, finding nothing alive or dead. They had found what appeared to have been some kind of town at one point in time. But now, everything was leveled down to the foundations
"It looks lie the place was attacked." Kuwabara remarked as he pondered the surroundings.
"Yes." Hiei replied. "And not so much as even a single stain of blood anywhere." He added.
"There's so much dust, this place must have been like this for a while." Kuwabara spoke in wonderment at the baffling desolation of their surroundings.
Hiei didn't respond, but rather continued to explore the area around him. "How long has it been since people lived here?" He wondered, silently, as he passed by the collapsed wall of a dilapidated building.
***
At will, Kuwabara walked into a destroyed house and looked around, taking in everything around him. "What happened here?" He thought silently in the midst of the lonely silence that was all about him.
The whole place was really creeping him out. "This whole thing is no good. It looks like the whole place was bombed." He remarked, crossing his arms.
It couldn't even be compared to a ghost town; there was enough of the place left to resemble something from one of those old American movies.
And yet, he could sense something, but it was very faint. Kuwabara had no idea what it was. His acute spirit sense was picking up something and it had an almost offensive aspect about.
"Get over here!" Exclaimed a familiar voice from off in the distance.
Kuwabara turned around suddenly, and sprinted off to where the voice emanated from.
***
Hiei was standing in silence, looking at seemingly nothing, when he heard the loud pounding noise of the tall boy's feet against the dirt.
"What do you need?" Kuwabara asked him as his heartbeat slowed down.
Hiei looked at him. "Tell me, you have a strong spirit sense, don't you?" Hiei asked him cryptically.
Kuwabara was taken back by the question, but answered anyway. "Yeah." He replied with a nod of his head.
"Then can you feel it, too?" Hiei then asked.
"Feel what?" The taller one asked.
Hiei's expression became contemplative as he spoke up. "That smell of stale, detatched Chi." He elaborated. "A purging." He murmured quietly.
Kuwabara thought for a moment and then recalled that he had sensed something like that just a few moments ago. "Oh wait, yeah!" He exclaimed. "But it's not like any kind of chi that I've ever felt before." He added.
"I didn't think you would have encountered this kind of chi before in your life." Hiei retorted. "But I have," He began. "It's a special kind of energy used to completely remove and cover up any trace of human life, and make it look like it was never there." He explained in a distinctly matter- of-factly tone of voice.
"Kind of like detergent to clean up stains?" Kuwabara offered.
Hiei stopped and thought for a moment before speaking again. "Yes that is a good enough way to think of it." He replied dryly
"But why would they want to use it?" The taller spirit detective asked.
"Sometimes, Demons use a special chi spell to cover up all the traces of humans, so that they don't ever have to be reminded of them." He explained. "Which leads me to the conclusion that there are demons in this place. somewhere." He spoke as he began walking towards the outskirts of the town.
"This place has been purged- first, of all human life, and then of all the traces of it." He finished as the two of them walked along. The taller spirit detective nodded nervously and followed along after him.
What little light that had been penetrating the putrid sky was gradually dwindling away like a candle being deprived of its precious oxygen.
"Can this get any worse!" Kuwabara yelled after realizing that it was getting darker. "Now we're not only trapped in some freaky place from an episode of the 'Twilight Zone', but we'll be stuck here in the dark, too!" He complained as the shadows began to grow around them.
"Calm down!" Hiei shouted. "We both have enough power to deal with any sort of danger." He explained. "Besides, there are no traces of any demons around here." He finished and walked further away from the town.
"Oh, oh yeah." Kuwabara blurted out as he scratched his head, relaxing somewhat as he did this.
***
Darkness was fast upon them, and it seemed to be growing colder as well. So Kuwabara had set out to find some wood to make a fire. Hiei remained silently, opting not to voice a complaint about the declining temperature.
The Fire Demon looked up as the taller boy walked up and set down a pile of wood and rubble. But after watching him fail to start a fire for several minutes, he finally got up in frustration, and walked up and set the rubble on fire with his own power.
"Ahh!" Kuwabara shrieked as the wood in front of him suddenly burst into flames. He watched as Hiei walked back over to his resting spot and sat back down.
And thus, the first night of their forced companionship came to a close.
~End of Chapter Two~
So, what did you all think? Please let me know if you like it. I'm really excited about the possibilities of this fic and I'm looking forward to making something really big out of this.
Thanks,
-Bojack727