This is the first chapter of this story that I've written since I began
college, and it was made even harder by the fact that I can't access
FanFiction.Net anywhere on the whole campus.
Any way, I hope you all enjoy this. and I'm sorry for making you all wait so damned long for this.
-Bojack
Chapter Six: A Hard Bargain.
The three of them proceeded on into the inner chamber of the temple. The whole area was a long rectangular-shaped room with rows of windows along either side- providing the illumination for the surroundings.
The far end of the room was dark, but a figure was still visible from within the shadows- sitting there, on a raised platform. Incense burned around him.
Bohen held forth a hand and pointed towards the shadowed being. "Behold, Tressei." He remarked as he walked past them.
Hiei and Kuwabara watched as the elder man stopped and kneeled down in front of the stranger.
"I knew you would come." The figure remarked without looking at the man. He looked to be a small man, but he was rapped up in an old grey cloak and his face was not visible at the moment. Hiei could see that he seemed to have a long white beard that hung down to his waist.
"You may leave us now." The figure instructed Bohen.
The other man promptly stood up and nodded, he then turned to the two Spirit Detectives. "I'll be waiting for you, outside." He told them as he left the chamber.
Kuwabara practically jumped as standing torches on either side of the man lit up on their own.
The Cloaked man finally lifted his head up and looked at them both, quietly taking them in. He did, indeed, have a long white beard, and his long hair hung down the sides of his face, from under his cloak. His strange eyes weren't totally visible because of his thick, bushy eyebrows.
"And you two would be Hiei and Kuwabara." Tressie commented as he looked at both of them. He then became quiet for a moment, prompting Kuwabara to wonder if he had simply just fallen asleep, but the then suddenly spoke up again. "I knew you two would come." He then added. "A few days ago, I sensed a presence that I had not felt in almost a hundred years." He added.
"And now I know for sure that you two are the source of it." He added. "Such power from ones so young is almost impossible." He added, looking at them sternly. "Power like yours faded from this world centuries ago." He continued solemnly. He then motioned for the two of them to sit down, before him.
Strangely, they felt compelled to do so and sat down, cross-legged, in front of him.
Tressie cleared his throat. "This world was not always like this," He began. "Humanity thrived and technology abounded." He added. "And then, like a shadow, came the Dark Lord." He explained.
"Darkon?" Kuwabara asked.
"Yes," Tressie replied. "He is an evil monster of great antiquity and immense power." He added. "Darkon easily destroyed all the cities and unleashed waves of his evil forces upon this world." He then paused briefly. "Only when you have seen cities turn to dust, can you know the true horror of evil." He remarked.
"No one is now sure, but this land, were we now are in may have been at point called Europe, but it is unclear." He continued.
"We're in Europe?!" Kuwabara exclaimed.
"Calm down!" Hiei commanded him harshly. He then looked up at Tressie. "That reminds me," the demon began. "We are only in this place because of a strange artifact from our world." He explained.
"The Shadow Leap Stone." Tressie inserted.
Hiei was taken back by this, but remained calm. "How do you know of this?" He asked the man coolly.
"This world, too, has a Shadow Leap Stone." Tressie replied in a matter-of- factly tone of voice. "But ours is held by Shao Darkon." He added, grimly.
Hiei smiled darkly. "So, there is a catch, after all?" He asked, as he stood up.
"Yes." Tressie replied.
Kuwabara got up to his feet and looked at the ancient-looking man and then back at the small demon beside him. "What does this mean?" He asked.
Hiei looked up at him. "It means that we can't get back home unless we get the Shadow Leap Stone from Shao Darkon, himself." He informed. He then looked over at the old man and glared right into his dark eyes. "It seems that we have no choice then." He added.
"You mean?" Kuwabara began in amazement.
"Yes," Hiei replied. "We will be fighting this Darkon creature after all." He finished.
Tressie smiled weakly. "I'm glad you're finally seeing thins logically." He remarked. He then cleared his throat. "If you can get the stone from Darkon, and bring it back to me, then I can use it to send you back to your own reality." He added.
"So, you know how to use it then?" Hiei asked.
"You'd be surprised at just how much I happen to know, 'young man'." Tressie replied evenly.
Kuwabara clenched his fist and stepped forward. "That's all I need to know!" He exclaimed. "This Darkon guy is going down!" He added.
"Such an impressive fighting spirit you have." Tressie commented as he looked at the taller young man. "If there were more people like you still left in this world, then we might have stood a chance." He added, somewhat nostalgically.
The old man sighed and then looked back at the two of them. "Unfortunately, defeating Darkon will not be so easy." He informed them. "The soldiers that you two faced were just the smallest sample of what you're really up against." He then added.
Hiei straightened out his jacket and looked at the man before him with narrowed eyes. "Just leave Darkon to us." He announced. "You just worry about getting us back home when this is over." Hiei announced. And with that, he walked out of the room, leaving Kuwabara with the old man.
"Wait!" Tressie called out to him as he started after his companion.
Kuwabara turned around and looked at him.
The old man took a deep breath and looked him straight in the eyes. "Hiei may be strong, but he will need your strength as well." He explained. "Do not let his words make you believe otherwise." Tressie continued. "Because, in then end, you must overcome the greatest obstacle together." He finished.
"Why are you telling me this?" Kuwabara asked, confusion evident in his voice.
"Because you're willing to listen. and you have a gift." Tressie replied, not waiting for Kuwabara to try and ask him what he meant. "Now go catch up to him, quickly!" He exclaimed.
***
Kuwabara ran outside and stopped along side Hiei. The two of them looked on in silence as a large group of soldiers- like the armored humanoid demons from earlier- stood before them.
Kuwabara looked beyond them to see the guy that looked Yuusuke run off and hide. A small bead of sweat ran down his head. "Maybe he's not exactly the same as our Yurimeshi." Kuwabara thought to himself
One of the demons stepped forward; his face was badly bruised and his left eye was squinting unnaturally. "That's the one!" He exclaimed, pointing towards Kuwabara. "The tall one with the orange hair!" He shouted. "And the short one, beside him." He then added.
Another on of them stepped forward; he was taller and a was wearing a red cape. "That's quite enough." He replied, trying to cajole the enraged soldier. He then looked up at the two strangers standing at the top of the steps, observing the shorter one starting to go for his sword.
"You must be the two humans who attacked my men yesterday?" He remarked, not really interested in getting an answer. He shook his head. "You humans just cant seem to learn when to quit." He added.
The demon then smiled. "As the Unit Leader, I- Parth- must request that you give yourselves up now." He instructed them.
"And what if we refuse?" Hiei asked with a evil smile.
"Then I'll have no other alternative then use force to apprehend you both." He replied, confidently.
Hiei relaxed and smiled. "Well, when you put it that way, what choice do I have?" He asked.
Parth smiled for a moment but then stepped back abruptly as Hiei raised his hand and launched a black fireball straight into the injured Demon, sending him flying.
"I'm sensitive about my height." Hiei remarked calmly. "So feel free to use force whenever you like?" Hiei announced as we descended the step and became level with the soldier.
Kuwabara shuffled back down with him and watched as Parth looked over at the prone demon and then back at them.
"How vulgar." He commented dryly. He then turned back to his men. "Take them down, now." He instructed them.
***
One of the soldiers approached Kuwabara and tried to stab him with his spear, but the human merely caught the end of it and swiftly kicked him in the head.
Still holding onto the spear, Kuwabara watched as two more of the demons came towards him. He snapped the spear in half and lunged between them, striking them both in the face at the same time.
***
Hiei stepped back jumped out of the way as one of the demons swung at him with an axe. He landed his feet against the wall of the temple and propelled himself towards the demon and drove his fist right into his stomach.
He then reached up and pulled the axe out of his hands as he fell to the ground and turned and threw it right the chest of another demon who had tried to come at him from behind.
***
Just as Kuwabara touched ground, he shifted into a rolling formation and jumped back up onto his feat- right in front of another demon. He then swiftly kicked him in the chest, sending him several feet away before he could even try and react to the move.
He then ducked out of the way, as one of the demons swung at him with its sword, and stepped backward- just in time to avoid the attack of another one of the soldiers.
Kuwabara took up a defensive position as both of the demons came at him at the same time. He came in, leaning to the side as one of them thrust his sword out at him and punched him in the face while he still had his arm out. Kuwabara then leaned in the other way and kicked the second demon in the side of his ribs.
Both of the demons fell to the ground, rolling about in pain.
***
Hiei continued to step backwards, easily avoiding the slashes of a large demon soldier who was attacking him.
The demon stopped in his tracks as Hiei jumped straight up in front of him and delivered a round-house kick straight to his right temple. He then landed on top of the demons head and then jumped down in front of another demon soldier, who he just simply kicked in the stomach- which sent in flying.
Hiei caught a spear the one of them had tried to throw at him and then turned around and threw it straight into another one.
"Barrier!" Someone shouted.
Hiei looked over his shoulder as a demon broke a sword against some sort of invisible shield that was around him. He promptly sent the demon flying away with small fire ball.
He then spotted the familiar figure standing off to the side. It was Rain and he seemed to be trembling, a faint glow around his hands was swiftly fading away.
***
Parth stepped back and looked at the two young men in front of him. "You two are going to regret this!" He exclaimed as he pointed at them. "I'll make you pay, you little-" he started to say, but was cut off as they both appeared in front of him- faster then he could actually see- and punched him in the face at the same time.
Rain let out a long, exhausted breath and then fell to the ground. Bohen ran up and kneeled down beside him.
"Are you alright?" He asked the trembling youth.
Rain looked up at the man standing over him. "H- h- he's above us." he stuttered.
"What?" Bohen exclaimed, but something suddenly gave him the feeling that he was being watched. He shuddered slightly and looked over his shoulder, towards the sky.
Hiei and Kuwabara ran up beside him to see what he was looking at.
A dark figure was standing on the roof of the temple and seemed to be looking down at them. "Enough." It said in a strange voice.
All of the dead and unconscious demons suddenly vanished, along with the shadowy stranger above them.
Rain collapsed and lost consciousness.
"What the hell was that thing up there?" Kuwabara asked.
Bohen lifted Rain up into his arms and looked at the young man and sighed. "Probably one of Darkon's Elite Commanders." He replied.
"That would make sense." Hiei remarked. "I sensed a great power coming from him- much stronger then any of those other weaklings." He concluded.
Kuwabara looked around and noticed that none of the bodies were still there. "He took all of them with him," He remarked. "Back to wherever he came from." He thought to himself quietly.
~End of Chapter~
So, tell me what you all thought of this, did you like it? I sure hope you enjoyed reading it, because I enjoyed writing it. Reviews and comments are always welcome
Thanks,
-Bojack747
(P.s. Many thanks go out to all the people who have faithfully read this story and given me so much support for it.)
Any way, I hope you all enjoy this. and I'm sorry for making you all wait so damned long for this.
-Bojack
Chapter Six: A Hard Bargain.
The three of them proceeded on into the inner chamber of the temple. The whole area was a long rectangular-shaped room with rows of windows along either side- providing the illumination for the surroundings.
The far end of the room was dark, but a figure was still visible from within the shadows- sitting there, on a raised platform. Incense burned around him.
Bohen held forth a hand and pointed towards the shadowed being. "Behold, Tressei." He remarked as he walked past them.
Hiei and Kuwabara watched as the elder man stopped and kneeled down in front of the stranger.
"I knew you would come." The figure remarked without looking at the man. He looked to be a small man, but he was rapped up in an old grey cloak and his face was not visible at the moment. Hiei could see that he seemed to have a long white beard that hung down to his waist.
"You may leave us now." The figure instructed Bohen.
The other man promptly stood up and nodded, he then turned to the two Spirit Detectives. "I'll be waiting for you, outside." He told them as he left the chamber.
Kuwabara practically jumped as standing torches on either side of the man lit up on their own.
The Cloaked man finally lifted his head up and looked at them both, quietly taking them in. He did, indeed, have a long white beard, and his long hair hung down the sides of his face, from under his cloak. His strange eyes weren't totally visible because of his thick, bushy eyebrows.
"And you two would be Hiei and Kuwabara." Tressie commented as he looked at both of them. He then became quiet for a moment, prompting Kuwabara to wonder if he had simply just fallen asleep, but the then suddenly spoke up again. "I knew you two would come." He then added. "A few days ago, I sensed a presence that I had not felt in almost a hundred years." He added.
"And now I know for sure that you two are the source of it." He added. "Such power from ones so young is almost impossible." He added, looking at them sternly. "Power like yours faded from this world centuries ago." He continued solemnly. He then motioned for the two of them to sit down, before him.
Strangely, they felt compelled to do so and sat down, cross-legged, in front of him.
Tressie cleared his throat. "This world was not always like this," He began. "Humanity thrived and technology abounded." He added. "And then, like a shadow, came the Dark Lord." He explained.
"Darkon?" Kuwabara asked.
"Yes," Tressie replied. "He is an evil monster of great antiquity and immense power." He added. "Darkon easily destroyed all the cities and unleashed waves of his evil forces upon this world." He then paused briefly. "Only when you have seen cities turn to dust, can you know the true horror of evil." He remarked.
"No one is now sure, but this land, were we now are in may have been at point called Europe, but it is unclear." He continued.
"We're in Europe?!" Kuwabara exclaimed.
"Calm down!" Hiei commanded him harshly. He then looked up at Tressie. "That reminds me," the demon began. "We are only in this place because of a strange artifact from our world." He explained.
"The Shadow Leap Stone." Tressie inserted.
Hiei was taken back by this, but remained calm. "How do you know of this?" He asked the man coolly.
"This world, too, has a Shadow Leap Stone." Tressie replied in a matter-of- factly tone of voice. "But ours is held by Shao Darkon." He added, grimly.
Hiei smiled darkly. "So, there is a catch, after all?" He asked, as he stood up.
"Yes." Tressie replied.
Kuwabara got up to his feet and looked at the ancient-looking man and then back at the small demon beside him. "What does this mean?" He asked.
Hiei looked up at him. "It means that we can't get back home unless we get the Shadow Leap Stone from Shao Darkon, himself." He informed. He then looked over at the old man and glared right into his dark eyes. "It seems that we have no choice then." He added.
"You mean?" Kuwabara began in amazement.
"Yes," Hiei replied. "We will be fighting this Darkon creature after all." He finished.
Tressie smiled weakly. "I'm glad you're finally seeing thins logically." He remarked. He then cleared his throat. "If you can get the stone from Darkon, and bring it back to me, then I can use it to send you back to your own reality." He added.
"So, you know how to use it then?" Hiei asked.
"You'd be surprised at just how much I happen to know, 'young man'." Tressie replied evenly.
Kuwabara clenched his fist and stepped forward. "That's all I need to know!" He exclaimed. "This Darkon guy is going down!" He added.
"Such an impressive fighting spirit you have." Tressie commented as he looked at the taller young man. "If there were more people like you still left in this world, then we might have stood a chance." He added, somewhat nostalgically.
The old man sighed and then looked back at the two of them. "Unfortunately, defeating Darkon will not be so easy." He informed them. "The soldiers that you two faced were just the smallest sample of what you're really up against." He then added.
Hiei straightened out his jacket and looked at the man before him with narrowed eyes. "Just leave Darkon to us." He announced. "You just worry about getting us back home when this is over." Hiei announced. And with that, he walked out of the room, leaving Kuwabara with the old man.
"Wait!" Tressie called out to him as he started after his companion.
Kuwabara turned around and looked at him.
The old man took a deep breath and looked him straight in the eyes. "Hiei may be strong, but he will need your strength as well." He explained. "Do not let his words make you believe otherwise." Tressie continued. "Because, in then end, you must overcome the greatest obstacle together." He finished.
"Why are you telling me this?" Kuwabara asked, confusion evident in his voice.
"Because you're willing to listen. and you have a gift." Tressie replied, not waiting for Kuwabara to try and ask him what he meant. "Now go catch up to him, quickly!" He exclaimed.
***
Kuwabara ran outside and stopped along side Hiei. The two of them looked on in silence as a large group of soldiers- like the armored humanoid demons from earlier- stood before them.
Kuwabara looked beyond them to see the guy that looked Yuusuke run off and hide. A small bead of sweat ran down his head. "Maybe he's not exactly the same as our Yurimeshi." Kuwabara thought to himself
One of the demons stepped forward; his face was badly bruised and his left eye was squinting unnaturally. "That's the one!" He exclaimed, pointing towards Kuwabara. "The tall one with the orange hair!" He shouted. "And the short one, beside him." He then added.
Another on of them stepped forward; he was taller and a was wearing a red cape. "That's quite enough." He replied, trying to cajole the enraged soldier. He then looked up at the two strangers standing at the top of the steps, observing the shorter one starting to go for his sword.
"You must be the two humans who attacked my men yesterday?" He remarked, not really interested in getting an answer. He shook his head. "You humans just cant seem to learn when to quit." He added.
The demon then smiled. "As the Unit Leader, I- Parth- must request that you give yourselves up now." He instructed them.
"And what if we refuse?" Hiei asked with a evil smile.
"Then I'll have no other alternative then use force to apprehend you both." He replied, confidently.
Hiei relaxed and smiled. "Well, when you put it that way, what choice do I have?" He asked.
Parth smiled for a moment but then stepped back abruptly as Hiei raised his hand and launched a black fireball straight into the injured Demon, sending him flying.
"I'm sensitive about my height." Hiei remarked calmly. "So feel free to use force whenever you like?" Hiei announced as we descended the step and became level with the soldier.
Kuwabara shuffled back down with him and watched as Parth looked over at the prone demon and then back at them.
"How vulgar." He commented dryly. He then turned back to his men. "Take them down, now." He instructed them.
***
One of the soldiers approached Kuwabara and tried to stab him with his spear, but the human merely caught the end of it and swiftly kicked him in the head.
Still holding onto the spear, Kuwabara watched as two more of the demons came towards him. He snapped the spear in half and lunged between them, striking them both in the face at the same time.
***
Hiei stepped back jumped out of the way as one of the demons swung at him with an axe. He landed his feet against the wall of the temple and propelled himself towards the demon and drove his fist right into his stomach.
He then reached up and pulled the axe out of his hands as he fell to the ground and turned and threw it right the chest of another demon who had tried to come at him from behind.
***
Just as Kuwabara touched ground, he shifted into a rolling formation and jumped back up onto his feat- right in front of another demon. He then swiftly kicked him in the chest, sending him several feet away before he could even try and react to the move.
He then ducked out of the way, as one of the demons swung at him with its sword, and stepped backward- just in time to avoid the attack of another one of the soldiers.
Kuwabara took up a defensive position as both of the demons came at him at the same time. He came in, leaning to the side as one of them thrust his sword out at him and punched him in the face while he still had his arm out. Kuwabara then leaned in the other way and kicked the second demon in the side of his ribs.
Both of the demons fell to the ground, rolling about in pain.
***
Hiei continued to step backwards, easily avoiding the slashes of a large demon soldier who was attacking him.
The demon stopped in his tracks as Hiei jumped straight up in front of him and delivered a round-house kick straight to his right temple. He then landed on top of the demons head and then jumped down in front of another demon soldier, who he just simply kicked in the stomach- which sent in flying.
Hiei caught a spear the one of them had tried to throw at him and then turned around and threw it straight into another one.
"Barrier!" Someone shouted.
Hiei looked over his shoulder as a demon broke a sword against some sort of invisible shield that was around him. He promptly sent the demon flying away with small fire ball.
He then spotted the familiar figure standing off to the side. It was Rain and he seemed to be trembling, a faint glow around his hands was swiftly fading away.
***
Parth stepped back and looked at the two young men in front of him. "You two are going to regret this!" He exclaimed as he pointed at them. "I'll make you pay, you little-" he started to say, but was cut off as they both appeared in front of him- faster then he could actually see- and punched him in the face at the same time.
Rain let out a long, exhausted breath and then fell to the ground. Bohen ran up and kneeled down beside him.
"Are you alright?" He asked the trembling youth.
Rain looked up at the man standing over him. "H- h- he's above us." he stuttered.
"What?" Bohen exclaimed, but something suddenly gave him the feeling that he was being watched. He shuddered slightly and looked over his shoulder, towards the sky.
Hiei and Kuwabara ran up beside him to see what he was looking at.
A dark figure was standing on the roof of the temple and seemed to be looking down at them. "Enough." It said in a strange voice.
All of the dead and unconscious demons suddenly vanished, along with the shadowy stranger above them.
Rain collapsed and lost consciousness.
"What the hell was that thing up there?" Kuwabara asked.
Bohen lifted Rain up into his arms and looked at the young man and sighed. "Probably one of Darkon's Elite Commanders." He replied.
"That would make sense." Hiei remarked. "I sensed a great power coming from him- much stronger then any of those other weaklings." He concluded.
Kuwabara looked around and noticed that none of the bodies were still there. "He took all of them with him," He remarked. "Back to wherever he came from." He thought to himself quietly.
~End of Chapter~
So, tell me what you all thought of this, did you like it? I sure hope you enjoyed reading it, because I enjoyed writing it. Reviews and comments are always welcome
Thanks,
-Bojack747
(P.s. Many thanks go out to all the people who have faithfully read this story and given me so much support for it.)