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Kurama stood his ground, Rose Whip in hand, and got down into fighting style. He was about to lash out when none other than Harry Potter spoke up.
"Kurama, don't," Harry groaned. "That's still your friend... somewhere... you can't... kill Voldemort... without... killing him." He reached for his side, wincing. "I'm sorry," he murmered, "I can't help you when you need me. I... guess I'm not the best replacement for your team after all." His eyes closed easily, and the boy lay still on the ground. He had passed out from shock and too much loss of blood. Kurama knew he needed medical attention soon or else he may very well not make it.
"How does it feel to be the last one standing?" Lord Voldemort laughed viciously. "Please tell me, I'm dying to know."
"Don't worry, your death isn't too far off," the kitsune threatened. He deformed his whip, and instead took out his wand. The dark wizard seemed all the more pleased by this.
"Excellant choice," the Dark Lord praised, taking out his wand as well. "Now you will be able to witness how a true wizard duels."
"Expelliarmus!" Kurama yelled, but the wizard easily deflected the attack with a magic shield.
"Impedimenta!" Lord Voldemort commanded. Kurama jumped out of the way, but the spell hit his leg, and he found the entire limb go numb. He wasn't going to be able to move very fast now.
"Incendio!" the fox demone yelled, and fire shot out of his wand. The wizard merely used an "Impervius" spell, and he was resistant to the attack, as if he were fireproof.
"Crucio!" Voldemort shouted as a red light shot directly at the fox demon. He tried to dodge the blow, but the spell caught his arm, and the undying pain spread throughout his body. Out of all the missions he'd been through -Maze Castle, the Dark Tournament, Demon World's Tournament...- he had never felt such painbefore. His life energy was being ripped out of him, and it seemed thetorture would go on forever.
Then it stopped. Everything. Kurama stood up and saw Lord Voldemort staring at his wand. Slowly his hand forced itself to point at the fire demon's heart.
"Get... Out..." Hiei was trying to overcome Lord Voldemort again. "This is my body... GET OUT OF IT!"
"I'll kill you..." Voldemort growled.
"Come on, Hiei," the demon urged. He was too weak from the Crutiatus Curse to do much of anything by this point. Lord Voldemort truly had gotten more powerful than before- he had modified the curse to not only torture you until you wished you were dead, but to take away most of your life energy. Kurama was spent, and if he did tried anything else he would be in the same state as Yusuke and Kuwabara. Weak from the loss, the fox demon leaned himself against the stone wall to catch his breath.
Hiei struggled for control. After what seemed to be days, the fire demon's body relaxed, and the fire demon looked up at his surroundings.
"Is he gone?" Kurama asked, beginning to realize how exhausted he really was.
The fire demon looked down at his hands and tested them, flexing and relaxing his fingers. "I think so," he replied. He looked just as tired as Kurama, if not that even more so. "He won't control me now. My body has a resistance against him now."
"That's good to know." The demons scanned the scene before them: They were who knows where in the middle of a building that could take weeks to get out of if you took the wrong turn or stairs, and no one but Lord Voldemort had any idea they were there. On top of that, they had three unconsious boys and two demons that could hardly stand up. They wouldn't be able to fight back if a Death Eater were to show up.
"What now?" Hiei muttered, lowering himself to the ground.
"Stay here until one of us has enough energy to find help, I suppose," the kitsune answered, sitting down as well. He knew they could use some rest. It would take a while to recover the life energy Voldemort had stolen. He smiled tiredly. "So tell me, what was it like being controlled for so long? I can't imagine."
"Hn. How about I try it on you when we get out of here and let you make your own assumption."
"I'll pass," Kurama chuckled softly, then sighed. "Do you know what the grounds of this building were used for? You were at least awake part of your stay here, am I right?"
"The Imperius Curse was even more powerful than I was when it took me," the fire demon explained. "I could see everything, and I could think whatever I wanted. Those Death Eaters forced me to watch myself try to kill that Potter kid, and then they made me knock out Urameshi and Kuwabara. I went down to that chamber under the school and used the portal. After that, three of Voldemort's slackies apparated us into a room that was inexcapable from the inside."
"That's where we are now, then," the fox demon nodded, understanding. "I'm just glad this whole situation turned out the way it did. Who knows what else could've happened."
"I might have needed to deal with five boys that were no longer living," answered an unknown voice. Professor Dumbledore stepped fully into the room, smiling respectfully to the demons. "And I would not have enjoyed doing so."
Even so, neither Hiei nor Kurama made a move for the headmaster. They'd learned from past experience to be sure that who or what they saw before them was truly what they said they were. If Professor Dumbledore was under the Imperius Curse at that moment, they wouldn't hardly be able to help one another, or save anybody. The two demons remained on the ground, waiting to see what the old man was going to do next.
"I see. You are not sure if you should trust me or no," he noted thoughtfully. "Hm, well, it really is too bad young mister Potter isn't with us. He will be fine though, I have no doubt. Madam Profery can attend to his wounds."
"How did you get here?" Kurama asked, curious. Youko's eyes searched the headmaster of Hogwarts for any sign of discomfort or magic used upon him.
"I walked, of course," Dumbledore stated as-a-matter-of-factly. "You should tell me when you're leaving to fight Lord Voldemort next time, Kurama. With that aside, you still look quite the same in your demon state, other than the white hair and ears. And Hiei, I am very interested to see that you are a demon as well. A third eye... I whould have you meet one of our former teachers, Professor Moody-"
'Hiei, can you speak with me now?' Kurama called silently.
'Hn,' the fire demon answered telepathically.
'Should we trust him to be Albus Dumbledore?'
'Do we really have a choice?'
'No,' the kitsune sighed, exhausted, 'I don't supposed we do."
"Now boys," began the old wizard, "I am sorry to say that I do not have a truth potion with me, but I give you my word that I will have all five of you returned to Hogwarts in one piece. Whether you believe me or not is most important." He stopped and waited for their response.
Seconds passed. Finally, the two friends slowly hoisted themselves back onto their feet.
"No Death Eater could ever mimick your humor, sir," the fox demon grinned. "We trust you, both of us."
"Very good!" exclaimed the old man happily. "Now, this may take some planning, but we'll reach Hogwarts in the end. We need to get you two, as well as mister Urameshi, Kuwabara, and Potter, there quickly and efficiently."
"But you can't apparate all five of us at once," Kurama pointed out. "And if you only did one of us at a time, there's a possibility someone would show up in your absense."
"Indeed, you make a very good point," Professor Dumbledore answered with an odd twinkle in his eye. "Then I must require some extra help." As if on que, Genkai, Botan, Koenma, and Whitney EnLaur popped into the room, grinning along with the headmaster of Hogwarts.
"It's a good thing I had my spirit detective team come to your school, Albus," the prince of Spirit World persisted.
"Yes," Dumbledore agreed, "to think what might have happened had they not been on my grounds. I have to say, you still do quite well selecting your recruits each time, Koenma."
"I'll help this young fellow over here," Botan offered, then began using her healing powers on Harry Potter.
"Botan, you haven't aged a bit," said Dumbledore. "And I understand that you are the Grim Reaper. Very unique."
"One-of-a-kind job," Botan giggled, "but I simply cannot believe that most humans say that I look like a Dementor. Perish the thought! Those creatures are so creepy, I can't see why anyone would assign one of those things to greet the dead."
AN: Wow, two chapters in one day, what do you know. The world's just full of surprises. But really, I did this because I might not be able to add another chapter next week, being as it's almost Christmas and all. I hope you liked it!
I barely published Chapter 30, but I'm glad people have already read it: Leani, Everqueen, Luna Tamiyo, krazy kitsune13, kirallie, kahuffstix, and Jessica. Thank you very much! Hope you have a great Christmas!