Be True To Your Heart
Chapter 3: Armageddon: The Wrath of Hiei
Many hours before his lover rose, Hiei slipped away into the foggy morning to ask Genkai who had attacked Kurama.
"So Genkai, do you have any idea about who hurt Kurama?"
After listening to Hiei's explanation, Genkai suspected there was more than what he was telling her.
"So, you and Kurama are lovers now?"
For the first time since she'd known him, the old woman saw Hiei actually blush.
"Y-yes. But that's beside the point. Can you find out who attacked him with your spirit ball?"
Genkai nodded, in deep thought. Spirit ball was a new power she had aquired during her last visit to the spirit world.
It takes up all of her energy to use it; it takes a whole hour to make it work, and she has to be put in a trance by some strong herbal tea with a special ingredient.
It was a ball made purely of spiritual energy, a hazy neon purple, partially resembling a crystal ball that humans used. It had similar powers: to see the future. But it also could see into the past, hidden things no one knew about.
She drank her tea, and thirty seconds later she collapsed to the carpet, Hiei quickly catching her.
He lay her on the soft maroon couch, her head resting on a pillow. Her lips moved, but now words came out. She was speaking to the spirits.
Her eyes shot open, completely aqua blue.
The sphere of spiritual energy floated above her, bobbing gently up and down, like a tennis ball bobbing in a sea of waves.
An hour later, she awoke, sitting up slowly.
"Tired…so tired," she muttered, threading her fingers through graying pink hair.
"Genkai? What did you see?"
"Must…sleep," she mumbled, pushing against his chest.
He gently but forcefully kept her seated, for fear she might go into a coma. Falling asleep after using such a power could shut down a person's brain.
"Genkai, what did you see?" demanded Hiei.
She looked up into snapping red eyes.
"It was…Karasu."
His eyes widened.
"I should've known," he growled, clenching his fist in anger.
"H-Hiei—
"It's alright, Genkai. Rest now," he lay her back down, allowing her to fall into a deep dreamless sleep.
He spotted the bastard down at the park, sitting on a bench feeding birds. The sight sickened Hiei. Like the demon would ever care for any living creature enough to feed it. His whole body became a giant flame. Trees lit up like dry kindling, helpless humans ran for their lives, screaming shouts of warning to others.
The fire demon stopped right behind Karasu. What Hiei didn't know was that by hurting Kurama, he had actually planned on getting he and Hiei together. But after that stunt, Karasu had lost all of his demonic powers. (A/N: I know that seems unlikely to happen, but work with me here.) He was still a demon, but helpless as a newborn. If Hiei had known this, maybe he wouldn't be about to kick his ass.
A cough from behind him startled the unsuspecting demon.
He jumped up, whipping around to stare, frightened, into the glaring crimson eyes of the half fire, half ice demon.
"Yamero!" he pleaded. "I don't have any—
"Urusei! Don't say any more!"
He was slammed into a tree with one swift kick, nearly breaking his back and snapping him in two.
"P-please… I did it to—'' he was thrown halfway across the park with a whip made of fire, leaving three black burn marks on his back. After a few minutes of this, the helpless demon's back was covered with slash burn marks, and was very much in pain. Real tears streamed down his face.
"At least face up to what you did and face me with pride, worthless demon," he snapped disgustedly.
When he got no reply, Karasu received a swift double kick to the ribs, promptly breaking a few of them.
He coughed up blood, holding his stomach and chest, not able to breathe. He actually had a heartbeat now, and he could feel the pulse in his throat racing, caused by fear. Hiei started to throw fireballs at Karasu, burning him badly.
"P-please, Hiei. Listen to me."
His fiery red eyes were cold ice-fire, like flames frozen in place.
He got another kick. Hiei began rapidly punching, kicking, and slapping the raven haired demon, making sure it was in vital places. This was the scene Kurama, Yusuke, Keiko, Aekaki, and Botan walked in on.
"Hiei? What the hell are you doing?" Yusuke yelled, levitating over before Hiei inflicted any more damage to Karasu. While Yusuke pried Hiei off the poor demon, and dragged him away, Botan, Keiko and Aekaki went to take care of Karasu.
Botan used her healing powers to soothe his pain. She could not fully make the wounds go away, but she did relinquish the pain.
His dark eyes opened, and he took pained, shallow breaths.
Aekaki had powers of her own, and kissed him on the lips, transferring her saliva with his. It held special medicine that healed his broken ribs and allowed him to breathe easier.
"Th-thank you," he whispered, before passing out in Botan's arms.
Hiei's anger took control and he was so mad, Yusuke had to resort to a childish way of stopping him: he had his hand on Hiei's head, while the enraged fire demon turned angry chibi, frantically flailing his arms and legs around.
Right after Botan transported Karasu to her house through a portal she had opened, Hiei went on a rampage.
No one was safe from his wrath (except for Kurama.)
It was basically a mini version of Armageddon. No one can escape the wrath of Hiei.
(A/N: Well, hope you liked this chapter. Considering the fact I made you wait so long. Anyways, see you next chapter! )