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Chapter 10:

-(Makai)-

"ICHIRO!"

"Osamu! What the hell are you doing back so early!" He smirked. "Oh, I see. Preformed the job for your master my servant?"

SLAM

"I am not your servant," he hissed. "Don't degrade me to that level." He dropped Ichiro on the ground, leaving him gasping and spluttering for air.

"UKO!"

"Yes my Lord Osamu." The demonic scientist bowed respectfully low.

"I want you to reopen the lab again! And inquire about more Conflicting Forbiddens!"

"What!"

"You heard me Ichiro. I want to reopen the labs and start experimenting again."

"That is not in our deal!"

He gave a sour laugh. "Now it is. The medication does not work."

"How the f--- do you know!"

"I have seen Yuki, the most successful outcome of this research, collapse in front of my eyes," he snapped. "She wasn't having a Confliction at the moment, so what else could the reason be?"

"I-I- She could have run out of medication!"

"The medication is supposed to last for a dozen years, only to be renewed every six years just in case. We gave it to her last week."

"I am not spending more money on your stupid lab projects!"

"The deal- we have both signed in blood."

"Then tell me," Ichiro snapped. "Is my dear brother dead?"

"No."

"Hah-!"

"But I do have some information. His weaknesses."

"Tell me."

"I want sponsoring for my experiments."

He glared. "No amount of good information is enough for all of your expensive folly. I'll give you enough money to last you a week at most, if you tell me what you have discovered about Jiro."

"Fine. That will be enough."

"So what is it?"

"He has a family. A son of fifteen years."

"Name?"

"Yusuke Urameshi. The famous leader of the Reikai Tantai, and of the team who won the Dark Tournament."

"Urameshi… I'll assume that's Jiro's alias."

"Obviously."

"Who is his mate?"

"Atsuko Urameshi. Drunkard and a smoker, like mother like son." He sneered delicately. "I could smell it off them."

"Does she have any powers?"

"None. Regular ningen with regular spirit energy. The son, Yusuke, however, is a completely different story as you should know."

"Hunh." Ichiro sat down. "If they're both out of the picture… I will become the heir to the throne." His eyes gleamed. "I will rule a third of the Makai."

"Don't get your hopes up." He smirked. "Yusuke stands in your way. You're too weak to fight him and win with your life."

"How much for you to kill him as well?" Ichiro snapped.

"Three weeks of experiments."

"How do I know that you'll succeed with both assassinations?"

"I will."

"No. Your promise is not enough Osamu. I am afraid I will have to withdraw." He stood. "I believe that my business with you is over." He prepared to leave. "No more money at all."

He stood as well, teeth gritted in anger. "You said that-"

"I did not sign any contract Osamu. You cannot force me to throw my money away on useless tests. I am done with you- you have proved to have no more glory of your old self."

He stiffened. "Get off my estate. Immediately."

"With pleasure." He swept away, smirking to himself.

Osamu picked up a communicator. "Captain."

"My Lord."

"Gather up the men and put them on the walls. Instantly when Lord Ichiro leaves, take him and his guards out with your poison arrows."

"I will do so immediately my Lord."

"Good. Whoever takes him down gets a prize- a thousand yen. (1)"

"I will inform them of this my Lord."

"I will watch from the sidelines. Enjoy Captain."

"Sir." The link was cut off between them.

Osamu smirked. "If you do survive this Ichiro, I have held less credit for you than I should have." He turned to watch them from the window, tense with excitement.

After the gates swung close after them, a rain of dark arrows showered down upon Ichiro's company. Most instantly fell to the ground, dead, at the first volley. The rest were killed on the second.

Ichiro staggered, an arrow sticking out of his side.

"BETRAYOR!" he roared. "OSAMU! TRAITOR!"

"Our business together has ended Lord Aki Ichiro!" he bellowed out. "I do not regret this as you have not!"

"YOU-!" An arrow plunged into his chest, going deep. Emitting a yell of pain, he crumpled to the ground and was still.

Everyone stared at the Captain, arms still raised from taking the shot.

"The reward." Osamu tossed it out, going far, reaching his hands. "Excellent aim, Captain Jung He."

"Sir." He caught it and bowed. "Alright men! Dismissed! I want a group of two dozen to clean up the bodies and burn them!"

Red eyes glared out from the treetops, soon disappearing afterwards.

-(Reikai)-

"How is she?" Keiko asked. A mask was over Yuki's face to ensure her oxygen supply.

"Not stable. She's still unconscious and won't wake up. We've tried giving her some shocks, but it won't work." Kurama stood nearby her tiredly, rubbing his eyes from lack of sleep.

"Do you know her problem?"

"Unidentified disease. But we know it's dangerous to demons alone- humans aren't affected. We can only narrow it down to that."

"Hn."

Keiko whirled around. "Hiei!"

Kurama seemed to get even more tired, if that was possible. "Keiko, could you please leave us alone for a minute?" She didn't argue, exiting silently.

"Hiei-" Kurama warned, but all precautions were swept away.

"What's wrong?"

"A disease. Meant for demons alone- Forbidden Children, to the point."

"She-"

Kurama sighed. "She's had it all her life. Something triggered it into full effect, and we don't know what."

"What are her chances of surviving?"

"We don't know if it's deadly or not, but she'll be here a long time."

"Hn." He wheeled around, ready to leave.

"There's something else." Hiei stopped, one foot out the door. He didn't turn, although Kurama knew he was listening.

"She won't wake up."

Without delay, Hiei stepped back in. He loosened his bandana so that it slipped off to reveal his Jagan. Touching her forehead, he entered her mind.

:End Chapter

(1) The thousand yen isn't from his own pocket- he stole it from Ichiro. Hee Hee, last legacy…

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