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Set in Horo's POV

"Red"

Chapter eight: Annoying

"Oh please tell me who this dear demon is…" Hao 'innocently' asked his ototou. Ah yes, curious little fella' he is, isn't he?

"No." the brunette replied to his brother.

More flames indulged itself with the screams of many people as I watched from my window. I'm in no position to help them, whatsoever. They deserve it. Now Khashi is getting as much spirits as he can get before Spirit of Fire, leaving those shamans defenseless. Oh how I love them so much.

Pft. Yeah right.

"Come to think of it…" the fire shaman looked around. "Where is that blue friend of yours?"

Ren's expression tightened while Hao came to his realization. "I see…"

"Onii…chan", my sister tried her best to hold back her tears.

The cloaked man smirked, "Interesting."

"Don't you dare lay a finger on him!" Yoh growled. He quickly summoned Amidamaru and did Oversoul. He's letting anger take over him… If that's the case surely he can't win.

My fingers twitched, an urge for some action boiled within me. But I know I must suppress it for the time being…

More shrieks are heard from those miserable fools. I could just laugh and dance there in victory.

This, my friends, is what you get for mistreating a demon child.

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Hao cackled madly like some crazy freak. "If you think I'll fall for the same tricks again, otouto, you must be loosing your touch." He had gotten stronger since we last encountered him. Yes, a lot stronger.

Ren scowled, seeing little hope now, but charged at him still. I hate people like that. They make me sick. And to think I acted like that, hah! That must be the scandal of the century! I feel like barfing at myself now. Those pathetic shamans. This pathetic village. I'll make sure their downfall is certain, with these hands of mine I will make that possible.

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"I hate to say this but if only Anna was here!" Yoh suddenly exclaimed. The others couldn't help but nod in agreement.

"You called?" The familiar voice rang through their ears. "You guys are hopeless without me." Itako no Anna. Well then, that's no problem. The more the merrier I always say.

Hao sneered at them. "You guys…", his eyes narrowed in disgust. "…don't know when to give up, do you?" And as if on cue flames started to advance towards them…

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"You…" he looked at me with distaste. "You don't know when to give up, do you?" I looked up my brother and feeling his killing intent. "You don't know… when to stop making my life miserable." He grabbed me by the neck, suffocating me with only gasps to spare. "My friends… their families… my father…" His icy glare intensified, stabbing him and leaving so many open holes. "I promise… I will kill you with my bare hands…"

It has always been like this. Out of everyone, my brother truly hated me the most. Although his attempts to kill me were always fruitless, he came back for more. He wasn't afraid to show his total loathe towards me.

Even if he was my aniki(1).

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I couldn't hold it anymore. I wanted to get out there. Seeing my tribe's destruction first hand. I wanted that. All my years, that was my dream. The downfall of those who have forsaken me.

So I exposed myself to them. The ones who have always been around my mask.

"Horo…" Each of them turned to me. The me they don't know.

"Onii-chan… I…"

I gave them a hard gaze. Unpredictable. Scary. Bloody. "You guys…"

"…are annoying."

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A/N

Yes guys, kill me. Disappointed, huh? Yes, me too. But I'm saving the good parts for the last chapters, and that'll make up for this… I hope. I'm not gonna spoil you people so you'll just have to wait. Aheheheh.

You know, big brother in Japanese!

About 2-3 chapters to go…