Chapter One (Part two)
The Dream
Hiei Pov
A growl spilt from my throat, I was way past annoyed. There seemed to be no end in the thick foliage, no matter how long I walked everything seemed the same. I cut through a few more branches with my katana that had gotten in my way. I glanced over my shoulder only to find that the foliage had made it where I was forced to keep going forward. Damn it all! Continuing on my path I noticed a soft white light, maybe that was the way out. About damn time too. The air around me grew colder, although it wasn't the same as the cold air in the Ningenkai. As I drew closer to the light the foliage became thinner making it easier to move. My right hand kept a firm grip on my Katana, if an enemy was to await me then I would gladly comply by attacking. As I came closer to the light it steadily grew brighter, what the hell is it? When I reached the edge of the seemingly endless forest I halted. In the middle of the clearing, sitting beneath a great tree was a woman. The light had been coming from…her. I narrowed my eyes, what was going on? I stiffened when she turned her head towards me, one wrong move and I'd slice her head from her shoulders.
"There is no need for hostility, I am not here to harm you," she spoke in a gentle tone that did nothing to calm my nerves. She stood and started to come near me, I let out a warning growl. She stopped immediately, but did not turn away. "Hiei, I know much about you. But I would not have called you here if I wanted to harm you." I moved back, how did this woman know my name?
"Who are you?" I ground out.
"I am Midoriko," she replied. I took in her attire, by the looks of it she was a Miko. She was clad in traditional Miko garbs; her ebony hair was tied at the end with a white ribbon. No way in the seven levels of hell was I going to trust a Miko! I moved back further, but was stopped by a tree trunk. Glancing back I saw that I couldn't go back the same way I had come. "As I said before, I have no wish to harm you. I just wish to speak with you."
"Then speak quickly," I snapped.
"A new ally shall come in the cover of darkness. Wounded you shall find her, heartbroken she shall be. Find common ground and stand by her side. A protector and a guardian shall soon be known. To stand alongside her they will, to help her find love….they must. Stay strong to defeat an old evil, stand together to make him fall."
"What the hell does that mean?" I questioned quickly growing impatient.
"You will know soon enough, for now take this sword," she said and held it out. The sheath was white with a black dragon design winding to the top. In the middle 'Guardian' was written in kanji. I took it immediately feeling immense power course through me. "Good luck, Guardian of the Forbidden." Before I could say another word, darkness took over.
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You find a piece of paper laying on an oak desk, you pick it up and read:
I, Tijiya, hereby state no claim to the following anime:
Inuyasha © Rumiko Takahashi
Yu Yu Hakusho © Yoshihiro Togashi
I only borrow them to amuse myself and my readers.
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