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This Author's Note is a chronological guide to understand the flashbacks that was written on some of the uploaded chapters so far. These flashbacks help explain what happened prior the beginning of the story when Hiei and Youko Kurama were partners until the three artifacts theft event. However, there will be more flashbacks as the story progresses from the current chapter number. Another guide like this one will be written to lessen any further confusion, though. When that happens, there will be probably less to very little flashbacks that we will be concentrating more on the present time of the story if I stick according to where I plan to take this story.
Chronological Order
Flashback Sequence in Chapter 3: Hiei met Youko Kurama for the very first time. A random goblin demon had captured Kurama in his animal form for his dinner. Hiei killed the goblin demon and spared Kurama's life since he "didn't found him appetizing to eat" because of the several injuries that he had on his body. Kurama became curious of Hiei, and eventually he followed after him before healing his own wounds. Hiei gave Kurama half of his food that he had hunted, and feeling melancholic, he talked about himself. Other than that, it was not a good impression or experience for Hiei to get deceived and getting his mother's tear gem stolen by Kurama after he transformed on his humanoid form. Kurama wasn't interested in the least of Hiei's self-confession but more of the tear gem. Bad Kurama, bad!
Chapter 4: Hiei and Kurama had that conversation about reincarnation. This took place shortly before Kurama got shot down by the spirit hunter.
Flashback Sequence #1 in Chapter 2: Hiei was ready to depart to Koorime Island. He talked to Shigure after recuperating from the Jagan eye's operation, and when he had learned every sword techniques. Shigure made Hiei to talk about every experience with Youko Kurama since he never told him as part of his life story. In addition, the demon surgeon got interested in Hiei and Kurama's partnership…Perhaps a bit too much that's what made him change the original condition into a new one for Hiei to never declare his feelings wide openly to Kurama. Toasty!
Flashback Sequence #2 in Chapter 2: Hiei met Yomi in one of the woods on the Demon World. Yomi was on personal quest to find Youko Kurama and convince him to become his mate for life. Yomi had been told before the meeting that Hiei was the one to seek for information for some strange reason. Yomi questioned the relationship between Hiei and Kurama only to make sure that his old partner and future mate hadn't bonded with anyone during his long term absence. Hiei didn't approve of the plan that he was not willing to cooperate with the Demon Lord even if he said otherwise. One word: jealousy.
Flashback Sequence #3 in Chapter 2: Hiei met Mukuro on the Glacier Forest. Hiei had lost his mother's tear gem, and Mukuro happened to be searching for the owner for some time. During her travel, she had been told about Hiei, which she became quite interested in him, and the partnership he carried on with Youko Kurama. She showed to Hiei his mother's lost memento, and challenged him into a fight. Hiei accepted the challenge, and the two had a battle of different powers…Eventually, Mukuro called off the fight. She was testing Hiei during the entire battle, which she saw the potential in him as her future heir.
Chapter 1: On Koorime Island, Hiei received the letter from Kurama after 15 long years of not seeing each other, and he spoke to Yukina before the Three Artifacts Theft. It was like the prologue for the story. In the present time (three months later), Yukina was still waiting for her twin brother's return without knowing that he was actually going to face trial in Spirit World, and that's where the story began.
Flashback Sequence in Chapter 1: Hiei remembered his last encounter with Youko Kurama on his prison cell in Spirit World. This is what actually happened on the secret video tape of the said prison that George brought over to Koenma's office. By the way, The Spirit World Administration had to inform in a memo that this video is NOT for sale.
Leaving the flashbacks aside, the order of the story flows as written in present time, normal point of view.
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Later! See you all on Chapter 5, which is already on the working progress!