H x H - Chapter 8: Meeting the 'Demon'

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Short, I know. I'm sorry haha, but the next chapter is supposed to be taken up by a full fight. Please forgive me T^T, I'm sorry I haven't updated in a bit, a lot's been going on in real and stress has filled the air. It's kinda hard to think when so much is going on around you. Again, I'm sorry. Do check out my first chapter for my bleach fic! It's called Bleach: Rise of the Descendant!

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Crashes echoed through the halls, while screams filled the air and sounds of blood splattered here and there. The scene shown a guard who ran to a large door in fear of his life; He shouted at the door and banged on it with a fist, prying at it desperately as he cried and whimpered. "Boss, their going to kill us! Their monsters! Please, I beg of you- let me in!" The man screamed out, begging his boss to open his huge door. Not one reply had made its way through the door, which shown the guard that his own boss had ignored his plea. "BOSS! PLEASE, LET ME IN! LET ME IIIIIIN!..." He turned around only to find Rui standing there, with an expressionless face and her green metallic mantis claws extended close to his face. "Oh god- please, don't kill me! I'm begging you, have merc-!" The pleading guard's head got cut off by Rui's mantis blade, his head fell to the floor and blood gushed out gruesomely, while his body collapsed lifelessly.

"Did you give us mercy...When we begged for it, while being tortured for all those years...?" Rui whispered to herself with her naturally soft but, cold voice. Blood had rested upon the front side of her body and on one side of her face. Illumi stood far back behind her, expressionless as usual until Illumi and Rui both heard foot steps walk up behind them. They both turned around only to face her twin and Hisoka, though Hisoka was behind Ruby with something shiny over his mouth.

"Ne-saaaaan!" Rui instantly changed her expression to happy-go-lucky, then pounced her comically to the ground, emitting a large thud.

"H-Hey~..." Ruby replied hesitantly then chuckled under her breath and patted her twin's head. "Hey Rui...Why is there...blood, all over you...?" Appearing to be worried in the face, after she had noticed all the gore on her and where a corpse lied against a large doubled door. Ruby moved her gaze back down at her twin, after looking around the area; Seeing Rui slowly stand up with a confused face then smiled softly, she placed her arms behind her back and closed her eyes.

"I killed a guard! I had to...I didn't want to kill him but...he was a bad person..." Rui whimpered a bit, then looked sad. She hated having to lie to her own sister but, she had to if she wanted to keep her heart safe from corruption.

"It's alright Rui..." Ruby reassured her twin, with a soft pat on her head and smiled sweetly.

"Erm...Ruby-chan~ Why does Hisoka have duck tape on his mouth?" Rui questioned before blinking a couple times in puzzlement, while her head tilted slightly to the side.

"T-t-t-that's...Well..." Ruby really didn't want to explain what had happened between her and him, remembering what he was about to do, made her face turn nearly red.

Hisoka gradually tore the tape off and was about to reply in her place. "I was about to make my-" He was cut off my Ruby's hand that got slammed into his mouth, so he'd stay quiet which made him blink in surprise.

"Don't you dare...tell her..." Ruby gave a death glare to Hisoka, while being up in his face, dangerously close with a shadow being veiled over her eyes and making the yellow glow, intimidating.

Feeling her orbs pierce him like daggers, Hisoka closed his gleefully with a muffled, playful and soft laughter, while raising his hands up in defense. Ruby had let go but refused to avert her hawk gaze from the red head; Hisoka stood smiling at her cautious behavior, after opening his golden orbs to her.

Rui giggled with one hand covering her mouth and both her bug eyes closed, then turned to face the huge double doors. Hisoka, Ruby and Illumi walked up behind Rui to get ready for a fight, that might be beyond their own strength.

~Boss's scene~

A man in a black suit sat at a desk, his elbows resting on top of the desk while his fingers on both his hands, intertwined with each other and covered the man's lower face. A shadow veiled over his eyes with a wicked grin plastered on him, his entire body was shaded out except for his mouth and hands, which were dead pale. Evil laughter softly emitted from his vessel, making his body shake from each chuckle. His office was as dark as night, curtains blanketed the windows where rays of light failed to shine through; The shady figure was nearly seven feet tall, with broad shoulders. "So...They've managed to get to me...eh?...How fascinating~ My two greatest test subjects...an old escapee and an unknown raven haired male had entered my facility, took down my men and murdered my scientists... None has ever made it this far, this just may actually get interesting!" He spoke to himself dementedly as if it were a joke, then laughed to himself from the darkness that showered upon his large and bulky appearance.

The double doors opened slightly while making a creaking tone, there stood the group of people who had barged into the facility. They all made their way into man's office, glaring at the boss with caution. "So...You're the one in charge here..." Illumi muttered monotonously after walking to Rui's side. "We've met before...Haven't we...? I believe I made a contract with you once, you had me kill someone for you." Illumi spoke to the shady male behind the desk, only to have the boss chuckle in response. "I believe your name is, Saurus Kane." The shady guy maliciously chuckled to himself, at his name being mentioned. He stood up from his chair then walked around his desk to step into the light, that barely lit the room. His face were as pale as the dead, similar black eyes like Illumi's, except they held dark emotion in them; He had on a black suit, large bat wings, horns from a goat and long black fingernails; Saurus wickedly smirked, which allowed his sharp teeth to show.

"Quite perceptive aren't you..., Illumi Zoldyck..?" Saurus turned his gaze to Hisoka, making his grin cease and turn into a frown. "Hisoka...I remember you, you've escaped my facility a while back...No one has ever managed to do so, except you and these twins." He spoke with annoyance in his tone, while his orbs narrowed in slight irritation.

Ruby stepped forward then unsheathed her sword, in order to point it directly at Saurua's face. Her face held rage, with her teeth were clamped tightly into view. "You bastard...You're twisted mind has gone far enough! You've tortured, murdered and even kidnapped the innocent, just so you could get an experimentation in! YOU'RE SICK!" She spat, before her wings itched to sprawl out.

"Oh, please forgive me...I have a goal to be met and sacrifices must be made..." Saurus replied gravelly with sarcasm, deeming it as nothing but a game while allowing his devilish smirk grow back.

"I'll never forgive an ass hole like you! Not after what all you've done to everyone, ESPECIALLY MY SISTER AND I!" Ruby raged from her heart, fury embedded in her face while her eyes widened.

"One must be cruel, to meet the goals that one longs to reach. You and your sister are my two most strongest mutated humans so far, you two are my most proud accomplishments!.. Of course there are some others, that I deem a great mutant.. But you tow are the best by far!" Saurus praised with a strong voice while his arms sprawled out to the side, as if he were gesturing for a hug simultaneously spreading his bat wings out. Out of the blue, Rui had rammed both her feet in Sauru's chest and sent him crashing through the building, then outside on to the hard cold ground. Her face looked serious, even though she loved playing in a fight instead of killing, she'd much prefer to do away with that evil man.

Ruby gazed at her twin in surprise, while her mouth barely hung open. She had never seen her sister act this way before, unless someone had angered her terribly. Ruby could understand the rage that were possibly built up over the years, after his torturous ways and the fact that she despises those who pick on the weak or helpless people. She acted the same way as she did, when she first met Illumi in that ally way.

"I will not stand by and let you hurt anymore people! Your evil ways shall end here, Mr. Kane!" Rui spoke with a grudge that filled her soft and serious voice. She began flying with her insect/vine looking wings, then extended her mantis claws. The light from the whole in the wall, beamed through the dark room and made her pink bug eyes gloss a beautiful rainbow hue.

"Hisoka, Illumi will both of you assist us in bringing down this fiend...?" Ruby asked after snapping herself out of concern for Rui. She had many questions to ask Hisoka later, questions that have yet to be answered.

"But of course, my sweet Arch-Angel~" Hisoka gleefully replied after closing his eyes and forming a content smirk, while having Illumi nod as well. Ruby nodded her head in return, despite the fact that Hisoka had called her that, she truly didn't care at that moment. Her mind was more set on defeating that heartless fiend.