Chapter 8:

Crystalis

Hiei, Yukina, Kurama, Yusuke, Kuwabara, Keiko, and Mom had gone with me to the country called Crystalis.

"That floating island looks like the Koomori's homeland." Yukina said.

"It does," Hiei said angrily hearing the name of the homeland that had banished him so long ago.

"Kara, this is a beautiful place." Yukina said to me.

"Yeah, it is." I siad smiling back.

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"Quick! Go and get the elders! Tell them Celest is here!" A woman yelled.

"Right!" A woman said nodding her head.

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"Lady Korin! Come quick!" The woman paused saying, "Celest is here!"

"Celest?!" Korin said leaving with the woman.

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"Mom? What's wrong?" I asked seeing her angered expression.

"Let's just say we are going to have a very uncomfortable welcome when we land." Mom said to me.

"Why?" I asked.

But before Mom could answer, I heard an old woman's voice.

"Why did you come back here? There's no way Celest would have chosen you to be the new Queen, Karen." The woman said angrily.

"See what I mean." Mom said.

"You don't belong here after being with that man."

"Watch your tounge old woman." I said getting off of Celest and stood in front of her. "'That man' you're talking about happens to be my father."

"Who are you child?" She asked angrily.

I closed my eyes as I said, "I don't want to be cruel to you people. But if you dare say anything else cruel about the man who saved my life." I said opening my eyes, revealing the red eyes. "I shall be the one to banish you."

"Those eyes?!" The old woman gasped. "You're our new Queen." She said beginning to bow towards me.

I held my hand out as my sword materialized in my hand. I had pointed it agaisnt her neck.

Hiei and the others opened their eyes wide.

"Kara?" Hiei asked.

"Before you even begin to start bowing to me. You owe an apology to both my Mother and Father. If I feel like it's not sincere. I shall banish you from here," I said.

"I owe you an apology Karen." The old woman paused then said closing her eyes. "I was wrong to banish you from here for being with the man you cared for. You were the first out of this entire clan to have done that. You were the only woman who was brave enough to do that which we wished to do ourselves."

"Mother," Mom paused then said. "If you had met Shuya. Then you would understand my feelings for him."

"Mother?" I asked outloud. "Then you're my Grandmother?" I asked looking at the woman.

She nodded her head.

"I'm sorry Grandmother. If I had known who you were before I became angered. I would not have pointed my sword or spoken cruelly to you." I said bowing to her.

"My Queen." The old woman said smiling at me. "You don't need to apologize to me. I can tell you're going to be a very fair ruler."

"Thank you," I said smiling at her.

Mom had gotten off of Celest with Hiei and everyone

Celest had then flown towards a cave in the far eastern area of the country. I guess which was her home on the country.

"Please come this way. And I can show you to your room." The old woman said.

"Excuse me." I paused then said as the woman looked at me. "What is your name Grandmother? After what just happened you never had the chance to tell me/"

"My name is Korin. What is your name, child."

"It's Kara." I said smiling at her. "And these are my best friends Hiei, Kurama, Kuwabara, Keiko, Yusuke, and Yukina." I said introducing everyone to Korin.

"It's nice to meet you all."

"I have another question."

"What is it?"

"How come only women live on this country?"

"The first Queen had allowed men to live with us. But one night a long time ago. One of the Celestial Maiden's had been with a man. We were okay about the men living with us. Until we had found the Celestial Maiden was killed and the man next to her was also killed. We don't know who or what did it. Since then we have feared men coming to this country." Korin looked towards Karen and said, "now you know why we banished you from this country."

"I never knew of this incident."

"The Queen didn't want anyone to know about it. But a few of us were able to remember it even after she had erased our memories of the incident." Korin paused then said, "from that moment on we had decided to banish men and anyone who associated themselves with men."

"That's sad." I paused then said as I looked back towards my friends. "No one can live alone. I know I couldn't do it."

Hiei and everyone else smiled at what I had said.

"Can I change that rule?' I asked looking at Korin.

"You can do anything you want to with this country. You are it's new ruler after all."

"I want to eliminate that rule." I said looking at Korin.

"I understand," she said smiling at me.

"I would like to meet with the others of this country too." I paused then said as I let out an exhausted breath. "I have a lot of things to learn about being queen."

Korin looked at me and smiled, "you'll do just fine. I already told you I can tell you were going to be a very fair ruler."

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Yakon had gone towards Genkai's temple. He thought I was there with everyone else.

"I sense danger," Genkai said to Shuya. "That demon is here. He's probably trying to get to Kara again. I'm surprised he was able to heal so fast after what happend by the lake."

"It is surprising," Shuya said agreeing with Genkai. "I wonder what hell think when he finds out she's not here."

"Not too sure. Hopefully he won't try to go and find her."

"The only way for him to know is if he can read our minds." Shuya said.

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"I had asked Korin to gather you so I can meet with you and discuss a few things with you." I paused then said while bowing my head, "first allow me to introduce myself. My name is Kara. And I'm glad to meet you."

The women had bowed back acknowleging my greeting.

"I had asked Korin about why only females lived here. And she had told me of the incident that had led you to live like this." I paused then said looking at everyone, "I would like to change that rule. I had felt it was a rule that we could do without."

"My Queen." One of the women paused then asked, "we all remember what happened from that day. But what if it happens again? Most of us wish to find a partner to be with for the rest of our lives. But we are also terrified that if we do find them. That incident will happen to us."

"I understand your worries. I myself had gone through a very difficult time with my one and only love before I became queen here."

"What do you mean?" Another woman asked.

I looked towards Hiei as I began telling the women everything that had happen between us. I had told them the incidents from when I had first encountered Yakon to the time when I had woken as the new queen.

"Grandmother?" I asked looking at Korin. "What's wrong?" I asked walking over to her.

"Kara. The demon you were talking about sounds really familiar to me for some reason. But I can't place who they are and why they seem so familiar to me."

"Could that bastard be the one to make the women of this country live in fear?" I had thought to myself.

"Kara?" Korin asked.

"Grandmother? Do you remember any of the details of this bastard?" I asked looking at her seriously.

"You mean what he looked like?"

I nodded my head.

"Yeah. His skin color was green. And he had long white hair." Korin said.

I felt my body flinch in anger. Hiei and the others saw how I reacted at hearing what the monster looked like.

"It's Yakon," I said making a tight fist. Blood began running down my fingers and dripped onto the ground.

"Yakon?" Korin asked.

"That's the bastard who's been trying to ruin our lives down on earth." I said looking at her. "That means he knows where this place is. If he sees we aren't on earth. The first place he'll come looking for us is here."

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Yakon was leaving Genkai's temple to go and look for us.

"Yakon's gone after Kara and Hiei." Shuya said to Genkai.

"I hope he doesn't find them." Genkai said.

"After what happened the last time before Kara became the queen. I'm afraid he's going to go to their homeland in the Makai." Shuya said.

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Yakon had gone to the Makai.

"Now where was their homeland. I know it's around here somewhere."

All of a sudden he was attacked by a female demon.

"Who in the hell are you?!" He asked angrily.

"It matters not to you weather you know my name. I have been watching what happens in Ningenkai. And I see you have gone after my second in command and his partner."

"Who in the hell is that?" Yakon asked angrily.

"If you can't figure that out. Then it's a good thing for them." The female demon said.

"Whatever witch!" Yakon said frustrated that he was momentarily delayed in his search for finding Crystalis. "I'm busy right now and don't have time to deal with you." Yakon said leaving the area of where he was.

"I should go and warn them he is here."

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"Who's there?!" Korin asked seeing a woman enter Crystalis.

"I came to speak with your queen about danger approaching you guys." She paused then said, "tell her Mukuro is here."

Korin had left to go and visit my chambers.

"My Queen. Lord Mukuro is here to see you. She has come to tell us of approaching danger." She said looking at me.

"I understand." I said leaving with her. Hiei had come with us.

"Lord Mukuro," I said smiling at her as I walked up to her with Hiei.

"I just had an encounter with the demon who's been fighting with you guys. He's looking for this country."

"Bastard!" Hiei said angrily as he felt his dragon respond in his anger. "Kara. You should let us handdle that bastard this time." He said looking at me. Then paused as he looked towards my stomache. "You should stay here and look after the people and yourself."

"Hiei?" I asked looking at him. I closed my eyes and smiled at him. "Okay. I understand. Both of you be careful." I said looking at both him and Mukuro.

Mukuro smiled and said, "You don't have to worry about me. I am one of the three kings of the Makai."

"I know. But I don't want to lose any of my friends." I said smiling at her.

"You sure are a kind person Kara." Mukuro paused then said looking at Hiei, "I'm glad he had found you." She had turned around and had looked towards the ground of the Makai. "That demon's here." She said looking at everyone.

"Everyone! Get inside the castle now! This area is going to become a warzone!" I had yelled towards everyone.

All of the women had begun running towards the castle.

As Yakon appeared on the island. One of the children had fallen near him.

"Mommy!" The child screamed.

"Sakura!" One of the women screamed.

"Damn!" I had yelled.

Yakon had reached towards the child as my eyes began to glow white. Before he could reach the child. A barrier had surrounded her.

Mukuro and Hiei had taken that chance to attack Yakon. They had caught him offguard and knocked him from the island.

"Becareful you guys," I said as I had helped everyone into the castle.

"We will be." Hiei and Mukuro both smiling back at me.

The next instant they had both jumped from the island and went towards the area of where Yakon fell.