This was a more difficult chapter to write, please review, ugh... Warning moderate language.

Chapter 3 The smell of blood

Heavy fire, shattered bricks flying shrapnel and lots of dust. It was a cluttered hallway, no a battle ground. Energy, rocks arrows, shit was flying everywhere. Rai was pinned down alone, around a corner. 20 or so demons, firing energy, arrows and whatever they could find at him. How had it came to this. Rai began to pant his eyes shut, gripping his sword tightly he exhaled. He had caused this. Hesitation. That was his enemy, yet he greeted it he hesitated anyway in the middle of a kill.

What had came over him, he didn't know. He was relieved, after he finally stabbed the demon, he was relieved. He was alive. 'I'm alive' he thought, 'I'm Alive' he repeated. He gulped grabbing his sword, the firing had stopped. He peered around the corner, the dust rose, the demons were confused. This was his chance, he wanted to live, gritting his teeth he dashed in. With great speed, and a flash of steel the closest unsuspecting demon fell dead. His comrades retaliated, firing at Rai, but Rai was faster. He dashed at super-speeds, and his mind went numb. He could feel it, his brain tighten as he plunged his sword in its neck.

More demons charged, the first demon swung an axe, which was easily dodged, parried into the neck of another demon. Then dis armed from him and used to decapitate him in one swift movement. The Raiden school taught great Martial arts. Rai continued using the same technique he used on the bamboo, simultaneously using his foes attacks against each other. Blood splattered across Rai's face, and clothes and sword, in a second, they were all dead.

"Huff Hu-"Rais breathing was hard and hoarse. He was relieved, though he was alive. I am alive. Rai continued forward, slowly taking very step as if it were his lat. He didn't know what to think, so he just chanted in his head "I am alive". How had it come this way? They had arrived at the castle in a flash, scaled the building entered and infiltrated. Everything went according to plan, him and Ame got caught in a squirmish small group a lesser demons. RaI charged in, he overpowered and outmatched them in combat but..

Rai's head hurt, he knew what happened but he didn't want to remember. He fucked up, he allowed an enemy to unleash an attack that devasted the ceiling. Ame, his senpai was.. Rai bent over at the thought of it, nearly hurling. He couldn't find tears though. So he got up.

"I'll finish this mission"

It was the least he thought he could do. So he jogged instead, he put all of his thoughts to the back of his head. He'd be a tool, he'd shoot down the hesitation, the hesitation got his mentor kil-.

"No she's alive this isn't happening"

Rai hurried, this was his mission this was his goal. "I am not gonna pussy out, I will not let Kaminari-senpai die. I will finish this and I will get out" this was Rai's resolve, this was all he had. When he entered this realm Ame told him Koenma had given them 3 objectives. Find and destroy Toren, the father of the last saint beast. Destroy the Panto Box, which was only described as green glowing orb. Lastly aid Team Urameshi in anyway he could, without being detected. That's all he had now, his sword and his mission.

Rai ran down the steps, kicking doors down as he went, searching quickly carefully and thoroughly. He then came by a large golden door.

"He didn't even try to hide did he" Rai pushed the door open and walked inside. The room was cement black, and roughly the size of a basketball arena. In the middle of the room was a man roughly 7 ft, bright orange hair slicked back and a stubble chin. On the wall was large screen, depicting the events of another fight between Urameshi and Suzaku. Rai kept his eyes on the man.

The man smiled cockily " Welcome-"

"Cut your shit!" Rai screamed at him. It was his way of keeping control over the situation, Rai's heart beat faster by the second. He was not in the mood for talk, he'd rather fight. That's all he knew he was supposed to do. He would live, he would find Ame, he wouldn't allow himself to hesitate and be murdered. Rai drew his sword, spinning it in flashy fashion. The demon Raised a brow, stepping up to rai the demon had orange red hair and was the spitting image of Suzaku, the man stood a foot above Rai and was very muscular. Their was a warriors silence in the room, only Rai's heartbeat could be heard.

The demon smirked, "Alright rookie, lets begin"

Note Well sorry its short it sucked and it took forever. Had a bunch of life and vacation and girlfriend stuff. This chapter took me a good three times to write. Ill go ahead and finish up the next chapter. Then we have a time skip.

Please review Id love some criticism on this one.