Short chapter today!
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Suichi found himself sat on the edge of his bed, his eyes closed as he watched Yoko's memory of searching for the princess, how he searched for decades before meeting a dying fox that showed him how to be a thief and survive after his money ran out, a few years later he met Kuronue the bat demon.
"So you two became the thieves everyone knows."
It wasn't a question but an observation that Yoko confirmed.
"But what about Hanna?"
Yoko sighed.
"I never forgot her."
In Suichi's mind he could see Yoko pull out a necklace similar to Hiei's from under his shirt. The jewel a light blue in color and clear.
"It's the only way I know she's still alive, legend has it when a vixen dies, her jewel will shatter from the inside."
His eyes saddened.
"After centuries of stealing and creating an empire, I never caught her scent or any hint that I was close to her until that last castle."
Yoko closed his eyes and Suichi continued.
"The one that caused you to come to the human world."
Yoko nodded before his mind went back.

"Are you ready?"
The bat demon at his side nodded before he gave the command and the band of thieves ran into the castle, Yoko's keen nose picking up on the scent of his treasure, not missing a step he followed his nose as Kuronue turned for the treasure vault. He climbed stairs two at a time, easily cutting down any guard he came across. Reaching a wooden door he stopped and used one of his plants to unlock the door before opening it and stopping. His heart stopping at what he saw.
There was Hanna, his princess, chained to a bed. A large bloodstain covering the lower part of the white nightgown she wore. Her skin was almost as white as the sheets on the bed, forcing the bruises and cuts that littered her exposed skin to stand out. The fox demon was over come with rage before controlling it and approaching the vixen he had once protected.
"Hanna?"
His voice was soft but strong, rousing the vixen from her sleep, her eyes were dull and lifeless as she looked at him.
"I must have died, my protector has finally come."
Her voice was barely audible. As he smiled and used his plants to unchain her.
"No my princess, you haven't died yet, just stay with me."
She made an animalistic noise as he picked her up.
"I know it hurts princess, I know, stay with me then you can sleep."
She nodded and wrapped her arms around his neck as he ran to the main corridor, quickly spotting Kuronue with his men before leading the way out.
As they reached the entrance of the castle they were ambushed.
Yoko watched his men die as they dodged arrows and spears as they ran out of the castle, the only one to stay with him was Kuronue.
"Yoko, we're outnumbered!"
The fox nodded, and kept running until he heard a scream. Turning he felt his world crashing around him, he saw Kuronue being stabbed by spears, with tears in his eyes he turned and started sprinting faster than he ever had, the vixen in his arms was groaning as he jostled her as he ran before feeling a sharp pain in his leg that sent him tumbling to the ground, holding Hannah to him he turned and yanked the spear out before climbing to his feet and taking off again. He didn't get more than a few hundred yards before he was attacked again. This time by a fighter that forced him to drop Hanna and defend himself, but having been injured before he was forced to run and leave his princess behind as he transformed into his spirit form, with one last look at his princess he vowed to find her again and took off through a portal into the human world.

Suichi sat back in shock, the demon he had feared for so long looked so wounded at that point.
"I lost the only vixen that ever meant anything to me."
A knock on the window shook Suichi from his connection to see Hiei at the window. Standing up he quickly opened the window to his room.
"Hiei? What is it?"
The fire demon gave him a cold stare for a moment.
"The detective is going on a mission."
Suichi continued to give him a questioning look.
"To save Yukina."
Suichi nodded in understanding.
"You know where she's at."
At the fire demons look the fox knew what was about to happen, with a quick lie to his mother they were off.
Unaware of what else was being kept in the mansion.

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