After burning the bodies of his late foes, Koray followed Yusuke, Kuwabara, Kurama and Hiei to the temple. When they got there, the girls along with Koenma awaited the return of the ex-spirit detectives.
"Oh, thank goodness you're back!" Botan exclaimed.
"Yes, we saw some big explosions and didn't know if you were alright or not." Keiko explained.
"Don't worry, Keiko. We're alright." Yusuke said.
Yukina then came forward. "Well, if any of you got hurt, I can use my healing powers to make it better." She said with an adorable smile on her face.
"Oh, Yukina! You're so sweet!" Kuwabara said loudly. "But there's nothing to worry about. Everyone came out of our mission scratch less."
"Think again, moron. If you ask me, he needs some treatment." Hiei stated, motioning to Koray.
"Oh, and who would that be? He looks an awful lot like you, Hiei." Botan said as she carefully looked over the stranger.
"Guys, this is Koray." Yusuke said. "He's actually the one who did the fighting."
Everyone stared in wonder. They were still trying to absorb the fact that this stranger looked so much like Hiei.
"Well, it's nice to meet you all." Koray said with a wide grin.
"Hold on, Shorty. You said he's hurt, but he looks fine to me!" Kuwabara said.
It was Kurama who answered Kuwabara's inquiry: "His legs... I could have sworn I heard the bones break when the ground secured them..."
"Ah... you and Hiei are pretty sharp." Koray said. "You're right; the bones in my legs and feet are most likely crushed."
Everyone almost jumped with surprise.
"Wait... How are you able to walk like that?" Kuwabara yelled.
"Walk? He shouldn't be standing!" Yusuke exclaimed.
"Yeah, well... I don't feel pain." Koray said hesitantly.
"Really? Why not?" Keiko asked.
"Oh, you know... Things happen. It's a rather long story, best saved for another time." Koray responded, not making eye contact with anyone. The group wanted to find out what had happened, but no one said anything. Silence encompassed the room to the point that it was almost painful.
"I can heal your legs now if you want..." Yukina said, breaking the silence.
"That would be nice." Koray said with a large smile.
Koray followed his hosts into the temple. It was very large and traditional. The room they sat in was small, square and made entirely of wood. There was nothing in it, except for some cushions to sit on. They all sat down, and Yukina began healing Koray's legs. While she was doing that, Koray got the names of everyone he didn't already know.
"So what's a demon such as you doing here? I can't imagine you'd make the trip from Demon World just for sight-seeing." Shizuru asked of their new guest.
"Oh, I didn't come from Demon World." Koray replied with a smile.
"So... Spirit World, then?" Keiko asked, slightly confused.
"Oh, no. Not Spirit World!" Koray said quickly, while shaking his hands. "I hate to be rude, but unfortunately I can't tell you where I come from."
"Oh? And why's that?" Koenma asked, eyeing him suspiciously.
"Hm... The son of King Enma, of all people, asks..." Koray said, almost amused. "You've been eyeing me this whole time. And considering who you are, I imagine you already have an idea of what's going on. That said, I'd appreciate it if you didn't ask stupid questions."
Koenma didn't say anything further, but his face became twisted with rage over the rude manner in which Koray spoke to him. The others didn't say anything. They had no idea what to make of this small disagreement.
"So why are you here, anyway? I mean, you can answer that, right?" Kuwabara asked.
"Yes, I can answer that." Koray said with a chuckle. "I came here to speak with a member of your group."
"Really? Who is it?" Kuwabara asked, though it seemed obvious to everyone else.
"Hiei..." Koray begun, looking over at the fire demon. "I came here to tell you that I'm your father."
The group waited with silence for some sort of reaction from Hiei. Much to their confusion, he remained completely unchanged. Nobody was really surprised by the fact that Koray is Hiei's father, but they half expected Hiei to freak out more. What they didn't see was that Hiei had a completely different view on the situation than they did.
'Hey, you can hear me, right?' Hiei said to Koray, but telepathically rather than out loud.
'Yeah. What's up?'
'Let's get one thing straight; I really don't care whether or not you're my father. I've never had any parents, and I certainly don't need one now. I don't know how much you know about me, but surely if you're aware that you have a son, then you know about Yukina too.'
'What about her?' Koray asked.
'She doesn't know I'm her brother. I've been keeping that a secret, and only select people in our group know. I'd like to keep it that way, so don't interfere. Got it?'
'Yeah... Sure.'
"How long are they gonna sit there staring at each other?" Kuwabara asked, looking at the two demons who had not broken eye contact for a while.
"They're probably communicating telepathically." Kurama said.
"Why would they do that?" Botan asked.
"This is personal to Hiei. He probably has things to say to Koray that he doesn't want us to hear." Kurama responded.
Finally, Koray said: "Fine, I understand."
"Understand what?" The others questioned as they stared, confused, at Koray and Hiei.
"Well, you probably don't want me around any longer..." Koray said to Hiei as he stood up, now that his legs were healed. "I'll just go home."
"Please don't leave..." Yukina said with a sad look on her face. "You just got here, and we would like to get to know you some more."
"Guys... " Koenma started, but no one heard him.
"Yeah, it's not every day you get to meet a relative of Hiei's! Stick around; I'm sure there's some booze lying around." Yusuke said with an excited smile.
"Guys!" Koenma yelled, finally getting everyone's attention. "Don't be insensitive. We have to consider Hiei's feelings on the matter. Something like this no doubt upsets him, and he probably doesn't want to be around Koray. Let's let the man leave with peace."
"Actually, Koenma, the situation doesn't bother me at all. I don't mind if he stays for a little while, but first," Hiei said turning to face Koray. "I want to hear your story. But only to make sure you're someone trustworthy. Feel free to consider it a chance to convince me you're who you say you are."
"Alright." Koray said with a smile. "Though, considering the circumstances, you probably want to talk in private."
"Of course. Now follow me." Hiei said as he began to walk leave the room.
"No! Hiei, WAIT!" Koenma screamed as he grabbed Hiei's arm. Everyone started with surprise. They had never seen Koenma act this way. "Hiei... I'm begging you, don't go anywhere with him!" Koenma said, with extreme nervousness. Hiei was speechless. What in the world was Koenma so worried about?
"You know, Koenma..." Kurama said with a hint of suspicion. "Ever since Koray got here, you haven't let him leave you're sight... And you're acting stranger than usual. I wonder what you know about him that puts you on such edge... Or perhaps YOU would care to explain it, Koray?"
Neither Koray nor Koenma spoke. They simply stared at each other, pondering what they should do next. Suddenly the team of Spirit Detectives sensed a group of familiar auras arrive outside the temple. One of them came inside and said:
"Sir, we have arrived as you requested."