Yu Yu Hakusho Fan Fiction ❯ Burden of Sin ❯ Ch 4: The Sentence ( Chapter 4 )

Burden of Sin

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Chapter 4: The Sentence

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~8:40 am, outside the Reikai prison~

The 3 Reikai Tantei arrived at the prison door, behind them a koorime, a Reikai messager and a ningen. They all had deep black half-circles beneath their eyes as none of them could sleep in the night before. The worst among them was the koorime, her eyes were swollen due to the whole-night crying.

The Reikai Tantei tried to persuade the koorime from coming as it would be too much for her to witness her brother's execution. But, in contrast to her usual gentle nature, she insisted vigorously. The three gave up and asked Botan and Keiko to accompany Yukina, just in case if anything happen.

They met Koenma outside the Reikai prison, who led them to the waiting room. They were on the way to the waiting room when they saw their friend, heavily guarded by prison guards, walked pass the other end of the corridor. Hiei seemed shocked when he saw the group's presence.

Yukina rushed towards the fire demon, "Hiei-san!" But she was stopped by the prison guards. She could do nothing but watched the fire demon continued to walk and disappeared from the sight of the group.

"Let's go." said Koenma, knowing the group's disappointment. He led them to the waiting room. "You guys wait here." said Koenma and headed to the execution room next door.

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~Inside the execution room~

"Why the hell did you bring them here!" groaned Hiei, sparks of black fire started leaking from his bandaged right arm. The prison guards retreated to the corners of the room with fear.

Koenma stepped back with a sweatdrop, "I didn't bring them here. They requested me to do so. Yusuke even gave me death threats for that."

"I don't want they here." said Hiei, sadness now filled his crimson eyes, "I don't want them to witness my … death. I don't want to hurt them any more."

Koenma relaxed, "OK, if you so wish. I will keep them away from seeing the … hm, procedure. But as the case involved the three worlds, it is our practice to invite a representative from each world to witness the procedure. I have volunteered to be the one from Reikai. The representatives from the Ningenkai and Makai are …" Koenma turned to the door behind him.

An old lady with curly pink hair appeared at the door, closely followed by a lady with half her face revealed and the other half hidden by a cloth.

Hiei was surprised, "Genkai, Mukuro …"

Koenma continued, "We know that you don't like strangers. So we have decided to invite someone you know."

Genkai looked at the fire demon, emotionless.

Mukuro looked at her army's chief-commander, a smile appeared on her face, "I have never expect you to do something this foolish. Seems that I have to look for another heir of mine."

"Chi." came the response from the fire demon, though, deep inside his heart, he appreciated Koenma's arrangement. He really didn't like some strangers to witness his death.

Koenma looked at the clock hanging on the wall, "The procedure will start in 10 minutes' time. I will tell the group of the arrangement and will be back right away."

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~Inside the waiting room~

Silence among the group.

Kurama had expected the result, he knew very well that Hiei would not allow them to see his death. But it still hurt to hear the rejection.

Yusuke and Kuwabara were cursing furiously under their noses. They knew that the fire demon was stubborn and there was nothing they could do.

Surprisingly, Yukina was very calm at the news. She seemed to have expected it too, as Kurama. No protest, no crying, just sat there, staring at the emptiness. Botan and Keiko tried to comfort her but received no response.

Koenma sighed and left the room, "I will be back in … 15 minutes."

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~Inside the execution room~

The prison guards were busy with the preparation work.

Hiei sat on a chair located in the middle of the room, arms and legs restrained by the specially designed belts fixed to the chair.

*Stupid people. Do they think they can really restrain me with these things? I can burn down the whole prison to ashes in a split second.* thought Hiei. But he knew very well that he would not do it this time.

Genkai and Mukuro stood, watching the preparation in silence. Though they didn't admit it, this witnessing job was giving them a heartache.

Koenma returned to the room with a box in his hand.

He put the box on the table in front of Hiei and opened it. Inside the box, there was a needle and a bottle of transparent liquid, labeled "Caution: Extreme Poison".

Koenma struck the needle into the bottle, withdrawing the liquid to the needle. He looked at the needle, now filled with liquid, with a sad look.

Hesitantly, he pressed his left hand on Hiei's left arm, his right hand struck the needle deep into Hiei's forearm.

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~Hiei's POV~

I feel my heart sinks. Numbness starts to spread across my left arm as the liquid is pressed into my body, moving to the other parts of my body, fast.

I am surprised that I found no fear or anger, but a strange, yet comfortable feeling … almost like, happy.

I have never imagined in my whole life that a pathetic needle and a tiny bottle of liquid would be the means to my final destination. It is not that I have not faced death. There were times that I was severely injured and came close to death. I fought back and I am proud that I am still alive.

But this is different. I will not fight this time. Not this time, for the sake and the very life of my twin sister.

Yukina, my sister, my twin. You are so pure, so innocent. You do not deserve to face such horrible consequences, especially after living through the terrifying experience with that damned ningen. Unlike me, as the infamous murderer and thief in the three worlds, every inch of my heart is tainted with blood and sin. An end like this is most natural and expected.

My sister, do you know how much I wanted to tell you that I am your brother? I love you so much that it hurts. But I can't imagine how you could handle a brother with such a heavy burden of sin on his shoulders. I am glad that I can go away with a bit of your sin, together with mine.

The numbness now conquered most of my body. I can't feel my body below the chest already. It continues to creep upward, threatening to overcome my whole body.

My sister, please don't cry for me. You have a wonderful life lies in front of you. You deserve happiness.

I know you will be safe with the others. Kurama, Yusuke, and that big carrot-head will take care of you, during my absence. I wish I could say "Thanks." to them, my friends.

My neck can no longer hold my head upright, weakened by the numbness. My head lowered, looking at the floor.

I feel so tired. I just want to sleep.

All of a sudden, I feel like the ever-existed heavy burden of sin has lifted from my shoulders. It's like my sins, committed since my birth 200 years ago, are washed away by the liquid injected into me. Never been felt in my whole life, I feel … peaceful.

This is the only moment in my whole life that I feel I am worthy to be a brother.

Yukina, my sister, my twin, do you know how much I wish I could hold your hands right at this moment and tell you I am your brother? Do you know how happy I would be to be able to tell you that you have a sin-free brother?

Yukina, my sister, my twin, I am sorry that I can do nothing of these anymore. I am sorry that I have to leave you. I am sorry for lying to you. I am sorry for bringing all the misery in your life. I am sorry to be your brother at all…

I feel a weird sensation within my eyes. A pearl suddenly appeared in front of my eyes, dropping to the floor and hitting it with a `cling' sound. I can barely managed to focus on the pearl.

A bright blue tear gem, identical to Yukina's. No, something's different. There is a flash of black fire burning inside the tear gem.

My tear gem! My own tear gem! I have never shed a single drop of tear since my birth. This is the very first, and the very last tear, I have ever produced.

So the koorime elders were wrong. I am not the exact replica of my father, whoever he was. I did inherited something from my mother, the ability to produce tear gem, something Yukina and I shared.

I looked at the tear gem and the black fire burning inside it. I wish so much that someone, anyone, will give this tear gem to you, my sister. This is the only thing that belongs to me I can ever give you…

~End of Hiei's POV~

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~Inside the Reikai prison~

Koenma, Genkai and Mukuro watched the limped body of the small fire demon in silence.

"Yukina…" was Hiei's last word before he closed his eyes.

A few seconds later, he stopped breathing.

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End of Chapter 4

I hope you enjoyed the chapter! I would like to apologise if I made any of you cried.

Wait! Don't kill me for killing Hiei yet!! There is the final chapter coming!!

Is it the end? Or just another beginning? Stay tune!! (Evil grin for giving you a cliffy...)

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