[If Kit were perturbed by Vincent's petulant display, he offered no indication. Instead, his hand remained in place upon the other teen's shoulder while, chin tilting upwards, he surveyed the lobby for any sign, any indication of where the threat might be coming from.
How could it come from all sides at once? Like they'd wandered unwittingly into some territory that...
Kaito sat confidently before them in his chair, the broken piece of Hiei's sword lying at his feet, an open book in his lap.
"In this space, physical violence won't work...against anything." There was no more question as to whether or not this human boy was bluffing. Whatever strange power he'd come into, he planned to use it to subdue each of them. They needed to exercise caution, of that Kurama was certain. But if he'd been fed information about them, then Kaito would know precisely how to trigger the reaction heβ "Hiei, you may be a master of the sword and magic...but in my territory, you're like an ant."
Dammit!
Predictably, the other demon rose to the challenge just as Kurama was afraid, and just as Kaito had known he would. "Hiei, watch out, he's provoking you!" Under no circumstances should they disobey the established rules of this territory and say the word 'hot'. After all, it wasn't just their lives on the line, but Yusuke's. However, despite his warning, Kurama could already tell that Hiei had no intention of listening. He had never liked being told what to do by anyone else. "Hiei!!"
...but it was already too late. Hiei's mouth opened, and what emerged was a rebellious diatribe during which the taboo word had been uttered twice.
He'd never been one to show restraint, but now it had cost him and all Botan, Kuwabara, and him could do was look on in disbelief as one of the strongest among them was rendered completely incapacitated.
"In my space, the one who says the forbidden word has his soul stolen..."
...Kit gave a shudder, breath catching as he sagged involuntarily against Vincent's shoulder, his temples pulsing like a star on the verge of collapse: hot and with such a blinding brightness it was a wonder he could still see anything at all.]
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How could it come from all sides at once? Like they'd wandered unwittingly into some territory that......Kit gave a shudder, breath catching as he sagged involuntarily against Vincent's shoulder, his temples pulsing like a star on the verge of collapse: hot and with such a blinding brightness it was a wonder he could still see anything at all.]
...must stay vigilant.