Hiei winced as Anaka made a dramatic entrance. It was a wonderful way to get people's attention, though neither of them needed it and he certainly didn't want it. The three-eyed Hunter still followed her inside, but with some reluctance. Honestly, there weren't that many people inside the hideout, but Hiei had already been offset by Anaka's big entrance and was feeling uncomfortable. He couldn't bring himself to go much farther than the entrance before Anaka beckoned him over.<br/><br/>Hiei gave a very slight sigh, moving from his position leaned against the wall and slowly joining Anaka at her table. The waiter brought her order and Hiei chose to stare blankly at a wall. They were sitting in silence which was more than fine with him. As long as he didn't have to say anything it made things just a little bit easier. Silence never seemed awkward to Hiei. In fact, it always seemed to make a situation more comfortable for him.<br/><br/>... Still though. He'd never known Anaka to be so quiet. Hiei turned his eyes back to look at the female hunter. She seemed distracted by something and wasn't eating. He stared blankly at her as this went on until her eyes focused and she looked back at him, resuming her meal. Part of Hiei was curious and wanted to know what that was all about. The rest of him wanted to avoid a conversation. He settled for staying silent, moving his eyes back to the wall until Anaka finished her meal.<br/><br/>Hiei shook his head. "I'd rather not go fight any demons today," he voiced. "Would you like to spar a bit?" A few people at a nearby table gawked from behind Hiei's back. Most people who'd seen him had never heard him speak before. That made this rumor worthy.<br/><br/>------------------------<br/><br/>"Alright," Yami said, giving Hatsu only a brief moment after finishing his meal to relax. "Now I'm going to have you practice something called close quarters telekinesis." Hatsu raised an eyebrow and Yami immediately transitioned into the explanation part of his speech.<br/><br/>"Close quarters telekinesis is just like regular telekinesis, except it's stronger and focuses on a much smaller range. The training is similar to that of a static field; you will build up a force as close to your body as you can until you reach a desired level of strength. After that, you force it outward. The effect might be related to a shock wave, though you can use this technique while delivering a punch to deliver a lot more hurt. Also, if you can master this, and manage to do it simultaneously with the static field, it can create a rather strong force-field. But it's extremely difficult to maintain. You won't master it before we go see Vaan. Not a chance," the demon said, shaking his head and shooting down the boy's hopes.<br/><br/>"Well don't look so glum. You'll need to learn it anyway and now is a good chance. You'll need sleep tomorrow night so today is the last chance you've got at training." That spurred the boy into action rather easily, and Yami nodded in approval.<br/><br/>------------------------<br/><br/>Vaan opened his eyes. He'd delivered his message as intended and the connection had already been severed. "Breaking through was a bit more difficult than you expected, huh Abaddon?"<br/><br/>The demon gave a cold laugh.<span style="font-style: italic">"Please. My brother may be powerful, but that girl has hardly tapped into his true power. And her mind was positively crumbling. After getting past Azrael the task was simply easy."</span>The demon gave another wicked, baritone laugh.<span style="font-style: italic">"I did enjoy your sentiment though. 'You will all perish in the wrath of flames'. It was almost touching."</span><br/><br/>"It is as they say," Vaan said, the flame growing from his hand lighting the dark room in an eerie glow. The light reflected in his eyes, showing their truly malicious nature. "Nothing is more frightening than the truth."<br/><br/>Abaddon laughed, a harsh echoy thing that rang deep and ominous in the darkness. It was the perfect contrast to the silent evil displayed by his host. A single dark goal rang in the young man's head:<span style="font-style: italic">I will see every last one of them burn. And I shall see this world collapse under the weight of their ashes.</span>