Several minutes went by, and slowly Hiei made his way closer toward the center of town. It was eerily quiet; not a demon, Silencer, Human, Hunter...<span style="font-style: italic">anything</span>in sight. The Hunter was beginning to grow annoyed. Were the demons so preocupied with whatever they were doing that they were content to let him wander right into their base? Of all the times for the creatures to become capable of restraint!<br/><br/>There was a great likelihood that the Hunter was overreacting. Due to the speed granted to him by his demon, he had a tendency to become impatient rather easily. That coupled with how he had opted to<span style="font-style: italic">walk</span>to the center was making his little trek feel excruciatingly long.<br/><br/><span style="font-style: italic">If they won't come out,</span>Hiei thought to his demon,<span style="font-style: italic">I may have to put more effort into capturing their attention.</span><br/><br/><span style="font-weight: bold">A small group of seven mid-level demons appeared from around the next corner, their eyes filled with a want for blood and their enraged roars echoing through the empty street. They surged forward towards Hiei and attempted to take him down in one fell swoop.</span><br/><br/>Hiei turned and surveyed the group of demons surrounding him. His expression was passive as usual, but his eyes seemed to catch a bit more light than they did before.<br/><br/>Alastor laughed inside of him, keeping his thoughts to himself.<span style="font-style: italic">Oh, he's excited,</span>the demon thought. Alastor then thought to Hiei,<span style="font-style: italic">Looks like they came out all on their own.</span><br/><br/>Hiei gave a mental nod.<span style="font-style: italic">Fools.</span><br/><br/>There was a moment when the Hunter vanished, reappearing on the other side of the demons. Three fell. Just three.<span style="font-style: italic">With mid-demons,</span>Hiei thought to himself,<span style="font-style: italic">it's more interesting. They're tougher, so I have to put more effort into each swing. That means I can't take out as many at once, which leaves more opportunity for them to fight back. Finally, I might actually get a work out.</span><br/><br/><span style="font-weight: bold">The remaining demons, enraged over the fall of their brothers, let out four simultaneous roars that broke what little glass remained in the area. They moved with purpose, surrounding Hiei and then converging on his position.</span><br/><br/>Hiei tilted his head down and smirked slightly. While his two normal eyes didn't have quite the exceptional sight that his third eye did, they had still been adapted to accomodate for his speed. As such, the mid-demons' movements looked to him as if they were in slow motion. He took the opportunity, while he had it, to run through a gap between two more of the mid-demons, slaying them on his way. There were almost always advantages to being fast, and this was one occasion where being small also had its advantages; sneeking through the gap was easy.<br/><br/>The Hunter took a brief moment to count the the remaining demons. There were originally seven, and he'd taken out five. That left two. It was only a matter of time. Perhaps they were beginning to feel the fear of fighting a high-level Hunter.