A small smile flickered onto Hatsu's face. "Those are good rules, I'll remember them." He thought it would be more fitting for there to be three rules, since that's how many there tended to be.<span style="font-style: italic">I wasn't aware that there were any rules to demon hunting,</span>his demon Yami said inside his head.<span style="font-style: italic">Though, if there was a third one, I'd say it should be: anything goes.</span><br/><br/>Hatsu blinked in surprise when his question was returned to him. It had slipped his mind that it was typical for that to happen in casual conversation. That was why you weren't supposed to ask questions you weren't willing to answer. "Me?" he said, "I've only been a Hunter for two days now. It's all still really new to me. Apparently my demon's been around for a while though. He tries to show me the ropes; how to handle my powers and fight demons and all. So you know this Ayl guy pretty well then?"<br/><br/>------------------<br/><br/>The walk was helping to clear his head, but every rout he took seemed to lead him back to his 'house' again. He supposed that was what happened when you didn't have an actual destination: you kept gravitating to familiar places.<br/><br/>Eventually, he decided to settle in a little side alley near his 'house' and practice his sword. Most of the motions were so ingrained into him now that they were natural, so practicing was less of a work out, and more of a pastime. His blade was long, but thin. Being a katana it was sharp on one end and flat on the other. It was light and he kept it in good condition. Being light and rather aerodynamic made it a quick weapon, perfectly suited to his strengths. Hiei wasn't exceptionally strong, but his speed and experience often made up for the difference. He'd been a hunter for quite a while, and killed more than his fair share of demons. But he wasn't going to quit until that damnable, rotten tower was nothing but a pile of rubble. It had been an eyesore to his previously hospitable hometown for far too long.<br/><br/>"I will kill all of them that get in my way," Hiei mused with an agile swipe of his sword.<br/><br/>A voice inside him laughed.<span style="font-style: italic">You're the perfect hunter,</span>it said in its deep hypnotic voice.<span style="font-style: italic">Merciless, intelligent, and skillful. That's exactly why I chose you. Please, kill all of my brethren, be my guest.</span><br/><br/>"I'm no one's subordinate," Hiei said in response to the voice, stabbing his sword into the ground. "I'll kill them because I want to. You gave up your body so just shut up and leave it to me." The voice laughed and Hiei took his sword back out of the ground, continuing his exercise.