~Demonic Voice~

Shuichi had been walking around the Iramasha island base, beginning to familiarize himself with his surroundings. If he was going to stay here for a while, he'd want to know were everything was. It was a tedious task on his own, but it was something he would figure out soon enough. The base was decently large, but he had memorized the layout of a few towns he'd stayed at during his time on earth, and a mere base wouldn't be near as tough. Human cities were larger than they needed to be. It took them a while to get were they needed to go, but the overpopulation caused them traffic. It seemed illogical to him, but who was he to judge them?

He wondered how his friend Selena, the woman who brought him here, had been doing. He started to apply his practice, and started going to the living quarters. He didn't know which room belonged to the female, but he was sure it wouldn't be too hard to find. He hoped she was actually still on the island, and hadn't left to earth. With how famous she was there, he was sure she spent a lot of time there. He had no problem with her seeking fame, but it wasn't the kind of thing he was into. He preferred to keep a low profile and keep as much as he could about himself unknown. Especially his true identity. If anyone found out he was Yoko Kurama, bad things could happen.

He found her room and realized she wasn't in there. Shuichi merely stuck his hands back in his pockets and walked off. He figured she was on earth, and he would speak with her later. He left the living quarters, and soon walked outside looking to get some fresh air. He walked around the island, and soon saw a portal. He stood outside the portal for a minute, wondering if it led to some other part of the island. He entered the portal, and was slightly shocked at what he found.

He entered a strange world, which seemed like a world of the undead. He also saw the female he was looking for, Selena Mino, sitting on a throne, with skeletons surrounding her, seemingly trying to console her about something. He heard her start to laugh maniacally, and walked up to her. It looked as if she had been crying blood, as he saw the red streaks on her face. "This is a nice little world you have here. Seems like something's been bothering you."

Shuichi chuckled slightly when she asked if she could call him Kurama. "I wouldn't have given you my name if I didn't want you to call me by it." He listened to the woman speak to him, about being overcome by emotions. She then asked him why he'd come into the portal, and why he was seeking her out. "Well, to be honest, I walked into the portal thinking it was apart of the Iramasha Island, but I had been seeking you before I stumbled upon the portal."

Kurama felt the energy of the world, and the spirit fox inside him was calling out. It wanted to be set free. He looked up to Selena, and smiled. "I hope you don't mind if I get out of my human form before we speak? Yoko is restless, and i'm sure you'd like to see my true form." His hair began to grow and changed from red to silver. His outfit changed from a pink school uniform to a white, feudal-era looking outfit. He grew a tail of silver fur from his lower back, and his human ears were replaced with two fox ears on top of his head. His eyes changed from green to a golden color. His voice also had more of a growl to it now.

Kurama looked back at Selena, who was still sitting upon her throne. "I've been seeking you out to ask what kind of future I could possibly have on this Iramasha Island. I haven't met many of the people, but so far, i've found no reason why this place is so special." Along with the change in his appearance, his personality also became more demonic when he transformed into Yoko. He didn't care about simple things like being polite, and spoke what was on his mind.

Shuichi was willing to give this place more of a chance, but Yoko didn't feel like wasting more time. he already wasted enough time in the human world, when the two of them could have been finding their place in life. He waited for Selena to answer. She spoke so highly of this place, and yet it seemed that she resented it at the same time.

Kurama stood there and crossed his arms, and closed his eyes. "You misunderstand me. I don't expect you to decide my future. I'm quite intelligent and I can think for myself. I meant more of, what kind of possibilities exist on Iramasha Island. I don't think you'd be so unintelligent as to bring me here if it offered me completely nothing." Kurama opened his eyes again and let his arms loose, walking closer to her throne, now standing several feet away from her.

He looked around at all the different types of undead beings her world contained. There were a good variety of them, and they all seemed to be at least decently powerful. Kurama smiled at the thought of having his own demon army, but it wasn't something he aspired for. He prefered to work alone, or in a small group. Large groups drew too much attention, and he didn't care for it. However, put a large army in his hands, and he would know fully the most strategic way to use the army.

"Quite the army you have. I bet you could overthrow the current demon king if you wanted to. Still, not much point in ruling a kingdom of idiots when you practically already have you own kingdom here." He wondered how many soldiers she had exactly, and how long she'd been working on it. Needless to say, he was quite glad that he was on her good side, because he'd hate to be against this army alone. He could fight, but after a while, his body would grow tired from such a large battle.

Kurama listened to her speak. This army, from what he could see, was only a fraction of the whole. It surprised even him that someone could amass such an army so quickly. He smiled, glad he was on her side and not against her. She brought up the note she'd handed him when the two first met. It was something he'd completely forgotten about. With the move to Iramasha Island, getting to know the layout and whatnot it had slipped his mind. It must have been something about her plan to overthrow the demon king.

Her smile soon disappeared, and she moved to crush a skeleton, who had probably spoken to his mistress In the demon world, learning to make sure you don't disrespect your lord or lady was something anyone with half a chance of survival learned well. A lesson that skeleton could have used right there. He was curious as to what he'd said to Selena to anger her. It would have had to be communicated telepathically, because he hadn't heard the being speak words.

His attention turned back to her overthrowing the demon king. He was curious about something. "Who all knows about your plans, and why tell them to me? You met me not too long ago, i surprised you'd trust me with information of something you've been planning for hundreds of years most likely." He wasn't saying she shouldn't trust him, or that he had a problem with this. He was curious, that was all. She chuckled, and told him he looked quite handsome in this form. It was something he'd heard from females a lot, but it felt like more of a compliment coming from Selena.

Selena's appearance began to change, and Kurama felt her come very close to him, pressing her body against his arm and whispering in his ear that he was to become her advisor. That she was truly the queen of the demon world. Yoko's eyes widened greatly. Selena really was something. Being able to juggle being a human celebrity, apart of the Iramasha, and the queen of the demon world.

"Well... Thats an interesting little tidbit of information." Kurama wondered why she wanted to make him her advisor. Yes, it was true that he was very intelligent, but wasn't an advisor someone that a leader should trust? Perhaps she did trust him. Not that there was any reason not to trust him. As he thought about it, maybe she had the same form of trust for him he had for her. They had not know each other that long, but he felt he could trust her. He couldn't explain it, especially due to his lack of trust for most people. She hadn't done anything to make him think otherwise yet, and had really only been proving his point.

"So... Is your status as an Iramasha and a human celebrity merely a cover for the truth?" Kurama was interested in Selena all the more now. He was glad he'd accepted her invitation to Iramasha Island, it was sure as hell better than staying on earth, with no life and no reason for being there. He now had something to look foreward to. A task to perform. Being the queen's advisor.