Author's Note: I don't own Shaman King. I have no clue where this one came from. If you like it, comment, if not, don't read it. Set after the anime ended but before the rerun of the Shaman King Tournament. Kinda an AU, but defiantly an AU is some places.


Glory of Demimua

Chapter 1: Getting Back to Normal

Len Tao stared at the night sky. Even after returning home after the Shaman Tournament, Len couldn't sleep. At all. Something didn't feel right, like something bad was waiting right around the corner. And the fact that his mind kept drifting to something, or someone, else didn't help either. What is it? The Chinese shaman thought, what is this feeling hanging in the air? Something bad is going to happen, and it's going to happen soon. But what? What is going to happen? Len was deep in his thoughts, but not so deep that he didn't notice his sister entering the room.

"What do you want Jun?" Len asked.

"I'm just worried about you Len." Jun responded, "You haven't been sleeping lately. It isn't healthy."

"I'm fine Jun." Len responded, "I've just been thinking a lot lately. But I'm fine."

"Does it have anything to the Shaman Tournament?" Jun asked, "I mean, Yoh did show remarkable skill fighting Zeke. It seems that he has a greater chance of being Shaman King than you."

"His skills don't worry me." Len said, "I still will become Shaman King. I just need to think. I can't have any distractions." Jun grinned slightly.

"I get it now." Jun said, "You're thinking about someone you met during that tournament." This comment caused Len to stiffen up and freeze. "I'll take that as a yes. If you aren't worried about Yoh or anyone beating you in the tournament, you must be thinking about a girl." Len's face turned beat red, "Well, looks like I'm right again. So, who is she?"

"No one! I'm not thinking of anyone! Now get out of my room!" Len shouted a mile a minute.

"Okay, sleep tight brother." Jun said leaving before lowering her voice, "I'm happy you found someone."

A small campsite…

Jeanne and Marco, the only two X-Laws left, sleep near a dying fire. Marco had actually fallen asleep a little while ago, but Jeanne only faked. She mind wouldn't stop. She no longer knew what to do with herself. Her life had become focused on destroying Zeke, but she never thought about what she would do once he was dead. The iron maiden, the thing that once gave her the title she used, now stood empty. She actually hadn't entered it since the Babylon Gate failed. What am I suppose to do now? I never thought of my life after Zeke was finally destroyed. Maybe it's time to just attempt to be a normal girl. Yes, that's it. I may be young yet, but get ready to settle down, with him. That would be perfect.

A large stone circle…

A group of people gathered in the stone circle. A middle-aged man in a long white robe walked onto a tall alter in front of the group, a hood blocking his face. The crowd instantly quieted.

"Thank you all for coming. As you know it has been several years since my daughter went missing on her trip to the outside world. While we all believed she perished with the one we sent to protect her, the great Demimua has revealed to me that she is in fact alive." The man said as the crowd cheered, "But the Great Demon Zankou has claimed her with his lies. She even has taken a minion of Zankou's as a guardian ghost. But thanks to another, she has been freed from the evil spirit. Now that I have her, I believe it is time to retrieve my daughter and bring her back home. But first, let us pray." The man lowered his hood and revealed a head of silver hair and red eyes. The crowd he was talking to lowered their heads, "Oh great Demimua, creator and provider, hear our prayers. Give us the strength needed to save my daughter from the lies and claws of the great demon Zankou. May your words of truth shine through the lies of the world below and allow us to bring the soul of my Jeanne back to your warm embrace."