Author's Note: Alright, I do not own Shaman King or any of its characters. I'm using all of the names from the English Anime.
Ancient Evil
Chapter 1: The New Shaman King
The members of the Shaman Tournament, the spectators to the tournament, and the shaman council waited outside the Star Sanctuary. The Shaman Tournament has been rerun after the incident with Zeke. And Yoh, of all the contestants, has won. So, they all waited for Yoh to come out, as a full Shaman King.
"This is exciting, isn't it Anna?" Morty asked, "Yoh's Shaman King! Can you believe it?"
"Of course I can." Anna said, "He was destined to be the winner. And once we get married, I'll be Shaman Queen."
"Well that's still going to be a few years away." Morty said.
"Not as far as you think." Anna said, "As Shaman King, Yoh can get married at fifteen."
"W-W-What?" Morty stammered out, "How can that be?"
"The Shaman King is given special privileges when it comes to life issues." Anna responded, "He'll have a lot of responsibilities and a few shamans made that they lost may try killing him. So he might need to get married sooner." Before Morty could say anything else, the crowd started to cheer. While he was busy talking to Anna, he didn't even notice that Yoh was emerging. He was dressed in a very formal kimono with his headphones removed. Goldva approached the young champion.
"Yoh, I received a weird message from the King of Spirits." Goldva said, "He said you refused him as your guardian ghost. Is this true?"
"Yup!" Yoh said as if it were normal, "I thought about it, without Amidamaru, there was no way I could win the tournament. And there was no way I could have stopped Zeke either. So I told him I'd like to keep Amidamaru as my guardian ghost."
"Well he must be grateful for you slaying Zeke." Goldva said turning to the crowd, "Let it be known that despite Yoh Asakura did not take The King of Spirits as a guardian ghost, he shall still be given the title of Shaman King!"
"H-H-He turned him down?" Len asked shocked, "How could he do that?"
"He did it because he trusts Amidamaru." Anna said, "He doesn't want another spirit. After all, he has a closer connection with Amidamaru than he could with any other spirit."
"I can't say I would have made the same decision." Rio said.
"Hey!" Tokagero snapped, "Are you saying that you would have gotten rid of me if you'd won?"
"I'm sure he doesn't mean that Tokagero." Yoh said approaching his friends.
"Yoh!" Morty said, "I haven't been able to congratulate you since you won."
"Thanks Morty." Yoh said looking around, "Hey, have you guys seen Faust anywhere? I haven't seen him since Len beat him."
"No, he just kinda disappeared." Trey said.
"Maybe we should cry for a doctor." Joco said, "He's always around for that."
"He's probably just upset that he can't find a way to revive Eliza." Len said, "As if that's even possible. When someone's dead, they're dead."
"You don't know that for sure Len." Jun said, "It could be beneficial if you could revive a person."
"What? Do you have someone you'd like to revive?" Len asked.
"Either way, Lyserg, do you think you could dowse for…Lyserg?" Yoh said noticing Lyserg isn't around either, "Where's Lyserg?"
"That I do know!" Rio said, "Before we all came here, Lyserg's oracle bell rang and told him to meet Goldva after the ceremony."
"Huh, I wonder what she wanted." Yoh said.
Council Room…
Lyserg and Marco both waited in the council room for Goldva to return.
"Marco, do you have any idea why Goldva called us here?" Lyserg asked.
"I wish I could tell you Lyserg." Marco said, "But I have absolutely no clue." Marco wasn't dressed like an X-Law anymore. He was dressed in a white button up shirt with black slacks. He also had a gun holster on his chest. He must still have Michael. Lyserg thought. It was at that moment Goldva entered.
"Good, you're both here." Goldva said, "I'm afraid I have bad news for the two of you."
"Well what is it?" Marco asked, "And why would you only tell us?"
"I received another message from the King of Spirits," Goldva said taking a deep breath, "He said that a powerful force is coming."
"What kind of force?" Lyserg asked.
"4000 years ago, a terrible threat appeared." Goldva said, "He was a powerful demon lord. This was the reason for the first Shaman King tournament. Once a Shaman King was crowned, he used the power of the King of Spirits, as well as the Arch-Spirits called down from heaven, to seal him away. But during the struggle, he sent a surge of power to his second-in-command, sealing him as well."
"If both of them are sealed away, why are they still a threat?" Marco asked.
"Certain conditions have been met." Goldva said, "The demon lord's second-in-command will be released. And he might be able to free his master."
"Shouldn't you be telling Yoh about this?" Lyserg asked.
"No doubt he will find it out." Goldva said, "The reason I am telling you is, even though it took a Shaman King and all the Arch-Spirits to seal him, it only takes the power of one Arch-Spirit to free him."
"How is that possible?" Marco asked, "One Arch-Spirit can't possibly match the power of all of them."
"As I said, there was a struggle." Goldva said, "The sealing was not as powerful as it should have been. So it will take but one Arch-Spirit to free him. That is the primary reason I called you two."
"But I still don't quite understand." Lyserg said, "Me and Marco wouldn't free him."
"It was well known that the second-in-command could take control of spirits by fusing with them." Goldva said, "So under no circumstances should you reveal either Chloe or Michael."
"Because he could take control of either of them and have the powers of an Arch-Spirit." Marco said.
"Thus being able to release his master." Goldva said, "So again, do not, no matter what, use your spirits."
"Understood." Lyserg and Marco said in unison before leaving.