Disclaimer: I do not own Shaman King or anything. I absolutely don't own the History or whatever. Don't sue me…
A/n: Umm…this fic is especially for Christmas…Well…sort of…Anyway just read and review please…
A/n2: Sorry…I know it's a stupid title but…I'm out of ideas now.
A/n3: Italics are thoughts.
A/n4: '---XXX---' means next scene.
T.H.E M.I.S.S.I.O.N
Summary: The Great Spirit had assigned Asakura Hao to find the lost pieces of the Horoscopes. If he succeeded before Christmas, he will get back his lost powers, which was lost after the Shaman Fight. Will he be able to do it with the help of a…Cat-youkai?
Ratings- PG
Chinese PING YIN:
SHEN ME- What?
NI-You
YAU- Want
WO- Me/ I. (But it's used as 'me' in this chapter.)
ZHAO- Find
HUEI LAI- Back
HU LI- Fox
GU NIANG- Miss
NI- You
HAI SHI- Still (OR something like that)
MEI- No (But is use as 'haven't' in this chapter.)
BIAN- Change
PUO PUO- Old lady
MEI YONG- Useless
FANG KAI WO- Let go of me
Prologue
It was Christmas Eve in Tokyo. The streets were decorated with various decorations. Lights hung from buildings to buildings. Christmas trees were seen decorated with lights, candies, dolls, presents…
A boy with long brown hair was sitting on the snowy ground in a park staring at the sky. Asakura Hao had lost his powers or at least he can't use it after the shaman fight. Now, he was no more then a human…the species he, himself hate the most. Hao slammed his fist on the snowy ground angrily. His hand bleed…
"Humans…they are so weak" Hao thinks as he pulled back his hand and watched as the blood began to drip onto the snowy ground.
"It had been 4 years…4 years since Asakura Yoh beat me…" Hao whispered. He then gave a loud laugh, "Ha, ha, ha, ha… Asakura Yoh. I'll take my revenge." Hao stood up and was about to summoned the Spirit of Fire but when he come to the 'Sprit of…' He chocked. "SPIRIT OF FI…" Hao coughed then look back at the sky.
"Great Spirits eh? Chicheina…" Hao thinks when suddenly he heard voices coming from nowhere.
"The Great Spirits calls for you…"
Hao blinked, "Nani? Hmm…The Great Spirits had changed its mind? But…why would it?"
The voice said again, "The Great Spirits calls for you…Asakura Hao…"
Hao smirked and nodded slightly. He closed his eyes and opened them again, "I see…" A bright ray of light appeared and Hao disappeared on the spot he was standing.
"What brings The Great Spirit to invite me here?" Hao asked with his hands crossed.
A shapeless object floated in front of the shaman kept silence for a while, but then it said, "We need your help…"
"Help?" Hao raised an eyebrow then continued, "What do you mean by 'help'? And besides, what will I get if I HELP???"
"You will get your powers back IF you succeeded in collecting the lost pieces of Horoscopes before Christmas…"
Hao smirked and asked, "So…I just need to do a little 'collection' right?" Hao stopped and thought for a while then he asked, "Is there a catch?"
"There's a time catch. You will need to collect all the lost pieces before Christmas."
Hao jaws drop opened, "NANI? Tomorrow? Oh great, this is IMPOSSIBLE for me. If I STILL had my powers that will be a piece of cake but…"
"Don't worry, you will just need to travel across time. The lost Horoscope pieces could be found in different places and time… 'Taurus', 'Gemini', 'Cancer' and 'Leo' were the lost pieces. So…you need to collect them back. I will send you back to the time. It will be Christmas Eve then, but…you MUST find the lost pieces before Christmas at that time or you will VANISH on the face of Earth!!!"
"That sounds easy." Hao thinks. "I'll need to mess with time. It's a HIGH risk to take but I accept the mission." Hao said.
The Great Spirit spoke again, "I see…by the way, Chui-Yue will be traveling with you." After saying this, a tied up girl or I mean youkai appeared before Hao. Hao noticed that she had long black hair, milky white skin, green eyes, pink lips…but something inhuman in this girl was, it has cat's ears…white cat's ears.
"Untie me!" The cat-youkai shouted. The ropes, which were tied around her hands, disappeared magically. "Thank you." She said hastily as she stood up and brushed thru her long black hair.
Hao smirked, "She's kawaii."
"Chui-Yue! You MUST follow this young man to find back the lost Horoscope pieces which YOU lost." The Great Spirit spoke.
"Huh? SHEN ME? NI YAU WO ZHAO HUEI LAI AR?" Chui-Yue almost shouted. "Now what? It's IMPOSSIBLE to find them back. But…It's my fault they got lost so…Hai, I'll go get them back."
"Then, you two will need to leave…NOW."
Bright lights blinded Hao and the cat-youkai's eyes. And when they opened them, they were sitting on the roof. Chui-Yue immediately got on her feet. She jumped from one roof to another. Hao watched the girl with a smirk. Chui-Yue suddenly turned and scratched her head, "Umm…where do you supposed we start searching?"
"What's the rush?" Hao asked as he stood up and stretched his body.
"Cause we need to find them before Christmas. That's why." Chui-Yue said.
"I know but…where are we and When?" Hao asked.
"Wait a second." Chui-Yue said hastily observing the surroundings. "Hmm…hairstyle? Clothing?" She then smiled and turned towards Hao, "We are in China and the time is about…the 'Shang' dynasty if I'm not wrong cause I smelled HU-LI…or I mean fox-youkai.
"Youkai?" Hao asked raising his eyebrows. "That's interesting. More youkai."
Chui-Yue nodded, "Uh-huh." Chui-Yue continued, "They were said to be Emperor Zhou's brides. They are cruel and evil. A lot of faithful ministers died because of them." Chui-Yue said.
Hao was impressed, "How do you know so much?" He asked.
"Because I was born in this era. Well almost…" Chui-Yue said.
Hao eyes widen, "Whoa, I wonder how old are you?"
Chui-Yue narrowed her eyes, "I'm not that OLD yet. You see I was born in this era. Well…almost in this era. Then, I got killed well sort of. I had to meditate to turn back to my REAL form again." Chui-Yue look at her fingers and started counting, "That will be 2000-3000 years from the future." Chui-Yue laughed, "I'm supposed to be very powerful by now IF I'm willing to meditate that long."
Hao smirked, "Very intriguing." He thinks as he stared deep into the girl's green eyes.
Chui-Yue scratched her head, "Umm…do I know your name?"
Hao laughed. True enough, he hasn't said a word about his name to the girl at all. The girl also didn't bother to ask until recently. "Hao." Hao said smirking.
"Hao? Oh I see. It means 'good' in Chinese." Chui-Yue pulled Hao's hand and opened his palm. "H-A-O." She said as she wrote it in the shaman's palm with her finger. She looked up and smiled, "Am I right?"
Hao smirk and did not say anything. "Interesting girl." Hao thinks, "Hmm…and besides why can't I read her mind? Maybe it's too complicated or maybe it's just too… simple."
"Hao?" Chui-Yue snapped Hao out of his thoughts. "We need to find 'Taurus now or we won't have much time left." Chui-Yue said as she grabbed Hao's hand as they jumped off the roof. They landed safely on the ground but…
"AH!!!! A youkai!" A girl shouted as she fainted.
Chui-Yue froze for a moment but then she squat down and examined the girl. She noticed that the girl's face was pale white. Chui-Yue turned back towards Hao, "I…I think I killed her." She said with water in her eyes.
Hao smirked. He squat down and putted a finger under the 'corpse's' nose. Then, his smirk turned into a frown, "She's dead." Hao announced.
"NO!!!!!!!!!!!!!" Chui-Yue shouted as she putted her hands over her ears. "I'm a murderer!!! This can't be…it was an accident!!! I…"
Seeing the girl's reaction, Hao laughed, "I was just joking. I can't believe you fall for that."
Chui-Yue smiled, "REALLY? You mean she's not dead?" Hao nodded. "Yeah! I didn't kill someone. I'm not a murderer after all!" Chui-Yue shouted happily and hugged Hao.
"NANI? Won't she get mad at me for making a fool out of her?" Hao thinks.
"Hao?" Chui-Yue called. Hao blinked but he was surprised when Chui-Yue kissed his cheek, "Thanks for telling me that she's not dead yet."
Hao smirked, "NANI? She thanked me for making a fool out of her?" Hao was amazed, "Whoa, you Chinese kissed people when you thanked them?" Hao asked.
"No. I learned that when I'm in England." Chui-Yue said. "That's no harm to me unless…it's mouth to mouth kiss. I don't do that, because I heard that you could get pregnant when you do that."
Hao couldn't hold it anymore. He laughed...very loudly. The next thing he knew that he and the Cat-youkai was surrounded with guards.
"Take them to see the Emperor!" One of the guards shouted.
The other guards pulled the two away.
"Let go off me!" Chui-Yue shouted as she gave one of the guards a scratch on his hand. But the other guards managed to hit Chui-Yue from her back causing her to fell onto the ground. Chui-Yue struggled to get free, she tried to use her powers but…she was too weak due to the lack of training. "I should have meditated more often." Chui-Yue thinks bitterly.
"SPIRIT OF…" Hao chocked. "Damn it!" Hao cursed.
Before long, Hao and the cat-youkai were brought in front of the Emperor. The Emperor was furious to see them but his temper soon faded when he saw the cat-youkai.
Hao read thru the Emperor's mind. "Couldn't his mind be less dirtier? Pathetic humans. " Hao thinks as he turned towards Chui-Yue who didn't seen to show any worries. "She's too naïve."
"Emperor Zhou? Do you have 'Taurus'?" Chui-Yue asked.
Hao sweatdrop. "Oh man."
The Emperor laughed, "So this is what you desire? I'll get it from Da-Ji. My, you're far prettier than her." He turned towards his assistant, "Prepare a room for this lady." The assistant nodded.
"Huh? I'm not staying for the night…I just want…" Before Chui-Yue could finish the Emperor snapped.
"Who say you will leave? You are not going to leave cause I'll make you my bride." The Emperor rubbed his hands with glee.
"Mind your mouth human!" Hao shouted. "How can she be so naïve?" Hao thinks.
The Emperor glared at the shaman who smirked. "Guards, take this boy out and execute him but…leave the girl here."
"Chicheina." Hao thinks. "SPIRIT OF…" Hao chocked again. The guards had caught Hao and was about to dragged him out but Chui-Yue pushed one of the guards down and draw out the guard's sword. She then threw it towards Hao who grabbed it. Hao smirked. Using the sword, he sliced the guards who captured him.
Blood spilled. The guards collapsed to the ground lifeless. Chui-Yue backed away with horror. "What have I done? I shouldn't have gave him the sword…"
"Let's go NOW!" Hao shouted as he grabbed the cat-youkai's hand. "Now, concentrate on using my furuyuku!"
Chui-Yue could only obeyed. In a flash of light, Hao and the cat-youkai disappeared. Hao could hear the Emperor shouting, "STOP THEM!!!"
"Chicheina." Hao said aloud when he and the cat-youkai reached a safe place…or at least they thought it was safe.
Chui-Yue immediately pulled back her hand. "Why did you kill them?" She asked coldly.
Hao narrowed his eyes. "I just saved you from getting to be Emperor Zhou's…"
"It doesn't mean that you had to kill them!" Chui-Yue shot back. "Killing only brings pain." She continued, "And besides, the guards were only doing their duty. They're…"
Before Chui-Yue could finish her words she heard someone said, "Innocent right? Bai GU NIANG, NI HAI SHI MEI BIAN AR?"
"Jiu Wei-PUO PUO?" Chui-Yue jaws drop opened.
"Don't call me PUO PUO! Call me Da-Ji or Soo-GUEI FEI." The woman shouted. "How dare she call me old?"
The woman wore Chinese clothes made from pure silk. Her hair was tied up in a bun. Beautiful decorations hung from her hair. A cunning yet beautiful smile was on her face.
"She's not human." Hao thought as he turned towards Chui-Yue who glared at the woman with angry eyes.
"Bai GU NIANG, shouldn't you be…meditating or something?" Da-Ji asked mockingly.
"I can't let her know…" Chui-Yue thought. "Well…I'm fast, so…it didn't took me much time to turn back into a Youkai." Chui-Yue lied.
"You mean 'Hanyou'?" Da-Ji corrected.
"Whatever." Chui-Yue said impatiently.
"Who might he be?" Da-Ji asked turning her attention towards Hao.
"My friend." Chui-Yue replied.
"A human?" Da-Ji asked.
"Don't misunderstand me for those pathetic creatures." Hao thinks angrily.
"Hmm…I thought that you hate humans?" Da-Ji asked the cat-youkai.
"I…I don't hate them… I…"
"After what they did to your mother?" Da-Ji asked with a mocking smile.
"I…"
"Oh now I remember I can't speak to you. I'll lose my standard if I talk to a Hanyou like you." Da-Ji said looking at her beautifully polished nails. "You see I got married to Emperor Zhou. You've seen him before right? And he gave me everything I need. EVERYTHING."
"He gave you everything when you're young and beautiful but…what happened when you're old?" Chui-Yue asked crossing her arms. "Humans can't be trusted."
"I agree with that." Hao thinks.
The kitsune-youkai gave a laugh, "That's impossible. I won't get old. And besides…" She blow her nails and continued, " It's the empire I want not him. He's a human and will die REAL soon right? Till then, I'll rule 'Shang'."
Chui-Yue clenched her fist, "You are really…umm…"
"Pathetic." Hao added in. " If you're so powerful, why don't you just kill the human Emperor and take his throne?"
Da-Ji shot Hao a glance, "You're smart and I like that. But unfortunately I can't kill him. There are priests almost everywhere. If I kill him, they will sealed me or worse kill me. I can't let them find out that I'm a youkai." She said. She then turned towards Chui-Yue. "You don't mind if I have him right?" She asked.
Chui-Yue scratched her head, "Huh? Why do you ask me?"
Da-Ji laughed, "Same old you. Can't you grow to become a little more…mature?"
Chui-Yue didn't say anything instead she switched the topic. "Do you have 'Taurus'?" She asked.
"Let's not change the topic shall we…" Before Da-Ji can finish her sentences, Hao interrupted.
"Let's make it quick and easy. Hand in 'Taurus' and we won't bother you." Hao said.
"Why should I?" Da-Ji asked.
"Cause this is what is going to happen!" Chui-Yue shouted as she gave Da-Ji a scratch or at least tried to but Da-Ji avoided it.
"MEI YONG!" Da-Ji hissed as she gave the cat-youkai a kick on her stomach. Chui-Yue fell to the ground but she quickly got on her feet.
Chui-Yue jumped into the air sending a kick towards Da-Ji but Da-Ji dodged. Instead, Da-Ji gave the cat-youkai a box in her stomach.
"You're just a Hanyou. What can you do?" Da-Ji asked mockingly.
Chui-Yue smiled and pulled out a piece of glass with a carving of a golden cow. "This is what I can do."
Da-Ji eyes widen with shock, she quickly checked her pockets. " You!"
Hao smirked, "She's quite smart after all…"
Chui-Yue stuck out her tongue at Da-Ji. "I'll be taking this." Saying this she grabbed Hao's hand. "Let's go." She said with a smile.
"Not so fast!" Da-Ji shouted as she zapped the two with a bolt of electric current causing them to flew up and hit the wall.
"That's it! No more mister nice guy!" Hao said as he drew out the sword Chui-Yue gave him earlier and charged towards the kitsune-youkai.
The kitsune-youkai dodged easily. But what shock her was that Hao was smirking. She looked up at Hao and the next thing she knew was that a sword was buried in her stomach.
"Chicheina." Hao said. Hao raised his sword and was about to kill the youkai but Chui-Yue stopped him.
"You can't kill her! You'll change the history!" Chui-Yue shouted.
Hao immediately kept his sword. "Chicheina." He said and turned to leave but Da-Ji blow pink smoke that caused him to fell sleepy. "NANI?" He can heard Chui-Yue shouting his name.
"Hao!!!"
It seems to be hours since he slept. When Hao opened his eyes to find himself in a room. "Where am I? What time is it? What happened?" These were questions that appeared in Hao's mind. He tried to move but he can't. "The Kitsune-youkai must have sealed me with a spell." Hao look around him, "Chicheina, this puny little spell won't do anything to me. Release!"
The invisible ropes that bind him seem to explode and disappeared causing pink lights to shine for a while.
"I must find the girl." Hao thinks as he got out of the room.
---XXX---
"FANG KAI WO!!!" Chui-Yue shouted.
The woman from earlier did not seem to care, "Hmm…I heard that Emperor Zhou likes you a lot. So…I'm sending you as a present."
"SHEN ME?" Chui-Yue shouted as she struggled to get free but failed.
"Don't fear. You will like him." Da-Ji said with her cunning smile.
"You can't do this to me!" Chui-Yue shouted.
"Why?" Da-Ji asked mockingly.
"Cause…he's your husband. You needed the throne right? If I'm here, then wouldn't it be a threat to you?" Chui-Yue reasoned.
"No, you won't be a threat. I WON'T allow that to happen." Da-Ji continued, "I need you as a distraction. I'll get the throne with your 'HELP'." The kitsune-youkai laughed wickedly.
"You are really pathetic you know?" A voice said.
Da-Ji looked up, "YOU? Why are you here?"
"Well…let's say that your little kitsune 'friends' are too…weak." Hao said mockingly.
"Hao!" Chui-Yue shouted happily. "Safe at last." She thinks.
Da-Ji was furious, "What have you done to them?" She demanded.
"Nothing, I just sealed them. Those weaklings were no match for me." Hao replied.
Da-Ji smiled cunningly. "I must say…I'm impressed." She clapped her hands and laughed.
"I need to go back in time. So…please forgive me for my rudeness." Hao said as he made a seal and mumbled a spell.
Roots grow out from the ground and tied around the kitsune-youkai. She struggled to get free. "SHEN ME?" Her eyes widen in horror.
Hao smirked as he helped Chui-Yue up. They leave the place after they got 'Taurus', leaving Da-Ji shouting furiously at them.
---XXX---
"Hao?" Chui-Yue spoke suddenly.
"Hmm?" Hao turned and locked eyes with the girl. He threw a log into the fire, which was burning brightly in a cave.
It was night now. The shaman and the Hanyou had to stay in a cave. The Great Spirits haven't sent them to another place yet so…they have to wait and wait.
"How did you do it?" Chui-Yue asked.
"You mean how do I sealed the youkai?" Hao asked back. Chui-Yue nodded as Hao continued, "Well…I'm a shaman. I just lost my powers. Or at least I can't summon my spirit." He narrowed his eyes, "Didn't you feel weird when I asked you to use my furuyuku just now?"
Chui-Yue eyes widen. It's true he HAD asked her to concentrate on using his furuyuku earlier. "How can I be so careless?" Chui-Yue thought as she turned her head away.
"Ne, Chui-Yue?" Hao called. The girl looked up. "Why did the kitsune-youkai say you hate humans?" He asked.
"Huh? Because…because…Should I tell him?" Chui-Yue thinks.
Seeing the girl's uncomfortably reaction, Hao decided to stop asking, "If you don't want to say anything, I won't asked anymore."
"Sorry…" Chui-Yue whispered closing her eyes. "I can't tell you…"
Hao smirked and did not say anything. He looked out of the cave and asked suddenly, "What are you planning to do after finish collecting the lost pieces?"
Chui-Yue looked up. "I…don't know. Maybe I'll travel again. I'll probably find something that will change me back to a full length youkai. I hope." Chui-Yue smiled again, "I don't want to marry a youkai to become one. Although that's what mum wanted me to…"
"I see." Hao said. "Hmm…what did she actually means?" Hao thinks.
"They say that if a hanyou kiss a youkai or a human on New Year's Day. Sharp at 12 A.M…he or she will turn either to a youkai or a human." Chui-Yue explained without being asked. She turned and looked at Hao. Her eyes watery, "But my mum failed to do it…"
Hao eyes widen, "So, that's why you hate humans? They are pathetic…"
Chui-Yue shook her head, "No, I don't hate all humans." Chui Yue paused for a while then continued, "I can't. I'm also one."
Hao smirked, "Baka. They are pathetic and should not live in this world." Hao reasoned.
"You are also a human right?" Chui-Yue reminded.
"I DENY!" Hao shouted, surprising the girl. He punched the rock near him which caused his hand to bleed.
"Hao?" Chui Yue gasped. She looked at his bleeding hand, "You're bleeding." Chui-Yue immediately rushed to Hao's side and examined his wound.
Hao's temper began to fade. The girl began to wrap his hand with a piece of cloth which she tore from her long dress.
"You are the ones who hated human right?" Chui Yue asked suddenly snapping Hao out of his 'dreams'.
Hao smirked, "You're smart."
Chui-Yue narrowed her eyes, "Duh, it's easy to know."
"Indeed." Hao said as he pulled his bandaged hand away. He looked out of the cave to see the moon shining brightly with the stars that shimmered. He suddenly thinks of the person he loved the most…his Okasan. Two streams of tears rolled down his cheeks, "Okasan…" He said silently but cleared enough for Chui-Yue to hear.
"Okasan? Wait…let me think. It means…it means…'mum' in Japanese." Chui-Yue thinks. She stood up and walked towards Hao and did not say anything. She looked up at the moon. "Chui-Yue…" Chui-Yue whispered as she blinked back tears, "Ma, why did you give me that name?"
Hao closed his eyes and said, "We still have 30 seconds before midnight." Hao continued, "30, 29, 28…3, 2, 1..."
Hao grabbed the girl's hand and they disappeared in a flash of bright light.
TO BE CONTINUED…
A/n: Weird huh? Sorry…this just popped into my mind when I played a game. PS: I don't own it! Anyway please review and PLEASE, PLEASE, PLEASE tell me which country should Hao and the cat-youkai go? GRACIAS, ARIGATOU.