DISCLAMER:

My first fanfic, but not first time writing. Mixture between the anime (which is the BEST ANIME!) and the manga(which is even greater than the anime and, respectively, THE BEST MANGA EVER!) If you aren't agreed with the statements made by now you'd better stop reading here.

This takes place when Ren's out of sight for a few episodes after Yoh and Ren's first fight the main action starts a bit before the Shaman King tournament is announced. Although that it starts from even further past. This piece is an attempt to explain why does Ren Oversoul so easily when meets and kills Chrome (cause Chrome is one of the ten priests and isn't supposed to be such a weakling), as well as why do we all LOVE Hao from the manga.

The names I used are the Japanese ones: Ren=Len (if he's Chinese it has to be with L, since Chinese don't have R, but Japanese don't have L, they have R and W, but no L); Horohoro=Horokeu Usui=Trey Racer; Morphine=Cloe=spirit of Lyserg;Manta=Morty(if there are more I'll write them down)

Shaman King belongs to Takei-sama, etc. The only characters that are mine are: Luci ; Ritchie; Jade and George.

Keep in mind I'm not a native English speaker(though you may say it's my mother's tongue, since she's an English teacher).I'm from Bulgaria so spelling, grammar and slang from the 90s... of the 19th century are very possible.

There are some words that I took the liberty to put(I don't know Japanese, just occasional phrase or two)

Arigato=Thanks

Gomen nasai (or simply "Gomen")=I'm sorry or just "sorry"

Kisama=bastard;Kisamara=bastards.

Kuso!=Shit!;

Ikzo=Let's go;

Onii-chan=big brother

Name+chan(Ren-chan) means that you find the person sweet and you hold some tender feelings for, usually, her :D Who'd be sick enough to call Ren that?

Name+kun(Yoh-kun) means that this person is your friend.

Name+san (Ryu-san)is a common respectful (not too much though) thing to say.

Name+sama (Anna-sama) means you hold great respect for the person (Anna's scary... but I think she's sweet).

Name+dono (Yoh-dono)=master.

Danna=Master.

Bocchama=Young master (that must be Chinese, since only Bason uses it)

Baka=Idiot.

Min'na=Everyone

Iku!=Go!

Moette=To burn

Moero=BURN!

Nande=What?

Nani=What?

Nani mo=What?

Temo=But

Shikashi(read shkasi)=However, could be used as but as well.

HYOI GATAI=Spirit Unity

Enjoy... or at least tell me if it's readable, since I won't bother tasting it :D

P.S. Italic means either an accent or something special about the tone the word is pronounced with. Underline shows thoughts. Underline and italic is shared thoughts that come straight into the person's head with no need of being spoken.

The chapters that I've written so far are:

Chapter 1: The Birth of a Curse

Chapter 2: Starts, stars…

Chapter 3: Shaman Shame

Chapter 4: About a Girl* (and a Smile)

Chapter 5: Creeping Death**

Sub-part:

When the night came down…***

Chapter 6: 禁秘

Kin Hi

(Forbidden Secret)

With sub-parts:

禁

(Kin)

(Forbid)

And

秘

(Hi)

(Secret)

Chapter 7: Diamonds and Rust****

* About a Girl is a song by the fluent grunge band NIRVANA

**Creeping Death is a song by the famous Metallica

*** Allusion with When the Night Comes down, a song by the fabulous Judas Priest

**** Song Diamonds and Rust by the above mentioned metal giants Judas Priest.

Next chapters (not written yet, so could be revised):

Master of Puppets*

Serve the Servants**

Dissident Aggressor***

Hit the Floor****

*Song by Metallica;

**Song by Nirvana;

***Song by Judas Priest;

****Song by Linkin Park