A Whole New World
Disclaimer: Shaman king is not mine
Chapter 1: A mysterious girl
Zeke went out of the camp since he couldn't sleep. As he strolled in the forest, he thought of his ambition to become Shaman King and changing the world to a Shaman-only kingdom.
He froze in his tracks when he heard sobbing. Out of curiosity, he walked quietly towards the sound with a fireball in his hand. He stopped when he saw, crouched under a Cypress tree, a girl with black, shoulder-length hair, hugging her knees for support.
Zeke didn't kneel down but continued looking at the girl, his expression unreadable. Suddenly, he asked, "Who are you?"
"It doesn't matter who I am. I'm a burden to this world," she said quietly.
Though Zeke knew, he still asked, "Are you a shaman?"
The girl looked up at him with red puffy eyes. "No…I'm just an ordinary human so you may as well kill me now."
He didn't wonder how she knew about his plan to eliminate all non-shamans. But what made him raise his eyebrow was her latter statement.
"People usually ask for mercy, not death," he said. "So why do you?"
"No one cares for me." Her tears flowed even more. "It would be better if I just died."
This time, Zeke bent down and scooped her in his arms. His alarmed her.
"What are you doing?"
He looked at her with a grin. "I'm bringing you back to my camp."
"But I told you already, I'm an ordinary human. I am no use to you."
The sun was starting to rise up. They could hear voices in the camp calling Zeke's name. He glanced at the sun.
"No one can tell if I'll be needing you or not. So for now, I'll be keeping you."
"Master Zeke! Finally! We were wonder—"
Macchi stared at the sleeping figure held protectively on his master's arms. Oppacho and the other followers of Zeke arrived and saw her.
"Master," Oppacho started. "Who is she?"
"I don't sense any furyoku from her," Kana observed.
"That is because she is not a shaman." Everyone gasped.
"But why—"
"When he wakes up, I want to treat her nicely," Zeke commanded sternly. "If anyone dares hurt her, I will personally see to it that he will be burned to bits."
"Yes master," they chorused. They all knew the true wrath of this shaman, so they didn't retort or complain.
Zeke searched through her mind and found what she was looking for.
"Midori," he softly said. "Such a sweet name."