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Chapter 14: Unveiling of the unknown
Saga looked at the damage Oni had done and was surprised to see Yoh down. "I can't believe you manage to do that to him." Saga said as she looked at Yoh.
"Well it was easy, Shaman's strength comes from their heart and what better way than to attack his feelings first." Oni bragged at that time.
"I'm guessing this wasn't your idea because no idiot could come up with such grand plan." Saga said tauntingly but deep inside she was seething.
The situation was hopeless and she didn't know how did Oni become so powerful like a Great Spirit like her…could it be? No, that is impossible but then she remembered someone who was a mere shaman became a Great Spirit because of a certain someone's request but whose crazy enough to do this?
Faust immediately looked at his comrades and sighed a relief to find them alive. He couldn't believe that a mere person could do that to his friends. It's just like their final battle with Hao; a scene where all hope was lost.
Ryu, Lyserg, and Marco couldn't believe what they saw once they arrived. Their attention soon drew to a smug man standing in front of them. He would pay dearly for what he had done. They looked at Saga and saw she was shaking…from anger or from fear? Although at that time Marco knew he couldn't do anything because he lost his main spirit years ago.
"Faust, can you revive all those idiots?" Saga said in a stern voice.
"I can only revive only two. It takes too much furyoku to do it."
Saga knew she had little energy left but she had no choice. It would be better this way; Nori could take her job for a while until a new Spirit Guardian would take her place.
"I would give you some of my powers to revive the two." She looked at the three with a stern gaze. "Give us time to fix everything up in here. Be sure you could last for one minute." All three nodded and charged at Oni. She looked at Manta who seemed shaken. "I know you have a Mosque so create a barrier around us." Manta, who has many doubts in his mind, did what Saga told him. She turned at the rest of the spirits like: Amidamaru, Bason and others, and told them to help Manta. Faust couldn't understand how could she order the spirits around even though she is not their master.
Saga put her hands over Faust and a glowing blue light came out and went into Faust. Faust was surprised at how strong her power is even though she just started to transfer her power. He also noticed the way she winced during the process. He told her to stop even though for Saga she thought it wasn't enough. Saga breathing got shallow after that and saw the three got thrown off beside her. She looked at Oni and saw him laughing like a maniac. She stood up slowly and conjured a sword in her hand. The sword is elegantly furnished in royal blue but deadly.
"Good thing you decided to join for the battle, goddess." Oni taunted.
"Why are you scared?" Without warning she charged at him like an avenging angel. With each swing and thrust Saga made Oni staggered in his step.
"You should be dead right now." Oni said more to him but Saga just smiled at him and created a powerful force that had him reeling with pain.
"That was what I want you to think." Saga was breathing deeply at that time but she knows Oni couldn't be defeated that easily. Frustrated, Oni shoots a powerful beam at her. Sadly, Saga saw this coming so she also shoots one of her own. Their powers meet at the center not knowing who will take such a powerful attack. Oni added another force in his energy but Saga beat him to it. Slowly, Oni watched as the attack came close to him and soon it hit him square in his chest. Saga saw him thrown off into distance as her vision slowly became blurry. "Not yet." She said weakly. She walked towards him in a calm manner but soon her vision slowly became black as she fell to the ground. She never saw Oni standing up weakly.
'I cannot go back without finishing everyone, or else he will kill me.' Oni said to him as he painfully gets up. 'Damn that Saga, she nearly killed me at that one.' When he stood up he saw Saga sprawled into the ground and smirked evilly. Slowly, he raised his hand and shot a black ball at her.
Everyone watched the attack came to Saga, just like in slow motion. Nobody could help her now as the ball came closer. Just then, someone deflected the attack into Oni's direction, which hit him painfully.
"I've seen that attack many times and do you think it would work this time?" Yoh said with a smile.
"You weak human! I should have killed you!" Oni charged him but Yoh blocked him easily with his own sword.
"Should we really have to revive him? I mean, we could always do it after the fight." Manta asked Faust as he went over to Chocolove. Faust did a twice over look at a snoring Chocolove then to Ren.
"I think I should start with Ren." Faust said with an eerie smile.
Meanwhile back at Yoh and Oni, Yoh once again use his double medium over soul as he fought with Oni.
"You pathetic human, what damage could you do when you're alone." After he said that Lyserg and Ryu appeared beside Yoh.
"ACK MY SAGA!" Ryu shouted.
"Now can you tell me I'm alone?" Yoh said with a smirk.
Oni sighed dramatically at that time. "Oh my, I clearly had forgotten I also had an accomplice." He looked at Anna who stood between them not far from them. Anna had a blank look on her face as she stared at everyone. "My dear Anna, I'm so sorry if I did that to you. I was just so angry because you had cut our connection my dear." Anna just looked at him with her empty eyes. Nobody could tell what she was thinking at that time as she lowered her head and refused to look at them.
Everyone other than Yoh, who had heard Oni, was shocked at what they heard. Yoh held his head as if trying to remember something. The gem in Saga's chest lightens up as the crack begins to disappear slowly. Yoh's eyes widen as he stared at Oni.
"I remember now…you're the demon Anna created when we were kids…but I remember I had finished you already."
"This is different little boy." Oni smirked. "As you can see I'm alive and evil." He sent a blast towards Yoh but good thing he just dodged it. "And as far as I know, Anna is mine!"
Tamao saw that whole thing as how Yoh got irked when the monster claimed the lady Yoh took home to. She saw how the lady called his name when Yoh was about to get killed by that monster. She also saw something in Yoh's eyes that she always yearned to have. She clearly saw it all, and because of that the reality of Yoh loving her was now just a dream.
Yoh focused his energy as Amidamaru and him fought as one together with his friends. He would make this monster pay for making Anna like this.
After a powerful blow, Oni stared at everyone while breathing heavily. He wanted to kill the meddling time spirit for cutting his link to Anna but with a little lies he could build another link to his gullible Anna.
"Don't tell me you are starting to care for these pitiful humans? Remember the days where they hated you and threw you out of their pathetic world…"
"Don't listen to her!" Yoh shouted. Anna looked at Yoh with shock written on her face. "He is lying to you!"
"Am I?" Oni gave Yoh a mocked look. "For years, I have been with Anna. Without me, she would be nothing."
Anna knew Oni told the truth. Oni had been her mentor, her confidante, and her ally ever since her family threw her out. Oni had told her everything she must know to live…that was until this Yoh came and change everything. She didn't know whom to trust anymore. She knows she mustn't trust humans because they are weak and useless but Yoh was never useless or pathetic…he is different.
Who will she choose?
Okay I got tired so that's it folks…tune in next chapter and….
Somebody threw an apple at the author and it hits her square in the forehead.
WHAT THE #$! WHO'S THE WISECRACK DID THAT?
Ren smirked at the author while holding the apple.
You are so dead!
"Hah! You're chapter sucks!" the author stared at him dumfounded.
SAY THAT AGAIN!
"You're chapter sucks. I mean why the heck am I unconscious and that Ryu guy isn't?"
I was about to resurrect you…but since you piss me off. I change my mind.
"NOOOO!"
"So what have you found so far?" Nori asked Haku.
"First I wanted to ask you something. Does Acantha and Pyrrus are twins in here?"
Nori looked thoughtful for a moment not clearly getting what does his question means. "Before the Spirit of Fire gobbled up some of the spirits in here…" he glared at Haku for a second there. "There is another twins in here: Deimos, Spirit of Dreams and Damien, Spirit of Nightmares. Why do you ask?"
"Because I found these in the chamber of memory gems." Haku took out a bag and poured out black sand on Nori's desk. "Enter the sandman." Haku quoted.
Minutes had passed and everyone was getting tired. Ren and Horohoro had joined the fun and Oni was getting desperate because of the great energy he had loss after his fight with Saga.
"My dear Anna, you would like to join these weaklings who treated you like trash. Don't tell me you believe all their lies that you are their friend because you are not." Anna's eyes widen at that thought and the memory of everyone's glaring faces returned to her. Oni smirked knowing he had finally hit the spot. He turned to everyone and smiled evilly. Just like a mirage, he multiplied himself. "I hope you like my new toy?"
"Ha! That is just an illusion!" Horohoro said as he charged blindly to one of Oni's clones. The rest of Oni's clones went to fight with the rest of them although Yoh and Ren fought with two. Horohoro was wrong when he said it was just an illusion because all seven clones are real. Horohoro was thrown back into Ren as he angrily shoved him off.
"Nice illusion." Ren said sarcastically to Horohoro. They were about to fight one another when they saw Anna took a step towards the real Oni.
"I knew she couldn't be trusted, master Yoh." Amidamaru said.
"Anna STOP!" Yoh shouted. Anna looked at him and then to Oni then back to Yoh.
"Why?" Anna asked.
"Because…" Yoh's heart was beating so fast that he felt his tongue got tied. Oni saw this as a chance as he threw a dark ball towards Yoh.
She didn't know if it was instinct or whatever it was but her feet pulled her toward Yoh and formed a weak barrier because of her condition. The energy penetrated her shield and it hit her. She fell in Yoh's arms and closed her eyes.
"You don't play fair…ONI!" A new voice came as he finished all the clones of Oni. Oni stared at the newcomer with fear in his eyes.
"You…Please…do…don't hurt me." Oni stammered and went on his knees. Deimos looked at him with murder in his eyes as he carefully picked Saga up into his arms. "I know I promised I will finish them off but…they are too strong after that meddling woman interfered." The look of confusion on Deimos face was changed to anger when he heard Oni insult Saga. He raised his hands but stopped when black sand materialized in front of him and a splitting image of him appeared before him.
"Hello dear brother."
That's it I'm finishing this off.
"But you promised no cliffhangers." Yoh said to the author. The author sulked and stared at her laptop.
How troublesome.
Deimos stared at the man, who looks identical to him, with his eyes full of shock.
"Damien, I thought you were dead."
"Foolish as ever, do you think a mere Spirit of Fire would kill me?" Damien asked. He stared at the surroundings in him and smiled.
"Good work, Oni." He looked at Yoh and smiled. "I hope you like the nightmare I gave you before." He looked at Oni. "Oni! Come." Like a dog loyal to his master he went beside Damien immediately and just like how he came, thick black sand surrounded them and they disappeared.
Deimos felt Saga stirred in his arms. The moment she saw Deimos, she frowned.
"Why of all people you came here?" She muttered weakly.
"Wait, who are you?" Manta asked.
"I'm…her…boyfriend." Saga blushed at that time while Deimos wore a biggest smile ever.
"You are so dead." Saga whispered to Deimos.
"Could you explain to us what had happened in here?" Lyserg asked.
Deimos looked at Saga for a while and sighed. "It would take a day to explain it to you but all I can say to you is that a powerful being is after you." Deimos saw Yoh clutch Anna in his arms and frowned for a second. "I should have come sooner." He mumbled to himself. "Yoh, she is alive but you have to take her to a doctor soon." He looked at Saga and frowned because her hands are starting to disappear. "We have to hurry." He turned to everyone and smiled. "Until next time! I promise things would be clear to you soon enough." A whirlwind of sand surrounded everyone and before they knew it Saga and Deimos are gone.
"Who does he think he is going away like that?" Horohoro said.
"What heck is wrong in here? Would somebody explain to me what had just happened?" Lyserg said in a frustrated tone.
"Mmmmm…okay we fought a monster named Oni moments ago. Then a strange guy appeared and his twin after that…and they all left. Master Ren, are you okay?" Bason asked Ren who sat on the ground.
"That ugly woman has a boyfriend?"
"Hey, are you alive" Tokageroh poked Ryu with a stick.
"I think he's dead." Pirika said.
Yoh never let Anna go as Faust came to check her up.
What would happen now?
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