Chapter Fourteen: I Still Remember!

Everyone gazed at Horo's disembodied spirit in terror. Some were looking at him in fright, other in aghast amazement, others had burst out crying.
Ren's hands were shaking. They were clutching around his Kwan-Dao.
Yoh noticed it.
- Ren...

The Tao rose from the ground, with bloody red eyes and an infuriated roar coming from his mouth:
- YOU... BASTARD!!!

He swung his weapon and lunged towards Pyramid Head. The creature blocked the deadly strike from the Kwan Dao with its Great Knife, but it was keeping Ren away from him with great efforts. The shaman suddenly leaped towards the creature's head and slashed through the neck. Black blood spurted in every direction, staining Ren's sleeveless shirt. The decapitated beast collapsed on the ground, right next to Horo's remains.

Ren was breathing hard. There was startled silence all around him.

Kanna strode forward and kneeled to look at the Ainu's ruined body.
- It's sad... - She muttered. - I kinda liked that guy...

Horo's spirit appeared next to her.
- You really did?

Kanna recoiled.
- Where'd you come from!?
- I was right here all that time.
- So you heard me!?
- Uh-huh. I'm really flattered.

Everyone gazed at Horo's ghost.

Well, he really was dead now. His corporal form was destroyed forever, but that was unimportant right now, seeing as his essence, in the figure of his soul, was still present. His goofy, yet good-natured personality was still among them, but in a different shape. It was difficult for a shaman to mourn over a dead person, seeing as he can contact him anytime he wanted to.

Horo then looked at Ren.
- Dude! You chopped that guy's head off!

Ren stood up with an abashed impression.
- I... well... after all, that thing killed you. I had to avenge you somehow.
- Thanks, Ren. You're a true pal.

Ren blushed. Horo grinned.

Then Sharona yelled out:
- If you're done sentimentalizing here, then let's go!!!

They nodded. Yoh pulled out his katana again and oversouled it, and so did everyone else.

Carefully, they strode forward, venturing deeper and deeper into the impenetrable darkness of the abyss that was Silent Hill...

- AGH! Ryu! You stepped on my foot!
- Sorry, Milly! I can't see a damn thing in this dark!

...With every passing step, the feeling of impending doom was growing stronger inside them...

- Guys, do you think there's a bathroom around here?
- I doubt that! Just don't tell me you gotta go now!?
- I'm afraid nature's calling me.
- You have to go and have a crap HERE!? Right NOW!? Unbelievable!!!
- All this excitement has gotten on my nerves!
- As always, Dana incredibly amazes me!

...They would walk blindly into the hell of Silent Hill, unaware of the demonic evil that lurked among the blood-stained shadows...

- Lilly, there's something on your shoulder.
- HUH! Get it off me! GET IT OFF ME!!!
- Chill out! It's just a spider!
- Spider?... Oh. Just a spider... nothing to worry about.

...And they were being watched...

- Why do I have the feeling we're being watched?
- Maybe because the narrator just said that a moment ago?
- Oh. Good point, Kanna, my dear.
- Just keep your eyes opened. There are far more dangerous things here than that narrator of ours.
- Roger!

Hao stopped.
He looked at the wall in front of him.
He was bothered that this wall wasn't supposed to be here.

- It's a dead end, Hao-sama. - Ashil pointed out behind him.

Hao glanced at him underling coolly.
- I know, Ashil. Trust me.

Peyote blinked.
- There's something written on it!

Hao diverted his gaze back on the wall. It was true. There was a text on it that wasn't there a moment ago. It was saying in large, white letters:

Hello, Hao.
Your twin has entered the abyss of Silent Hill. I closed the passage because I know you're not as stupid as your lesser half. However, your trial will be different. You need not go through Silent Hill. There is a greater threat in your own dimension, and is coming after you. Well, to be precise, it is right behind you as you are reading this text.
Have fun surviving its wrath!

Love
Alessa Gillespie

Hao's eyes shot open.
His minions suddenly looked back.
There was a figure clad in black standing in front of them. Its face was hooded.
The apparition said in an eerie voice:

- I still remember what you did last summer... Asakura Hao!!!

Hao's jaw dropped.

From the Author: Let me tell you that I don't own 'I Remember what you did last summer', nor the sequel. 'Shaman King' and 'Silent Hill' are also not mine, so don't sue me!!! This was made for your entertainment and mine as well.