Chapter 52

Overdue Shaman Fight

"What are you talking about?" Ren yelled. "Chocolove used to be afraid of the darkness." Orona explained. "He lost his parents at a very young age. Which led to him joining a gang and caused the same pain he experienced to others. I think you and Mati can relate to him." Ren and the wolf looked at Orona with wide eyes.

"You already know it is impossible to beg forgiveness of the dead. It's the same for us spirits... We are incapable of sending mail back to the living world. Even if you try to erase your sins, they will always be at the back of your mind. You can regret it, want to undo it, or punish yourself... But the more you think about it, the more unbearable it becomes. You can fall into your own hell, go to prison, or you can look for forgiveness... But in the end, the answer lies within yourself. But Chocolove has a speck of hope. His dreams and meeting you. To have friends. Men can only exist by meeting similar people... For him to find peace within himself... he needed the judgement... Of the families of the victims... Who have the same power as him... Who've experienced the same pain as him. That's why he came back. To comfort his heart. To hear your judgement."

Suddenly, a weird figure that looked like a statue, appeared beside Choco along with Mic. "Pascal Avaf..." Horo said. "So that's the cause of the enormous Oversoul..." "Approximately 100,000 Furyoku..." Lyserg said. "That's... Chocolove's new spirit guardian?" Ren asked in amazement. Munzer tsk'ed.

"You bore me. You're trying to fight Golem with a spirit that only has 100,000 Furyoku." "Actually, it's about 110,000." Choco corrected. "That's what's left of it's Furyoku anyway. Still, I think it will be enough for a good fight." "What?" Munzer gaped. Choco smirked. "Information is... my weapon. Weren't you aware of that? To lose hope and be trapped by the darkness... is worse than fearing death."

"Huh...?" Munzer said in confusion. "The safety of the heart. It was three years ago... when I murdered you. But what did that do?" Choco then got into battle stance, along with his two spirits. "Your heart of science remains intact. Just like the Shaman you once were continues to live. Come quickly. It's time to finish this. Let's decide... Who gets to continue on in the Shaman fight."

"Chocolove..." Redseb said. "Heh. It'd be stupid to believe you but..." Munzer said. "I am a man who can overcome all obstacles that face me. So you want to finish this...? So do I! One of us will finish this fight! This Shaman fight!"

Then Golem charged at Choco. But he just jumped over Golem, along with Pascal Avaf riding on Mic. Then Choco spread out his metal claws. "Oversoul Mic in Jaguar. But also in Pascal Avaf! Double Oversoul!" Suddenly, a costume of what resembled a jaguar appeared on Choco. "Jaguarman!"

Wind then covered his whole body as he flew towards Golem. "Jaguar Shaft!" When it hit, a couple of chunks flew off of Golem and when Choco landed on the ground, he actually made a few rocks fly. The wolf behind Orona let out a short, excited howl. The wolf seemed pleased at how Choco was fighting.

But everyone else seemed a little awe at Choco's new Oversoul. "Scary..." Horo said. "So that's his new Oversoul..." Ren said. Orona actually looked a little scared as well. "Chocolove." Choco shot off towards Golem and claw met fist as a huge light erupted. But everyone just sat in silence. "I see..." Redseb finally said.

"By facing him in the Shaman fight, Chocolove is trying to save dad's heart. My father devoted his whole life to the Shaman fight. If he loses this fight, he won't have any regrets after. No regrets..." "Redseb..." Horo said. Suddenly, Redseb felt fur brush against his legs and looked to his left.

The familiar black wolf looked at him with sympathetic and knowing green eyes. 'That's not true. Young one you must help your father fight. Us Shamans have been helping people ever since we came into existence. To take care of people. To protect families. And not for a country or for someone who desires power. The duty of a Shaman is to preserve peace. I think that was what your father's initial intention. He created Golem for his family and friends. The dead will leave behind their will. Watch this fight between Shamans. This long overdue fight. These naked hearts continue to clash together.'

The wolf then nuzzled into Redseb's cheek reassuringly. Suddenly Golem landed a punch on Choco's face, causing blood to spew out of his nose. He grinned at Golem. "Heh. That wasn't punishing enough." "Hmph." Munzer said. "Of course not... I wasn't being serious. Just preparing... my final attack."

Choco rubbed away the blood from his nose. "Perfect... Same here. My next attack will be the final death-blow." The two Shamans then readied their attacks while Ren and the others started to sweat slightly and stared in panic. The wolf, however, was calm as ever. It seemed to have already known that this was going to happen.

Then Choco jumped towards Golem "Prepare yourself!" Golem's glass domes then broke off opening the holes to shoot a beam. "Take this!" But before the attacks could hit, very familiar demons came into view and one of them whacked Choco away with his axe and the other one blocked Golem's attack with his shield.

Everyone stared in confused shock. "What?" The wolf made a sound that sounded like a snort. 'So she finally decides to show up, that girl...' "You're playing a dangerous game." Came the familiar superior voice of Anna. "You know that if you fight each other, you aren't going to leave unharmed. In a battle... everyone gets hurt."

Anna had brought along with her, Rio, Faust and Morty. Everyone sat in silence for a moment until Horo shouted :"Run for it! Every man for himself!" But Lyserg just looked at him. "Who's that?" "I am the fiancee of the future Shaman King and the future owner of the Funbari Onsen." Anna replied.

"I am Anna the Itako." She kicked Yoh in the gut, lightly. "Yoh, have you decided to wake up?" Yoh shot up out of his sleeping mode. "Gyaaa!" He then started to sweat. "Ah... Anna...!" Then he fell back down. Redseb gawked at him ."Big brother?" Anna stared at him with a bored face. "He seems to relax just by seeing me. He must be reassured by my presence."

'It was you who hit him in the first place!' Anna glared at the wolf and for a second, everyone thought Anna was going to hit it. But she just turned around. "I know. But it's useless to worry. You say that all the time, Matimoon."