Chapter 1: Scrape
As Harume woke from another night of rest, she quickly rose to her feet. Something was wrong. Too wrong. Left. Right. Suddenly, as she looked up, she saw a katana blade coming down at her. She dodged easily, but still barely made it.
She turned around and saw not one, but two shamans. There was a dark-haired, squat Dao-shi girl who was controlling what looked like her grandmother, and there was another boy closer to Harume's age that seemed to be integrated with a spirit. Great, thought Harume, I'm up against a dao-shi and a shaman?!?!?!? This is ridiculous!
"Inoguchi, 100% integration! Sword's Ride! Shoujo Atuma-Chi! Attack!" Within seconds, the two shamans were on the floor, writhing in agony. They had been knocked over by the sheer speed Harume had achieved. Then, Harume simply turned around, and threw her own katana and her opponent's at the opposition. As the dao-shi lay dying, she summoned Harume for her final words. "Wake up… Wake…"
Harume awoke with a jolt. That dream had been real. She knew it. "Good morning, sleepyhead!", Announced her mother as she strode into the room with a breakfast tray filled with pancakes, fruit, juice, milk, etc. "How's my little angel of death doing today? Ready for a fresh day of becoming the Shaman Kin…" As she said those words, Harume glowered at her. "Uh, I mean, Shaman Queen? Well, you'll need to eat a good breakfast before you get going. Also, while you were still sleeping, Inoguchi helped me pack all your things for today. A toothbrush, an extra change of clothes, a toothbrush, some toilet paper…"
"Mother! I can take care of myself! Sheesh! From the sound of you, people would think I'm 13!"
"Isn't that how old you really are?"
"Yes! But I don't want them to know that. That way, they sometimes go easier on me and I can crush them in my hand!
"OK, Harume. But don't forget, if you're not back by 11:00PM tonight, I'll-
"Yeah, mom, I know. You'll call the Army and the National Guard. I get it! Inoguchi? Let's go!"