"Unsolvable Puzzle"
-Vx Tao Ren xV
Disclaimer: Shaman King obviously does not belong to me, despite what I tell myself (sad, isn't it?). It belongs to Takei Hiroyuki-Sama in all of his glory.. So please, don't sue me… I'm broke anyway…
Author's Notes: Here's Chapter 04, I actually had half of it written for months, but since it was only half, I couldn't post it. The extreme, extreme delay is also due to my working on "Of Revenge, Deceit… and Snowcones" every minute I have that I'm not reading, buying a Hayashibara Megumi CD, failing a Chemistry Regent, or well… sleeping. I'm afraid that until "Of Revenge, Deceit… and Snowcones" is completed, "Unsolvable Puzzle" will be my second priority (unless I finish it beforehand), so please be patient… very, very patient.. Arigatou! Oh.. and my writing style has gotten well, bad, okay not bad, but different from the other chapters, I find it extremely noticeable (most likely due to my lack of involvement in this fic.. I've lost the vibe of it), I'm going to make an effort to fix this as best I can, forgive me, please… (Shut up, Anna!)…
Oh yeah.. after looking over the reviews, I'm going to say this now before any one of you people repeat it.. Horohoro! Ren insults people! That's what he does! So deal with it! And you hugged me approximately 4 times after I put up chapter 3.. so you may possibly be mentioned again.. and it WILL be an insult.. so prepare yourself.. and if not.. don't worry I'll get you… if not in this fic, in another… plus, if that doesn't work, I can always burn down your house, or at least another happy animal shirt… and Anna, you probably won't get mentioned again.. along with anyone else.. unless I figure out a way to incorporate all of the characters again.. Anyway, if I'm ever in a good mood for whatever reason and I happen to be writing this, I may actually say something nice, but don't expect it.. unless those last 7 episodes of the series finally land themselves at my door… which I doubt (freakin' 2 months on backorder… almost)…
Anyway.. now that I'm finished ranting.. please read, review, and enjoy… although this chapter may not be up to par with the other chapters…
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"Unsolvable Puzzle": Chapter 04
Doko… Doko wa kisama no himitsu?
Where?
Where will this path lead?
That neverending path of joy and happiness in your heart..
Where will it lead you?
Where will it lead us?
…the people who you have put on this path to journey with you into the unknown depths of your spirit…
…your nature… your soul..
…Asakura Yoh…
Where?
Where are your secrets hidden?
Your deepest, darkest secrets and fears that are completely non-existent outside of that mind of yours. That mind that no one can understand.. not fully anyway.. that no one can decipher… the unsolvable puzzle…
…Asakura Yoh…
Where?
Where is the key?
Where is the key that unlocks the door of your fears and allows them to escape into the open, to face the world… to face us… You keep them hidden inside of your mind; inside of your heart… but that's not healthy… but then again… you're Yoh… you're the universal exception… to absolutely everything. Who knows? There may not even be a key, there maybe no hidden secrets or darkest fears… No, impossible, I won't let it be possible, I have to solve the riddle… I will solve it, whether you want me to or not.
Where?
Where are your eyes?
Where are your eyes in that you can't see the darkness. No, you can't see it… you can only recognize it, you can't see or understand it. Maybe that's why you can't ever be consumed by it. It may probably be why I can never escape it, I've always been around the darkness, I've become familiar with it, I've become consumed in it. But you, you're like the sun. That annoying light that shines upon everyone's face, no matter where they are on this earth. No one can escape the sun's rays.. No one can escape your influence… no matter how hard they try…
…Asakura Yoh…
Where?
Where is your face?
Not your actual face, baka.. Your true face. It can't be possible that the stupid smiling face that seems to be copyrighted to you until the Asakura line drops off of the face of this earth, is how you really are, what you really feel, what your true emotions are. It's impossible for one human being to be happy all of the time. This is the one time where you are no exception… the one and only time. You need to take off that mask you're wearing, to give you the feeling of fresh air to relieve your spirit, and your true self. This is the best thing to do, for you Yoh, that is, not to keep showing us that dopey smile to keep is "healthier" in spirit, but to actually help yourself for once, you selfless twit.
Where is your health?
Don't do this, don't hide. Hiding always makes the emotions expand, since they have no where else to go except the rest of your body… I know from experience, keeping yourself completely hidden from the world will eventually lead to your demise, destruction, death… I can't—I won't let that happen to you.. that's my job…
… Asakura Yoh…
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Chapter 04 Owari…
I know it's not very good compared to the others… and it's extremely short compared to the others, but it was the best I could come up with while listening to Nyorai's chanting for 2 hours straight… Toriaezu, please review anyway.. it may give me future inspiration. The next and final two chapters will definitely be better… much better, so just hang on! And thank you to the people that have been reviewing ^_^.. even Horohoro and Anna.. besides the fact that I tell you to review on a daily basis ^_^;;.. Arigatou na!