The Passing of the Throne
Chapter 2: Conversing with the Dead
Kajiru stared at the case in amazement.
"How could anyone open the case without breaking it?" Kajiru asked rhetorically. "The key was sealed in the crypt of the last shaman king so no one would open it except me. I was supposed to use him in the tournament! Ugh! I thought samurais always kept their word! Even if the sword was gone, he should still be here!"
Flashback:
"Hey Amidamaru?" Asked Kajiru
"Yes, Lord Kajiru?" Replied the samurai ghost.
"Will you be my ally in the tournament?" Asked the young shaman
"Heh," said Amidamaru. "We shall see"
End flashback
"Oh," Said Kajiru, "That's right, he never promised. Well, I guess I better go to the cemetery." And so Kajiru, memorial tablet in hand, set off for the cemetery.
The futuristic streets of Tokyo were like that out of a science fiction novel, with flying cars, hover boards, and wall-riding bikes, Kajiru stood out like a sore thumb due to his lack of technology.
When Kajiru got to the cemetery, he saw all of the ghosts, most of which he knew. He said hi to a few spirits.
"Hi Hendrix!" He said to Jimi Hendrix, the legendary guitarist who died in 1970 due to a drug overdose. He was scheduled to tour in Tokyo the following week, and so he couldn't rest until he did.
"'Scuse me while I… Hi Kajiru" Said Jimi "Kiss the sky!"
"Hi Osamu!" He said to Osamu Tezuka, the man who created Astroboy, the first anime ever. He was in the middle of making his new manga so he couldn't rest until he finished it.
"Hello Kajiru-chan" Said Tezuka
"Yo Ren!" He said to the ghost of Ren Tao, if you Shaman King, you should know who he is.
"Ugh!" Cried the Chinese shaman "How many times have I told you not to use the word 'Yo' as a greeting directed towards me!? It reminds me of Asakura! And that makes me want to puke!"
"But Master Ren," Said Bason, the Warlord ghost who couldn't leave his shaman, even after Ren's death. "I thought you and Yoh were fr…"
"Oh, shut up Bason!" Said Ren "You speak nonsense! I was only acting friendly so I could learn his weaknesses!"
"Oh come on!" Yelled HoroHoro, another character you should know by now. "You were friends with him and you know it!"
"Was not!" Said Ren
"Was too!" Said Horo and they argued like that for a long time. So long, in fact, that Kajiru lost interest.
"Uh, Bason" Asked the still living shaman "Are there any warrior spirits I haven't met yet? I think Amidamaru left."
"Well," Began Bason "There is that ninja ghost, Shadow…"
"NO YOU MORON!" Yelled Horo, this time directed at Kajiru
"DON'T GIVE HIM A BODY TO USE!" Yelled Ren.
"Dude, we've heard terrible things about that guy!" Yelled Horo
"He was an assassin for the the emperor until he revolted and killed the entire army!" Yelled Ren
"He even sliced off the emperor's arm before the emperor killed him!" Yelled Horo.
"Isn't this the same story of Amidamaru?" Asked Kajiru
"Dude!" Yelled Horo. "Amidamaru was attacked! He acted out of self defense!"
"But no one knew that about him at the time Yoh found him." Said Kajiru.
"You buffoon!" Screamed Ren. "Yoh was lucky! For all he knew Mosuke could've been lying and Amidamaru could've gone on a killing spree!"
"But he didn't…" began Kajiru
"Dude, I'm dead, but that guy even gives me the creeps!" Said Horo, shivering.
"Well I'm not scared!" Said Kajiru, "I'm gonna talk to him!"
Meanwhile, on the other side of Tokyo, a boy is driving a wall-riding motorcycle with an Egyptian sarcaufogause (sp?) tied on it's back. Another boy is walking with a rapier fastened to his belt. A girl is riding a hover board with a scimitar in her hand. A man is hiking through the woods dragging a giant axe. A woman with a cigarette is driving with a roman shield on her back. And the boy from the last chapter is still making his way toward the city. Everyone of these people are gathering together for one thing: The Shaman Fight!