The Passing of the Throne
Chapter 3: Shadow (part 1)
Sho: Okay, everyone, just wanna clear things up. Ren, Horo, Ryu, Anna, Tamao, and Pirka were about 35 when they died (except Ryu, he was 40). So Horo and Tamao are married, Ren and Pirka are married, and Anna can't find Yoh. They all died in the same place at the same time shortly after Yoh went MIA under mysterious circumstances. (Mysterious as in: I'll get to that later so don't ask or I will ignore your review)
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"Kajiru!" Yelled Horo. "Don't go near that gravestone!"
"Oh," said Kajiru "Like you're gonna stop me?"
"Yeah I'm gonna stop you!" Yelled Horo as he tried to tackle Kajiru, succeeding only in jumping through him and slamming into a certain pink haired ghost who then blushed so much that her cheeks resembled roses. Why was she blushing? Horo landed on her chest.
"Oh!" Said Tamao.
"Uh…" Said Horo, blushing at what he just did. "Sorry" All of a sudden, the ghost of a blonde woman walked to Horo and slapped him into next week.
"That's what you get, you perv!" Yelled Anna "Honestly! How dare he do that to Tamao."
"Uh…I don't think…" began Kajiru.
"Uh," Began a certain ghost with a big pompadour and a disco suit. "Don't underestimate his intelligence, he knew full well what would happen if he lunged at you, he also knew that Tamao was there."
"OWW!" Screamed Horo "Hey! She's my wife! I'm allowed to act perverted around her!"
"See what I mean?" Said Ryu
"At the same time I don't think it would be wise to overestimate his intelligence either." Said Ren
"So…" Began Kajiru "I'm gonna go see Shadow now"
"NOOO!" They all yelled. But it was too late, Kajiru was already at his gravestone.
Kajiru looked at him, he was a very strange sight, his whole body was covered by black tape almost like a mummy's with long, black gloves on his arms, his black ninja uniform which he wore over the tape was ripped and torn at the limbs with bloodstains lining the rips. His mouth and nose were covered by a black mask. He had blood red eyes, pale skin, and silver hair. Just one look at him and you could tell that he was raised in darkness. And strapped to his back was a giant, three foot shuriken.
"Shadow, I presume" Said the young shaman.
"What?" Demanded the ghost.
"What's your back story?" Asked Kajiru
"Pff!" Said Shadow "I heard those morons over there tell you. What more do you want!?"
"I know that wasn't the whole story!" Said Kajiru "Tell me the whole thing!"
"Leave me alone, nimrod!" Yelled Shadow. "I got better things to do than spill my heart out to some snot nosed kid!"
"Fine." Stated Kajiru as he got up to leave "See ya around."
"Heh," Said Shadow "I doubt it!"
"Man!" Yelled Ryu when they were out of earshot from Shadow "What a jerk!"
"I don't think he's really that mean," began Kajiru "I think he's hiding something and he doesn't want anyone to find out."
"Maybe so," Said Horo "But still, he acted like a jerk!"
"Yes!" Said Ren "I actually agree with you!"
"YA KNOW…" Yelled Shadow from across the graveyard "I MAY BE DEAD, BUT I'M NOT DEAF!"
After that, Horo and Ren ran to their tombstones like mice running away from a cat. "Let's get out of here!" Yelled Horo "I'm not scared! I just remembered to check my grave for flowers!" Yelled Ren, certainly not fooling anyone.
"He's not fooling anyone!" Said Pirka, who just arrived.
"Yeah, you're right about that." Said Kajiru. "Well, I better be getting home, I've gotta solve this mystery!"
"What mystery?" Anna asked
"The mystery of Shadow!" Said Kajiru
Everyone, even the newly returned Horo and Ren fell to the ground anime style.
"Well, see ya!" Said Kajiru, and he was off.
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So it happened that Kajiru went around to many a cemetery asking if anyone knew about the mysterious ninja.
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Kyoto cemetery
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"Oh my god!" Said the frustrated shaman. "I've been to 99 cemeteries before this one, and still, I can't find any info on Shadow!"
Hoping for a miracle, Kajiru walked into the cemetery and found a lot of ghosts (Obviously). So he went around asking them if they knew anything about shadow. After finishing his search through the graveyard. He got a little aggravated.
"UGH!" screamed Kajiru "I CAN'T BELIEVE THAT IN THE 100 CEMETARIES I'VE VISITED, I CAN'T FIND ANYONE WHO KNOWS ABOUT THIS GUY!"
"Sob, Sob, Sob" The mysterious voice of a little girl called.
"Huh?" Asked Kajiru as he looked for the little girl. What he found was the ghost of a light skinned little girl with silky silver hair and ruby red eyes sobbing away and leaning on her grave. "Are you okay?"
"I want daddy!" She cried "Find my daddy!"
"Whoa, whoa, whoa!" Said Kajiru "What's your daddy look like?"
"He's very nice and caring with a big heart and big arms that feel good when you hug him." Sobbed the girl.
"Well, that eliminates one possible ghost." Thought Kajiru
"That's not really a good enough description." Said Kajiru. "What's his name?"
"Akusho" Said the girl.
"Alright." Said Kajiru. "What's your name?"
"Nina" She said.
"Okay Nina" Said Kajiru. "Why don't you come with me while I go see a few friends, afterwards, I'll look for your dad."
"Okay" sobbed Nina.
So Kajiru and Nina hopped the next bus to Tokyo. Meanwhile, more shamans are coming. A man is riding a horse with a roman helmet on his head, A Shaolin Monk is walking with a golden button holding his toga-like thingy together, a girl is riding a flying broomstick, an African male is running through the forest with ankle bracelets on both ankles, a man in a sweatshirt with the hood covering his head and boxing gloves thrown over his shoulder is running in the city, A woman is flying a jet fighter over the city, a cowboy with twin revolvers is riding a bronco just outside of the city. And the people from the last chapter, the boy from the first chapter, and the strange man from the first chapter, are still headed for the city.
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Sho: Well, there you have it!
Anna: That was stupid
Sho: What!?
Anna: What happened to Bason!? You forgot the disclaimer, and you forgot to thank the reviewers!
Sho: Oops! Uh…Bason is…uh…sick, so he couldn't make it today.
Anna: Pff! You forgot him! And ghosts can't get sick!
Sho: Uh…I don't own Shaman King, but I do own Kajiru, Shadow, Nina, and all of the strange people entering Tokyo. Oh, and I'd like to reply to my reviewers.
Cindy Asakura: Thanks
Mystica-Moshi: Dunno, I haven't decided yet. And thanks I will.
Glued2screen: No, not Marik, it's just that mummies seem right away like they should be in a story about ghosts. I just had to have one. Okay, thanks and I will
Skaddicted: I'll get to Yoh sooner or later, and yes, it is 500 years in the future. And thanks for the compliments, I will keep updating.
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