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PICTURE! update
Disclaimer: I do not own SK characters, the only things I own is my story and my original characters.
This story happens few months after the end of SK anime. I have no clue what the manga is about so.... Please stick with the anime story line!
"..." Talking
Blablabla: narration
Blablabla: (Italic) thinking
(...): my notes
...---Chapter 12---...
Change, determination
Yoh had his first shaman fight after the discontinuity of the shaman fight. His opponents were afraid of his team since he was the one who 'beat' Hao. However, Yoh didn't easily won the fight... The reason? He couldn't control the new power. Ryu's spirit control was overpowered and dragged him all around, and Fraust was crying over Elisa who was a little bit weird. Yoh couldn't use his sword properly. At the end, they won by mistake. The same thing happened with Ren's team. Kororo was like drunk, Chocolove was paralysed because he couldn't think of a funny way to attack, and Ren... Well, he couldn't lift his 'sword'. They still won because HoroHoro and Kororo 'accidentally' hit the enemy with her ice attack.
"Kisama!"
"It'll be alright..."
"Elisa... What's wrong? Don't scare me!"
"Scar me? This joke doesn't make sense..."
"Kororo! Did you drink wine?"
"AHHHHH!!!" (Ryu, still running)
"Enough. Let's train." Anna said.
"NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!!!!!!!!"
"You are definitely not strong enough to control your furyoku."
"..."
"You'll train until you can control it."
"What if we never..."
"Not with MY training."
"NOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!" We'll die before learning to control it...
"What did you say?"
"Nothing..."
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"Hao-sama, we are near Mount Aureate. Is it really good to bring 'that' girl here?"
"Are you questioning me?"
"NO! I dare not!"
"Then let's go."
"Hao... Do they all dislike me?"
"No one hates you."
"But..."
"I told you. My word is the truth and the law."
"Yeah..."
Elwynn looked at the reddish mountain that was in front of her. Somehow, it seemed familiar to her. They entered to the cave inside the mountain. Then, they arrived to a door-like gate.
"Hao-sama, let me investigate it for you."
"Hm."
"Thank you for letting me a chance to prove myself worthy to you!"
Something told Elwynn that it wasn't safe to directly go there. Her first reaction was to stop that person from going to there.
"Get out of my way!"
"It's..."
That man didn't let her finish her sentence and walked by her. Elwynn immediately used her furyoku to blind him. When she used her power, my heart ached in an extreme degree of pain. What was wrong with her? She still blinded that person.
"Let me go!"
"I won't."
Elwynn went to that door, placed her hand on it, and said,
"Dispel!"
That door vanished. She unsealed that man who was shocked like the others. Wasn't she a weakling who couldn't do anything but lying on the bed? Didn't Hao-sama harm her enough that she could no longer use her power freely? Wasn't she Hao-sama's enemy? It was weird enough that she helped them...
"I am not weak, and why am I Hao's enemy?"
"You are not. Don't listen to them."
"Hao-sama..."
Hao used his fire and burned the one who thought Elwynn was his enemy. Nobody was shocked except Elwynn. Why did he kill him? What did he do wrong? He... Her face was very pale. It wasn't just because of what she saw but the pain she had too. They handed further in the cave. All his servants volunteered to help him while he just gave his usual smile to them. The displacements of the traps and doorways were different than they were the first time they entered.
She didn't understand. Why did her heart ach when she saw a person die? And why did she feel guilty for it? Wasn't she used to deaths already? Used to deaths? Why? Why would she think that she is used to death? Her mind searched for more answers, but Hao held her hand and signalled her not to think this much. She felt reassured and safe. Somehow, she trusted in him more than anything in the world. Somehow, she had the impression that she loved him but yet had sad feelings toward him.
Then, they arrived to the place where they were stuck last time: a crystallized gate with the symbol of the five elements.
"Hao-sama, should we break us in?"
"Sure."
"Thank you, Hao-sama."
Wyatt and Wayne used their combined spirit control and tried to break through that door. It didn't even make a den. They tried and tried but still had no results.
"Is this the best you can do?" A fat man came by. "I'll let you see what is strength."
He, too, used his spirit control, but nothing happened.
"Is that strength? I think that I learn a LOT today." Wyatt and Wayne replied him.
One by one, they all tried to break that door, and Hao showed no sign of helping. Although they didn't seem to be able to do it, they just constantly kept trying. Elwynn, seeing Hao was a bit annoyed (although nothing showed on his face), decided to take a try.
"Can I please try it?"
"What can you do?"
"Please do not doubt in my power."
"Let her try."
Hao's words were like those of God. They all backed up as Elwynn advanced to it. This was so familiar... She must had been here... But when? When did she? She avoided thinking about it and recited the thing that went into her mind when she first saw this door.
"You, which are forever blinded in time, surrender to my limitless power of time."
That door opened for her. She didn't go in first. The pain in her chest just won't go away. This wasn't normal. That pain is reacting to her furyoku... She didn't think anymore of it because she knew that Hao could read her mind and didn't want him to worry about her. Hao went inside along with the rest of the people.
It wasn't like anything they had seen before. Everything was covered crystal. The middle part of the room was a star symbol on the floor with a pillar in the middle. On the top of the pillar was a crystallized purplish round stone.
"Hao-sama! That's the sacred stone of Aureate!"
"I can see that."
"May I get it for you?"
"You won't be able to."
He walked to the star and wanted to reach it.
(This part is only in Ely's mind)
Don't let him...
Who is talking to me?
Elwynn, don't let him take it...
Who are you?
I am your memory. Listen to me, don't let him take that...
Why should I listen to you?
Because you know that I am right...
I don't!
It's time that you have your memory back... Although it was very short...
What's short, I...
(From now on, it's the normal story.)
Something entered to Elwynn's mind... Memory... Her memory was back! And she... Oh mine! What was she doing? She was helping Hao to get the sacred stone of Aureate? She couldn't let a mistake like that happened! She moved to him in great speed and penetrated in the star symbol before he did. Electric shocks shocked her. Although she was in pain and her blood was flushing out because of the attacks, she still approached it like it was nothing. This was something she must do... She just couldn't let Hao get it...
"Five great elements,
Please release your hidden power.
The power of time;
Let it be added to the star
In where everything circulates."
The pentagon star reshaped to a hexagon one.
"Time,
lived in my soul and heart,
let it be once more released."
Purple light came out and shot at Elwynn. It felt like a sword piercing her body and soul... She didn't mind. No! She mustn't mind...
"Through my heart,
Time's rhythm shall beat again.
Through my blood,
Time's power shall regain.
Through my breath,
Time shall return.
Now, let the night sings its last nocturne.
So when light comes,
Time shall grant me the power to see what future becomes!"
That purple orb thing flew down to her and entered in her. The others were all astonished since she didn't offer it to Hao-sama. Little by little, her hair turned to white like she was before. She looked at them with a cold and wicked smile.
"Give the scared stone to Hao-sama!"
"For what reason should I give my belonging to others? This is my own, and forever mine."
"YOU!"
"Get out of the way." Hao said, and they did. "Who are you?"
"How can you not tell? Elwynn Eleanor is my name."
"Are you? The Ely I know is not like this."
"Did you not already say that the 'Ely' you knew was gone? Then why bring this matter that you already decide on the answer on the surface again? Now, are you wishing to obtain this orb?"
"No."
"Liar."
"Tell me where Ely is and I shall forgive you."
"Forgive? Please do not joke with me. I am the High Priestess, the strongest being on Earth."
"Strongest?"
"Yes. Now, if you will please forgive me, important matters are waiting for me. Likings such as you are not worth my time."
"Are you sure?"
He summoned his spirit of fire.
"The spirit of fire will do me no harm."
She vanished at his sight.
"Hao-sama... She betrayed you..."
"Shut up."
"But..."
He looked at the spot where she was. Did she betray hi again? Were the thoughts that she had been made up? Did she pretend to have her memories lost? He will not forgive her. No, not this time. He gave her a chance to be on his side again, but she threw it away. He shall no longer go easy on her, even if she was Ely...
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When Christopher, Loki, and Yuki found Elwynn, she was lying on the ground and wasn't moving at all. Her pink hair was in a mess, and her clothes were dirty. He immediately tried to take her but forgot that he was a spirit. Then, he used the star mirror and brought her inside. He must find a person to take care of her... And whom did she trust? Yoh? Ren? Anna? He did not have a second thought and headed back to them.
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As soon as he went there, he saw all of them dead tired and on the ground. As Anna was the only one not tired, she was to one to go to him.
"What are you doing here?"
"Wynn Wynn... I need you to heal her..."
"Heal her? Why should I?"
"It is the least you can do to repay her for giving them more power."
"We did not ask for it."
"You..."
"Chris, don't be like this. Help is the last thing I need."
Elwynn came out of the mirror.
"Don't come out! You are already too weak..."
"It no longer matters."
"Then let's go back to home. Don't fight anymore."
"Shall I remind you that we do not possess a place called home? If you continue to persuade me not to fight, I shall banish you from my sight."
"Wynn Wynn..."
She turned to Yoh and said,
"If you weaklings cannot control your power, may I suggest you to train with Chris."
"BUT..."
"This is my wish, are you opposing me?"
"No..."
"Then stay, stay until they know how."
"We don't need your help."
"You do, and you know you do."
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"YOU ARE ALL IDIOTS! How can you not know that?give me 500 puch ups in one minute!"
"tha's impossible!"
"It is possible. Now, DO IT!"
"Yes!"
Christopher's hell training was even worst than Anna's. He seemed to be rushing them. Two days passed, and, as each day passed by, he made the training even harder than before. It was...more than horrible... Elwynn came on the third day. She saw them all turned to dust.
"Have you finished your training?"
The silence treatment was the only thing that answered her. She laughed and healed them.
"Do you want to try your power? Remember just to use your spirit unity since the outcome of your powers may be too great. Let's go to the lake and test it out."
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They went to the lake and used spirit unity. Yoh used his sword's edge and touched the lake. Immediately, it sliced the lake to two along with the ground beneath it. Ren's sword touched the earth and cut all the soil into little pieces. Of course, others complained about it because he put their life in danger. HoroHoro froze the whole land, including his friends, in one second by using one finger... He almost got killed by the rest of the gang. The others' power greatly increased as well.
"I'm positively sure that you are all pleased with this result. You might look at the orable bell to see how strong you have become."
They all looked and...
"528 510?" HoroHoro cried out loud.
"555 035?" Even Ren shouted.
All of their furyoku was in the 50 thousand. They were all... more than amazed.
"This level of furyoku should not make you this surprise. Compared to Hao's, yours is nothing."
"How much has he?"
"In this past months, he doubled his furyoku. He has now 2.5 million."
"WHAT!!!"
"Then can't you raise ours to..."
"I cannot. Your body cannot sustain such change in this short amount of time."
"How Hao..."
"..."
"Did you..."
"No, it is not my doing. I did what I could, and the rest is up to you."
"We still don't trust you. Hao took you, and you escaped without getting hurt."
"Why do you say that I'm unharmed?"
She took up her left hand sleeve and revealed a black tattoo that covered her whole arm.
"This is the curse that he caused me to have in the past. It takes away my life's time each moment I use my furyoku. This time, it outgrew to this size. Is this what you call unharmed?"
She pulled back her sleeve and vanished at their sight. Christopher was also gone.
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"Hao-sama, everything is ready."
"Ah."
"Shall we set for it?"
"No, we will wait for Ely to fall into this trap."
"Hai."
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"Yin, Yue." Elwynn called them forth.
"Wynn Wynn! Why are you using more of your furyoku?"
"Christopher Ivarice. Did I not say it already? Do you wish me to repeat myself? DO NOT persuade me in doing anything." She faced to the two people who appeared. "Yin, Yue, there is one thing I must ask you."
(In case if you haven't noticed, Ely became colder than before. Reason? At the bottom...)
"We will answer anything you wish to know."
"Hao. Where did he learn to reincarnate?"
"... Hao-dono learns it after he mastered the 5 elements..."
"I asked 'where'."
"..."
"Do not lie to me."
"..."
"Is this a promise to Hao for not telling me?"
"..."
"Never will you tell?"
"..."
"I'll still find out."
"..."
"You may go."
"Master Elwynn..."
"Say no more unless if you wish to tell me the truth."
"The truth you seek lies in Mount Aureate..."
"Please do be careful, Master, for you cannot let that curse grow..."
"It already has."
She showed them her arm.
"Master!"
"I took the sacred stone, and it grows each time I use my furyoku."
"..."
"Do you wish to see my death?"
"NO!"
"Then tell me. If I go to Mount Aureate again, it may make my tattoo grow bigger."
"..."
"Master...Hao-dono... He learns it... At Salkerye..."
"My assumption is right. He did take my mirror to learn it... That is quite intelligent of him... The belonging of the High Priestess was given by the Great Spirit itself. The only thing that surpasses all law of time..."
"Master..."
"Let me be alone."
"Yes, Master..."
That was why... If more time were given to him, he would have learned it by himself. However, inside the mirror, 'something else' was there... Did he see 'it'? Or did he just use it to neglect the flow of time outside and used more time to learn it? If that were the case, it would be so great... But... If he really did, then I cannot avoid wasting anymore of my power, even if I have to hide or to lie all my life. I cannot let 'it' escape. This is my fault in the beginning... I cannot let this go wrong again. This is the only thing that I can do. OH! Was that why the Great Spirit ordered me to kill Hao? No... I must kill him. But until I can make sure that I can kill him, I must be cold. Any emotion will cause my tattoo to grow. I have to be. I cannot let that tattoo grow... Never, EVER! I'm the only one who can stop this. If I fail, no one can do this. For sure, DEFINITELY! Hao will die, in my hands.
End of chapter 12
Another long chappie! So hope to have a lot of reviewS!!!