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Helena-Jeanne-Chibi (chap 10): The most important thing is that you reply now! I especially made few chapters longer cuz I didn't update it for a long time. Hehehe! But welcome back (kinda...)

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Michi: Hehehe! You are mistaken about something. That was a long chapie! You fail your math exam? How come? (I still don't know if I fail mine or not). I made it back to like the beginning because that's the whole point. The things before are like Ely's confusion and undecided moments. This time, it's like no joke. It's a MUST-KILL. The three days is already gone, since her memory is back. By the way, I put up a kissy pic... Hehehe! Your request... Let's pretend that that was it for now...

Helena-Jeanne-Chibi (chap11): The present one. When it is the past, I'll usually put in the chapter "past---something". Sorry if it confuse you. And I won't take out Anna cuz it makes the story moving... I can put the mean things to her since she's already a character like that. It's like normal for her. It is a bit sad, since Ely just wants to be with Hao for once in her life. But... (wait till you get to chapter 12) I love writing poetry and songs. But I'm really not good at it. I try my best though, hehehe!

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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!

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(...): my notes

...---Chapter 13---...

Past---Betrayal, part I

(Oh yes, I forgot to mention. The heartaches that Elwynn has when she uses furyoku are the warning to her so that she won't go take the sacred stone, which made her tattoo grow bigger. And, Ely got her memory back in case if it is not clear.)

Elwynn was found, even if Christopher gave back all the spirits back to the family. It seemed that the family was not willingly to let her roam free. Now, she was in a prison along with Christopher because they believed that he was with her. She looked at the window that shined light upon her. What was Hao doing now? Will he miss her now that she was gone? Or... Will he just forgot about her? Hao's presence was the only thing that kept her eagerly to continue to support the horrible training that her family gave her. Everyday was torture. Electric shock and fire were like her daily basic training. It was not training; it was torture.

Christopher was beating almost to death, just like her. However, he didn't have the fast ability to heal himself like she did. She tried to heal him but didn't even have enough furyoku. Why was she getting weaker? Was it because she lied... NO! That couldn't be the case. Again and again she tried, and every time was unsuccessful.

"Do waste your power. It will not help him. Now, tell me why you are no longer a candidate."

"'It' told me that I am not..."

"Liar."

"It's true. I don't have the symbol of candidate on my left hand."

"Then why do you still have the power to heal yourself?"

"It's a gift."

"After the torture, we'll see if you will tell us the truth or not."

"You are talking as if I've never been tortured."

"Not you, Christopher."

"But he's already hurt..."

"Do you think that we'll care for traitors?"

"No, because you don't even care for your own child."

"Of course I care for you."

"You don't."

"Let's not get carried with such insignificant matter. Bring that traitor to the torture room."

"No!"

"Then tell me."

"I couldn't predict the thing I was supposed to predict, so I could not become a High Priestess. And they kicked me out of there."

"So the Great Spirit did not actually refuse you as a candidate?"

"No. It did. My power is getting weaker. I can't heal Chris is a perfect example."

"Hum... We'll see about that."

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Christopher was released of the prison few days after he completely healed himself. He came to see Elwynn each three days to tell her that he didn't die. Elwynn's father, the head of the Eleanor family, pushed her to train more than her limits. Once more, she lost her freedom. Will she ever be out of the control of this family? Will someone come and save her? Hao...

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Hao had been told that Elwynn mistook her family's words and ran away from home. Now, she was back and happy. He did not really believe it but didn't do much. He once sneaked into the mansion of the Eleanor family but couldn't find where Elwynn was. He thought that she was avoiding him again. Did she not want to see him? Didn't she say that she didn't want to separate from him again?

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Here he is! The child of a monster!

He's devil caring the face of a human!

Get him away from us... We don't want him to be here!

Words echoed in his ears for years. He worked all his life for those pathetic humans, and this was the thing they did to repay him? Those insignificant humans could never understand the art of Shaman. Never... They shouldn't even exist at all. That was it! All he had to do was to eradicate all those irrelevant beings, and this world would be whole. Nevertheless, no one, not even the Asukura family, wanted to support him. Who would? Ely... Would she be on his side?

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Five years had passed. It was all it took to erase the happiness that Elwynn regain in the short moment she had with Hao. Soon, it will be the Shaman Fight, and the High Priest had not yet been decided. She was still not a candidate, but her father seemed to believe that she would be. She couldn't be, not after she lied to the current High Priestess. She lied because she, as a candidate, could not have any feelings or whatsoever. She had to have a calm heart to determine the future Shaman King and to help him in succeeding the throne. She lied... She lied about Hao... All her heart was to him, and the High Priestess knew it. She kicked Elwynn out of the three places for being candidates.

Elwynn had becoming stronger than everyone, including her father. She could be not under his control, but her father used her compassion for others and forced her to stay.

She began to travel around the world but was avoiding any coincidence of meeting Hao. She wanted to see him but wasn't sure if she could go away from him once she met him again. She had a prediction. Yes, for all those years, she still had endless sleeping night of predictions. It was about something of horrible that she dreamt over and over again but couldn't remember what was it about.

At the same day she wanted to take a walk to the temple, she heard a small whispering melodious voice. Unintentionally, she followed it. It led her to a place she had never seen. There was...the Great Spirit? Could here be the sacred path to the stars? Why would she be here? She looked around, and something threw down to her hands. It was a hexagon star mirror.

Take it, and use it well.

"Who are you?"

Time will no longer be controlling you. You shall have all control of time.

"Why would I want that?"

Candidate for High Priestess, Elwynneria Kallisto Arimrun Von Eleanor, shall become the High Priestess. May you guide the long lost path to the right direction.

"I can't be! I..."

I bid you farewell, until the next time we meet.

"WAIT!"

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Elwynn thought that she was just dreaming. There was no trace or anything like that to prove of what she just 'dreamt'. Like with her other dreams, she neglected it and moved on to another place.

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No one knew why the Shaman Fight would begin in the next month. It seemed the High Priestess had been decided, but no one knew whom she was. Elwynn did not want to reveal herself. Was it really a dream? Or... Scared to know the answer, she ran away from Patch. On her way, she helped countless spirits to find their home. However, there were three who decided to stay with her. Elwynn gave the three of them a name: Reithia, Hailey, and Edward. Somehow, the place she ended up was the Asukura family's house.

"Oh! Is that you, Elyria?"

"Elyria?" Elwynn was quite surprised to hear such name. "Have I met you before?"

"You don't remember us? We met five years ago."

"Give it up, Yin. She does not worth your time here."

"Oh! You are Yin and Yue!"

"Hey, what did you just say, Yue?"

"Nothing."

"Hum... There is something that I have to be clear... My name is not Elyria. I'm Elwynn."

"HA! I knew that you were the one whom we must find! Whose the stupid brother now?"

"I was the one who said that!"

"You still haven't change."

"You didn't either, except prettier."

"Stop this nonsense."

"Hehe."

"Hum... Did you come for Hao-dono?"

"Yin, we are not supposed to be calling him that... He is the traitor..."

"Wait, did you just say that he's a traitor?"

"Yes. He wants to kill all people except the Shamans."

"But Hao-dono..."

"Why would he what that?"

"We don't know."

"We used to follow Hao-dono but ever since he changed, we no longer did."

"Then he's alone..."

"Yes."

"Thank you for this information."

Elwynn immediately set for Hao. She must be at his side at the moment he needed the most! She cannot let him think that all humans are bad... This was just so wrong! With her power, it wasn't hard at all to find him. When she did find him, he was been attacked.

"Chicchee na"

"Hao!"

She flew to him and held him. Never will she let him go...

"Ely! What are you doing here?"

"I..."

"Who are you? And why are you with that traitor?"

"Hao is not a traitor..."

"He wants to kill all humans. If that is what you call not a traitor, then what is it?"

"He..."

"Ely, stop this. This should be over in an instant."

"Don't..."

It really ended in an instant. Hao was way powerful than the ones who attacked him. Elwynn was trembling. How could Hao become so heartless?

"Ely?"

"How..." How could he kill all those people?

"..."

"Hao..." What should I say to him? I... I don't want him to kill...

"I will not kill unless I'm in danger."

"You... You can read my mind?"

"..."

"Can you promise me not to kill anymore?"

"If I am not in danger."

"Ok..."

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Elwynn stayed at Hao's side. Each day, she tried to convince him that humans were not insignificant. He listened to her a little bit more each day. The Asukura family not longer searched for them, or at least they thought.

News for the unknown disease, which killed both of the candidates for High Priestess and the current High Priestess, spread across the world. Since both of them were dead, the only remaining person to become the High Priestess was... Elwynn. She acknowledged that fact as soon as she saw the mirror again. She tried to avoid thinking about it and gave the mirror to Hao for safekeeping. (Yup, that's when he learned how to revive).

Eleanor family sought after her while she was with Hao all along. One day, she was found. They wanted to force her to become the High Priestess, but Hao killed them all. Once again, she was in agony about Hao's killing. Again and again, all those innocent people were dead...

"Ely, will you go away from me?"

"Why would you think that?"

"You hate killing."

"Then don't kill anymore."

"If I don't, they'll get you."

"But I still don't want you to..."

"If you must choose between the world and me, who will you choose?"

"You."

"Then forget all that."

"..."

"Promise me that you will never go away from me."

"I promise."

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Even if she promised him that she wouldn't think of it, it still haunted her. She dared not telling Hao or he would be worried. Hao left her alone and went out. She didn't want him to go away from her, but he told her to trust him. She waited and waited for him days and days after days. Still, he didn't return. Desperate of being alone, she went after him. It wasn't hard finding Hao. He and she were the two most powerful people of the time. She traced him and saw, ... Hao destroying her family... Her voice ran away from her as well as her ability to walk. She looked at him slaying everyone of her family. She did not like them but did not wish for their death. Just as she wanted to go out to stop Hao, someone caught her. It was Christopher along with the two sacred spirits, Loki and Yuki.

"Wynn Wynn, this has gone too far. We have to kill Hao."

"I won't. If I have to choose between the world and him, it will be he."

"That's foolish! You shouldn't be like this! You are the High Priestess... You are not supposed to take side!"

"And yet I am. Hao is the only one I love and dream about. I will be on his side, even if it means the death of the whole world."

"You can't!"

He harshly seized her in his embrace.

"Wynn Wynn, why must he be the one you love? Can I not be the one? I have been your side since the first time I met you. I did not betray you or harm you, not even the moments your father tortured me. I love you, and I will always."

"Sorry..."

"I don't want that! All I want is you! You are the only one for me!"

"I'm sorry. You are important to me, but not like this."

"I endure the pain with you! And what has he done for you? Nothing! He harms you more than he cherishes you! Why him? Why someone who hurts you so much?"

"If love can be explained, it wouldn't be love."

"You..."

"Let go of her."

"Hao!"

"I won't."

"I said, let go of her."

"I won't."

Hao attacked Christopher. One move was all it took to have Christopher all injured. Instinctively, Elwynn went to Christopher.

"Are you... Are you betraying me?"

"No! Hao, listen..."

"I don't want to."

"But..."

"Did you not say that you will choose me over the whole world? Now, is it going to be him or me?"

"Don't make me to choose..."

"Him or me?"

"He's very important to me. He..."

"More important than me?"

"No..."

"Then go away from him."

"I won't let you kill him."

"Let me? Who do you think you are?"

"..."

This just wasn't right. It wasn't just Christopher anymore. Killing would not solve anything. Hao shouldn't stain his hands with all these killings. If there were someone who would stop him, it would be she. She must do this... She must be strong enough to conquer him! As those thoughts passed her mind, the mirror that she gave to Hao for keeping went to her. She seized it very hard. She knew what she had to do. She was the High Priestess, the one who will follow the orders of the Great Spirit.

For the first time, she fought against Hao. Pain. It was nothing but pain. Nevertheless, she had to defend Christopher. She already caused him so much suffering...

"You are choosing him over me?"

Hao's sad face harmed her even more than his attacks, and yet, she kept attacking. It was obvious that Elwynn did not want to harm Hao. She used nothing but Yin Yang jutsu. She was going to lose, and she knew it. Jus the moment she was about to prepare for her death, she saw something that she would do anything not to see... Christopher pulled his sword and pierced his own heart.

"NOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!!!!!!!!"

Her voice echoed throughout the whole region as Christopher disappeared from her sight.

End of chapter 13

A bit sad for Thanksgiving, but hey! Who cares? (At least I don't!)