Dead Man's Party

Chapter 11

It ends now...for you...

Anna felt like crap. She was tied to a tree by crappy rope and was forced to watch as her future husband got his ass kicked by his evil twin brother. ...this is insane... she thought, knew Hao's plan was working out way too well. She felt so helpless, knew the others must have felt the same way, seeing as they were desprit to free themselves. It didn't matter thought, they couldn't get out even if they wanted to. Hao's furioku and power was beyond any of theirs. He wasn't even using any on these skeletal creatures, so simple a task to control. His whole being was being focused on the now controled Faust VIII.

Anna knew time was running out. In a few minutes Hao was going to start killing them, one at a time and she had a gut feeling she and Yoh would be the last to go, being foreced to watch their friends suffer a grusome and grizzly death. ...no... she thought, knew she couldn't just give up like this. There had to be a way, there just had to be one! She closed her eyes, thinking back, back when she had been kidnapped by Hao, knew her firends had risked everything to save her, and why, she didn't quite know. It didn't matter though... ...what matters is getting the hell out of here... she thought, watched as Hao eyed everyone, saw him send more skeletons to pounce on and hold down Yoh. ...Yoh... she thought, looking to him now, saw the anger in his eyes, heard the rage in his voice. He was trying so hard to get free, to protect them, to protect her...

"Why the long face?" asked Hao, looking to her sweetly. "As if you care." she replied, showing him no mind whatsoever. He smirked some stepping to her. "I love it when you play hard to get..." he said leaning in to her. Anna glaired at him, turnning her head. Hao didnt care, licking her neck some Anna blushing brightly, trying hard to kick him between the legs. Yoh growled, his legs shaking and he pushed agaisnt the weight of the heavy skeletons, another two leaping on, holding him down. Hao smirked looking to his brother, Anna still bright red. "You're right Yoh, she is sweet." he said winking some.

Yoh gritted his teeth, hated seeing Hao do such things to Anna, especially when she didn't want him too. "Bastard!" Yoh spat, still stuggling, wishing he could just hit his sinister brother once, just one shot. Hao smirked some, stepping back to Yoh again, backhanding his brother. Yoh growled, spitting blood on the ground. "You suck..." said Yoh softly, panting now, knew his energy was getting low from all his useless struggling. Hao just sighed, running his fingers through his silky hair. "Your friends seem bored..." he said, looking to the others. They all glaired at him, Len trying hard to dash his way out of the skeletons holding him. Hao just chuckled smiling now, watched as the skeletons dug their boney fingers into the young shamans fleshy arms and sides.

The boys wailed with pain, felt the bones slide through their skin slowly, felt the warm blood rush out. Trey yelled out, felt the skeletal finger tip of one of the skeletons hit his own bone. Tamora and the girls watched in horror as the event unfold, watched as their friends shouted out, their cries seeming to only encourgae the creatures to dig deeper. "Please..." said Tamora softly, criying now. "Please stop..." she whispered, quickly looking away, unable to watch anymore, Pillica doing the same, only crying hysterically, screaming for Trey.

Yoh watched in horror, couldn't imagine the pain they were in, at least not until now. He felt something thrust into his back, his side, his arm and shoulder. Long, sharp skeletal bones, jabbing his sides, digging deep into his flesh. He yelled out, coughing blood. Hao laughed now, watching as his brother struggled against the skeletons, licked his lips slowly when hot, red blood dripped from the numerous wounds. It was intoxicating; their shouts, the girls wails, Yoh's blood... Hao smiled widder, watching as his grizzly attack continued, glanced back at Anna giving her a wink, knew she was dieing herself, not so much physically, but mentally, as she was the only one who wasn't undergoing such brutallity.

Anna watched, watched her friends be tortured, watched as they tried to hush their painful cries. Her expression saddening, tears filling her eyes now. "Anna!" called Yoh, his head falling foward now, as the skelton jabbed his back. "Yoh!" she screamed, thrashing wildly now, desprit to get free, desprit to save the one she loved. Hao blinked some, looking to her now, was amazed by her actions. Never had he seen her act this way, crying, screaming, thrashing like a fish out of water. He smiled some, stepping to her. "Now now..." he said stroking her hair. Anna kicked at him, trying her hardest to keep him away. "Don't touch me you sick bastard!"

...stop it... she thought, thrashing less now. ...stop it...! she cammanded herself, doing just that. This WASN'T the time to panic. She needed to concentrate, to think about the situation and do something about it. Sitting here, tied to a tree, screaming wasn't going to do anything but tire her out. She breathed heavily now, her arms limp, aching because they were still tied above her head. ...think damn it think...! her mind screamed, trying hard to block out the screams of her commerads that were distracting her trail of thought... Anna blinked, everything seeming to stop suddenly. That was it! Anna blinked, unable to grasp the sheer brillience, not to mention the simplicity of it all. Hao's focus now was on the skeletons and Faust, BECAUSE he wasn't distracted. He was calm, cool, sheek, his whole mind, focused on the soul task of controling Faust VIII, however... ...if I can distracted him long enough, he'll lose his focus and control over Faust... she thought, knew Faust had some sort of self control left, judging by how he seemed to be swaying about in the background.

All this passed through Anna's head in a second, then was replace by the terrified screams from her fellow shamans. ...there's no garauntee this will work... she thought, mentally slapping herself for being so damn picky. This was all she had and possibly hers and their only attempt at survival. Anna scanned the area quickly, noted the others were exhausted, covered in cuts and blood, knew Hao was getting bored. ..alright alright, i'll do it...but how...? she thought, not really sure how to distract him. It wasn't like she could lift her dress, or lower her top to flash him or something, she WAS tied to a tree after all... ...think, for God's sake think...! She growled some, closing her eyes tight, felt anger rise in her... ...anger... she thought, blinking a bit.

The best way to distract someone was usually to make them angry, and no one was better at pissing Hao off then her. ...then it's settled... she thought, knew full well what she was going to do, also had a decent idea of what his reaction would be. She shuddered some, knew he'd probably beat the crap out of her, but deep down, she knew it would all be worth it. After all, Yoh and the others would be alive and have a slight chance of defeating Hao.

With that in mind, Anna nodded a bit, summoning all her courage, speaking quickly. "Enough Hao..." she said softly, Hao seeming to ignore her. Anna narrowed her eyes a bit. "I know why you're doing this Hao." said Anna, her gaze to the ground. "Oh?" he replied, sitll keeping his back to her. Anna nodded some mentally, knew she had his attention. "You're doing this because you're afraid of Yoh..." she said, rasing her gaze to him.

Hao tensed some, blinking a bit, letting her words sink in. ...what the hell... he thought, glancing back at her some, growling. "You wish." he replied, turning his attention back to the others. Anna smiled some, knew she was getting to him and she wasn't even trying. ...full throttle now... she thought, prayed that what she said next wouldn't end up getting her killed.

"It's true...otherwise you wouldn't waste your time on him." she said, Hao giving her a threathing look. "I'd shut up if I were you, especially when your future "king" is about to die." Anna felt a stab of panic hit her, but quickly pushed it aside. ...focus... she thought, calming herself some. "Tell me, do you really see them, especially Yoh as such a threat?" she asked calmly. Hao narrowed his eyes now, facing her. "What?" he asked, a hint of anger rolling off his tongue. ...bingo... Anna thought, knew she was pissing him off and how! She looked to him, giving him her infamiss expressionless gaze. "It's true and you know it..." she said softly, Hao cocking his head to the side a bit, studying her. She seemed so very...calm, and why he wasn't sure. ...a little beating ought to whipe that stupid look off her face... he thought, smirking some. Anna narorwed her eyes now, speaking loud and clear. "Yoh will be the shaman king, all that'll be left for you to do, is admit defeat...like you've done for that last 500 years and the 500 before that and so on and so forth..."

Hao's eyes narrowed exceptionaly now, his body becoming ridged and tense, emitting a low growl between clenched teeth. He quivered some, clenching his fist, completly enraged. "How dare you..." he said softly, lowering his gaze. "You...dare speak to me in such a manner?" he asked, Anna tilting her head a bit. Hao raised his gaze to her now, his eyes full of fury, Anna blinked some, not so much at Hao but at the site behind him. The skeletal warriors that had bind the shamans were shaking now, seem to be slowly slumping over. ...it worked... she thought, feeling her heart skip a beat. Her plan, it had worked! Anna breathed a sign of relief, then blinked some, looking up slightly to meet Hao's angry gaze.

Hao slowly began to walk the distance between them, his body emitting a soft, purple-ish glow now. His once calm eyes were now full of rage, narrowing as he got closer to her. Anna just watched, knew in a few seconds his control over Faust would soon fail. ...or so i hope... she thought, still a little uncertain about her plan. Hao growled before her now, raising his hand up, and backhanding her hard. Anna emited a soft yell, looking towards the ground. She blinked some suddenly, felt Hao's fingers grasp the front of her dress, jerking her wildly now. "You're nothing but a stupid bitch!" he shouted, grabbing her hair now, tugging it so that she looked at him. Anna yelled out, looking to him, and was shocked to find she was still wearing a calm look on her face. Hao roared at her now, shaking her by her hair some. "You think your beloved Yoh will be the shaman king!? You think that little fool there can save this world of pathetic humans who have condemed me and shamans to hell!?" he shouted, shaking her harded.

Yoh winced, then blinked some, feeling the sharp pain in his side subside some. "Wha...what?" he asked, looking around some. "Yoh, the skeletons!" shouted Amidamaru, at his shaman's side now. Yoh blinked a bit, felt something heavy laying on his back. He shifted some, saw the large skeleton fall to the ground. ...what's happening... he thought, watching as his friends did the same.They exchanged glances, not sure what to think of it. "Heh, you don't suppose it's another trap do you?" asked Trey, wiping blood from his forehead. Yoh shook his head, sure Hao wouldn't waste time like this, especially when he had finally been able to get them in such a awkward situation.

Yoh was about to speak, when he heard someone scream. ...Anna..! his mind thought wildly, wondeirng what Haso was doing to her. "Anna!" shouted Yoh, running ahead now, the others following, but were stopped by a hoard of angy skeletons. "Hey! I thought they were done for!" shouted Trey, the others taken aback. Yoh looked around wildly, not sure what to do. There were at least 50 skeletons now, all poised and ready to strike. ...damn it... thought Yoh and blinked again when he heard another scream from Anna. "I'm going on ahead, Trey and Morty go get Pillica and Tamora, Len and Ryo take care of the skeletons!" he shouted, already moving. "H-hey!" shouted Len about to protest, but was quickly surrounded by the skeltons and a few zombie like creatures. "Be right back!" shouted Trey, seeming to take the detour to go rescue his sister and friend. "Yeah yeah, just make it quick!" yelled Lenny, quickly taking out a few skeletons with Bason. Ryo did the same, clearing Yoh a path. "Hurry my friend!" he said, Yoh nodding as he passed him and the bones scattered about the ground.

Hao growled now, stranggling Anna some, Anna thrashing a bit, trying to free her arms. The ropes had gotten loose around wrist, and her sweat made it easier for her hands to move. on... she thought, wishing she had shut her mouth, seeing as that her recuers were still being sidetracked by several skeletons. She didn't quite understand it all yet, why the ones holding the boys had stopped moving, yet the others were still up and running. ...who cares..!? she thought, getting dizzy now, knew she was going to go unconcious in a few minutes if she didn't do something quick. Hao smirked some, still glowing purple-ish. "You bitch...you belong with Yoh.." he said, drawing his fist back. Anna's eyes widdend some, knew he was serious about killing her. ...aww hell.. she thought, pissed she wouldn't be able to be crowned Shaman Queen, pissed she'd never get to see Yoh become her king.

Hao smirked, licking his lips. "You would have made one hell of a queen Anna..." he bagan, his fist surgging with energy. "Perhaps you and Yoh can be reunited in the spirit world!" he shouted angrily, his fist racing at her. Anna closed her eyes tight, waiting to die, knew there was no way out of this situation. ...Yoh... she thought sadly, felt tears beging to swell in her eyes. ...forgive me... she thought, felt Hao's rageful punch racing towards her head.

"HAO!" shouted someone from behind, Hao blinking some, glancing behind him, and was shocked to see...Yoh, flying at him. "WHAT?!" he shouted, in disbelief. ...how the HELL did he get free...?! he thought, quickly releasing Anna and leaping back. Yoh landed before Anna, his back to her, glaring angrily at Hao. "This is it Hao! It ends now!"shouted Yoh, in his stance, sharing unity with Amidamrau. Hao smirked, chuckling softly. "You're right about one thing Yoh..." he said softly. "It does end now...for you."

(wooot Well chappy 11 is done and im sooo happy cause I really love this chapter. I hope you all love it too ) Anyhoo, alotta blood here x.X sighs but hey, that's the point and like I said ill put warnings so the faint of heart can stop reading. Anyhoo, im off to start work on chapter 12, and yes, this story will be ending soon, probably another 4 or 5 chapters to go, maybe more maybe less not sure yet, ill know when i get there lol x.X Anyhoo, please continue to read and review and enjoy this chapter and the next D -Melis)