Chapter 8
"Is this ok, Hao?"
"Not yet. Try again. You haven't quite gotten it yet."
A groan. "But I'm so tired..."
"Don't complain. You were the one that said you wanted to learn Oversoul today." Although his voice was a serious, his mouth slowly twitched into an amused smirk.
Yoh held Harusame and groaned again. "How do I do this again...?"
Hao was sitting across from him, glancing up from the book he was reading. "...You have to figure this out on your own this time, Yoh. Any good shaman should the first time perform an Oversoul. Remember to use your furyoku."
The seven-year old boy starred at his brother in shock. "That doesn't help me!"
"...Integrate your spirit into something other than yourself. Think, Yoh. That might be hard for you, but"
"That's not nice!" He pouted. "...And what do you mean? What else can Amidamaru possesses...?"
Hao twitched in slight annoyance. "...Figure it out."
Another sigh. This is exactly how Hao would act every time he trained... Man! He wanted to train with his best friends, too! His older brother would never let him... it wasn't far...
He looked up at the sky, thinking about the two.
Ever since Hao had met the two that night, they had begun to visit daily; always asking questions. Yoh quickly became friends with HoroHorothe two were a lot alike, after all.
Ren... was another story. He was more like Hao than Yoh.
He smiled widely at that thought. It was that day that he had first met them that he promised he would go stronger. That way, Hao wouldn't have to protect him anymore.
That's why... he was persistent when it came to Hao training him further in the arts of Shamanism.
All he could do now what continue. He would catch up to HoroHoro, Ren, and Hao in strength someday...
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Jeanne sighed as the blood staining her dress slowly disappeared, using her furyoku to clean herself up.
She had just spent another week in the Iron Maiden.
Many X-Laws had sent her questioning looks. She knew what they wanted to know, and, today was the day she would tell them.
They needed a plan to kill Hao, of course. However, to do this, they would need to render him weak; which would be nearly impossible with Spirit of Fire by his side. That certain spirit was strong; too strong.
She had the perfect solution in stopping Hao.
Thing was; the certain spell she was going to use on Spirit of Fire would need more furyoku than she could use.
And that was where the X-Laws came in.
"Jeanne-sama!" Lyserg ran up to her in a worried manner, Marco following closely behind her. "Are you alright?"
She smiled widely at him. He was always the first to ask. "I'm fine, Lyserg." A tired sigh. "Just a little exhausted, however, nothing a night's rest won't fix."
The blonde-haired man sent her a serious look, bowing slightly to show at least some respect to her. "Is the plan ready...?"
She paused before nodding. "...The group is willing to lend their furyoku, I'd hope." This was only way the plan would go through. The binding spell they'd use for Spirit of Fire, if successful, would render him weak.
He nodded. "Of course we will." He sent Lyserg a glare; that cringed. Of course he was still mad about their argument a few years agoLyserg had never stopped doubting the group since then, no. He was merely staying there for a place to stay. He, after all, wasn't allowed to go through the missions anymore, anyways.
The emerald-haired boy paused. They were talking about Hao, weren't they...? No one had known how they could stop him up until know; not with a spirit that something as great as the king of spirits created themselves. It was next to impossible.
However, Jeanne was strong. The group was confident that she would find a way.
"Hao will come to us." She said matter-of-factly. "He's been preparing for that for years." She eyes her comrades calmly, closing her eyes. "We'll look for him, until then."
Lyserg opened his mouth to protest, but, quickly shut it again, looking down. He wasn't about to speak up against Jeanne again. He had to at least pretend to be grateful towards the group.
But... that didn't mean he still wanted to see more people's deaths.
Maybe a few of his fellow X-Law comrades were right. Maybe he was pathetic...
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"Amidamaru in Harusame, Oversoul!"
Hao watched in shock as he brother finally did it. He had successfully integrated Amidamaru into an object familiar to the samurai spiritwhich would just happen to be the katana.
...He had achieved Oversoul for the first time.
Yoh grinned; fighting to keep his balance as he starred at his spirit. "Wow!" He shouted in an excited manner. "That's so cool looking!" He sweated heavily as he did this, but, he looked awfully happy. "Is this it, Hao?" He looked to his brother for approval; Amidamaru looking around oddly. This certainly felt weirdbeing inside the katana like this. He had always been used to possessing Yoh's body.
Hao nods, smiling slightly. "...That's the Oversoul." His tone held a hint of amusement. "The first Oversoul is always exhausting, however. You can rest now." He was satisfied with what Yoh had to show for himself right now. Performing Oversoul for the first time... was definitely an achievement to be proud of as a shaman.
You can rest now...
Yoh slowly nodded at that; thankful of those words. "Thank you, Onii-chan..."
Amidamaru's spirit separated from the katana with Yoh's will; Yoh falling from exhaustion.
Hao's eyes widened as he caught his brother quickly; holding him close to him as he smiled slightly at him.
No wonder Yoh was so tired. He, of course, had learned Oversoul at such a young age...
He was... proud of his brother.
The older of the two placed Yoh on his back; carrying him back to the house. The boy was now unconscious.
To be continued
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Had to cut that short... I'm really sorry, guys. I promise the next chapter will be a lot longer.
