---Chapter III---

The other Hao

From here and on, I'll refer Hao as in the one who lost his memory, and 'Hao' as the one who is in the other dimension.

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Hao is surprised. Even though he already knows that someone will look exactly like him, he never will think that "he" is this different from him.

"Don't stop talking now. If you have enough guts to pretend to be me, you should at least have enough guts to say something." 'Hao' smiled evilly.

"Why would I pretend to be you? I am Asakura Hao. I do not need to pretend to be myself."

Let's go. No matter how strong you are in your dimension, you cannot win against this 'Hao'!

"Another dimension? You seem to be a bit weak knowing that you are I in another dimension."

"Weak?"

Let's go… Please?

"Let's see to it…"

At his words, the same pink haired girl from before appears.

"Let me have him, Hao-sama. He dares to say that you are he."

'Hao' smiled again, and she immediately attacks Hao.

She is strong, but not as strong as Hao. However, Hao seems to be holding back. For some reason, he doesn't want to harm her…

"Use your real attacks! Do not go easy on me just because I am a girl!"

Knowing that Hao will not attack her with full force, she summons her spirit, a spirit that Hao is sure that he has seen it before…but his memory tells him that he has never seen before…: The Spirit of Time.

"With the power stronger than any spirits, I hereby summon you to vanquish the enemy in front of me."

Strong and beautiful as ever, "It" aims straight for Hao. Just as Hao wants to summon his Spirit of Fire, he realized that no spirit is at his calling… Did he forget to bring along the Spirit of Fire from his own Dimension?

Sensing the danger that Hao is in, the little 13 years old seer runs to Hao and teleports him out of the place.

"I am sorry 'Hao-sama', I have failed you…"

"He will be back, stronger than before."

"But…"

"Then I will devour his soul."

"'Hao-sama', I will personally see to his being stronger."

"Elwynn."

"Yes, 'Hao-sama'?"

"The strongest Spirit is "That", the spirit that I own. Remember, I vanquished the Great Spirit and the five Spirits with "That"."

"Yes, 'Hao-sama'… I shall be more careful when I make up my spells."

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You forgot to bring your own spirit?

"I thought that the Spirit of Fire will follow me."

We should go and get you a spirit.

"Where is the Spirit of Fire in this dimension?"

He is gone, along with the Great Spirit and the four other elements Spirit.

"How? Isn't the Great Spirit the strongest…"

"That" devoured them all. When "That" and "It" are together, they are invincible.

"Then what spirit should I use then?"

If you want, you can use me. Have you not noticed that I am a spirit? I am a seer, and within me lay a Spirit comparable to "That" and "It". Surely I will make you strong again.

"What Spirit is that?"

The Spirit of Dimension. With that, I can travel between worlds and take whatever I want from there. This is why I've always been chased by 'Hao-sama' and my sister. My power is something that they wish to have.

"And why have they never succeeded?"

I don't know. But my power of traveling is limited. I can only travel three times per month. I guess that you want your first trip is to go get back the Spirit of Fire of your dimension?

"That would be great."

You know that I can also find a dimension with no Shaman King yet, and steal the Great Spirit for you, right? I can do that…

"Just the Spirit of Fire is enough. I don't need anything more than that."

Before I go get it, I need to ask you something. What are you trying to search for in this dimension? Is there anything that leads you to here?

Hao takes out a picture and a ring.

"I have this for three years now. And I don't know that they are."

The photo is something that I do not know of. But the ring… I've seen it before. Is it written "I love you forevermore"?

"Yeah! How do you know? Is there something that you know?"

That ring is something that 'Hao-sama' gave to Elwynn, back when he is not like before.

"Elwynn……?"

Somehow, that name seems familiar to him… very familiar.

My sister is Elwynn. And that is also my name. We are twins, but my parents did not bother to give us a separated name. Just call me Ely.

"How did you die?"

Elwynn killed me.

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Okay, short chapter…. Forgive me plz?