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Chapter 8: Not The End

The smoke cleared and the last person standing was…Hao. Yoh was on the ground, and he had lost spirit control. Hao was barely standing up, as he used his sword for support.

"Looks like…I win…" Hao said while catching his breath.

"Oh really now?" Yoh said putting on a slight smile. Just seconds later, Hao lost spirit control and collapsed on the ground. "I'm out of energy, but I made sure that you have no more energy either. Don't forget, Horohoro and Ren can still fight, so baisically, our team has won Hao!"

"How can I be beaten once again?" Hao asked. "…by the same person who beat me three months ago?"

"Yoh is not the same person who beat you three months ago Hao" Anna left Yoh's body. "Yoh's skills have improved, and Yoh gave it his best!"

Yoh was carried off by Horohoro and Ren. The rest were carried back in the spirit plane, leaving Hao behind in the empty battlefield. "I lost…but I'm not yet out…Spirit of Fire…help me do one last task…" Spirit of Fire used his gigantic hand to carry Hao, and they both flew away.

Yoh slowly opened his eyes as he sat up from the bed. He could remember being carried into the plane by Ren and Horohoro, and they left Hao in the dessert.

"Huh?" Yoh remembered everything that happened. "Anna?"

"I'm right here Yoh" Anna materialized in front of him. "What's wrong?"

"Oh nothing…" Yoh smiled at her. "Where's Amidamaru?"

"He's somewhere in the plane" Anna answered. "He went out to see if the others are doing alright."

"I see…" Yoh said. "Well…I'm glad you're alright!"

"Thanks Yoh…" Anna said softly. "For saving me…I knew you would come…"

"No problem Anna…no problem…" Yoh was just thankful that he got Anna's spirit back. Now all he had to do was to return home and return Anna's spirit.

"You know what Anna…" Yoh looked out the window before facing her. "I felt different while I was fighting Hao…"

"What do you mean Yoh?" Anna asked.

"It's a different sort of energy…" Yoh answered. "The way I fought today, I found my fighting style to be somewhat a little…different…"

"I see…"

"Maybe it was all thanks to you that I was able to beat Hao" Yoh said to Anna.

"Why?"

"He already knows my moves when I fight in spirit unity with Amidamaru…but when I fought with you…he couldn't predict what move I was going to make next."

"I see…"

"But anyway…what matters now is that you're here, and not with Hao…"

"Thanks for everything Yoh…" Anna floated above Yoh as he slowly drifted off to dreamland.

"Do you think they already have Anna?" Tamao quietly sipped the tea that she made.

"I bet they do…" Pirika answered. "I have this feeling that they do"

"Let's hope they get back here safely" Tamao smiled at Pirika.

A strong wind suddenly blew from the open window.

"It's getting windy outside, better close the windows" Tamao reached for the windows but the strong wind blew her back.

"Tamao…" Pirika helped her up. "I don't think this is just an ordinary wind…"

"You two are right…" Hao suddenly emerged from the shadows at the corner.

"HAO?" Pirika and Tamao nervously looked at him.

"Surprised ladies?" Hao smirked at them.

"What do you want with us?" Pirika yelled at him. "I thought Horohoro and the others finished you off?"

"Like I said before…" Hao got nearer and nearer. "I may have lost…but I'm not out just yet!"

Hao started approaching the lifeless body of Anna, but Tamao and Pirika blocked his way.

"We're not going to let you take her!" Tamao said.

"I'm sorry, but I just have to take her" Hao smiled at the two girls. "I may not have her spirit, but I can take her defenseless body!"

"Who said she was going to be defenseless?" Pirika snapped. "Didn't you hear what she said? We are not going to let you take her!"

"Really now…" Hao smiled evilly. "Let's see you try…"

Tamao and Pirika looked at him angrily. "Konchi, Ponchi! Spirit Form...!"

Yoh suddenly shot up from the bed, clutching his head tightly.

"Yoh! I'm glad you're awake!" Anna said. "I feel something…and it's not good…"

"I feel it too!" Yoh said as he wore his shirt. "Let's tell the others right away!"

"I told Silva to make the plane go faster" Amidamaru showed up in front of him.

Yoh and the two ghosts rushed to the meeting room, everyone else was already there.

"Hey Yoh, did you feel it too?" Jun asked Yoh.

"Yeah I did!" Yoh answered. "What's going on?"

"We don't know…" Lyserg answered. "But Horohoro is sensing that it happened in the inn!"

"We have to hurry up!" Horohoro slammed the table angrily. "Pirika and Tamao are all alone there!"

"Silva is trying to get the plane to Funbari as fast as he can" Faust tried to make Horohoro relax a bit. "In the mean time, let's all try to get some rest. Our injuries are not fully healed yet."

"Faust is right guys" Yoh said. "Hang in there Tamao and Pirika, we'll try to get there as soon as we can…"

Twohours have passed, and the plane has already landed. Yoh, Manta, Horohoro, Ren, and Lyserg ran out of the plane and rushed inside the car that was waiting for them; Ren had called it earlier before they left the desert. The four rode in as the car quickly sped it way to the onsen. Faust, Silva, Jun, Pai Long, and Rio told them that they'll catch up with them as soon as Faust treats their injuries.

Just in a matter of minutes, the car arrived at its destination. The five of them rushed outside the car and into the onsen. The lights were on in the onsen, and it was quiet. They slammed the door open and ran in the room where Anna's body was.

It was a shocking sight to see, because standing in the room was Hao. He was carrying Anna's body on his shoulder, and he was holding the unconscious Tamao's collar with his free hand. It was evident that Pirika had been tossed into the wall earlier, because she was unconscious in a sitting up position leaning against the wall.

"Well…I'm glad that you're finally here…" Hao tossed Tamao aside roughly. "These two put up a fight…and it was very trouble some…"

"Hao!" Horohoro's eyes were filled with so much anger and rage. "HOW COULD YOU?"

Kororo immediately entered the snowboard as Horohoro began to strike Hao with multiple Nippopo punches. Hao dodged most of the powerful attacks while carrying Anna on her shoulder.

Ren, Yoh, Lyserg, and Manta grabbed Horohoro and tried to stop him.

"Horohoro! Calm down!" Yoh tightly gripped his arm. "You might hurt Anna's body!"

"If you keep this up, you'll wreck the house and lose all your energy before the fight even begins!" Anna yelled at him.

Horohoro stopped his movement, but he wasn't going to let Hao get away with this…ever.

"I'm glad that all of you have regained some furyoku since we last met" said Hao.

"Why Hao?" Ren asked angrily.

"It's all because of you Anna" Hao smiled calmly at the ghost. "I needed your spirit, but you never gave it to me. So instead, I came for your body. Pirika and Tamao wouldn't have been hurt if they had given you to me. It's your fault that you guys couldn't get here before me…And it is your fault for being so defenseless Anna."

"You took me away Hao!" Anna yelled. "It was your fault because you made me defenseless in the first place!"

"You're very right Anna" Hao answered. "But it was your fault for letting me take you. It was because of you that they had to go through all of this."

"SHUT UP HAO!" Anna tried to ignore what he said, but it was true. The only reason why everyone went after Hao was because they wanted to rescue her.

"Don't listen to him Anna!" Yoh said. "You aren't weak, I know that. We were all to blame, I shouldn't have let myself be caught off guard during our fight at the onsen."

"It's nice talking and all…" Hao interrupted. "But don't forget that I still have this!"

"What do you mean 'this'?" Anna said. "That 'this' that you're holding is my body!"

"I need Anna" Hao smiled evilly. "Now if you'll excuse me, I have to go"

Hao jumped out the window, and when the others jumped out to catch him, he was gone, and a breeze carrying a bunch of leaves flew past the five.

"He's gone…"

"I'm sorry…" Silva apologized. "We should've been here much earlier…"

"It's not your fault…" Yoh said.

Horohoro stepped in the room, with a not so happy face.

"Hey Horo…are they alright?" Ren asked.

"Yeah…they'll be just fine…" Horohoro answered. Faust was treating their wounds, and both Tamao and Pirika were already awake. "Hao's gonna pay for what he did!"

"Indeed he is…" Ren continued. "Just wait till I get my hands on him!"

"Guys, try to relax…" Yoh said. "We have to know where Hao is first before we kick his butt."

'By the way…where's Anna?' Yoh quietly left the room and tried to find Anna; one guess where she was right now, was probably on top of the roof.

Yoh went to check, and there she was, sitting on the roof.

"Stargazing?" Yoh sat beside Anna's transparent figure.

"I just can't believe that you guys are doing this all for me…" Anna said softly. "After all the harsh trainings I made you go through…you still want to rescue me…why?"

"Well…" Yoh said. "Because I don't want to see you in Hao's hands, it's because all of us care…"

"I see…" Anna was glad that Yoh didn't see her as just her harsh trainer.

Suddenly, out of nowhere…a fire arrow was shot at it landed on the roof, at the end of it was a leaf. Yoh put it out before it spread, "Hao…"

"This leaf, it belongs to a tree that can only be found in one place" Anna examined the leaf.

"That place huh?" Yoh said. "That park is very big…big enough to be a battlefield…"

"Let's go…" Yoh climbed down the roof and ran into the house, behind him was Anna.

This time, they're going to make sure Hao goes down big time; nobody would forgive Hao for what he did to everyone. They were all going to make sure that their battle with Hao was going to be their last battle with him; they we're going to make sure he doesn't return to hurt anyone anymore.

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Did you guys think this was already the end? Hehehe, cliff hanger! More action awaits at the next chapter, if you guys review, review, and review!

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