Wahoo! The second one is here! Things are going to get real complicated now. Geez, I forgot to tell these: this fic is a year after the shaman tournament (Yoh won) and I might use both the English and Japanese names.
And two other things: I don't own Shaman King (I only own Draikiel (now with the nickname Blind Shaman (and for a good reason)) and Aridas) and I love athrun you got your wish so here's chapter 2…
Same Ground Ch. 2: What's happening?
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At Funbari Hill, Draikiel and Aridas waited for Yoh and Anna. You know, this one thinks you were too harsh in what you did. Aridas said. "Aridas, I said that I would do it if I had to." Draikiel said. This one knows you said that but this time it was too much. You almost destroyed the Onsen with your attack. Aridas said. "…You're really like your descendant. You don't need to think about them. Besides," Draikiel said, closing his eyes. "They brought Amidamaru and Harusame. Now I'm in big trouble." How are you in trouble! You have the sword of unity! Aridas shouted. "Remember, Aridas, I need it to make my mind control power cease its work. If they look at me without it they will be under my control and that's not what I want." He reminded him. Ah, right. This one is sorry Draikus-dono. This one did not think too clearly for this one was blinded by rage. Aridas apologized. "It's okay, you were right. I almost destroyed it. But still, I must do what I have been told and tell your descendant what he needs to know." He said. Draikiel unsheathed his sword and looked at it for a while. He then transformed the sword into Aridas. What are you doing? Aridas asked. "Since the itako saw me in wolf form, I must stay in wolf form. You, on the other hand, need to be the "owner" of the wolf by going into this." Draikiel explained. B-But that means that this one will be responsible for what you did! No, this one will not do it. Aridas said firmly. Please, Aridas, just this once! Draikiel pleaded in wolf form. Aridas thought for a while. Alright, this one will do it, but just this once. Aridas said.
(Yoh's pov) After Horohoro, Morty and I cleaned up the Onsen, Anna, Amidamaru (He came on Anna's "orders") and I went to Funbari hill. When we arrived there was no sign of the "living" around the place. "That's strange. This place should've been filled with ghosts by now." Amidamaru said. "Maybe because whatever's here scared them away." I said. Big mistake. Anna then slapped me on the spot. "That's a stupid theory." She said. I scratched my head. "Then what could it be!" I screamed. Another big mistake. She jabbed me right in the jaw. "It's not what, but who. Look over there." She pointed at the hill where Amidamaru's grave was. I looked in that direction and saw some guy and something that was black and not of here, as it was bigger than the tree behind it. "Could it be them who are sending these notes?" Amidamaru asked. "If they're the reason there's no ghosts around here, then yeah, I guess so." I said. "Well let's not waste any more time and get to them." Anna said. We walked to them and when we got there, the person we saw was going to change things forever.
(Anna's pov) I couldn't believe what I was seeing. The guy we were seeing now could've been an illusion but no, it wasn't. He looked exactly like Yoh only he was wearing an old-style Gi, brown pants and brown top and had what looked like grey wolf ears sticking out of his head. I guess it was fake. "So you're the one who sent us the notes, right?" Yoh asked. "Of course, why wouldn't we be here? Unfortunately, he might not see the daylight again. He brought his ghost." The guy said. So this person was also a shaman. "Now if you do as we say, no one will get hurt." He said. "Surely you did not make us come here only to kill us." Amidamaru said. "Of course we won't, samurai. We are humble and we never double-cross. Now, stay still. "
(Normal pov) Draikiel, in wolf form, lunged at Yoh and pinned him to the ground. Yoh immediately attacked him with Harusame. He pulled back beside Aridas. It's a shame that I had to do that to him, though. He mentally said to Anna. Anna was caught off guard for a few seconds when she received the mental message. "What do you mean by that?" Anna questioned. "Why don't you wait and see, Anna?" Aridas said smiling a Hao smile. Anna didn't know how they knew her name or what they meant. Suddenly Yoh lunged at Anna but thankfully he missed. She looked at Yoh in the eyes soon realized what they did to him. They put him under some spell, She thought. "You sure learn quickly." Aridas said with a smirk. Yoh was about to attack again when a huge fireball hit him and knocked him to a tree unconscious. "That was too close." A voice that was too recognizable: Hao.
"You're still alive?" Anna said in a rude way. "And I was expecting a warm welcome," Hao said under his breath. "The one behind this is not the person, but the wolf himself. You don't need to hide yourself Draikus Amadius." Aridas quickly unintegrated with sword, which quickly transformed into a black cloak, while Draikiel quickly changed back and put on the cloak. "So you do know who I am." He said. "Of course I know who you are; I've been tracking you down for the past year. Now that you're here, I can permanently finish you off." He said angrily. "Hao, I do not wish to hurt you or your brother for if I did, your brother's ancestor would kill me in one way or another." Draikiel said pointing at Aridas. Hao turned to Aridas. "Nice to see you again, little brother. I trust that you've learned a lot since I killed you." He said smiling. Yes, this one has learned a lot, but this one wished to keep his accent. He said turning to Draikiel, wolf ears moving in a mannerly way. Draikus-dono, may we release him? "Yeah, it wouldn't hurt." He said. He walked to Yoh and put his left hand on top of his (Yoh) head. He then closed his eyes. He then spoke in another language that Hao and Anna couldn't understand. "Asakura, eka weohnata neiat haina ono. Reisa fra onr slytha (1)!" In an instant Yoh rose up, rubbing his head. "Oww… what happened? Last thing I remember was a huge dog the size of a…" Yoh didn't continue his sentence as he saw Hao, immediately put Amidamaru into Harusame, and attacked with Halo Blade. He didn't hit Hao but instead he hit Draikiel (eyes closed) who had Aridas in the Sword of Unity in his hand, blocking his attack. "What the…" In an instant, Yoh crashed into the ground but quickly got up. "Are you really the Shaman King? You're not so tough." Draikiel said but he wasn't in front of Yoh anymore, he was behind Yoh, eyes still closed, with the tip of the blade at his back touching but not piercing. "How did you do that?" He said quite surprised. "I've learned a lot that you've learned quickly, I assure you." He said lowering the sword down (which made Aridas unintegrate). Yoh quickly pulled back to where Anna and Hao were. "Why did you let me go? For a second there I thought you were going to…" he said. "Kill you? No, of course not. If I had done that, you would've killed me." He said. "But how can I kill you if I'm already dead?" he asked stupidly for even Anna understood what that meant. "Little brother, he means that if he does kill you his ghost will kill him and that ghost is your ancestor so that practically makes him you," Hao said. "-without the fact that he was half a wolf demon." He added.
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Author's Notes: I don't want to continue this for now (TOO TIRED!). (1) I got this part in a book called Eragon (Christopher Paolini). I got the special edition which had the ancient language and what it meant in English. So be thankful I'm translating what I typed in that language.
"Asakura, I will not harm you. Rise from your sleep!"
Oh, yeah, and another thing: R&R!
- LazyShamaness