Chapter 7

"Well, all of us here except Manta and Anna are shamans. Anna's a Itako. Shamans are able to see ghosts and are also able to integrate with them. It appears that you all might be shamans too. But we're not sure. So Anna may want to test you if you are a shaman. She's able to summon sprits and travel to the sprit world." Yoh said.

"Yeah. I see. Well I forgot to mention that I am a shaman too. So then Yoh, you're the Shaman king, right? Then where's your Ghost?" Uo said to the shamans.

"Well, Horo's is Kororo. Ren's Bason. Faust's is Eliza over there. Tamao's is Ponchi and Konchi. Jun's Pailong, that's the Zombie over there. Chocolove's is Mick. Ryu's Tokageroh. And mine's Amidamaru. Why don't you and Uo show us your sprits?" Yoh said addressing Tohru, as the sprits appear beside their masters.

"Oh mine's Chihiro." Tohru said as Chihiro appeared in a small pink ball.

"Mine's Sen." Uo said examining Manta carefully before she said, "How old are you?"

"I'm thirteen," Manta sighed, "Shockingly short I know."

"Well it's your turn to tell us

"What is this? Having a conference here? How come I wasn't invited?" A certain someone with brown hair said from the window.

"HAO!" The shamans cried out in unison.

"Heh I didn't know Tohru was here?" Hao said. Jumping down from where he was perched, to in front of Tohru.

"GET AWAY!" Tohru yelled as she oversouled Chihiro into a Kanata she had been hiding in her clothes.

"Heh. Pitiful, sis." Hao teased.

"Get away from her!" Yoh shouted.

"AHHH!" Tohru screamed at Hao as he grabbed her Kanata and threw it away as he grabbed his sister.

"SPRIT OF SWORD!" Yoh cried out attempting to cut Hao into two but was stopped by the Sprit of Fire.

"Too weak... too weak..." Hao said.

"GET AWAY FROM HER YOU BASTARD!" Kyo shouted.

"And why am I supposed to listen to you?" Hao mocked him.

"GET AWAY FROM TOHRU!" This time it was Yuki who said that.

"And what are you going to do?"

"Ready, Guys?"

"Yeah."

"May the ancient Five bless us;

Bless the Animals here;

With the power there once was;

Rise the sprits;

For the Eight Animals gathered here;

Mouse, the cleverest;

Ox, the Fastest;

Tiger, the Fiercest;

Rabbit, the Honest;

Dragon, the Sacred;

Snake, the Sneakiest;

Goat, the Rebellious;

Dog, the Bravest;

Cat, the Unwanted;

Rise give us the power;" Yuki, Haru, Kisa, Momiji, Hatori, Ayame, Hiro, Shigure and Kyo had joined hands to form a circle, which had the above animals had appeared from. A sprit of a rat perched of Yuki's Shoulder. A sprit of an Ox stood in front of Haru. A sprit of a tiger stood beside of Kisa. A sprit of a rabbit perched on Momiji's head. Hatori was sitting on a sprit of a dragon. A sprit of a snake nestled itself in Ayame's arms. A sprit of a goat stood itself in front of Hiro. A sprit of a dog growled at Hao, while a sprit of a cat prowled the space at Kyo's feet. The new sprits had weird markings on their sides.

"Heh... I thought I made it clear to Akito that the animals were to remain untouched." Hao addressing the Sohmas.

"Heh... As if he would listen to you." Hatori snickered.

"Let go Tohru!" Momiji yelled at Hao.

"Fine... But you know that I won't give up the thing you have, Tohru. The thing to enable the release of the rest of my Furuko. I think I'll have a little talk with Akito" Hao said before disappearing with the Sprit of Fire.

"I'll never give it to you! I'm its guardian! And I'll never hand it over!" Tohru yelled at the boy.

"Those are the eight of thirteen zodiac animals, am I right?" Jun said her mouth open with disbelief.

"Yes..." Akito said from the entrance.

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