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Chapter 10: The Giant Spirit

"Oh shit what?" Rose asked.

"I… found a giant powerful spirit… and it's more powerful than any of us put together! I put all my furyoku into it and… I told it to kill all shamans who oppose me!" Hao said meekly.

"You WHAT?" Rose exploded.

"I set off a giant powerful spirit that will be the destruction of the world." Hao summarized in one breath.

"Then let's get the hell on the road and stop it!" Rose said, climbing onto Spirit of Fire.

"Forget it! Beads!" Anna summoned after the whole gang tried to break through the seals.

The beads around Anna's neck lifted themselves and 'flew' out of the cage and wrapped around the seal, wrapping the beads around it and pulling until the seal broke.

"Bad news! A giant powerful spirit is headed this way! It's not Hao, or Rose! In fact, it's stronger than all of us put together!" Silva and Mikihisa shouted, looking up from the Oracle.

BOOM! BOOM! BOOM! BOOM! The giant powerful spirit was Ryoko. Ryoko stormed through the forest with only one thing on his mind: His orders to kill anyone who opposed his master Hao Asakura.

"Celestial Strike!" A boy flew into the air and slashed at him.

"Useless, fool!" Ryoko laughed and flung the boy back.

"Halo Blade!" "Shikigamis!" Other people sliced at him too. Also useless. He attacked everyone who rushed at him.

"Yoh! That won't work! It's too strong!" Rose's voice sliced through the air, and the whole gang looked around to see Spirit of Fire carrying Hao and Rose towards them.

"We're doomed. I created that monster. It's too powerful. Nothing can stop it." Hao confirmed.

"Then we're doomed!" Someone moaned.

"Not really." Rose's quiet reply was stunning. "Spirit Mode! Rose Whip! Rose Blade!" Rose flew at the creature with incredible speed, attacking swiftly.

"Foolish mortal!" Ryoko roared.

"Ryoko! You fiend! Today is the day you meet your doom! Even if you kill me, I'll die knowing that you're dead as well!" Rose flew backwards, then targeted Ryoko again. Again and again, time after time, gaining speed with each round.

Ryoko didn't even flinch. He swung at Rose and knocked her into the ground, creating a cloud of dust.

"Ahh… I sure fell for that one. If I hadn't blocked, I'd be dead by now. Hao!" Rose had one hand clutching her Rose Blade, and nodded at Hao. Hao returned the nod and readied his sword.

Together, they rushed at Ryoko, yelling, "Burning Roses of Hell!"

WHOOSH! Flames flew out of Hao's sword and mixed with rose petals from Rose's blade, creating what looked like a burning rose that rushed towards Ryoko.

"Master… wants Ryoko to… die? Master… doesn't like Ryoko? Ryoko kill Master!" Ryoko roared in fury and slashed blindly at Hao and Rose.

"Oh no you don't! Whirlwind Petals!" Rose shouted, and a whirlwind of roses (mixed with everyone else's attacks) hit Ryoko.

"Raaagh!" Ryoko roared in pain, and swiped at Rose.

Whoosh! A white light flashed in front of Rose's face, and she found herself in a dark room, standing in front of a shining door.

"Hello, darling. You must be the sacrifice." A robed woman led Rose to a sacrificial altar and some force forced Rose to lay on it.

"She's a bit young, isn't she?" A priestess said to the robed woman as she stripped Rose of all her clothes but her underclothes and tied her wrists and ankles together.

"You poor girl, so young to be sacrificed to Ryoko." The first woman said to Rose.

"Ryoko, the spirit?" Rose felt her eyes widen.

"Yes, yes. He must be pleased or else his wrath will fall upon us!" The priestess exclaimed.

Rose saw a dagger lift and fall.

Rose was slammed into a tree. She slowly slid down, when she realized that she now knew how to defeat Ryoko.