Chuck: Yo! Me wish I could've gotten more reviews for the prologue. Oh
well, at least I finally have this fic underway. Enjoy! ^_-
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Chapter 1 The Wacky Priestess Who Couldn't Steer
"Manta! Manta!?! Where are you?"
"I'm in the kitchen, Yoh-kun!" Manta Oyamada stirred the rice quietly, never suspecting the events ahead of him. It had been three months since the incident with Hao, and in that time there had been a few changes. Mikihisa, Keiko, Kino and *shudder* Yohmei now lived in the En Inn with Yoh, and Ren and Horo Horo were now a couple, but one thing was still the same. Manta's feelings for Yoh, which still hadn't been expressed.
"Why can't I tell him?" Manta thought as he stirred the rice. "I can finish a whole math text book in one night, but I can't tell my best friend that I like him a little more than he thinks?"
"Manta?"
The small boy's cheeks became pure red as he looked to his friend. "Hai, Yoh-kun?"
"Anna said she wants you to make some rice balls too." Manta sighed, then nodded. "Hai, Yoh-kun."
Yoh smiled, then walked over. "Manta? Anna's got you on that scarey dirt too, huh?"
Manta nodded sadly.
"Here, eat this." Yoh suddenly pulled out a large chocolate bar.
"But Yoh-kun, we shouldn't cheat on our diets."
"Manta, you gotta eat it, or else the diet's gonna make you anorexic."
Manta's eyes became wide, then he quickly took the bar and practically inhaled it before anyone could catch him. "Arigatou, Yoh-kun. Oh, and the last one at dinner is a rotten Hao," the small boy laughed.
A hollow smile gripped Yoh's face, then he walked out.
"That was odd. Yoh-kun looked kinda funny when I said that. Hmm . . ." Manta gave a loud sigh, then suddenly heard something. It was a soft cracking noise that one may hear in a forest. "Nani?" He looked out the opened window into the June night. The sound became louder, then he suddenly realized that the sound was the sound of twigs breaking. "Huh?"
A dark figure suddenly ran up, then looked up and screamed. "Ahhh! I'm gonna run into the wall!"
"HEH!?!?!"
A loud crash was heard, followed by a long moan. The figure then pulled their self together and jumped through the window. "I found you!" The hooded person suddenly wrapped their arms around Manta. "Yea! I didn't screw up!"
"Ah! Yoh-kun!"
"Manta?" Yoh popped his head in, then seeing the person walked over. "Nani? Who's that?"
The hooded person suddenly looked up, stared at Yoh for a few seconds, then jumped back. "Ack.! Get away from Lord Monster, you Manta, I mean, get away from Lord Monsta, you Manter!" The cloaked person suddenly pulled out a long staff and slammed it into Yoh's head.
"Yoh-kun!" Manta quickly ran to his friend's side, then frowned. "Who are you!?!"
"I am the great priestess Shizuka!"
"You can't be that great. I didn't even go unconscious when you hit me."
The strange person looked down at Yoh in annoyance. "Silence, evil Hell spawn!"
"Hey, don't call Yoh-kun a Hell spawn, you twig!"
"Twig? I can come up with better things than that."
"Okay, then why don't you explain why you just about took my head off?"
The unknown comic was about to say something, when they suddenly went unconscious.
"Huh?" The two boys looked up to find Mikihisa standing behind them with a large piece of ply wood.
Yoh giggled. "Uh Dad, why did you just knock the funny person out?"
Mikihisa lifted his mask a little, revealing pure confusion. "I only tapped that on their head. Am I that strong?"
Manta shrugged. "I guess we'll have to wait until he or she wakes up."
"Mmm . . . hm?" The hooded person slowly opened their eyes. "Wha . . . What happened?"
"So, you're finally awake."
"Huh." The person suddenly realized they were tied up in a chair, their cloak removed. "Ah, nuts!"
Horo grinned. "So, you're a dude."
"You die!" The hostage began struggling to attack Horo, but it was no use. "Let me go! I have important business!"
Ren cocked an eyebrow. "What sort of important business?"
"Stuff that only I, the great priestess Shizuka should know."
"You were knocked out by a piece of plywood, how great can you be?" Miki asked.
Shizuka looked over to Miki, then screamed. "AH! DRUG DEALER!"
"Drug dealer!?! I resent that, boy!"
The priestess growled. "I'm not a boy!"
The group stared at her in confusion.
"Then why's your hair so short?" Ryu asked.
"Because in my temple we're supposed to cut our hair real short."
Yoh tilted his head. "So, who are you, then?"
"Like I said, I'm the great, well maybe not that great, priestess Shizuka. I came from the temple located in Fumbari."
"I never knew there was a temple in Fumbari," Manta stated.
Yoh turned to Manta. "That's because Anna usually doesn't let us look around there."
Shizuka sighed. "Well, now that I'm captured I might as well spill my guts." The group was all seated, then she cleared her throat. "Okay, my name is Shizuka Lee Usui. I'm one of the priests from the temple in Fumbari. I . . ."
"Wait! Lee Usui!?!"
Shizuka looked to Miki. "Uh, that's right."
Kino and Miki looked at each other. "Oh my god! You're Yoh's old play mate!" they cried in union.
Yoh stared at his father. "Nani?"
"Don't you remember little Shizzy?" Kino laughed.
Yoh shook his head. "Nope."
"Well her parents, Mayumi and Chen were friends of ours, along with the head of the temple, Taro and her brother Raijin and his friend Marcus." Miki stated cheerfully.
Kino's face saddened. "Of coarse . . . We haven't seen them after . . . Mayumi and Taro passed away."
Miki and Kino both looked down, then Shizuka scratched her head. "Who's Mayumi and Taro?"
"HEH!?!" Kino and Miki both dropped to the floor anime style, then jumped up. "Who's Mayumi and Taro!?!"
"Heh heh heh." The group looked to Yoh, then the young shaman smiled and held his hand out to Shizuka. "Well, I can't remember you, but if my dad says you're okay, then I believe him."
Shizuka smiled, then took Yoh's hand. "It's okay. I can't remember you either."
The two began laughing together, then Miki smiled. "And a beautiful friendship blooms once again."
"Get one with it brat! Why are you here!?!"
The group looked to Yohmei, then Shizuka cleared her throat. "Well anyway, ever since I can remember I've been preparing for a special mission." She pulled a necklace out, than handed it to Manta. "I was to deliver this to Manta Oyamada."
"Huh?" Manta took it, then looked deep into the gem seeing a moving light. "What's that."
"Don't put it on yet. I gotta explain some stuff first. Okay, 3000 years ago, angels and demons existed above, below and on earth. There were two extremely powerful angels, one that went by the name of Yulin. Now, Yulin had a special purpose in life, which was to destroy one of the most powerful and mysterious demons to ever live. He went by the name . . . Asakura Hao."
The group all cried in union. "Nani!?! Hao!?!"
Shizuka nodded. "Hai!."
Miki slammed his fist into the wall. "Damn it! What hasn't that kisama done!?!"
Yoh giggled. "Uh, skinny dipping?"
Miki sighed. "No, I think there's something about that somewhere."
Shizuka cleared her throat again, showing irritation in her voice. "Can I finish?"
The group all nodded.
"Anyway, Yulin was sent to destroy King Hao, but for some reason he was corrupted by darkness."
Ryu sighed. "That sucks."
"No kidding it sucks. The two teamed up together and killed many people. They were believed to be the most unstoppable couple of all time. Their power was matched by no one. No one, except the fallen angel's younger brother. His name was Manta."
Manta's face reddened. "Really?"
Shizzy nodded. "Yeah. Anyway, he was soon sent to murder both King Hao and Yulin. It was hard, but he soon accomplished his goal, except before the two died, King Hao vowed to reincarnate himself into the world again, then Yulin said that he would also return when King Hao was in his weakest state, so he could protect him."
"So what are you saying?"
Kino turned to Horo Horo. "Isn't obvious? King Hao has been reincarnated into twins, putting him in his weakest state, so Yulin has returned to help him."
Ren looked over to Horo Horo. "Yeah, Ainu-baka. Quit being a dumb ass."
Yoh's expression hardened. "I guess that means . . . we'll probably have to fight oni-cha . . . I mean, Hao again, huh?"
Shizuka nodded.
Yoh sighed. "So, where was he last seen?"
"He was last seen near Fumbari Temple. My brother gave me this to bring to Manta-sama."
Manta stared at the necklace. "What is it for?"
"Well, after the angel Manta heard the threat of the two demons returning again, he asked for his soul to be placed in the gem of that necklace so once Yulin returned, he could also come back and defeat him again."
"But what does that have to do with me?"
Yoh looked to Manta. "Shizzy, do you mean . . ."
"Yep."
The group all stared at the small teen, then Manta growled. "What are you saying!?!"
Shizuka smiled . "What I'm saying Manta, is you're the reincarnation of Manta, the Angel of justice."
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Chuck: So how was the first chappy? Does it spark anyone's intrest? Well please R&R! *lays on a cloud and begins to write the next chapter*
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Chapter 1 The Wacky Priestess Who Couldn't Steer
"Manta! Manta!?! Where are you?"
"I'm in the kitchen, Yoh-kun!" Manta Oyamada stirred the rice quietly, never suspecting the events ahead of him. It had been three months since the incident with Hao, and in that time there had been a few changes. Mikihisa, Keiko, Kino and *shudder* Yohmei now lived in the En Inn with Yoh, and Ren and Horo Horo were now a couple, but one thing was still the same. Manta's feelings for Yoh, which still hadn't been expressed.
"Why can't I tell him?" Manta thought as he stirred the rice. "I can finish a whole math text book in one night, but I can't tell my best friend that I like him a little more than he thinks?"
"Manta?"
The small boy's cheeks became pure red as he looked to his friend. "Hai, Yoh-kun?"
"Anna said she wants you to make some rice balls too." Manta sighed, then nodded. "Hai, Yoh-kun."
Yoh smiled, then walked over. "Manta? Anna's got you on that scarey dirt too, huh?"
Manta nodded sadly.
"Here, eat this." Yoh suddenly pulled out a large chocolate bar.
"But Yoh-kun, we shouldn't cheat on our diets."
"Manta, you gotta eat it, or else the diet's gonna make you anorexic."
Manta's eyes became wide, then he quickly took the bar and practically inhaled it before anyone could catch him. "Arigatou, Yoh-kun. Oh, and the last one at dinner is a rotten Hao," the small boy laughed.
A hollow smile gripped Yoh's face, then he walked out.
"That was odd. Yoh-kun looked kinda funny when I said that. Hmm . . ." Manta gave a loud sigh, then suddenly heard something. It was a soft cracking noise that one may hear in a forest. "Nani?" He looked out the opened window into the June night. The sound became louder, then he suddenly realized that the sound was the sound of twigs breaking. "Huh?"
A dark figure suddenly ran up, then looked up and screamed. "Ahhh! I'm gonna run into the wall!"
"HEH!?!?!"
A loud crash was heard, followed by a long moan. The figure then pulled their self together and jumped through the window. "I found you!" The hooded person suddenly wrapped their arms around Manta. "Yea! I didn't screw up!"
"Ah! Yoh-kun!"
"Manta?" Yoh popped his head in, then seeing the person walked over. "Nani? Who's that?"
The hooded person suddenly looked up, stared at Yoh for a few seconds, then jumped back. "Ack.! Get away from Lord Monster, you Manta, I mean, get away from Lord Monsta, you Manter!" The cloaked person suddenly pulled out a long staff and slammed it into Yoh's head.
"Yoh-kun!" Manta quickly ran to his friend's side, then frowned. "Who are you!?!"
"I am the great priestess Shizuka!"
"You can't be that great. I didn't even go unconscious when you hit me."
The strange person looked down at Yoh in annoyance. "Silence, evil Hell spawn!"
"Hey, don't call Yoh-kun a Hell spawn, you twig!"
"Twig? I can come up with better things than that."
"Okay, then why don't you explain why you just about took my head off?"
The unknown comic was about to say something, when they suddenly went unconscious.
"Huh?" The two boys looked up to find Mikihisa standing behind them with a large piece of ply wood.
Yoh giggled. "Uh Dad, why did you just knock the funny person out?"
Mikihisa lifted his mask a little, revealing pure confusion. "I only tapped that on their head. Am I that strong?"
Manta shrugged. "I guess we'll have to wait until he or she wakes up."
"Mmm . . . hm?" The hooded person slowly opened their eyes. "Wha . . . What happened?"
"So, you're finally awake."
"Huh." The person suddenly realized they were tied up in a chair, their cloak removed. "Ah, nuts!"
Horo grinned. "So, you're a dude."
"You die!" The hostage began struggling to attack Horo, but it was no use. "Let me go! I have important business!"
Ren cocked an eyebrow. "What sort of important business?"
"Stuff that only I, the great priestess Shizuka should know."
"You were knocked out by a piece of plywood, how great can you be?" Miki asked.
Shizuka looked over to Miki, then screamed. "AH! DRUG DEALER!"
"Drug dealer!?! I resent that, boy!"
The priestess growled. "I'm not a boy!"
The group stared at her in confusion.
"Then why's your hair so short?" Ryu asked.
"Because in my temple we're supposed to cut our hair real short."
Yoh tilted his head. "So, who are you, then?"
"Like I said, I'm the great, well maybe not that great, priestess Shizuka. I came from the temple located in Fumbari."
"I never knew there was a temple in Fumbari," Manta stated.
Yoh turned to Manta. "That's because Anna usually doesn't let us look around there."
Shizuka sighed. "Well, now that I'm captured I might as well spill my guts." The group was all seated, then she cleared her throat. "Okay, my name is Shizuka Lee Usui. I'm one of the priests from the temple in Fumbari. I . . ."
"Wait! Lee Usui!?!"
Shizuka looked to Miki. "Uh, that's right."
Kino and Miki looked at each other. "Oh my god! You're Yoh's old play mate!" they cried in union.
Yoh stared at his father. "Nani?"
"Don't you remember little Shizzy?" Kino laughed.
Yoh shook his head. "Nope."
"Well her parents, Mayumi and Chen were friends of ours, along with the head of the temple, Taro and her brother Raijin and his friend Marcus." Miki stated cheerfully.
Kino's face saddened. "Of coarse . . . We haven't seen them after . . . Mayumi and Taro passed away."
Miki and Kino both looked down, then Shizuka scratched her head. "Who's Mayumi and Taro?"
"HEH!?!" Kino and Miki both dropped to the floor anime style, then jumped up. "Who's Mayumi and Taro!?!"
"Heh heh heh." The group looked to Yoh, then the young shaman smiled and held his hand out to Shizuka. "Well, I can't remember you, but if my dad says you're okay, then I believe him."
Shizuka smiled, then took Yoh's hand. "It's okay. I can't remember you either."
The two began laughing together, then Miki smiled. "And a beautiful friendship blooms once again."
"Get one with it brat! Why are you here!?!"
The group looked to Yohmei, then Shizuka cleared her throat. "Well anyway, ever since I can remember I've been preparing for a special mission." She pulled a necklace out, than handed it to Manta. "I was to deliver this to Manta Oyamada."
"Huh?" Manta took it, then looked deep into the gem seeing a moving light. "What's that."
"Don't put it on yet. I gotta explain some stuff first. Okay, 3000 years ago, angels and demons existed above, below and on earth. There were two extremely powerful angels, one that went by the name of Yulin. Now, Yulin had a special purpose in life, which was to destroy one of the most powerful and mysterious demons to ever live. He went by the name . . . Asakura Hao."
The group all cried in union. "Nani!?! Hao!?!"
Shizuka nodded. "Hai!."
Miki slammed his fist into the wall. "Damn it! What hasn't that kisama done!?!"
Yoh giggled. "Uh, skinny dipping?"
Miki sighed. "No, I think there's something about that somewhere."
Shizuka cleared her throat again, showing irritation in her voice. "Can I finish?"
The group all nodded.
"Anyway, Yulin was sent to destroy King Hao, but for some reason he was corrupted by darkness."
Ryu sighed. "That sucks."
"No kidding it sucks. The two teamed up together and killed many people. They were believed to be the most unstoppable couple of all time. Their power was matched by no one. No one, except the fallen angel's younger brother. His name was Manta."
Manta's face reddened. "Really?"
Shizzy nodded. "Yeah. Anyway, he was soon sent to murder both King Hao and Yulin. It was hard, but he soon accomplished his goal, except before the two died, King Hao vowed to reincarnate himself into the world again, then Yulin said that he would also return when King Hao was in his weakest state, so he could protect him."
"So what are you saying?"
Kino turned to Horo Horo. "Isn't obvious? King Hao has been reincarnated into twins, putting him in his weakest state, so Yulin has returned to help him."
Ren looked over to Horo Horo. "Yeah, Ainu-baka. Quit being a dumb ass."
Yoh's expression hardened. "I guess that means . . . we'll probably have to fight oni-cha . . . I mean, Hao again, huh?"
Shizuka nodded.
Yoh sighed. "So, where was he last seen?"
"He was last seen near Fumbari Temple. My brother gave me this to bring to Manta-sama."
Manta stared at the necklace. "What is it for?"
"Well, after the angel Manta heard the threat of the two demons returning again, he asked for his soul to be placed in the gem of that necklace so once Yulin returned, he could also come back and defeat him again."
"But what does that have to do with me?"
Yoh looked to Manta. "Shizzy, do you mean . . ."
"Yep."
The group all stared at the small teen, then Manta growled. "What are you saying!?!"
Shizuka smiled . "What I'm saying Manta, is you're the reincarnation of Manta, the Angel of justice."
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Chuck: So how was the first chappy? Does it spark anyone's intrest? Well please R&R! *lays on a cloud and begins to write the next chapter*