To Exploded toilet bowl: Fluffiness? To be honest I never wrote that and to be REALLY honest I don't know how to, without messing it up (T.T) I can try…but I can't promise it…:D

Me: finally got a chance to fight those stupid XLAWS, I really hate them! Although, it's kinda funny if you think about it, all that torture equipment Jeanne uses on herself…heheh! Anyway enjoy this chapter! Oh yea, uh I don't own shaman king! Almost forgot it…(sweat drop)

The Real Deal

"Tory, if you ever fight those XLAWS again, I'll personally kill you!" Jessica mumbled.

"Be glad it was me, YOU would have probably slathered them all! I didn't forget how much you hated them Jessi." Tory was already sitting straight up in bed and teasing her spirit friend.

"And beside next time I fight them I will be much stronger!" she continued. Emerald appeared next to her with a roll of paper. "Huh? What's this Emerald?"

"The priests want to meet you in…the other Realm, my realm. They said something about multiple endings of what you already managed to change." Emerald said shaking her head in disagreement.

"How do those nitwits expect Tory-chan to go there!" Destiny responded annoyed.

Tory scanned the piece of paper. "It says here that they'll come for me in about…an hour!" she exclaimed. "What the hell are they thinking!"

Her spirits sweat dropped and read the piece of paper one by one. All shaking their heads when they were done. "This is absurd! They want you to do everything, GRRR, ASSHOLES!" Destiny yelled in pure rage. Again they sweat dropped and continued their talk.

"Hmm, but what's more importantly is that they will appear here in the camp and we don't know how Hao's going to respond to this. I mean he might as well let the SoF eat them." Emerald shuddered at the thought.

"I don't care about that! What do they mean by multiple endings? Man, I was just getting used to threaten this world as real! And what exactly have I changed?" Tory read the note one more time to make sure it was right.

"Multiple endings? Yea, it sound pretty weird, but I guess that means there is a possibility that Hao may survive. And wile you were KO, by using up all your Furyoku, we kinda spied on the Yohgumi… or I spied at them." Jessica quickly added when Destiny and Emerald gave her a glare.

"Yoh got really mad at Lyserg and reminded him of the Path of Fear. And Hao didn't get a left hand slap from Anna. –Don't look at me like that! - And he kinda fell of the rock when Anna gave Yoh the –er- diary thingy –Tory stop looking at me like that!-. He still didn't had all his Furyoku back, okay!" Jessica announced.

"And you tell me that NOW! OMG, what if he doesn't get back all his furyoku in time? It'll be my entire fault!" Tory panicked.

"That is why we want to discuss the Multiple Endings with you."

"There're here…" Destiny sighed.

"We will discuss our 'offers' in the Other Realm." Jada spoke.

"Come with us, please." Fawna held out her hand for Tory the grasp it. Just as she wanted to do Hao came walking in.

"Well, well, I thought I sensed something different. Are you going somewhere Tory?" he asked suspicious.

"I have some business to discuss with them…alone." She added as she stood up. She walked over to the priests and waited for her spirits to come.

"Hmm, it should be interesting if they come here to pick you up. I think I'll go wit you." He smirked and stepped closer.

"Asakura Hao, do not come any closer!" Gavin warned.

Hao raised an eyebrow and summoned the spirit of fire. The Priests were clearly not impressed by it and Tory started to get nervous.

"Jada, maybe you want to make clear we only came for Miss. Tory?" Fawna said.

The Priestess of stars raised her hands and before Hao knew it he was trapped in some kind of binding spell. Unbelievable, they're stronger then Hao? How can that be? If they have so much power, why did they bring me here to do all their jobs?

"Interesting questions Miss. Tory and we will answer them when we are in Emerald's Realm." Jada grasped Tory's hand and they disappeared.

"Where are we?" Tory asked.

"Where I belong, the Realm that is the shadow of the full moon." Emerald answered.

A bright light came from above and the three priests appeared. "Listen carefully to what we have to say miss. Tory, because we are only going to say it once." Gavin began. Tory nodded.

"What was a long time ago in this world was only ten years in your world. You came here by accident back then; why it was you we still don't know. We realized for the first time that there were other worlds, other universes. This world is nothing more then a parallel universe of your world. What our goal is; is to make it a world that stands alone. We gave you powers and amazing abilities, to change the glimpses of what you saw in your world. We know you tried and we also know most things had to happen, BUT if we put all the little things together you DID change we have enough power to make this world real." They said in their one voice tone.

"R-really, so nothing has to change anymore? But what were those Multiple Endings you talked about then?" Tory raised an eyebrow.

"Ah, yes the Endings. We have decided it doesn't matter anymore if Hao dies or not; the change of the ending you know isn't necessary to change. And it would be even better if it stays that way."

"WHAT! You let me come all the way to tell me 'Just let him die'! HOW DARE YOU! I won't let him die, I promised I'd look after him…and-!" she was cut off by Fawna raised her hand for silence.

"We expected that, but we came to the conclusion that he is too dangerous to be spared. So, here is our offer; you let him get killed and go back to your world OR you save him and stay here to keep him in control. We shall see your decision at the end, for now we wish you good luck."

Another bright light was there and Tory found herself back in the tent.

"Do you think she'll do it, Gavin?" Jada asked.

"Time will tell…" He smiled.

"Maybe this time we will succeed our goals…" Fawna sighed.

Tory stood there frozen, unable to move and even more unable to speak or even blink her eyes. "S-so you have to chose a-a way to get h-h-home?" Jessica stuttered. Tory didn't respond, but kept starring at the ground instead.

How could they do that? I can't make such a choice! Hao or my world, my family.

"Tory, I don't know if you noticed it, but I'm still in their spell so could you free me?" Hao suddenly broke the silence.

"Oh, uh, yea, here." She waved her hand and the spell was gone. After that she walked out without saying a word.

"Tory-san, Opacho wonders if-?" Tory walked right past him without noticing. When she was at the foot of the forest she just ran into it not looking back.

"Hao-sama what wrong?" Opacho asked his master.

"I don't know…Opacho send me a message if something's up. I'll be right back." He disappeared in the famous wall of flames, leaving Opacho behind.

When he arrived in the forest he found Tory sitting on a rock softly whispering the lyrics of a song. Tears were streaming down here face as she starred to the water.

"Crash
That was you and me
Started out so endlessly
Shattered on the ground
I hear the sound
Crash
Ringing in my ears
I still feel the sting of my tears
Someone wake me
I can't seem to break free"

He slowly approached her. Jessica saw him, but remained silent. Tory didn't saw and she didn't care, she started to sing the words of her song louder and louder.

"Go on
Get out of my head
I'm on the wrong side of a parallel universe
Am I alive or just dead
I've been somewhere in the dark
Living in a crash world

Hush
Don't say one more word
At this point the truth seems observed
Cut to the word
If gone forever

Crash
Underneath the fears
Everything's so twisted and weird
Someone save me
I can't seem to break free

Slow motion
Devastation
Should've seen it
But I couldn't do nothing
emotion
Desperation
Someone save me
I can't seem to break free

Go on
Get out of my head
I'm on the wrong side of a parallel universe
Am I alive or just dead
I've been somewhere in the dark
Living in a crash world"

Tory's PoV:

I'd always wondered in what kind of situation I would sing this song and now I know it. I thought the priests were good, I thought they just wanted nobody dead, but I was wrong. They just used me to achieve THEIR goals. They wanted a real world and now they got one, a world that goes on, that not repeats, a world that knows some many young deaths. And I helped made it, I helped them made a world without a heart.

"Tory, are you okay?" Jessica asked me sad.

"No, I failed! I promised Asaha to help him and I didn't return in time; I promised Hao to save him, but if I do I can't return home!" I cried.

Suddenly I felt someone's arms wrap around my waist.

"Hao…please let go…" I whispered. He ignored me and instead of letting go he tightened his grip. I felt my cheeks heating up and almost could hear Destiny thinking 'She's blushing, look, look!'

"So, if you save me from whatever I have to be saved from, you can't return to your home?" he whispered in me ear before laying down his chin on my shoulder.

"Yes."

"Then don't save me, I mean it can't be that bad." He said in a tone that almost sounded as carefree as Yoh.

"Hmfp, you should know…but if I want to go back…" I started to cry again. I couldn't do it I couldn't even think it, without losing my mind. Nobody deserves such a horrible death, not even Hao.

"W-why do you kill so much people?" I started.

"I think you already know that."

"Yes, but can't you stop? Can't you just STOP! The humans who did all those horrible things to you died years and years ago. Just stop killing and maybe they leave you alone!" I was desperate; I thought that I could change it AND return home.

Hao turned me around, so that I was now forced to look him in the eyes.

"Do you really think that if I stop THEY would stop? The Asakuras tried to kill me as a baby and they weren't even sure if it was me or Yoh. And then we have the XLAWS and may others. So, tell me, do you really believe they would stop?" he said just as calm as always.

"No…but I thought-." He cut me off by saying "Tomorrow we leave for the Holy Grounds. Yoh and his little club will probably try to stop us, but my followers will take care of them. As for you, you just stay by my side along with Opacho."

Oh no, I didn't realize we already were THAT far! And I'm still recovering from my fight with the XLAWS, so I won't be able to help!

"I said you don't have to fight, just stand along and let me do my job." He broke my panicking thoughts.

"NOOOO! Youcan'ttakeYoh'ssoul,hisfriendsthey'll…they'llfindawaytogethimbackand…andthenyougoinsaneandlettheSoFsuckuptheGreatSpiritsanditgoesallyellowandyougetevenmoreinsaneandthenyoutrytokillYohandthenhegetsthepowerofhisfriendsandhecutsyouintwoandthentheSoFexplodes!" I rattled and by the looks of Hao's face he didn't get a single word I just said. (Me: who CAN!)

"Uh, was that something that's about to happen? Because I didn't get a thing you said." He laughed and I only got madder and madder.

"Sigh, I'll go with you and look after you…" was my final answer.

"Good."

I managed to make a fake smile and starred to the water. This was it, I would go to the Holy Grounds watch how Hao obtains Yoh's soul, Manta and the rest would probably blame me. Before that I had to watch the last XLAWS get defeated and some of them die –I even felt sorry for them!- and I HAD to make a decision! I couldn't run out of this one…I had to make a choice, Hao or my world…

"Are you watching the stars reflections in the water or are you worrying again?"

"You know me to good. I don't like the stars that much…" I said sarcastically.

"Hmm, you like the moon more, don't you?" he whispered in my ear. I gave a simple smile and looked at the sky. And suddenly I remembered something Jessica once told me.

Flashback:

"Tory, look!" Jessica pointed at her computer screen. At it there was a picture of Anna holding Yoh, who looked…dead.

"Yea, so?" I responded; it was back then when I still had no memory of our travel to the shaman world.

"Hellooo! Jeez girl, this is the cause Hao's going to die; remember him Asaha? Where is your memory?" she looked furious at me. For a second there I thought I knew that name, but then thought Jessica probably had told me.

"You are too obsessed with that anime! IT'S NOT REAL! For gods sake get out of it!" I yelled at her.

She looked at me with tears in her eyes and handed me a picture. On it was a little boy and a girl that looked like a much younger version of my anime self. It was one of the rare pieces of fanart Jessica rarely made. I looked surprised at her.

"I made this for you in the hope you would remember…please keep it in the sketchbook…maybe you'll need it one day. And know that when everything seems dark, light will always find a way to shine…because darkness isn't light's opposite, it is light's absence." She smiled at my confused looks.

End flashback:

I reached for my sketchbook in my bag and scanned through the pages till I found it. The sketch Jessica made of Hao and me; on it we were about six years old. We were following Ohachiyo, holding each others hands.

"Heheh, I thought I lost it…" I whispered to myself. Hao looked at it over my shoulder. "You were small." He teased.

"Oh and the 'Great Hao Asakura' nearly died because he couldn't swim, ha, I saved your sorry butt back then!" I teased back.

"What did you call Ohachiyo again? Oh yeah, 'the cutiest little teddy bear ever' you do know it's cutest now, don't you?" he smiled and for the first time I saw a amused smile, not one of those 'I'm way more superior then you' smirks, but just a normal amused smile and it make my heart break.

"H-Hao, can you promise me one thing?"

"What?"

"Please watch out." I mumbled and gave him the picture.

We sat there the whole night watching the stars and he didn't let me go one moment…

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Me: again a long chappie! Ow man it's almost finished T.T oh I made a mistake last chapter when Tory said how long she was out I meant to say two to three weeks instead of days, sorry…

To eternal-reaper-kid: thanks for the hints, I like to learn more ;D sometimes I chose the wrong things at grammar control.

Me; see you all next chappie! JA NE! and please review again.