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Disclaimer: I do not own Shaman King or the Characters, I do however own Tohru and Ellena

The sun had risen and Tohru was already awake. Ellena had arrived back earlier in the morning to find Tohru sound asleep for once instead of sitting outside and staring into space.

"Ellena tell me something, in the many years you have accompanied my ancestors have you ever heard of people being able to sort of control fire or something like that."

"Well there was one but... er I don't know much about him, his spirit, the spirit of fire shares a sort of bond with me like all the elemental spirits do, however the spirit of fire is able to switch elementals to suit his environment. I have not come across him in many years. Something many years ago and he lost contact with us, anyone who has the spirit of fire as their guardian ghost would be able to control fire as you can control water, although the spirit of fire is certainly more powerful than I am. why do you ask?"

"Oh well umm...something happened last night while you were gone. I think it was one of Toma's minions and he disappeared in a tower of fire."

"Anyone who could control fire wouldn't take orders from anyone"

"That's what he said"

"you must be careful if there is someone that powerful around"

Tohru got up and wandered off towards the nearby forest. Ellena followed at a distance not wishing to intrude on Tohru's space. She was obviously deep in thought at this point. Tohru sat down in a small clearing and looked around her when she saw something hidden beneath a rock, a small distance away. She crawled over and lifted the rock off it. Underneath lay a brown parcel.

"Tohru! Don't touch it, this might be part of some plot of Toma's." Cried Ellena.

"No, there's a message on it,"

Tohru read the message and clenched her fists. Her face contorted with anger.

"Why that..that..grrrrrrrr. Thinks he can mock me. I'll...I'll" She screamed

"What is it?" said Ellena as she edged towards Tohru.

"That one...who came last night...it's from him.. he is messing with my head...it says 'To a very useful utensil'..he is mocking me"

"I don't get it why kitchen utensil...how very odd." Ellena looked confused.

"It was something I said last night, never mind, let's see what sort of twisted gift he left me." Tohru began to calm down and walked back to her tent. when she arrived back she sat down on a nearby rock took out a knife and ripped through the brown paper.

She gasped when she saw what lay within.

A chain about 2 metres long with links about the size of a thumbnail, it was silver in colour. There was also a note. "I have been watching you and I noticed that your spirit medium was destroyed by Tomas' men along with your family, you will be needing a new one if you are to be of use to me so here it is."

"Hmmmm...should I be happy that I have been given this or angry that he still treats me like a piece of property" Tohru mused to herself, "I'll think about that later."

"Ellena let's give it a whirl" She jumped up and flicked the chain into the air. It came to rest, stretched out in front of her and one end in her hand.

"ELLENA, SPIRIT FORM" she cried, "INTO THE CHAIN"

The chain began to glow and rise off the ground. "It feels good to do this again, doesn't it Ellena."

Tohru began to spin the chain, then practiced her more intricate moves, the chain moved through the air like water in a stream, the ease with which she executed the moves were astounding.

"Time for something a little more powerful" said Tohru, smiling.

The chain formed a circle parallel to the ground in front of her.

Tohru let go of the chain and held her hands just next to the links nearest her. The chain began to spin until it was a blur.

"AQUA RUSH!"

A shaft of water shot from the ground through the circle and into the sky.

The sound of the rushing torrent echoed through the forest and the shaman in the nearby town stood dumbfounded at the towering mass in the distance.

"ELLENA, DESTROY THAT ROCK" Tohru pointed at a large rock the size of a car 10 metres away. The tower of water divided into 20 smaller columns and each one wound its way to the rock surrounding it from all directions at lightning speeds.

"CRUUUSH IT!" Tohru screamed, above the deafening roar.

The small columns of water slmmed into the mass simultaneously, then, as fast as they had appeared, they receded back into the ground beneath the chain circle.

"Well done Ellena. I think it's time we got back on the road"

The chain dropped to the ground and Ellena appeared beside her.

Then Tohru picked it up and wrapped it around her waist like a belt. The dust nearby settled to reveal a decimated crumbling pile of grit, where the rock had been.

Tohru packed up her belongings and the leftover food Hao had given Tohru the night before and folded the tent away. With everything she now owned stored in a small bag on her back she got back on the deserted path to Dobi Village.

A little way away Hao stood just out of sight and watched as she disappeared into the distance.