Yesh! Finally! The chapter before the ending! It has some paragraphs from Evanescence's song Bring me to life
Shaman King is not mine, if it was...I may have continued the series or given the manga a decent ending T-T --still can't get over it
Hao: I can't believe this is about to end...
Goki: Yeah, it was fun writing this, even if it took me years, literally U
Hao: So finally...I'll be free
Goki: Sorry, but I have started another fic on you! - and a doujinshi too!
Hao: ...
Lyserg: What's going on?
Hao (hugging Lyserg): She is so evil! T-T
Lyserg: Oh, she loves you as I do
Goki: Yeah, Lyserg-chan, will you help me later with the plot?
Lyserg: Yesh!
Hao: Ah! You little traitor! ;-;
Chapter 14: The breath of life
The brunette lowered his head and fell on his knees. Everything was over, he had failed once again. He embraced himself and screamed at the top of his lungs, a sharp sound made of pure pain and agony, a sound that made all nature felt sorry for the shaman and all human beings around the place felt goose bumps and ran away, totally scared, not wanting to know what had happened.
The time spirits appeared around him, holding a now throbbing hard, which vanished and made its way into its owner chest. Hao wished he wouldn't have received his heart back, because the first thing it did when entering his body was give him more pain and made itself so damn heavy, the shaman could barely bear with it.
"Lyserg..." he stood up and untied the little boy, carrying in his arms the lifeless white body, which seemed to be staring back at him. Hao placed Lyserg on the small bed and sat next to him, with the sadest look in his eyes, he then closed the little green eyes carefully with his index finger "I am sorry..."
"You failed in your mission and now you do belong to us" stated one spirit.
"You shall be our offering, your furyoku will aid us in our strength and abilities" said another one.
"Wait...let me try once more" whispered the shaman "I can still go back in time, can't I?"
"You have spent a lot of your furyoku, and we have spent a lot of your heart's energy, so you need to rest at least for a week to travel back in time again, but alas, if you do that, you still can't save this boy"
"Why can't I?"
"Because you have already changed his past several times"
"I don't understand..."
"You can time travel whenever you want, however, you can change people's past for a limited amount of time, and Lyerg's time for you to change has run out"
"His past will stay like this"
"It can't be changed anymore"
"So, what are you going to do? Anyway, you belong to us"
Hao's eyes turned again to see the English boy, he felt terrible and much guiltier, but he didn't want it to end there, there had to be something he could do, anything, he would give everything to bring his beloved one to life. There was always a solution, as his younger brother used to say, so he just needed to think and focus.
"I know what to do, just give me some time, I will keep my promise anyway!"
"...Ok" they said, but curiosity made them stay there, they didn't have any clue what the onyx eyed boy could do to save the little boy anymore.
Hao leaned to where the body was and placed his lips softly on the other's ones giving him a kiss, but it wasn't just a simple kiss, he was giving the breath of life to the body, its wounds starting healing and a few moments later, the kid's chest started lowering and raising slowly.
Breathe into me and make me real, bring me to life
"What a clever idea, the breath of life, you gave your own breath of life to revive an empty shell..." said a time spirit, surprised
"...Because his soul isn't there" finished another
Hao rose with difficulty, since he had really few time to continue his plan, since he himself was dying. "I know, I will find his soul, it is still in this world, I need to save him!"
Wake me up inside
Wake me up inside
Call my name and save me from the dark
Bid my blood to run
Before I've come undone
Save me from the nothing I've become
A crying soul was sitting on the Big Ben, looking at the black sky, he regretted what he had done, because he finally understood he wasn't going to see his parents anymore, he was destined to go to another place...far from heaven...for the sin he had committed.
A black hole appeared in front of him and a figure came out of it, it was a horrible being, with a skull head and bright red eyes, dressed all in black with chains and pieces of flesh, organs and some eyes like ornaments of his clothing. He was holding a scythe with two heads hanging from it, with the most terrified expression someone had ever seen. Its hand had large claws with blood stains on them.
It extended its arm and grabbed the boy by his wrist, burning him, making little Lyserg moan in pain, which made the creature smile.
"What are you waiting for? We have to go now"
"Let me go! I don't want to go with you, monster!"
"You can't go anywhere else! Hahahahaha!"
"Please, no!" pleaded the British, now sobbing, since he knew he couldn't do anything, he was lost forever.
"You there! Leave my little angel alone!" said Hao Asakura, appearing behind Lyserg, who just stared at him in awe.
How can you see into my eyes like open doors
Leading you down into my core where I've become so numb
Without a soul
My spirit sleeping somewhere cold
Until you find me there and lead it back home
"Hao! You have returned! I feel so happy now!"
"Shaman, you know this soul belongs to me!" said the creature angrily
"And what if he does? I've fooled you three times already! And I will keep reincarnating until there is no other body left, anyway, I may reincarnate in a rock if necessary..."
"Don't fuck around!" screamed the creature charging at Hao, who evaded it. He had confronted shinigamis (spirits of death from the underworld) before, but it seemed this one was one of the "bosses".
"This won't be as easy as I thought" he whispered, he landed next to Lyserg and knelt next to him "Are you all right?"
Lyserg's emerald eyes filled with tears and he hugged the brunette. "I am so sorry! I killed myself!"
"Don't feel guilty, I am sorry too, I was too late...I love you, Lyserg" Hao kissed the boy's cheek, who blushed and forgot all the fear. Hao smiled and created a really strong protection around Lyserg.
"Now be a good boy and stay there, I am not taking any risks on you getting hurt" said Hao winking.
"But what about you!"
"I will be ok, I promise!"
The shinigami charged again on the shaman, but this time he used his scythe quickly, which left Hao with a bleeding left arm.
"Shit..." muttered the brunette "This time I will concentrate, so don't fancy your chances very much, skull-face!"
"Let's see then..." responded the creature, which created a spell, blood daggers started pouring from the sky in no time, Hao managed to evade them, but one of them rose his cheek, leaving a small cut with a trail of blood running out of it.
"Nice one" said Hao rubbing the blood away with his right arm. "Now it's my turn!"
The shaman moved his hands in different positions and whispered some words, making a big, silver pentagram appear in front of him. From each of its five sides, a blast of furyoku emanated, landing on the shinigami, which screamed in pain and fell down.
"You are...Hao Asakura...master of mysticism..." whispered the creature "I will return to haunt you!" said this, the spirit sank in the ground, and the black void vanished.
Hao was panting heavily, he had wasted more furyoku and that was one of the strongest pentagram attacks he had made. The energy barrier surrounding Lyserg disappeared and Hao was tackled by the boy, which hugged him tightly.
"My love! You saved me!" he said joyfully
"Hehehe...yeah, I kicked the grim reaper's ass!" Both boys laughed for a while, until Hao remembered he didn't had much time left. "Oh yes, we have to hurry!" he carried Lyserg's spirit and used his last powers to teleport back to the room.
"This is amazing!" said a time spirit
"The boy did it..." whispered another, staring at the brunette, as he made his way with the boys soul to the body. Hao bent and placed the soul inside the body, which opened its eyes slowly.
"Hao!" the little boy kissed the shaman's lips and hugged him again. "You are my savior!"
Hao smiled, he felt his body lighter than usual, and saw his body was vanishing.
"What's happening, Hao!" said the little boy scared.
"I came from the future, but now my power isn't enough to remain in the past, I believe I'm returning to the future, please take care of yourself, we shall meet in the future my beloved, don't do any foolish things, please! I'm sorry I can't stay any longer..."
Lyserg smiled and said "I will be looking forward to the day when we shall meet again, you better not cheat on me! I will become a strong shaman as you!"
Hao smiled as he finished disappearing, so did the time spirits, following him.
"Wait for me, Hao..." whispered Lyserg, now with a new hope.
Marco was crying, still where Lyserg had disappeared. "My...little boy...I'm so sorry I treated you so bad when you were mine...If only I...I...I'm sorry..."
"Marco? Don't be sorry, you are not a bad person, just a bit impulsive, I think" said Lyserg, who was standing behind him, with his shiny emerald eyes and a wide smile decorating his beautiful face.
Marco jumped from the ground and hugged the shaman
"OH MY GOD! YOU ARE ALIVE!" He was so happy, now his tears were joy ones "Thanks god!"
Lyserg hugged Marco back, he was also happy on seeing the blonde X-law. "He did it Marco. He saved me!"
"That bastard...that brat indeed did it..." answered Marco, still holding Lyserg.
Kamakui was surprised and happy at the same time "Hao Asakura...you did it, my friend..."
A silver light appeared in front of them, Hao's figure materialized and behind him the spirits of time.
The spirit of fire appeared in spirit ball mode, he had missed his master and was happy he returned. It rubbed itself against the long haired boy's cheek.
"Hahaha I missed you too!" said Hao happily to see his spirit, then he turned to see Lyserg Diethel, who walked slowly towards him, wearing a gentle smile.
"Hello, my ghost friend"
"Hey" answered Hao smiling.
Lyserg threw himself at Hao, who caught him and lifted him, making again the twister love scene which concluded with a deep kiss.
"I knew you were going to do it!" whispered Lyserg, hugging him tighter, Hao petted his soft green hair "I wasn't going to abandon you, my love"
"Hao, what did you do?" said Kamakui worriedly, staring at Hao "your life..."
Hao lowered his face and smiled "I did what it was necessary, Kamakui. I met Ohachiyo, I missed him a lot, do you remember? The spirit I talked to you about? He finally found eternal rest...so he is ok now...I have no regrets... "
Lyserg felt Hao lighter than usual, he separated from the brunette now with a scared look in his eyes. "What did you do?"
"I gave you my life, Lyserg, since you are the most important thing for me...more important than vanishing filthy humans, more important than obtaining the great spirits...more important than becoming Shaman king..."
Those were the sweetest words Hao Asakura could have ever said, Lyserg started crying softly, he felt so happy to hear those words, coming from Hao Asakura, but so sad his love wasn't going to be around.
"W-why, Hao? I don't want to be without you!"
"Because I want you to live, Lyserg Diethel, because I stopped feeling empty thanks to you, because you showed me love..." Hao kissed Lyserg's forehead gently, who just sobbed soflty.
Then, one of the time spirits approached boths shamans, with apparently interesting news for them...probably for good or probably for bad...
TADA! FINAL CHAPTER COMING UP NEXT! -
PS- FRIGGIN JETIX! I HATE YOU! ;-; PUT SHAMAN KING BACK ON TV!
-Yeah, Mexican Jetix hates me...-
PS2- HIROYUKI TAKEI SAMA PLEASE END THE MANGA DECENTLY T-T
-will never get over it...-
PS3- ...OR CONTINUE THE ANIME ;-; -with Hao on the show if not...it will mean nothing for me Y-Y-