Chapter 10
Revival
Sitting on the cold marble grounds, Yoh shut his eyes. Waiting for the ritual to begin, the ritual of combination, the ritual to become one with Hao as twins their power have been separated, but as one their powers are limitless. Hao stood opposite him, his hard gaze pecking Yoh's bones. Silent reign over the world of the dead, even as a dead Yoh have never gotten used to it, the sky glowed with a crimson lights, only the sudden roar of the rising burning winds disrupted their ritual. The Spirit of Fire stood guard over them, protecting them when they were at their most vulnerable point, soon to the guardian spirit of Yoh along with Amidamaru.
"Yoh its time…" said Hao restlessly.
"Ok, let's begin…Hao…" Yoh replied, as Hao summoned his Furyoku, his lips trembling as he gathered energy from the dept of the real underworld. The earth beneath them rumbled, rocks shocked in their places just when the ground erupted as billions of twinkling stars exploded from the ground, rupturing the rocks and land into a massif earthquake. "Stay calm, Yoh…" Hao grunted with the energy weighting down on his body. This was the fastest and most secure way to fuse together, without losing their energy when they become one. Beads of sweat dripped down Hao's face as he mustered more energy, around them rocks crumbled beneath the might of the energy. Yoh watched in amazement, as the marble ground collapsed, revealing a vast circle and locked in the center was Hao and Yoh. The vast artifact had carvings on it, like a whirlpool it absorbed the sky blue carving into the middle, which entwine to connect into a circle. What was once a sky blue carving now had blood seeping into the circle, trapping Yoh and Hao.
Manta awoke in the world of the dead, his hands still held the small bits of his spirit mallet. He was lying on his back, facing the crimson sky. He was dead and he knew it, his only wish was for Anna to be alright, and that the unknown spirit was not interested in her. 'So… Yoh must be here somewhere…' said Manta heaving his small body off the ground, landing gently on his invisible feet. Manta wanted to shout for Yoh, hoping Yoh would be able to hear his small squeaky voice in the distant, but though again, who in the right mind would spend all eternally in an endless desert. Sighing he started his long walk towards an undead civilization.
It has been a long walk, and without any signs of civilization in the desert, Manta was getting restless and frighten. He needed someone with him, he didn't want to be by himself. "Do not fear, Manta… for I will always be with you…" said a voice. Manta wasn't all that shocked; the voice sounded strangely familiar and had a calming tone in it. "Thanks Mosuke…" replied Manta as he carried himself further into the desert.
Finally grasping the rocky edge of the hill, Manta heaved himself off the edge, falling on to the landing. He could see everything for miles and more, the wavering heat, the everlasting sand, and the tiny mountains jabbing the heavens. "Mosuke, are you seeing this!" Manta asked Mosuke, gesturing at the rising stars from the plain close by. He waited for a reply but there wasn't, he didn't care. There was someone there, and he had to go there fast. "Manta, I have something to tell you…" said Mosuke after a time, "I'm just a remnants of myself, there's enough Furoyu for you to make it to the mountain before the energy ebb. Maybe more, give or take!"
"Mosuke, I'm still going to go to the rising stars! Maybe I will find Yoh there." Manta chuckled, jumping off the cliff. Now that he is a spirit, gravity held to sway over him.
Yoh opened his eyes, and glimpsed at the growing brightness radiating around him. Fear pounded him, "what is going on…" he shouted looking at Hao's widening eyes. He shouted again, hoping his screams would shatter Hao's stunned eyes. Not a speck of sound voiced from his open mouth. His ears could detect the disrupted voice of Hao, "Yoh…Heart…Go…Light…Revive…Noooo…"
Hearing those words, Yoh shifted his gaze from Hao to his heart; Yoh spotted the white glow radiating from his heart. Clutching his heart with his blood-covered hands, he felt the pull of the white light as his vision exploded into a rainbow of colors. Everything swirled past him, Hao's distorted face, the Spirit of Fire rocketing towards him in hopes of pulling him back to the world of the dead, but the figure of a small kid rushing towards Hao caught his attention before the surrounding spinning in a blink an eye. His vision became hazy, his head hurts and his eye's couldn't handle the loud sounds bombarding the whirlpool of a plain, just as sudden as it came, it stopped.
Manta saw the Light Globe and in the middle of it was Yoh, "Yoh!" Manta shouted, from the distance. His was still in spirit form, "Mosuke into the mallet" he shouted again, spreading his hands out. It wasn't long till a mallet fade into existence and falling into Manta's open hands.
"Yoh, I'm coming" Manta yelled as he jumped into the air, his mallet swinging furiously at the globe. Only making a scratch on it, beside him he saw Hao frozen, while his spirit of fire rushed forward at the globe in hopes of destroying it. "Hao… must have done this" though Manta landing gently on the slopes. "Manta, my Furyuko is running out" the thought flashed in Manta's mind. "No worries, Mosuke we will stop Hao from attacking Yoh…" dashing towards Hao, his mallet retreating back for the attack. Drawing closer to Hao, Manta swung his mallet. He had hope to see Yoh, but not see Yoh get destroyed by Hao…
"Hao, you shall pay" screamed Manta, swinging his mallet driving the blow up Hao's stomach. "Damn it" cursed Manta jumping back, landing smoothly on the ground. Focusing his energy, Manta dashed forwards beneath him the ground crumbled into smaller pieces as he pushed himself off, flashing towards Hao. Meters away from Hao, Manta suddenly felt a wave of sickness passed through him. Without warning his mallet faded away from his hands.
"Manta… I'm sorry" said Mosuke his voice disappearing.
"No… I'm sorry…" replied Manta, as his eyes fluttered and his vision blurred. The last thing he saw was an explosion of light, as the globe Yoh was in exploded. Knocking him off his feet.
A/N: Please R&R… LOLx… it may take some time for me to write more chapters with the up-coming exams and so on… there may not be anymore chapters till December… sorry… you may also find this short, because it is… need to study. Again sorry….