This is Chapter 5 of Forgotten Shamans vol 1: The Bride of the Tao.

I do not own Shaman King or any of its characters. I'm just a gigantic fan XD…

Recap:

Ren and Yue are in the middle of fighting…

I'm not thrilled about this fight scene. Comments and suggestions on how you like it, and if you don't, possible improvements will be appreciated. Please remember that I cannot guarantee if I will make changes to the scene, but they will still be appreciated as part of my brainstorm process. :)

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It was impossible to dodge in mid-air. His timing was perfect.

"Kasai, Inferno Vortex!"

A circle of fire appeared, acting as a shield, protecting Yue from most of the damage of the Chuuka Zanmai.

"So that's how she defended herself. She spun the whip around creating a shield." Ren thought.

"Tao Ren, meet Kasai, my guardian spirit." Yue extended her right arm out.

A warrior appeared above her. Kasai was wearing a cuirass which stopped about an inch short of his waist. His arms were bare, save for the bracers he wore on his forearms. He was completely on fire, but Ren could make out the form of a phoenix around the warrior.

"He is a Phoenix warrior." Yue announced.

"I'll try to remember that when I'm done defeating you." Ren declared and rushed back into battle.

He attempted another slash, but Yue jerked her whip forward, making it wind itself around the Kwan-Dao, and jerked it toward her, pulling Ren off balance. She landed a kick right at Ren's head before bouncing off and landing a distance behind him.

"You are going to need more than that if you plan to defeat me." Ren twirled the weapon around his head several times, and then charged towards Yue.

Yue had pulled her whip taunt with both hands, planning to send another attack at Ren, but his speed caught her by surprise, and it was all she could do to fend off his attacks. The force of his blows pushed her back into a rock.

"If you are getting serious, I won't hold back then." She started swinging her whip around her on both sides, making an X-shape in front of her. Ren was about to charge again, but the speed of her whip created a defense perimeter so tight that he had to look for an opening.

That moment's hesitation was all she needed. Yue spun around, pulling the whip around her, and then throwing it to wrap around Ren's neck, and pulled on it.

"I guess we are at a standstill." Ren's yellow eyes looking right into her violet ones.

"I guess we are." Yue smiled.

Her whip was still wrapped around Ren, but by closing in on the distance, Ren was able to aim his Kwan-Dao right at her heart.