This is Chapter 9 of Forgotten Shamans vol 1: The Bride of the Tao. Obviously… the main character of this story is Ren's bride :)
I do not own Shaman King or any of its characters. I'm just a gigantic fan XD…
Recap:
Jing Yue (Silver Moon) is Ren's fiance. Kasai is Yue's guardian spirit. Yue has left the Tao Estate and meets a strange boy who introduces himself as Hao.
Quick note on this chapter: I tried to "tighten" this story as much as possible. I know it's a short chapter (like all my other chapters). But I hope you guys find it interesting.
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Arigato!
P/S… wah… this took me 2 whole days to upload… couldn't access this page everytime I try… thanks for your patience :)
------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Kasai hovered behind Yue. Why did he not sense Hao's arrival? What did this nonchalant boy want with his Mistress?
"The Shaman King Tournament is about to start, and I will become the Shaman King. Then I can create a world where shamans can live in harmony with nature, a Shaman Kingdom."
"Shaman Kingdom? Why call it Shaman Kingdom?"
"Because this will be a world where only the gifted shamans remain. Isn't it fitting then that it should be named after us?"
"And those who are not shamans?"
"If you are talking about Humans, they will be destroyed."
Kasai was stunned. How could anyone talk about destruction so callously? He would have expected Hao to start laughing and say he was joking, but Hao spoke with an air of certainty, and he radiated the confidence to live up to his words.
Yue remained silent. Her eyes grew wide when she visualized the magnitude of what Hao was proposing.
"You want to kill off the Human race?"
"Humans are the reason the earth is in the state it's in. They cannot understand nature. They destroy it to build their cities, and then they pollute it to increase what they consider wealth."
"And you want me to be a part of this massacre?" Yue was disgusted. She spat the words out like they were poison.
"It sounds like a bad thing when you say it like that. It's not a massacre, it's a cleansing of the earth."
"It doesn't matter what you call it. It doesn't change the fact that you are planning to murder millions of people."
Hao laughed. "I can see you are ignorant. But I would still like you to join me."
"Join you?"
"The Tao got lucky when they arranged for you to be their son's bride. He has potential, but will certainly never be strong enough to be worthy of someone like you."
"Well the compliment is flattering." Yue brushed her hair back from her eyes. "But what makes you think you are more 'deserving'?"
"Strength and boldness. You would make a fine addition to my team. Perhaps maybe even the wife of the Shaman King." Hao laughed.
"Well, I think that Ren will become the Shaman King. At least that much of your assumption is correct."
"But still so naïve." A gust of wind blew from beneath Hao's feet, lifting his cape and ruffling his hair.
The burst of furyoku surprised Kasai. Even Yue took a step back. A red, fiery, robotic spirit appeared behind Hao. It was so tall its head touched the clouds!
"Such power..." Kasai thought. This was a holy spirit of fire, like himself, but much, much greater.
Hao jumped up to the spirit's shoulder. "Come, I will show you my vision. Then you can truly understand what I am offering you."
Hao held out his hand, his palm facing the ground. A ball of light formed and grew bigger, eventually detaching itself from Hao's hand, and landing on the ground in front of Yue.
The light in the ball was a multitude of colors swirling around its contained shaped. It was high enough that if Yue were to stretch out her hand, she wouldn't be able to touch the top of the sphere.
"Don't go in there, Yue-chan!" Kasai materialized in front of his Mistress, his arms outstretched, facing Hao.
"What do you want with her, Hao?" He demanded.
Hao waved his hand in front of his face, as if he were chasing an annoying fly. "Don't worry, Warrior of the Phoenix. I have no intentions of hurting your Mistress. I simply want to show her my vision."
"It's alright, Kasai." Yue placed her hand on his shoulder. "Calm down."
"Yue-chan, he talks like a mad man and has more power than I've ever felt. You cannot possibly think it is safe to go in there."
"He wants something from me. If he wanted to kill me, he would have a long time ago."
"But you don't know what's in there."
"That is why I have to go in and find out."
Kasai tried to find another argument. Finally, he gritted his teeth and confessed, "I cannot follow you in there. If something happens, I cannot protect you."
"I'll be okay, Kasai. Wait for me, okay?" Yue smiled, and walked into the sphere, disappearing from sight.
"She is going to be in there for a while. I'm going to go back to my camp. I'm taking her with me, so you better keep up." Hao's spirit reached out a clawed hand, scooped up the sphere, and took off.
At the Tao Manor, Ren was packing his bags when he felt a wave of energy go through the room. He glanced out the window for a moment, and his gaze lingered to the necklace on the bedside table. Then he shrugged, and returned to packing. He was going to be in Tokyo for a while.