This is Chapter 14 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:

Jing Yue is Tao Ren's fiancé (he thinks she is a noisy chatterbox btw ). While leaving the Tao Manor, she bumps into a stranger who calls himself Hao. She enters into a sphere of light known as the Chou Senji Ryakketsu, and has just woken up from its strange and mysterious power.

Quick note on this chapter: Yay! Its finished. Hope you like it

Arigato Much:D

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Hao brought steaming bowls of porridge into the tent. Yue ate slowly, occasionally turning from her food to look at him.

On the second morning, she woke up crying.

She was playing tag with Kaze on a cloud when she felt dizzy again. Everything went black, and a force grabbed her! She didn't know where she was going but soon, she saw a glowing sarcophagus.

It was her. That was her body; those were her features!

The sarcophagus opened up, and she realized she was getting sucked into it. She tried kicking and pushing at the unseen hand that was pulling her but she kept inching forward. She was so terrified she screamed. Then she realized she didn't have a voice. Her coffin closed on her, and she saw the top of the tent.

She was so scared she started crying. Strong arms picked her up, and hugged her. He was warm, and comforting. Tears of fear turned to tears of gratefulness.

Yue did not want to sleep that night. The nightmare would happen again.

"I'll watch over you. Nothing will happen to you. I promise." Hao smiled his smile, but Yue was determined to stay awake. Sadly, her body caved, and she fell asleep by the fire.

She saw the tent again through teary eyes. There was a gentle squeeze on her hand. Yue turned her head and saw her fingers interlaced with his.

The nightmare gradually dulled to a numbing pain. Hao always waited until she sat up, then he would leave and return with food. Breakfast was a silent ritual, and Yue felt a twinge of guilt as she interrupted it.

"Hao-sama, can I spar with you today?"

Hao looked up from his bowl. "Are you ready?"

"I would like to see if I've improved."

"I guess rocks and water can only be your opponents for so long. Ashiru is feeling bored. Why don't you fight him instead?"

"As Hao-sama wishes." Yue bowed her head.

Hao collected her bowl, then left the tent. "Ashiru will meet you by the waterfall at noon." He called over his shoulder.

"Do you think we're ready?" Kasai materialized next to Yue.

"We'll find out."

Yue stumbled out of her tent and headed to a clearing she adopted as her own. She sat on the grass and started stretching. It helped her get use to her body, almost like getting comfortable in a thick layer of bulky clothes.

Hao arrived at the falls soon after she did with Ashiru lagging behind. He was an impish little character. Straight cut hair, blue clothes that reminded her of a school uniform.

He stopped in front of Yue. "Hao-sama, are you sure you want me to fight her? What if I break her?"

"It'll be alright." Hao smiled. "Have fun." He had the Spirit of Fire fly him to the top of the falls to watch the fight.

"Well then, let's get started." Ashiru held his hand up, palm faced down. His spirit's black form rose from the ground. It had a mirror in its body, and its arms were like pincers. Ashiru stood on its shoulder, waiting for Yue to summon her spirit.

Yue stood still. Watching.

"Yue-chan." Kasai appeared. "Shouldn't we start?"

"How does he do that?" Yue pointed at Ashiru's spirit. "He's standing on his spirit's shoulder. I thought that was one of the Spirit of Fire's abilities, and only Hao-sama could do it. How come Ashiru can too?"

"Admiring my oversoul, Yue-san?"

Is that what it's called? Was it a fighting technique?

Performing a Spirit Possession, as its name implies, means that you allow the spirit to enter into, and use your body. By merging with Kasai, she could fight the way he did. But that meant he became a part of her. She could not physically interact with him the way Hao and Ashiru were interacting with theirs. How could you give your spirit a form without your body?

"Since you are not making a move, I suppose I will." Ashiru's spirit thrust one of it's arms forward to stab Yue, who barely dodged out of the way.

"Yue-san." Ashiru whined. "Its going to be boring if you keep running away. Why don't you stay still?" He snapped his fingers, and his spirit reflected the light from the sun into her eyes. But they didn't hurt as much as her body when Ashiru picked her up, and threw her into a small cluster of trees. Yue broke through several before she hit the ground and slid some meters more.

"Wow… that… hurt." Yue muttered to Kasai as she picked herself up.

"Yue-chan. We can't win if we don't attack."

"I don't think I've become stronger." She leaned on a log, trying to catch her breath.

"You won't know how strong you are until you've attacked!"

"You know we cannot beat him at this level! We need to think, not just attack blindly."

"Yue-chan..."

"You can't wish a form on a spirit. They have to have-" Yue dodged another attack.

"Kasai! Hyoi Gattai!" She felt Kasai's essence gather into her hand, and prayed as she placed him into her whip. Would it work the way she thought it would?

Her weapon burst into flames. But it didn't burn. The whip itself glowed blue, and the steady orange flames around it pulsed with power.

"This is a start." Yue couldn't feel Kasai in her body. He really was in the whip!

"Lets hope I remember all your techniques, Kasai." She thought.