Destiny Chapter 25: The Forgotten Name, a shaman king fanfic

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Chapter 25- The Forgotten Name

Lyzerg easily dodged his opponent's attacks, and a giant hand picked up the squealing man and easily squashed his oversoul. Yoh and Ren weren't the only ones who had gotten stronger.

Lyzerg ran to where the others were watching as Ren attacked Yoh aggressively. With both boys calling upon the power of the great spirits, they seemed untouchable, and no one dared make a move against them.

Strangely, Shinn had a pained expression on his face, and had been forced to his knees barely a few feet from where Lyzerg stood. Still, there was a shield of immense furyoku preventing anyone from reaching him.

"That bastard…that he could actually turn against Yoh like that…" Hao muttered from where he knelt, Kaede's head resting on his legs.

Kaede smiled weakly, murmuring something, and Lyzerg caught the words "Of course…angry…shielded…hurt"

"He's not yet strong enough. He lost his rationality far too easily…" Lyzerg growled, clenching his fists as he watched Yoh defend against Ren's attacks.

Hui's eyes watered as she heard this, and she held on tightly to her sister's hand. She was the cause of all this. If she hadn't come between Ren and Lyn, this wouldn't have happened. If only she had met Kaede earlier…if only she'd had a mother who taught her important values instead of spending all day gossiping.

But at the end of the day, she had chosen to follow in her mother's footsteps…that had been her own fault, and it was now too late. All her sins were crashing down on her shoulders.

"Don't blame yourself for all this. None of it is your fault. Lyn chose to leave of her own accord. Lyn chose to take this fight upon herself and not accept any help. Whether you had been here or not, the outcome would likely have remained." Hao said, putting a hand on her shoulder and flashing her an encouraging smile.

Hui nodded, watching her sister's pained expression with tears in her eyes.

But seeing Ren like that…
It's both amazing and scary.
That he can love so much,
Such that he hates so strongly.

Shinn gave a gasp as another bright flash of light overpowered the dark aura of the scimitar, seeming to burn his hands, but leaving only smooth skin.

It seemed that his master's dark power was losing its hold over Lyn. That was impossible.

Shinn was surprised to see a few drops of blood on the ground, and he raised his hands to his mouth to wipe the blood away, but found that his mouth was clean. He blinked in surprise, and felt something forcing its way out of his left eye, and he wiped it away, staring at his hand in wonderment.

I'm…crying…tears of…blood?

Shinn looked up to where Lyn's lifeless body lay, a few feet away from him. At that moment, he suddenly felt like his soul was being ripped into two. One half mourned the loss of his sister dear, and the other mocked her weakness, and told Shinn that his path was right, that this was the way to grow stronger and get Li-An back.

Shinn shook his head, trying to clear his thoughts. He slowly looked around the battlefield, looking at his sister's handiwork. He recognized the swords in the ground, and stared wonderingly at how Tsubasa and Murasame lay on a line parallel to each other. He grimaced as there was another flash of light, but continued observing the battlefield.

Suddenly, his lips curved upwards into a smirk. So that had been her plan. That technique their father had developed, and which Lyn had had to modify due to the uniqueness of her spirit. Lyn hardly practiced this skill as it was extremely draining, but the last time he had observed her training, she had failed this attack pathetically.

She must have been truly desperate to attempt this technique. But it wouldn't work. His master's prophecies always came true, and one of them would die that day. And that person would be Lyn.

Shinn tried to get up and move towards her body, but fell back to his knees as the flashing came more regularly. How could this be? How could Lyn be finding the strength to resist the darkness?

Always challenging the impossible…she hasn't changed a bit…

Lyn smiled at the angel standing before her, as a name surfaced from the depths of her mind.

"Heilige…"

Lyn…how much do you want to remember everything? How much do you want to fill the gap in your memories?

Lyn started at this sudden question, and started at Helige as if he was someone else. And it felt like he was someone else, for him to suddenly ask something like this. But at the same time, she felt a burning sensation in her heart, and insatiable thirst for a memory so precious but long lost.

No…not a memory. But her memories.

"I want to know."

Then now is the time. You should be strong enough.

Lyn watched as her younger self ran towards an older girl, one who looked like she would grow up to be a beauty. "Li-An jiejie! Come play with Lyn!"

Li-An smiled as Lyn grabbed her hand and pulled her away, casting a look back at Shinn and shrugging her shoulders with a laugh. Shinn grinned and walked away, shaking his head at his bossy little sister.

Lyn dragged Li-An towards the river, and then let go of her hand and threw her shoes to one side before wading into the current. Li-An sat down at the bank and watched Lyn attempting to catch the fishes, laughing when the poor girl fell headfirst into the shallow water.

Lyn suddenly looked up as if she had seen something, and called out, "Cuddles! Don't be scared! Li-An jiejie is friend!"

A small head with a tongari supported on a mess of purple hair cautiously emerged from behind a tree on the opposite bank, and declared indignantly, "I'm not scared! Taos fear nothing!"

Lyn shrugged this comment off and pulled her friend over to meet Xue Li-An.

The scene faded, and Lyn was left surrounded in darkness. She heard Heilige's voice echoing around her.

Do you remember, Lyn? Your precious sister…

Ren froze for a second, but only a second, as he heard a gentle voice speak to him.

Tao Ren! Let go of your rage. The lock is about to be opened, and she needs you now, more than ever.

For what did it matter? Lyn was dead. Whatever lock this voice spoke of was of no regard.

Ren launched himself forward, attempting a slash at Yoh, who blocked his attack soundlessly.

"C'mon, Ren!" Yoh laughed, though somewhat half-heartedly. It would take something more than a miracle to shake Ren out of his rage.

There was a small sigh over the battlefield.

Shinn's head shot up. "Li-An?!"

He listened carefully, and heard nothing, nothing but the sounds of battle from those two.

Shinn growled at himself to wake up, that she was gone, and that the only one who could bring her back was his master. He focused all the rage that sound had reawakened into the scimitar, attempting to overpower the pulsing light.

Someone watched all this with disapproval. It seemed this one was going to outlive his usefulness soon.

As if a lock had been released, memories long sealed away flooded Lyn's mind like water rushing over a broken dam. And with those memories came immense love, and bitter pain, leaving a sour taste in her mouth.

The person who had been there for her all through her life, the one she ran to when she had thought her first crush was angry with her and was gone for good.

Lyn gazed blankly into the darkness for a moment. There really was no reason for this love. It was just like how you knew you loved your parents. There wasn't any real reason, it was simply there. No matter how many quarrels, how many fights, it always resurfaced and made it impossible to remain angry with the other.

Blood ties above all else, yet ironically, they hadn't been related by blood.

But those bastards who had killed her simply on the whims of a seventeen year old shaman. Ignorant fools they had been.

Lyn took a breath, trembling in fear at her own rage. No. She shouldn't direct her rage towards those people, for they had been nothing but foolhardy morons. The real mastermind had been that woman…

Get a hold of yourself!

Lyn gasped at the harshness of Heilige's voice. But it was not uncalled for. Anger didn't get anyone anywhere. Revenge never ended in peace.

And Shinn's rage was only a cycle of chaos unto himself.

She had to bring an end to that.

She had to get away from this place…

"Heilige…"

The angel nodded his head, and Lyn was surrounded by a bright light which should have burned her eyes, yet only laid its touch on her tender eyes gently.

Out of the corner of her eye, Lyn saw a familiar scene playing itself.

She stared at him, her face still wet with fresh tears.

"Why are you crying?" He asked, his eyes filled with kindness.

"Because…Because…Lyn was running after the doggies, and then…Lyn got lost and now she can't find her way home!"

"Where are you staying right now?" Lyn described the place to the boy, and he took her hand in his, leading her on a path lit only by the moonlight.

Lyn stared in wonderment at the boy's face, half lit by the light of the moon and the stars, and half hidden in shadow. Looking at this face, Lyn felt a strange feeling, one that made her want to just hug this boy, tongari and all.

"Can Lyn call you cuddles?"

The boy blinked in surprise, then nodded curtly, although there was a slight upward twist to his mouth.

Lyn smiled at the tenderness this memory left her with. So that had been when she had first met him. But if only she could remember his name.

"Lyn has to go, byebye cuddles."

"I've told you my name a thousand and one times." The boy looked up and said gruffly, although there was a slight blush on his cheeks.

He reached out and grabbed her hand, and placed a single earring on her hand. "Pierce your ear and wear that, and when I grow up, I'll find you and…I'll…"

Lyn laughed at his shyness, and nodded happily. "Yes, yes, Lyn will, you silly Tao-"

She opened her eyes.

Shinn gasped as his hand burned in pure agony, akin to dipping it into a pool of red-hot magma twenty times, all at the same time. He watched in horror as his master's scimitar melted away, and watched as Lyn's lifeless body twitched.

This couldn't be…His master's scimitar was all powerful. Someone like her couldn't break it.

But it's precisely because of who she is that she is the one to break it.

Shinn blinked in surprise at that subconscious thought. This battle had been one that had seemed to shake his determination. He was actually relieved that Lyn had made it.

He would withdraw, if only he could. But he was bound by the prophecy his master had made. It would end today, no matter what. There was no way prophecy could be defied.

It was his destiny.

"Lyn's getting up!" Choco Love exclaimed, his eyes wide with amazement.

Lyzerg's head snapped to where Lyn's comatose body had lain, and saw that indeed, she was getting up.

At last, Ren will come to his senses.

To his surprise, the name Lyn called was unfamiliar to all of them.

"Cuddles!"

Ren's eyes widened, and he turned around to where Lyn was slowly, in shock. Lyzerg took a sigh of relief. This was the end of that, at the very least.

"I had nearly forgotten that name…I had pushed those memories away…" Ren murmured unblinkingly, making as if to let go of Horaiken.

Lyn grinned, as a earring shimmered into view on her left ear. "I had forgotten too, but Heilige released that seal for me."

Suddenly, Ren seemed as if he was snapping out of a trance, and turned to Shinn with a vicious smile on his face.

"You're good, to use my memories to create this illusion…You think I'd fall for a pathetic trick like that?"

Shinn hid his surprise, and smirked. Yes. He could still turn this around. He could buy some time for himself.

"You're better than I thought, to have seen through that trick." He snarled, and began laughing evilly.

Rage contorted Ren's face once again, and he launched himself at Lyn this time.

Anyone who tries to be her…will pay dearly for their mistake.

"Thank you…" Lyn whispered to Yoh, who was standing in front of her, having blocked Ren's attack on her. Yoh turned his head slightly, and grinned, then turned back to Ren, his eyes flashing angrily.

"That you could actually raise your hand against her…Perhaps you have to be beaten to your senses." He muttered through his teeth. Ren smirked, and raised his hand for another attack.

"Yoh. I need your help. Knock him back towards where Shinn is, and then get out of the area and lend me your strength."

Yoh grinned, understanding and trusting immediately that Lyn had a plan.

Lyn stooped down and picked up her sword, fringe hiding her face as she bit her lips in fear. There was no room for error. She had to succeed, because now there were two lives on the line.

She was about to pierce Ancient Warrior into the ground, but reconsidered and instead unlocked Phoenix flame, and drove it deep into the ground.

"Archangel in Heartblade, oversoul!"

Shinn's smirk was erased as he saw his sister begin the incantation. It seemed she had decided to go ahead with the risk. He tried to get up and run, but something was holding his legs in place.

He smiled in relief, for the first time in a long time. It seemed he would join Li-An before he could bring her back. He would pay for all the sins he had committed. He would die here and now, and his master's prophecy would come true.

He watched as a bright light shot up from each of the swords embedded in the ground, laughed as he saw Ren pounding on the walls that now surrounded them in a futile attempt to get out. An unseen force pushed Ren back so that he stumbled into Shinn, and they found their nerves numbed, unable to make a single movement.

Yoh could feel Lyn's desperation as he poured his furyoku into her, and he knew the others would be able to feel it as well. He watched as Lyn sank into her attack stance, then rushed in towards where the two boys were.

Lyn looked at Ren's eyes both sadly and fearfully at the same time. She had never finished this attack in its original state, let alone its modified state. But she had to modify it. There was no way she was killing them.

Not that it would make a difference if she failed.

Saying a prayer in her heart, Lyn raised her swords and drove them into Shinn and Ren, breathing a sigh of relief as she felt all the furyoku pouring through her into the two boys. It would seem she had succeeded.

She felt a throbbing pain in her side, and she placed her hand around Horaiken which had been pierced through her abdomen.

Ren felt immense energy wash over him, giving him the sensation of having been thrown into ice cold water. He watched as Lyn gave him a smile, and he vaguely saw her eyes close before he blacked out.

The last words he heard came from Shinn.

Li-An?

Woohoo! :3 I hope this chapter was acceptable, I feel really out of practice. T.T