A/N: Sorry for the long time between chapter posting but when no one reviewed my last chapter I felt very... well unmotivated. It is hard to post something when no one seems to care about it. But someone finally did and I'm back to post another chapter of my fan fiction. I hope you will continue to want to read more and that my writing ability continues to improve. Well, enough of this. On to the fan fiction!
I do not own Shaman King, though I wish I did. I will forever continue to not own it, for the rest of my life. Please do not sue me!
Chapter Nine: Demon Call
"Go ahead, bring it on."
Ren was about to strike when arms wrapped around his body and he turned back to see Pirika behind him. He was surprised by her rashness but he stopped, if only to stare at her. What was wrong with her?
"No, don't attack him! That's what he wants, can't you see that?"
"Foolish girl!"
Sàix grabbed Pirika from behind, pulling her back from Ren. He had let Horo go, who was now laying on the ground in pain. Pirika fought against his strong arms, but she couldn't get away. He got annoyed and he sent energies through her which rendered her paralyzed. Ren turned towards him and got ready to attack him, but someone beat him to the punch, literally.
"Leave him to me," Yoh said as he kept Sàix back, while defending Pirika. The Chinese shaman nodded and turned his attention to the leader again.
"Who are you anyway? I prefer to know who I'm fighting before the fight begins."
"As you wish, Dalharuk."1
He removed his hood and Ren gasped in surprise. The man had long raven locks, held back in a lose pony tail so it wouldn't get in his eyes. His eyes were gold and cat like, and narrowed. He looked exactly like a man Ren knew when he was young.
"Father?"
"You may call me Sol-zehn, dalharuk. And yes, I am your father."
Ren took a few steps back, looking betrayed. "You can't be my father. Father died when I was five. You couldn't be him."
"What makes you think other wise," Sol-zehn said, looking calm. "I may have seemed to die but in reality I left for home."
"No!" Ren screamed out, his energies whipping around him again. "No way in hell! I can not, and will not believe you!"
Suddenly though the ship began to shake, causing the leader to look up at the ceiling. His expression was cold, and he left the room suddenly without a word. Ren calm down, but his energy was still rushing around him.
"Lyserg."
The London born shaman turned to him and nodded. "Yes?"
"Help Pyro and then get the others out of here. I'm going to help Yoh."
Lyserg nodded and watched as Ren ran from the room, and he couldn't help but wonder about him. 'Back in the past Ren was never this ready to help anyone. Maybe his relationship with Pirika changed him more then I though,' he mused to himself. He walked over to the flame user who was sitting up, still clutching his chest.
"You name is Lyserg right," the man asked and for some reason when he looked at him the dowser felt hostel towards the man. But he nodded. "I thought so. You would wake up Horo Horo and not worry about me."
For a reason he couldn't explain, he did just that, not giving Pyro's would another thought. He knelt down and lightly slapped Horo on the cheek. The ice shaman opened his eyes and groaned.
"What happened?"
"You tried to fight that Sàix guy."
"Wonderful," he said as he stood up. "Where is Ren?"
"He is helping Yoh fight off Sàix. Oh, the leader of the aliens identity has been reviled."
Even though in truth he wasn't all that surprised, he faked it. "Who was it?"
"A man who goes by the name Sol-zehn, and who looks like Ren's father."
He was a little surprised by that news, causing him to go off into thought. 'The last time I saw Sol-zehn he was in the form of a human but not Ren's father. He must be trying to get to him.'
Anna cleared her throat and walked over. "Come on. We have to help Yoh and Ren."
"But Ren-kun said-"
"You have to remember, I make the rules around here. Now go!"
They obeyed, not wanting to make her angry. When they got out they say that Yoh and Ren were doing well. In fact they were pushing the alien back. But Sàix didn't seem worried at all. In fact, he looked happy that they were pushing him back. Horo though he knew the reason.
"Faerl alk'den'vever dol har'dro drewst velkyn faerz'unduss dal dos wanre. Return nindel zress udos noamuth. Return!"2
"Let it begin. The rebirth of this world."
A/N: So what do you think? Just to clear up something about Ren's father... When I first started watching shaman king it was the dub on fox. You know, the 4-kids version. And I thought that Ren's dad had really died. When I found out his 'uncle' was really his father, I wasn't really happy. So, in keeping with the AU-ness of this story, I decided to make it that Ren's father really did die, when he was five. Well, till next time!
1- Dalharuk Son
2- "Faerl alk'den'vever dol har'dro drewst velkyn faerz'unduss dal dos wanre. Return nindel zress udos noamuth. Return!" Magical plane of earth remove unseen spells from your servant. Return that power we lost. Return!
