A/N: Thanks for all the reviews for my fiction so far, and I hope your ready for another exiting chapter. This chapter is the second to last, and this the chapter of the major character death. Bet you know who it is too? Well, I won't give it away for those who don't know so on to the chapter. And this chapter also ends bad… let's just say that.
Disclaimer- I do not own Shaman King. It belongs to it's creator Hiroyuki Takei and the people who did the manga and anime. Also, Kingdom Hearts does not belong to me. It belongs to who created it, and does not belong to me. Also, I do not own the 'Voice' as described in here. It was inspired by Frank Herbert's book 'Dune'. I do not own that either. I only own the plot line of the story, if I even own that considering this is all for fun. Don't sue me!
Chapter Nineteen: A Battle till the end
"What a disappointment."
They all turned just to see Sol-zehn standing there, his cat-like eyes narrowed in hate. Horo's alien form faded away until he was in the from of the boy they all knew. He managed, with the last bit of his strength to sit up, and darken his eyes towards the man.
"You're the one who made Sàix poison me, aren't you?"
Sol-zehn smiled wickedly, his face almost looking skeletal when he did that. "Yes dalharuk (1), I am. I found out about your betrayal and I had to do something."
Horo wanted nothing more then to get up, and punch the man in the face, but he couldn't move. He instead just narrowed his eyes further.
"I knew it," Ren exclaimed, climbing to his feet. "I knew you were not my father. You couldn't be."
He nodded his head with a causal short of shrug as if this short of thing happened all the time. "That is right. I am not you Ilharn (2). C'rintri is my true son and not actually Pirika's brother. Must come as a shock, huh young one?"
Pirika's blue eyes shinned defiantly, and she kept a hold of her 'brother's' arm. "He may not be my brother by blood, but he is my brother by heart. Horohoro is my brother."
Horo smiled brightly, despite the pain, and stuck his tongue out childishly at Sol-zehn. "Take that."
"I guess I still continue to underestimate you humans. Your foolishness continues to surprise me."
"How about you show them what you truly look like?"
"I think that maybe I should."
The form like Ren's father fell away from Sol-zehn and was replaced by the form of another man. He was tall and willowy, his form covered in dark blue robes. His hair was silver and like Horo's in his C'rintri form it was long. His eyes were also a icy blue like C'rintri and cat like, and were narrowed in hate. If it wasn't for the aura of hate around him he would be hansom looking. But the aura got in the way. He walked forward and a mist seemed to follow him.
"Ren. It's time."
There was a power in his voice, so much power that they saw Ren's eyes glaze over as he stood back up. He was controlling him, by just using the sound of his voice. Pirika attempted to stop him by grabbing his arm but he shoved her out of the way. He walked all the way over to Sol-zehn and he put a hand on his shoulder.
"It's time for you to pour your blood into the earth. To awaken the power inside. You must awaken our Har'dor." (3)
They vanished before they had a chance to stop them and Pirika cried out in despair. Horo through rose his hand into the air and a ball of light escaped his hand. A small, blue portal appeared and they stared at him in confusion.
"Zexion taught me how. But never mind about that. You need to hurry through the portal to stop them. Head to the room with the World Crystal. Go!
"We can't leave you!"
"I'm a lost cause. Now go!"
He made the portal engulf the3m and once they were gone, he smiled grimly. As long as they made it in time to stop the horrible events, he could die happy. He laid back and closed his eyes.
"That was my last act. Goodbye everyone."
And another bright light was darkened, leaving the whole universe a little darker.
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They ended up on the other side of the portal, laying on the ground in confusion. Pirika was crying, calling out for her brother. Her sorrow caught everyone's attention and they comforted her. She stopped after a few minutes though and stood up. Together they explored the cave like room until they found the door and left.
The tunnels were made out of the same stone as the room they had exited, but were smoothed out to where they almost looked man made. There were several openings to different rooms but they didn't see anything that looked like the World Crystal so they continued on. Pyro stayed close to Pirika, keeping her calm. She really appreciated it. She couldn't have asked for a better friend.
Eventually they found their way to a large, cavernous room. In the center of the room was a large, golden crystal. It floated a few feet above the ground and rotated. This had to be the world crystal. In front of it was Sol-zehn and he was holding Ren up to the crystal.
"About time you arrived," he said coldly. "I though you should see this."
Golden tentacles branched out of the crystal and began to wrap around him, pulling him in. Pyro charged at the crystal, ready to pull him out but he flew back. An invisible wall rippled for a moment before it disappeared again. He had, of course, been expecting them to do that. Ren was pulled inside the crystal and for a moment nothing happened. Then the crystal began to glow a bright red and the crystal rotated at extreme speeds. Sol-zehn turned to them and smiled wickedly.
"You were too late."
"No," Pyro stabbed his swords into the force field but they did nothing but ripple. "I won't let you do this to him!"
"Too late," he said as the crystal spun even faster. The walls rumbled strangely and the stone color shifted from gray to black. "Soon the transformation of this world will be complete and there is nothing you can do."
The crystal stopped and turned black. A form fell out of the crystal and Sol-zehn at the form for a moment before he turned back to them.
"You monster," Pirika cried out.
"You call me that now? How long it took you to place an insult to my name. But it doesn't matter. Soon, I will rule over the entire universe by using this planet to do it. For now, farewell."
He disappeared, and the force wall rippled before vanishing. Pirika ran over to the form on the ground and realized once she was close enough to him that the form was Ren. He looked completely normal, if a little wet, as if the demon blood had never effected him. She smiled and woke him up gently.
"Uhh," he moaned, opening his eyes and squinted at her. "Pirika?"
"Yeah."
He sat up and touched his face. He smiled slightly and checked his forehead before he sighed. "I'm normal!"
"Your back to normal!"
He was about to say something when a violet light engulf them, and when it dissipated they saw they were back on Earth. Pirika jumped up and ran over to the former Inn.
"We're back! We're back! Oh Ren…"
When she turned back to look at him, the grim expression on his face caused her smile to fade. He didn't look very happy, he looked like something was weighting down on him. She walked over to him to talk but he walked into the former Inn without saying a word. She watched him go, and put a hand on her hip.
"Ren Tao! I still do not get you. How could you be so cold!"
Ren on the other hand made his way to his room and quickly closed the door. He had to leave this place, and soon. If he didn't, someone he cared so much about would die. He sat down on his bed and pulled his duffle bag from under his bed.
"I'm sorry Pirika… but this is the only way. If I told you what she told me… then you would understand. But I can't…. I promised Ama."
He grabbed some clothes from his drawers and began to stuff them into the bag. He wouldn't have much time but he had enough in order to save everyone. He looked at his reflection in the mirror and smiled dimly. At least he was normal again…
'Good bye…'
A/N: Alright… don't have too much to say about this. But did you enjoy it? This is the second to last chapter so I hope you got at least a little enjoyment out of it. Well, I better got working on the last chapter. Till next time, please R&R!
1- dalharuk
Son
2- Ilharn
Father
3- Har'dor
Earth
