Redo

A deer was walking through the forest until it heard the sound of an arrow wiz by. It recoiled from the sudden disturbance before running off back to its herd.

"Damn another one" a boy with long brown hair cursed under his breath as he looked round for anymore. He wore a white shirt that was slightly dirty from hiding, black trousers that were almost a bit long at the bottom and black knee high boots that were used for outdoor terrain.

"They're so rare now a days Hao. It's a miracle that we're still here" said a black haired boy with yellow eyes while observing the area. His hair was up making it look like a spike. The boy had a no sleeved black top and baggy black trousers, he had no socks but had black Chinese slippers instead.

"I know Ren, that's what makes it hard" the boy sighed. He looked around the forest area to see if there were more animals, sadly they were all gone.

"Guess it's another day without food huh?" a blue haired boy wearing a bandana asked nearby. He had a blue jacket that covered his white shirt, blue trousers white boots.

The sound of giggling hit Hao's ears causing him to look to the left to see nothing, his eyes furrowed in frustration. Ren turned to glare at the blue haired boy.

"Not another one… why am I hearing laughter in the forest? What's so special about this place… or is it because of something else" Hao pondered as he held his bow close just in case there was a stray deer or an attacker assuming that they were intruders. The chances of them being attacked were slim since there were barricade fences as tall as trees blocking them. However it doesn't stop the rebels who want to show how good they were. Sadly for some of the rebels, they were never seen again by anyone.

"Well I don't see you helping out!" Ren snapped crossly. Hao turned to see Ren glaring at the blue haired male.

"Well if I see one I'll get it and keep it for myself shall I?" the boy asked with a cocky smile.

"Your skills are pathetic! How are you ever going to get anything if you sit up there and- HUH!" Ren gaped from the sight of seeing a dead bird in the blue haired boy's hand after lifting up his catch.

"Don't forget I have sister who nags me on a daily basis" the boy asked now looking bored. Meanwhile Hao just watched them with empty eyes.

"Still not enough" Ren said bluntly, inside he was angry that he had failed while the other succeeded. The blue haired male grinned.

"Stew anyone?" Ren said nothing knowing that he was being baited.

"Fine" Ren snapped. The blue haired male's grin remained before jumping down.

"Horo Horo" Hao called which stopping Horo Horo from walking away, he looked back.

"Thank you" Hao's words sounded like he was whispering. This made Horo Horo smile.

"Don't sweat it Hao, anything for a friend" Horo Horo replied before running off ahead. Hao was left speechless from the comment.

"Anything for a friend huh" Hao's thoughts went back to someone close. Ren wasn't fooled.

"You know you're not the only one who misses Yoh right?" Ren snapped now going on ahead in order to leave Hao to his thoughts.

"Yeah… but I'm his brother. I should have protected him that time, but I didn't" Hao said softly knowing no one would hear him.

"Attention Sector 15 please report to the main area for an announcement" said a shrill woman's voice over a nearby intercom. Hao sighed, he looked at the sky and then his bow.

"Next time I'll get stronger, that way no one will die under my watch" Hao vowed as he walked towards the main area.

"Promise me that you'll come and visit me by the spring" asked a female's voice.

Hao paused once again near the entrance. This time half of the females voice entered his mind however to his dismay the she was completely covered in static so it was hard to see what she looked like.

"What do you want with me?" he muttered under his breath.

"Hao sama!" a small African girl cried now going towards him snapping him out of his daze. Hao pulled her into a tight hug as he noticed her troubled gaze.

"What's wrong Opacho?" Hao asked knowing she was looking at him with worried eyes. They entered the square side by side in order to prevent separation.

"It's time for the games" a man said catching his attention. Hao pulled Opacho more tightly to him.

"I see" Hao said bluntly.

"You never know who's going to be picked now a days" Luchist commented as they walked through the square.

"I know, some tried injuring themselves before the gathering but some of them still end up getting picked" Hao said with disgust as he saw a guy try to cut his leg only to scream in agony.

"He'll die eventually" Luchist shook his head from the waste of life.

"What a waste, maybe it's better if he did die" Hao muttered, Luchist shook his head.

"Never think that of anyone Hao" Luchist scolded lightly.

"Why not?" Hao snapped causing Opacho to look up at him.

"Fear plagues us just as it does the ones who mutilate themselves" Luchist said now watching the rest walk towards the main area.

"Boys over there on the right! Girls on the left NOW!" roared one of the solders. Opacho went to stand near a woman with green hair, her hair was up by the three long clips.

Ren stood by Hao before looking at the girl and nodded stiffly. She smiled back even though it was a weak one.

"I'm worried about Jun" Ren admitted as he looked at them. Behind Horo Horo was a tall male with black hair that was in two opposite ends. Beside him was a small male with blond hair.

"She'll be fine Ren" the small male said with a soft smile, inside he was scared from the event that was about to take place.

"I know that! But it doesn't make it any easier!" Ren snapped angrily. He faltered when he saw the boy's eyes go down from sadness.

"S-Sorry Morty" Ren said now turning his head.

"Where's Lyserg?" the tall male asked.

"I think he was moved to the 19th district Ryu" Horo Horo said looking sad. Ryu frowned.

"But why?" Ryu asked.

"Beats me" Horo Horo grumbled from anger. The sound of high heels on the high platform got their attention.

"Welcome to the 79th Annual Starving games!" A woman with huge puffy blue hair said before clapping. Ren glared as he noticed the woman was wearing a basket containing food on her head. She was wearing a shocking pink business suit and black high heeled shoes. Hao tilted his head from confusion.

"What the hell is she wearing?" Hao asked quietly.

"Food? She keeps wearing the worst set of clothes every year" Ryu muttered darkly. The woman had a whole roasted chicken on her head along with a few salamis, oranges and a pineapple.

"Whoa! Whoaaahah!" the woman cried before she toppled over, to her dismay her basket smashed to the floor causing the food to topple out of the broken basket. She then kept her head straight as she lifted the food back onto what was left of the basket. However a salami was rolling off the platform causing an old man to reach for it.

"OI bug off!" yelled a solder before punching the old man. The people gasped.

"But that was my wiener!" the man cried as he was sent back into line.

"Sadly some still don't get that you get injured from just reaching for food huh?" Morty asked weakly. The others were stunned at the choice of food. The woman pulled on her blue gloves before standing straight.

"And now a message from our esteemed leader President Yuko!" the woman cheered.

The boys sighed.

"I heard she bewitches people before she kills them" Horo Horo whispered. Ren glared.

"You idiot! Shut up or they'll hear! She has people acting as her eyes and ears" Ren hissed.

"So what she's deaf and blind?" Horo Horo asked coldly.

"Hey shut up already!" Hao snapped causing them to glare softly at each other.

"He started it" Ren snapped quietly. Hao however was quite interested to hear such rumors. This Yuko must be strong enough to cause such effects on those around her.

Suddenly the screen beside the woman was turned on. They could hear elevator music being played as it showed the face of a teenage black haired girl. Hao was shocked to see that a girl with black hair and brown eyes was even on screen let alone the president but sighed from the image.

"She never ages at all" Hao noted.

"Neither do we it seems" Ren said replied.

The image then showed a mini version of Yuko sitting on a picnic blanket.

"She once killed her uncle's friend" a male said as the image turned to show an old man before Yuko took out a gun and shot him.

"Because he left her in the care of wild coyotes" people gasped as he fell to the floor. The mini Yuko gave a dark chuckle as she picked up a sandwich square and eat it.

"Whoa" Hao was stunned at the information.

"It still gets me that she just kills him like that" Morty said with wide eyes.

"Who could blame her" Ren said weakly.

The woman who was watching it giggled with her hand covering her mouth.

"if only they knew" the woman thought with glee.

"Her only Facebook friend is Satan" People were gasping from the news.

"She has an online blog that tells people of how they die before it even happens. Spoiler alert!" the man said as the recording continued.

They saw Yuko pausing and then begins writing down 'Horo Horo dies from STDs' on her laptop.

"WHAT?!" Horo Horo cried from shock as he saw the words bleed on the screen. Ren stared at him with horror.

"YOU IDIOT!" Ren yelled before slapping him away from him.

"She is the most despicable woman on face of the earth" Yuko was grinning at the screen before typing more.

Yuko was sitting with two girls that looked exactly like her. Both had black hair. One had a blue dress while the other had purple.

"I don't always like energy drinks but if I want one I have Red Bull" Yuko took a sip from a glass before spitting it out.

"Tastes like bloody urine and beer!" she yelled before throwing it at a man who cried out in shock as he fell face first onto his table which contained his glass. People gasped in shock as the man didn't get back up.

"She did not just dis Red Bull!" a guy said bitterly.

"Here here" agreed the one next to him.

"Is that my dad?" Ren cried as he recognized the man on screen.

"So that's where he's been" Horo Horo said with an expression that looked as if a question about the universe had been solved.

"Not anymore I think" Hao said now squinting.

"He said he was going on a business trip" Ren said now feeling disturbed by the scene.

"Hey Yuko I'm alive" Ren's father said now getting up. His cheek was bleeding from the glass shards that were stuck to his face. Ren was wincing from it until something that resembled a glass chandelier landed on his father's head.

People gasped as they knew it was the end for the poor man as blood splattered upwards before falling back down. Ryu patted the stunned Ren's shoulder.

"Get your hands of me Horo Horo" Ren snarled. Horo Horo for once didn't bother to reply as he was just transfixed from the scene.

The music stopped showing Yuko standing, she wore a white Yukata with red maple leaf stitchings on them.

"Every year I make you watch this video why? Because you are all thick!" the males growled from the insult while the females gave her a dirty look.

"People tend to forget how much shit really hit the fan" Yuko's voice was stern but sounded furious as if she was scolding children. This made them flinch without knowing why.

Some shivered from how calm she looked.

"She must be really pissed to act so calmly and not snap" said Horo Horo. Ren nodded weakly.

"I wonder what happened?" Ren asked as he looked at the screen.

"Be quiet boys" Luchist hissed.

Images of dead people showed up followed by war zones filled with armies blowing up areas, weapons were on screen most of them were guns, whips, knives and grenades. After that the screen showed people running for their lives and then the last one was of a few people that were clustered together before being assassinated.

"Hate violence broke out, corporations got too greedy, people lost touch with their leaders and of each other. Bonds broke and it was every man for themselves. In other words… A fucking mess was added to the problem as more shit hit the fan. Previous Shaman Kings caused problems that involved taking over the world. Shaman Kings argued and sided with blood thirsty ones leaving us to watch until we all grew tired of it. But that is not all. Oh no that is not all!

You all staged sittings, you bloody rioted while some of you assholes murdered people- mostly shamans while non shamans got hurt in the crossfire. You elected a Lady Gaga as president and her running maid Nicki Minaj. However there is one thing you did right and that was not electing Tony Blair, Hitler look a likes or George Bush. Last thing we need is another bloody war that turns into another holocaust oh wait we DID have one and it was against Shamans. CongratuBLOODYlations you all suck! To make it worse- you bloody hired the fool responsible for all this mess as the secretary for the president, Yosuke and his crazy master YVS!" images showing Lady Gaga, Nicki Minaj, YVS and Yosuke showed up. Horo Horo snickered.

"That Yosuke still looks constipated" he noted causing Hao to glare.

"Which is why everyone wears these cooky clothes, disturbing looks and bizarre hairdos"

People booed angrily.

"Then I took over just as things went bad to worse and then began separating continents before separating the countries into 48 different sectors and to make it more gratifying is that the Shaman Kings who started this mess are in separate sectors so they can never cause trouble and just to make sure that stupid shit never happens again" Yuko said sternly.

A shaman was walking through a street until a man showed up screaming. Another man showed up containing a rifle and shot the shaman in cold blood. Yuko's image popped up. Suddenly they heard Bach's Toccata and Fugue in D minor in the background. This made them gain goosebumps from the music and the video.

"And proving that democracy sadly never works out the way anyone hopes. I have appeared in my self proclaiming role as the most ignored current Shaman Queen who has just taken the reins just before this mess started"

"Wow she must be angry" Horo Horo noted. Hao was staring at her now as he began wondering how she even became Shaman Queen in the first place.

"As Shaman Queen I shall continue to ensure that all freedom freewill is expunged from the minds of the foolish ones who love war. This way it shall never rear it's butt ugly head again. It's nothing personal those who aren't responsible for this mess but hey it's business. Yosuke! YVS! I know you both can hear me and I wanted to say this: You're both a pair of pricks and I wish you were both in hell for this" Yuko said is so calmly causing some jaws fell to the floor from the sudden insult.

"Son of a bitch! I'LL KILL YOU FOR THIS!" someone somewhere in the other sectors cursed in anger from the insult that was on recorded TV screen.

"FLAMING WOMAN! I'LL GET YOU FOR THIS AND I'LL MAKE SURE I DO MORE THAN KILL YOUR FAMILY!" Another one yelled. Unfortunately a wild werewolf and something else more terrifying to mention of showed up out of the blue followed by screams of terror filled that district. (Don't ask what happened!)

Suddenly horns appeared out of Yuko's head before she let out a dark throaty cackle. Suddenly a fairy flew past her until it was skewered by a pitchfork. People gasped from the sudden horrifying act before fire shot out from the screen. They all recoiled until some a microphone was torched, this left complete and utter silence. After the fire vanished people started booing again.

"And now where was I? Oh yes today is the day that once again proves what a sick sadistic bitch I am and how you have no control or life since your very lives are in my hands. Whether you like it or not. Get over it!" Yuko boomed coldly.

People groaned from agreement while the music still played.

"And I admit after watching the Running Man, the Japanese cult Battle Royal and one of most gruesome animes known to date Blood-C. I came up with the Starving Games. 2 kids from each district are said to fight for survival, for there can only be one winner. The winner is to be showered with a bounty. Including an old dead cow" Yuko showed them a rotting corpse of the dead cow that was behind her.

"I love rotting cow" said the old man as he started salivating with glee.

"This coupon for Greggs bakery which is completely useless to anyone at the moment" people gasped in awe while ignoring the last part.

"And lastly a wish" Yuko said calmly.

"A wish!" a girl cried.

"Nail polish!" another girl cried causing a bunch of them to squeal with delight.

"I'd wish for more sensible girls" Ren muttered.

"Ren you are lucky I'm over here and not where you are!" his sister yelled causing him to shrink back in fear.

"Sorry Jun" Ren whimpered.

"So happy Starving Games and may the odds be never in your favour" people booed in anger again before a picture of Yuko's face showed up with the words 'President Yuko Production'

"Now the gathering shall begin!" the woman said as she went to get the name for the males.

"I P Freely!" people looked round in shock.

"No? Okay I'll pick again" she picked up another name.

"Ivana Poopoo" people started letting out a stream of laughter. " Please Ivana Poopoo?" more of them laughed from her expression.

"Dick Bumhole!" the woman read out another name. "Everyone look round for Dick Bumhole please!"

"This is being televised around the world!" however it was on death ears. "You won't be laughing when you are thrown into the arena for your most certain DEATH!" suddenly everything was silenced to the point no one made an utter noise. The woman giggled as she went to get more paper.

"Hao Asakura" everyone looked at him with shock and horrified expressions. At that moment Hao's heart stopped, just then Hao felt as if he had lost the will to breathe. This couldn't be happening! Not after his brother was forced into this sick game a year ago.

"Will you play with me?"

"So there you are Yuko I was wondering where you were" a black haired girl wearing a yellow sundress entered the garden. Yuko looked up from her orb.

"You guys might have over sold me on this one. Seriously first off I did not kill my uncle!" the girl released a full blown laugh. Meanwhile Yuko was peeved off from the act.

"It's not funny Sarah. They think I'm a psycho! What would your father- my half brother say when he finds out about this?!" Yuko hollered as she stood up.

"It's just funny I'm sorry I'll tell them to fix the video"

"You altered my voice and words too! Here I am trying to fix the mess that was created by those dolts and yet you guys just add the Shaman kings' resolve to get even with me" Sarah sighed as she sat down.

"So what did happen to Yosuke and YVS?" Sarah asked before Yuko grinned darkly.

"Let's just say a rabid werewolf is 'playing' with him and a horny crow is playing with YVS" Yuko replied. Sarah raised a brow.

"What no tentacles?" this made Yuko glare at a blank faced Sarah.

"Don't be gross Sarah! Who likes tentacle rape anyway?" Yuko snapped. Sarah then raised her hands in defense.

"I most certainty don't just one of the others was asking about what methods of torture you're planning to do against them?" Yuko pondered for a bit.

"I know one of them is staying still in the air from a long pole being shoved up their backside for rude behaviour. If they move it'll hit their brain and paralyze them" Sarah winced.

"Wow very angry there" Yuko nodded sharply.

"Stupid bozos for causing such mess and I have to clean up their mess" Sarah sighed with a grin.

"Well I'm glad you're in charge, but erm… don't go doing something that will cause trouble okay?" Yuko paused as she looked at the orb before nodding.

"Sure but I'll make my rounds"

"Just-"

"Don't get caught I know" Yuko sighed. She turned to look at her orb once Sarah went indoors. Yuko watched Hao's reaction to his name being picked with neutral eyes.

"Looks like it's time for him to leave the realm of the dead huh?"

Is there a ghost here?