READ: THE LAST CHAPTER OF THE MANGA, CHAPTER 300 – The Last words. The scene where Hao faced Yoh and his friends for the final time before becoming the Shaman King. THIS IS WHERE THE LAST CHAPTER OF HER EXISTENCE TAKES PLACE, WITH A SLIGHT FEW CHANGES, AFTER ALL THIS IS FANFICTION. I do not own Shaman king. The only one I can take credit of, is the character that is Nagi.

~Her Existence~

CHAPTER 11

Months passed, the final battle has happened or happening rather. The Shaman King has been deemed worthy by the great spirit and was given unbelievable cosmic powers that only the mighty ONE would know. Everything went according to his plan. He defeated each patch member who stood against him on every plant, on every stage, before reaching the final plant to be accepted by the great spirit. His enemies tried to catch up and stop him, they suffered doing it, died many times doing it and yet he didn't even have to break a sweat. This is his fate. Finally, after his thousand years of living he will finally have the great spirit and harness its power to create that one world he's been longing for.

Hao opened his eyes from his deep sleep and felt the power of the great spirit, informing him that he is now and forever, the Shaman King. He was floating in mid-air, in a world of light and diamonds, somewhere within the great spirit. He was waiting for his twin to arrive and when he did, he asked Yoh if he too hated humans. His twin says yes, he does. They both do. The only difference was, his twin believes that they can change, that there was some good in them and that a lot of them are initially good. They just need a change. His twin gave a soft stare as the king saw the error in his logic. They will not change, he had a thousand years of evidence and proof that the human beings are a lost cause. And with that he was fully decided on the next course of action; The annihilation of human beings.

For the final time Yoh Asakura raised his sword to defend his friends and families and all of the human beings that he hold dear to his heart. His friends appeared behind him as they forge each other's power to defeat the newly deemed Shaman King. They fought bravely and with smiles on their faces as the hype of fighting engulf them, knowing somehow that this one will be the last fight they'll face, and it mattered. In the world of light and diamonds, the five warriors fought for mankind against the Shaman King.

But it was not enough.

Hao Asakura's power was far too great for them to defeat. Now with his cosmic powers, it would be impossible to defeat him. Yoh knew that, Hao's furiyoku haunted him enough to accept that fact. But he knew he had to fight, he just had to. For the first time, they saw the shaman king's oversoul: Over Soul Great Spirit. It was frighteningly huge, and the attack rate was deadly and spot on. Hao Asakura saw the greatness and glory of being king. His smile was dark, at the thought of this day and how blissful life will be from now on, and swift, as he saw a vivid memory that he once encage within his mind to avoid a certain pain.

A memory, a pair of exotic blue eyes, that had once wielded his heart to complete and true Bliss.

True Bliss, he thought.

He wiped that thought away once again before striking at his enemies with all his might. He is the Shaman King, with the power of the stars. The planet earth is nothing compared to the Sun. There is no way they could win against him.

So small. He thought as he looked upon planet earth. The blue planet came into view and he wanted to destroy it. But somehow that encaged memory of him got in the way again. It was too blue. . . . too familiar and sad and painful. His twin noticed the change within him and finally took the effort to say something to the king, that probably saved them all.

The battle was great, but soon it was over.

It was over the moment Yoh smiled at Hao. It was over the moment his twin called him Nii-chan. It was over when his twin radiated love towards him for the first time. And then like an infection, Yoh's friends did the same. They smiled at him, telling him they were here for him, showing him happy faces, saying gentle words that made no sense to him. He couldn't understand why they would do it. He thought it was a ruse of some sort and he knew better than to trust them. But Yoh was still smiling, and it was getting harder trying to fight the feeling. After that, other people started to appear. The X-laws, their Maiden Jeane, The Asakura Family, his own followers, the shamans that participated in the shaman fight, the ones who died in his hands and the ones who didn't, even the patch people. All those humans and shamans that he encountered in his life, dead or alive appeared before him and they were all smiling, showing love, forgiveness and acceptance, something that Hao isn't use to.

The mighty shaman could only stare in disbelief at the people he cause pain to, one way or another. How could they possibly smile to him like this and accept him so freely? His stare turned back to Yoh.

Hao was undecided and hesitant. It was all a ruse to him. He was not afraid, until a certain familiar creature appeared. His friend from his lost childhood, Ohyachiyo. Hao couldn't believe it, he was now with Ohyachiyo whom he had not seen for the past thousand years. Hao was a bit shaken as Ohyachiyo look upon him, disappointment in his eyes,

"Nii-chan" Yoh said once again.

"Don't call me that!" Hao yelled at his brother, but Yoh's smile still didn't falter. Out of nowhere a carriage appeared and it stopped within the sea of people that gathered, a good few meters away from him. He knew that a certain cat was responsible for all of these happenings, he just knew. The twins, Redseb and Seyram appeared before the carriage along with their metal shaman, Bason and Amidamaru followed after them, before Anna stepped out in the open.

"Sorry for making you wait Yoh." She announced for everyone to hear. Ash blonde hair and sultry green eyes came into view, all for Yoh to see, a blush spreading on his face. "Sorry for having to borrow your spirits too, but we were in danger even with them." She told the others.

"Anna." Yoh muttered in amazement

"What do you mean?" Hao asked. "Tell me what's going on?!"

"Oh? You don't know yet?" The evil blonde smiled wickedly at him. The air felt thick and for the first time, he was worried. "How does it feel not to be able to read minds for the first time in one thousand years?" She announced as everyone gasped.

It couldn't be. He thought. He tried and there was nothing going on, his mind reading skill, it was just gone. How?

"You don't need it now, now that you are wrapped up in Kindness." Ohyachiyo mentioned and Hao gave him a frightful stare. "In other words, that kid I met in the past has come back to his true self, that kid with a kind heart and pure soul."

"Nonsense!" Hao yelled. "You are making it up!"

"Idiot." Anna interrupted. "The proof you need is right before your eyes, Ohyachiyo is here because you finally got rid of your sorrow and your anger." She told him. Hao breathe harder, fighting every bit of logic in her words. "I was like you once, but meeting Yoh made me lose my power, just like how you are now."

"What are you talking about?" He whispered, finally accepting her words.

"You met someone, who was capable of changing you." She told him knowingly. And he just stared at her, giving nothing away in the surface but aching purely inside. He looked away when Anna refuse to stop staring at him, tauntingly.

"It's been a long time, you want to see her don't you?" Yoh asked. Who? Hao wanted to ask so badly but he was caught by his pride.

He didn't have time to think about it when the carriage door opened and out came a vaguely familiar person dressed in a floral kimono. She walked towards him in a flowing manner that would break any ballerina's heart. Her long blonde hair cascading behind her that was contained by a single white ribbon.

"Mother?" Hao whispered longingly.

Asanoha gave a cheerful smile to her son before twirling around to face everyone, people were gushing about Anna and Asanoha's resemblance while Hao was still too stunned to speak.

"My stupid son has given you quite a lot of trouble." Asanoha said with a smile. "I am so sorry everyone." She patted Hao in the head as she apologized, annoying Hao.

"Don't do that, we're in front of everybody!" He screamed out loud. Embarrassment clear on his features as Yoh and his friends laughed.

"It's exactly why I do it. Do you know what you have done?" She asked softly, forlorn. Hao looked insulted that his mother thought of him being wrong.

"I can't understand why!" He yelled losing his calm composure bit by bit. "Those humans slaughtered you, mother. Why should I apologize?!"

"Why are you still worried about something so insignificant?" Asanoha said angrily at his son, slapping him with her left hand. "When you hate people, you hate yourself. When you forgive them, you too are saved."

Hao stared at her brown eyes with clarity.

"Your mother is not as weak as you may think." She whispered to him before stepping forward into a loving hug. Hao stayed in her arms, confuse on what to believe now. "Happiness, sadness, anger, hatred that's what being alive means. As the King, the first thing you should do is love your people." She told him as she stroke his hair, something she never gotten to do in a long time.

"And I am so happy that you finally learned how to love." She cooed for him to here. Hao blinked in wonder. Everyone let out a quiet relief sigh as the shaman king nodded in understanding, calming the tense moment.

"Victory is ours!" Ren announced with a smile, along with everyone. Hao could only stare, still stunned with all the happening that's been going on. Still blaming a certain cat in his head.

"After all, love is everlasting." Ohyachiyo agreed. "Speaking of which, where is this mystery person who had the guts to change him?" He asked Anna who now gave him a smug look.

"I didn't travel to the ends of the earth to bring back nothing, you know." Anna spat at him. Hao heard their exchange of words and stepped forward to face them. "I had to pass through different realms of the great spirit just to find her."

"Her? You don't mean . . " Hao whispered, unable to finish.

"Yes." Asanoha said knowingly. "And she is wonderful." She praised, a soft approval. Hao's eyes widen as the realization hit him. He automatically searched for that familiar train of thought, that he had encaged within his heart to keep himself from crying at night. But now without his mind reading skill, he heard nothing.

"Niichan!" Yoh called for him and Hao turned to look.

Could it be?

The carriage door opened once again and out came a blue eyed, raven haired girl dressed casually in a hoodie and red snickers. Hao Asakura breathed deeply. Standing before him, a good few meters away was the single human being on earth that he cared for. The only human he wanted to live, that he would have allowed to live. For it is her who owns that single, steady, beating organ within his chest, the proverbial one.

I own you a big FAT apology. I'm sorry. I don't know what else to say, I'm embarrassed to say the least. I've been avoiding this turmoil for several months now. This is honestly one of the hardest things to end. SO much needs to be settled and yet, I couldn't figure out how. In the end, I had to create two parts for things to fall into place. The second part, is one less turmoil I need to settle.

I'm at war with myself. :/

Kate.