"So you let him escape."
Hao was sitting in his chair with a fire in his hands. He was in the valley of darkness. Nobody knew where it was, because this valley, which literally attracts evil, lies deeply hidden between two mountains. These were also called the "devil twins". Almost no one dared to go into this area because the evil aura was almost palpable. Any shaman who dared step into Hao's territory was killed. Then his furioku and guardian spirit were withdrawn from him.
"I beg your pardon, Master Hao. But he was just too strong for us."
His followers kneeled in front of him.
"How can it be that he was too strong? Have I trained you to be my strongest shamans for free for years ?!"
His eyes sparkled and his expression deteriorated. The fire in his hands grew suddenly. The shamans began to tremble.
"No, Master Hao ..."
"Then tell me the reason for your failure", his lips twisted into a malicious smile, "But be careful, because with every wrong word it can be that my fire burns your soul out of your body."Nameless fear was reflected on the faces of his followers.
"Well ... yes ... The masked shaman ... He ... He masters the" Cold Death "(A legendary and powerful fighting technique of the Usui family that freezes its opponent to death in a cold snow storm).
Hao's eyes widened.
"The Cold Death ?! That can't be true! It's impossible ..."
"Yes, I saw it with my own eyes, Master Hao."
"Anyway ... it will be difficult to kill the shaman."
"It is not impossible, Master Hao. We severely injured him during our fight. He should not be able to get to his feet so quickly. I have a plan how we can destroy him and the village of Chiyo in one fell swoop."
Hao's eyebrows rose. Apparently his interest was piqued.
In his calm and at the same time malicious voice, which makes the blood freeze in everyone's veins, he asked: "So so. So you have a plan. Then tell me how it should work.""At your command, Master Hao. As we found out, the badly injured Usui is near Chiyo. If we attack the village, he will surely intervene and try to save it from ruin. And then his heroism will become his Doom, because he is too weak to use the Cold Death. Far too much Furioku is required. Without this technique he has no chance against us. Thus both the village and the shaman would be destroyed once and for all. "
Hao got up and went over to his servant. He stood there for a while. Nobody knew what he was thinking at the moment, because Hao was unpredictable.
But then he began to speak again: "My faithful servant ... I am impressed with your plan. I will forgive you for failing. You have proven that you are still useful to me."
"Thank you, Master Hao."
"But you ...", Hao looked next to him at the rest of his followers, "are no longer worth serving me."The shamans panic.
"But Master Hao. We are loyal to you. Please ... Please give us another chance."
"You already had the chance. You know, I don't need weak shamans."
Hao raised his hand and the fire in his hands grew bigger every second.
"No, Master Hao! Please !!!"
“Spirit of fire!” A powerful guardian of the element fire rose in front of him. The air began to get scorching hot. The hunger for murder was reflected in the face of the ghost. "Spirit of Fire, take away all of their guardian spirits and become even stronger! I have no more use for them."
Hao's guardian spirit stepped closer to the shamans and opened his mouth. A vortex of fire came out, which seemed to burn the helpless shamans. The cries of pain that Hao liked echoed through the valley. It was like music to his ears.
"Keep it up, Spirit of Fire. Make them all suffer ..."
As he spoke these words, the shamans asked for forgiveness and shouted their throats out."Ahhh !!! Master ... Master Hao. Please ... Ahhh !!! Please forgive us!"
But Hao didn't answer and let her stew in the fire until the screaming stopped. The shamans lay on the ground and did not move. The spirit of the fire opened its mouth even wider and sucked in the protective spirits that were trapped in a ball of fire. Then it disappeared and landed in a flame on Hao's hand. The shaman who saw it all was shocked.
Hao began to speak, "The bunch of useless shamans is now gone. Let's get back to your plan. When do you think we should strike?"
His servant recovered from the shock.
"Uh ... The best time is around the full moon. The night the full moon shines will be your victory."
Hao laughed out loud.
"Yes, you are right. When the night of the full moon is over, a new shaman world will arise. All people and all weak shamans who do not deserve to live in the world will finally die and neither the Usui shaman nor the village Chiyo will still stand in my way. ""Yes, Master Hao. Your victory is almost within reach. Let me do this honorable job and the troublemakers ..."
Hao interrupted him.
"No. This time I'll come with you and destroy them. I don't want anything to go wrong again."
"Of course, Master Hao. Only you are worthy of it."
Hao's eyes seemed to pierce everything. He laughed out loud. His malicious laughter made everything around him tremble and his glowing fire seemed to get bigger and bigger, until one day it will envelop the whole world like a shadow ...