The pronctor looked to him."Their parents desided it was best they do not know, they knew the dark spirit was to araise again ... and if theye were to seek out thier younger sister , things would get even more deadly"

Taki looked down."i see",he mutterd softly

The pronctor looked to Xing then blinked as the spiritualest ,an older women ,walked up to Xing.

The spiritualist looked at Xing,in a daze."Abby .......Abby ,wants you.....to please find,her sister ...... before the dark .....spirit does......"


Taki looked surprised but looked to Xing.
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Shiki sighed.Hoping deep down everthing was ctually okay.

"Do you know where she is? Or her name, at least?" Xing asked the spiritualist.

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It didn't take long for the two to reach the place of the event, thanks to Spire circling overhead, marking it for them. "What the hell happened?" Elliot asked.

The spiritualist nodded."in the city,her name is ....Sakura.....she's staying with a man, who likes to use .... shamans ..... hes useing her.......shes already entered the tornamnet",she said calmly."she looks like this",she said holing out her hand useing her spirt power to create an image of Sakura.




Taki looked to Eliot."Yukinas been killed",he said dully.

Shiki flinched."w-what?"

"Abby's...dead?" Elliot asked.

"She's in the tournament...then it's only a matter of time before we meet up with her." Xing said.

Taki nodded."yah, the dark spirt ,killed, barely left remains,then takes her soul to top it all off ....even in death he still has a hold on her",he said growling.

The pronctor sighed looking to Xing."but if this dark spirit is out there,hell be after that girl.....",he said softly.

Shiki looked to them."what girl?"

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Sakura smiled brightly as she was just sucsessfull in anouther Shaman fight."Yay We win!",she said doing a fist pump. Then looked to her spirit partner Kahine,a ninja in his former life. She then looked around."wow no pronnctors?strange,oh well",she said then blinked hearing thunder and looked up as it started to rain."drat",she said and towards the near by park for shelter.

"Apparently Abby had a sister she didn't know about. Neither did this guy," Xing replied, pointing to Taki.

Shiki blinked looking confused."a sister?,he said shocked.

Xing nodded. "And she's in the tournament." He replied.

Elliot shook her head, pinching the bridge of her nose. "This is getting difficult..."

Taki sighed softly."yeah",he then looked to Shiki who was still in shock.

Shiki looked to Xing."and there shure....shes dead...."

"According to the proctor, there wasn't enough left to bother seeing." Xing said dismally. "She's dead."

Shiki cringe,looking down."o-oh",was all he could manage out and say.He looked up see two pronctors carrying out a body bag. But ,it wasnt how it normaly, should look. With other body bags ,when a boddy was in it,it was firm and you could tell,but with Abbys,it was...it loooked so empty,bringing a sic feeling to shikis sstomach.

Taki watched them bring it out and into a black veichle and loooked away, he looked to Xing and the others,knowing none of them at the moment would be up to finding Abby's,and his,younger sister. He couldnt blame them. He bit his lip at the thought he had. 'its worth a shot', he thought to himeslf and took off looking around for faust.

"That's just...." Xing began, then put a hand over his mouth as he started to feel nauseous. "I think I'm gonna be sick..."

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Faust looked up from his lunch as he felt a spirit coming towards him. "Well well, I don't usually have visitors, living or dead."

The pronctor looked to them."i think its best if the three of you go home,we will contact wou with any updates"
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Taki blinked seeing Faust. He remembered storys of the original Faust,from 500 years ago,and that how Yoah had helped him. So the Faust family had some sort of respect of the Asakura line. "Faust....i come here on the Asakura family name, i need our help..."

Elliot nodded. "C'mon, guys." She said to Shiki and Xing. "Let's get out of here."

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"Ah, an Asakura...and what kind of help would you need?" Faust asked.

Taki sighed."Abby .. was killed ",he muttered lowly "and turns out thers another ,Asakura left, a girl named Sakura,shes in the tornament ....but , the dark spirit will be looking for her, Abbys friedns are in no shape to go hunting for Sakura, I cant blame them,but, you ...I belive can find her, and keep her safe for now ...that dark spirit doesnt seem that he would fight you,not yet anywase'
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Shiki slowly nodded."yeah...."

Faust was silent for a moment as he finished his lunch. "You do realize that I'm a necromancer, not a spiritualist, right?" He asked. "But I believe I can help find your sister. If indeed she is the last Asakura in this world...well, let's just say my family has a certain respect for the Asakura line, not to mention a debt."

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Elliot gently guided the two away. They walked in silence for a while, before she broke the silence. "Shiki, about Abby...how long did you two know each other?"

Shiki looked up to her."five years,she became like a sister to me",he muttered.
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Taki blinked his face lighting up some."really?",he said looking hopefull.

"Ouch," Elliot said, and she meant it.

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Faust nodded. "If she is in the tournament, it shouldn't be that hard."

Taki smiled."thank you...",he said in a relived tone.
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Shiki nodded."yeha",he muttered softly.

"No need for thanks," Faust replied. "But remember; once I've found this girl, my family's debt to the Asakuras is paid."

Taki nodded."of course",he said still smileing."thank you....again"
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Sakura sighed as she took shelter uder a tree,watching the rain pour down."ick",she mutterd sitting down on a rock.

Kahine looked to her."you know Holark will be looking for you",he said seeming worried."you didnt report back t him"

Sakura looked to him."I didnt think I should go near him, his presences has changed,more,dark a crule ... he may be possesed",she said and streached yawning."...it be nice to have a real lace to sleep...",she said leaning back into the tree.

Faust nodded. "And I presume you would want me to get started now, correct?" He asked. "Do you at least have an idea where she is?"

Taki nodded then looked aroud."close by.... i think...huh this is gonna be hard..."

"Clearly." Faust said, standing. "You search from the skies, I'll search from the ground."

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"What d'you think will happen now?" Xing asked. "You think she'll stick around or pass on?"

Taki nodded."right",he said heading up.
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Shiki frowned.'the pronctor said...that damn dark spirit captured her sole ... he's useing it,for his own powers",he said growling."so at the moment she's trapped here...."