During the karaoke outing, I had taken the opportunity to experiment with the system. I discovered that I could visualize my friend's stats if I focused enough on them...
Oriol [Keyboard 9, Music Composition 3, Vocals 2, Music Editing 15, Special Ability: "Follow the Rhythm"]
Eduardo [Musical Ear 11, Music Composition 6, Video Editing 12, Special Ability: "Negotiation"]
Daniel [Drums 2, Bass 3, Vocals 3, Lyric Comprehension 14, Special Ability: "Inspiration Under Stress"]
Luz [Bass 9, Vocals 13, Stage Presence 4, Special Ability: "Eyes on Me"]
Hannah [Vocals 10, Music Composition 10, Trumpet 5, Violin 10, Special Ability: "Accelerated Learning"]
Christina [Vocals 5, Songwriting 15, Musical Instrument 5, Special Ability: "Intuitive Composition"]
I also checked my own stats [Acoustic Guitar 8, Song Lyrics Memory 9, Vocals 5+2➝7, Special Ability: "Melodic Pulse"]
Among everyone, I had the lowest overall stats... but each person had their specialty. Maybe I could find my own too... I just had to keep moving forward.
I closed the system window. I got out of bed and went straight to the shower; I needed to wash away the exhaustion and sweat. The hot water relaxed me, and I started feeling hungry since we hadn't bought much at the place, the prices had been inflated too much.
I prepared something quick in the kitchen. I had left a stew of sausages with chipotle. (Well done, past Ren.) I sat in the dining room and turned on the TV to watch something while finishing my meal.
I flipped through the channels, but there was nothing, so I went to a streaming service and put on episodes of Fairy Tail. I didn't know if I would ever return, but I needed the information because I couldn't remember many things.
With school and homework, I didn't have much time to watch series, but I had to make the time. With my stomach full, I returned to my room. I threw myself on the bed and let my eyes slowly close.
With my eyes shut, I murmured, "I wonder if I'll travel to another place today too."
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"THAT'S WHY I'LL FOLLOW YOUR ADVICE AND FINISH YOU OFF RIGHT NOW!" Apparently, I had come to another place, in the middle of another fight...
I prepared my guitar and, looking at the people, tried to quickly identify where I was and what music I should use to support.
"As I said before, that's impossible... Skull Wall!" A bunch of skeletons locked arms, blocking a boy who was trying to move toward what seemed to be a hospital patient.
"Wait... holy crap! Isn't that Faust VIII?" My mind went into overdrive.
I'm in Shaman King, this is Yoh versus Faust, already in the Shaman Tournament. Manta is on the ground, bleeding, but... if I play music, wouldn't Yoh be disqualified?
I didn't know if I could interfere. I watched helplessly as Yoh shouted at Faust and, with an energy blast, destroyed all the skeletons, but Faust remained still, saying something.
Yoh's weapon possession faded, Amidamaru's energy was running out. (Huh? I can see the possession? So I have the ability to see spirits in this world), I thought.
"Yoh's furyoku will run out completely soon," a deep voice said beside me.
Looking at me from the corner of his eye, he asked, "What are you doing here? How did you get past the barrier?"
I placed my guitar on the ground and, looking at him, answered, "Let's just say someone wanted me here at this moment."
The hawk started shouting, "Ask him what his name is!"
"My name is Tempo, or at least that's what I call myself when I come to these places," I said with a half-smile.
The wolf looked at Silver and said, "He can see us, is he a shaman too?"
I lowered my gaze to the wolf and replied, "You know, you could ask me directly... but to answer you, I don't think I'm a shaman. I don't have those abilities. I have different ones."
Silver kept watching the fight. Faust was dangerously approaching Yoh, while Manta continued to suffer. The turtle and the hawk were frantic, shouting for Silver to help his protege.
Silver silenced them with his comment. "Have you forgotten the rules of a shaman fight? If we help a participant, they will be disqualified."
Before they could continue arguing, I asked Silver, "What does it mean to help a participant?"
Silver couldn't continue scolding his spirits, staring at me with anger, he replied, "If you attack the other participant, help them with your spiritual power, use furyoku, summon a spirit, or help them dodge attacks from the other competitor, it's not allowed. You also cannot reveal the other competitor's abilities."
I quickly reviewed what Silver had told me. Within seconds, I could see a loophole in the rules. "So... if I cheer from here, without using spiritual power or whatever furyowhatchacalled thing, there shouldn't be a problem, right?"
The turtle opened one eye impossibly wide, making a grotesque face while pointing at me. "What do you plan to do?"
In an innocent voice, I replied, "Oh~, nothing illegal," and I winked at him.
I started ignoring the turtle and hawk's shouting. At least the wolf and the bison seemed more interested in seeing what I was going to do than in preventing me from interfering. The snake looked at me from the corner of her eye, but she didn't comment, keeping her gaze fixed on Yoh, who was on the ground, trying to catch his breath.
Faust, in a condescending voice, told the young protagonist, "You should already know, you can't beat me. No matter how hard you try, it will be much easier for you if you admit defeat."
While he spoke to Yoh, I thought about what song could help him get up and focus. I needed something that moved his anger but also helped him concentrate.
"Papercut – Linkin Park" (No... too fast, and I can't sing it, I lack rap skills)
"Unstoppable – Kim Dracula" (Nope... I don't have the vocal level to bring that song to life)
"My Songs Know What You Did..." – Fall Out Boy (This could work)
I smiled excitedly. "You'll see, Yoh... I'll free you from the darkness inside you. Darkness... release... Blacklight... no... Fall Out Boy doesn't have enough energy, but you do."
"This song is made by the sister of the warrior of liberation, and it's exactly what a young man on the verge of a second wind needs." After my statement, I added, murmuring, "This one's for you, Yoh Asakura."
BlackLight – ADO
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Author's Note:
I hope you guys are alright, I got inspiration for a second chapter, I hope to make a third, but the lights are blinking in my area... so maybe a power shut down... Give me a comment, I appreciate those!