Takei, Hiroyuki

Yamato awakens back in the 21st century on the day he first met Ultimo, aware that he must prevent world annihilation, but he only has twenty-four hours to do so.

"Locked in a battle that spans the ages, Vice and Ultimo, along with their human proxies, duel in the wartime arena of Tokyo, 1947. Among the bombs and destruction, doji masters on both sides seek to convince their counterparts to switch teams-good to evil and vice versa. Which force holds ultimate sway over human history?"--Back cover.

Yoh steps up to the challenge of facing the toughest opponents from around the world in the Shaman Fight, but everyone is taken by surprise by the Iron Maiden, Lady Jeanne, leader of the X-Laws.

Ren is determined to end the Tao reign of terror, but to do so means he must face his father, the most feared Shaman in China.

Yoh's journey to the caves of Izumo has boosted his mana and his confidence; and in the final battle of the Shaman Fight preliminaries, Yoh is up against Tao Ren and his over soul, Bason.

Yoh and Manta face separate challenges, as Manta and Ryu travel by motorcycle across Japan to Yoh's faraway home in Izumo, while Yoh ventures into a cave in search of shamanic inspiration.

Yoh faces off against the ice-wielding Ainu shaman Horohoro and then against Faust VIII, descendant of the sorcerer who sold his soul to the Devil.

In order to qualify for the "Shaman Fight in Tokyo," Yoh must defeat Silva and the five animal spirits he controls, or wait another five hundred years for the next tournament.

In order to qualify for the "Shaman Fight in Tokyo," Yoh must defeat Silva and the five animal spirits he controls. If he does not, he will not get another shot at the tournament for 500 years.

At the Shaman Fight in Tokyo, thirteen-year-old Yoh wakes up after being injured to learn that his family has paired him up in an arranged marriage with a rival shaman.