I Have A Darkness In My Heart

I Have A Darkness In My Heart (オレの心にゃ闇がある) is the 50th episode of the Shaman King 2001 anime series.

Summary
As Team "The Ren" is taking a bath, they have a fight about who will be the strongest. Then, Nichrom shows up and tells Ren that he should be saved by Nyorai before he gets destroyed by darkness. Later on, Ren tells to his teammates that Nichrom is the younger brother of the Patch Officiant that he killed, Chrom. Meanwhile, Silva is seen watching Nichrom attending a girl with many more people. As he wonders what is going on, Hao shows up and tells him that the leader is Nyorai. She can control people by making them think that they are controlled by the darkness in their hearts. As Hao leaves the scene, however, Silva is attacked by unknown shadowy figures.

Meanwhile, as Ren is going complete berserk. As he is fighting his bad memories, he then collapses. As Horohoro and Chocolove bring Ren to Nyorai, she states that Ren is about to be swallowed by the darkness in his heart as well. As Horohoro states that he has no darkness in his heart, Nyorai makes him realize thoughts about never being able to beat Yoh. Later on, as Horohoro and Chocolove come back to patch village, Horohoro starts, however, attacking Yoh. Then, Anna stops him by summoning both Zenki and Goki. As everyone asks Chocolove what is going on, Chocolove remembers that Horohoro told him not to tell anything that has happened and leaves while stating that Team "The Ren" can take care of itself. Then, Team "The Ren"'s next match is announced.

Later on, Silva of the 10 Patch Officiants talks with Nichrom of the 10 Patch Officiants about Nyorai's praying. Then, Chocolove interferes the praying and states that Nyorai is making people think that they are saved. Then it is revealed that Team "The Ren"'s next match is against Team "Dairedo". As Chocolove is the only one that can fight properly, Horohoro attacks Ren and Chocolove after he has heard Nyorai's praying. As Ren states that Horohoro's heart was stolen by her, he states that he is not afraid of the darkness in his heart. As Ren creates his big Over Soul and starts just hitting nothing but the air, Nichrom states that he cannot accept the darkness in his heart. As Nyorai states that Chocolove should just surrender, she makes him realize that he is not funny at all and nobody will ever laugh at his own jokes. Then, Chocolove is able to escape from Nyorai's talking and wake Ren and Horohoro up with a joke. Team "The Ren" then dashes towards their opponents and destroy them. Chocolove then states that not believing in other people's hearts is Nyorai's weakness. Later on, Silva is wondering about the future of things.

Characters in Order of Appearance

 * Asakura Yoh
 * Oyamada Manta
 * Kyōyama Anna
 * Umemiya Ryunosuke
 * Horohoro
 * Faust VIII
 * Tao Ren
 * Chocolove McDonell
 * Tao Jun
 * Usui Pirika
 * Tamamura Tamao
 * Asakura Hao
 * Opacho
 * Silva
 * Nichrom
 * Chrom (Illusion)
 * Nyorai
 * Fudou (Silhouette Cameo)
 * Gekkou (Silhouette Cameo)
 * Nikkou (Silhouette Cameo)

Spirits in Order of Appearance

 * Amidamaru
 * Bason
 * Kororo
 * Tokageroh
 * Eliza Faust
 * Mic the Jaguar
 * Lee Pyron
 * Nyorai's spirits

Anime Notes

 * This is the fifth of the 2001 anime-exclusive Shaman Fights, where Chocolove McDonell is the focused main character towards victory".
 * Team "Dairedo" replaces the role of Team "Nyorai" from the manga, to which both team leaders are female buddhists.