Chapter 1


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Italic stands for thought / dreams

'Italic with single quote stands telepathic voice'

[Stands for voice from the past]

Underline stands for letter

"Quote stands for dialogue"

Bold stands for emphasis

Bold italic stands for a dangerous tone


What should I do? Asakura Yoh thought as he was about to give the final blow to his older twin brother, Asakura Hao. I don't want to kill him, but what can I do to stop him without killing him? He desperately thought in the middle of the chaos, he never want everything to end this way, he want to become like a normal brother with Hao but everyone don't give him any choice at all.

He had tried so many times to talked to Hao, to make him understand, but Hao stubbornly said that he is the one who is right. He also tried to convince his family that they should try to change Hao, but they also stubborn, they don't want Hao alive just because they are ashamed of what Hao done, to cleanse the Asakura Family name from Hao's bad influence. Yoh doesn't have any choice, Hao tried to make Yoh join him, to helped him destroy humanity because he is Hao's twin, Hao's other half. On the other hand, his family want him to kill his own brother, his own twin.

A wave of sadness, despair, hopelessness, and pain washed over him, he really wishes that he had another choice to stop Hao. Someone, please, can anyone, whoever it it, give me a way to make Hao understand his wrong doing?! His mind screamed in desperation.

'We will help you.'

Huh, that voice . . . Great Spirit?

'We can make Hao feel what everyone feel to make him understand, we can do it through your furyoku. All you need to do is check your blow so that he won't die and send your furyoku to him along with the blow, but there's a cost that you need to pay.'

Cost? Yoh gripped his sword firmer, As long as I can pay them myself and can stop Hao without killing him, I'm willing to pay the cost.

'The cost will be . . . Your existence, Asakura Yoh.'


Asakura Hao is very certain that he won't lose to Yoh, he is sure about it, but he is hesitates to attack Yoh. Why? Because he making a mistake by looking into Yoh's eyes.

Hao moved to deal the blow that will sure to kill Yoh, but at the last second he looked at Yoh's eyes. It's like the time flow so slow, everything move in slow motion, and in that second where everything become slow, Hao managed to read what is crossing Yoh's eyes.

Hao can see sadness, despair, and pain in Yoh's eyes, but that's not what makes him hesitate. Then Yoh's eyes filled with desperation that turned into determination, but a moment later, his eyes filled with sadness, a great sadness that Hao thought that there's something wrong with Yoh. Hao can't find and anger and hate in his twin's eyes, and that's why he hesitate.

Hao had hurt Yoh so many times, he even killed him and ate his soul, so Hao expected Yoh to hate him. But, no, he didn't find and hint of hate and anger in his eyes, only sadness, pain, now determination.

It's foolish, really, to hesitate like that in the battle of live and death, and when he finally free of his hesitation, he can see Yoh's blade in front of his very own eyes, ready to kill him, or . . . maybe will kill him. Hao has the ability to heal, he can survive the blow, he is sure of it, but then again, if Yoh managed to cut his heart, then Hao will meet with instant death, even his healing ability won't be able to save him.

Because of his foolish act by looking into Yoh's eyes, Hao can see the change in Yoh's expression, and the change is really taken him aback. Yoh is crying and smiling at the same time, and his eyes filled with sadness and gentleness, something that make Hao began to understand that Yoh is really can't hate someone no matter how badly that someone had hurt him.

"I'm sorry." Hao heard Yoh whispered to him when the sword struck him along with his Spirit of Fire, "I'm really sorry, Onii-san, I really am".

Hao shut his eyes closed as he felt a great pain washed over him, he annoyed by the fact that he had to reincarnate again 500 years later and had to start over again for the fourth time, but he couldn't stop two questions from invading his head, why Yoh called him 'Onii-san'? Hao is the villain, he is the murderer of many people, he even killed Yoh once, so why was Yoh called him Onii-san and why was he crying?


A pain filled scream echoed in the air at the same time as the bright light from the explosion forced everyone to closed their eyes, Ren really hope that it was not Yoh who make that scream.

When the light dimmed, Ren opened one eye to look at the battlefield where Yoh and Hao had fought. His eyes widened when he saw Yoh's body started to glow and become transparent every second, panic engulfed him and he ran as fast as he can to where his friend and unspoken leader stand. "Yoh!" He called out loud, he tried to grab Yoh's shoulder, but his friend already disappeared into nothingness.

Ren stare in disbelief, Yoh just disappeared like that in front of his eyes, leaving only his sword, Harusame, the Asakura family heirloom, Futsu no Mitama no Tsurugi, Amidamaru's Ihai, his orange headphone, and his bear-claw necklace. Ren can hear the panic shouts of Amidamaru from his Ihai, meaning that Yoh had locked him before he started to disappear.

"Ren!" Horo Horo's yell reach his ears but still not pulled him back from his frozen state, "Ren! Where's Yoh?!" a hand grabbed him and turned him to face the blue haired Shaman.

"Ren-kun, where is Yoh?" Faust asked in low tone but still urgent.

Ren's still froze, he can't believe what he just saw, he can't believe that Yoh disappeared just like that. "Ren!" Anna yelled and slapped him, and that's when he unfreeze, "Where's Yoh?!".

Ren turned and lifted Amidamaru's Ihai from the ground, he unlocked the samurai spirit and stare at the spirit who is no longer yelled in panic and cry silently, "Tell me what I saw is only my imagination, Amidamaru." he whispered tonelessly.

Amidamaru didn't answer and closed his eyes, crying silently as he hung his head at the loss of his master and friend. "What's happened actually, Ren? Where is Yoh?" Lyserg's voice is shaky and filled with fear.

Ren gritted his teeth, "He is dead." he can only said that.

Everyone gasped, even the Ice Queen Anna, "What do you mean?" Faust asked and looking pale, even more pale than he usually is, "Yoh is dead?".

Ren shook his head and walked passed them, "I can only say that, I don't even know what had happened, but Yoh is already dead." he said coldly, "I need some time alone, I still can't believe what just happened." he didn't look behind and just walked straight to the forest.

As soon as Ren got to the forest, his feet gave up and he collapse under a tree. Leaning his back to the tree, he gripped his Kwan-Dao beside him and clench his teeth, he closed his eyes to prevent his tears from falling but to no avail, his tears flown freely from his eyes at the loss of his friend, the best friend he had ever have.


"What's actually happened Amidamaru?" Tokageroh, Ryu's Guardian Spirit, asked since he is the only one who still can speak, everyone still shock by what Ren said.

The samurai spirit still refuse to speak, all he can remember is what Yoh said to him before he started to disappear.

[I'm sorry, Amidamaru, but I didn't kill him, I can't.]

Amidamaru remember the sad expression Yoh's wore when he said that, the tears downed his cheek even though a small smile formed by his lips. That was when Yoh suddenly locked Amidamaru in his Ihai.

[Spirit of Fire had taken back by Great Spirit and he isn't any threat anymore, so please, don't let him killed, it's my last wish, Amidamaru]

Now that Amidamaru think about it, Yoh had already know what will happen to him, that's why he said that, to make sure Hao won't be killed as his last wish.

"Amidamaru, tell us, how come Yoh is dead so suddenly? And why is his body nowhere to be seen?" This time, Silva tried to asked as he supported by Kalim to stay stand and not collapse by the sad news.

Amidamaru inhale deeply, "Yoh-dono . . . " he whispered in grief, his eyes still closed and his hands fist beside him, "His body disappeared into nothingness, it's like he had been erased from existence." a dead silence answered his sentence.


To be continued . . .


Froim : A New story!

Hao : How dare you erased Yoh from existence?!

Yoh : Hiks, That's mean I would never appear in the story again?

Froim : Oh, you will be surprised, just wait ^o^

Ren : Please review