Disclaimer: I do not own Shaman King nor do I own Hao's past life, I just borrowed it and returned it a lot more interesting
I cannot promise anything because the second and life chapters are probably gonna be VERY short and I mean it, I guess the first life was important oh well ……….
Sorry but the 2nd life is only one chapter and so is third life probably and maybe I'm telling you too much so go and read this chapter…
URGENT URGENTI am happy to say that the address is up for the Once before so go there to read the original copy of the Once Before's chapters that use to have songfics there is absolute no lemon in the original copy so you do no have to worry
oh and i had to changed thememory part to match the story without the song,the original isover at the link below sori if i'm repeating myself
http/adultfan. Emaku - I probably might because so many people were asking for the third story but it might be the same as the first and second one, ren and hao fights for kita blah blah blah…. but there is a high chance, keep looking out for it! but it may take a long time i have stil alot of stories to go through
Chapter 5: 2nd Life
500 years later
Hao disguised himself, nobody knew he was, and it was unexpected because this time he was born in the Patch village.
The dark side of his heart vowed to destroy all humans and those who pity them. His kind side still wailed in the loss of Kahiya. The 11th priest smiled to himself, he lived a fine life in the village. He was annoyed though, people were starting to be suspicious of him for being so un patch like.
In the priest meeting roomThe 10 priests stayed huddled together discussing. "Don't you think that Hao is strange, all those woman asking him to marry them, even Tira asked him and he rejects them all!" One said.
"I don't know, its as though something is paining him."
"You know I heard something from my great grandfather once, when I was a small child."
"Really, what has this got to do with Hao?"
"My great grandfather went to Japan once to test the shamans there. But when he did there were hardly any left!"
"What?" Another demanded. "What happened was that a once kind ruler had turned completely black, he wiped out a entire army in a single day." One stood up, "That is a powerful shaman, but what has this whole story got to do with the 11th priest?"
"His name was Asakura…Hao…"
Silence circled the room. "Isn't that a coincidence? That the man in his story has the exact same name? As the Hao here?"
"Could be…"
"That means it could be a danger to the village if anything happens I don't want my family to be murdered!"
"Shush, we will discuss this another time, anyone could be listening."
Hao was standing right outside the door, a slow smirk appeared on his face. 'So they finally figured it out eh? I didn't expect them to do it so fast.'
He walked away. When a blur of braided hair crashed into him. He looked up to see a woman. He gasped, it was Kahiya's reincarnation, it just had to be! "Sorry, I didn't know where I was going." She sobbed, her eyes streaming with tears. "What is wrong?" he asked tilting her chin.
"My husband………….he's sleeping with another woman! I knew I should have listen to my friend, that I shouldn't marry an outsider!" She cried, she threw herself against Hao's chest, sobbing. "Well, he must be thick to abandon a woman like you." He replied. She looked up "Really?" she asked. He nodded.
Weeks and weeks past, Muri, the girl who Hao met a month ago started to like Hao and accepted his courtship of presents and walks. In the end, she married Hao and after one year, they had children just as Hao wanted.
Hao was so preoccupied in making Muri his, he forgot a certain statement about Kahiya that would actually prove she really was Kahiya. Yet, he forgot about it, because the appearance to Hao already proved it, sure she was kind of overweight and abit fussy, but he didn't mind, he was just happy that he was finally together with Kahiya.
Until the leader, who was the great, great great great great great grand uncle of the present leader one five hundred years later called an urgent meeting to the priests.
"Priests of the Patch Village, I called you here today, because one of the Spirits, the Spirit of Fire has gone wild for some reason, the shrine for it was smashed to pieces, find the Spirit, rebuild the shrine as fast as you can before it destroys the world!"
The priests ran from the room immediately oversouling, leaving Hao to walk out of the room. He didn't have a spirit, his onis were dead, and yet he was chosen to be a priest when he was born again. He wandered into the forest that leads to the great spiraling mass of the Great Spirits.
A grove of trees suddenly turned into ashes. Hao had unknowingly found himself in the area of where the Spirit of Fire had wander. It appeared in front of him, a young small creature. He found himself captivated by it; the spirit of fire was so familiar. He reached out his hand and touched the head of the spirit. It bowed its head and from then on he knew that this was his, but to his horror he saw the truth in a flash. His wife was not Kahiya's reincarnation. A look alike work of art of the spirits. Hao could feel fate laughing its ugly head at him. And he realized what he should have realized long time ago.
Muri did not have Phoenix accompanying her! Nor did she have Dragon!
His mind broke, he…he…he betrayed Kahiya, he had loved another and had children with her. His heart cried out in sorrow and pain. He fell to his knees, suddenly his mind replayed the horror he wanted to forget for so long, the scene he wanted to forget for 500 years………..
He was holding her tightly to himself, she was weak and was getting weaker, and yet she was still talking and smiling, trying to reassure him.
"Hao is that you?" she croaked hoarsely. "Hai. Gomen ne!" He cried, tears brimming his eyes dripping onto his blood soaked clothes.
Kahiya tried to raise her hand and wipe Hao's tears away, but found she had no strength. "Its not your fault," she whispered. "Who would have thought that the people would have attacked here."
"You'll be all right, Kahiya." Hao said desperately. "It'll be just like last time, when I saved you from the worm demon." Kahiya smiled, Hao looked at her, how could she smile at a time like this.
Hao stared at her, his face filled with sadness. "Hao-san, it won't be like last time, I lost too much blood, Hao, and I'm tired." She smiled gently and went on, "Hao, you always wanted to know who Dragon and Phoenix were don't you?" Hao shook his head, "I don't, I just want you to come back and stay here with me."
Hao couldn't stop crying. "Hao, I won't wake up," She blinked slowly, "I'll wait for you, Asakura Hao. If fate allows you and I to cross again, it'll be great."
She smiled weakly and said,
"Hao, promise me you will smile."
Hao couldn't speak. She smiled again and closed her eyes, letting sleep overtake her.
Forever.
He kept screaming. His heart slowly stained black until only a small bit of it remained white. The spirit of fire felt his pain and answered with its own small roar.
The next day
Hao decided he couldn't bear to face his fake wife, for now he knows the truth. "Hao-san, where are we going?" Muri asked. He shook his head and smiled. He walked further and further away from the Patch village with Muri and their children. He stopped right in the middle of the desert. "Koi, what's wrong?" she asked. Hao whirled around, "I am not your koi!" He disappeared in thin air returning to Patch village.
Two days after that incident, the 10 priests surrounded him.
"What have you done to your wife?"
"Where are your children?"
"What have you done?"
He grinned manically, "I left them in the desert."
"YOU MURDERER!" one cried they backed away from him as heat came from his body. The spirit of fire appeared carrying Hao in its hand. The leader ran towards Hao, "So that's where the Spirit of Fire is, Hao you are breaking the laws of our village!"
"I know," he turned around with a wild grin on his face and replied. "But I'm not really part of your village, so it doesn't matter!"
The spirit attacked the men, catching them in surprise killing them instantly. Several priests were too tired to fight and immediately ran towards the village warning everyone else about the priest that has turned rogue.
His grin turned into a frown for a second.
'They will never know my pain.'
Hao turned towards the leader of the Patch tribe, but a sudden presence form behind him came. He turned around to see a man who looked just like him. "I've finally found you, Asakura Hao!"
"So you're one of my descendants eh?"
"You've put our family to shame, Hao, and I, Asakura Khir 1 was sent to kill you." Hao smirked, "What can you do to me? I still have the power and memories from 500 years ago, and you were only born in this time. How will you ever achieve in defeating me?" The man glared back, "I can and I will." He ran towards Hao with a spirit katana oversoul in his hand.
The spirit of Fire hurled one of its great fiery red hands at Khir, he jumped over it with cat-like agility. A cat spirit appeared. "Matamune have you conspired against me?" Hao asked, his heart torn by the fact that one of his great companion was now here to fight him. The cat spirit said nothing. Hao angered, ordered the Spirit of Fire to keep on going.
The Spirit of Fire swiped again at the man, Hao laughed insanely, "You won't be able to dodged it in the air." A whirlwind stopped the Spirit of Fire from going further, and carried Khir to the ground. "What?" Hao's eyes widened. The air shimmered and a familiar white snake appeared, with a blue mane. "You!" he said.
The dragon bared his teeth,
/I don't like you ./
"You're talking….."
/Yes I can talk./
"Why are you helping him?" he asked pointing to Khir.
Dragon narrowed his eyes,
/You expect me to help you! Dragons don't forget, Hao! I still remember that day when you kill Phoenix, you murdered her, you made me wander for 500 years alone with no one, my spirit would not rest until I revenge on you/
Hao thought for a moment and then smiled, but his smile wasn't gentle, it was wild and evil.
"And I thought you died already."
Khir raised his sword and charged at Hao.
"Die Asakura Hao, you will not bring destruction on this world ever again!" Hao dodged the sword swiftly, but Khir did an impossibly swift turn aided by Dragon, the sword curved and drove deep into Hao's body piercing the heart.
Hao fell the ground, bleeding, crawling and dying. He smirked, "You won't be able to kill me, I have achieved all five elements, fire, wood, earth, wind and.." he coughed, spitting blood. "and water, I can reincarnate, this will not be the last of me, I will be shaman king and I will destroy all those selfish humans!" His eyes opened wide and Hao fell dead. Dragon fired a psychic blast at Hao's body; in seconds it disappeared.
Khir fell the ground exhausted, "Is what he said is true?" he gasped. Dragon hovered next to him.
/I'm afraid so Khir, but everything has a solution, there is a way to stop him from reincarnating./
"Then lets do it now!"
Dragon shook his head, /its too late, there is nothing you can do now, you will have to wait until he is alive again/
"That is too long who knows when he will be reborn again."
/Then you must pass this information from generation to generation. But pray you, do not speak a word of my existence, your family is proud and it is to stay that way, if they were to know that I was once a brother2 to Hao then that would bring disastrous results./
Khir nodded, "I understand."
Dragon's muzzle started to fade. Khir looked at Dragon, his entire body was slowly fading away.
"My friend, what is happening?"
/In my life, I could not die until I aided in killing Hao for her, I will be reborn when she reincarnates./
"Who is she?"
/That is something I cannot tell, it will destroy history./
A gust of wind picked Khir up.
/This breeze will take you home, I am forever faithful to the Asakura family, take care. I can now finally die to join Phoenix and be with her eternally, through life and death. Thank you./
With that Dragon disappeared completely.
"I'll shall miss you, my friend…"
Okkkkkkkkay so that was a extremely short second life
1. er.. I can't remember what is the name of the man who killed Hao in his second life ehehehe…
2. oo I almost forgot, the reason Dragon was a 'brother' to hao was because he was sort of a brother of Kahiya cause he was born from her, so when she married to him they became brothers
The song that was suppose to beplayed in here is called My last Breath by Evanescence again, their songs matches this fic