A/N: please R&R thanks… Enjoy, Oh, and if you read my cliff side romance you must have noticed that chapter 6 is the same as it only names have been changed. Anyway read cliff side romance, new chapter in it and like I say. Some say is porn other says is not porn, review that story too, awesome!

Destiny

Wandering the halls of the castle of redemption, Yoh wondered what his future as a dead hold of him. Yet, he still raged over his defeat, 'No one can stop this Fallen Angel from whatever his quest is… his… just to powerful… I have failed my friends…' Absently walking around the dull colour of the castle, Yoh wondered who ruled this castle.

"Yoh Asakura?" asked a foggy spirit.

"Yes… and you are?" replied Yoh, a little surprised… by the ghost, who approached suddenly, lacking the sound that the living have.

"I'm sorry if I have startled you, but I have come to bring you to our leader!"

"Thank you" Yoh said, walking after the ghost. The halls eerily quiet, despite the facts that ghost do not sleep. The only noise other than Yoh's breathing was the dripping water and the ticking of a nearby grandfather clock. Trying to be friendly in this world, Yoh asked the ghost questions, but the ghost only replied with the casual nods never giving to much information on his master. After minutes of zigzagging around the dark dreadful corridors of the castle, they arrived before a bronze door carved with a brief history of the war of souls, which Yoh doesn't have an absolute idea.

"What is this carving mean to be?" asked Yoh to his new friend.

"Those…" replied the ghost pointing a large diamond surrounded by millions of mini diamond that sparkled in the red light "Those are legions of living," added the ghost with a hint of proud ness. "Those diamond resemble the legions of the living, the pure white radiant… you see…"

"These now…" told the ghost to Yoh, flicking his wavering mist of a finger towards the black rocks "These are the legions of the dead… just like their heart the black rock resembles their heart, dark and veil.

"Such a terrible war…and us shamans are the warriors of the battle… so many of us were lost! But we prevail…" told the ghost, his misty face holding a smile…

"I never knew of this war!" replied Yoh; his head held millions of question unanswered. But preferred to keep it to himself, beside he had plenty of time here to learn of the war of souls.

"If you are thinking of staying here, and studying about the war of souls, I don't think you can! I'm sorry!" whispered into Yoh's ear,

"Why?" demanded Yoh, "Is it because I'm to lousy for this castle?" added Yoh angrily.

"No…"

"Anyway, my master wants to meet with you" hovering away shaking his misty head… "Good luck"

Deep down Yoh knew he wasn't really angry with the friendly ghost; the ghost was just an excuse to vent his anger. Yoh was angry because he had to wait here for his friends to be killed by the Fallen Angel. No one could stop the Fallen Angel, only he could, thinks Yoh. Banging on the bronze door, Yoh waited with an answer.

"Come in…" said a muffled voice from behind the bronze door.

Hao leaned against the grey wall of his room, waiting for Yoh to arrived before what must be done, be done. His thoughts were interrupted when Yoh banged on the bronze door with carving of the war of souls.

"Come in…" said Hao

The bronze door burst opened with the creaking of old metals grinding, a brown almond hair teenager enter, his hands growing to become mortal, there was light radiating from his body, unlike the ghost of this plain. His eye wandered around the room, till he spotted Hao. Yoh's eyes widen in shocked before instinct kick in, his palm circulating his sword.

"Hao… You are not yet dead, but you will be soon…" hissed Yoh, charging towards Hao with his sword.

"Brother… you cannot be serious can you? This is a family reunion" Hao imply behind those dark lifeless eyes.

"And have you come to take revenge on me?" asked Yoh feeling weak and pathetic without his guardian spirit to guild and help him, proceeding with his attack stabbing and slashing with the steel blade. Yoh obsess with killing Hao, didn't realized the Fire Spirit Hao's guardian spirit behind him waiting for his master to signal the attack.

"Yes, I was planning to… but circumstances prevent it… I'm afraid I can't…" muttered Hao, waving the Fire Spirit off while dodging blows.

"What circumstances?" posed Yoh his steel blade lunging at Hao's heart… but was easily dodged by Hao who was grinning. Pursuing Hao, Yoh threw a near-by vase towards Hao, which was incinerated inches from Hao.

"I think you know…" Hao replied with a smirk

"I know?" demanded Yoh angrily, to think he was happy of meeting the general of the legions of the living. It was his own brother, his demented brother, slicing the cushion and wood that stood against him and his brother; he padded across the room where Hao sat on a silk cushion relaxing.

"The Fallen Angel, brother…"

"Yes… I know that"

"Then you know that he will conquer the world… and worst massacre everyone… even Anna"

"Yes, I do… but what am I meant to do… I fought him, and I lost…" Dropping his sword Yoh wept, he didn't care if his brother saw him weak and pathetic… He failed his friends and family and wanted death to be upon him again. Those words strung his heart, it was true, he had given up hope and he has doomed his friends. "Hao kill me please… I cannot live and know that I'm the cause of the world's destruction." whispered Yoh tears dripping on the marble floor.

"I know you did… but I will not kill you"

"Are you going to help me?" inquired Yoh, tears streak off his warm faced.

"No… I mean…" Hao replied, "Yes… but I'm not doing this for you, Yoh… I doing it for Atari and my love for her…" added Hao

"Who is Atari?"

"That you do no need to know, and is to long of a story for you…"

"Yes, but how will you help me? When we are both bloody stuck here…" questioned Yoh…

"No, you're not stuck here… You're being revived now… and as for me helping you out…" pausing, he gazed into Yoh's eyes with his eyes. There was something in Hao's eyes that Yoh could see and it was love but not for him for someone else. "You know how I tried to absorb you… You must do that to me… for us to be… stronger…" Hao said…

"I can't absorb you, Hao… I'm sorry there must be another way…" shouted Yoh, feeling the guilt he once felt when he reality hit him, he had killed his twin brother. "I'm not going to kill you again… there must be another way…!" Yoh yelled…

"Look… there is no time, absorb me and you can have the power of a god… you will have two guardian spirits… Do it before you run out of time…" hissed Hao angrily clenching his fist.

"No, I will not…" Yoh spat the words out in shame that he had even through of this idea. Out from the corner of his almond eye, Yoh noticed a fist approaching him. Hao's fist punched him in his eye. Dazzled from the blow, Hao topped over him.

"Merge with me… You're getting all the control so what are you whining about… all I get to do is live in your head…" shouted Hao, his fist clenched into a ball threatening Yoh.

"Look around you, Yoh… If there is a way out I would have gone for it already… but there isn't… You are getting revived and you are the only person who can do this…" gripping Yoh with his fist, Hao carried Yoh to a near-by chair.

"I won't leave without you… nor will I absorb you…" Yoh replied firmly, his face wounded but he prevented himself from rubbing it, winking once in a while from the pain.

"Then you have doomed your friends…" Hao said shaking his head in disgrace…

"No, I have not…" replied Yoh walking towards Hao, "I just have one question for you, if I have absorbed you… will I be able to release you?"

"Why?" implied Hao grinning.

" If I'm able to release you from my head… I will absorb you now…and I will release you after we defeat the Fallen Angel… but…please tell me the truth" inquired Yoh frowning, his hands held a firm grasp on Hao's shoulder. Moving closer, Yoh embraced Hao, a brotherly hug. "I'm sorry Hao for all the trouble I caused you…" whispered Yoh, into Hao's ear.

"Is all right… I was pretty demented myself… An all shaman kingdom…what a fool I was…" chuckled Hao,

"Yea… well… we are all really demented…Once in a while…" Yoh laughed, joining Hao in his laugher…

"Yes… we are aren't we?" Hao retained his chuckling, tears forming in his almond shade eyes. "I will miss you, my brother…" Haomuttered under his breath, away from Yoh's ears. "And I love you, my brother…" added Hao

"My only regret is that you saw me when I'm demented... I sorry for the pain I have brought you…"

"So Hao, what do you say? Will I be able to release you after we fuse?" gently nudging Hao away from him… Tears shriek across Hao's god like features, emotions sprung up in Yoh. He could help himself but let the tears flow. "Hao why are you crying?" Yoh asked gently and brotherly, overwhelm with tears filling in his undead eyes.

"Happiness… for being with you again…" Hao told Yoh, "though for the last time…" thought Hao sadly.

"Well, will I be able to release you?" Yoh asked again… staring into Hao's eyes

Hao knew there was no way he could ever be released from Yoh after the absorption, but he loved Atari and now his growing love for Yoh stopped him from telling all that he wanted. After Yoh absorbed him, there will be no turning back. 'What a pity… Just when I'm getting to know my brother…'

"Yes… You will be able to release me, brother…" said Hao hugging Yoh again… "Forgive me, Yoh… for lying to you…but this is for my Atari…"