A/N:Chapter eight is up! Review kudasai(please)!
Reincarnation-8-Visions of Truth
"How long had it been?" Hao questioned, "How long?"
---
As spring break drew to a close, each day Hao spoke less and less, and slept more and more. Yoh was the only person Hao spoke to, but on the last day, Hao never spoke to Yoh.
Whenever Yoh saw Hao, Yoh would exchange a sad smile, with his quiet twin. Hao would sadly smile back; somehow he knew it was all going to end.
It was their last night in Izumo, Yoh was asked to not share a room with Hao, Yoh sadly agreed. That night Hao dreamt "that" dream, the dream that has haunted him for over a month.
"Hao."
"What do you want?!" Hao screamed,
"Hao."
"I-I'm not afraid of you!" he cried into the darkness,
"Hao, I'm here to save you tonight."
"Save?"
"Your destiny is upon you, but you must live."
"Live?"
"Tonight at the strike of twelve." After the voice said this, the face of a clock appeared upon the ground. Hao looked at the clock's face, horrified.
The clock struck twelve, and it chimed twelve ties. During the chimes, Hao saw himself in bed; he saw his bedroom door open. A stranger walked in followed by three others. The two shortest ones began to cast a spell on Hao, and then one of them stabbed Hao with a knife.
"This; this is just a dream!" screamed Hao,
"No, Hao, You die at midnight."
"But…but, I-I don't want to die." Stammered Hao, as he began to cry.
"I'm here to save you, Hao."
"How, can I trust you?" Suddenly a red claw-like hand out stretched from the shadows,
"Take my hand Hao. I will save you; I will tell you where to do. I won't let your family kill you." The voice grinned evilly in the dark.
"My family?"
"Yes."
"Even Yoh?"
"Yoh, your brother knows not of your demise. Hurry time is waning." The voice stretched his hand out further. This time with a heavy heart, Hao took its hand.
Hao shot up in bed, "a dream." Hao whispered, "Hao."
"Who's there?!" Hao yelled,
"Hush, midnight is near, now run. I will keep you safe."
"But-" the voice cut him off, "run!" Hao obeyed, he ran out his bedroom, and outside the estate, as he ran he destroyed many shikigami, though un-aware.
Hao suddenly found himself at a strangely familiar shrine, after hours of running. "I feel like I have been here before." Hao said crossing the torii.
"Hao, you built this shrine."
"In my dreams," Hao laughed, as he glanced at the many stars that decorated the shrine.
"Do you like stars, Hao?"
"I love stars! It's my favourite shape!" Hao said going up the shrines steps, entering building.
Inside, was dimly lit by lanterns, with a star imprinted on each one. There was a book on display at the main wall, facing the entrance. Hao looked at the wall scroll and gasped. On the wall scroll was a painted of Hao, but he looked much older. "Why? Why am I on that?" Asked Hao,
"That's you a thousand years ago Hao."
"A thousand years ago?! But why am I here then?" questioned Hao,
"You reincarnated yourself."
"I, what?!"
"Read that book, Hao. It had the answers you seek."
"It does?" asked Hao,
"Yes."
Hao went towards the book, the Chou Senji Ryakkutsu, and broke the seal; he opened the book and read. Hao wasn't ever going to be the same; ever again.
---
"We can't find Hao!" cried Horohoro,
"I tried dowsing, but it didn't work." Lyserg said sadly. Yoh just silently cried while hugging his mother.
"I think Hao left on his own." Suggested Mikihisa,
"How can you say that Asakura-san?!" countered Manta,
"I think they should know the truth." Said Kino, Mikihisa nodded,
"What should we know?" questioned Anna,
"We tried to kill Hao last night." Replied Yohmei,
"You what?!" all the young shamans cried,
"Hao isn't who you think he is." Said Mikihisa, "Tell me."
Everyone looked at Yoh as he wiped his tears away, "tell me everything." Yoh said bravely, "Hao is my brother."
"Yoh…" Mikihisa trailed off,
"Do you really want to know about Hao?" asked Yohmei, Yoh nodded.
"Everyone else?" Yoh looked at his friends with brave yet desperate eyes, everyone agreed.
The elder Asakura's nodded, Yohmei began, "Hao is…" he paused then continued, "The incarnation of the apocalypse, he is the bringer of the world's destruction." Everyone gasped, there was more to it, Hao was not merely the harbinger of destruction, but more.
A/N: Oh, so scary! Hao's secret is revealed! Well I hope everyone enjoyed chapter eight! If they're is any spelling/grammar mistakes, please let me know. Review kudasai(please)!
