AN: This is an AU inspired by two pictures of Hao in the manga that are different then what we see of him in the rest of the series. In this story there will be 3 Asakura siblings. Yoh, Hao (who is the ancestor), and the real twin named Zeke.

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Chapter 1: Pain of Birth, Endure the Heartache and Loss

"Push Keiko… Steady now. This is almost done," Kino said as she monitored the situation. Keiko had gone into labor hours before hand but it looked like the twins were finally on their way. Sweat beaded down Kino's face. Swiftly, she raised a handkerchief up and rubbed the sweat off, bumping her sun glasses in the process before setting the handkerchief back down. Her husband and son-in-law sat to Keiko's side, ready to handle the twins.

Keiko's hand crab-walked its way to her husband, Mikihisa's hand. He laced his fingers around hers and she gripped his hand forcefully.

"Now mama," She said to Kino before she gave one final push. Her first born slid roughly into his grandmothers waiting hands. Kino hastily cut the cord connecting mother and child and then handed it to her own husband, Yohmei.

Keiko turned to her son, laying in his grandfathers arms. She wanted to scream and yell, kick and fight, do anything in her power to stop him from what he was about to do. But as her father raised the blade in her hands she remained quiet. She had already resolved to herself that this was for the best. A tear slowly slid down her cheek as she clenched her eyes shut and turned away from what was about to happen.

Yohmei knew that he couldn't waste any time. As he prepared to slam the blade into his defenseless grandson he faltered, shaken by the site of his daughter crying. Though his hesitation only lasted a second his luck had run dry. Before the blade could reach the child a barrier had surrounded him. It was red and hot. Yohmei jumped away from the crying babe as a red spirit with two cross-looking horns, covered in white markings, grabbed hold of the baby and began snickering.

"You really thought you could kill this poor baby that easily?" a voice said, echoing through the heads of the adults in the room.

"Hao!" Kino said, standing quickly and gripping her cane as though it were a sword.

The spirit began snickering. Sensing that something bad was going to happen, Mikihisa stood quickly and jumped in front of Yohmei as the spirit unleashed a wave a fire. The fire spread quickly up his body and he dropped to the ground, rolling as Yohmei and Kino rushed over to him, trying to help put out the fire.

Keiko watched as the spirit began flying towards the ceiling, her baby in its clutches.

"Take care of my other half, mom," the voice said, adding the last word sarcastically, all the while sounding wickedly sadistic.

The spirit continued rising until it and the child were forced to go through the ceiling. Even higher it rose after that, reaching high into the sky. It's warm body comforting the baby in its arms. Once they had reached the clouds the spirit created another protective barrier over the baby and then rocketed to America.

The night continued onward as the spirit flew. After a few hours the spirit saw something in the distance. It was light blue and rose up high into the sky like a mountain on fire. It was the Great Spirit, and it was near the Great Spirit that its master waited.

As the spirit descended to the ground it's master came into view. It's master was a spirit dressed in white robes with long dark-brown hair that fell well below his waste.

"So this is my new form?" The man, whose name was Hao, said as he took the baby from the red spirit. The baby began crying as he was suddenly removed from his heat source. "Hush little one, it will be over soon."

Hao's wispy hand entered the baby's body, causing the small child to scream louder, and then the baby became silent. Hao's hand moved back out, pulling a small essence out with it. As Hao moved the essence towards his mouth it began crying.

"Interesting," Hao said as he looked at the essence somewhat perplexed. "The last time I did this the baby never cried. It simply became a part of me." He looked down to his spirit who shrugged to him. Hao moved the essence back to his mouth, ready to devour it, when the essence pulled away from him and up towards the Great Spirit. Hao let the essence go. "You'd rather go back to the Great Spirit, hmm?"

Hao bent down and entered into the body of the silent child. The body that was once cold grew quickly warmer as it flooded with renowned life. Hao's spirit grabbed hold of the baby Hao and flew back into the air.

Within the Great Spirit, the baby's essence began screaming even louder. Several hundred spirits within the Great Spirit flew towards the baby. Blood, organs, muscles, tendons, veins, and skin all began to mold around the baby spirit.

"We're giving you a second chance," a spirit woman said as she grabbed hold of the re-fleshed baby.

"We've asked the Great Spirit to restore you to your original form," a spirit man said as he followed the woman and child towards the edge of the mountain of blue fire.

"With Hao's and the Great Spirit's power you were able to gain a new body," another spirit woman explained.

The three spirits waved goodbye to the hundreds of spirits that were watching them, promising to be back before the night was over.

They made their way towards the nearest city, disgruntled by how different society had become from when they were alive. They placed the baby on the stoop of an orphanage and then flew away, wishing the baby "good luck."

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AN: I know it might be a little cheesy but there you have it, my first chapter.