Toraburu: Dark Prince
Chapter One: Prince, Homeless.
With the simplest possible explanation, the Dark Vanguard is an organization which deals with a large variety of criminals and notorious and hated bounty hunters across the entire galaxy. The work is difficult, painful and the survival rate is 7% out of every one-thousand Dark Vanguard personnel.
At the helm was none other than the Firstborn Prince of Deviluke: Hel Asmo Deviluke, the former personal royal guard of Queen Deviluke and manager of the Dark Vanguard. Recently he has been forcibly retired at the age of fifteen – and now had nowhere to turn to, not even his home because of how nobody was there, Zastin, Lala, Momo-chan, Nana-chan, and even Gid-sama. An empty palace rules over the entire galaxy. Hel needs people.
Now, on the bridge of his shabby but massive and heavily armed personal battlecruiser, he raised the D-Dial and navigated through the contact list. The D-dial was created by Lala-sama in the event of that he needed to contact one of them or anybody he so desired. Out of the three of his siblings he made a call to the most trustworthy and cunning – Momo Velia Deviluke.
Ring, ring, ring, ring.
Click.
'Hello?' Came a voice from the small device which I hadn't even laid a finger on since it was given to me.
"Momo, it's me."
'Wh-who?'
Disheartening, she doesn't even remember the sound of my voice, and the call made her uneasy. It could be because I've never kept in contact and how much my voice has changed over the years – we were also separated at around age seven, probably doesn't even know of my existence. "Nii-chan." I replied with a mortified expression but a voice that sound as indifferent as usual, it may have had something to do with the constant crimes, death, and danger.
"Nii-chan!" She cries out, and her voice sounds like… happy.
"Momo-chan."
"Nii-chan!" Her voice is wavering and she sounds like shes crying.
"Momo-chan." I state once again, and blink… exiting the trancelike happiness state I had been in "Where is everyone?"
"Nii-chan! We're all on earth right now… wait, why did you disappear for all this time?" She exclaimed, but then her voice grew a lot more serious with concern. I didn't want her to worry any more then she currently has to.
"I'm coming to that hideously primitive planet now, I have officially resigned from the Dark Vanguard and kaa-sama told me to take a break from… service." I mumbled, somewhat bitter – I had been forced to stop.
"Well… Onee-sama is getting married and I think it's good that you're free now - because we can see you e~ver~y day - but only if you become Rito-kun's personal bodyguard!"
"Is this another one of your insane and corrupt ideas and plots to get what you want whilst trying not to be selfish?"
"…"
"I was right, wasn't I?"
"Pff-No! HA HA HA HA HA! I don't know what you're talking about!"
"I'm coming, I've traced the call and know the coordinates of your planet and the exact location of where it is you are."
"W-wait, this plan-"
"I won't stop you, I'm just…" I hesitated, and I felt the heat rush to my cheeks.
"Hmmm? You're just?" Her voice was teasing, and I could hear the smile in her words.
"I needn't say anything more." I answer bluntly and end the call by pressing the end button and snapping the D-Dial shut before jamming it into my pocket. "Just, lonesome." I finished my sentence when I knew there was nobody else who could hear me.
Without hesitation I punched in the coordinates to Earth, a planet contemplating the existence of extraterrestrials but not quite certain on their existence – or the threat level of aliens. I knew this much – but perhaps showing up in a fully armed (but empty) battlecruiser was not something that would give off the message that I come in peace.
I had a few hours before arrival… but I couldn't help but wonder curiously about what sick twisted plot my youngest sibling was trying to cook up – and if I could help in some way.
I grinned and set my feet up on the desk, and leaned back into the chair – grabbing some long-needed shut eye.