Devil Survivor 2: The Birth Of A New World
Chapter 1: A New World
...At the street of Tokyo...
Everyone has broken apart... everyone is now ready to take up the path they chose to walk, Hiro wanders here in the street of Tokyo that is now deprived of people due to the rampage of demons and the Void that is consuming everything can be seen at every corner, with the death of the previous Septentrion, Mizar, the Void expanded further and more quicker than any of Hiro's friends could have anticipated, it's now frankly consuming all of Japan as well as the other parts of the world, it seems the only thing that is left is that of the places where Hiro and his friends could walk by normally, and the citizens are getting restless and restless, with no more hope in their hearts to keep them together, a lot of people have riot against one another, killing each other in the process, and now, only those who are left are those of the city of Tokyo, Osaka and Nagoya, all other cities have all been reduced into graveyards as they have all died in the demon rampage, and whatever survivors left in the city have all probably been consumed by the Void now, now all that is left is proximately about a million in number, there isn't much time left. "Hello, Shining One, I am glad to see you." While Hiro wanders in the street, he is greeted by the Anguished One.
"You..."
"Yes, it is I, the Anguished One, how have you been? I presume you are now wondering what is the correct path to take?"
"..Yes, with everyone going on about what they believe, our teamwork have now broken apart, and I don't know who to side with."
"Hm, everyone follow what they believe is right, but... is it so? Is it the right path? Do people arrogant in their beliefs? Or... Some say people's perspectives is what matters, no, you are wrong Shining One, in this world, there are truth that no matter what people say about it, it will not change, for truth itself is absolute, and... I do believe that the correct path in this one... is something you are aware of by now."
"Hm, say, about Polaris..."
"As I said, Polaris is the great administrator of this world, he and the rest of who follows him, the Septentriones, are those who decide the fate of the world, the swords that he sent were set against you as trials to see if you can overcome each of them, and you did. You have defeated almost all the Septentriones with the last one appearing tomorrow."
"Say, if the last Septentrion is defeated, what would happen?"
"The path to Polaris would open, and there, a decision about the fate of the world would be imposed by those who are victorious, you all have formed your own factions are ready to subdue the others in order to see their desire not to be fulfilled, in one case, Yamato Hotsuin wishes to make a world based on merit, but will that be for the best of the world? As I have come to understand it, society is based on people, not on mere achievements alone, if people started relying on such merits..."
"...There would be chaos, as people become competitive to one another, this world would be reduced to nothing but ruins as people themselves form society, if the strong ones were to be victorious... they would only fight again, and again, until there are no more people... and eventually, society will ceased to exist."
"Yes, that is correct, as merit determines their worth, should they all be deemed as unworthy then society itself will eventually collapse as people themselves form society, this is the reason why I have tried to kill Yamato Hotsuin, I hope you understand that now."
"Hm, yes."
"Hm, I am not your enemy, I merely acted as a way to prevent mankind from being subdued by the ideals of Yamato Hotsuin."
"What about Ronaldo? Do you think he's correct about his equality ideals?"
"You are asking me if I think Ronaldo Kuriki is correct about his ideals? Shining One, you yourself know the answer to that. Do you think a world based on equality is enough to bring peace?"
"...No. It wouldn't."
"Yes, people's competitive side would only rise up again, as people desire for freedom, the idea of having equality alone to bring about peace will only destroy that freedom as the world never had truly form something that is absolute as justice, justice itself is only one concept, if there is something as absolute justice, then it is through the perspective of people. If they surrender that own perspective, then they themselves are victim of equality, thus, the equality system is just another incorrect path for humans to take."
"Hm, then there's Daichi..." Hiro and the Anguished One sit on a bench as in so that they can discuss things.
"You friend, Shijima Daichi, desires for everyone to unite and form an idea that might bring about a brighter future, but, does he know what to do? What to do with the order of Polaris? Does he know that Polaris himself is the cause of all these calamity? I, myself, have resisted the truth that my own feelings have brought all these, even I tried to help people resist Polaris judgment."
"Is that a bad idea?"
"I don't know... But since Polaris, the great administrator, deemed it as such, it was considered as such."
"It's not evil."
"Oh, you say mysterious things, are you saying the order that has been imposed by Polaris is wrong?"
"Yes, that's right. To think that he could decide what is right and best for us... that's no longer freedom, it's tyranny."
"Yes... Though mankind will not grow as long as Polaris exists, his will and order is absolute, they cannot be reverse, I'm sorry."
"Then... how about... we overthrow Polaris?" Hiro thought for a moment and came to a conclusion as long as Polaris exists, then this world... will not have true peace.
"Overthrow... Polaris? Such a thing never occurred to me before, but Shining One, are you certain? If you do indeed intend to challenge Polaris, then I cannot guarantee what will become of your world, without an entity to control the Akashic records, this world will not be restored and mankind may face extinction if they do not return to their normal way of living."
"Then... control them for us, you can do that right?"
"Me? I could... control them I suppose, but Shining One, this world you intend to create... a place where no one is bound by no one, a world that is not bound by the will of an administrator, it is a place... where it is up to mankind to weave history itself."
"What would happen?" This is like a serious thing to do now.
"It would reset this world to a clean state, all the warped portions of the world that has been here will be cleaned and there would be a brand new world, whether a world would be heaven or hell is up to you, does that weave your decision into this matter?"
"Up to us huh... you're saying everything would be destroyed, as in all sort of things, cities, nations, society... all of which will be wiped out?"
"No, no, I did not refer to that. Cities, people, nation... they would not be wiped out, the order that I mentioned were that of set of events that were set upon by Polaris, what I only mentioned that will be cleaned is that the records that Polaris has imprinted on the Akashic records, all the events that were set upon to happen, all of the crisis that has occurred at this point, all of which will be cleaned into a clean state and the previous history of mankind will be closed to a curtain close and a brand new world will begin."
"A new world... hm," Flash. Hiro's phone glows, then... it begun to float.
"Oh, interesting." It seems the Anguished One takes notice that Hiro has reached into a resolution, perhaps through the emotions of one's heart that all things can go accordingly, such as...
"I will... I am... the one... who destroy worlds... and... create them." Hiro mutters while... that is like a chant so... Flash, flash... A new fusion demon... that is... Flaash... flaash... flaash... Flash! A fusion is made, this is...
"I am the demon lord, Lucifer. You have the power to defy the divine will itself... when the time has come for us to challenge order itself, I shall lend you my power. Let us march forth..." Flash! The gigantic demon lord Lucifer comes to Hiro's phone, ready to be summoned when the time has come.
"Well done Shining One, you now have the strength to face what comes through, I do believe you have the power to bring forth the ideal new world that you envisioned."
"Hm, yes, well then, will you help me?"
"..." The Anguished one closes his eyes as he ponders... "Yes, I will help you. I, the Anguished One, shall be your ally into this new world you intend to create, so tell me Shining One, what is this ideal world you intend to create?"
"A world of truth... where happiness can be gained when one is truthful... all of which are to be according to freedom, if people are free to choose, then there will be peace... if there are people like us... I do believe we can secure a brighter future for everyone, eventually, we will pass on truth itself and we can all prevail against all struggles... this one is no different."
"Hm, a world where human potential can be unleashed upon to set forth the events to come... interesting, it is through the nurturing of one's culture that humans have learned the way to live in such a way that they have become reliant to the point that they trust each other, even amongst the machines you have forged that there are spark of truth around that makes this world a beautiful place." Flash. Behind the Anguished One... a demon is being fused... flaash... flaash... flaash... Flash! A fusion is made, this one is... Metatron, an angel that acts as a sword of a divine one... this one reflects on the Anguished one's personality and background... "There is something you must know first Shining One." The demon disappears, indicating that it's now on the Anguished one's possession.
"What?"
"I am... you do know that in order to meet Polaris, you must defeat all of the Septentriones yes?"
"Yeah, I'm aware of that, are you saying... when you attacked the tower at Tsuutenkaku, you were..."
"Like many of the other Septentriones, I acted as a way to destroy the "barriers" that Yamato Hotsuin imposed on this world, but my own will and purpose was not of the same intention of the others, I wanted... to dispose of Yamato Hotsuin, for the sake of mankind, his merit system should not be allowed to take hold of this world."
"Hm, then... are you saying... you're a Septentrion?"
"...Yes, you figured it out, once, I was a sword of the almighty Polaris, but my doubts begun to make me go into series of set of actions that made me an heretic in the eyes of Polaris, as well as the other Septentrion, eventually. I was cast out and I wander here in this world, and I have given humans the power to defy the judgment that has been imposed to them by Polaris, naturally, I never wanted to cause any calamity, but I suppose in this world, a lot of things are bound to happen by one single action. That... is the providence of things."
"There will always be catches or flaws in what we do, but... as long as we act on our own accord, or rather, if we act on the accord of our hearts, we should be able to save many people we know and love, despite the consequences it might bring to others."
"Hm, yes, that is true. But enough, I imagine that you are eager to rest up to face the challenges of facing all the friends you have forsaken tomorrow yes? I do believe you will need a lot of reflection into your own decision, Kageyama Hiro, Shining One."
"No, it is okay, from this point on... I'll act on my own behalf, I will make a new world... and make Polaris bend to my will, no matter what he do, he will... go... down."
"Hm, ha ha, you do indeed shine among humans, very well, so, I will have to ask you Shining One... Kageyama Hiro, do you still approve of me as an ally even knowing that I'm a Septentrion, one of the swords of Polaris?"
To tell the truth, Hiro sort of figured that out when he rescued Otome at Tsuutenkaku, so there's no reason for him to be disapprove of him now, besides, it is only because of him that he and his friends were able to muster enough strength and courage to face demons and Septentriones at the same time, and they prevailed, with him giving guidance here on out, that is no other sign of being... a good person, this is a kind hearted person who has been tormented for being an outcast from the order that Polaris declared in this world, and the only reason why there might be culture... no, humans have found that out for themselves, what is the only thing that matters now... is... the... truth. It's time to reach out for the truth. "Hm, haha, of course I do, you've been helping us from the start, there's no reason for me to doubt you now."
"...Thank you. I will not betray you, together, we shall form a new world."
"Hm, very well. Ja, I'll take a rest, I need it for tomorrow."
"Yes, gather as much strength as you need, I shall observe the movement of others, your friend, Shijima Daichi and his faction, Yamato Hotsuin's faction, and Ronaldo Kuriki's faction, I shall discuss their movements to you by tomorrow, "good night." ".
He disappeared. "..." Hiro figured that he'll be safe for the whole night, since... well, he cannot be seen. He decided to rest at the subway, that's where all this started, at least, for Hiro, Io and Daichi, it's where everything begun for them, that's where the calamity first started and all, but... the reason why he's sleeping there is because... the Tokyo branch has the Diet building as their base of operation, the Osaka branch are in Osaka, and the Nagoya branch are probably hanging out around at the base where Ronaldo ransacked the supplies of JP for the people who were starving, even though the JP themselves didn't used it for themselves, but enough about that, Hiro feels like this will be his greatest challenge in his life yet, too many people are involved, so... the truth... will determine... everything, it's time to reach for the truth. Riing, riing. "Hm?" Hiro's phone rings. It seems to be Nicaea, Tico probably.
"Hello, Hiro darling! You have survived yet another day, congratulations! So I kinda put it together, wanna hear about it?"
"Hm, yeah, relay the summary of today's events."
"Alright, on the job now! Okay, so first up, you and the rest of your gang went against that giant bad guy that multiplies, Mizar was its name wasn't it? Then you guys thought you could not defeat it, so you guys have to rely on the thing that you and Ronaldo found, the magic circle to summon the super dragon thingy, and it went all well! You summoned it, oh, I almost forget, Io was to be a vessel to that Lugh thing right? And you saved her! I'm so glad! Then you guys went to face Mizar bad guy himself, what a dope, clinging on to that big dragon thingy, then you guys took care of it and finally, you beat it, hooray! After that, you and Daichi talked about the absolute void thing, it's getting bigger, you better hurry, then Foomi came and explained things like how the past can be restored, honestly, I think it's impossible, so best not rely on that, then everyone came to a conclusion on who to side with, Yamato has that hot head Keita, the devoted Mako Mako, then there's Foomi. Ronaldo Kuriki has your pal Joe, then Airi Ban, then the sweet Otome, and finally, Daichi has the rest and you... you have his Excellency, good for you! You and he will be creating a new world don't you? As to where all this will lead, who can say? Well, that's it! Oh wait, I almost forget, the death clips delivery service will be shutting down as of today, there will be no more death clips messy stuff to be shown, you don't need us anymore right? Well, take care!" ...That was... awkward and long. This is the end huh? No more delivery site services for death clips and stuff.
"Sigh," Hiro figures it must be because the world doesn't have much time left, so sending death clips here and then would be unnecessary now, so... "...I better get some rest." Tomorrow is when everyone should unite, everyone will have a new world where Polaris will no longer rule everything... after that... everyone can choose whatever path they take, and then... there would be... salvation.
End of Chapter 1