Hello everyone!
This is the first fanfiction I'm gonna make.
I'll try to post whenever I can. Feel free to comment ideas.
And please don't be to harsh on me. I'm still a beginner
I don't own Drakengard,Re:Zero and Nier.
Prologue
A painful way to say goodbye
Zero , Mikhail and her disciples were rushing through the Cathedral City. Cutting down soldiers and monsters they made it to the Castle gates.
-"This is it", Zero said. A hint of sadness could be heard in her voice.
-"It's what my lady?" , asked Octa.
-"I won't be needing you anymore, I'll handle the rest by myself , that's why I'll release you and return you into your original forms ."
-"My lady please, if you are worried about us- ", Decadus tried to plead.
-"No ,from now on you are free."
As she said this , she waved her hand in front of her disciples turning them back into doves. However one of her disciples was different. Her first disciple , Azrael , was still a human as he ever was. During her adventure against her sisters, Zero and Michael attacked on of the warlords castle that ruled over the lands, releasing him .
-"Are you sure about this Zero?", Azrael asked.
-"I am, me an Mikhail will take care of the rest."
-"So this is it huh? This is the end of our adventures".
-"I guess so…Azrael …I thank you."
-"Thank me for what?"
-"For fighting alongside with me all this time."
-"It is I the one who should thank you Z, now go and win this", said Azrael smiling.
Zero started running in the castle with Mikhael, fighting with the desperate soldiers that were trying to hold her back but to no avail. Cutting throught the soldiers Zero finally reached in a large room.
There One was standing reading from a book.
-"Ah Zero."
-"Whatcha reading?", said Zero uninterested.
-"It's a record of life of the Cathedral City."
-"A record of life?"
-"Don't you think it's strange? This city is the origin of all magic. Spell were crafted here that even now are beyond our abilities. Where did this knowledge go? When did we lose it? And what happened to the people who once possessed it? I thought if I studied that I might be able to learn the purpose of the Intoners. Of ….us . "
-"Only an idiot tries to learn a bunch of shit she doesn't need to know. Or didn't you know that? "
-"That's rather close-minded. Thought ,in the sense that we cannot know everything I suppose I have to agree."
-"Whatever. I'm about to kill you ,that's all that matters. "
-"..Soo predictable."
One closed her book and stood straight before her throne. Raising her hand up to the sky she started channeling her power.
-"Gabriel … to me."
From the roof the demon dragon Gabriel came in a blink. Under it's feet Mikhael was held badly injured.
-"Mikhael!",Zero screamed.
-"I tried Zero …but it's.. too powerful.", Mikhael was badly injured and could barely talk.
Pushing him in front of Zero he started to get up.
-"This is where it ends."
-"I'll have to agree on that."
As the declarations were given the last fight started.
-Change POV-
Meanwhile Azrael entered the basement of the Cathedral City. Most of the defence was above the so he didn't really had to much to deal with.
-"Where is it, where is it…", Azrael was starting to get nervous. In his search for power he had to discover the secret of magic. This was the place. Behind the adamantine doors, were the Intoners got the power, their angels their disciples.
And he needed that at any price. He wanted to usurp the power from the warlords so he can finally bring peace.
Walking in the dark corridor he finally sees it. The power he wanted to obtain. Focusing his power the symbols on the door started to shine in a bright white.
-"This is….", he could finish his sentence as his vision started to fade. The pain that took him was insupportable .He could feel his soul being thorn apart.
-"NO, I can't fail. I must not fail. AAAAAAAhhhhh", his scream was echoing trough the empty hallways
"Change POV"
Zero and Mikhael were unable to defeat both were badly injured and were unable to continue.
Gasping trough his word Mikhael gad enough.
"A dragon's wish it's a deep and powerful thing…so now I'm gonna make mine and I'm gonna kill that dragon"
-"What are you saying", said Zero worried. She couldn't bear to accept this.
-"If I use my life to wish it… then I can make it happen. Isn't it great Zero?"
-"NO no no no no no no,I'm not letting you to this. There still is a chance,Mikhael please , no don't do this, use your wish to reincarnate ",Zero tried to push Mikhael so that he won't do this.
-"If I do this I'll lose my memory and I won't be myself anymore", his body started to glow," The time I got to be by your side Zero was really fun. The killing was hard, it was really hard,but getting to be with you Zero, getting to eat next to you, getting you to yell at me,….it was really really fun. Good bye Zero.".His body fell on the ground lifeless.
Zero had tears like rivers down her cheeks."NOOOOOoooo".
"You … are not the … only one ready … to sacrifice everything .I'll have everything to protect Gabriel...even if this means to give myself as an Intoner."
Zero could bear it anymore. She picked up her sword .This is it it's the last battle.
She dashed over to Gabriel striking the dragon with a powerful hit. The dragon screamed in pain and started spiting fire balls at Zero . The battle was ragging. Both sides giving everything they got to win. In the final moments Zero use her Intoner mode to finish of Gabriel. The dragon fell on the ground and One by it's side.
One was hurt and so was Zero. Both stared at each other with deep hate.
But One couldn't bare it. She fell on the ground near Gabriel. The dragon leans it's head close to One.
-"… So … this is it. I'm sorry Gabriel".She waved her hand making Gabriel disappear. Zero was walking towards her. Reaching near her body she raised her sword for the final act.
-"This is the end."
Zero swung her sword cutting down One.
-"It's over. Mikhael it's finally over", she started walking towards the lifeless body of her friend . As she was halfway through a white sword impaled her heart. The sword was drawn the second after and her blood started flowing from her back covering the white clothes of the person behind her. His white attire was now completely red.
-"O-One….but …how".
-"Brother. I'm Ones brother."
-"Brother. But… that's impossible.."
-"You wouldn't know .You only had your five sisters. But as your sisters were born so I was born from one. I was a failsafe in case you managed to kill her."One's brother threw his sword next to Zero."See this sword,it's made from a dragon's means it can kill an Intoner, right?".
-"I… see".
-"You have no one to blame but yourself murderer." ,screamed the brother.
-"I don't blame anyone….I wanted to kill the Intoners..all of think after all of this I ..intended to survive? The world doesn't work that way.".Zero started crawling towards Mikhael raising her hand one last time."Mik….hael".
Her body fell. The accursed Intoner Zero was finally dead. Her mission was finally at what cost.
-"She's..dead,Zero is dead,I killed Zero,..but now what ,what I'm gonna do in a world that lacks Intoners protection?", One's brother said confused. After all this was his purpose, but now what?
One's brother walked toward an exit, contemplating about his new purpose, abot what's he gonna do next.
-"I know if the world doesn't have Intoners to protect it,…then I'll protect it myself. I'm gonna make a church to help me protect this world, a new religion, a religion that worships my sister One….Noo.. I AM ONE, from this dat everyone will call me One hahaha HAHA".The laught of a madman could be heard, one that will set the motion of the world, towards better...or for worst.
Change POV
Azreal found himself on the floor all had a new attire .Black clothes with white adornments. His gloves had their fingers cut and on their palm there were different symbols. On the back his shirt there was a dragon form with two heads that looking opposite ways. The shoulderpads of his cape were white skulls. Silver chains and many deep pockets were inside his cape.
-"oww my head…It hurts like hell."
Azrael was getting up and started looking at his surrounding area. Then at his attire.
-"Damn looking good in this one. Still not big fan of skulls but hey.. can't complain."
Looking at his foots he see two books with metallic cover. One har a mask on it which seemed to smile while the other had a mask with a grumpy look. The first one had black pages and the other one white.
-"What kind of tomes are these ones?", he wondered. Leaning to pick them up ,Azrael grabbed them in his hands." What are you two for?". As he stood straight
He could feel the magic power surging in them. Then he heard a voice that send a shiver down his spine. A voice that only belongs to something evil, a monster, a demon. Or so it would seem.
-"Welcome new shadowlord.",the voice said. This voice echoed in his mind. Looking around him he couldn't see anyone. Where did the voice cam from?
-"I'm right here in your hand.", the voice said. Looking in his hand Azrael could tell the voice belonged to the black tome. "I serve the new shadowlord in his purpose of life."
-"Oh be quiet already. Everytime when someone comes you have to make yourself presentable like you are everything." ,another voice could be heard different from the other one. This voice seemed more human and friendly and more selfish , without any sense of hidden intentions.
-"Ok … great …. talking books, I think I'm starting to go crazy…well more than usual."
-"Book? I'm not a simple book. I'm Grimoire Weiss. The mighty book of all ancient spell and magic. One that can cure all diseases and curses."
-"And I'm Grimoire Noir. I'm the book of darkness that can bring chaos ,destruction that can create and control armies".
-"Yeah, yeah shut up already. Now YOU two are coming with me. Get it?".
-"Why should I come to help someone as yourself. I'm the mightiest tomes of all.", Weiss said.
-"I don't give you an options, or do you want me to rip your pages and use them to wipe my ass? Now shut up an let go Weiss and Noir".
-"Such vulgar language and disrespect, and don't abbreviate my name. I'm Grimoire Weiss and you should address to me with respect".
-"Whatever. "
Azreal picked up the books and placed them on the sockets that adorned his belt.
Walking towards the exit he could feel a group approach. A group of 5 knight were coming by.
-"It's one of the disciple of the accursed Intoner. KILL HIM".
'Great just what I needed'. Azreal drew his sword and attacked the knight. His time with Zero was spend mostly fighting against soldiers and monsters so a group of knights wouldn't bother him. He made a quick dash at one knight and chopped his head . The knights blood was flooding like a fountain ,but unlike the other times this was different. The blood was quickly drained by the two books he held.
-"Did you two just drink this guys blood?", he asked surprised.
-"Blood is sound, sounds are words, words are magic , this is the power of Grimoire Weiss".
Azreal started to focus Weiss's power and started chanting.
-"Dark lance!", a dark lance was created from his hand which cut through one of the knights impaling him into the wall. Azreal casted again and again till no one was left. The blood of the knights floated in the air towards the grimoires.
-"So let me guess, the more blood you two drink the stronger you become?".
-"Well it's something like that. However you shall also get stronger.", Noir said." Also you get more spells and passive effects .However you can also take spells from those who you kill , be it a human or a monster. It's not only killing , it's just the blood that matters."
-"I see .Well this sure comes handy."
Azreal was walking in the castle searching for Zero. After a couple of hours of search he finally reaches were she was ,but what he saw made his heart to brake.
-"Ze…..ro, Mik..hael".
He rushed alongside trying to see better only for him to fall into sadness. Deep in his heart he knew that Zero wanted this. He accepted that, or so he thought. Bursting into a cry his cheeks were flooding with tears. He couldn't accept it.
The other disciples were gone, his parents were gone, and now the only persons he could call friends were gone. His mourning lasted for an hour.
-"Sleep well Zero. You deserve it. Mikhael see you in another life.",were his last words.
-"Friends of yours I suppose? ", Weiss asked.
-"Yeah…something like that."
Azreal stood on his feets and walked away .He spotted the dragon sword and took it. 'This might come in handy later'. The blood from the three dead bodies started floating around to be sucked down by the two books.
His body was lifted in the air surrounded by a black and white sphere . He was screaming from the top of lungs. His body was feeling like it was tearing apart
Power surged in him, one that made him feel like a demigod.' Is this how it feels like to have power? Is this the beginning of a new era? Is this the start of my war against the world?', he asked himself. Azrael found himself with a lot of power ,a power that could compete with an Intoner. Now he could wield the chakrams ,the spears, the brackets and the swords with ease like it was an extension of his body . He could dash in a blink of an eye and run like the wind.
The surged ceased and Azreal found himself back on the floor. He was shaking but nevertheless ,he felt good.
-"Ku,ku,ku it seems that our master is getting more and more power. Will you be able to wield it however, or will you be corrupted by it?", said Noir in his classic tone.
-"I shall wield it, and shall make sure that no one stops me, you would better mark my words", declared Azreal.
Absorbing so much power in one day made him tired. He felt like someone hit him in the head with a club over and over again. He needed some rest. As he was heading towards the throne were One was once sitting . His eyes were heavy and he could barely hold his eyes open. Siting on throne he fell asleep.
In his sleep vision of the past and future came. He saw the birth of the Intoners, the flower the battle .In this dream he could hear the screams of thousands of people that were killed. He could see the source of all chaos. Right there he stood in front of them. He stood in front of the Watchers. Grotesque beings as powerful as the dragons .No they were greater than this. And he could hear them laugh.
This vision faded away and was soon replaced by a new one. A figure covered in shadows. The figure of a woman with long hair could be seen.
-"…O…vE yOu…", said the figure. He could feel the tone in that voice, a tone that sounded like a betrayed soul. A soul condemned for eternity.
Azreal forced himself out from his slumber. He rubbed his eyes and what he saw left him speechless.'What in the goddamn' he thought. Looking around he saw beautiful building. The sun was shining brightly above his head. All sort of humanoid creatures were walking around. He was standing near a fountain in the middle of a great city. 'This turned into something like I've never seen before'. Noir and Weiss were also speechless. What happened ? Where are they now?
Looking around Azreal found something that peeked his interest. It was the symbol of a dragon. Little does he know what fate has to offer him and what new adventures is he gonna face. Will he be the one that saves this world,or will he be the one that brings it to destruction.
Author Notes:
Hello everyone!.
I'll try to make a quick summary of the abilities.
Dark Lance- A quick and powerful lance that could pierce through armor
I'll add more abilities in the list such as Intoner mode for that will increase his power. Think ill call it aspect of the shadows.
Dark Hands-summons powerful hands that can crush down the foes
Dark sphere-a basic ability that launches a dark ball projectile.
If you are wondering Grimoire Noir and Weiss can regenerate mana the more blood they drink. Soo in large battle they can very effective. Also Azreal depends on the grimoires in order to wield magic… so without them he won't be as effective
Alright feel free to comment and plzz no hate.