Hello all, and welcome to my brand new story. Now you probably noticed that I deleted the first story I did, I deleted it since I didn't like it. I have a bunch of ideas for stories that I want to write, some used and some new, but I'll only be writing one story at a time. The plan is to have longer and more frequent chapters, but school doesn't help with that.
Now a quick summary: This is an OP character fic, but he has a dark past and his power is explained. The character WILL be a devil, and he WILL join Rias' peerage, and there would be NO HAREM!
I own nothing but the story!
(Unknown Location)
Stood near a window with a sick grin of his face was a tall man who looked to be in his 40's, he had long silver hair that is tied in a loose ponytail and a short beard of the same color, he was wearing a white buttoned-up shirt with gold trimming.
"My Lord, we have located the boy" a voice spoke out from the entrance of the ominous looking room.
"Heinrich, you're back. Have you confirmed whether or not he holds its presence?" the man asked. From the doorway appeared another man, though this one was visibly muscular, with short brown hair and hazel eyes, wearing a black shirt with one sleeve missing, and a pair of black pants.
"Yes, my Lord. We have just received confirmation that it is indeed the presence of Amaterasu's flames within the boy... shall I send them in?" The man paused when a sudden thought stopped him and brought a maniacal grin across his face.
"Your report said that the boy was just a child, correct?"
"Yes, my Lord. According to the report, the child is only four years of age. Why do you ask?"
"I think I'll handle this myself. The boy is young, so it should be easy to break his will if he watches his parents tortured right in front of him. It'll make our work much, much easier~"
"Sadistic as ever, my Lord. Very well, I shall inform the others to prepare."
"Thank you, Heinrich... Soon we'll have the perfect specimen"
"Very good, my Lord" Heinrich bowed and left the room.
(Kouh Town – Unknown Residence)
Late in the evening saw a young couple sitting in each other's arms, their gazes switching between the television and the black haired boy who was sitting in the corner with his toys, their young son Hunter, who was oblivious to their repeated glances. The two looked on amused at their son, but a knock on their door interrupted them. The woman tried to stand so she could answer the door, but she was pulled back down by her husband.
"I'll get it Jane, it's probably just the neighbors again."
"Alright Alex, but don't be too long" Alex left his wife's grip and answered the door, stood there were a group of men, all clad in black clothing and in front of them was Heinrich.
"Alex Black?" he asked
"Yeah, that's me... can I help you?"
"My name is Heinrich, we're here to take your son." Heinrich then raised his hand and blasted a ball of energy at Alex, sending him through the wall of the living room. Jane and Henry both rushed over to the bloodied man in tears and looked towards the direction he came from, and saw the men in black enter the house "Heal the man and then tie him up, my Lord wants to be the one that ends their pitiful lives."
"Yes sir." some of the men with him stepped forward and dragged Alex away, allowing Heinrich to step forward and grab Henry by the neck
"So this is the brat that holds Amaterasu's Flame" Heinrich said smirking as Henry struggled in his grip
"Get off of my son!" Jane screamed as she charged at Heinrich, who just backhanded her across the room
"Mom!" Henry bit Heinrich's hand, causing him to drop Henry. He attempted to run to his mother, but Heinrich gripped his shirt effectively halting his movements "Let go!" Heinrich laughed and threw Henry across the room
"Hah, stupid brat"
"Henry!" Jane tried to reach her son, but was promptly pulled back into place "You bastards! Why are you doing this?" Heinrich smirked and lifted her face to meet his
"Because he has a power inside of him that my master wants. You should be thanking us, your son will become a weapon, one that will help bring about a change"
"W-weapon?"
"Yes... a weapon! Once he is completed, we will use his power to destroy those who oppose us, and eliminate those who are a threat." Heinrich looked straight into her eyes "You know, it's a shame that we have to kill you. I think I might treat myself to your body before your execution" Jane spat on him in response, but was once again backhanded by Heinrich.
"Now now, Heinrich... I already told you that I will be the one to torture them." the voice came from the doorway, and as they all turned they were greeted with the man's grinning visage.
"My Lord, we have done as instructed... though I fear that the boy may be unconscious at the moment." Heinrich spoke as he and the others bowed
"Raise your heads. Heinrich, wake the boy up, but don't hurt him too badly or I fear that all this will be for naught."
"W-Why? Why us? Why our son?" Alex asked, earning an amused smirk from Rizevim.
"I'm sure Heinrich has gone through this before, but you probably weren't listening so I'll tell you again. Your son holds Amaterasu's Flame, the most powerful Flame bestowed by the Shinto Goddess to those worthy. My plan is to take him into my own hands and forge him into a weapon in the new world that I will create!"
"Henry is a kind soul. No matter what you try, he won't kill for you!"
"Not while he has hope." Rizevim replied and laughed madly "That's why I'm going to break his will as soon as possible. Imagine the psychological damage his youthful mind will undertake when he sees his parents torn apart and tortured before his very eyes." both Alex and Jane's eyes widened in shock
"Y-You're a monster!" Jane shouted, the tears freely falling from her eyes. Alex was in the same condition, though he was constantly trying to break out of the bonds
"Nope~ I'm a Devil~ It's fundamental that I am evil. You see, my Father raised me to seek out opportunity, and shoot it where it sleeps, so as soon as I sensed the Flame's presence within your son, I immediately decided to use him for my own plans." Rizevim looked towards Henry and noticed that he was now awake, faring no better than his parents "Anyway, now that your brat is awake we can get onto the fun part!"
"Fun part?" Alex asked nervously
"Yes, the fun part. Make sure to scream reeeeeally loud, okay~"
"My Lord, a moment if you will?" Heinrich said as he stepped forward, to which Rizevim huffed and complied, walking out into the hallway
"Make it quick, you're wasting time."
"My Lord, I don't mean to question your orders, but is it really alright?" Rizevim looked at him half amused but half confused
"Ara, Ara. Heinrich has gotten soft. What happened to the Heinrich that cared not if humans lived or died?"
"You misunderstand me. I don't care if they live or not, but you were just saying how pathetic they are, yet you want to recruit one of them..." Rizevim widened his eyes in realization
"Ah, so that's what you meant. Well, it seems that this time it is you that misunderstood me; I stand by what I said about the humans, but hopefully, the boy won't be human for much longer. If everything goes to plan, he'll turn into a devil in the future."
"And if he doesn't?"
"It's not a matter of "if" it's "when". Sooner or later he'll break, and once he does..."
"Very good, my Lord. I'll start with the barrier, we wouldn't want any interruptions now would we?"
"Thank you, Heinrich."
Those hours of torture were the worst moments of Henry's life. He was forced to watch his parents torn limb from limb, forced to endure their pained screams no matter how hard he tried to block it out, no matter how much he wanted to look away, he was beaten back into place by his captors. And through it all, he could only wonder why they wouldn't just end it, why they wouldn't just end his parents lives instead of healing them, just to beat them down again.
Everything from toes to tongues was scattered across the floor, along with a large puddle of blood painting the floor dark red. After watching his parents finally granted eternal rest, Henry completely broke down; his cries eventually died down, and while the tears were falling down his face, his eyes were completely hollow and lifeless.
Rizevim and his men were preparing to leave the Black household before a surge of energy blasted some of them away. Stood in the center of the blast was Henry with Black flames on his hands.
Henry suddenly charged forward towards Rizevim but was intercepted by his lackeys, and before he knew what happened, his arms pointed outwards and two bursts of flames were shot off burning the lackeys.
Henry tried to charging Rizevim again, though this time it was Heinrich who stopped Henry. A swift chop to the back of his neck rendered him unconscious.
"Looks like you were right." Heinrich said as he picked Henry off of the ground "Though I wonder why you don't just extract his Flames and give it to someone more powerful than him."
"Whether we extract it or not is still to be decided, but the reason is that he is human." Rizevim replied, much to the confusion of Heinrich
"I'm afraid I don't understand, my Lord."
"Humans are, by far, one of the weakest species in this world... So why is it that they have been able to survive for so long when there are more powerful forces all around them? It's really simple, humans adapt to survive; when compared to the three factions, it's no surprise that humans are prospering. We Devils are beings of Greed, which is a driving force in our actions. The Fallen Angels are beings of Lust, which also affects their ways of living. And finally, the Angels; due to their pure natures, it is impossible for them to reproduce without risk of falling." Heinrich nodded in understanding
"Leave a Devil in the wild, and he'll use his powers to live, since he has no need to change himself, but if you leave a Human there, it's an entirely different story; he will change the way he lives, do anything as long as it means he'll keep on living."
"Exactly! I plan to utilize his adaptability so that hopefully he will be able to improvise should he slip up... assuming he passes the test, that is."
"And if he fails?"
"Then we take his Flames and pass it on to someone more worthy"
"Very good, my Lord"
"Alright, let's return to the headquarters, we can give him the test tomorrow!" Heinrich nodded and followed the rest of the group. Rizevim took a final look around the house, before nodding to himself and upon exiting the building, he summoned a large magic circle and completely demolished the house. Only then did he leave, with a satisfied smirk adorning his face, to prepare for the many experiments he had planned for Henry.
Chapter End