Prologue: Ascension through Escape
Location: Unknown
Unit: Delta
Time: Unknown
Date: Unknown
I ran. I don't know for how long. I had to get away from them. They… they were my friends. I don't know what kind of monsters they were, but they weren't who they once were. They were killing machines, with one goal in mind: Kill me. I knew why they wanted me dead. I was defective. I was bred to be the ultimate killing machine, but something went wrong. I felt… emotions. Usually, if you feel emotions, you can tell what's right and wrong. You get a sense of morals. It's up to you to follow those morals. Right now, it's dark. I'm in some kind of forest. I've never been outside the lab. I hear their footsteps. Moving in perfect synchronization. I took a peek from my hiding spot. I see him. Project Gemini. Well, to be clear, I see both of them. They don't look happy, to say the least. I need to be careful about how I approach thi-.
A mysterious figure watches from the shadows as a beaten and bruised person stumbles and falls over. His attack was dead on. He never saw it coming. "Gemini. He's down. Get over here." The two figures approached him and spoke in perfect unison. "Nice shot, Shadow. I figured you would have just killed him." The singular figure shook his head. "Our orders were to disable him and collect the data he held. Not kill him. We'll just leave him to die. It's a shame that the doctor's own creation betrayed him, especially when he's closer to human than any of us." The figure stopped for a moment before continuing. "Maybe that's a flaw in itself, being human. What do you think?" The duo across from him paused for a moment. "It's not in me to think about stuff like that. Let's just get the data and leave him here. He won't be that big of a threat to us if he doesn't have that data." The duo leaned over the man on the ground, places their hands on him, and stood up. "Data secured. Let's head back. There's nothing left for us here." The two known as Gemini disappeared into the forest. The man known as Shadow stood there for a moment and looked down at the man. "Project Delta… His only failed project… I hope to God that the Guardians were right about this one…" He knelt down, placed a single Shuriken on the ground next to him, and stood up. "You'll need that more than I will." The figure disappeared into the forest, leaving the beaten man alone.
He awoke some time later to some people standing over them. He recognized none of them. He sat straight up and became very aware of pain all over his body. He winced, and the people stepped back, except for one. A red haired girl, with a very beautiful figure. She spoke to him. "Are you okay? Do you remember who you are?" He scratched his head. "P-Project Delta. I think… I-I don't remember…." She smiled at him. "Alright. How about I just call you Delta?" He nodded slowly. "Delta… I know that's my name…" She nodded and stood up straight. The moonlight shone behind her, giving her the impression of an angel. Delta stared at her for a bit before realizing that she has offered her hand to him to help him up. He blushed and took her hand, getting up. His legs shook a little, not used to being up after being knocked out for awhile. He looked back down at where he was laying. Something shined at him from the leaves and he picked it up. He felt the small object in his hands. "What's that?" The girl asked him. "A shuriken." He turned it in his hand. A small message was engraved on the back. "I can't read this…" She looked the shuriken and held out her hand. "Maybe I can." He gave it to her, and she looked at it for a moment. "It says 'You'll need this more than I will. Remember who you are. Use this to protect yourself. - S'... Who's S?" Delta started at the Shuriken for a moment. He held out his hand. "Let me see it. I have an idea." She handed it to him, and he grabbed it. He stared at it for a minute and watched it disappear. "Delta? What just happened?" Delta stared at his hand for a minute. "I-I think I absorbed it…" The girl looked at him. "You're joking... " She shook her head before continuing. "Well, We can't leave you out here in the cold, now can we?" Delta immediately took notice of everyone else around him. A small white haired girl, a taller dark haired girl, and two guys. One blond, one darker haired. Delta looked around. "Why are you all here?" The dark haired girl smirked. "Well, Rias heard a scary noise so we followed her out here~!" The red haired girl rolled her eyes."That's not what happened Akeno, and you know it." Delta stared at the two girls. "Those are pretty names…" The girl named Akeno looked at him before smiling playfully. "Why thank you~!" Rias just rolled her eyes. "Whatever. Let's get moving." The entire group began to move. Delta followed close behind, unsure of where they were going. He turned to the brown haired boy. " Where are we going?" The boy simply said "Back to the Academy. Omunibasu Academy." Delta stared at him for a minute before asking. "Why an Academy?" The boy didn't answer, but instead pointed. Delta turned to follow his finger and was taken aback by the extremely large building. It looked like a giant almost skyscraper. His newfound comrades simply started walking towards it. He panicked. "S-Shouldn't we wait until someone gives us the clear?" Rias replied, not even turning around. "We're fine, we live here." Delta paused in shock. "Y-You live here?" Akeno smiled sweetly at him. "Yup, and we can get you a room here and everything! You'll fit right in!" Delta followed them for a short time before they were all met with some guards. They spoke in loud voices. "State your name and business." Rias spoke coldly. "House of Gremory. And guest." The guards nodded and stepped aside. Delta was bewildered. "What was that all about?" "They're guards." The blonde haired boy spoke for the first time. "They're here to make sure nothing else happens here." "What do you mean, nothing else?" Before Delta could get a response, Rias cut him off. "That's enough, Kiba. He doesn't need to know everything." She turned to Delta. "Go find yourself a room. Just pick a dorm, it doesn't matter where. Just avoid that run down one over there." She pointed to a rugged looking building that had definitely seen better days. "That one hasn't been used since…" She shook her head. "Never mind that. Just go pick a dorm. I'll be by later to help you get acquainted." She motioned for everyone to follow her, leaving Delta alone. He looked to his left and picked the nearest building that he thought was a dorm. He entered, and to his relief, it was indeed a dorm. Boys and girls were sitting on couches, talking. They must live here together… He pondered this for a moment before wandering down a hall. There was a small man with greying over combed hair. "So, are you the new one the Gremory house is talking about?" Delta was stunned. The news of his arrival must have spread quicker than he thought. "Yeah. That's me." The small man chuckled. "A'ight. This way. Rias has requested a special room for you." Delta followed him to a room at the far end of the hall. The man pushed a button and they stepped inside. It seemed to be an elevator. Delta looked around confused. "I didn't know there was an elevator inside school buildings." The man nodded. "Yep. Lots of stuff has been put in since the I.S.F. came here and rounded everyone up." He pushed a button before continuing. "They came to each of our schools and said that everyone need to be in one place. Personally, I think they're plotting something. Dunno what. It ain't good though, I can tell ya that. They got armed guards and weird super soldiers. Not too fond of 'em." Delta looked at him. "Did they say why they were rounding everyone up?" The man thought for a moment. "Y'know, I think they did. Something 'bout a temporal anomaly. Dunno what that is." Delta thought for a moment before speaking. "I think it has to do with time and space? I'm not sure…" Delta thought for a moment and spaced off. He shook his head and said "I'm not sure it's that important anyway. If it is, well…" The elevator door opened and they stepped outside. "I'm sure we'll find out soon enough…"