Hahaha! It's me, the wonderful writer: JACK555RIPPER! Here bringing you the DxD story! Man, this is my first time writing DxD. Everytime I write something new, it feels like I'm new on this kind of stuffs. XD
Ok, enough nonsense. Onward!
Disclaimer: I don't own anything except for my OCs.
Have you ever heard of it? The legend of Phais? When I was young, my father would tell me stories about it. Long ago, in ancient times, there was Great War between Angels, Fallen Angels and the Devils. All while The Beast, known as Trihexa rampaged in the middle of the war. The Human race, were the victims of the cause...
Many had lost, many had died upon those horrible moments...
Then that day came. The fearless and the strongest Devil ever lived, rebelled against his own kind for the sake of mankind's safety with the support of the God of the Bible and an Angel. Thus sealing down Trihexa. Ending the war and brings forth peace to us all. The Humans were no longer at harm. But the God of the Bible were exhausted, afraid that Humans, will be enslaved by the supernatural beings one day. So because of love for the Humans, they weren't left defenseless, they were given an artifact called Sacred Gear on each individuals within their souls. The Sacred Gears? These are the part of God of Bible Himself. And after that, He sealed Himself along with Trihexa so that it will never emerge again on this world.
Legend says that both of them; the Devil and the Angel themselves both fell in love in secret. His own kind discovered it not long after their marriage, and was sentenced. Such kind of act is...forbidden for Devils. The Angel? She had never heard or seen again by us anymore ever since...
I've never believe it. I thought it was a child's fairy tale. But now, I've found that the so-called legend, wasn't a myth at all.
The Treacherous Devil - He existed.
In a plain area, two silhouette can be seen moving- charging and swinging their respective swords, in the middle of the rain. Every time, as they traded various attacks together, causing sparks to fly from the blades. They swung endlessly, even causing the air and the droplets of tears that are being sent down from the sky around them itself are being sliced.
None of them would like to stop their fight. None of them wanted to, it seems. It looks like there's some twisted pleasures towards the former and the latter through their engaging battle.
The two finally clashed down and collided their blades. Both combatants struggled as flying sparks has gone wild, and the edge of the metallic materials on their blades heated up as if were being branded. Two pair of light blue eyes are looking at his own opponent's light blue piercing eyes. They spare a few glances on each other's eyes.
Until, someone's making his move as he pushed his opponent's sword up, sending the blade to stab and impaled the ground behind him. The person then, pierced the tip of his sword right on the gut in a swift moment. His prey could feel his organs being sliced within his body as blood's running down to the blade, dripping very fast like it could never stop.
Yet, rather than wincing in great anguish from the pain, he's still glaring the person with a slight signs of hatred and confusion. The latter didn't feel intimidated at all.
Blood spurted out from his stomach as the winner pulled his sword mercilessly. That fellow went wide eyed, slowly fell down behind until he touched the wet ground, eyes fully opened and red fluids are all around him. Then, the standing person quickly comb his hair to the back by using his hand, making it spiky. He turned and walked away from the corpse of the boy...
No, THAT boy hasn't dead yet. With a hitched breathing, he slowly lifted his head up just to see that person is charging again and thrusted his blade.
Right onto where his beating heart at.
-And in the end of the story?
The Devil died.
"BROTHER!"
Followed by an ear-piercing scream, a disturbing sound of being stabbed can be heard echoing around...
PROLOGUE:
STARTS WITH A HUNT FIRST
*RING!**RING!*
The sound of a ringing phone within a house. It's not that special house, no. It's just a normal looking building on the outside. On the inside, the area isn't quite narrow and not quite wide. Balance and simple. The floor is textured with hard and thick brown wooden floor, the walls is covered with cheap golden colored texture. Between the two-way entrance door, two windows are placed on the sides.
Sofa, Television, big speaker boxes, billiard pool, darts and some of expensive-looking things are at each sides of the area on the first floor and being placed or hung here and there, the most notably ones are the two white and black handguns are hanging on the wall, numerous fedora hats are also hanging on beside the guns. On the second platform however, is just a bed for two people. One person; a little girl is cuddling a pillow on the bed.
*RING!*
The phone's still ringing and will not seem to stop. That girl of course, feeling disturbed as she put the pillow she was holding at onto her ear. Her attempt on shut her own ears down doesn't seem to work at all as she quickly rose and sat on the bed with a slight groan of irritate.
She blinked and rubbed her gold eyes before fixing her short yellow hair tied with long braid that's reaching down to her neck and her cute green pajama. As the phone letting out another ringing, she reluctantly get up and walked to the balcony, putting her slight small hands on the cold metal and looking down at the table on down there.
"Zzzzz...Zzzz..."
"..."
Followed by the continuous ringing, she quickly reached down with a hard steps using the stairs, walking towards the table and picked up the expensive-looking golden phone.
"-Sorry. We haven't opened for any cases yet. Please call us another time, thank you."
And with that said, she hung up the phone and put it back rather rudely after saying something that was very polite. She eventually sighed before noticing that the work table is full of newspapers and some documents; all of it are reports of missing citizens happening in Kuoh.
"Zzz...Mmm...Zzz..."
Hearing a person snoring very loudly, she moved her gaze towards the boy beside. He's wearing the Kuoh's high school uniform without the existence of the blazer. A black fedora hat is closing his face, leaning on the swivel chair while both of his hands are crossed and his foots are resting at the table.
"..."
The girl isn't as stupid as she looks despite that she possess a 14 or 13 years old schoolgirl's body, she knew he was investigating some important matters yesterday until midnight. It can be proven just by looking at the papers and a pencil he's holding at. It'd seem that he was thinking about a thing, not knowing he was extremely tired. In the end, he fell asleep in a ridiculous pose.
Later, she glanced at the clock hanging on the wall in front of her, and proceed towards the kitchen behind her. Taking some ingredients needed for the breakfast, she baked four breads and eventually made up a roast breads. Short while after finishing all that, she placed two plates on the diner table behind the sleeping boy.
Satisfied, the petite girl let out a sigh with small smile before walking towards the boy's side and shook his shoulder.
"Shotaro. Wake up, it's breakfast time."
"Zzz..."
"...Come on, wake up."
"Mmm...Zzz..."
After two fail attempts to wake her brother up from the slumber which seems to be eternal. The little girl took a thinking posture while playing with her braid for a brief moment. As she has found an idea, she leaned closely beside his right ear and whispers in sweet voice.
"O~Nii~Chan~. Please wake up already, or you'll miss your breakfast~!"
"M-Mmhm...Five more minutes...Zzzz..."
As she spoke in seductive tone with sincere smile, his bro just mumbled in replied and still hasn't came home from his dreamland. Seeing this and like her heart's being crushed, the girl's lips twitched into frown and her expression clearly says "I have enough of this shit." like that. Then she took her own right green slipper and-
"-WAKE UP ALREADY!"
"Aaaaah...!"
When she slapped him right on the boy's cheek so hard that it hurts like hell, his entire body freaked up and fell down to the side which causing the papers, the pencil he was holding at, his fedora hat plus the documents; all of it fell down to the wooden floor.
"Wha, wha! Who did that?!" He quickly got up, slamming his hands on the table and surveyed the room, only for the girl to slap him again. Forcing him to look away from the hit and seemed to stop in place like a robot processing what has happened to him.
"Me..."
"-Mizuki?! Why the hell did you that!? What was that for!? Huh!?" Shotaro scolded while putting his hands on his hips.
That boy has a slight stylish jet-black color and quite short hair, his front bag is almost closing Shotaro's right part of his light blue eyes. His height is considered to be quite tall for a teenager.
"You should be thanking me, Shotaro. If it wasn't for me, you might get late..." Mizuki said in slight out-spaced tone with half-lidded eyes. Shotaro arched his brows while picking up the papers and his hat.
"Late for!?...Late for what?" He replied, puzzled in her statement as he placed it on the table. Shotaro's response is a sigh coming from Mizuki. "Oi, just tell me already."
"You're clueless, aren't you?"
"Clue-! Just straight to the point, dammit."
"This is still Saturday."
After saying that, Mizuki pointed her small finger at the clock behind him which Shotaro followed the direction and took a small glance at the clock. Confirming that there's nothing suspicious, Shotaro turned back with a raised brow, still holding the papers and feeling slight frustation, he made a sharp sigh.
"Haa! What is it, there's really nothing wrong with the clooooOOOOCK!?"
The boy let out a yell and quickly gaze back at the hanging clock, almost snapping his neck off. Of course, there is really something wrong:
The time.
"-I'LL BE LATE FOR SCHOOL!"
Yes. It is almost 8 o'clock. The first period of Kuoh academy will start shortly after a few more minutes.
In other words, he'll have to hurry if he don't want to be grounded in school.
Shotaro hastily put his hat and the files at the work table. Analyzing the room for a while, he finally remembered where he placed his school bag and his blazer.
It's on his own swivel chair and under the table...
With that and hastily again, he took both of it and wore the blazer in one swift.
"-I'm off!" Shotaro said while dashing through the door.
"Your meal." Mizuki reminded while pulling a book from the bookshelf and eating her own roasted bread and settle down on the comfortable sofa. In the middle of opening the door, Shotaro blinked in daze moment.
Realizing as he closed the door and rushed towards the kitchen's table, he grabbed and chewed one bread into his mouth before taking another one and holding it on his mouth.
"A'm moff!"
His voice is muffled due to his mouth is full and made a two-finger salute coolly however, Mizuki didn't respond and nonchalantly took another bite with her eyes' still glued at the pages of her book. As she heard the door closing, she couldn't help but took a glance at it, showing a slight worried look somewhat.
"...He still haven't changed a bit. 'Half-boiled' as always..."
Awhile later, Shotaro is seen running down his way to the school. The second bread is still being held on his mouth.
Bread's on his mouth. Check.
Running towards school, anxious to be late. Check.
While taking his bag. Check.
This has became a familiar cliché scene in every anime ever...
-Except now it's a boy and not a girl. Which is weird.
"Hm, looks I've got here just in time."
Then at the same time as he chunked down his last bite, Shotaro finally arrived at his destination in front of the school's gate. He still haven't heard the bell indicating the first period, the students; most of them are females, all of them are staring at him even letting out a squeal like some sort of fangirl. Well, they literally are a fangirl.
"Hey, isn't that...!"
"Ah, you're right! That's him! The second prince of this school: The Hard-boiled Prince of Kuoh!"
"It's Date-sama! Kyaaaaaaa!"
Dozens female of Kuoh academy here, are squealing very loudly in the sight of the cool-looking boy. Those praises make Shotaro to have a small smirk that screams pride and absolute smugness on his face.
The other male students, well, let's just say that they're leaking out a what so-called envious auras around them.
"Here comes the smug prince..."
"Kh, what's up with guy! I wanna kill him already!"
"Die, handsome! Dieeeee!"
"..."
At that moment, Shotaro stopped right on track and stared at the males, especially the three person; the one with glasses, the bald one and the brown sorta spiky haired with light brown eyes students. Shotaro knew who they are of course especially that brown boy, Hyoudou Issei. They're from the 2nd year class and being called by the other students: "The Trio Pervert" for a reason. Well, literally because they're just a huge perverts saying, even gossiping lecherous conversations in front of public such as boobs this, boobs that.
Every male students Shotaro had met are such a big ass perverted men, even some of the female students are considered as one like Kiryuu Aika. To Shotaro, he thinks that the only non-pervert male and female students are Kiba Yuuto, Toujo Koneko, Shitori Sona as well Shotaro himself claiming that he's not a big pervert.
...Well, he admitted that, Shotaro doesn't have any big interest with women. To him, finding and dating a girl is just a big waste of his important time in this town.
Seconds after- which is like minutes already, they tensed up from Shotaro's sight. His light blue colors are like a frozen Cocytus to everyone. Shotaro then, lifted his hand and pointed a finger at them.
"Hmph!"
...Turns out, Shotaro just showed a cocky smirk while flicking his hand, pointing his finger up in a cool manner. Somehow, the boys were silent and jawdropped as if were witnessing a magnificent sight. Just like that, Shotaro hung the school bag over his right shoulder while calmly walked away from the scene and headed to his class, leaving the dazed male and squealing females.
Just as Shotaro heads upstairs, he passed through the two beautiful-looking girls. One of them has long crimson hair and blue-green eyes. Whilst the other, has a very long black hair that's reaching down to her legs tied in ponytail and a pair of violet eyes. Both of them have a buxom figures.
These are the so-called "Two Great Onee-samas". Rias Gremory and Himejima Akeno.
"...Hm?"
At a sudden, Rias stopped in place as she turned her head around and saw Shotaro was already gone.
"Ara? What's the matter, Buchou?" Akeno who is also stopped, asked in curiosity.
"..."
However Rias didn't respond and still staring at where he was going. There's something bothering her, a killing intent? No, he doesn't leak or show any sign of it.
Just what was that feeling...? Every time she passed or met him and even though it is just a little bit, Rias sensed an ominous aura came from Shotaro.
"Akeno. Who was that boy we passed just now?" Rias asked without looking at her.
"Hm...If I recall, his name is Date Shotaro, 3rd year student and his class is just beside us. Residents on this town have known him quite well for his reputation as an investigator. Ara, Buchou, does that mean you have an interest on him?" Akeno said with playful voice, whilst Rias doesn't let out a fluster.
"Date Shotaro..." Rias mumbled his name.
In the beginning she doesn't have any interest at all on Shotaro, Rias' eyes is only aiming for the 2nd year student; Hyoudou Issei due to his luring and some secret power of Sacred Gear within his body. But now, she couldn't help but shown a wariness to Shotaro.
"Buchou?" Akeno raised her brows in concern and Rias waved her hand in response.
"No, there's nothing. Let us go, Sona's waiting for us."
After Akeno nodded in reply with smile and both females headed towards the Student Council's room. But still after all that conversation, Rias might want to have a further investigation on that boy...
Shotaro's POV
3.15 PM
The lessons back at the school are currently over for today. I'm now walking my own way towards home. There's a school activities in the afternoon then but, I have unfinished and urgent things to do back home so I had to excuse myself today.
No, no. I'm no lazy boy like those anime or TV shows. I usually would attend to school if there's any activities. I could spent my time on there too at least. The atmosphere would have been better if there's no pervert in that academy. Yeah. I hope I won't met any perverts out there ever again.
As in school area, I really couldn't help but to show my pride off. Really. Thanks for the female students for giving me a cool alias, the girls there seriously cheered to my name~, they squealed like a fangirl! They sees me like a king~, I'm the best! Ehehe~!
-Ah...Ahem! S-Sorry, got a little too over-reacted there. Oh, I believe I haven't fully introduce myself yet. My full name is actually Date Shotaro, 3rd year I lives in this town; Kuoh for more than a year now. I have a little sister named Mizuki, just Mizuki, no surname. She is actually adopted. To be honest, we were adopted by the Date family. This family is really famous on this town you know.
The name of the person who adopted me was-
"...Eh?" I literally let out a daze voice as I looked up top of my house. I realized something is very wrong with it.
I know who did this...
Gone with my usual calm or slight cocky look, my face is furious as I gazed the two way door before hastily opening it all while yelling.
"Miiizuukiiiiiiiiiii!" I gritted my teeth as that little demon is sitting on the sofa at the side while reading a book. Noticing this, she quickly turned her head to me with dull look. She now wears a long green jacket that's reaching down her legs, a black stripped with long-sleeved shirt underneath it and a blue plain long pants.
"Aah, welcome home, Shotaro."
"Don't 'Welcome home' me! What did you do during I was gone?!" I asked as I entered the house, putting my hands on my hips in front of her.
"Mu? I don't know what you're saying." Mizuki said in monotone.
"...Stop fooling with me." I replied dryly before jerking my thumb to the door. "Where does our sign went then!?"
"Hmm...? Oh, about that. I told someone to bring it down."
"Oh they brought-What!? Why!?"
"...You're just copy-pasting a game's title and his shop's name. Shotaro, you know that's rude right?" Mizuki said, flipping the page on her book casually.
"So what's wrong with it? That pink neon lights and the words' sounds cool to me!" I said, almost whined like a spoiled brat.
"Shut up. You can attract unwanted attentions from the Devils on this town. I do believe you've known Rias Gremory? Daughter of the Gremory clan?" Mizuki asked as she stood up, heading towards my kitchen with her eyes' still gluing at her book.
"...Why yes, I do."
"-If she noticed the name you had taken from the title's game, they will probably put an eye on our place." Mizuki said in matter of fact tone while preparing a cup of coffee. My eyes went wide for a second there as she put the cup down at my work table.
Mizuki, what she said is true and mostly always correct. Guess I was kind of excited to use the name that I almost forgot everything.
Rias Gremory, Mizuki and I already knew that she's not a normal human. She's a Devil. No, that is not a joke. I was saying the truth. You all know that spiritual, supernatural or even mythical beings around this Earth such as Yokais in Japans, or even Medusa right? They really exist on this world. Though most Devils and Fallen Angels, they're disguising and blending like a normal humans like us. And most Devils lives in Underworld beneath us.
There are one or maybe two Devils' group here; Gremory and Sitri clans are governing this town. Which in other words, they're guarding this area from any unwanted guests. All thanks to Mizuki's speciality, our, uhh you can call "unusual" presence cannot be detected by Devils and Fallen Angels.
Yes. Fallen Angels, the beings of those who had sinned upon God's law. As well as Angels are real too. Lucky us and unknown to them, we had noticed that there are some Fallen Angels roaming down on the street just a few days ago. They must have been using the one and only deserted church here as a hideout.
Damn. If they'll interfere our future cases, this will be troublesome for us. Seriously, what are their rights to enter this town? This place is for Humans, not some home for supernatural beings like Devils or Fallen ones.
-And this is my hometown for the love of God! My family was the one who lives here on the first place!
I clicked and leaked a small groan as I facepalmed.
"...Especially you-"
"Eh?"
"-Being a half-boiled person..." Mizuki said dully while leaning beside the table and I suddenly gained a tick mark on my forehead.
"What are you saying! That's 'hard-boiled', not 'half-boiled'!" I corrected and Mizuki released a heavy sigh.
"Shotaro, do you even know what 'hard-boiled' means?" She asked. I blinked for a moment there before showing off a small smirk on my face.
"Why, of course I do." I walked towards the table and took my black fedora hat, dusted it off and wear it. Started to say something cool.
"'Never give up on anything no matter what happens; it is how a true man lives'...That is called..." I said cooly as I sat down on the chair, crossing my legs and looking at Mizuki with fierce eyes.
"Hard..." I ran my finger around the tip of my hat in front. "...Boiled."
BAM!
My shoulders' jolted up in small fright as Mizuki suddenly closed her book roughly and headed elsewhere. For some reasons, I've got a feeling that she's either disappointed or just called me stupid in heart. Nonetheless even if Mizuki's smart, she probably won't understand the true meaning of "hard-boiled"...U-Uh, well, there are reasons why she's calling me "half-boiled" though.
I rolled my eyes while sipping the coffee and looked to the side.
"By the way, here's the taxes by the landlord of this month."
"-Pfffuuuuuu!"
As Mizuki showed a paper to me, I spouted out the coffee in front of me. I coughed while patting my chest hard.
"W-What? That quick...? This is just the first day of this month." I asked with slight cough and Mizuki lowered the sheet while nodding. "H-How many?"
"50.000.000 Yen." She muttered with dull look while my brain's processing down her words.
Wait...50.000.000 Yen.. That is way too many, isn't that right?
"..."
"...How could that happeneeeeeeeeed!?" I yelled while holding my head in distress. "J-Just what the hell! I'm sure that I calculated my predictions when I spending somethings! From the books, the papers, electricity bills, food ingredients, to my bike and the sign I used! What should we do!? Not even my monthly payment of my job won't cover it...Even so, that's not gonna be enough to pay the tax! What should I do!? Asking auntie for another help!? Urgh, the shame lingers; My pride...GONE!"
"Actually it was me who spent all the money."
"...Just before, what? What did you say?"
"I said, I'm the one who was spending the money too much that I had to.." She averted her eyes for a second. "...borrowed some from the landlord." Mizuki admitted. Slowly noticing this, I slowly gritted my teeth and stood up, staring straightly at her.
"Mizukiii..." I growled like a demon.
She blinked innocently. "What?"
"Tell me why?"
"...Those were necessary for my own research to make chains.." Mizuki muttered in monotone.
"Your research!?" I barked and slammed my hand on the table. "You...! You should have realized the outcome when you were in the basement!" I shoved the paper on her sullen face. "Look at the zero digits! How can you expect me to pay the granny now?"
"I know, I know. I was over bit too excited, that's all..." Mizuki casually shrugged while and walked to sit on the sofa, acting like she's not innocent. At all! She's irritating me!
However - as a hard-boiled man and a brother, I musn't let my emotions best me. I need cool my head and calmly, but sternly teaches her a lesson through harmless words. Just like what he once did to m-
"Besides, my experimentation will help you and your low IQ on solving what you think as "difficult" problems. Also, curing your half-boiled actions forever and ever." She quickly added. A blue vein popped on my forehead.
Alright, that does it!
Ding!
"Heh?"
Before I could even loudly scolded to her, we heard our door's bell ringing and echoing the area around us. Oh, what now? We have a visitor at this kind of moment for scolding?
Wait...Visitor?
"Ah...A client!" I exclaimed.
Yes. A client means there will be a case going on. But first I need to get ready.
Acting quickly, I switched my uniform into a purple long-sleeved shirt and a black vest, trousers, pair of black social shoes and a red tie. This kind of clothing is very old to everyone. But to them, I look really stylish and full of fashion when wearing this.
And then I rushed to the door, clearing my throat before opening it. Once I did that, the client for today is a woman around 25 years old with short brown hair and sort of gorgeous eyes she have, I admit. Oh hell no, I almost fell for her innocent look.
Once again, I cleared my throat and made up a cool posture by placing my hand beside the door frame.
"Hey-I mean, good evening my lovely lady. Welcome-"
"-Sho-chan?"
"E-Eh?"
"I-It's really you right? Date Shotaro-chan!"
As the woman right in front of me just literally called my name, a daze expression clearly written on my face. Soon, I lightly hit my palm with my fist as if I just remembered a thing.
"Aah! You are...Ayanami Mari-san!" I said with wide smile.
Now I remembered! This woman, I've known her ever since I was a child, she's very kind and caring like a mother. Maybe it's been five or six months since the last time I talked to her. It was because my personal life as an investigator preventing me from doing so.
"Yes, it is me. And my, you grew up so fast, Sho-chan." She said with slight giggle. Somehow, I could sense some sadness coming from her.
"E-Ehehe, um, well, sure I am. Please come in, Mari-san." I said while opening the door even wider.
"Pardon me for the intrusion." Mari entered as she entered my house.
"Oh, don't bother. I always wanna keep my hands full." I chuckled as I walked and sat down on my swivel chair.
"I see. You still haven't changed a bit." She admitted before noticing my sister's still sitting on the couch, uncaring about the situation. "Mizuki-chan! It's been a long time, how are you been?"
"...Fine." Mizuki replied in monotone.
"E-Ehehe, is that so?" The woman muttered with an awkward smile as if Mari didn't know what to say anything to Mizuki.
Can't be help then, Mizuki's always like that even towards strangers, she's so stoic and cold that she can silence you with a mere word, as mainstream as it sounds.
"Mari-san. Please have a seat." She nodded as I gestured at the chair in front of me and the table. "So anyway, how can I help you?"
After I asked like a professional, Mari just nodded. "Yes. I tried to call you this morning, but I received an answer stated you haven't opened yet."
"...Nonsense. Unless there are business outside heeding my call, my house-office always open for any costumer every single day! Maybe you inputted a wrong number." A chuckle left from my mouth. In flash, I intentionally sent an angry glare at Mizuki. Who told her to use excuses when there's probably gonna be a case?
I coughed on my fist and turned serious. "In any rate, back to the topic."
Hearing this, Mari lowered her head solemnly and unzip her bag - taking out a photograph.
"It's about my boyfriend, his name is Izayoi Shintaro." Mari said as she placed a picture on the table, I took and examined the image. Mari and her boyfriend, are raising their wrists showing silver bracelets written: "You are always in my heart" to the camera. They look so happy together.
"I do believe you know him, Sho-chan."
"Yeah, Izayoi Shintaro-san; the delivery man of 'Lucards'. The only 30's clothing store that I sometimes buy from there."
"He's a decent man, don't you think so too?"
"Mm..." I nodded while putting a hand on my chin and I inhaled some air. "Tell me everything."
After I said, straight to the point, Mari's expression turned bitter as she lowered her head slightly.
"...Shin-kun, he, he suddenly disappeared two days ago..."
"..."
"When we were out for our date three days ago, he was really fine and alright, and he was still there...A day after, I-I went to his house but...his mother told me, he hasn't came home yet so I, I just wait until tomorrow...and..."
It became a teary voice...
"I'm worried...Shin-kun didn't return to his home, and he didn't even call me or his mom. It worried us so much...! I'm really worried sick...! The police couldn't figured it out...What happened to him, where is he right now...? I-I don't know what to do anymore...!"
Mari said between choking, unstoppable tears is flowing and dripping down to her chin and the wooden floor. Seeing her state, sadness started to dwelling in my heart as well. I really can't stand watching other people on my town cries like this in my presence. The citizens cries, so does the town itself. Including me.
I failed to notice that Mizuki's staring me all the time as I stood from my seat. Mari slowly lifted her head, looking at me with teary eyes.
"S-Sho-chan..."
"...This town is my hometown - it's like a walk in a park. Don't worry, I will find him no matter what." I promised as I fixed my hat and stared firmly at her.
"Nn..."
After she nodded, saying goodbye to us for a while and she exited my house as I closed the door and releasing a sigh. It is now evening, as the orange ray of the sun entered our house from the windows.
"Mizuki. You're getting this?" I asked without looking at her.
She nodded. "Ah, the kidnapping case seems to have relations regarding those missing persons on the reports."
"I think so too." I walked towards the table again as Mizuki placed the newspapers and some reports I investigated yesterday. "The date of kidnappings are random: 10th of June, a person suddenly went missing. The next day, two persons were disappeared simultaneously. And so on. Police got no evidences so far."
"Hm...Looks like this will be an easy case." Mizuki muttered as she put a finger on her chin. "The police are useless. I don't even think they can figure it all out themselves when it comes with things beyond their expectations."
"Yeah, witnesses and reports stated they vanished the day after they last met the victims and, one witness said that his friend acted rather strange and accompanied by a woman not long before he were vanished...along with other guy in 12th of June..."
"Lust. Either these are lust for murder or these are lust for-"
"-For food..." I muttered before frowning. "Devil..."
There's no mistake now. The culprit is a Devil. A Stray one. Stray Devil are basically servants or peerages of Devils. Until they diverted away from their masters for a reason and at some point. Without their masters to keep their powers in check, they'll become a monster with a great threat if they couldn't control their powers. They're wanted dead by the Devils or even Fallen Angels. Excorsists hunt them like sports, too. As soon as they are discovered, they will kill it right on spot.
In other words, Stray Devils are more dangerous and powerful than Low to High-tier Devils out there. These monsters probably will devour the preys once it lures them.. I just hope Shintaro is still alive, somehow.
"That was my thought too." Mizuki said as I flashed a smirk. "But then again, we don't know the precise location of where it kidnapped the victims."
"Looks like we'll about to find out. Mizuki." I called, signalling her as she nodded and taking a few steps back in the center of the room.
Then, Mizuki closes her golden eyes and lifted both of her arms a bit to gain some mental focus. And it happen, her entire body let out a small radiant glow of light.
Right now, Mizuki is transferring and entering her own soul into beyond consciousness. This is her power, her Sacred Gear, "World Library".
Sacred Gear is basically the special and secret power within a human's body except supernatural beings given by the God of the Bible and can be activated within time if they have strong desire. If they wanted to, they can also carve it. Since Mizuki is a Human, she has one.
Her Sacred Gear is the weak one, but the power is very useful for our investigation. You can know every details or archives on this world. Biographies, locations, histories, you name it. You just need to insert the "keyword" that contains any relation to the stuffs you want to find. "World Library" can also reads others' minds if you've enough potential and desire.
"I'm ready." Mizuki muttered while still shutting her eyes.
She once described to me of what Mizuki's seeing now, she said it's a wide and white area with dozens of bookshelves which contains numerous books lining even floating on the air. Once she insert the "keyword", the shelves and books will split up to a smaller group 'till there's only one book remains.
Upon researching about something during a case before, Mizuki accidentally found something rather intriguing, saying that there are other worlds besides this one we're in. She told me there's even a parallel dimensions on this world and the others respectively, too.
A world where there's a magical being called "Spirits" in the same place in Japan, world where there's four nations ruled by four CPUs or Goddess in a continent named "Gamindustri". Servants with their respective masters fighting other masters and servants to death until the last man standing, in order to win and obtain the "Holy Grail" just for a wish. World where there's an alien called "Noise" . A world where people known as "Fencers" are collecting some sorta "Fury" and there's many more world to say.
Even Mizuki told me that we're being...read? It certainly sounds ridiculous to me, I leave that matter aside for now. Meanwhile-
"Shotaro?"
"O-Oh, let's begin. Ahem!"
"Keyword?"
I put my hand on my chin. "Keyword...: Stray Devil."
I can feel something's changing within Mizuki's World Library. As she stated, the bookshelves splits up, leaving some shelves left lining and floating.
"And the next?" Mizuki asked and I hummed.
-Stray Devils always hunting their prey during nights, and this monster is really hungry and like to lures any people or even disguising themselves down as one of their species. If my conclusion is correct then...
"Midnight. Lust. And assassin bug ..." I said. Moments after that, it seems that she's finished searching as her body's light dimmed and lowering her arms, opening both of her golden eyes and shows a rare wide smile.
"Impressive! That Stray Devil acting like the bug you said before; yearning on the preys' juice, flesh and bloods by waiting them for an ambush. Shotaro, the culprit this time is clever!" Mizuki admitted happily and I waved my hand.
As usual, when she founds out a new stuffs like this before, Mizuki have the brightest smile on her face until she finished her experiments.
"Let's put that matters aside, you can do some research about those insects another time. I really need to know where's the exact place is or else, something bad will happen again."
"-In a deserted factory on the south-west district."
While Mizuki saying that and heading upstairs doing her own matter by scribbling the white boards again I guess. I nodded in response, walking towards my work table's desk and pulled it, taking out the leather holsters and wearing it up. After that, I collected the handguns from the wall, holstered them on my back and wore the 30's dark red coat that is reaching down just on my hips.
As I was about to opened the door however-
"Shotaro!"
"Hm? -W-Woah!"
From the balcony, Mizuki threw me a key of my bike and a some paper that has the silver magic rune's symbol painted on the center.
"What's this? A talisman?" I asked as I showed it to Mizuki who's leaning on the fences.
"Sort of. It will help you to create a barrier just in case if the Devil escaped from the facility. Plus it covers your existence, otherwise the Gremory or any other Devils patrolling around would notice the phenomenon. Those will be a nuisance for both of us. You don't want that, do you?"
"You know I have no such intention. Thanks Mizuki...No, partner!"
After I left such words and went out, at the same time Mizuki stared at the door where I was standing with half-lidded eyes. Her cheeks were redden.
"...Half-boiled idiot."
6.20 PM
Evening.
The streets being illuminated in orange. The light lamps are now lidded on each side of the road. People are starting to return to their respective home.
Currently, I've just arrived on scene where the Stray Devil is. I turned off the engine of my sport's bike, gazing at what's in front of me.
An abandoned factory that has already been 20 years old now, its building's all rusty, the gate's slightly opened, which means someone just entered here.
I got down from my vehicle and calmly entered the area, taking a wary steps until I reached the rusty door. Slowly and cautiously, I twisted the doorknob and pushed it.
"..."
This place sure is pretty dark, there's only small brightness came from the holes on top. With a quiet footsteps walking in even further, I have sensed some killing intent somewhere.
"-Shotaro, have you placed the talisman yet?"
Not yet. You sure that paper you gave me will work?
"...Had I ever failed you before?"
Uh...No-
"Then do it. Place it on the ground now."
That voice in my head just before, was Mizuki. Under some circumstances, her mind's connected towards my own. She can't do it with other people except me. She didn't tell me how it works though. I don't think her Sacred Gear has anything to do with her psychic ability.
"Why are you telling yourself about these? And just to remind you, I won't tell anything regarding about how our telepathy works. It would spoil-..."
Stop reading my mind, Mizuki!
I do as she was told as I dropped the talisman. The moment it touches the ground, and like the air is being pushed, the barrier is now activated around the factory. From what Mizuki said, no one will escape the area.
"Of course they won't."
Not replying to her, a metallic scent running into my nostrils. A Blood? I decided to check the other door on my right side. When I pushed the door open, I was greeted by a dead corpse dropping from the above right in front of my eyes. The body looks decaying and leaking out a smoke, I can't even recognize the body anymore. Bite marks are everywhere, bloods leaking out from the holes. Like it's melting and slowly turning to a husk.
"Whoo...are youuuu...?"
I turned my glance at the culprit up top. It sure does have a bigger size of a monster. It is definitely a monster. The lower body has somewhat similar like a giant bug, the upper body however, is human-sized with a female body. Kh, hate to describe it but, it's naked...
Totally disgusting...
"Get used to it. I bet there's gonna be more of them coming in the future."
I don't think I can take this bestiality.
"Well, you're screwed then."
I rolled my eyes, trying to hold back the nausea. "So, you must be the culprit of all these mess."
As if was frustrated, it dropped down to the ground roughly, landing with its bug legs and sending dust away.
"-WHOO THE FUCK ARE YOUUUUUUUUUUuuuuuuuuuuu-bleuuueeggghhh!?"
Once its literally puked everything from its mouth, I quickly closed the door and at that moment, the door's melting once it made a touch of the vomit.
Vomiting acid?
"Most likely. Oh, pity you..."
"My name? There will be no need to tell my name for someone who is about to die." I said with cold tone as I fixed my hat and fearlessly walked in the room again.
"DIE?! MEEEE? YOU CAN'T KILL ME! I WILL NEVER DIE FROM PUNY AND FUCKING INSECTS LIKE YOUUUUUUUUUUUUuuu!" It said while the body's twitching dangerously. This creature has lost its sane.
"-Well then, how about I came here just to end your worthless life, Stray Devil." I said before slowly lifting my hand. "Now, it's time to-"
"-FUCK YOU!"
"Kuh!"
I completely stopped while my arm's still being lifted and was about to point my finger at it. She suddenly insulted out of blue and ruined my-
"-Your moment? Finish her off and get out of there already, Shotaro."
Don't ever read my mind again!
"Listen, Devil. You just ruined my awesome moment of my life! I'm trying to be cool here, okay! Now, it's time to-"
"FUCK YOU!"
"As I said-"
"FUCK YOUU!"
"...Well screw you, too, then!"
"FUCK YOUUUUUUUUUUUUUUuuuuuuuu-BLEUUUUUGGH!"
I quickly kicked the ground backwards and successfully avoided her acid again. Once I came out of the room and onto the wide area, that Stray Devil just charged right on me and destroyed the walls, sending bricks even rusted poles flying away. It lifted one of its legs-
"Woah! ...Almost got me there! You missed!" I gave a slight taunt as I before luckily rolled and moved to the side as the leg hit nothing but a dust.
"COME HERE YOU PIECE OF SHIITTT!"
As it roared like a raging bull, it swung another leg at me and I motioned my upper body backwards while holding my hat. Not giving me a chance to breathe, it attacks me by charging again and I rolled from its way.
"OW! WHAT IN THE-OW!" The monster shrieked as it accidentally rammed its head on the supporters, and misfortune hits hit like a train as empty drums raining down endlessly.
"Hmm..."
In my usual habit as I shook my hand and pointed my finger at it, taunting that Stray Devil again. Of course, it looks really pissed. The Stray Devil then hastily jumped and spread its legs like a spider trying to catch their meal. Both of the Devil's bug legs are definitely sharp even I could see the slight glints from the tip. My hands calmly reached behind as the sharp legs' reaching near me and-
BANG! BANG!
A sound of two shells of bullet dropping to the ground, followed by an anguish scream coming from the Devil's mouth and red-yellow bloods gushed out from both of its now missing legs. Well, I did do something. I literally drew my guns behind me and shoot that SOB.
My trademark pistols. One is black, one is white. Both twins are highly-customized Desert Eagles with stylized grips twisting into sharp points. Near the bore of each pistol are engravings of scrollwork, and each also sports a ring hammer.
Each weapons have their own purposes as well. The black gun uses a set of target sights on its barrel and the white one uses a pair of combat sights. The black for long-distance targeting comfort whilst the white for fast draw times.
The handguns also customized for rapid firings.
They don't even need to reload! How fancy is that!?
Smokes flying from the pistol's barrel while the severed legs stabbed and impaling on the ground behind me. Having slight shocked, the Stray took a few steps back and pointed its finger at me. I smirked slightly as I twirled my guns.
"-FUCKING WEAPONS!? WHAT'RE THOSE!? THOSE ARE NOT NORMAL GUNS!"
"Eh...? Oh, the black beast is Joker and the white beauty is Fang, and the bullets are actually light bullets- Bah! Why would you care!"
I soon woke up from my stupidity as I rapidly pulled the trigger and those bullets made impact on its body. Bloods completely gushed and flowing from the holes I've made. It screamed. I bet every shot I sent will hurts like hell!
"...It has already felt, seen hell, and even been there, Shotaro."
...Oh.
"GUUUAAARRRGH-YOU DISGUSTING FUCK CHILD! OH, I'M GOING TO CHEW ON YOUR CORPSE! SPIT THEM OUT! AND PISS ON ITTTTTTTTTT!"
"Uh, oh..."
Its charging forwards again as I stopped shooting and I parried the leg using my guns before I jumped back while still on the air, I pulled the triggers. As the bullets hits and severed the leg again, that monster became limp. I skidded on the ground, getting up while running the tip of my hat with Fang's barrel and pointed Joker's to the Stray.
"Now...Count up your sins."
BANG!
A loud crunching noise echoing the factory. The bullet pierced through the human's stomach as it slowly fell down to the ground. I nonchalantly walked to its body's side. As I thought, it is still twitching and haven't died yet.
"Grrrrrrrrggghhhh...! Fuc-"
BANG!
For the end, I quickly aimed Fang on the head and coldly killed the Stray Devil. Silencing it forever. The body beginning to turned into dust. Then I twirled my pistols and sheathed them back underneath my coat.
"...Hm?"
I saw a glint of light not far, reflected by the shining moon on the sky. I walked to the source in curiosity. Once I've got near, I saw a red stained silver bracelet is beside a corpse.
"This is...!" I gasped in slight shock.
"-Yes. Izayoi Shintaro's. We're too late."
...
Not replying to Mizuki as I lowered my head in full regret before slowly taking the bracelet.
...Damn it! If only...If only I solved this case and stopped this, Shintaro wouldn't died! Mari- Everyone wouldn't have going to suffer!
"Shotaro. At least, we hunted the Devil down and there will be no more victims for this case."
I know! I know about that! But what will happen to Mari if I give this to her?!
"...Shotaro. As always, half-boiled. You're letting your emotions taking control of you again. What's past is past. You can't change the fate."
...!
Those memories are coming back to me in a flash. Mizuki's right, I...I shouldn't be like this. A man like me have to face these painful fates after all.
Next Day...
Sunday morning.
I placed the now cleaned silver bracelet at my table in front of the woman, Ayanami Mari. After I did that, Mari gently took it and glancing for a brief moment. Her eye let out a single tear this morning.
"...I could only found this during my investigation on the factory area. I'm sorry..."
Was all I could say, I became so conflicted when showing the bracelet to her and almost couldn't say anything. Some of it were lies. It was necessary for her safety, would be troublesome if she knew those supernatural beings.
"Thank you...Sho-chan. Thank you for everything...!"
She said those words between sobbing and I lowered my hat, covering my eyes in slight shame of myself. I already promised her, promised that I will find her boyfriend..
The police members founded the corpses of the victims all thanks to us yesterday. Unknown to them, the culprit this time were a Stray Devil. Luring even disguising themselves as one of us before devouring them. This case was solved but Mari...
"Thank you...Sho-chan. Thank you for everything...!"
She said those words between sobbing and I could only lowered my hat, covering my eyes in slight shame of myself. I already promised her, promised that I will find her boyfriend but instead...I only gave her a memento of Izayoi Shintaro.
"Haa..."
I sighed and sipped my coffee as I finished typing my journal on my laptop. Mizuki is, well, still researching about Assassin bugs on the second platform above me.
"Are you talking about me?"
Eh? Ah, yes. I thought you are doing some stuff up there.
"I'm almost finish." Mizuki said as she leaned on the balcony and I looked up top. "Still regreting about yesterday's case?"
I slowly looked down. "Yeah...a bit. It's just like that time...Begins Night..."
As she heard it, Mizuki sighed and walked down.
"To become a hard-boiled person- 'You have to hide your kindness, and show your coldness to others'. Was he said. You're still half-and-half and might always will be." Mizuki teased and I let out a groan.
"Whatever you say, what matter is our future case. With the Devils and Fallen Angels roaming around in my hometown, we can't lose to them. If they're involved on our next cases, we will hunt them down and sent them back to hell. Because I am-"
"-You mean us are..." Mizuki closed her book, looking around at me and smirked-We both smirked as I stood up and fixed my hat.
""Two in one detectives on this town!""
At that moment, the bell on our door rings, indicating our next client and a new case...
How's that! Hopefully, this story will develop an interest on you, the readers! I'm really sorry if there are any errors on this prologue!
So, I guess some of you'd already knew the references I had made up. Literally the Sparda, and Shotaro's guns from DMC and 'Hard-boiled' words from a TV show. There'll be many more references from DMC or even DmC(reboot).
Honestly, this is my first time writing mystery genres. And I knew that this case is quite...dull for you readers. But, I'll make it more difficult later on the next cases.
Oh right, there has been too many harems fanfics on DxD already so, I might as well won't make a harem for Shotaro. Just two or three pairings for him and that's it! So which girls would be fit for the 'half-boiled' Shotaro here? I need some opinions for you guys out there! Plz!
Until then, don't forget to review! I really appreciate your comments on this story! I really expecting flames here too! XDD