Story One: Where it all Began.
The existence of God, Fallen Angel and Devils has been known throughout time. Great battle wages between the three powers to witness who reign supreme against the other. But there is one power formidable enough to even destroy all three world; Nephilim. Cursed union between Angel, Fallen Angel and Devils. The powers they hold are enough to send numerous worlds to their utter destruction but Four among decided to betray their own kin in order to preserve balance between the universes.
And thus they sought The Creator; a being with immense power and knowledge on all creation. Given their newfound power, they band together with God, the Governor of the Fallen Angel and the Leader of the Devils to purge their own brethren from existence. But the task were not easy, and thus it was decided that the remaining Nephilim and their leader, Chaos seal away within the Dimensional Abyss for all eternity.
Eons afterward, the Great War between the Three factions was put to an end. The Four Horsemen under the advice of The Creator were to be seal away inside a human a host. And so, Famine, Pestilence, War and Death were seal away never to awaken ever again or so they thought….
16 years ago. Normal POV.
A young boy was running in the rain on the dark night sky. He was running without knowing where he was going. The young boy was asking himself, what is he going to do now? He was lost, he was grieving. Grieving over the death of his parents and leaving the very sister that he love. Flashback of the horrific scene plays throughout his mind. He was holding his head while trying to avoid remembering what has happened.
"Run….Axel…protect…Asia…"
"Ohh, is the little boy crying for his mommy and daddy?"
"Your power will only lead to suffering…in other words the suffering of others!"
"Those who possess the same powers as you will never be happy…"
Those words were playing throughout his mind. He was pleading for it to stop.
"Please stop! No more! Please! I can't take it anymore!"
Without noticing there was a cliff up ahead the young boy continue to ran towards it and eventually he fell.
"ARRGHHHHH!"
The young boy was plunge into a river and the strong current force him to drift upstream. As he struggles to surface himself for air, he hit his head hard on a rock and slowly he was losing consciousness. The last thing he remembers was the sound of his own heartbeat. Moment before passing out, he utters a few words.
"To-chan…Ka-chan…Asi…a…."
And eventually, all was black afterwards.
The next morning. The young boy lay face down near the riverside. He slowly opens his eye and looking at his surrounding, he notice he drifted quite far from his hometown. But to him, he no longer has a home. He slowly walk towards a nearby tree and sat there. He notices the blood on his forehead. He rips off the sleeve of his shirt and wrapped it on his forehead. He then looks up towards the now blue sky. But no matter how the suns were shining today, in his heart no sun can't ever heal him of what that has happened to him.
[Am I troubling you in your thought, Axel?]
The boy ignore the Horsemen's word and continue to wonder is it worth living now that everything he knows and love are now gone…maybe to him living would only be cruel so he told Famine.
"Why didn't you just let me drown last night? It would have been easier if you just ignore me…"
[So you notice I save you, huh? Well, even I don't know why but instinct tells me I should though that isn't the answer that you want from me…]
"Yeah, but still why me? Why does it have to be me…? If only you Horsemen didn't choose me as your host or whatever my parents would still be alive and I still be there for Asia! I curse you for choosing me! I curse this power that I have and I curse the very fact that I'm weak! I can't save To-chan and Ka-chan! I couldn't protect Asia like I promise! It's not fair! Why do I have to suffer like this?! I don't want to suffer like this!"
The young boy, Axel was crying over the fact many thing that he ever knew in his life was wiped out in a single night and now feeling the urge to die he just weep until Famine told him.
[Crying won't bring the thing you've lost back. In the end it will only lead to misery. In the first place I never intended to save you nor was I interested of being awakened by a kid like you but fate has sealed itself and now I tell you this. If you truly think that life isn't worth living than why do I keep hearing your heart telling you wanted to live?!]
It struck him for a moment but then he realizes deep down his heart tells him he wanted to live. His urge to die was strong but his urges to continue living are stronger. He asks himself why is that? Was it because his mother told him to live on or because…
[You know what is that drives you now. Not only because your mother wishes it but also because you want to avenge them. You want revenge…no matter how I see it. Your heart yearns for revenge.]
Axel knows that deep down, Famine was right. He wanted revenge above all else, he wanted to kill those who ruin his life and now he ask himself. Who was responsible?
[The one that you seek is one of the Fallen Angel leaders, Kokabiel. Unlike the other, this one is nasty. He is a warmonger that yearns for chaos and destruction. But unfortunately, I don't even know his whereabouts. The Grigory are well hidden from others and that's what makes them dangerous. Throughout the ages, Fallen Angels like Kokabiel hunted down those who are potential threat like you who possess the power of the Forbidden Longinus [Apocalypse Bringer]. I wouldn't be surprise if he sent another group to hunt you down once he knows that those three crows that we kill last night haven't return from their mission…]
"Then we better make haste, we can't stay here too long…"
[Then where do you suggest we go?]
"That I don't know but for now our top priority is to find somewhere hidden until I recovered my strength. But make no mistake, Famine…"
The gauntlet suddenly appears on his right arm, while releasing a purple aura.
"…when I find Kokabiel or whatever his name is…he'll beg that he wasn't even born in the first place…!"
And thus the young boy name Axel Argento, start his quest in order to discover his power and take revenge. The journey will be harsh and brutal but as long as there is a drive for vengeance, he will take that step.
Author's Note:
Hello there, fellow readers. This is a short prologue of the story before we enter deep within the story. High school DXD: Apocalypses Bringer Rising is a prequel to the original fanfic High school DXD: Apocalypses Bringer. The OC are all own by me and the other OC characters belong to their respective writer, Ishibumi-sensei. Please give me your thought on this chapter and I will see you in the next chapter. Bye bye.