A/N: Hey people! I know it's been AGES since I've last written anything. I am completely stuck on my Death Note fanfiction, but if I ever come up with something, I'll continue it.

As for this new fanfiction, I'm introducing one of my original characters, Jack Nuel. Tell me what you think of him!

And if this doesn't interest anyone enough, I won't continue it from here. Please let me know!

Doctor Franken Stein takes a smoke of his cigarette, sitting in his chair at his desk, deep in thought. The madness has been growing more and more since Asura was revived a week ago. He has been holding on strong, but he knows it won't be long before he loses it completely. It gets stronger every day.

His train of thought breaks when he hears the front door of his lab break down. Stein stands and braces himself, getting ready for an attack. Footsteps slowly ascend towards him, getting louder as they get closer.

Time slows to a crawl as the stranger enters the room, cloaked in shadow.

"Stein…" The voice is deep, coming from an adult male, who is wearing dark blue jeans, a gray shirt, and a black trench coat. Shaggy, dark brown hair covers his big, brown eyes. Stein now knows that this man is no stranger.

"Jack. What are you doing here?" Stein asks, his voice serious, but with a hint of surprise. He hasn't seen Jack since… Since childhood.

"To see you, of course." Jack smirks, showing a bi of madness. "And also," his tone turns dark and serious, "I felt a deep surge of madness last week." A grin is then painted on Jack's face, as if saying the very word brought the insanity upon him. "It has been growing ever since."

Of course, Stein thinks, of course the madness would bring him here. He has more trouble with it than I do. I'm quite surprised that he's still in control. "What's it coming from, Stein?" Jack's voice breaks Stein from his thoughts. "I know it has something to do with this city."

Stein takes another smoke before he answers, tension clear in the air. "The Kishin Asura has been revived." After those words, Jack's eyes start to twitch. There's no telling how much longer he can control his insanity.

"Yes…" Jack says, "That makes perfect sense now…" A mad chuckle escapes him. "No wonder it has gotten worse… No wonder it doesn't stop…" The chuckle turns into a laugh, growing madder with every passing second.

He's losing it. Which isn't any better to me than to him. "Jack, control yourself. Don't break." Stein stares at Jack, straining to keep his own madness at bay. Jack's laughing stops, and a mad grin comes to his face.

"You make it sound so easy, Stein. You of all people know that it's not." Jack's tone grows sad and regretful. "My two daughters are gone, Stein. I scared them away last week, the moment Asura escaped, by torturing their mother…" Tears come to his eyes, "They're no where to be found." Stein listens to every word, but stays silent for a good few minutes.

"I'm sorry, Jack, but I'm afraid that I can't help you with that."

"Maybe not… But I can help you defeat Asura."

Stein smirks, the madness starting to leak out. "That's a dangerous offer, Jack. You and I both know that you're far more unstable than I am." But his abilities would be very useful.

"And we both know that I am an intelligent scientist, just as you are. I also have great telekinetic abilities."

"While that's true, it could also backfire on us. You can get so insane that you'll torture anyone with that power, whether friend or foe. You even carry poisoned daggers with you everywhere."

Jack looks down, knowing that Stein is 100% right. "Perhaps… But you and your school need all the help it can get."

Stein can't deny that fact. It's not that the DWMA can't handle it, but the more help there is, the better. "We'll have to see what Lord Death says about you staying and helping."

"I figured that much."

"Well then," Stein says, "let's go."

A/N: Well, there you go! Remember, I won't continue unless it piques a lot of interests'! Thanks for reading!