This is an original story that is set in a universe unconnected to others from the MegaTen series that combines elements from both the Devil Survivor series and the Shin Megami Tensei series. I hope you enjoy it.

Disclaimer: I do not own the Devil Survivor series or the Shin Megami Tensei series. That would be ATLUS and you should give them your money, 'cause I know I have. There are also several real world products that are used and referenced in this piece of work that I also do not own, but try to reference their respective creators in this work.

Colt tapped his foot in a very irritated manner as he looked down at his cell phone again, 10:27. He let out a sigh, "Late again." Though he had fully expected Damian to be late, so this turn of events wasn't a surprise; it was annoying though. Colt was really glad that he had told Damian to meet him earlier or else they might have missed the release of beta for the new game Devil Busters. Devil Busters was releasing in a little over a half an hour exclusively in Megiddo City before the rest of the world which wouldn't get it for another week.

He gave a light shake of his head and looked up to see the impossible to miss figure of Damian Black, or just Black as he liked to be called, across the street heading towards him. Black had on his overly dramatic black, long coat that fit well with his equally overdramatic bleached white hair that reached a few inches past his shoulder. Again, impossible to miss in a crowd.

"Yo, Black," Colt shouted waving him in his direction, "over here!"

"Yeah I see you," Black shouted back. He rushed across the street before the traffic light turned green again.

"I wasn't sure," Colt said smirking, "I'm not as noticeable as you are. You know, dressing like an anime character and all." He pointed to the other people in the plaza who were all giving him strange looks of curiosity about his outfit, hairstyle, and coloring.

Black shrugged his shoulders casually and gestured at the people and the looks they were giving him, "Eh, like I've ever cared." That was true enough Colt thought to himself. Colt had known Black since middle school and he had always given little thought as to how others thought of him, and over the years he gave even less thought about it. Naturally this reached its height when he bleached his hair white during his first year in college. To say his parents were surprised when they first saw it over Thanksgiving break would be an understatement.

Then again Colt didn't exactly care what others thought of him, but he liked to think that he dressed with style. He himself wore dress shirts and pants to look regal, but he didn't go overboard with a tie and jacket. Either way he shrugged back at Black instead of fighting with him over how he dressed, again.

"Whatever. Do you want to get something to eat at the PJ's across the street while we wait another," Colt paused to look down at his watch, "oh another thirty minutes or so for the game to go live?"

Black looked down at his stomach and then back up at Colt with a longing in his eyes, "Yes, so much yes."

"Geez, then let's go order something."

Twenty minutes later the duo were sitting at a table outside the restaurant with some drinks and a fresh out of the oven medium cheese pizza that the two shared. Colt also had a side of nachos that he was currently eating because Black was hogging most of the pizza.

"So did you predownload Devil Busters yet?"

Black responded by giving him a look that asked how just dumb he thought that he was, "Duh. I've got it ready for the launch on my tablet, laptop, and of course my 3DS here." The last one he held up to show his friend. His 3DS also had a pair of clip on headphones plugged in that Black constantly used to listen to music. "What about you, man?"

"It's already downloaded it on my laptop and my cellphone," Colt responded.

"Then we've got eight minutes to kill until the game is launched."

"Yeah."

"Want to watch one of the trailers again while we finish eating? I've already got them loaded on my laptop. I'm so hyped right now!"

"Sounds good to me," Colt said dipping another nacho into his cheese. Black reached down and pulled his laptop out onto the table. He quickly typed in his password and turned the computer around to reveal that he did indeed have the game's various trailers all ready to play. "Let's get going." Black nodded back at him and pressed the play button.

Instantly text appeared across the screen that read, "You are a hero in a medieval fantasy world that was overrun by demons," before fading away to monsters of all kinds emerging from a fire and brimstone portal typical for these sorts of games. "You and the other heroes must defeat and tame the legions of demons in order to save the world." The video changed to show a montage of the various monsters that would be in the game with the text advertising that there were several hundreds of demons the train; each with their own set of attacks, abilities, and strengths/weakness.

The focus of the video shifted from monsters to two human characters, one male and one female, advertising them as the players' avatars. The male model was large and muscular in a way that a human could only be built in some work of fiction. The female character was similarly designed to appear as only a character in a game could look, but unlike the man the only thing large about her was her bust and her hips which formed quite an hourglass figure with her tiny waist. Obviously both were designed with fanservice in mind.

"Use your hero's intense strength to fight back using weapons of steel or perhaps your own fists," the text read as it faded into the screen. The male avatar was slowly covered in armor as the camera panned over the avatar's muscular form. Colt glanced up at Black who was chuckling at the fanservice that was so obvious that it seemed like they were poking fun at it. Meanwhile, on the computer screen, the hero was punching through legions of the demons that were running towards him. Some of the demons had holes literally punched through them by the warrior's steel covered knuckles, but others weren't so lucky and had actually exploded from the force of the punches, something that filled Colt with happiness each time he watched it.

The video then focused on the female hero and the words, "Or instead you could channel the magical energies of the planet to unleash fierce elemental attacks against your foes," appeared over her head. Again the camera panned over the avatar as they changed into a different outfit, this time a chainmail bikini with an open wizard cloak on top. Colt had to admit he didn't mind this instance of fanservice. Immediately after the transformation was complete the trailer had the female avatar go into action against the demons. She used magic to set them on fire, beat them with the forces of wind, storm the area with lightning, and rain ice shards down at the demons.

"Or you could build your character to destroy everyone in your way equally with physical force and magical energies," the trailer announced as two more avatars of both genders, both more realistically built than the previous avatars. When they went into battle they used physical force to slice through enemies then quickly switched to throwing the forces of various elements at the monsters. These two avatars made sure to watch out for and to cover each other in battle which the trailer used as a segue.

"And using patented software Devil Busters will allow all players to transfer their save data and to connect with friends across various platforms including; smartphones, tablets, laptops, PlayStation Vitas, and Nintendo 3DSs." The video then displayed a group of friends all participating in a single battle against one boss on four separate devices. "Connect with your friends free* at noon June 28th worldwide or participate in the Megiddo City exclusive beta beginning eleven AM on June 21st. *In app purchases are included."

"You know," Black said looking up from the laptop, "the first trailer in retrospect kind of sucked. It's memorable, but too much of a joke."

"I can't argue with that," Colt admitted, "but the interviews they gave later were much better about advertising it."

"Yeah, Colt, if you didn't link me those I probably wouldn't even be so hyped about Devil Busters," joked Black as he finished his pizza and drink in a single gulp. Colt was on his last nacho too which he dipped into the last bit of melted cheese left. He pulled out his phone as he took a bite of the chip and with a crunch he noticed that the cheese was cold as he turned the phone on. The Devil Busters app had a tiny timer below it that was counting down to less than 50 seconds.

"I really can't wait this last minute," Black said as he watched the countdown on his crimson 3DS. Colt could tell he wasn't kidding based on the way he could see his knee, sticking out from underneath the table, shaking in anticipation. "A mon game with demons and even a mythological god or two, is going to kick so much ass."

"Commanding Zeus or Odin will be fun and imagine how powerful they'll be compared to the normal demons."

"Well we'll find out in five," Black began to countdown

"Four," Colt continued.

"Three, Two, One!" they counted. The game's icon lit up signaling that it was now live and ready for everyone in Megiddo City to play.