AN: Yo, I'm back with a new TWBWY. I just really hope that fans of the last story will be able to recall a good amount of the horde of info from the last story. But I've also put in some little recall bits that'll hopefully give you an easier time understanding the plot and stuff.
The world begins with you: 2nd Rap
Chapter 1: Brand new fight
Following the first stage of the Angel's game, Neku and co. found themselves with their daily lives temporarily returned to them. The noise chose to not make any movements whatsoever, so all sides were at a halt for the time being. Ryou, the silent archangel who fought alongside Neku, decided to stay in the RG. There are still many mysteries surrounding him, but everyone thought it best to leave that alone.
Shortly, however, the next stage of the Angel's game would start...
Busy streets, large roads, people walking here and there, and buildings that towered to an average 50 feet high; these things made up the lively Shibuya. Amongst the crowd, a group of teens just like everyone else lived there. Although they looked like your average teenager, what they had accomplished is nothing near average.
"And again, another round of the Angel's game. Jeez...those last 2 months didn't really feel like much..." An orange haired boy sighed with a lazy tone. Neku Sakuraba, a person who'd dedicated much to saving more than just Shibuya. During the last round, he took control of the power of Noise and used it against them.
"Yeah, I guess you're right" A cap wearing, black haired girl replied. "But then again, at least we had a break, right?" Shiki Misaki, a girl who'd once been ashamed of her own self and can now stand up on her own two feet with a little more confidence. She has arguably the strongest telekinetic ability, giving her stuffed doll, Mr. Mew, the life and memories of her own cat that had passed away.
"Aww...you guys are just so negative. Brighten up a little why don't you?" A red haired girl interrupted, taking a bite out of what looked like an onion ring. Eri Sarakana, Shiki initially took the form of this girl during the distant Reaper's game, and that so called game only made their friendship stronger. She's able to manipulate ice, and is able to freeze things that are small scaled.
"You know she's right, yo!" A skullcap wearing teen added with a spoonful of confidence. "Let's just keep up the good vibe!" Daisukenojo "Beat" Bito, A natural with the skateboard, which even became his weapon once again in the last round of the Angel's game. He uses rushing winds combined with the sheer speed when gliding on his skateboard to rip enemies to shreds.
"But please don't use the angel's game as an excuse to skip studying, okay?" A young, but reliable looking girl said. Rhyme Bito, her ability can be considered as the ultimate defense. Although she can't use it to attack, there have only been occasional times when something has put so much as a dent on it.
In the midst of the conversation, a purple haired boy stayed quiet as his eyes gazed on the pages of a book. Beside him, a black colored stuffed toy that oddly looked like a pig, but yet at the same time as a cat read along with him.
"You've been reading a lot of manga these days, Ryou" Eri commented with a smile, and the boy's attention switched to her.
"I guess I have. Is...that wrong?" He replied with a confused and tone.
"N-No that's not what I meant at all. Sorry about that" The girl stated back with a few waves of her hands. Ryou, a mysterious person who hasn't even given his last name. Originally from the angel plane, he assisted Neku and co. in the last round. Upon staying in the RG, he developed a liking to manga, which apparently didn't exist in the Angel Plane. Silent and cool natured, he usually has a lot of eyes on him whenever he walks around Shibuya High school although he's always ignorant of that fact. He doesn't study there, but he finds it interesting to walk around and explore the school, and a lot more things in the RG.
"H-Hey, I already told you before you can't eat that. You'll get dirty again, Mr. Mew!" Shiki suddenly exclaimed, before Neku took a slice of pizza away from the stuffed cat.
"You better listen to her. This stuff ain't good for you"
"G-Give that back! I was saving that!" the 'cat' begged as he jumped again and again for the pizza as Neku lifted it higher each time. That was, until the doll popped small claws out of each fingerless hand and gave the boy a good scratch on the face, much to his surprise.
"What the hell?! I'll roast you, frickin' pig!"
"Just try it, porqupine!"
"Quit it, both of you!" Shiki yelled with authority. "You two just can't get along, can you?" And finally, the two stopped. Neku, however, couldn't help but notice how much Shiki had changed since the reaper's game. She always looked unsure of herself, but now, she's been getting better and better.
Suddenly, the whistling sound of a door caught the group's attention, and shortly after, three people stepped in, namely, Sanae Hanekoma, Yoshiya "Joshua" Kiryu, and Kyo Senkaku. 3 of the 12 Seraphs that rule the angel plane. Respectively, they carry the titles of Seraph of "Divine Punishment", "Judgement" and "Chance"
"I know you guys are the only ones in the cafe right now, but could you keep the noise on the down low?" Hanekoma requested as he scratched the back of his head. Seeing that everyone was now present, Joshua began.
"Good, we're all here. The other players all over Tokyo are being informed of this too, and it would be great if you could memorize everything I'm about to say. But first, we'd like to bring in one more person"
And at that, the group looked towards the backdoor to see a face that didn't really bring back many happy memories so to speak. That light blond hair and white formal clothing was something they'd completely stuck in their heads.
"What's he doin' here, yo?!" Beat pointed out with widened eyes as the group of teens stared at the man's smirking face. Jean Javier, another of the Angel Plane Seraphs, although not on the same side as Joshua and the other two. Neku himself couldn't even remember how many times this person almost got him killed. There was actually only one time that Jean had helped him, but it was mostly to benefit the Seraph.
"Bonjour, how's everyone doing this afternoon?" The so-called gentleman greeted, but in return got suspicious gazes all over.
"You can relax" The Seraph known as Kyo interrupted. "There won't be any problems, i can assure you that. Besides, he still owes us for helping him out"
"That he does" Joshua smiled, looking to continue his explanation. "Well, let me make this short and sweet. For this round of the Angel's game, the guys up there in the Angel Plane...will actually be helping us"
And from there, an awkward silence ensued. Their faces were frozen stiff, trying to comprehend what Joshua said, but finally, Eri decided to break that silence. "Whoa whoa whoa, hold up for a sec. You're telling me...the guys who started this whole game in the first place to see if people were 'worthy' to live are...helping us?"
"Yup" Joshua replied with a short nod.
"And...you're being serious...?"
"As serious as I'll ever be"
"...Am i the only one hearing this?" Eri asked her friends who were more less trying to mentally pinch themselves.
Joshua expected nothing less than a reaction like that, although it was rather entertaining to see their confused faces, in Joshua's eyes anyway. "You might find it hard to believe, but every single bit of it's true. You see, we've noticed that the noise are cooking up something large-scale, but we didn't notice it early enough to be able to do something about it. You remember the soul plane, right? The place that houses every single person's individual soul? Well, right now we've spotted an anomaly going on in there. It's almost as if there's something...or someone trying to break in to the soul plane"
Neku repeated, "Break through the Soul Plane? But I thought you could only get there by entering a person's 'soul' directly? And to do that...the mind's gotta be vulnerable when noise breaks through it"
"Not only that..." Shiki added, "But there hasn't been any noise activity since the first Angel's game ended. So how'd that happen?"
Ryou suddenly but silently interrupted, "...It was there even before the Angel's game started...?"
"That's our theory, at least" Joshua nodded in confirmation. "Think of it like a bomb, it was planted even before the Angel's game, but they detonated it just recently. And of course, there had to be a certain place where they could plant it"
"A...person?" Rhyme half-guessed, and Joshua grinned, "Exactly. A person's mind is the only ticket into the soul plane. But the question is: just who is the lucky contestant?"
And that was when everything went quiet again. None of them knew the answer to that question, no matter how hard they thought. Thankfully though, that was what Jean Javier was there for.
"I think I may have a suggestion for the said question" The Seraph started, fixing his hair with his fingers. "The Angel Plane is capable of much wider research. Saying that, we believe that this person is in hiding. His place of choice is a sealed Plane that lies close to the RG's borders"
Neku grunted, "And you want us to help you get rid of him"
"Yes, that's right. Don't get me wrong; you're still fighting for the sake of people. It's just that at present, you're fighting against the greater evil, no?"
Beat grunted as well, "Tch...It still looks like you guys are pullin' our legs, yo"
"Think what you want" Jean concluded with a smile. "Oh, I almost forgot. To honor our temporary partnership, and to thank you for your assistance in holding off the noise in the last round, I'd like to offer you a gift. Neku Sakuraba, Would you be so kind as to lend me your music device?"
"Headphones" Neku twitched in annoyance to the Seraph. "They're called headphones. And why should I?"
"Just trust me. Otherwise, you may regret it later"
The orange haired teen looked towards the other three Seraphs for their take on the 'gift', but it didn't look like they had any objections. "Fine...take it"
As soon as the white clad man had received Neku's blue headphones, he smiled and took out a small pin, thereafter immediately slamming it into the headphones which created a bright light that lasted for at least 5 seconds. When the light vanished, the headphones' appearance had changed, with an odd insignia at each circle end.
"The pin I've just inserted is called "Noize Meister". This will allow you to control the noise within your body, as well as give you a few abilities of an angel. Surely, you no longer have to worry about the noise causing you to go berserk like before" After pausing for a moment, he continued. "Now, it'd be best if we could move as quickly as possible. I would rather not see things get out of hand. If the noise are successful, they could control every single mind in the RG."
Although still very suspicious of the Seraph, Neku and co. decided that it was best to go along with the ride for the time being. After all, there were far worse things right now than the angels.
"Alright, now that it's settled..." Joshua began. "Player team Shibuya, Let's get going"
AN: Okay, not much action at all in this chapter, but i'm saving a truck load of that for the next. I just wanted this to be a sort of reminisce of the last story. by the way, I'm uploading character arts again at my deviantart account. If you've forgotten, it's gibder . deviantart . com (just remove the spaces please). Well, ill see you later. Bye!