Chapter 1-The Game begins
I was walking along the hallways of MBI tower waiting for when we all would be called in to tell us our roles in the Sekirei Plan…for Demon's could never tread the path of an Angel. I saw waiting ahead of me at the turn into another hall stood a man with short slicked back blond hair, a permanent sneer of superiority glued onto his face, a green jacket that extended down to about his knees with leather shoulder guards and wrist guards, a black leather chest guard with a sun imprinted into the leather right over where his heart would be located, black pants emblazoned with green suns on the side, and black leather boots with pointed toes.
"Ah if it isn't Minaka's watchdog," the man taunted, "How've you been Yoshitsugu?"
"As if you actually care Motonari," I answered a false grin on my face, "Besides better to be the watchdog than the stray…am I right?"
Motonari…UB-06...The Child of the Sun…He's a light elemental Sekirei who magnifies the rays of the sun to scorch his opponents. By most Demon Sekirei he was simply called the stray as few wanted anything to do with him and he often hung out by himself plotting how to get his revenge on the world that was "against" him.
"Say what you will," he retorted as he joined me on my walk, "for the words of a lesser could never harm me."
"What about my fists?" I questioned snidely, "Do you think Minaka would be angry if I smashed your face in?"
Before he could respond a voice chimed over the intercom that all UB Sekirei should gather in the meeting room for our briefing.
"Aw…looks I can't play with your anymore," Motonari stated sarcastically, "Looks like I'll have to find another victim."
"Whatever," I stated as we entered the room where the other 14 had gathered.
16 Demons against over a hundred Angels…should be interesting.
I took my place in the back separated from the rest of the group which had already divided itself into groups…and whether by planning or a strange coincidence most were gathered in groups that were historically accurate to their namesakes…for example two men stood together both in red armor that you could say was a cross between modern fashion and samurai style…the first was UB-11...Shingen…The Lord of the Flaming Tiger…He was a large muscular man with his chest bare except for his crimson vest, his arms were wrapped with white cloth around his forearms, he wore orange brown pants, and red boots with golden trim that curled up at the toes. On his back was a double-bladed war ax that dwarfed even him. Next to him stood UB-12...Yukimura…The Burning Spears of Conquest. Compared to Shingen Yukimura was downright scrawny. He was thinner than most of the other Sekirei but made up for this by being nearly 100% pure muscle and this matched his fighting style which was to simply annihilate his opponent with shear force. His hair was relatively short except for a braid that hung down the side of his face, his chest was armored by a crimson dyed leather chest guard, his arms were protected by the simple sleeves of his white shirt while his hands were protected by crimson leather gauntlets, and his pants were white baggy cloth pants with flame designs rising out of where he had them tucked into his boots which were made of iron that had been painted a uniform crimson. Upon his back hung two trident class spears with the middle prong on both being much longer. They were both fire attribute Sekirei. The thing with Demon Sekirei is that due to us being genetically engineered Sekirei we could be any element Minaka had wished for us. I turned my gaze to the youngest Sekirei in the room…UB-10...Masamune…The One-Eyed Lord…He was a Sekirei whose loud mouth could only be surpassed by his pride and arrogance…he was also one of the most dangerous beings in this room. He was on the thin side of the spectrum of those gathered but he was a genius on the battlefield able to quickly outmaneuver his opponents the majority of the time. His lower face was obscured by scarf and the hole that was his right eye (A modification Minaka had to have) was covered by an eye-patch with an eastern dragon inscribed on the leather, upon his head hiding his shaggy brown hair was a helmet modeled after the one worn by his namesake, he had a black leather breastplate, a dull green sleeveless overcoat that stopped midway down between his knee and his foot, a shirt of chain girded his upper body, black fingerless leather gloves and armbands guarded his hands and wrists, his pants were black that steadily turned a dull green as they approached the boots they were tucked into, and which were black with a rounded toe. Strapped to his hip were duel pistols and a katana with a hand guard which gave him a very versatile fighting style as he was able to attack from most ranges.
"Now you must all be wondering why I called you here right?" Minaka asked as he walked out onto the platform at the front of the room, "Well the reason is to tell you what your places are in the Sekirei plan compared the Angel Sekirei."
There was murmuring around the room for many thought we'd be fighting against them for dominance of the city…including me but I kept my shock to a minimum.
"Well you see the city shall be divided into 16 different sections and each of you shall rule one of them," Minaka chuckled, "Your objectives are currently to simply ready yourselves for battle…form alliances, betray alliances, and do what ever is necessary to achieve victory but do understand if I find out one of you've killed a fellow Demon before stage 2 then I'll be very angry…so make sure I don't find out!"
A screen lowered showing how the city was divided and the other 15 hurried forward to find out where their areas were located but I knew where mine was it was-
"So Yoshitsugu who's ass did you have to kiss to get MBI Tower and it's surrounds as your territory?" Motonari inquired a sneer once again adorning his face.
"Come now Motonari don't be jealous," Minaka chuckled as he approached, "After all even the underworld needs a guardian."
"And what does that make Yoshitsugu…Cerberus?" Motonari inquired scowling.
"Why yes it does," Minaka chortled, "You see he has more leash allowed him than the rest of you."
"How so?" Motonari sighed losing his sneer.
"He has permission to eradicate any Sekirei that tries to enter MBI tower without my express permission," Minaka laughed manically as he turned and walked away, "After all what kind of guardian would he be if he wasn't allowed to guard."
"You're a bastard Yoshitsugu," Motonari snarled turning and stalking away, "You'd better watch your back or you'll find a knife in it."
Poor Motonari…full grown and yet still just a child…how sad.
I watched as the rest of the Demons turned and walked out…Minaka was insane…but he was a genius…he had calculated how the Sekirei would react and placed them in areas where they would be afraid to make a move…
"Lord Yoshitsugu where are you going?" Yukimura inquired of me, "Aren't you going to examine your holdings?"
"No…," I answered with a yawn, "I think I'll go and take a nap before the entertainment."
I walked away leaving Yukimura standing there confused but he simply shrugged his shoulders and continued on his way.
-Northern section/Territories of Shingen, Yukimura, Oichi-
The three Sekirei were walking down the street drawing many stares due to their outlandish attire and the fact that they were carrying weapons.
"So what do you think we should do Lord Shingen?" Yukimura inquired of his friend not once noticing him winding up for a punch until it hit him sending him skidding across the pavement and through a nearby wall.
"What are you doing!?" Oichi shouted…the attack had been completely unprovoked.
Oichi was a young woman with soft caring features, mid-length brown hair tied back into a bun, and was wearing a white kimono embroidered with pink that stopped just below her knees. Hanging off her sides were two whips that seemed to barbed almost like the stem of a rose.
"We're sparing," Shingen answered as if it was the most normal thing in the world as Oichi stared a the hole in the wall, "What him…he's fine."
"I'm all fired up now," Yukimura yelled drawing both his spears his eyes burning with his passion for the fight as he leapt out of the rubble that had been the wall, "Lord Shingen let us have an honorable battle!"
And with that Yukimura charged headlong at his friend and began attacking with his spears but Shingen used the huge blade of his ax as a shield intercepting them all. Shingen responded with a savage punch that sent Yukimura skyrocketing into the shingled roof of a nearby building damaging it. He pursued his opponent by catapulting himself with his ax and landing on the roof as Yukimura flipped back onto his feet.
"As impressive as always my lord," Yukimura huffed.
"You're as impulsive as ever my boy," Shingen laughed readying his ax and charging at Yukimura as Yukimura charged at him.
As they closed in on each other a woman in a white kimono with long purple hair appeared on the roof…and both warriors blood froze in their veins…
-10 minutes later-
Yukimura and Shingen were still on the roof of the inn but this time they were repairing the damage they had inflicted on the house during their battle.
"I don't get it," Yukimura stated attempting to fix the roof, "What happened?"
"Shut up you dolt and work faster," Shingen yelled at him, "If we don't do this right we're dead!"
As the two picked up their pace two figures on the front porch sat talking to each other…one was Oichi and the other was the purple haired woman who Oichi learned was named Miya.
"Again I'm so sorry for what they did," Oichi apologized bowing.
"It's ok dear," Miya stated smiling, "I'm sure they didn't mean to."
"I don't know what I'm going to do with them," Oichi sighed despondently muttering under her breath, "Their love of fighting each other will get us all found out and executed."
"What are you mumbling?" Miya inquired smiling warmly.
"Nothing!" Oichi shouted in a panic, "Nothing…it's nothing."
"Nothing huh," Miya mimicked smiling knowingly.
"You…you know what we are don't you?" Oichi asked looking down and away.
"I know that you and your friends are Sekireis," Miya answered, "But as to what you are exactly…no…your not like other Sekireis…none of you are."
"Well you see…" Oichi dove into an explanation about how Minaka had spent more than two and a half decades trying to develop a new life form and how he finally succeeded in creating a stable one nearly twenty years ago and how Demon Sekirei were both their Sekirei and their Ashikabi meaning they were free of normal restraints but couldn't naturally increaser their power and as such had to defeat and devour other Demon Sekirei, "I don't know why Minaka had us created but I don't believe it's for anything good…we're little more than weapons given life."
"Look if you need a place to stay you can all stay here," Miya offered.
"But…we damaged your home," Oichi stated unable to meet Miya's eyes.
"Yes but your friends are doing their best to fix the damage," Miya stated smiling once more.
"Then we…I guess we accept," Oichi answered and for the first time in a long time smiling while she did so.
"Good then let's go over the ground rules," Miya smiled locking her eyes onto Oichi's.
Here ends Chapter One…I'll now list off the Unbound (Demon) Sekirei we've met and some slight information about them.
Important Sekirei
Aged Sekirei
Mitsunari-UB-04 Age-Deceased/Element-Darkness (The Dark King) Weapon-Raging Darkness (Sheathed Katana)
Yoshitsugu-UB-05 Age-19/Element-Lightning/Misery (Lord of Misery) (Actual Age-19) Weapon-Fist's of Misery (Armored Gauntlets)
Motanari-UB-06 Age-19/Element-Light (The Child of the Sun) (Actual Age-19) Weapon-Sun's Passage (Battle Ring)
Oichi-UB-08 Age-18/Element-Light (The Daughter of the Moon) (Actual Age-14) Weapon-Moonlight Blossoms (Duel Ornate Whips)
Masamune-UB-10 Age-15/Element-Lightning (The One-eyed Lord) (Actual Age-10) Weapon-Dragon's Fang/Dragon's Breath (Katana/Duel Pistols)
Shingen-UB-11 Age-25/Element-Fire (The Lord of Flaming Tigers) (Actual Age-16) Weapon-Furinkazan (Huge War Ax)
Yukimura-UB-12 Age- 17/Element-Fire (The Burning Spears of Conquest) (Actual Age-12) Weapon-Burning Passion (Duel Spears)
