Devil Survivor 2: Break Record
Chapter 2: Why Mt. Fuji!?
…Kageyama Residence…
"Sigh, what the heck, Alcor." Hiro sits on a table seat. He's been left with a vague message by Alcor. New invaders huh… "What the heck is going to happen? And Yamato…" Hiro remembered what Alcor said. Something about Yamato being forgotten by everyone who knew him… except for those who remember their experiences during the calamity… "What should I do though?"
Riiing, riing.
"Hm?" A message has been sent. By Nicaea, it seems.
…Nicaea message…
This is a sudden message, but please heed it. The demons that were once under your contract are now being re-uploaded into your app. Please be patient as we upload them.
…Nicaea message…
…Uploading… Uploading… Uploading… Uploading Complete. Demons now in-service.
"What the heck…" Hiro said in awe. His demons are now back. They are being shown on the screen of his cell. Lucifer is the most powerful one. This is the last demon that he forged a contract with, through the Cathedral of Shadows' fusion services of course, and he used it during the final battle with Polaris. "Lucifer?" There are also other demons but this one is the most powerful one. "Hm, the others are here too… What does this mean?"
…Sharp.
"…Huh?" Hiro suddenly felt dizzy and he knelt to the ground as a result, dropping his cellphone on the ground. The cellphone's demon-summoning app seems to have activated itself. Lucifer is responding… "What… the…" Hiro said touching his forehead.
"Hahaha, so this is the human who has qualifications to become a Bel? Hm, hmhm, interesting."
A rather tempting and seductive voice said. Remnants of its words echoed throughout the room. Then…
"Huh? That's…" Hiro tries to regain his composure but the dizziness is still very strong.
"Hmngh," Lucifer, his own personal demon, saw fit to protect its tamer. "Hua!"
*Infinity*
An impregnable barrier covered Hiro, making him invulnerable to any kind of harm that may come. In which…
***BOOOOOOMMM-!***
***ABLAAAAAAAZZZEEEE-!***
The house exploded, flames burst out and Hiro is dragged outside by Lucifer, who seems to have summoned itself, which was very surprising as it was never known by others that demons can summon themselves, and the demon safely landed him on the ground.
"Guah!" Hiro exclaimed. "What the…!?"
"Ho, to be able to dodge my attack… So the tale about you is true after all. Isn't that right, Abel!?"
"…? Abel?"
*Blast!* Flash!
Lilith, of the temptation demon, appeared in a flash of green light.
"Abel! You are the man among men! That is why I chose you! Now be with me, FOREVER!" Fog of darkness covered the area. The barrier around Hiro protected him but the environment has become much more gruesome and hostile in its appearance. This reminds Hiro of Alioth's toxin that can contaminate an area by simply dropping in.
"Alioth's toxin…? No, this is…" While the color is certainly the same, it has a different air about it.
A voice rings…
"Shining One, this is one of the followers of the invaders that will soon enter this world. Beldr, the master of Lilith, the scarlet snake, will soon enter and you must deliver the item that I have bestowed you earlier and use it to destroy him!"
"…? Alcor?"
Alcor's words echoed in the environment.
"What? Who is that!?" Lilith demanded to know who it is that is speaking.
"…Alcor, what's going on?"
"Shining One, I have recruited people into my cause. People who hail from another world. They shall aid you. Now, Come! Aid the Shining One!"
"Okay." "Alright."
Two different voices rang.
*Blast!* *Blast!* Flash!
Two teenagers appeared on Hiro's left and right sides.
"…!? Who… are… you?" Hiro asked.
"Yo! I'm Hanamura Yosuke! This here is Arisato Minato… that's your name, right?" The guy with a pair of red headphones asked the other one.
He also has headphones, earphones to be precise, and he has a passive expression about his face. He nodded at this Yosuke Hanamura's question.
"Ah." He said simply. He then turned to Hiro. "You are Kageyama Hiro, right?"
"H-Hm." Hiro finally regained his composure after managing to shrug off the dizziness. "You guys are…"
"They will aid you in your journey, Shining One. I leave it all in your care now, you two."
Alcor said from somewhere far away.
"Alright, just so we're clear, we're gonna be returning to our own world after this, right?" Yosuke Hanamura asked.
"Of course. But you must first aid the Shining One in his cause."
"Alright, let's go!"
"Hm." Both Yosuke and Minato prepared for battle.
"Hm, okay." 'I don't know what's going on here. But it seems this is going to be an unavoidable battle.' Hiro pointed his cell at the demon, Lilith, in front.
The other two did the same.
"Oh, so you have one of those apps that guy told us about." Yosuke Hanamura said. "That guy just gave it to us, and now we can't use our personas… sigh."
"Huh?" Hiro wonders on what he meant.
"Huh? Oh right, your world is—Nah, nevermind what I said. Anyway, Arisato, and you, Kageyama, right?"
Hiro nodded.
"Hm, alright, let's kick this bitch ass to hell!" Hiro, Yosuke and Minato, with their cells pointed at the demon, prepared for battled.
"""Demon summoning-app access-!"""
They all raise their phones.
Flash, flash, flash-!
Hiro summoned Lucifer.
Yosuke summoned Wu Kong.
Minato summoned Mahakala.
"Huaargh!"
"Grooaaarr!"
"Hmmnng… HMN!"
The three demons gather together with Lucifer on the left, Mahakala on the middle and Wu Kong on the right.
"Alright guys, let's do this!" With Yosuke's signal being given… "OUT OF OUR WAY!"
"""Groooaarrr!"""
*BLAAAASSSTTT-!*
*BOOOM-!* *BOOOM!*
***BOOOOOOOOMMM-!***
An all-out-attack was initiated by the demons. They all charged together and with demonic energies being stored up in their fists and swords, they all threw their attacks and upon having contact with the enemy, the surge of power exploded.
"Groooaaarrghh-!"
Lilith is obliterated.
"N-Noooo! Abel… Please… save… me…" She said raising her hand to reach out to Hiro.
"…Die… bitch." Hiro said coldly with a smug face.
blurrrrghhhachht-!
Lucifer destroyed her for good by ripping her into three pieces.
"AAAARRRGHH-!"
*Blast!* Flash!
She disappeared into the green light that burst out upon being defeated. All three demons were dismissed.
"Whoa, that was cold, man. But then again, I guess she deserved that. Bitch-born." Yosuke said.
"Hm." Minato nodded. He turned to Hiro. "Sorry for not telling you about the details sooner but…"
"No, it's okay. So… You guys are… Alcor's friends?"
"You could say that. That man told us that your world is in danger and we were summoned here."
"Yeah, and he pretty much gave me the scare when he told me that I can't go back to my—Oh, sorry about that, Arisato—our world. Sigh, geez, and I was just doing my usual boring life at Inaba and I got dragged into all of this, all of the sudden."
"Must be because you are so bored that you wanted to have a purpose." Even though that was meant to be a joke in Minato's part, Yosuke has been given a thought that the reason he is here is perhaps he is indeed bored out of his life that he wants to be able to do something noble.
"Hm, hey, maybe…" Of course, Yosuke isn't asking for a disaster to come just so that he could satiate his boredom. In a world where infinite possibilities are within the grasp of each humans, the world is full of wonder and at the same time, it's full of strife and struggle. "Hm, well never mind about me for now, what should we do?"
…Later…
The three stand at the wreckage of Hiro's house.
"Wow, your mom is soooo gonna kill you if they see this…" Yosuke said in a way to make the mood smoother.
"…She's working overseas actually." Hiro said.
"I see… Then, about your house… uh…"
"It's alright."
"We can't tell them that it's a demon who did this." Minato said.
"Of course not, it's not like… wait, that guy, Alcor was it? He told us that… Uh…" Yosuke remembered Alcor saying that a lot of humans have already used the summoning apps but…
"Time was rewound and many people do not remember a lot of things. …He told you that, right?" Hiro said.
"Yes." Minato said.
"Yeah." Yosuke said. "I didn't believed it at first, but damn, time can be rewound? If that's the case…"
"It's not that simple. You can't just decide what you want to happen in this world without considering the consequences it has for you and everyone else. It could wipe out your memories, the precious moments you had with everyone else and a lot of other things." Hiro said reminiscing his own experiences on what it is like to be involved in something like time rewinding.
"Ah, you're… probably right. Speaking from experience, eh?"
"Yeah."
"Well anyway, what should we do? That guy, Alcor, told us to help you but… help you with what, exactly?"
"Weren't you listening? He said we're going to fight the Bel demons." Minato said.
"Yeah, but what exactly is a Bel?"
"I don't know."
"See, that's the part that I don't get it. I mean, is he saying that we're gonna fighting some invaders from another world and we'll just bust in and just… uh… have a brawl or something?"
"Ah yes, I should speak more specifically then." Alcor suddenly appeared behind Yosuke.
"Wh-Whoa!" Which made him fall on his butt. "Wh-Where did you came from!? Stop sneaking up on me like that!"
"…" Hiro saw Yosuke as Daichi there for a moment. Is this guy a clone of Daichi or something…? Hiro chuckled slightly at that thought. "Alcor."
"You've come." Minato said.
"Yes, there are some things I must explain to you." Alcor said.
…Later…
The group sit together on one bench on the sidewalk.
"I apologize for departing so suddenly earlier, Shining One. I had to summon these two so that they may aid us in our struggle." Alcor said apologizing to Hiro.
"It's okay. They said they're from another world, is that true?"
"Yes. It is. It seems the instability that I have mentioned has also affected their own world. It is causing a disturbance that it seems that most worlds are being engulfed by the vast darkness that is dwelling in the "rift". This darkness that I refer to is…"
"…The Void. Right?"
"Yes." It seems Hiro guessed right.
"Huh? The Void?" Yosuke asked. "Wait, that bitch, Izanami, also mentioned something like that…(Note: Izanami said something like that in the final dungeon of Persona 4)
""Huh?"" "Hm?"
The other three became curious.
"Oh, sorry, continue what you were discussing. I just remembered something that is similar to what you just said."
"…Okay." Hiro said. "Anyway, you're saying the Void is consuming other worlds, Alcor?"
"…Yes. Though the Void is somewhat different from the last time I gazed my eyes upon it."
"…? Different?"
"Yes, it's not only erasing worlds, but also absorbing them… then assimilating all that remain, and then condense it, and eventually… erase it."
"…Why does it absorb… uh… worlds?"
"That I do not know, unfortunately. I only know that Yamato Hotsuin went to Mt. Fuji in order to approach the source of all the disturbances."
"Mt. Fuji?"
Alcor nodded.
"…? Yamato?" "Huh? Yamato…? And what's this about going to Mt. Fuji?"
Yosuke and Minato asked at the same time.
…Later…
Alcor explained in full detail about what happened during the calamity to both Yosuke and Minato.
"Wow… that's… quite an epic story there, man. But… considering we're not strangers to anything that is not normal, I think I can believe you." Yosuke said.
"Hm," Minato nodded. "So this Yamato Hotsuin is someone you are acquainted with, Kageyama?"
Hiro nodded. "Ah, a close friend, in fact."
"I see. Then Alcor, perhaps you can explain to us where he is right now…"
"Yeah, you told us that Yamato went to Mt. Fuji or something?" Yosuke said.
Alcor nodded. "Very well, listen carefully. I do not know the source of all the disturbances myself, but the Bel that is coming into this world will soon come into a confrontation with you, Shining One."
"Bel… You mean that…"
"Yes, Beldr, lord of vampires and the immortal one, will soon enter this world and he will appear at Mt. Fuji, the last location where I have seen Yamato Hotsuin."
"Where did he go?"
"That, I do not know, I'm afraid. I sensed that his presence was no longer among the JPs people. And no one clearly remembers him. His name, his background… no one has a recollection of it."
"Why is that? I mean, how is that possible…?" Yosuke asked.
"I'm afraid I cannot answer that. I lack the knowledge much as you do."
"I see… Then, what are we gonna do?"
Minato stood up. "Isn't it obvious? We go to Mt. Fuji."
"Huh?" Yosuke is in awe and in disbelief. "Go… How?"
Hiro stood up. "I think I might know how."
"Hm."
"Hm."
Hiro and Minato gave a thumbs up to each other.
"W-Wait, how the hell do we…" Yosuke stood up nervously. "Geez, what are you guys thinking, anyway?"
"There's a terminal that can take us there. You remember what Alcor said earlier, right?"
"Ah, the terminal that he spoke of earlier. The one that you guys used to get around Tokyo, Osaka and Nagoya."
Hiro and Minato agreed on what to do. Get to the terminal, get to Mt. Fuji, destroy Beldr or whoever else gets in their way, and…
"Wait! WAIT! WAIIIIIT-!" Yosuke is bewildered by all of this. "Dammit, you guys are serious about this, huh? Hm, guess I don't have a choice. …And honestly, it sounds like FUN!" He said getting excited as well.
"Hm, very well, you all seem to have come to an agreement." Alcor stood up as well. "Well then, please take these." Snap!
Flash!
With a snap of a finger, Alcor summoned a box.
"Huh? What's this?"
Minato opened it.
"Hm, they're uniforms."
"Huh?" Yosuke and Hiro took a peek inside. Yup, they're uniforms, JPs yellow uniforms in fact. "What's all this, Alcor?"
Hiro picked one and examined its size. It fits him. "Hm, you're saying we disguise ourselves?" Hiro said with a smug to Alcor.
"That is my desire." Alcor said.
"Huh? Disguise we—Ah, now I get it. If we're going to use the terminal, we better sneak inside the Tokyo Branch while wearing these, right?" Yosuke asked getting more excited.
"Ah. Sounds good." Minato said.
"Alright, we get to sneak… Get past people or guards… WHOO! This fucking awesome!"
"Well then, I shall meet you at Mt. Fuji." Alcor disappeared.
…Tokyo Branch…
A lot of people, JPs personnel, are coming and going. Disguised as JPs members, Hiro, Yosuke and Minato walked past them. They didn't paid much attention to them upon walking through the corridor.
"Wow, this place is huge." Yosuke has the same reaction, not literally the same, as Daichi upon seeing this large place.
"Shh, quiet." Minato said.
"Oh, sorry."
"Hm." They continue to walk towards the room where the terminal is. Hiro remembers it very well since he has used it many times during the calamity.
"It's right here." Hiro said leading them to a room. "Hm?"
He then noticed someone familiar in the corner. Otome. Otome Yanagiya, a JPs doctor.
"Ah." Hiro remembered the memories of how he helped both Otome and Koharu become a true family. Just seeing her is enough for him to clearly remember all that. "…"
"Hm? What's wrong?" Yosuke asked. They stopped for a while as Hiro gazed at Otome.
"…Otome."
"Huh? Oto… Wait, isn't that…" Both Yosuke and Minato remembered the name Otome in Alcor's tale earlier.
"Someone you know?" Minato asked.
Hiro nodded. "So, she's here after all."
"Wow, she's… damn sexy." Yosuke said gazing at her intensely.
"…Sorry if this is cold, but we have no time to waste here." Minato said.
"…I know. Come on." Hiro said.
"Huh? But—Hm, maybe you're right. Yeah, you can say hello to her lat—Oh right, she doesn't remember huh?" Yosuke asked Hiro.
He nodded. "Yeah, I'm the only one… and Alcor… We're the only ones who remembered."
"I see… Well, I hope things turn out for you. Well, let's get going."
"…Yeah." Hiro doesn't sound optimistic. He went to the room where the terminal is, regardless.
…Terminal room…
"Whoa, is this it?" Yosuke asked looking around wildly.
"It seems so. Is that it?" Minato asked pointing at the terminal on the middle.
"Yeah. That's it." Hiro said. They all approach the terminal.
"Okay… so, what now?" Yosuke asked.
"…It seems to be active. Just touch it…"
"Touch? Uh, we're not gonna get shocked or anything, right?"
"No. It's fine."
With Hiro's assurance, Minato is the first to touch it. "…It's safe." He said assuring Yosuke as well.
"Whoa, geez, you didn't hesitated in touching it, huh?"
Hiro touched the terminal.
Flash, flash-!
Both he and Minato disappeared in a flash of light.
"…!? Huh!? H-Hey, wait for me!" Yosuke touched the terminal as well.
Flash!
He disappeared.
…Mt Fuji terminal…
Flash, flash, flash-!
They all appeared here.
"Hm, we're here." Hiro still remembers this place. He has been here… or he's supposed to have been here before time was rewound.
"Whoa, is this really… Mt. Fuji? It's—Sh-Shit! Ohsweetmercyit'scold!" Yosuke said covering himself instantly upon feeling that 0 degrees temperature. "D-Damn, dude, you should have told us that it's cold here!"
"…We're on a mountain, after all." Minato said not minding the cold. "So that's how the terminal works." He said eyeing the terminal with curious eyes.
"Yeah. According to Fumi, it transports information to another location." Hiro said.
"Information huh. Hm, I see."
"Huh? You guys… t-talking about… s-something…?" Yosuke said covering himself. He cannot speak well due to the harsh temperature. "Argh, anyway, s-should we step outside…? It's frickin cold here!" …Before they could do that, they heard the sound of an helicopter flying about. "Huh? Is that…"
"…An helicopter?" Hiro and Minato asked.
"What's an helicopter doing here?" Minato asked.
"…Maybe it's JPs." Hiro said.
"Hm, perhaps, you said you've been here before, yes?"
"Yeah, there's a building in the summit where we unleashed the Dragon Stream last time."
"I see."
"So that thing is still there? Hm," Yosuke said.
"I don't know. But anyway—" The sound of helicopter echoed again. "…we better not be seen."
The other two nodded silently.
…Outside…
JPs members are everywhere. Some of them are digging while some are simply giving out orders. One thing that is funny is…
"This is an order from Lord Beldr, dig as fast and deep as you can for your own graves, and bury yourselves beneath there and die!" …Makoto Sako gave that order. Her eyes are blank, as in there's no life in it, as in she's not herself or… someone is controlling her.
The same can be said for the rest of the members here.
"""Yes, commander. For lord Beldr."""
They all said as they continue digging while the rest are looking out for intruders using binoculars.
…A girl who has the appearance of a middle-schooler approached them. She has a long blonde hair, pale skin and red eyes. She's wearing a red overcoat over her black shirt. She's also wearing a long black cape that is covering her body entirely. There's an emblem of a cross on her tie which(Note: Character based from Leticia Draculair from Mondaiji Tachi ga Isekai Kara Kuru So Desu Yo) is glowing red, like blood…
"Ah, Lisa-san, what is His Majesty's desire?" Makoto said saluting at this girl.
"…Hurry with the procedures. The master hungers. Blood will be offered to his side, if you all do not comply in this demand, then your heads will suffice." She said taking her leave. Her cape is being blown by the winds in this place that is so cold that it's enough to make someone sick. …But vampires have been known to have cold blood, thus she doesn't seem to be affected by it.
…At the corner…
…Three cardboard boxes are lined up.
"…Hey, why the hell are we inside a box?" Yosuke, who is hiding on the first box, asked.
Truth to be told, when everyone exited the terminal building, they thought that they were feeling a little exposed so Minato pointed out a row of cardboard boxes and they decided to pick one and hide under it.
"Because there's nowhere else to hide." Minato said.
Yosuke sweat drops. "Well… yeah, and it helps us in this cold but… Don't you guys think we look so dumb?"
""Why do you ask?""
Hiro and Minato asked.
Yosuke sweat drops again. "Why do I ask…? Are you guys out of your minds? We're gonna be laughing stocks if we stay like this. More than that… Why does this reminds me of a certain stealth game?" (Note: A reference of Metal Gear games) Yosuke imagined himself on a stage in front of a lot of audiences. They laughed at him for walking while wearing a box. "Geez, I don't even want anyone to see me in this. If Chie sees me in this, I'm—"
""Shh!""
Hiro and Minato noticed a JPs member coming closer…
"Must. Dig. For. Master… Beldr."
He said that and then left for some reason. Must have thought that the spot isn't appropriate for digging.
"…? Huh? Hah, what was that? Weirdo." Yosuke said.
"What should we do?" Minato asked.
"Don't know. Should we just… uh…"
"…" Hiro is eyeing Makoto. She's still the same as before except… her eyes are empty. "Makoto…" Hiro helped Makoto find the strength to believe in her own beliefs before coming to believe other beliefs. "…I'll save you." He said that. Even though he didn't meant for the others to hear it, they did so anyway.
"Wow, must be someone important to you, huh?" Yosuke said.
"Hm," Minato nodded in agreement with Yosuke. "So, what's the plan?"
"…We don't have. …We bust through." Hiro said, his face is full of determination and is very serious.
"Whoa, dude, he's taking this sooo seriously, huh?" Yosuke said.
"Hm." Minato nodded again.
"Come on." Hiro said walking under the box to the sides where the JPs members are not looking.
"H-Hey, w-wait a minute…!" Yosuke becomes nervous, he took a quick glance of the JPs personnel, it seems they're not looking. Good. "Whew, that was close. It's—Huh?" Before he could exhale some breath of relief, Minato was already on the move, following Hiro. "H-Hey, dammit. I gotta follow." He said walking slowly, making sure that the box doesn't fall off. "I swear, in order to become Romeo, Juliet must be the enemy." He said that as he follows Minato who is following Hiro.
…The three managed to sneak around the sides. They had to stop walking when a JPs member look at their way though, then they continue walking afterwards.
They removed the boxes when they reached the stairway that leads to the facility that is inside Mt. Fuji.
"Whew, finally, that dumbass box was making me sweat. Phew. But damn, I'm gonna get sick if I get both cold and warm at the same time." Yosuke said wiping off the sweat on his right cheek.
"So, what do we do now?" Minato asked Hiro.
"Makoto and the others seem to be not themselves. Which means…" Hiro said arriving in the same conclusion as the other two.
"Yeah, something is off here." Yosuke said.
"Who are you?" A girl's voice asked.
"…! O-Oh crap!" …Busted. That girl with a long cape earlier spotted them.
"…Intruders."
"You're that girl." Minato said.
"Master Beldr will be displeased if any of you are present during his arrival, thus, you shall die this instant." Bluuuurrrghh-!
A black-reddish aura is gathering about her.
"D-Dude, this girl is…" Yosuke said.
"She's a vampire." Minato said.
"Vampire?" Hiro asked.
"Correct and wrong. I am Lisa Tepes, a descendant of the first vampire in our family. I only carry half of the blood of our ancestor, and thus, I am half-vampire." She said while floating, dark demonic wings formed on her back. They look like bat wings which seems to fit as she has the blood of a vampire. "But that is beside the point, you can consider this night to be the night where your graves have been marked with your names! GROOOOOAAAARRR!" She suddenly formed an insane expression on her face, her fangs can be seen as she opened her mouth widely enough for anyone to see them, but that is not the most scariest part, her face has become the face of a madwoman who wishes to devour the flesh of humans! "Now come, you petty humans will make an excellent banquet for my master! And myself! GROOOAAAAARRR!"
Flaaashh-!
She disappeared in a pillar of light that emerged from the ground.(Note: The same way how Dracula teleports in Castlevania series.) The light disappeared afterwards.
"Huh? Where did she—"
Before Yosuke could react however…
Flaaashh-!
The pillar of light emerged from another location, just a few distance from where she was standing, and she appeared back along with it, except, her cape is closed… Then opening it…
*Hellfire*
Ablaaaaaazzzeee-! Ablaaaaaaaazzee-! Ablaaaaaaazeeeeee-!
Huge fireballs incinerated the stairways and large parts of the area.
"Whoooaa-! WHAT THE HELL-!?"
"…Hmngh." Lucifer is floating in front of the three, Hiro, Yosuke and Minato. It seems Hiro managed to summon him in the nick of time and they are protected by its ability, Infinity.
"Good work, Lucifer." Hiro appreciated his demon which seems to be grateful for being appreciated as it nodded proudly, then it disappeared back into the summoning app. Hiro then formed a smug face. "Now isn't that any way to treat guests, my lady? Haha," He said pointing his cellphone at her.
"Hey, hey…" Yosuke feels a little bewildered by all of this turn of events. In fact, that attack of Lisa Trepes was enough to bring shiver into the spine of cowardly men. But Yosuke is not a coward… "Dammit, I guess we have to do this, huh?"
"…Of course." …An evil smirk formed on Minato's lips. "This is quite a welcoming reception you got, dear lady. No drinks, no banquet…"
""And no warm trinkets. HAHAHAHAHA!""
Both Hiro and Minato laughed maniacally and evilly.
"…" Lisa is a little bewildered at these two, even Yosuke is feeling a little nervous around them. "Hmph," She tries to ignore her own nervousness and prepares for another attack. "For my master's sake, I shall send you all to the lamenting graveyard that awaits!"
Flaaash-!
She disappeared once again.
"Let's go." Hiro said.
"Hm." He and Minato jumped to the platform below. There are flames about here so they had to be careful, though perhaps there is little need for caution as the Infinity barrier is protecting them.
"H-Hey, wait for me!" Yosuke followed. "Geronimo!" He jumped to a great distance.
The three ran towards the northern part of the platform.
Lisa appeared in the farthest back.
"Hm," Again, her cape is closed, then upon opening it…
*Hellfire*
"Shit, not again!" Yosuke said as the three of them head straight to where she is.
"We're not stopping." Hiro said smirking with excitement running towards his heart.
"Yeah. Come on." Minato does the same.
Yosuke feels a little out of place so, "Geez, you guys are crazy, but fine, LET's FUCKING DO THIS! YEAAAAHH-!" He decided to become crazy as well.
"Hmph,"
Ablaaaaazee-! Ablaaaaaazeee-! Ablaaaaaazeee-!
Fires blocked their path. Lisa felt a little bewildered by their hysterical behaviors, so she decided to put on a barrier to protect herself but…
"SORRY OJOU-SAN, BUT NOTHING WILL STOP US FROM GRABBING YOU, LOLI BITCH! ARRRRGHHH-!" Yosuke said as he just summoned Wu Kong who just put out the fire using his extreme fists to create blowing winds.
"Ah…!" Lisa is taken by surprise.
"Let's go, put on a good dance, will you!?" Hiro said charging towards her along with Minato.
"I haven't danced for a while, come on!" Minato said.
Both he and Hiro formed an evil smirking face.
"Gr…" Lisa felt very nervous so she flew away.
"I don't think so."
Flash!
"Groooaaaarr!"
*Multi-Strike*
Pow! Pow! Pow! Pow!
A lot of hits from Mahakala.
"Grurgh! Gr, infidel!" Lisa felt irritated. Her cape is used as a shield but she was damaged nonetheless. "Groooaaarrr!"
Flaaaaaashhh-!
She disappeared again.
Flaaashh-!
The she reappeared behind Hiro.
"Groooaaaarr!"
She's going to bite his neck.
"Grooaruuarch-!"
BITEEE-!
It connected. But the infinity barrier is still active so she was unsuccessful despite her being able to touch Hiro.
"Gr…" She felt painful and her teeth are bleeding as she just disconnected herself from Hiro.
"I don't think so." Hiro said holding her… hugging, in fact.
"Guah…!"
"Now, let's dance!" Hiro said. He's raised his cellphone to his right, activating the demon-summoning app…
"Groooaaarr!"
Lucifer is summoned.
"Lucifer, finish her off!"
"Groooaaarr!" Lucifer complied with the command.
*Force Dance*
A strong tornado engulfed both Hiro and Lisa. Hiro is protected by the Infinity barrier but Lisa…
"Gruuuaaarrghh-!" She agonized in pain.
Hiro's right arm glowed, it seems he decided to use a skill of his own.
"HOOORRYAAA-!"
*Multi-Strike*
Pow, Pow, Pow, Pow, Pow, Pow!
"Guaargh-!" She's been punched multiple times by Hiro.
"Hey, Kageyama, LET ME ON THE FUN! HOOOOORRRYYAAAAAA-!" Yosuke used the summoning app.
"HUAH!"
*Inferno*
***ABLAAAAAAAAZZZEEE-!***
An inferno has been unleashed, combined with the tornado that Hiro summoned, flames are dancing all over the area, creating a dance of fire and wind.
"Let me add to that, ha ha ha." Minato said evilly with a smug face.
Flash!
"Guaargh!"
*Elec Dance*
*Shooooocckk** shoooooockk* *shoooockk*
A typhoon just hit. A tornado… combined with fire and lightning… IT's ARMAGEDDON!
***BOOOOOOOOOMM-!***
***BOOOOOOOOOOOOMM-!***
***BOOOOOOOOOOOMMMMM-!***
The entire summit is engulfed by a bright, blinding light.
"Guaaarrrghh-!"
POW!
Hiro delivered the final blow to Lisa, a powerful punch to that cute loli face of hers.
"We win." Hiro said with a smug face.
The light vanished. Lisa is lying on the ground with burns and bruises all over her.
"Ah… Ah…" She's breathing heavily from her wounds. "I…"
FLAAAASH-!
A purple magical circle suddenly appeared on the ground where she's lying.
"Huh? This is…"
"That's…" Hiro said.
"H-Hey, what now?" Yosuke asked.
"That's…" Minato said. A frightening aura can be felt from that magic circle. …It seems to be for summoning… from another world… "…Could it be…"
"Ah…" Lisa smiled in delight. "Ah, finally… Master Beldr… My defeat doesn't matter, you will all lament for Master Beldr, and I offer myself as a sacrifice for His Majesty! Groooooooaaarrrrr-!" She is absorbed by the blinding light that is glowing from the circle. She disappeared.
"Whoa, where did she—"
***SHHAAAKEEE-!***
Yosuke is cut off by an earthquake.
"Whoa, guys… guys, that's not good, right?"
"Hm, Kageyama, stay away from it." Minato said to Hiro.
"Hm," Hiro took a few steps away from the magic circle. "This is…"
…Near the terminal entrance…
"Ah…"
"Ahh…"
"Ah… I…" Makoto and the rest of the JPs personnel are lying on the ground. It seems they're no longer under the control of that something that was controlling them, most likely a curse or something of sort. "I… Chief… Hot… su… Chief Hotsuin… Ah." Makoto said before falling unconscious.
…Back to the group…
"Hey, this is bad, we gotta do some… But what?" Yosuke asked Minato.
A voice rings… "Hahaha, so this is the human world. That little whelp actually succeeded in summoning me, HAHAHA! Thus, I must abide by the contract, I shall destroy as many humans as I could. Lament for me, Beldr, lord of vampires!"
An intense power is gathering at the circle…
"Whoa, whoa, whoa, is this one of those Bels that Alcor was talking about?" Yosuke asked.
"Could be… That means…" Minato said turning to Hiro…
Flash.
"Huh?" The mistletoe that is inside his pocket is glowing. He brought it out. "This is…"
"Kageyama, use that. With that you can defeat him before he even enters this world."
"…" Deciding to follow Minato's advice. "Okay." Hiro held the mistletoe tightly and walked to the middle of the summoning circle.
"Haha, it's useless. There is no possible means for you to break the barrier that I have been blessed with. It would be a dream within a dream for you to break it, HAHAHAHAHAHA! HAAAAAHAAAAHAA-!"
"…We'll see, won't we?" Hiro said with a smug face. He held the mistletoe in his hand, just below is the middle point of the circle… "Hmph." …He dropped the mistletoe.
...
….
….
…..It glowed. Then…
***BLAAAAAAAASSSSSTTTT-!***
Yellow light engulfed the entire area.
"Whoa, what the-!?" Yosuke exclaimed.
"Hm," Minato took care not to get blown away by the impact.
***Blaaaaasssstttt-!***
A surge of power is gathering at the circle.
"Wh-What is this!? What are you…!?"
FLAAAAAAAASHHH-!
"GUAAAAAAARRRRGHHH-!"
*SHAATTTEERR-!*
The barrier of Beldr is broken, and with it, his life.
"Guaaaarrrghh-! No! More humans!"
The circle begun to vanish. It seems Beldr's coming is stopped before he could even enter this world.
"Gurragh, you! Why do you have the devil's fuge!? …! No… It couldn't be… Loki!? Again? No, you can't-!"
"Actually, I can." Hiro said in triumph. Snap.
***BLAAAAAASSSTTT-!***
"GROOOOAAAARRUUUGHH-!"
Beldr agonized in pain as the circle vanished in the yellowish light that burst out.
…Soon after, the light vanished as well and Hiro picked up the mistletoe and decided to keep it for a little while longer.
"Hm, we won." He said feeling triumphed.
"Whoa, wow, so that's what that thing is for. Huh, and Alcor didn't explained to us what it was." Yosuke said.
"Looks like it was useful after all." Minato said.
"Well done." Alcor appeared at the side.
"Whoa, Alcor! Where did you came from!? Nah, actually, forget it. You come from anywhere anyway."
"Hm." Minato nodded in agreement.
"Alcor." Hiro said.
"Congratulations, Shining One. It seems you have defeated one of the Bels. And…"
…Turning to where the magic circle was glowing…
Flaaash-!
"Whoa!" Yosuke falls to his butt.
A pillar of light emerged from the ground.
"…Are you well, child of the night?" Alcor asked.
The pillar vanished and in its place… A completely naked Lisa is lying on the ground.
"Ah… The master has… perished…"
"WHOOOOAAAHH-!" Yosuke covered his nose as to prevent any nosebleed but…
WHACK!
"Ow! Hey, what was that for!?" He got smacked on the head by Minato.
"Sorry, I instinctively felt like hitting you. It was so irresistible. Must be destiny."
"Like hell it was! Why you-!"
Yosuke and Minato argued at the side(brawling actually).
Hiro approached Lisa.
"Hey, are you alright?"
"…" She stood up. Hiro had to make sure that he wasn't looking so he turned around. "I have been defeated. You are beyond my expectation, you humans…"
"Humans have infinite possibilities. Thus, the knowledge and wisdom to defeat you was within their grasp." Alcor boasted as he approached the girl. He doesn't seem to mind watching her naked.
"…Kill me. I have lost everything. Now only death awaits me. Hurry and finish me, Shining One." Lisa said closing her eyes. She just referred to Hiro as "Shining One", which means she might have known him… from Alcor perhaps.
"…You surrender you fate eagerly. Hm, what is your desire, Shining One?" Alcor turned to Hiro.
"…" Hiro turned to Lisa. He had to make sure that he doesn't suffer nosebleed though. Forming a smug face. "No way. Since we just defeated you, you now have an obligation to us."
"Obligation?" She opened her eyes.
"Yeah. Alcor, you know her?"
"Yes. Though we only know each other by our backgrounds."
"You mean she knows of the Septentrions? And she knows that you are one?"
"Correct. But as for her fate… Are you implying that you wish for her to join us?"
"Eh?" Even Lisa is surprised at that.
"Yeah, now you owe us for all the trouble. Now, come and serve us, loli beauty." Hiro said smirking, then he turned around as in to make sure that he doesn't stare long at her naked body.
"…Yes, goshujin-sama." She said bowing politely like a good girl.
"…" Alcor smiled at this development.
…Meanwhile, back at the now ruined Kageyama residence…
"Heeeey-! Hiro!" Daichi is running towards the house excitedly. …Well, there is no house actually. Only rubble. "Hey, Hiro, good news! I'm not moving after all! I get to stay here in Tokyo and—" Upon arriving and getting a clear sight of the house… no house. "…Huh?" …He sweat drops at the sight of the wreckage. "Ah, H-Hiro…?"
"Hm? Daichi? What's the matter?" Io is walking with a shopping bag. A paper bag that is full of stuff from the grocery nearby.
"Huh? I-Io?"
Upon looking at the sight of the wreckage… "Eh?" Io dropped the bag. "Wh-What in the world…?"
"H-HIROOOOO-!" Daichi exclaimed out loud, his voice echoing all over the neighborhood.
End of Chapter 2
