Here's the 1st chapter! Hope you like! And first of all, this and the prologue was in Datenshi's view. The next will be in Kiyoia's view. K, enjoy! Review!
Datenshi P.O.V.
1. A First Glimpse
The weeks passed by pretty quickly after the four of us moved into our new humble abode in Fortuna. In fact, on the first night we came, we had split up and took down as many demons as possible. I'm pretty sure that if you counted all of our killings together, it would've come close to about 100. That night was our calling card, to show that demons had better beware. The next day, the phone was ringing nonstop for our services in demon exterminating.
"So, where do we go today, Datenshi?" Kiyoia asked. We were on our daily patrol around the city once more, this time going in pairs as Yukio and Seika had run off in the other direction from which we were walking.
The city of Fortuna was definitely an odd one, but very beautiful with its gothic European style architecture. Not only that, but it was on a remote island near the coast.
"Honestly? No clue," I sighed, I always did hate patrolling, and usually there was absolutely nothing to do but walk around aimlessly like an airhead. "I guess we could just go wherever we feel the demonic aura is strongest."
"That, or we could just skip this whole thing and actually go somewhere fun. I mean, come on, Tenshi, it's April 9 today! You know? Our 19th birthday?"
"Yeah, I guess you're-Hey, wait! Do you hear that?" I shouted as a beautiful sound filled the air. It sounded like someone was...singing?
"Yeah, it's coming over there from that cathedral," Kiyoia said as she pointed at the big church that lay just a few blocks ahead of us.
Hm, no wonder there weren't any humans strolling around outside. But it's strange, I thought that at least there would be one or two walking around, but there was virtually no one outside. But the fact bizarre about this whole place was that for the long while we've been here, we haven't met or seen that many people. I mean, we've met and made a couple of good friends, but in a big city like this, there should be crowds upon crowds of Fortuna's inhabitants.
"Yeah, you're right, and can you feel that, too? There's quite a few demons mixed in with them," I said as we both tore down the street towards the cathedral.
Inside, the cathedral was pretty big, that's for sure, and behind the woman singing was this huge statue. I couldn't recognize it at first, but I finally understood when I saw another statue standing next to it. It was our father in his more demon form, and what I could only guess as the great Sparda next to him.
"Well, this is interesting," Kiyoia whispered to me as we hid behind a big pillar in the very back. From where we were, we could see every angle of the church, and the demons that hid among the mortals. "I knew dad and Sparda over there gave their lives to help mankind and became something like heroes, but I didn't really expect the humans to make them into some kind of deities."
"Yeah, and what's even more weird is that all of them are wearing these stupid robes. What are they, some kind of an occult or something?" I whispered back, next to me, I could hear her slightly giggling as the woman's song ended and the people clapped. One thing's for sure, that woman had a really nice set of lungs on her. I mean, I knew I was pretty good in singing, but I don't think I could ever get as good as her.
"Ugh! Make it stop!" Kiyoia whined as this old guy, who I could only identify as the pope or head priest or something, started preaching about Sparda and our dad.
"Well, I don't like this as much as you do. Ah! I wish I had my music right now. Anything to drown out his voice before he puts me to sleep," I complained along with her. What? I could never really stay awake during stupid preaches and lectures where they repeat something I already damn well know. As for Kiyoia, well, she just really hated them in general.
Suddenly, my eyes widened as I sensed something with great power heading towards the building quickly.
"Something's coming," I didn't know it then, but both Kiyoia and I had said that at the same time as a big crash sounded above us.
Stained glass shards came falling down like snow, along with it, a man in red. Still too in shock at his 'grand entrance', before any of either of us knew it, he had pulled a gun and shot the priest. Screams were then heard from all around, overloading my eardrums as people scattered.
Across the room I could hear someone shout, "Your Holiness!" before swords were drawn and a one-sided fight took place. The one in red winning as swords clashed and flesh was torn. I'll commend this guy for taking out most of the demons though. It seemed as if he knew what he was doing.
It wasn't long before this other man in blue and red with a sling holding onto his right arm took to the fight, his first move by giving the one in red a face full of boots. Drawing what looked like a silver revolver, the one in mostly blue fought against the one in red and soon stood at a standstill on top Sparda's arms.
They both fought long and hard, pulling out awesome tricks, but what really got me interested was the man in blue, especially when his demonic arm was revealed from the sling. The pews all flew back at the force it admitted, but from what I saw is that he wasn't quite using it to its full potential. That, or he just didn't know how to.
No matter what happened though, the one in red was definitely the better fighter. His moves were fluid, nor did he get as worked up as the one in blue.
"Can you see that, sis?" Kiyoia asked when the man in red was being punched more than several times in the head on the ground.
"Yeah, Devil Trigger," I whispered back as I saw his left arm flicker back and forth between human and demon.
"These two half-demons, they're strong." Kiyoia didn't say anything else after that, didn't really have to anyways, we both knew that these two might be trouble if they were to ever get in our way of anything, or us in their way.
"It's not over..." I whispered as the one in red was impaled with his own sword to Sparda's statue.
"Not by a long shot," Kiyoia finished as the one in blue turned around and started walking...and we were right.
"Getting better," the skewered half-demon said, "I would even go as far to say that I underestimated your..." he lifted himself off the statue while also sliding off his sword, "abilities."
"You aren't human, are you?" the other replied.
"We're the same...you and...I," he said as he pulled out his sword and nodded his head to one of the fallen demons, "and them."
The one in blue looked down to the slain demon guard on the floor, bright yellow eyes and a blackened malnourished face looked back at him.
"What are you talking about?" he asked as he turned back to the one in red, only to find him not there.
"You will come to learn the meaning soon enough. But...business beckons," he said as he was revealed to be standing on the where he made his 'grand entrance', just outside the broken stained glass window.
"Hey! Get your ass back here pall!" the younger man shouted as he shot at the opening.
But with an, "Adios, kid," and a simple two-fingered salute, he was gone, his presence soon disappearing along with him.
Soon after, guards filed into the cathedral and Kiyoia and I nodded to each other, soon leaving this place as well. There was no need to linger any longer, the fight was over, entertainment gone, and the demons all eradicated thanks to the man in red.