A/N: I know it's been awhile since the first chapter was posted, and to answer the question in the anonymous review, don't worry. I fully intend to try and balance out the sides as best I can. If I can't, then I'll add an additional one or two OCs along with the main two to balance it out if need be.

Honestly, I've forgotten how much fun writing is. I'm really happy to have started this again. So, here's the Break Record prologue for Devil Survivor UNITY! Let's Survive!

Disclaimer: I do not own the Devil Survivor games or ATLUS. The OCs in this fic are all that I own. (If I did own the franchise, I'd make some slight changes story-wise.)

Prologue II: Halted Rebellion

Hibiki's PoV

Tic, tic, tic, tic…

The sound of the clock was keeping me awake, although I couldn't sleep regardless. This whole day had been complete stress, from the moment I woke up; sometimes, I just pinched myself to see if I was dreaming, but each time I was met with a sharp pain that reminded me that everything going on for me at the present is very, very real.

Fuck.

Everything began on Tuesday, just two days after me and the rest of my friends had Al Saiduq, aka Alcor, regress the world. The rest of us, having lost our memories of the events, had gone back to our everyday lives, yet our experiences in the world where we fought the Septentriones seemed to stay with us.

...I was the only exception, however. I didn't lose my memories.

Then again, I didn't exist in the world after Polaris. It's a long story, and I'd rather not retell it since I honestly don't know all the details myself. I guess the simplest way to explain it is that my data in the Akashic Record got damaged, and I couldn't exist in the world that had just been reborn. Yamato explained it, and while I got most of what he said, some of it didn't make sense.

Come to think of it, I find that pretty weird, considering how I can follow Fumi's 'simple' explanations perfectly.

Back to what I was saying. Apparently, shit hit the fan in the last world, so Yamato and Alcor decided to regress the world… AGAIN. However, since my data was still damaged, Yamato remained behind in the Akashic Stratum to repair it.

When I awoke in the third world, bad stuff began to happen almost instantly. A new force called the Triangulum showed up, with a sole intent; the complete eradication of humanity.

The Triangulum comprised of stars from the Spring Triangle; the swords, Denebola and Spica, were the main force, led by the Administrator Arcturus.

Stuff had been tough, but we pulled off victories, and just yesterday, with the help of Yamato and Miyako, had claimed victory against Arcturus.

Now, we had a new task. Defeat Canopus, the Divine Will of the Universe.

Thing is… we didn't know what would happen, or hell… if we would even win. We were gonna be fighting the very foundation of the universe itself, yet we had to if we wanted humanity to live…

Everyone had come up with plans on what to do. Alcor and Miyako suggested the idea of applying a human to be administrator; what better person to guide and protect humanity than a human?

...Thing is, the only person I could think of to take on that task was me. And that would mean leaving behind everyone I loved and held dear.

I wasn't sure if it was worth it or not, yet it seemed like the best decision… humanity would be safe…

Ronaldo, on the other hand, came up with another plan; wage an eternal battle against the Administrators. If we could beat Canopus, then we'd have the very powers of the universe on our side. And each time we won, we'd just have to regress the world.

But… was it possible? So many lives would be lost and if we died, then…

I shook the thought from my head. Come on, Hibiki. No time for 'what-if' scenarios.

Yamato had a third idea, and even though it was late, I wanted to go and ask him. Checking my phone, the time read 23:30; knowing Yamato, he'd be off in his office working. I closed my phone, got up from my bed, and exited into the JPs HQ hallway.

The moment I did, something seemed off. I spun around, only to see a hooded figure standing before me. I reached for my phone and turned on Nicaea, ready to summon any demons to deal with this guy. "Who are you," I asked. "What are you doing here?" The figure didn't answer, so I sighed. "Alright. Have it your way." I tapped the summon option, selected Trumpeter, and smirked. "Ziodyne!" Trumpeter attempted to blow his horn, yet before he even could the figure pointed at him. Trumpeter shattered into pieces of data and returned to my phone.

I just stood there, dumbstruck. "What the fu…" Before I even knew what was happening the figure was directly in front of me.

The last thing I heard before blacking out was the sound of my friends voices, rushing in from behind me, and the subsequent thuds of their unconscious bodies hitting the ground.

CHAPTER END

Alright! That's the Break Record opening!

I guess all I've done is create more questions, huh? Well, don't worry; stuff will begin to be revealed in the next chapter, where Kazuya and his group find themselves trapped in a mysterious building…

For now, this is Crimson Reaper Ragna, signing off!