A/N: Hi! Tsukiyozaki here! I know my update is super slow. I hope I could update faster but my exams are stopping me! Well, now let's enjoy this story first, nee!
Disclaimer: I don't own Megami tensei! TTATT
"speak"
'thought'
Dream
"speak inside dream"
Hibiki opened his eyes slowly to see himself in a white colored room."Huh? This is… the hospital?" Hibiki mumbled to himself.
"Ah! You've awoke! Thank goodness. That's right! Could you give me your name and age?" A nurse came to him smiling.
He nodded and answered her, "My name is Hibiki, Kuze Hibiki. 18 years old." The nurse wrote what Hibiki had said on a paper. "How long have I been out?"
The nurse told him cheerfully, "2 days. But don't worry! You don't have any physical damage." Hibiki gave her a quick thank you and looked around. He spotted an old man. He looked very weak that made Hibiki felt sorry for him.
Hibiki got up from the bed and offered it to the old man, "Would you like a bed? You looked weak. How about some rest?" The old man showed him gratitude and rested on the bed.
Hibiki looked at his attire and saw that he was wearing the patient clothes. He walked to one of the nurse and asked her, "Excuse me, do you know where my previous clothes?" She looked confused and I explained to her in detail, "It is a blue and white shirt turtleneck shirt, a hoodie with long rabbit-like ears, blue trousers, and dark navy sneakers."
She nodded in confirm and pointed her finger to a drawer, "If I'm not wrong, it was put in the drawer." He nodded and walked to the drawer. He took out all of his attire and went to change his clothes.
After that, Hibiki bought two mineral waters with the money that was inside his pocket. Suddenly, a boy ran to him asking him, "Excuse me, nii-chan. C-can I have one of the mineral waters?" Hibiki smiled at him and gave him one. "Thanks, nii-chan!"
As the boy ran to his mother, Hibiki realized that he had to phone Daichi. 'Where is Daichi? Is he somewhere around here?' He walked to the same nurse and asked her again, "Sorry for interrupting you again. But… is there anyone named Shijima Daichi or Io Nitta here?"
She looked at him painfully, "No, There is no one. Could you describe them? Maybe we could help to find him." Hibiki refused politely and went to the main hall where all the patients gathered.
'I see… so everyone is gathered here. Daichi is not here. The same goes for Io-san. Were they now? They're still alive right?' Hibiki wondered but reprimanded himself soon after. 'Of course they are! They're not dead yet, I have to believe in them.' In another place, both Daichi and Nitta sniffed together.
Hibiki stared at the window, enjoying the scenery until the same creature from that time appeared. He ran away from the window and told everyone to evacuate. That action however, was in vain… no one believed in him and laughed at him.
"Please listen to me. They are truly outside so please we have to get away from here before they arrive."
One of the lady started to mock him, "Maybe there is something wrong with your eyes. Those creatures can't be here! This place is quite hidden!" The others laughed and continued their activities.
Hibiki ran to the cafeteria and borrowed a knife. He came back only to see all the creatures already inside the hall. Everyone was escaping. He saw the same child from before. He fell down and no one tried to protect him. Even his mother is too occupied with her own safety.
Hibiki rushed to the boy and took the hit for the boy. He kept getting the hit while securely holding the child. His head started to bleed and once again the same circle appeared.
'What is this circle? Why does it come out by itself? There's no other choice I… I… I had to protect everyone here! That's right the tiger, Byakko! I had to call it somehow!' He started to think on how to call it. He completely forgot about the creature which kept on hitting him. He felt dizzy after being hit several time and closed his eyes.
Unexpectedly, Hibiki opened his eyes again but his eyes color changed from the normal blue colored into crimson red. The boy looked at him in panic and stuttered, "Are you okay? All of this is my fault…" Tears formed in the corner of his eyes.
Hibiki calmed him and told him, "It is okay. Wait, okay?" Hibiki got up holding the knife and slashed the creatures. He summoned the circle and called upon Byakko. Then, Byakko used ziodyne and vanishing all of the creatures. "Byakko, protect the others!"
Hibiki ran from the hall to the park through the big window. There, he found a cellphone. As he watched the cellphone, he realized that the creatures came from it. He stepped on it and crushed it to pieces. At the same time all the creatures disappeared from his sight.
"How troublesome… I cannot risk him to find out about me yet. For now, I better let his body rest." He went back to the main hall and made Byakko disappear.
"Nee, boy… Can you keep this a secret from anyone?" Hibiki asked the boy. He smiled brightly at Hibiki and promised him. "Good. Thanks!" After saying that, he passed out.
Inside Hibiki's dream
A boy leaned on a tiger's back. He was sleeping peacefully with the tiger which was looking at it seemed master. Heck, the tiger was thrice the boy's height! But, the tiger seemed to fond the boy.
As the boy slept, a girl's voice was heard, "You had to do it! There's no other time! Look, he's asleep now!"
"Calm down. We had to wait for the right time to do it. What if he wakes up suddenly? And that tiger is giving me creeps already!" another voice talked back.
The boy opened his eyes. Crimson eyes stared at the door. He walked to the door and opened it revealing a man and woman. "What are you doing here?"
Hibiki snapped open his eyes immediately. 'W-what is that?' He looked around panting.
"Are you okay, nii-chan?" the boy asked him. Hibiki nodded quietly.
"Sorry, are you hurt?" Hibiki asked him.
He shook his head and said, "I'm okay! Onii-chan protected me after all." Hibiki looked at him confusedly.
"Who defeated them?" Hibiki asked curiously.
This time the child was the one to look confused. "What do you mean? Of course you're the one who defeated them!"
'I defeated them? But I hardly do anything!' He thought to himself.
"I-I see. I'm glad you're okay. That's right! I haven't asked your name! My name is Hibiki."
"It's Takashi!" He chirped cheerfully.
The door opened, revealing man and woman carrying some weapons.
"Where…are the creatures?" one of the men said nervously.
"They've ran away." Hibiki answered with slight annoyed tone.
"That's impossible! You must be a devil incarnate or something! Stay away from the boy!" the same man said, causing Takashi's mother panic and took his son's hand. But, Takashi let go his mother's hand.
"O-okaa-san? Hibiki nii-san is very nice! He protected me!"
"No, my dear. He's tricking you!" She began to drag the boy to the crowd. Takashi took one last glance to Hibiki and was then taken out from the room.
"Look! He even tricked a child! You devil! Get lost and never come back here!" With that, the man grabbed Hibiki's collar and threw him out through the big window.
"S-stop! I'll leave by my own." said Hibiki painfully. He stepped out and walked away from the place.
'Now… where should I go? I guess I should find Daichi.' He paused for quite a moment, 'Daichi… Where are you?' He took a deep breath and went back to the big road.
A/N: So, how is it? Bad or good? Short? I know that… I'm quite a lazy person. About the OC with Hibiki right now, I don't know where I got this idea. I simply hope you guys to like it? Make sure to review 'kay! I kind of need help with the OC's personality.
