So, here is the official first chapter of the Days of Judgement. To those that kinda miffed by how many OCs appearing in the last chapter, do not fret, since this chapter (arc), will focus on Shido and Tohka. Before we begin, I first say thank you to those that have followed, favorited, and reviewed this humble side project. That means so much for me. Anyway, that's all I have to say now. Happy Reading.
P.S. I own nothing except the plot and OCs.
Chapter I - The Queen and The Saint
Act I - The Sacrificial Lamb
"I ask again, are you here to kill me?!" the girl asked again, louder this time, snapping Shido out of his thoughts. Seeing the glowing broadsword, Shido realised he had to answer soon if he wished to keep his head.
"N-no, no, I'm not! I'm just here looking for my sisters! Believe me, I have no intention of hurting you!" Shido answered. After a short silence, it seemed the girl believed him as the girl then lowered his sword.
"Fine then, I will believe-"
"Target found! It's [Princess]! Open fire!" voices suddenly appeared from the air.
A rain of bullets then showered the two. The purple-haired girl managed to protect herself using her sword and aura, while Shido had to frantically dodge the bullets.
'An ability to just strengthen your physical prowess might not be that special compared to Shinji's solar battery or Yagami's teleportation, but I'm feeling very grateful for it right now,' Shido thought.
"Hey, watch where are you shooting at?!" Shido shouted towards the armed group flying in the air.
"Captain, there's a civilian there!" one of the soldiers said.
"I can see that. Civilian, this is a top-secret matter! Leave at once!" the superior ordered to Shido.
"What?"
"Tch, it's those AST guys again. At least there isn't any Adeptus presents," the girl said in frustration.
"Wait, AST? Adeptus? Are you saying they're connected with the DEM?" Shido asked. He had heard rumors about the AST, a special group of Wizards under the employ of JGSDF, though the rumors said it's actually the DEM that was behind them.
The Adeptus meanwhile, were 12 Elite Wizards under the direct control of the DEM's CEO, Sir Isaac Ray Pelham Westcott. To hear that the girl had met both AST and Adeptus at the same time before basically justified the rumors that the AST was related to the DEM. And Shido had always repulsed by anything even slightly connected with Westcott, including his company.
"I don't know what's this DEM you're talking about, but they're the ones that have been trying to kill me ever since I can remember," the girl answered.
"Alright, then that settles everything," Shido then grabbed the girl's hand, "C'mon, follow me, we're going to lose them."
Shido then just dragged the girl to the alleys between the buildings unaffected by the Spacequake.
"Hey, what are you doing?" the girl asked, surprised that someone was willing to help her.
"If my assumption is right, then DEM is your enemy. And the enemy of my enemy is my friend. Besides, it's the right thing to help you, don't you think?" Shido answered. If the girl had any response to that answer, she only showed a surprised expression.
After a while, they stopped at a small alley near the shopping district. With how busy the shopping district was, it seemed people had deemed that the Spacequake had passed. Many shops had reopened, making it as if the Spacequake had never happened.
"I think we lost them. Are you alright?" Shido asked the girl.
"I-I'm fine. Uh, thanks for the help," the girl replied.
Looking at the girl, Shido suddenly fell into contemplation. Fearing the worst, that he regretted saving her, the girl asked Shido, "W-what's wrong? Why did you suddenly fall silent?"
Thinking a bit, Shido then replied, "Well, it's just… I never thought about what we should do after saving you…"
"Eh?
"Oh well, whatever. Ha, ha, ha... don't think too much on it," Shido said.
"O-okay…" the confused girl answered.
At that moment, Shido's phone rang. Checking it, turned out the caller was Rikudo.
"Hello, Rikudo?" Shido asked.
"Ah, Shido-nii, you're alright! I'm really glad…," Rikudo said in relief.
"*chuckle* You know you can just check my phone signal, right?"
"Well, it's more reassuring to check it directly. Oh, and Shido-nii? We managed to find Kotori-chan and the others," Rikudo said.
"R-really? T-thank God…"
"Want to talk to them, Shido-nii?"
"Y-yes, please." There's then a sound that indicated Rikudo giving the phone to Kotori.
"Hello? Kotori?"
"Shido-nii?! Are you there?!" Kotori's loud voice could be heard through the speaker.
"Yeah, I can hear you, Kotori. I'm really glad you, Mana, and Rio are fine. If something happened to you, I… I…," Shido said, his voice breaking near the end.
"Geez, Shido-nii, don't cry. Mana, Rio, and I are perfectly fine, I swear."
"Y-yeah… What exactly happened, Kotori?"
"Well, I'm not exactly sure what happened. One moment we're in front of Danny's, and the next we're already unconscious. When we woke up, we're already, uh… in the evacuation shelter," Kotori answered. If Shido noticed the slight pause in Kotori's answer, he didn't show it.
"I see…"
"We're fine, Shido-nii. Stop worrying. Why don't you instead worry about that beautiful girl besides you? It's about time you find an older sister for us, you know."
"O-oi, what are you talking about?!" Shido blushed heavily.
"Hey, wait a minute. How do you know I'm with a girl?" Shido asked inquisitively.
"H-huh? Oh, really? Did I say that? Uh, gotta go, Shido-nii? Mana is calling me! Bye!" Kotori then cut off the call.
"… What the hell?" Shido looked at the phone with mixed expression.
"Uh, is everything alright?" the girl asked, confused with the shenanigans she had just witnessed.
"… Yeah, everything is fine, I guess," Shido answered, unsure with his own answer.
"Okay…," the girl sweat dropped at the statement.
"But just who were you talking to? You sounded really glad to hear them," the girl said.
"They are my younger sisters," Shido answered.
"Sisters?"
"Yeah, they are really stubborn, and sometimes extremely reckless. We made a promise to eat at a place no matter what, but I warned them not to go there in case of a Spacequake. You can guess what happened…," Shido let out a small chuckle at the end.
"… I'm sorry," the girl suddenly said.
"Eh, what for?" Shido asked.
"I mean, if I didn't come here and cause a Spacequake, you would be able to eat with your sisters," the girl sadly said.
"Hey, don't think too much on it. I mean, no one died, right? And my sisters are also fine, so I say just let it be," Shido tried to cheer up the girl.
"You're a weird boy, you know that?" the girl giggled.
"O-oi…"
"By the way, thank you for helping me escaping those AST… Uh, I never managed to get your name?" the girl asked.
"Oh, sorry, my bad. My name is Shido, Takamiya Shido. What's yours?"
"Tohka, Yatogami Tohka," Tohka smiled.
"Alright, Yatogami-san, back to my earlier question, what do you want to do now?" Shido asked.
"What I want to do, huh. Truthfully, I don't know. Every time I come here, the AST or Adeptus always manage to find me, and so I never have a moment where I'm not fighting for my life," Tohka answered.
Surprised by Tohka's answer, Shido arrived at a decision, "Alright, that settles it. We're going to have a date!"
"A… date? What is that?" Tohka asked.
"Well, put it simply, a date is when two persons decided to go to places and doing things that they like. What kind of things do you like, Yatogami-san?" Shido asked.
"I… I don't know. Besides my name, I don't really know anything about myself. My age, my family, nothing…," Tohka said in sorrow.
"I see… Well, why don't we find out then? The things that you like?" Shido cheerfully said.
"… Okay, let's," Tohka softly smiled.
"But we have one small problem…"
"What is that?"
"I'm not sure that you can just wear that armor in public without raising some suspicions, Yatogami-san."
"Don't worry, I have a way."
"Kotori-chan, anything to say?" Rikudo asked while crossing his arms.
"Sorry, Rikkun, I slipped," the red-haired girl chuckled.
"Now, now, let it be, Rikudo. At least the date still going on as planned," Kujaku wisely said.
"True… But still, the fact that there's such thing like this on Tenguu… Don't you think this feels very surreal, Senpai?" Rikudo asked.
"*chuckle* I don't think anyone would think that there's a giant airship hovering above Tenguu City," Kujaku answered.
"And to add to the surrealism, our assistant teacher is the captain of the ship," Yagami stated, as he looked at the captain seat.
"The only thing that can top it off is that Shido either manages to kiss that girl at the end of the date or he's secretly the son of God," Shinji said.
"Wanna bet whether Shido will get that kiss or not?" Shukuen smirked.
"You're on!"
After the Spacequake happened, the 10 boys were teleported to a giant airship. There, they finally found Kotori, Mana, and Rio, who had been transported there before the Spacequake, but dropping their phones in the process. They then met the captain of the ship, who was none other than Murasame Reine. Reine didn't really explain much about the situation, only that the ship's name was Fraxinus, and that she and the crew worked for an organization named Ratatoskr. Besides that, she only explained that Shido was currently their only hope of preventing what would be a massacre at the worst-case scenario.
Apparently, Tohka had this power where she could change her outfit into anything she wanted. After looking at a model of Raizen female uniform, Tohka immediately change her armor into a perfect replica of one.
Whatever Shido expected from the "date", he certainly didn't expect, this. At first, Shido still had slight apprehension on having a "date" with what definitely was not a normal girl. But after the 3rd food stands, Shido found out Tohka acted exactly like a normal girl her age, or what Shido thought was her age. She was so energetic, moving around the shopping district like a child, with a bright inquisitive look in her eyes. Shido couldn't help but chuckle while patiently explaining the things that Tohka asked.
'Having a girlfriend like her, might not be so bad,' Shido thought as he looked at Tohka eating at least 2 crepes, one Kinako bread, and chocolate cookies, all at the same time. 'Though it's certainly unhealthy for my wallet.'
"Hey, Shido, what're you standing there for? Let's go!" Tohka said as she pulled Shido's arm.
"Alright, alright. You know those stands are not going anywhere, right, Tohka?"
After a few minutes into the "date", Shido quickly found out calling her Yatogami-san was too awkward for him, and for her who didn't understand such custom, so he ended up just calling her by her first name.
Besides him explaining things to her, she also shared what she knew about herself to Shido. They were mainly things that she overheard from the AST Wizards and Adeptus, but Shido was grateful for the information, nonetheless. Apparently, what Tohka was were called Spirits by them, with her specifically designated as [Princess]. Spirits turned out to be the cause of the Spacequakes happening all around the world, happened when a Spirit came to Earth from the Spirit Dimension. The specifics on how it happened was kind of blurry, Tohka said one moment she could be in the Spirit Dimension, and the next she could be already descending on Earth, and after the Spacequake, she suddenly was back in the Spirit Dimension.
The purpose of the AST Wizards seemed to be capturing or eliminating the Spirits so that the Spacequakes would never happen again, though how many Spirits out there and if any of them had been captured Tohka didn't know, as she never met any other Spirits. The Adeptus' purpose, meanwhile, seemed to be more nefarious in nature. When fighting one of them, Tohka heard how the Adeptus was going to claim Tohka's power for the DEM. Definitely bad news in Shido's opinion, even if it proved Shido's suspicion on DEM.
As time flew, Tohka found herself being the one pulled by Shido on the road to the top of a hill.
"C'mon, Tohka. This's the best part of the date," Shido grinned.
Soon enough, Tohka understood why. On the top of the hill, she could see the sunset in all of its glory without being obstructed by buildings and skyscrapers.
"Beautiful, right? I also sometimes came here looking at the sunset. It's very calming," Shido said as he looked at the sunset.
Looking at both Shido and the sunset, Tohka agreed that it's the best part of the "date". The both of them just stood there watching the sun set on the horizon.
(Dies Irae - Walhall)
"Hey, Tohka?" Shido suddenly asked.
"Yes?"
"After this, what are you going to do?"
Surprised by the question, Tohka took a while before answering, "I… don't know. I'll probably return to the Spirit Dimension. Maybe… I can visit you again, sometimes? In the future?"
Shido hummed before replying, "Then, why don't you live with me and my family?"
"Eh? W-why? Won't you be in danger from the AST and Adeptus?"
"I'm sure we can manage as long as we lay low. And as for the reason, I think I can understand how you feel when you said you don't have any memories of your past and your family."
"Eh?"
"You see… My parents, they… 10 years ago, my father suddenly disappeared, and shortly after that, my mother also left me and my sisters, asking a family friend to take care of us. As I was too young by then, I couldn't remember why she left us, only that it was very important, and connected to both my father's disappearance and the DEM. While I still have my sisters, I was too occupied with my own self to think about them. I was too busy in my own loneliness to notice that I still have my family."
"… What changed?"
"Well, I befriended someone. And then two. And then three. After a while, I suddenly have so many friends that I just can no longer feel alone. And so, I realize, even if you're alone at one point your life, it doesn't have to be that way forever. Go out, make friends, and at one point, you will realize that you're no longer alone"
"And that's why you want to help me? Because you want to be my friend?" Tohka asked in disbelief.
"I know, kinda cliché. But hey, it works for me. Why can't it work for you?" Shido turned to look at the purple haired Spirit.
"You know that I'm not a normal human."
"So, what?"
"I can do things others can't."
"Me too, and so my friends."
"I caused Spacequake that might have cause deaths."
"You can't help it."
"I'm hunted by both the AST and Adeptus."
"We just need to lay low then."
"Y-you, why are you so stubborn?!"
"Because I want to be your friends, and friends help each other. And…," Shido suddenly blushed and looked away.
"And?"
"And… you're also a really cute girl…," Shido's face was completely red by now.
"Shido…," Tohka said before walking closer to Shido.
By the time Shido turned to look at Tohka again, Shido realised that the girl was already really close to him.
"T-Tohka?!" Shido asked in panic and embarrassment.
Tohka didn't reply, and instead just moved her face closer to Shido's, closing her eyes in the process. Having an idea on what about to happen, Shido also closed his eyes.
(Insert Song Ends)
Only for the precious moment to be ruined by the dozen drones coming out of nowhere, trapping Shido and Tohka in a circle.
"W-what the?!" Shido said in surprise.
"We finally find you, [Princess]. Now, you can't run away anymore," a woman with CR Unit hovered on the air in front of the couple.
"*gasp* You are… An Adeptus!" Tohka said, recognizing the blonde-haired woman.
"Ah, I see you still remember me, [Princess]. My name is Ellen Mira Mathers, Adeptus 1. Now, come quietly, [Princess], and we will leave your boyfriend alone," the Adeptus 1 said.
"B-boyfr-," Tohka blushed heavily.
"I won't let you hurt Tohka," Shido bravely said as he stepped in front of the Spirit.
"Are you sure, boy?"
"Definitely."
"*sigh* So much for diplomacy. No hard feelings, boy, but this is Ike's order," Ellen said as she pointed her cannon-spear, Rhongomiant, on Shido.
"Huh?"
"Shido, run!" Tohka screamed in panic.
Sounds of shots could be heard, and all that's left was Shido's limbless body with a big hole on his chest
"Shido! Shido! Please, answer me!" Tohka screamed as she cradled Shido's head, his eyes unseeing.
Realizing that he's already gone, Tohka let out a raw scream, not unlike a wounded animal.
"No! No! NOOOOOOO!"
As the humanoid drones, the Bandersnatch, and Ellen watched, a surge of purple colored mana appeared around Tohka, which then changed color to dark violet with black hue. The surge kept becoming bigger until it covered Tohka in a dark violet pillar. Once the surge stopped, Ellen could see that the Spirit's appearance had changed.
Tohka's purple hair darken to a dark purple color which slowly became white. Her eyes turned soft pink with white iris. And the most obvious one was her armor. Gone was the heavy plate armor. In its place was a dark violet dress that was exposed at the back and front, with dark magenta plated armor on her shoulders and waist. Her butterfly-shaped accessory also changed into dark purple in color with pointy edges.
Looking at the changed Spirit, Ellen couldn't help but feel giddy, "He, he, he... ha, ha, ha, ha! Now this's what I have been waiting for! Come at me if you want to have your revenge, [Queen]!"
"… Nahemah."
Summoning a one-edged sword with black color and dark purple lines on it, Tohka instantly moved to in front of Ellen. Swinging her sword to decapitate the Adeptus 1, Nahemah unfortunately was intercepted by Ellen's own sword, Caledfwlch.
"You shall pay for that!" Tohka screamed.
"Then make me, [Queen]!" Ellen replied.
"RAAAAAAHHHHH!"
As the battle started to rage on all around the hill, nobody noticed Shido's mutilated body glowed with golden light.
And I call Check… Khukhukhukhu…
So, yeah, Shido died. The End. (As if)
Anyway, feel free to ask questions via PM or review and I will try my best to answer those questions as long as they aren't spoilers in nature, tho I definitely won't tell you if Shido is dead for real or not. That's all I got to say for now.
May We Meet Again.