Hey, guys, it's me, Zenkai! I'm back with another chapter of this rewrite! Now, before we get started, I hope you all enjoy this story as well, even if I did cut a lot from it this time around. As for those who wondered why I made those cuts, well, it's mainly due to the fact that my girlfriend broke up with me. It hurt me a lot, and I lacked the motivation to finish the previous rendition, but I already put too much passion in it. So I decided to scrap it and rework it from the ground up! Anyways, I don't own anything here besides my OCs, as everything is owned by their respective owners. Without further ado, OPEN THE GAME!

Late Night

A car was speeding on the highway, the driver's heart accelerating in anticipation as his mind raced through the events he had planned in his head. "Akira, I need you now!" The blond, blue-eyed young man driving exclaimed. "So please, hurry!"

Day

At Kamigaku High, the students walked into their class, getting ready for the day, however, today was going to be a bit different.

A young brunette woman with green eyes, wearing a simple school uniform composed of a white shirt, green skirt, black stockings, and green running shoes, walked up to a young, childish looking young man with dark hair and brown eyes, wearing a male version of the school uniform. "Hey, Akira!" Miki Makimura called out, getting her friend's attention. "Hmm? What's up, Miki?" He asked as he turned to look at her with some curiosity in his eyes. "Did you hear about the new transfer student coming in today?" She asked before continuing. "I heard that they're coming in from the states." Now, this caught Akira's attention when someone overheard them. "From the states?" Another young woman with reddish-brown hair and soft, caramel eyes wearing a yellow vest over her uniform. "I wonder from which part?" Miko Kuroda inquired before her face gained a quizzical expression. "You think they might be from Texas?"

Hearing this, Akira blanched. "If they are, then no wonder they transferred here, especially after what happened over there. I still can't believe something like that happened." He stated, dropping the mood at the mention of the tragedy. The three friends were quiet for a few seconds, a bit saddened at the memory of what happened before Miki spoke up. "Anyways," She began. "What kind of person do you think they're like?" This quickly changed the mood of her friends before they gave their answers. "Well, if they're coming here," Miko started. "They must be smart, right? At least, by American standards. Maybe they're the type to follow rules a lot." Akira nodded. "That seems possible, but what if they're the loud and brash type?" He inquired. "Even the smartest in the states have some issues."

Before they could continue, the teacher, Ms. Kisaragi, entered the room. "Everyone to your seats, please!" She called out. The students went to their respective seats, but some were noticeably empty. "As you all know, we have a new student transferring here today." Said Ms. Kisaragi. "They come from the states, but that doesn't mean you should treat them any differently from anybody else." With that, she turned to look towards the door. "You can come in now!" She called out, eliciting the doorknob to jiggle before the door opened and the transfer walked in. The students looked at the American in anticipation as they took in his features. Black hair and eyes adorned a tan, roguish face that was framed by sideburns and glasses, the young man wearing the male uniform, but the shirt was unbuttoned, revealing a red shirt that had a design that resembled a face, alongside with dark blue running shoes. However, one thing that did catch the attention of a few people was the dark, thin markings around his eyes.

"This is your new classmate for the rest of this year." The teacher said. "Will you please introduce yourself?" The young man nodded with a smile before grabbing a marker and writing his name on the whiteboard. "Yo, I'm Ruben Martinez!" The young man introduced himself, bowing a bit in respect. The others waited for a bit to see if he had anything else to say, which he quickly realized before continuing. "I have a couple of likes, a couple of dislikes, and not that many hobbies." The teacher realized that he wasn't very talkative and let out a sigh. "Anyways, you will be sitting next to Ms. Kuroda, Mr. Martinez." She explained, gesturing towards the seat as Miko raised her hand to signal him where to go.

The young man smiled at the gesture before going over to where the seat was and sitting down. The students looked at the new guy with some apprehension in their eyes, wondering what he could be hiding.

Lunch

The students were relaxing around the school, enjoying their lunch before class started up again. At this time, Akira and Miki were sitting next to each other, enjoying their meals before the female decided to start some small talk. "So, what do you think of Ruben?" She asked, earning a quizzical look from the young male before he mulled over it. "I don't know." He says. "He tries to hide it, but I can tell he's crying."

Miki seemed surprised at first before gaining a look of understanding. "I see." She said. "Maybe it's best if you talk to him about it when he feels better about it, alright? Don't want to reopen wounds so soon." Akira nodded, but he still wanted to help the new guy. Something about him seemed sad as if he was trying to hide his pain. He could only hope that he could talk to him later.

However, the moment of peace was disrupted as they noticed students rushing to go somewhere, which confused them as they began to follow the group. "Hey, what's going on here?" Miki asked as the ran alongside the group, which Akira responded with a shrug before they looked forward, realizing they were heading to the cafeteria. "Did a fight break out?" Akira questioned before he and Miki entered. What they saw... was not what they expected at all.

Sitting at one of the tables was Ruben, but he was eating an insane amount of food at such a rapid pace! The pair's eyes widened at the amount of food he was scarfing down, along with how many plates he's already cleared and how many girls were bringing more. They were all clamoring to give him more food, which he devoured like a ravenous animal. "Where's he putting all that away?!" Akira exclaimed, almost scared of how much he was consuming.

Track and Field

After seeing that mess in the cafeteria, the school was almost out for the day, but the trio of Akira, Miki, and Miko still had one class left, Track and Field. However, they were surprised to see that Ruben was there as well, being handed something by the coach before he nodded and went to one of the locker rooms. After a few minutes, he came out of the room, having changed into the track uniform, which hugged his muscular, toned frame. "Oh, so you're joining our team?" Miki asked with a smile, earning a grin from Ruben as he walked over to the starting line. "Yeah, I am." He said. "Gotta get some exercise somehow." He walked past her to get into his position. The others got into position as well, getting ready to begin their run.

The sound of a wooden clap elicited the students to dash from the starting line, with Akira being the slowest. However, there was one exception, and it was Ruben, who blasted off of the line. Everyone gasped at the burst of speed that the transfer gained as he ran across the track. They've never seen someone go so fast! And that stance! He was like a wild animal! His arms cut through the air as he ran before he stood up straight, slowing down as he neared the finish line. He crossed it before stopping, getting the referee girl to stop the timer before calling out his time. "10 seconds!" She yelled out, eliciting gasps from every other student. He beat Miki's record by a long shot!

"Wow, Ruben, that was amazing!" Miki exclaimed as she walked up to the young man with a soft grin on her face, earning a smirk from him. "Yeah, I guess." He said in a confident tone. "Never really paid much attention to my time back in the states, so, I just didn't really notice." He wiped the sweat from his forehead as he and the young woman began to talk to each other before they noticed Akira over by the benches, tears falling from his face. "What 's up with him?" The young man asked as he and Miki walked over to the crying boy, but the female had an understanding look on her face. "Someone was sad again, weren't they?" She asked, getting the attention of the two young men sitting in front of Akira. She and Ruben looked over to see what they were looking at, reading about how a student from another school was killed at a party he and his friend were attending. "Oh, that's just sad." Ruben said in a awkward tone, as if he saw that coming. "Go to a party, next thing you know, your friend is dead and reporters are hounding your ass. That's a huge yikes right there."

Akira tried to wipe the tears from his eyes before he noticed Ruben and his tears stopped. He turned towards the young man before he gained a sorrowful expression. "I... I'm so sorry." He said, eliciting quizzical looks from him and the other two males. "You're so hurt, and you have nobody to turn to for help, so you try to hide it from the world. I wish I can do more to help you with your pain, but all I can do is cry for you." Ruben's eyes widened at the declaration before they softened up as he realized what he meant. He smiled softly as he clasped his hands around Akira's, a look of melancholy in his eyes. "It's alright." He suddenly said. "I'm over it. It still hurts, but I'm over it. It may have been painful, but things can only get better from here."

Miki smiled at the sight of the two getting along, happy that Akira was willing to help Ruben out, but she could tell that they needed a distraction. "Hey, wanna try a 4 x 100?" She suggested, getting Akira to wipe off his tears as he and Ruben turned to her. "We got a event coming up in a few months, so I think it's best that we get some practice in, don't you think so?" Before she could get a answer, however, Miko called out to her from the other end of the bleachers. "Hey, Miki!" She exclaimed. "It's Mr. Nagasaki again!"

"Thanks Miko!" She called out, unaware of Ruben gaping in awe as he looked towards the brunette at the bleachers. "Wait, who's that?" He asked as he stared at the young woman in the distance. "Oh, that's Miko!" Miki said before she began explaining. "She's on our team and is super nice!"

"Is she single?" Ruben blurted out as he lowered his glasses with a smug smirk, but Miki didn't seem to notice. "Now that you mention it, I think she is." She stated. "Anyways, I need to check up on something right now. Mind waiting for me, Akira?" She asked, getting a nod from her friend, who began to grab his stuff from the bleachers before noticing Ruben was still in the same position. "So, uh, Ruben?" He asked, getting the young man's attention. "Huh?"

Later

Akira stood outside along with Miko as they waited for Miki to come out. Apparently, she was talking to the coach about having Ruben join the track team for the meet coming up, mostly about schedules and the last minute changes that will occur in it. Before long, the young woman came out with the student in question, a smile on their faces as they walked towards Akira and Miko. "Hey guys, good news!" She called out. "Ruben was able to join the team!" This got a smile from the pair aas Miko clapped her hands a bit. "Oh, that's great!" She said. "With him, we could win the track meet!" This elicited a laugh from said student. "Yeah, we got this in the bag!" Akira said happily as they started walking down the street.

"You know Akira, you should really get a phone, my parents would be happy to get you one." The green-eyed young woman said to the young male, who shook his head. "Nah, I don't want to be a bother." He said. "Besides, I won't even use it that much." Ruben got in the conversation. "Come on dude, it's a phone." He began. "At the very least, you can call up some take-out when you're alone at home." Miki nodded at the added statement. "That and you don't have to delete the browser history everytime you watch porn on my dad's computer." Akira gained a mortified look of shock before gaining a sheepish look. "Wait, you actually do that?" Miko asked as Ruben 'tsked'. "That's pretty ballsy, bro." He stated.

"Anyways, enough about that!" Akira chuckled out. "What about you, Ruben? Anything interesting about yourself?" Ruben looked up with a thoughtful look. "Well," He began. "I do enjoy cooking up some nice sliders, though I do try to learn some other stuff, too." He stated, earning a smile from the two females. "Oh, that sounds great!" Miko stated before Miki realized something. "Oh, crap, I almost forgot to do something!" She told the group before she began to run off to another direction. "I'll catch up with you guys later!"

"Hey, Miki, wait!" Akira yelled out as he followed the girl, leaving Ruben and Miko behind. "Geez, that was kinda rude." Ruben said. "I mean, I got stuff to do later too, but you don't just bail on a group like that, that's just plain rude!" Miko nodded her head as she frowned over to where Akira was going. "Yeah, I agree." She told him before turning to the young male next to her. "So, I guess I should let you get going, right? You are pretty busy after all." Hearing this, the young man shook his head. "Oh, no, I still got time!" He said with a smile. "Besides, I don't mind hanging with a cutie like you." The unexpected compliment elicited a small blush from Miko, who lightly slapped his chest in embarrasment. "Oh, stop it, you!" She giggled out, smiling at the small praise.

Evening

Ruben walked up to his apartment door and entered the chamber, a smile on his face. He had a good time hanging out with Miko, honestly, the first time he was able to relax in a while. But like every other night, he had to get to work. "Well, Bazel?" He began, taking off his shirt and revealing a mouth on his stomach. "Ready for a night out?" He asked, eliciting a yawn from the mouth. "You know damn well, what I'm gonna say!" Bazeldeus responded with a grin, which Ruben responded with one of his own. He rushed to his room and pulled out a skintight, backless black outfit before putting it on. As he put on the left legging, he crawled out of the window and began to climb the apartment building, his form enlarging and gaining animalistic traits.

Within minutes, Bazeldeus climbed up to the roof, landing on his feet as he began to run to the opposite edge of the building. As he neared the side of the complex, he jumped, sprouting his wings, and taking flight as Ruben laughed in their subconscious.

Elsewhere

A woman panted as she ran from her assailant, her legs throbbing in pain as her pursuer got closer and closer through the alleyway. She ducked into another path, trying to get away, but to no avail, as it lead to a dead end. She gasped as she realized her mistake, fear rising in her heart as the thug walked up behind her, causing her to turn around. "Well, sweetcheeks." The thug said huskily. " Either you give your stuff, or I'm gonna have to rake something else..." The man chuckled as he drew a knife and lolling out his tongue. "Please, no!" The woman pleaded as tears began to well up in her eyes. "Oh, I'll take my time with you." He said. "I do like the ones that make a lot of noise."

"In that case..." Spoke another voice said as something began to fall on to the man, getting the attention of him and the woman. "You're gonna love US!" The moonlight shone on the shape, revealing itself to be Bazeldeus, who had his mouths open as his tongues lolled out for him to hiss, scaring the man. "What the hell?!?!" The thug screamed as he was grabbed by the demon before he began stabbing his hand. This did nothing to penetrate the avian scales on his hand, however, as azeldeus brought the man closer to his jaws and chomped on his head. The woman watched in horror as the demon devoured her assailant, leaving nothing but drops of blood on the floor, before it suddenly turned towards her.

"We apologize for what you had to see there, madam." It said, gaining a apologetic look on it's face as it picked up the handbag she dropped during the pursuit and handed it to her. "Run along now. It's not safe around these parts, especially at this time of day." With that, Bazeldeus jumped up, disappearing into the night and leaving the woman to look at where her savior had gone... before promptly screaming in absolute terror from what just happened.

At a sabbath

Ryo looked on from under the bird demon's corpse as Akira, in a demonic state, tore through the group of demons that were assembled in the chamber with no mercy, a expression of worry and horror on his face. "I tried to create something to save humanity from the demons." He thought as Akira turned towards him, the flames making his appearance much more hellish. "In the process, I think I just created the most ruthless, most merciless creature on earth." The last thing Ryo saw before everything went dark was the demonic figure's face breaking out into a grin as it walked closer to him...

And that is where we are going to end this chapter off, ladies and gentlemen! I hope you guys enjoyed this chapter, and sorry it came out late! I was dealing with some stuff, and I hope that this will make up for it! Now, on to explanations. I was dealing with work me and my dad had, and it might continue for the summer. Hopefully i get some time to work on this and bring more content to you all! Anyways, Zenkai out!