Chapter Two

-a week or so later-

"'Spilt up he said.'" The demon he was fighting got a rifle to the gut, giving the hunter a chance to shoot it. "'It will be easier to cover more ground this way he said.' Seishirou when I find you, I'm killing you myself!"

"That wouldn't be a smart move, oh Chosen One."

Fuuma whipped around so fast he almost lost his glasses. "Chosen One? Are you referring to me? Show yourself!"

A young woman stepped out smirking at the hunter. "I must say, Father is quite excited to meet you, Fuuma Monou Sakurazuka. Yes that's right, I know your real name, despite your father trying to hide you by taking your mother's last name, I know who you are." She approached the young male slowly. "Father was furious when he learnt that you were killed in boot camp."

"What the hell are you talking about I was killed? I'm standing here talking to you aren't I? And who the hell is your father? I'll put a bullet through his skull, just like I'm going to do to you when you give me answers."

"Tut tut, threatening me just to get answers. You're a hunter and yet you don't know who the demons answer to. Well higher ranked demons call Lucifer, daddy." Fuuma nearly dropped his gun, why the bloody hell was the devil interested in him?

"You're special Fuuma; you can do things not many other humans can do."

"Never mind stalling, if I died how am I here then?"

"You mean you don't KNOW? Oh man, you poor thing, let me take pity on you. Someone close to you made a deal with a reaper, their soul in exchange for yours which saved you from the fiery pits of hell and my father. I suppose now that you know the truth I can bring you to meet father so you can help aide us when the Promised day comes."

For the first time since he started this bizarre hunting trip, Fuuma was scared. The devil wanted him for the Promised Day, the Promised Day according to all the old journals of his father and the information that him, his brother, and Yuuko had dug up, was the Apocalypse. Why the hell did Lucifer want HIM on his side? He was a hunter dammit; his mission was to put an end to all this mess.

He couldn't move as the demon girl approached him closer. "I'm afraid I don't listen to my father little boy, I'd rather tear you apart right here, right now."

BANG!

The silver bullet pierced through the demon's skull. "You idiot, what the hell are you just standing there for?"

"Someone close to you made a deal with a reaper, their soul in exchange for yours.."

The words rang through Fuuma's mind like a hot knife through butter. It all made sense. His older brother's secrets with Yuuko, the "bucket list" of things they had been doing. "It was you!" He turned around to face his brother and was surprised to see a confused expression married the older brother's face. "YOU! YOU MADE A DEAL WITH A REAPER! WHAT THE BLOODY HELL FOR?!"

"So you found out have you? The answer to that question is obvious or so I would think."

"WELL IT'S NOT SO OUT WITH IT!"

"YOU'RE MY BROTHER! THE LAST FAMILY I HAVE LEFT, OKAY? DAD'S GONE, MOM'S GONE, YOU'RE ALL I HAVE LEFT!"

"SO YOU THINK IT WOULD BE ALRIGHT FOR ME TO SURVIVE WITHOUT YOU?! YOU'RE MY ONLY BROTHER, MY OLDER BROTHER, THIS IS NOT ALRIGHT SEISHIROU SAKURAZUKA!"

"YOU HAVE PEOPLE CLOSE TO YOU LEFT! I FOLLOWED DAD AND HAVE BEEN HUNTING SINCE I WAS SIXTEEN! I DON'T HAVE ANY FRIENDS OR RELATIONSHIPS TO GO BACK TO! WHAT'S DONE IS DONE, DEAL WITH IT!"

"DEAL WITH IT?! DEAL WITH IT?! WHAT EXACTLY WAS THE DEAL?"

"One year, I get one year, after that I get dragged down to hell and don't think you can stop it, no way you can get around a reaper. Just accept it and move on." Without another word he put his gun back inside his pocket and started to walk back to the car.

Fuuma remained standing there. One year. When had he gone to the boot camp? It was in September, they were in April now, seven months had passed, meaning he only had five before his brother was dragged down to hell.

What on earth was he going to do?