AN: Back once again! Now, I've gotten a single PM asking me about why I titled this Bass-Boosted Devil. I've already explained that Joshua's gear will be able to boost his power through music, but I haven't explained exactly what that means. I'll elaborate a small bit. Joshua is originally from America, and he loves music. Now try to imagine why I titled this 'The Bass Boosted Devil.' You understand now? I hope so, if not, when he awakens and uses his gear for the first time, I'll explain a bit in detail. Now, the reviews and then the story. Enjoy!
Curse of Whimsey: Thank you! And yes I know it was a bit much for him to say that, but you'll come to learn that Joshua is the type of person to almost always speak what's on his mind, at least, when it comes to conversing. He does keep to himself when it comes to females though, as he respects women. And yeah, Joshua is very much a white knight, at least, when it comes to stopping perverted people. Just wait for how he's going to react to Riser. That'll be… something.
merendinoemiliano: Thank you! And I'm quite excited to write the first few actual fights as well. Also, when it comes to the harems, I'm adding in every girl that has feelings for Josh, but I will signify with an asterisk (*) which girls Josh feels the same way about, so it doesn't get super messy. Issei, being who he is, as well as what his dream is, will end up with every girl in his harem, so I won't signify anything there. And yes, the rest of Rias' peerage will slowly be taught CQC techniques by Josh once he joins them, and finds out of their lack of them.
tyson113: Yeah, he's quite strong for a human. Plus, he had quite a bit of leverage which allowed him to pull that off. (Puns are awful) And there is no time limit for reviews, I will be checking them right before I post a chapter anyways just to be safe. The only real time limit is on me to finish a chapter.
XxExtremeSamX: Thank you! I'm personally very excited to write the first rating game, as well as the peace meeting.
sonic: Thank you! I had a ton of fun writing it.
Guest: I understand where you're coming from, but I wrote him that way so future moments I have planned hold more impact. Thanks for the feedback, I really appreciate it!
Guest547:Thank you! And I'm not sure if I'll be writing other stories yet. If I'm being honest, I barely have enough time to write this story. Thanks again!
Now, with those out of the way, onto the chapter…
********************************Chapter 2: A Whole New World*************************
…Sera...
…You can't leave me all alone...
…Please…
...SERA!
I jerked awake, finding myself still sitting against my apartment door. 'I must've fallen asleep…' I slowly started to stand up, before my legs buckled slightly. 'What the hell? Why do I feel so exhausted?' I wondered, not being able to recall anything from last night. '... everything is a blur. Why'd I fall asleep against my door? Did I go out drinking or something?' I went to the kitchen, and grabbed some eggs out of the fridge for breakfast. Still somewhat groggy, I dropped one onto the floor. "Fuck." It splattered all over, resulting in me having to clean it up. After cleaning up my self made mess, I went back to making my breakfast. '3 scrambled eggs… wish I had bacon. I guess this'll do though.' I thought, as I set up a plate and fork on my coffee table. I went back to the kitchen and wrapped up my cooking, bringing the pan out to my table and scooping the eggs onto my plate, before putting the pan into the kitchen sink.
It wasn't until I sat down and started to eat that I realised just how sore my body was. 'I feel like I ran a marathon… what the hell happened last night?' I thought, still half asleep. I sat there eating my eggs, slowly but surely completely waking up. 'I forgot pepper. These are so bland.' I thought to myself, disliking my cooking. 'I wish mom was here…' Becoming slightly homesick made me completely wake up. It was then that I remembered something that happened last night…
*SNAP* *RIIIIP*
"AAAAGGGGGGGGHHHHHHHHH! AAAAAAAAAGGGGGGGGGGGHHHHHH!"
I clutched my head in pain. "Ugghhhh. What the fuck!?" I said, remembering me tearing something apart… no… off of something and it screaming in pain. "What happened?" I thought, trying to force myself to remember. It took a few minutes of deep thought before I was able to completely recollect all of last night's events.
"What the hell was that thing? It definitely wasn't human, I know that much." I wondered aloud, coming to the conclusion I ran into something supernatural. "If I didn't know any better, I would think that was a dream. But the feeling I got when I remembered tearing its wing off was to… surreal for it to be a dream." I muttered, confirming in my head that what happened was real. "Did I encounter, and defeat, something supernatural? Heheheh… I'm such a badass." I chuckled at how easily I defeated that thing. I looked at the clock, and realised I was going to be late if I didn't leave soon. "Crap! I'll clean up later, I gotta go!" I rushed to the door, slipped my shoes on, and rushed out the door.
-10 minutes of running later-
I reached the school gates slightly out of breath, still somewhat exhausted from last night's events. As I passed through I was greeted by a bunch of female squealing.
"It's the Badass Prince!"
"He's finally here! Thanks for injuring those perverts!"
"Yeah! You put them out of commission for a few weeks! We're so grateful!"
'Shit… looks like I did hurt Matsuda too. It must only be a concussion though, as I didn't feel anything break when I kicked him.' I thought, as I waded through the crowd of girls screaming at me in thanks. Although, I was stopped a few times by a couple of the girls running up and hugging me, then scampering away giggling happily. "This school is so weird…" I whispered to myself, before finally reaching the school doors. I stepped into the main building of Kuoh Academy, and was greeted by the exact same stuff as outside, except slightly different.
"That's the new Prince of Kuoh, right?"
"Yeah! He injured two of the Perverted Trio. Sadly, he left Issei alone."
"I heard that when he first introduced himself, he told his class that he hated perverts. I wonder why he didn't beat up Issei as well."
I groaned. 'I don't like perverts, but I'm not gonna beat up somebody who doesn't want to fight. I'm not a sadistic human being.' I thought, as I waded through the crowd of girls surrounding me towards my class. After finally getting away from the crowd of my new fans, I started speed walking towards my class. That is, until I ran into a familiar, pleasant face.
"Hey! Tsubaki! Wait up!" I yelled towards one of the few people I actually somewhat know here. She faltered in her pace, and turned to face me. Her face, that held its usual serious tone, brightened considerably once she saw me. That, and a slight blush formed on her cheeks.
"Hello, Josh. I'm currently on my way to class so, sadly, I can't talk very long." The smile on my face fell a bit, but I still ran to catch up to her.
"That's okay. We can walk and talk. Besides, I need to tell you about something weird that happened to me last night, I have no one else I can talk to." I said once I caught up to her, matching her quick pace.
"Something weird? What happened?" She asked, a hint of concern in her voice. I slightly blushed at her worry, before my face returned to normal.
"Well… how do I start… ok, I'll go from the beginning. After I left the school, I got hungry while I was walking home. I stopped at a convenience store, when I noticed a girl was staring at me." She widened her eyes when I said that, causing me to pause slightly. "Don't worry, this story has nothing romantic whatsoever, no need to get jealous." I teased, earning a blush from her, before I continued. "Anyways, I noticed this girl staring at me. I didn't think anything of it, assuming she found me attractive. I paid for my items and left the store… and that's when things got weird." I paused, rustling my hair. "As I continued walking home, I got this weird feeling that something was following me. One of the many positives from training in combat for years, is you pick up these natural instincts, and those said instincts, were screaming at me that I was being followed. Trusting them more than I trust anything or anyone, I took a detour into a nearby park. And I'm warning you now, what I'm about to say is going to seem unbelievable, but I can assure you, this wasn't a dream. I hid in a secluded area, and waited for my pursuer, and sure enough, the girl from the convenience store was following me. But, I heard her saying something about an assignment, and sensing that I was near." Her face became stone serious, but I continued. "I confronted her, asking her why she was following me. We exchanged a few words, before these… black, raven-like wings sprouted from her back, and she seemingly created a spear of pure color out of thin air, saying that I was about to die. Luckily, I think she underestimated me and my abilities, so I came out of it unscathed… but…" I paused, earning a stern "Please continue." from Tsubaki. Clearing my throat, I complied. "I tackled her down onto the ground, and… ripped one of her wings out of her back." I finished, earning another wide eyed look from her.
"Are you sure that wasn't a dream?" She asked me. I simply responded with a confident "yes" before she looked down to the floor, seemingly deep in thought. About half a minute passed, before she said anything. "I'm just glad you're okay." She said, a small blush present on her face.
"It's thanks to my years of training that I am. Without them, I'd probably be dead." I said, earning a weird look from her. "What's that face for?"
"N-N-Nothing. It's nothing." She stuttered out. I decided to tease her a bit, as we were nearing our class.
"Are you sure it's nothing? To me, it seems like you were entranced by my gorgeous looks." I said, poking a little fun at her, earning a blush from her. "You know, you get even prettier when you blush. You should do it more often." I teased further, causing her blush to deepen. "Well, my classroom's up ahead. More than likely, I'll call you tonight to setup the tutoring, that okay?" I asked her, ceasing my teasing. She responded with a swift nod, blush still present, before she went on ahead to her class. "*sigh* She's definitely a girl worth chasing after." I said to myself as I entered the classroom. I was once again greeted by female squealing.
"He's here! He's here!"
"He was so cool yesterday!"
"The Music Loving Prince has arrived!"
I paused at the last one. "Who just called me the 'music loving prince?' Raise your hand, please." I said. A girl with black hair shakily rose her hand. "I don't want two nicknames, and someone called me the badass prince outside. Can you guys please spread 'The Music Loving Prince' around? I much prefer that one to 'badass prince.'" I said, earning a collective swoon from the girls.
"Awwww, he's so kind!"
"I got scared for second, expecting a scolding. But now I'm in love."
"Please! Have my children!"
I deadpanned heavily at the last one. "What the fuck is wrong with this school?" I muttered, earning a confused look from Issei, the one person who heard me.
"What'd you just say?" He asked, causing me to widen my eyes a little. 'He doesn't hate me? Well, maybe he does, but he just doesn't want to get beaten like his friends so he's playing nice. I wonder…'
"I said, What the fuck is wrong with this school." I responded, quiet enough so only he could hear me. A surprised expression instantly became plastered on his face. "What?"
"I just thought… you'd be enjoying the attention." He muttered quietly, forcing me to strain my ears just to hear him.
"Enjoying this? Look man, I don't know what you think American schools are like, but they're nothing like this. At most, two to three girls will crush on one guy, not the entire school. This place… is annoying." I responded quietly, trying to keep this conversation somewhat private. His eyes widened at my response. "Let me guess, you wish you were in my position. You wish you had girls crying out that 'they want your children' or they called you a 'prince,' right? Well, I wish we could swap places. I'd rather be unpopular and only have a few friends, than be liked by the entire school. It's… exhausting being the popular kid." I stated with conviction present in my voice. His expression of surprise turned into one of complete bafflement at my tone and response. "What is it this time?"
"You sounded so… honest. And, you're a lot more kind than I thought you would be, at least towards me." He said, causing me to deadpan. "...what?"
"Look, you may be a pervert, but, when your two buddies fought… tried to fight me yesterday, you didn't act hostile at all. You just sat back and watched. That tells me all I need to know about you. You're not just a pervert, you're actually a somewhat good person." I told him honestly, causing him to smile slightly. "Don't get me wrong though, I still don't like you." I said, causing his smile to disappear. "But, as long as you refrain from your perverted activities on campus, I'll be friendly towards you."
"Thanks." I gave him a weird look. "For telling me I'm not all bad… sometimes, I get sick of people only seeing me as a pervert." I sweatdropped, not expecting him to spill his feelings a bit.
"Look, I don't know why you're as perverted as you are. And I probably will never know, but I'll tell you a little secret about me." His eyes widened the smallest bit. "I'm actually kind of a pervert myself, but I don't show it."
"...Really?"
"Yeah. I'm a teenage boy, just like you. I enjoy breasts just as much as you do. But the thing is, I know how to control my more… perverted desires." I told him, causing his jaw to drop. "Do you not believe me?"
"It's a little hard to believe, considering what you said when you introduced yourself."
"Yeah, but when I said that, I meant people like your two friends. People who are driven by their lustful desire, and only care about sex." I said, causing his face to drop a bit. "But, with you, I can tell that despite being an open pervert, you actually respect women… if only a small bit." He frowned at my statement.
"How can you tell?"
"That's simple. Somebody who respects women wouldn't want to start a fight around them. When you fight someone in a public place, there's always a chance for someone not involved to get hurt. And unlike your friends, you didn't want to fight yesterday. That's either because you knew you couldn't beat me, or, you knew that somebody else could be hurt. I'm guessing it was a small mix of both." He nodded slightly. "See, by your passiveness yesterday, I know you're not a completely bad person. Now, class is about to start, I have to go prepare myself for another day of answering every question." We both chuckled at my joke, before I went to my seat and sat down right as the teacher came in.
After a few hours of easy questions, and an even easier quiz, it was time for lunch. I stood up and rushed out of the room before anybody else could even react to the bell, trying my best to avoid being mobbed. It didn't work so well however, as the girls from my class rushed out after me a few seconds later. Still wanting to avoid being mobbed, I started to run at a breakneck speed towards the gymnasium, slowly forming a distance between me and the mob of fangirls. "Jeez, they're fast!" I said, my voice full of surprise at the speed of these untrained girls, being forced to increase my speed to continue making a distance. "I wonder what's going through their heads right now, running after me like this." I wondered aloud. I turned the corner, and almost ran at full speed into a raven-haired girl. Trying my best to avoid injuring her, I put all of my momentum and speed into a front flip, nearly cracking skulls with her as I passed over her. Landing awkwardly on my feet, my momentum caused me to fall forward. I rolled into it, getting my balance back, before reaching an upright position and continuing my sprint towards the gym. All I heard from behind me was a quiet "woah" as I was running, causing me to take a glance back. All I saw was a pair of violet eyes, and a long black ponytail tied back with an orange ribbon. 'She's kinda pretty.' I thought, getting a rough look of her face, before turning my attention back to my front and continuing to run.
I reached the gymnasium, slightly out of breath, and took a quick look around. I slowly started to make my way to the stage, taking in the sheer size of the room. 'Jesus, this place is huge.' Once I reached the stage, I couldn't help but notice a couple large speakers, but what really caught my eye, was a very, VERY large subwoofer hidden next to the sound system control. "This'll be fun to mess around with after school." I thought aloud, only to be snapped out of my excitement by someone clearing their throat.
"I wouldn't recommend that, fufufu." I slightly panicked at the new sound, getting into a fighting stance, before realizing that the voice belonged to the girl I almost ran into.
"Why do you say that? I asked, slowly making my way towards her.
"Well for one, that is only to be used for assemblies, and two, I don't think the student council president would like it very much if the school was suddenly bombarded with music." I deadpanned at the first statement, only to deadpan even harder at the second. "It's always because of that damn president" I said as I leapt off the stage onto the floor. That earned me another giggle from her. "I'm gonna have to have a stern talking to when it comes to her. So, why'd you follow me?" I asked, earning a slightly disgruntled expression to cross her face.
"I'm interested in you, that's all. A normal person can't do what you did to evade me in the halls." My brows raised slightly, before I responded.
"How many times am I gonna have to say this. *sigh* I've trained in combat for years. I'm a black belt in Karate and Taekwondo. As a result, I'm in extremely good shape for a guy my age." I said getting slightly closer. "Although, I can tell you're quite strong yourself." My statement caused her eyes to widen.
"What?" She asked, causing me to chuckle.
"Due to my training, I can easily pick out the strongest person in a room in one look, as well as being able to tell which people around me are strong with simply a look. Although, I don't really want to fight you. There's always a chance I can mess up that pretty face of yours." I said, starting to walk away. "Well, I'm gonna get going now. Enjoy your lunch." I failed to notice the small blush that formed on her face. I continued to exit the gym, before I heard her walking up behind me rather quickly. I turned to face her, right as she reached me.
"Here. A good luck charm. I've been told that if you wish for something as hard as possible, it can make it happen." She handed me a small paper with some sort of symbol on it.
"You know, I don't really believe in that stuff, but who am I to deny a gift from a beautiful girl?" I said, earning another blush from her. "Thanks. I'll keep it safe. Have a good day, you hottie." I said, earning quite a large blush from her, as well as a pleased smile. I left the gym, and headed towards the lunchroom to get a meal.
-Right after, ORC room, Rias' POV-
I heard the door open and then close. "Did you give it to him Akeno? … Akeno?"
"Oh, yes Buchou I did. I was spacing out somewhat, my apologies." She said, a blush on her face.
"Are you blushing from being embarrassed, or for another reason?" I asked my [Queen], causing her eyes to widen.
"A-Another reason, Rias. I was complemented quite a bit by him, it caught me off guard due to the sincerity in his voice. I'm used to compliments, but not from such a… honest person." She told me, causing me to smile knowingly.
"Are you, perhaps, falling for him?" I asked her, earning a pout.
"You know I'm not that easy Rias. I was surprised, is all." She answered hastily.
"Whatever you say, but back to the point, we have to be prepared for tonight. We have no idea if they'll attack him again, but from what we heard from Sona, it seems like there's a reason for these attacks, so its more than likely they will." I told her, causing her face to go back to its usual cheeriness.
"I agree, Buchou. It's highly likely he'll be attacked again."
"Yes, we can't let his power go to waste."
-After Lunch, Josh's POV-
I got back to the classroom with time to spare, the room almost completely empty. The only two people in there were the teacher and Issei. I slowly made my way towards Issei, who didn't notice me due to his head resting on his arms on the desk, facing the window. I got a little bit closer, as I noticed the teacher noticed me. She was going to say something, but I silenced her quickly by putting my finger up to my lips. I continued creeping towards Issei, making almost no sound. Once I reached him, I got behind him and tapped his shoulder facing the room. His head turned to face the room, and I went on his side closer towards the window. I got really close up to his ear and whispered; "I'm over here." He jumped up out of his seat and started to scream.
"AAAA… it's you. What do you want?" He asked, looking miffed that I scared him like that.
"Nothing, I was just wanted to mess with you. Got any plans for after school today? It is a Friday after all." I asked him, getting an extremely surprised look from him. "What? Surprised I asked?"
"Yeah. But no, I don't have anything to do today or tomorrow. But on Sunday, I have a date!" He said excitedly, earning a doubtful look from me. "What?! Is it really that hard to believe?" I deadpanned.
"Not really, just surprised you look so… depressed when you have a date soon. Tired?" I asked earning a slight nod from him. "Yeah… me too. Something weird happened to me last night on my way home."
"What?" He asked, causing me to shake my head a small bit.
"I don't wanna talk about it." I said quietly, causing his eyes to widen a bit. "Well, people are funneling in now, I'm gonna go to my seat." I gave him a small wave, which he returned, and went to my desk to get ready for afternoon classes.
-After School-
I yawned. 'Another long, boring day over with. I still have to wait a bit if I want to mess around in the gym though. What to do…' I was unsure on what to do with the time I had left until the school was empty. "Hmmmm… I guess I'll get some exercise in." I decided, slowly walking towards the school's track and field. With most of the students either in clubs or having already went home, I didn't see anybody on my way to the track. It was only when I got there, that I saw people. Unsurprisingly, it was the Track and Field club. As I got closer to the field, they started to notice me, causing a few of them to start gossiping.
"Hey, isn't that the new prince?"
"Yeah, I wonder what he's doing here."
"He can't be here for someone, can he?"
Ignoring the gossip, I took of the blazer of my uniform, followed by my tie and button up shirt, leaving me with just my t-shirt. I got onto the track, and got into a stance. After a few seconds, I took off into a jog. Once I reached the first round of the track, I started to increase my speed a bit, reaching a running pace. I stayed like that for about 15 laps, before increasing my speed again, this time reaching a full sprint. I heard a few of the club members whispering as I passed them.
"He's so fast… he might be faster than the captain."
"Maybe. We should try and get him on the team. He'd be our ace!"
I smiled. 'People at this school are so easy to impress.' I chuckled to myself. After about 30 laps of sprinting, I slowed back down to a run, feeling extremely tired. I ran another 20 laps before I stopped altogether, realising that the club members were all staring at me. "What?"
"The captain is talking about racing you. You gonna accept?" One of the members said.
I widened my eyes a little. "I only came here to exercise, not to show off or race anybody." I said, earning a frown from most of the people in the club. "Besides, I'd be racing on tired legs, so your captain would almost surely beat me."
Most of club continued to frown as I walked off the track towards my stuff. I picked up my things, and walked towards the school building, trying to think of another way to pass the time. 'Eh, I guess I'll just go set stuff up in the gym for my… mini concert.' I thought, as I made my way to the gym. As I was walking, I took a look at my watch. "Only five minutes until club activities are over. Perfect." I reached the gym and took a quick peek inside. 'Empty… perfect.' I thought, as I made my towards the subwoofer hidden on the stage. It was heavy, but I was able to move it no problem. I slid it of the stage, onto the floor, and set it up right against the front of the stage. I got back onto the stage, and made my way over to the sound system. I connected my phone to it through Bluetooth, and thought about which song I should do first. "Eh… I guess this will do." I decided, and pressed play on the instrumental for the song. I took a quick look at my watch. 'Most, if not every, student should be off campus by now. Great.' I grabbed a mic and went towards the front of the stage. Already feeling the melody, I started singing.
I know you so well, so well
I mean, I can do better than he can
I've been pretty...
I know you're somewhere, somewhere
I've been trapped in my mind, girl, just holding on
I don't wanna pretend we're something, we're nothing
I've been stuck thinking 'bout her, I can't hold on
Wrapping up the chorus, knowing the beat was about to come in, I prepared my throat for the oncoming verse.
I'm in pain, wanna put ten shots in my brain
I've been trippin' 'bout some things, can't change
Suicidal, same time I'm tame
Picture this, in bed, get a phone call
Girl that you fucked with killed herself
That was this summer and nobody helped
And ever since then, man, I hate myself
Wanna fuckin' end it, pessimistic
All wanna see me with no pot to piss in
But niggas been excited 'bout the grave I'm diggin'
Havin' conversations 'bout my haste decisions
Fuckin' sickenin'; at the same time
Memories surface through the grapevine
'Bout my uncle playin' with a slip knot
Post-traumatic stress got me fucked up
Been fucked up since the couple months they had a nigga locked up
Tears coming to my eyes, I shut them to try and quell the oncoming sadness, as I went back to singing for the chorus.
I'll be feelin' pain, I'll be feelin' pain just to hold on
And I don't feel the same, I'm so numb
I'll be feelin' pain, I'll be feelin' pain just to hold on
And I don't feel the same, I'm so numb
I know you so well
I mean, I can do better that he can
I've been pretty...
I finished the song, now slightly depressed due how much I relate to the lyrics. I decided to go with a slightly happier song next, starting up the instrumental, and going straight back in.
-Rias' POV-
"Are you sure that's the best course of action Sona?" I asked my longtime friend and fellow heiress.
"Yes, I'm positive that will be the easiest, as well as the most effective." She answered, causing me to frown slightly.
"Whatever you say, but-" I was cut off by music starting to play. "What is that?"
"I don't know, but we should probably go find out." She said, as we left the ORC clubroom in search of this music.
A minute later, we were nearing the source of the music, the gymnasium. Sona was a few feet ahead of me, when she suddenly stopped. "Rias, do you feel that?"
"Feel wha-" Once I reached her still body, I cut myself off. "... this power, it's unbelievable." I said, once feeling what Sona surely was feeling.
"Yes, quite so. It feels as if the entire school is shaking." She said, concern and worry present in her voice. "We have quite the powerful subwoofer in the gym, but it's not strong enough to cause this." She stated, before continuing her march towards the gym, her pace significantly quicker. "We need to find out who, or what, is causing this right now." I matched her pace, only a few feet behind her.
As we reached the gym, the pressure of the power was almost unbearable. The doors were rattling in place, threatening to come off their hinges. "Well, I guess it's time to go inside." I muttered, a slight hint of fear in my voice. We opened the doors, and were baffled by what we saw…
-Josh's POV-
I started to feel the beat of the second song, also knowing every word by heart once again. I took a breath and went in.
Day and night
I toss and turn
I keep stress in my mind, mind
I look for peace
But see I don't attain
What I need for keeps
This silly game we play, play
Now look at this
Madness the magnet
Keeps attracting me, me
I try to run
But see I'm not that fast
I think I'm first
But surely finish last, last
Really enjoying myself, as well as the fact that the entire gym was rattling due to the power of the subwoofer, I closed my eyes when I reached the chorus.
'Cause day and night
The lonely stoner
Seems to free his mind at night
He's all alone
Through the day 'n' nite
The lonely loner
Seems to free his mind at night
At, at, at night
Day and night
The lonely stoner
Seems to free his mind at night
He's all alone
Some things will never change
The lonely loner
Seems to free his mind at night
At, at, at night
I failed to notice the sound of the doors opening and closing. I continued with my singing.
Hold the phone
The lonely stoner
Mr. Solo Dolo
He's on the move
Can't seem to shake the shade
Within his dreams
He sees the life he made, made
The pain is deep
A silent sleeper
You won't hear a peep, peep
The girl he wants
Don't seem to want him too
It seems the feelings
That she had are through, through
I started dancing slightly, really enjoying how my voice sounded singing/rapping the lyrics.
'Cause day and night
The lonely stoner
Seems to free his mind at night
He's all alone
Through the day and night
The lonely loner
Seems to free his mind at night
At, at, at night
Day and night
The lonely stoner
Seems to free his mind at night
He's all alone
Some things will never change
The lonely loner
Seems to free his mind at night
At, at, at night
I opened my eyes slightly, only to catch a glimpse of two familiar faces in the gym watching me. Not caring, I continued until I finished the song.
Slow mo
When the tempo slows up
And creates that new, new
He seems alive
Though he is feelin' blue
The sun is shinin'
Man he's super cool, cool
The lonely nights
They fade away
He slips into his white Nikes
He smokes a clip
And then he's on the way
To free his mind in search of
To free his mind in search of
To free his mind in search of
Day and night
The lonely stoner
Seems to free his mind at night
He's all alone
Through the day and night
The lonely loner
Seems to free his mind at night
At, at, at night
Day and night
The lonely stoner
Seems to free his mind at night
He's all alone
Some things will never change
The lonely loner
Seems to free his mind at night
At, at, at night, night
At, at, at night, night
I opened my eyes after the music stopped, to see two faces of complete bafflement. One was held by the Student Council president, and the other by the redheaded girl I've seen a few times before. "Two questions. Am I in trouble, and did you enjoy it?" Their faces went back to normal, losing the surprise that they were holding.
"You do realise that the speakers are meant for assembly use only, correct?" The council president asked me, causing me to sweatdrop and scratch my head sheepishly. "You do, so I would advise you leave the premises immediately."
"Awwww, come on. I don't have a sound system like this at my apartment, or even at my home in the States. I was just having a little bit of fun." I whined, causing her to glare at me. "Fine, fine. I'll leave. But, I really don't want to." I went towards the stereo, grabbed my phone and turned everything off. I picked up my bag, hopped off the stage, and started to walk out of the gym. As I was about to leave, I picked up a small bit of the conversation those two were having.
"All of that was coming from him?"
"His gear must be super..."
I exited the gym, eager to get home and rest from the tiring school day. Not feeling hungry, as well as trying to avoid being followed again, I decided to take a different route, avoiding the convenience store. Feeling a bit irked that I couldn't enjoy myself more in the gym, I pulled out my headphones and put on my music. Bobbing my head along to it, I continued on my way home.
Reaching the park, I figured it would be faster to cut through it rather than going around. I turned into the park, reminiscing about yesterday's events as I passed by the area it happened. Being a bit curious, I walked closer to the spot where I had the woman tackled. Taking a quick look around, I didn't see her wing anywhere. "That's weird. It should be right here… hmmm…" I wondered aloud, continuing to search. As I inspected the ground a bit closer, I noticed something… dark. Darker than anything I've ever seen. They were feathers. More black than the night sky. I picked one of them up, and looked at it closely. "This is definitely from that creature I fought yesterday. But where'd her-"
I was cut off by a very odd sensation. It felt as if the air around me became thicker, heavier even. Almost right after, my instincts screamed at me to dodge. I rolled to my right, just in time to see a spear similar to the one the woman used yesterday, fly right past my left ear. Quickly sliding my headphones around my neck, I turned around to face my attacker. Expecting it to be the girl from yesterday, I was taken aback by what I saw.
It was a man with dark blue hair, wearing a fedora and trench coat. And just like the woman from yesterday, he had raven-like wings sprouting from his back.
"So you're the one who dewinged Kalawarner. You don't look like much, so how in the world were you able to manage that?" I frowned at his insulting question. Taking this chance to be a smartass, I responded.
"Well, let's see… I had her on the ground, so I had quite a bit of leverage against her. I'm thinking that's how." I answered nonchalantly, earning a glare from the man. "What? Did I say something bad?" I asked, a mischievous smile forming on my face. His glare turned into a look of sheer rage at my pure ignorance at the situation.
"You do realise I'm here to kill you, right?" He asked, causing me to nod my head, smile still intact. "Are you happy at that? Do you want to die?"
I shook my head slightly, before answering. "No, it's just that you don't seem that much stronger than the chick from yesterday. That's why I'm smiling, because I beat her rather easily." I bluffed a small bit, not wanting him to know how scared I truly was. He growled at my remarks.
"Grrrrrr. Of course you did, she is a lowly half-breed after all. However, I'm full-blooded. There's no way a lowly human like you can beat me!" He snarled, before conjuring up another energy spear. "It's time for you to die!"
"Lowly human? What's that supposed to-" I was interrupted by the throw of his spear, being forced to roll out of the way. However, I was not expecting what his spear did when it hit the ground. Rather than simply piercing the earth, it exploded into a ball of light. The force of the explosion blew me away from the impact. I was thrown a few dozens of feet away. "GAH! Ow ow ow ow ow ow ow OWWWWWW!" Bouncing along the ground multiple times, I ended up slamming against a tree, nearly breaking my back. 'Ughhhhh… that hurt like a buttcheek on a stick. Heh, heh. Now's not the time to be memeing. I gotta take this seriously.' Slowly, but steadily, I made it to my feet. I stood up fully, to be greeted with the sight of yet another spear heading straight for me. Not knowing if this was a normal, or an exploding spear, I took off at breakneck pace towards my left, heading towards the treeline. 'I have to force him out of the air. I can't fight back with him flying.' Feeling the ground rumble underneath my feet, I nearly stumbled, but I was luckily able to keep my footing.
I reached the trees, hearing a scream of anger and a few words I couldn't make out from behind me. Taking this chance to recuperate a bit, I quickly scaled a tree. Sitting on a branch about 15 feet off the ground, I took a few deep breaths to compose myself. "This guy really is a fair bit stronger than that girl." I thought aloud, as I was debating on how to defeat this guy. After a few seconds, I heard a buzzing sound, followed by another explosion. That was followed by a loud thud as a tree hit the ground.
"I know you want me on the ground, so I'm just gonna tear this forest down until you come out so I CAN END YOU!" I heard the man yell, as another tree hit the ground.
"Shit… how do I get out of this one?" I muttered, as a few more trees hit the ground. "I guess I just have to try and get out of the park, and maybe head towards the police? Although if he stops following me, I'm gonna sound like a lunatic trying to describe this to them… this mans really got me fucked up if he thinks this is gonna be easy, though." I said, as I jumped out of the tree, landing in a roll to lessen the impact. "Looks like I'm gonna have to try and reach him from the ground. This is gonna suck ass. Fuck it! Here we go!" I bolted straight for the sounds of exertion from the man. As I got out from under the trees, I was lucky enough to find him facing away from me, continuing to throw spears into the trees. Trying to make my footsteps as quiet as possible, I got closer to the man. 'I can definitely reach him at his current height.' I thought, as I got close enough to jump for him. 'I'm fighting for my life here, fighting dirty is allowed.' I thought as I jumped up towards him. He turned around just in time for me to grab his right wing, causing him to yelp in both pain and surprise.
"GET OFF ME!" He yelled in anger, causing me to smile slightly, despite the dire situation.
"Not a chance, you freak!" I yelled back, before bending his wing in half. Granted, I didn't snap it like yesterday, but it was still enough to force him to the ground. I pushed off of him right before we hit the ground, rolling backwards onto my feet. He landed awkwardly, forcing him down to a knee. I took this chance and ran straight for him. He recovered just in time to block my kick that was heading straight for his temple. It felt like I kicked a brick wall. I was forced to jump backwards, to avoid an incoming slash with a spe- no, a sword. "You can make swords too? Just what the hell are you things?" I asked, earning a shit-eating grin from the man, but no response. Dodging under another slash, I punched him in the abdomen, only to feel the exact same feeling as I did with my kick. Rock. Solid. "Damn. This is gonna be tough." I whispered, earning another grin from him.
"You can't beat me! You might as well give up!"
"Never! I won't die that easy!"
He chuckled at my remark, before slashing at me again. I dodged under it once again, starting to tire out. 'I really wish I didn't exercise earlier, I'm starting to ache all over.' I thought, regretting my earlier choices. I am, however, very glad adrenaline is a thing, as I still feel as energized as I did when I first got attacked.
"Stop running! Just die already!" He yelled out in anger, slashing at me wildly.
'This is my chance… Now!' I grabbed his arm that was slashing at me, twisting it around in the socket and brought it over my head. Using all of the strength I could muster, I brought it down over my shoulder right on the joint as hard as I could, earning a loud cracking sound.
"AAGGHHHH! MY ARM!" Thanking god for my years of training, I took the chance and delivered a spinning kick straight to his nose, earning yet another crack as it broke under my heel. "FUCKING PRICK! YOU'RE DEAD!"
"I don't think so, at least not yet." I said coldly, before setting up for a fight-ending axle kick, aimed straight for the top of his head, a soft spot. However…
"Really Dohnaseek? You can't handle a human all by yourself?" I heard a female voice say, right before I felt an intense amount of pain in my chest. Coughing up blood, I looked down to see a spear sticking out of my chest. Right before I collapsed, I turned to see a raven-haired girl wearing almost nothing walking towards us.
'Fuck… of course he had backup' "*Gargling and coughing noises*" All of the blood filling up my lungs was slowly oozing out of my mouth, pooling around my head and torso.
"You don't understand Raynare. He's no ordinary human, more-than-likely, he's had years of combat training." I heard the man say, slowly losing consciousness.
"Well, let's get out of here. Our job is done." The now named Raynare said, before I heard the sounds of flapping wings slowly trailing away.
'Shit… I can't believe it's about to end like this… dying to a couple of freaks.' I thought, consciousness slipping further away from me. 'I just wish… I could see my family again…' Out of the corner of my eye, I saw my pocket that held the paper that girl gave me earlier start to glow. Taking it as a hallucination, I ignored it. 'Mom… Dad… I'm sorry I was… such a nuisance sometimes. I wish I could apologize for all my wrongdoings.'
Suddenly, the paper flew out of my pocket, glowing a bright crimson. The symbol on the paper grew larger and larger, turning into a deep crimson color. Slowly, a form started to take shape. I couldn't make out who, or what, it was. All I could make out was what it was saying.
"My my, you're in bad shape. I'll tell you what, I'll save your life. In return, you'll live under me, as my servant. I won't let your life go to waste." A female voice said. I turned my head slightly, and right before I passed out, I could make out a feature of this being. Dark crimson hair. A red like only one I've ever seen before. 'That girl…'
Everything faded to black…
Chapter is done! And this took a little bit longer to write than I would've liked. I kinda got sidetracked playing Fortnite, with the new season and all. Sun Strider best skin btw. But anyways, yeah, Josh has finally been reincarnated! Yay! And, I also hinted to some of his backstory in this chapter. When he tells it to someone, nobody (Except me) knows. Now I get to write the juicy stuff in the upcoming chapters. Now, I'm having trouble coming up with a familiar for Josh. Please feel free to leave suggestions in your reviews. Also, I will be starting a poll on my profile on whether or not to write lemons further down the line in the story. And I mean, much further. Like, we're talking season 3 in the anime further. That's all, and again, the next chapter should be out sometime within a week, maybe two.
Songs in this chapter are (in order of appearance): Jocelyn Flores - XXXTentacion, Day 'N Night - Kid Cudi
Thanks for reading!
Joshua's Harem: Tsubaki*, Rossweisse*, Akeno*, Serafall, Koneko, Katase, Murayama (WIP)
Issei's Harem: Rias, Asia, Irina, Xenovia, Aika (WIP)