2016-03-07

An open mind is like a fortress with its gates unbarred and unguarded.

-Akio Hyoudou

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2025 A.D. April 1

Rias of Gremory, was going through a bad day. So troubled was she in fact, that when the bell called the end of the day. She bolted from class and towards the old school building, her red hair fluttering behind her.

She couldn't hear the rain hitting the roof or the wind picking up speed outside. She barely greeted anyone on her way through the halls to her destination. Her mind trying to decipher what to do next, what course of action to take. 'I need to contact brother and consult with him' Rias shuddered, the devils knew this day would come. Their sanctuary wouldn't be safe forever. 'It was really just a matter of time' Rias thought while pushing open the wooded doors that lead into their club room. Only now did she notice the company she had with her.

Rias blinked a few times before composing herself and invited them inside and to take a seat on the couch and the chairs. While she asked Akeno to prepare tea.

Almost all the devils that resided at school was present and slowly made their way inside at her invitation, except one.

Rias sat down on the chair, behind her desk and briefly glanced over the others with her green eyes. They all seemed nervous except Koneko who was munching on a chocolate bar and Sona Sitri, Rias could always count on her childhood friend to appear calm.

"I don't really need to ask you why and your peerage are here, do I Sona?". Rias asked her longtime friend. Watching her said friend frown and shake her head slightly in a no, was all Rias really needed. Rias nodded. "I figured as much, I'm going to contact Sirzechs now and inform him of this development". Rias said.

Rias summoned a small magic circle close to her left ear and phoned her brother, the current Lucifer. While watching her queen serve tea to her guests.

Rias heard the call connect and a gentle voice answered. "Rias, it's good to see that you haven't forgotten your older brother". Slight exhale of breath could be heard, before her brother continued with his rant. "You missed me didn't you, that's why your calling me, right?". Rias sighted and shook her head in exasperation at her brother's antics. She didn't have time for them now.

Time was of the essence and she had wasted enough. "Listen Lucifer, we have a situation her at Kuoh". Rias could hear the other side quiet down, the voice that came back had not a single trace of mirth in it. "What's wrong Rias?". At her brother's serious tone, Rias whispered "Hyoudou Issei, has enrolled and is now in my class".

"Where is he now". Came the prompt reply from her brother. Rias concentrated on the wolf medallion that was still vibrating against her bosom. "He is still inside our classro-" Rias head whipped towards the closed doors, eyes widening, lips trembling slightly. "Oh Lucifer, H-h-he is here inside the building". She could feel her heartbeat quicken exponentially. Fear coursing through her body while she stood up from her chair on shacking legs. In the corner of her right eye she saw the others scramble from their sitting position after her exclamation, to stand. A few chairs feel backwards on the floor. She heard Sona talk with her sister. The medallion was vibrating wildly against her bosom, just like when she was in class earlier.

She knew Issei was outside the door to the clubroom. Rias knew Sona also knew that the psionic was outside the door. Without meaning to, Rias had ended the call with her brother. She was holding her breath. So, where the others, her and Sona's peerage couldn't feel the psionic since they didn't have medallions of their own. But they did notice how their masters acted.

Her mind running rampart with thoughts and scenarios of what was going to happen next. The usually calm president broadcasted fear through her body language. The light knocks on the door made her jump. Startled, unable to comprehend what happened. There was another light knock on the door. Rias blinked a few times, she didn't expect this, no anything but. She cast a glance at Sona. She had the same expression of bewilderment plastered on her face, that Rias had and Sona Sitri never showed that expression.

Rias shook her head mentally and physically to clear her mind, and ordered her queen to open the door with her hand, which reminded her she needed to have a talk with her queen, too late now she though and sighed.

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Issei let out a low moan and stretched his limps when the bell finally rang and called the end of the day. Barely getting halfway up from his chair, he heard the door slam open and people leaving hurriedly. Issei sighed. He knew which people left in a hurry and why and it wasn't like he was surprised, not really. War and conflict. The bane of humanity, but paradoxically and against common belief it's also a part of humanity's way to survival in a hostile world, galaxy and universe. Issei backed down onto the chair again and slowly closed his eyes. Issei relaxed with a slight exhale of breath. Memories of human history coursed through his mind like a tsunami.

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1955: the foundation of what was going to be the beginning of the transformation of humanity as a hole, began. Hyoudou enterprises was founded in Tokyo Japan by Akio Hyoudou after a few assassinations, outright bribes and some light mental suggestions through the use of psionics and the falsifying of his identity into official records, which thanks to the American bombing of Tokyo in 1944, went quite easily. The post war world was open minded for new innovations with the space race, cold war going on and the Vietnam war on the horizon, the market for new technology was exceptionally high. After laying the foundation of the corporation, Akio spent the first five year patenting several technological marvels from lasers, cold fusion generators to neosteel, gauss weaponry and power armor. At the same time, the company built up its manufacturing capabilities in Japan.

1957: Hyoudou Enterprises opens its first military based corporation.

1958: The technological marvels coming out of Japan had most of the developed western nations leaders turn their heads towards the Island nation. Some of them would build better relationships with Japan, including America, Canada, Sweden, Germany, France and England. Hyoudou enterprises first foreign branch opens in Stockholm Sweden, dedicated to research, development and education. Japans economy was growing by the day.

1959: First reports of humans with different abilities emerge, but was promptly discarded by the few different governments around the world, because more pressing matters demanded their attention. Akio had under these four years built up a considerable report with the Japanese government and hinted that if they heard anything like this, they should inform him. Which they did. After hearing these rumors Hyoudou Enterprises founds the Ghost Initiative.

1960: John F. Kennedy elected president of the united states of America. Cuba aligns itself with soviet. Hyoudou Enterprises buys IBM. The PC revolution begins. Hyoudou Enterprises second overseas branch opens up in the united states of America, New York City through the acquisition of IBM.

1961 February 3: A secret meeting, the first of many between Akio Hyoudou and the Director of CIA John McCone, facilitated trough Hayato Ikeda and John F. Kennedy takes place, a month after the united states terminates their diplomatic relationship with Cuba, a deal was struck between the two parties, a deal that would secure the united states of America were technologically superior to the USSR. Hyoudou Enterprises starts the Spectre Corps.

April 17: The invasion of Cuba by Cuban exiles backed by the united states succeeds. The rebellion spread like a wildfire after the assassination of Fidel Castro that also marks the first shot ever fired with a C-10 anti-personnel sniper rifle. Effectively and abruptly ending the Cuba crisis.

April 28: Hyoudou Enterprises opens up another branch in the united states of America, in the outskirts of Seattle, dedicated to weapons manufacturing and research. It's partly financed by the CIA for five years and the facilities were gifted to Hyoudou Enterprises, as per the deal struck in February 1961.

May 17: Vice President Lyndon B. Johnson visits South Vietnam. Failed Assassination attempt by north Vietnamese forces. Public outrage throughout the united states. Demands an end to the conflict once and for all. John F. Kennedy agrees.

1962 Mars 4: Akio Hyoudou concludes like he had believed, that after his arrival humanity started to develop psionics after finding more children around six or seven years old with the gift. Though not all psionics found trough the Ghost initiative were children.

May 17: The planed date of united states troop deployment in Vietnam is pushed half a year to November instead. One the promise of the troops getting access to new body armor from Hyoudou Enterprises.

August 10: Hyoudou Enterprises expands to Paris France and Berlin Germany.

November 17: United states of America deploys two-hundred thousand troops to Vietnam equipped with the new body armor. The Spectre Corp's provides the American Intelligent agencies with the first prototype for a Ground Penetrating X-Ray Radar for Satellites and Air Ships. As such, in 1963 the American Military severed on an offensive. The vital network of tunnels between North and South Vietnam was discovered with the X-Ray Satellite Radar, sealing the frontier and cutting the train of supplies in men and weapons to South Vietnam. The United States started doing a measured but heavy cleanup of the starved Vietcong and North Vietnamese forces inside South Vietnam, while hammering methodically even the smallest detected attempt to cut the Blockade, destroying the North Vietnamese support structure through precision and mass bombardment.

December 2: Hyoudou Enterprises expands to London England, Helsinki Finland, Beijing China and South Vietnam.

1963 October 18: Hyoudou Enterprises continues its massive acquirement of personnel and buying up any promising companies, as such Hyoudou Enterprise has a branch in most of the western world and the more developed countries in Asia.

November 22: John F. Kennedy assassinated. Lyndon B. Johnson takes over the presidency. Declared another two-hundred thousand troops will be sent to Vietnam to finally end the successful campaign once and for all. USSR massively boosts it's spending on military technology to catch up with the United States.

December 4: Akio Hyoudou arrives in South Vietnam after hearing rumors from American soldiers about demons on the battlefield, thinking some young psionics gone insane.

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Akio gently made his way through the dense Vietnamese jungle toward his target, making no sound at all thanks to his ghost training and his hostile environment suit. It had taken him eight days to track his elusive target. He felt a small pity for the American troops that hade to trudge through this jungle in their combat gear with the heat and the humidity biting at them at every chance. At least his suit kept his body tempered. The sun was shining and no clouds as far as he could see through the canopy, which wasn't much. The jungle had been full of life. None which would have been able to touch the ghost. He ducked under another branch. Since the hostile environment suit had an integrated sensory suit that passively or actively scanned for living targets or movement depending on the user's own choice.

When Akio began to approach the tree line, closing in on the village after his eight-day trek. There was only silence, like all the wildlife decided to go quiet at the exact same moment. Akio knew he was at the right place then and there.

Akio activated his cloak, took a knee at the end of the tree line and scanned the village. A few buildings dotted the landscape. Made from wood and thatch. The terraced rice fields were the most prominent feature of the landscape, climbing far above the buildings. Taking in the bodies of the inhabitants of this village or what was left of them. They were torn apart, butchered the way the Zerg did. That thought didn't sit well with Akio. 'Could it be? The Zerg here?' Well here he was, so some of them could have been transported here if they were close to his position. Akio switched over to infrared vision and watched the bodies. They are still hot. Fresh kills. Not even an hour old, haven't had time to cool. Switching over to his psionic sight granting him the ability to see through walls. There inside the main building. Something had anchored itself to the roof. The heat signature shown is too warm for a human. 'Zerg then?' Akio exhaled slowly. 'That would confirm why the American troops thought it was a demon.' Akio thought. While shouldering, sighting on what he presumed was the head and fired his C-10 sniper rifle like he had done so many times before. The rifle kicked back against his shoulder gently and spit out the 25mm antipersonnel round charged with energy.

The round traveled through the space in an instance hitting the intended target precisely where Akio had aimed. Watching through heat vision when the target jerked, its grip loosened on the ceiling from the bullet impact that decimated its head and showered blood and brain matter all around. It finally tumbled down on the floor when gravity did its job. Still kneeling watching the surroundings. 'If it's the Zerg more will join it in moments.' Akio thought while watching the area. Few minutes passed before Akio decided to make his way over to the downed body. Akio gently nudged the door open while hugging the wall. When nothing jumped at him he made his way inside. Eyes narrowing at the sight. 'Not Zerg that's for sure.' Akio thought while scanning over the body. The head was gone as shown by the blood and matter spread out around the body. The upper body was that of a voluptuous woman's. Her stomach featuring a cavity with teeth. The lower body was gigantic and beastly with a snake tail and four legs, each having sharp claws. 'No wonder it could hang on the celling.'.

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December 18, Hyoudou Enterprises opens its first biological research center in Seoul South Korea.

1964, Another two-hundred thousand troops arrive in Vietnam ending the conflict once and for all. Hyoudou corporation opens orphanages in countries where they have offices as a way to find and take care of more human psionics.

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Issei slowly opened his eyes, got of the chair and made his way over to the old school building.

When he arrived at the double doors inside the building. He knocked. When no one answered, he knocked again. The doors slowly opened.