A/N: Welcome back, to, another episode of Ash's Tale!

In this one, we see Ash being serious and slightly emotional.

Warning: Its a very short, somewhat filler chapter so you guys won't get bored yet.

Double warning: Serious, UN-Ash like stuff ahead

Chapter 4: A serious History

After waving captain prick and TOM off, I hopped onto an empty couch in the lobby and stretched my legs lazily across the table. Having forgotten my objective goal in finding Tsubaki, I stared up at the ceiling and started to think epic flashbacks (LIKE A BOSS).

Now I never really told you why I came all the way to Japan's Fenrir Far east Branch did I? Listen up, because this one has all the juicy but extremely serious bits inside. Ignore me if you want for now, but whatever works for you people.

It's awkward, really. I have an uncle, just one. My dad had different parents so he was kind of like a step-uncle. He went to work in Japan, only a day after that did the whole aragami thing started to happen. I never really saw uncle often, but he was a cool guy, taught me a whole lot of Japanese too, kind of like a teacher with way too big a moustache.

Then, back in Singapore, everything went to hell.

Being a small country and all, the aragami easily wiped it out. One by one my friends and relatives fell prey to aragami. My parents and I tried to go into hiding. Unfortunately, as I mentioned earlier, Singapore is way too small a country to hide from huge things such as aragami. That was when all that two years of hiding came to nothing.

When we were eventually routed by an three ogretails and this giant monkey thing. My parents told me to hugged me and told me to run. I didn't, I was too scared. Then, everything came fast, the three ogretails leapt at my parents and the monkey thing punched (yeah I'm serious) me to the side. From afar, I could see blood on the ogretails mouths.

It was sickening to already know who's blood it was.

The ogretails were much smarter than I gave them credit for, though. They noticed I wasn't dead yet, or just decided to feed on me after my parents. But I could guess it was the first one.

Why?

The first one stuck its spiky tail into my arm and I screamed in pain. It was horrible, my blood spurt from my arm like….I don't even know what! The second and third one tried to stab me in the stomach, but only one of them got so far into me and I blacked out.

I don't remember clearly after that, but I could make out a silhouette of a man slashing through the aragami before I went out.

The first colour I saw when I first woke up was white. That colour, to me, only meant one word.

Hospital.

My mind whirred with nonsense and crap. Where was I? How did I get here? Why are people speaking Japanese?

"Japanese…?"

I could hear the doctors talking about me. As I was the only person in the ward, I figured it was me. There was another, much more gruff voice talking outside.

"Barely made it…brain damage…"

"Loss of blood…needed to replace…I'm sorry…"

The last one went kind of like this.

"The hell…you gotta be fucking kidding! No way am I letting him live like this…"

I'd later find out that voice was my uncle, Tooru Ryusaki (different parents remember?). Being a very direct person, he told me about the things that happened. The rescue in Singapore when he heard that it was almost destroyed. The fact that he came back to find me and my parents.

The fact that he became a Gods Eater.

Adding all the nonsense about why he joined up, it was a lot to take in for me. Not long after I was released, uncle signed a form that said he would adopt me and would be my guardian. I thought this was the best thing that could have had happened. Someone was finally there to take care of me.

It wasn't much better.

His job as a Gods Eater had him stay at the branch for long, so he only came home about twice a week. He was surprisingly rich though, even giving me his old PSP he used to play for leisure and a few games before the whole aragami mess. Whenever he was gone, he would get this old dude, Momotama-san I was asked to call him, to look after me. THAT dude wasn't even around all the time, bout twice a week too.

He was nice, like my uncle too. Sometimes he would bring my out for walks or tell his old tales as a Gods Eater. But when he wasn't, I would then go back to my life of surviving. Inside AND outside uncle's house.

Then the news came.

It was like a double shock to me. After two years, a messenger came to my doorstep. At first I thought it would be that new friend I made on the street that would run visit me once in awhile. But no…

It was a messenger from the Far East Branch.

He merely asked, "Are you Ash Shikigami?" I grinned broadly and replied him with the usual, "Sure am! If you're looking for uncle I'm sure he's back at the branch looking for a wife or something."

Ignoring me, the man started to speak about how much of a good man my uncle was in helping the Far East Branch despite the fact that his life was on the line everyday. Uncle once told me that should he die, not to grieve but to move on.

That test came from that day on.

"I'm incredibly sorry for your loss. He left you a message, contents only to be shown to you."

The man handed me an envelope. In it was a message from uncle.

Hey Ash,

If you're reading this I uh…kinda died on a mission or something I guess.

I know I'm not the best guy with words but, I just wanted to say I loved ya. Even if you felt I didn't really, I did. As I said, I'm not good at expressing stuff. Maybe that's why I never got a wife, HAH!

Still, the news must be quite a shock to you huh? I'm sorry, really. I keep telling you that one day we'll see the end of this age of monsters eh? Well, maybe it's not me that's going to end it, maybe another generation will end it for us.

Kiddo, do you remember when I visited you back when you just finished Kindergarten? You said you wanted to be a hero right?

Hah…I so remember that.

Well lemme tell you this, in this world, there are two kinds of people now. The first are folks like yourself, those just trying to survive in this nasty rat-hole called Earth.

Then there's the second kind: Gods Eaters.

I'm sure you're old enough now to know what I'm trying to tell you, hero.

Remember, ya little rascal. I'll always be watching from above.

Love, Uncle.

PS: If you spoil that PSP, I'll come haunt you!

I don't really need to tell you what happened after that do I?

I broke down and cried in an extremely uncool fashion. I've never cried like that before, not even at my parents deathbed. Well, they were technically eaten alive and…that brain damage had screwed some of my mental capabilities. Ever since then, I've been pondering over the letter. Momotama-san stopped visiting me for obvious reasons. The last I heard of him was him retiring as a Gods Eater.

But have you ever wondered how I survived in this crazy, apocalyptic world?

That's a story for another time.

Just thinking about it makes me want to tear up and cry. But hell no am I going to do that. I'm a Gods Eater now, I'm gonna be a hero. When that happens, I'll save everyone.

And when I save everyone, I'll date some chicks…

And then I'll get married.

"Damn…" I wondered aloud, "This is so unlike me…"

I know you guys have only seen me for the past three chapters or so, but hey, awesome men like me have their reminisce moments too to.

*Beep*

Bloody loudspeaker, break me out of my thoughts why don't you?

*This is an announcement made to the whole Far East Fenrir Branch*

Oh great, what now? An ogretail infestation? I better get read-

*Would the new recruit by the name of Ash Shikigami report to the executive section to meet head advisor Tsubaki Amamiya, effective immediately*

I could see Hibari at the counter talking into the microphone piece as she glared into my direction.

"Yeah, yeah whatever."

Grabbing my white coat, I threw it on and walked towards Hibari, "Hey, if Tsubaki comes down this way before I find her, don't tell her you saw me."

Alright…I think I'm feeling a whole lot better after talking to myself for a few pages or so.

…

What? Is breaking the fourth wall not allowed in here? If so, you can go jump into-

*I repeat, report to the executive section immediately*

"And for your information," she removed the mic and spoke to me with a smirk, "I DID see you."

Damn…

So, how was it? Ash's Serious past?

R&R