I was suppose update a day or two ago but I ate something which made me sick and throw up but now I'm feeling bit better! Hope you enjoy Dead Man because this one should be easier to finish because I like sad stories and already plan everything for Dead man.
Chapter 9
Aceton stood, his eyes trained onto Hiroyuki and Isaac, his heart pang but he hid it well as the broken look was covered by the veil of false smiles and happiness. His sky blue eyes directed toward Opal who was mumbling something that he couldn't hear but he nodded to be polite, Drevas stood by his side glaring at anyone that dared to look at his summoner while Belfura was doing a couple of stretches but she could sense the dangerous aura around the earth unit yet she didn't bother to speak up for it wasn't a problem that involved her summoner.
"Hey Ace, if I were to become a bird do you think I be a pretty bird or vicious bird?" Aceton scratched his cheek as he stare down at Opal who looked up as she waited for her answer. "I think you be an ugly bird!" Opal gasped as she whack Aceton over the head. "You are so rude!" She turned to look at Isaac and waved her hand wildly causing the feminine male to notice. "Isaac come here! I have a question!" Opal yelled loudly while Isaac sweated nervously but he slowly moved toward the group with Rugrow, Hiroyuki and Yujeh following behind him, their eyes glaring at Aceton who didn't bother to look at them.
As Isaac finally reached a safe distance Opal latched on to the blonde haired boy and forced him to stare at the giant who stared back. "Did you hear what this jerk said to me? He thought I'll be an ugly bird!" Isaac sweat dropped as he looked over at the red eyes that were glittering with happiness. "What kind of bird do you think I'll be?" Isaac looked around rapidly, his eyes darting around as he sweated nervously before Hiroyuki spoke up. "You'll be like the red robin, red like your hair and eyes." He commented coldly while Opal huffed and glared at the purple haired male. "I didn't need your comment Mister. I'm so high and mighty!" Opal was scowling as she let go of Isaac and crossed her arms before turning her head away in anger.
Cold blue eyes blinked confused before he looked over to his unit Rugrow who just huffed and turned away from his summoner with his own confusion. Aceton and Isaac were snickering quietly knowing why Opal was snapping but they both stopped when they heard each other snickering and stared at each for a moment, Isaac turned away his body trembling slightly while Aceton kept staring, his mind muddle with many emotions but hidden behind his mask. "By the way Isaac, why are you hanging around this guy?" Opal spoke rudely as she glared at Hiroyuki who was staring blankly back until her glare broke as Aceton placed his hand gently on top of Opal's head who just grin sheepishly while Isaac and Hiroyuki's body went stiff, their units look ready to attack Aceton on their command.
Yet Aceton did nothing but ruffle her red hair as he grin lazily, his voice wasn't dark from last night, it was cheery and light. "You aren't going to get any boyfriends if you keep acting like this Opal." The redhead scowl as she began hitting Aceton who just ignore the fist that made contact with his chest. "Ah, help me! I'm being attacked by a tomato with rabies!" Aceton draw out lazily as Drevas rubbed his forehead with annoyance written all over his tan face. "Drevas, my friend! Save me from the angry tomato!" Aceton giggled childishly as he pushed Drevas between him and Opal who was yelling insults at the giant. Isaac was giggling along, forgetting the moment before Hiroyuki nudge him and to receive angry look from the cold person before that giggle fade and was replaced with sad smile.
"Aceton! Isaac is sad! We need do something!" Opal pointed out as she notice the feminine male was smiling sadly. She turned to shorter blonde haired male and pounced on him before she began tickling the boy who was spluttering in fits of laughter while Aceton and Hiroyuki stood side by side watching the two. "What kind of game are you playing at beast." Aceton glanced over to the purple male who hissed angrily at him before he turned his gaze to Opal and Isaac. "There is no game that I am playing." Aceton chirped as he notice the cold blue eyes narrowed. "Then what are you doing here. A monster like you clearly knows that you don't belong here."
The giant chuckle quietly not to draw the attention of Opal or Isaac, he tilted his head as his sky blue eyes shined dangerously. "You speak as if this place is for the holy when this place is clearly not as it only filled with sinful creatures that will feed and feed on their sins until the devil himself comes and drag them into the pits of the blazing hell." Hiroyuki scowled as he turned to Aceton and grabbed the male by the collar of his uniform, the cold blue eyes blazed with anger and agony. "Oh did I hit a nerve~" Aceton cooed quietly knowing that the two already attracted the attention around them. "I should kill you right now and be done with it!" Hiroyuki growled, Drevas look over to his summoner only to see that Aceton was calm but his eyes were filled with its own anger but he didn't move knowing that they were the centre of attention of the others.
"What do the two of you thinking you're doing?!" The two separated as the commander baldie came fuming. "I don't care what happen but I will not tolerate this shit! You two come with me right now and you idiots get back to work now!" Everyone scattered to go back to sparring or doing chores that were given while Aceton and Hiroyuki trudge after commander baldie with Rugrow and Drevas following behind them. "Can't believe you got us in trouble." Aceton grumbled pathetically. "Shut up monster."
The two summoner and units found themselves deep in the forest with the bald commander who glare at them. "Since you two can't get along, you both be in this forest for a week to get the fuck over your problem and bond, if I come back and you both aren't working together, you are both kicked out and being sent back!" Before the summoners or units could say anything the older man already left, leaving them to be alone in the dense forest. "He didn't even let us take our weapons." Aceton blurted out while Drevas sighed as he nudged his summoner. "It's because we're here so you don't need your weapons." Aceton nodded in understanding until Drevas instantly pushed him to the side as the earth unit's pike was directed at Rugrow who snarled.
"How dare you attack him as he is unaware." Drevas coldly spoke as Hiroyuki narrowed his eyes. "He is not human and you still treat him as your summoner?! That man you called a summoner is killer! A monster! Unwanted mistake in this blasted world!" Something inside caused Drevas to growl out angrily as he charged straight at Hiroyuki, his pike aiming for the purple haired male's chest only for the black dragon to breathe out purple flame. Drevas instantly avoid the attack before charging at Rugrow, their eyes watching each other before the blade of the pike clashed with black scales of the tail.
Drevas's eyes narrowed at the black dragon before he instantly stepped back as Rugrow breathe out the same purple flames but only to be met with the dragon's claw as it not only clawed him across the chest barely missing the blue gem on his chest, he was also swatted towards the tree. "Drevas!" Aceton cried out in concern before his attention was directed toward Rugrow who opened his jaw and aim for the giant, ready to end his life before the earth unit pushed himself between his summoner and the jaw of his enemy that tried clamp shut on Aceton, his pike separating Rugrow from himself and Aceton. "Don't you dare touch him." Drevas growled out before he instantly pushed the black dragon back, his once empty blue eyes blazing with anger. "He will be eliminated and you will not stop me."
The two units start to clash as the purple flames were fired, the blade of the pike and the scale of the tail clashing. Eyes blazing in rage as they were fighting for their life unaware of Aceton approaching to Hiroyuki who never removed his angry blue eyes off of the giant. "We have something to settle. Don't we?" Aceton giggle madly as Hiroyuki lifted his fist in the air as he took a step back from the mad man. "Stay back." Hiroyuki snarled out but that didn't faze Aceton as he kept approaching the man. "Don't worry. It will only hurt just a tiny bit!" Aceton quickly lunged for Hiroyuki but he skillfully avoid Aceton as he swiftly kick Aceton in the stomach sending the giant to crash a few feet but he instantly got up and grin at him before he start approaching the purple haired. "Ara ara, you have such a powerful kick. To bad it doesn't hurt."
"Rugrow help!" The black dragon instantly turned to see Aceton running at his summoner but before Rugrow can even fly over to help him, Drevas instantly blocked his path as he glare at Rugrow. "Your fight is with me." Drevas lunged at Rugrow who barely dodge the attack as he whipped his tail at the earth unit.
Aceton's hands wrapped tightly around Hiroyuki's neck, his eyes dilated as he cackled wildly. His grin wide and frightening. "Stop struggling, you'll make it worse!" He giggled while Hiroyuki's hands clawed against Aceton's skin causing dark purple blood to ooze out. "Aww you poor baby! Trying to free yourself!"
'... Please… Stop…'
Erevos's voice echoed quietly but Aceton didn't listen as he watched Hiroyuki's eyes fluttering before they closed. 'Ace… Ton… Stop… Stop… STOP IT.' Aceton's vision blurred suddenly as black spots were covering his vision before the darkness consumed his entire sight, before his mind went blank. He saw bright purple eyes staring back at him that were filled with concern and he couldn't help but think of his old friend.
"Get up Hiro!" Blue eyes opened to stare at familiar green eyes. "Isaac? What day is it?" The small boy stepped back as he crossed his arms with a pout on his girly face, his emerald eyes shimmering brightly before he beamed happily. "Its Ms Sonia's birthday today! You need to get up already so that we can just go and prepare her birthday gift!" The purple haired child just grin before he got up and stretched as his ragged t-shirt flowed gently to his knees. "Come on Isaac let's get going!" The two children ran out of the room unaware two of pair of eyes watching them run off.
Sky blue eyes shifted towards to stare at familiar demonic eyes, anger could be clearly seen and the scowl was present on his face. "Erevos, what is the meaning of this?" The demonic God look down nervously, his pointy grey eyes flickered. 'Can't die… Can't die.' Aceton growled annoyed but he didn't raise a hand at Erevos but his angry glare never left the demonic God. "Why the fuck did you drag me in here?" Erevos's body stiffen at the angry tone in Aceton's voice but he relaxed a bit. 'Watch… He… Can't die… Goal… A goal.' The giant huffed in annoyance at the broken words but nodded reluctantly. "This better be good because I was close to getting rid of him."
Aceton began following the two children with Erevos following behind him, they passed by broken wooden walls and floor boards but the sound of children laughter with two older voices could be heard. They followed the voices to reach a large dining room with mismatched chairs and dishes that only had bowl of porridge but what stood out were 5 children running around with two adults, a man and a woman who were laughing along.
"Happy Birthday Ms. Sonia!" The children squealed out happily while a woman with light teal hair and bright jaded eyes just giggled at the children. "Thank you everyone! I'm so glad I could celebrate with all of you!" The older male wrapped his arms around her and kissed her cheek lovingly as he grinned happily. "We have a present for you my wife!" Isaac and Hiroyuki quickly got off their chair and ran out of the dining room to only come back with small box wrapped messily and a card. "Ah no fair you two! I wanted to bring the present to Ms. Sonia!" A little girl with black raven hair with dark chocolate brown eyes huffed annoyed.
Hiroyuki stuck his tongue out childishly at her. "Sucks for you Hilda!" The two quickly rush to Sonia's Side and handed the gift to the older women who giggled at their interaction. "Thank you for the gift everyone! I know living in a rundown orphanage can be difficult but I'm so glad we were still able to bond together." Sonia open the card first and smiled softly before she proceed to remove wrapping and opening the box only to gasp as her eyes glisten with tears at the sight. "Thomas! How did you and children get this necklace?!" She looked over to her husband who smiled sheepishly.
"Ah we took part time jobs around the town and saved up for it. We hope you like it my dear!" Thomas's hazel eyes shine with joy as he combed his light pink hair. Hilda instantly wrapped her arms around Sonia's leg as she laughed happily with a smaller girl with red twin tails and black onyx eyes that followed quietly behind. "Madeline and I want to see you wear it!" The red hair nodded shyly while a boy with buzz cut jumped up excitedly with his bright cyan eyes shining happily. "Eric wants Ms. Sonia to wear necklace." The buzz cut boy spoke in third person while the teal haired woman just shook her head gently before she reached into the box to drag out a golden chain necklace the gleamed and what dangle at the golden chain was the bright red Ruby heart.
The small family celebrated happily while Aceton and Erevos kept watching, their eyes narrowed before they turned to stare at each other. "Erevos…" Erevos bit his lip and look down, his grey fist clenched tightly, his black sharp nails cutting deep into his palm causing purple blood to start oozing out and dripping from his tattooed hand to the floor. 'I know… My-' Aceton shook his head as he turned his gaze back to the happy family. "No, this was never your fault. It never has and it will never will be your fault, you were never involved with the family so don't say it's your fault."
The pendent glowed ominously but no one notice but Aceton and Erevos who watch the 5 children running and laughing innocently unaware of the fate that will be brought to them. "Are we to watch until the end?" Erevos shook his head before the scene changed to Sonia holding her head while the necklace dangle from her neck. "Maddie! Hurry up!" Eric shout as he grabbed the redhead's hand and was dragging her past Sonia. "B-but… Ms. Sonia… Is unwell." The quiet girl spoke but Eric didn't listen as he dragged her to find the others.
"Eric? What are you doing to Madeline you meanie!" Hilda's voice echoed while the sound of running footsteps and smack follow by a cry. "That hurts!" Aceton followed the children's voice, not giving glance to Sonia, his sky blue eyes settle down at the outside town to see the children playing happily, their laughter echoing even if they were poor. "... Must be nice… To have a family to belong in." Aceton mumbled as he placed a hand on the glass window, separating him from the outside world where the children played and laugh. "I'm… Jealous… Very jealous of your once normal life, Hiroyuki and Isaac."
'Ace… Ton?'
Aceton closed his eyes as he smiled softly to himself. "But… It doesn't matter, even though I wish and want to have the life you both once had. I no longer have need for it any more, when I was still a child… Yes… I would love to have a family like that but now. I no longer need or wish for that life, my life is sealed and I met people that could make me feel… The warm feeling… I once felt." He whispered as he watch Sonia leave the ruin orphanage, her eyes were no longer filled with its bright jaded eyes but they were dark hidden with dark intent.
The scene changed, the walls covered with blood. Thomas lay dead on the ground his crimson blood staining the ground while the children huddle together and away from the woman they once thought as their mother, she was no longer Sonia the woman who brought them in orphanage and love them, in front front them was a monster that wore her skin. She bend down, her jaws cracked and creaked before it widening as she began to swallow Thomas's dead body whole. Her body shifted and changed, her eyes dilated as her tongue became long and forked while her legs were no longer seen but replace with serpent like tail. "Ssso tassssty… I wonder… What would you children tasssste like." She hissed as Hilda stood up, her eyes flaring with anger and fear she turned to the 4 children who were cowering in fright. "Run everybody and don't look back!" She yelled. Eric quickly got up and grabbed Madeline's hand before pushing Isaac and Hiroyuki to sprint, leaving Hilda behind who tried to fight back.
Aceton watch as the monster he seen in books known as a Naga, wraps its tail tightly around Hilda and began to squeeze the life out of her. Aceton and Erevos watch the little girl began to slowly began to suffocate but what shock the two was that Hilda's deep chocolate eyes stare straight at Aceton as if she could see him, Aceton thought she couldn't but he was proven wrong when he read her lips 'Help them.' She was devoured leaving no trace of herself left in the world. "Erevos."
'Standing… At… Death's door… Ability… To see… The things you can't… Through this is not the past… Only a memory.'
"Is that so… Imagine… To have ability to go back time and fix things… A power like that… Should be destroyed."
'I… Thought you… Would use it.'
"... the past is the past, what now is the present and to walk toward the future."
The scene in front of them changed, they watch Eric and Isaac trying to lift Madeline up but the red haired girl refuse to budge, tears falling from her onyx eyes as she sobbed loudly. The town before them was covered in blood, body parts scatter among the streets while organs hang like a decoration. "Maddie we have to go!" Eric grabbed Madeline's cheek, his own eyes prickling with tears but the small girl refuse to budge. Hiroyuki had scan the town that was covered in blood, the once happy life in this town was dead and empty, only they and the monster were left in this town.
Hissing could be heard approaching caused Isaac and Eric to try and force Madeline to move but she didn't budge, the sound of hissing was slowly getting closer to them, the buzz head boy tighten his fist before he stare straight at his friends. "Isaac, Hiroyuki get out of here!" His eyes tearing up as his body trembled in fright while Hiroyuki shook his head. "Are you crazy? We need to go!" Eric shook his head before he kneel down and held Madeline in his arms tight.
"I… I'm not leaving Maddie! We left Hilda behind and… She gone! Hiro, Isaac… Please run!" Eric stop speaking in third person, his fear got to him, while Madeline wrapped her arms around Eric and sobbed loudly, Hiroyuki stare at them shock until Isaac reached out, his green eyes filled with tears and fear but he grasped Hiroyuki's wrist tightly and ran into the forest and never dare to look back as Eric and Madeline sat on the empty streets, crying softly while the woman who was once Sonia follow their soft cries.
"Erevos."
'There's nothing… We… Can… Do… They're only a memory'
Aceton signed but he approach the two sobbing children that stayed behind, his sky blue eyes stare at them which gain their attention, Eric's cyan eyes stared up at Aceton with frightful look. "Do you fear death?" The boy nodded as he restrained himself from sobbing. "I will not lie to you… You and the girl will die… Death approaches fast but you both will not die alone. If this comforts you both, the woman that you once called a mother. The man you called a father and the girl you consider a sister, they are waiting behind the doors of death." "W-what about Isaac and H-Hiro?" Madeline whimpered as Eric hushed her quietly. "They will live, they will train and one day… They will avenge you all. Rest assured that this monster will not hunt them until fate bring them together for the last dance of death so rest and be in peace."
"... Will we see you angel?" Aceton's eyebrow raised in questioning but he gently shook his head. "I am no angel, nor am I human. Like the woman that killed everyone here, I too am a monster." Eric and Madeline stared at him, their body no longer trembled in fright. They felt at ease. "If your a monster… Then your a good monster." Everything became a blur in front of Aceton, his sky blue eyes widen slightly as he bit his lip tightly to see the children's body scatter on the floor and their blood staining the stone street below them yet two lone pair of hands clutched each other tightly.
The naga slithered past Aceton to continue her search for the two survivors while Aceton try to calm himself, the insanity trying to eat him away but he did not budge yet he could hear it taunt him, beckon him to release the negative emotions. He stood up and turned to Erevos who look back at him with his demonic eyes filled with sadness and pain, the scene around them change once more leaving them into blank white room as the story of the memories faded. "What… What are you doing here." Aceton turned around sky blue eyes clashing with ice blue eyes.
"To see if you are truly dead, Hiroyuki."
"Damn you… I'll kill you, you monster!"
"Then come at me, rip me to shreds, beat me, make me bleed. Tear me apart until I can no longer speak, hear, breathe, see and feel. For I too am the same like the monster from your past."
Hiroyuki ran at Aceton his own eyes filled with anger and bloodlust, the small knife aimed straight at him yet it didn't hit his target. Purple blood drip and stain the white pearl floor, demonic eyes stare back at shock ice blue eyes while Aceton let everything sink in slowly for him before he reached out and grasped the demonic God in front of him. "Erevos?"
'Tired… Helpless… Friends… Death… Everyone… Aether… Cassandre… Ouranos… B… Baby… Brother… Please… No… More… Memories… Hurt. Stop… Not… Fault… Mine… Mine alone… Cause… Pain… Destruction… Don't… Hurt… He… Is hurt… Like you…'
"Who… Who are you?! What are you?!"
'A… Monster.'
Everything began to glitch around them, both Aceton and Erevos's form were disappearing while Hiroyuki's eyes glare at them intensly before they became dull as if something dragged him back into his mind.
Sky blue eyes snapped wide open to stare back at crystal blue eyes that were filled with concern. "Aceton… You're awake." Drevas breathe out a sigh of relief as he sat back and looked over to Hiroyuki's unconscious form. "... Drevas… Erevos dragged me into Hiroyuki's memories from how someone he consider a family, wiping nearly everyone he loves and care. From what I saw… He and I are alike, yet we are not the same." Drevas tilted his head as he turned his gaze back to his summoner who slowly reached out towards the dark cloudy with the trees that sway by the wind. "We lost someone important, we both have goal that relate to someone that is dead but the difference… He does not walk the path of evil while I… Drown in the sea of the evil itself."
"What do you want to do with him?"
"... For once in my life… I… Don't want to kill someone… I don't want to kill him, is it weird? That… For someone like me who was willing to suffocate him and end him here… Now just want to let him live because of what they seen?" Aceton voiced out his answer but it came with a question as rain began to pour down on them. "Drevas… What would you do in my position?" Drevas closed his eyes for moment in deep thought as he thought over Aceton's question until he open his eyes as he also looked up to the sky that rain down on them.
"I do not have the answer for your question for it is simply as I am not you, every choice you make is your decision alone and no one… No one can make you say otherwise."
"Then… Drevas… If one day in life… Where I choose to do something that will lead me to path that I can not turn back and that will soon lead me to my end. Would you follow me till the very end?"
"Why do you ask?"
Aceton closed his eyes as his hand fall to ground. "I have a feeling that one day… I'll be forced to choose a path and no matter what path I choose… Someone will get hurt."
"Then… Whatever path you choose, I will follow you and nothing will harm you… Not while I stand as your unit."
"... Thank you…"
'For trying, Drevas.'
Okaaaay chapter 9 now I need few more chapters and be off to adult life! Anyways my question to all of you, what would you do in Aceton's position? I also may or may not take ideas like when Aceton become adult and goes on adventure where he meet people, you can suggest who he meets.