This chapter is the beginning of it all… or was it the prologue? I guess I just have to write it down to find out.
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Meeting… was this Destiny?
Today marks the beginning of it all… the day I will meet someone that would change the course of my beliefs… you should be prepared…
"What do you mean?"
I made a mistake during this time… it destroyed the opportunity I had to work underground…
"What should I do then?"
I want you to not cause too much casualties… you will face great darkness you would least expect. Your hate will consume you and a monster will manifest out of you. His name will be Hate.
"A monster… but not a demon right?"
HE is not a demon but a MONSTER, he is more powerful than any of the demons you currently carry with you.
"His more stronger than us? I find that hard to believe really." Manny said as he speaks for the others.
Trust me, he is more of a monster than a demon and he won't stop until his rage has calmed… or he killed the one who angers him. If he escapes… all will be lost.
"I still cannot believe someone is stronger than us, stronger than Ramon the demon of Wrath." Levy said as he pointed at Ramon.
"I also think you might be just exaggerating. How can you be so sure we cannot seize him?" Lucy asks as he was silent for a while now.
He can control Sean's body at will and his anger will synch well with him in perfect harmony that it will bring lethal destruction to those who oppose him.
"Sounds dangerous then… but whenever you come by it's never something good."
I have my own problems right now; you don't know what kind of shit I'm in.
"Hard to tell since every time we evade a catastrophe… you would disappear. Like when we stopped Beast."
Trust me; Beast is the least of my worries right now. I'm worrying about that others… especially what will happen to us. Keima-san still doesn't know what is happening right?
"Not a clue, also why do I have to forget about that time? Shouldn't I have worked it out?"
"He's got a point there. Meeting the Goddesses isn't big to us anymore." Lucy said as he was getting bored.
It's how we did it, Sean. I'm not good with making people trust me which was usually a good thing but we are taking preventive measures.
"So today will be that day where we will have to cooperate with them?"
"Not to brag, but isn't this going to prolong more because we've been neglecting their presence?" Cruz said as he was the voice of reason in the group.
"He's got a point there but I am assuming that this is the best you've gut for us and the best way to make things go smoothly." Benedict said, he is the brains of the group.
Yes it is by far, I've been through a lot and we're just taking caution to the wind. I'm really not going to have to go though this many walkthroughs if I didn't know what happens.
"I find your ability quite the scare, but then again you were right on a few things for more than one occasion."
Let's end this meeting; the closing ceremony has already ended.
*End of Term Ceremony finished, moving on to summer vacation*
"Muhahahha! Hello, Summer Vacation!" Keima-san might be the most happy to finally have fun at summer and considering he can do his summer homework faster than us. I'm not given any summer homework since the school's staff supports me in winning this year's Chess Tournament. [Think I would actually forget about his plans for summer?]
"I'll finish all the summer homework in half a day! That gives me 40 days! 40 days would mean 1000 hours! I can play games forever. Forever!" He immediately hurries to the game store and bought 50 games which I carried along with my 20 fighting games I just bough. I'll be gone next week so Keima-san went to the convenient store and bought a lot of instant noodles… *sweatdrop*
*Café Grandpa*
"Mom, I'm gonna disappear for about 40 days! But don't worry about me!" I was trying my best not to say anything bad about this but I really want to make an insect joke!
"With that being said I'll be seeing you at the end of August." Before he could leave to his room, Okaa-san grabs him.
"Hold on."
"L-let go! 1000 hours! My 1000 hours!" He was flailing like a newly caught fish as I sat down to drink some of Okaa-san's tea.
"Come on, Keima-san. We have guest , so at least say hello." I told him as our guest seems surprise about me.
"And you are?" She asks as I bowed.
"My name is San Diego, Sean Emmanuelle. I'm currently living here because my parents left me a huge debt that I miraculously can pay to the loan sharks even with the ridiculous amount of interest." I laugh as I really did manage to pay it even with the huge interest every year.
"I-I see." Another person who can't believe what I was saying.
"This is Ayukawa-san; she was my neighbor 10 years ago." Okaa-san said as she made a beaten up Keima-san sit down with us.
"You've grown so much since I last met you, Keima-kun!" I find it interesting that she didn't mind Okaa-san's violence.
"I guess it's been ten years. Do you remember me?" While she was talking my eyes caught a girl sitting beside Ayukawa-san.
"That Keima-kun's 17 years old! She's the same age as my girl." Oh yeah, Keima-san didn't celebrate his birthday during June and my birthday was on April. So that makes me 16 and Keima-san 17.
"I will let them have their fun." I though as I drink some more tea but the silence was killing me.
"I'm sorry if she's so sullen…" She seems embarrassed about her meek behavior but I find it really cute.
"I'm sorry if my boy is weird too…" Okaa-san is also apologizing which made me sweatdrop.
"I'm home, Nii-sama!" I heard Imouto-san came in as Keima-san was cursing how he can't even at least play one game. He then ran away as she gives him a gift.
"Did you have a younger daughter?" Ayukawa-san asks as Okaa-san was embarrassed to talk about it.
"Hi, my name is Elsea! It's nice to meet you!" She introduced herself to them as I look at Keima-san who is still running away. Just then I heard Imouto-san's ringing but immediately went off. We both wondered if it's just our imagination.
"I had so much fun today. Thank you!" Ayukawa-san said as we see them off.
"Not at all! Please, feel free to come again!" I cheered as Okaa-san and I bowed as they left.
"Hey, Keima! What do you mean you don't remember?" I wasn't really listening well since I was making battle plans for the chess tournament.
"See! You were classmates in 1st grade!" She shows a photo as I look at it.
"Only half of either of them is visible though…" I sweatdrop as even back then he was like that.
"I do kind of remember an awkward girl in my class… but at the same time, I don't." This was a first to hear, Keima-san. I went to the fridge and went back to get a carton of milk which I drank along the way.
"You should have told her you remembered even if you really didn't. It's not polite to act that way toward a childhood friend!" I spit to contents of the milk to Imouto-san when I heard the two words which really did change my beliefs.
"You had a childhood friend and you didn't tell me!" I grab Keima-san by the collar as I shake him since he didn't even tell me he has one.
"A relationship of that level of "accuracy…" isn't one you'd call childhood friends!" So she isn't but I'm still confused. I sat down as I heard the whole lecture on Toyota. (By coincidence, it is a company which sells cars and other vehicles.)
"But there's no one like that!" Elsea was pale as she reasons as I shook my head.
"Actually there are, Imouto-san. Also it has been proven that if you had one, the two of you are already chosen for marriage. Basically, if she "is" Keima-san's childhood friend, then the two are already considered a couple!" I'm basing this all in assumptions but there are times when I'm wrong.
"That's right! I don't want you to easily assume that kind of relationship!" He went on as night fell and we had a goodnight's rest. Before I can sleep, however, I had to see if I had any new mail but so far none. I left a message in our site that I'll be going to America on a match in Chess.
*The next day*
Imouto-san and Keima-san have been arguing all day and it's already night time. I've locked myself inside my room as I was cleaning my guns and doing some maintenance with them.
"Lively as always now aren't they?" I asks the demons inside me whom were silent for a while now.
"Makes me worried if the new demons will end up humiliating us…" Lucy was the one who replies as the others grunted.
"Who knows?" I said when an earthquake started all of a sudden. It was a good thing I put the magazines of my guns on a briefcase and the ammunition on the shed. It won't go off since I've already took preventive measures.
"OWWWW!" I heard Keima-san's voice as the earth stood still once again. I can already tell his games collapsed on him.
"That's why I told him to not stock them like a library…" I sighed as the demons agreed. The very next day, we went out to buy Keima-san more games which leaves us surprise he was okay to go despite his injuries.
"I'll have to go buy them again in Inazuma…" Keima-san was a walking in a very exhausted manner.
"You're going to buy a game you've already completed?"
"Why not?" He clearly wasn't even in the mood to argue with Imouto-san as we went ahead, suddenly someone pushes Keima-san towards the road as he evades a speeding truck.
"Don't jump out, you dumbass!" The truck driver yelled as I look behind and found Keima-san's childhood friend. She was clearly shivering as if afraid of our presence.
"Hey… you're…!" She flinches as she walks away and Keima-san went on his way, ignoring the event that just happened.
*Inazumart*
"Oh~! Ground Zero: Behind the Scenes Edition!" I picked up some games as well when we entered, Keima-san leaves to get some cash as I pick up his games for him.
"I wish he was this passionate about the spirit hunt…" I heard Imouto-san say as she looks on at Keima-san.
"Let the guy have his fun, he can only be a teen for once in his life." I told her as her signal for runaway spirits began to rang like crazy.
"Wait let me buy these first!" I told her as we went to the clerk and paid for the games and went to Keima-san's side.
"Nii-sama/Keima-san!" We yelled as we made it to him as I saw Ayukawa-san fall to her death as Keima-san quickly looks if she's dead.
"Keima-san, is she?" I ask as he shook his head.
"Oh… there it goes again… the sensor deactivated again…" Imouto-san said as I was busy digging through my thoughts.
"I'm gonna take a big guest that she's involve in this" I told to him as he replies.
Pretty much, you will find out soon enough… I just hope your eyes won't be blind to what the truth is and what is not.
"It's been bought!" We have returned to the gaming store as I tap Keima-san's shoulder.
"Here, I bought it for you since you were taking long." I told him as I handed his game and he cried tears of joy.
"I'm absolutely positive! Ayukawa-san has a runaway spirit in her, Kami-nii-sama!" We were inside the train to go to another gaming store. Apparently, Keima-san took the opportunity to get them all for the whole summer.
"So we're going all the way to Narusawa just to get your games?" I ask as Keima-san nods.
"I'm going to apply to assign that spirit to me, okay?" Imouto-san said as I added "Oh and I'm not gonna help in this one."
"What! So I'm capturing it!" I nodded as he looks down in defeat. We got down the train as I turned on my PFP to look for some mail.
"Strange, they at least leave a message for me and wish me luck… I wonder why they are not replying?" I was so fixated in my thoughts that I got hit by a post.
"Ouch!"
"You okay, Sean?" Imouto-san asks as I nod.
"It's nothing."
"AAHH!" She was surprise as she looks at her paper.
"Tenri's runaway spirit has already been assigned to someone else! And it's registered by… Nora-san!" That's the first time I've heard that name. [Still didn't know because the broadcast numbers only work on active old demons and Vintage members]
"Somebody else is capturing it? Good!" Keima-san sighs in relief as I was getting worried. After a while we were heading home and learning more about Nora-san.
"Now, Nora-san's known for her speedy resolutions and she's even managed to get a spirit out in half a day!" She explains as we were both surprise.
"Half a day! How did she do that?" I ask as Keima-san wants to know as well.
"I don't know but… people say she makes a lot of mistakes, too… and there are times when the spirit grows…" This wasn't any help then.
"She's not pretty reliable then?"
"And this isn't actually allowed… but they also say that she even gets spirits out without her buddy… but those are all rumors." Seems like its purely negative. I get this bad feeling in my gut.
"Well I guess that has nothing to do with me now…" Keima-san said as he was pushed to the ground as I miraculously swiped his games to my hands reducing our time to buy more again.
"Keima-kun… you're in danger…" This is the first time I've heard her voice but it was very cute and sweet at the same time. It proves that she really is his childhood friend.
"But what does she mean by danger?"
"There's a duo…" She began as I saw Keima-san being chocked and carried away.
"Oh no you don't! Heaven's Assault!" I sky jump kick the person who was dragging Keima-san as she let's go and we land as I carry Keima-san.
"Fine then, I will execute you first!" I got shivers down my spine as she was immediately behind me. I had little choice but to throw Keima-san to Imouto-san and I was caught and dragged away.
"S-Sean-kun!" I heard Keima-san faintly say.
*Keima's POV*
"The games! Here you are, miss…" I look behind me as I found another person giving Tenri a letter.
"A notice of public execution… Nora & Bald?" It read as the person who gave it was mad.
"Who are you calling bald! I'm Ryou! What an ungrateful girl! Don't think I'll be helping you anymore!" He said as Tenri gave him the letter and gave it back fixing his mistake.
"We don't have time for this! Let's go find Sean-kun!" I told them as we ran to find Sean-kun.
*Maijima Seaside Park*
"Let go of me you witch! Why are you taking me captive!" Sean-kun yelled as we can hear him from afar.
"Shut up! Since you made me drop my original victim I will have you executed and have my him witness your torture!" She yells back as we arrived just in time.
"Just watch you two; we're going to drag this man who interfered through pain and torment." She said as I got mad.
"Hey let him go! It's me your after right!" I yelled at them as they ignored me.
"Nora-san stop!" Elsea came just in time to make sense with this demon.
"Elsea! What! Trying to get in our way!" She yells at Elsea as Sean-kun was struggling to get free.
"The person you are holding is my partners best friend!" She yells as Nora looks at Sean.
"Best friend? This thing?"
"I am not a thing you witch!" He yelled as he got mad.
"Really? So this is your buddy's best friend? Then all the more reason to make him suffer and make the pain in your partner last." She said as she puts her foot down his head.
"Please stop! Besides, it's forbidden for devils to lead the hunt!" She reasons.
"As a principle. It's not absolutely unallowed. Oh well, I guess I'll let you go without killing you then as it is a law to not kill civilians." She laughs as Sean-kun puts his head down and manages to lift Nora high enough to get hit by the wooden pole.
"I was planning to let you go but I change my mind." She got close to Sean-kun as her blood was dripping a bit.
"Death is too good for you… instead I will make you go through something worse than death!" She was giving a sadistic smile which didn't phase Sean-kun one bit.
"Heh! You think you scare me! I've already gone through hell and nothing you can do can make it worse!" He countered as she simply ignored him.
"You know, don't you Elsea? About my ability to look into people's thoughts…" Elsea seems surprise as I prepared for the worst.
"I'll crush this man's most precious thing!" Sean-kun flinches as his thoughts will be invaded.
"What the hell!"
"Show it to everyone!" She ordered as Sean-kun still struggles fruitlessly.
"Now let it all out…"
"No!"
"Display your heart's precious!" She said as the screen displayed a loading system which made us silent.
"Onii-chan~!" It was his sister! The one who's in a coma! And his at the hospital when he opened the door and found himself tackled by his cured sister.
"Sa-Sa-Sakura!" Sean-kun exclaimed as he was crying as he hold her sister's hand.
"Onii-chan, we're finally able to meet after all these years!" She said as she holds Sean-kun's hand.
"Sakura-chan… it's really you!" He said as he was flowing tears of joy in the screen.
"Now we can be together, forever!" She said as they went out to who knows where.
"W-What the hell is this?" Nora was sick to find that his wish was his sister to come back.
"So his wish is his sister?" His buddy said as we were looking more into his happy thoughts.
"Nora-san, maybe this is the girl he longed to be with!" He said.
"This cute girl who got out of the hospital? I'm starting to think that this guy is the one with the gap." Nora-san said as he really does have one.
"Oh well, then I will just take that precious thing of yours and tear it apart!" She was moments away to do it as I still continue to look at his happy thoughts.
"Onii-chan? How do you feel about me after all these years?" She asks as she was feeding Sean-kun with dessert.
"What? Of course I still love you even after all these years." He said as he ate the dessert.
"Really, Onii-chan?" She said as he looks away.
"I… love you too… Onii-chan…" The image begins to dissolve as Sean-kun was shock and his expression changes into something I cannot even describe!
"AAAAAAHHHH! AAARRRGGGHHH!" He was screaming at the top of his lungs as the image of his sister was disappearing.
"Hahaha… so how does it feel to lose something dear?" She asks as Sean-kun's screaming stopped all of a sudden.
"… dead already?" She checked but all of a sudden the blind fold on Sean-kun's head was removed and showed his glowing red eyes.
"I take it back… the pain you have given me was indeed the worst I have experienced." He said as he was calm but his blood-red eyes tell a different story.
"Since you killed what is most precious to me… I have no more reason to hold back… my eternal rage…" All of a sudden, the ground was shaking like crazy as the binds on Sean-kun were letting go of him as he grabs hold of the pole he was stuck in.
"I… will… never… forgive… you…" He said as he lowered his bangs to hide his eyes.
"No! It can't be!" That's the signature of when Sean-kun is mad the most! Things won't end up well.
"What did you say?" She asks as Sean-kun sighs and breathes in a lot of air.
"I SAID I WILL NEVER FORGIVE YOU!" He yells so loud that I could swear my eardrums are bleeding.
"I… AM… HATE!" He yells as he lets go of the pole and drags Nora to the water.
"Wh-what the! Let go!" She said as she got up from the water.
"You killed… Sakura-chan…" I can see Sean-kun's eyes crying tears of blood.
"You pieces of shit always do that… you just go ahead and kill my hopes and my dreams at a snap of a finger. Just to give me the feeling of angst and deep depression, and you will give me a cheap ass sorry for hurting my feelings! Have you ever thought about how I felt? Now you have awakened the monster inside of me…" He said as the water was a mix of blue and red.
"I… I'm sorry…" Those were the only two words he wouldn't like to hear from his victims.
"Sorry? SORRY! DO YOU KNOW HOW MUCH PAIN I HAVE SUFFERED KNOWING MY SISTER MIGHT NEVER WAKE UP AGAIN! HOW I FELT EVERY TIME I GO TO THE HOSPITAL AND SEE THE FLOWERS WILTING AWAY! NO! YOU DON'T KNOW HOW MUCH IT TEARS ME APART! I WILL NEVER FORGIVE YOU!" He grabs her by her dress and his body now stands in water.
"Wha-!" She was shock but that shock isn't compared to the fear I can feel in Sean-kun's radiating anger.
"FEEL MY PAIN BY MY FIST!" He said as he ties her scarf around his right hand and throws her up high.
"TASTE THIS YOU SON OF A #*%^!" He yells as he uses the scarf around his right hand to pull her back with all of his might.
"HAMMER OF GOD!" He gave her a powerful left-handed uppercut which sent her flying to the next town over as her scarf was ripped off of her and Ryou was catching up to her.
"Hey! Wait for me Nora-san!" He said when he knew Sean-kun might come for him next.
"Hahaha…. Hahahahahaha! I've got my revenge and it felt great!" He finally got out of the water; he was soaked in his own blood which is spread by the sea water.
"S-Sean-kun…? Are you alright?" I ask as I got close to him as he quickly turns around which surprises me as I fell back.
"Alright? I feel freaking great! I cannot believe I wasted all this years of build up hate for this day! I feel so freaking amazing!" He was clearly out of his mind, the pain of seeing a glimpse of heaven and hell must have been too much for him.
"S-Sean-kun… you're scaring us…" I told him as he stops laughing and picks me up so quickly that I took a step back.
"What's the matter Keima-san? Don't you feel happy for me? I finally released all of those harmful feelings! In fact, I'm gonna change into a new get up!" He said as he quickly strips and changes into black pants, a black trench coat and black boots, he was also wearing black gloves.
"Oh yes this will do." He said as he gave a long sigh.
"T-This is all my fault… I don't want to cause anymore trouble… so I will be going home now…" Tenri said as she was approached by the deranged Sean-kun.
"No, no dear. I greatly appreciate the pain you have caused me. I thank you for opening up my deep feelings of hate and don't blame yourself because you were at the right moment at the right time. It was going to be inevitable since one way or another, I will turn into this." I was getting sick of his sudden change as his wicked smile is still plastered in his face.
"…no, Tenri. This one has delivered a heavy hand on the duo quite remarkably even though he overdid it. Let us have him protect us!" Tenri's other half came out confident as Sean-kun's smile faded away and then reappeared.
"Ah… I see so this is the moment that they warned me about? But why do I feel so fine and relax? Though I do feel completely insane..." He was speaking his mind out as we sweatdrop.
"Pardon me for asking this, but what do you mean so this was this moment that they warned about?" Tenri bravely ask as he quickly turned his head around and smiles at her.
"That's a secret… but we better go and hide ourselves, those two were persistent enough to awaken the hatred deep inside. I couldn't say if they will let Keima-san off with what they did to me." He said as I quickly reacted, he was right their true objective was me and not Sean-kun.
"Elsea! Create decoys for Sean-kun and I and we will meet up at our classroom, also make a link copy so that we can know if they took the bait!" I told her as the three of us ran towards Maijima High School.
"So… why do I have to protect you? Isn't Keima-san the one you are after?" Sean-kun asked as I nodded.
"Well, Sean-kun… can I call you Sean-kun?" She asks first which Sean answers with a no and added "Call me Hate, I will go by that name for now."
"Okay… Hate there are conditions. However, I must first approve that you have that kind of power." She said as she looks at me.
"Why are you looking down at me!" I yelled at her as she continues.
"It's been quite the journey, but… Tenri and I have paid a visit to the Katsuragi Family for this very purpose." She said as we listened in as Sean-kun removed his gloves which show that his fingers are connected by chains.
"Oh please go on, I'm just giving my hands some air." He said nonchalantly as I really find it intimidating.
"Tenri told me… that if someone could help, it would be you." She said as she looks at me.
"Are you telling me to be friends with a runaway spirit? Don't speak non-sense!" I told her as Sean-kun rubs his palms.
"But Nii-sama, if this goes on, Nii-sama will also be in trouble! Nora-san seems like she'll keep punishing Nii-sama until the runaway spirit comes out, so… there's no way she would go as far as to claim my life." She exclaims as all of Sean-kun's decoys exploded.
"Seems like she will do anything to get her own revenge and the runaway spirit, makes me remember that you hate the persistent type Keima-san." I can't believe I am saying this but his right.
"The Hagoromo dolls have been done in." She said as I nodded.
"She's already demonstrating her talent for lethal intent!" I told her.
"They're really strange people… even in this situation, they're remaining calm." I heard Tenri's half said.
"I wonder how long will the other decoys will last?" Elsea wonders.
"At this rate, even going home is dangerous!" I told her.
"Even if we report this to the Hades Government of Ministry, they wouldn't make it in time…" She said as she looks down.
"Then let's make this into our advantage. If by any chance she finds us here, I will take her on and drag her long enough for you guys to regroup and escape." Sean-kun said as he wears his gloves once again, but this time they turned it into fingerless gloves or glovelettes.
"We could just have Nora catch another runaway spirit… instead of Tenri's!" I exclaimed as Elsea was surprise.
"Elsea… go get a runaway spirit for Keima-san. Don't hesitate now… or you will die as well." Sean-kun said with so much authority that we didn't flinch when another doll pops.
"H-hai! I'll go check out Haqua's place!" She went and flies off to Haqua's.
"Hurry!" I yelled at her as we were left alone. I got back to my seat as I sighed.
"Even though its summer vacation… let me play my games in peace!" I told them as Sean-kun sat down and use the chair in reverse.
"Really now, if I had known this would happen… I would have brought more spare batteries along." I said as I could've sworn I heard those words before. But I ignored it as Tenri and her other half are talking, Sean-kun kept patient as he writes something down in the blackboard.
"You too… keep your act together!" I told the two as they flinched. Sean-kun turns around for a moment then continues to write down whatever it is his writing.
"Even if we make it through this time, the fact remains that you have a runaway spirit in you." I told her as I got up and put my PFP away.
"Don't rely on the runaway spirit. Instead, do something for yourself." I told her as I pointed at the mirror.
"What's with this runaway spirit all this time? I won't forgive comments that are troublesome for Tenri." She said as I got mad.
"You're the problem!" I shouted at her.
"Why, why me? Why are you relaying on me anyways? Was there anything between the two of us? You told me that you couldn't remember me either." I told her as I wanted to know.
"I have never forgotten… about Keima-kun…" She said as Sean-kun came up as he was finish with his writings.
"Times up!" He smiles as all three of the dolls exploded at the same time as Nora came in with a spiked bat.
"Hiii~ Found you~" She said as Sean-kun taps her from behind and punches her which sends her flying to the blackboard which lights up and binds her.
"Take that you piece of shit." Sean-kun let out his tongue to mock her as she struggles to break free.
"Enochian sigils! W-What kind of human are you?" The other half of Tenri ask as she once again took over Tenri's body.
"You shouldn't stay here, that bind only last for a short period of time. We should escape while we still have the chance." He was very calm as we both agree to make run for it.
"You're slow so I will have to carry you, Human!" Tenri carries me as we went to the abandoned Theatre.
"This place is a dead end. It'll be hard to run away." I told them as Tenri seems to know what she is doing as Sean-kun looks around.
"We can escape… through the basement…" She said as I was confuse but Sean-kun stayed silent.
"? Basement? There was a basement here?" I ask as we stop at a corner.
"A dead end like I thought. You're not a student here, so how would you know?" I ask her as Hate brought out paper and started writing something.
"Because… I have… come here before… with Keima-kun." She begins to lift up a plate from the ground as there was a hole here.
"A hole at the end of this holeway. Inside is a very dark cave which it's location I still hasn't known." He mumbles as he got down and started coughing.
"No time left? Fine I will have to go now… Keima-san take this notebook and give it back to me after you finish writing the details inside the cave." Even though his coughing so much, he showed no pain on his face. I accepted the notebook and a black fire encircles and engulfs him.
"Sean-kun!" I yelled as I was grabbed by the sleeve by Tenri.
"No, look." She points out as the fire stops and shows a beaten Sean-kun.
"Sean-kun! Hey are you alright!" I ask as I was trying to wake him but to no avail.
"Let's go, Keima-kun." She said as I had no choice but to leave him here. He wasn't going to get involve with this any longer so he should be fine.
"A cave like this was under the Theatre?" I ask as I wonder around. It then brought me back to my memories 10 years ago.
"Eh! Now that I think about it, there was someone next to me… one other person…" I said as I look deep down my memories and found out who it was.
"Ah! That was you!" I pointed out as she flinches.
"I… was on the ship at the time… because, I had no friends…" She said as I was writing down the extent of the cave.
"I forgot about that…" I told her as I was slapped.
"Why are you forgetting such essential things! What goes on with that head of yours?" She said as Tenri came back.
"Excuse me… would you mind keeping your fierce side inside?" I told her as I grab the notebook and pen and went on our way.
"I'm sorry… maybe… it wasn't special to Keima-kun, but… because, you were really cool…" She said as she goes on what had happened.
"You have a good memory." I complemented her as I was still writing things down.
"I can kinda remember this place, too… but I can't remember anything after this. What did we do… to get home…?" I thought as she continues to make me remember. Just then, I remembered I was knocked out unconscious…
"Monsters attacked us while I was unconscious! What kind of blasphemy is that! I….. is what I like to say, but…" I was now talking to myself as I was finished with the details of the cave and what it was before.
"Hearing this story, if those were runaway spirits… it's not random nonsense anymore… this cave held… a lot of spirits… I wonder if this place also held Sean-kun's 7 spirits?" I though as I look back at Tenri.
"And, what happened after that, how were we rescued?" I ask as she went silent. I got close to her only to find that she switched places.
"As I mentioned before, it's necessary that you are prepared as well…" She told me as I waved her to stop.
"Ah! Let's leave it at that! I don't need to hear more! Especially after being told to prepare myself!" I told her as I made an assumption.
"A prediction of what's next. The next scene is where you and Tenri met."
"I see… a really peculiar being…" She said as she gives me the details.
"The heroic Tenri, in order to save you… took me inside of her…" She said as I didn't believe her.
"Wait, wait, isn't that weird!" I told her.
"You're a runaway spirit, right? Why would a runaway spirit have shown mercy and refuse to possess a human without an approval?" I pointed out to her which she huffs.
"You called me a runaway spirit again… what is this "runaway spirit" you are referring to?" She asks as I gave her a short lecture.
"That I have not known…" She said.
"This isn't a story I came up with!" It told her as I sat down.
"Runaway spirits… in my time, we called them Weiss…" She said as she caught my attention. [I'm starting to see that Keima is much like Phoenix Wright]
"In the beginning, I thought you were a runaway spirit… but somehow, you're different…" I told her as I wanted this part of info.
"Who… are you!" I demanded.
"I'm… not one of those runaway spirits… rather… for those runaway spirits, an existence hated by them more than anything else. I am the person who ended old hell… and sealed the runaway spirits away." She said as I was struck with awe for a moment until.
"Hi~ Found you~" This person is so persistent! She managed to get out of the bind!
"We can't have someone… escape this Nora-sama!" She said which got me pissed.
"Interrupting again…" Tenri said as she was mad as well.
"You always show up and jump in the middle of a conversation! Read the mood! The mood!" I yelled at her as we dodge her bat and made a run for it. Her partner came down on top of her as Tenri took the opportunity to put a rock above them buying us some time.
"Let's deal with those two first! We can't talk like this!" She said as I agreed.
"But what should we do. They won't give up until they've captured a runaway spirit. We don't have a runaway spirit, so we can't do anything for now!" I told her as the hellish training that Sean-kun put me through is finally paying off!
"!" We got out and discovered where the cave leads.
"The beach! Maijima Seaside Park's artificial beach…" I said as I was confused.
"Aren't the runaway spirit's appearance connected to this gigantic cave?"
"Keima-san. A runaway spirit… is it something like this?" She ask as she brings out a weak looking spirit.
"! That's it!" I told her.
"This is a Weiss I brought along in my body when I came here. It's been weakened and is harmless now… " She said as I keep getting information.
"Brought along in your body?" I ask.
"Please do with this what we discussed earlier. I'll disappear for a little bit!" She said as she gave me the runaway spirit.
"Keima-san… please take care of Tenri…" She said as she switch places again and I made her follow me to the ship.
"Tenri! Follow me!" I told her as she nods.
"Someone who sealed the runaway spirits… if it's true… it's a mega event. I'll make sure to hear the full story! After… this ending!" We came to the and we need a minute to plan.
"By just presenting the runaway spirit like this, we won't be able to satisfy Nora… it looks kinda weak. Runaway spirits don't come out that easily. She knows that as well…. Somehow… do we need an impression?" I ask myself as I heard someone from behind us and we turned to find Elsea.
"Kami-nii-sama~~~ I'm sowwy. I couldn't get a runaway spirit. I went around and asked my friends but…" I don't have time for this.
"Oi, Elsea! Make this runaway spirit seem like it's healthy with your Hagoromo!" I told her as I gave her the runaway spirit.
"Eh! A runaway spirit! Why is it here!" She asks.
"We don't have time! Listen up!" I explain to her the plan as fast as possible as I called Tenri.
"I'm asking just in case, that one in your body… is not a runaway spirit?" I ask her to make sure.
"Ru… runaway spirit… I, don't really know… but Diana is my… very important friend…" She told me as I nod my head.
"Diana… that's her name?"
"Yes…"
"…All right! Then, I'll protect this Diana! For this reason… we will become lovers!" I told her as Elsea sent us up the ship. [I didn't really have time to get the details of a ship.]
"We don't have time for a detailed plan! Just come with me!" I told her as Elsea tied are feet so that we wouldn't fall.
"The chase is over now!" Thus came the torn on our side.
"You see… I hate it when things take too long!" She said as her partner came which she kicks after sexually harassing her.
"I'll force you to hand that runaway spirit over!" She exclaims as she is ready to do so.
"Forget it, I don't want to get hurt over that!" I told her as I got close to Tenri.
"Furthermore! There is no such thing as hatred between us, because we love each other!" I exclaimed as Tenri froze in shock.
"Tenri isn't that right!" I ask her I whispered to her ear that it was for her friend.
"Even though you say that, can I really believe you? Huh, I wondered what kind of guy managed to extract 9 runaway spirits, but… doesn't look like anything special. You lose "love" to fill the gap of the heart? How dull… isn't love the darkest emotion. You can't close the gap of a hearth with something like that." She told me which made me confident she clearly didn't saw through our disguise.
"The love you know… is only that level?" I ask her mockingly.
"Now you've done it! So, you're getting the runaway spirit out kid! It's the opposite. You're the cause behind that gap in her heart! That girl despises you!" She pointed out as I was still calm about the situation.
"That's enough!" T-That voice! I looked down and found Sean-kun who is having hard time breathing.
"She hasn't even once hated him! I know she can't!" He yells as he drops down breathing for more air. (What happened to him?)
"His right, ever since that day, always… liked Keima-kun…" She finally said which made me happy. I then went in to give her a kiss and Elsea released the runaway spirit.
"It came out!" Nora's partner and Sean-kun said at the same time as Nora catches up to it.
"I am sorry to have asked the impossible… but with this, it's over…" I told her as she suddenly fainted.
"Ugh… What happened? I feel sick and I cannot remember much of what happened." Sean-kun got up after getting his memories erased again.
"What do you know then, Sean-kun?" I ask him as he nods.
"The time I was caught and I fainted and the time I came here and got down to breathe for air." He said as he got up and we went our way.
"The two of you… were in league with hell. That should not happen." Diana came out and Sean-kun notices her aura.
"Whoa, I didn't know your childhood friend has such a brilliant aura, Keima-san!" Why are you happy about that?
"Is Tenri still knocked out?" I ask.
"She's still recovering from the shock of the kiss."
"Kiss? So you finally did it then?" I confirmed that Sean-kun also forgot that part about the conquest.
"There is no other way. I want to apologize."
"Apologize? Tenri fainted from extreme happiness." Diana smiles as Sean-kun seems to understand.
"Ohh…"
"And, where do you go from here? The story where you sealed the runaway spirits… tell me everything!" I demanded her but she walks away.
"Another time… I will talk about it when we meet again, someday."
"Someday… when's that!" I asked as we went home. However, this someday… was unexpectedly soon!
"Umm… my name is Ayukawa and I've moved in next door…"
"Hmm? Keima-san who is it?" Sean-kun came out shirtless and sweating after doing his morning rituals.
"Umm… nice to meet you, my name is Ayukawa, Tenri." She bows to Sean-kun as he did the same.
"Nice to meet you, my name is San Diego, Sean Emmanuelle."
"Why is Tenri living next door!" I demanded.
"That's because the house next door had a gas leak and the neighbors moved and ever since no one has lived there. I never noticed that Ayukawa-san will live right next to us~!" Again, why are you so damn happy about this!
"Pl… please treat me well…" She said as she went to get her stuff in.
"Come on, Keima-san! Let's go help out our new neighbors!" Sean-kun offered but I rejected it.
"I don't wanna, the games are piling up." Suddenly, I felt the grip of someone and I was already expecting it was my mother, but as I turned around I saw Sean-kun smiling.
"Wh-what's the meaning of thi-" I began but his expression sharpens and changed into Hate.
"Let's go help out our new neighbors… what do you say Keima-san?" If I learned anything from this event, that is to never piss off Sean-kun when he invites you to help out.
"H-Hai…" I put my head down in defeat as Okaa-san was happy as we went to help Tenri.
"Can we help with something?" The two of us ask as we help move the luggage.
"I said we'd help, but it looks like everything's already done." I said as Sean-kun was giving me the death glare.
"I simply wanted to carry this box by myself…" Tenri said as she opens the door to let the box in.
"Don't worry about it, we guys can do this no problem~" Sean-kun said as smiles at her.
"You cut your bangs?" I ask Tenri who was shy about it,
"Yes…"
"Uwa~~ El-chan you're a quick cleaner, ne~~!" Ayukawa-san pats Elsea's head as Sean-kun and I sweatdrop.
"I heard from your little sister… that Keima-kun is chasing after evil devils…" Sean-kun seems surprise as he quickly glances at me as I shook my head.
"Ah… umm… I am interested… in knowing what had happened after that Earthquake from our childhood…" Sean-kun is in thought as he quickly knew which Earthquake it was.
"Do you mean the big Earthquake 10 years ago?" How can he possibly know about it ten years ago when you were still a kid! Unless… was Sean-kun close by when he!
"Yeah… it was really noisy. After I opened my eyes, I heard that the teacher was looking for us… she got totally angry at me… and a bandage was wrapped all over my bump…" I actually can't believe I even survived that actually…
"When I got back home, our previous house was in ruins because of the Earthquake… a lot of my games were destroyed and it was a huge shock…" I can still feel the painful memories back then of losing my games.
"Because we didn't have a house anymore we moved to Granpa's house and stayed here since then." I told her as Sean-kun continued.
"Around that time, Keima-san came to our school and he was my classmate. We became friends at the very first day we met! So I'm basically the male best friend who gets in trouble for Keima-san and I owe him a huge debt that I will pay someday." He said as I was embarrassed.
"You don't have to pay us back, you already managed to pay off that huge debt of yours and you're leaving this week to go to America and go against the greatest Chess Masters!" I told him as he nods his head and we entered Tenri's room.
"Two people meeting again after all this time, both being involved in hell. It's, what would you say… an impressive coincidence, right?" She asks as I didn't answer that question.
"Coincidence? Is it really just a coincidence?" I ask as we let go of the box and I began to leave when Diana spoke.
"However… as expected, Keima-san hasn't forgotten about Tenri either. I couldn't say the same thing for your best friend though." Sean-kun found Diana and was extremely shocked.
"Do something. You two have, already gone as far as kissing anyways!" Sean-kun blushes as he turns and looks at me. I sighed and nod to affirm that we really did.
"She's right! She is your childhood friend!" Sean-kun… why are you supporting her?
"I have to mention this, but that was Tenri's first kiss…" Tenri throws the mirror at the window as Sean-kun smiled a devilish smile.
"Why don't I like that face that you keep giving when you plan something that I don't like?" I ask which Sean-kun scoffs as being nothing.
"E… um… please ignore this please… I know that… it was just acting…" Sean-kun seems offended and tried to speak but I signaled not to which he did.
"Ah… right, Keima-kun and uh…" She looks at Sean-kun who seems to already know what to say.
"Call me Sean-kun or Sean and I'll call you Tenri-chan." He said matter-of-fact tone in his voice.
"Okay, umm… Sean-kun, I'll show you two my special skill…" She opens a box and is revealed to be one of those trick boxes.
"In a few moments, I'll teleport, so, keep your eyes open, ne." Sean-kun kept his bright red eyes open which really freaks me out since it was really scary.
"Not that wide, Sean-kun!" I told him as he returned his sight to normal as Tenri did her magic trick.
"You have no friends… except the two of us, right? Have you shown it to anyone else?" Sean-kun asks as she shook her head.
"Wa~ Amazing! How'd you perform this trick?" Elsea came in from the window, wondering how she did it.
"So, the next trick is about stabbing a person in the box, with a sword…" She said as she gave us swords.
"Wait, Sean + Sword = Murder." Oh crud!
"Well if you insist, take this! Blade of Eternal Suffering!"
"WHAT THE HELL KIND OF MOVE IS THAT!" I asked out loud as Sean-kun stabs the box so fast that I didn't see it.
"Are you dead? I made sure not to hit the vitals so you might just be bleeding to death." Sean-kun puts his hand at his chin as he waits for Tenri to come out.
"Looks like I killed her then." He smiles as he killed another one of his victims as I immediately opened the box only to find she wasn't there.
"Geez, if I hadn't switch with Tenri, you would have killed her you know?" Diana said from behind us as Sean-kun smirks.
"I expect more of the candidate with the title of Childhood Friend to be more powerful. But with this, I can say you already passed… if only you were Tenri-chan I would say that I know you aren't." He said as my jaw dropped.
"How can he accept this fact so quickly! Unless…"
"Now what did you say about my memory? I'm sorry to disappoint you but I remember what happened now. I was just acting that I didn't but it seems like you already know I planned to hurt Tenri." He smiled as I know who this is.
"Hate… so you came back?" I ask as he shook his head.
"Partially, I agreed to Sean's terms and I let him have my power. He can now use me whenever he wants and I can switch places with him whenever he wants… I can also absolve his hate if he wants to." He said as he moves to shake hands with Diana.
"It's nice to meet you again, Miss. But I still haven't learned of your name. Please do tell." He said with a sick psychotic smile.
"I am called Diana. But you will have to stop with your intent of hurting Tenri if you want to call me by name." She said as Hate laugh and made a gentlemanly bow.
"Why, of course Miss Diana. Sean-kun plans to anyways, I will also not harm her as you wish. Now will you please tell us the story? Of that time ten years ago?" He asked as I was once gain surprised.
"Very well, but first I will re-introduce myself. For the new devils… the weiss and powerful and wicked enemies… that's… why we cooperate…" She said as she moves to sit at the window.
"I am a being from heaven, what you people call… a god." Sean-kun smiled a wicked smile as we sat down to listen.
"Almagemakina… the violence of the battle between the evil-feeding Weiss and the new devils reached a new extreme. However, their leaders did nothing… those 7 simply watched their struggle… because of that… if it continues the violence would have been uncontrollable… so, the gods of heaven became sacrifices and the Lords of Hell became the footstool of keeping the barrier strong and together we sealed old hell entirely." She said as I was in thought.
"Haqua also said something about this sealing…" I pondered as Elsea reacted.
"I, I've never heard of it. The gods would collaborate with the Demon lords… we never learned this in school either…" She said as I knew why they did so, to hide the fact about the gods.
"What about the Demon Lords? What happened to them?" I ask Elsea as she can answer it.
"According to ancient text, when the Old Demons fell and were sealed. The Demon Lords fled and never returned. Unless what she is saying is true then we really don't know what is going on." Looks like she is clueless as well, she is completely unreliable.
"However… before I knew it… the seal was removed... we immediately thought it was betrayal from the Demon Lords… until we can smell their blood. We are left to believe that they were slain somehow." She said as Sean-kun glances at me as I gave the same look back.
"When I awoke from my slumber… I found myself among all of the runaway spirits." She said as I was left in thought.
"Someone removed the seal and slain the Demon Lords in order to do so… someone must've had a huge grudge on the Demon Lords and came to slay them…" I said but this was surely speculation.
"Most likely… new hell is engulfed in disaster. We can't leave it alone!" She said as Sean-kun stood up as if he wanted to say something only went to get something to drink and told Elsea to go get some which she did.
"For that… please marry Tenry?" She asks with a straight face.
"What the heck?" I ask as I glance at Hate who only smiled back, I was sure he would do an internet meme right now.
"My power is still insufficient… I require even more strength… and for this, I need more love!" She exclaims as she puts her two hands together in her chest.
"Love!"
"Runaway spirits and even the Demon Lords feed off of Negative energy, we gods on the other hand, grow with the power of love." She said with a matter-of-fact tone and I glance to Hate and I was really positive he would do one right now.
"Aren't you embarrassed to say that?"
"It's the truth."
"Truthfully, I have… regained my halo through the power of Tenri's love. If you and Tenri get married, Tenri will be even happier and my power will be restored."
"Don't say such selfish things!" I told her as loud as possible.
"As if I could get married just for that! Besides, we haven't done anything but act!" I told her as I was about to leave.
"Isn't that enough… a kiss is something… that is done only with the person you spend the rest of your life with." She was flustered as I was confused. This time, Hate responded and closed the door.
"She's right, Keima. But you're wrong, Diana." I can no longer feel the deadly aura Sean-kun was emitting. This was the real him.
"Sean-kun, you're back and… you heard all of that?" I ask him as he nods.
"Not just me, but my other demons as well. Including Beast, the one that sabotaged the war in Pakistan." He told me as he was calm.
"All of them…? Wait a minute, seven? How could you possibly hold seven demons?" Diana asks as I nod, I wanted to ask him that too.
"That's because I'm a perfect vessel to them. Also, they won't do anything aggressive… unless prompted to get out for their entertainment." I told her as she scoffs.
"Sounds like the Demon Lords… wait, it couldn't be… are your seven demons!" I was beginning to catch up on what she means as I look at Sean-kun for a reaction, denial or anything!
"Yes, they are the seven Demon Lords. Ten years ago, they came to me in my dream when they were wounded, absolved my negative energy pretty well and I manage to survive this long with reality." He said as if the demons are his medicine.
"Then… show me proof… by knowing their preferred names! Anyone can know who they are if they do their research so give me their preferred names!" She demanded as Sean-kun complied.
"The Demon of Pride, goes by the preferred name of Lucy."
"The Demon of Greed, goes by the preferred name Manny."
"The Demon of Lust, goes by the preferred name of Liam."
"The Demon of Envy, goes by the preferred name of Levy."
"The Demon of Gluttony, goes by the preferred name Cruz."
"The Demon of Wrath, goes by the preferred name of Ramon."
"The Demon of Sloth, goes by the name Benedict." He finishes as I notice that only two of the seven, I've already met.
"You do know of them, they are the only ones who would go with such names. May I meet with them?" Diana asks as Sean-kun shook his head.
"They won't come out to say hi and they also said that from here, they will work their own way and the Gods will have to gather another way… but just to let you know, we already have met with another named Apollo." He said as Diana was surprised.
"Really! P-Please let me meet with her!" She begs as Sean-kun once gain shook his head.
"I cannot, I have removed my memory of meeting her so I have no idea who is her vessel. But I will tell you she is fine and in good hands… you will meet with her… maybe." Sean-kun looks away as Diana was emotionally hurt. I can guess why the Demon Lords are keeping hidden but I have no grounds to base this on.
"I-I really wanted to meet with my sisters…" Diana is about to cry when Sean-kun hugs her.
"I'm very sorry, truly I am… if I can I would let you meet her but… there are things that I must do and things I cannot… there is something which prevents us to make shortcuts…" He said as we look at him, he turns around and leaves for the door.
"Oh and Diana, they are glad you are safe and that things would be boring without you guys…" He then waved goodbye as Diana laughs.
"Those guys… they haven't changed even after ten years… they are still the stuck up troublemakers they are." She said as I left her alone and got back home where I talk to Sean-kun who was drinking some milk.
"Sean-kun, this is what Hate wanted me to do for him. I don't know why he or you need this but I will assume you will not do anything that will harm us…" I told him as he nods and accepted the notebook. He then locked himself inside his room the entire night. I on the other hand, have been thinking things through.
"These events are more than just coincidence and I can feel it from Sean-kun's words… is he planning something for the Goddesses? Or is he planning something for the Demon Lords? The guy is pretty much hard to press when he can hide what he thinks almost instantly… but for now, I have to put up with half of the story…" I look out the window as I look at the night sky. Hoping that Sean-kun will not betray us… or cause us something more valuable…
To be continued.
No numbers today, but I have mostly laid down the key points of my plot here. You guys can try and figure it out using the number codes from the last chapter and the previous one.
It shows what kind of plot I am building and what I plan to do in the future when the time comes, Sean is a tough one and he can easily be angered now that Hate has been involve, as for those who don't know who is Beast then I would like to say he is someone I will explain next chapter and yes I will be skipping the Reiko arc in exchange for Sean's day at America and this will involve his team with Black Wing and the other keys involve. Also I will hint who the pieces are and what why there are 2 different number codes which only the seven Demons and Sean can hear respectively.