Angel beats!: Rebirth

Chapter 28: Ascension


A/n: sorry for the long wait everyone, I couldn't find any time to write this earlier and for the sake of posting the link to the next part I had to write the first chapter of that one too. Anyway I hope you'll enjoy reading this final chapter of Angel beats!: Rebirth!


Otonashi was inside the darkness, waiting for something to happen. Suddenly a flash of pure white light flashed, destroying the darkness and completely replacing it. Otonashi opened his eyes and noticed the white all around him. 'This isn't the afterlife' he said.

'That's right, we are in Ascension.' A voice spoke from behind. Otonashi turned around and saw a man standing. The man had brown messy hair, blue eyes hidden underneath a pair of glasses. He wore the NPC school uniform.

'Are you the one who talked to me?'

'I am, my name is Akihisa. You are probably wondering what this place is.' Akihisa replied after nodding.

'Yes, that's right.'

'Why don't you take a seat?' Akihisa made a gesture and some of the light turned into two chairs. Both of them sat down.

'As I said before, this place is Ascension, the borderline between life and death as you would call it. I prefer to call it the borderline between dimensions.'

'I don't get it, what do you mean?' Otonashi asked puzzled

Akihisa sighed. 'You wouldn't understand it even if I explained it. The time isn't right yet, when the time comes you'll know what I'm talking about.' Akihisa stood up.

'Listen Otonashi, I will guide you through the afterlife, you are important and he is too. Whatever happens don't let them get him. It would mean the end of life itself.'

'Can't you be more clear, I don't even know you! Why would I listen to you in the first place?' Otonashi exclaimed.

'Because you know you can trust me.' Akihisa shot back.

He was right. Otonashi had the weird feeling this man was honest with him.

'See?' Akihisa said while he looked at his watch.

'Otonashi you don't have much time left before you'll move on to the afterlife. We need to establish a connection so we can contact eachother at all times.'

'How?'

'Just stand still and close your eyes.'

Otonashi did as he was told and closed his eyes. He could vaguely hear footsteps nearing. Then someone touched his head. A strange sensation rushed through his body.

'All done, you can open your eyes.'

Otonashi opened his eyes and Akihisa stood in front of him.

'I have a question for you, two actually.' Otonashi said.

'Go ahead, ask them.' Akihisa replied.

'You said I shouldn't trust anyone. Is there a traitor in our group?'

'Yes, I can't give the name. It would ruin my plan. Next question.'

'But'

'I said next question.'

'Who is the "him'' you talk about, the one that must not fall into their hands?'

'You don't know him yet, but he might be the key to solving this all.'

A large flash of darkness suddenly burst through the pure white surrounding them. It went away as quick as it came.

'Shit!' Akihisa yelled. 'The darkness is breaking loose! You have to go Otonashi! Remember what I told you. Don't trust anyone and protect him!'

There was another flash this time the darkness didn't go away. Akihisa began to fade. 'There is more going on than the battle between man and darkness, human and shadow. It's just a distraction for the real plan. I'll hold the darkness of while you go!' Akihisa yelled. Otonashi could feel his body slowly disappearing. He looked around and saw the darkness was leaking through everywhere. Then he was gone back in the darkness he was in earlier. But it was a good darkness, Otonashi felt at ease as his conscious shut down and his body continued to drift.

One more thing Otonashi, you can't die, you won't revive. None of you.


Akihisa stood in the middle of the darkness. His javelin swinging around against the shadows.

At this rate he would die. He couldn't die here. He had to guide Otonashi and his friends. Protect them. He had discovered things that no-one should have known. His breathing became puffing and his strength decreased rapidly. A shadow attacked his blind shot, but just before it could hit it disappeared.

'yo Aki. Need some help?' A voice yelled.

'Damnit Katsuri, I told you to stay away.'

'Be glad I came, you would've died if I didn't.' The voice continued to tease.

'He's right you know.' Another voice said as the amount of shadows continued decreasing.

'Why does none of you listen to me! I told you to stay, Katsuri, Miyori. Did you bring some more people by chance?'

'Nope, just us' Katsuri replied.

Akihisa cut down a few more shadows and soon he could see his two friends in the mess. Katsuri was swinging around his spiked balls. His red eyes emitting a soft glow and his blue hair swinging along with his movements. A little bit further was Miyori swinging around her sword "yami" her green hair circling around her head and her cape wavering behind her.

The three of them quickly killed of the remaining shadows and the silence returned as did the pure white.

'Okay, why did you guys come here?' Akihisa asked

'We wanted to see the savior you were talking about, and she was probably wondering if you were okay.' Katsuri said while smiling.

'Not true!' Miyori exclaimed as her face began to turn a bit more reddish.

'Well, you missed the guy.' Akihisa said ignoring Miyori.

'I can see that, are you sure these were all the shadows, it wasn't a lot was it?' Katsuri replied

'It has to be. The room turned white again, but for them to be able to bring so much darkness here could turn out to be a problem. I think we need to post guardians here.' Akihisa said.

'Anyway let's go now. That guy's probably arrived by now.' Katsuri said

'I agree. Let's go.' Miyori replied. The three of them disappeared completely returning the peace to the place.


A/n: Okay everyone that's it for part 1, I hope all of you enjoyed reading it. Thank you to all of you who reviewed and continued to follow this story and to those who submitted OCs. As I said at my opening note I wrote the first chapter of the next part already so here's the link: s/8529774/1/Angel-beats-Revelations


P.S: Don't forget to submit an OC (the OC submission will go on untill +/- chapter 20 of part 2), it would save me time thinking up characters :p (for those who want to submit multiple OC's, it's allowed).

Name:

Gender:

Weapon:

Appearance:

Characteristic:

Group: (SSS, Student council or the exiles)

(SSS is the new organization. The student council are humans who didn't join the SSS and the exiles were once members of the SSS but were banned from it. They are all on the same side)

If SSS, Division: (Guild, assault, intelligence or general)

How he/she died + regret: