Issei Hyodou : The Dog God of the Black Blade
Chapter One
It was another normal day in Kuoh, especially for one brown haired kid going by the name of Issei Hyoudou. Issei, like any other six-year old, was having a fun and energetic day. He was playing tag in the playground with other children. Running around with no care in the world. Running around like the little kid he is.
"Issei! No fair." A voice ringed throughout the playground.
"Nu-uh." Issei replied with a big smile on his face as he continued to run around.
"Hey!" the same kid replied and ran after Issei. This brought on laughter from the rest of the kids as they watched their friend catch the trickster Issei.
As the kids were having fun running around, it was soon interrupted by the arrival of a teenager. Normally, they wouldn't mind seeing another teenager or adult for that matter, but no one ever comes to their playground. The adults and teens seemed to understand that the playground was a private space for the young ones and there was nothing to do there. So, the arrival of this teen was a rare occurrence. Adding to the severity of the situation was the state of the teen.
The teen looked to be a 16 or 17-year old. Black hair and pale gray eyes. Blood dripping from his face and abdomen.
"AAAAAAAAA." The shout of the kids pierced the afternoon, and soon everyone sprinted away all except for one.
Issei. He proceeded to watch the strange man. The teen sat down on a nearby bench and tried to catch his breath. Seeing that the man needed help, and Issei being taught that he should help people that needed help. He slowly approached the teen.
"Ano- A-a- are you okay? Do you need hospital." Issei managed a question in his current state.
The teen shot him a glare, which caused Issei to back-off a bit.
"Get lost kid. Didn't your parents teach you not to talk to strangers" the teen harshly said mixed with rugged breaths and bloody coughs.
However, this was not enough to dissuade the scared little Issei.
"My parents taught me to help those who are in need, mister." Issei replied, inching closer to the teen.
"Do you need me to call the hospital?" Issei quipped.
The teen rolled his eyes at the naivety of the young boy.
'Get lost kid' he thought. "Yeah kid, go do that, go and look for help" He ordered Issei.
"Who should I say needs help?" Issei asked, preparing to run.
"Tch" the teen replied.
"Sorry?" Issei asked again. "I couldn't hear it well"
"T-Tobio" the teen now identified as Tobio replied before coughing up blood again. Issei took this as his cue as he turned around and prepared to run, only to be stopped by the arrival of another person.
A tall-masked man now entered the playground. The man was wearing a white mask, with slits for the eyes and blacks' stripes coming down from the top. He also wore a black coat, black top, black cargo pants, and black combat boots. It one sentence, this man was dressed in pure black.
Issei quickly hid behind one of the slides praying that he was small enough to be not noticed.
The man in black continued walking towards the teen named Tobio. Making Issei breath out in relief.
"Come on now, don't make this harder." The man in black said in a raspy voice. Tobio flinched as the man kept going closer.
"Your grandmother had tried to make it harder for us and look what that got her." The man laughed out, whilst brandishing a black katana with runic markings on either side. Tobio, in his near-death state managed to muster up enough strength and courage to spit and glare back towards the man.
"For a woman her age, she surely is a handful. I enjoyed watching her futile attempts as I choked the life out of her. Just like you" The man continued to say, as he wiped away the spit. "I wonder, does it run in the family."
"Well, fuck you." Tobio said as he hardened his glare even in his state.
"Hmph, you brat. I guess you would die today. I had orders to take you back alive, but seeing as you are an insolent little brat, I'd rather get an earful rather than deal with you." The man had a mask but Issei felt the man grin and an uncontrollable blood lust was released around the area.
With one quick thrust of his wrist, the man had buried his katana deep towards Tobio's heart. Issei barely managed to stifle his gasp, while tears were flowing freely from his eyes. Issei dared not to make any sound or move. The man then proceeded to twist and turn the katana, earning shouts of pain from Tobio.
"Farewell, insect." The man said, the last part laced with as much malice and disgust as he could. He pulled out the sword. A portal appeared behind him, and with one last look at the dead body of the teen, he let out a satisfied grunt and walked through.
Issei waited for a few seconds, making sure that the man in black was really gone, before running towards Tobio.
It was a sight that no child should ever see. Murder and a corpse. He slowly approached the body, closing the gap inch by inch.
"H-e-ey-y…T-t-ttob-I *hick* tt-oobio *hick* san" Issei phrased out while trying to stop his sobs and tears.
No movement or reply from the teen. Issei was now right in front of the body, still sobbing and crying.
Suddenly, the body jerked upwards, which surprised Issei and made him fall.
"*hick* T-tobio-san?" Issei quipped.
Then a black shadow emerged from Tobio's chest, which made Issei crawl away in fear.
Soon the shadow morphed into a form of a big dog. Then without warning, it jumped towards Issei.
"AAAAAAAAAAAA" Issei cried out.
And with that, his whole world went black.
"Kid, hey kid!"
Issei slowly opened his eyes. Color and sound returning to him slowly. A man dressed as a paramedic was now carrying him. Talking to him. All around he could see the blue lights flashing on-off from the ambulance.
"Kid! Wake up" the paramedic slowly shook Issei awake.
"Good, good." The paramedic said with a smile as he sat down Issei at the back of the ambulance.
"Mommy, Daddy" Issei whispered as for the second time today, his whole world went black.
The second time Issei opened his eyes, he noticed he was looking at an unfamiliar ceiling. He slowly moved his head as he viewed the room.
The first thing that got his attention was the medical equipment next to him. Then, as he looked around, he burst into tears.
"Mommy!" He cried out, as his eyes landed on a familiar figure. The cry of her child was enough to wake-up Miki Hyoudou.
"Issei." She cried out, and went towards her son, and engulfed him in an embrace. At the contact, Issei once again burst into tears, and cried into her mother's chest.
"There-there" Issei's mother said, as she pat her son's back.
"Honey, they didn't have juice, so I had to get cof-" The door opened, and a figure entered.
"Issei." The voice said and soon joined the mother and son in the embrace.
This man was Gorou Hyoudou. Issei's father.
After an overnight stay at the hospital, Issei was finally allowed to leave. The doctors however advised Issei's parents make the child as comfortable and secure, and to take therapy sessions. Make sure that Issei was fine and okay, and that he should feel secure around his home first, then his neighborhood.
Two weeks had passed since the incident and Issei was still locked inside the house. He never wanted to leave the comfort and borders of the house, causing him to miss playdates and school. For the school part, he was given as much time as he can to get ready.
Right now, the six-year old was lying down in the bed, watching cartoons from his mini-TV. When something took his attention away from the show. He saw a strange black mark on his left hand. It wasn't a mole or a birthmark, he would've remembered something like that. It took the shape of a single flame, kind of like the shape of a flame on a lit candle. It was seemed to be half-an inch long.
Issei slowly made his way towards the bathroom. He arrived at the bathroom sink and washed his hands. He tried to see if the black mark would go away after intense scrubbing, however it was the opposite of what he expected. The black mark remained, untouched. He scratched his head in confusion and brought up the hand to his face.
Out of the corner of his eyes, he saw something move. He quickly turned around and saw a black and grey puppy.
However, it was a puppy Issei had never seen. It was black for the most part, except for the gray stripe of fur that went down from the head towards the body. The thing that stood out to Issei the most was the sword on its forehead and its red eyes.
"Eh-?" Issei mused out questioningly. For some time Issei watched and waited to see if the animal would move. After a few minutes of silence and nothing, Issei finally gathered up the courage to approach the animal.
He crouched down and reached out his hand towards the puppy. Fearing that the puppy would attack him, he closed his eyes and braced himself for any type of attack, whilst continuing to near his hand towards the puppy.
FSH
Issei opened his eyes at the moment of contact. His hand was still intact and surprisingly the puppy let Issei pat his head. Curiously, Issei touched the sword on its forehead, only for it to faze through his hand.
"Eh-?" Issei mused.
Thinking that his mind was playing tricks with him, he tried again to touch it. The same thing happened; his hand went through it as if it was an illusion.
Then suddenly, without any warning, the puppy moved for the first time Issei saw it. I lunged towards Issei, which made him fall back and close his eyes in anticipation for the impact and pain. Only to find none.
He slowly opened his eyes and saw that the puppy was now gone.
"Partner." A ghostly whisper pierced the air, which alerted the poor boy and made him sprint towards his bed and hide under the covers.
(Years Later)
"KUOH STATION" the intercom of the train buzzed to life.
Soon the train had arrived and fully stopped at the station.
"Ladies and Gentlemen, the doors will open momentarily." The conductor announced on the P.A system.
"Finally, home sweet home." A familiar voice said as it left the train and stepped towards the station.
It was none other than Issei Hyoudou, now 18-years old. His appearance had changed from his 6-year old self, as it that weren't obvious. Far from his tiny six-year old self, Issei was now a 5'11" (180 cm) tall. His body structure was built, however not overly that he looked like a full-blown body builder. His hair however, had changed from brown to black. His eyes had also gone a change, as his eyes were now heterochromatic. His left was still brown, while his right was black. His face had definitely lost its baby fat and was now well defined. He was quite handsome, much to his embarrassment. He was wearing a black designer trench coat, a black shirt, ripped jeans, a beanie and white sneaker shoes. He was also carrying a backpack and a small travel luggage.
He pulled out his phone and dialed a number.
"Mom, I've just arrived at the station. I'm on my way home now." Issei said as he walked out of the station.
"I still wonder why you wouldn't agree to us picking you up." Issei's mother replied
"It's fine Mom, I wanted to take the scenic route going home as well. See you in a bit" Issei bid his mother goodbye and pocketed his phone.
He looked around and with a deep breath, he went towards his hometown and the way home.
"Mom, Dad, I'm home." Issei shouted as he opened the doors to his home.
"Honey." Issei's mother enveloped him in a hug as soon as he entered.
"I miss the boy as well Miki but let him put down his things first." Issei's dad chuckled as he approached his son for a manly hug.
After putting his things back on his room and changing clothes, Issei was now settled down on the living room.
"How was Norway dear?" Issei's mother asked.
"It was cold, like really cold." Issei replied with a serious tone. "But it was fun though, and there were a lot of beautiful places. I'd like to take you there as soon as I could." He continued with a smile on his face.
"Better graduate first son, then let's see." Issei's father laughed out-loud.
"Yeah, yeah, well there's something I could do without a degree." Issei smiled.
"What's that dear?" Issei's mother asked.
"Treat my parents to a good dinner." Issei replied.
After the dinner, and a few other stories, Issei was now alone in his bedroom.
He flicked his hand and with that a portal appeared mid-air. He reached into it and pulled out legendary sword 'Skofnung', the sword of the Danish King Hrolf Kraki. Skofnung was a great sword with Nordic runes running along the blade and the guard.
Issei never expected that he would get something like this, even more so the Norse bestowing it to him as a gift. Anyways, it was a powerful weapon and a great find. Now Issei was wondering whether to keep it or sell it. Afterall, supernatural people or not, it would fetch a hefty price.
'I'd suggest keeping it' a voice said inside Issei's head. 'It is a powerful weapon'
'You think so huh' Issei thought back.
'Yeah, plus it's a great conversation piece'
'Can't argue with that one' Issei chuckled.
'What do you plan on doing now?'
'I don't know, but first things first. Gotta finish high school first'
Issei started to take of his shirt and change into his PJs. If one were to observe him topless, they would notice a tribal mark that run along the length of his arm. It spanned from his elbow and reached the back of his hand. It depicted a dog with baring fangs, and a back mark, that resembled a magic circle.
'You know what I'm talking about, don't play dumb.'
'Well, we'll just have to wait and see that they do, Jin'
With that Issei finished his inside conversation and went to sleep.
End
A/N: Sorry for grammatical errors. I reread this twice, and fixed some mistakes, but in case I didn't please bear with me. Constructive criticism is appreciated.
Also, Issei is NOT THAT perverted, and NOT THAT stupid, he's smart.
If you have comments or questions, feel free to ask in the review section and I'll try to address them on the next update.
P/S. If anyone's curious on what the tattoo looks like. Search "Wolves of Fenrir Tattoo"
It's a pinterest picture. I would put the link here, but I'm afraid I might overstep some boundaries and copyright issues.
LAters.