Issei's Incinerate Anthem (A DXD Fanfiction)

Chapter 1 "Loss"

Scene (Kuoh Academy Lunch Hour)

In a vacant music room, we can hear piano music being played. Panning closer down the hallways, through the windows, we see many students, all sitting on benches and under trees, eating their respective lunches. One boy however, did not feel like engaging with anyone as he was a loner. Issei Hyoudou, age 16, at five foot six with a slim figure, this boy can be seen playing on a grand piano which was located in the vacant music lesions room.

At the piano, this boy had warm brown hair which was very long, reaching his mid back. He kept it tied in a single knot, using an old and tattered scarf which had sentimental value to the boy. His head is lowered, bangs in his face, because of this, we are unable to see his eyes. Looking downward toward his hands, what looks like drops of water can be seen on the keys of this piano. This alongside with the drops, the sad song was a dead giveaway that these were tears.

Scene (Memory Lane)

As the music continues to play, we jump into the inner mind of Issei. "Mom could play this so much better, but I need to hear it. Ahh yes, I think I have that part down correctly, just get a hold of yourself, focus on the notes. Maybe if I play it just right, maybe she will visit me? Can she do that? Is there a heaven, or maybe a hell? But she didn't do anything bad, so she has to be in heaven then, it's only logical. Dad is with her, so she is fine, probably enjoying some good conversation with an old TV-Sitcom star or something like that. Yeah, so no need to be sad, be happy instead. Maybe in time, things will become somewhat normal?

Then, an image replays in his head. We see a large field in the middle of the evening. There are no trees, no roads, no nothing, just endless grass. We now see a younger Issei, but not by much as his hair is still pretty long. He is presumably with his parents. A taller man with brown hair and a smaller woman, (still taller than Issei), are walking towards the moon's direction. After a very quiet walk, a voice then orders, "that's enough, stop walking!"

All three stop moving. A figure behind the three, walks up in front, looking rather pleased with the situation. The man in question was not a man. His five sets of wings were proof enough of that, not to mention those terrible red eyes. It made him look like a monster, though he claimed to be an angel. "As promised, for obeying me, I will spare your son, however, he will and must watch!" Both of Issei's parents hug the boy, but only for a moment, before their heads fall off of their bodies, leaving said bodies limp and falling in opposite directions. We now see a boy, covered in blood, screaming as his hands are covering his ears.

Meanwhile, this insane man puts his hand down, revealing no weapon, simply just a hand. He then begins to bellow, "Wahahahaha! Yes! Issei, remember this, let it devour your mind! I don't care what Azazel says, however I technically am not killing or harming you, at least, not like that, Hahahahahaha!" All of the sudden, the continuous scream that Issei was releasing, stopped abruptly. At first, one would assume he ran out of oxygen, however, he seemed to gain his breath, his mouth was open, his eyes were wide, tears were erupting from both tear ducts like jets from a firehose, however, no sound. Aside from a breathy, "eghhhh", no sound could be made.

Scene (Back to Reality)

Issei then looks at both of his hands, then he starts to wipe the keys off with his shirt. Hearing a noise from behind him, the boy turns his head looking at no other than Akeno Himejima. He didn't look for long, only a glance, enough to notice she was there. Standing, Issei then grabbed his backpack, walking past Akeno, completely ignoring her, looking only a few feet in front of him, toward the ground. Unknown to Issei, Akeno happened to walk past the music room, (even though the door was shut), she was still able to hear it with her devil senses. Transfixed on the music, she let herself through the door, listening and allowing the sadness of the song to tug at her heart strings. She was crying, like a baby in fact.

As Issei is walking past her, she then thinks, "Yes, I've heard about this Hyoudou. He used to be such a pervert, quite pathetic really, at least until nine months ago. The poor boy hasn't said a word since. I just wanna hug him and squeeze him, he looks so touch starved, almost innocent looking. I wonder if that whole perverted thing was just a front? It's mean to think that the death of his parents, being murdered and all, would force him from out of his safety blanket of perversion, however he saw something, rather, something must've happened to him. Maybe something to do with 'our' world? Oh my god, I can see his eyes, he was crying. Akeno, don't, I know you want to, but don't, we must hold back from this adorable cuteness that is a sobbing pretty boy. Oh gosh, I just wanna squeeze him so badly! Wait, he is ignoring me, walking into the hallway, no, he is running. Shit."