hello dear readers who have come this far. This is literally the longest fic I've ever written, and as for now it'll be completing a year in some weeks. that's roughly 3 chapters per mouth or 1 every ten days. What~. But I'm glad to keep writing until here, and I must thank you my dear reader for reading up until now. :3. whatever its a new or old reader for this chapter, thank you for your support and view, even without a review. I'm ranting now, sorry. up to the chapter~.
as always, dxd doesnt belong to me, thank you.
I was looking now at the set of keys on Nemesis's desk. Rudger went personally find the Sekiryuutei around since he apparently disappeared on thin air during lunchtime. So there's only me and her here at the Headmistress office. That set of keys... Could it be?
"Why didn't you just refuse the keys then, Nemesis?" I asked her, directly looking at the said silver objects on the table, as she was covering her face with her hands, elbows supporting her on the table. She's deep in thoughts again.
"I dunno... Aria, you know very well that, if anything goes out of control, you have full permission to kill me, right?" She said it with a sigh, now resting her back on her chair and looking up to the ceiling. Yeah, I have full permission to kill the Gremory heiress and daughter of the current Demon Lord Lucifer if she ever goes out of control again. I nodded with a bitter taste in my mouth. I hate that. "Very well, I want you to do just that in case I ever try to use these keys, do you understand me?"
"If you say that one more time, I'll kill you here and now." I muttered. She heard me, and turned her gaze to me. "If what you're saying is truth, and Those Miyama runaways are indeed strong or have freaky powers, these are just more motives to use those keys and unleash that... Ultimate Evil."
"..." She opened her mouth, only to close it like a fish. Keep thinking, Nemesis, you know I'm right. Five brats who have the power of the five dragon kings, the only force under the Heavenly Dragons and the dragon deities, and all attacking a school with unsuspecting and innocent students just trying to live their lives or build a harem. As the descendant of the Previous Maoh and next head of the Gremory Clan, you must think of the risks of both decisions. She sighed, and lowered her head. "Aria... If your grandfather were here right now, what do you think he'd do?"
"The same thing as I: break things and charge like an idiot." I snickered. She turned to me and pretty much gave me the famous 'I won't ever ask this again' stare. I do love Nemesis, but messing with her is so cool. She won't allow me to sleep in her bed in the same day, but it's worth it. I picked that same keys and she gasped. "Relax, Nemesis. I'll tell you what: since I'm the said Descendant of the Hero of the Underworld, maybe I'll be fine when confronting this... Ultimate Evil that lies in the depths of the Gremory residence. If not, I can always bring bro with me. He's the Sekiryuutei, and according to Auntie Alice, they're technically cousins, right?"
"And what do you want to cause? A family reunion that might destroy the very thing we're trying to protect?" She protested, standing up from her chair to face me on equal grounds. I said nothing, only stared at her Ruby gaze, and we stayed like that for a few minutes. In the end, we diverted our eyes. "Aria... This is not only about the world, but about you too, and Tsukino Ichijou. Both of you are still pretty young, and if something ever happens to you two..."
"Nemis, darling, sweetie, the love of my life and soul, my love rival and lover, my king and Master, I'm this close to smack you right in the ass, and not in the way you'll like." She blushed with my statement, but I smiled at her. She cares, of course she cares, why does she hide the fact that Nemesis Gremory can be such an awesome older sister? Who knows. I extended a hand for her, and lightly bumped her forehead with a fist. "You worry too much. Leave everything to me. After all, the strongest piece is the most likely to protect the king, right? Don't worry about it."
"It's not that I don't trust you, it's just..." Fortunately, she didn't finish her sentence. I can see now that she's realizing she doesn't really trust me that much. Nemesis facepalmed, sighed, turned to me, and picked my hand to put it on her Chest, right where the heart should be, and then to her neck, right in front of her throat. "Okay, okay. Do whatever you want. But mark my words, Aria Argento, if you walk out of this hypothetical situation dead or terminally injured, my father will have to dig two graves."
"And if I'm alright by the end of this, you'll have a Nemesis-shaped hole in your garden. Deal?" I snapped my arm out of her reach and winked. Nemesis sat down on her desk again and looked at the dust-free part shaped like a key on her desk. The said key now circling around my fingers. Even when they're just keys, I can feel the weight of the responsibility they carry within. This will be tough even for me. If Ichijou could defeat me in my sealed state, I wonder what will happen to me once I use those keys.
After all, what do you get when you mix the blood of the Strongest White Dragon Emperor in all known history, past, present and future, with a copy of the embodiment of nothingness and infinite? Indeed an Ultimate Evil of uncontrollable power. Yeah, the offspring of Lucifer and the infinite...
That will such an heartwarming family reunion...
*BAM!*
"Nemesis-San! We got a problem!" Suddenly, that pretty boy(?) from Hanzō village, Ren, bursted the door open, sweating buckets and for some reason wearing an gakuran filled with kisses.
"What? What now? Did you find Tsukino-kun?" Nemesis, as eager as me about my bro's whereabouts, stood up from her chair to better look at the boy in front of us.
"That's the problem! I can't find him or Ludger-san anywhere!" He said in a rather confused and quick tone.
Well, that girl messed with something she shouldn't again. Shit...
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You know the best part of being a psychic? You can make everyone ignore how unusual you are. I can't really mind control, but I can slightly brainwash a full bunch of people in thinking that my Strawberry blond hair is normal, even when I'm 100% Japanese. Same goes with my eyes. Do gremories have to explain everybody their unusual hair? Of course not, because they can simply say they're foreign ones. That wouldn't work with me, since I'm Japanese, but thanks to my power, I can really hide that fact freely.
"Null stardust!" Not in the mood to chat, right? Tch. I levitated a few inches from the floor, and using my psychic abilities, dodged every single one of the bullet-like destructive energies coming for me. That Bael girl was now flying in the sky with her bat-like wings, shooting balls of destructive power against me like a Gatling gun. I can't really read her mind, but I can read her heart, thus have an idea of where she's shooting for.
That ability of her... Must have a limit. To have such a destructive power and be able to shot several times like it was nothing. There must be a limit. She shot right in front of my feet, making me stop dead there, then resumed her barrage of magical bullets. As Fast as I could, I lifted a wall of dirt and took chance with that temporary shield to back away before it eventually turned into dust. I created a small implosion under my feet and back away a good distance from her flying self. Hey! Bael girl? What do you want from me? Is it because I stole your BF, or perhaps you think I have some connection with those Dragon Kings?
"As much as I don't care about the Sekiryuutei, I need him to fulfill my mission here in Kuoh academy. As for the Dragon Kings, that's confidential, and as for it, I'll need to escort you to Lady Nemesis's office for her to properly deal with you." The brunette said, landing on her two feet on the dusty ground and retracted both of her wings. Sekiryuutei, that's Ichijou-kun's nickname, the red Dragon Emperor that inherits the power of Ddraig, the welsh Heavenly Red Dragon Em-... "...?"
I... I just bit my tongue. Somehow, somewhat, I just bit my freaking tongue while mentally talking. What the hell... Okay, one more time, Ddraig, the Welsh Heavenly Red Dragon Emperor. Okay, okay...
"Do not ignore me, it'll be the last thing you'll do, human." I dodged another ball of negative energy, and then used a chunk of rock beneath my feet to levitate myself with it. Now the game changed and I was the one above the ground. She looked at me and sighed. "Do you really want to talk, human? I have you know, Tsukino Ichijou and I have a duty to do in the meantime, so your little spar and demonstration of power towards us is nothing but a nuisance. If you keep insisting in battling with me, a Bael, I'll have to take drastic measures."
Meh, I don't actually bother. I would bring Tsukino Ichijou back if the situation were another one. For some reason, I can't stop reading his mind, and he can be pretty loud sometimes. That information seemed to tilt her senses, as she wilded her eyes in surprise. Since I can't read her mind, I don't know what she's feeling.
"So... You can also read minds. But for some reason, your link is permanent with Tsukino Ichijou." She muttered. Yep, not that I want, since that guy's probably the worst idiot ever, but he does have some nice moments. The problem is, I can't concentrate that much during his bitchy fits. "That doesn't concern me."
Rude bitch...
"Did you say something?" Oh, what a slip. I think my inner monologue ended up losing control and I thought that out loud. By the way, that was sarcasm. She frowned, and then extended her arm to me. Are you gonna throw one of those funballs at me again? "Stop underestimating the Power of Destruction, the single most powerful spell in the underworld, which only descendants of Bael can inherit. Now, vanish to non-existence with your arroganc-...!"
*BAM!*
"What in the...?" But before she could do anything harsh, like I was expecting, a fireball landed right next to her, opening a deep burning hole on the ground, steam oozing from that same fissure. Can you feel it? The weather is sure getting hotter around here. "Is that... What the... Are you toying with me, human?"
Me? Toying with you? Not even if you were a limited edition. But putting jokes aside, I have a question: what do you call a celestial phenomenon that consists in a glowing space ice rock crossing the universe? That would be a meteor. However, what do you call a celestial phenomenon with one of that same ice rocks that enters the atmosphere of a planet and burns with the friction with it?
*DON! DON! DON!*
"Curses... More of those!"
The answer is... Meteorites.
Yeah, I can't really harm the environment here inside this supernatural domes, but I can call for space rocks via electromagnetic pulses and summon them here via teleportation! And now, those same space rocks of ice and stone are raining down this same arena. Not even the Great King can escape the universe, am I right?
"How troublesome. The ability of unlinked communication and teleportation, such powers are similar to sacred gears, yet you cross those boundaries despite not having them. Dr. Beelzebub called you 'abnormals', now I see why." She muttered. 'Abnormals', eh? Sounds cool to me. It has a nice touch, however, you haven't see half of it, sister. She gave me an incredulous look, while I could feel a hot sensation by my nape.
Since this is a separated universe from the original world, I guess I can use this here. Above my head, an enormous energy portal appeared, and from it, an enormous, flaming meteorite was coming for me. I saw the desperate and confused look in my rival's eyes, and before it could hit me, I snapped my fingers, and then *BOOOM!*, that giant rock exploded in a million pieces, causing a true meteor shower against the floor.
"Coward. Dirty trick!" She cursed, as she formed as many magic runes she could and fired her own barrage of several cannonballs of that Power of Destruction. I was protected by a dome of electromagnetic impulses, so I was safe for the time being. Poor Bael girl, though, soon ran out of energy to shot more of those, and dismissed all of her runes. I ended up using a good junk of my powers today to soft the landing of some rocks, but this is enough to mark you good, Bael! "Like I was saying, you underestimate the Bael name too much, human!"
And then, before any of the meteorites could hit her, that Bael girl pulled her right arm away and using the impulse, she proceeded to punch the nearest rock! *BAM!*, the impact was a hundred times more powerful that I could ever imagine, and suddenly, all of the fallen burning meteorites stopped, and began to fall onto the ground. What the... Unbelievable! She stopped a full meteor shower with just the impact of her punch! What the hell! Bzzzz! Tch, I'm at my limit. I can no longer... My powers... Are getting weak...
*BAM!*
Whoa! What was that?! Something just came from the ground below and damaged the rock platform I'm standing on! *BAM!* it happened again! I looked down there, and that Bael girl didn't stop, kicking rocks in my direction!
"Do you regret now your actions and words against me, human? Pay your respect for my name in the afterlife." Now, now! That's really harsh, sister! You're the one who started all of that. But you probably want to finish it as well, right? In between that small mental conversation, she hit a perfect spot on my platform, making it crumble and thus making me lose balance and fall! I used the rest of my powers to safely land on the ground, although the landing wasn't soft at all. I tried to take my breath and maybe regain some of my psychic powers, but I got a psycho instead(hahah, puns. Tsukino Ichijou doesn't like them, neither do I.). She punched my gut, but I felt like a truck just hit me whole! I was ejected backwards, rolling all the way to the edge of the barrier. Shit! I gotta get up! Or else it's over, at least in this situation! But as I blinked, she appeared right next to me, bloodthirsty eyes, a fist in formation against me again! "Face the power... Of Bael."
Ugh!
*ZING!*
"...!" But before she could land the last punch, a blade bursted from one of the buttons of my uniform and tried to reach her! The Bael girl jumped away, and landed a few meters away from me. Oh, curious how I got that? It turns out, just because I can read minds and do psychic things, doesn't mean I solely rely on those. When you can read minds, paranoia can be troublesome. "Oh... That's right, you humans can't inherit talents and abilities from relatives. It makes perfect sense. So, human, what's your ability beyond those mental ones?"
I have a name, y'know. It's Kyouka Mizuki(kinda lame, I know.). But whatever, fine. And so I stood up and, from under my sleeves, cape, collar, skirts and even stockings, I summoned several weapons from under those, including katanas, swords, knives, lances, tomahawks, shields, claymores, scythes, baseball bats and many, many more. She gasped in surprise. Yep, that's my secondary special ability, I call it 'Hyperdimension stock'. I have enough weapons to arm a roman battalion. Not to mention, my uniform is custom-made of Kevlar, which can take one of your punches without little problem. As you can see, I'm not over-reliable on my psychic abilities. Instead, that same ability that gives me power is the reason for my paranoia. Don't underestimate me.
"..." She looked at me with those big purple eyes, then to her hand; where she summoned a small ball of black flames that vanished a few seconds later. She sighed, and turned back to me. What? Still recharging? "I dunno what this 'recharge' thing is, but I need to halt the use of my abilities in order to recover myself and use it again."
Yeah... 'Recharge'. Don't you Devils have technology in your world or something? Whatever, she came for me again, but before she could land a hit on me, from my sleeves I picked a pair of semi-automatics and opened fire against her. She stopped midtrack and crossed her arms in a 'X' in front of her face, as the bullets would ricochet out of her body, damaging her clothes, yet not her being. Granted, those are rubber bullets, since I don't wanna kill anybody, but some bruises were to be expected. Then again, she IS a devil, probably she got harder skin than human's. But she'll be able to take that? While still firing with my left hand, I dropped the pistol on my right hand, and from that same sleeve, pulled a bigger one!
*BANG!*
"Ugh...!" She must've seen it, since she dodged that bigger bullet in the nick of time. However, I ended up burying it in her left shoulder, drawing some blood from there. She grimaced in pain, and almost lost balance there for a second. So Devils can also be harmed as long as the ammo is heavy enough. "What... Impossible. That flimsy bullet actually harmed me."
Yeah, you can count on that. But this isn't some 'flimsy' ammo, sister. This is a special-made Jackal pistol with 10kg metal balls as ammunition, spiral barrel and high explosion levels that can launch it's bullets at the speed of a revolver. Normally, humans wouldn't be able to use this thing without some really strong arms to lift the barrel and powerful joints to take on the recoil... But since when something is 'normal' here, amirite? She stared completely immobile against the powerful weapon in my possession, and frowned.
"I see. Using your telekinesis abilities to lift such weapon and fire it. I would be lying if I say I'm not impressed." She mused. Hah, a devil is praising me, a strange thing. Not that I don't like it, after all, I've always being praised by my abilities, and using telepathy, I can tell genuine praise to just hypocritical jealousy. It's kinda nice, I like it. What about it? You can praise me more if you want. "I'm not praising you. You, human, whose name is Kyouka Mizuki, basing on those words I've said earlier, just, now, I formulated a question for you. Care to answer me as quick as possible?"
Sure, go ahead. I can't read your mind, but I can feel ill intentions, so no matter what you do, or what language you speak, I'll know by looking at your soul(even though the matter of 'seeing' anything is vey subjective here.). So, go ahead, I got all the time in the world...
"Very well, then..." She sighed, took a deep breath and answered. "If you're so powerful, so strong like that..."
... What's the point of keep up living?
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What's the point... Of keep up living?
"A being with such abnormal power like yourself, treating a fight with a devil like me as a simple child's play, able to so easily scan, pinpoint and destroy your targets and dreams, living in a such peaceful and pleasant world, with nothing to live for or fight for even after the death of your caretakers. Tell me, what's your reason for living, if you can accomplish anything in a matter of seconds?"
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I'm speechless.
"..." But I've never said a word since the beginning, so this statement is completely irrelevant. "What...?"
It's true, I am powerful. If there weren't any limits on me, like fatigue or stamina, I could destroy this world in roughly two, maybe two and a half weeks. Doesn't mean I don't have my own limitations and restrictions. Right now, I'm recharging my own psychic batteries, so I can only rely on my Hyperdimension Stock. There are others, but I don't feel like sharing them with you.
And yes, I don't have a motive, but can you really blame me? I'm sixteen, I'm at the spring of my youth, taking some time to meet boys, meet girls, going on dates and parties, study and just have fun. Yeah, sure, my future problems will be a breeze to deal with, but that doesn't mean life won't be exciting. I've just met 'Tsukino Ichijou' and you at the same day, so of course that, if things get boring, there'll be always someone out there to have a chat with me. So... As you can see, just because I'm a powerful being, doesn't mean my life won't be exciting and fun. After all, I'm just an existence that takes the waves of life and ride them accordingly. It's not what I can do, but what I'll do.
Of course, if I was a substitution character in a fandom, it won't be any interesting since everybody will know what will happen. That would be lame.
"..." And now the New Girl Bael remained silent. What's wrong? Did you thought mere words would be enough to destroy my spirit? Being able to read minds gave me great deduction abilities, and reading manga and games gave me a wilder worldview. You see, I can't read the thoughts of fictional characters, nor use my clairvoyance to pinpoint the killer in a Mystery Game, so I could only rely on my own brain to deduce and find the culprit. Sorry, I got carried away, but what I'm trying to say is that mind games won't work on me, since I'm well versed into myself. How about you? Have you been honest to yourself? She looked visibly shocked, as she wild her eyes. "What... What makes you say that?"
You see, like I've said before, I can't read your mind, since you probably speak in another language akin to demonic rage or something, but doesn't mean that I can't reach the source of those words: your heart. Not that I can completely understand you, but as long as I have the essence of your words, your intentions, I can figure things out. It's a 'hit or miss' thing for me, and personally, some people have such a great self-confidence that sometimes their souls are black as the eternal darkness, making me useless in those readings, but since your mind is clear, I guess that I can keep hitting bullseyes like I did just now.
"You wouldn't dare..." She seems shaken now. I can't really see from here, but since I did that first mind-reading, a strange sense of conflicting personalities is happening inside her. I wonder if that has to do with Tsukino Ichijou. Let me ask, hey, what's your relationship with the Red Dragon Tsukino Ichijou? Are you friends? She was taken back, covering her mouth with her slender fingers. "No. Of course not. We just met. It'd be ridiculous any kind of relationship with him besides duties to fulfill."
She answered anyway. Conflicting chick. That's not a joke by the way, her heart is still divided and conflicting in those words. Maybe she likes him? Do you like him? Like, 'like-like' or 'like'?
"Don't try to fool me. And halt those nonsensical words. Like I've said, nothing can possibly happen between us. He's the Queen of Berolina Gremory, while I'm the heiress of Bael. I would gladly accept him into my peerage, but for some emotional reason, he declined." Still conflicting. Those last words had actually pretty soft and light compared to the first ones. 'Nothing can possibly happen', eh? Doesn't discard the possibility that you want it to happen. "Why should I be listening to you? Maybe that pause was a mistake. I shall resume our spar and destroy you."
Liar. She doesn't want to destroy me. Far from that, she wants to reach me. That doesn't make sense even for me, but that's a clue at least. She's actually kindhearted and, I must admit, kinda cute. Maybe she's a tsundere. Oh, boy. Here we go again.
But before I could even manage to a flashback fading sequence, she reached for me and, this time, aimed a punch to my head. I dodged in time and kicked her in the stomach. Like I suspected, her hardness is inhuman, but I was actually looking for a booster to use to jump away from her grasp. I threw a dagger at her, and picked another pair of semiautomatics to keep her at bay, but her defense combined with tenacity makes things difficult for me. If only I had more than one Jackal Shotgun... Oh, wait, I do. I summoned a dozens of those massive cannon-like guns and opened fire at her. This time, she had no choice but to take a step back.
So, with that out of the way, you wanna still talk? I can talk. Uuuh~... I went 'Uuuh' on my own head, what the heck... Let's be direct, you wanna be something-something with him more than just acquaintances? He's kinda handsome... Not 'Sanada-level' of handsomeness, but he has his charms. Plus, he's sensible... A bit too much. I ceased my fire in order for her to respond me as clear as possible. She lowered her guard, and looked at me with those large and ever-frowning purple orbs.
"Stop assuming that. I have no interest on the red Dragon." That sentence was so conflicting that she could pretty my trigger a stroke with so much internal bickering. Let's do this, then. Final question: answer me, do you want or not Ride his Dragon? "..."
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I think I went too far.
"Such... Vulgar... Language. I knew you humans could be foul-mouthed but to address someone you don't know with such obscene innuendo..." She keeps talking and talking, yet from here, while not much, her mind is timidly trying to say something to a dominant part. Yeah, not enough to want to ride him like a horse, but a kinda of attraction towards him nonetheless. Perhaps a crush? "I won't hear anything more from you, scum. Prepare to face true despair as you sink into the true power of a Bael."
And after she said that, the nastiest, most repulsive aura took over her mind, as even this alternative reality was being drag in by it. Shit, I can't actually move. This sense of dread is new to me, so even if I try, I couldn't do a thing against that. Suddenly, a black miasma began to ooze out of her body, and like a smog of hell, it covered anything from her part of the barrier. She lifted both hands, and all of that negative energy gathered above her body, in a massive ball of darkness. That thing... It's so dark I can't even see anything beyond it. It's like it's sucking every light around it.
"Surprised? You should be. This is Lady Rias-... No, the supreme Ruler of Hell Bael's ultimate move. Annihilation Nova!" And then, she tossed that massive ball against me. It was slow and had a predictable trajectory, so I tried my best to stay away. However, when I tried to take my first step, for some reason, I didn't even feel the ground. To my utter horror, that wasn't just that. My feet didn't even reached the ground! I was floating. It wasn't just floating, I was heading towards that sphere of darkness! I tried to teleport away, but the gravity would just drag me anyway! Telekinesis wasn't working either, since the floor was also being taken! In the end, I was forced to turn around to face that black sun. One of my legs touched it, and like simple dust, it pulverized it whole in just one second! "Now, face the consequences of being in the presence of the Great King of Hell."
And was everything I heard. From there, only the agonizing horror of seeing my body disintegrate in thin air. It wasn't magic, it wasn't an illusion, my body was seriously turning into nothing just by staying next to that ball! I gotta get away! I gotta get away! I gotta get away! I gotta...
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"So, bro ended up being 'engulfed' by a ball of lightning by a mysterious girl, and after a small spar with Rudger, she disappeared with her. Quite a story, Ren-kun." I said, looking around the PE area with Shizuka(Nemesis) and Ren-kun, plus the fox girl that hangs around with him. He said something about Ichijou being all Zen while talking to a mute girl. In the end, that same girl ended up taking his presence to another place, and then, she disappeared with Rudger after a small spar. Could she be a devil?
"I can't feel his presence. He's not around Kuoh academy, nor Kuoh city by that matter." Akabane-chan said frenetically looking around and sniffing the place like crazy. She's making more progress than us. So Ichijou got a girlfriend, eh? That's cool and all, but he can't enjoy the booty without hands. "A... A barrier is lifted. This place is jammed."
"Akabane, can you unseal the barrier around the place? Must be easy for you." Nemesis said, trying to create a small rune in order to dismiss the protection spell without drawing unwanted attention. The fox girl sighed and made some hand gestures, while reciting some old charms.
"Of course. But first I need to draw some chakra so the spell can cover the entire area..."
*CRASH!*
"Eh...?"
"That won't be necessary, Miss Kurama." The sound of shatter echoed to our ears, so we turned to that direction. There was a crack in midair, in the middle of nowhere, suspended on air. From there, a hand emerged, and breaking the rest of area around, The... Girl of the Bael clan materialized, breaking the barrier around her. "The problem has already been solved."
"Ludger, it was you who lifted the barrier?" Nemesis asked, approaching Rudger. The younger lady put a blazé pose and turned her eyes away from the older one. "Answer me."
"Nemesis Gremory, as you can see, the problem has already been solved. I've eliminated the threat in question, and it's just a matter of time before Tsukino Ichijou shows himself." She said in a matter of fact tone, pretty much cementing how much she changed. I gulped, Rudger is treating this situation with so much calm.
"What do you mean, Ludger?"
"Have you ever met a student named Kyouka Mizuki, miss Headmistress Morimoto Shizuka?"
"Kyouka... Mizuki?"
'Yo, s'up.'
"Whoa!" Out of the sudden, coming from the nowhere, a chick with strawberry blond hair and wearing Kuoh's academy suddenly appeared behind me, greeting us without any significant expression on her face. Also, she didn't move her mouth to say that, what the hell? Rudger was the first to speak after that one.
"You... How is it possible? I used... I killed you. You should be dead by now." Rudger spoke. Wow, did she seriously use an annihilation spell on this girl? I don't know which is more surprising. The fact that she used in here or the fact that chick, probably that Kyouka Mizuki, survived it at all.
'Yeah, more or less that, sister. It turns out, I have another ability based on thought. I call it 'Schrodinger'. It uses quantum physics on that.' She spoke... Thought. I get it now, she's using maybe telepathy to communicate with us, akin to an esper. Also, 'quantum physics', I gotta ask some question to Nemesis to that one. 'Simply put, as long as there are people thinking that I'm alive and well, or at least has acknowledge my existence, I can't die, so to speak. It takes away half of my powers for a while, though. And I can only use it once a year.'
"I see. How reckless of you, Rudger. You can't go around killing people left and right." I turned to the troublemaker, and she crossed her arms and sighed. Nemesis instead walked towards the telepath and called for her attention.
"In any case, your name is Kyouka Mizuki, am I correct? Are you linked somehow to the disappearance of Tsukino Ichijou?" My king spoke. Kyouka-chan probably locked her link on her, turning to her and nodding. They stayed quiet for a while, now. "I see. That's a problem, indeed. However, it doesn't excuse the Fact that you teleported him without his consent. Bring him back immediately. Then we can talk about your own problems and how to solve them."
"Wait, what? What just happened?" Ren-kun turned to me, seeing those two having quite a zen conversation. This world is full of strange people indeed. Akabane-chan was twitching her ears seeing also those two, and after a big sigh, Kyouka-chan pointed her fingers to a random direction, and then summoned a ball of electricity, a dense and black one at that with sparkles flying to all the sides. After a few seconds, that sphere vanished, leaving only a known wet young man with just Crimson shorts, Basic diving mask, flatfeet and carrying a giant and colorful shell plus a fish in his hands.
What...?
"Yeah, kinda. Okinawa is fun, but even translated, their dialect is complicated." Ichijou spoke turning to the telepath girl, which apparently is also a telekinetic user. Oh, goodie, we found another of those abnormals. Humans and their frightening abilities to be unpredictable(the great-granddaughter of two ex-humans speaking.).
Bro gave a light punch on Kyouka-chan's shoulder, and then turned to Nemesis and apologized about his lateness and the fact that he wasn't present in the elimination ceremony. Nemesis sighed, and like the good and cool big sister she always tries to hide she is, pat him on the head and said it was okay. Since neither Bro or Rudger were present, we delayed it to avoid ruckus. Those rookies are lucky, as well as the Miyama runaways...
"Now come, Kyouka-San. Let's see what we can do with those. After we talk about your punishment." My dear king said, turning to the problematic esper. She sighed, and followed Nemesis to another place. However, before they could enter Kuoh academy, Kyouka-chan lifted one hand and *BAM!*, the cloudy sky opened a giant whole and blew the clouds away, revealing the shining sun behind them. She turned to us with a frown, and thought:
'For God's sake, Summer is just around the corner. Make it sunny.'
I sighed. Oh, her punishment will be harsher now. And then, the duo entered Kuoh and disappeared from our sight. There was only now me, Akabane-chan, bro, Ren and Rudger. I turned to the latter one and crossed my arms.
"Rudger, you know that we aren't allowed to kill humans anymore. Even if they're fallen ones or a normal ones, we can't. Please understand that." I said. She bowed quickly, her way to wordlessly say she won't do it anymore. Sigh. "So... How was it? The fight, that is. Depending on your answer, you know your father won't forgive Kyouka-chan ever."
"..." She said nothing, instead turning to the Sekiryuutei that was now talking about Okinawa and how the hell he picked those tropical-like beauties. Despite the stoic expression, she blushed, and wheezed a cloud of uneasiness. Something happened and I want to know what~! "No comments..."
"Aw~. Are you sure~? C'mon now, tell me~?"
"Are you insinuating something, Aria Argento?" She turned to me and shined that black and heavy aura around me. I was taken back a little, but just for a second, and turned my eyes away as I stopped with my tease. Sheesh, talk about uptight. She turned and walked away from us. "I'll take my leave now. See you later, Aria Argento."
"Yeah, you do that, I don't care. Whatever." I said, yet I'm worried about her. Killing her emotions sure turned her more to the Bael side. And remembering Lord Zekram, I can only hope she doesn't reach the level of a Satan. The underworld might take a uncomfortable turn. Better check bro for now, who was talking about Okinawa with his hoes. Hah, hoes. I said hoes.
"The sea was pretty clean and the weather was nice. Pretty much like now. People are kinda rude compared to here and Osaka, but kind enough." He kept talking with Akabane-chan and Ren, including the fact that he met a manly loch monster and had fun with a festival. He looked more relaxed now. I thought I saw a smile, but it was only an illusion. "Do you wanna see this shell? I brought for mum. Oh, hey, Aria-nee."
"..." I almost threw up. He called me 'Aria-nee'. I'm... Confused. He is having his time now. Good to see him in a good mood. Oh, crap. I don't have anything to say. Just say something to avoid awkwardness, Aria. "You smell like Okinawa."
"Oh, you noticed..."
"It's salty and fresh. I don't dislike it." Akabane-chan said, hugging his dear 'wife' by the neck and sniffing the salty and tropical scent emanating from him. Instead of hitting her, he sighed and pat her on the head, but with a vein of rage popping from his head. Ren was observing the shell and the still struggling fish on the ground. I turned my head to the clear sky above my head and sighed. Why Kyouka-Chan did that? It doesn't make any sense.
What I do know is... He might come again.
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"We're home."
"Hey, Ichijou, Yoko-chan. Welcome bac- Is that a fish?" Satsuki-nee greeted us with a quick hello until she noticed the plastic container I borrowed from the student council with the giant fish on it. Plus the giant and colorful shell on my hands. She paled a little, and sighed. "I ain't gonna ask, but you better have an explanation for that, brother."
"We got something for dinner. I guess this is enough." I said. Satsuki pouted, yet said nothing. Instead, she picked the container box and took it to the kitchen. I guess we'll have either sashimi or grilled fish for tonight. I turned to mum on the living room, who was sitting cross legged on the low table. She turned to me and gave me a confused look.
"Hey, Ichijou. Welcome back. Apparently, you had your fun today, eh?" She said, looking at the natural beauty on my hands. I walked towards her and placed in on the table full of letters. It's a present for her. "Oh, for me? Thank you. That thing is indeed beautiful. Pearl, right? How pretty. Hey, you smell like Okinawa."
"Do I? Must be the shell." I gave her an uneasy smile, and turned to the stairs. I gotta take this Okinawa smell away or they'll start asking questions. "I'm going to my room and change, then. If anything, just call me."
"Hey, don't you wanna help me read those letters? I know is old-fashioned, but apparently relatives don't know what e-mails are." Mum said, opening another letter and picking the paper inside. She read it and smiled. "Oh, look. Your cousin Shuu-chan got married. How cute. We should send him a gift!"
"Please don't tell me that he married his imaginary girlfriend again."
"Nope, he's over that now. It was with Hana-chan. They even sent a photo. Aw~. He's so awkward here." She picked a photo from inside the letter and practically melted with it. So, cousin Shuu got married... With a 3D girl. Now that's a step. "Come here, Ichi. Take a look. Aren't they cute together?"
"Maybe later. I'm exhausted." I said. Did she really call me 'Ichi'? Whatever, better not think too much into it. I called for Yoko, and together we talked upstairs. She went to the Guest room as always, while I took my way to my own room, to pick my towel, soap and some clean clothes in order to take a bath.
Today was a pretty calm day, actually. I talked with Kamiyama, went to Okinawa, learned how to play Taikou and even picked up a fish and a pretty shell for us. Not to mention, that Psychic girl even cleaned up the skies, so the gloomy atmosphere might be away for a while. Yeah, today was a great day. But I hope I can end it as fast as possible.
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*OPEN!*
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[Allow me, the author, to explain the unfolded event: The protagonist Tsukino Ichijou couldn't think of anything in the current situation he was in. In front of him, sitting on the floor and wearing nothing but black briefs, there was an extremely muscular and hairy man, with an overly manly face, but skin as pale as a zombie. His muscles were throbbing a lot, since he was stretching himself on the floor, with his black-as-night hair cut in a wild and pointy style, as well as his pointy beard and wild sideburns that could pretty much poke your eyes out with the wrong move. Ichijou couldn't think of anything but...]
'This is the second strangest, most awkward hard-on I had in my life...'
"Huh...? Oh, sorry. I didn't see you here, lad." That manly man said with his voice as strong as a thunder. I put myself on a defensive stance, as the man put his clothes, a very sophisticated suit with a cape red as blood, and walked towards me. He lifted a hand, and offered it to me, a smile and a pipe on his mouth. "Allow me to present myself: I'm Desmond Hellsing. I'm the royal minister of the Vampire Empire and Lord Nosferatu's righthand man. You must be honored for meeting, huh lad? Oooh, hohohoh!"
"Yeah... I'm honored, lord Hellsin-..." I awkwardly accepted the Vampire's hand, but stopped my worries after hearing the known surname of that strong and manly man. I stopped on my track, lifted my eyes to stared at that giant, and spoke. "Did you say... 'Hellsing'?"
"Ooooh, ohohoh! Well, yes, my good lad. The Hellsing Family, the one and only from the former Tepes faction to capture a Vampire Lady as they say and try to snap the title of Tepes Leader. Yes, those are us, indeed." Desmond laughed again, as black smoke was escaping from his pipe. However, soon he dismissed his smoking object, and smiled with his shiny and pointy teeth. "But you must know this name from another source. Isn't that right, Sekiryuutei Tsukino Ichijou, the queen of Berolina Gremory?"
And so, once again, I remembered that my life can no longer be called 'normal' ever again...
"Why does my royal and gorgeous nose picks the scent of Okinawa?"
"Gosh, cut that out, will ya?"]
So... Me! Me! Me! got a sequel and shuu and hana are tying up. That was actually pretty cute. too bad for meme-chan though. Okay, so there are thories about being a prequel or something, but i'd like to see as an sequel with a reabilitated shuu rejecting meme-chan or something. I'm rating... just, just ignore this. Oh, crap, I'm blushing~.
but yeah, new character, new allies and foes, and the plot going nowhere I guess. One year for this. i'm soooo sorry! but I'll get better! I promise! Until then, stay golden!