Before we start, I like to explain some things. First up is the labels, side chapters are chapters either taking place out the continuity mostly exploring others aus. Next, are Omakes, an omake take place in the continuity, but will not advance the plot or just not be canon. Nows that cleared up, it's time start with our story.
Chapter cover- A great sword planted in the ground with two eyes being reflected, a Brown eye and a demonic eye.
Side chapter 01- The start of a journey
Today is my 14th birthday, which means I can finally set off on own journey. I have spent all these years training for this day and ready to show them off. The world will learn the name, Cortney.
"Cortney, sweetie are you sure you want to go?" Mom interrupts my inner dialogue, she has been against this whole idea from the very beginning.
"Yes, Mom, I'm sure. I thought Dad would be the one against this. You're seriously the world's kindest demon." I got more of Dad's features in my normal form. I have to wear a seal over my right eye to keep my demonic power in check, but the one thing I did get from Mom that shows in my normal form forces me to keep my right eye shut.
"It seems that you made up your mind, please be safe on your adventures." Mom really does care about me but I want to see the world.
"Alright, Mom. Let me get dressed in peace." She finally leaves. My outfit is a Red and Black tunic that Mom stitched up for me, she did a really good job with it. Next is some Brown pants with greaves for some extra protection. Mom knew she if couldn't convince to change my mind, then she would try her damnedest to keep me safe. Last up is some Black shoes. I already feel like a full-blown adventurer, I head to see Mom and Dad preparing to see me off.
Dad is a bulky guy considering he was from a very powerful guild, this isn't very surprising. It was hearing his stories that made me want to set off on my own journey. He's holding out a greatsword in one hand and the sheath in the other. The handle is wrapped in red leather and my right eye is carved on the guard. The sheath looks it was carved out a dragon's tail. I grab them and put them on, the sheath is slung horizontally on the lower part of my back. Dad said the sword weighs about 40 kg but with all the training it feels like nothing.
Mom is holding a backpack. She's sad that her daughter is leaving, but the last thing I want to see is Mom sad, so I make her promise.
"I promise to come back," I tell her while smiling and hugging her. She gives me a little backpack with my initials written on the front. I grab it and put it on.
"There's a week's worth of food, extra clothes, and some items to help you out. Also, a special notebook that when you write on it, I can also see it, so try writing at least once a week." I take one last look at Mom and Dad before I embark on my journey, they wave goodbye as I close the door.
"Time to set off," I say to myself.
3 days later
I started walking into a forest, nothing exciting has happened. I thought I would as least get into a scrap or something, but it's just been walkin-, oh shit. Speak of the devil, I just fell into a pit trap, a man peeks over the side. He's wearing a rag as a hood so I can't see his face.
"I caught one. It's a female adventurer and she looks stacked." He yells to another, who looks just like him. They move away so I can't hear them. I take a deep breath as Blackish flames engulf my arms after a second my arms have turned Red and have a little bigger, my nails are slightly longer and turned Black. I dig my hand into the dirt, I wiggle my fingers around a little to check if I can climb out.
"Great the walls are stable, time to show those bandits who they're messing with." I climb out the trap and see the bandits backs turned to me whistle to get their attention.
"What the hell is she? Just kill her." The two bandits pull out their weapon, two daggers, and sword respectively. The one with daggers attacks first, he goes to stab me, but I rip his daggers out of his hands and grab his face. I throw one dagger into a tree and drop the other one.
"Let him go you demon!" The sword bandit attacks next, I punch the blade shattering it as he wonders what just happened. I grab him by the face, then bang their heads together and throw them into the tree.
"Hey idiots, let me tell you something just because you caught some doesn't mean you won. Now get out of here." The two bandits run for their lives something about a boss or something, I don't really care. I return my arms to normal and look back to the tree I threw a dagger in.
"Come on out, I already know you're there, come out and I won't hurt you." Instead of another a bandit, a girl around my age comes from around the tree. She has Blonde hair, two horns sticking out of her head and white wings. She has hooves instead of feet and fur-covered legs.
"Woah a Pegasus, I never thought I would see one in person!" This is one of the many creatures Dad told me about in his stories. I try to get a closer look, but she backs away from me, she must be scared of me after what I did to those bandits.
"No need to be afraid of me, I won't hurt you. Those bandits attacked me first." She still looks afraid, but she finally talks.
"You took out those bandits without taking a hit, you must be really strong," I say still nervous about me but she isn't hiding anymore either.
"Hey, do you know where those bandits are going?" She looks nervous to answer me.
"I know where their hideout is. But why do you want to know?" I tell her straight up.
"I'm taking them out and making this place safe again. Can you take me to them?" She's utterly shocked at my answer, but anyone would be if you just said that you're going to take out a bandit's den.
"Then can you please save my mother, those bandits kidnapped her and they said something about selling her for a high price." This just got serious, they will pay.
"I will. Now come on and show me where they are." She runs and I follow her. She leads me to an abandoned mine. There isn't anybody guarding the entrance, but I can't be too sure.
"Hey, turn around," I tell the girl.
"Why?"
"I'm about to do something, just trust me." She seems to trust me a little as she turns around. I remove the seal around my head and soon I'm completely engulfed in flames like before. A pair of Red Wings sprout out of my back and a tail shoots out, all skin turns Red. Finally, horns shoot out my head.
"I'm going in, stay here." I tell her.
"No, I'm coming too they have my mom." She turns around to see my demon form, but she presses on, I can't argue because I have a limited time in this form.
"Fine, come on." We both jump into the mine and we meet those two bandits from earlier.
"Shit, where did that demon come from?" One man asks. I make my demands clear and simple.
"Release the Pegasus you kidnapped and leave this forest and I won't hurt you."
"Kill her and capture the other Pegasus." One man shouts and everyone goes to attack me.
"I gave you the easy way out. Feel your sins." I open my right eye and it flashes, everyone who's coming to attack me falls over. The only person that still standing was the one who gave the command. I pick him up.
"Tell me where your boss is," I tell the man while my tone is on the edge of murder.
"He's further in." He points down the mine.
"Thank you." I knock out the man and drop him.
"Come on." While running, we hear someone call out for help.
"MOM!" The girl runs to the voice and I follow after her. We find a woman that looks like an older version of the girl. She's in a steel cage, I check to see if I pry the door off but it's too tough.
"We need a key, my best guess is that the leader has the keys." We soon hear keys jingling. We turn to the sound a man holding the keys.
"That you're right about. Selling you on the market will make me a small fortune." A man is much bigger and stronger than the other bandits say. He's wearing steel gauntlets and a greatsword in his other hands. I pull out my greatsword and point it at him.
"I wasn't going to hurt you if gave me the keys, but I changed my mind. You're to pay for your sins." I say before charging him, he blocks me, but in less than a second, I overpower him, however, my right eye is engulfed in flames. The pain is unbearable, I fall to my knees due to the pain.
"Dammit I thought I had more time, I need my seal," I say in my mind, the man takes advantage of the situation and grabs me by the neck.
"You overestimated yourself." The man says before trying to knock me out, however, the girl charges him and he drops me, using the opportunity the girl gave me, I place my seal back on and return to normal.
"Get off me!" The man throws the girl into a wall seeing that leap back into action. The man has his back turned to me, I slash at it and leave a gash on his back. This turns attention back to me and the man retaliates by swinging at my head. I dodge to the side and swing at his left leg this make him fall over, I stomp his hand holding his sword and kick it over to the mother, she grabs it pulls it into the cage with her. I point my sword at him.
"Give me the keys and leave. I'm being nice." I open my right eye to imitate him by showing my fearsome presence. That seems to break him, he gives me the keys and runs away. I unlock the cage and the mother walks out, I check on the girl, she's ok, just minor bruises, nothing serious, but my vision starts to blur and I soon faint.
Some time later
I wake up in a room with my clothes removed, I'm wearing some simple clothes. I walk out of the room to see the girl and her mother putting some food on a table.
"Oh good you're awake, I want to say thank you for saving me." The mother says.
"No problem. Actually, I never did get your names, I'm Cortney." I finally introduce myself after all this time.
"I am Courtess and this my daughter Pony." Courtess introduce both herself and Pony, I decide to not ask where her father is.
"Great to meet you, Cortney, how about you stay for the night as a reward for saving us." I accept her offer and stay the night.
The next day
I put back on my normal clothes and prepare to leave.
"Thanks for letting me stay and the extra food. I'm off." Before I get too far Pony stops me.
"Wait!" She jumps out of the window and glides over to me. She's wearing a short black tunic and light brown pants with a bag strapped across her chest.
"Pony, what's with the getup?" I ask it looks she's about to go on an adventure of her own.
"I'm coming with you, you said you wanted some companions right? So let me come with you." I think over what Pony can bring with her, flying is really helpful and having some me can help relieve a lot of boredom plus she probably knows a way out of the forest, so she can tag along.
"Sure you can." She flies around with joy at my answer.
"Thank you. Let me do one thing before we go." She runs behind the house and I follow her, which I see her kneeling in front of a gravestone and I copy her.
"I'm going off on an adventure, Dad, wish me luck." Pony says while a tear down her face. I give a quick pray myself before getting up.
"Ready?" I ask.
"Yeah… let's go." Pony gets up and walks away with me, Pony and her mom wave goodbye to each other as we leave.
"Okay, now show me out of this forest Pony." It takes us three days before we finally leave the forest, I take out the journal Mom gave me and before I can start writing Pony looks interested.
"What's that?"
"This is a special journal my mom gave me, when I write in it, my mom can read about my adventure in another journal." I explain and I start writing.
Hello Mom, the first week of my adventure and I have already faced my enemies. I entered a forest and met a Pegasus girl named Pony and some bandits captured her mother. I fell the bandits and their leader and saved her mother. They let me stay the night in their home. Pony decided to come with me on my adventure, I don't know what she can yet, but I know she will be a great friend and companion. Until next time, your daughter Cortney.
Writer: God Damnit Horikoshi. Now?!
Thanatos: For those wondering what the Writer is talking about. In the latest chapter (194 at this point) we finally see Class 1-B costumes and quirks in action.
Delaila: And he is kinda hating Horikoshi right now.
W: *Deep breath* Anyway, I hope you enjoyed this side chapter, I will be coming back to this from time-to-time, mainly after something major happens. For now, I will be returning back to the regularly scheduled program, anything you want to do Thana?
T: Nope, I'm good.
D: Me too.
W: Alright then, see you next time.
