The fifth installment of Restoration. Once more, I hope this will be enjoyable.
You should know I don't own Highschool DxD or Assassin's Creed already...
Let's continue.
The three assassins weighted out their options as the Gremory heiress waited quietly. The first, and most obvious choice was that if they did accept the offer, they would have the devils butting into their busniess. Second, if they didn't accept, it was chance that they would still get suspicious. Third, was to make a bargain, and hopefully give themselves some breathing room.
"I'll ask again. What are we expected to do here? Besides doing favors." Issei said. Rias smiled seeing that he was considering.
"Well, sometimes we go on trips, plan events like the student council, and we sometimes investigate signs of paranormal activity." She said. That last one was both a little bit of a lie and truth. They investigated any hostile presences, and stray devils, but to any outsiders, it was just another ghost hunt.
"I see." Issei looked to Ichika who shrugged. "We might need a little more time to consider. This is still a big decision to make." He said. Rias nodded in understanding, before bidding them farewell. For now anyway...
The three left the room and Rias waited with the smile still plastered on her face. When she was certain the three were gone, she looked to Akeno and nodded. "You know what to do." She said. Akeno smiled and left after making sure evryone had tea.
Outside, Ichika leaned against the tree and smirked. "You know they're bound to get curious, right?" Issei gave him a cunning smile. "Then let's put on a show." He waved his hand dramatically.
"We're tricking them." Indra stated more than he asked. Issei nodded and pat him on the head. "That is correct my friend."
The three assassins took a nice scenic walk back to their hideout. Issei was the first to notice their follower, and he smiled. "Let's go to that cliff we always played at." He said. Ichika got a smirk while raising an eyebrow.
"The one where we used to play treasure hunters?" He asked. Issei nodded. "That's the one. I have a surprise for our little audience" He replied.
They followed his lead, walking calmly along the road as they started to come up on the beach. Issei took a deep breath and exhaled. This reminded him of when he was younger and they would walk along this very same beach in the morning. Those were such fond memories.
"They've stopped." Ichika said, but kept up his unaware facade. It was going just how they needed it to be. "There's our spot." Issei said as the three walked. "You ready to go down memory lane?" He asked. They others didn't need to say anything to give a good answer.
Akeno sighed as she put her hand up to her cheek. She had waited until the boys were out of sight before continuing her pursuit. But then the strangest thing happened. When she followed them into the cave, she was expecting them to be there.
She remembered hearing one of them say "Treasure hunters". Maybe it was an old they had come up with? But now, as Sona had said before...
They simply disappeared.
A smirk started to pull at her lips. If that was how it was going to be, then alright. She would play this little game of cat and mouse.
"Ufufufufu. I think this just might be a challenge." She giggled before leaving. Had she stayed for just a few seconds she would have heard the sound of stone grinding on stone.
"Your plan worked, Issei. But they're onto us now. The devils are going to be much more persistent." Ichika said, brushing some dust from his uniform.
"I know. It's inevitable now, but we just need to delay as long as we can." The brunette replied.
It was fact, once you got involved in the world of the supernatural. It was nearly impossible to get back out. For one reason or another, someone was going to pursue you. Guess that was life's way of irony. The assassins hunt the templars, now the assassins are being chased by devils.
"Let's head back. There might be some work for us to do, and I don't trust leaving the girls ont heir own for too long." Issei lead his brothers out of their old hangout spot and headed back without drawing anymore attention.
"W-What are you doing?!" They heard Raynare shout as they entered. Indra sighed, knowing full well what was happening.
"Something we should be aware of?" Issei asked teasingly. Indra rolled his eyes. The white haired assassin went into the library and diffused whatever situation was going on.
Ichika went over to the desk, and found there were indeed some contracts available. "What are we working with?" Issei asked as he came over.
"There's a rogue priest named Shaden Weller. A corrupt official trying to call mortgage in the residential district. And we have a-" Ichika stopped at the last one.
"What is it?" Issei took the last contract and read it over. He saw why his raven haired friend paused. "This is right?" Issei narrowed his eyes on the label, there was no name for the target. But, it seemed to be a serious problem if the description wasn't saying it.
There was a person going around murdering women in the western side were of the city. Issei set the note down and rubbed his temples. "What is it with people today and their problems with women?" He asked rhetorically.
"What about women?" Issei turned around to see the girls were all now gathered in the central room, and had heard what he said.
"Someone who obviously doesn't seem to like girls is going around and killing them." He said. The girls looked disgusted while Asia looked fearful.
"Are you going after them?" She asked, but she was already guessing the answer.
Issei nodded. "I am." He looked at Indra and Ichika. "Ichika, you will be dealing with the corrupt official. Indra, you're taking the rogue priest." The three all nodded and gathered their equipment before setting out to do their work.
"Be safe!" They heard the collective call of the girls.
"I swear, it's always something with women." Issei muttered as he leapt across the roofs without so much as a sound. The note had said the target would be around in this district, but there was no specific way to identify him. This meant Issei would have to dig in and really do some work.
"First things first, I need a clue." Issei found a good spot to descend from his height and down onto the ground without drawing suspicion. He then set out and kept his eyes open for anything.
Wandering for what seemed like hours, Issei decided to see if the locals knew anything. He walked towards a brown haired man who was having a smoke, leaning agaisnt the wall of a building. A cliche sight he had seen in movies plenty of times.
"Sir, do you know anything about the murders that have been happening here recently?" The man raised an eyebrow as he looked at the young man in front of him. He looked like some sort of priest or a scholar.
"What's it to you? You trying to come bless us with your "Holy Spirit" stuff?" He asked, his voice was rather gruff. Issei rolled his eyes under his hood. "No. But if you could tell me something that would help out, that would be appreciated." He replied. The man sighed, blowing out a column of smoke as he did so.
"Well, after examining most of the victims, I noticed they were all workers at the Red Dress. Maybe whoever's doing it has something agaisnt them, not sure why they would though." He said, blowing out another column of smoke.
Issei took that piece of information in mind. He took a closer examination of the man before him, now noticing his lab coat and the stethoscope hanging around his neck. He was a doctor. "What's your name sir?" He asked, taking his fellow brunette by surprise. The doctor dropped what was left of his cigarette, and then shook Issei's hand. "My name is Toshio Ozaki. I work at a local clinic here in this district." He said.
"Perfect. If I come across anyone, I'll know who to look for." Ozaki chuckled at Issei's remark. "Sure, if you can, bring them by so I can treat them." Issei nodded and set off towards the Red Dress for more information.
As he did, Issei got the familiar feeling of being watched. 'Not now, dammit!' He thought as he walked up to the strip club. he entered through the front door and the inside was glowing with neon lights everywhere. Now, he needed to find the one in charge. If the girls working here were being killed, then the manager would know. He activated eagle vision and looked around, though he was having to glide through the crowd to see where he was going. His eyes landed on a women highlighted with gold. She was working in the bar section of the club.
He made his way over and took a seat by her before eagle vision went away. He was now looking at a woman with shoulder length brown hair and amethyst colored eyes. Her cream skin glowed and reflected with colors in the neon lights.
"How can I help you sweetie?" Her voice was mature and sultry. Issei wanted to smile, but he needed to know how he could get his target. "Would you happen to know anything about some dead girls?" He asked, low enough so only she could hear. He saw her expression change to one of grim, and knew he had found a source of information. "Come to the back with me." She said, giving her workers a stern look that said to not disturb them.
Issei was led to a back office where the manager sat down in a chair across from him and sighed, rubbing her temples. "So you want to know about my girls huh? Why?" She asked, bringing a bottle of wine out from a drawer she was sitting close to.
"Because I'm here to put a stop to these killings. It's drawn my attention, and I'm already picking up a trail." He said, making it clear he wasn't going to give up on his objective any time soon. The manager sighed before taking a sip of wine to straighten out her nerves.
"Well, where do I begin?" She muttered. "The killings started about a week or two ago, I believe." She said. Issei raised an eyebrow. "On my way here, I met a doctor. He thought that somebody had some kind of grudge or something against you. Could that be it?" He asked. The manager shook her head, unsure of the hypothesis herself.
"I don't really know." Was her reply. "Have you had any clients here who may have looked or behaved strangely? Anything at all that could aid in my search?" The brunette assassin asked.
The young woman put her hand under her chin and thought for a moment. "Well, I remember there was this one guy. He was a bit too touchy-feely, and the girls often complained about him." Issei started to mentally file that away. "Anything else?"
Issei saw the woman's expression become more grim. "Actually, now that I'm starting to recall, he was a bit of a troublemaker. He left here pissed off because one of the girls slapped him or something." She said. Issei smirked.
"Do you remember the girl who he was harassing? I might get some more information from her." He suggested.
"Yeah, he was messing with Hinata. I can get her really quick for you." She said, getting up. "Thank you." Issei called out as she left.
After waiting for approximately 6 or 7 minutes the manager came back with another girl. Her hair was pure chocolate brown, dropping down to her hips, and her eyes were blue like diamonds. She wore a skimpy outfit consisting of a violet colored corset and panties and stocking to match. He was in a strip club, so her attire wasn't surprising.
"Hinata, I presume?" He asked. She nodded. "I understand you were harassed a short while ago. Could you tell me anything about that client in particular?"
Hinata proceed to tell him about what happened and what she learned of the man who tried to touch her.
"He was about maybe of average looks and build... I remember that he looked a bit-mmm, I wouldn't use the word shy, but he was kind of like that. Then one day he came back and he just started trying to touch me, I slapped him and told the boss. He left angry, and that's it." She confessed.
'I see. If he's reclusive, he might be a bit difficult to find.' He thought. He turned his gaze back at the young dancer and thanked her and the manager for their time.
"Please come back if you find out anything!" He heard the manager call to him as he left.
Issei walked quietly, going over the information in his head. So the man obviously did not seem happy with the strip club, since he did not get his way, and he started to killing the girls to satisfy his anger. Simply put.
Issei activates eagle vision and looked around the street. He only saw the blank figures of the citizens and a few blue highlighted figures here and there. He was about to stop when he saw a white glow, a very small trace of one.
"Hmmm." Issei moved close to it and inspected the area around, he saw more glimmering white, but it it was in a messy trail. Issei deactivates eagle vision when he realized what he was looking at. It was a trail of blood, leading into an alley.
Narrowing his eyes, and putting himself on guard the brunette assassin treaded into the wolf's den. He came across a body of a girl. Her expression was one of terror, showing just how frightened she was in her last moments. Issei closed her eyes and put her hands over her chest. "Rest peacefully. I'll take it from here." He said.
Issei caught a rather peculiar smell as he examined the girl's body. "Poison, Tyvian stuff. Amateur work, and a few small cuts to add on." He could trace the scent of it, it was still lingering. Issei activated eagle vision once more and looked for anything that would give him more to work with.
"There it is." He was able to see it just barely. It was a near dissipated trail of red, indicating the poison had left a trail behind for him to follow. He was now much closer to stopping this killer.
Issei hit a slow jogging pace, the trail while still visible, was losing it's scent. That means the killer was close by or he may have disposed of poison. 'No, because poison has a strong scent on the person even if they dispose of it. So that means he has to be close.'
Issei stopped when the scent was now barely traceable. He took in his surroundings, eyes scanning around for anything. Observing the citizens around he could make out a few possible suspects. Specifically, one man in particular. Issei had entered the more lower class area, like a ghetto, during his trail chasing.
Issei calmly approached the man, who was sitting on a stained matress, and attempting to warm himself by a fire.
"Sir, may I take a moment of your time?" He asked. The man gave him a side glance, before respounding. "Sure." He said, his voice croaked slightly.
Issei smiled. "Would you happen to know about the Red Dress?" The young man rolled his eyes. "Yeah, what about it?" He replied. Normal people wouldn't notice it, but Issei did. The man twitched slightly.
"I'm investigating the recent killings that have been happening." Issei could see the man was starting to seem uncomfortable with this topic. Under his hood, sharp eyes bored into the man.
"I... I see." The slow reply didn't do him any good, it just made the assassin question him more.
"Sir, if you know something, anything at all, I'd appreciate it if you tell me. I need to see what I can do to stop this." Issei pressed.
The man gulped, Issei caught him. "Does the name Hinata ring any bells?" Issei asked. The man froze, his eyes met Issei's, or at least tried to.
They both stared at each other for what seemed like a long eternity.
"No!" The man brushed passed him and ran. Issei was hot on his tail. "Are you sure?! If you don't know, then why are you running?!" Issei called out to his target.
"I didn't do anything!" The man shouted over his shoulder.
"Only a guilty man runs with speed like that!" Issei replied.
Issei took his crossbow off his back and aimed for the man's leg. The bolt was launched and flew through the air, and impacted the calf.
The man held his leg in agony, and tried to pull the bolt out of his leg. He noticed Issei coming, and heard the familiar sound of a blade being taken out. He would have said something else, before Issei thrusted his palm into his chest, and felt a blade pierce his heart. He was dead in only a few seconds.
"Find peace in the afterlife." Issei closed his eyes and left the body.
"The killer is no more." Issei said as he sat at the bar with the manager. She gave him a beautiful smile, filled with relief. "Thank you so much sir." She said. Issei smiled back. "I was only doing my job." Was his response. The manager raised a delicate eyebrow and gave hima playful smile.
"And what is your job?" Her eyes were filled with genuine curiosity, and a hint of mischief. Issei returned the look.
"Keeping the world at ease." He said.
The manager gave him a soft look. "Sounds just like a dream job. To keep the world at peace." She said fondly.
The two sat in comfortable silence as the two brunettes listened to the soft music playing. "Say, what's your name? Mine is Venelana." She broke the silence after a minute.
"My name is Issei, Issei Hyoudou." Venelana looked the robed boy up an down, before a satisfied smile crawled across her face. 'Issei Hyoudou huh?'
Issei got up and was about to leave before he felt a small hand on his shoulder. "Here, take this." He heard Venelana say, before he felt her place a small slip of paper into his hand.
Issei gave her a nod and left. As he did, Issei looked at the slip in his hand.
'Call me' It had Venelana's signature along with her number. Issei smiled before placing the note in his pocket.
Well, how was that? Good? Bad?
Right, so here is a little bit of what I have to say at the moment. I haven't revealed all of what remains of the brotherhood yet. So far, you only know Issei, Indra, and Ichika. I have at most 2 to 3 three other characters instore, but I will reveal them when I feel that the time is appropriate. Yes, Issei and the guys will be found out eventually. I know some of you are wanting the assassins to get involved with supernatural, but I want them to stay in the shadows for just a little bit longer.
Now, with that having been said, please review, and enjoy the rest of your day.