Black Bullet: The Crazy Titan
It was a bright day at the Isle of the Cursed Children as a lone figure was walking up toward what seemed to be a small square that had no roof or wall to be exact. The figure wore a ragged hooded cloak around himself standing at a towering six feet and nine inches tall. As he walked, a delivery car came to a screeching stop causing the lone individual to halt his march face the vehicle before him.
"AH! Get out of the way! We got an important delivery to make!" The driver shouted while sticking his head out of the window before honking his horn.
"Delivery?" The lone male repeated before walking toward the vehicle and stopping inches from its front. "When did the city start delivering things to the outside?"
"Name of your business! Now get out of the way!" The male shouted.
"...I will advise you to turn back right now...before things get...nasty," The male warned as he raised his head and revealing his red glowing eyes.
"He's one of them!" The driver shouted before stepping on the pedal in an attempt to run the male over.
With a grunt of pain, the male brought his hands up and slam it down on the front of the car to stop himself from going under the vehicle. Although he succeeded in stopping himself from being run over, he was still being pushed back by the sheer weight of the car. Gritting his teeth, he brought his hands to the bottom of the car and used as much strength as he could to quickly flip the vehicle on its right side while snapping his arms due to the overload, he just put his limbs through. As the car was flipped over to its side, the lone male panted heavily while the sound of chatter could be heard behind him.
"What happened?" A young girl asked making the male glance over his shoulder to see a group of cursed children begin to gather behind him.
"Die!" The passenger shouted as he took out a box and threw it toward the male.
He immediately turned to grab the box and threw it as far as he could before watching it explode that left a small-sized crater. His eyes widened in shock before his teeth clenched tightly seeing what the two men's intent was. Walking over to the passenger side with his red glowing eyes glaring at the frightened civilian.
"Monster!" He shouted.
"No. The only monsters I see are those willing to kill children. You're the monsters," He spoke grabbing the scared male and pulling him out of the car revealing his arms had already healed.
"What was that?" The same girl asked in which the individual glanced at the kids before looking back at the human.
"Is that square area a school little one?" He asked before lowering the man to the ground before quickly bringing his fist forward to his head knocking him out seeing the driver was already knocked out due to the flip.
"Y-Yes," She answered with a shaken voice.
"I am not here to harm any of you," He said before standing up and turning to face the girls while bringing his hand up to pull the hood down revealing his messy black long hair as well as tan-colored skin and brown colored eyes. "My name is Kureijī Kyojin. Can you tell me where your guardian is?"
"Rentaro-san!" They all answered with a wide smile on their faces.
Seeing this, Kureijī blinked his eyes before chuckling softly.
"He sounds like a nice person," Kureijī said while kneeling to look at the young girls. "Let's say we wait for him alright?"
"Yeah!" They cheered in unison before they made their way back to the school area allowing him to stand up and turn to look at the two humans with his eyes glowing red.
"I think one of you is good enough to explain what they were intending," Kureijī whispered to himself before walking up to the car to take hold of it and pull it back down allowing it to fall on the unconscious human killing him quickly as the driver shifted around a bit but not enough to wake him. "...you get to live for now..."
As hours passed, Rentaro and Enju could be seen making their way toward the class to see some police officers surrounding the small crater. His immediate response was of concern before running to the class and seeing his students talking with Kureijī.
"What happened?" Rentaro asked as he walked over to Kureijī who looked at the young boy.
Seeing he was being spoken too, Kureijī smiled and stood up before looking back at the young girls who clung to him like family.
"Can I speak to you in private?" Kureijī asked as his eyes looked back at the girls for a brief second.
Rentaro nodded his head as the two walked off while Enju stayed behind to chat with the girls. When they were far enough away, Kureijī sighed heavily and placed his hands on his hips.
"Look, the girls told me what you do for them...how you treat them and for that I must thank you. Not many go out of their way to treat these kids like humans," Kureijī commented with a soft chuckle.
"...they deserve better. That's why I volunteered to be a teacher here," Rentaro said with a nervous chuckle before his attention looked to the police officers that surrounded the vehicle.
"They do deserve so much more than being treated like monsters. Humans forget that they can be just as monstrous as the Gastrea's," Kureijī said with a soft sigh.
"Are you responsible for that?" Rentaro asked looking at the car.
"Stopping it...yes," Kureijī answered.
"...what about the dead body?" Rentaro asked looking at the blood splatter under the car.
Kureijī remained silent before a soft chuckle escaped his lips.
"What do you think Rentaro?" Kureijī asked while looking at Rentaro.
"...I think you killed him," Rentaro spoke looking at Kureijī with narrowed eyes as the taller male grinned.
"He deserved it for being monster I spared the other so that he can answer for his crimes to the children…someone has to answer them and sadly the dead tell no tales," Kureijī whispered as his eyes shined a soft red earning a surprised look from Rentaro.
"You're a..." Rentaro spoke before Kureijī chuckled.
"Best keep that to yourself Rentaro," Kureijī said with a chuckle.
"Who are you?" Rentaro asked still in shock at seeing a male cursed child as well as one so old and old.
"Kureijī Kyojin...but the cursed children call me Big Brother. You can call me bro though. I trust you enough to call me such," Kureijī said with a laugh.
"Bro? Why haven't I heard of anything about you?" Rentaro asked causing Kureijī to sigh heavily and look off into the distance.
"I volunteered for the Apex Project...one that mixed Cursed Children with willing subjects. Hundreds joined and only I survived...since the success rate was so low, the project was shut down," Kureijī admitted.
"If a project was shutdown...why weren't you put down?" Rentaro asked keeping a sharp eye on Kureijī.
"They were going to put me down but instead dumped me out here where I was supposed to be at the mercy of nature," Kureijī said while closing his eyes and raising his head to feel the wind brush against his face causing a smile to grow over his lips. "Mother nature...gave me a second chance in life...and so I will use it to defend these kids who aren't as lucky,"
Rentaro looked at the ground before he bit his bottom lip.
"...the children are in danger," Rentaro spoke while looking at Kureijī.
"What do you mean in danger?" Kureijī asked with a series tone while glaring at Rentaro.
"One of the monoliths is going to collapse two days from now," Rentaro answered truthfully causing Kureijī's eyes to widen.
"Why are you telling me this?" Kureijī asked as he slowly faced the ground while gritting his teeth followed by gripping his hands tightly into fists.
"Help us defend humanity...these kids included," Rentaro spoke making Kureijī look to the cursed children that were talking to one another.
"If it was just humanity I would say to hell with them..." Kureijī whispered as a smile slowly grew over his lips. "but for those kids, I will do anything to keep them safe from any danger. Fine, I'll help...what do you need me to do?"
"Meet me at the encampment," Rentaro spoke in which Kureijī chuckled.
"Do you really think they would let someone like me into your little encampment? They would rather kill me than let me enter," Kureijī admitted.
"...did you kill any Promoters?" Rentaro asked facing Kureijī completely now.
"Only one," Kureijī admitted with a sigh while slowly facing Rentaro and looking down at him.
"Why?" Rentaro asked in a calm voice but gripping his hands into fists.
"Because he was using his partner as nothing more than a tool and plaything," Kureijī answered with an annoyed tone now. "I will harm no one unless they deserved it,"
"You could have taken him to the police," Rentaro spoke with rage in his voice.
"You think I would trust humans who abuse their own authority to kill these kids?" Kureijī asked narrowing his eyes at Rentaro who widened his eyes in shock. "I may not know the news but rumors do go around. Bars are the best source of information after all,"
"What are you then?" Rentaro asked narrowing his eyes now.
"Someone who watches over the children of the abandoned...even if I am viewed as evil...I will gladly accept that title if it means these kids will not be harmed...even if it is a temporary thing. It's better than nothing," Kureijī commented before sighing. "Don't you have more important things to do rather than chatting with me? My little sisters are all waiting on you after all,"
Rentaro looked at his students before he heard walking which caused him to look back at Kureijī seeing his back as he was walking off.
"We aren't done talking!" Rentaro shouted causing Kureijī to raise his right hand and waved at the boy as he continued to walk off.
"Until we meet again...Rentaro," Kureijī spoke as he continued on his way.
-Days Later: Civil Officers Encampment-
After Rentaro made his speech, a cloaked figure appeared behind him and bringing everyone's guard up excluding Kagetane and Kohina.
"It seems I missed more than I should have," Kureijī spoke standing up straight and sighing heavily.
"Who is this Rentaro?" Enju asked before blinking her eyes and walking up to him while keeping her focus on Kureijī's face.
"My name is Kureijī and I am a hybrid human infused with cursed child blood," Kureijī introduced with a smile as he pulled his cloak off and tossing it aside revealing his scarred body as well as his upper body almost looking like that of a gorilla's. "Model Gorilla,"
This caught everyone's attention almost immediately in which Kagetane walked beside Rentaro with his hands behind his back.
"And what is your alignment...Kureijī-kun?" Kagetane asked.
"My alignment is to the cursed children and Rentaro. No one else," Kureijī admitted while looking at the thin Joker.
"How are you going to fight when you have no weapon?" Kisara asked narrowing her eyes.
"I am the weapon...all I need are my fists and I will be fine," Kureijī answered while raising his right hand and gripping it into a fist while grinning.
Rentaro looked at the crowd that had gathered before sighing heavily.
"You need to prove you will not hold us back Kureijī," Rentaro whispered in which Kureijī turned around and looked at the crowd.
"Who wants to see what I can do?" Kureijī asked narrowing his eyes in which laughter could be heard behind the hybrid.
"I think Kohina can test his strength. If he dies than he was worth nothing," Kagetane offered in which the Mantis model walked in front of Kureijī grinning widely.
"I'll take it...but do not be surprised at the outcome," Kureijī spoke while getting into a Kiba-dachi (Horse Stance) stance.
Kohina smiled and ran toward Kureijī with a wide smile on her face with her blades already gliding toward the hybrid's neck.
"Senko Ken (Flash Fist)," Kureijī whispered as hie left fist became a blur in which knocked Kohina back.
Skidding on the ground, he laughed loudly while preparing to lung again but this time charged to the left seeing his stance seemed like it was only good for frontal attacks and defenses. Little did she know, Kureijī had his eyes locked on her the moment the fight began. When she lunged at Kureijī again, she watched as Kureijī body changed to have her in front of him once more.
"Rakurai (Lightning Strike)," Kureijī spoke thrusting his right palm at her forcing Kohina to slash forward at his hand.
As Kohina's blades touched Kureijī's palm, she could feel her blades being pushed back by the sheer force behind the hybrid's power. As her blades were pushed back, she was then launched into the crowd before coming to a stop. Her eyes watched him still laughing before her vision began to shake and shift before falling to her knees followed by her wide smile to fade.
"huh?" Kohina asked before eventually falling flat on her back.
Seeing Kohina now on the ground and not getting up, Kureijī closed his eyes and exhaled briefly before standing up straight while hearing the sound of clapping from Kagetane. This caused Kureijī to open his eyes slightly to look at Rentaro before another promoter stepped up with a smile.
"I see your good with countering melee weapons...but what about guns?" He asked pulling out an Ak-47 along with his Initiator aiming with a Glock 19.
"My proof. Fine," Kureijī spoke while facing the two but this time standing up straight and tilting his head.
The two opened fire on Kureijī but what they saw was his form move out of the way before running at the two.
"Hikitori (Undertow)!" Kureijī shouted as he did a full-rotation leg sweet knocking both of them down followed by the hybrid getting back to his feet and bringing his fist toward the Promotors face but stopped an inch from actually connecting. "Good enough?"
The Promotor nodded his head slowly allowing Kureijī to stand up and look to the Initiator while holding his hand out to help her up. She blushed and took his hand to get back to her feet.
"You okay little sis?" Kureijī asked with a slight smile which she nodded her head before turning away.
"What about me?" The Promotor asked already sitting up and glaring at Kureijī who simply looked at him and groaned.
"What about me? You're not special nor are you a child. Pick yourself up," Kureijī commented before walking over to Rentaro with his arms to his sides.
"Satisfied?" Kureijī asked looking up at Rentaro who nodded his head before walking into the building with his head held high and Kagetane carrying Kohina in his arms.
"Until we meet again," Kagetane said with a soft laugh as he followed after Rentaro.
-Flames of Revolution-
Kureijī saw Rentaro standing by the large statue on his face causing him to walk over and stand behind him.
"Memories?" Kureijī asked making Rentaro nod his head.
"I took my students here once," Rentaro said with a smile.
"...after this battle, be sure to take them out more alright. You don't know when it'll be their last," Kureijī admitted with a soft sigh.
"Why say it like that?" Rentaro asked narrowing his eyes at Kureijī.
"Because life will always be unpredictable," Kureijī answered honestly as he continued to look at the statue before him just as Enju joined them.
"What are you two talking about?" Enju asked with a smile.
"Just boring things like life...and what will come after this day," Kureijī said with a smile while looking at Enju.
"You think we can win?" Rentaro asked turning and walking over to the edge of the platform with his hands on his hips and Enju by his side.
I don't think we will win," Kureijī answered standing on his opposite side with his arms crossed over his chest. "I know we will,"
Hearing this, Rentaro nodded his head along with the others of his group who stood behind them.
"What are you going to do after this war Kureijī-san?" Rentaro asked closing his eyes.
"Continue with what I was doing prier...protect the cursed children s best as I can," Kureijī answered. "Nothing will change with me excluding the fact that I am going to be hunted down now,"
Rentaro opened his eyes slightly knowing full well of Kureijī risk of this mission but due to his conviction, he came out of the shadows to reveal himself to save what he wishes to protect.
"They did not know I was alive. Although there were rumors...that's all they were. With so many witnesses there is no doubt they will come after me. Those who wish to cover-up Project Apex so that it will be forgotten forever," Kureijī said with a slight grin. "I'd like to see them try and take me down,"
-Night-
The group stood at the ready as night already started to arise and coat the field in darkness. With the coming darkness, the Gastrea grew closer and closer with each passing minute. Just as Rentaro was about to shout out an order, lanterns were flouting overhead to light the battlefield up.
"The hopes and wishes of the departed as well as the living," Kureijī commented while looking up at the lanterns.
"We will now commence operation 'Rapier's Thrust!" Rentaro shouted as the civil officers, as well as the JDF, started to fire at the oncoming Gastrea.
Once Aldebaran revealed himself, Rentaro narrowed his eyes and prepared himself along with the rest of the close-range civil officers.
"Alright. We're moving on to stage two. All units, advance!" Rentaro commanded causing himself and the other civil officer groups to charge forward into the battle.
As they traveled to through the woods, Kureijī stayed behind Rentaro with his fists at the ready. It did not take long before they entered the city followed by two large Gastrea's bursting through a building and charging at the three.
"Tatsumaki (Tornado)!" Kureijī shouted as he jumped forward and performed a brutal tornado kick that allowed his heel to slam into the first Gastrea causing it to crash into the structure.
With the first Gastrea knocked out of the way, the second charged forward in an attempt to bite down on Kureijī. A smirk grew over Kureijī's lips as he twisted forward and tucked his right hand back only to thrust it forward.
"Yama Tenohira!" Kureijī shouted as his palm slammed into the Gastrea's face and causing it to fly backward before exploding while he landed on the ground and continued to follow beside Rentaro.
After running for what seemed like hours, they came across a large clearing with their prime target in front of them.
"So this is it?" Kureijī asked panting softly.
Before they could go any closer, a large stage four Gastrea sprang out of the ground that towered over them.
"A stage four Gastrea?!" Rentaro asked with wide eyes as he stopped in his tracks but watched as Kureijī ran forward.
"Leave this monster to me. You complete the mission!" Kureijī shouted before lunging forward while aiming with his left fist.
"Kureijī!" Rentaro shouted.
"Senko Yama Tenhira (Flash Mountain Palm)!" Kureijī shouted as he slammed his palm into the large Gastrea's side and knocking it to the far left. "Get moving!"
Rentaro nodded his head before he continued toward the large Gastrea. His eyes filled with rage at the thought of him losing.
"I will not lose. There is still those who are unfortunate to live as a cursed child. Many of which I still have to protect and watch over," Kureijī told himself as he stood before the Gastrea. "MY CONVICTION WILL PULL THROUGH AND MY RAGE WILL GUIDE ME. MY DREAMS WILL BE FULFILLED AND THE CURSED CHILDREN WILL FIND SALVATION IN THE COMING WORLD!"
The area where Kureijī hit the Gastrea was not even dented from his strike. Gritting his teeth, he gripped his right hand into a fist while the Gastrea charged at the hybrid. Tucking his fist back and getting into a Kokutsu Dachi (back stance). Once the Gastrea was in arms reach, he pulled both fists back only to quickly thrust them forward while gritting his teeth.
"SHI!" Kureijī shouted as he brought his full body forward with his widened-eyes watch his knuckles crash into the Gatrea's forehead and freezing it in place.
The two remained still and unmoving before Kureijī pulled his fists back and watched as the Gastrea collapsed onto the ground with its eyes wide open and void of life. Seeing as the large Gastrea was dead, he turned his attention over to where Rentaro was while blood started to drip through his mouth. For a second he was worried the mission had failed before a large explosion that launched him backward and crash into a boulder causing him to gasp in pain before hitting the floor but smiling.
"We win," Kureijī whispered before finally blacking out.
-Day later-
Kureijī woke up to find himself sitting in a sewer while being watched by a cursed child. Seeing Kureijī awake, the cursed child smiled before running off leaving him be. Groaning in pain, he sat up while rubbing his head before bringing his hands in front of his face to see them better. They had been wrapped up due to who badly he mangled them using such a forbidden move.
"You're awake Big Brother!" A cursed child spoke gaining his attention.
"Where...am I?" Kureijī asked before gritting his teeth when he moved his hands more feeling his muscles scream in pain.
"Papa found you and wanted to help you," She answered with a wide smile.
"Papa? And...who are you?" Kureijī asked with a weak smile.
"Pandora...and Papa is Papa," She introduced with a smile as a tall slender man walked up behind her.
"Welcome son," The man spoke while cloaked in old rags.
"Who are you?" Kureijī asked looking up at the male who seemed to stand at a towering ten feet tall.
"Me? I would settle for Papa or father but...I would say my real name...is Cronus," He said with a soft chuckle. "Welcome home...Hyperion,"
Kureijī's eyes widened at the name he was given before Cronus brought his right hand over to grasp his head causing him to blackout.
"Till you wake once more my beloved son," Cronus spoke before laughing softly.
/End?