Author's Note: Grace is an idea I'm borrowing from the "Supernatural" series. The butler/maid duo idea came from nowhere, really, but they're almost entirely based off of Sebastian Michaelis (Black Butler) and Sayoko Shinozaki (Code Geass). Though the butler does have a hint of Walter C. Dornez (Hellsing) in him...
CHAOS UPRISING - 00
Failure of an Assassin
Heaven was in chaos.
A random child had appeared in the Silver City, and all the inhabitants were either concerned for the child, or for their own saftey; assuming it was a Satanist spy or something.
Things slowly calmed down when the Archangels interfered, confirming that the child wasn't of any "demonic persuasion". They didn't say anything else though, as Gabriel and his brothers took the child away from prying eyes, saying they'd keep him safe.
Of course, the real story was that the Archangels took the child to God himself, as they knew who and what they were.
Gabriel barged through the doors to the Palace of God, holding a sleeping child in his arms and kneeling before his Father. "Father, I have found the son of our Alestian friends."
The elder fatherly figure known as the Lord of Heaven looked at his son with his blue eyes. "Which one?" Gabriel was about to answer, but God raised a hand, silencing him as he chuckled heartily. "Don't bother answering, Omniscience, remember?"
"R-right…" Gabriel chuckled nervously. He almost forgot that his Father knew all. "Then… what happened to his parents? Why is he here?"
If it was even possible, God seemed to age more, weariness visible. "...his parents are dead. The entire Empire's been dismantled. Shinra and Emily sent their youngest here to be raised by us."
"What will we do with him?" Gabriel asked, looking at the child before looking back at his Father.
"We'll raise him as any other Angel child, with love and compassion; and give him training. He'll be our honorary Archangel." God replied quickly. "It's what our friends would have wanted."
"Of course…" Gabriel trailed off, staring at the child. "Can I house him?"
"Of course, my Son. You do not need to even ask." God smiled. Gabriel nodded, standing and leaving with the child in arms.
Its been years since little Ryuuto arrived in Heaven, and all those years were spent well in Gabriel's opinion.
The Archangels have been training the former Alestian prince in their spare time, with Gabriel raising him like a father; and even adopted him with a ritual, replacing his genes transforming him into a half-Celestial, half-Human being. Apparently his Alestian genes wouldn't work with Celestial Grace energy; so they had to move his Alestian power to the depths of his soul.
Michael taught Ryuuto how to fight and unlocked his Grace. It took a while for the eldest Archangel to warm up to him, but the normally cold-hearted soldier had his heart warmed by the young Nephillim.
And finally, Raphael taught him all he needed to know. Starting with the basic stuff, like languages. He taught him everything under the stars, from English to Latin to Enoch. He then moved on to good and bad, religion, the concepts of the Void, Purgatory, Heaven and Hell.
With time, Ryuuto grew in age, power, and notoriety in Heaven; eventually inheiriting an Angel name from a retiring Archangel (who apparently wanted to become a normal inhabitant of the Silver City): "Sahaquiel".
God, of course, allowed for the original Sahaquiel to retire, giving him a normal human name; and changed them so he could blend in.
After more years, in which Ryuuto used to train, God gave him a task.
Ryuuto walked into into the Palace, kneeling before his "grandfather". He lowered his golden Celestial Wings, showing submission to his family and Lord. "Grandfather, I heard you called for me?"
God smiled at his grandson. "Stand, child." And Ryuuto did so. "I have a mission for you. Hell's population grows in size evey day."
"Don't we have a yearly Extermination to deal with the overpopulation?" Ryuuto asked his Grandfather, confused. God nodded.
"Yes, but that isn't the issue. The issue is that I have noticed a change in Hell. Around the same time you came to Heaven, a powerful presence appeared in Hell." God looked at Ryuuto seriously. "Lucifer has sired an heir. She-"
"She?" Ryuuto questioned. "A Princess?"
"Do not underestimate Lucifer, or females for that matter; son." God scolded him lightly. "But yes, she. She is your age, and with how powerful Lucifer is…"
"You want me to take out a threat before it forms." Ryuuto nodded understandingly. "...I'll take this mission with pride, my Lord."
"Please, child. Call me Grandpa Robert." The Lord of All smiled, before sending his grandson on his way. God Robert's smile grew in size as his plans started to link together. "I love Omniscience, it makes things so easy… Now, things start to get interesting."
Hell was just as bad as Ryuuto imagined. Of course, it wasn't an eternal firey pit like most believed; it was just a dark and perverse version of Earth to say the least. Only the dark and negative aspects of Earth existed in Hell. Drugs, alcohol, all the stuff God told his subjects on Earth to not fall into.
Currently, Ryuuto was hiding himself by masking his holy presence, replacing it with his human aura to make the demons suspect nothing. He didn't want a mass panic or riot on his hands; he was only here to kill the Magne family.
He expanded his Grace slightly once he was away from prying eyes, leaving quickly to find Lucifer's place. It wasn't very hard, since all he needed to do was find the strongest being in Hell.
The moment he found them, he was surprised with how easy his mission would be. The family was sleeping, vulnerable. He smirked lightly, sliding a finger over his right hand, a golden blade made of Grace energy forming.
...Something wasn't right. This was too easy. The young Arch-Nephilim narrowed his eyes, before his eyes widened, turning to deflect a bullet that was shot from a silent gun. The Grace-blade cut through it like butter, but Ryuuto fled the building, looking up to see two people standing in his way. A butler and a maid; and they did not seem happy with him.
The butler looked human, aside from the yellow cat-like eyes. His hair was black and silky yet somewhat spiky; reaching his neck. He wore a typical butler outfit, and held a pistol in his hands while smoking a cigarette. He seemed tired, not from lack of sleep or age, but more of a mental strain kind of thing.
The maid was a stern-looking young brunette, holding dual daggers, with completely normal human eyes; amber colored. If he wasn't in Hell, he would have thought she was a human instead of a Demon. In fact, he was having trouble believing she was a Demon right now.
Due to being distracted, he almost didn't get a chance to react to a bullet being shot at him, but he dodged it by ducking. The moment he did though, the maid charged and began to assault him with precise strikes from her daggers. He was being hard pressed to counter and block her attacks, especially with the butler repeatedly shooting at him.
He was starting to find them annoying, as he had a task and wanted to get over it as soon as he could. He jumped into the air, focusing on the butler, his long-ranged attacks would be more important to deal with. He then extended his Grace, fusing it with his magic and forming a blue barrier around them.
"One down, one to go." Ryuuto muttered, landing with a faint smirk. With a burst of speed, the now angered maid disappeared, stabbing Ryuuto in the back. Ryuuto staggered back, annoyance visible as he slowly regenerated. "You fool!" He made a fist, as a duplicate barrier appeared around the maid, but this one was closing in on her. "Give me a reason not to-"
'...These two aren't my targets.' Ryuuto sighed, releasing them, but immediately knocked them out by overpowering them. He then walked back into the mansion, targeting Lucifer's daughter first.
This would be the thing that sealed his fate.
The second he laid his eyes on the Princess Charlotte Magne, there was this feeling inside of him, like his soul was trying to leave his body. He ignored it, raising his Grace blade, and preparing to kill her.
...He ended up standing in place there for a few moments, his body not responding to him. He tried repeatedly to gain control of his body so he could finish the job, but found it was useless. He sighed, lowering his arm and disabling his Grace blade. He soon figured out that if he had ill-will for Charlotte, he'd be unable to move. But when he removed that ill-will or gave up, he was able to gain control of his own functions.
Shaking his head, he left the Princess of Hell to finish her parents off, but ended up facing basically the same problem. Sorta.
If he tried to kill her parents, his body would slow down gradually, ending up to a stop the moment he was in "killing range". This, was both confusing and frustrating to Ryuuto.
He had no choice but to leave Hell to report to his Grandfather about this… failure.
"You WHAT?" Michael demanded the moment Ryuuto arrived in Heaven.
"...The mission was a failure. I found that the Magne's… I couldn't kill them." Ryuuto lowered his head in shame.
"Please tell me this is just a prank, kid… you didn't fail, right?" Gabriel tried to speak, as he was stumbling over his words out of shock and worry.
Ryuuto stayed silent, causing Gabriel to weep. Ryuuto was confused on why his unofficial father was crying, but after some time, he noticed God wasn't happy. He seemed sad, depressed even. "Grandson… I'm sorry to say that its hard to believe your statements. Unable to control your body? Ill-will? That was a family of evil incarnate…"
Michael then cut in. "YOU failed the easiest task we could have given you. Assassination, something you specialize in. And you fail, spectacularly even!"
Raphael tried to calm his brother down. "Michael, please, see reason… I'm sure there's a good explana-"
"No! I knew this kid was trouble from the very beginning!" Michael snapped at Raphael, rage visible in his eyes. "But he managed to worm into our hearts like a parasite! I'm not tolerating his presence here! He should be sent down with the damn Demons he seems to like!"
"I don't-" Ryuuto tried to speak, but Michael glared at him, causing the young Nephilim to wither and back down.
"...I can't believe that I once believed you were a nice kid." Michael muttered, closing his eyes, trying to supress the raw emotions that were gnawing at him.
"Uncle…"
"NO! I AM NO UNCLE OF YOURS!" Michael snapped, opening his eyes as tears of rage flowed from his eyes. God put a shoulder on the Archangel's shoulder, trying to calm him down. It worked, somewhat. "...Just leave. Get out of Heaven."
God seemed to agree with Michael, to Ryuuto and Gabriel's shock. "That seems to be for the best… from this day forth, Ryutensei James Henderson-Shock, also known as the Arch-Nephilim Sahaquiel and son of Gabriel, shall be exiled from the Silver City and all parts of Heaven until he completes his mission or repents for lying to his family. He shall be stripped of his Wings, and sentenced to Hell."
Those words hurt Ryuuto more than any weapon could, as every Angel in the Palace (aside from Raphael, Michael, and Gabriel) drew their weapons. He tried to fly away, but found quickly that God's words rung true, his Wings were gone.
He stumbled back, with the Angels started to either poke their spears in his direction, or shot bolts of light towards him. He turned and ran from Heaven, hot tears running down his face, as he cursed his luck, he cursed Lucifer, and he cursed the Devil's family.
It didn't take long to arrive in Hell, but the moment he did, he barricaded himself up with a bunch of opaque solid Celestial-energy barriers. He then curled up and began to cry, letting all his emotions run freely.