Black was all he could see. In fact, it had been like that for a few months. As Issei Hyoudou was seated in his chair, he remained still, white cane in his right hand, and a pair of red shades in the other hand, his head turned to the door, which had opened. A buxom woman of blond hair and blue eyes entered, looking at the child before she sat across him.

"Who are you?" He asked, looking at her.

"I would have expected you to ask where you were, but given your... condition, well, I guess we'll skip that question... for now," the woman answered, holding Issei's hand. Issei, in exchange, put the cane on his lap, and rested his free hand on her cheek, which lead him to running his hand across her face, slowly taking in her facial features.

"Now that I know how you look like, what is your name?" he asked.

"I am known as Lady Phenex, Issei Hyoudou," she answered calmly.

"Where am I, and why do you know my name?" he asked.

"In reverse order, your parents made a contract with me, with the following terms: I would help you with your blindness, and in exchange, you would form part of the Phenex household, as my personal servant, the Blind Envoy of the Phenex Clan. You are in the Underworld, and I am aware of the gifts you received with your blindness, which are enhanced senses without counting your sight. I can help you improve these gifts you have, as well as give you new ones that will help you in your role as an envoy. What is your decision?"

The young man thought about this for a while, soaking up the information he received, thinking about it. Right now, his taste easily differentiate beverages of the same kind by a mere difference of ingredients that would go unnoticed by the average being. His tact allowed him to feel the ink on the sheets of paper, despite said ink having long dried. His smell allowed him to differentiate people and identify his parents by their natural odor, given that he spent most of his time around them. As for his hearing, he could sense the location of people and objects at a short distance when they would emit noise, which allowed him to be aware of the environment.

Now, he could either walk away (if he could find his way out), or he could join her. His mere answer was the shaking of hands, as she got up, and he followed her. He put his shades on as they went to their destination, and she looked back at him briefly before they stopped in front of a set of double doors.

"Now that that is done, I will introduce you to my family," she said, smiling softly as they walked into a room, which had a child, a teenager, and two young adults.

"My name is Ravel, and I'm the youngest and only girl of the Phenex household," a girl that looked like a younger version of Lady Phenex said, shaking Issei's hand. Issei ran his hand over her face and smiled once he took in her facial features. To this, Ravel asked:

"Why are you doing that?"

"Well, you see... I'm blind," he answered, chuckling nervously.

"Oh, it's alright," she answered.

"Thanks, besides, you're cute," he ended, managing to make her blush.

"Riser Phenex, third child of the Phenex household," a teen that was slightly older than Issei answered, shaking the blind child's hand. As Issei did his facial recognition, he realized that this teen was similar in appearance to his mother and sister, and the same went for his other brothers.

"Zarathos Phenex, second child of the Phenex household," a young adult said, ruffling Issei's hair before shaking his hand. After the blind child recognized Azrael, a strong, authorative yet caring voice spoke, shaking Issei's hand.

"Ruval Phenex, heir of the Phenex household," the eldest said, letting Issei do the recognition. After the introductions ended, Lady Phenex spoke up:

"Now, my envoy, your training begins tomorrow, for night has fallen upon the Underworld. Children, you may proceed to return to your bedrooms, I will guide our newcomer to his bedroom," she said, as she held the child's hand, guiding him down the halls. After sitting on the bed and receiving a 'goodnight' from the Phenex that had welcomed him, he managed to change into his sleepwear, smiling as he was alone in his thoughts.

"Well, time to see where this takes me, although that will happen tomorrow," he said, before he slowly fell into the domain of the Sandman.

Hello everybody, AV here, and this fic is doing better than expected (836 views and 542 visitors as of July 26th, 2016, at 8:41 P.M in Pacific Time. Don't know the difference between views and visitors, somebody please explain that to me). We're just three drabbles away from the poll to see which drabble will be the first to receive its own story, and I'm thanking you all for taking an approximate of 10 minutes or less from your day to check this chapter out (probably this story, hehe).

Anyways, the next chapter is a mystery chapter, with an unexpected origin. If you have any ideas you want to toss in, PM me or drop a comment, and I'll check your suggestion out, and if I decide to drabble it, I'll give you credit, and it'll be a candidate for a story I develop. It was nice being with you all, see you all tomorrow with the next chapter, and may the Umbra Witch be with you.