Hey, I'm back! And with another chapter of Unexpected Angel. In this chapter, Chifuyu wakes up in Remnant, what awaits her?
As I said, I'll be putting all focus on this story for the coming week, and, well. I'm on vacation, so I have pretty much nothing else to do…
I swear, I've already written three different versions of this chapter…
Anyways, I hope you enjoy this chapter. And the reviews (Which I'm amazed I even have this early) will be answered after the chapter.
Enjoy ;)
Chapter 2: New World
You have got to be kidding me…
Chifuyu Orimura groaned tiredly as she groggily opened her eyes. Only to have to close them again to prevent herself from being blinded by the sun.
She sat up, and could finally keep her eyes open to take in her surroundings. She was in a forest of some kind, green trees stretching out far longer than she could see from the slightly elevated ground she found herself on.
She stood up, and looked around. Everything seemed… Larger. Spotting a river, she quickly made her way to it, and looked at her reflection.
"W-what?"-Was what the instructor could gasp out in horror at what she saw.
She looked like she'd de-aged, into her mid-teens again!
Although, nothing else had changed. She still had her raven-black hair, and dull-red eyes…
"Well, surprised?"-A familiar male voice spoke out to her.
"Ah!"-She yelped in surprise, almost falling into the river. She frowned at the holographic form of the kid that had sent her here, standing over a white round watch on her wrist.
Well, she tried to anyways.
"Pfff HAHAHAHA! You should see yourself! You look adorable!"-The kid laughed at her. Her frown and glare only ended up looking like a cute pout to him.
"Shut up"-She muttered, embarrassed. If it was one of her students, she'd smack em over the head with her notebook, but…
A: She had no notebook.
B: The person she wanted to hit was a hologram.
The last thought made her pause.
"Anyways"-The kid brought her back to now, "I don't think I've introduced myself properly yet! I'm Haven, currently, I'm the AI running your IS unit"-He said with an exaggerated bow.
"IS? You mean, the watch?"-She asked, having to resist the urge to cringe at how… Weird her voice sounded.
"Eyup! Oh, and about the shrinking stuff, I de-aged you. It'd make it easier, trust me"-He said nonchalantly.
Chifuyu glared at him, which, again only ended up looking like a pout.
"I'm not trusting you, idiot"-She stated angrily.
*Growl*
The sudden growl sent a slight shiver up her spine.
"Oh yeah, I forgot to mention one thing about Grimm"-Haven said, "They're attracted to negative emotions… And you're a damn goldmine of it right now!"-He exclaimed as two of the black werewolves he'd showed her earlier creeped out of some nearby bushes.
"I don't have anything to fight with"-She stated matter of factly.
"Well, I dunno, use your head!"-Haven suggested, which earned him a deadpan, "Err, this is the part where you rush up to the Grimm and smash them with your head…"-He tried.
*Deadpan intensifies*
"Okay, okay, I get it. You're no fun"-He pouted, "Just, call on your IS"-He said, hanging his head in defeat.
Chifuyu jumped out of the way as one of the Grimm slashed at her.
"Yeah, it'd be great if I knew what it was called. You know, because that's how you call on an IS!"-She shouted in annoyance as she jumped away from another slash.
"Jesus Christ woman, fine! Here, have a katana"-He replied. A moment later, one of the Grimm was suddenly pierced by a katana falling out of the sky. The other stopped, as Chifuyu pulled it out of the corpse.
The katana was heavily decorated, a silver blade with a golden handle and a dull red dragon ran engraved across said silver blade. She smirked.
"I can work with this"-She said, as she charged towards the Grimm.
The Beowulf growled challengingly before it met her charge, and tried to bite her. Chifuyu sidestepped the bite, and met the Grimm's follow up with its claws using her blade, before she kicked it in the stomach, followed up with a punch square to its face, and a finishing stab to its stomach using the katana.
The dead Grimm fell limp to the ground, before it started to dissipate into a black mist.
"Does all Grimm do that?"-She asked, eyeing the decaying corpse wearily.
"If you mean the decaying stuff? Yeah, they do"-Haven replied.
"What else would I mean?"-Chifuyu asked with the same annoyed tone she always used.
"Oh, I don't know. The fact that they so stupidly informed you of their location perhaps?"-He suggested.
Chifuyu blinked, realizing that they really had revealed their location before they jumped her.
"And to answer that, no, not all Grimm do. The lesser do because they're stupid. But the more powerful ones can be a real challenge"-He informed her.
"Right"-She replied, not liking that fact. She'd been stupid not to be aware of her surroundings. Had those Grimm not growled to make her aware of their presence, they would've at least injured her, "So, what now?"-She questioned. Haven's avatar blinked.
"I hadn't thought of that"-He admitted. Chifuyu could only sigh in disappointment.
"Why does that even surprise me?"-She asked as she facepalmed, "Anyways, about the katana falling out of the sky"-She started.
"Ah well, I can do stuff like that. Things that doesn't require too much divine energy won't give me away. So a katana works, but a gun? Or something more advanced? Nope"-He replied.
"Figures"-She sighed again, "So, you really are a god?"
"One of, yes"-Haven seemed to be a little uncomfortable, "I'm one of the youngest though, and the others don't like me running around breaking the rules like this… But I've already seen two worlds die. I don't want to see another one"-He was slightly teary eyed as he explained.
"I'm sorry to hear that…"-Chifuyu wasn't really sure of how to answer that. Haven shook his head, and dried the tears.
"Don't be. What's done is done… Let's just make sure the world doesn't end prematurely"-He said with a slight smile. Chifuyu responded in kind.
"Yeah…"-Though her smile was gone almost as soon as it appeared, replaced by a serious look… Well, as serious as the face of a 15-year-old could get, "But if you don't turn me back to normal, and send me back after this then I don't care what you are. I'll find you, and make your life hell"-She warned.
Haven laughed nervously.
"Ah, haha, duly noted"-He replied.
"So, again. What now?"-Chifuyu tried.
"Err, I guess trying to apply for one of the Huntsman Academies would do?"-He suggested. That earned a look of confusion from his de-aged companion.
"Huntsman Academy?"-She asked curiously. Haven stared at her, blinked once… Before he facepalmed.
"Right, I didn't tell you next to anything about Remnant… Did I?"-He asked rhetorically.
"I think you missed that part"-Chifuyu replied.
"Well, I'm not up for talking for hours on end… I'll just bring up a summary on screen"-He said as his form was replaced by a rectangular screen, showing bits and info of Remnant and the differences from Earth.
"This is… Interesting"-She trailed off as she read the different parts, "So, do I have an Aura? Or do I have to go in this world without one"-She questioned.
"Nope, I can unlock it for you!"-Haven cheerily replied.
"Huh?"-Chifuyu yelped once more as her entire form lit up a bright silver, "Woah…"-She breathed in wonder as she looked over herself.
"Amazing, right?"-Haven asked.
"Yeah…"-She trailed off, not knowing what else to say.
"So, anything else catch your fancy?"-He asked.
"Well, a couple things"-She replied, looking at herself as the silver light dulled and disappeared, "Like, why are they called "Kingdoms" if they're not ruled by kings?"-She asked.
"Beats me… I actually don't know that one… Anyways, the closest one is Vale, so, we should head there. Weather the name makes sense or not doesn't matter. What does matter is that their safe-havens. IS or not, you're not quite ready to face the Grimm Queen, so, Beacon would be a good place to start"-He suggested.
"Right"-She replied, "And what way is Vale?"
"A couple kilometers due south… I'd suggest you to use your IS. As for the name? It's something you're familiar with"-He replied.
"Familiar with?"-It couldn't be…
'Shirokishi'-She mentally commanded, and her eyes widened as she was enveloped by the full-body armor of the White Knight IS.
"Woah… But, I thought we scrapped it…"-She trailed off, thinking about the first time she piloted it.
"Well, yeah"-Haven appeared on her HUD, "But, I can do things like this, remember?"-He smiled.
"I thought you said nothing more complicated than swords?"-She questioned.
"Ah, well. That was before Remnant… Anyways, I'd suggest moving now. We should aim for getting to Vale before sun-down. I don't think you want to sleep on the streets"-He said.
"No thanks"-Chifuyu replied, warming up the engines of the IS.
*BOOOM* Before taking off with a sonic boom.
"Woah! What the hell!"-She shouted in surprise, "Haven… Did you?"
"Maybe I did, maybe I didn't"-The "AI" cheekily replied. Chifuyu smirked slightly behind the visor.
"We'll get along. Just fine"-She said.
"Glad to hear it!"
And badabim badaboom done. Again, the chapter was short, but at least longer than the last one… Not by much.
Anyways, I'd like to know what you guys think of the, admittedly short combat scene I had there. It was just a test to see how I've improved since TBWT Jason's fight against Chifuyu.
Was it good? Was it bad? I'd like to hear your thoughts.
And the reviews, of course (Still baffled by how fast they came).
PieterjanVDHD: Well, this chapter answered that. She has the katana, and her IS Shirokishi, or the White Knight. As mentioned though, it is slightly modified by Haven and, surprise, surprise it doesn't have core 001 since that is still in the Byakushiki.
Gamerman22: I'm sorry I didn't put the Kurezakura in this fic. But, I just really like the Shirokishi. And thanks for reading.
Thank you guys for your time, and good bye.
Hope you have a good day! Or night.