Chapter 1 : The Outcasts.
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This day has started very strangely... First I woke up from a weird dream where a dragon bathing in flames was staring at me, then The flames began to surround me. All of sudden– they flew towards my hand, making it glow bright red then- PAIN ABSOLUTE PAIN THAT I HAVE NEVER FELT BEFORE, IT FELT LIKE SOMEONE WAS "BURNING" MY SOUL WITH A VERY HOT FLAME!
After that I woke up, clutching my hand that was feeling weirder than usual–
"Oi Issei pay attention when I am talking to you young man!" Yelled a brown haired man from across the eating table.
"Ah sorry Dad, I was lost in my thoughts for a moment there...I had a very weird dream last night." Apologized Issei to his father and began eating his breakfast.
"...'sigh' one of your usual ones eh? Bah Youngsters these days, their mind is always stuck on that." Muttered the father, who proceeded to open his newspaper.
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—[a few minutes later]—
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Man, this day started worse and is gonna end worse huh...Goddamn it, my hand has been tingling since the morning and has yet to stop. Might have to go see a doctor or something.
"Huh….what the hell is going, why did the sunlight get so dim all of sudden, and what is this dangerous feeling that I am getting all of sudden." Muttered issei under his breath, staring at the sky who had gained a purple tint to it.
"HAHAHAHAHAHA STUPID OLD MAN! DID YOU REALLY THINK I WAS A HUMAN CHILD FROM MY APPEARANCE?!" Someone laughed from the park.
"What the hell was that?!" Muttered issei to himself. curiosity getting the better of him and going towards the big bush that was hiding the person who laughed maniacally.
Entering the bush carefully, he was greeted by a little girl with a pair of wings standing atop a middle aged old man who had a spear piercing him through the stomach...and looking at it carefully, the spear was made from light...it was giving him chills just by staring at it.
'What the hell is going on here?! Is that girl some kind of tengu?! Are you telling me that supernatural creatures are Real?!?'thought issei to himself, his eyes never leaving the girl with wings.
"Hmhmhm What to do now? This creep is already dead, hmm I think today was the day that we got that "toy" sent to us? Maybe the stray exorcist might have finished cleaning the abandoned church already, so I better go and claim one of the better rooms before dohnaseek and Kalawarna return!" She said to herself, flapping her wings and flying away leaving black feathers behind.
A soon as she exited the barrier, the heavy atmosphere went away leaving behind only the smell of the dead corpse.
"...oh my god, she...she was real…and this wasn't some kind of film being recorded or that guy over there would stand up and walk away…" said issei to himself, his eyes wide open and his body trembling.
From the sky, a single feather fell a few centimeters away from where issei was, making him turn his eyes at it. Slowly he went forward and grabbed the feather and immediately pulled his hand backwards, expecting another spear of light sent at him.
Waiting for a few more seconds, he expected someone to shout or do something... something that would reassure him that this entire situation was fake and not real...but it never came, thus he slowly pulled himself out of the bush and stared at the black feather on his hand, it felt soft– softer than the feathers taken from birds. It felt like hair, very soft and comfortable to hold in his hand.
Bringing his phone out from his pocket, he took a few pictures from the dead corpse and the hole that it had. Pocketing the phone, he walked away from it and went towards his school…never expecting that from this day forward, he was going to Walk a different path...a path filled with strange situations and supernatural creatures that he had never seen before.
Destiny changed that day, some were going to profit from it and some weren't...but one thing was clear, nobody expected a whole new faction to be born….
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Were you motherfuckers expecting me to close it here? Haha, think again…. hehehehe.
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"Oi issei! You are late my man, you missed the two hottest bitches pass our classroom! Hell I got a panty shot as well, hehehe rias gremory was wearing a pair of risque–….is something wrong my man? You look troubled as hell…." Asked Matsuda, looking at his friend with concern.
"Yeah man, you look like you have seen the "devil"..." Muttered Motohama from back, staring at him curiously.
"Guys...I...am not feeling well today…" answered issei with a heavy voice, the atmosphere around him heavy.
"Bro...you can talk to us right?! Hell i can lend your favorite H*ntai for a few days if you want…" replied Matsuda, pushing his glasses back and making them glint coolly.
"Yeah man, we can see it at my house since my parents aren't coming for a few days." Muttered Motohama only for them to hear and not the class who was now staring at them suspiciously.
"Thanks guys you're the best...I guess I will tell you, when we go to your house Motohama...it's best that no-one learns about it…" answered Issei, speaking quietly and making sure that no-one except them heard the last part.
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—[Later that day]—
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"...so are you ready for what I am gonna show you?" Asked Issei, his voice dangerously low and his hand snaking inside his school bag.
"Yeah man, come on, show us what has you on edge!" Replied motohama, forgetting that they were supposed to be watching H*ntai.
"Well then...here we go..."muttered issei, slowly pulling his hand from his bag and showing his two friends what had him on edge today.
"...A Black Feather?" Said Matsuda, staring at the feather questioningly.
"Open the Tv on the news channel for a second, and I will tell you why this Feather has so much weight…" answered Issei, pulling his phone out of his pocket.
"Ok man, here–"
"SOMEONE WAS FOUND DEAD TODAY NEAR THE KUOH PARK, THE PERSON IN QUESTION IS MIDDLE-AGED OLD MAN WITH A GIANT HOLE IN THE STOMACH. AUTHORITIES HAVE DECLARED IT AS WOUND TAKEN FROM A WILD ANIMAL!"
"...Someone was found dead?" Muttered Matsuda, his glasses hanging dangerously low.
"...Yes, I was there when He was murdered...guess who murdered him." Asked Issei, Putting the feather on top of the table which was placed between the trio.
"...Oi issei, you can't be serious…" said motohama, his expression showing that he was shaken from what his friend said.
"...it wasn't a wild animal right?" Asked Matsuda slowly, pushing his glasses up to hide his shaking pupils that showed that he had seen something on the Tv.
"Matsuda?! you too?! You can't be serious…"retorted Motohama, turning around and staring at his glasses wearing friend.
"Look for yourself Motohama...there at the corner in the ground…" pointed matsuda, who was staring blankly at the feather atop the table.
"...Oh my God…" muttered Motohama, his eyes fixed on the black feathers close to the body.
"...what type of bird was it Issei?" Asked Matsuda, grabbing the feather and staring at it analytically.
"...It wasn't a bird but...a person...or to be blunt a little Girl with a pair of black wings...she looked like a tengu or a dark angel that you can see from those supernatural games that we play…" answered Issei ominously, his eyes shadowed by his bangs.
"...I see, this feather is too big to be from an eagle or any other predatory bird…" replied Matsuda, his glasses glinting ominously. His hands started shaking after checking the feather for any liquid inside the bone marrow, finding none inside except...shining white liquid that sent chills down his spine.
"...if you don't believe me, I have a close up photo of the murdered guy with what killed him still inside him…" said issei, opening his phone and giving it to Motohama who was looking like he was about to go apeshit.
"...a spear of light…" muttered Motohama blankly, his eyes losing focus from the phone and going towards Tv Screen that was showing a close up view of the corpse. The circular shape fit the image of the spear on the phone, hell he could see that it actually had burned it's way inside, the flesh around the hole looked like it had been burned perfectly. The brown burned flesh fit perfectly with the white skin that could be seen from the clothes.
"...I also Know where they are hiding…I heard her talking about stray exorcists and her two other friends... Kalawarna and dohnaseek…" spoke issei after observing his two friend's reactions.
"...what are we going to do?" Asked Matsuda, staring at issei questiongly.
"...I don't know yet...but i Don't feel safe in our town anymore…" replied issei after a few minutes of thinking.
"Same with me, I feel like we are in great danger…" muttered Matsuda, falling backwards on the sofa and staring at the feather in his hand blankly.
"And for some unknown reason...my fucking hand can't stop tingling for some goddamn reason!" Yelled Issei, slapping the floor hard and angry.
All of a sudden a red light engulfed the entire room, an aura of pure domination came from out of nowhere that made the three guys fall down on their knees from the pressure. As the blinding red light started dying down, the three guys were greeted by a red gauntlet with gold spikes and a green gem atop it…
"...What the hell happened?!" Deadpanned Matsuda, his eyes staring at the red gauntlet that appeared on his friend's hand.
"Oi Issei...I think I Know why your hand has been tingling...it must have been that gauntlet." Replied motohama, walking Towards his friend and touching the red gauntlet.
"Yep it's made from metal, and a very strong one at that." Deadpanned Motohama, removing his glasses and cleaning them.
"...I felt you when you touched it...why did I feel your hand when you touched the gauntlet?!" Asked Issei, trying to pull off the gauntlet with no results.
"Oi why the fuck are you standing there?! Get here and help me pull the damned thing off for fucks sake!" Roared issei at his friends, his eyes going emerald green with slits for a second, making his friends obey his words.
"...what the hell happened?! My body moved on its own for a second there!!" Yelled Motohama after he snapped from the haze that engulfed his mind.
[ What the hell are you three doing?! I just woke up and saw you three trying to pull a sacred gear off from its wielder!] Roared a draconic voice from the shining gem atop the gauntlet, making the two guys jump away in fright.
"Who the hell spoke?!" Demanded Issei, glaring around the room. Standing up in an attack position with his two friends imitating him. Each taking a piece of furniture as a weapon, with issei brandishing his red gauntlet as a weapon.
[Those were some quick reactions. For humans you guys aren't half bad in the slightest, with some training you can become quite dangerous. Especially if you stay around my wielder for a long time.] Continued the unknown voice.
"...guys it's the gauntlet, false alarm." Spoke issei, staring at the green gem.
[Indeed...It's the Gauntlet...hmhmhehahahahahHAHAHAHA!] Laughed the unknown voice loudly.
"Oi keep it down, we Don't want to wake up the neighbors with your laughter goddmn it." Deadpanned Issei, hitting the green gem with his fist to quiet the maniac down.
"...Now that I am looking, its close to 8 O'clock! We need to tell our parents that we are staying over." Said Motohama, bringing his phone out and staring at issei for confirmation.
"Yea we are staying over tonight, today is Friday so we don't have to worry about school." Replied Issei, calling his parents that he was gonna stay at Matsuda for a sleepover.
"Hey mom, yea I am with moto and matsuda. Can I stay at Matsuda's house tonight? Yes a sleepover since tomorrow we don't have school. Ok? Yeah I will not stay up late, alright good night then see ya tomorrow. Bye." Finished issei, signaling at his friends with a thumbs up in confirmation.
"Alright then...now we have some answers that need to be answered dude in the gauntlet…" began issei, his voice deep and intimidating, his eyes glaring at the gauntlet fiercely.
"First who are you and what are you doing in my hand, what the hell is this gauntlet and how do I take it off?!" Demanded Issei.
[...hm well then, lets begin the introduction. My name is Ddraig the welsh red Dragon Emperor of domination. Long ago when I was fighting my rival the white one, we interrupted one of the biggest wars that was happening then... While we were fighting each other for domination, we were interrupted by three faction who were also fighting for the same thing with each other. The Angels Commanded By the God of the bible, the Fallen Angels being leaded by Their Governor General Azazel and finally the Devils being Leaded by the Four Devils Kings, Lucifer morningstar, Beelzebub the lord of flies, Leviathan the Serpent of the end and the Prince of lust Asmodeus...they interrupted our fight and we... retaliated! We killed millions of them, but unfortunately in our berserk rage we were killed and sealed in sacred gears that you are in possession of Kid.]
"That sounds hardcore as fuck and stupid at the same time Ddraig...also whats a sacred gear?" Asked issei, his curiosity now evident since his voice lost that edge that it had previously, his two friends were also completely lost in the tale.
[Sacred gears are weapons forged from The God of bible, he made them a long time ago so the Humans could have a chance to survive against the supernatural beings. There are different sacred gears out there but the strongest ones are the ones such As what you have, the Thirteen Longinus with the power to destroy the world, yours is ranked as a mid-tier with the four strongest being a weather controlling sacred gear, a monster creating one, a teleportion Sacred gear that can also creat pocket dimensions and worlds if fully released and finally we have the true Longinus, the spear which pierced jesus Christ the avatar of god, nicknamed as a the "Spear of destiny".] Answered Ddraig, the last part being spat out.
"I see...so I can't take this off right?"asked issei helplessly, staring at the gauntlet in distaste.
[I am afraid so Partner…] answered the Dragon regretfully.
"I see–"
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I am cutting it here
.For you all who know me I am the writer of another story as well. For you who are new, welcome. I am almanac or ink_stone in webnovel you can call me whichever you prefer. Anyway–This is a little project of mine that I have been brainstorming with two other fellow writers, shout to Azrael and Pravus, these two made this story to have a chance to exist so thank them as well.