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Well... Another XZJQ story, you guys will gonna like this. And I'll give some details about what it is...
XZJQ is a fanfic series of mine (that you can find through the Wattpad tag 'xzjq'), of my own writing versions of these stories. Think of as alternate versions, so please don't compare them to the original material. There will be OC inserted but not self-insert. The story will follow the similar arcs but with extra layer or alternated narrative.
With that, enjoy this story! (I found Chainsaw Man very good! So why not write an XZJQ story about it. Also my favorite Chainsaw Man character is Kobeni)
A bunch of months have passed... And 18 years of pure hell... That adds it up...
What is the point of this... Living a shitty life... Lost my sister... I could barely remember shit from before... Did I even have a friend? What's his name...? D... Fuck, it's hard to think... I couldn't even go to school, get a job, I can't even go anywhere...
A slightly tall, almost young-adult boy, is sitting on the dark alleyway. He brings his knees close along his arms tightly. His dark messy hair indicates he's been like this, along with tattered clothes that are teared or dusty. His silver eyes are staring down, dull as ever.
Then sunlight hits him, it distracts him once the light shines his eyes. Guess this might be the time... He slowly gets up, weakened due to his malnutrition state. He sighs heavily, as stomach growls, then starts walking.
He continues to walk through the street's path... Meanwhile every eye of the civilians ignore him as if he isn't there. He doesn't mind, they'll never remember an anomaly like him here. Heck, can't blame them for how the world goes to shit.
You know Devils? They literally exist in this fucking world. They came out of the fear of... Basically everything. Music Devil? Why not... He mutters mentally out loud as he continues to walk. Shaking his head slightly. Doesn't matter I explain everything, I ain't a Devil Hunter...
Reaching the faraway lands, the city itself looks small from that sight... More tired than ever. His legs are aching more than ever, but not that it matters... Where else can he die peacefully?... Maybe jumping off a tall height? It'll be quick... Wait. Could've done that from the building... Hang on, I got a rope snuck in my pocket... Yeah, that'll do it, death is death.
Stomach growled but he didn't care. He goes near the tree... But he froze in fear to see something... An orange dog? With a chainsaw blade on its face? It's a devil! He gasped as his weakened body made him collapse, wait... Getting killed by the Devil will be quicker than hanging.
"...Hey." Can't stand, he crawls to the dog devil. "You don't mind... If you can kill me?" He asked. But just as he noticed... The dog is bleeding from his wound, it looks greatly hurt... Wait?! He's feeling sorry?! For a DEVIL!? Forget it!
"Hey!" He moves his arm closer to the dog's mouth. "You heal from drinking blood, right? So take it..." The dog whimpers as he stares at the human... Then with its remaining strength, he bites his arm, drawing blood.
He winces at the bite, then the dog devil is healed. "Well... Now you got better, you should use that opportunity to kill me..." He closed his eyes, accepting his death. But, nothing happened... He opened his eyes seeing the dog panting showing some kind of... Normal dog things? What word is for that thing!?
"Bark!" The dog barked happily.
"What are you doing?..." He questioned. "Aren't you gonna kill me? Like those other devils?" Silence occurs, and he grows frustrated. "I KNOW YOU ARE A DEVIL! WHAT KIND OF DOG HAS A CHAINSAW ON ITS FACE AND JUST HEALED FROM DRINKING BLOOD!?" He yelled, but seeing the dog not flinching, tilting his face.
"?" Is his look...
"Wha...?" He stuttered as his body shakes. Tears falling down on his face, a devil trying to sympathize with him! "What are you... Trying to do!... I have nothing to lose, and I am easy prey, why do you suddenly spare?!" He questioned.
"Bark!" The dog devil barked back with the same happy tone.
He is bewildered, "Ah..." He couldn't yell anymore as he lay down, exhausted. The dog comes to him close to his face, as he nudges his head. The fur feels so... Soft. "So you show care just like that?" He asked the dog, and he barked in response. "Huh, if that happened to other Devils, we'd be in world peace..." He muttered, then gazed at him. "You're not a normal Devil, aren't you?"
"Bark!" The dog replied as he sat slightly away.
"Heh, guess so..." He mumbled weakly. "...Name's Xavier, you do know I wanted you to feed my blood so you can finish me off?" The dog remains silent in his response. "Can't believe I am talking to a devil just like that..."
"Bark!" The dog responded.
"Okay, a dog... It's just, I haven't talked to anyone for 10 years besides my sis..." Xavier muttered out loud. "You know... I swear you're trying to make pity, have you?" He pointed at the dog stares at him, as if he is trying to not look guilty in charge. "...I can never question your purpose..." Then he slowly stands up, Xavier gazes at the dog. "Just so you know, I don't have a home..." Silence again... "...So I do not know where to go. This is the place where I am supposed to die..."
"Bark?" The dog tilted his head again. Then he goes close to him, nudging him, then walks off. Xavier is confused but the dog stops mid-walk and turns to him waiting...
"Oh." He realizes before he slowly gets up, and follows slowly.
And for a while, the man and a dog are walking on a path back to the city. Xavier would complain about returning back to the hell hole, but... He feels fine, must be the dog... "So, where are we going?" He asked.
Then, his stomach growls, very big... Damn, haven't eaten, but can still manage...
"Bark!" The dog replied, gaining some attention. Just as he noticed, there is some house. Seeing a field, must be a farm. But what surprises him is seeing a massive tomato?! It has eyes and human arms acting as legs as it wanders around the house, it shows its mouth, saliva drools.
Xavier stood still, realizing that this is a Devil! Just then the Devil gazed at him and the dog, its eyes widened as it shrieked.
CRAP! He panicked, but he noticed a family... A mother and daughter are hiding at the house near the broken wall that the Devil breaks. How the hell can he do this?! Just then, the dog runs up to him which he subtly catches as he jumps in his arms. "What?!" He exclaimed just as he noticed, the dog has handles, like a chainsaw...
He quickly realizes the point. He grabs the tail and pulls it, the chainsaw blade revs up as it spins. He holds an actual weapon!
The two charged at each other...
And for a while, the man and a dog are walking on a path back to the city. Xavier would complain about returning back to the hell hole, but... He feels fine, must be the dog... "So, where are we going?" He asked.
Then, his stomach growls, very big... Damn, haven't eaten, but can still manage...
"Bark!" The dog replied, gaining some attention. Just as he noticed, there is some house. Seeing a field, must be a farm. But what surprises him is seeing a massive tomato?! It has eyes and human arms acting as legs as it wanders around the house, it shows its mouth, saliva drools.
Xavier stood still, realizing that this is a Devil! Just then the Devil gazed at him and the dog, its eyes widened as it shrieked.
CRAP! He panicked, but he noticed a family... A mother and daughter are hiding at the house near the broken wall that the Devil breaks. How the hell can he do this?! Just then, the dog runs up to him which he subtly catches as he jumps in his arms. "What?!" He exclaimed just as he noticed, the dog has handles, like a chainsaw...
He quickly realizes the point. He grabs the tail and pulls it, the chainsaw blade revs up as it spins. He holds an actual weapon!
The two charged at each other...
Corpse splattered with red liquid, a chainsaw blade is stuck inside the flesh, none other from the Devil. Xavier is covered in the same liquid but he noticed that it is tomato juice... A Tomato Devil, that makes sense given how he managed to kill it that easily.
But it totally exhausts him, then he falls face flat on the devil corpse. The mother and daughter luckily arrived to help him. Inside the still ruined house, Xavier is quickly eating bread, stuffing in his mouth, even though it's bread... This tastes ironically like heaven.
"We thank you for helping us... My husband tried to go for help, but I worried he wouldn't make it..." The mother thanked him. "Are... Are you a Devil Hunter?" She asked.
"Um..." Xavier paused his eating. Crap what can he say?... This was a coincidence... He looks at the dog next to him, he just simply stares at him... "...Of course." He lied.
"Oh, I am very glad!" The mother smiled. "Though you do not look like a Public Devil Hunter..." She spoke about her concerns.
"I was taking a stroll." Xavier quickly covers it up.
"But why do you walk when you're hungry?" The mother's daughter asked, mentioning the past when Xavier was nearly starving to death.
"Um... It's also a form of training." Xavier lied again, hopefully they'll buy it.
"...Okay!" The daughter smiled. Xavier can't help but adore her innocent gaze.
"Well. We have to go..." Xavier stood up and gave a small bow as he also picked up the dog. "Best to leave and tell your husband about this..." He leaves as the two watch with a smile.
Leaving the house and farm, heading to the opposite direction where they are going. Xavier, now away, puts the dog devil down as he stares at him.
"So that's what you planned to do?" He asked the dog about this scenario. "Bringing me to danger and then get help?"
"Bark!" The dog happily barks.
This Devil is a strange one... His actions lead him, happiness. Sure there is that Devil, but... He can't help... Stay living. They are at the small hill as he sits down, while the dog is beside him. Xavier gazes at the city.
"Thanks for helping." His sudden response gains the dog's attention. "You know, I never give you a name." The dog tilted his head. Xavier decides to think of the name... What can he give him? Wait... The name faded in his memory... "How about Pochita?" He suggested.
"Bark!" The dog named 'Pochita' responded happily.
Xavier chuckled as he sighed deeply, "You know, for the rest of my life... I have never been so happy." He stated. "I really don't know what to do nowadays..." Pochita gazes at him as he ponders in silence. "...But you have some kind of purpose."
"Bark!" Pochita replied.
"...So, I want to help you." He stated. "Whatever you are doing... I can help you achieve it. This is our contract..." Pochita stares back, Xavier smiles in return.
Back at the town somewhere, Xavier and Pochita are together, it's been a while since they are together. Now, he is motivated to do something. Looking around the place... It's really, really quiet... Too quiet...
"Well... Pochita, I guess getting a quick meal will be easier than said done." Xavier remarked as he went to the store. Still empty, he looks through the window, he goes inside also letting Pochita in.
"..." Silence still occurs, he goes to the bread aisle and grabs some food, he crouches while opening the packet. He eats before taking a piece and gives it to Pochita, who takes a bite.
"...Well, we should look around. Can't be this empty unless a Devil is here..." Xavier whispered. Pochita nodded in agreement. They both finish off some bread as they are fully satisfied.
Now combat ready. The two are outside on the middle road-like path. Still silence, looking around, no devils, must be hiding. There is a massive warehouse, doors are shut. The exit door however... Going to the knob, soft turn, a click occurs.
Entering inside, it is dark... Looking around to see at least some innocents out there.
Still empty...
"Huh, so far, no one's there..." He whispers to Pochita. "You think they are already left or-"
A sudden sharp pain occurs within him... Xavier looks to see a blade stabbed through him and Pochita who is agonizing by the stab. A cough of blood spit out of his mouth. Revealing behind was a person holding a sword. But he looks different...
His skin is rotten, its face has its flesh peeling over, one of his eyes is bulging out of his face... A muttered grunt groaned out. Before Xavier sees it... A blink, and there are a lot of rotten people surrounding the two.
Then the rotten person pulls the sword out, causing a gasp of pain, leading Xavier to kneel on the ground, dropping Pochita as his hands attempt to support him. He realizes and grabs hold of the injured Pochita. Gasping in heavy pain.
"So, a Devil Hunter came... A lot earlier than I expected..." A distorted voice spoke out, he gazed up to see a big disfigured rotten corpse. "You pieces of shit attempted to kill us Devils... But you're not gonna live for this day!"
"You're the devil that turns these guys..." Xavier coughed blood.
"Zombies... These humans are idioms, thinking they can get the contract power like the Devil Hunters. Since I am the Zombie Devil, the power they are gifted turns them into Zombies..." The Zombie Devil mocked the human. Knowing he can't do anything. "Now... CUT THIS HUMAN UP INTO PIECES WHEN YOU'RE DONE!"
The zombies begin to swarm at him and Pochita, he tries to get up, but then he gets stabbed back and forth by knives, the zombie groans echo within the warehouse...
Inside the dumpster, pieces of limbs scattered inside, Xavier's dull dead eyes and still expression remains along with Pochita.
Just then the blood drips down onto Pochita's mouth, causing him to be alive. He looked around and realized his friend's death. Then he decided to take this action...
Fusing within Xavier's corpse, the cut off limbs slowly reattach him... Pochita is now fused where his heart is. As it slowly combined...
Eyes open up, Xavier looks up to see some green grassy environment. He remembers this place, the scene where he and Pochita became friends.
Just then, a 'Bark!' gains his attention and sees Pochita in front of him. Xavier smiled to see him. "Hey Pochita."
"..." Pochita remains silent, but his expression is happy to see him.
"So..." Xavier muttered. "I died didn't I?..." He asked. A 'Woof!' is Pochita's response. "Huh... It was painful and quick..." He sighed deeply, but his smile remained. "Well... I assume you took over my body, have you?"
"..." Silence again. But he knew the answer.
"Well, I hope you can continue your path of journey..." Xavier chuckled warmly.
"Xavier..." Pochita spoke, causing him surprise. He can talk now!? "I also don't have an ongoing purpose..."
"Huh?... Pochita, what are you saying..." Xavier muttered.
"I really like you, Xavier." Pochita replied. "...This is our contract." He stated. "I'll become your heart... In exchange... Live a purpose."
"Wait!" Xavier shouted as he reached out, only to see his limbs... They are healed. He looks around to see the dumpster is opened. He checks his wounds, still clean but... Pochita's tail is on his chest where his heart is...
"Live a purpose." Pochita's words whisper in his thoughts.
"Pochita..." Xavier uttered. Why...? How can he... Where can he begin? This promise... Pochita wants him to have a purpose? And what does he mean, he also has no 'ongoing purpose'?...
"Eh?" The Zombie Devil noticed Xavier, "You're still alive? Truly disgusting! THIS TIME EAT HIM UP!" It demanded as the zombies rushed at him...
Pochita... What you give me... I'll... Try... Xavier closed his eyes and opened in enrage, he grabbed the tail cord from his chest. But first... He pulls it as the zombie swarms him...
As the Zombie Devil watches the pile. That human should be dead... But the sound of chainsaw roars, the pile begins to spew blood... A Chainsaw blade emerges out of the pile! Cutting through the fleshes, a human hybrid with a chainsaw as a head! Raising his arms, revealing to be covered in chainsaw blades as well!
"WHA!? THAT DEVIL TOOK OVER YOUR BODY!?" The Zombie Devil exclaimed. Before it can say more, the figure jumps out and stabs the chainsaw blade right at the eye. Shrieking in pain, he sways like a rabid beast, before Xavier falls loose, then gets smacked back. Crashed at the side of the wall... The chainsaw man stands up, growling along the revving of the blades. "S-S-STAY AAAAAAAAWAY!" The Zombie Devil panics as he picks up some of the undead and throws them at him.
The chainsaw man looks up immediately, he swings his head, and in rapid speed, slices the projectile in half in an instant. He runs forward, jumping side and side, avoiding the corpses. Then there are the rest of the zombies, they are slow, as he slices them down with ease.
Running as he feels intense. The chainsaw man yells in rage, making an x shape with his arms, he swings both arms down, killing the zombies instantly. Jumping up to the panicked Devil, he goes down, stabbing the Devil's head, leading screams of pain.
Sinking both blades down, before he sends a third from his head down. A shower of blood sprays out, making it bloody rain. Then using sheer strength, he pulls down slowly, peeling the flesh of the devil in half... Two large meat chunks descended down, landed on the floor with a splat and squish.
"Ah... Ah..." Xavier raises up, entirely soaked in red blood as he breathes slowly and deeply... Those guys... He looks up to the remaining zombies, guess the Devil really got them all... Just kill them... "Ah... Ha... Ha... Hahahahahaha... HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA!" He gleefully madly laughs as he charges at the remaining zombies, swinging madly, slicing down the zombies, all night long...
Next morning, the warehouse's main door rips opened. Done by a man who is the tallest out of the two others. He is wearing a rolled up black suit, unbuttoned showing his white shirt, along with the black pants. Notably his light bronze hair is his trademark, but he is also wearing sunglasses covering his eyes.
But what's interesting... His hands are covered in electric sparks. Then the other man wears the same outfit but more formal. He looks normal with blonde hair, if not he had massive plane wings on his back, the width of them makes him able to cover the space of the warehouse door.
Then the third one... It's a woman, pale skin, long light red hair and notable yellow eyes with multiple red rings within them.
"Ah, fuck!" The one who ripped the door, tones down the electric sparks around him. "They are all dead!" He whined.
"Hm... Someone beat us to it." The woman remarked.
The second man then notices from a slight distance, "There is one here." He informs her. There is the human figure... Sitting on the pile of dead corpses, his expression is hard to see...
"Ah... Maybe this day won't get worse..." The first one smirked as electricity charges up, readying to fight the one who did all of this...
"Wait." The woman spoke up, as she walked towards the figure leaving the flabbergasted one and the cautious one remaining in their position. She goes up to the man who just notices her, and closer she goes, hearing his breathing, soft but loud. "You're a strange one..." She spoke up. "You don't smell like a devil nor a human..."
"W... Who are you...?" He muttered, showing his tone of exhaustion.
"I am an Official Public Devil Hunter." She answers, gaining his attention. "So... I take it you did this?" She asked, showing a sort of innocent expression.
"...Yes." He replied. "Killed them all..."
"We came to find the Zombie Devil..." She explained. "With this and the reports of the Tomato Devil being slain by a stranger with a Chainsaw Devil..."
"So you know..." He assumed as he twiddled with the cord.
"Yes." She simply answered. "...Now, I will give you a choice." She stated. "Either you die as a Devil... Or live as a Human."
"..." Silence occurs between the two...
"And, if you choose to live... I promise to feed you well..." She smiled.
"Ha..." He lightly chuckled. "I've lied about being a Devil Hunter before..." He half-joke. "...Yeah, I choose to live. Because... I have a promise to make..."
"Hm..." She hummed. "Very well."
"Um... Can your guys carry me?..." He shyly requested. "I am... Exhausted from the slaughtering."
The two men remain silent, "No worries..." The woman then goes close to him, lifts him up, and carries him, bridal style with ease as if he weighs nothing. He is suddenly surprised and slightly embarrassed by this. "I'll do it for you."
A slight meek sound comes out of him as then, she leaves the warehouse as the two look at her and the teenage man being entered in the car they use to arrive here.
"Think this fucker is one of us?" The sunglasses man suggested.
"You heard her, he doesn't have the traits such as us fiends..." The second one replied as his plane wings retracted back inside his body then went to the car.
"Man... Japan is fucking weird." The sunglasses man scoffed as he adjusted his sunglasses and joined up with the others in the car.
The car is driven by the second while the sunglasses are at the passenger front. The woman and Xavier are at the back, as keys turned, engine starts, the car goes back then turns to drive forward away from the abandoned town.
All the exhausted Xavier can do right now, is gaze at the car window as it peacefully strolling the road.
Pochita... If your goal is to find myself a purpose here... Then as your friend, I will do everything I can to get it!
Word Count - 3486
Finally, there are some pauses occur when writing this Chapter 1, now anyone tried to complain this is different...
No shit, it is, it's a fanfic. Read the manga or watch the anime if you do not like it.
Speaking of anime... Reze Arc Movie! Exciting! Though Mappa is literally draining the heck out of their animators... Can't wait to watch it!
Expect more chapters for this similar but alternate fanfic story of the famous anime series.