Genesis: Th Gate to Insanity

[Son_of_Eiri_Uesugi]

Chapter 1: The Transformation of a Pure Soul

Not much to articulate about my life in this dismal world I use to live in. The rays of faith, that never seems to be encouraging on my behalf, took it away from me. Where am I is now what people inquire? Though that’s just it…where am I? Vast blue open skies, smoldering rays of the sun, scandal mouth people and their wretched for an excuse of a tête-à-tête, shimmering skyscrapers with their sky limited height, buildings with vivid animated bulletin boards unveiling commercial ads and the reverberation…the reverberation of my heart thrashing like I was still alive. Am I alive or…am I really deceased? What’s going on around here? Where am I? Why am I here? So many questions…not much answers being said. One thing though, I know it has to be veritable about my circumstances. On May 29, 2008…I was pronounce lifeless on the street of Tokyo with a bullet embed into my head. This is where the real story is set in motion and how my life suddenly lapses.
“Where am I? This doesn’t look anything similar to heaven or hell people keep exaggerating to me,” I said standing to my feet.
Yes! Now I recall my current situation I’m in. I am dead and the reason why I’m conscious to this is because my mind won’t let me overlook it. Though there is still one question that remains intact within this head of mine. Where exactly…am I? As my blood red hair rocks with the motion of the wind, I gawked at random people with my yellowish gold eyes as they past me by. I speculated to myself if they can see me…or not. Sighing without bothering to look around even longer, I begin to roam around the area hesitating to stop to take in such a wonderful view this environment has offered to show me.
“Where…am I?”
I knew this place by heart, but I guess the real question I was forming in my mind is…why here? Why does my afterlife look like…ugh! I can’t…can’t remember why this place looks decipherable. Did I have any connections to this place or…is there something I need to get accomplish before actually moving on to my very own paradise that awaits my arrival? What is being said here? What must I do to make these questions recede?
“Find the answers yourself,” a masculine voice arises from the noise of the crowd surrounding me.
Quickly, I swung around seeing a man with blood luscious eyes and metallically flowing silver hair. He wore a red long sleeves button shirt with his black cloak barely covering most of it up. He also had a matching red dress pants with midnight black shoes. I couldn’t help, but gape at this suspicious looking man wondering how did he know what I was thinking. I shook this feeling off as I advance the man with a side order of caution to go with my progress.
“Excuse me? What did you say um—“ I manage to say without stuttering.
“You can call me L for short. If I told you my name…you wouldn’t want to be friends with me,” he spoke in such a pleasant, yet suspicious tone.
What he said to me made me wonder if I should confide in him or find some assistance quickly. His name I kept pondering about, it drove me insane to a point of no return. The suspense of not knowing such a crucial ingredient to a conversation, ate at me from the inside. Quickly I responded not knowing the consequence that was coming at me once I release my curiosity into the atmosphere.
“What if I want to know your true name?” I asked staring into his blood red eyes.
The expression on his face gave a hint to me that my luck has run out the moment I asked that question. The man smirked at me in a way I couldn’t help but feel like my life is about to incinerate.
“If you insist to know my name…I shouldn’t be selfish and not tell you should I? My real name is what everyone fears to hear. I am the sinister lord of darkness…Lucifer,”
It makes more sense now that I have that crucial fact within my clutches. This is nothing like heaven because this place is my hell. I was in hell staring at the ruler of darkness standing in front of me. The usual reaction for a person to do is run, which is exactly what I did. I ran from him as fast as I can without looking back at all. Though I knew from the start there’s no escape from the ruler of all evil. This was his realm and I became one of his servants like the rest of the people that came here before me.
“Running away from your faith is futile…Rei Yazuma,”
“How do you know my name!?” I yelled as I kept running from Lucifer.
“Come on Mr. Yazuma…that’s an easy question. I am the dark lord who has to know everyone that sin on earth and sadly you have many sins my dear boy. Face the fact…you’ve become another servant like everyone else in this world,”
He was precise even though I was too much in denial to accept it. I find myself decelerating my movement now standing there with a pale exterior on my face. I could perceive the sound of his footsteps tapping at the ground as he headed over to me. What’s a person like me suppose to do? I was immobilized to his omnipotent, dark vigor, so he wins…for now that is.
“Fit aren’t we Mr. Yazuma? I never seen someone run that fast in 50 years…then again I never seen someone run from me and live to tell it,” Lucifer said circling me until halting right in front of me.
Tranquil as I am, I stalk Lucifer with a slight glare upon my face wondering what he might do to me. Will he torment me like how it revealed on movies? Will he eradicate me over and over like people envisage him to do? It was arduous to tell from that smirk upon his face he definitely wanted me to detect.
“Get to the point already. As you know by now…I’m not like the rest of your servants who would let you torture them in any way,”
No! I didn’t want to give in just yet. I wanted to make a struggle against him and show him I’m not someone that can effortlessly be pushed around.
“I know you’re not Mr. Yazuma. That’s why I requested you to come here from the high lord above himself,”
“What?”
Okay…now I was definitely mystified. Why would a lord of darkness plague to the lord of light to bring me here? Why did god send me here to him anyways? This was all too puzzling to be hearing all at once.
“What do you mean requested me? What do you want from me?”
“That’s easy of course. I need some assistance to keep my army under control. A certain fleet called Genesis, usually called Espers, seems to have corrupted my army. God has agree to give me a person with high levels of spirit energy and that was you,”
Genesis…Espers? High spirit energy? What does this all mean? Is he saying I was chosen to wrestle his battles? You got to be kidding me! So he’s saying god purposely killed me just so the fallen angel Lucifer can have some assistance. That is so lame.
“I would keep your opinions about my methods to yourself…though it wouldn’t matter considering your thoughts is never safe when I’m around,”
“What? You can get inside my head!?” I said surprise for just a bit.
“Of course I can. I wouldn’t be the lord of this place if I didn’t know what people are thinking now would I? Anyways…to the point unless you have something else to say in that mind of yours,”
I became silent abhorring the very thought of him being in my mind. Loathed him from the very bottom of this devastated soul of mine. I just stood there with an adjusted glare upon my face waiting for him to move on with what he has to say.
“Genesis are creatures you can’t ever see when you’re alive. They feast on the living casting bad omen onto their human prey. That’s why collisions, killing, and other things resulting to death occur on Earth. These creatures can range from sprites to dragons from hell…all different types of creatures never seen on Earth,”
“So how am I supposed to kill these things? After all I am just human,”
“Funny you should ask that. I am going to send you to one of my trusted companion to train you. You probably wouldn’t like what I’m about to say, but you’re going to hear it sooner or later. Somewhere deep inside you…there’s a power of darkness waiting to seep out and take over. That is how you’ll defeat the Genesis,”
What? I have a power of darkness inside of me? That’s eccentric talk. I never worship evil or anything at all when I was living. So why do I have this power? So I was chosen to be killed because of the high level spirit energy I have inside me. I was sent to hell to be an apparatus for Lucifer’s disposal. This seems all too dubious for me. I stood there thinking…wondering if what he’s saying was actually exact. Without me knowing, a stranger stood in front of me standing next to Lucifer in a flash. I quickly glance up staring into the man’s pure snow white eyes.
“Mr. Yazuma, this is Baron my trusted friend that kept me well guarded from the Genesis. He will be training you for the next two weeks. Instead of training in an isolated area…he’s taking you to places where the Genesis populated hell. You’ll be facing them head on with Baron at your side,”
“But what about you? If Baron was your guardian…how will you survive without him?”
“Are you worried about me Mr. Yazuma? How kind of you,”
What just happened? Was I truly…stressing about him? No! It can’t be. Or was I really grieving that he will be in the path of mischief.
“No…I think it would be pointless to annihilate these Genesis when you get killed by them. It would be a waste for me to get killed to save you, who will be dead anyways,”
“Hmm…point taken,”
I didn’t like how he countered to my responses in such a sarcastic way. Though I tend to disregard his attempt to get under my skin, which was still working on his behalf. I glance at him wondering what could this man be thinking at a desperate time like this.
“I guess I have no choice but to join you in your training. Like you said before Mr. Yazuma, what good will the training be if I were to expire. Lets head out before the sun sets in this place. You wouldn’t like to see the horror that happens to these poor souls,”
That didn’t make me feel any bit more comfortable than I already am. The way he said things makes me feel out of place, which of course I’m already at that phase. So we headed out of this place in search of a new area populated by Genesis. It seems we were peripatetic from town to town to get to that area. As we walk through places crammed with souls, I discern this so called ‘hell’ looks parallel to my hometown…Japan. I always find myself looking around marveling at the beauty I never saw when I was alive. Though every time I glance back in front of me…I always see that snobbish smirk on Lucifer’s face before he looks back in front of him. I loathed his smirks much more than I hated his intellectual remarks. It has already been two hours of staggering from town to town with no sign of ceasing. Just before I lost my aspiration of relaxation, we halt in Shibuya that should be suffocated with souls walking to and fro. This place was as vacant as a barren house on Halloween night. Glancing around in desperation as if I was searching for a certain someone, I quickly caught on that this is the place where I was massacred.
“Shibuya…where I died. What are we doing here? Why is this place soundless and bare?”
“They incarcerate the soul of the departed to gain their share of power. This is where you come in as the destine death god,” Baron said in such a blunt tone.
“A death god?” I was deeply more puzzled than ever.
“A death god is the protector of the departed's souls. I didn’t tell you this, but every decade a human soul is chosen to fit the role of a death god. This decade…you were chosen to be a death god like every other human soul before you,” Lucifer exaggerated more on the detail.
I was to become a death god for this decade? It made more sense now…the true motive of why I’m here. You need high-level spirit energy to be a death god! This explains why I could see the decease when I was living.
“Pay attention novice! They come,”
Glancing up in such alertness, I quaked at the spirit energy I was sensing that was coming from the Genesis. We immediately see them scurrying in two groups then four and finally in herds. They surrounded us, gazing at us as if we were a piece of meat, which to them…we were.
“It seems we found you at last and in the flesh…Lucifer,” a masculine voice was heard.
I could see the Genesis drifting away from each other creating a gap between them as a sort of higher human- like Espers stroll down the lane. I was surprised that humans could be Espers as well, but then I remember what Lucifer said about Espers taking any form. As I scan these Espers much closely, I made a deplorable discovery of whom the leader of all the Espers was. I quickly ran past Lucifer as Lucifer stared at me with no knowledge what I was about to do. I stopped a few feet in front of the leader of the Genesis staring into the man’s eyes.
“Brother! Brother…you’re a…you’re an Esper!” I yelled out to him in disgust.
“Ah! Rei my dear brother…you’re here too. So now you got the guts to involve my little brother in the war as well. That is so much like you Lucifer,”
“What’s going on!? You didn’t tell me my brother was…was the enemy!”
“If I told you that…you wouldn’t have agreed to this. Your brother was rebellious ever since he was kicked out of heaven,” Lucifer explained.
“You were…kicked out of heaven brother?”
Either I was oblivious to what’s going on or was deeply disenchanted toward my brother. I didn’t know what to expect anymore, more than ever…I didn’t know whom to look up to anymore. My brother was an idol to me ever since I was little. A little introduction about him…his name is Eiri Yazuma and he was 18 at the time he died. I reminisce him to be the gentleman type to steer himself out of trouble. He always stood up to me when people decide to push me around. He was the type that could do no wrong even if he was drove to that path by others. He made me laugh and was pleasurable to hang around when I was feeling down. Though September 3, 2000 when I just turn ten years old that day…my brother was in a head on collision. He died on impact leaving me alone with our abusive parents. Till this day I had everything to believe he was a peace giver…that is until I found out he steered himself out of the light. Glancing at him in disbelief, I demanded an answer from him, but was frightened by the action he might do to me. I perceived that he was looking in my direction as I glance at him filled with grief. I could tell right away the pain he was feeling right now to see his little brother finding out the truth about him like going to heaven to see god doing drugs. I didn’t know what to say to him or if I should even look at him.
“Enough of this! Why are you involving Rei?” Eiri was enraged at the fact Lucifer was giving off information to me about him.
“Do you not perceive why he’s here? He’s the next death god of course. I chose him specifically knowing you were going to throw a tantrum over it. Your poor little brother…having to find out the truth about his brother he idolized his whole life,” Lucifer was being too snobbish about this.
I quickly looked away not wanting to stare at my brother much longer. If I stared at my brother extensively…I wouldn’t be able to hold back the waterworks any longer. I was too enraged…not because of my brother being the enemy, but for me being the one who has to annihilate him.
“Why? Why you…why me of all people who has to be the one…to end your charade?”
“Brother I…I didn’t know you’ll be the one to be…”
“Why!? Why are you like this! What happen to your morals and well manage justice?! Tell me why!”
“I got tired of being the angelic boy you idolized so much!” Eiri yelled glaring at me.
Am I hearing this right? Is my brother so annoyed of being an angel? Is he annoyed at me for idolizing his act? I didn’t know either I should be upset or to be depress.
“So it was all an act,” I mumble balling up my hands into fists.
“Excuse me? What did you say Rei?”
“It was all a lie about your damn morals. It was a lie and I was the idiot who believe you. It was all a damn lie,”
I could feel a deep vigor inside me awakening, wanting to be emancipated. Is this really coming from me? I quickly caught on right away that the me I use to be…existed no longer. I was changing…changing into a monster like Lucifer warned me about. Instead of my cheerful purple eyes, it was replaced with corrupted golden yellow. Instead of my usual navy blue hair, a sort of lost soul like white hair was shown. My clothing as well changed into the proper uniform of a shinigami and a Japanese character, standing for death god, appeared on my forehead. I no longer exist on my outer crust of this body…someone else was released that shouldn’t have been.
“This pretense ends now! Your exploit will not reach its next phase without first receiving the adjust chastisement. As a death god, it’s my obligation to end your campaign of inflicting harm to the souls of the dead,” even my voice altered with this new appearance of mine.
“Rei? Rei what happened to you? You look different all of a sudden and sound different,”
“Rei no longer exist! You shattered his innocence and knowledge over virtuous. I am the force within him that has finally awakened at last. I’m Yuki Takahashi,”
“Yuki…Takahashi?”
“Yuki Takahashi…he was a high ranking death god when hell kept death god intact. I never imagine one of the death gods from the past would be within a human soul. So he finally returns to us for another few decades to finish the job. You’re in deep trouble my dear friend,” Lucifer explained in details.
“I apologize for revisiting you on such short notice milord. I didn’t comprehend my materialization within this soul would take that long,” I said glancing at Lucifer in a blunt way.
“No apologies are necessary. You return to us and that’s all what matters now. You’ve probably forgotten the ways of a death god haven’t you? It’s been what seem to be a few centuries since you were here,”
“Forgive my memory milord. Though I’m ready to serve you once more like I did in the past,”
What’s going on now? Are these words really coming out of my mouth? Materialization? What did this ‘Yuki guy’ meant by that?
“Your spirit energy is what helped me regenerate my being. I never imagine such spirit energy would exist on earth,”
Ah! You…you can hear what I’m saying!? Are you seriously reading my thoughts?
“Since I was resurrected from your spirit energy…it’s common sense that I share what you think, what you hear, what you feel, what you see…share every action you do. Just think of me as your shadow from now on,”
That is not making this any better! Shadows do not take over their owner’s body! As I grumble about sharing this ‘container’ with this man I hardly know, I can feel Yuki’s energy surged through me. His spirit energy silenced me as I stood there zoning out of consciousness within this container of mine. I can’t imagine what he was doing with my body right. I lost the aptitude to use my senses and it felt like I was zombie-like. My limbs moved on their own being ordered by this former death god. I felt like a puppet on a string and Yuki Takahashi was the puppet master in charge of my actions. The only thing I could do now was watch within this caged I was being held in. I saw myself extracting what seems to be like a midnight black bladed katana out of thin air. I monitored my brother standing there with a slight irate look on his face, but mostly revealing remorse. His face revealed a distinctive, agonizing expression he was making as he stared at me.
“Espers of all sorts! Hear me out for I won’t say this anew. I, Yuki Takahashi, will be honored to purify each and every one of you. Though…if I have to and there’s no choice…I will exterminate you off the face of any realm…including you Eiri Yazuma if I have to!”
I could hear so much murmur going on about what Yuki said to them. I was still in anguish about the last thing he said directly toward my brother. I was deeply devastated that I was really going to annihilate him with these very hands. Like a blade used in warfare…I will be discolored with Eiri’s, my only family I have left, I will be blemished with Eiri’s blood.
“Such touching words coming from you death god…though I have you know I have well developed spirit energy as well. Taking me down isn’t going to be simple like snapping twigs my friend. Just because you have my brother hostage in his own body…doesn’t mean I’m letting you off so easily,”
What! Did that really came from my brother’s lips that use to say he’ll shelter me until the end of time? Is this really the finale between my brother and me? No! No no no no! This isn’t happening…this can’t be the end! Brother! You pledge to me! You promise to always be there for me when I needed you. I need you now, but you’re officially inaccessible. Why? Why? Why!? Suddenly I could feel Yuki jerk my body back as if my words pierce through his heart. I could hear him grunting seeing my own hands trying to shelter Yuki in a way.
“Rei…try…try to keep your emotions bottle up for now. You’re feelings is my feelings remember. I know…this is a lot you…have to endure, but…we have to get through this…together,” I could hear Yuki saying it after each breath he takes in.
No! I won’t calm down! I won’t I won’t I won’t! I’m not letting you hurt Eiri in anyway! I will never forgive you if Eiri was to…I’m not letting you do any harm to my brother! I could now feel my own body fall to its knees as my hands clamp tightly down onto my ears.
“Rei! Stop…please! You will bring harm to both of us if you continue on with this childish act. The Espers are approaching us and if I don’t do anything to stop them now…this very body will be eaten by the leader of the Genesis…your brother,”
Eiri would never do such a thing! He wouldn’t…he’s an angel and angels don’t harm people. I know my brother loves me too much to do harm onto me. You’re lying!
“Rei no!”
Suddenly I could feel an agonizing pain being set onto me. I glance up looking straight into my brother’s eyes. I could see a blood red blade being shoved into my chest, which is being held by my brother’s hand. My eyes were deceiving me I just know it! Though this action made it clear to me now…my brother really didn’t have any life to him no more. I grunted pulling the blade out of my chest grasping at the hole the blade engraved into my chest.
“Now you…understand Rei. Your brother…is no more. If he were a true…brother, he would have…given up his way of evil. Trust me Rei…please. I’m the only thing…you have left now. If you want…I can become…a big brother to you,”
For some reason, what Yuki said sparked a hope inside me I never thought would have existed. Still in pain I closed my eyes as the visual of my brother disintegrated as fire blazed within my heart. I reopened my eyes feeling my spirit energy and Yuki’s fuse into one true power I never knew I had. I could see thousands of strand-like energy dangle from above me within this body. I could feel myself being lifted by them filling me with tons of energy before being entangled with them. A strong surged struck me senselessly as my eyes rolled in the back of my head. My whole body whitened before white particles shot off me in different directions almost like an explosion inside me just occurred, which it did. On my outer shell, which Yuki has taken control of, Yuki quickly stood to his feet twirling the katana in his hand as a bright reddish aura suffocated my body. I could see the fear within my brother’s eyes as he stares at me in such a horrified way.
“Seize my brother’s body immediately! Do everything you can except killing him…I want to do some testing on him,” Eiri yelled out to his minions.
Yuki was impressively calm with nothing, but a smirk on his face. I was a spectator watching what action Yuki will take to purify these Espers. These hideous creatures launches at us with their claws, talons, etc heading for us. At that moment, everything seems to slow down except for Yuki’s swift movement. Yuki simply took his katana jabbing it firmly into the creature’s chest as the blade stuck out through the back. He spun the handle as the blade shredded the surface of the skin of the creature as blood fountains out with each rotation the blade made. He planted one of his feet on the creature’s chest pushing his foot firmly down as the blade races out. Blood followed after the blade slight drenching my body with it. He after swung the katana at the creature’s neck as the blade slowly eats away at the neck before the head tumbles off the owner’s body. The blood cascades out of the neck drizzling down onto my body. My hair was completely damped with blood dripping from the tips of my hair. Yuki turned me around facing the other Espers seeing them having a shock expression on their face. He made me approach the other low ranking Espers as the other one he made me attack melted into a red puddle of blood.
“Anybody else want to be decontaminated? There’s more where that comes from,”
I was amazed at the tactics Yuki used to purify one of the low ranking Espers. He was incredible how he fought off the Esper in such a graceful way. I could see the fear within the Espers movement as they back away from my body.
“There is no escape from me you filthy lifeless creatures! You can’t escape my purifying katana,”
I watch Yuki chase after the Espers slitting, dicing, and carving his purity into them with no sign of ceasing. The way he handle these Genesis gave me a sense of sanctuary from the truth I kept scampering away from. Yuki brought me warmth I never thought I would ever feel again. I watch from the sidelines as the herds of Espers decrease in numbers until all of the low ranking Espers' blood had stained the ground. Now the only Espers that were left were the human-like Espers that just stood there staring at us.
“You’re army is depleting Eiri. End this pretense now so your brother can stop distressing about you. He’s deeply baffle to what has been going on over the years you were decease,” Yuki yelled out to Eiri.
“You might have purified all the Espers in this area death god, but there will be other areas in hell filled with my creations. You still have a long way to go before facing me head on…that is you survive my high-ranking Genesis. Genesis is a different class from the Espers you impressively purify without any hassle. For now I guess I’ll leave you here with something to think about…how long will you last till you face me? Farewell death god,” Eiri said before vanishing in black smoke.
Just like that, my brother vanishes before me along with the other human-like Espers. I stood there staring blankly outward finally feeling in control of my body. I could hear myself let out a grunt before my perception failed to harvest any more illustration. I could feel a throbbing after my body made collision with the ground and the rest was all a mist. It was only a few hours before I awakened to see that the day has become night. I quickly sat up gazed around for Baron and Lucifer. There was no sign of them anywhere around the area I was in. Though I could tell they carried me from the Shibuya since we were now in Osaka. They must have traveled quickly without me knowing about it. I was in a house lying near a fireplace as the flames blazed in such glorious victory of breathing lively. I couldn’t remember anything that happen before I collapsed. You could say I had a sort of amnesia going on at the moment. Before I could concentrate any further on reminiscing about it, the door slowly creaked alive. I swiftly face the door growling softly ready to pounce at any given moment. Suddenly Lucifer came walking in with his hands in the air with a smirk. Baron followed after Lucifer as he closed the doors locking it quickly.
“Down boy…just your master here,” Lucifer said in a snobbish tone.
“I never said you were my master so stopping acting like one and where the heck were you?” I snapped with an annoyed tone veiling itself to them.
“Why—my job of course silly. I still am the ruler of this realm correct? Besides, I told you if you were to stay out at night with me…you wouldn’t like the personality I unleash at during this time of day. Don’t you remember that?”
“Not really…in fact…I don’t remember nothing right now. Why am I here again? UGH! My head…dang it…why does it—“
“I’m assuming this is the effect the death god left on the lad after using the lad’s and his combined spirit energy,” Baron interrupted walking over to me.
“Death god? Wait! You mean…Yuki Takahashi?” I spoke realizing my memory was coming back to me.
“Hungry?” Lucifer added to the conversation.
“Huh? Where did that came from all the sudden?” I questioned him still slightly annoyed.
“I heard your stomach growling just a minute ago when you were having a lovely chat with Baron here. I can whip up some food if you desire it so,”
“It depends on what you serve here in hell,”
“The same kinds of food you will normally eat when you were alive,”
Boy do I hate when he insults me in a way I can easily catch on when he’s too lazy to camouflage it. If only I was strong enough to take him down…then he’ll regret underestimating me in such a disgraceful way. I looked up seeing a slight glare in Lucifer’s eyes pointing straight at me. I totally forgot about his ability to read my mind whenever he wishes to. I step back a bit seeing him approach me in such a swift movement.
“Boy, you better watch those thoughts of yours! Disrespecting your elders will lead you to the eternal life of those souls outside that wanders around mindlessly not to mention the tortures they receive from yours truly. I can simply take you out with one blast if I wanted, but that’d be breaking contract,” Lucifer growled before turning away.
“Well excuse me for being some complications to you, but I was force to be here if you did not forget! Now I’m stuck in a war and have to be the one to kill my own brother! I don’t care what you do to me because I’m not going through this anymore. I rather be the wandering soul that roam around here and maybe I want to get absorb by the Espers rather than dealing with you having a fit over what I think. Forget this! I’m out of here,” I stood to my feet, walking to the door with anger flowing, coursing through my body.
I unlocked the door aggressively before opening the door to the outside world. Before I could even take a step out of the house, the door quickly slammed shut in front of me. I turned around seeing Lucifer enraged by my actions that his whole body was smothered in flames. It didn’t seem like the flames was burning him, but I knew it would be burning someone soon and that someone could be me. I compressed my back against the door feeling my body tremble in fear.
“Black as night…lost soul within my sight…” Lucifer chanted
“Milord! Please not that! Now is not the time for your temper to be unleash onto the lad,” Baron begged.
“Drain the blood of a fool’s heart…let this lesson of mine be my dart…I call for you from the greatest depths of hell, listen arise…send this foolish boy to his demise!” Lucifer continued as he raised his hand up to the ceiling before thrusting it out toward my direction.
“Milord don’t!” Baron cried out.
A black like mist jets out from Lucifer’s hand shaping itself into a specter heading toward me screeching an ear-splitting noise. I stood there mystified that I was unable to move my limbs. The specter Lucifer created sped toward me as I stood there with widened eyes. Before the specter could hit me, I ducked at the last moment seeing the specter take down the door turning it into dust. The specter disappeared like how I bolted out of the house running away from the freak show. I didn’t stop for anything not even to look if they were chasing me. An hour past until finally I stopped running, hiding in an alleyway. I had stream of tears pacing down my cheeks and I didn’t have any clue why. I was scared…I was scared of everything that became clear to me.
“I’m a fool…there I said it! I’m a fool to believe I can become a death god and revert my brother to his old self again. I just want to go back home! Take me home god…I don’t want to be chosen. Please have mercy on me…have mercy on me!” I bawled like my very existence was ending for good.
I was lost and there was no one here to comfort me in my time of need. Again like when I was alive…I’m running away from my fears as always. It’s hopeless now…I accepted my faith that I’m nothing, but a failure.
“Your not a failure Rei,”
“Who…who said that?” I cried out.
“Forgot about your new brother already? That hurts me so Rei,”
“Y-Yuki? Is this you talking to me?” I stood to my feet feeling my hopes regenerating once more.
“Yes Rei…it’s me. What’s this talk about giving up I’m hearing from you?”
“Well…I don’t know what to do. I can’t handle the responsibility of being the savior to these souls. I’ll never be a good death god like you Yuki,”
“That’s where you’re wrong Rei. You have the ability to become one if you just believe in yourself. I was never born to be a death god you know. It takes time to get all the basics down and once you accomplish that…endless possibilities Rei, endless possibilities. So please Rei…don’t give up so easily…make me proud…make your brother proud,”
“You really think I can be a good death god Yuki?”
“But of course Rei. The only thing you shouldn’t do is give up to the lady of faith. You hold possibilities and wonders of becoming a death god…trust me on this one Rei. Why—you even might be better than I am,”
“But…but my brother—“
“Ah yes…Eiri Yazuma. You must deeply have shared a bond with your brother didn’t you Rei? Rei…this is not your fault that your brother is acting like this you know. Your brother chose this path for himself…no one forced him into this mess, but him only. The only thing you can do now for your brother is free him from the clutches of evil. Trust Lucifer for now Rei. Baron and him will be your guide to purifying your brother’s heart and his corrupted soul. Give those two a chance…they’re your only hope of wining your brother over and…keeping you alive,”
“You really think I should trust those two Yuki? Something about those two gives me the creeps,”
“Tell you what…let me handle Lucifer for you. I known him all my life considering he was my teacher, teaching me the ways of a death god. Lucifer throws off steam from time to time and the only way to calm him down is to just agree with him. You trust me don’t you Rei?”
“Yes! Yes I do trust you Yuki…but…you’re the only one I trust right now. I have my limitations when it comes down to trusting others. I hate being lied to,”
“Hmm…I see. I can negotiate with Lucifer to come up with a reasonable compromise of telling you everything you want to know, but you have to keep your word Rei. Lucifer is not a man to be messing with. He doesn’t show it that much, but…he’s really worried about the balance that is holding earth’s peace at the moment that is showing signs of cracking. It’s up to you and me now to fix that problem…will you give me your word that you’ll help me fight off the Espers and Genesis?”
“I…I will…I will help in any way I can to stop harm from being done onto earth or the souls in this realm,”

[Son_of_Eiri_Uesugi]

Chapter 2: Lucifer’s Test

I stridden back from the alleyway all the way back to the house I ran away from. I kept pondering to myself if Lucifer and Baron would still be loitering in there or not. I was so indecisive to open the door that I apprehend myself just standing there gazing at the doorknob. I can conceive of that look upon Lucifer’s face if he were to see me opening the door. I shook my head of the image trying to snap myself out of being frightened by Lucifer. Before I could open the door, I could hear the blaring of souls all around me. I glanced around slightly nervous as I pressed my back against the door. I could hear the sound of an evil laughter echoing around me. Suddenly a blood red rope shot out from the shadows wrapping around my wrist. I grunted feeling something on the other end of the rope pulling me slowly toward the shadow. I stood my ground as I pulled back from my end to keep me from sliding toward the edge of the shadows. Suddenly, four more of the same kind of rope, wrapped around my other wrist, my legs and my neck. I grunted feeling myself being pulled toward the shadows like before.
“What do we have here? Another victim for me to prey on…how delicious,” a masculine voice can be heard from the shadows in front of me.
“Who are you?! What do you want from me?” I growled glaring toward the shadows.
“Aren’t we feisty? You put up much of a fight than the other souls I feast on,”
“Wait a minute! Are you…are you one of them?”
“That’s a possibility…I might be a Genesis or just a creature that loves to feed on the souls of the dead,”
I could feel myself getting pulled closer and closer toward the shadow where this ‘creature’ waits for me. Ugh! This guy’s strength is stronger than I thought it would be.
“Do not give in Rei! Now’s your chance to test out your death god form,”
“My death god form?” I said confuse about what Yuki was saying to me.
“Yes your death god form. You have the power to invert into a death god when ever you please,”
“But how do I transform Yuki?”
“Remember that sword that appeared in your hand when I was in control? The sword is now always at your side when you need it. In order to transform into your death god form you have to jam the sword into your chest,”
“What!? I can’t do that…that’s suicide! That can kill me for good…wouldn’t I vanish from getting killed in my afterlife as well?”
“Only one way to find out Rei…and that’s jabbing that sword in your chest,”
“No! I can’t! I don’t want to die again!”
As I struggle against my will to live even though I’m already dead, I was getting closer and closer to my demise. I could hear this creature’s demonic laughter filled the darkness as its hands of death close in on me. By now I was in total chaos within myself, panicking that this will be the end of me.
“Rei! That’s enough! Pull yourself together or this will be the end of you!”
Yuki was exact when he yelled those words to me. I had to do something even if it means killing me…to save myself. I suddenly snapped out of my panic state now staring death into its eyes.
“In order to find out if you’re the chosen soul to become a death god, we do this test to see if their spirit energy is strong enough to invert them into a death god. Now it’s your turn to take this test to see if you have what it takes to become one. Do it Rei…its kill or be killed!”
I was hesitating at first seeing this creature's red eyes pierce out from the darkness staring deeply into my eyes. I had no choice…but to given to Yuki’s demands. I now hold the sword that will decide rather I live or die. Now waiting for this creature to devour on this container that was once alive on earth, I thrust the sword into my chest feeling every ounce of pain flow throughout my body. After standing there for a while, the pain dissipated along with my clothing I was wearing a few minutes ago. I felt a burning sensation within my chest being released all at once. This feeling was so intense an amazing force gusts out sending objects in the area airborne. I never felt this much energy before in my entire life I was living. Have this much energy been asleep inside me for so long? After a few minutes, my transformation was complete at last. My appearance took on a different look inverting my hair and eye color. My red hair was now midnight black swaying to and fro with the wind that circles me. My golden yellow eyes were replaced with snow-white eyes piercing through whatever waited me on the other side of the shadows.
“Impressive work…Mr. Yazuma,” Lucifer said appearing out of the shadow staring at me with his blood red eyes.
“What? You! You’re the one that try to attack me?” I was deeply perplexed to what was happening here.
“Yeah…what of it?” Lucifer grinned evilly at me.
“Why are you attacking me?!”
“What do you think? To kill you of course, so I wouldn’t have to worry about you being rebellious to me,”
“What!? Knock it off Lucifer! Obvious I didn’t come back here to rebel against you. I came back here to take on the job of a death god,”
“Hmm…I’m not falling for it. Mr. Yazuma, you must perish from life… and the afterlife,”
“What! No!”
I didn’t understand why Lucifer was acting like this at all. Is he really trying to rid me of this afterlife? What do I do now? I could see Lucifer getting ready to cast his spells onto me as I stand there tied up at the moment. I struggle to free myself, but failed to even get one piece of rope to budge. Was this really it? Is this really how my story ends? No! I won’t let that happen…not in a million years will I allow this to end. This once in a life time and I had to make stand right here—right now. I closed my eyes letting my worries dissipate from my troubled head. I have to have my head clear of any negative thoughts in order to think of a way out of this mess. I quickly held out my sword toward Lucifer as my body slowly begins to glow. Lucifer already knew from the start I wasn’t going to make it easy on him. With quickly dices on the rope, I was freed from Lucifer’s grasp. Lucifer was not amused of my tactics at all; in fact, he kept chanting ignoring me completely.
“Rise my pet…rise and serve your master once more!” Lucifer yelled out raising his hand to the sky.
Staring up into the sky, I could see gray and black clouds gathering as thunder roared with lightning lighting up the pitch black sky. This sudden roar that was even louder than the thunder filled the air. That’s when I knew from the start I was in for a battle not only with Lucifer…but also with his pet. Before I knew it I heard something land behind me roaring fiercely into my ear. I quickly turned around at the same time jumping back. My eyes widened as I stared at an enormous creature standing in front of me with its glowing green eyes. This creature had three serpent heads and two dog heads staring fiercely at me. It had a body and legs of a lion, wings of an eagle and a long whip-like tail of a dragon. Its roars were like an earsplitting screech that could make humans go insane or berserk. As soon as I know it, this creature charges at me, looking for a kill. Now what am I suppose to do?! How do I fight a creature ten times my size? I don’t even know the first thing about being a death god. How do I even fight in this form?
“Relax! Struggling against yourself will only make matters worst. You’re not alone, do you understand? Let me guide you so you will know what to do the next time you’re in a situation like this. Okay? Now slowly raise your sword up in the air,”
Okay! So I did what I told raising my sword up in the air with the blade was pointing up toward the sky. I stared at the creature running toward my direction with no sign of stopping.
“Now say these words with me. Awaken Black Night Dragon,”
“Awaken…Black Night Dragon!” I yelled as deafening as I can with my words echoing throughout the area.
As soon as I said those words, I could feel a pulse coming from my sword with heartbeats pounding ear-splittingly around me. I glance up at the sword seeing the handle inverting to wings and the end of the handle inverted to a long whip-like tail. The blade of the sword grew longer in length as well as sharpening itself. I could feel a boost of confidents surging through my head that I was ready to do an assault on the creature. I quickly charge toward the creature so fast that I was no longer visible to the human eye. I strike at the creature with an incredible force to back it up making creature airborne for a few minutes before colliding with a building.
“Whoa! Did I do that just now?” I managed to say staring at the damage I made.
“This is the power that has been lying dormant when you were still alive. Now this power has awaken helping you survive a war that has been going on for centuries,”
“A war? Is it between Lucifer and…and the Genesis?”
“Yes…the war was name Crimson Night,”
“Crimson Night? Why was it named that?”
“The war got its name from the color the moon was when the war first started and the blood that has been shed all over the battle field. The people who wrote the bible purposely left out this crucial information because they could careless about the sinners that dwell here. They don’t understand what will happen if we lose the battle to the Genesis and Espers,”
“That’s why my teachings are a crucial part to your awakening of your power,” I glance up to see Lucifer next to me listening onto our conversation.
“I thought you wanted to kill me,” I smug crossing my arms.
Lucifer shook his head with a smirk that again made me feel uncomfortable. Though, I stared at him still smirking as he turned away in defeat.
“Don’t tempt me on making that decision boy. You have a lot to learn about judging your opponents…I could have killed with my hands tied behind my back if I wish it,”
“You need me no more than ever so killing me should be cross of your list,” I was still a little cocky.
Surprisingly, I was warming up to this cold-hearted man who had the intention to kill me when I pissed him off. Was I crazy or something?! I’m actually getting along with the dark lord himself…what the hell is wrong with me?! Lucifer looked at me to say something, but quickly held his words back in. He patted my head as if I was some dog in waiting for attention.
“Don’t over do it or I will hurt you. I guess we’ll end our lessons for now…you need to get food in that gut of yours,”
“Food? What do you mean?”
“Just because you’re dead doesn’t mean you can’t eat still. Lets head back to the house before Baron dies of loneliness,”
“Fine…lead the way milord,”
I’m definitely changing now that I watch myself through these eyes of mine. We head back to the house where Baron waited for us slight worried about me. I collapsed onto the floor from exhaustion as Baron ran to my side.
“I got him Baron…just prepare the food,”
I can tell…Lucifer was changing as well, but I won’t tell him that. I looked up at him slightly confuse before I was swept up in his arms. Again Lucifer took me by surprise as he heads toward the rooms. Lucifer places me down on the bed before throwing me a bag.
“Well be staying here for a month so this will be your room at the moment. Your new clothing is in that bag so take a shower after you rest. I’ll call for you when dinner is done,” he left with nothing else to say to me.
I was left in this room with a shock expression upon my face. I was completely blown away by how I was just treated by the dark lord. His attitude is completely different to what Americans say about him. I was completely shaken up by this attitude Lucifer has shown me. All I know is he really is confusing about how he acts. So I did what Lucifer said and took a shower. I felt better as I took a hot shower rinsing away everything that I was concerned about. Once I got out of the shower I glance at the bag Lucifer toss over to me. I pulled out the clothing before realizing it was a uniform with a symbol on it. I paid no attention to it and slipped into it as quick as possible. I walked over to the mirror to see how I look like in it.
“I never picture you to be a poser Mr. Yazuma,” I nearly jumped out of my skin hearing that tone.
I turned around seeing Lucifer standing in the doorway with a smirk on his face. I could only respond to that intellectual remark with a glare. He chuckled before letting himself into my room…how rude can he be.
“Tomorrow we start our first lesson to get you prepared for the war that will alternate the world. If we don’t win this war…catastrophic is all I can say about it,”
“I know that! My only concern right now is finding the lair to the Genesis to destroy them for good…though it will be no good finding the area when I’m still naïve to my powers of a death god,”
“Now you’re thinking clearly…about time. Your mind is the only thing stopping the Genesis from devouring your soul,”
“My mind? What’s so special about my mind?”
“You’ll be able to outsmart them when you’re in your death god form,” Lucifer glance at me with a look I was not to sure if it was a concern look or angry look.
I stared at Lucifer for a while trying to figure out what’s going on in Lucifer’s mind. What could this man of evil be thinking at a time like this? The more I stared at Lucifer…I get more curious about him. I had no idea what was going on with me at all. All I knew that I had completely change when I first met Lucifer…and so did him.
“Don’t give me that look Lucifer…I’m not that weak as to crumble so easily to the enemy. I’m use to the term outsmart since I was the troublemaker out of my family and outsmarting people when I get in trouble is what I do best,” I smirk trying my hardest to change that look on Lucifer’s face.
Lucifer glance at me as if he didn’t comprehend what I was saying, but manage to shake his head. He smirked before ruffling up my hair after I tried so hard is to keep it neat. I twirled away from his hand before smirking.
“You got a lot to learn before talking cocky like that. Remember that well,”
“I will also remember the shock look on your face when I beat the Genesis right in front of your eyes,”
“I’m glad you have such a confident attitude…you’re going to need every ounce of it for your training and your final battle with your brother,”
My smirk faded away after hearing the final battle with my brother Lucifer mention. I slowly glanced at the ground remembering the cherished memories I had with my brother. Why did it have to come down to this? I love my brother, but its right to cleanse him…right? Before I could dwell on my memories even longer, I felt a slap on my back as I tumble to the ground. I glanced up seeing Lucifer shaking his head with a smile for the first time. Now I was deeply disturbed or he was trying to trick me.
“Yeah…prepared you say? Doesn’t look like it,”
“Hey! That’s not fair at all! You caught me off guard,”
“Fairness is a conspiracy my dear boy. Down here nothing is fair I hope you realize that,”
I stood to my feet despite the fact I was caught off guard by the hands of a dark lord. I gaze at him with an angry look on my face before turning away out of embarrassment.
“Don’t let that get to your head Lucifer. That will be the only time you catch me off guard. Is dinner ready…I’m starving!” I did my best to change the subject.
“I don’t know, but why are you trying so hard to change the subject?”
Lucifer has an eye of eagle I just know it! He has every action of mine wrote down in his evil scheming mind of his. I hated the fact that he can read my mind if he chooses to. I noticed right away Lucifer was scanning my mind to use the information he finds against me. Damn him and the cursed power of his to read minds!
“You might not like it, but I do. I get some juicy information about you like…you’re still a virgin,”
“Aah! Stop reading my mind dammit! It’s disgusting having you digging up information within my mind,”
“Ha ha ha ha! It’s fun to toy with you though…I love how you complain so much,”
“Well I don’t like it! Makes me feel—“
“Makes you feel…what?” Lucifer smirked with an unpleasant feeling behind it.
“Well…I…I—“
“It’s time for dinner children,” Baron separated us from each other with a smile.
Baron was much kinder than the great ruler of Hell. Though what was I prepare to say is what I want to know. What was Lucifer going to make me say in front of him? I could only glare at Lucifer as I was being pushed out of my room. Lucifer stared at me with an evil smirk upon my face waving at me. I was more enraged by his attempt at getting under my skin, which again he was winning at that. So I found myself sitting at the table eating my dinner trying my best to ignore Lucifer’s staring eyes. Lucifer didn’t even touch his food considering he was too busy trying to read my thoughts. At my best effort I kept my mind blank so Lucifer wouldn’t get under my skin. Though, it was harder than I thought with Lucifer nonstop just staring at me with a smirk on his face. It lasted for a few minutes till a loud noise interrupted our silent eating.
“I can’t eat with this racket going on!” I managed to say finally breaking Lucifer’s concentration on staring at me to death.
“I agree…something is going on outside and I’m going to figure out what,” Baron stood up from his chair before walking toward the door.
I watched him go out the door leaving me here with Lucifer once more as he stared at me with a smirk. I gulped and again once more keeping my head blank as best at my ability.
“So…Mr. Yazuma…what are you thinking? I know you’re trying your best to keep your mind secret from me. It’s not hard to tell from that look on your face,”
“I am not and will you stop staring at me…it’s freaking me out!”
“Why? Do you have a secret you want to say? Speaking of which…what were you going to say to me before Baron interrupted?”
I became silent as many thoughts suffocated my mind when he asked that question. For each thought I try to erase from my mind, three more thoughts branched out from the erased thoughts. I closed my eyes trying my best to keep my mind sealed up from Lucifer. Lucifer just sat there with an evil grin upon his face.
“Oh my! What an imaginative mind you have Mr. Yazuma. I never thought you were a person to have such a naughty thought,”
“I do not! That’s cheating asking that cursed question onto me!” I couldn’t see that my face was glowing brightly as I turned away from Lucifer’s staring eyes.
“Cheating? Just what do you mean by cheating Mr. Yazuma? In what way am I cheating?”
“Stop it! Stop calling me Mr. Yazuma! I hate when people are so formal always calling me by my last name. Its just Rei…I want to be called by Rei only,”
Lucifer glances at me raising his eyebrow at me as I avoid his stare. He became silent as he finishes his food on his plate before walking over to me. I raise my focus so that I was staring directly into Lucifer’s crimson red eyes. Lucifer stared down at me with a blank expression exposed on his face.
“Stand up…now,”
“Huh? What?”
“You heard me…stand up now,”
Now I was more puzzled by Lucifer’s mysterious mind that he uses to plan each of his reaction, thoughts and movement. So I stood to my feet wondering what is going on in Lucifer’s mind right now. Lucifer quickly kicks the table and chairs away from the area we were standing in. I watched as the table and chairs slide across the floor slamming into the dinning room wall. I turned back around staring at Lucifer more puzzled by his strange behavior, but hey it’s Lucifer…no one can predict a mind like his.
“Your shirt…take it off,”
“What! I’m not taking off my shirt in front of you,”
“Take it off! NOW!!”
“Okay okay! Gees, cool your jets man,” I quickly took off my shirt throwing it over on the couch.
What was Lucifer thinking right now? I was so eager to find out what it was that I beg Lucifer in my mind to tell me. Lucifer’s expression never changed at all not even for a second did it change. I was starting to get that Lucifer meant business meaning trouble for me. I watch as he also takes his shirt off throwing it down on the ground. Boy was I wrong when I thought Lucifer was an old man. Lucifer’s body was as fit as a man in his 20s, perfect abs and everything that comes with it. Though I had no shame in my game…I was fit as well and proud of it.
“What is this? A stripping contest?” I smirked staring at Lucifer with a kind of cocky attitude seeping out of my tone of voice.
Lucifer was silent staring at me with his crimson color eyes piercing through my soul. I watch once more as his slips off his shoes and socks. Lucifer looks up at me as if he wanted me to do the same as him. I quickly slip off my shoes and socks now waiting for him to hurry up and say what is going to happen.
“I’m going to begin your training right now. We first start with basic fighting skills and I mean hand-to-hand combat. This means no help from your death god friend,”
“Hand-to-hand combat? No problem…I can take you on any time,”
“Overestimating me already…you’ll learn your place boy. If you beat me, I’ll show you some respect…and self control,”
“Self control?”
“Training starts now!”
Lucifer rushes at me without me even aware of it. I could feel his strength as he grabs me and flips me over him. Before I could fall to the ground, I push off his back with my feet going into a back flip landing perfectly in the living room. That was close…Lucifer is pretty fast but my reflexes is much faster.
“So it’s like that eh? Well you have to do better than that to get me down on my ass,”
I was beginning to accept Lucifer’s challenge by getting into it. I wasn’t about to go down without a fight…I was too stubborn to accept defeat. I got myself prepare for Lucifer’s next attack staring at him with a smirk. As I stare at Lucifer full of confidence, the figure in front of me slowly faded. Soon as I knew it, I felt his arm wrapped around my neck with his other arm restraining mine. I was dumbfounded by his speed as I struggle to free myself from his clutches.
“You waste your time with your cocky talk. By the time you finish your sentence…your brother would have already drain you of your only chance to purify his soul. More action needs to be seen than the action that goes on with that mouth of yours,” by the tone of Lucifer’s voice…I could tell he was serious.
I was now furious by the way Lucifer made a fool out of me. I grunted trying my best to free myself from Lucifer’s grasp. The more I struggle, the tighter his grasp he had on me. I gasped for air now thinking of how to get myself out of this situation.
“You have limited movement when I have you in this position. What are you going to do now boy?”
His voice was most irritating always calling me boy or calling me by my last name. Though I knew the more I let him get under my skin, the less time I have to think of a way out of this. As a couple minutes went by, I finally had an idea of a way to get out of this position. I use my strength standing on the ground firmly slowly leaning forward lifting Lucifer off the ground. I begin pulling my arms apart slowly loosening up his grasp for me to throw him off me. Lucifer landed softly on the table he kicked earlier with a smirk on his face. I quickly rushed over to Lucifer jumping into the air begin to do a drop kick toward Lucifer’s head. Lucifer smirked viciously jumping out of the way landing in the living room. My heel firmly hit the surface of the table breaking the table in half. I stood there on the pile of wood that was a table staring at Lucifer more serious than I could ever be.
“Oh? I see someone is beginning to take this seriously. Good. I was beginning to think you don’t have what it takes to defeat me in a hand-to-hand combat. I can also see why you are a black belt as well. If I hadn’t move out of way…my brain stem and spinal cord would have suffered critical damage,”
“Enough of this!”
“Oh! So one is a little upset after a move I demonstrated on someone. Lets see what you can do with that anger of yours,” Lucifer licked his lips with such anticipation.
I slowly walked over to Lucifer still glaring deeply into his eyes. I stop a few inches in front of him waiting on his move. Lucifer simply swings kicks toward my direction with such a force. I use my arms to quickly evade his kick before thrusting my fist toward him. He simply catches my fist pulling me forward trying to knee me under my chin. I quickly wrapped my left leg around his stopping his attack. After, I use my right leg to kick Lucifer on the side of the head. Lucifer let go of my hand as he slides across the floor now with blood streaming down his forehead. I stood there staring at Lucifer with a smirk on my face wanting to finish this.
“You prove me wrong boy…obviously you have a few tricks to get yourself out of situations like that. Interesting…though I wonder how far can you keep that up,”
My stare sharpens beginning to make my next move against Lucifer. Lucifer gazed at me ready for my attack still not taking me seriously. My fist tightens as I quickly sprint toward Lucifer with an angry look on my face. This was it…my chance to take Lucifer down with my famous combo I always did to finish a duel quickly. It was also my chance to prove to him I’m not an object for his entertainment. Lucifer swing kicks much lower than the kick I did. I jumped up as if I expected him to do that attack. I quickly swing kick toward Lucifer’s way with a smirk on my face. This was the opening I was looking for…now was the time to finish the combo. Though my glory faded when Lucifer swiftly caught my foot grinning at me evilly. My eyes widened seeing my attack failed me…it was the first time someone stop my combo when it was just beginning. No way my combo failed before it even started…that’s impossible! Lucifer lifted me off the ground slamming me down on my stomach still holding onto my leg. He stepped down on my back and held down my other leg with his other foot slowly bending my leg forward. A surge of pain struck me like a ton of bricks as I yelled in agony.
“You really thought that combo was going to work on me boy. Aren’t you forgetting something here? I’m the one that asked for you from God himself…I planned everything even this basic martial arts training just for you. I studied your combo and planned for it just in case you were going to use it against me…nice try though,”
“You…you knew and yet you purposely left yourself open!”
“Well of course…I wanted to give a little glory time before ruining it with a combo of my own that overcome yours,”
So Lucifer played me the whole time, he purposely left himself open for attacks just to draw me close to him to use this move on me. This move I was never sure how to get out of yet…he had me in a trap the whole time. I was screwed from the very beginning of accepting this challenge. I yelled out more as he kept slowly bending my leg forward.
“Surrender…or the bones in your leg get some remodeling to it,”
What am I to do now? The more I struggle…the more Lucifer will bend my leg, which will soon break. I grunted trying my best to stand up, but the pressure of Lucifer’s foot was to great for me. I didn’t want to give up…there had to be a way out of this situation.
“I…I won’t surrender to you…not even in a million years! NEVER!!” I yelled out.
“Suits yourself,”
Lucifer, in one swift twist, dislocated my ankle as I yelled out in agony. That ------- actually dislocated my ankle! I lay there on the ground quivering trying my best to endure the pain. Lucifer drops my foot onto the ground making the pain worst. He turned his back from me shaking his head in disappointment slowly walking away.
“Pathetic…is this all you got now that I decrease your movement. I expected more from a black belt,”
“W-wait! I’m not done…I’m not done with you yet! Don’t turn your back at me,”
Lucifer turns around slightly surprise I was slowly getting back up on my feet ignoring the reappearing pain in my ankle. I glared at Lucifer panting surprisingly keeping my balance.
“This match is not over…not over by a long shot! I promise myself I will take you down no matter the cost done to my body!”
“Give up boy…even a black belt knows when they are beaten. Fighting with a dislocated ankle is begging the opponent to put them out of their misery,”
“Silence! Fight me…I’ll show you how I earned my black belt,”
Lucifer shook his head at me before getting in position to continue this fight. I closed my eyes inhaling deeply bringing myself to a calm state before exhaling out unwanted stress. I reopened my eyes now ready for anything Lucifer threw at me. Lucifer dashes in my direction as I prepare for every possible attack he can do to me now that I have a major weakness revealing that he can use to his advantage. He quickly swept his foot across the floor trying to hit my leg. I quickly grabbed onto his shoulders flipping over him before landing softly behind him. I tripped Lucifer as he landed on the ground. Using my other foot, I drop kick with my heel slamming down on Lucifer’s chest with full force. I could hear Lucifer grunted softly before kicked him in the side watching slide across the floor hitting the wall.
“Like I said, this fight is not over no matter what you say! I will take you down Lucifer!”
“Aha ha ha ha ha…ha ha ha ha ha!”
“What’s so funny!? Answer me!”
“You’re right…this fight isn’t over…until I make you beg me to stop,”
Lucifer stood to his feet dusting himself off wiping both the blood from his lips and his forehead. He licked his lips staring at me as if wanting more. I glared at him viciously hating how he treats this fight as a game. Ignoring the pain in my ankle, I ran over to him firmly pushing off the ground with my feet hovering off the ground for a few minutes. I twirled in the air before coming down with fist thrust down at Lucifer. Lucifer evaded the fist like I expected him to do. I swiftly curved around grabbing a hold of his arms. Lucifer stared at me not knowing what to do for the first time. I quickly ran up his body pushing off his body still holding onto his arms. I flipped backwards having back facing Lucifer as he still stand there confuse to what’s going on. Swiftly, I kicked Lucifer in the chest with my back still facing him. I after threw Lucifer over me slamming him down on his head before pinning him down on the ground.
“Gotcha! I told you I was going to take you down no matter what,”
All of a sudden Lucifer begins to laugh evilly freaking me out more than ever. What the heck has gotten into Lucifer? Why was he laughing…I defeated him in a match? He must have snapped from the lost of the match that he’s laughing hysterically. Boy was I wrong about him snapping. Lucifer quickly did a reversal on me when I wasn’t paying any attention. He had me in a triangle, a position use to pin someone like I seen on television when I was in the U.S., with that evil smirk on me. At that moment the pain was too unbearable for me to carry on with the match. I didn’t want to give up, yet I was in no position to make that decision. Before I even knew it, I found myself tapping out as Lucifer quickly lets me out of the submission move.
“Told you the fight isn’t over until I make you beg me to stop. You lose the match boy,”
“Damn you! I hate you! I—“ I wasn’t able to finish the rest of the sentence as I find myself on the ground holding onto my ankle realizing I just made my situation much worst by putting pressure on it.
I after realize my dislocated ankle was not the only thing I need to worry about. I realize I also had a fractured rib that now showing signs of pain. I groaned unable to communicate the pain I was feeling. Lucifer walked over to me looking down at me with a blank expression on his face. As I lay there on the ground, the front door opened as Baron enters the house finally. Baron locked the door before stopping in the middle of the walkway looking over at us.
“What in all seven hells is going on in here? Huh? Ah! Rei—are you all right? You look hurt. Lucifer were you being to rough with him while I was away?” Baron glance over at Lucifer wanting information
“Not at all…I was merely training him in martial arts. Just get washed up you look like a mess…I’ll take care of the boy,” Lucifer lied about being rough on me.
“Well…I do look a little dirty…you’re right I better take a shower. Excuse me dear Rei,” Baron was more polite to me than that dang Lucifer.
I watch as Baron rushes to the bathroom again—leaving me with Lucifer by myself. I look back up at Lucifer hating his very existence as he walked away from me heading toward the window. I grunted, as I stood to my feet slowly still glaring at Lucifer. I sighed softly wanting this nightmare to end, more than that, I wanted things to be how it use to be when Eiri was still courteous and innocent…when he was my brother. In a defeated way, I limbed off heading toward my room quietly letting Lucifer have his time alone. I entered my room closing the door locking it so unwanted visitors wouldn’t get in. With a sigh, I collapse onto my bed feeling the pain my chest appear before me again. I was exhausted and extremely in agony from the injuries Lucifer gave me from the training. I wanted to win so bad that I neglected what my body wanted. I felt terrible to the point of not recovering from it until the next week or so. I hated how Lucifer made a fool out of me—how he mocked me with his moves he did to me also finishing me off with a submission. Like I said before…I wanted this nightmare of mine to end so I can rest in peace. Somehow I knew that wasn’t the case and this was just the beginning of this reality nightmare of mine.
“Are you asleep?” That voice sounded like Baron.
I groaned as I slowly sat up taking my time to get over to the bed. I unlocked the door painfully before walking over to my bed. I sighed sitting down my bed looking over at the door.
“I’m up…I unlocked the door so you can come in Baron,”
The door opened up slowly as I lay back down on the bed painfully. I closed my eyes listening to Baron’s footsteps getting closer and closer till finally I could hear breathing. I could hear the door close kind of startling me, but I still kept my eyes closed trying to rest and recuperate my energy.
“So how is your injuries…boy?”
My eyes shot open seeing Lucifer staring down at me with a smirk. I quickly sat up as I see Lucifer sitting down on the bed next to me.
“Do I really sound like Baron when I lower my voice?”
“What the…how the—what are you doing in my room?!”
“You said I could come in so I let myself in…besides—“
“Besides what!? What the hell do you want?”
“Oh yeah…I forgot to mention what happens when you lose the match didn’t I?”
Lucifer flashed me a smirk, as he got closer to me an inch away from my face. I quickly backed away from Lucifer as my color faded away from my face.
“What the hell are you doing?!”
“Ha ha ha ha! That look suits you considering you lose the match,”
“You won’t let that slip even if I ask nicely are you?”
“Nope…anyways…I’m tired. Pleasant dreams,”
Lucifer lied down on the bed slipping himself under the blanket. What the heck was he doing!? I nearly had a panic attack seeing him now sleeping in my bed. My eyes wide open as I stared at Lucifer not knowing if I should push him off my bed or not. I had a strong urge to kick him off my bed, but my body had other plans. Before I was able to kick him off my bed, I slowly drifted asleep lying next to Lucifer peacefully.

[Son_of_Eiri_Uesugi]

Chapter 3: The Distorted Truth

I awaken from my slumber opening my eyes to see it was still dark outside. I slowly sat up stretching out my arms letting out a big yawn. I looked around before seeing Lucifer lying next to me still asleep. I almost fell off the bed in shock before remembering he fell asleep on my bed. Lucifer looked like an angel when he was sleeping…too bad he doesn’t act like it. Sure he is an angel, but not the type of an angel a person would imagine an angel to be. Lucifer was a fallen angel or known to be as a dark angel. I stared at Lucifer for a few minutes wondering what it must have felt getting kick out of heaven. The famous fallen angel Lucifer…I wonder what he did that got him kick out. As I wonder even more, I found myself leaning closer to Lucifer examining his beauty as he sleeps. My leaning somehow got off balance causing me to fall on top of Lucifer. Oh crap! This is very awkward now.
“Tell me about it,” Lucifer was staring into my eyes slightly grumpy about me waking him up.
My eyes widened as I try to sit up, but Lucifer held me down. That dang dark lord wouldn’t let go off me.
“What were you doing hovering over me like that huh boy?”
“Nothing! I lost my balance trying to get out of the bed,”
“That is such a lie…you were watching me as I sleep weren’t you?”
“I was not! Would you let go of me dang it?”
Lucifer let go off me as I tumbled off the bed landing on my back on the floor. I sat up before hearing a rustling noise before silence. I looked up to see Lucifer going back to sleep. What a lazy ass bum he was! I mean how can you sleep after having an incident like that to occur. Could Lucifer be…gay?! If that was the case…is that what he meant by “self control”? Nah! He can’t be gay…he would have done it with Baron…or did he?
“Go back to sleep! Your thinking is too loud and for your information my sexual orientation is none of your concern,” Lucifer grumbled getting into a comfortable position on the bed.
“Well sorry if I like to think so much,”
Not like someone I know who loves to keep people guessing about their personality. As soon as I stood up, I saw Lucifer sitting on the bed glaring at me viciously. I backed away from the bed as he slowly slides off the bed still glaring at me.
“Since we’re on the subject of talking about each other…lets talk about you. At least I’m not the one that’s confuse about their sexual orientation, had a crush on a character from a Japanese cartoon, likes to collect cards and sucks his thumb,”
“WHAT!? Take that back! I do not and I am definitely not confused about my sexual orientation! I am 100% straight,”
“Oh really? Lets do a test to see if this is true then,”
“What do you mean by—what! Don’t tell me you’re…hey stay where you are! Don’t come near me with those evil intentions of yours,”
“This is what you get for waking me up at 2:00 in the morning. Now get over here and get your punishment!”
“Hell no! I’m staying as far away from you as possible,”
Lucifer disappeared before reappearing right behind me still glaring. He swept me off my feet carrying me back to the bed as I struggle with all my might. He dropped me down on the bed staring down at me. I slowly crawled away from him as he climbed back onto the bed.
“What the hell Lucifer!? Go back to sleep if your tired gees,”
“I can’t now…I first got to punish you for waking me up. You still don’t realize do you?”
“Realize what?”
“You accepted the job as a death god so meaning you have to obey me as your new master. This means you have to take punishment for your actions that I don’t appreciate like…waking me up this early!”
“What! No one told me that! If that’s the case I don’t want to be a death god!”
“It’s too late for that! You swear your loyalty to me so now you’re my servant no matter what you say,”
I quivered as I back away before bumping my back against the wall. Lucifer quickly grabs a hold of my hands tying them up together before staring down at me. I just realize why the uniform has nothing but zippers or buttons. Lucifer must have made them just for the new death god, which sadly…I’m the new death god. He slowly begins to unzip my shirt revealing my chest and abs I work so hard to get. I could feel Lucifer’s fingertips sliding across my chest sort of pleasantly. I cringed at feeling of his fingers touching me in that way. I tried to squirm away but his grasp was much stronger than I imagine it to be. I gazed into his eyes seeing a slight change in his look as he lowered his head toward my chest.
“What are you doing?! Let me go!” I never been so frightened, yet unsure of this situation I was in.
Lucifer was silent as he licks a trail from my chest all the way up to my neck. He seems to associate himself with my neck as he kept licking it. Suddenly I felt this a surge of pain around my neck as I grunted as a response to that. Lucifer sank his teeth, which were now fangs, into my neck beginning to drink my blood. It felt weird having him drink my blood considering I’m dead, but I didn’t bother to dread on the thought. I could feel his fingers slowly walking up and down my chest. Again I cringed feeling Lucifer touching me like that as my muscles begins to tense up. What was he doing to me? This was all too weird for me to begin to explain how I was feeling right now. I was so silent and still that I didn’t felt like myself anymore. Lucifer slowly pulls his fangs out of my neck as blood begins to run down my neck. His gaze was so harsh, but surprisingly soft…not expecting a dark lord to have a soft side. Seeing this from him…I couldn’t help but gape at this mysterious, beautiful looking man. Finally three minutes past by as Lucifer pulled his gaze away from me staring over at the desk near the bed. He grabbed a cloth before throwing it over at me.
“Clean yourself off…your neck is bleeding,”
“Gees…I wonder why it is!”
“Heh…at least I know what your sexual orientation is now. Well I better get some sleep,”
“What do you mean by that? Hey! Don’t get in bed just yet!”
Lucifer was again asleep but this time it would take more than just my thoughts to wake him up now. I was fully awake now as I wander around the room bored as hell. I didn’t want to jump back in bed with Lucifer after what just happened. Sometimes I just want to rip his head off his body, but knowing Lucifer…he probably would like that. Lucifer is a damn masochist just like…just like Eiri. I really wanted to see brother at that moment I even thought about him. I couldn’t take it…I was going to find him and convince him to make things right like before. I glance over at the sleeping beast that took over my bed before slowly opening the window to my room. I quickly jumped out the window landing a safely on the ground. I looked up at my room’s window before taking off. I had to confirm that my brother was really…was really my enemy. I still was slightly in denial about my brother being the bad guy. There had to be an explanation to why my brother is acting this way.
“Brother…where are you? I have to see you again…I want to know why this is happening to me?”
I wanted to know why you change…the real reason why you change. I ran further and further away from the safety of that house I was supposed to stay at for a month. The further away I get from the house…the more I hear laughter filling the air. A few blocks I stopped looking up at a tall building as the sun graze its windows bringing it to life with its light. The Laughter I was hearing came from this very building I was gazing at. My curiosity took over causing me to enter the building, but still having caution in my mind. When I was in the building, I could hear a sort of giggling from my right. I glance over to my right seeing a little girl staring up at me with a smile.
“Hello mister…what you doing here?” The girl giggled in a cute way I can’t help, but notice.
“Me? What are you doing here? Wait! You can see me!?” I was surprise I was visible to the girl.
“Of course me can see you silly. Me not alive either you know…the dead can see each other you know,”
“Oh! So…who are you and how old are you?”
“Me Neko Misaki and me 6 years old. Who are you and what’s your age mister?”
“I’m…I’m Rei Yazuma and I’m 18 years old. So tell me…what are you doing here by yourself?”
“Me not here by myself…they’re here as well,”
Neko turned around pointing in front of her as the laughter I heard before begins to build up. I didn’t like how this was turning out to be as I gaze only seeing darkness. I could now hear crunching noises coming closer and closer toward Neko. I was beginning to think Neko wasn’t exactly like what I expected her to be. I backed away slowly taking a few steps toward the exit. I could hear hissing as a skull flew out of the darkness landing in front of my feet. I quickly turned around before seeing a strange creature that smelled like a rotting carcass standing before me staring at me viciously. I couldn’t tell if it was staring at me though considering its eyes were dangling from its socket. Neko came up to me holding onto my arm now slightly scared of these beings that were moving slowly toward us. The beings let out a terrible cry as I picked up Neko running up the stairs with her in my arms.
“Uncle Rei…what are these?”
“I don’t know Neko…but I don’t want to find out,”
“WAAH! Me want my papa!”
“Your papa? You have a papa…who is your papa?”

Lucifer finally woke up stretching out before looking over at the clock as it reads 6:30 AM. He groaned as he got off the bed turning around to see me gone. He yawned before wandering around the room looking for me not realizing what was going on.
“Boy…hey boy? Hmm…now where did my new naïve death god went off to? He better not has wander off without—“
Lucifer caught a glimpse of the window wide open as the sun begins raise beyond the horizon. His gaze sharpened as he bare his fangs as well as his frustration of me not listening to him. He kicked my door to my room open stomping to Baron’s room as Baron pop his head out after being awaken by the door being slammed open to my room.
“Huh? What is the matter milord? What’s with that look?” Baron had a sleepy, yet puzzled look on his face.
“Make breakfast…I’m going to be out for a while. I need to do some…scavenger hunting,”
“Okay milord…be safe now,”
Lucifer grumbled walking down the stairs grabbing a bag that was hanging on a rack near the stairs. He slipped on his shoes before exiting the house slamming the door behind him.

“Where are all these coming from uncle Rei?” Neko kept looking over my shoulders seeing these beings racing after us in swarms.
“Why are you calling me uncle? I just notice you’re calling me that and I don’t know where are they coming from,”
“This one so scared uncle…do something!” Neko had teary eyes as she held onto me as I held her tight.
“Rei…I think it’s time we combine once more…do it! Transform into your death god form,”
“Whatever you say Yuki,”
I stopped swiftly turning around facing these creatures as they stopped in front of me. I put Neko down on the ground as she held onto my shirt frightened by the situation we’re in. I pulled out my sword holding it out in front of me with the blade facing me. I swiftly jabbed the blade into my chest as Neko gasped confused to what’s going on. Like before, my appearance was completely different as I stood there pointing the sword at the creatures. Neko was more frightened as she kept her distance from the creatures and me knowing a battle is going to occur. With the guidance of Yuki, I rushed at the creatures with the sword thrust out in front of me. Neko watched as I begin to cut the swarms size completely massacring them. Though more begin to gather once I made that swarm depleted. I stared up at them with a surprise look on my face. They surrounded me hissing and screeching before rushing at me. I’m in for it now…what the heck is going on here? Where were these creatures coming from? Where was Lucifer when I needed him the most? These creatures kept appearing as I keep slaying them. Ten minutes past by…I was completely tired, as I stood there surrounded by these creatures. The creatures quickly caught on as they rush at me clawing at my flesh before one of them throwing me over to where Neko was.
“AAH! Uncle Rei…uncle Rei are you all right? Please get up…me so scared. Aah! They’re coming again,”
I grunted slowly standing back up on my feet once more panting as blood seeps out of the wounds that were delivered onto my flesh. I picked up Neko before running up more stairs using my powers to quicken my speed. I didn’t stop for even to see if they were still chasing us. Even though there were light outside, inside the building was pitch black not able to see what’s in front of me. Lucky for us, Neko had a flashlight to light our way up the stairs. Occasionally we would past by walls that had signs on them that read the floors we were on. This building had 40 floors and we were only on floor 30. We had ten floors to go before actually reaching the roof of this building. As we reach floor 35, we could see blood splattered all over the place. Neko almost shrieked out loud if I hadn’t covered her mouth when I saw a huge, hideous figure munching on what looks to be a head of those creatures that were chasing us. As quiet as I can, I slyly sneak past this monstrosity as it grubs on its food. I could feel Neko gripping onto my arm tightly staring at this creature with widened eyes. I walked past the monster holding tightly onto Neko as she did her best not to scream. I reached the steps quietly now walking up heading toward the roof. I didn’t caught a good glimpse of any of those creatures closely considering my interest was getting out of here while protecting Neko. At last we reached the roof as I closed the doors behind me before putting Neko down. I sighed before smiling at Neko showing her it’s safe now.
“Are you alright Neko? That was quite a pinch, but we’re out of that hell cell wouldn’t you agree?”
“This one fine Rei. Thank—AAH!” Neko screamed pointing behind me.
As I turned to see what was it that was behind me, I could feel a surge of pain coming from my shoulder. The enormous, hideous monster we saw on the 35th floor had sunk its teeth into my shoulder. At that moment I could see the creature’s appearance as the light shines down on the roof we were on. The creature had a head of human with half of its skin off. It had long fangs that were in my flesh at the moment and spikes on its head running along its back. It had a body of a crocodile, huge claws of a crab, legs of a spider and tail of a scorpion. The creature lifted me up with its fangs still in my shoulder as it grabbed my arms with its claws. It raised its tail before shoving the stinger into my chest injecting the venom into me to temporary paralyzes my movement. It slowly pulls the stinger out of my chest leaving behind a medium size hole as blood begins to ooze out swiftly than quick sand. Neko screamed backing away hiding by the corner with tears running down her cheeks.
“Uncle Rei!!” Neko continued to scream.
“Uh…Neko…run…run away from here,” I groaned with blood running down my lips.
“No!! This one doesn’t want to leave uncle! If I leave uncle…we both go bye bye,”
Neko was right about that. I can’t let her run off by herself or she’ll surely die like I will soon. This was it…my time has really come to its end even in the afterlife. I guess I wasn’t that useful to my brother or…or Lucifer. Forgive me brother…I have failed you and everyone around me. As I begin to lose consciousness I heard a gun firing off in the distance piercing the creature a couple of times. As I look around for the source of where these bullets were coming from, I passed out from the blood I lost.


“Brother! Brother wake up! Please wake up!”
“Uh…Rei…Rei,”
“Eiri!! Eiri are you alright?”
“That…that car…came out of nowhere…it didn’t stop,”
“Ah! Brother…you bleeding…hang on brother—I’ll call for help,”
“Rei…it’s too late for me…the car has pinned me against the wall…when I flew through the windshield,”
“No! I can’t let you die here—not like this. This…this is my fault. If only I swerve out of the way I could have—“
“Rei—it’s not your fault. I should have…listen to you when you said…you’re not ready. Brother…tell mom and dad…I’m sorry…for leaving them early,”
“No!! Eiri you’re not leaving us…Eiri please don’t go!”
“Here—take this amulet. Cherish it with your life…I love you brother…you know that right…take…care,”
“NO!!! Brother…brother…BROTHER!!! COME BACK EIRI!! DON’T LEAVE ME HERE EIRI! EIRI!!!!”


I quickly sat up before feeling a surge of pain throughout my body. I looked around seeing myself back in my room once more. I looked down seeing my wounds wrapped up in bandages slightly tight. So it wasn’t my time to go…is luck on my side or is there a guardian watching over me. More importantly…what was that creature I saw that wanted me as dinner?
“That was a level 5 Esper that can wipe out a rookie like you,” That tone I can always recognize.
I turned to my right to see Lucifer sitting in a chair next to the window. Lucifer must be dissatisfied with my actions, but the look he has right now didn’t express it. He stood out of the chair walking over toward the bed. He gave me a glare that sort of frightened me, but it suddenly faded away as he kind of smiled.
“I should be mad at you…but you kind of help me out with a search I’ve held for a 6 years,”
“Huh? You’re not mad at me…why aren’t you mad?”
“Papa! Is uncle Rei better?” Neko came running into the room giggling.
“Papa!?” My jaw drops hearing Neko calling Lucifer her father.
“I would think so my dear,”
“Uncle Rei making funny face,” Neko giggled better than how she was on the roof.
“Wait a minute! Neko is…is your—“
“Neko is my daughter…I’ve been searching for her six years after the war ended. A huge explosion that occurred in Tokyo separated us from each other and killed my wife. I guess I’m in debt to you for keeping her safe from the Critmans and the Spiderans,”
“Papa…this one…this one miss mama,”
“I know…I know. Papa misses her as well,”
After hearing the story of Lucifer’s wife dying in the war, my perspective of him completely change. It was much better than having myself kill my own brother…maybe that’s why he changed. I looked down at my hands seeing the car that came at us while I was learning how to drive from my brother. I just drove not knowing what to do before the car hit us causing us to swerve out of control. My brother flew out the window as the car was still swerving. The car caught his leg slamming him into the wall pinning him there to bleed to death. He was nearly torn in two because of me not doing anything. I crumpled my hands into fist as they tremble uncontrollably as the accident played over and over in my head. Before I could dwell on my mistakes even longer I felt something plop down on my lap. I looked up seeing Neko sitting there on my lap looking worried for me. I felt the back of her hand brush up against my cheek before she hugged my arm.
“No sad…no sad uncle. It not your fault…it not your fault,” Neko squeezed my arm tightly.
“Neko...alright…I won’t be sad,” I smiled patting her on the head.
Neko gave a bright smile that filled my heart with hope and warmth soothing my soul. I felt as if my worries have disintegrated from my head as I stared at her. Neko giggled staring at me she lay down next to me still smiling.
“Me happy that uncle Rei saved this one. Me never been so scared before…bad thingies followed this one all the way to shiny building,”
“Well I’m glad I was am to save you from danger. Tell me something Neko…what were you doing wandering around like that? Didn’t you try to find somewhere safe?”
“This one wanted to look for papa so me decide to do…what they call it again papa?”
“They call it searching my dear. You were searching for papa is what you’re trying to say,”
“Oh right! Me was searching for papa…but this one got lost in this place called Shi…Shiba…Shibyu…papa help,”
“Shibuya my dear…you got lost at Shibuya,”
“Yep! Me saw the thingies gathering in middle. Me didn’t want to get in trouble so this one run away,”
“Wait a minute! You were at Shibuya yesterday when the Genesis and Espers were surrounding us!? Amazing you got out of there without being seen,”
“Papa says this one is like fox just like him,”
“I guess I now see the resemblance with you and your daughter when I pay attention to details,” I kind of chuckled.
“Excuse me Neko? Can you excuse yourself from the room for a while? Papa needs to discuss something…private with Rei,”
“Okay papa. Me see you later. When you done lets play together later on…bye uncle Rei,” Neko skipped out of the room running after Baron giggling.
Lucifer slowly closed the door as well as closing the windows and curtains. I gazed at Lucifer still a little shock about him having a daughter. Lucifer gazed at me with a slight serious look on his face. He slowly walked back over to the bed staring down at me.
“So…what did you want to talk about?”
“You have no idea how close you were from disappearing from this realm. Disappearing from this realm can result to memories being erased you ever existed. The Critmans and the Spiderans are a sort of Esper that has a venom that can corrupt a soul making them into an Esper or a Genesis depending on what type of being you are. I had luck on my side that I made it in time to drain the venom out of your system,”
“What are a Critman and a Spideran?”
“Critman is a being that has the ability to not only corrupt the souls of the dead, but also possess a human that lives on earth to slay another human. It feast on the dead bodies…that’s what you guys called decompose when the flesh begins to rot, but really it’s the cause of the Critmans. Though a Spideran feast on anything that moves in hell that means…it feast on the souls of the dead and even its own kind. It has the ability to drain energy by stabbing its stinger into its victim. It also has the ability sentence death onto its victim with just its glare. Luckily you didn’t stared into its eyes,”
“I’m so glad I didn’t either…so these are just two different Espers of many that are dangerous right?”
“Yes…though I must say they’re the most dangerous out of the Espers in hell. Genesis…they’re at a much higher level than Espers and that is why you need to be trained. A death god and me is the only thing that can defeat a Genesis,”
“So that’s why I’m important to you at the moment…I’m a crucial artifact that is irreplaceable correct?” I felt weird on the inside when I said that.
“Sadly…yes,”
“I see—I better guess some rest. Fighting the Critmans prove much difficulty doing and protecting your daughter,” I lay down on the bed pulling the covers over me pretending to sleep.
I was waiting for Lucifer to walk out the room without anything else to say. I was still slight emotional blown away by all this events coming at me at once. I was scarred to my very soul about everything even…even this feeling I have that is undefined even to me. I just wanted to be back with my brother happy like before that accident happened. I want to know what change between my brother and me. Instead of hearing footsteps walking out the door, I felt the bed move a bit before something touching the top of my head through the blanket.
“I’m not as oblivious to what you are doing…Rei,”
What did he say just now? Did…did Lucifer really call me…by my first name? This was the first time I was ever called by my first name by Lucifer. I was deeply dumbfounded by this almost forgetting to breathe, but forgetting that I’m dead that I don’t need to breathe. I could feel the blanket being pulled off of me as Lucifer stared down at me. Lucifer looked down at me looking as if he was concerned…or he is annoyed by my behavior.
“You finally remember now…the other reason why you’re here,”
“Other reason why I’m here? What do you mean? Are you saying I…I sinned?”
“What other way am I saying? You sinned by not telling your parents what really happen…its simple really,”
“What! That’s the other reason why I was brought here! That’s ridiculous!”
“Ridiculous is that you didn’t fulfill your brother’s dying words. That’s a powerful sin you committed…not showing your brother you care for him. The sin, which you committed, is because you were afraid of confrontation with your parents. Maybe that’s why—“
“Don’t you say it,”
“Maybe that’s why your brother—“
“Shut up! Don’t you dare say it!” I closed my eyes covering my ears with my hands.
“Maybe that’s why your brother had—“
“Shut up shut up SHUT UP!! Don’t say it! I don’t want to hear it!!” I yelled as loud as I could.
Lucifer stare sharpened into a glare directing it at me. He pulled my hands away from my ears violently glaring into my eyes. I gazed into his eyes seeing this look on his face that reminded me of yesterday when I ran away from him.
“No! You’re the one that needs to shut the hell up! Do you ever stop to hear yourself—it’s so damn annoying! You have bad habits that can make anyone go insane. You know what your problem is? Your problem is that you’re a coward hiding away in that damn shell of yours you create around yourself to avoid confrontation! Grow up boy!! That’s why—that’s why your brother changed! He told me himself why he changed—it’s because of your damn bad habits that he can’t tolerate!”
At that moment I felt like a bomb detonated within my heart and in my mind. After hearing everything yesterday and seeing proof to back it up, this information must be true as well. My brother was just being nice to me because he felt like he had to. Eiri really…didn’t…like me at all. Every time I wake up—I was living a lie. I felt my world caving in as I looked down at the bed with a broken look on my face. Lucifer went too far with that if it was a joke—sadly by that look…he wasn’t joking. He finally lets go of my hands walking over to the door.
“I’ll call for you when lunch is done,” Lucifer simply walked out like nothing happen.
Is that it!? Is that all you have to say after blurting out something that will distort my whole world permanently!? Forget what I said about you! You’re a monster! A monster I will slay in the future! I hate you! I hate everyone! Everyone else around me must hate me. I don’t trust anyone anymore!! Screw everyone—I need to only take care myself! I grab the nearest object before throwing it at the wall breaking it into smithereens. Yeah I was pissed! I didn’t know where to turn now…my precious memories—they’re worthless! I wander around the world thrashing up everything I set my sights on till my room look like a tornado came to visit. I locked myself up in the bathroom that was in my room hating everything that was precious to me…even myself.
“Uncle R—Ah! Uncle Rei! Uncle Rei!” Neko came into the room with a shock look on her face.
“Leave me alone! I don’t want anyone near me!!” I yelled out from the bathroom.
“Uncle…Rei? What wrong? Did papa say bad thing to uncle? Please tell this one…me promise me won’t hurt uncle like papa did,”
“I just don’t want to talk! Don’t you understand what the hell I’m saying to you?! I want to be alone!” I had tears trickling down my cheek.
Neko had a sad look on her face as she slowly walked toward the bathroom. She quietly sat by the wall near the same door I had my back compressed against while locked in the bathroom.
“Please…don’t be mad at papa…papa just…papa not good with feelings. Papa really nice—just get to know him good,”
“I don’t want to know that heartless -------! I hate him! I want to go home…I want to go home now!!”
“I know it hard to see papa as nice person, but he really is. Papa can’t…papa can’t show feelings well like this one can. Papa really thanks uncle for saving this one…me saw him had tears in his eyes before bomb go bang. It was like…papa knew it will happen,”
“Yet he didn’t do nothing to stop it from happening,”
“Papa…did…he saw into future. He saw mama and this one dying from bang. He could only choose one. Papa pushed this one out of way, but—it was too late for mama. Big boom swallow mama up before spitting mama out into pieces. Me cried noticing both mama and papa were no longer at this one’s side. Me watch mama die before this one…me was sad that me had to cry this one’s self to sleep last night,” Neko sounded sad repeating the past by saying those words to me.
I felt guilty that now I was more miserable for making a girl like Neko to repeat a traumatic event like that once more. Neko kept talking now changing the subject by telling stories about what he mother would do to cheer her up. Neko’s mother sounded pretty nice compare to Lucifer. She sounded like an angel that was meant to balance Lucifer’s sins and his evil doing. Lucifer, the person who blurted the painful truth about my brother…the same person who married a nice woman like Neko’s mother. It seemed unreal to me that he’ll ever marry a woman with those traits, personality and behavior. Neko continued further talking about what made her happy when she was done as I continue to listen now not even saying a word—just listening to her stories that seem to be helping me. I begin to get an image of what Neko’s mother would look like as she begins to describe her mother to me. Her mother had long red hair that was always put up into a ponytail. She had shimmering violet eyes that will instantly cause a person to feel happy—that’s what Neko describe her to be. She had a smile that will enlighten anyone’s that didn’t seem to be having great day. She always wore a white royalty like dress with a gold cape. She seems kind of nice now that I had time to imagine her to be. Though in the end I couldn’t get over the fact of how Lucifer said those words to me concerning my brother. I was frustrated that the image of Neko’s mother disintegrated out of my mind. I was silent now just listening to Neko chat to me as I imagine the memories I had with Eiri. I was too preoccupied with my emotional problems to pay attention to what Neko is saying. I still can’t believe Eiri hated everything about me…he didn’t seem like it. So from the very start…Eiri was lying to me. I hated myself for not even seeing the hints now that I reflect closely. In the end as always…I am the fool…an entertainment for everyone to laugh at. My world is officially at its end. I give up on this worthless crap. There is nothing to purify at all…Eiri didn’t like me as a brother from the start. No one ever like me…not even my parents. When I finally was finished with thinking, I heard nothing, but silence outside the bathroom. Maybe Neko gave up talking me out of this mood I was in. I could careless now—everything I had hope on was all pointless now. Just leave me here for the Espers to din on me—I DON’T CARE ANYMORE!! Wait a minute…what am I saying? This—this isn’t me at all. Who…who am I? What is this being that I become? I…I don’t know myself anymore…my emotions…are affecting my physical being! Will I—forget everything I come to love and myself? Figures…I deserve it. I want to be erased—let me be erase from everyone’s mind…including myself. I want…I want to die…no! I don’t want to even exist. God…please…put me out of misery—once and for all. Please just give me that favor…erase me. This isn’t me…where did the real me have disappear to? I want to be erased! ERASE ME FROM EXISTENCE NOW!!!!!!
“AAH!!!! WHO AM I?!”

[Son_of_Eiri_Uesugi]

Chapter 4: The Haunting Past

Who…who am I? Who is this person I see in the mirror before me? I—I can’t recall even my name. Is this…bad? I can’t even remember what upset me or where I was. Nothing seems to come back to my mind. This is bad. Do I have…do I have amnesia? If so, just what type of amnesia do I have? Is it antegrade or retrograde amnesia? Or is it temporary…temporary till I find my true purpose of being wherever I am? I don’t know anymore.
“Rei…is everything alright?”
Huh? Who was that? Is someone here besides me? Just where the heck am I? OW! Trying to recall is giving me a headache. This is bad. I can’t even recognize even voices even worst—I can’t even recognize myself. What is happening to me? Is this my doing or—is it something else that I should know about? What was I to do? I’m scared—I’m scared! Someone please…please help me! I…I want to remember again! This—this is too much for me to handle right now!
“Rei? What’s going on in there? Let me in please,”
“No! Stay away…I don’t even know you!”
“Very funny Rei now please unlock the door,”
“I won’t! Who the hell are you?!”
“Rei it’s me Baron. Stop joking like that,”
“I don’t know anyone name Baron! Just stay away from me,”
I could hear footsteps before it begins to fade away. Did this guy left me for good or did he get reinforcements? I did not like this one bit. Suddenly I could hear those footsteps once more, but this time there were more of them. Was I right? Before I could confirm it, the door was kicked down revealing three unidentified humans standing by the doorway. I was hiding in the bathroom closet that was built into the wall near the window. I kept myself quiet not wanting these strangers to find my whereabouts. I was going insane and I knew it too well. Maybe I didn’t forget—maybe my emotions are smothering my memories.
“I told you it was a bad idea to tell Rei the truth milord,”
“That damn boy was getting on my nerves. People like him irritate me very much and you know that!”
“But papa…you broke uncle Rei now. We need uncle Rei to fight bad guys,”
“I know that my dear, but still he was much of an annoyance to papa,”
Who were these people talking about and who is this Rei person? What is going on here? What are these people? As I wonder about the subject, the closet door swung open as this man with silver hair and red eyes pulled me out of the closet by my arm.
“AAH! Let go of me!” I suddenly swung at this man hitting him on the jaw.
I could feel his grasp loosens as I collapse to the ground crawling away from them. The man had his head facing the ground at the moment before lifting his head up revealing a vicious glare on his face. He had blood running down his lips while glaring at me. I could see him lick the blood clean off his lips before walking slowly over to me.
“Please milord…he clearly has amnesia from what you said. He doesn’t know who any of us are,”
“Papa…please no hurt uncle,”
“Amnesia or not…no one hits me! I’m going to teach him a lesson he’ll never forget. You! Get up on your feet now or you’ll be more than just wounded,”
I find myself standing to my feet not in fear, but revealing a sort of courage with my eyes. I shouldn’t be scared of this guy! I need to gather all my courage and stand up for myself. Whoever this man was—I won’t let him take me down.
“I have no idea who you are, but making yourself high and mighty like that can’t fool anyone here! I won’t stand by idly while you deal damage onto me you hear me! I will take you down no more what it takes,” I manage to build up the guts to say it.
“You really have no clue who I am anymore…do you? All this time I thought you were doing this to get back at me. Ha! You lost to me before—what makes you think you can make a difference a second time around?”
“I never lost a match and like I said this is the first time I ever seen any of you. So this thing you say of me losing is bull!”
“Ha ha ha ha! Why would I lie? Clearly you’re oblivious to what is happening within your mind. You lost your recent memories just because I told you the truth of why your brother change,”
My chest felt like it was being stabbed a thousand times. Why was I feeling pain when this man isn’t doing anything? It’s not just my recent memories, but my memories of this brother he speak of and my name.
“Oh? So you have forgotten not only some recent memories, but your name and your brother. Interesting…it seems you do have amnesia after all,”
“What the! How the hell you know that? Can you—can you read minds?”
“Ah…for the second time saying this—yes I do have the ability of reading people’s mind,”
“Lucifer! That is enough toying around with Rei! He needs treatment immediately,”
“What? Lucifer…you’re…your Lucifer!”
“Why yes…yes I am,”
“Impossible! If you’re Lucifer then this must be—“
“Yep! This hell of course,”
“What!” This astonished me.
“Lucifer!”
“Fine…lay the ignorant brat down on the bed so I can examine his brain,”
“Rei…please lay down on the bed,”
“Hold on a second! Why should I listen to a person that obeys Lucifer? You’re all evil like my father told me,”
“You ignorant boy! If you can’t remember your brother or yourself…how is it that you remember what your father said. Tell me…what’s your father’s name?” Lucifer gazed at me with a slight glare
“My father’s name is Usami Kagoya, a priest studies different religion. He told me lots of things concerning of the name Lucifer. Lucifer is the fallen angel that is now known as Satan,”
“Hmm…your father studies well then. Baron please retrieve the boy so I can do the examination,”
Before I could speak once more, I felt two arms wrapped around my arms and waist lifting me off the ground. The guy name Baron settled me down on the bed gently before Lucifer walked over to the bed.
“You might want to strap the boy in. What I am about to do is to extract the memories, that are being trapped in his mind, free from his emotions. Clearly that what I think he is suffering about since it is my fault after all, but hey…he needed to find out sooner or later,”
“As you wish milord,” Baron strapped me down on the bed tightly.
“Hey! What are you doing!? Let me go!”
“Sorry to do this…this might hurt you emotionally, but you must what I watched from hell. You will temporary be in the past running through what you lived through,”
“No…stop! Don’t!!” Lucifer placed his hands onto my head.
A burst of electricity struck my head sending me into my mind leaving me lifeless in hell for a while.
“You think it will work? Will it help retrieve his memory?”
“It all depends on the boy’s will to know the truth about himself,”
“Uncle Rei…please come back safe,”


Where am I now? This scenery…is this a hospital? Huh? Is that…it is! Mother—father…they look much younger. Just how far back am I in the past? Huh? Who’s that they’re holding? Is that…is that me?!
“Usami look! It’s a boy…look at our baby boy. He has your eyes,” a woman spoke lying on a hospital bed.
“He reminds me of my father that suddenly vanish…though I can tell he’ll be a son that won’t abandon us,” my father was smiling down at me when I was just born?
“Papa,”
Huh? Who is this boy that is with them?
“Oh! Eiri…come here and look at your new brother,”
What? This boy here…is my brother. How can I forget someone so important as my brother? What the heck is wrong with me?
“Does my brother have a name like me papa?”
“Hmm…haven’t thought of a name yet,”
“Oh honey…what are we going to do? We have to fill in the paper work for him in order to take him home,”
“Don’t worry yourself Yumi…will think of a name soon,”
“R-Rei,”
“That’s it Eiri…we can name your brother…Rei,”
“Rei…ha ha I love my brother papa,”
“We all do, son…we all do,”
They love me? Do they really love me? How can I be sure that this isn’t a lie? My parents love me, but I’m now remembering something about my brother hating me. What is the truth? AAGH! My head hurts! Huh? What is this bright light? Aah! It’s sucking me in!

“No! I no want to go,”
“Come on Rei…you’ll meet new people outside of the family if you go,”
Huh? What is this scenery now? Have I been fast forward to when I first begin school? Ah…I remember I was too scared to even start school at 5 years old.
“Come on brother…stop being such a cry baby! You’re going to me late for school,” Eiri hit me right on my noggin.
“Ow! Waah! Papa, Eiri hit me on me head!”
“Eiri stop being so mean to your brother,” our father had to break us up from each other.
Wait a minute! Is that my brother? This isn’t like him. I don’t remember this at all. My brother was always nice to me even when we were little. This can’t be true!
“Let’s go Rei my son…please…do it for papa,”
“Okay papa—I’ll go school and learn,”
“Finally whiny baby makes up his mind,”
“I’m not a whiny baby!”
“Stop it you two! You’re brothers not enemies! Eiri I want you to knock off this attitude you are giving your brother,”
“Never! Ever since he was born he got all the attention. Rei is nothing but trouble! I hate Rei!”
Is this my brother’s true feelings toward me? Does my brother really hate me? Have I got everything mixed up the whole time? All this time I thought my parents were abusive when Eiri was the abusive one, not mother and father. What happen to make me believe this? Aah! It’s that light again…I’m fast-forwarding further into my past!

“Honey, what happened?!” Mother rushed into a main lobby of what looks like a hospital.
What’s going on now? Did something happen? Did someone get hurt? Why is the scenery the hospital again?
“The boys and I were taking a drive in the car and we were around the corner to get to the house when a drunk driver hit us. We served out of control hitting a wall. Rei flew out of the window hitting the ground violently rocking him up a bit,” Father look like he was about break down in tears.
What! Why didn’t I remember this at all?! I was in a car accident and flown out the window? Why didn’t anyone tell me about the accident when I was older? I have the right to know this as well.
“What!? Oh my god! How is he?” Mother was in tears as father comfort her.
“We haven’t gotten the results from the doctor yet. Oh! Rei please be alright,”
“Father…is Rei going to—“ Eiri had a worried look on his face.
“No! Rei won’t die…I just know he has the will to survive,”
“I feel…I feel guilty for saying those mean things to him now. I might not like him still, but if something bad happens to him…I can never forgive myself,”
Is this why Eiri was nice to me or is there more to this? Wait! What is the damage result the doctor says to them?
“Mr. Kagoya I presume,”
“Doctor! Please tell me—will my son be alright?”
“I’m afraid I have good news and bad news for your family to hear. The good news your boy has miraculously survived the fall. The bad news is…he has suffered damage to the head. I’m afraid your son has lost most of his memories of the past,”
“Oh my god no!” Mother begins to cry once more.
“Though it seems he remembers his family members and everyone else he knows, but he can remember what happened in the past,” the doctor continues looking over the paperwork on his clipboard.
“So…he can’t recall any cherish memories like his birthdays or going on family trips in the past?”
“I’m afraid not Mr. Kagoya. I’m terribly sorry,”
“Brother…will he be alright remembering new things though?”
“That he can do so if I were you…I would take it easy on him,”
“Brother…I’m so sorry,”
I…I had amnesia!? Is that why I couldn’t remember my brother hating me when I was young? Is this also why I remember him being so nice to me because he changed his way but still kept it a secret that he hated me? Ah! This light…it’s different than the last one…I…can remember…remember everything now…it’s coming back to me now.


I finally awakened from my slumber sitting up seeing Lucifer standing next to the bed. I gazed at him for a moment before looking away sadly. Lucifer was right—my brother hated me even when he was being nice to me. He was only nice to me because I had amnesia, not able to remember him being so cruel towards me. I hate to admit it, but I accepted the facts that were given to me now.
“Welcome back sleeping beauty…have you regained your “precious” memories back from deep within your mind?”
“Sadly…yes I have,” my answer was short, but straight to the point.
“So what have you learn?”
“I got into a car crash when I was eight years old erasing most of my memories of showing how cruel Eiri was to me when I was little. Are you happy now?”
“Hmm…define the happy you’re thinking of,”
I slowly got off the bed walking past Lucifer with a blank expression on my face. I headed to the door stopping in the middle of the doorway. I still had my back facing everyone still having a blank expression on my face.
“My pain, my hatred, my lust, my envy…are you happy now? These are the only thing I can ever feel now…something you love to see in your servants correct?”
“Servants? Are you referring yourself as my servant now? Interesting…it seems you have change,”
“No…I didn’t change at all. I just decided to take your advice,”
“And what advice will that be?”
“An advice—even yourself will never be able to learn from. It’s an advice you yourself will have to acquaint yourself with like I have,” I excuse myself from everyone leaving Lucifer there for the first time with a shock look on his face.
“Hmm…it seems to youngster has became a man don’t you agree Lucifer? He also seems to show his new master his own weakness,” Baron chuckled before walking out of the room as well.
“Teehee papa got told by uncle,” Neko giggled before running after Baron out of the room.

I was in the basement of the house where there’s workbenches, punching bags, rowers, bikes, and steppers were. I assumed this was a place where I can express myself in a creative way. I started off with the workbench spending at least an hour on that before moving to the rowers spending another hour on that. I spend each hour on each machine except for the punching bag that I saved for last. I put all my focus on the punching bag so I can practice my force in my punches and kicks. After 2 hours of with the punching bag, I felt as if I was being watched. I turned around to see Lucifer by the stairs staring at me. Now what, is the question I was asking myself as he walked over to me.
“So this is where you’ve run off to,”
“Hmm…what is it you want from me Lucifer?”
“What? I can’t have a normal conversation with you without being ask what I want from you,”
“Knowing you, I doubt that it’s that…so…what do you from me anyways Lucifer?”
Lucifer gazed at me with a smirk as he grabs a hold of my shirt now staring into my eyes. What was he up to? What could he possibly want from me now? I was busy training for his training, which will start tomorrow because of my wandering beyond this boundary.
“Follow me to the bedroom,”
“Huh? What the hell for? I’m training at the moment…maybe later,”
“Oh? Going against orders are we…Rei?”
“Surprising you calling me by my name, but you got to do better than that to get my attention,”
“I see…I guess I got to take you…by force then,”
Lucifer tugged on my shirt pulling me close to him before he kneed me in the chest. I gasped as I fell to the ground semi out cold as I felt Lucifer picked me up in his arms. I could feel him carrying me up the stairs walking for a few seconds before climbing more stairs. Before stopping hearing the sound of a doorknob being turned. I could after feel myself being dropped on a cushiony sort of waking me from my semi unconsciousness. I grunted coughing for a few seconds before gazing up at Lucifer with a glare.
“You know…the knee to the chest wasn’t necessary,”
“I told you I was taking you by force and so I did. Get over it,”
“So…what do you want from me now that we’re in the destination you wanted me in,”
“The origin,”
“The origin? What do you mean by that?”
“The origin of everything that happen while you were still living. Everything that occurred down here in hell with your brother,”
“What about it…I don’t want to hear it. I have my own problems as it is,”
“Oh? Trying to play cool are we? Fine…I’ll tell you the origin—when you matured enough to understand,”
“What is that suppose to mean?!”
I was silence by Lucifer’s sudden change of his gaze he set on me. I never have seen Lucifer gaze at me in this way even though I knew the man for two days. Lucifer slowly got on the bed kind of creeping me out by doing so.
“What are you up to now? Look I don’t have time for you to play charades with me Lucifer! I got to—“
Lucifer suddenly collapsed right on top of me unconscious. I looked down at Lucifer wondering if this was a hoax or authentic. I poke at Lucifer’s arm slightly now bored while checking to see if he was alive. I poke him a couple times before checking his vital signs to see if it was okay…but then I remember none of us have vital signs. I sighed as my eyes twitch becoming annoyed of Lucifer’s actions. I lied back resting my head on the pillows finding myself running my fingers through Lucifer’s hair. Lucifer seem to enjoy having my fingers running through his hair, which I was now more disturb then ever.
“Sylene,”
“Huh? Who’s Sylene? Is that…is that his wife’s name?”
“Sylene…I’m…I’m sorry,”
I stop looking down at Lucifer before suddenly smiling at him. He looks like a child wanting attention from anyone that will care to pay any to him. I suddenly saw him smiling with his eyes still close.
“Why did you stop?”
“Well that was a fast rest…light sleeper I see,”
Lucifer slowly opens his eyes before staring up at me with a slight smile. I shook my head before continuing to run my fingers through his hair. He relaxed getting comfortable on me resting his head a little too close to my personal spot down there.
“I hope you’re comfortable because it’s a different story for me,”
“Ha ha ha ha! You seem to be enjoying yourself though since you’re not kicking me off of you,”
Lucifer was right about that. Why didn’t I kick him off of me? I was completely a different person and he knew about it from the beginning.
“Of course I did Rei…I knew about it every time you thought about it,”
“What! Stop reading my mind idiot! This my personal thoughts not yours,”
“Sorry to say, but it’s not anymore,”
I grumbled glaring down at Lucifer but for some reason I just end up smiling. Lucifer slowly shut his eyes once more relaxing on me feeling my fingers through his hair. I wonder how mess up is Lucifer with his wife dying before him like that. Is there no mercy from god for his wife or is there something else I need to know about her.
“So…her name is Sylene is it not?”
Right when I said her name, Lucifer’s eyes shot open as his body begins to tremble. Did I say something I shouldn’t have? I stared down at Lucifer watching his expression change immediately. What am I to do now? It looks like he was having a horrible flashback of the accident. I tried shaking him, but it seems I made it much worst. Now what? Lucifer can’t stop freaking out like a total psycho.
“Lucifer! Calm down dang it. There was nothing you can do…snap the hell out of it! It won’t help Sylene if you keep mourning over her death every time you hear her name,”
At that moment, Lucifer’s trembling begins to decrease until finally he was breathing properly. He shut his eyes relaxing once more as I comfort him the best I can getting use to being his servant. I had no choice, but to accept him as my new master. I didn’t like it, but I had to endure it for the time being.
“And I thought I had met downs…didn’t think you would have one as well,”
“Heh…you’ll be surprise what I go through every day, but hey…you’re right,”
“I was right? Right about what?”
“Right about mourning over the death of my wife every time I hear her name…Sylene. Sylene can never return to me no matter how much I wish it,”
“At least she’s in a better place,”
“Not really…she can never be in a better place,”
“Hmm…what do you mean by that Lucifer?”
“Sylene…was an angel. She was a child of god herself going against her father means no return to heaven, but she can’t live her either because—“
“Because what?”
“Her soul was eaten by…Eiri,”
My brother!? He stole her away from you!”
“Yes…my dear wife was seize by your brother now being used as energy to power himself up now,”
“So you’re saying my—“
Before I could finish my sentence, Neko walked into the room staring at us. It was very awkward to have a six years old seeing something that would be disturbing in the living. Neko tilted her head still staring at us slightly confuse. Suddenly she smiled giggling before pointing her finger at us.
“Papa has a new lover,”
My eyes widened as I fell off the bed leaving Lucifer lying there completely disturb by her daughter saying that. I lay there on the ground trembling really REALLY disturb by that. Lucifer quickly sat up eyeing her daughter before shaking his head.
“No Neko…papa had a headache and uncle was just massaging my head to make it better,”
“Sure…not! Papa is lying papa is lying!” Neko giggled as something pop up on her head.
“Uh…Neko he’s not. This brute would never fall for a guy…maybe torture one, but not be in love with one,”
“Who are you calling a brute!?”
“Yep…this brute has a heart of a black hole,”
“I think my daughter got the point Rei,” Lucifer said through his teeth glaring at me.
“Well papa when are you training this one and uncle?”
“Hmm…I say the training starts tomorrow…there will be two other people that will be joining us as well,”
“What? There are more people that are on our side?!”
“Yep, I associate with them very well and they will help with the war,”
“Wow…at least I won’t have to be the only one fighting now,” I kind of let out a nervous chuckle before sighing.
“So papa, why were you lying on uncle Rei’s lap anyways?”
“Well…I…I—“
“His head was bothering him so I told him I would massage his head, but he fell asleep once I started,”
“Oh! Papa fell asleep when you massage papa’s head? Okay…so papa what’s for dinner?”
“That is a question I don’t have an answer to. Why don’t you ask Baron since he’s the best cook out all of us?”
“Hey! I can cook too you know. I took classes when I was young and I made dinner multiple times. You could at least say you’re not a cook,”
“Someone’s getting defensive over such a little thing like that,”
I watch Lucifer as he begins to laugh, which kind of scared me for a minute. I never have seen Lucifer laugh or even smile toward my remarks. How awkward I felt. I stared at Lucifer with Goosebumps all over my arms watching him laugh. I didn’t know the sinister lord of darkness had a sense of humor or had the ability to smile.
“What! What’s so funny? I’m not getting defensive!”
“Your tone says all dear Rei,” Lucifer continued on chuckling.
“I am so not defensive! Cut it out!”
“You sound like a wife to me…can’t help but laugh at you,” Lucifer burst into uncontrollable laughter.
“Have you lost it? What the heck has gotten into you? You’re…you’re laughing at something that is not even funny. Are you on drugs or something?”
“Stop it stop it! You’re going to make me bust a gut!” Lucifer was in tears and I have no idea why.
I could only glare at Lucifer as he continues to laugh at me as his eyes water for laughing to hard. I growled at him before storming of pretending to check if dinner is ready. I stomp down the stairs looking childish before making my way into the kitchen.
“Baron…huh? Baron…Baron where are you? Hmm…that’s odd…Baron is not here,” I looked around trying to find Baron.
I search around the kitchen, the living room and even in his room, but there was no sign of Baron anywhere. I wasn’t too worried about Baron, but I was really curious to where he wandered off to. I sighed finally hearing my stomach growling. I didn’t have time to wonder where Baron is. I had to make dinner or my so called “master” will have my head on a platter as a substitute. Again I sighed before bringing out a frying pan, cooking oil and some ingredients to making a meal. It was long till I have Lucifer right behind me with a smirk.
“You should wear an apron since you are my new servant,” Lucifer still sort of chuckling, but at least now with the decency to cover his mouth.
“I might be your damn servant, but I’m not a damn maid you idiot. There’s a difference between the two,”
“Whatever floats your boat Rei,”
“Would you get out of the kitchen you damn nuisance!? I don’t need a shadow lingering around me…I already have my own shadow to company me. I don’t need another one watching me,”
“Alright Mr. Defensive I won’t get in your way your of work,” Lucifer chuckled before walking out of the kitchen.
Why do I even bother with the brute? Curse him and his ways to get under my skin! It was an hour later that I finish making the meals calling for everyone for dinner. Finally at last I see Baron making his way toward me out of nowhere smiling.
“Oh…Baron! Where have you been all this time? I had to make dinner for that pesky brute you call your lord,”
“My sincere apologies sir Rei. I was setting up the training equipment for tomorrow for you and few other people,”
“So…Baron…who are the other two people I’ll be training with?”
“My lord, who you known as Lucifer, specifically told me not to tell you who the people you will be training with are. He said it was meant to be hidden till the time comes,”
“What! Why not!? That doesn’t seem fair at all,”
“Fair is just a conspiracy my dear boy now hurry up and get to the table to eat,” Lucifer called out from the dinning room as sits down in his chair.
“Don’t tell me what to do! I made the damn dinner you know,” I walked over to the dinning room like I was ordered to.
Once more like yesterday, everyone ate in silence occasionally looking up at each other before gazing back down at their food. I was the first one done with my food since I love making my own food being independent from people. I quickly walked over to the kitchen quickly washing my plate and utensil. After cleaning my dishes, I dashed up the stairs going into my room closing the door behind me.
“Yuki…Yuki are you there? Can you hear me?”
“Hmm…what is it brother? Is something wrong?”
“Are you sure there isn’t any other death gods besides me?”
“Well…it’s been a while since I seen all of the death gods…but I do know that one of the person who is showing up for training is a death god as well. The other one I think is the descendant of king of the universe or to some known as the god of the universe,”
“Whoa! The descendant of a god, who is the supreme of all things in the universe! That is amazing! I wonder how strong both of these people are,”
“I wonder myself as well…so Rei—“
“Yes Yuki…what is it?”
“I have a feeling that something major is going to happen tomorrow…please be cautious with the environment around you. Looks can be deceiving,”
“Alright brother…I will,”
“We should get some sleep we need the rest of the energy we have for tomorrow,”
“Alright Yuki…I’ll sleep,”
I yawned as I walked over to my bed before yawning once more. I lay down on my bed slipping myself underneath the blanket. I got comfortable on the bed before quickly drifting to sleep. All night…I dreamt what it would be like if Eiri really truly accepted me as his brother from the start.

[Son_of_Eiri_Uesugi]

Chapter 5: Hidden Power

“Man, where did it go?”
“I thought you said Lucifer hid your device somewhere,”
“Hey! Let’s go check in this room,”
“Okay,”
Huh? What is this noise I’m hearing? Are these voices? If these are voice I’m hearing, why doesn’t it sound familiar? I lay there sleeping on the bed as I hear my door to my room slowly creak open. There were sounds of footsteps wandering around my room.
“I can’t find it anywhere! Where the hell did he put it?”
“Shh! Be quiet man!”
“Why!? I don’t need to be quiet!”
“Dude there is someone in that bed sleeping,”
“What! Really? Could it be—did he hide my device in the bed?”
“It’s a possibility—wait! What the hell are you doing!?”
“I’m going to get my device of course,”
“No wait! That’s a bad idea!”
I could feel the bed slump down. I was still asleep at the time this was happening. The blanket slowly lifts off of me as I felt the frigid wind stumble upon my skin.
“Hmm…my device is nowhere on the bed, so that means—no way! You got to be pulling my leg! Don’t tell me it’s down there,”
What was down there? Who is this person talking about? What the hell is going on? I still lay there as my body begins to adapt to the wintry winds.
“If it is—why would he even…oh! Lucifer is testing you to see if the devices is important to you,”
“Of course it is! That device is sync to my Eye Scanner you idiot. Without my left Tracer Band…aah! I can’t even think of the possibilities…too scary,”
“Well—go get it then. I dare you to get it,”
“Okay, but I won’t like it,”
“I would be disturbed if you did,”
This person gulps slowly reaching toward my pants. I was now subconscious wondering what the hell is going on here. I could suddenly feel something slipping down into my pants. It felt like frigid hands moving downward now grasping something I have a hard time dealing with. I slyly ball up my hand into a fist before quickly sitting up. I thrust my fist forward hitting the man dead in his face sending him flying back toward the other man standing by the wall. The other man moved to the side letting the guy hit the wall. I sat there with my arm stretched out in front of me holding that position for a few minutes.
“Do not—touch me down there!” I growled glaring at them viciously.
“Just like I envision,” a man with dirty blonde hair chuckled.
“If you knew that than why didn’t you take the time to stop me?” The man glared as blood trickled down his forehead.
“What do you think? I wanted something to laugh at of course,”
“What the hell is going on here!? Who the hell are you two?! Why the hell you grasp me down there?!” I growled once more.
“Lucifer hid my Tracer Band device and I assume he hid it…in your pants,”
“You automatically assume it will be in my pants! The only device you’ll ever find in my pants is my gun—if you catch my drift,”
“Well excuse me! I was just searching for my device,”
“Well don’t grab mine you idiot!”
“Excuse me. May I intervene?” Lucifer smirked entering the room with the man’s device.
“You! You had it all along?”
“You told me to clean it—remember?”
“Oh yeah—oops!”
“Lucifer! Who the hell are these two imbeciles!?”
“These two imbeciles are the people you’ll be training with. Please introduce yourselves to each other,”
“Sorry to meet you in such awkwardness. I’m Suyaku Zariki Hiroyuki—you can call me by Ivan or Suya if my name is difficult to remember,”
“The name is Doku Kurochi—sorry about before..my bad,”
“Humph! I’m Rei Yazuma, get in my way and you’ll surely be taken down,”
“Such confidence from a rookie,” Ivan was not amuse by my confidence at all.
“Cocky for a first timer. I bet you still don’t know the first thing about being a death god,” Doku smirked staring at me.
“How do you know that I’m a death god?” I stared at Doku for a while.
“It’s simple—I am a death god and death gods can spot other death gods by their energy signature. You can see different auras as well, meaning that either the person is a death god, human, demon, angel or a mythical being—like Suya,”
“So—you must be the descendant of the god, who rules over all the universe,” I gaze at Ivan with a shock look on my face.
“Yes I am. May I ask where you got your information from?” Ivan stared directly at me demanding an answer in a polite way.
“I got it from Yuki Takahashi. He heard of you from Lucifer,”
“Well he does have a big mouth that tends to slip out information about people that’s not suppose to be heard,”
“Watch it Ivan. This big mouth you’re talking about has the tendencies to slip out spells that will tear you to shreds,”
Ivan and Lucifer glared at each other softly growling at each other. They both turned their heads away from each other. They both was acting childish—never seen that coming from Lucifer before. Does Lucifer act differently toward Ivan or am I just crazy?
“That reminds me—why are they here anyways? Do they have a purpose being here in hell?” I manage to change the subject along with Lucifer’s childish personality.
Lucifer sighed slowly making his way over to the bed. He sat down before gazing over at Ivan and Doku. Doku still had blood dripping off his head as he chuckled sort of creeping me out kind of way. I gazed at Lucifer impatiently waiting for him to answer my question.
“To help claim victory for us, Mr. Forgetful. Isn’t that right—nephew?” Lucifer glared at Ivan slightly viciously.
“Yes uncle. I promise you I would help you with this war,” Ivan sighed.
“What! Your—you’re his nephew!?”
“Yep, but no time to explain why. It is time for us to train our ass off,”
“Training? Oh! I totally forgot about that,”
“How can you forget!?” Now there was a feminine voice in the atmosphere.
Suddenly a young lady with orange hair and green eyes entered the room. She had black cat ears and a black cat tail with an orange ribbon tied up near the tip. She smiled at me before making her way over toward me.
“Hello hello—what do we have here?” I eyed her with a smirk.
The girl giggled shaking her head before smiling at me. I gazed at this beauty standing before me checking her from head to toe. I could have sworn she was checking me out the way she eyed me and giggled.
“Your so funny,” she giggled.
“Just what do you think you’re doing?” Lucifer glared at me totally ruining the moment.
“Lay off Lucifer! This doesn’t concern you,” I growled before turning my attention back to this beauty in front of me.
“Oh yes it does! That’s my daughter you’re talking to,”
“What!? She’s…she’s Neko! How can that—is it possible that!?”
“You’re so funny uncle,” Neko giggled as she walked down the stairs.
“Come on Rei let’s head to the training area. The faster we get started, the stronger you’ll get,” Ivan was in a hurry speaking to me as he rush down the stairs.
“I swear Ivan you always seem to enjoy training so much. Hey, are you even listening to me? Get back up here! I am talking to you mister!” Doku chased after Ivan down the stairs.
“But…but how is it she’s…how is she that age? Is it possible? No! It’s physically impossible…or is it? Is it?”
“Come on my oblivious pet, time for training. You can ponder about the possibilities later on,”
I could feel Lucifer pulling me by my shirt. He dragged me down the stairs making his way toward the front door. He opened the front door before exiting the house with me. Baron followed after us closing the door to the house and locking it up. Lucifer dropped me down on the ground waking me up from my temporary trance.
“Ow! That hurts you jerk!” I growled as I rub my back getting rid of the pain slowly.
“Must you ramble on about everything that bothers you? Keep that trap of yours shut while I explain the rules for the training. Alright you four! Listen up because I am not going to say this again. I want you four to pair up with someone you don’t know,”
“What? Why are we pairing up with each other? I thought we was training not trying to get a blind date,”
“Shut up audience! Will you let me finish with the instructions! Anyways before I was rudely interrupted, each pair will take on either Baron or I for the first round. Each round you will switch partners before all four of you will fight both Baron and me. Since Rei likes to talk and not follow directions who also is still not paired up like Doku and Neko are, Ivan will be your partner until next round,”
Ivan walked over toward me standing by my side with a smile on his face. He turns and faces Lucifer and Baron with a smirk on his face. I eyed Ivan wondering why he’s so pumped up, yet so gentle at the same time. I turned my gaze at Lucifer wanting to take him on so badly. I wanted a rematch after he made me look like a bewildered idiot the last time we clashed.
“Come on Rei. I’ll help you through this battle partner. Let’s take them down,” Ivan still had a calm look to him.
I nodded in agreement as I prepare myself for anything that might come my way. I didn’t know what to expect from this training at all. Anything goes when it comes to Lucifer and his sinister mind of his. I could only glare at Lucifer wanting to take him down in full power.
“Yuki, are you ready for battle? You will be by my side won’t you?” I face forward with a serious look on my face.
“Yes my dear brother. I am ready and willing to help you when you’re in trouble. I will be here with you to guide you like I have been,”
“Each pair will fight one at a time with the opponent I had chosen for them. The other pair will observe and plan their strategy against their opponent for 1 hour and a half. The first round Neko and Doku will be facing Lucifer first. Ivan and Rei…please step aside and observe carefully their tactics along with their teamwork. Let the training—begin!” Baron announced.
I backed away from the battlefield with Ivan watching Neko and Doku facing Lucifer. I turned my gaze over at Lucifer catching him glimpsing at me. Lucifer eyed me with a serious look on his face before showing me his usual smirk. I let out a growl glaring at him viciously. Lucifer quickly turned his focus at Neko and Doku preparing to fight. Out of nowhere, Doku suddenly vanishes from my sight as Neko stood there eyeing her father. I looked all around, but fail to spot Doku anywhere. Neko begins to walk toward Lucifer as he kept standing there as if he was waiting for a command. Suddenly Neko vanishes as well with just Lucifer still standing there in the same area. I ponder about their strategy asking myself what are they up to?
“You can’t see them, can you?” Ivan stood there with his arms crossed.
“Are you telling me you can see them?” I responded to his comment.
“But of course I can. They’re running around Lucifer as we speak. I don’t understand how you are unable to see them,”
“I’m new to this crap, remember? I’m the rookie after all in this group,”
“Really? It doesn’t seem like it at all. I sense a high aura within you telling me otherwise,”
“Huh? What do you mean by that Ivan?”
“Don’t worry yourself about it Rei. You’ll find out from your teacher soon enough. For now let us enjoy the battle between those two against Lucifer,”
I sighed as turned my gaze back toward Lucifer and the others. I try at my utmost best to focus my vision on the fighting trying to actually see them running around Lucifer. As I focus carefully, I could see a sort of blurry figures speeding around Lucifer. The more I focus, the clearer these figures become. I could now see Neko and Doku battling with Lucifer. I saw Doku moving closer toward Lucifer going to send an attack toward him. Suddenly Lucifer zipped away from Doku pulling out what looks like a Ruger Redhawk 44 magnum with Leopold scope and looks like the barrel was 7.5”. It had a few extra parts that had a weird shape to it. On the barrel was extra parts that looks a like the beast from hell—Cerberus. Was I imagining things or was there a part shape like a Cerberus? As I watch, I felt like the Cerberus part was staring directly at me. The more I stare at it, the more it began to glow crimson. Before I knew it, I heard the firing of the 44 magnum as it grows rapidly in quantity. I quickly snapped out of this trance I was in seeing battle commencing. I watched as Doku and Neko dashes toward Lucifer as he just smirk firing away at them. Doku would direct the bullets away from him and his partner by hitting the bullets away with his sword. Lucifer just laughed jumping out of the way of Doku’s attack. He grabs a hold of Doku’s arm before tossing him toward Neko. Doku quickly stopped himself in midair staring down at Lucifer sort of making a distraction. Neko was now behind Lucifer holding up her hand near her father’s neck. Her nails grew long and sharp as a knife’s blade as her eyes revealed a sort of demonic look. She swung her arm swiftly toward Lucifer like a feral beast would at its prey. Lucifer quickly swung around grabbing a hold of his daughter’s arm with a smirk. I was so amused how fast all three of them are that it made me jealous. I wanted to be able to have swift movements like them. It just wasn’t fair at all for me. It’s like they was mocking me in a way. As I watch to see what Lucifer was going to do, I heard a sort of alarm went off around me.
“Time’s up you two. Good job to the both of you. Now next up is Suyaku and Rei versus me,” Baron announce while preparing the match against Ivan and me.
“Gees Baron! I told you there’s need to be calling me by that name. The memories of my past rushes at me when I’m being called by that title,” Ivan grumbled stepping forward.
“Damn! I wanted to fight Lucifer so badly for humiliating me the other day. I wanted him to feel pain,” Rei stared down at his hand that was now balled up into a fist.
“Pain is my own pleasure dear Rei. It will take a lot more stress to have me suffer from pain,” Lucifer smirked eyeing me with deep gaze of amusement.
I glared at Lucifer hating his very existence as much as I hated his presence. I turned to face Baron hating the fact that I’m being watched by Lucifer’s eyes. I slowly pulled out my sword holding it out in front of me. I slowly thrust the sword into my chest as a gust of wind awakened once more unleashing my form. Like before, I was within my death god form. I turned my gaze at Ivan checking to see if he was ready. I watch as Ivan lifts his hand up as if reaching for the sky. Slowly a lance materializes from one end of it to another. I stared at the lance for awhile taking in the lance’s appearance. The lance was red and black with a golden symbol on it that I’m not familiar with. It had two medium size crystals, one on each end of the lance that twinkles brightly within the sun. It had a sort of glow to it that I didn’t know if it was a divine or nefarious. He twirled the lance around before holding it firmly out in front of him.
“Shall we get started partner?” Suyaku smiled.
“Just don’t get in my way,” I snapped staring directly at Baron.
“Of course,”
Baron stood there still as a statue. I glance over to my left seeing Lucifer now sitting there in midair watching me. He slowly revealed that smirk I so much hated with a passion. I’ll show him what a rookie can really do when they put all effort in. Having Lucifer watch me about to battle was really creeping me out. I wasn’t able to focus my energy like Yuki told me to do when I’m in a battle. My entire focus was on Lucifer that I had scenarios of how to defeat him in mêlée.
“Your focus should be directed at me novice,” Baron growled.
I quickly turned around seeing Baron standing in front of me. Baron swing kicks in my direction as I back flip landing gracefully away from him. I held my sword firmly by my side glaring trying with all my might to focus on Baron. Ivan quickly appeared by my side ready to help me.
“Stay focus on your foe Rei. Now is not the time to choke up. Don’t take Baron too lightly,”
“Sorry…I just spaced out for a few seconds,” I glared toward Lucifer as he just smiled waiting for something interesting to happen.
“If you won’t focus on your foe then I’ll show you what happens to when you don’t focus,” Baron vanishes before I could hear what he said.
I glance around looking for Baron having no clue where he might be. Suddenly Ivan pulled me out of the way before shielding me with his lance from Baron’s fist. I snapped out of it as I stare up seeing Baron staring at me in disappointment. Baron’s right, I have to focus on my opponent at the moment. Lucifer is currently not my opponent right now, but Baron is. Baron skids back ready to strike once more at me.
“Please concentrate on Baron and not the environment around you,”
“Right! I’m ready for you now Baron,”
Baron vanishes once more, but I knew he was heading my way. I had my sights focus that I was able to see his movements. Both Ivan and I jumped out of the way now sync with each other’s thoughts and movement. Baron slammed his fist into the ground creating a hole. He turned around before heading towards both of us with a serious look on his face. Again we both jumped out of the way a few more times from Baron’s attacks. Though the next attack made Ivan trip over the hole hitting the ground.
“Ivan! Hold on Ivan I’m coming to get you,” I drifted quickly toward Ivan.
“Stop Rei! I said don’t take Baron too lightly!” Ivan yelled, but notice Baron in front of him ready to strike.
It all happen in a flash that even I wasn’t aware of it until it was done. All I saw was Baron flying back before hitting his back on the ground. I remember specifically I had much of a distance before I had a close range attack at Baron. Everyone all stared from the sidelines dumbfounded. Lucifer was intrigue with what he saw as he walked over to me with a smirk.
“Uh…father?” Neko watched Lucifer carefully.
“Baron—are you alright? I’m sorry! Did I hurt you?” I hurried over to Baron helping him up to his feet.
“Amazing! What a splendid dash you revealed to me! This must be your special ability,” Baron laughed.
“My special ability?” I was deeply puzzled.
“That agility of yours is your special ability. Interesting—it seems your speed increases drastically when you’re in your death god form. Heh heh heh heh…you might be worth my time after all. Baron seal Rei and I in a level 3 barrier,”
“What are you planning uncle? Are you planning to test Rei’s ability?” Ivan slowly stood to his feet dusting himself off.
“But of course, since he is the rookie out of all of us. No one is to interfere in this match,”
“Placing a level 3 barrier now—good luck Rei…you’re going to need every ounce of it,”
I watch as Baron moves his pointer finger in the air as if he was writing a message with invisible ink. Baron snaps his fingers as sounds of what seems to be electric zipping across the surface. I search the area around me, but couldn’t find the source to it. I walked 15 feet behind me reaching out before getting zapped. I jumped back holding onto my hand as steam emerges off of it.
“Level 3 barrier is meant to keep the enemies trap in here. We use this method to my advantage to torment the sinful people. Your task for today’s training now is…to survive,”
“Survival? What must I survive from?” I had the feeling I was in for it now.
“You must survive against me in my true form for 8 hours,”
“WHAT!? That’s suicide! I was unable to beat you the first time when you was in your normal form. How do you expect me to survive when you’re in your true form, which is probably the most powerful one,”
“You also must realize we didn’t use our energy, but brute force. Now that you’re in a death god form you are able to handle more stress to your body than your weak vessel,”
“But—I’m still new to this form,”
“That’s what training is for. Let’s begin,” Lucifer snapped his fingers as the scenery inverted.
The scenery looked like a forest with lots of trees and bushes everywhere I turn. I aimlessly search around my surrounding, but not able to see Lucifer. Not able to see Lucifer was a good thing, but also was a very bad thing. Suddenly a few throwing stars zipped out of nowhere heading toward me. I quickly jumped out of the way as the throwing stars made impact with a tree. A few more was fling at me as I rolled out of the way as it hits the ground. I quickly stood up, with my new ability; I darted down the path while using my sword to ricochet it back to wherever it was coming from. I hid myself behind a tree panting with sweat running down my forehead.
“Yuki—did you had to do this as your training as well?” I stumble on the sentence under each breath.
“Hmm..this odd,”
“Odd? Define odd for me Yuki. What do you mean by that?”
“He never did this for my training at all. It’s strange really, but I guess he has taken an interest in you,”
“What the hell does that mean?”
“It means he’s willing to make you strong–if you are willing to train for it. It’s been a decade since he took interest in his servants,”
“Sheesh! It feels more like he’s toying with me than anything else. I’m going to end up dead,”
“If you don’t want to die then pay attention to your surroundings. I sense his energy signature,”
As I gaze around my surroundings, something quickly lashes out toward me. I quickly jumped out of the way avoiding the attack. I could hear laughter all around.
“Fast on your feet aren’t we my dear sweet Rei. Aha ha ha ha ha! Do you really think your ability can stand against me?”
“Well it is an advantage for my benefit. I can outrun you and survive the eight hours with you. Now if you excuse me–I have an escape route with my name on it,” I ran as swift as I can.
I ran not wanting to look back to see if Lucifer was behind me. As I kept running, I felt a strong force upon me. I could see myself suddenly halting as if the ice age hit without the ice. With all my might, I try to move, but that prove to be futile. Before I knew it, I felt a sharp object slide across my chest as blood cascades out. I let out a squall while grunting as the blood races down my chest staining my clothing.
“Like I said before Rei...do you really think your agility can stand up against me? Do you have any idea what my special ability is? I have the ability to use telekinesis whenever I desire to. So you might be right about this being a suicide for you,” his voiced echoed like before, but still no sign of him.
I grunted still not able to move my limbs because of Lucifer’s damn ability. I glanced around not able to locate Lucifer anywhere in the forest. Where the hell could this punk be!? The more I stood there unable to move or figure out his location, the more Lucifer tormented me. Lucifer would cackle before more gashes would reveal itself magically on me. I was nearly soaking in my own blood like I was being marinated . I begin to pant–a sign that is not beneficial to me. I never lay a scratch on Lucifer yet look at the damage he had done to me! I was a rock in a hard place once more from the person I hated with a passion. I yelled out in agony as I felt the same sharp object the other times, slid across my neck with my blood immediately gushing out. I could suddenly feel the force upon me loosen as I fell to the ground still pouring out blood from my wounds. I was in deep trouble if I don’t get the blood to stop flowing out. I grunted slowly lifting my head still panting with my vision slowly being blurred. Nowhere Lucifer was–no sign of him anywhere. What the hell! Where could this jackass be? If he’s not here at all...then where is he? Wait! Maybe he isn’t here in the forest at all...and...and neither am I. Maybe the forest I see...is nothing but an...an illusion...an illusion Lucifer created with his ability.
“Congratulations Rei...you have finally figure it out. What you see is just a figment I created in your mind. Though how will you escape is now the real question you should be asking yourself,”
Damn! He’s right about that. How am I to escape from this cursed illusion? I can tell Lucifer will keep me trap here beating me senseless till I collapse. I’ll lose for sure if I don’t act swift about this.
“So what is my servant going to do now? How will you escape? You can always surrender like before–wouldn’t want to kill my only death god. You have a choice to make now...surrender...or perish,”
Damn damn damn DAMN!! What am I to do!? I can escape this stupid illusion! I’m going to be slaughtered in this tormenting environment by my own employer. It’s the end for me–DAMN!
“Rei just relax! Your not alone in this battle. I will be here to guide you through this obstacle,”
“Yuki–I’m sort of critically injured and can’t move! He’s got me trap within an illusion. What am I to do?”
“I guess now will be the time to teach you your first spell as a death god. This spell is specifically made to break illusions. Rei, I want you to repeat after me?”
“Alright Yuki...anything to get out of this situation,”
“Sealed by might, blinded of my sight. Let these eyes see the light, bring me strength in this fight. I call upon the elements to bring me flight—ignite,”
“Sealed by might, blinded of my sight. Let these eyes see the light, bring me strength in this fight. I call upon the elements to bring me flight—ignite!”
Slowly the forest I saw begins to disintegrate before my very eyes. In a flash, I could see a man standing before me with a smirk on his face. I softly gasp realizing who this man was. It was Lucifer with a whole new appearance to him. His hair was so crimson that it look just like blood swaying in the wind. His eyes were completely different as well. His right eye is black like a night sky and his left eye is clear like a crystal. Every time he smirk I could see his sharpened fangs. He had a pair of black feathered wings with some of the feathers soak in blood. I could also now see his horns sticking out of his head.
“Heh heh heh...you learn a new spell I see. I guess my illusion won’t work on you now,”
I was able to move now–I was quite relieve about that. I glared directly at Lucifer now meaning business. Lucifer just smirk licking his lips.
“You know–it’s been a while since I had a decent meal. Essence always had a sweet taste that always seems to linger within my mouth even after I devour it. It brought pleasure to me–I wonder if I’ll feel that sort of pleasure again if I take some of your essence,” Lucifer licked his lips once more gazing deep within my soul with a sinister smirk on his face.
“Not a chance! My humiliation ends here–right now,” I slowly stood to my feet as the aura around me grew intense.
“Oh? I don’t agree on that my dear Rei. After all I am your master, so whatever I do is acceptable no matter what you say,”
I grab a firm hold on my sword’s handle raising it into the air. Lucifer watch with that same sinister smirk on his face. Sparks fly off the blade as I held it high in the air. I twirled the sword in the air as promptly as possible. For some reason I didn’t felt like myself at all. I notice finally–I had an evil smirk on my face as well.
“Taste my blade!” I thrust my sword forward violently.
The blade snap apart extending forward at Lucifer. Lucifer jumped out of the way as the blade struck the ground. He looked over seeing a huge hole in the ground where he was standing. The blade slowly retract snapping back into place reshaping the normal stage of my sword. Lucifer now had a sort of spark in his eye as he cackled sinisterly.
“Aha ha ha ha! Excellent–I must say this...I never imagine you’ll be the type to be so violent,” Lucifer eyed me desiring more.
“You’ll be surprise what I kept hidden for so long when I was living. Now that I am dead and in hell–I’m no longer afraid to cut loose!”
I zip across the ground in a flash already by Lucifer’s side less than a second. I grab a hold of Lucifer’s shirt before swinging my sword toward him. Lucifer quickly kick the blade away before kicking off my chest landing a few feet away from me.
“Ha ha ha ha! More–show me more of what you got. I hunger for a challenge for decades–I want to feel more adrenaline! You might have what it takes,”
“Then I guess I have no reason to hold back at all,”
“Let me show you what I do daily to those who oppose me,”
“Here I come!!”
I dashed over to Lucifer before jumping up into the air with a sinister smirk on my face like Lucifer’s. I held my sword up in front of me with the blade’s tip toward the sky. I use my left hand sliding my fingers up the flat surface of my blade as it slowly begins to emit light. At the tip of the sword I purposely slit my finger letting my blood drop on the blade. I glance down at Lucifer again showing my sinister smirk on my face. I felt like I was getting the hang of my death god powers. I already did a move without anyone teaching me it. I thought to myself of creating chants for my spells and saying out loud so everyone knows my power is not a force to be messing with. I slowly swung my sword now having the blade facing the right of me.
“In the darkest day within its night, gather to me and bring me flight. Butcher my foe with each fatal blow; slash him to bits till his blood flow. Ascend up from the darkness and serve me well, come to me creature of gore from the depths of hell!”
I could hear screeching around me getting louder and harsh. It gathered in crowds like it was being attracted to the sword I wield. I swing the sword out in front of me having the blade aim down towards Lucifer with that same sinister look on my face, he was giving me. I never have seen Lucifer look so thrilled waiting anticipation for my attack. My sword drew the darkness within itself before a sort of pitch-dark inferno suffocated it. I pulled the sword back before swiftly thrusting it forward as the colossal conflagration tears through the air declining towards Lucifer. Lucifer just stood there regarding the sizeable inferno as it completely engulfs him. I stood there in midair staring downwards at the blazing ball of heat not able to envision any signs of movement.
“Aha ha ha ha ha! I never heard of this enchantment before in my entire life. It’s amazing the things you learn everyday. You’re quite an admiration my dear servant, a rugged discharge you stimulate to get my attention is quite a keeper,” Lucifer chuckled.
With a swift swing of his arm, the inferno perished into ashes now blowing in the wind. Lucifer gazed up at me with a look of exhilaration desiring more from me. I twirled my blade before bearing it down at Lucifer with a simper upon my face. Lucifer position himself before launching himself up toward me leaving a crater in the soil.
“I believe it’s my turn to show off one of my attacks to you. You should be honored to be the first to have this attack being dealt to you,”
“Honored? Why do I want to be honored by that? Well see if that attack ever lays foot on me!”
I got into position ready for what is being given to me by Lucifer himself. What did he mean by I’m the first to have this attack being used on? Is this attack that powerful that it might damage himself? What the hell did he mean!? Oh no! I can’t...concentrate on his movement. As I try my hardest to focus on Lucifer’s movement, Lucifer’s energy signature suddenly vanished without a trace left. Lucifer slowly after vanish before becoming 5 inches from me. I examine around me checking for him everywhere, but again it was vain like before.
“Looking for something you lost sight of...dear Rei,” Lucifer chuckled.
My eyes widened as I attempt to elude, but Lucifer quickly grab a hold of my arms holding them behind my back. I grunted scrambling to free myself from Lucifer’s grasp. I could feel Lucifer’s breath upon my neck as he chuckles eyeing me like some piece of meat.
“You wouldn’t mind if I take little bite of your essence do you? I have been longing for the sweet taste of essence for a long time. My wife was against it, but since she’s not here...I can help myself to some essence now. Bon appetite,”
Suddenly I could feel a sharp pain in my neck piercing deep into my veins. I let out a shriek struggling to free myself, but Lucifer just fasten his grasp on me even more. I could feel my energy being drained as if he was sucking the life out of me. I grunted finally using my legs to kick off his chest. I tumbled down onto the ground before slowly standing up to my feet. I was panting again–another factor against me. I held onto my neck feeling the blood leaking out of the holes he embedded into my neck.
“Mm...I never imagine a twerp like you to have such a delicious and distinct essence. I might help myself again later on when you’re sleeping,” Lucifer licked his lips staring at me while hovering in the air.
“You -------! Ugh...what did you do to me?” I still held onto my neck trying to make my blood to cease from flowing out.
“Still standing aren’t we? Like I told you before...your death god form can take on a lot of stress than your normal state. Though how much longer will you last?”
“-------! I will kill you!” I ran toward Lucifer wanting to end the fight quickly.
“Did you requested me milord?”
“Yes...how is the contrivance coming along?”
“It is now being examined like you requested milord. Sir–is something circumventing you?”
“Hmm...do I look distress to you?”
“Yes milord. You’ve been like this ever since you encounter with that boy identify as Rei Yazuma. Is everything all right?”
“Rei–he has no idea what he’s getting himself into. I bet that repugnant barbarous, Lucifer brainwashed him by now,”
“Milord–we can send a few of our troops to capture your brother and–“
”No! Uh...that’s not requisite. It will just make matters insecure. When the time arrives...I will be the one to capture and remove impurities from my brother,”

I stood there with blood racing down my forehead. I was too much out of if to wonder why I would be bleeding in the first place when I’m already dead. I stared at Lucifer standing there with his shirt shredded as blood oozes out of his wounds. I panted as I held my sword out in front of me. The others still watch us–not knowing the outcome of this match. It has been seven hours being in the barrier with Lucifer. We were both slightly exhausted from the match.
“So Rei–are you ready to throw in the towel? I wouldn’t want my new servant to die by my own hands,” Lucifer chuckled eyeing me.
“Never! I won’t quit no matter what damage I take!” I was probably more exhausted than Lucifer.
“Noble, aren’t we? I wonder...how much longer will you last?”
“Bring it! Whatever you got left...bring it!”
Lucifer eyed me for a few minutes before shaking his head. He held up his hand as his body begins to be shrouded in darkness. I gazed at Lucifer knowing trouble is heading my way. Lucifer softly chanted as his hands begins oozing blood.
“From day to night let the feast begin, gather the souls who are cursed and sin. Awaken and seal this fools fate, destroy him with your hate. Blacken his sight like a dark room, send him this twerp to his doom,” Lucifer smirked.
The blood gathered in front of Lucifer before launching at me. I jumped out of the way, but I underestimated this power I was up against. It hastily wrapped around me before absorbing me into a colossal glob of blood. Lucifer smirked evilly staring with anticipation.
“1,000 years of agony–execute,”
As I was in the glob of blood, it begins to spike up in the inside before forcefully pressing against me.
“AAAH!” I yelled out.
The blood after slowly evaporated leaving me lying there on the ground. I grunted trembling violently unable to lift my sword. I wasn’t in any condition to even lift myself off the ground. Again I tried to reach my sword even though I know too well I was too weak to move. Lucifer walked over to me stepping on my hand.
“Ha! Just as I suspected from a rookie like you. It was a challenge for a while, but it ended quickly like I expected. Pathetic,”
Lucifer kick my sword away from me as he step off my hand. I struggle to stand up, but Lucifer stomp down on my back pinning me down to the ground. I grunted coughing up blood like how my whole entire body was doing.
“Stay down if you know what’s good for you. You don’t have a chance against me–not even in a million years. Aha ha ha ha! Now wonder your brother hated you all those years. I mean who wants a pathetic weakling for a brother,”
Hearing that, for some odd reason, pissed me off that–that I wanted to kill. As soon as I knew it, my body was shrouded in darkness like how Lucifer was when he used that spell on me. I grab a hold of Lucifer’s leg as he stared at me confuse. Lucifer look slightly shock that I was still able to move my limbs after that spell he used on me. I stood to my feet holding him by the leg. I swung him around before tossing him against the barrier wall. Lucifer grunted feeling the volts flow through his body. He fell to the ground as his wounds begins to slowly rip open as more blood flows out. I felt like I was out of control. I couldn’t snap out of this rage I was in. My aura kept growing intense. I yelled out loud that my energy shot out hitting the barrier around us before erupting into an explosion. The barrier’s walls begins to crack before slowly shattering into pieces as the smoke escape shrouding everyone’s vision. As the smoke fades, I stood there panting finally under control. I grunted slowly walking over to everyone. I reached out to them before suddenly collapsing to the ground now unconscious.
“Aah! Lucifer—Rei!” Suyaku rushed over to us.
“Quickly! Bring the two into the house to heal!” Baron yelled out as Doku and Neko rushed over to help.
Huh? What happen? What’s going on? Did I kill someone–did I kill Lucifer? What did I do? What–what was that I did just now? Can...can anyone...tell...me?

[Son_of_Eiri_Uesugi]

Chapter 6: The Welcoming Silence

I awaken to the sound of a teapot screeching on the stove. I sat up noticing my wounds were bandage up. I yawned as I stretched out my limbs as far as they can go. I looked around not able to spot Lucifer anywhere. Did I really—did I really kill him? Is it possible to kill him anyways?
“Looking for someone–Rei,”
I turn my gaze toward the door to see Lucifer standing there. I notice he had bandages on him as well. He walked into the room putting a tray down on the desk near the bed. I looked over seeing a plate with eggs, bacon and sausage on it–a typical breakfast to start the morning I guess. There was also a cup of herbal tea on the tray replacing the usual coffee that I would usually drink in the morning.
“It’s going to be a few hours till you’re able to move around on your own. I suggest you eat breakfast and drink the herbal tea,” Lucifer had his sights somewhere else as if he was avoid staring at me.
“What–what happen?”
“You went berserk. I’m impressed–you even shatter a level 3 barrier. Plus...you past day 1 of my training,”
“I...I lasted 8 hours with you!?”
“I never imagine you would last the whole 8 hours, but...you did,”
I was shock to hear I survive against Lucifer’s true form. I begin to question my very existence of what I might be. There’s no way a human would survive against the sinister lord himself. This was all too weird for me to comprehend. What am I really? I gazed up at Lucifer before staring down at his wounds.
“Those wounds you have–did I–“
”The answer you’re looking for is a yes. You manage to cause some damage to my body that it will take a few days to recover from,”
Lucifer sat down on the bed before slipping himself under the blanket. I gazed at him as he lied there next to me. I always wonder why is it he has to sleep in my room. The title “my room” should be a hint that it’s my private space.
“Do you have a problem with me sleeping in this room?” Lucifer had his eyes closed with his back facing me.
“Considering you’re sleeping next to me in my room–yes, I do have a problem with it,”
“I bet you have no idea why I’m always sleeping with you. Do you know why?”
“Of course I don’t know why. Would you mind sharing some light onto this subject?”
“Do you ever get the feeling that you’re being watched?”
“Now that you mentioned it...I sort of feel that way,”
“Well you are being watched dear Rei. Your brother might be leader of the Genesis, but there is someone higher in control of his actions. His “majesty” is all the information I have of his controller. This “majesty” is even now watching over us as we speak. If I leave you by yourself–you’ll be abducted by them,”
“What! Is that why you’re always so close to my side!?”
“Now you know the reason why I get so frustrated when you stray from my view,”
Is that the reason why he’s always near me? He was ensuring my safety from my brother? He’s actually protecting me from harm! All this time I thought he was–was.
“You thought I was getting intimate with you. Is that what you were thinking? Have you been thinking this the whole time–Rei?”
I turned away from Lucifer not wanting to answer his question. I let myself be upset by something so disturbing like that. Why should I be upset with what he told me? He’s just trying to get under my skin as usual. He just wants a reaction from me–he wants me to express a feeling I should have never develop. He wants me to feel—even I can’t explain this feeling he’s influencing me to express to him. Why–why are you doing this to me? I...I don’t want to feel this way toward you. Why am I so nervous when I’m near you? Suddenly I could feel his hand grasp my shoulders pulling me near him. I could feel my back compress against his chest.
“You can say it’s like a gravitational pull. You can’t help, but take interest in me. You’re not able to explain this feeling you have because you’re doing your best to deny this sensation you have when you’re with me,” Lucifer whispered seductively into my ear as he held me close in his arms.
“What do you mean!? Explain yourself Lucifer,” I acted cold heartedly–and oblivious.
“You...like...me. There’s no denying it when I can sense it lingering in you. You express all the symptoms of being struck by love. It would seems you fallen for the sinister lord of darkness my dear sweet, innocent Rei,” he continue to whisper seductively in my ear.
“What! I did not do such a thing as ridiculous as that,”
Lucifer quickly turned me around to face him. He after pressed his lips against mine not allowing me to escape from his grasp. My eyes widened as I stared at Lucifer dumbfounded by his action. I was so stunt I didn’t know how to react to this. Why is this happening to me? Is he teasing me just for laughs? What the hell are you trying to prove!? Without me knowing Lucifer quickly pinned me down to the bed. Snapping out of it, I swung my leg at him before trying to crawl away. Lucifer was too quick for me to get away from him. He swiftly pinned me down as I lay there on my stomach. This can’t be good. Is he–will he really? Aah! No!! I don’t want my first time with—with a guy!! Why must these rays of light be so cold toward me!?
“What a predicament you gotten yourself into my dear sweet Rei,” Lucifer chuckled.
“What I gotten myself into? You’re the one that’s forcing yourself onto me,” I grunted not able to move.
“Forcing? I’m just doing...what your mind is begging me to do,”
“Lies! I’m not begging you to do this to me,”
“Are you accusing me to be a liar? I speak the truth since I can read your thoughts–even the thoughts you’re not conscious to,”
Those words left me speechless as I lied there on the bed with widened eyes. Am I really saying that in the back of my mind? This can’t be true...he must be lying to me. He’s just playing mind games with me. Yeah–that’s probably it. He’s playing mind games with me trying to make me feel like it’s the truth when it’s not.
“Then why is it that your heart is beating fast? You can’t tell me that is a lie as well,”
“I have no idea what you’re talking about!”
“Really? I believe you do know what I’m talking about. It is your heart after all that is racing not mine. Oh and by the way, you might be dead on earth, but brought to life in another realm to answer your question within that curious mind of yours,”
“What do you–“
Lucifer suddenly slipped his hands down my pants revealing to me that smirk he so much loves to express towards me. I gasped as I was silence by his action as I arched my back. I could hear Lucifer chuckle as he lick around my neck. I gasped trying to escape from Lucifer’s grasp with all my might. Though, he quickly pinned me down on the bed using his free hand with a smirk on his face. I gulped before quickly closing my eyes not wanting to look directly into his.
“Shy aren’t we…Mr. Virgin?” Lucifer chuckled as he stops what he was doing.
“Sh-shut up! At least I’m not a pervert like you,” I quickly cover myself up with the blanket.
“Still in denial are we? What a shame. Wouldn’t want to waste my techniques on a virgin like you,” Lucifer got off the bed heading toward the door.
“Waste!? I’m not a waste of time! Wait–what? You’re trying to trick me into saying it,”
“Saying what? I’m not forcing anything on you–just your training. Well I should just leave little virgin here to think about it,”
“Think about what! Come back here!” I watch as Lucifer exited the room with his famous smirk upon his face.
Damn him! I can’t believe I was grope by his filthy hands. What did Sylene ever seen in a man like him? Sylene...Sylene? Why does that name sound familiar? It’s like...it’s like I heard her name before, but don’t know why. Maybe...nah, it can’t be that. I must be imagining things as always. The major priority I should be concern about right now is my training. How long must I train to be as powerful as everyone else? I want to be able to protect people by my own hands. I sighed before lying back down on the bed staring up at the ceiling. Why did I react to Lucifer in that way when...NOO! I have to think about something else! Umm...uh...ah? It’s no use! I can’t...I can’t stop thinking about it. If word got out to Lucifer about me thinking about it...AAH! It’s like I’ve been thrown to the sharks to be ripped and devoured. Why me?! No! I must get up and work out to keep my mind clear of those thoughts. I quickly jumped out of bed accidentally landing on a ball; Neko forgot to pick up when she was bouncing it. I gasped slipping on the ball landing on the ground with a thump.
“Ow! Son of -----!” I yelled out loud rubbing my back.
I groaned while picking up the bouncy ball and flinging it out of my room. Suddenly Ivan stood there with the same ball in his hand staring down at me. I assume he caught the ball before it could ever set foot on the floor. I groan before looking up to gaze in his cold sapphire eyes.
“Had a nice trip there Rei?” Ivan chuckled lending a helpful hand my way.
“Very funny Ivan,” I accepted his hand as he helps me back on my feet.
I dusted myself off before turning back to Ivan. Ivan stood there gazing toward the window with a smile. I watch as he slowly made his way to the window still smiling. He opened the window before a bird flew in landing on his arm. I guess what Lucifer said was actually exact. This place is like a different realm that mirrors the very world I use to live in. It has life of its own except that people aren’t that lively than the creatures that lives here. I continue to watch Ivan as he softly petted the bird. The bird whistled happily as Ivan smiled heavenly. Ivan was the complete opposite to his uncle, in fact; his personality isn’t near to Lucifer at all. How did Lucifer ended to have such an innocence nephew like Ivan? Ivan is so...so gentle to people even animals compare to Lucifer’s raging, doom personality. Ivan petted the bird a couple more times before the bird took flight once more.
“Ivan,” I begin to say.
“Yes Rei? What is it?” Ivan seems friendly too in conversation.
“How is it that Lucifer is your uncle?”
“It’s a long story. My family tree is sort of perplexing and hard to comprehend. Even I can’t interpret it myself,”
“It must be hard to have an uncle like him,”
“Not really,”
“Not really? What do you mean by that?” I gazed at Ivan wanting to know the thought to why he thinks that.
“I mean yeah he’s a total ------- at times, but...deep down he’s not so bad at all,”
“Can you put into detail why he isn’t such a bad guy? I mean everyone on earth thinks he’s the total evil and–“
”That’s because they never seen him before. They never seen the good he’s capable of doing. He taught me all that I know and how to defend myself when my parents were to busy with royalty crap. He might be a cold heartless jackass sometimes, but once he has his heart set on things...he never cease to amaze me,” Ivan stood there by the window watching the clouds flutter by.
I stood there amaze to be hearing this from his nephew. Ivan must really look up to Lucifer as a role model. I never could imagine that Lucifer to be a deity to some people even to his nephew. Now that I think about it...Lucifer brought me breakfast and is training me. He could have given up on me from the beginning, but he didn’t. Is this what Ivan meant by the goodness within Lucifer?
“By the way...you did great yesterday,” Ivan turn to me with a smile.
“Huh me? Not really...I only act on my feelings. Is never a good thing to act on your feelings?” I turn away slightly embarrass.
“But at least you learn from your mistake. You took notice in what you did wrong yesterday. You can shape the future by learning from the mistakes you made from the past,”
Wow! Ivan seems to know a lot. He’s like those wisdom sages in those stories my father use to read to me. Father...I wonder what’s it like back home...on earth. Do they miss me being there? I hope they don’t blame themselves for that accident that happen to me. If only there was a way to tell them that I love them and to live their lives carefree. I just want them to be happy. When I snap back to reality, Ivan was no longer in the room. Instead I could see Lucifer an inch close to my face. I gasp falling backwards onto the floor as Lucifer chuckles.
“What the–why are you in my room?!” I thundered quickly standing to my feet pointing directly at him.
Lucifer quickly grab a hold of my hand lowering it down to the ground. I eyed him with a glare hating his sudden surprise entrance to my room. He chuckled while shaking his head at me.
“It’s not polite to be pointing at people Rei. Haven’t your parents taught you any manners?” Lucifer chuckled.
The nerve of that man gets my blood boiling. His intellectual remarks pissed me off! Why the hell does have to always be such a sly fox? Isn’t that his nephew’s job?
“How did you that my nephew was a fox?” As always Lucifer loved to toy with me.
“Oh hush you! What the hell do you want now? Come to finish the job you started?”
“Hmm...interesting. Are you offering to give yourself up for the day to me?”
“Uh! No! It was a damn rhetorical joke,”
“Nah...I’ll save that for later when you least expect it,”
“When I least expect it?” I had chills throughout my body hearing that.
“I’m here for other reasons. I’m here...to grant you last will,”
“My last will? What do you mean?”
“Your last will before you died was for parents to be diverted from your death, correct?”
“Uh...yeah, but why are you fulfilling that?”
“Each person has their last will fulfilled when they died. In the commotion of you being the reincarnated death god...I sort of forgot to fulfill that will of yours,”
“Really, but how will you fulfill my will?”
Lucifer sighed before slipping his hand into his pocket. I watch as he pulls out a small red pouch that was tied up by a black lace. He slowly unties the lace opening the bag. He reached into the bag grabbing a hand full of purple shimmering dust. He held out his hand before blowing the dust in my direction. The dust formed into a mist that slowly engulfs me. I quickly shut my eyes and shield myself with my arms not wanting the dust to go in my eyes. When I reopen my eyes, I notice I was hovering right above the streets of Shibuya. Why am I here? Is this what Lucifer meant by my last will?
“I don’t think I can handle the fact that our two dear children suffered a horrible death,” the sobbing was coming from below.
“It will be alright my dear. I’m sure they’re living somewhere beautiful by now,” these voices sound familiar.
I gazed down to see two mid-age adults waiting for the light signal to invert. I could easily recognize them to be my parents. I eavesdropped on my parents’ conversation seeing the sadness upon their face. It left me heartbroken knowing they’ve been mourning over my death. I saw my mother turn to my father with trails of agony staining her cheeks.
“But Usami! I must know…I want to know how much they love us or even if they’re alright. It’s not fair for them to die so young!” My mother pulled her glance away from my father.
Father simply lifted her chin up staring directly into her eyes. He gave a faint smile with a hidden message like, “this isn’t the right time and place to be having this conversation.” Mother was silent by father’s expression as they headed home in pure silence. Father unlocks the door to the very house I called “haven” when I was younger…and living. He shrugged off his coat stashing it quickly into the closet. The house was completely the same when I left this world. The same ordinary living room left untouched as if it was being worshipped by my parents. Eiri and my rooms look like a sanctuary for them to grieve upon. Beds still not made, clothes folded on the beds for school, shoes by the bed side and abandon paper that suffocated the room. This was a perfect place for reminiscing about the past life I share with these beings…my family.
“—It might not be fair for them to die, but the blame shouldn’t be placed on them. Nina, my love…surely you must agree with what I’m saying. Please set aside the mourning…for our children’s sake,” father sounded frustrated, but had no expressions to back up my theory.
“It’s their fault for leaving us to suffer! Why did they have to die with a smile on their face? WHY!? Rei knew how much Eiri was to us and he had to die soon after. That’s selfishness!” Mother was making no sense not even I understood her motive to her thoughts on my death.
Hearing my mother react to my death as if I planned it upset me in way that made me irritable. I would not stand here idly to wait for my own parents to find it in themselves to live on happily. I had to say it…I had to say something to let them know that I’m alright. I need to tell them that…that I love them.
“Then tell them Rei. Tell them how you feel…say what’s on your mind.”
I always was startled when Yuki would speak to me. I could sense his feelings flowing through me about what he thinks I should do. He was right…I need to tell them that I’m at peace and there’s nothing they need to worry about. I nodded in agreement to what Yuki said as I took a deep breath before sinking through the roof. I made my way into the living room thinking about what I would say to my parents. I could hear them still arguing about the incidents.
“Nina please…you’re not making sense,” I heard father said to mother as he reaches out to touch her shoulder.
“No! They hated us Usami! They die to get away from us! THEY HATED US!” Mother jerked away from my father’s hand rushing toward the door as if to run away from everything.
“Nina! They—“father begins to say, but were short on words when I interrupted.
“We didn’t hate you…mother,” I could feel my total being becoming into existence.
What was once my ghostly frame became a bit fleshy. My eyes begin to glow like it did when the light bounce off it. I could feel a smile emerging upon my face as I stared at my parents. I glance at them as they gave at me in astonishment of me existing in their world again.
“R-Rei? Dear son…is that you?” Mother was now in tears as she turned from the door heading toward me.
“Yes mother…it’s me—your son,” I smiled once more trying to keep myself from breaking.
“How…how are you…here? Are you really here…with us?” Father now begins to speak after standing there in solemn silence.
“Not to be blunt, but—I’m here shortly to tell you something important. We always love you. Please rest assure that we never wanted this to happen. Things happen for a reason and that reason for us to leave you so soon is that we were needed elsewhere. We didn’t mean to leave you behind…we’re fine and being taken care of. We thank you for raising us to be the intelligent men that we are. Please no more mourning…I can’t stand the sight of you like this. Please…for our sake…live as if we never left,” I had to sound strong for my parents’ sake.
This is for my parents…I need to say it from the heart. This will be my last chance of ever seeing them again. Though, I can’t tell them everything especially about the part with Lucifer in it. It will break their heart knowing that I was sent to Hell to serve Lucifer. No! I can’t tell them that…it will only make matters worst. As I finish up the last word of my sentence, I notice I was fading back. I would be sent back to Lucifer within couple more minutes. My parents knew of my time will end soon by the look on their face. I smiled final feeling relieve of getting to say what I wanted to say to my parents after I died.
“My time is ending in this world…I have to return soon. I love you both and hope to be reunited with you again someday. Remember what I said…please…live…like we…never…left,” I soon faded from their sight, but not before seeing a relieve smile upon my parents face.
I smiled to myself knowing my words have gotten through to them. I know they will live happily now that they know…some truth of our well being. I reopen my eyes before seeing the same old room before I left to earth. I glance around a little daze to what’s going before realizing I’m back to serving Lucifer once more.
“How was the fancy trip to your hometown?” Surprisingly it was Ivan who was sitting upon my bed.
I glance at Ivan before turning away to smile faintly. Ivan stretched out his limbs before lying down upon my bed. Why is it my room is always the one to be invaded? A room is supposed to be a haven to only that person that sleeps in this sacred place. Has anyone heard of the meaning of privacy? I sighed as I shrugged off my jacket before tossing it onto my baggage.
“I have to admit...I rather prefer to ride in first class, but it will have to wait another time,” I have to admire Ivan’s curiosity and his concerns for me.
Ivan sort of reminds me of my father...always checking up on me to see if I was alright. I gazed at him for awhile before turning away as if to hide a sort of embarrassment that was occurring between the awkward silence we had. Ivan tilted his head like a dog trying to understand its master’s language.
“You’re one lucky man to receive uncle’s praise. When I first died and was presented to my uncle...I was never given the option to have my last will fulfilled. Though I guess it’s a different story between you and I,” Ivan turn from me as if to shield his hidden tears from me.
I gazed at Ivan in curiosity by what he meant by that. What could be so different between him and I. Wait a minute! Did he just say...when he first died? How many times did he die!? Is this his second time dying? What the hell is he?!
“Wait a minute! Are you dead like I am? What do you mean we’re different? Explain yourself Ivan,” I wanted to know the reasoning to what he said.
“To tell you the truth Rei...I’ve been dead for over 10,000 years. It’s only been a month since I committed suicide on earth,”
“Over 10,000 years!? You mean you’re the living dead? Are you zombie or something and how is it possible to commit suicide if you’re already dead?” I felt as if I’ve been lured into a trap by Ivan.
Ivan threw me his formal smile as he chuckled seeing the expression my face. He slowly sat up on the bed facing showing off his charms. How was it possible for Ivan to be dead for over 10,000 years?
“Meaning behind that my friend is that I lived many lives under different identity. I’m from a world that always can be reborn in different eras in a realm that was chosen for us from the grand sage of a village you grown up in. I had many identities, many friends, many nationalities, many powers, many enemies and many families,” Ivan explanation seems to be much clearer than any explanation that was given to me by Lucifer.
“So the realm that you were given...was earth? Talk about coincidence...finally I’m speaking with an Earthian for once,” I find myself warming up to Ivan’s captivating personality.
“An Earthian? I’m not so sure about you being a human from earth. I had heard of the word earthlings before, but this is the first that I’m hearing of Earthian,” Ivan chuckled before getting off the bed making his way toward the window.
“Sorry...too much of Lucifer’s dictionary can corrupt one’s vocabulary,”
“I agree on that,” Ivan let mixture between a grunt and a laugh.
“So Ivan, out of curiosity...are you married? If so, do you have any kids?” I gazed at Ivan wanting to know more about him.
I must have said the wrong questions as the room was deadly silent. Ivan’s smile slowly was shot off his face as if it was erased completely out of existence. He droop his head down as his hair dangled down upon his face completely blocking his expression he had from me.
“Yes...I am married. I have four children...two sets of twins. There names are Aya, Kira, Loki and Suya. Three are boys and one is girl,” his voice was a little hesitant to give out the information and a bit shaky.
“Not to sound nosy or anything, but…why are you really here? Why did you commit suicide?” It came out as a sort of whisper then anything I wanted it to be.
Ivan gazed at me with his sapphire blue eyes as if seeing all the matter, I was made of, inside me. He let a sort whispering sigh as he focus his eyes upon the window. He was completely expressionless, not even his smile was perceptible.
“I’m looking for…my family. They’ve been kidnapped when I was away on a business trip. I heard word from my father that they’ve been taken to a realm that is unreachable from earth. The only way I could have get to the realm where my family is being held hostage is…is to commit suicide,”
“Do you think…your family is here in this realm?” I hesitated to ask that question especially when Ivan expressed agony as if he was trying to hold back from yelling at me.
I could see his hands balling up into a fist as his hands begin to pale. Ivan must have gone through a lot especially to spend every waking hour searching for his family. I could feel my heart sink about bit watching Ivan stand there almost ready to tear.
“That’s one question I have no answer to. I’m sorry…that subject of my family is a dire hit to my heart at the moment. I wake up every night screaming, yelling and even sobbing of the nightmare I dreamt of each night; the scenarios of torment my family must be enduring. I have to find them no matter the cost! I will truly die if…if I were to never see them again. I truly love my family with enormous amount of passion. My love…oh how I cannot bare to live without. My love…the one that always drains all my negative vibes,” I could see now the tears Ivan was shedding.
“You know…if you need help finding your family…I could help you. I have a feeling that Eiri, my brother, might be behind all your pain and suffering,”
Ivan’s smile seems to reappear upon his face, but not the way it was originally look like. There was a sort of hatred mixed with the will to kill beneath that smile.
“Yeah…I already know he’s behind all my suffering. I’m sorry to say this to you Rei, but…I will be the one to bring an end to your brother’s charades. Oh and thank you for the offer of your help. I’m going to need every ounce of it…you’re very kind even after what you had to endure about the news of your brother being a Genesis. I’m truly moved by your bravery and I admire your courage and generosity to help me in my quest while finishing yours. Thank you,” Ivan turned to me this time with his normal smile upon his face.
“Not a problem…it’s in my nature to help those who are in need,”
“It’s a good nature to have. Sincerely…I truly do thank you for giving up some of your time to help with my problem. Thank you,”
Without a hesitant thought, Ivan drifted out of my room within a second leaving me behind with just questions I wanted to ask him. Maybe I should save it till he recovers from the other question I pierced him with. I staggered over to my bed feeling like I was beaten against a brick wall. I collapsed onto my bed now slightly staring up at my ceiling. So many thoughts filled my head as I thought of a true purpose of being here—besides the one I was given by Lucifer.
“How much more tragic events must occur in order to be peace? What actions must be taken…to receive the true bliss of the heaven’s blessing?”

[Son_of_Eiri_Uesugi]

Chapter 7: Ambush! The Struggle of One’s Might

“Aah!” I hit back against the wall of the barrier feeling the volts coursing through my body.
I collapsed onto my knees panting before staring up at a figure that stood motionless in the blazing sun’s rays. I groaned as I got back onto my feet feeling the recurring agonizing sensation I felt a few seconds ago. I held out my sword toward the figure glaring at it viciously. In a swift motion, I swing my sword vertically at the figure without a moment hesitation. The figure let out a yelp before collapsing onto the ground.
“Wow! You sure are amending your strikes in your normal form beautifully now,” Ivan stood to his feet dusting himself off as the barrier faded at the snap of his fingers.
“You really think my striking is enhancing? I still say it needs more tuning before I could take on a Genesis,” I slowly sheathed my sword before heading toward the house with Ivan.
“That’s because you’re such a critic to your own advancement toward your combat skills. As a professional martial artist like myself, I say your balance and positioning has really improved since last week when you survive uncle’s eight hour lunacy,” Ivan opened the door the house letting me walk in first before following me in.
“Not to mention Lucifer’s critic personality on tactics I took to try bring him down,” I found myself chuckling along with Ivan.
Ivan quickly locked up before heading toward the living room where Doku was watching AMV on youtube. He slowly pulled out two Tasers from his pocket with a smirk. I eyed Ivan with widened eyes not believing what he’s about to do. He silently turns the Taser up to maximum voltage before reluctantly lowering it to Doku’s neck. Swift like atmospheric electricity, Ivan pressed the ends of the Tasers to Doku’s neck. Doku promptly leaped out of the desk chair. His head barges through the ceiling as he dangled there propels his foot back and forth while gnarling audibly. Ivan dropped to ground in laughter as well did I. His eyes were filled with tears from laughing too hard. I felt like I was going to collapse from lack of air as I continue to laugh.
“Damn it Ivan! I’m going to kill you–once I figure out how to get my head loose from the ceiling,” Doku murmured struggling to free his head from the ceiling.
“Too late! You’re killing me with laughter. Hold on let me get the camera,” Ivan quickly got a hold of Lucifer’s digital camera.
Ivan begins to snap a few photos of Doku’s head being jabbed in the ceiling. He quickly after got onto the computer downloading the photos off of Lucifer’s digital camera onto the desktop. He after sends the photos to everyone on the internet snickering evilly. As soon as Ivan sent the photos, I could hear Doku explode in a sort of angry, playful way. Doku pushed his head out of the ceiling playfully glaring at Ivan. I could tell they knew each other for a while already. They knew each other’s limits and they don’t have looks to kill each other. I watch as Doku dashes after Ivan as Ivan races up the stairs laughing. I smiled remembering Eiri chancing after me as we both burst into laughter. If only I was my unsophisticated self again believing that my brother actually cares for me. I shook my head at the two of them as they create a chaotic racket throughout the house. I paced up the stairs heading toward my room. I entered the room slowly shutting the door, careful not to make a sound.
“I’m sure no one heard that. How considerate of you to think of others who are sleeping,” I already knew who was speaking without even having to turn around.
I could feel a chilling glare being placed upon me. I slowly turned around seeing Lucifer sitting straight up on the bed looking like he just woke up. I chuckled nervously as Lucifer kept glaring viciously at me.
“Your laughter has cut off my beauty sleep. I hope you acknowledge that manners do exist within this domain as well,”
I softly chortled to myself at what Lucifer said to me. Beauty sleep? If that’s what he calls what he was doing a beauty sleep…I wonder what he calls his so-called nap in the evening. Lucifer’s glower sharpens instantaneously at my cerebrate. I gulped realizing he was reading my thoughts as I spoke it in my mind. I took a step back toward the door chuckling skittishly.
“You know what…I’ll just let you get your beauty sleep. Don’t mind me I was just leaving to get something to eat,” I quickly jolted toward the door frantically.
Though that proves otiose as I felt myself froze as I stood there incapable of moving my limbs. Lucifer was already by my side within his usual formal clothing, but in a different color this time. He glared deeply into my eyes as I gulp hoping he’s not the sensitive type.
“That thought of yours going to cost you…big time. I was going to let you off with an admonishing for waking me up. Now…I’m not so sure as to leave you alone. Now you have to pay the aftermath for that mind of yours,”
“Ehehehe…I was ridiculing, Lucifer. Wait! That didn’t come out right. Come on you know I didn’t mean any harm by that,” I gulped hoping I don’t have to pay with my body being involved.
“Oh…you were joking. That’s a different story. I must have misunderstood interpreting that revilement tone of your thought,” Lucifer slowly begins to lift up his hand as I felt myself now levitating within the air.
“Yeah that must be it! Now—if you be so kind is to let me go, I’m sure we can negotiate this misunderstanding,” I chuckled nervously.
“I don’t concur on that matter,” Lucifer swung his hand forward in a swift motion.
I felt like I was thrown by buffed up man as I fell upon the bed. Within seconds, Lucifer hovered over me with a smirk upon his face. I gulped knowing Lucifer’s smirk was never a good sign on my behalf. I threw a kick toward Lucifer, but he simply caught it within seconds. Lucifer eyed my zipper shirt before it slowly begins to unzip itself. It wasn’t fair! Lucifer was using his abilities to fulfill out sexual commands. Without me knowing, Lucifer was slyly fondling my chest with his tongue. I gasped before quickly cupping my mouth with my hands as I tightly shut my eyes. I knew my face was reddening as Lucifer’s tongue now brushed against my nipples. I never felt this sensation before in my life . . . not just because I’m a virgin, but this feeling had when I’m near Lucifer. I want this damn jerk to stop . . . but . . . oh. This feeling . . . it feels–it feels so good.
“Heh heh . . . shouldn’t you being saying that little louder to me?” Lucifer was now staring at me licking his lips.
“What you say you–“
Lucifer quickly slips his hands down my pants cradling my member within less than a second. His quick movement silence me as I found myself arching my back like last time Lucifer did this to me. I still had my hands cupped over my mouth trying my hardest to not bring any hints to how good this feels. Once again Lucifer has me going through loops like before. I feel like I’m a dog on the leash except the leash is attached to my crotch. When tugs on the so called “leash” I either react to it immediately. I could hear Lucifer chuckle as the pleasuring begins to take place. The massaging rhythm Lucifer created left me breathless and swooned.
“Heh heh . . . kawaii,” I thought I would never hear my hometown language being used by a debauching man like him.
“Sh–shut up!” It accidentally slipped out as a moan.
Lucifer expression quickly changes after technically hearing me purr out the words. His rhythm quickens a bit still chuckling completely enjoying my torment. I am not something to be handle like this. I don’t like to be man-held especially by him. But . . . why does it have to feel soo . . . good! Lucifer use his free hand to untangle my hands free from my mouth. He somehow made me look into his eyes as he just smirks sinisterly at me.
“Enjoying yourself aren’t we? Does someone want to go to stage 2?” Lucifer was mocking me–I knew he was.
I try my best to hold my voice in, but it suddenly came out as soft blissful moan. Damn Lucifer for catching me off guard. Damn him for using his powers...to pleasure me! Lucifer continues to pleasure me while pressing his lips to mine.
“Hey Lucifer! I was wondering if Rei is–DWUH!?” Doku opened the door and entered the room before freezing in place his mouth ajar.
“Hey Doku! Are they–and they’re on each other!” Ivan now stood next to Doku with widened eyes.
Lucifer let out a soft growl. He parted from my lips before looking over at the two stupefied men standing in the doorway. I thought to myself now would be a good time to escape from Lucifer’s grasp. Though Lucifer were still keen on me as he held my privates in a loose grasp. I pouted knowing wasn’t able to escape without giving myself pleasure at the same time. So I lay there with an annoyed look on his face. Lucifer let out a growl again before forcefully smiling at the two invaders.
“Doku–Suyaku! Will you be so kind is to evacuate from this premises!”
“But Lucifer–we was told to–“ Doku gulped.
While loosely holding onto me, Lucifer turn his gaze toward Doku and Ivan. He let out a sort of hissing sound before revealing a sinister smirk. He licked his lips with an evil plotting look on his face.
“If I assume correctly–your asking of me if you want to join this little “party” I’m hosting with Rei. I wouldn’t mind if you want to join the fun Mr. Kurochi–nephew,”
Ivan backed away with widened eyes as he gulp with sweat running down his forehead. Lucifer eyed Ivan letting out an evil chuckle escape his lips.
“You remember the last time I was interrupted from my fun–don’t you dear nephew?”
“No! That’s not necessary to repeat the past uncle! I just remembered something...I...I promise Neko I would go shopping with her. What’s that Neko...you say your ready to go? Well looks like I got to go see you later! Sorry Rei–you’re on your own on this,” Ivan fled from the room in a blink of an eye.
“What about you Doku? Care to join us?”
“Oh my! Look at the time! I would love to stay for some fun, but...uh Baron needs my help with a few things. Have fun Rei!” Doku sped out of the room in a hurry.
Damn those two leaving me here like this! But hey I don’t blame them for it. Though my virginity is at stake from being taken by a haywire deviant underworld lord! Lucifer pinned me back down on the bed continues to smirk. He licked at my neck while again commence the massaging rhythm once more. Not good! This is not good at all! He’s going to take advantage of me now! I could feel Lucifer slowly unbuttoning and unzipping my pants. Before he could go any further, the ground begins to tremble beneath us. The smirk on Lucifer’s face dissipates as a serious look replace it soon after. Lucifer soon glared toward the window with a vicious look on his face. He quickly stop what he was doing as he sat up sort of hissing ferociously. I quickly sat up buttoning zipping up my pants and put back on my shirt before staring toward the window. Lucifer hoped off the bed pacing himself as he makes way slowly over to the window. Before I could say a thing, I could sense a dangerous aura within the our area. I quickly jumped off the bed not worried about myself, but for Lucifer.
“Lucifer! Don’t go near the window!” I yelled out to him.
It was too late for the alerting. A sudden explosion occur right where Lucifer was standing. The explosion knocked me off my feet I collide with the ground with harsh smash. Smoke begins to suffocate the room depriving me of my sight. I was only concern for Lucifer’s condition for the first time as I frantically search aimlessly around the room.
“Lucifer! Lucifer–where are you?!” I kept snooping around in the area.
Suddenly I felt an edge hearing rubble falling before hitting the ground below. The explosion must have a ripped a hole in the room where Lucifer was standing. At that moment, I felt something grab a hold of my arm before I was pulled forward. As soon as I knew it, I had arms wrapped around me. I also realize I was no longer in my haven room. I was standing on a roof two buildings away from the house with a stranger.
“Lucifer!” I called out desperately.
“Quiet you damn corrupted boy! That whining of yours is giving me a headache,” the man had a deep voice.
“Corrupted? You’re the one that’s corrupted you snot haired monstrosity!” I squalled at the peak of my lungs.
The man swung a long, thin blade sword toward my neck with a glare. I eyed the man now with a serious expression upon my face. I was silent glaring viciously at the man. I might not be ready to take a Genesis down, but I won’t stand idly by for help. I wasn’t going to let this guy have me running with my tail between my legs. I’m going to make a stand right here–right now.
“Genesis number 04296. Level 14...the name is Aki Ureshi known to be called by the nickname the Deadly Silence. Don’t tempt me to make you my 10th victim boy,” even his tone of voice sounded daggered sharp.
“I guess this would me you my first victim then. You’ll be the first Genesis I would be fighting. I might be inexperience to this death god concept, but don’t let my looks fool you. I’m nothing you can advertize as child’s play,” I held my sword up toward Aki with a glare.
“You think you’re so unapproachable, but your just fooling yourself. How is it you’re the brother to the leader of the Genesis army when you’re nothing substitutable to him. I see only why you’ve been such a hinder to my lord’s heart,”
“Shut up! You should be grateful you’ll be the first to witness the new death god in action. I’ll be the one to teach you the difference between the perceptible and inconspicuous,”
“Perceptible and inconspicuous?”
I quickly held out my sword with a smirk on my face. I jabbed the blade into my chest before suddenly slipping away from view. Aki glanced around trying to search for me on the rooftops. Suddenly Aki was knocked off his feet as blood leaked of a wound I delivered on his arm. Aki grunted backing away focusing his eyes in each area on the rooftops. I swiftly ran past Aki laughing evilly.
“Come out of hiding boy! You don’t stand a chance against a Genesis at my level,” Akia called out sounding furious.
Again I ran past Aki still laughing sinisterly like how Lucifer would when he was training me last week. Aki couldn’t tell where I was or where I was heading. He kept glancing around trying so hard to spot me out.
“Where am I? Your eye seems a bit slow to spot my location when I’m in this form,”
“How the hell is it your speed drastically increase!?”
Again I deliver another hit to Aki right on the chest. Aki grunted as blood jets out of the cut I made. He staggered backward holding onto his chest while holding onto his sword with the other.
“You can say that agility is my special ability,” I cackled.
It was time to finish this foolish Genesis off once and for all. Finally I’ll prove to Lucifer how much he needs my protection. It will also show him how I want stand for the weak comments he shoots in my direction. I sped toward Aki ready to deliver the final blow that will finish him off for good. Suddenly Aki zips around blocking my attack before I could even present it. My eyes widened seeing my final blow has flunk.
“You might be fast, but the vibration of your movement is quite a hinder on your behalf. Too...detectable,”
Aki quickly slice me with his blade across my chest in one swift swing. I flew back a bit before collapsing down on one knee. I panted feeling the blood cascades out of the wound. Aki held out his sword again pointing the tip at my neck. His attack left me a little weary. I grunted glaring up at Aki viciously.
“Like I said before, you don’t stand a chance against me especially at my high level,”
I grunted as I put pressure on my chest to make the flowing of blood to cease. I wasn’t about to give up just yet. I wanted to prove to everyone that I wasn’t going to surrender no matter what. I slowly stood to my feet and swung my sword at Aki in a swift motion. Aki quickly back flip landing three feet away from me. I held out my free hand toward Aki with a glare upon my face.
“Black as night...lost souls of the majestic light. Drain the blood of a fool’s pumping heart...let this message of death be my dart. Calling from the depths of the graves to rise...send forth this fool his demise!”
I didn’t believe it! I actually was able to mimic Lucifer’s summoning spell. I could see the specter take form right before my eyes. The color was much different to Lucifer’s. This specter has black mist, but a purple ghostly skull. I could hear the specter screech as it flies toward Aki. Aki’s eyes widened as the specter sped toward him. He quickly attempt to move out of the way, but wasn’t quick enough to avoid the attack. The specter hit him full throttle right in his shoulder. The specter tore off his shoulder completely of his body. Aki yelled out loud as blood gushes out of his absent shoulder.
“Ha! That’s what you get...for doubting...me,’
I suddenly collapse to the ground feeble to move an inch of my body. I was astonish by how much energy was taken out of me just by mimicking Lucifer’s spell. I lay there subconscious to what’s going on. I grunted feeling my whole become numb except my vision. I still had my vision in perfect condition.
“A foolish mistake to use Lucifer’s spell. I’m surprise you’re still living even after mimicking it. Anyone who even attempt to mimic his spells suffers from aftermath death. Though it wouldn’t matter since you’ll be vanishing from this realm soon,” Aki jabs his sword into shoulder pinning me there to the ground.
I yelled out in agony as I lay there helplessly to Aki’s mercy. Aki quickly pulled out his sword in a jerking motion hacking more of skin than he first jabbed the sword in. I grunted not able to move knowing he’s willing to finish me off any time soon. Aki lifted his sword up high in the air above my neck. I could feel the blood drizzle down my neck as it stains my new shirt. He after swiftly brings his sword down toward my neck. Damn...this was it. My afterlife ends here just like my life! Why is it that I always look like the damsel in distress!? Damn it all! I grunted closing my eyes tightly waiting for demise to arrive to take me once more like it did on earth. Suddenly a knife came out of nowhere hitting the sword out of Aki’s hand.
“I believe you have our acquaintance with you. We would very much appreciate it if you would hand him back over without anymore scars thank you,”
That voice...it sounds like...like Doku. Is that really Doku? He came here–to help me in my time of need. Aki glared slowly, slyly reaching for his sword. I after heard a jingling sound on the side of me. I notice Aki stopped with an astonish look on his face.
“I wouldn’t do that if I were you. You wouldn’t want to lose another part of your body do you?”
I gaze up to see Ivan holding out his hand toward Aki as it begins to glow red. I can’t believe what I was seeing at the moment. They both came here...just to help me out. I really did feel like I’m part of a team–a team I can depend on. Ivan knelt down for me to see him as he smiled at me.
“Wow Rei–you look terrible,” Ivan chuckled.
“Shut...up...Ivan,” I manage to say before faintly smiled at Ivan feeling relieved.
“I never thought we would make it in time to save princess here. I’m impressed he lasted so long with a level 14 Genesis,” Doku snickered holding out his sword toward Aki.
I notice right away that their clothing were different from their normal ones. It look like a uniform you wear when you’re a mercenary. Doku look like he was wearing a uniform similar to mine, but the fabric was entirely different from mine especially the logo and color on it. Ivan had a uniform similar to a game I recall playing when I was little. His uniform were similar to the uniforms on a game I love called Fire Emblem. Of course his uniform would look like that since he is from royal blood and Doku’s uniform were similar to mine because he’s a death god as well. I just never knew they had uniforms for battle use only.
“Hey Doku. Would you do me a favor and take care of Rei for me? There are things I need to take care of. I suggest you take him back to the house. Things will get ugly if both of you stay here,”
“Why do I have to? You’re not the boss of–“
Doku stray away from his sentence when Ivan turn back to him with a serious look on his face. I remember Ivan telling me his family were being held hostage and kidnapper could be my brother. I have to also remember that this is not just my fight, but everyone else as well. I gaze at Doku as he nodded at Ivan in silence.
“Alright. I’ll take care of the kid,” Doku made his way over to me within seconds.
“Kid!? I am...not a...kid,”
My vision failed me as I lay there on the ground fully unconscious. I could feel myself being picked up into Doku’s arms still able to hear what’s going on.
“I never imagine to be seeing you here dear sweet Suya,”
“Still childish as always Aki Ureshi. Where’s the honor you once held high when it comes to battles? Picking on a novice shows little reputation of the warrior I once knew,”
“Do you like picking fights with him dear Suyaku? Have you forgotten the past already? You were once–“
”That was in the past! I was naive 50,000 years ago for ever making such an arrogant mistake like that,”
Wait a minute! 50,000 years ago? I thought Ivan said he was living different lives for 10,000 years. Is there something I’m missing here? Did I miss what Ivan really said to me or did he lie so no more of my questions would pierce through his heart? After a while everything else beyond that was far from my reach. I was flung deep into slumber unable to hear the outside world. It took four hours for me to finally awaken from my slumber. I sat up wearily before looking around for any sign of life. I notice I was back in my room and the hole from the explosion were no longer visible as if it never occurred at all. It felt like everything that happen was nothing but a dream. Boy was I wrong when I try to get up off the bed. I felt repetitive pain throughout my body before hearing faint voice.
“Don’t try to move too much,”
“Why?”
I looked over noticing a body next to me cuddled up under the blanket. I pulled at the blanket to see who lied underneath it. Though a hand quickly tugged the blanket back down so I wouldn’t see the identity.
“It would be a wise choice if you leave the blanket over me till midnight,”
“Is that you–Lucifer?”
“It’s a possibility,,,then again, I could just be an injured soldier that got caught in battle with a Genesis,” the sarcasm was a dead give away to who it was.
“Quit that act Lucifer! Your sarcasm can be spotted from a mile away. Where the hell did you went? What happen to you?”
“Mr. Forgetful aren’t we? The bomb was aimed at me remember. I fell two stories toward the ground, but luckily my nephew was there to catch me. How convenient that turn out to be. So I told him and Doku to find you since I knew you were going to make a bad decision. You try to take down a Genesis...didn’t you?”
“...Yes. I thought if I could take down a Genesis–everyone would know I’m not something to be pushed around,”
“When will you ever learn? You’re not ready to take on a Genesis in your condition. When you accomplish my training...you’ll be ready to even take down your brother. Anyways...I heard you successfully modeled my summoning spell without the aftermath to occur. I’m quite impress. I guess my training is sinking into the skull of yours,”
“Why are they trying to annihilate you?”
“No clue. I wasn’t given a straight answer when I first engage in battle with Eiri. It’s technically a war with no reasoning to support it,”
“Tell me something Lucifer–why me? Why is it, out of all the people on earth, did you choose me to be the death god?”
The room became silent for a few minutes. I could hear the sound of Lucifer breathing faintly. I waited for a response from him with my patience escaping my grasp.
“Your energy signature,” he finally spoke with a crackling voice.
“Energy signature? Okay, I keep hearing that, but I really have no background knowledge about it,”
“Energy signature–everyone has an energy signature. Humans, demons, angels, hybrids, fairies, spirits, vampires, werewolves–almost everything have an energy signature. Anything that can move by themselves or speak have an energy signature. Energy signature is also a way to identify a power levels. It’s a special scale that immortals go by,”
“What is the measurement for the energy signature?”
“Is this 21 questions?”
“Just answer the damn question so I don’t have to ask again,”
“The measurement for energy signatures are rated in ten levels. Level 1 is the highest rating there is, but is undetectable. Plus it’s rare that humans would contain that high of an energy signature. Level 2 is the second highest and most visible to detect than a level 1. Level 3-5 is normal energy commonly found in high rank immortals. Level 6-8 is energy commonly found in low ranking immortals. Lastly level 9-10 is energy only humans contain...meaning completely mortal,”
“What level was I at when you met me?”
Once more the room was silent, but much longer this time. Again the repetitive sound of Lucifer breathing echoes throughout the room. Like before, I waited for response from him. Lucifer took his time to respond back to my question. I mean how hard is it to respond to that question I asked of him?
“Shouldn’t you be resting?”
Of course–he changes the subject to avoid answering it. Why do I have to rest when I’m not the one who was almost got blown to smithereens!? Forget it! I’ll figure out the answer myself.
“Hey. I have my reasons to not answering most of your questions. Some answers is just better off left unsaid. Other answers...you’re not fully develop to understand or even comprehend at the moment. I’ll tell you when the moment comes,”
Man this sucks! Why is everyone keeping things so secretive from me? I’m always being left out in the dark by everyone I know. If that’s the case, I’ll keep to myself as well! As I sleep, I felt the bed move before the disturbance faded away. I could hear the door open before hearing footsteps around the room. What was Lucifer up to now? Who cares! I’m tired of playing spy with him. Suddenly I could hear another sound of footsteps within the room as well.
“Suyaku–what are you doing here?”
“We need to talk. Is it alright if I talk to you in here?” Ivan sounded anxious from the sound within his voice.
“Sure–Rei has been asleep for three hours already. Nothing wakes that kid up...not even the atomic bomb,”
Hmm...what’s Ivan doing in my room? He sounds so–serious. His family must be bothering him...or I must be dreaming this up. If I really am dreaming this up, this is one freaky dream that is going in my book.
“It’s about Rei. I don’t think you should be involving him into this war. You’re getting a bit too close to him. You mustn’t forget about the curse He placed upon us. You remember what happen to the other ones you got close to,”
Huh? What’s Ivan talking about? What is this curse Ivan is speaking of? Who are these “other ones” he’s talking about?
“I’m not getting close to him nephew. I’m afraid he’s getting too close to me. His curious attraction is causing me to steer in his direction as well. I haven’t forget about the curse Suyaku...but you...surely you have forgotten it yourself,”
“Yes, I’ll admit to that. I have forgotten the curse that was placed upon me. Now I’m paying the price for it. I’ve been searching day and night for them desperately,”
Ivan must be talking about his family that he’s searching for. That’ll probably explain why he’s always in and out of the house from time to time. The only part I didn’t hear from him was that the kidnaping was caused by a curse.
“You mean you’re looking for Kuruname Urahara, present name now is Akia Takahashi ...you’re spouse correct? I seen your lover and your kids being taken to the tower of purity. The barrier around it; even I couldn’t even leave a scratch. I’m sorry if this doesn’t help you further to rescuing your love ones,”
“No...it proves much of a help in my search. Thank you, but breaking that barrier will prove much of a hinder to me. I’ll need our group’s help on this problem. I might be wrong, but his “majesty” could be lingering within that tower watching over us. We have to stop his menacing plans before we’re wiped off the entire universe,”
“You leave that for me to worry about. You just keep your mind focus on your family. For now I will need time to train Rei to prepare for an all out war against the Genesis. You just prepare for that...understood?”
“Yes uncle. Oh and uncle,”
“What is it Suyaku?”
“What ever you do...do not get any closer to Rei than you are now. In the end...you’ll just end up hurting him. Worst to come if he finds out the truth...it will all be over for us and the chance to win the war. I also do want to end up losing a beloved uncle,”
“Aw...you do care for your dear uncle,”
“I mean it Lucifer! We can’t afford another massacre like the war we had in 1342. We need Rei to help claim victory over the corrupted alliance. The Bloody Mist was a hideous war that left our army scarred and forever change,”
The Bloody Mist? Was that the war they were talking about in1342? Why does it sound familiar? Also what is this talk about Lucifer hurting me if he get close to me? What truth is Ivan speaking of?
“Don’t remind me of that! Look you have my word. I won’t get any much closer to Rei anymore,”
“Good. Now...sorry to bother you of this hindering thought I had. Sleep well uncle and no wandering off to torment the souls tonight. You need to recuperate back to full health,”
“Yeah yeah yeah! I know I know. Just stop being a worrywart just like your mother. You need to get some sleep as well...and wrap new bandages on your wound. You’re starting to leak blood on my floor,”
Ivan was injured? When did that happen? Wait! It must have been the fight that could have occur between him and Aki. Poor Ivan. I could hear Lucifer making his way back to the bed. He plopped down on the bed as heavy sigh escaped his lips. I could feel the blanket being tugged back over him.
“Don’t get to close to Rei he said. I’m afraid it’s too late for that nephew. I’m too deep to escape this...this feeling that is linking me to him. This feeling...I’ll never give this up for anything. Though I can’t let Rei find out about this–he might think I’ve become soft,”
I must be hearing things. This got to be a dream. Lucifer speaking like that–it’s just my imagination. Before I knew it, I felt Lucifer wrap his arms around me in a gentle way. I could feel something press against my lips faintly before being pulled away quickly. His arms were fasten around me as if it would never become undone ever again.
“It will just be my little dark secret for only your ears...when you’re in this state,”

[Son_of_Eiri_Uesugi]

Chapter 8: The Unraveling Motif

It has been two weeks as my training progress through the months I’ve been here in Hell. I have been improving with manipulating my powers of death god wisely than before. I also improve on my communication with everyone I’ve trained with. Even with the person I sort of hated when I first met him–Lucifer. I find myself getting closer to him each day I trained with him. I just hope our communication doesn’t escalate any further. I lied there on the grassy ground staring up at the blue sky after training nonstop from 1 in the morning till noon. I shut my eyes relaxing letting the wind brush against my skin. I was at total peace with nature and with myself smelling the fragrance around me. Though, I suddenly felt a severe pain around my crotch. I swiftly sat up in sort of fetal position feeling every ounce of agony. I found myself coughing groaning at how much aching I was feeling.
“Are you lollygagging again? I told you once your 25 minutes of break time is up you were to report back to the training area pronto,” Lucifer stood there with his foot compressed down on my chest.
“You don’t have to stomp on my members! You need to get your head fix you jerk,” I pushed his foot off my chest.
“Oh! Will you be the mechanic to fix it? Are you offering to fix my head?”
I was about to respond when I became waver. I rethought about what I was going to say toward Lucifer’s comment. Within seconds, I glared at Lucifer with an annoyed look on my face. Lucifer eyed me with a deviant smirk I never seem to miss.
“That is not what I meant you pervert. I meant your head that contains a face not the one that just spits,”
“Oh that head. You really need to reword your sentences when around me. Being specific is necessary to get a point across you know,” Lucifer smirked.
“Wipe that smirk off your face Lucifer. I don’t find that as amusing like you do,” I was now sitting normal as the pain faded away.
“Really? The expression you have right now tells a different story,”
“It does not! You’re lying!”
Lucifer grabbed me by the arm pulling me close to him. For some reason this seems familiar not considering the fact that he repeats this nonsense a lot of times. The way he’s holding onto my arm seems faintly familiar than the other times I can remember. Lucifer had his usual smirk on his face every time he stares at me. I sort of gave Lucifer a glare a little bit weary still from his training.
“Your glares are getting softer than when we first met. Are you having a change of heart toward me?”
“I have no idea what you’re talking about,” I turn away from Lucifer hating when he stares at me with those eagle’s eyes of his.
“I bet you do. Tell me something–Rei. Why is it your mind has more thoughts concerning me?” Again Lucifer can see right through me without his powers as if I were a book filled with imagery.
“What!? They’re hateful thoughts directed at you,” I snorted pulling at my arm, but he kept me close that I could feel his breath upon my neck.
“But it concerns me isn’t that right? Sooner of later those “hateful thoughts” will be converted by your own curiosity, sexual desire and needs,” Lucifer finally let go after pressing his lips against my neck.
“You’re talking crazy again. Curiosity, sexual desire and needs? I show no characteristics of any curiosity, sexual desire or needs toward you!” I wipe my neck clean of Lucifer’s kiss.
“Well see Rei…for now I’ll cut some slack on your training. I’ll ask Baron to prepare a meal so it will be done when we arrive,”
“Really! That’s sounds excellent! I’m starving,” I begin walking off.
“Not just yet speedy demon. There is a condition to this generosity,” I stopped dead in my tracks.
I turned around facing Lucifer with an annoyed look on my face. I walk back toward Lucifer wanting to hit him square in the face. Lucifer just stared at me in anticipation as if he’s waiting for a reaction or a response to escape my lips. I end up giving in to his request without him saying it.
“Condition!? You just said you’ll cut me some slack!” I found out I was snarling it out into words that were understandable.
“I’m afraid you misunderstand me. I said I’ll cut some slack on your training—not on you. I’m not called Satan for no reason my dear. My kindness comes with a price—everyone knows that,”
“Fine! What is your damn condition!? Hurry up and say it before I change my mind!” I crossed my arms glaring at Lucifer with demanding eyes.
Lucifer eyed me sort of swooned by what he heard. He revealed a smirk on his face showing his true motive. I quivered knowing I won’t be able to escape now. He leaned forward having his head a few inches near mine. He after stared deep within me from the corner of his eyes still having that smirk on his face.
“Giving yourself up fully to me sounds like a fair trade for my kindness,” Lucifer whispered into my ear in a seductive tone.
“What! I am not—“
“If you don’t agree to this term…we go back to stage one. What I mean by that is…well torment could be another option,”
This sucks! He’s not going to make my life any easier. Well of course he’s not—he’s Satan for heaven’s sake! He’s putting me at a lose-lose situation. What was I suppose to say to do with consequence to hit me all at once. What am I to do!? I stared at Lucifer for few seconds before swiftly turning away. I was a rock in a hard place now.
“I give! Just keep your end of the bargain!” I glared toward the horizon viciously.
Damn Lucifer for making my life unfair! I mean I know that it’s his job, but why me!? Why is it I’m always the one he picks on? Am I that of a pushover? I got to be more stern like Ivan.
“Don’t worry–I will surely keep this deal strong and firm,” Lucifer slide his tongue against my cheek.
“Hey! Don’t do that!” I shove Lucifer away, but he just pulled me closer to him with a smirk on his face.
“I can do whatever I want with you now. That is the deal,”
“I didn’t say—“
“By giving yourself up 100%, I’m able to have access to what I want. This includes doing some outrageous things to you my dear Rei,”
“Outrageous—things? Do I even dare ask what might be those outrageous things?”
“Meet me at your room and I’ll demonstrate those “outrageous things” I could do to you,”
“Uh—I rather not. I got the picture to that,” I could see goosebumps appearing on my arms.
“Well…we should head back to the house. I already sent a message to Baron to prepare a meal for all of us,” Lucifer begins walking back toward the house.
“Wait a minute! Hey! Did you hear me clearly!? I said the demonstration were not necessary. Hello? Get back here Luicfer!” I chase after Lucifer as he chuckles sinisterly.
I walk side by side with Lucifer staring down at the ground. Suddenly Lucifer grab a hold of my hand entwining his fingers with mine. I gulped before looking away as I blush a sort dark red glow. I gave myself completely to Lucifer. Was I insane or something? I should have accepted torment over surrendering myself to him. Now I’m vulnerable to Lucifer’s ambush. I let out a sigh as I drag my feet across the ground. I could hear Lucifer chuckle before pressed his lips against my cheek. I pulled away as my blush deepens as I glared at Lucifer as he turns his head. I shook my head as I face forward. We walk a couple more miles seeing the house on the horizon, but still a few more miles were left between us. Suddenly Lucifer pulled me close glancing around viciously.
“Why’d you stop? Is something wrong Lucifer?” I begin to search the area.
“That stench—I know it all too well. Come out of hiding you vile mongrel!” Lucifer growled.
“Oh my! I don’t smell that bad. Compare to you, at least I have the decency to look presentable,”
I begin looking around for the culprit. His identity was well hidden, but his energy signature was easily detected. I turn my gaze toward Lucifer seeing an aggressive expression upon his face. It’s not the first time I’ve seen that face before. He always would give me that face when I mess up during training. Though this expression wasn’t his average anger expression. It’s more intense and hatred was not to far to being expressed through this look. Lucifer stepped forward looking around viciously.
“Show yourself you vile lapdog!”
I could sense a disturbance within the wind pattern. Something wasn’t adding up to this at all. I quickly glance around focusing my attention on this Genesis energy signature. The Genesis’ signature struck me harder than being slammed by a wrecking ball. I fell to my hands and knees panting heavily feeling the force of the energy signature upon me. This signature is nothing I ever felt before.
“A rookie huh? You need to learn to pick your partners carefully Lucifer. Ha ha ha ha ha!”
Lucifer growled still searching for the Genesis in the area. I grunted feeling the weight increase as sweat races across my forehead. I was in pain and the genesis never even placed a finger on me. Am I that weak as to fall to my knees from just his aura? Lucifer turn his focus on me while being cautious at the same time. He slowly knelt down rubbing my back gently. He after help me back on my feet with care.
“Farewell lord of darkness,” a huge beam shot down from the heavens above heading straight for Lucifer.
“Lucifer!!” I quickly shove Lucifer out of the way with just enough force to get him away from the incoming danger.
Lucifer’s eyes widened as he landed a few feet away from the area. He quickly stood to his feet with widened eyes. He ran toward me with a worry look on his face.
“Rei don’t!!” Lucifer yelled before the beam struck right where I stand.
Lucifer came to screeching halt as he watch as his worried look deepens severely. Why did I save Lucifer? What was running through my head at the time? It was all to weird for me to understand. Here I am risking my life to save someone that could easily replace me for someone of a much higher standard than me. It doesn’t matter anymore though—I was critically injured. I lay there on the ground drenched in my own blood. I grunted finally seeing the Genesis standing with me in his arms.
“How heroic of you Rei Yazuma. I never imagine you saving Lucifer like that,”
“Shut…shut your…trap,”
This Genesis was a man with shimmering red hair with deadily black eyes. He wore a white and gold robe that flapped in the wind. He smirked before staring down at the stunted Lucifer who now growled viciously.
“Lucifer’s conversion will end now…and your death god training,”
“What! What do you mean by that!?”
“I’m taking you away from Lucifer once and for all. No more will you suffer by his hand,”
Suddenly Lucifer appeared in front of the genesis with a vicious look I never seen before upon his face. He pulled out his gun before shooting a few rounds at the genesis. The Genesis smirk before pulling a weapon out to deflect the bullets away in one swift motion. He quickly swings the weapon horizontally before a wind like crescent was shot out toward Lucifer. It hit Lucifer as he felt toward the ground landing gracefully on his feet. He stared up at the genesis with a glare poiting the gun at him.
“You’re not taking Rei from me! You’ll have to pry him out of my hands,” Lucifer roared.
“Such a deadily reaction for such a human like Rei. Don’t tell me—has the sinister lord become attach to a human? First you marry an enemy and now fallen for a human. You’re one desperate man,”
Wait a minute! He married the enemy? Could he mean that Sylene…was a Genesis!? What’s going on around here? Am I hearing this correctly? Lucifer took aim at the genesis’s head with his finger close to the trigger. I eyed Lucifer slightly dumbfounded by what I heard. Does Lucifer really have affections for me? It can’t be true!
“State your name,” Lucifer was enraged.
“What for? You won’t be living to long to remember it,”
“You be surprise how long I was living to long from wars I won for my former boss. Now state your damn name now,”
“If oyu insist—Kurai Takahiro. My genesis number 00742. My level is 32 and my energy signature is rank 2,”
“I’ve heard of you before. Kurai Takahiro, the only vampiric genesis of the whole army. You’re the captain of the espers. Your close to becoming the colonel of the entire army. What is a captain doing a job like this?”
“Orders are orders from lord Eiri himself. Eiri’s tired of you corrupting his brother’s mind,” Kurai smirked.
Corrupting? What does Kurai mean by corrupting my mind? I gazed at Kurai as he held onto me tightly. I was weary and didn’t know if I was perceiving this right. Lucifer only told me the truth about my deceiving brother right? Why would Eiri think otherwise? Why would he order Kurai to assassinate
Lucifer?
“Corrupting? I’m simply showing Rei the truth about his dear brother. He chose to fight along side with me—I did not force him,”
“Fighting along your side is always a bad choice. Everyone that is close to you fades away. Rei will suffer the same fate as Sylene,”
Lucifer’s eyes widened after hearing his departed wife’s name. His hand that held his magnum begins to tremble vigorously. I eyed Lucifer remembering this scene before. A deep saddening look appeared on my face as I stared down at Lucifer. Suddenly I felt the urge to build confidence back into Lucifer’s soul.
“Lucifer!” I called to him as he quickly look up to meet my eyes.
“I bet she’s watching over you...watching your every movement with a smile on her face. I bet she also didn’t mind being with you at all. I can tell she loved you...love you so much that she doesn’t blame you. Though...she probably wants it best for you to let her go. The more you mourn...the more she will weep,”
How would I know this? Who knows...as long as...he’s happy. What is wrong with me? I have changed a lot within the months I’ve been here with Lucifer. Lucifer stared up at me with widened eyes. Suddenly Kurai hit me in the back of the head rendering me unconscious. Lucifer growled coming back to his senses. I was still able to hear their conversation as I dangle there in Kurai’s arms.
“Touching isn’t it? Eiri’s brother cheering his master on. It disgust me to see such vile emotions being delivered to you of all people. I won’t allow it!”
“Heh! Was that the same words you said when you watch Eiri take my nephew’s family away? I believe your actions are the most vilest of them all. My nephew supports me not matter the case,”
“Oh really? Funny you should say that considering he’s–nah! I rather not tell you this information. Instead why don’t you ask your precious nephew himself. You’ll be in a bit of a shock for what he’ll say. For now...I’ll leave you alive to suffer without your precious love toy...unless you already have a replacement in mind,”
“Give back Rei this instant Kurai! I need him!”
“Oh? You do? If that’s the case...you’ll never will see him ever again! Aha ha ha ha!”
“No! Rei!!!!” Lucifer yelled echoed before it was when I realize I was no longer by his side.

I was awaken by a slap as I tumbled onto the ground. I slowly stood up noticing I was bandaged up with no scar left behind. I gazed at Kurai with a glare upon my face before I realize the change in scenery. I felt like I was in a rerun on a sci-fi series. This place was suffocated in gadgets, computer operated technology, wiring snaked from the ground to the walls and disappeared into the tiny holes in the ceiling and more. I gazed in awed knowing what it feels like to be in sci-fi drama or something like that.
“You done marveling at our headquarters technology?” Kurai eyed me with a glare.
“And if I say no?” I gazed at him with the same glare he was giving me.
Kurai’s eye twitch a bit before he spat at the ground as if he was disgusted of my behavior. He after walked toward me as I slowly felt his anger within his aura. He quickly grab a hold of my arm before viciously glaring deeply into my eyes.
“I would watch your tongue. You’re no longer in you’re master’s sight. Don’t tempt me on killing you because I will. You’re just lucky you’re the brother to lord Eiri. Now come!” Kurai pulled at my arm leaving the room we was in.
Out of the room, I see scientist hurrying past us in the other direction with gadgets I would imagine Doku would make in seconds out of scape metal. Doku always was making gadgets every time I found him alone by himself. He must have been an A student when he was in college. There were a lot of eyes directing at me as well as glares. Kurai tugged at my arm once more as we head off in a different direction. We walked down a corridor that a sort of blue glow the was being emitted by a wire that was embed into the walls, ceiling and floor. I wasn’t frightened–just a little weird out by this. I was in the genesis’ headquarters...by myself. Okay–I was a little spook, but this will help me build character...I hope. We stopped at the end of the corridor facing a huge, metallic blue steel door.
“Milord, I have return with the package you requested. Sorry, but I failed to bring down Lucifer. As you said he was well guarded...by your brother,” Kurai spoke into the speaker phone.
The door slowly open as a rain of light sprouted out from the room beyond the door, sort of blinding me in the process. Kurai grabbed my arm tightly before flinging me into the room. I tumble onto th harsh, cold floor still shielding my eyes from the light. I grunted feeling my agony from the wounds I got not to long ago. I slowly stood to my feet as the door closed behind me. I glance squinting my eyes trying to get a clear image at what I’m staring at. Little by little, the light begins to fade away as a familiar voice project itself.
“Brother,” I knew from the start the moment he mention that word.
I gazed up now able to ee my brother’s figure standing in front of a throne with steps before leading down toward me. I distrust my brother backing away from him with a soft, disgusted glare upon my face.
“Eiri–why am I not surprise to see you?” I turn my gaze from him now staring at the ground with a glare upon my face.
“Rei, do you know why I requested Kurai to bring you to me?” Eiri took a couple steps with his hand out toward me.
“How the hell am I suppose to know!? How the hell would know anything in this damn realm!?”
Eiri placed his hand upon his forehead letting out a sigh. He slowly made his way down the steps heading toward me. As soon as I know it, he stood before me staring down upon me. I quickly step back gazing at Eiri slightly shock.
“Stay clear of me! I don’t want to hear it from you. I’m tired of your deception! I’m tired of your damn lies!”
“Do I Rei or is it the one you call master?” Eiri shook his head at me.
“Now you’re lying to my face! How low will you sink to Eiri?”
“Enough!” Eiri projected his voice as it bounce off the walls surrounding me.
I stared at Eiri sort of shaken up by his sudden change in behavior toward me. So he does see me as a threat and not his beloved brother. Typical enemy stereotyping.
“It’s obvious that Lucifer’s grasp has tightened around you. I never imagine it to come to this,” Eiri gave me a sort of glare.
“What the hell are spitting out now?” I took another step back from Eiri.
“Hmm...it seems it has come down to this. I have a lot of work to do...to keep you away from Lucifer’s corruption. I was hoping I wouldn’t have to use this method on you. I guess it can’t be helped,” Eiri slowly slips a pair of gloves from his pocket.
I stare at Eiri with a look of fright plastered to my face. Something about Eiri right now...was causing me to feel uncontrollable fright within me. I watch as Eiri slips on the gloves before seeing sparks run across the gloves. I took another few steps away from Eiri more frighten than ever. I was trembling uncontrollably as well as my fear increased.
“What are you doing? Stay away from me!”
“I hate to do this to you, but you leave me no choice. You need to be purify for the sins you made with Lucifer!”
Eiri vanish before re-emerging in front of me with serious glare upon his face. He swiftly place his hands on my forehead as his eyes inverted to pure white. I cried out loud feeling electricity streaming throughout my body. What was he doing to me? It felt as if he was exorcizing me out of my fleshy vessel. My thoughts were being manipulated and moved around by my brother’s. He made me questioned Lucifer’s actions and plans he made to win the war. I was losing my own war against myself.
“Rei! Don’t let your brother convert you! You have to fight it Rei! Ah! He’s trying to rid me from you. REI!!”
I could feel a force that surrounded my sword. I felt my arm slowly reaching toward it. Suddenly the force, around the sword, send Eiri skyrocketing away from me. Eiri hit the ground sliding across the floor before hitting the wall. I stood there panting staring at Eiri. The door behind me slowly open revealing Kurai.
“Milord we’ve lost track of–milord!” Kurai hurried over to Eiri’s side.
I stood there holding onto my sword glaring at Eiri. How dare he touch me saying I need to be purified? He’s the corrupted one, not me! I watch as Kurai help Eiri back to his feet.
“Milord...are you all right?” Kurai place his glare upon me.
“I’m fine Kurai. It seems he is beyond my reach. Kurai–I want you to take him to the chambers. I want him–punished for his sins,” Eiri glance at me with disappointment.
“What! What sins!? I haven’t committed any sins. It was you who committed sins,” I growled.
“Seize his weapons. Do whatever it takes to invert his corrupted mind,” Eiri begins walking up the steps toward the throne not wanting me to see his depress look on his face.
“It will be my pleasure milord,” Kurai smirked.
Kurai quickly seized me stripping me of my weapon. He after placed my hands behind my back holding tightly onto them. He shove me toward the door violently.
“Eiri! I will get you for this! I swear to you! I will vanquish you with these hands of mine. I hate you so much!” I was finally pushed out of the room as th door closed behind me.
“You’ll thank me for this Rei. The truth is too unbearable for you to hear right now. I’m so sorry for doing this to you,”

Lucifer burst through the doors with a vicious glare staining his face. Baron, Doku, Ivan and Neko quickly glance up at Lucifer. Lucifer headed toward Ivan ignoring everyone else.
“Hey uncle! How was the–“
Suddenly Lucifer pick up Ivan by the collar of his shirt before slamming him against the wall. Ivan’s eyes widened as everyone else stood to their feet surprise by Lucifer’s strange behavior.
“Father! What are you doing to cousin?” Neko ran to Lucifer grabbing a hold of Lucifer’s arm.
“Stay out of this Neko!” Lucifer shook Neko off of him.
Neko gasped as she backed away with her ears lowered now. Baron eyed Lucifer concerned now before realizing a missing piece to this mysterious mood of Lucifer. Doku notice it as well as they both looked around.
“Milord...where is Rei?”
“Yeah! Did you get into a fight with him again?” Doku sighed shaking his head.
“Taken,” Lucifer managed to say.
“Huh? Pardon me? What did you say?” Doku had a puzzled look on his face.
“Why don’t you ask nephew here? One of the genesis suggested I ask Ivan what’s going on,” Lucifer kept his eyes fixed on Ivan.
“Wait a minute! Rei was taken is what you’re suggesting,” Ivan finally spoken up staring into Lucifer’s eyes.
Neko gasped with look of fright upon her face. Doku eyed Ivan now curious to what’s going on. Baron as well wanted to know what’s going on as well while having a worried look lingering upon him.
“You should now. A vampiric genesis–“
”KURAI TAKAHIRO!?” Ivan’s eyes widened.
“Why am I not surprise you know who I’m talking about? So...you do know something crucial,” Lucifer’s glare sharpens.
Everyone stared at Ivan with a shock look on their face. Ivan notice all the staring eyes upon him. He sighed knowing it has come down to this.
“If you unhand me...I would tell all that I know and what is going on. We also must plan an infiltration into the genesis’ headquarters,”
“I rather not. You can give me the details or lose your chances of finding your damn family. Right now Rei could be tormented or worst...he could be converted to their side. Rei is my priority and–“
”So it’s true! You never heard a word I said...did you?” Ivan was now glaring directly at Lucifer.
“What do you mean!?” Lucifer roared.
“Your attraction to Rei. It deepened didn’t it!? I warned you to keep your damn distance from him. You’re going to trigger a disaster between you and him! Sooner or later the truth will revealed to him. What then Lucifer!? It will be the end of you and you know that!”
“Enough!! Just tell me the damn information! I need to get Rei out of their before it’s too late. Well talk later!” Lucifer roared shaking the house a bit.
Ivan eyed Lucifer with a glare before sighing. He turn his gaze to everyone else as they stared him suspiciously. He turn back to Lucifer with a calmer look.
“Ivan...please tell us. I want to see uncle Rei again. Please PLEASE...tell us what’s going on,” Neko begged Ivan with a saddening look on her face.
“Alright. I’ll tell you what’s going on,”

“AAAH!” I screamed before hanging my head low.
Kurai stood in front of me holding onto the handle of a whip. I was chained to a cross with my shirt shredded covered in blood from my collar bone down to my waist. I grunted slowly lifting my head up to glare at Kurai viciously.
“Rei Yazuma...can’t seem to find any resemblance with lord Eiri. Your too scrawny and your mouth always seems to ramble on and on,”
I was silent. I wasn’t going to break not even if I was given a thousand lashes from him. I hang there loathing more and more of my brother. How dare he give permission to have me tormented! Kurai lifted my head up as he gaze at me with a deviant smirk.
“It would be wise to surrender yourself to us. The more you struggle...to more you’ll suffer for your stubbornness. All you have to do for a first step to purity is to tell us where your precious master is,”
“You’ll receive no information from me. Do you hear me!? None whatsoever!” I after spat at him.
“Have it your way then. There are always a way to make a man talk.,” Kurai smirked holding the whip in his hand.
With harsh crack of the whip, he commence the lashes like before. I shriek once more as one by one he lash the whip at me. Each lash seems to get more intense than the one before it. I continue to scream as I begin to think of everyone back at the house. I wanted to be back in my own room. Mostly...I wanted to see him again...I wanted to see Lucifer. I shut my eyes tightly as my thoughts focus upon Lucifer. I kept my hopes high knowing someone will save me from this place. I know...he’ll save me. Though something was bothering me at the moment. What Kurai said back there about Lucifer...would Lucifer really replace me? Wait a minute! Of course he will...this is Lucifer we’re talking about. But...he acts differently around me. So it mustn’t be true...or is it? After an hour of the lashes, my head sagged down as I fell into unconsciousness. I could feel Kurai lift my head up as if he was checking to see if I was dead or not.
“Such a steel front he has. One way or another–I will make him talk. For now, the rest of the conversion will have to be done tomorrow,”
I could feel the straps loosen from my limbs. I was then carried off somewhere away from the chambers I presume. After a half an hour past, I felt my body being placed on a rough, but soft flat surface. I could hear a door click close the tapping of Kurai’s footstep before hearing silence. I slept for what seems an eternity. My eyes wouldn’t open. My body wouldn’t even budge.
“Rei...Rei. Please you must awaken. We have to find a way out of here. Rei!”
I wasn’t able to respond to Yuki’s calling. I felt as if I was dying like before. Was I really...I didn’t know at all.

“Hey boys!”
“Hmm...well! What do we have here? What is such a fine specimen like yourself doing here?”
“I’m sorry...it seems I have gotten myself lost. I took a train and happen to fall asleep. I end up here when I awakened. Can any of you fine men tell me the direction to Shibuya on this map I have here?”
The men look at each other in excitement before walking over. Once the men reached the girl, they were struck on the head. The girl giggled before taking off her disguise. She got onto a walkie talkie with a smirk on her face.
“Mission was a success. Your clear to infiltrate the headquarters father. Is Doku and cousin ready to detonate the device yet?”
“Not quite, but well just leave it to them. They’ll get the job done,”
“Shall I accompany you into the headquarters as a decoy? I’ll attract their attention while you get uncle out of there,”
“Do as you wish my dear. Just don’t get in my way. Things will get ugly from here on out,”
“As you wish father,”

“Rei!!”
I gasped opening my eyes gazing up at the ceiling. The light shone itself through the barred window. I groaned swiftly sitting up to gaze around my surroundings. That was a weird dream! Oh well...it must mean nothing.
“Rei...thank goodness! You scared me nearly to death. Are you alright?”
“I...I think so,” I was deeply in a daze.
“That’s good. So...do you have an ideas how to get out of here? We better have a plan to escape this dump. Kurai will be back any time now to finish the job on you,”
“I know...this sucks! I wish...I wish Lucifer was here! I feel more safe when I’m with him,”
“You like him...don’t you?”
“What!? Don’t say such nonsense Yuki,”
“Rei. We both know completely how you feel. You’re in love with Lucifer. What’s wrong with that?”
“Everything! He’s a pervert, he’s sinister...he’s just down right no good,”
“Oh really now? Would you believe if I told you he has a heart?”
“Lucifer? Are you sure?”
“Oh yes. Lucifer was an angel after all. He was the most generous man of his class,”
“Really? How do you know these things?”
“Because I too was once an angel like him. I was the group of angels that departed from heaven when god send him away,”
“You were an angel as well? I...I never knew you were an angel,”
Interesting. I can never imagine Lucifer to be a kind man. The way he treats me doesn’t really convince me. I sighed still staring up at the ceiling. After a few minutes I could hear the door creaking open.
“Get your head out of the cloud Rei. Someone is approaching our cell,”
“It’s probably Kurai preparing to take me to my sin ridding torment,” I turn my gaze to the barred door.
As soon as I know it, Kurai stood in front of my cell’s door. He quickly unlock the door before jerking it open. He looks like something occurred–something not beneficial. He quickly grab a hold of my arm yanking me out of the cell.
“Ow! That’s my arm you jerk!”
“Keep your trap shut you filthy death god. Headquarters in level 5 lock down,”
“Lock down? Why is this dump in a lock down?”
“I don’t have to explain why! Just start walking,” Kurai pulled at my arm as I was rushed out of the cellroom heading toward haven room I first awaken in when we got here yesterday.
Suddenly Kurai stopped in 2nd level lobby with widened eyes. I eyed Kurai for a few seconds before gazing in the direction he was looking. My eyes widened as well I stared dumbfounded.
“I believe you have something that belongs to me,” Lucifer stood there eyeing Kurai with his sinful blood red eyes.
“How...how were you able to infiltrate the headquarters?” Kurai was appalled and amazed to see Lucifer standing in front of us.
“It was quite easy when you have charms like I do,” I now see Neko standing next to Lucifer with a smile.
“Also with the skills I have to hack into your main computer to temporary shut down your defense system as well as your alarms,” now Doku was there with Lucifer holding up his device with a deviant smirk.
“Not to mention the inside snooping of a use to be double agent,” Ivan suddenly appeared dropping one of the espers on the ground before it slowly disappeared into smoke.
Kurai gazed at them as they all gazed at him with a smirk. I can’t believe it. They really came...they really came to save me from being converted. I was truly happy to see Lucifer most of all. I couldn’t understand why, but I didn’t care at the moment. Lucifer notice my sudden smile as he winked at me. I suddenly flushed quickly looking down at the ground.
“Damn you Ivan! How dare you double cross us like this!?” Kurai had angry, disgusted look on his face
“It was quite easy really. I now know my place...it is to support my uncle in anyway I can!” Ivan smirked.
“Rei. Are you just going to stand there or are you going to rejoin us?” Lucifer smirked.
I smiled before running toward Lucifer pasting the stunned Kurai. Lucifer gave me a smile seeing my expression. Suddenly his expression changed as he now stared at Kurai with widened eyes. I stopped half way before turning around to face Kurai.
“You’re not out of danger just yet Rei Yazuma! I will not let you continue this sinful path. This is where your purification–begins!”
Kurai’s body starts to shine brightly as sort of gust picks up around us. Lucifer eyed Kurai carefully scanning his movements. His eyes widened as he turns his gaze over to me.
“Rei...catch!” Lucifer toss my sword toward me.
I quickly caught my sword wondering what’s going on. I couldn’t keep my eyes off of Kurai. I could sense it! I could sense Kurai’s energy signature being unleashed into the atmosphere.
“Quickly! Turn into a your form...NOW!!”
“What’s going on!” My body begins to tremble.
“JUST DO IT!!” Lucifer looked worried and demanding.
I quickly nodded before pulling out my sword from its sheath. My movements felt slow paced as I kept my eyes on Kurai. Kurai was now reaching behind him–more than likely retrieving his weapon. I held the sword out in front of me before thrusting the blade into my chest. I finally was in my form still wondering what’s going on. Kurai pulled out his weapon that looks like a gun fused with a sword throwing it up into the air.
“Too late Rei Yazuma! Time to send your soul to the Twilight. Crimson Heaven!”
Kurai quickly caught the sword before slashing the air twice creating an invisible cross. His movements were like lightning that I didn’t seen it coming. Suddenly a red ooze shaped into a cross sped toward me. I wasn’t able to dodge it in time even with my speed I had enhance to.
“REI!!” Lucifer’s eyes were wide.
I was soaring through the air grunting. Now I knew what cheese felt when going through a cheese grater except the part being rip to shreds. I hit the floor landing a few feet away from everyone. I lay there marinating in a pool of my own blood spitting out more onto me. Kurai smirked before heading over to me satisfy by the state I was in.
“Still breathing are we? Don’t worry I’ll fix that problem for you,” Kurai raised the sword high above his head.
I grunted staring up at Kurai as my sight begins to blur. Come on–move damn it! Move! I couldn’t move no matter how much I demand it to. I can’t end...not again.
“Lay a hand on him and your soul will travel to the Twilight!”
Kurai withdraw his sword before turning to face Lucifer. His eyes widened seeing Lucifer’s aura being unleashed. Lucifer viciously glared through his metallic silver hair. The ground trembled beginning to crack around Lucifer. Rubble from the ground begins to hover in the air circling around Lucifer.
“Akuma Kage!” Lucifer’s body begins to be shrouded I pitch black darkness.
Within seconds, Lucifer vanish leaving not even a clue to where he was located. Kurai’s eyes widened more as he searches aimlessly for Lucifer. Suddenly he felt his head jerk up as he stood there now staring up at the ceiling. What was going on? Where was Lucifer? Kurai groaned as his limbs moved on their own. His eyes rolled back showing nothing, but white and the veins within it. A few seconds later, his arms were cascading blood out concealed wounds. His legs look like it was sliced open as if someone was gutting him. Could it be Lucifer? If so, then is he invisbile? Kurai’s torment continue on more for a few minutes. His neck was finally slit before he hit the floor. He groaned laying there as his body twitches a bit.
“Sayonara–Kurai Takahiro,” Lucifer cackled.
Suddenly Eiri made a sudden appearance standing near Kurai’s body. Eiri slowly lifted Kurai back onto his feet with a glare. How the hell did Eiri get here and where? Why is he here? He grab a hold of Kurai’s head in a firm grip still glaring deep into his eyes.
“Purify...spirit repel,” Eiri looked like he was pulling something out from Kurai’s head like a magician pulling a rabbit out of a hat.
Kurai groaned looking like he was being pinched. Suddenly Eiri pulled Lucifer out of Kurai throwing him over toward the wall. Lucifer stopped himself midway glaring directly at Eiri. He let out a growl baring his fangs toward my brother.
“So...the murderous genesis decides to save a life for his master’s sake. Not surprise by the fact you won’t stop to think about women or children!” Lucifer circled Eiri viciously glaring.
What was Lucifer talking about? Murderer? Is he talking about...Sylene? Wait a minute! Is Lucifer saying that my brother–my brother killed Sylene? It can’t be true! It must have been Kurai! Before I thought long about it, Ivan, Neko and Doku was knelt down next to me. Apparently my pulse was being check as I felt two frigid fingers being compressed against my neck.
“He’s still alive Lucifer–barely. We must make haste back to the safe house,” Ivan announce to Lucifer.
“It’s the only way to save Rei’s life. We can’t waste time with Eiri father. Please just let it go for now until we’re ready to go against him and his army,” Neko was worried for me by the tone in her voice.
“I agree with them Lucifer. Lets just head back and plan our so called redemption in our own haven. We’re not ready for Eiri’s mysterious powers just yet,” Doku was scanning around the room checking every kinks and corner for any sign of movement.
I groaned turning my gaze toward them weakly. Ivan look like he had his arms around a figure. I couldn’t bring much focus to see the figure clearly. I could tell I look terrible...no...I look horrifying by the way Neko gazed at me with sadden eyes. I felt agony throbbing around in my body. Though I was not even close to falling into deep slumber just yet.
“So...I’m guessing you never told Rei the truth yet...the real truth,” Eiri eyed Lucifer viciously.
I saw everyone cringe when my brother spoke that sentence. I eyed everyone using much my focus to see pain being settled on their faces. The truth? That’s right! Eiri has been yapping on and on about knowing the truth. What truth is there that I’m not hearing? Do I even want to know the truth? Wait! Why am I thinking this? I don’t want to know! Nothing is the truth that my brother says.
“This crap again? Haven’t you done enough damage to Rei already?” Lucifer cocked his eyebrow at Eiri.
“Father...now is not the time for this. Please lets just head–“ Neko was begging her father to let it slide...I could tell.
“No! Heh...you turn out to be a genesis, you harass your brother, you stab him, had him kidnapped and last had him tormented,” Lucifer continued glaring at Eiri.
“Uncle...we don’t have time for this conversation with Eiri. We have to get out of here now!” Ivan growled as he placed my head on his lap.
“I’m not done yet! Someone’s got to tell off Rei’s damn brother what justice really means,” Lucifer seem aggravated somehow.
“That’s enough Lucifer. Backup will be arriving soon so we have to get out of here. You’ll lose this conversational war no matter!” Doku yelled.
“He’s right about that,” Eiri finally spoke in calm and collected tone.
Everyong eyed Eiri with widened eyes. I eyed Eiri wanting to know what the hell was going on. What was going on here? Did I miss the sign? Eiri shut his eyes now smiling shaking his head. He stared at Lucifer as if he was the only one in the room.
“I wouldn’t be talking Lucifer. So how is it that you know how Rei died? Aren’t the deaths of humans only recorded and created by the grim reapers? Plus aren’t the deaths kept privately away from the lord of darkness as well?” Eiri eyed Lucifer viciously.
Lucifer lowered his head down as his hair block his expression on his face. I glance over at Lucifer weakly not able to get a good image of him. Yet I could tell somehow Eiri’s question pierce deeply into his heart. I also could tell he was trembling as he stood there in silence. If what Eiri was saying is true–how did Lucifer know about my death? What is it about Lucifer that I don’t know about? I watch as Eiri knelt down by Kurai checking his pulse. Kurai was still breathing miraculously.
“Well..we’re waiting for an answer from you Lucifer. How do you know how Rei died?” Eiri slowly picked Kurai up off the ground standing to his feet.
Suddenly I slightly notice Ivan staring directly at Lucifer. For the first time Ivan’s smile was not visible at the moment. He had a serious look to him as he stared at Lucifer It look as though they were communicating to each other telepathically. Ivan made an angry face toward Lucifer shaking his head. Whatever they were saying to each other...Ivan was not prideful about.
“As you wish uncle,” Ivan nodded with his eyes shut.
Ivan placed his hand upon my forehead as I stare up at him still a little dazed. He looked down upon me with a grieving, upsetting look.
“Sorry, but it’s not your time to hear this. Forgive me for what I’m about to do. It’s for your own safety,” Ivan whispered silently as he can in my ear.
Ivan use his other hand and struck me on the side of my head harshly. I grunted slowly losing my ability to stay conscious. I gazed up at Ivan feeling my restraints dissipates.
“Forgive me Rei. Rest is what you need...rest and forget what you heard,”
“I...Ivan,” I was reaching out not to Ivan, but to Lucifer before melting away into deep slumber.

“Ooh!” I groaned.
I opened my eyes to see a sort of blue light in front of me. I sat up gazing around wondering where I was. The only lighting seems to be coming from this neon blue light. I rub my eyes gently before staring out in front of me. What was this place? Where am I at? I never felt an intense sensation of emptiness.
“Rei...you have come to this place at last,” now it seems this light was talking to me.
“Who are you?” I gaze at this light with squinting eyes.
“I’ve been the voice you hear in your dreams on earth. Do you remember any of your dreams you had?” The voice of this light sounded feminine.
“To hard for me to retrace that far. I’m sorry, but do I know you?”
“Yes...you do,”
“Have...have I ever met you before?” I was desperate to know whoever I was speaking to.
“I’m afraid not,”
“Then–how do you know me!?”
“I’ve been watching over you for a very long time Rei Yazuma. Please do not abandon Lucifer when he reveals you the truth. Please take care of him for me,”
“Wait! Sylene!? Your...your Sylene, aren’t you?” My eyes widened as I stare up at the light in front of me.
“That’s for you to decide. I must go now–please visit me again,” the light begins to dim out.
“Wait! Tell me what is my purpose here. What is this feeling I have toward Lucifer? Is it...is it love? If so, are you okay with it?”
“As long as you take good care of him. Please express yourself to him more. Please...don’t hide that feeling you have toward my dear Lucifer,”

[Son_of_Eiri_Uesugi]

Chapter 9: The Developing of a Sinister Love
“Sylene! Wait! I need to ask you questions about Lucifer. Sylene!” I sat with my eyes wide open.
I gasped panting heavily before having eyes beaming down at me. I gaze around frantically before realizing I was back in my room with everyone staring at me. Were they listening in on me? Was I talking in my sleep? I flushed brightly remembering what I was asking Sylene. I quickly pulled the covers over my head completely embarrass! Finally I could feel pain throughout my body pulsating as I collapse onto my back on the bed.
“Sylene? Did I hear him correctly?” Ivan mumbled to Doku.
“Isn’t that Lucifer’s wife? How did Rei come in contact with the dead angel?” Doku mumbled back to Ivan.
Angel!? Sylene is an…an angel? Wait! How does everyone know about Sylene and I didn’t!? Why am I being left out? Wait! Did Lucifer hear me talking to Sylene? Wait! Where is he?
“Sylene never cease to amaze me,” Lucifer came walking into the room after being retrieved by Baron.
I gulped slowly pulling the covers down seeing Lucifer standing there. Lucifer’s eyes were completely focus on me. That look on his face made me nervous.
“Thank you Baron for informing me of Rei’s awakening. Please if everyone excuse themselves out of the room. I would like to speak to Rei—privately,” everyone did what they were told.
Everyone exit out the room closing the door behind them. I gazed at Lucifer unable to bring myself to speak. Lucifer slowly made his way toward the bed. He sat himself down on the bed still not taking his eyes off me. His look didn’t seem the same like it use to be. It was much more gentle with a hint of stress. I tried to bring myself to sit up, but Lucifer placed his pointer finger on my chest. He gently press his pointer finger against my chest making me lay back down.
“Do us all a favor—stay in this position till you regenerate your strength back to full health,” his voice was sincere.
Lucifer motion to me reassuring that he was serious. I eyed him with a strong passion to ask him why. I end up choking on the words and the guts to say it.
“You saw her…didn’t you?”
Of course he’ll be acting like this! She must be the source of this behavior. Lucifer only acts like this when Sylene is involve. I wanted to throw my tantrum at him, but I just kept myslef silent. Why would he care of my condition? I mean nothing to him. He probably joked about that expression when Kurai said he had affection for me. I shrugged off my feelings before sighing.
“Yes…I saw her Lucifer. I saw Sylene,” it came out more of a sigh.
Lucifer eyed me with suspicions. His eyes lowered at my shirt as he tilt his head. He quickly grab a hold of my shirt and slip off in one jerk.
“What are you doing!?” I glared at Lucifer viciously.
“I’m checking your wounds you receive from Kurai. Is that a problem?” Lucifer kept his eyes focus on my wounds.
I grunted when rewrapped my bandages. How did I even survive powerful force like that? I watch Lucifer rewrap each wound on me. He was silent as he continues to rewrap my wounds. Once he was done, he focus his sights back on me like before.
“Do you have something to say to me? You look like you’re going to explode,” Lucifer can see right through me as always.
“I…I have nothing to say to you,” again I’m cowarding away like I usually do.
Lucifer glance at me much more softer than ever. What was his deal? Did Sylene told him to do this for me? I couldn’t figure Lucifer out at all.
“How long are you going to hold those feelings in? You had me worried to death when you were hit by Kurai’s Crimson Heaven,”
I eyed Lucifer slightly dumbfounded by what I heard. Was he actually being serious for once? What’s going on around here? It’s not like Lucifer to be so soft. Before I could respond, I was brought closer to Lucifer now within his arms. My eyes widened feeling a warming sensation I never knew he had.
“You…you were worried…about me?” My voice was crack and shaky.
“I thought my actions were clear. By the way—Sylene didn’t ask me to act this way…just to take care of you,”
So he was reading my mind. I wanted to yell at him or even scream to get off me. I couldn’t bring myself to speak an ounce. I felt myself held onto him tightly. I melted in his warming embrace feeling every muscle in my body relaxing.
“You never imagine me to be an angelic man—did you?” Lucifer’s words echoed within my head.
I slowly gazed up at Lucifer like an adorable innocent boy. Lucifer kept his gaze upon me as he smiled heavenly. What came over Lucifer to act this way? Was it me being in danger? Wait! So…he has affections for me!?
“I always thought Sylene was the only one that could figure me out. Now I know I must be wrong,”
“What—what do you mean?” I manage to say.
“You’re much more intelligent I must say,” Lucifer’s smirk as his grip around me tightens slowly.
I gulped now seeing Lucifer’s smirk on his face. He tricked me into a false sense of security! He lured me into his web like the black widow he is.
“Hmm…I never been called a black widow before. I guess I would be since I’m back to being a single man,” he eyed me with a smirk.
“Stop reading my mind you damn trickster!” I couldn’t bring myself to jerk away even though I knew I was being lured in.
Lucifer let out a sigh before collapsing on the bed. His eyes were fasten shut and his body lay silent. I brought myself to lay on my side as I stare upon Lucifer. Am I really…in love with Lucifer? It couldn’t be…could it?
“You know your acting sucks Lucifer,” a smile emerge upon my face.
“Who’s acting? You worry me to my grave, which has an irony ring to it,”
I had this urge—a yearning to be held within Lucifer’s arms. It was like Sylene explained to me in that weird dream. I do have feelings for Lucifer, but I guess it’s hard to accept being a…a homosexual. It goes against my manliness completely. Though not admitting my feelings makes me less of a man than being a homosexual.
“You got that right,” Lucifer interrupted still in the same position with his eyes closed.
I eyed Lucifer not knowing what to say to him. How do I go about admitting to things like this? It wasn’t an easy task to do. My eyes watch Lucifer in anticipation as something will occur between us. I slowly reached out touching the surface of Lucifer’s back. Lucifer didn’t react to my action. I let my fingers run down from his shoulders till his lower part of his back. What was I doing? What did I want…from Lucifer?
“Lucifer…I…I think…I think I’m in love—with you,” the words slipped out of my lips before I could shape it into sentences.
Lucifer just lay there still with his back facing me. I wanted to know what he was thinking. Will he shun me now that I confess to him my love? Will we ever be the same now that word got out about my confession?
“This is weird,” Lucifer could only say.
“What’s weird?” I gaze at him feeling my annoyed look slowly becoming visible.
“I didn’t expect you…to admit it straight forward like that. Your actions—has always been a mystery and a fascination to me,” Lucifer turn over finally to face me.
I watch as Lucifer hover over me—wanting something from me. Lucifer looked toward the door as if expecting some disturbance to arise. He lifted up his hand toward the door as his hand begins to glow red. It seems to me that he sealed off the room with a barrier. I’m guessing to not be disturb this time. He’s been interrupted several times when he was trying to—take advantage of me. He after slowly lowered his body onto mine. I could feel my heart racing as he place his hand on my cheek. Was I really okay with this!? Have I change this much? Or maybe I was probably use to Lucifer’s advancement? Or…or was I really prepare to go all the way with him…this time? Lucifer slowly lower his head towards mine. He gently pressed his lips against mine slowly shutting his eyes. My arms locked around Lucifer’s body. His warmth suffocated me as my lungs filled up with his cologne. He parted my lips as I felt his tongue flirt with mine. I shut my eyes tightly feeling his frigid hands invading the terrains that were dormant under my shirt. He departed from my lips before brushing his tongue against my neck. I gasped before covering my mouth so I wouldn’t make a sound. Lucifer revealed a comforting smile before continuing his perverted actions–I was clearly enjoying. He slowly begins to unbuttoned my pants before lightly pulling the zipper down.
“Hmm...you usually begin to fight back when I’m doing this. Have you come to terms with these feelings of yours at last? Once I start knowing I was given permission...I might not stop when you ask me to. Actually from the look you’re giving me right now– the word stop wouldn’t even have a definition when I get into that mood,” seems to me Lucifer suddenly developed manners.
“I...I guess I have come to terms with my feelings. I don’t mind Lucifer...just hurry up or I’ll change my mind,” I turn my head from Lucifer as my face reddened instantaneously.
Lucifer eyed me with a surprise look on his face. It soon fade away revealing a smile on his face. He focus his attention at my undone pants with a smirk.
“Speaking like that at the moment...are you trying to get me turn on? Trying to unleash the wild side of me are you?” Lucifer run his fingers from my collar bone to my boxer as he grasp onto it.
“I don’t know what you’re–“
Lucifer suddenly slips his hand down my boxer grasping my shaft softly chuckling. He begins to stroke the way he did before the genesis, Aki Ureshi, interrupted. The way he pleasures me...I’d never imagine he could be so gentle. The way he stares at me, the way he held me and the way he said my name...he really does...love me. I gasped now holding tightly onto Lucifer’s shoulders. I didn’t care of any intentions Lucifer may have to deal with my brother or the genesis. Right now my main priority was the man I never seen in Lucifer before. Suddenly I saw Lucifer lower his head down with a smirk.
“Wait! I’m not sure if I’m ready for–ahh!” Too late to stop Lucifer now.
Lucifer quickly slip my shaft into his mouth beginning to suck diligently. I gasped unable to hold back the pleasuring moans any longer. My moans didn’t help much as Lucifer’s pace increased. Every muscle within this vessel, cringed and tensed up. I felt like the air I was breathing was being sucked right out of my lungs. Lucifer continued to suck occasionally gazing right into my eyes. My moans seem to get a little louder as my back arched up. He stroke my shaft while sucking on it increasing the heat within my body. I panted before feeling something hard slipping inside me. My eyes flashed open quickly seeing Lucifer’s face an inch from mine.
“What are you doing!? Uh...I’m not ready...for that,” it came out more of a moan than anything else.
“That’s not what your body is saying...Rei,” Lucifer said it in such a seductive tone.
I cringed once more feeling my body rocking in the motion with Lucifer’s. I shut my eyes tightly once more hearing Lucifer whispering in my ear.
“You should say it now when the moment is right...Rei,”
“Uh...say what?” I moaned reopening my eyes feeling tears rushing out of my eyes.
“Those three little words you’ve been holding back from me. It will make this feel much better,” Lucifer chuckled continuing to thrust hard and deep.
My face redden even more as I turn my head away from Lucifer’s gazing eyes. How does he expect to say something embarrassing like that? I don’t even know if I have the guts to say it right in front of Lucifer the proper way. Lucifer brought head back to face him gazing deep into my eyes as if to search extensively into my soul. I bit my lip seeing Lucifer’s expression soften as gaze at me as if begging for me to say it. I shut my eyes tightly just remembering the pain and pleasure that was being given to me.
“I...I...I love you...Lucifer,” I was able to say finally after holding back for a few months.
Lucifer suddenly flashed me a heavenly smile as kept thrusting his shaft harder. I groan feeling Lucifer stroking my cock in a massaging rhythm. I gasped as I locked my arms tightly onto Lucifer. Lucifer smiled as he throws my legs over his back proudly. I groan more locking my legs around Lucifer’s back.
“You don’t mind me ravishing you till midnight do you? I don’t think I’ll just end it even after I climax. It will be hard to satisfy me,” Lucifer chuckled before thrusting harder.
“Don’t...don’t say embarrassing things...like that!” I groaned panting a little bit.
“Then you’re going to hate me for saying this,”
“Say what!”
Lucifer lowered his head toward mine with a smirk on his face. He chuckled a bit nibbling gently on my ear...turning me on even more. I let a moan still hearing Lucifer chuckling softly in my ear. Suddenly I could hear him whisper sweetly in my ear. He whispered sweetly in that voice...I found myself falling for.
“Dare yori mo anata o aishite imasu,” I didn’t understand what he said at the moment. I was too into the moment enjoying the things he was doing and the sensation I was feeling.
“What did you say!?” Only now I realize he was whispering in my ear.
“How strange. You don’t understand your own language. I said...I love you more than anyone else,” Lucifer whispered in my ear in that voice that drives me up the walls.
“L-Lucifer! Ahh!”
All night...over and over...we made love in a way no one could imagine. No interruption from anyone...no chaos or even a sign of evil was seen in his gentle eyes. He would often tease me, but that was it. I never felt anything like it before in my life. A sensation so pure, so soothing...I nearly melt near midnight. Our little session ended when both of us was satisfied.
I lay down on the bed tuck under the blanket hiding my red face in my pillow. Lucifer was putting back on his boxers and pants. I watched secretly as he finally zipped and buttoned his pants. He sat down on the bed pulling a cigarette pack out from his pants pocket. He took a long drag on it before lifting his head up toward the ceiling to exhale the fumes. I lifted my head off the pillow staring up at this addicting beauty before me. I was swallowed up in his appearance immediately. Suddenly I felt his hand upon my head feeling his fingers prancing through my hair. So soothing his hands felt through my hair. It reminded me of the sensation of his hands caressing my entire body all night long. I slowly shut my eyes relaxing in Lucifer’s presence for the first time.
“You enjoy yourself...Rei?” Lucifer chuckled.
I gazed up at Lucifer before feeling the pain from last night unveiling itself to me. Lucifer pressed his lips against my forehead with his usual smirk on his face. He was back to normal, but a hint of kindness was visible in the atmosphere around him.
“Is that a rhetorical question or do I really have to answer that?” I cocked my eyebrow at him.
“I’m not forcing you to answer the question. It’s just pure curiosity,” Lucifer stop running his fingers through my hair and took another long puff on his cigarette before emanating out more fumes.
I hid my face once more within my pillow searching for words to say. It was hard trying to put those words into sentences than I thought. I sighed feeling heat being emitted from my cheeks.
“Thank you,” I managed to say.
Lucifer turn his attention to me even though his attention was already upon me. He gazed at my hidden face with a smile probably.
“Thank you? For what may I ask?” Lucifer chuckled.
“For...for accepting my...love,” I was finally able to look him in the eye.
Lucifer gazed at me a little stunned before recuperating his expression. He smiled at me running his fingers through my hair once more. I shut my eyes like before enjoying the feeling of him touching me even if its to run his fingers through my hair.
“Rei...will you be mad at me?” Lucifer seem to have a serious tone now.
“Be mad at you? Why would I be mad at you?” I still was calm and collected.
“Uh...it’s nothing Rei. I just...I just have a lot on my mind. Hey...don’t think now that you have a relationship with me means I’ll cut some slack on your training. You still need to work your ass if you want to purify your brother’s soul,” Lucifer was trying to change the subject as he stood off the bed.
“I know! Same old Lucifer...how cruel of you to make me think you changed,” I softly punched Lucifer in the arm.
“I’ll take more than just your cute charms to change this dark lord completely. Oh...by the way,” Lucifer turns around facing me.
“What? What is it?” I gazed up at him.
Lucifer suddenly was an inch to my face brushing his fingers against my cheek. He pressed his lips to mine as he lay me down back on my bed. I felt his tongue flirt with mine and didn’t mind one bit. I held tightly onto Lucifer as I slowly shut my eyes. Yes...it’s clearer than ever. I am in love...I am in love with Lucifer. So what if he’s evil or not. At least I got to see the real Lucifer back when he was an angel. Lucifer departed from my lips and lay on top of me holding onto me. He buried his head in my chest as he grip on me tightened. I eyed as I flush a crimson red staring down at my new lover.
“Kore wa boku no mono da. Did you know what I said just now...Rei?” Lucifer chuckled.
I realize now...he was in pain. I could discern that he was by the way he held me...the way his shoulder rocks. I felt hot droplets collide with my chest still smiling trying to hold it in. I quickly wrapped my arms tightly around Lucifer. Lucifer had to decide between Sylene or me...he chose me is what I’m guessing. The wall he tried to build to keep me out...ended up crumbling by the builder himself. That’s what I’m guessing why the sudden outbreak that is occurring. It must have been hard to make this final option. I’m guessing...he finally was able to let Sylene go at last and move on. I felt his tears drip down onto me. He wasn’t sobbing...just taking in his last grieving is what I say he was doing. I smiled as I shut my eyes holding onto Lucifer as I kissed part of the forehead that was visible to me.
“Yes...I know what you said. This is mine is what you said. Kore wa boku no mono da. Kore wa boku no mono da,” I kept a smile on my face.
“Did...did I...make the right decision...Rei? Was it right for me...to let her go?” Lucifer revealed only part of his eyes to me.
“Boku wa soo omoimasu. I think so is what I said. This is what she wanted from me. She wants you happy right? Then she doesn’t mind right? Don’t you think so too?” I smiled at Lucifer as I run my fingers through his hair like he did with me.
Lucifer gazed into my eyes with what seems to be a shock look on his face. He turn his face from me...I assumed to wipe his tears. He turn to look at me again still lying on me. He gaze at me smiling heavenly like he did before.
“Watashi mo soo kangaemasu. I think so too. I believe you’re right on that Rei. If happiness is what she expects me to express...then being with you will help me express that feeling like I did before,” Lucifer eyed me with that smile I couldn’t resist.
“Lucifer...I love you,” I gazed deep into Lucifer’s eyes with a smile.
“I...I love you too...Rei,” Lucifer smiled.
Lucifer quickly pressed his lips against mine. He departed from my lips before lying down next to me. He slipped himself under the blanket with me. He brought my body close to mine again gently pressing his lips against mine, but more passionately. I could tell he wants to go for round two from the look he was giving me. I could hear his pants being unzipped before seeing his famous smirk unveiling itself upon his face.
“Ready for round two?” Lucifer let out a chuckle.
“What! We did three times! Wouldn’t this count as our fourth?” My eyes widened.
“Not exactly. Positioning doesn’t count dear Rei,” Lucifer chuckled more.
“Not fair! I’m going to be in pain in the morning,” I complained, but in a playful way surprisingly.
“Not my fault every time I look at you...it makes want to do it all over again,”
“Then don’t look at me if that’s the case,”
“Hmm...too late!” Lucifer chuckled before pulling me under the blanket.
“Hey! Wait! I’m not ready yet! You’re not playing fair,”
“Fairness is a conspiracy my dear Rei. Besides our deal kicks in as well,”
“NOT FAIR!!”

“How is he doing?”
“He’s recovering quickly...he should up and around in two days. Milord...what is your plan now? Clearly your brother shows signs of affection toward–“
”That’s enough! I would not accept that fact. My brother is not that way especially when it comes to justice,” Eiri glared at the doctor.
“My apologies milord. I was just stating one of the evidence one of our spies recorded,” the doctor eyed Eiri.
“No...it is I who should apologies. I’m just...swooned by the fact that Rei would choose the sinister lord over his own flesh and blood. Forgive my rage,” Eiri shut his eyes placing his hand on the window of a room seeing a body lying down on the hospital bed.
“Not at all. I would be devastated if I were in your position. Anyways...Kurai is awake if you wish to speak to him,” the doctor left to another room.
“Yes...I would like to talk to Kurai. I believe it’s time to move in and attack Lucifer brigand...then no one will get in the way of our plan to purify the entire universe,” Eiri entered the room now with a serious look on his face.

[kenji-chan]

um.... is there a part two to this cus i really liked it..... you did a realy good job on it....