Chapter 1: Prologue: Expiry of souls and the beginning of new
In a dimly room where it's made of old bricks, green molds were sticking on the wall as the smell of a dead rat can pierce your nose, cockroaches that keeps making their way in this room finding a food, rats that killing each other, eating each other just to satisfy their hungry stomach, cobwebs can be seen in the corner of the walls, spiders that waiting for its pray to get trap on their webs, a small window that was cover by three jail bars.
inside of these room and under the bright full moon that could say it was so beautiful and mesmerizing, this beautiful full moon was nothing to the one who's inside of this harsh room, messy purple long wavy hair, skinny white skin, dry red lips and an auburn eye filled with emotions but slowly fading away, a woman who's around 17-18 years old was inside of this said room. looking outside waiting for someone, to a someone who is impossible to meet.
"...duke...where are you...?"
the woman keeps repeating the word duke, while she was seated on her ragged white bed with cockroaches that wondering and pulling a hair strand of hers that lying on the bed, even her hair loss due to depression wasn't in her mind, she did not mind her surroundings as she still looking in the nightly sky while kept repeating the word of 'Duke'.
"Duke."
"Duke."
"Duke."
"Duke."
"...duke..."
her words were full of emptiness even if she was calling someone who's a Duke, her bone like fingers were gripping the bed sheet as it gets wrinkles, she begun to tear up hopelessly as she lowers her head and cower herself.
"UWAAHH!!!"
she raises her head and her empty eyes looked in a certain place, a place where an old wooden crib and a crying baby covered in a white dirty blanket to support the baby on cold. she quickly walks towards with her eyes sudden filled up of sadness to the baby that's crying.
She looks at the baby that's crying with an eye filled with emotions, Anger, Pity, Sad, Regret. Any kind of negative emotions can be seen in her eyes, she lifts her baby carefully as she gave her baby a breast feeding, she knows herself that her milk wasn't nutritious as she only ate one piece of hard bread with a vegetable that only got boiled and put a salt on it. Jakelyn stared at her baby, the fruit with the person she loved, the duke. as she kept swinging her arms with gentleness, it is a way to make the baby sleep between her shoulders. later on
a drop of water fell on the baby's white dirty blanket which also graze her cheek.
She did not realize that tears sprung up in her eyes as she bits her lips, she seat on her bed; as she swing her head to let her hair don't disrupt the baby. her cries were silent. a cry without noise but crying inside. as she kept crying one words came to her dry lips as she opens and closed it, the word of Duke was not the one that came to her mouth but instead.
"...Sorry..."
The word that came to her mouth was sorry, as her eyes were looking at the baby who's sucking her breast to fill its stomach, she kept crying silently so, not to disturb the baby in her arms.
"...sorry...hic..."
as she was having a breast feeding, a door that made in metal suddenly open, a person wearing a full body armor, except his head weren't wearing a helm, he has brown hair and honey eyes, the man put the tray that contain a piece of hard bread and a vegetables stew in the ground, He looked at the woman then snicker at the sight.
"It's time for dinner, Oh, duchess. pfft."
he soon left as he closed the door.
She only looked at the door with an empty eye, she then stands up while her baby was still; in her arms, she places her baby to the crib and let it rest there. she soon walks towards the food.
The rat and cockroach were already in her food fiesting her supposed to be food.
she tried to shoo away the hungry rats using her hand but the rats only gave her a glare, even a rat wasn't scared of her, Jakelyn has no strength left to even fight a rat, that's why she quickly snatches the stew and took the spoon, she soon took a scoop in the vegetable stew but she raises her brow.
A small cockroach was on her stew floating at the food, she takes the dead cockroach on her food and throw it somewhere in her room.
she then continues to eat and did not mind that a cockroach was on the food earlier. as long as it fills her stomach and have a milk in her breast, it doesn't matter as long as she can feed her baby.
every day is all the same for her, fore her, no matter what's the reason is the season never change, as her mind were filled with her child and the duke, but as many years soon pass by, her health and mental health gradually weaken.
---3 years later---
the child was now 3 years old, the boy already knows its situation, her mother who was now completely drown on looking at the window bar and calling someone who's a 'Duke' not minding whether he was here or not, his mother just repeating the one word.
"...duke..."
she will only stop when a food was now in the door, she will quickly run as to shoo away the rats and cockroach that became their 'Neighbor', the boy has a lot of question, a childish question that turn into sad and negative questions.
while he was pretending to be asleep, her mother would then slice 1/4 of the bread and ate that 1/4 of bread for herself, the rest would be given to him, she will divide the stew in their plate were his plate was full of vegetables while to her mother were only full of water with only 3-4 leaves and potato.
even calling his name did not came to his mother's mouth. the only thing coming to her mouth was the word of 'duke', he clenched his teeth, he wouldn't know his name if not on the wall that carved a name on it.
[ Edmund Jacques Celestia, my Child's name...]
the name that carves in the wall was his name and he knows who did those carves, he looks at his mother who was now again staring at the sky with empty eyes and saying the word of 'duke' with tears that won't stop until it dropped on her bed.
he looks at the letters that carved in the walls, he knew what her mother used was her fingers to carve his name to the walls, he looks at her mother then stare at her fingers, there was an old scar at the tip of her finger, those scars and abrasion was still intact between her skin and her nails was now dead and it has an unpleasant appearance. the crack in her nails and its brownish appearance made him clenched his fist, anger can be seen at his eyes while his expression was only frown yet cold.
he is an odd child, a mature child which was hard to be seen by others, he begun to matured due to his environment, the treatment that was given to him and to his mother. her mother's mental health gave a large impact in his fragile heart. it grows cold as he kept wanting to be notice by his mother.
do I wanted to feel loved?
do I wanted to see my father?
do I wanted to see my mother's smile?
do... I have a right to claim that wish at all?
is... that what I want?
is.... that... what... I like?
a large of confusing question was still intact on his brain, as a child who has a curiosity to such answers in his every question... those question was mystifying at the same time confusing to him, why would he think of that?
he was only looking at his mother who's staring at the window with the same word that coming to her mouth, even if he wanted to talk to her, his words won't reach her ears; as her empty eyes were looking at the sky with a word that making him angry.
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He was now 4 years old and her mother was still the same but her appearance gradually worsens, she has dry skin and lips and her auburn eyes was as if it's going to get out, her appearance was now like a living skeleton, her messy purple hair was now slowly lessening, as the hair that loss intact to her head keeps falling at her bed.
his anger is getting worse, the people who supposed to give his mother a stew and a piece of bread was now turn into half piece of bread. no stew or water.
that's why he gave the bread to his mother, while, he ate the half piece of bread, his mother without knowing anything started to eat with dull eyes devoid of life and a lifeless movement, she did not even look at her child but just started to eat and after eating she begun to go to her daily place. she rests herself into her bed that hadn't change for many years then begun to open her mouth and a word that came to her dry voice.
"...duke.... where are... you?"
he begun to tear up... he wanted to hug his mother.
he wanted to say
"Mama, why don't you love me?"
"Mama, that man won't come to you anymore..."
" mama... Why don't you look at me"
" mama... Who was that man that made you like this..."
"mama... I love you... why don't you?"
he secretly cries at his own bed as he cowers himself while silently crying, the word duke became a taboo to him, he was angry at the people who treated them like this, he was angry at the man who was a 'duke', he was angry at his mother for not looking at him, he was angry... because his mother doesn't deserve this.
when he was 3 years old, he heard some people talking to his mother. he doesn't understand everything but he knew and understood something.
"Is that woman still alive?"
"Yeah...but maybe years later she will die"
"haa... that witch who tried to kill Ms. Liline...no, after that woman got imprison here the duke made Ms. Liline as a duchess right?"
"yeah, that woman tried to kill Duchess Liline because of jealousy, the duke love duchess liline than her... doesn't she content back then that she was a duchess the wife of the duke? what a cruel woman killing the duke's lover... her inferiority made her become like that..."
even with those simple words made him understand something.
his mother was the wife of the duke, a duchess, an Ex-duchess.
but the only thing in his mind was.
" The duke cheated on mother? my mother loves him so much but he just cheated and made her become like this?"
what was wrong with my mother's action?
he did not know how high the position of the duke but if his mother was a previous duchess and the wife of that man, doesn't that mean she has the right to get angry? because a strange woman who was suddenly barged in; in their life then seduced her husband.
'Mother has the right to get angry because she is his wife...'
even though Edmund was still a 3-year-old child when he heard those conversation, he still understood everything and learn something.
" Mother wasn't loved."
he still remembers those conversation even now. he always kept staring at his mother but soon after, he also gave up hoping from her love. he became cold as he hides his feeling by talking with harsh words.
"Hey you bastards, give that woman some food to eat."
of course, this type of talking of him made his current life worsen but after so long he become use to it, talking in a harsh arrogant voice made him hide his true feeling.
at the age of five, the people who was guarding them, separate him to his mother who was now lying on bed, they harshly grab him not minding if he were hurt or not but nothing comes to his mouth as he was just looking at his mother who was now weak and laying on the bed getting walked by rats and cockroaches, her eyes were on the window the only light in this dark room was the sun and moon but still it couldn't hide that this room were filled with misery.
His expression made the people who was taking him flinched, he wasn't crying, he only giving a cold expression with cold eyes staring at the woman who was now in a vegetable state.
" Hey, son of that woman, why don't you make a tantrum huh? that bitch th-"
" Will you stop talking? you god damn son of a pig. "
his words made everyone speechless, the man who got hits by those words were none other than the warden. he wore a navy-blue uniform, clothes for a warden that guarding the prison.
with his round body and he was large and full of fat starting to his feet to head. he made an angry squeak and his face turn ugly.
"I WANT THIS CHILD IN THAT 'PLACE' RIGHT NOW!"
even with those commotion, her mother wouldn't even turn her side to him.
who said he didn't care about his mother?
Who said my mother is a bitch?
Who said my mother deserve this?
As he gets dragged on, he was still looking at his mother, there he notices her eyes tears up as she looked at him by moving her eyes. then her mouth open and for the first time he heard something to her mouth that isn't the word 'duke' but
"...ed...mund..."
after those weak and dry voice which is the only one who heard her voice was him, before he could even talk the door suddenly got closed in a loud noise.
BAAAM!
did he cry?
did he make a hurtful expression?
no, he still held a cold expression and cold eyes.
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"DON"T YOU DARE TOUCH ME! LET GO OF ME YOU BITCH! BASTARDS!"
Those arrogant voice with words that can hit a person came to his mouth, but what was hidden to those words were.
'Please! let go of me! I beg you! Miss! Mister!
he wanted to see his mother, hug her and say he love her. he wanted to feel her touch, a mother's touch, the sermons that he doesn't experience, he didn't even see her smiling, what only made him see was a suffering woman who was closed to death.
a misery child experiencing the cruelty of the world, of life, of the people.
after he was gotten separate, they place him in a white room, floor, ceiling, walls, everything was white, he shakes his head that made his messy purple long hair which it reaches his shoulder tip. his auburn eyes keep looking around, then his eyes locked on something, he saw someone at the right side of a wall. that person was also looking at him with full of surprise.
the person has a pale skin, purple long hair that reach her shoulders, she has an auburn eye, she was wearing ragged white clothes as a tattered brown pants.
he soon walked towards that person who looks like her mother, but this person was a child like him.
when he got closer to this person in 5 cm, he opens his mouth as the person did the same.
"Who the hell are you?"
he said, however, the person only opens its mouth, he raises his eyebrow and the person in front of him raises its eyebrows too. he became angry and the person became angry too.
after a few minutes, he realized that this person in front of him were him. this is his appearance who looks like his mother, a child that also looks like a girl.
that's when he realized that he got his mother's genes to him, he looks at his appearance, skinny bone like skin, auburn round eyes and his eyes were cold, he also has an eyebags, his eyes would be hard to see if he did not raise his bangs that covering his eyes.
while checking his appearance, his reflection towards a large mirror. the door open, when he looks and saw that it was the warden, he saw that he was holding some briefcase.
the warded place the briefcase into the table next beside a stretcher with shackles.
when he opens the briefcase, Edmund widens his eyes and learn what will happen to him, the warden looks at him and gave him an evil smile.
"What? you like to torture a child huh?"
"well, of course, you are the son of that woman, so you will end up like that bitch."
"Don't you dare call her that, someone like you who's a trash doesn't deserve to be alive."
"we'll see about that, when will you stop acting like that...hmm.."
the warden licked the knife he was holding.
that was the moment of a 5 year old child experience torture of a man who likes torturing people.
2 years later.
the door of the white room open and shows two large men wearing an armor, they walk towards the 7 years old child who has a shackles between his wrist and ankles, scars in his whole body that show signs of torture, the two men just smirked at the child but then hide it quickly, they did not know that the eyes of this child were looking at them as if seeing a prey.
"What? you bastards felt happy at my conditions?" Edmund glared at them" Felt superior seeing a child in front of you getting tortured? what a garbage way of thinking"
he smirked as he look at the dumbfounded knights, he soon gave a cold laugh as his eyes piercing them as if he could see their true souls.
"do you like the feeling of getting tortured? then free me and I'll torture you trash and you will wish that I'll stop, you bastards will begged on me with full of despair in that disgusting eyes of yours"
The two knights stepped back as they felt terrified but soon regain their composed and glared at the child in front of them.
"Get ready were going out."
said by the other knights with an stern attitude.
"wow, Mr. knight looks like a big strong man, I'm afraid I wanted to tear those eyes hiding in that helm of yours, would you like me to do it? oh maybe I can also cut that thing in your lower part!"
The knights unconsciously held his lower part, the other knight sighed as he look at his partner apathetically.
"if you won't follow us, you won't be able to see your mother anymore"
Edmund flinched then soon lower his head, he stand up as he willing to follow the knights.
even with an injured legs that covered in burnt mark, he still able to follow them, they walk fast without minding his steps they were hoping that the child would be left out but soon they were surprise that the child was next beside them after they reach a certain room.
Edmund knew this room as he still remember, when the knights open the door, a familiar disgusting scent of a dead rats, and molds came to his nose, in his eyes were still the same room, no, it got worse, the molds gotten bigger, rats was now big and cockroaches that flying at the room carefreely, those roaches that unlucky enough become a food for the spiders.
there he see a some maids and knights snickering at him and a doctor who just finish checking a certain patient. when he looks at the patient.
skeleton like appearance, pale dry and rough skin, dry lips and a skull like face, her eyes were now devoid of life there was no sign of her beautiful purple hair, he slowly walks towards his mother. he did not even know her name. all he could only heard was, 'that woman' 'bitch' 'witch' 'whore'.
thinking about it why he didn't think of his mother's name?
he just stared at the woman as he seated next beside her.
".....d...k...."
even in her death's bed even if its weak he knew what word coming into her weak voice. he bit his lips and held her hands that shows comfort and longing. Jakelyn looked at the person who held her hand, she saw a thin boy who looks like her, her devoid of life was now staring at him.
".... please...mama.... stop waiting for that man who would not bother to come...please forget about him and rest.... please...."
for the first time he cried in front of everyone, the doctor was shocked and felt pity at him, the doctor knows that the child did not deserve this, well, to others, maid, knights and to the warden, they were surprised but soon filled with satisfaction and superiority, they saw the arrogant kid crying at the woman, a bitch and a whore. they were happy that the woman's child experiencing what she experience.
they will make sure that the child will live in misery because they think he deserve it because he was a child of a woman who tried to kill the 'duchess' of the Berdendi.
back then they respect the person who was in front of them, they had thought that she was a pure and innocent woman but after the name liline came, they saw her true color, bullying the commoner that the duke set an eye on, rumors said that the woman who was now in her deaths door physically bullying miss liline back then when she was still a commoner, who was now a duchess.
then one day they heard a news that The Duchess of Berdendi, Jakelyn Aster Celestia Berdendi tried to kill Miss liline who was a commoner due to jealousy, the lover of the duke.
such information was enough for them to believe everything, of course some did not believe it completely but due to their jealousy towards jakelyn, various of envy and malice. they finally have a way to destroy her fairy life.
Jakelyn weakly stretch her hand towards her child but she doesn't have a strength anymore as it gave out quickly.
which was quickly held by edmund and place her hand to his cheek.
"....ed....."
her hand turn limp as her strength let her go, her eyes become lifeless, her whole body lost its strength, tears can be seen in her eyes as her last words didn't even finish
The woman who was name Jakelyn Aster Celestia died at the age of 24, A previous Duchess, A person who has a title of 'the most beautiful and gentle noble lady' before, The Daughter of the Late Marquess, The Prodigy who supposed to have a future of being an Archmage, was now left in this world, her soul departed leaving the world and her only child.
He kept crying regretting everything, if he have time, if he said it quickly he wouldn't be at his state right now.
he could not say that he love her, thanked her for giving a birth to a child like him, say good bye before her departing.
It hurts when you could not say the words that you wanted to express to the person who's important to you and that person was now gone in your sight as you won't see him/her again.
only regret and pain went into you as you keep blaming yourself.
to a child of him experiencing the cruelty of this world was enough for him to turn crazy.
"What... will happen to my mom now?"
the child lost himself that he unconsciously did not used his bad habit, he ask someone he did not care who it was as his eyes was locked on a lifeless woman, his innocent question was about to get answered by the doctor by trying to comfort him, however.
"That woman will go to hell"
A harsh voice that filled with amusement and mocking was heard at his back, when he look at the voice where it came from, he saw the man who was enjoying torturing him for 2 years straight. it was the warden who look now slim due to his Illness.
"The devil will punish her for all the thing she had done, her soul will be destroyed. a perfect ending for a witch and a whore like her doesn't it, what do you think?"
The boy did not talk as he silently walked out not minding the snickering of the knights and maids.
".... Mark my words..."
said by the boy who gave a cold and an atmosphere that it was suffocating. it made the maids held their throat as their knees touched the ground. the knights were now sweating forcing themselves to stand up even though their knees were trembling. the warded who widen his eyes fell back as he did not notice that he was already peeing. the doctor who looks like not affected by this suffocating atmosphere just standing up while his hands was on his back then giving a frown expression and slight amusement.
"You guys won't have a happy ending in this story."
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{EARTH}
9:54 pm, July 9, 20XX
WolfGang Street 253
(A/N: This is just made up)
… It hurts…
… someone…. Help…hel…
A young man helplessly calling for help but can't even voice it out due to his miserable situation, his current state was nothing more done a dead person, his body and flesh even his face were burn to crisp.
He was burnt alive.
'why…'
His strength and consciousness is gradually leaving him as his whole body is making a smell of a burning flesh, its not a good smell but a smell that will make anybody cover their nose as they started to puke, the burning flesh and skin of his can be smell outside of their house as his body spreading a black smoke. His burn eye was also in the same condition.
he can't see but the blurry sight and his hearing was still there alive.
he should be dead but here he is still having consciousness.
" HA! Finally, I can take this brat money! And no more burden to us!"
Said the man who was now blurry to his eye but the voice was familiar to him, the man was close to him same to the other blurry person next beside to the man.
'why…'
'what did I do wrong?'
'I did everything….'
' I learn anything, everything…just to make you guys happy…. why…'
'…father…mother…. why…?'
various sad thoughts were coming to the undying man, he wanted to cry but outside and inside of his body was no good, its incredible how his brain can still process and made him think as his heart was slowly weakening.
He knew his fate
'I should not expect something from them…'
' I should have not wasted all of my effort to them…'
' If only I believe those who really care about me…'
'…..Kira….she should be safe… now that she was not here… she will be fine… all of the money I have was now on her bank account….this two won't have it….'
'its just…. Is it wrong to still hope for a kid like me to feel the love of a parents?'
however…
he did not regret his decision, if he did not stay in their house and run with his little sister Kira, he knew his little sister's fate if they got caught, his little sister was one year younger than him, he already texted her bestfriend to take care of her…everything were settled even in his fate.
he still could hear the happiness of his parents, the one who throw a gas container on him that made him wet all over his body then throwing a lighter to him, making his whole body covered in fire and suffer that making him feel crazy. the feeling of getting burn alive was much worser than getting scalded by a boiling water, he was glad that his little sister wasn't here anymore, he doesn't want his little sister to see him in this state.
he was glad that his little sister got away and let himself become a sacrifice.
his blurry eyes turn black as his hearing slowly fading away, a warm feeling filled his soul, his heart that still pumping was now slowly dying; as his brain slowly stopping processing.
"FREEZE! DON'T MOVE!"
it's weak due to his hearings fading away but somehow he knew that it was police that came to arrest his insane parents…
"ONII-CHAN!"
he heard his little sister voice calling him, he wanted to see her one last time but he has no chance, kira keep repeating calling him "Onii-chan"
"ONII-CHAN!"
'…Kira….sorry….I-'
"ONII---!"
the young life soon left the world leaving the only one person he cared… leaving the world called earth with full of regrets and will. His soul was kept wondering around the empty space as a black mist soon capture him.
July 9 20XX, 10:23 pm, WolfGang Street 253
Victim's Name: Kisaragi, Touya
Age: 17 years old
Highschool Student
Date of Birth: August 17, 2000
Zodiac Sign: Dragon/Leo
Patient No#: 76
Caused of death: Burn alive
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When he regain consciousness, he saw himself in a land that full of gloomy and deathly atmosphere, there was a mountain and dead trees everywhere, the ground were field with something black that when Kisaragi tried to touch it; it begun to crumbled and turn to dust.
there were also skulls with different varieties, A giant human head, A big skeleton that looks like the bones of a mythical being, human skulls, and some animal skull with humans body. He was confused and in awe as he tried to run in a land full of death purities. The draught land that his stepping was so hot that he thought he was in hell.
after a few minutes, he still couldn't get out in this dead land, he looks at the sun that can burned his skin.
surprisingly, the heat did not affect him even of thinking to drink a water was nowhere in his mind include the starvation he should felt.
he do not know where he is, he kept walking in the land of dead, he did not wonder why he was there, the only thing he knew was keep walking.
…
'how many minutes I was here?'
'or hour? A day? A week? A month? Or maybe…a year?'
he doesn't know anymore as his mind was started to get dull, he just keeps walking straight without thinking, he can't get hungry, feel tired, however, what's making him tired were his mentality.
'…just…keep…walking…'
that is the only thing he can think of.
while walking mindlessly, Kisaragi did not notice that his surrounding turn into dark and eerie background, as the sound of a hoarse voice that screaming everywhere.
if Kisaragi did not heard those eerie scream, he would not even notice his surroundings especially those hollow sounds.
when he looks everywhere, he saw the surroundings he was now in.
those hollow voice came from a white and smoky beings that floating everywhere, its face where of a skull that form of a mist. There were a lot of it, he felt terrified at the sight he was seeing.
that's not the only thing he saw, the ground that he was stepping now were like a dirt but the color of this dirt were dark blue, as dead leaves and tree branch were scattered in his sight, in the sky were nothing like a blue that he saw in his world, the color is dark red with dark clouds, the sun color is red orange, he also saw lots of birds… in a skeleton appearance, there was also one bird that is so big, it's so big, much bigger than a car, in his front that not far from him, 50m away from him, were two large pillar, its appearance were like tooth of a large monster a white color with a tinge of yellow at its bellow of the pillar, something was carved at this two pillar that placing side by side, the carvings were various type of encrypted letters.
Kisaragi doesn't understand any of it as he continue to walk, when he was about to walk at the center of the two tooth pillar.
"Yo!"
his step was soon stop as he heard a human voice, when he look at his back he saw a white silhouette, its appearance were faceless no everything about it doesn't have an appearance, its only a humanoid being.
this made him warry and soon step a few away into the human figure.
"If I were you I won't pass through that pillars"
"what?"
"E-hem, that pillar can destroy a soul who tried to pass there, only a soul that has been given a permission by the person who ruled here."
"I see… then.. who might you be?"
Kisaragi stared at the human figure… its height was like of a 12–13-year-old boy or girl, a sudden thought came to his mind and he looked at his hand.
…
his appearance was the same as the person who's in front of him, he then realized he died and now was like a soul.
"…me? Well… I am an unfortunate human being who died at the age of 12…"
"…I see…then what are you doing here? If we can't pass here then what do we need to do?"
"hai! Actually, you don't need to pass through that pillar… follow me."
base on its voice, kisaragi recognize the being as a boy, he hesitates if its fine to follow him or not but soon shook it off and followed the boy and after a minute of walking they soon stopped at a long river, the color of the water was not transparent blue or brown due to dirt. The color was the combination of white and black, when he takes a peek on a supposed to be water, he saw various type of a mist skull that he saw at the sky earlier.
he was soon pulled back by the boy that he followed.
"don't stare at them or you may end up become one of those vengeful ghosts being sway by the river of Life and Expiry"
Kisaragi was confused and shocked at the same time.
"Vengeful ghosts? River of Life and Expiry?"
The figure of a boy place both of his hands to his waist then nodded. He then used his right arm to touch his chin as he rests his elbow in his left arm.
"hmm…where should I start… damn you bastard, you should already know but here you are still confused, do you have even a brain to work at?"
Kisaragi was left agape as he get stiffened at the sudden words that the boy said, he should feel irritated or maybe angry at the figure but he feel that the boy didn't mean it, also, it does not affect him even a bit.
"oops, bad habit there…. Anyway, hmm the River of Life and Expiry was a road for souls like us to travel until we reach the end of this river, you see that old wooden oak bridge that the color Is gray? Yeah, that one bastard, when a soul reaches that bridge, they just had to wait there, well not all soul are lucky, why? Well, you already see those ghosts at the river, right? Should I still have to explain it again for you so, you can manage to stack those things inside of your little brain?" said by the figure as he tilts his head "ah, damn don't get irritated by my words, its my bad habit… anyway, some fools like you who took a peek in the river meet their end, if you wondering how, if you keep staring at the river that is full of vengeful ghosts... you know what? scratch that, let's just call them spirits. If you keep staring at them, you won't notice that the spirits in the river is actually pulling you, you did not realize it but if I did not see you almost about to kissed the spirits that pulling you, then, you know what will happen to you, a fool like you and those spirits in the river will continue to get swayed by The River of life and expiry, ha! Maybe you should join them and build a party to celebrate of joining them!"
The figure stops as Kisaragi continue looking at him, He was so focus that made the figure continue what he was doing.
"well, some spirits did not take a peek but still met the same fate as them, wondering how? Well, in that bridge what are we waiting there? A giant fish that will swallow you? Or a humanoid monster where its body was of a lion and its head was like an ugly bastard and has a pair of dragon wings that will help you to guide somewhere? Or a stupid river spirit in a humanoid form of a beautiful blonde wavy hair woman, naked at eye sight and said "Is this old body is yours or is this new body?" then you got the wrong answer bastard, don't even think like that, well, even if you did not think, you're still a bastard and an idiot that has a little brain inside of that head, the one who will come is a man wearing a black ragged robe in a boat good for two person, holding an old rusty wooden staff that also a paddle to swing it in the river that filled with those foolish spirits."
while he was talking they begun to walk towards the bridge, their walk were not fast and also not that slow, kisaragi actually enjoying the information that he was getting, there was a similar story in his world, its one of the myth story that he had read.
"That man in black robe will judge a soul if its worthy for them to touch his boat then if not; that man will push that spirit until in fell down the river and join the party of foolish spirits. Get that? How will he think is depends on each soul, I don't know much more than that; Get that bastard?"
"yes, thank you for the information that you gave to me… now then…" Kisaragi looks at the figure, if he still has an eye the figure will know what he wants to say." Why did you save me at that pillar? You should just have not help me and continue walking."
after hearing what kisaragi has said, the figure tilts its head as he answers as if it was the obvious thing to do.
"well, why wouldn't I? I mean bastard, is it wrong to help a fellow human being? Even if we already became a soul?"
Kisaragi, paused for a moment, what the boy said was right, if he were him, he would do the same… however.
"your right, however, that act earlier doesn't execute what you just said." He paused then continue as he scratch his back head " When you started to have a conversation to me, you casually talk to me, that's when I notice that you were expecting me to come there, you were expecting that someone will go to that pillar, now maybe it was a sign of goodwill to save the other wondering soul… but, after you see me, you quickly go all out into conversation and you let me follow you, you act friendly to a stranger like me, which is somehow unnecessary… maybe I am wrong but I feel like you have an ulterior motive… tell me, what do you want? Also, at the age of 12 years old you act not like a kid but an adult…an adult who has full of information here…its as if you were already here for a longest time."
The figure did not speak nor move for a few seconds. He then seated at the ground with crossed legs as he places his hands to his knees.
"damn, here I thought you have a small brain inside of that head…wait, we don't have a brain now, aren't we? Anyways, you got a sharp sense there for a person who's an idiot like you, I give you that bastard, at least you are not foolish like those people I knew…"
he paused and then continue, "I'll cut it short, I already talk too much for a foolish bastard like you… do you want to have a second life? Don't get a wrong idea, you won't have a second life in the same world, you will continue your life as 'me' in the world I live in, also, as the way I am speaking as if I were an adult, well, I'm an odd one, you see after dying I remember all of my future self my fate and trust me, it's no good, there was too many garbage and trash in my future, those people who used their tongue to lick my feet is too disgusting, however, there is also a happiness in my future… well."
The boy look at kisaragi, he did not know what kind of expression that the boy was making but he somehow could see a pleasant atmosphere that surrounds the boy.
"to tell you the truth, bastard you already know me and lots of bastard like you in your world were the same. Hell! Some even hate me it made me laugh, they were just reading at my fate, my act, until at the end of my life! They were so happy that I died in a cruel way! HAH! Those foolish people who found their selves feel satisfied to see someone died by the hands of their favorite character makes me puke as shit! Yeah, bastard your one of them, you actually smirked of how I died, well for a moment which made you felt guilty. Well, after knowing my short story that is…"
Kisaragi was actually sweating, he was confused and doesn't understand anything, and this boy in front of him was acting as if he knows his world, he was speechless as he doesn't know what to say.
as if the boy understood his action he continue to talk without minding it.
"After finding that my fate was written by the same human being as me, plus that foolish human was just a weak fragile human, if he was in my world, he won't survive a long life. Still, I am still thankful at that foolish bastard for creating our world. He might not have know it, no, he really did not know it but what he just did, by describing each stupid details of a human physics, the structure of the world every shit that he can think of with his big stupid brain, he created a world which has a soul and life, those gods who started to like what he just written created it and turn it into real world, and that world was the world that I'm living before I die."
said by the boy as he look at kisaragi who was just seating at the ground not speaking.
"heh, confused aren't we? Well, you will know all the details if you accept my proposal, now if you accept it congratulations, you have a new life using my 12-year-old body. If you did not accept it then you will go there at the bridge waiting for your turn while me, I will find another soul."
"honestly. I want to accept it but… isn't It my win in this situation? I don't think you will gain benefits there…"
"you have the right to think like that bastard, however, it's also a win-win for me, why? Bastard I won't just give my body to you without a condition, don't think its free, also, don't think its suspicious when I'm making my situation not to be suspicious. After all, talking to you was already suspicious enough to you right?"
"…right… so what is the condition you wanted me to do?"
Kisaragi has no choice to accept, he wanted to have a second life, he wants to continue his life, and… maybe, he might found happiness there… but somehow he was having a bad feeling about accepting this proposal which soon he discard it.
"simple…" the boy took a heavy sigh and kisaragi feel that the atmosphere that surrounds the boy turn serious" this act will be hard for you but you have to do it…Kill the person called Agriesse Akrinae Montesirei, the one who tortured me to death and let my mother die…."
the boy then bowed his head as he continue to speak" That's all I wanted you to do… well, there is also one but its up to you… you will know after you took over my body…"
When Kisaragi look at the boy and what conditions he wanted him to do, he was scared at first because in his world killing were forbidden… even if his parents kill him by burning him alive…he still could not imagine of killing someone… but after hearing what the boy said..
the words "torture" and " let my mother die" is enough to resolve himself, he was actually angry, he did not experience to feel the love of a parent, he might have the same situation as to that boy, but at least base on the cracking voice of the boy as he said those words, was enough to prove that the boy loved his mother.
he did not felt the warm of the mother, however this boy in front of him experience the love of his mother, the care of his mother… honestly, kisaragi felt jealous about the boy…
however, it also painful to see that your beloved mother died in front of you, without no one helping them, and these person called Agriesse Akrinae Montesirei, might be his father or a person who tortured him to dead just to satisfy his own ego.
also, how old is the boy to get tortured, he just said that he was 12, how old he was when the tortured started? He did not know…. But he remembers seeing his little sister getting beaten by their own parents….
"…. Fine… I will kill that man called Agriesse Akrinae Mon…mon… anyway… I agree in your condition…"
the boy suddenly looked at him, if this were a manga then there would be lots of flower that surrounds the boy.
"Great! Now then, oops, wait let me warn you, after you take over my body, all of my feelings, memories, and maybe even my personality will come to you and those things will surged in your brain with a big headache… then, there will be a gift after you got control over my body, I will give you this called 'status' that was so famous in your world… also a 15 Skill Points… well you will found out all the details later… now then…"
The boy waves its hands as a sudden powder appeared at his palm, a little later a bright light that glow towards Kisaragi making him like a light of a fluorescent lamp started to appear at him, he was startled at first but then calm as he quickly understand what was happening.
before kisaragi could go to the boys body, he suddenly remember that they did not introduce each other.
" hey, my name is Kisaragi, Touya, well you might already know it for some reason…well what's your name?"
The boy soon made an evil laugh as if he was about to introduce himself as a final boss.
"FUHAHAHA, My name is really famous you know?
"Just tell it already, before I disappeared here…"
Kisaragi said as making a tone of unconcern voice.
"ehem…well.. my name is… Edmund Jaquess Celestia…fufu yeah bastard that's my name."
'I see… His name is Edmund Jaquess Celestia… Edmund…edmund…edmund?'
wait…
'ISN" T THAT THE NAME OF THE VILLAIN IN THE NOVEL I JUST FINISH TO READ, 2 DAYS BEFORE I DIE!?"
"HEY! Edmund! You Fu- "
before he could even finish his words, he was soon disappeared at Edmund sight. At the same time the boy started to glow and a second later, his white human figure appearance turns into a human with a detail. Purple hair, auburn eyes, white pale skin, his figure turn into 17 years old as he has a masculine body which is in a normal shape, his handsome face can turn everyone into stone for getting charm with his cold voice but still shows gentleness that will freeze anyone who heard it. He was wearing a simple white long sleeve with unbutton in his upper chest, brown jeans as he was wearing a black shoe, his finger's has gold knuckles with chains that connected to his elbow. He used his left arm to scratch the back of his head and gave a wry smile.
"sigh…damn… I was glad that he was a compatible person to me… no, if Mister Azrael was right… Kisaragi Touya was my incarnation… damn… even my incarnation did not have a great life…what do you say ruler of the underworld Kishgal?"
when Edmund called someone "kishgal" a beautiful black straight long hair maiden descended at the sky, she was wearing a black simple dress, red eyes that almost look like can see a person's true nature, fair tan skin, rosy lips, she has an earrings that look like a skull, golden knuckles at her fingers adorn with diamonds at its center, a chain that connected to her knuckles as it also connected to her elbows which was covered of a golden like shackles. A black high heel, in her left hand she was holding a golden dust spear with white color in its sides and almost looks like a bow, her appearance were like of a 19 years old lady, if any men will see her, they will die due to lovestruck, her appearance can kill anyone who stared long at her, however, appearance can trick anyone, her age were not of a 19 years old as she was thousands years older than it, she stared at Edmund for a moment then opens her mouth.
"…punishment for letting a soul forcefully reincarnating into another body, five years of labors…"
"W-wait! Isn't that too much! You just want to be with me!"
"…Additional 10 years of labor for not obeying my judgement, 5 years of exclaiming that I wanted to be with a mortal soul… 2 years of labor for complaining…"
'THIS IS UNREASONABLE!'
Edmund did not let his thought voice out as he just kept his head low as he walk to kishgal. While walking towards her, kishgal then embrace his shoulder with a poker face.
in a place not that far from the two, a man in black ragged robe, black hair and a handsome face that even men would felt in awe, the sight of his appearance was as big as twice of the mountain, big as an ocean that made him look like unreachable, with pair of golden eyes that can pierce in every ones soul, a cold eyes that can kill anyone just a single glance of it, an eyes that looks like can see someone's upcoming death, this man was swaying its staff at the river while in the boat looking at the two pair.
"Mortals are beings that was created by us Gods to give life to the world we wanted to create. Having connection to mortals will bring catastrophe in each side… is what the low gods said…they grow arrogant as many centuries pass by…should I cut their head for them to learn the word of death...?" the man looks again at the two "A mortal who has such feelings in a divine being, a divine being has a feeling in a fragile life that only a snap of her delicate finger could destroy its soul…"
the man sighed as he continues paddling. "I really need cut those Gods neck… they grow arrogant as time goes by, I can foresee the future that will about to come in this underworld…They forgot the fear of death…"
the man in robe close its eyes as he look at his side " When the evening bells calls their names, I shall come at them to collect their head… by that time, many gods and goddesses will soon reduce…and the word of 'death' will soon engrave to them" the man in robe rubbed his nose bridge then continue " you and your son should hide when that time comes… I fear they will used you to weaken us… whilst it's an act of cowardice, it's still can beneficial and will gain advantage to them. Those weak gods and goddess won't hesitate to entrapped your souls to be their slave."
"fufufu, will you even let them, do it?"
"… for a mortal woman like you, that voice do a lot of confidence even in the presence of the God of life and death, you should know that I can take your head in just a second…"
"and I know you won't do that, hehehe."
"… I now can see where did that man get those attitude… it also comes to you, its quite amusing to see such a thing for a god, no, maybe Kishgal and I the only one who can feel something like this. Those fools already lost their humanity, they already forgot that they were human at first, if only they not let themselves swallowed by greedy desire, I would not have to do some cleaning at the realm of Heavenly beings, Perhaps I was in the wrong for It seems I do not act like a god like them, however, it seems that they had already forgot who created us… only the fear of death will only let them remember who was our father… the only one I have served. The Universe of 100 worlds, The God of All… The only god who created us…a god…with no name… the 'true God' ha… as I thought… those fools already forcefully entered the underworld… no matter… they will soon die at her wrath."
"As long as I'm with you, I don't have to worry, as for my son… it seems that you had forgotten who you blessed…" said by the woman whose auburn eyes were glaring at the man in robe "Azrael, you should know that underestimating human will end you in greater loss."
"… I have not forgotten that fact, the humans can get closed to us gods, however, being closed to god is different to a being who can 'be' a god, you humans has its limit, I am only stating the fact for everyone just like myself has its own limit, those limit is a wall that will be hard enough for you to conquer. The word of surpassing your limit is also half true however, that only implies to the beings who can become a god and has a strong will and willpower such as I and the God of Fate, the blessed for being talented. a being who's perfect to become the next vessel, a vessel that will be created if the person is worthy for its situation and karma, as that person got a recognition of the world which who will choose you to be the world's guardian and gain the Class of a 'God', Just like you and your son, Jackelyn, you have a tendency to become the God of Magic but here you are choosing to be with me... I had still did not understand what is your true motive…"
Said by Azrael as his staff turn into long black sword that the blade has a tinge of blue, his appearance changes as his black robe flattered at his surroundings, he was now wearing a chest plate that has a carved of a skull, as his lower part were of a pants but looks like of a black armor, his surroundings was now covered of blue mist that also has the color of black and gray.
"those fools who trespass to this underworld that ruled by Kishgal will soon meet their fate, those 'Untitled' Gods and Goddesses will soon leave the mark in the realm of heavenly beings, They grow arrogant and believe they are strong as us Celestial Gods, now, The Wings of Death call the evening bells to talls their name, Their Expiry has now in list as their souls will be burn at the Underworld of Kurkrish, Jakelyn, a human like you… no, you are now far more stronger than those untitled Gods… Should I be worry at you or to those fools?"
said by Azrael as his eerie appearance turn to Jakelyn who was just resting her cheek to her right palm while giving a smile that can make any beings turn into her pet.
"fufufu, no, I shall just watch… I know you and Kishgal can take these Gods… well, they are atleast 5,000 but I supposed that's fine… if its you then the mark of death was now implied to them, right?"
" you and your son are really interesting, you fear no gods even in front of me but not arrogant as those fools at the sky or those who called themselves immortals who was full of themselves and challenge us Celestial Gods, they will only act like a squealer when they have no chance of winning and soon met their Expiry… "
the two just stared at each other for a few seconds but was disturb by a loud noise coming at the sky, when they look to it, a dimension was cut as many human like appearance entered at the underworld of kurkrish, various types of appearance can be seen at the sky, a monkey like appearance, a minotour, a human, kids, older women and man, a humanoid with a wings, and then a dragon, a humanoid dragon etc.
then an arrogant voice came and shows a Large bulky man, his hair were the combination of red and green, his eyes were gray as he spread his arms as if he wanted some welcoming party.
"HAHAHAHHA HERE I AM TALES THE GOD WHO WILL SOON BECOME THE NEXT RULER OF THIS UNDERWORLD! FEAR ME! SERVE ME YOU OLD GODS!"
When the God who's name Tales appeared, every kind of Untitled gods and goddesses begun to attack, 1,000 of Gods and goddesses goes to kishgal and Edmund while the rest goes towards Azrael and Jakelyn. They did not move as they waited for the gods to get closed to them including Tales who was so proud to introduce himself.
"…Your right Azrael, they are foolish and arrogant who was full of themselves…"
Said by Jakelyn as she looks at the 4,000 gods and goddesses in front of them.
"Now then, If I were right, your name is Azrael, The God of Life and Death, An old god. You should be proud to meet me Tael! The soon to rule the underworld!"
"You are wrong foolish untitled god, you just bring yourself to expiry…"
"stop that talk, you're not strong as before, I don't know your prowess but we new gods will now reign and take those title of yours."
They soon simultaneously attack Azrael as Jakelyn was just seating at the boat without any care on them.
"Foolish ingrains who knows nothing, your Expiry was now engrave even in your souls, nothing will remain as your existence will be erase even in the Realm of Heavenly Beings…"
He said at the same time his golden eyes glowed, his long sword stab his boat but surprisingly it cost no damage to the boat, as he just look at the Divine beings, a sudden wave of air that came to Azrael was soon flew towards to the divine beings. Tales as he felt something was wrong, his hair moved backward because of the sudden wave of air that graze his skin. He covered his face by covering it using his arms… however nothing happens, he stared at Azrael and then smirked.
"HA! What was that? Trying to make us felt fear of you? Shame on you I felt nothing!"
Azrael just looked at him without a care of his words, he soon opens his mouth and said "I did nothing for you to fear me…however, I made you're companions to feel the fear of death and face their demise."
As soon as he said that, one by one, Tales companions soon fell on the ground, after they fell, their body slowly turning to dust as their souls was then entrapped by a golden bright chains that prevent them from escaping. Tales who was in dumbfounded appearance look at the person who used those chains. There he saw the one who used it, it was the woman who was next beside Azrael.
"you… How did you have the chains of heaven…?"
"ah…fufufu… you are wrong about that… this is not the chain of heaven…it's the chain of the world that will entrapped and kill all living beings whether they are divine beings or even Celestial gods…"
Tales soon sweated as his legs trembled, who wouldn't? all of 4,000 gods and goddesses died and their souls was now prevented on escaping and only one stupid god remains.
"As I thought… I should have gone back to the Realms of heavenly beings to clean the mess there…. I will soon go to that realm; give me an hour and I will come back." He disappeared living Jakelyn and tales alone.
"Now then… I wonder what happen to that side…what do you think? Oh, I should lock you too, I can't let you escape after all.
That's when Tales feels that he wanted to escape from the fate he will soon experience.
*Meanwhile at the other side*
"AHH" "GAAGH!!!" "H-HELKAAHH!!!"
The gods were screaming in fear as they were trying to escape from their despair.
"As the Goddess of this underworld… I hereby punish those who trespass by impaling them and burn them alive including their souls to not reincarnate…"
Said by the black-haired woman with monotone voice. She looks at the side and saw 498 of gods and goddesses was running away from her sight, she then said "My underworld pet, Doliath, one of the Giant tribes who was then worshipped by your own kind, I Hereby Call you; punish those who try to flee from their punishment, I gave you permission to move to my land as you erase those peasants into nothingness. I summon you: One of the Giant races who was soon become their God, Doliath, The father of Titans"
Edmund just look at the lady in awe while thinking 'I promised that I will not let her get angry at me…'
The ground trembled as it made a large fissure, suddenly an arm came out of nowhere at the ground and slowly the rising body can be seen at the surroundings of the Untitled Gods and Goddesses, The being weren't Big nor its height was of a mountain, it was the heigth of a 6'7 human, however, what terrified them was the three demonic faces at the figure, with 3 arms in each side, two bulky legs as its wearing a dark blue pants on its lower parts, while its upper were naked but has a terrifying large thick muscles that made the other gods think if it can be penetrated by their attack, those crazy biceps that the figure exposing made them trembled, those demonic eyes that were no irises only yellow, and a maroon hair of three head with different styles, a slick back hair on the right side, spiky at the middle head, and a tied messy hair at the left head.
the gods and goddesses begun to run as the being or Doliath appeared in front of them, Doliath who only look at them as those divine being was a now far away from him, Doliath raises his 3 large right arm at the sky as he swung it down, at the same time when Doliath swung his arms downward, a heavy pressure that made all the Divine beings stop at what they were doing, due to their body being pressured by something heavy. a heavy that made their legs kissed the ground as blood suddenly came to their mouth, soon after their whole body was now hugging the underworld's ground, many gods manage to look at the sky and saw something that made them horrified.
somehow... they saw something, it was a large hand which is twice as the size of a ship was at the sky coming towards them, those who manage to see it regret looking at the sky, they soon begun to cry for losing hope to live, they regret of joining hands at tales by convincing them of greater power. everything was too late when they started to step at the underworld.
soon, the underworld meets its peace with three large mountainous hands on the ground and the Realm of Heavenly Beings was then soon meets its catastrophe due to a certain god that no one can stop.
While this happen, A certain someone who was transmigrate at the body of the boy was in shock and panic due to his situation….
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HIIII WOOOOHH I DID IT! I MANAGE TO GET A 11k WORDS INJUST A SINGLE CHAPTER!
you know while doing this, I am in the zone, I did not even hear my mom calling me Fuhahahahaha, honestly, while doing this I was in my own world, and trust me I did not cry while doing this... its impossible you know? yeah its impossible...definitely... a drop of water did not wet my cheek ok? anyways THANKK YOUU
Ps:... um.. don't take this story...um seriously?
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