Kamen Rider Zeronos X Highschool DxD: Zero Knows
I don't own Kamen Rider nor Highschool DxD
Zeronos...Was it? I just remembered going to the grocery store to stock up on my food stock. Then, at one moment everything went black and the first word that was left with was...Zero knows…
What was it? Masked...Masked...Never mind...The important question was where am I?
"Hey kid." That voice...Wasn't that-
OH SHIT!
I opened my eyes to find myself floating...Am I dreaming right now? Or am I high? Nevermind the latter, I don't do drugs and shit. I looked to see a familiar guy...Who was it? Was it…
"Pinky?"
"It's not pink! IT'S MAGENTA!" Ahhh, yeah, Tsukasa. "Anyways, you seem to be in a bind."
"Dunno, am I?" Memories began to flood my mind. My childhood. The loss of my youth. The loss of my family. Being a guy that can fulfill his needs for a place under the roof and such. Nothing much. But...How did I-
Shit. I died...From pushing a young girl from an accident…
"So, you remembered?" Tsukasa casually asked as I sighed.
"What if I did?"
"Meh, someone wants to speak to you."
What-?
"Sup, kid." You gotta be kidding me. And yet, an elderly man with silver hair and a pair of red eyes came up. "You just died."
"Gee, no shit, Sherlock."
"The real Sherlock would be pissed, y'know?" The guy joked. "By the way, I'm sure you don't know me, so let me enlighten you. I'm Zelzretch."
"Zel..Retch?" I quirked my eyebrows. "Never heard of you."
"Expected from a non-Fate fan." Tsukasa chuckled out. "He's a fellow traveller." I looked at the man in shock. Now, there's two of them!? As if one wasn't enough! "Anyways, you know that I'm Tsukasa...So...You know of the Kamen Riders, right?"
"...Meh."
"What do you mean 'Meh'!?" The guy snapped.
"Y'know exactly what I mean." I gave him an accusing look. "Either this is your work or the work of fate."
"Was that a pun I hear?" Zelretch grinned.
"...Fuck my life."
"Language, kid."
"I'm old enough to say that." I shot back as Zelretch chuckled.
"Are you now?" He gave me a questioning look. He then handed me a mirror. "Look at yourself, kid." I grabbed the mirror before looking at it. Promptly dropping as I saw my face, the mirror shattered upon hitting the 'ground', if there was one, which I'm pretty sure it has. Through a shattered mirror, I saw my face. Back then, I was about twenty or so, now...I looked like a highschool-aged boy. So that means…
"Oh c'mon, I finished High school!" I complained as I just dejectedly fell to despair. Luckily I'm not a Gate, if so, I would've been helpless. The two just laughed at me. "Alright, what do you want?"
"Y'know, how you wanted to be a hero, right?"
"I'm done with that shit, everyone I love is dead." I sighed. "All for my sake."
"Well, at least you did save that girl." Zelretch pointed out.
"Shut up, old man." I got out.
"Anyways, since you aren't into hero stuff anymore...Guess, you'll just be a vigilante or a pawn." Tsukasa shrugged as if I would want to be a mindless pawn. "At least answer this question." He looked at me with a questioning gaze. "Are you into girls?"
What the shit? "Damn if I would." I frowned. "I'm not a pervert or something."
"Good to know, at least you're decent." He smirked before he flicked his finger. "I'm just telling you that you're going to another Universe."
Eh? What? "Are you serious?"
"Does my face look like I'm lying or joking to you?"
"Point taken. Where am I going?"
"Wait, that's it?" Zelretch asked. "No denials and shit?"
"I'm not dumb when Tsukasa said he's telling me, not asking me, even if I would, I don't have anything to come back to."
"Yeah, good point." Zeretch responded as he cupped his chin. "Anyways, I'll be giving you a choice, I have two objects." I quirked my eyebrows. "I don't have any other words to describe the objects, but they are indeed powerful."
"Then…?" I gestured him to continue. "I'm interested."
"Either you pick one or you pick the other."
"Wait, that's it? I'll take C."
"C?"
"Both."
"Wait there's no option C!"
"Then I'll guess to take A and B."
"It's the same thing!" The two of us started an illogical bicker.
"Hell, I was allowed to choose!"
"Only one!"
"You never said that!" The two of us continued this fruitless bicker till Tsukasa decided that he had enough.
"Just give him both." Zelretch just twitched his eye.
"You're kidding."
"I kid you not, no harm will be done upon doing so."
"...Fine." Zelretch sighed in defeat. "The first object is something that I like to call 'Reinforcement' as its name suggests, it reinforces things and make it both a lot more stronger and durable, also, you can use it on both you and other objects to strengthen and make them a lot more useful, like reinforcing a knife would make it a lot sharper and harder to break."
"I get it." I interrupted.
"Partypooper." Zelretch sighed. "Then I guess, I won't tell you the second." I paled at that statement.
"Wait!"
"Too late, toodles!" Zelretch waved as my vision went black.
(Zero Knows)
Later
Fuck, what hit me-Oh yeah, my fucking stupidity. No wonder, my sister calls me the biggest idiot that she knows. But, I better get myself introduced, I guess…
Well, I'm Liam. Liam Cryo. That surname is my real surname. Not some other shit. So, what else can I say. Guess you can call me your resident highschool-aged boy, who was actually a guinea pig that was sent to another Universe or something.
So, I got messy brown hair, a pair of blue eyes or specifically as my sister puts it. Piercing Azure blue eyes that glows in the dark, that last part was a bluff, since my eyes were very brightly colored. I got pale skin, and my clothing…
Shit, I'm not naked am I? Nope, I got a black shirt, a pair of blue jeans, a pair of blue sneakers and a grey overcoat with some blue details and a hoodie, a pair of black fingerless-gloves with blue details on them. So anything else, I checked a nearby pool to see my face. Nothing changed, just a boy with blue eyes, brown hair and pale skin.
Now, question is where the hell am I?
(Zero Knows)
No one's POV
A young girl by her teens was walking down the road, her golden brown hair and blue eyes was walking down the streets in her school uniform, it was already dark as she sighed to herself. "How did I end up like this?" She wondered to herself.
One school day turned into a total mess as the girl sighed to herself.
Unknown to her, an orb of light flew down from the sky before landing upon her as it entered her body with the girl not noticing it before sand came down from her clothing.
The girl continued walking before two men came up to her, prompting her to stop. Her instincts told her to run and scream, but a part of her didn't allow that.
"Hello, little one, alone, are you?" The first man asked as the girl took a step back.
"Now now, we just want to talk." The girl was still putting on confidence on her face as the two men began to walk towards her. But that was before.
"Isn't it unfair that she is alone and you aren't?" A voice asked as the two men turned, only to meet a fist to their face, the two fell as they saw a young man standing upon them. "You alright-" The boy, Liam just turned to see the girl before he shook off his head as he paid attention to the two men. "Now, girl...What's the best way to deal with them?"
"...Well…" The girl just looked at the two men, who just gritted their teeth as the first one tried a lame move on the boy, a desperate kick to the gut, which was held off by a hand.
"I think a good fight would fit."
"Whatever you say." The girl shrugged as Liam nodded and pulled him before he promptly forced it to bend in a painful manner. The man let out a cry of agony as his leg was bent in an unnatural way. The girl winced as Liam made quick work of the man by simply stepping on his guts as the other man just jumped to his feet and tried to punch him with a swing of his fist.
Liam let go of the leg as he moved back and dodged the strike, the girl in response used her bag and hit the back of the man, causing him to fall to the front as Liam whistled at her work.
"Nice." The girl then looked in surprise before she threw her bag at him in which Liam dodged. "What the-" He was interrupted by an audible 'oof' as he turned to see an unconscious man, who was hit by the bag. "Thanks."
"No biggie." The girl gave out a smile. "So...Can I know who my savior is?"
"Well, you can call me Liam." Liam gave out a smile. "Who is the pretty unknown girl, who promptly saved me...Twice?"
The girl merely blushed as she giggled out. "No need for flattery, name's Asuka."
"Asuka...Seems fitting." Liam smiled at the girl. "What are you doing this late?"
"Well, I was...Having some errands."
"Errands? You don't mean boy problems, do you?" The girl flinched at the remark.
"Yeah...Have you been spying on me?"
"No, just making an assumption. My friend also used the same excuse." He got out with a cocky smile.
"You look just like a pervert." On that he frowned.
"Lady, I am not a damn pervert." Liam stated with a frown. "And I don't like hanging out with girls."
"Are you-"
"Just stop with the lady-like assumptions, you barely know me and you begin pulling out conclusions."
"Shutting up now." The girl, Asuka gave out a smirk. "By the way, you don't seem to be familiar with this city. Are you new around here?"
"You could say that." Liam rubbed the back of his head. "I'm actually living by the streets." He lied, Asuka merely believed every word of his. "Uhh, might be inappropriate for me to ask, but…"
"But…?" Asuka mimicked as Liam hummed, unsure on how to finish his question.
"Can I walk you to your house?" That took Asuka by surprise.
"Well, I guess I can have a bodyguard...Only I don't want to be molested in any-"
"I swear I'm not going to molest you, I don't see why I would though."
"Since-Actually, nevermind the last part. How can I trust you?"
"You can just deny my request, y'know?"
"Fair point, but you did get my trust. Yeah, care to walk me home?" That got Liam to smile.
"Of course, how many more blocks?"
"Three blocks till my mansion."
"Mansion?"
"Never mind that, what about these perverts?" She gestured to the unconscious perverts.
"Got a phone?" A nod was his answer. "Care to phone the police?"
"Yeah, I can do that." She smiled as Liam turned to the trio of perverts with a devilish smile.
(Zero Knows)
Later that night
After tying up the trio of perverts to a lamp post, stripped to their underwear, he made a makeshift crane with a rope that Asuka tends to bring with her every time she goes out for some damn reason before he pulls them up for everyone to see as he took a cardboard box from the pavings and used one of Asuka's markers to write. 'We are a bunch of perverts' before he hung them up the lamp post.
The two young pair, just walked towards Asuka's mansion as upon arriving, Asuka pushed the bell. The distinct buzzing sound of the bell filled the mansion as a sleepy looking butler got out of the front door before he opened the gate for the two, much to the male's pleas for him just to leave right away as the butler forced the man to enter anyways.
The two young adults were in the living room as Liam played his fingers as Asuka tried hiding her evident blushing face as her father came in the room. "So, I assume you are the boy, who saved my daughter?"
"Ehmmm...Yes?" Liam answered with a nervous look. "I swear I didn't do any harm to her!" He yelped before he placed his hand in a praying manner.
"What? I just wanted to thank you for rescuing her, Asuka's popularity in her high school has been giving her the headaches of meeting perverts and boys, who want to seek treasures, surely you don't seem like either two."
"But Asuka did say I look like a pervert." The girl blushed harder as she snapped.
"It's because I didn't fully trust you!"
"Easy now! I don't want to make an argument here!"
"But I have to say, you look like the age of my daughter, haven't you heard of her?"
"No, not in particular, but I never did knew a bunch of girls, sides my sister and my seniors along with a few girls, who my friends just introduced me to. I'm more of...A...Just go with the flow and see who you end up with kind of guy…" Liam got out with a dry laugh.
"Well I certainly have a liking for those type of men, who couldn't care more about the boobs and such."
"Boobs?" That was when Liam turned to Asuka before having a good look on her boobs. He twitched his eyes upon seeing them as he coughed a few times. "I *Cough* Have *Cough* Never seen *Cough* Boobs *Cough* That big." The size of her boobs was easily an F cup, Asuka blushed harder on the stare as Liam evidently felt a trail of blood running down his nose. "Shit, I really don't need that, sir." Liam got out politely as he used his sleeve as a handkerchief to soak up the blood.
"Either way, you seem to be a smart person, where do you go for school, my boy?" The man was curious on where the boy got his education, Liam finding no other excuse, finally calmed himself.
"I...Don't go to school, sir." The whole room turned off as the man looked at Liam in bewilderment.
"You don't go? Why?"
"Umm, you can say that I'm a homeless guy…"
"Surely you have a family." What came out of the boy's mouth render him and his daughter speechless.
"Sadly, I lost them, I lost my sister when I was sixteen, I've stopped attending school ever since I was fourteen, I had to work part time, since my sister was in a coma…"
The man failed to see how Liam was homeless upon seeing his clothes and his clean skin and cared hair. "I'm sorry if I brought up some bad memories."
"It's...Alright, I've dealt with them for the past year...I just moved here to...Get a fresh start, since back in my old town, I was kinda...Harsh and had people trying to harass me."
"If I may repay you, I can pay your school fees and I would allow you to live here until you graduate." Liam looked in shock and surprise, some part of him yelling at him to decline the offer. But the other part? He was told to accept the man's kind offer and that it will at least give him a place over his roof.
"May I...Think about it?"
"No, you cannot, you have saved my daughter's innocence, saved her from harassment and gone through something that I cannot imagine on how hard it could be. At least, a temporary house and a school fee would at least lessen the burden on your fees." Liam buried his two hands on his face. Tears were threatening to come out of his eyes before he forced them back in his eyes, with a deep breathe, he answered. "I accept."
"Well, I certainly can't just get you to become part of my family, can I?" The man chuckled.
"Just register me as a butler of yours, I can do chores just as well as a maid or a servant could."
"Hmm, wouldn't it be suspicious?"
"I suppose you can say that or you can just say that you are allowing me to stay here with a price like what you would in a dorm, but much more private."
"I like the way you think." The man grinned. "Alright, I think I can at least provide you with a personal, luxurious dorm and may be a bed with my-"
"Please no." The man laughed as he waved his hand.
"I'm just joking, my boy. Asuka would be the one, who actually allows you to engage and marry her."
"Well I can get that, but why are you letting me off the hook this easily?" Liam put on a mask of confusion.
"You are trustworthy, nothing more, nothing less." Liam slumped down as the butler from before came to the room. "Hanzou, can you escort the young man to our guest's room?"
"Consider it done, sir. Follow me, lad. Do you have any luggage?" The boy merely shook his head. "That'll not do, surely tomorrow is a holiday, maybe I and Asuka-dono can help you with the problem of clothes?"
"T-That's too much."
"You can at least wear something decent instead of those clothes that you would be wearing all year long?"
"I-I don't think it's appropriate for me to do so, sir-"
"I am merely a servant, you can call me Hanzou."
"Well...Alright, Hanzou-san."
"No need for honorifics." The man lectured, leaving Liam with an unsure look.
"I don't think that-"
"Nonsense, sir Liam."
"Call me, Liam only, Hanzou-san if you want me to call you by the name only." The butler looked conflicted, but said nothing other than.
"Very well, Liam." He bowed his head as he led the boy to his room, Asuka merely following him to get to her room. After a good minute upon walking the long corridor, they finally arrived by the boy's room. "This will be your bedroom, next to your bedroom is Asuka-dono's room. If you need anything, Ryusaki-dono has installed servant bells to make it easier for guests and the family members alike to call us servants."
"Umm, thank you, Hanzou…" The butler bowed curtly.
"Now if I may, I have some business to attend. If you need anything, you know where to call me." Liam nodded as the butler left.
"So, we're going to be neighbors, Liam-kun." Liam looked in concern.
"Liam-kun?" He parroted as Asuka giggled. "I don't like my nickname."
"Well, at least be glad that I don't use other honorifics." Said boy winced at the endless possibilities of being called by other honorifics.
"Alright then...Anything I should know?"
"By my right side of the room is my foster little brother's room, Kazuma. The room to his right is my foster brother, bigger than me, Keisuke. He is not nice by the way." Liam looked in concern as Asuka sighed.
"So, you're adopted." Asuka nodded at the question. "Makes sense, I didn't see the resemblance between the two of you. And your father's name…"
"His name is Hongou Ryusaki. My mom's name is Sakura Ryusaki."
"Well, good to know…" Liam said as he marvelled at how large the house was. "This mansion is huge."
"I know, it did take time to adjust myself to live here, my mother is kind enough to take me home after I was found alone in a fire."
"A fire?"
"Yeah, you wouldn't have heard of it. It's called Fuyuki City." Liam stopped for a while, Fuyuki City...It sounds awfully similar, but he shrugged it off.
"So, you got amnesia?"
"Yeah, most of the memories I got are either very blurry or they hurt a lot."
"Hurt a lot?" He mimicked.
"They gave me constant headaches if I remember too much of it." She revealed. "Anyways, it's already late, the guest bedroom is given a private shower room and I think that my bigger brother's old clothes are still clean and usable for you. Should I get them?"
"Maybe tomorrow, I can't just take a generous offer from your family without a form of repayment."
"It's how it is around here, mom just got me here, so it's kind of a habit of us to help others." Liam hesitantly nodded.
"A-Anyways, I'm going to get ready for bed."
"Yeah, I'll do that too." Asuka let out a yawn. "Excuse me." She got out with a simple smile. "Good night, Liam-kun."
"Night, Asuka-san." He smiled as he got into his bedroom, which was huge to say. In the room was a king-size bed with a desk made of fine oak with a comfortable-looking office chair that was given a red seat and a black colored liveback. A fine closet made off birch wood, a rich brown spruce dresser, a marble table with oak legs, a pair of chairs made out of oak with a comfortable-looking leather seat on each of them, the bed was made of fine birch, a royal blue blanket over the bed with a pair of pillows and a royal blue bolster.
The floor was given a red carpet all around the room with a spruce door that presumably led to the bathroom. The wall was given a smooth white paint with a golden chandelier and a pair of bedside cabinet, both having a lamp on them, in front of the bed on the wall was a large screen thin TV, the remote for the TV being on the bedside cabinet with the list of channels it had.
Liam sighed as he entered the room. Having to open the bathroom door, the room was given a rich marble floor with a golden-colored drain on the corner beside the shower room, a grey toilet with a golden flush handle, a sink with a pair of golden wheel for the water with a red ruby for hot water and a blue sapphire for the cold water, a silver tap, did the same with the shower's head and the wheels were given the same golden metal and jewellery. To think that he had to live here was almost like living as a king.
He came here just to seek shelter and he was living like this! He imagined how well furnished the other rooms were, he had to check the kitchen and the servants' room! Liam shook the thought off as he took off his clothes and got into the showering room.
(Zero Knows)
Late Night
Asuka yawned as she went towards her room, she went to the Servants' Room to ask for a glass of water. Afterwards, she would come back to her room to continue sleeping, that was when she heard the sound of a movement from Liam's room. Curious enough, she opened the door to see Liam, turning in his sleep. His face being tainted by agony as he kept murmuring a name and kept repeating the word 'no' multiple times.
Feeling sorry and concerned, she went up to him as she sat by him. "Don't...Leave me…" Poor boy, she thought as Liam kept murmuring words. Deciding to try and soothe him, she whispered.
"It's alright." The boy just relaxed a bit as Asuka smiled. "Just rest, there is nothing to be worried off. Just live your life."
"Yes...Onii-chan...Will try and live...Imouto." He has a sister apparently, and from the sounds of it, he has a heavy burden upon him. Smiling in relief, she yawned before she fell asleep as Liam embraced her. "I will live...Leah…"
(Zero Knows)
Next Day
Liam was dozing off peacefully as he hold onto his bolster, which felt very fleshy, he placed his head upon it before he a very peculiar feeling...A breath…
He didn't knew his bolster can breathe and feel fleshy. He opened his eyes to see Asuka in a blue and white striped shirt with a pair of pants and a pair of black stockings, the girl just snoozed peacefully before he tried to sneak out before Asuka unconsciously held his neck with her arms. "Don't...Leave...Me…" She got out as Liam felt an unimaginable amount of heat upon him.
This was too much for him, carefully he took off her hands before he placed them off his neck. Liam slowly lifted her hand before he gently placed them down, that was when Asuka stirred, the worst part of Liam's life as she opened her eyes. "Morning Liam-kun." She yawned as Liam slowly backed away before falling off bed. "L-Liam-kun!?" The girl yelped as Liam rubbed his head.
"Morning, Asuka-san." He got out. "How did I get in here?"
"What do you mean? This is your room, isn't it?" Liam froze, did he just slept with her!? The first night and he did something unimaginable!
"W-What are you doing here, Asuka-san!?" He questioned. Asuka widened her eyes in shock.
"I-I'm sorry!" She bowed desperately. "I think I fell asleep when I tried to soothe you." Liam raised both eyebrows before realizing. It has been a few years that he had been dreaming and turning.
"Y-Yeah...Sorry for worrying you. I just...remembered some bad memories."
"If it's alright, might you tell me, so you don't carry the burden yourself?" The girl asked as Liam blinked. He did not expect something like this from her.
"No…" He got out with a sorrow-filled voice, Asuka's eyes just softened. "I...I still have to…"
"Liam...You can tell me anything…"
"I just met you...I can't just…"
"I'm sorry for barging in, but I can't stand you being like this." Her face being covered in a worry look. Liam thought for a bit before deciding what was for both of them.
"I'll...Tell you when it's time." He got out. Asuka, still concerned, decided herself that it was best for him to do so.
"Anyways...can you show me the kitchen?" He asked as Asuka tilted her head in confusion.
"Eh?"
(Zero Knows)
Rias Gremory has been spying on the young man that appeared out of nowhere, she felt the Sacred Gear...No, the Sacred Gears implemented on him. It was unusual to see someone to own two Sacred Gears at the same time, while uncommon, it would boast a great amount of benefits for her Peerage. "Ara ara, Buchou, found an interesting one?"
"Too interesting, Akeno." Rias answered the newcomer's voice, her Queen Piece, Akeno. "He has two Sacred Gears on him. He would be a fine one, I'll say."
"Oooh, two Sacred Gears? Won't it strain him?"
"It should've, but I haven't seen him use it." Rias narrowed her eyes as she observed the boy from the distance, he was currently cooking in the kitchen of the mansion. "A fine addition, isn't he?"
"Yes, he would be." Akeno smiled. "But until he dies, we can't recruit him."
"Sadly, yes. We will have to wait until he either gets killed by a Fallen or by a Stray. Until then, we'll have to wait."
(Zero Knows)
Back with Liam
Liam felt a faint feeling that he was being watched, but dismissed it as he focused on his cooking, he was focusing on his main dish that he does on every breakfast. His 'Perfect Breakfast Combo', he would call it.
He had the eggs kept on sunnyside, his bacons being bathed in butter, his patties were being grilled by the grill as he was focusing on the mashed potatoes as he made his custom Barbecue sauce and poured it on top of the sausage that he chopped up and mixed into his mashed potatoes.
"I didn't know you were a cook, Liam-kun." Asuka got out with awe, Liam responded with a typical.
"You didn't ask." In which made Asuka pout in a cute manner, Liam laughed at her to her embarrassment. Sand came out of her pajamas, but neither of the two realized it. Both of them brought the finished product to the family as the family dined in the breakfast meal. Much to Liam's embarrassment as he cooked the food, he did get praises from his caretaker.
Asuka's reaction was that of bliss upon eating the delicious meal, her siblings and mother just dined in peace, but the younger brother just smiled at the cook. After a while, Liam and Asuka pardoned themselves as Hanzou met them in the room door to bring them to the Shopping Center.
(Zero Knows)
Shopping Center
Liam was with Asuka and the butler, Hanzou in the Shopping Center. Currently, he was picking clothes in which he felt suited him, to the displeasure of Hanzou for not having a taste for formal clothing and to the annoyance of Asuka for having cute shirts and alike, he chose plain shirts, three pairs of grey coats, though, they weren't overcoats to his annoyance with six pairs of jeans and knee-length pants.
"Liam, are you sure about not buying this cute lion shirt?" Asuka asked as Liam nodded.
"Yes, Asuka-san, after all, I'm not a fan of them."
"But they're so cute!"
"You're not a child anymore, Asuka-san."
"Doesn't mean I can't act like one to get you to buy it. C'mon, please?" Liam was about to decline, but he flinched bad as he saw his nemesis, the cute puppy eyes that she wore.
"Asuka…" Liam was staggering back as Asuka kept on using her cute look. "Asuka, c'mon!" Looks were directed towards him and the girl as Liam surrendered. "F-F-Fine…" He got out with an annoyed look, while Asuka smiled at him as she took out merely a dozen pair of shirts with animals on it, the majority being dinosaurs and sharks. "...How did I end up like this?" Curse his sister's puppy eyes, Asuka's version is inferior to it, but still! You need to be heartless to deny it!
"Liam, I would suggest you to get some formal clothings for your closet." Liam groaned as Hanzou added two pairs of formal clothing to the shopping cart. Damn his Rank E Luck.
(Zero Knows)
In a distant location
"Aachoo!" A certain Counter-Guardian sneezed as he rubbed his nose. "I swear that I can't get a cold here."
"You never know, Archer-chan~" A certain old man got out.
"Damn my Rank E Luck."
(Zero Knows)
Back with Liam
Liam was currently walking towards the mansion with Asuka and the butler. It was a rather big haul to be honest. "Damn, Asuka, Hanzou, what the hell did you two pick for me?"
"Every necessary items and clothings for your formal life if it needs be." Hanzou answered his question, while Asuka giggled to the boy.
"Just everything that you might find cute." Liam cursed himself for having to deal with her puppy eyes. The three just kept walking till they came across a crying girl. It was in a fairly unpopulated street. But other than the chances that she was lost, there were no other reasons to just leave her be.
Liam...Just couldn't bear it as he walked towards her. "Liam?" Asuka asked as Liam turned to her.
"You just go on with Hanzou, I'll get her to the Police Station." Asuka hesitantly nodded before she just went with Hanzou. Liam jogged to the girl, kneeling he asked. "Hey, what's wrong?"
"I...I don't know where my mother is." She sobbed, choking on her tears. Her hair was black, reaching shoulders with a pair of brown eyes, fair skin being coated in a school uniform. Liam just felt the resemblance of her with his sister. Damn it.
"You know where your house is?" His answer was a slow nod. "Can you walk there?" Her head shook.
"I'm afraid of bad people."
"Guess, I'll have to accompany you. Can you show me the way?" The girl nodded before she choked on her tears and led the boy towards her house.
Boy, did this guy not know what was about to unravel.
(Zero Knows)
Unknown Location
Liam reluctantly followed the girl as she led him to a deserted building, Liam being unsure what was about to happen as he stopped in his tracks. "Hey, are you sure this is the right way?" The girl in question giggled as she maliciously smiled upon him. "What's with the smile?"
"You are a foolish being, do you know that?" She asked in a much more mature voice. Her form shifted, her body got taller and her hair grew longer, her clothing...Well somehow just turned into a bondage leather suit.
Dumbfounded by the new transformation, Liam stared at her. A pair of black wings forming behind her. "An Angel?"
"No, I'm a Fallen. An Angel that has fell. Ironic isn't it?" The woman sneered as she glared at him. She produced a spear of light before she threw at him, Liam widened his eyes before he rolled to the right, the female scowled before producing more spears before throwing them at the man. Liam quickly ran as more spears embedded themselves on the pillars of concrete.
"Oi! Why are you doing this!?" He ran before finding cover, upon doing so, the spears pierced through his cover, nearly impaling him, he got up before running, more spears piercing through his former cover, he ran before sliding, he reached a corridor in which housed rooms, using one room, he jumped over the cupboard that was in the room and hid behind it.
"Isn't it obvious!? You have a Sacred Gear on you!" Liam kept silent as he heard footsteps, he gagged his mouth to stop any sound from coming out of his mouth. "And for that you must die! So, come out, so my job gets easier!" She yelled as Liam heard the footsteps leave his front.
'C'mon, brain! Think! What can I do!? Ah, wait. If the object is that Sacred Gear then!' He concentrated as he took a corroded steel pipe and took it. "Reinforce." The object in question glowed a bit before it was covered in blue circuit-like lines that glowed. "Wow, awesome." He grinned before his so-called Sixth Sense rang out as a spear pierced through the cupboard and destroyed it. He used the steel pipe that he reinforced and quickly deflected a spear.
"This is quite handy." Liam threw the pipe in the air and grabbed it again before the Fallen lunged at him and tackled him into the wall. "GAH!" The wall in question fell apart, leaving Liam with nasty cuts and bruises. "R-Reinforce." His body quickly responded with his back being covered with blue circuits. The pain lessened, but if left unattended, it would still kill him.
The Fallen scowled before she produced another spear of light and used it to throw his pipe away. "Damn it!" He stumbled back as the woman grinned.
"I would sure enjoy the scream of agony from your mouth." She grinned before stabbing him right at the abdomen. She unhanded it as the spear faded, leaving a hole from the spear.
"G-Guh!" Liam spat out some blood as his wound began to bleed out blood out of it.
"Have a happy day." The woman laughed before she flew away. Leaving Liam as he looked at his wound, a hole through his abdomen. He began to chuckle to himself before laughing.
"This life...Isn't...So...Bad..." He got out as his eyes began to blur out on him, but not before spotting a red-headed young lady stepping forth towards him. "Who...Are...You?" The woman smiled as Liam's vision faded to black.
(Zero Knows You Are Dead)
Unknown Location
Liam opened his eyes as he found himself in a dark room. "Where am I?" He asked, unsure if he was alive or dead. "I'm dead, aren't I?"
"You are not dead, my boy." A voice called out, it sounded deep and masculine as Liam looked around to see an old man in a white robe to be sitting behind him, startling him. "Do not be alarmed...I mean no harm." He stated as Liam looked at him.
"Who are you?"
"Me? I'm no one, yet everyone. I'm empty, yet I am full. I am Immortal, yet I am mortal. I am God, my child." The man revealed.
"You're...God...Almighty?"
"Indeed, yet my existence is no longer going to last. I am about to depart…But before that, I want to talk with you. If it is alright."
"I'm alright with it."
"I am aware that you are from another Universe, in which has its own God, yes? And the God there is still believing in humans?"
"I...I cannot answer your question, since...I too know nothing of him." God chuckled.
"Quite a shame, humanity had a big potential. And because of my...Stupidity...I've been blinded. Nothing in the World is perfect, not myself even, not my son, I've sacrificed my son to wash away the sins of humanity, I called for a storm to drown humanity, but Moses and his ship's inhabitants to live...I am not a Perfect being, I'm never going to be one, but Humanity…" God looked at Liam, his pale grey eyes staring down into Liam's eyes. "Humanity has the option to do good and do bad. I gave them free will to do and not to do."
"Humanity is never the right or the wrong, it's a matter of opinion." Liam chuckled as he sat down in front of him. "May I?"
"Yes, everyone is worthy of seeing me and doing...Whatever they want."
"We're restricted by the rules, if you are uncomfortable, I can-"
"No, just sit." God smiled upon him as Liam felt a breeze of wisdom behind his eyes.
"Father…If I may...What is going to happen?"
"I am waiting for one of my secret agent, he has been waiting for you it seems." God smiled as a portal that looked like an aurora opened. "Seems that he is late, as usual." God smiled as a bullet train shot through, having a red window on the front, a white paint job and a red line upon it. The door then opened as a man in a brown suit, wearing a brown hat exited the train car.
"Sorry, I'm late, father."
"Nonsense, my boy." God smiled. "Come. Our guest had arrived."
"You came earlier...Than I expected." The man got out. "You are Liam, yes?"
"Yes...And you are?"
"My name is not important as of for the moment, you can refer me by the name 'Observer'." The man let out a smirk. "I offer you a choice." He took out a box of cards, in which Liam recognized it. The Zeronos Cards. "You can either live or die." Plain and simple, Liam disagrees. In which he could rest or save the timeline from the wreckage of Imagins. He was familiar with Den-O. The Kamen Rider that journeys through time to neutralize singularity points.
"So...Any other prices?"
"You will be resurrected as a Devil."
"Say what now?"
"True, you would be a Devil, but there is one thing that sets you apart from other Devils." Observer smirked. "You have the power that no one else have, but that power too will be useless unless you train and your biological being will stay that of a human, so no demonic wings and such. The more reason that you need to train when needing to fight something that is flying."
"I...See…"
"And to add something, you are a Singularity." Observer added on as Liam widened his eyes.
"Wait what!?"
"Indeed. So, you can't be forgotten or lose yourself if your past self is gone. And the fact that God chose you to stop another Great War if it happened, your weapons are made...Both Anti-Devil and Anti-Holy, but to assume Anti-Holy Form, you know what to sacrifice, the cards that hold Vega and Anti-Holy are separated and the cards are limited. That is the power that you possess. And with great power, comes great responsibility." Observer quoted as Liam turned to himself. "...So...Are you up for it?"
"...I...Don't…" Liam got out as both men looked at each other. "But for the sake of others, the sake of those, who fell to the Fallen, I won't let it happen again."
"Do not let emotions, cloud your judgement, boy. It is bad that you bring your emotions to judge." God warned as Liam chuckled dryly.
"Don't worry, I know...Plus…" He turned to the two with a smile. "This wasn't because of the power. I'm doing this for a different reason." He smiled before he reached for the Zeronos Card Holder. "It's to keep my sister's promise." With that he took the Card Holder.
"Then...I wish you luck upon your journey."
"Best of luck, my boy. You'll need it."
"Thank you." The young adult bowed as he faded.
"Such a lively fellow."
"Indeed." Observer got out. "Shall we?"
"Of course, Owner wouldn't like a late guest, would he?"
"It is late sadly."
(Zero Knows)
Liam's Bedroom
Asuka was sleeping by Liam as he was patched up as a being made of sand came up. "Ah mou, I finally can get my contract." The being had its torso being in the floor and the other half of his body on top of him. "I can-Oh wait, she's asleep." The being just dejectedly sighed.
"...Him…"
"Eh?" The being went closer to the girl as she got out. "Keep him...Safe…"
"Ahhh, like a caretaker! Happily do that! Contract formed!" His body then turned into a normal human being, having a golden mask on his face that looked like a hawk's, a silver mouthguard and a pair of gauntlets with cannon-like fingers, his body was covered by a black garment with a green shoulder guard planted around his neck.
"But, who is 'he'?" The being asked as he turned to see the wounded boy. "Surely this is him."
(Zero Knows)
Later
Liam gasped as he turned to see his bedroom, his wound was given a large wrapping bandage, he winced in pain as he looked around to see Asuka sleeping by his bed, using a chair. Holding her hand, she turned to get a word out. "Liam-kun..." She whispered, Liam just smiled at her before he got to her, a painful decision as Liam winced till he reached her.
He then kissed her by the forehead as Asuka smiled in her sleep. "I won't leave you, Asuka-san." For all he know, he has been brought back to the land of the living. He gritted his teeth. He cheated Death yet again. Painful thoughts flooding his mind. 'Till when will it end? When will all the pain and suffering end?' He teared up before he looked at Asuka.
'But...' The thoughts became one with one of his memories of all the painful ones.
"Onii-chan?"
"L-Leah..."
"P-Promise...Me one thing..."
"What is it, imouto?"
"Please...Live happily...Like one in those fairytales."
He broke down with tear as he would mark this resurrection as a blessing. 'I won't die, Asuka. I won't die.' He stated in his heart. A vow forged in his heart, he will be damned if he can't fulfill that wish. On his cabinet, lies on top was a Card Holder of what he will know as what will be a necessary item for him to become 'Zeronos'. The Armored Warrior that...Zero Knows about.
(Zero Knows)
Tomorrow
First day of school, Liam was given the permission to enter Kuoh Academy, his books and such were taken care of by his caretaker as Liam and Asuka walked to the Academy. "Soo...Asuka, how's everyone in the Academy?"
"The usual, perverts and such, fan girls a thing also. So…"
"Ahh, I get the picture." Liam sighed. "Asuka?"
"Hmm?"
"Do you have a boyfriend?"
"Uhhhmmm, nope. Not one that I know off." She smiled carefreely. "I wouldn't like most of them anyways."
"Huh? Why?"
"Use your head, will ya?"
"Ahhh, I forgot…" Liam bashfully slapped his face. "I forgot you were the adopted daughter of the millionaire."
"Yeah...So either, everyone looks at my boobs or they look at my family. So…" She got a sigh out of her mouth. "You can imagine how annoying it is to have people being attracted to you, just because of the looks and luxury."
"I don't really care actually." Liam revealed, Asuka turned to him. "To me...I think you're perfect the way you are."
Asuka blushed at the statement. "I don't think I'm perfect."
"No one is, silly." Liam smiled at her as the two continued walking.
"Liam?"
"Yeah?"
"I think we're being followed." Liam hardened his eyes, Reinforcement passively activated as his eyesight was reinforced as he turned to find anyone that followed them. Surprisingly, his eyesight didn't find anything.
"What makes you say that?"
"Call it a gut feeling."
"Thought only us males use that term."
"I thought it was appropriate for me."
"Let's just hasten our walk." The girl nodded as the two continued walking in a faster pace.
"Damn, that boy is lucky to be with Asuka!" A young boy with brown hair yelled.
"Can't be helped, since Asuka did say that she has someone in mind." A boy with black hair and a pair of glasses sighed.
"And he gets to hold her hands!" Another with a bald head cried out.
(Zero Knows)
Class 2-B
Upon arriving, in the school, the Headmaster wished to see Liam nearly immediately, in which Liam reluctantly did to sort out some issues about having his name 'Cryo' in the Ryusaki Family, but after a 'Beating the bush' type of conversation, Liam just explained how he was an orphan, that was after five minutes of trying to get him to talk, but not too detailed, since it was invading his privacy.
After finishing up, Liam just went up to his supposed class, in which was known to hold the Perverted Trio...Liam wished he'd know why he gets a class with them. "Alright, Class, today, we have a new student with us." The teacher got out. Liam, with a deep breathe opened the door before he slowly walked in with looks from the girls. "Now, please introduce yourself."
'Shit, just play it cool.' Liam breathed as he got out. "I'm Liam Cryo. Pleased to be in this class." He bowed his head as girls began talking.
'Not a good sign.' "Alright, Liam, you can choose an empty chair for you to sit in." Liam nodded his head before spotting a seat next to...Asuka. 'Fuck.'
Asuka was in some sort of trance, staring towards the window as Liam decided to break it. "Is it alright for me to sit here?" Asuka immediately broke off from her trance. Staring wide-eyed at the boy.
"A-Ah, Liam-kun, don't scare me like that." She blushed as she got the bangs out of the way of her eyes.
"Well, sorry." He got out with a playful grin before sitting on his chair. "You just seem so easy to be trolled."
"Emmm…" Asuka pouted at the boy, who chuckled in amusement.
(Zero Knows)
After School
Liam just went to the park as he parted with Asuka, saying that he still has some things to be done. "...So, I believe you are surprised that I live, aye?" Liam smirked as a scowl was heard from the shadows.
"Tch, persistent, but I won't let you get away this time!" The woman lunged out of the shadows as the being from before smashed right into her. "Gyah!"
"What the-" Liam stopped to see the being. "Imagin? Wait...Deneb!?"
"Ah, yes, I'm Deneb, Liam-dono."
"But I didn't made a contract unless…"
"Ah, the girl that I formed a contract with wants me to take care of you." The Imagin got out.
"I...see...for now, please stay out of my way." He took off his over coat and passed it to Deneb. "Take care of my coat, I'll deal with this." He took out a black card out of his Card Holder, the front was given a green detail, while the back was given a yellow detail. A belt formed in his empty hand, having a black buckle with green and yellow details with a movable circle with the color scheme and a slot for the card. He quickly threw it around his waist as the end of the belt connected.
"W-What the-!?" The Fallen gasped at the belt. "Who are you!?"
"Saishou ni teoku…(Let me say this to start)" He got out with a smirk. He slid a tab back on top of the buckle as a flute tune with a low humming music for the background played out. "Henshin." He quickly inserted the card before the buckle change to form a green A.
ALTAIR FORM
A pair of railways made out of energy appeared around him, ignoring them, a black bodysuit with a pair of dark silver gauntlets, a pair of silver railroads upon his mask with a silver mouthguard with greens shoulderguards took his place as the energy railways then attached themselves to his chest, forming a green chestplate with golden tracks, his mask's railways then turned to gold as a pair of green bull heads moved towards the middle before folding into a pair of green visors with horns at the edges. Finalizing the transformation. "Ore wa ka-na-ri tsuyoi!(I am fairly strong)" He smirked as he looked upon the woman.
"Who...Who are you!?"
"A Rider...A Kamen Rider…" Liam smirked. "But you can call me Zeronos...This...Is my Second Sacred Gear...Of time." He took out a pair of equipment that were strapped on his waist on each side before putting them together to form a blade. "Question is...Are you ready?" The woman snarled as she lunged at him with a blast of speed. Zeronos readied himself before he dodged to the left and got a slash on the Fallen Angel.
"Gyah!" She looked at her wound in which was bleeding out an immense amount of blood. "Damn you!"
"Using your emotions would be unwise." Liam warned as the Angel roared before she lunged again with a spear of light as Liam moved in and countered it with his blade, making a deadlock. "Told ya." He grinned before he forced a push on the Angel's weapon, causing her to lose balance before being slashed. The Angel finding it useless to attack directly let out her wings before going for the skies.
"Damn…" The Green-clad Rider mused as he detached the sword's blade from the hilt before turning it 90 degrees to the left and attached it, he pulled the further piece as the two pieces of metal was pulled apart to create a crossbow's limb, he held it up as it turned larger. Quickly, he fired an energy arrow right at the Angel, who dodged it and threw a spear of light. "So that's what he meant." Liam got out as he dodged another spear. Running, he fired an arrow at the Angel, who dodged it and threw another spear. This time flying true, but missed him by an inch as Liam stopped on his tracks. Thank his Reinforcement to stop himself from being impaled.
He quickly reinforced his sight as he predicted her flight path. "Take this!" He fired a trio of arrows, one quickly pierced through her abdomen, another on her wing and another on one of her legs. Black feathers flowing through the air as Liam remembered another time when he was with his sister.
"Onii-chan! Look at those beautiful feathers!"
"You're calling crows beautiful?"
"Everything's beautiful if you imagine it. After all, God created everything to be beautiful, both inside and out. So you just need to imagine that crows are beautiful."
That was what his sister meant. Liam looked at his crossbow. What would she do if she's in his place? Zeronos stepped towards the Fallen Angel as she coughed up blood. "End me…" She got out as Liam aimed his crossbow at her. "What are you doing? End me!"
"What should we do, Leah?"
"Give him a second chance to live, Onii-chan. After all, just give him a chance to heal, he'll be flying back in no time!"
'Second chances…' Liam knew he was doing a mistake as he sighed to himself before lowering his crossbow. "Go."
"What?"
"Go. Go before I change my mind. I'm giving you a second chance to rise." He glared at the woman as her eyes widened. He kneeled down to her as he stared at her. "I'm merciful, I'm sure that was what God will do if he gets a chance."
"Why? WHY!? I killed you!"
"Yet, you didn't. I'm not a psychopath, nor am I trying to be one. Just go." He stood up before he turned away, leaving the woman as he headed for Deneb before a red beam appeared behind him, causing the Rider to look behind to see the Angel demolished. Black feathers scattered across the wind.
"Onii-chan? Why did the man kill the crow?"
"...Some times...People don't want to have...Nuisances, imouto…"
"Can...We bury him?"
"...Yes, we can."
Turning to the source, it was the woman from before, her crimson red hair flowing as she stared at the Rider. "Why didn't you kill her?"
"Was there a need to kill her!?" Liam yelled furiously.
"Yes! She's a Fallen! She killed you!"
"So!? I gave her a second chance!"
"A second chance to kill you!" The woman responded as Liam growled. But he forced himself to stay calm, no use to get the better from his feelings, the dead would still be dead, no matter what he did, the Fallen would not rise again even if he avenged her.
"Doesn't matter now." He forced a sigh. "She's dead." Taking out his card, he let it off as it slowly began to dissolve into particles before disappearing. His armor's color turned grayscale before it shattered from top to bottom. "I just wasted a Card…" He sighed before he began walking away.
"Where do you think you're going?" A girl with a black ponytail asked as Liam twitched his eyes.
"Where else?" He asked as he took the overcoat from Deneb, who bowed his head slightly. "Home."
"You need to come with us." A girl with white hair and amber eyes coldly got out as she blocked his way.
"Buchou, wants to speak with you." Liam sighed as a young man with short blonde hair and blue eyes added.
"After this, can I go?" Liam narrowed his eyes as Rias nodded.
"Of course, just so to be clear, we're going to have to do this privately." Liam raised his eyebrow.
"Eh?"
(Zero Knows Where He is)
Occult Research Club
"Let me get this straight." Liam got out as he sat on the single seated couch that was surprisingly comfortable during the explanation of what the fuck happened. "You're all Devils. Specified into Classes that are basically from chess?"
"Practically sums it up."
"And your brother is Lucifer?"
"He is the current Lucifer, so he lost the title of heir to my family." Liam took a deep breathe. There was so much for him to process.
"And I'm part of your peerage?"
"Yes, though you are a pawn, so…"
"I get what it does. What my potential, is so you don't need to tell me. I know chess." Liam said as he buried his hands upon his face. "I would say that I would know that I'll be a devil if I'm resurrected, but I wasn't told that I'll be in a peerage or shit."
"Wait who told you?"
"Hnnn...An old man." Liam half-lied, it was God, who told him that he was going to be a Devil, and he was old. So, it was a half-truth and half-lie...But where did the half-lie come from, oh wait, he didn't tell them who the man is...Meh.
"Do you know his-"
"Name? No, he didn't tell me." He interrupted, another one for the lying jar that his sister got for him for lying to her about what he has been doing behind her back. Rias seemed annoyed with his half-answers, considering he didn't give her a full answer.
"So, might I ask about your Sacred Gears?" Liam didn't flinch as if he expected that question, which he did.
"I have two Sacred Gears." One if the Zeronos Cards and Singularity are not the second Sacred Gear, since Zelzretch didn't even tell him about the second, cause of his stupidity. "One. Is my ability to reinforce materials and other such objects and apparently myself. Second. Is...You already know of it, don't you? Considering that you would've watched the fight."
"Pretty much." The blonde boy commented.
"Now, how about introductions? I'm not one to trust random strangers…" Liam asked as the others looked at each other.
"Very well, I'm Rias as you know me from the day I revived you." Liam quirked an eyebrow, of course, Rias would be the leader then or would be the one, who revives the dead otherwise known as the recruiter. "I am the King of my peerage." Figures.
"That is Kiba Yuuto. The Knight." The blonde in question bowed his head slightly.
"That is Akeno Himejima. The Queen." Said girl just winked at him as Liam swore he felt a stench of his sister's murderous intent being cast on him.
"The petite is Koneko Toujou. She's a Rook."
"The Bishop?"
"We don't have one." Liam quirked an eyebrow. No Bishop in a Peerage? "We haven't find a suitable member to be a Bishop, though I have one potential member in the future." She put her right pointer finger on her lips. "His name is Issei Hyoudou."
"...Who?" Akeno giggled out.
"Ara ara? Apparently, Liam-kun isn't familiar with our resident pervert." Liam twitched his eyes.
"Now why the hell are you going to recruit him?"
"He has a Sacred Gear that would prove to be useful for us in the future." Rias informed the new member. "Now are you in? Or are you out?" Liam stared blankly at the lady before he got up and walked towards the exit. "W-Wait! Where are you going!?"
"Home. Our deal's finished."
"But you haven't answer!"
"It should be clear, I accept." With that Liam closed the door. Rias just looked at him in bewilderment. What kind of guy is he? An idiot?
"Ara ara, appears we have a cold-hearted member, Buchou." Akeno smiled as Rias sighed to herself. What kind of pawn did she recruited to her peerage?
(Zero Knows)
Liam's Bedroom
Liam was at his room, his hand was being patched up. How? He was a Devil, he was asked to bring Asuka, her necklace, which was a holy silver cross, that would hurt till the morning. Liam sighed as he clenched his fist and unclenched it. The bitterness of the pain was left in his mouth as he spat. "Fuck!" He banged his bedside cabinet as he looked at his hand, a red stain forming upon his wound.
With a 'Tch' of annoyance, he undo his wrappings that kept his wound hygienic and clean. He found no way to undo it, that led him to grabbing a scissor and cut it open.
Pulling every bit of cloth on it, he found his hand being knitted by what seemed to be blades.
'How the hell does this even make sense!?'
A/N: Heya! This is God90zilla Studios, namely Ken. Unannouncedly, I was feeling quite ill for the past few months and to...Get a few more entertainments, my brothers just patch up some Stories, just to keep some of the audience entertained and stuff. It's been...Five Months? I've stopped doing Fanfiction, just because of my physical sickness that was placed on my left Lung. Of course, you won't like other things, but I got my lung operated on and Hospital...Is not so Good. Since I didn't get Internet and I got no Microsoft Word of any programs to write, so I...Asked the others to patch up some stories.
Anyways, this fic WILL contain some elements from the Fate series, though you can already see that. But that will only be limited to what is revealed in this Chapter and maybe something in the future. So, anyways, toodles.
And remember, RR, and if there is a misspell or such, please let me know through PM and thus, see ya!