"Lamia said she's by the entrance of the building."
"Hold on Oga! Wait for us!"
The battered and dirtied teens ran through the school to the entrance of the building. Oga was quickly putting distance between them as he sprinted to the destination. In his hands were all the shards that they had retrieved from their enemies. All over the school grounds laid unconscious bodies but the body of Takamiya was nowhere to be found.
But Oga couldn't deal with that right now. He had to return Furuichi's soul before the sun came up. The thought had him running faster and Beel shrieked at him to go even faster. His hands were starting to blister with the amount of heat that was radiating from the shards.
When he rounded the corner and the entrance was near sight, a smile came to his face. Lamia was exiting Alaindelon , who then reached into himself and pulled out a bandaged Furuichi. His shirt was gone and in his place was heavy bandages; he was covered in his coat which still had blood stains on it.
He didn't waste any time and immediately kneeled beside his best friend. "What do I do?" He asked impatiently. His eyes kept glancing towards the sky. He only had till sunrise and if he didn't get it right then Furuichi-
"DA!" Beel yelled in his ear followed along with his hair being pulled. He grunted in annoyance but otherwise appreciated Beel reminding him of what he needed to do.
Lamia lifted Furuichi so he was now sitting and leaning against her chest. Her hands were resting on his chest and he couldn't help but focus on the still chest.
The others had finally caught up by now and he could feel the others staring at Furuichi in alarm. And they had every right to be alarmed with the usual upbeat male was now pale as a sheet, covered in bandages and in blood.
Fingers snapping had his attention back to the doctor. "Just hold the shards against his chest. That should work to restore his soul."
Grabbing the pieces that everyone painfully but successfully retrieved from their enemies he gripped them and placed them on the bandages.
Silence as everyone watched, some holding their breath. But Furuichi remained still even as Oga pressed the shards harder.
"Nothing's happening! "He snarled.
"Maybe it has to be on bare skin?" Lamia thought aloud.
The moment the words were out of her mouth, Oga was ripping the bandages away.
"HEY! Be gentle, he's seriously injured." The command was ignored and Oga only stopped when the bandages revealed the gaping hole in the other's chest.
Fresh blood fell from the now uncovered wound and he heard someone in the back curse. Most likely Kanzaki. The others simply stared at the injury and wondered how Furuichi would recover from something so fatal.
The gaping hole in his best friend's chest made his stomach turn as well, as the strong smell of blood hit him. But he pushed forward and pressed the shards against his cold chest. Nothing happened for a moment, and he opened his mouth to snap at the doctor when he finally got a reaction from Furuichi.
But the reaction was not what he wanted.
The silver haired teen's eyes flew open and a raw agonized scream tore from his throat. His body jolted away from Lamia's weak grasp and the group watched in a mixture of shock and horror.
"Is he hallucinating?!"
"Fuck."
"Hold him down before he tears his stitches in the back"
"Furuichi calm down. Oi idiot. Stop! "Oga demanded as he grabbed the other by the shoulders. Holding him flushed against his chest with both arms wrapped around him, he tried to calm his friend.
"Hey Hey you're scaring the girls. Come on calm down." Furuichi didn't seem aware of the yells and continued to scream and struggle against Oga's hold.
With him holding the other teen he felt the moment his body shuddered and he watched as his screams died. Instead of screams pouring from the other's mouth, dark blood was coughed up and splattered on Furuichi's chin and coat collar.
He watched in frozen horror as Furuichi's eyes became glazed and started rolling to the back of his head. The erratic heartbeat was now strongly slowing down to where he could barely feel it.
Behind him he could feel the sun's approach as the rays hit his back.
He released his hold on the other for a moment but it only took a moment for someone to grab him by the arm and throw him.
His lack of attention caused him to lose any chance of landing on his feet. But he did quickly move his body so that he landed on his front side. Beel grip on his hair grounded him to remember that the baby was present.
His eyes on the ground he quickly looked up when he heard screams from Lamia and yelling from the others. Eyes frantically looking for an enemy he found himself looking at two demons standing over Furuichi.
The two 34 pillar division members were staring at the teen in silence but Jabberwock was looking at him intensely. The others were yelling at them to get away from him while Lamia stood between them and her patient.
Before any of them could act, Hecatos gripped the female demon at the arm and flung her out of the way. Jabberwock took this time to step forward and gripped the shards in the teen's chest.
Everyone stood frozen as they watched Furuichi take one last gurgling blood laced breath before exhaling it in sync at the moment the shards exit of his body.
His eyes closed and chest stopped moving.
With a simple pull the shards were in his hands and the body that they were previously in was now limp and lay crumpled on the floor.
Jabberwock turned to the teenager who was still on the ground and sternly told him. "Your friend could not overcome such injuries. He was suffering and choking on his own blood. You should have done something sooner instead of letting him drown in his own blood. "
"NO! That fucker with the scar said if I got the pieces by morning he would be ok. He said-"
"He lied. He used your partner as a distraction and you fell for it. Your friend never had a chance to recover from that attack."
Without another word the demon left but Hecatos stayed. He stared at the fallen body with an expressionless face. Everybody stood in shock at what just happened and all eyes were now on the silver haired teen that was now no longer breathing.
The sun's rays now coasted over everyone and a new day had begun. Birds were chirping and the world began to awake from its slumber.
But the teenagers and demons were ignorant of all this.
With shaking arms Oga stood himself up. Beel whimpered but he ignored the child and instead growled out. "Oi Oi. If this is someone's sick joke it ain't fucking funny."
Pushing past Hecatos he stood beside Furuichi's blood coated body. With shaking hands he grabbed at the other's coat. Beel's whimpers filled his ears but he continued his unrestrained actions. Lifting the other up, he watched in sick horror as his friends head lifelessly slumped forward and hung limp.
"Oi idiot Furuichi what the fuck do you think you're doing. I won the battle. This isn't how the story is supposed to go. You fucking idiot how do you not know that. How the hell do you think it's ok to DIE?" He shook the limp heavy body as he screamed the last cursed word. He bit his lip and suppressed a scream.
In the background Lamia's and Alaindelon's cries now joined Beel's whimpers. He gritted his teeth as he was surrounded by idiots.
"You're not fucking dead! Stop Furuichi this isn't fucking funny. You're making everyone cry like pussies so stop already before I kick your ass." He shook his friend to emphasize his threat. But all he got for a reply was warm blood falling out of his best friend's mouth and onto his fists.
He flinched and his hands lost their grip. The sound of his knees hitting the floor was combined with the body that followed. His hands felt like they were on fire and glancing down he felt bile surge up his throat as Furuichi's blood coated his hands.
Beel's whimpers got louder.
He felt someone's hand grip his shoulder in a way of comfort and support but he jerked his shoulder away. He felt the pain from the person the action caused but he couldn't give a damn. He heard a female voice call his name and after a few moments he felt Beel's weight off of him.
"Fucking idiot Furuichi." His stare was only on the still body that was now crumpled in front of him.
"You fucking idiot! What the hell were you thinking going out in the middle of the night? How the hell am I supposed to protect you when you fucking go off by yourself?"
His chest ached with a pain he never felt before. Greater and more painful than any punch from any opponent he faced. His eyes were stinging for no reason and his breathing was a struggle to maintain as his throat tightened.
He didn't know what was happening to him.
"Furuichi wake up!" He screamed at the other. His hands brushed against the now dull shards of what was once Furuichi's soul. He reached for them and his fingers ghosted over them. But his hand flinched as if burned.
Minutes before he had them gripped in his hand and could feel his best friend's energy. Energy so bright, that his hands were red with the energy radiating from them.
"We kicked everyone's asses. We all put our very best to save you. And now you're just going to die like some asshole! Well fuck you Furuichi!"
"Fuck you!" His body reacted by going onto pure instinct and he soon felt his fist collide with wet skin. He gripped the fallen body by the neck and hauled him up.
He heard people yelling and feet pounding against the floor. But he ignored them.
Instead his grip fell from his best friend's neck to his shoulders. In a panicked desperate movement he pulled his best friend and embraced the other.
The pain was too much and beating someone was not making it go away. The raw pain was overcoming him and he didn't know how to defeat it. Not knowing what else to do he pressed his forehead against his best friend's head and screamed.
The others watched in horror as the Demon Oga screamed in pure agony.
Kunieda who was by his side took a step backwards as if the scene physically pushed her. Her grip on Baby Beel tightened and she pressed the child's face into her shoulder away from the scene. She soon turned away. She wasn't supposed to see this, no one was.
This was something private and they were all intruding.
The others watched as Oga screamed and begs muffled into the other's hair.
"Please wake up!"
The scene went on until Tojou stepped forward and gripped Oga by the shoulders. He pulled at him and tried to loosen his grip on the corpse.
"Let me go! Fuck you!" Oga screamed. Tojou didn't listen and pulled again, this time Oga lost his grip. The teen scrambled to regain his purchase but Kanzaki was now in front of him and pushing him back and ultimately into Tojou's restrains.
The oldest of the trio used his new king crest to restrain the teenager in a hold. But even with the new power, it was a struggle to hold Oga who was now fighting like his namesake.
The teenager threw his head back and head butted the older male while kicking Kanzaki square in the chest.
"Get the fuck off me you bastards!" Oga seethed. His eyes strained to keep their focus on the crumpled body. The three bodies continued to struggle and ultimately both higher classmates were able to restrain the other. However with their attention focused on each other they missed the demon that was walking to the corpse.
The young doctor was in pure shock as she stared at nothing and was caused enough worry to have the male demon try to comfort her. Either way it made Hecatos 's job a lot easier. Picking up the body, he turned away from the chaotic scene.
But before he could make his leave a voice called out to him. "What are you doing?"
Turning to the owner of the question he found himself facing a female human. Wanting to leave quickly he answered honestly. "I'm taking the body. Your human authorities are outside. Having his body publicized in papers is a dishonor. He deserved better. "
"Wait, you can't do that. Oga and his family...they'll want a funeral. "The woman tried to continue but the demon cut her off. Hecatos was suddenly in front of her with an expressionless face but eyes furious. "You have been aware of the dangerous world you have willingly entered far too long to say such stupid things."
He stared at the body in his hands and asked. "How will you explain to his family how it came to that he has a hole in his chest?"
Kunieda didn't answer and instead pressed the demon prince closer to her as another scream from Oga broke out. Not wanting to be there any longer he turned away.
Kunieda watched as the demon walked away and into a gaping hole that suddenly appeared that no doubt led to the demon world. Her eyes took one last look of Furuichi's broken bloody body before the hole closed.
.She hoped that silence would return but instead Beel's and Oga's whimpers and screams of rage filled the air.
She wanted to be strong but glancing at the people around her, she saw that all were either crying or clenching their fists and willing themselves not to. Kanzaki was helping Tojou restrain Oga but their movements stopped when the teen noticed something amiss.
"Where is he?" Everyone seemed to finally wake up from their daze and looked to the bloodied spot on the ground where Furuichi was laying a moment ago.
"Where the fuck is he?!"
The moment Hecatos stepped inside the secluded building be was berated by Behemoth.
In his hands he held the real shards that Jabberwock had taken and left fake shards behind unknown to the humans. Picking one up, he inspected it. "You barely got them out of him in time. There's barely any energy left. Your lateness will no doubt have a consequence."
"I underestimated the humans' abilities." He muttered. He glanced at Jabberwock who was standing against a wall, and wondered if he would add his part but the leader just remained silent.
"That's how you always get in trouble." A female voice joined the conversation. Agiel stepped forward and her usual smile was absent as she stared down at the human in his arms. "Lucky enough I was there to hear what the deal was. Looks like the young prince's contractor forgot the part where the soul would be intact even if it wasn't in the body. What an idiot."
"They're idiots for still thinking he's a human even after hearing that."
"Well technically he is a human!"
The two generals seemed ready to argue but Behemoth quickly intervened by commanding. "We'll enough wasting time, let's get this done."
On the ground was a complicated drawing of a symbol. Hecatos studied it as he did not take part in constructing it. It was a four layered symbol each one representing the four demons that would bond with the human.
It was a sacrifice they all were willing to make.
Walking towards the middle he placed the body of Takayuki Furuichi, being careful even though he was dealing with a corpse. He had hoped that his gentleness with the human would go unnoticed but when he looked up he saw that all three members were staring at him with amusement.
Huffing in annoyance he walked to his position. Relaxing his body he closed his eyes and waited for Behemoth and Jabberwock to do the ritual. He felt the moment the two poured their demonic power into the symbol and though he wished he could open his eyes and witness the symbol activating, his eyes must be closed.
Only a moment later was his energy being pulled out of him forcibly. Unable to suppress the grunt of pain that slipped out, he was shocked to hear all three members were struggling as well. It felt all of his energy was being ripped from his very core and when it finally stopped he could not keep himself upright. Kneeling on the ground he tried to collect his breath and kept his gaze on the ground.
When he heard Agiel gasp though, he quickly thought the ritual was a failure. Looking up his mouth fell and in a way it was what he feared. A failure. For in the center of the circle was a small body with a head full of silver hair.
"I told you your lateness would bring a consequence."
"How annoying."
"How cute!"
"This will be troublesome."
After each said what needed to be said Behemoth sighed but advised the three. "Age was never a factor of our plan so we will continue as planned."
If you think about it, teaching a child is easier than a hormonal teenager." Agiel thought aloud.
"As if you should talk about hormonal ridden teenagers." Hecatos chided.
Behemoth continued talking which efficiently shut the generals up. "Now that we have finally found him we must be sure to protect him at all costs. An incident like this must never happen again. With that said Hecatos you will have the first watch. Clean him and clothe him"
The pillar general paled and turned towards the now small body in the circle. The boy looked to be four or five now and would sure to be needy. "Why me?" He called out in anger and disbelief. "Why not a woman?!"
"Shut up, we all know that you're fond of him."
He didn't dare give a reply. Instead he looked at the small unconscious child who was swimming in bloody tattered clothes. Sighing as there was nothing else he could do; he went over and picked up the small child.
Nobody cared to point out how he didn't deny the statement.
I really wanted emotional Oga and Tohoshinki and I know it's a gag manga but god I'm sure most of us wanted to see Oga go crazy over his best friend dying in front of him.
So I guess I wanted this so much that my brain formatted a plot where we have chibi Furuichi, Guardians 34 pillars (come on we all freaked out how they all gave their powers to him and also went for Lamia for help for Furuichi) and the further chapters will further the plot.
So it would be great if you guys reviewed with thoughts or comments about the first please review and hope everyone has a great day.