26 June 2012
For starters, this is basically a story based off of my previous dreams, considering I get them so often, I've decided to jot them down. Fortunately for you, however, these episodic, adventure of the day kind of, events will be in chronological order, unlike how my dreams tend to present them. The narrator of the story takes after my name, Mayolo Cruz, some of you may already know my name whereas others may have just stumbled upon this piece of work accidentally. And so without further ado, I shall pull up the curtains to reveal my master piece... Enjoy...
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There's things in life that are most certainly explainable. But this? I'm not too sure what 'this' even was... I'm ordered around by a demonic bitch and accompanied by a scrawny guy most likely a year younger than me, I have a magic sword, and I'm fighting against demonic creatures allegedly named the Reversed, those that feed on negativity. Though I can't explain the why's just yet, I can, however, explain the how's. It all started with me waking up at school. The time was 12:07pm, and my IPod was flashing the message,
"Welcome to the business of Reaping! You're probably wondering what the fuck you've gotten yourself in to, but don't worry about it, your questions shall be answered by an informant/guardian that we shall be sending your way shortly."
At first I gave the message little thought considering I was more worried about the strange marks on my left wrist, I wasn't aware of how I got them at the moment but they certainly stung something fierce if I even lightly bumped them on something. Of course what could only be done was to hide and forget as there was no viable solution that was presentable just yet, so the day continued as normal.
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Math was relatively easy off today so our teacher gave us a break and left us to ourselves, it was then when I got another message from this mysterious number.
"Would you prefer if the informant spoke to you now? Or later? A.) now B.) later"
Although last time the reply option was disabled, this time was different, it asked me a direct question whereas I could only reply in multiple choice answers. Being curious as to what would happen should I say yes, I said "A" Within seconds of sending the message, the door broke down and a blonde woman popped in. She had long blonde hair, a red dress, red glasses, her eyes were a dark shade of green. She also happened to have a revolver in her hands. She immediately looked over to me and signaled me to follow her. In bewilderment I pointed to myself and said,
"Me?..."
Her response was quick
"Yes, you, hurry up already."
Without delay I stood up took my things and left, that gun looked pretty convincing... I could of sworn a good chunk of the class was mouthing the words "What... The... Fuck?..."
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The walk with her was quick as she certainly walked fairly quickly. After we arrived at the school gates, I asked
"okay, soooo who exactly are you?..."
"Oh yes that's right..."
she replied as she pulled out a notecard from a pocket I certainly never noticed.
"Dear Mayolo Cruz, you have chosen to partake in reaping due to a deal you've made with the boss man, your first assignment begins tomorrow morning with a time limit of exactly 9 hours. Should you fail, you shall be sentenced to an everlasting hell, should you accomplish the assignment, you'll be able to keep your sorry ass for the remainder of the week. Your assigned informant/guardian will answer most of the questions you have... Proceed to smile at customer..."
and then she proceeded to smile a smile that could literally win an award for how fake it was. After two seconds she dropped the smile and then said,
"Questions?... Cause we're gonna be stuck together for a while so you might as well get everything out now."
"Let's start of with names, you obviously know me, so what's your name?"
"Name's Risa, Mayo, get it memorized..." she responded in a quirky tone.
"Then let me analyze this, I made a deal with who exactly?..."
"That I can't answer actually, we're never exactly given the information on a Reaper's deal, it's something you realize on your own."
"Reaper?" I asked puzzled.
"Those who engage in a deal with the boss man are to offer their services fighting Reversed, those who offer their services for battle in exchange for something are called 'Reapers' and are branded with the same marks you bear on your wrist" she explained.
"I suppose that explains this..." I added.
"Anything else?"
"Yes, what exactly are Reversed?..."
"Reversed are creatures that feed and thrive off of negativity, whether it's something like physical waste or negative emotions and even dirty thoughts, these creatures devour it. They were originally created long ago to cure the planet of its waste problem, but when they broke out and started killing people they were annihilated and their god was sealed away, though something has most certainly gone wrong as the Reversed are running amok once more..."
"Excuse me, but god?..." I asked.
"A celestial being named Andromeda, It is their god because it controls these creatures that were originally driven on instinct. He can spawn more of them and has immense strength, of course long ago he was sealed away never to be disturbed, The Reversed soon died off but how they arrived once more is still a mystery."
"So what exactly is this assignment?" I asked.
"All reapers are given an assignment based on their location, an assignment is basically a mission to hunt a level three tier Reversed under the allotted time limit." she explained.
"Wait... There's tiers? Is there like some sort of catalog of all the Reversed?" I asked.
"There is no written book on them but their symbol changes based on their tier, it's fairly conspicuous and you should be able to identify the tiers quite easily since there's only four of them."
"Care to explain these tiers?"
"The first tier are the level one Reversed, these ones usually generally operate on instinct or command and don't really pose much of a threat, they're much like canon falter. Level two Reversed operate strictly on command and are more powerful than the level one's. Level three Reversed are the ones that command the lower tiers, they are much stronger than the lower tiers and can generally leave a big path of destruction if they go unchecked. They're a force that shouldn't be underestimated, but they tend to mess with people first before killing them, which I still find rather odd... The fourth and final tier is simply referred to as the 'god' tier. Andromeda is the only Reversed that is part of this tier."
"Well that's certainly interesting..." I responded.
"Done?" she asked.
"So what do you do as my informant/guardian?..."
"I just guide you to your next assignment, and provide some help with assignments."
"Well that's nice to know."
It was then when the final bell rang.
"I guess that's all the time we have for questions then, tomorrow's your assignment and from here on out we're sticking together." Said Risa.
"Wait, so you're just going to follow me wherever I go?" I asked.
"Of course." she responded.
"Isn't there any way you could follow me from afar? You don't exactly have a school ID."
"I have to be near you at all times, who would help you in case you're attacked by Reversed, normal weapons phase through them."
"Is there any possible way to make you invisible?..."
She thought for a moment then lit up as if she had an idea, then began to concentrate. She then sunk through the floor and somehow merged with my shadow. After a few seconds my shadow looked exactly like her.
"How does this work?" she asked.
"Well at least you're not conspicuous." I responded.
"I can even control you like this," she said "Just in case you are attacked I can move you out of danger."
My arms began to move involuntarily.
"Or you could just screw around..." I mumbled.
"Shut up, I'm trying to get the hang of it. Your body's smaller than mine...
"We'll do that at home, where there isn't people around."
"Alright Mayo, lead the way."
I began to walk over to the parking lot where my mother was to pick me up. Periodically I would look at my shadow. It certainly looked different staring at it.
"What?..." Risa asked.
"How do you do the whole shadow thing?" I asked.
"This? Demonic powers I suppose." Her response being so nonchalant.
"You? A demon? Don't demons kill people?"
"Am I killing you?" she asked
"...Touché..."
"Well originally I was an Angel, but due to conflict way back then... Well things change." Risa explained
"Sorry to hear that..."
"Let's change the subject. What's your life like?" she asked.
"I'm a boring husk of a man. There's not much to it."
"That's good, I guess Reaping won't have much of an effect on your social life then."
"What's that supposed to mean?..." I asked.
"Most Assignments take you away from your hometown quite often."
"For how long exactly?"
"depends on how much time is allowed for the mission."
"Where does tomorrow's mission take place?"
"The beginning mission always takes place in your area, the rest will vary greatly. There will still be weeks where there is no mission and you will be allowed to do what you wish."
"That's good to hear, I certainly don't want to abandon my friends."
"I suppose so..." she responded.
"Why did you have a gun earlier?" I asked.
"Oh that, well Reversed attacks can occur at any time, so this gun helps to dispatch them with a single bullet."
"A one hit one kill?"
"Basically."
"Sounds pretty useful. Why would you need Reapers if you have that?"
"There's only six bullets in this gun and the bullet's cannot be reconstructed by anyone but Angels."
"Well then..."
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The ride home was just like any other day. When we got home, there was no homework to be done so I continued to play video games.
"What are you doing?" Risa asked sitting beside me.
"Playing Okami." I responded
"O..Kami?..."
"An awesome video game."
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