After that whole debacle with the axe demon, Yu, Yoichi, and I were transferred to a special school to receive training to receive Cursed Gear weapons.
There was this delinquent kid named Kimizukl, who was equally a hot-head like Yu, we introduced ourselves and prepared ourselves to take the Cursed Gear aptitude Test.
It's been a week since we transferred, and the class was receiving our scores for our spellcraft exams, to determine what rank Cursed Gear we were to receive.
Me and Kimizukl, received the highest marks in our class, while Yu completely failed the exam and Shinoa was teasing him about it.
"Guren!! Fork over my Cursed Gear already, my whole reason for living is revenge against those blood-suckers!!! So, how come you are keeping me with these losers? Yu shouted at Guren as he entered the classroom.
"Lt.colonel, sir. Why did you abandon your class to go Awol for ten days? I fully believe that we are prepared to make our contracts, with the demons sir." I stood up as Guren gave us a sly smile.
"So you runts think you have what it takes to form a contract, eh? Guren gripped the hilt of his sword.
"Yeah, of course!! Well, Kimizukl probably doesn't, but I do!!! Yu yelled out as he got into a fight with Kimizukl.
"Well, everyone! If you die from this, blame yourself for not training hard enough. Guren pulled out his sword and stabbed the ground as black tendrils shot up.
Bodies began to drop to the floor, as the atmosphere completely changed from a moment ago. I felt completely fine, compared to the pressure I felt when meeting that mysterious being, this was much wilder and unconcentrated.
Yu and Kimiziki had to clutch their chest, as they struggled to withstand the massive pressure that Guren's sword was exuding. this went on for an additional minute, and then Guren retracted his sword back to the sheath.
"Okay, everyone who is still conscious, you have potential. Keep up your training and someday you'll be able to make a contract and earn a Cursed Gear." Guren pointed to the students who were gasping on the floor.
"For those of you who are still standing, you are the elite, and you'll try for gear the same rank as mine, Black Demon series Gear, right now. So! The ones I see standing are Yu, Kimizuki, Yoichi, and Cain." Both me and Guren looked at Shinoa, who looked like this was a walk in the park for her.
"Um, Lt.col. Guren? I know you always give out crazy tests like that, but I'm not sure that it's wise to let Yoichi try for the Black Demon series." The teacher spoke up from behind him, as I looked at Yorchi.
"Do you have a problem with my decision? Guren looked at the teacher in an annoyed tone.
"No, no problem! it's just, that Yorchi's heart is very stable, but I'm not sure that it's strong enough to resist the demon." The teacher explained her reasoning as Yorchi looked worried.
"If you're not strong enough, you die. That's the way the world works now. We're not holding hands and playing house here."
"But, demons hate weaklings sir. Yorchi will be possessed and__" Shinoa was about to say more, but Guren cut her off.
"Shaddap already! Yorchi! You want to get revenge for your sister's death, right? You're willing to put your life on the for it, right? Because, if your too scared, you can leave. That's okay." Guren stared down Yorchi.
"Guren's right Yorchi, nice guys like you shouldn't be here." Yu and Kimiziki tried to convince him to stay behind.
"Huh? B-But, Lt.colonel Guren sir! I'll do it!! I want more power! So that I'll never lose anyone important to me again!!!! Yorchi yelled, determination shone in his eyes as Guren smiled.
"Hmph! That idiot is the same as Yu, but let's see if he can actually completely goal. Oh well, if he becomes possess by a demon, I'll just give him a quick death." I thought as we went to ceremony site.
We entered a room that was covered with demon statues, various weapons were sheathe as Guren explained what we needed to do, to initiate the contract with the demon.
The others went to different summoning circles and took the weapon that they liked. I looked around and saw a sword in the back.
"Oh! Your interested in that sword? Every person who picked it up died as soon they touched it, I guess your going to be the next victim." Shinoa teased as I walked up and pulled out the sword.
I felt my conscious drifting away, as I fell asleep in the summoning circle. When I opened my eyes, I was in a familiar room.
I was in the family home that I shared with my sister in my past life, I looked around as I touched the children drawings on the walls.
As I was reliving the memories of the drawings, I heard the sound of a person humming in my little sister's room.
I opened the door to the room and there I saw her, sitting in a chair as she was drawing on a piece of paper with some crayons.
"Cass? I walked a little bit closer as I took a minute to examine my sister, she had her black and gray overalls with her yellow shirt under it, her straight black hair tied into two pigtails, with yellow beaded hair bands.
"Hello Brother, it's been so long, how nice of you to show up after all this time. Do you like my drawing? Cassidy's voice sounded hoarse and scratchy, like she had been screaming.
I took a look at the drawing, it was my body as it was mangled and filled with stitches, eight stab wounds covered my body, as my mouth was dripping with blood. I recognized that this was how Cassidy looked like after I was done with her.
"Your not actually my sister, are you? Your the demon in sword that I want to contract with." The demon stood up as Cassidy's face twisted into a smile.
"My, my, what a depraved and savage monster you are. You have so many sins that it even makes me wonder, which one of us is the true demon here? I rolled my eyes unfased, as I demanded the demon to form a contract with me.
"Don't you feel anything? I picked this appearance out of all of your victims, just for you. Your first victim, your most violent out of all the kids that you have killed, I think you have forgotten how badly you stained your soul with her death. How about I remind you of that night? The demon moved with super speed as it stabbed me in the chest.
Warning!!! Depictions of heavy Gore and violence ahead, skim through the bold if you want to skip this.
The sounds of muffled and terrified screams could be heard in the basement, as Cassidy woke up from being hit in the back of the head, with something that felt like a shovel.
Her arms and legs were completely bound with tight rope, her mouth was covered in tape as she looked around the dark room.
She tried to call out for help, her brother, her parents, anyone to help her leave this place, she looked at the door as it opened, to reveal a tall shadowy figure.
When she got a good look at the person who she recognized as her brother, she began to cry tears of joy and relief, her big brother was here and was going to save her, right?
"Bubba, can you please help me get out of these ropes please? Thank you so much for finding me, I was so scared____." Cassidy's thoughts stopped as she saw her brother's creepy smile.
Her brother felt different to Cassidy as she looked at him. She felt a chil run down her spine as she looked at that menacing smile on his face.
"Brother what's going on? Y-Your s-scaring me, aren't you here to rescue me from this place? Cassidy thought before she felt the cold, shape edge of a knife stabbing her in the abdomen.
The searing sense of pain was like a bright light in Cassidy's mind, she could feel the knife twisting around in her body, as her screams were muted by that suffocating tape in her mouth.
Her brother started to peel off parts of her skin piece by piece, he started by ripping off parts of her stomach, then he moved upwards to her chest, using his fists to slowly break her ribs, all while humming the lullaby that our parents used to sing to us. (My grandfather's clock)
"Brother why!!!? W-Why are you hurting me? Please stop, it hurts! It hurts! I can't breathe!! It hurts!!!!! It-hurts-Brother!!!!!!!! The screams and pleas of Cassidy were more frantic, the only thing that she could see through her water eyes, was the blood seeping through the ropes.
After what seem like an eternity, Cassidy could feel herself slipping into the darkness, her whole body felt numb as her vision became more and more blurry.
Cassidy suddenly felt an undesirable pain throughout her body, when her vision was cleared enough to see what was going on, she saw her brother-no the monster, start to sow stitches into her multiple wounds.
When I opened my eyes from that resurfacing memory, I saw the demon getting ready to bite my neck with its fangs.
I pushed the demon off me as I grabbed a nearby lamp, and threatened the demon to form a contract with me or I would bash it's face, regardless if it was masquerading the appearance of my sister.
"Heh, I knew that you would be an interesting and entertaining host, you and I are exactly one and the same. Now, it looks like your worthy to be my master and use the sword." The entire room shifted as we were transported to a different landscape.
The land and sky was completely covered in the color of red, as if someone painted an entire valley only with that scarlet color. Crosses were planted on the ground, as rivers of blood flowed in every part of the world.
"I suppose it's time that I properly introduce myself, that little girl's appearance was such an eyesore compared to my true form." A swirling voice of madness spoke in my mind as i turned around.
I was met face to fave with an enormous devil-like figure with antlers and a crown, it's very being was soaked in blood as red tendrils came out of his body. The eyes on his chest were staring completely at me, as his jagged mouth curled up with a sadistic smile.
"Nice to meet you young protégé, my name is Shi-Zan-ketsu-ga, and I am the demon in your Cursed Gear. Let me warn you right now, my power is not forgiving in any way. It's not meant for dueling or fighting. I am meant for killing. For slaughtering. For murdering, if you want to control my power then you need to train." The demon materialized the sword as I ran my fingers through the sheath.
"That blade is not a toy, it will demand a price of blood, every time that it is drawn from its sheath. Whether it be your blood or your opponent's, it won't stop until it is satisfied for the moment." A cold feeling entered my body as the ominous tone from the demon, told me that their were more conditions for me to fulfill later down the line.
"I'm giving you a piece of advice since your my new protégé. Your seraph is calm and laid-back making my job much easier, but there is something attached to your soul that is making me feel uncomfortable. Me and the seraph was able to suppress it, but it has melded into your soul like the both of us are. For now I am the dominant one and can keep it in bay, but the more it matures and fester in your soul, the more it will try to take control and merge with me." The demon began to tug on the chains on his body, as the world started to dissappear.
(God's pov)
I watched on my Throne as Lucifer's pet human got his demon, it seemed fitting that he received a demon that could match his filthy repugnant soul.
I wanted to cleanse that world of the stench of that vile and depraved abomination. Fortunately, I have a bunch of angry souls that wish to seek vengeance on that stain for me.
I looked up from my floating screen as my assistant walked in with her whitle cloak, she didn't say a word but I already knew what wanted, as she started at the body of sinner named Cain.
"I have thought over the proposal that you and the rest of kids have sent to me, and I'm proud to announce that your request is granted, and I will be ready to see your success....Cassidy. I'm sure that you can't wait to have a family reunion with your brother."
The figure in the cloak didn't acknowledge God, but he knew that she was itching for this moment as the only thing he could see through that cloak, was Cassidy's red color eyes of hatred and rage.