***NoTe. 3 years ago
It's dark. Really dark. Is this what death is like? Is this what losing is like? I hate it. Was I really not strong enough? I let my guard down. I turned my back on an opponent. Even if I did kill him, I already knew what certain mana techniques are capable of. Am I weak? My martial arts weren't strong enough. I wasn't dedicated enough to truly prosper through despair. I need to be stronger.
I wonder how Rev is. He shouldn't have anything to worry about. His father and Bami were there. They should've taken him to the infirmary. Joker went to the underworld. Everyone is safe. I can still feel my shadows moving. Which is good I didn't kill them too. Not all the shadows are dead. Just forgotten.
I'm finally starting to feel things. Mostly heat. There's something in front of me. It's definitely a humanoid figure but it isn't human. It's dead. It's not just one thing either it's hundreds of them. Ahead of everything is a huge door with a skull on it. There is a giant in front of it. With two smaller armed guards next to him. This must be the gateway to hell. The giant is orange and bald with glasses. He's reading off a list. Why is everyone's form black.
" What the hell is this?" I hear from behind me. The voice caught me off guard. After a second J recognize the voice. It's a very annoying voice. The voice of someone who's heart I should've ripped out. It's Joker.
" Hey who the hell are you? Why are you the only other one who isn't all black and has a form?" Joker asks. I guess he can't recognize me. Joker isn't dead though. I guess me and him went to the same part of hell. I would love to kill him right now but I can't move. I just won't respond to him. However as soon as I can move I'll just turn around and kill him. I've noticed that as soon as you get to the front you get your form back. It must be because the giant calls your name. It forces you to remember your form before you died.
I finally get to the front and I'm able to move. I immediately go to end Jokers life. The two guards stop me though.
" No fighting here." They say
"It's good to see you too NoTe. I really did bring us to the underworld." Joker says.
" Cease your actions immediately. Now you are NoTe correct?" The giant asks.
" Yes I am." I say.
"Okay well you and the one behind you have to meet with the king." The giant says.
" Wait why do I have to go with him?" Joker asks.
" Because you are living. You are an anomaly that
isn't supposed to be here." The giant says.
" Okay so what about me?" I ask.
" Anyone who constantly keeps their form while being here has to meet the king." The giant says.
"Enough questions now leave!" The giant says. The guards escort me and Joker to the king. Joker keeps rambling on the entire time which is annoying. He really doesn't know when to stop talking. I can't tell how we are getting to the king. At one point we are walking above lava and at the next it's freezing cold ice around us. The landscape changes every time I turn my head.
It's a good way to keep everything hidden. Unexpected by them.
" This is where the king resides. We cannot go any further." The guards say.
" Why do you guys have your heads down?" I ask.
" Commoners like us aren't allowed to even see the king. " The guards say. Joker just walks in without any fear. He isn't smart. He gets sent flying out the room. He is bleeding from his mouth, eyes, ears, and nose. He's shaking and shivering. That's fear. I hear a voice telling me to come in. I start walking in until I hear Joker.
" Wait NoTe. Don't go in there. He's dangerous a lot more than either of us." Joker says.
I smile at Joker and say. " It's good seeing you like that Joker. In fear it's a good look for you." I walk into the darkness. What I see next is two men. One of them is sitting on a throne with a bored expression. He has long black hair, white skin, and black eyes. He must be the king. The man next to him is weird. He looks like he is protecting the king. Like a defensive shield wrapped all around him. He's tall, black hair, with all black armor.
"'Okay NoTe let's check out the list of reason why you are in hell." The king says. Uh oh. That is going to be a long ass list. The black haired one looks at me weird. Then shows the list to the king now they're both looking at me weird.
" NoTe how old are you?" The black haired one asks.
" I'm 16" I tell him.
" Okay how are you 16 years old but have committed so many crimes. This list is almost as tall as me. I'm 6'4. Like why did you commit biological warfare. That is a war crime." The black haired one says to me.
" Look what can I say. I'm about my money." I say to him.
" Well at least there's some crimes you didn't commit. You're a bad guy but you aren't as bad as some of them." He says to me.
" Is the reason you called me up here just to talk about my crimes." I say to him.
" You're right my apologies. My name is Kuro. I am the black reaper. Now you either have two choices. Either be tortured in hell for all eternity or join us. " Kuro says to me.
" I'm not really interested in getting tortured so do I really have a choice. " I say to Kuro.
"Why is Beezlebub afraid of you?" The king asks.
" I am apart of the forgotten. I don't know exactly who it is in there. However, there's someone in there or something that scares him. He hasn't been successful in killing me though." I say to him.
" So if you've evaded death from Beezlebub for so long. How did you let someone as weak as Joker kill you. Such a disappointment." The king says.
" Yeah he beat me I won't deny it. At that point he was strong than me. It's not something I'll allow to happen again. Weakness and myself is something that'll never be put together again." I say to him.
" That's good. But is it good enough to be the white reaper?" The king asks Kuro.
" Wait what's a white reaper?" I ask.
" As the black reaper i'm defense. As the white reaper you are offense. I protect the king you attack for the king understand." Kuro says.
" Oh so why are we assigned by colors?" I ask.
"Because the king decided that." Kuro says.
" What happened to the last white reaper?" I ask.
" Ares killed him." The king says. Damn are all the greek gods assholes? " Not all of us." I hear someone say. I look around but there's no one else here. Was it one of my shadows?
" Make your choice and do it fast. " Kuro says.
" I'll become the white reaper." I say to them.
" Okay that's good. Come here i'll give you some of my power." The king says.
" No I don't want it." I say to him.
" Why not?" The king asks.
" I don't want any power given to me. I need to earn it all. " I say to them.
" Well that's fine. However you do realize you have zero mana right? Only the living have mana. So you have to learn how to absorb the negative mana around you. First we have to send you into purgatory though." Kuro says.
" I thought we were already in purgatory. " I say to him.
" Nope. Purgatory is like a cooking pot for us reapers. It melts down your past body and creates a new and improved one. That's if you can handle the pain. Anyways bye bye. Once you make it out of purgatory we will start your real reaper training." Kuro says to me.
After he says that I'm immediately dropped into darkness. Then I feel pain. Actually nothing but pain.