He Who Came Before (Male reader X Highschool DXD)

Prologue: Normal

Kuoh town was a normal town in Japan. As the sun slowly rose in the blue, cloudy sky, the citizens of Kuoh each began their normal routines. Workers began their commute; getting into cars and buses, sitting atop bikes or simply walking. Those with jobs outside the town crowded into the train station, waiting for the one for them. Children started their own journeys too, making their way to one of the town's schools. However, as the town began to become loud and lively, there remained one oasis of calm. The park.

Kuoh park was just a normal park near the centre of the town. Stone paths meandered through a sea of green grass, with concrete benches scattered along them. Tall trees grew along most of the perimeter of the park, helping to block most of the noise from the morning rush. A large, circular water feature stood at the middle of the park, a convenient centre point for the various paths to meet. The chirping of birds and the rustling of leaves could be heard as a gentle breeze passed through the area.

It was a nice park. A good place to go for a walk, have a picnic or end a first date. A nice park, but quite normal. However, while most people in the town were busy with the start of their day, there was clearly one person who was busy doing something else.

Laying down on the cool grass was a young man, breeze moving his H/C hair moved slightly. The few people that passed through the park looked at him with either confusion or scorn. While it isn't uncommon for people to lie down on the grass, most of them weren't asleep. And even fewer of them were in their pajamas.

Despite this unusual sight, life in Kuoh continued as normal. The workers clocked in and began their shifts, the students were registered and began their various lessons and the town slowly quietened as the morning rush drew to a close. The sun climbed higher in the sky as morning eventually became noon. And still the pajama man slept. But as the lunch bell of Kuoh academy rang out across the town, he finally started to wake.

A groan came from the young man as he started to stretch his stiff limbs, feet pointed and hands reaching for the sky. Slowly opening his E/C eyes, he is met with the sight of his hands against the blue sky. Dropping his hands down to his sides, the H/C haired individual continued to stare at the sky above. White clouds slowly drifted across the azure backdrop, the young man rubbed his sleepy eyes before letting out a sigh.

"Fuck."