Madness: DxD

Darkness Comes

In my dream I see a meadow. The air is fresh, full of the smell of flowers I can't even name, and it's quiet, peaceful really. There's this soft hum of bees buzzing around, there's no tension, no violence. The grass is green, almost glowing. I hear kids laughing, running around, with no one looking over their shoulder. It's unreal.

Y/N~

Why are you here?

Maybe you want me to be here?

Just let me enjoy this calmness for once.

You think you are calm? Look at your hands for me.

I looked, and instead of seeing palms I saw fists, clenched, ready for combat.

Your fists clenched, your eyes darting, analyzing the environment for potential traps or opportunities. This is not your calling.

Suddenly everything around me changed. The grass turned gray and the sky was bleeding until it was engulfed by the color red. From the ground multiple figures appeared all standing still like statues yet all brimming with life. These figures were men with no faces, men with no significance, yet in the middle of them stood one with his eyes piercing the dark. That was me, killing thugs with a sword.

See? That is who you are. That is the life you chose to lead. You are the harbinger of death. Every step you make kills someone. Every man you spare shall have a fate worse than death. And every one you love will wither away until you yourself are killed.

I cannot be killed, for I am he who walks among the dead.

Stop acting so confident. You may be the strongest on earth but what about outside it? You saw the power of eldritch horrors. Do you think you stand a chance against them?

No. But I don't need chances. I banished an eldritch god and if I need to I will do it again. I will shred and break anyone or anything that stands in my way. Including you.

Issa: Y/N?

Y/N: Hm?

Damned dream. Woke up to the sight of Issa looking at me with a worried expression. I felt the snow flakes gathering slowly on my face, must've been a long nap. I remember now. I took Issa and Asia to Sunset park, although I don't see Asia.

Issa: Were you sleeping?

Y/N: Probably. Where's Asia?

Issa: She went to the bathroom.

Y/N: I remember that.

Issa: Are you okay? You seem a bit... tense. What am I talking about? You are always tense.

Y/N: How's the strip so far?

Issa: The snow is a bit annoying. But other than that I love it.

Y/N: Right.

Issa: You didn't answer my question. Are you okay?

Y/N: Yeah, will be better after one gulp of lead though.

Issa: What's that? Can I have some?

Y/N: No, you can't. Even a small dose can cause severe brain damage.

Issa: However for you...

Y/N: No use in explaining its functions on me to you.