章 7: Can you do a barrel roll for me?

[A week Later]

Meanwhile in Kuoh Academy.

"Hyōdō Issei." The teacher called out only to find the person is missing from his seat. "Did, someone know what happened to him? He is been absent for quite some time." The man asked.

"Takigawa, aren't you, his friend? You…" Whatever the man was about to say got interrupted by the sound of a sliding door.

Issei walked in and greeted the teacher nonchalantly. "Morning, Sensei." The man was about to ask about his disappearance but stopped himself the second his eyes click onto his face, those eyes are as cold as dead ashes and look so empty, they unnerve him greatly.

"I was just taking attendance, I will mark you present for today, so don't be late next time." Issei nodded and approached his seat.

"Hey man, is everything okay?" Takigawa asked. "I am fine, just tired…" Issei answered nonchalantly as he took his seat.

.....

[You saw that, right?] Yes, I glanced to my side and stared at the small transparent box levitating above Takigawa's head.

[Lv 40 Takigawa Yahiro, Race: Devil] [Be careful around him, devils are slimy and manipulative by nature, one second, they will act like they are your friend, and the next second they will stab you in the back] Lucifer warned me.

I know, although to many peoples we were considered as best buddies, I can very well read people motives just by their body language, Takigawa is bad news, he acts friendly and outgoing, but the eyes tell more than words could ever say, I knew about his nature all along, there is this aura around him that set my nerves on edge.

We usually share small talks here and there, neither we are friends nor we will ever be. I sighed and looked out of the window. After my return from the dungeon, I took a week off to put my mind at rest and learn about the supernatural side of the world from Lucifer. It's brutal, everything on that side of the world is messed up. Without strength, you will be simply tossed aside by your own allies and friend.

Angels are not as angelic as it seems, and Gods are not as wise it seems. I have no wish to enter that world, but what can I do when that world is hovering just right around the corner.

My school is occupied by devils, succubus, and vampires, on the way in I found a couple of them mingling among the humans.

Just a week ago I didn't even know that these beings are all real and not just some fantasy written by some insane old man! "The world is much more complicated than it seems…" I muttered. [You have no idea, Issei] Lucifer said, troublesome, we sighed.

I don't want to return to the dungeon, but I have no choice, I need strength, absolute strength. Me being Lucifer reincarnation is already putting my parent's life on the line, and on top of that I own an unknown Longinus class sacred gear created by GOD, it's just a matter of time before they found about me and make my life living hell.

I need strength to protect myself and my loved ones. And for those I love, I will go to any length.

[That Night, Issei's room]

[Are you sure you want to do this? After what happened to you?] Lucifer asked me as I lounged on my bed.

"I don't have a choice, Lucifer, almost most of the non-human races in my school has level over 40." To lucifer these supernatural beings are nothing but measly cannon fodder, just thinking about the top dogs of the supernatural is making my skin crawl in discomfort, I don't like the feeling of helplessness, I'm done being helpless, I need to be on the top of the food chain.

"There is a way I can make you strong, the original Lucifer was researching a method to harness the very energy of the universe before he fell, although he wasn't successful he managed to create a specific spell that let him absorb the negative energy of the universe. That's how he became the king of demons, the dude was constantly absorbing so much fucking negative energy that his whole being twisted into a very complicated being, he became one with the abyss, he became fear incarnate." If he was that strong then how did he die? You said God doesn't have powers like omnipotence, omniscience, and omnipresence?

[Arrogance, he was this close to defeating his maker but Arrogance is the downfall that took his life, if he was careful, he would have lived. When the final showdown took between him & God, Lucifer was very much winning. God on the other hand for reason was extremely tired out like someone walked on his skin and left footprints.] Lucifer joked and then continued.

[The memories of the battle were a little hazy, but I remembered God sacrificing himself to save his children's] Sacrificed himself?

[Just like Lucifer, God can also harness the positive energy of the world. As a last resort God gathered as much positive energy he can into his body and blew himself up, the blast killed lucifer's general and he himself was consumed by it, but not before realizing his mistake] So, God is dead? Huh?

[Yes] Damn…

Should I lose my humanity? Are we humans that weak? I don't think so we are that weak… our ability to overcome just about anything is incredible.

"No…" I denied his proposal. [Your loss then] My loss? Bro do you have some screw loose in your head or what? Demons have too much fucking weakness, they are weak against holy weapons, light magic, blessed stuff, and holy water is like hydrofluoric acid to them.

No thank you, I love my humanity.

"Instead, can you tell me about my sacred gear and what it does?" [Don't know, I just knew it is a Longinus class sacred gear.] I let out a sigh and summoned my status.

"Status"

[Character Sheet]

Hyōdō Issei

Race: Reincarnated Divine Spirit.

Title: Womanizer, Scum, Ladies man, The Gamer, Undead Slayer, Zombie Slayer.

Alignment: Chaotic Neutral.

Affinity: Light, Darkness, Ice, Fire, Space.

Level: 50 [1000/25,500 exp]

Age: 17.

HP: 25,500.

MP: 25,500.

Stats:

Str- 1,575.

Agi- 1,605.

End- 1,560.

Int- 1000. [Maxed]

Wis- 1,530.

Cha- 14.

Stats points Available- 400.

Money- 0.

Store points- 30315625.

Gear:

Annihilation Maker [Lv1]

Iron Spear: Durability [007/500]

Light Gun: Durability [0012/1000]

The 4,800 stats that I have acquired inside the zombie dungeon has been assigned evenly, except for Charisma, which is not that important right now, but I have 400 stats points left to use, so maybe I will waste them on charisma later on. As for my intelligence, it looks like I cannot add any more stats points since it has been maxed out already.

I clicked on Annihilation maker and suddenly a screen popped up before my face. [The Annihilation Maker grants the user the ability to create an assortment of creatures from their shadows and based on their imagination. As such, the more powerful the user's imagination is, the more powerful the creature is upon its creation.]

[Aren't you a lucky bastard?!] Lucifer exclaimed in exaggeration [Why the fuck, father didn't use this shit in the great war?]

"Well, that is a good question." Even I was shocked when I read this. [You should definitely create hellhounds those little doggies are quite powerful my friend] Lucifer proposed.

"I am thinking of something cool… Something terrifying… Something nightmarish. "I trailed off and started to imagine a creature, long skinny white legs, and hands, his skin as white as snow, terrifying white dead eyes, its jaw that stretched far up to its chest level.

[Issei, did you just make that?] As soon I heard Lucifer's nervous chuckle in my head, I opened my eyes only to discover a creature straight out of a horror book, crawling out of my shadow. Since my room's light is secure just above the wall close to my bed, and I was sitting on the edge of it, my body was casting a shadow on the floor, the very same shadow that thing is crawling out of. I am literally sitting few inches away from the creature, but I do not feel any kind of hostility from this creature, so I am safe.

It fell down to its knees and bowed its head so low that its almost touching the floor. "… Yes, I read about this guy on an online forum, SCP-096, aka the "Shy Guy", It is normally docile, mostly sitting in place sobbing bitterly. When somebody looks at its face, it will enter a state of rage for one-two minutes before running towards the person who saw it no matter how far away they are, even if said glimpse was from a video or picture." I said and continued.

"Despite the lack of muscle mass, it is capable of smashing through even tough materials as if they weren't even there at all, In a sense, this thing is invincible. When it catches someone, which it is practically guaranteed to do since it can't be stopped whilst enraged, it will proceed to tear them to shreds and devour the remains, which leaves zero solid traces of them. Although This thing was just a fictional character created by a bunch of people, and I made this creature a reality."

[You are insane!] Oi, I heard that but choose to ignore him for now. I turned my attention on the "Shy Guy" and ordered.

"Can you do a barrel roll for me?"