Chapter 1 - The World Ends - The Scorching Scarlet Night

“Ah school so annoying, why the hell do we always have to get up so early in the morning after, our weekend, darn I just can’t be bothered”

Walking along the cold stone path while grumbling to himself was a 1.75 metre tall youth with broad shoulders, somewhat features average and somewhat resolute, a head of spiky silver hair unrolling behind him, falling down nearly to his shoulder and a deep blue sapphire like eyes. However though his looks were great but he lacked the aura and attitude that suited his looks where within the silver haired boys sapphire eyes contained a mean and a very cold gaze, a kind of icy cold piercing the depths of one’s heart, an evil light glimmering between his half open eyelids full of tiredness, under his gaze, the whole body felt like cut by a sharp sword.

The youths name was Kusanagi Elstein Lucifer an average Japanese boy walking to school,

Although he looked average his family was a traditional in ownership of a Scarlet true- light dojo. Lucifer himself is a master of his family’s Scarlet true-light style. Ever since he was a child he was indoctrinated with the basic and secrets of true light style swordsmanship physically and mentally by his father on a daily basis, facing many life-threatening experiences, developing his sharp eyes and swordsmanship that was only passed to the men of Kusanagi Elstein house from generation to a generation, showing that the family had great expectation of him where at the age of 10 he was already a famous swordsman that has never lost even till now, but with his strength now there was no opponents that could face him and he soon grew bored and distant to his surroundings giving a cold and unapproachable feeling.

Today was a summers Monday, the most melancholy of all the days has just started. For most people, at this time of the week would sigh, while the previous day of the week ends would be heaven to them.

And for Lucifer it was not an exception to this notion. However, it was not just a simple bother, but a real annoyance to Lucifer as school was terrible boring and unproductive to him where he would just laze about ignore the bunch of hyperactive idiots and bitch that tried to harass him for his attitude but did not directly interfere with him as they were no match for him. As always, when the last school bell rang, Lucifer opened the door to the classroom with his tired body and walked to his desk at the back of the room, ignoring the glares and clicking of tongues from the majority of classroom. The girls did not have a friendly expression either. It was fine if the people were indifferent, but there were those who had an expression of contempt directed at him.

Hajime ignored them and headed to his seat as there was always this type of person that saw him as a hindrance because he barely played attention in class but always got full marks in all the test, probably leading to the majority jealous and envy causing them to be depressed. but reality Lucifer had put a lot of effort in his studies in his free time due to lack of opponents in the dojo, but no one can truly understand him in this world so he had given up of those around him and could not be bothered to interact with these selfish and stupid people.

As the teacher entered the classroom and started to conveyed the usually information on the lesson that he already knew and began to quietly sleep on his desk, ignoring the surrounding glares.

* * *

After waking up it was already by the lunch bell his consciousness gradually returned, reaching into his bag for lunch he began to eat when one of his classmate walk towards him, she was a stunning beauty with long blond hair reaching down her waist, and clear blue eyes that were dazzling in the sunlight that conveyed a sense of gentleness. She had a straight forward personality that gave people a kind of very easy to get along with feeling. At the corners of her Sakura colours mouth she continuously wore a slight smile.

“Good morning Lucifer, no it should be good afternoon right? How was your weekend, you always look tried on Monday?”

“Yes just average like always”

The girl would greeted him was Jane a friend of Lucifer in the past but now they were not due to some reason but they still interacted with each other on daily basis.

“Hey Hey Lucifer, since your awake today how about it, are you in the moody today for a rematch against me again, this time I wouldn’t lose!”

Suddenly shouting enthusiastically at Lucifer was 180 cm youth with silky black hair and brown gentle and dignified eyes burning with rivalry towards Lucifer. He was a samurai like Lucifer and always competed with him in swordsmanship but never won but always continuously challenge Lucifer to a fight for self-improvement in hope to one suppress Lucifer.

He was Bright, a perfect ideal man, good looks, athletic, smart, and good personality with a very strong sense of justice and motivation to strike forward. Since he was small he attended another dojo and fought numerous of times but never won but undoubtedly he was a national level swordsman. Therefore becoming the captain of the kendo club at school and respected by all students unlike Lucifer.

Next to the right of him was a girl with long black hair in a ponytail, who was Bright’s twin sister Ellen She was a talkative and popular girl in class. Her open and direct attitude in dealing with people gained her their goodwill. Her breasts were somewhat lacking, but her slender figure as a sport ace was quite attractive. Her slightly slit eyes were sharp unlike her brother, but in the depths there is a feeling of softness, this gives her the impression of being cool rather than cold. She was tall for a girl at 172 cm, her posture and physique was very dignified and it was similar to samurai.

And to the left was a somewhat muscular boy with brown short hair giving off a reckless feeling named David, Bright’s best friend. He was the captain of the wrestling club and is a muscle brain that does not care about the finer details in things. His physique is like a bear and he stand tall at about 190 cm. The eyes he has shown sharpness. Ryutaro is a very hot blooded individual that like others that put in effort like him and believes everything can be solved with effort and muscles, he does not like Lucifer because of his un-motivated approach to life. Even now, he chooses to ignore him.

These four was the so called popular group of idols in the school that was ranked the best within the school best in looks, athletic, smart, and good personality wise unlike Lucifer.

“No thanks, I can’t be bother, you also loss anyway” (Lucifer)

“Darn it I told you this time I will win, I have been practicing unlike you always lazing about being so unproductive don’t you want to strike forward I life”(Bright)

“Nope, I like the way of life now, I can’t be ask about life if you want to do that, be my guest don’t drag me into it”(Lucifer)

“Darn you, you have talent but don’t do anything, but why is it that I can’t beat such a person like you”(Bright)

“That how the world works bright, you should just leave this guy alone, he’s useless” (David)

Ignoring these hot blooded idiots Lucifer stares out of the window grazing at the cloudy sky, it wasn’t as he hadn’t thought of what bright said but he being a Japanese strike forward for what purpose? Become strong for what? Just what is the purpose of his life? The inequality of the world, he had tasted before so he moved forward but in the end what is the point in his action. It will only lead to another tragedy like back then. What hope and motivation screw it all, life isn’t fair if you want to achieve something; you need to sacrifice something like successful people crush other people as stepping stones to achieve higher level, that is life. Even history mistakes have shown that it is like that, but humans always repeat the same times every time in progressive form. Maybe in a fantasy world be different and would rid this disgust towards humanity?

Lucifer’s face distorted with disgusted and regret for having such idiom and simplistic thought that it could be achieved as the thought slowly disappeared, a sudden bad feeling emerged from his heart.

Why? What wrong, something feels off.

Ever since Lucifer was a child facing life threatening situation he developed an ability to sense unusualness in his surrounding

Lucifer quickly stood up from his chair and looked at his surroundings in a hurry

Due to Lucifer sudden action, it attracted the whole class attention as many wonder what’s wrong that the lazy bum would get up, some even rejoiced at the thought that Lucifer has finally gone crazy and how to throw a party to celebrate but some feared that it was the end of the world at his unusual behaviour.

Suddenly the light outside disappeared from everyone’s vision, the sun had become black. It was an ellipse. But strangely the black within the sun slowly spread out the sun into the sky engulfing the blue sky changing it to a pure dark sky without any lights giving off an eerie feeling, sudden meteors and unidentified black objects began to fall into the city. However unlucky one Landing on the courtyard of the school ground where a gym class was doing their class and many students were squashed leaving a huge puddle of blood and dismantled bodies on arms, legs, torso, heads and bodies flying about and some hit the window smearing it with blood or flew directly into the classroom. Screams could be heard everywhere in the city in the school, just and meteor flew past Lucifer’s classroom and hit the classroom 2 rooms away.

Speechless, everyone was silent; no one spoke as they stared outside at the unexpected and gruesome situation.

Slowly fear and confusion ran throughout the class as the many trembled in fear screamed while other puke out their lunches and others tried to run out of the classroom but sudden the doors and windows slammed shut, students tried to open it with force smashing it with chairs but no uses

“Ah AHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH, WHAT THE HELL IS HAPPEN”(Random student A)

“I’m scared, someone explain what is happen”(Random student B)

“SHIT , it’s the end of the world”(Realist/ Escapists student C)

“Hahahaha it can’t be right, it is a dream” (Mental Failure D)

“God this is my first time actually full-heartedly praying to you, I sorry for everything I have done, please forgive me” (Shitty student E)

“Someone help me I don’t want to die” (Bitch student F)

“Shut the fuck up, you “ (Violent Student G)

“Urrghhhhhhhhhhh” (Puking Student H)

“You bastard you got it on me, I’ll kill you” (Violent Student G)

“QUIET DOWN EVERYONE” (Bright)

Shouted bright with a shaken voice but was still full of charisma, Suddenly the classroom quiet down and looked at Bright.

“Panic would help, everyone calm down first there must be a reason for all this maybe the teachers are trying to prank us, but let’s find a way out of here first before anything else”

Said bright in a tense voice thinking of the most positive and possible answer

Everyone listen to bright somewhat calmed down and start to look for a way out but anxiety still ran through the crowd, as they did not know what was happening. Currently, it was like they were falling down a deep cliff that looked like the entrance to hell. The only light visible was the light that illuminated the ground above was Bright that was full of charisma. As Bright continued to direct the student to find a way out, his thoughts were revolving like an lantern as many ideas passed by him.

“What do we do Bright, any ideas”(David)

“Don’t bother him David let him think, you distracting him”(Ellen)

“yes I get it but I just can’t calm down, I have no idea what going on”(David)

“Same here ”(Jane)

Lucifer at this time stood in the same stop staring outside and the wreckage and burning city thinking, suddenly something emerged out from the smoke caused by the crash of the black object, it was a monster.

A 3 meter tall black monster like an ogre with thick black arms and horns on top of his head, gruesome claws smeared in blood and sharp huge rotten teeth stick out of his mouth.

It slowly moved out the smoke and towards the school.

Students in the classroom looking for a way out obvious saw its appearance but no one spoke just screaming.

Suddenly the ogre grabbed a piece of debris and threw it at the school at a unimaginable speed of 1, 280 mph and crashed into the edge of the school building demolishing a quarter of the building in one hit

The watching Students leg gave way and they collapsed on the floor, some even peed their pant, but no one cared the monster outside was the embodiment of fear towards these peaceful and easy going students.

Even Bright, Jane, David, Ellen was petrified and can only stand there scared.

* * *

Suddenly a girly scream could be heard outside; it was a small girl with long blond twin’s tails that was about the age of 12 or so lying on the ground covered in dirty looking at the monster 30 meters away with a fearful expression as it walks closer to her.

“Maria!!!”

Shouted Lucifer as he stared at the girl, he fully knew who she was. They have lived together for 12 years, she was Kusanagi Elstein Maria. Lucifer’s little sister.

(Why is she here? Darn no time to think of that)

Lucifer quickly turn to his bag and pulled out a 125 cm rod engraved with the Elstein family symbol on it. Unzipping it a shining black Kantana emerged, that gave off a cold and deadly atmosphere. Leaving the students staring at this dangerous object in amazement and fear, as one of their classmate actually carries such a dangerous with him.

This was one of the Kusanagi Elstein family’s 21 divine swords, Ama-no-Murakumo-no-Tsurugi.

Unsheathing Ama-no-Murakumo-no-Tsurugi.only had one meaning and that is to destroy everything in the users way, leaving nothing behind the sword of destruction.

This is the third time Lucifer was about to unsheathe this kantana, but he knew nothing good will happen with unsheathing it, but he needs it power, but is hesitant if wants to repeat that tragedy again.

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(No I wouldn’t let it happen again!!)

Deciding to not unsheathe the katana, he takes a stances with the unsheathe kantana that is at his hip and draws and an arc with it slashing the window at a speed unseen by human eye, breaking the window glass into thousands of tiny shards that are evenly cut.

Lucifer Jumps out of the broken window, while his classmates scream at the another tragic that is going to happen in the future. A person jumping out of the 6 floor of the school building is practically suicide, not daring to look, closing their eyes but some quiet and excitedly watch Lucifer fall to his death but their dream was not achieved Lucifer somehow safely landed on the ground with no injures, truly a miracle in their eyes.

(Make it in time !!!)

Distance between Lucifer’s destinations was about 50 meters, dashing to the court field where Maria was with all his might. He arrived to see the ogre grabbed Muir on the legs and about to throw her into his larger and gruesome mouth.

“YOU BASTARD, WHO SISTER DO YOU THINK YOU’RE TOUCHING YOU OVERGROWN WEASEL SHIT HEAD”

In a flash on second Lucifer came right in front on the ogre, using unparalleled speed to shorten the distance in seconds and two lightning fast slash from Ama-no-Murakumo-no-Tsurugi, cut off the one of the ogres hand that was holding onto Muir.

Training for years, Lucifer could easily cut steel with an unsheathed blade but facing off against such and unknown opponent needs precaution is taught by the Kusanagi Elstein especially to this unknown monster, which level was unknown. But judging from the blow just now there seems there is nothing to worry about

Quickly jump to catch the unconscious Maria in the air and landing 4 meters away from the ogre.

(Thank goodness, I made it in time)

Gently laying down Maria of the ground, checking her pulse and breathing, Lucifer sighed a relief in his heart, he had make it in time to protect his precious sister from being devour by that hideous monster.

Slowly turning back to the monster that was groaning in pain as it stood limping while cover in wound of its lost arm and the shoulders that was gushing out blood like a waterfall, if the blood is not stop in time, about 5 – 10 minutes time he would die. Know this the monster tightens its arm muscles and forcefully closed the wound. Getting up on the group the monster glared at Lucifer with eyes full of resentment and angry.

An insect like being dares to wound him; such humiliation cannot be quenched without the death of this insect is probably what the ogre is thinking seen in his eyes

But Lucifer did really care about what this thing thought, he only cared a thing the absolute destruction of this thing that dared to lay his filth and disgusting hands on his sister and utter unforgivable thing is to eat her, even with 10 million or 1000 trillion deaths cannot be enough for him to repent or satisfy Lucifer angry.

Staring at the ogre with cold dead eyes that felt the minus 100 degrees and emitting a serious killing intention, Lucifer slowly walked up to the ogre hold the unsheathed Ama-no-Murakumo-no-Tsurugi, in his right hand.

Feeling the killing intention from Lucifer, the ogre retreats a few steps at the feeling of fear within his heart, but as a great warrior he cannot retreat charging straight at Lucifer with his remaining left hand, he tries to grab Lucifer, just one squeeze and he can easily crush this insignificant being.

But things did not go as he planned

Lucifer step side ways evading his arm and within a second his left arm was torn to piece

“Aaaaaaaahhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh”

“Shut up you pig”

Jumping into the air Lucifer does a roundabout kick with his right leg at the ogre chest, which emitted a bone crushing sound.

Everyone watching was sure that it was Lucifer’s bones that was crushed but unexpected the ogre flew back 2 metres with a chest emitting blood with blue and purple bruise roughly swollen at the size of any apple, judging by it, the ogre should have broken 5 rib cages and stabbed in to the lungs as he continuously grasp for air having difficulty breathing, but with its strong vitality living without air for 6 minutes should be the maximum at his current state.

Without waiting Lucifer charged up with Ama-no-Murakumo-no-Tsurugi and cut off the ogres legs and horns in an instant

( Lucifer won against monster is what everyone in the classroom thought at that moment as the ogre had no arms and legs what can it do ?)

But Lucifer was not so kind hearted to his enemy

“hey you beast do you know how I cut you, of course you don’t, so I will kindly tell you, it is one of Kusanagi Elstein Scarlet True-Light Style - Third Form Infinity Blade Arts – Silver Lightning Flash”

“you know this technique has a distinguish feature and that speed to cut anything into infinity at the speed of sound, where the cells don’t even know that they are cut”

The students and ogre shudder at this power technique but lucifer did not stop talking

“So hears a real question do you know why is told you this?”

Suddenly this question hit them, yeah why?

Slowly an evil grin appeared on the mouth of Lucifer

“The answer is this”

Crushing a piece of the cut up ogre arm meat on the floor with his shoes and grinding it on the ground

“AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH”

Screamed the Ogre in a pitiful voice like a dying chicken

Yes the answer is that the cell did not even know it was cut and is somehow still sending nerve impulse to the ogres brain, this is one of the special features of Silver Lightning Flash

“Come on, it was just a little pain, don’t go crying like a baby, there still more to come”

Continually stamping, crushing, burning, slashing, force eating the ogre to eat it, the tragic torture continue until the ogres mind was crushed by pain and the brutally killed.

Still there was more enemies needed to be destroyed in the school grounds or his rage will not be calmed

* * *

This battlefield was an utterly one-sided slaughter.

Yet at the same time, it lacked all the characteristics of a slaughter.

No blood sprayed.

No bodies flew.

The stench of burning flesh, the explosions capable of tearing men apart, were all absent.

The entire battlefield was dominated by an uncanny silence.

The attacks by the invaders, weather any weapons like swords, clubs, daggers, ; all were useless, every weapon of the invaders; all shared their fate destroyed in front of one single youth.

The enemy soldiers still stubbornly resisting, still madly pulling their weapons out to fight

The students following behind the youth were no longer even did anything; they merely stared at the fantasy playing out before them.

Seeing their friends disappear one after the other, the invading troops experienced the same disconcerting mockery of reality.

The instinctive fear which should have arisen from the sight of violent death was not stimulated, and despite being eaten away by unutterable fears, surrender did not cross their mind.

That was just what Lucifer’s desired.

—All of which was meaningless to Lucifer.

Currently, his spirit was one of frenzy.

All hesitance towards death and destruction had been removed.

It was as if he no longer remembered murder as a taboo.

He killed and destroyed as easily as he walked.

Rather, he obliterated.

Even he could feel conflict from such wide reaching slaughter. But that conflict could not touch his immovable heart.

The sight of his sister on the brink of death had impacted him deeply to the core he dis not want to see again.

The moment the thought passed through his mind unable to protect his promise and important person life seemed like hell. Rage scuffled with him to obliterate anything that would bring the death of someone important to him.

He didn’t want to be helpless again and just watch

If he had not made it on time……that fear had been enough to drive even him into a panic. To Lucifer, for whom not even his own death could induce ‘true fear’ — more accurately, he had been deprived of such an emotion — the fear of losing someone again was all the more amplified for there being no other fears to temper him and shook him strongly, deeply, and utterly. However calm he appeared, he was currently seething with rage.

In the absence of any other emotions he was simply calmly, methodically retaliating without hesitation.

In a manner of speaking, it was a rational frenzy.

A madness dominated only by one purpose.

Allowing the enemy no surrender, his madness greedily devoured the lives of all within his path.

Yes he was the God of Death rather than a human.

* * *

There was no longer any sensation of blood welling up in her throat at all. Waking up she felt a soft and warm feeling.

" Maria , are you alright!?"

Opening her eyes she could see her brother’s anxious face filled my now clear field of view, while she was lying on his lap.

This is the first time in 5 years that she’ve seen such raw emotion on this person’s face.

"Brother……"

For some reason, the word passed smoothly through her lips, even though she hated this person for what happened that day.

There was no feel of stuttering at all this time, just a clear and soft tone.

"Thank goodness……!"

Trembling Lucifer tightly hugged her in his arm while tears ran down his cheeks

“I thought I would lose you”

“!”

“I sorry I know you still hate me for what happened that day and avoid me but just for now please let me reminisce in this moment”

Her thoughts came to an halt, all these years she had blamed her powerless self for unable to do anything, training herself to become stronger, but blamed her brother who process terrible or godly skills but did nothing and just watch as the tragedy happened, the angry and disgust towards her brother the ran away from everything, she hated him, really hated him there were many times she wished to kill him. However today all those things seemed to be blown away as she finally understood something, she always blamed him and avoided him for 5 years but never once did she want to understand him, the one that was the most hurt about that day was undoubtedly her brother but she just kept hurting him and did not help him at all. She is a failure as a little sister.

Tears flowed down her eyes she wanted to apologize but words did not come out, her throat was clotted with anxiety and fear, she couldn’t say anything just silently stared at her brother.

Hours have passed without a single word, but the atmosphere was not awkward but rather pleasant and comfortable.

Finally words came out

“B.Brother.. I’m sorry I never truly understood your feelings and continue to hurt you, I am failure of a sister ain’t I?”

Lucifer was shocked at the words that came out of his sister but still replied will great in enthusiasm in years

“Nothing of the sort I’m the one that never acted like a brother and ran away from everything you did nothing wrong”

“but i..”

“as I said you did nothing wrong and if you did this brother also has faults so let’s just call it even and start all over again like we used to”

A little hesitant but Maria still answered back

“Starting from now I will start to best sister I the world to make you proud”

“Yes try your best and I have decided to not run away any more and face the problem head on to repent and make myself as a great brother of you”

“Ok it’s a promise!”

Stick out her pink towards Lucifer

Smiling happily at the sight he hasn’t seen for ages, Lucifer stretches his pink out and tangles it with Muir’s shaken up and down while taking out a red string and tying it to the pinks as a promise to not forget a tradition of the Kusanagi Elstein family.

Separating their fingers Maria runs off to find her friends and Lucifer sits there staring blankly at the black sky, a complex feeling merges with a sense of irony and happy that thanks to it the sibling patched up but the crisis nearly got Maria killed. However the situation is still very dangerous and complication he must protect Maria even at the cost of his live.

Looking at the figure of Maria at a distance, Lucifer smiled happily but his happiness did not last long soon his body was wrapped up in Scarlet light and slowly disappearing as sense of fear ran through his spine and he quickly ran to Maria but the surround people were also wrapped in the same Scarlet light and was in panic blocking his way and when he finally reached Maria, the both hand only the upper part of the body and one arm with the promise string. They both desperately reached out to each other, just a few centimeters away but their hands fade before they could grab each other.

“Brother!!!”

“Maria!!!!!!!!!!!!”

The first to disappear was Maria leaving only the fearful Lucifer stare at the place where Maria was a second ago

(Maria I will find you no matter where you are even in hell or space I will reach you, just wait and the bastard who did this will pay with his life, mark my words)

And finally Lucifer disappeared as well

This day Monday 22/03/2021 at 13.30 marked a significant change to the world and to be forever known as the Scorching Scarlet Night

Where

1. 35% of the world population had been obliterated under the attack of unknown life forms

2. 35% went disappeared in a mysterious scarlet light and the remaining as missing

3. Remaining 30% where a bunch of useless bums that where rotten to the core. Thus leading to a major change in the world

This marked the turning point in mankind to a major change in the world either leading to a bad or good change is yet to be decided.