The Chosen One's

The Seven Queens of Hell

Fresh morning air, accompanied by the sweet chirping of birds. Cherry blossoms that fall as a complement, peppered with the sound of a passing vehicle. How beautiful this morning.

Me, Kuro Isshiki. A 17-year-old man with black eyes and hair, complete with maroon-red uniforms and school bags, I was walking alone to my high school which was quite far from home.

I'm not really short or shabby or anything like that. It's just that, when dealing with the opposite sex, I get a little clumsy and sometimes when I talk to them I run out of words in my head. My High School life was going normally, I got good grades in academics and sports, after coming home I played games, read manga, bathed, slept, and repeated constantly.

...I'm not making excuses, am I? This is the reality of my life....

"Oh..Hey, Kuro! Hurry to school, who's gonna find him?".

He was behind me, walking towards me, full of his youthful spirit. His name is Otaka, Nabura Otaka. My childhood friend. His personality is very inversely proportional to mine. He always bothered me, he bullied me, until at worst he leaked my "man" personal secrets. Yes, men's private secrets. Really, this guy is a bitch.

"Morning, Otaka. Could you please just reduce your spirit to possess me today?".

I greeted Otaka who suddenly embraced me and replied to my words

"Come, Kuro. Early in the morning was lethargic".

Sucks. Really sucks. Just look at you, Otaka. One day I will repay all your treatment to me. I will reply for sure, but for now I will focus on studying because soon there will be exams held by the school.

That's my morning. Every day I have to find Otaka coming to me and start teasing me until school time. I don't want to pay it back now, it's just that it's all time and all time has its place.

We both walked to school. My High School and Otaka High School are different but not far away. And while walking, I was always annoyed by him. How annoying this guy is. If I could be reborn with such a powerful force, then I would have you punished in the lower room of the world, Otaka.

"Eh? Look at that, Kuro!".

Otaka pointed towards the end of the road and I looked towards the direction intended by this one man by force, because otherwise he would definitely become more annoying than before.

A little girl tries to pick up a teddy bear that fell in the middle of the road. Fear and anxiety were very evident from his face. Whether it's fear of passing vehicles, or fidgeting that the dolls are being run over by vehicles, I don't know either.

"(That girl.. *Ja*ngan said that she would try to break through the street to take back her doll!?)"

I muttered like that after seeing him move his right leg towards the front accompanied by a trembling body. Isn't this too reckless? I admit his courage but still this could endanger his own life. Why didn't he just buy a new doll at the toy store?Why get to that? Could it be a gift? The heirloom? Magical item? Cih, I think too much. For now I have to save her and take back her doll.

I dropped my bag under where I was standing and ran towards it. I'll try my best and I'll make sure the doll and the little girl are safe no matter what.

"Eh, Kuro? KURO! WHERE ARE YOU GOING?"

Otaka was startled and yelled at me because I suddenly ran from his embrace as fast as I could. Is it possible that she thought of the aggravating situation she had this morning, or perhaps she thought that I would no longer want to be her friend. Well, I don't care either, all I care about is saving that little girl and her beloved doll.

I was now right across from the girl, while the girl herself almost reached her doll. However, not too far away from the girl, there was a truck approaching her at a speed I expected 100 km/h.

"(Danger! Lothawat! I have to save him"

Without further ado I jumped towards the girl and pushed her to the curb while shouting...

"WHOLE!!"

Right after the girl was thrown to the side of the road, the speeding truck hit me. Otaka who was not far from the scene, the girl I saved, and the truck driver were shocked. They're heading towards me. The driver, who seemed agitated and confused, called the police and the ambulance, while Otaka and the little girl tried to keep me awake.

"Come, Kuro.. Hang in! You can't die, we haven't graduated High School. Police and ambulances are coming soon! Hang in!"

...Free, Otaka. My consciousness is almost at the tip of the horn. Perhaps this is the end that is actually destined for someone who holds a grudge to his childhood best friend....

Otaka raised his head towards his left thigh. Of course, her school uniform is covered in blood.

My head was leaking, my right arm bone was slipping out of place, my diaphragm was fractured, both my legs were broken Really, a pain I had never felt so far, but I could not show it to them. I also want to be seen as a real man and a cool big brother in the eyes of both of them.

"Otaka, do you remember when we were kids? When I was alone in the playground you came to see me and invited me to play with the other kids. Thanks to that, I was able to enjoy this beautiful world. Thank you for being my friend, even if you're a little annoying".

My voice became very stammered as it endured the extreme pain. You're very active in friendship, Otaka. Just make me jealous.

"I'm sorry, little girl. Your beloved doll is a little torn and full of blood because of me. But this is all I can do ".

I apologized to the little girl for ruining her doll and making it full of my blood that was hit directly from the truck.

Otaka and the little girl held back her tears so as not to make me sad. The police had arrived at my place and immediately asked the driver for an explanation of the actual incident.

"Little girl, please tell me your name and smile!"

My last plea to the girl, at least I want to know her name even if it's only for a moment.

Against my plea, the girl held back her sobs with a laugh while saying her name.

Rin. ah, what a beautiful name, not inferior to her sweet smile and her face wet with tears streaming down her cheeks. With the rest of my strength, I moved my left hand towards her cheek. Rin who realized that immediately grabbed my hand and pointed it towards her cheek.

"If only I had a sweet brother like you, Rin. I'll be very happy and I'll make sure you're happy for the rest of your life too".

Rin who heard that cried so much, the look on his face as if to say that he also wanted to be protected by a brave older brother.

Maybe this is the best. Maybe this is why I was born. Maybe this is what I was destined to live for. To fight to protect someone's life, no, to protect the lives of everyone.Parents, police, presidents, even gods if I wanted to snatch a precious person by my side, I would never hesitate to protect him. Even if my own life is at stake.

...Everything slowly faded, their faces both looked confused and anxious. My body began to lose its sense.My left hand began to weaken. Maybe it's time..

"KUROU!!"

... Ah. I'm dead.

"[AGAINST YOU FORETOLD, I WILL NOT LET YOU DIE IN VAIN!]"

A woman's voice muttered in my head, as if it was calling me .Butwhy? I'm dead, why would anyone call me? What the..

"That confused feeling of yours, I understand. Welcome to my Dimension, The Marchedist".

After such a sound, I seemed to be transferred to a very magnificent palace, which I had never seen in manga or games. I saw clearly, right in front of me there was a beautiful woman sitting on a throne that was no less majestic than her palace.

"Include me, I am the Goddess of all the gods, the Absolute Goddess, Gabriel".

The beautiful woman introduced herself as the Absolute Goddess. Of course, I heard it in shock and disbelief, but with everything I saw here, it was all disputed. I didn't think I'd be picked up to heaven by this sexy, beautiful Goddess.

"I'm sorry for my indecision, Miss Gabriel. I'm Kuro Isshiki."

I lowered my head, placed my right hand right on my stomach, crossed my left leg behind my right leg and introduced myself as my respect for the Goddess.

"Oh. You're polite enough to be about the size of a human".

Gabriel praised me for my politeness. I have reintroduced myself upright after he praised me. I actually want to quickly go to heaven, but if I ask Miss Gabriel to hurry, it is the same as me showing my unwillingness towards her.

"You may have a lot of questions, but before that I want you to look into my thoughts".

He said so with a smile that looked very terrible on his face, as if the image that he was the Goddess was completely lost in my mind.

"(Huh? Mind fill? Belonging to the Goddess?that's right it's not possible-)".

I'm not done muttering, I feel like I'm getting carried away by something.Yes, this is Gabriel's mind. I saw everything. Clearly, there was a man who was destined to become the King of the gods, the Sovereign of the Infinite, he could be called as.. [The Chosen One ]. He had black hair, black eyes, wearing clothes that looked like black robes. It is clearly shown that he was the son of man foreseen long before the world was created, breaking the bad luck through which he, the possessor of complete control over emptiness, was born, space-time and all the particles in the world.

"(Huh? Whatisthis? The Chosen One. It seems like I've seen it... ME?!)"

Right after my murmur, I was brought back before Gabriel. I didn't move at all, but now I was breathing as if I had run as far as possible, my chest tightened as if a huge sword was piercing right in my heart. I put my right hand over my left chest while squeezing it in the hope that my heart can return to normal.

"What.. actually happens?"

I asked with a breath that still couldn't handle. I looked at Gabriel, he smiled like a master who would punish his slave for a mistake.

"As you can see in my mind, Kuro. You're the one who's gonna be The Chosen One. You're gonna go through a lot after you get out of this dimension of mine. Yes, you will be reincarnated into a Demon King in another world. Oh yes, by the way the Demon King there is more familiar with the Dark King. That's exactly what your name is, isn't it, K-U-R-O?"

He explained the essence of what I saw earlier, I will be reincarnated into another world as a demon king and start all the prophecies I saw from the beginning.

"(HUH?! DEMON KING YOU SAID?! ME?! Ah, never mind. being surprised is of no use for the time being.)"

My breath is starting to get stronger. My chest that had felt very tight returned to normal. I raised my head and faced Gabriel.

"But before that..."

Gabriel stopped talking and raised his right hand up. Suddenly a sharp knife came out from above his right palm while flying without touching a finger from Gabriel. Then the knife that flew over Gabriel's hand approached me. I joined my hands together in front of my chest to receive the knife that Gabriel had given me.

"Hurt your palm, Kuro. You'll be in a contract with the Queens of Hell. Take it easy, it won't hurt at all. I drained a small fraction of my magic energy into the blade to relieve the pain you were receiving".

To Gabriel's words, I was silent and shocked. Not a few seconds after he said his words, Gabriel raised his right hand far facing the ceiling of the palace, like he was trying to achieve something.

"Come, my sweet Seven Queens of Hell!".

Gabriel shouted and said so. Far from the ceiling of the palace, I saw seven bright red lights descending towards Gabriel. Yes, those are the seven queens of hell summoned by Gabriel and who will contract with me. They arrived right in front of me, facing Gabriel on their knees. I who saw the incident was shocked because I could not believe this.

"We have arrived, O Absolute Goddess, Miss Gabriel".