Like I said in the idea section, I'm trying my hand at a version of the SMT/HP fusion that popped up, only my little take on it. Here is about the first fourth to half of the prologue.
Naoki, or The Hitoshura as he was known in some circles, rarely was seen in the ôUnder the Roseö CafÚ. The clientele was mostly demons and summoners, with the rare demiko or personist gracing its doors. Then there was him. Unique in all the worlds. So that meant that he couldnÆt get any group discounts. Dammit, shouldnÆt summoning some of the Jack Frosts that kept the freezer cold or some of the Pyro Jacks that kept the lanterns lit count for something?
Well, at least he got to hold meetings there, for the same almost free price that anyone could get. At least he was able to get the other guy to buy the food there. Usually. Well more like 7 times out of 10.
ôAre you quite done with your narrative internal monologue, or shall I come back in later?ö It was Lucifer, the Fallen One. ôYou should be less predictable, Naoki, it makes you more interesting.ö Yep, it was the red haired, silver-tongued head honcho of Chaos. No one else could sneak up on Naoki so effortlessly, and avoid the temptation to try and kill him.
ôSo what causes the Great Lord Lucifer to call upon the aid of one such as I; surely Armageddon is not nigh.ö Just as only Lucifer was able to sneak up on Naoki effortlessly, so was Naoki able to spew utter shit and sound believable. Lucifer knew that Naoki was spewing shit, so the end result was negligible.
ôI have a pair ofàBusiness propositions for you to consider. Both will take you out of the nation for a while, but I believe that the combined recompense will be more than sufficient.ö
Small curious noise, motion to go on, Lucifer was certain that he had Naoki hooked. ô The first one is a small bit of, shall we say, behavioral modification. I want you to drop three à persons, three of your favorite type of persons, into the Amala Network. æHelpÆ them, keep them alive, and most of all, let them get out on their own.ö Lucifer often wondered if his experiment knew just how much he loved seeing that predatory glimmer in the eyes, or how much he was hurt by the refusal to go those last few steps and become a full demon; most likely, indeed almost certainly, he thought with some small amount of mirth.
ôPay?ö It was said leaning forward, with just a hint of aggression, which meant that he had his little experiment hooked. Small, sincere smile, lean forward, hands clasped in front of his face, all just to real him in a little more before the kill. ôWell, I know that if you knew more about them that you would gladly accept their suffering as payment, but because you donÆt, yet, you will get four-hundred-thousand yen, an equal amount of Makkah, and any power expended in the process will be replaced.ö
Naoki, or The Hitoshura as he was known in some circles, rarely was seen in the ôUnder the Roseö CafÚ. The clientele was mostly demons and summoners, with the rare demiko or personist gracing its doors. Then there was him. Unique in all the worlds. So that meant that he couldnÆt get any group discounts. Dammit, shouldnÆt summoning some of the Jack Frosts that kept the freezer cold or some of the Pyro Jacks that kept the lanterns lit count for something?
Well, at least he got to hold meetings there, for the same almost free price that anyone could get. At least he was able to get the other guy to buy the food there. Usually. Well more like 7 times out of 10.
ôAre you quite done with your narrative internal monologue, or shall I come back in later?ö It was Lucifer, the Fallen One. ôYou should be less predictable, Naoki, it makes you more interesting.ö Yep, it was the red haired, silver-tongued head honcho of Chaos. No one else could sneak up on Naoki so effortlessly, and avoid the temptation to try and kill him.
ôSo what causes the Great Lord Lucifer to call upon the aid of one such as I; surely Armageddon is not nigh.ö Just as only Lucifer was able to sneak up on Naoki effortlessly, so was Naoki able to spew utter shit and sound believable. Lucifer knew that Naoki was spewing shit, so the end result was negligible.
ôI have a pair ofàBusiness propositions for you to consider. Both will take you out of the nation for a while, but I believe that the combined recompense will be more than sufficient.ö
Small curious noise, motion to go on, Lucifer was certain that he had Naoki hooked. ô The first one is a small bit of, shall we say, behavioral modification. I want you to drop three à persons, three of your favorite type of persons, into the Amala Network. æHelpÆ them, keep them alive, and most of all, let them get out on their own.ö Lucifer often wondered if his experiment knew just how much he loved seeing that predatory glimmer in the eyes, or how much he was hurt by the refusal to go those last few steps and become a full demon; most likely, indeed almost certainly, he thought with some small amount of mirth.
ôPay?ö It was said leaning forward, with just a hint of aggression, which meant that he had his little experiment hooked. Small, sincere smile, lean forward, hands clasped in front of his face, all just to real him in a little more before the kill. ôWell, I know that if you knew more about them that you would gladly accept their suffering as payment, but because you donÆt, yet, you will get four-hundred-thousand yen, an equal amount of Makkah, and any power expended in the process will be replaced.ö