Rebirth (Private/Zenneth)

Hana stared at the door in front of her, unsure of whether to knock or not. She'd been called to Alexander- No, she should be calling him Master now, shouldn't she? It sounded strange though. Well, anyway, she'd been called to his office, though for what reason, she honestly did not know. Was she in trouble? She didn't remember doing anything wrong. Other than killing. Or was it because she ate that mysterious plate of cookies the other day?

She sighed, face palming herself. What was she so worried about? He probably wanted to have a talk with her, that was all. She knocked on the door thrice, then waited for his answer.

Alexander simply opned the door for Hana and allowed her to step in his office. In her case there was a plate of her favorite cookies and a drink of milk. What he was proposing Hana was very dangerous, but an opportunity of a lifetime. Not everyday that Alexander found things that help out his guildmates like this and Hana was special. She was one of the founders of the team that became this guild. She also was a dear friend, but Alexander was now her leader. Something that did not roll off his tongue well.

So sitting down he said, "Well not going to beat around the bush with you. Hana I have seen you dedicated to be stronger than most people in this guild. Your cause for fighting is noble and to be honest you are best candidate for this." Alexander simply walked up to Hana and said straight to her face, "Do you want to be the Metal Demon Slayer?"

Hana was about to knock another time just as Alexander opened the door, which nearly resulted in her knocking on his face instead, but she managed to stop her hand from moving just in time. She entered his office, and took a seat as well, already spotting the plate of cookies the minute she entered the room. She took a cookie without hesitation, and bit into it, as outing the taste. His cookies were the best, she could never deny that.

She almost choked on her cookie when Alexander spoke. Metal Demon Slayer? Her? What? She remained silent for awhile, processing the thought carefully. She was being offered to become a Metal Demon Slayer, basically being offered a huge boost in strength and power. That meant she could be stronger than she currently was, that she'd be able to protect those she had sworn to protect. And she definitely wouldn't want to miss a chance like this. "Yes. I'd like that very much. But how?"

Alexander answered back, “Well it does not involve selling your soul to a demon if that puts your mind at ease. However we are going to find a demon that will want to teach you. To do that I will have to either summon one or throw you to hell. I think that I prefer summoning it here.” Alexander began to burn sigils in the ground and formed a magic circle around Hana. Each sigil burned with a sinister evil look to them, the sickening color. The normally pure white fire magic was tainted to a sickly green color. The magic was primed for Hana for Hana to finish the ritual.

Alexander simply said, “What it requires next is a drop of you metallic blood. You need to make the demon in most part like you. See the biggest deal with them is that they hate each other, so this is where you come in. You will learn from it to kill his enemies and thus learn the power to slay demons using the metallic element. Just note that said powers are known to change people, so you may be stronger but it may change you. Are you ready?” He was hoping that she would say yes and receive the power to protect those that she loves and cares about. The power to achieve her maximum potential and then surpass it.

Hana hadn't actually thought about being thrown to hell to learn such magic, and was quite thankful that Ale- Master, would summon the demon instead. She couldn't imagine how long she'd last there. She'd probably die the minute she set foot in there though.

She watched as Alexander burned sigils into the ground, watching as it turned to a sickly green color, which, to be honest, reminded her of Indar. "Ready." she answered firmly. When asked to finish it off with a drop of her blood, Hana nodded, and formed a small shard in her hand, and stabbed the piece into her hand, drawing bloo from the wound. A few drops of crimson splattered onto the floor, and she awaited for whatever would come next.

Alexander just watched silently as the magic circle span around in circles over and over again. The light shining grew sicklier and more evil until it finally stopped. Instead a smoke cloud came in and filled the room with the smell of sulfur filled the air. The smoke floated around in the room for a bit until it attacked Hana grabbing her and pinning her to a wall. Pressed against it she would feel her body turning to black iron, heavy and unmoving. It was spreading through her entire body rapidly, enveloping her in the darkness. Soon it entered inside of Hana's eyes, ears and mouth. Soon all she could feel was the darkness of her mind.

Soon all she could see was darkness, all her thoughts turned to black. It was a feeling of despair, a feeling of emotional pain. A since voice with lack of emotions or feelings was in the darkness, "Who are you that dares to summon me? Speak now or I will feast on your body" It was there, watching Hana from the 4 dark corners of Hana's mind, waiting on her answer. Then it appeared, but it was taking the form of Hana's brother.

OOGC: In a way this is kinda your B-rank exam that you don't need to do. I hope you don't mind it.

Hana watched in curiosity as the magic circle spun around, it's sinister color slowly darkening with each spin until it stopped. A cloud of smoke entered the room, carrying with it the smell of sulfur. It floated about the room harmlessly, Hana stared at it, confused. What am I supposed to do with a measly clou- Hana was sent flying into a wall before she could even finish thinking. And what came next was overwhelming.

She couldn't move a single muscle, she couldn't see anything but pitch black, and the darkness was suffocating her. It was an awful feeling, she didn't like it. It felt just like that time Indar had lost control of himself on their mission, only thing it was probably five times worse. Then, a voice broke the silence. "Who are you that dares to summon me? Speak now or I will feast on your body." She looked around, bright red eyes darting about a searching for the owner of the voice. But she didn't have to search for long, when someone she was far too familiar with stepped out from the shadows. "Nii-San?"

There was an echo in the voice as the thing spoke, "No, I am not your pathetic crippled brother that you left in the hospital. I simply took this form cause it is the person you trust. So again why did you summon me?" Every second that Hana was in this state would cause her to feel weaker and weaker. It was cause her soul was slowly getting consumed, the demon wanted something in exchange for the mere audience so it got its fuel from Hana. As this happened every depressing memory was flushing through her mind. The Demon got close it looked at Hana in her face, "And if I were to help you, what would I get in reward?"

Hana narrowed her eyes at the demon who insulted her brother. "I don't like you very much." she remarked, feeling drained all of a sudden. That... Thing, must've been draining her energy or something. She winced at a sharp pain in her head, and she clutched at her head, the memories that she weren't so fond of flooding her mind. She was going to get one hell of a migraine when she got out... If she ever managed to.

She scowled at the demon who had closed in on her. She would've punched him by now if she weren't so tired, and she forced out her words. "Well what do you want in return?"

The demon cocked his head to the side upon the insult, but would let it slide for now. The mortal is too young and stupid to have her soul eaten yet. It was already partially ready, her affinity with metal was strong. She would do very well, very well indeed. However there was the price that needed to be made.The bargain. The deal. The demon looked at her like if it was a curious creature. So filled of will, but clueless about many things. There was just one task for her, "I will offer you a piece of my powers, but in exchange there will be a time where I will call you to service. If you can do this favor for me, then I will give you the power to slay my kind. Anything more out of the deal and I will have to take all of your soul."

Hana took a moment to consider the demon's offer, weighing out the pros and cons. She'd get the power she'd always desired as well as the ability to protect those she wished to, in exchange for this 'favor' he spoke of. Eventually, she gave in. "Deal. Although, I'd like to know what this favor is. Would you mind sharing?" she asked, holding back from adding in a witty remark. She was well aware that she loathed him, and she didn't want to see anymore of her brother's face right now. Every time she looked at him, she'd start feeling guilty about leaving him in the hospital, alone.

The demon shrugged, "I have not decided on it yet. It may be to protect me or kill another demon. It may even be that I will be bored and want some form of entertainment, but I give you my word that I wont be foolish enough to give you a task that goes against your family and friends." The demon was just staring at Hana's eyes, whether to be judging and figuring something out about her. It then shrugged its shoulders grabbed her by chin and pressed his lips against hers, sealing the contract. It happened in an instant, something came out from the demons mouth and went down Hana's throat. Her weakness was replaced with strength as she could feel her body change in matter of seconds. It was over as soon as it started.

It pulled back and explained, "You already had the power of metal in you, so I took a piece of your soul and added mine. Not only are you stronger for it, but you cannot age or die until I perish. You may have the demon physiology, but its the purity of your heart that will give it the slayer properties. Also I believe I never got your name, my name is Asarael." He looked at Hana with now curiosity, because what he did not tell her was that she could have died or become a full demon from that.

Interesting...

"Alright. I don't care whatever the favor is, as long as it doesn't involve my family." she replied, although she didn't fully trust him. Demons were sly and cunning, he could very well be lying to her.

Hana barely had any time to react when her head was lifted up, followed by the sensation of another pair of lips against hers. She felt he strength return, and could stand upright without falling over. She listened as he explained what he'd done to her soul, and that she wouldn't age or die until he did. Basically, that made her immortal in a way. He ten gave her his name as Asarael, asking for hers in return. "It's Hana. So, I assume that's all you wish to say?" she inquired, regaining her composure in a matter of seconds.

Asarael shrugged, "Only that I believe you mortals have a beautiful life and should cherish it as much as you can. I miss being mortal..." And for just the briefest of seconds there was a bit of sadness in his eyes. She reminded him too much of himself when Asarael was mortal, but there was nothing he could do except hope Hana did not make the same mistake. He was about to step away, before saying "Oh before I forget, you may be very hungry when you come out. Its an after effect though and will wear out in a bit. You are going to have a high iron diet." He then faded into the shadows of her mind and Hana would awake, emerging through what seemed to be a cocoon of pure iron.

The demon was not lying though, Hana would feel like she hadn't eaten in days. And deep in her instincts she would know only 1 thing would satisfy her... Anything metal.

Hana felt a bit of sympathy for the demon. She hadn't known that demons used to be mortal. Again, she failed to noticed how sad Asarael looked when he mentioned it. He was about to take his leave, when he stopped to tell her that she would be very hungry when she awoke as a side effect, and that she would need a high iron diet. Wait, high iron as in metal or food? she thought, and was just about to ask when she notice he was already gone.

The girl's eyes fluttered open, and she blinked confusedly at... Was that iron? Surrounding her. Strange, Where was that hunger he was talking about? A sudden pang of hunger hit her, answering her question. She took a moment to process things. First, she got knocked out after summoning Asarael. Then they made a deal, so that meant she was now a Metal Demon Slayer. So she could eat metal now, right? Hana looked unsurely at the iron cocoon-looking thing, wondering if she could really eat that. Might as well give it a try. She broke off a part of it, and bit down on it, expecting her teeth to shatter. Instead, the metal broke, and she could actually swallow it. The taste wasn't so bad either.

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