DxD: The Player Is a Part-Timer (Oc) (Overlord)

In a city, at night, a shadow moved, blinked through the trees, seeking its prey!

'Rustle! Rustle! Rustle!'

For a human, it moved fast; it blurred before the eyes of everyone. Only the after the wind of the being can be felt as it passed the still objects, dashing through the roofs, almost hovering between the gaps separated the flats.

'Rustle! Rustle! Rustle!'

The architecture all around looked plain, the same thing one may expect from a city which belonged to the 21st century.

Many flats, built with the same thinking, with the same design lined up near each other.

Boring!

From the windows, time to time, the lights can be seen. Luminating the night even this late hour…

It was evident; not everyone used the dark to rest, many still up, watching TV, playing games, reading, or even working — people living their 'nightlife' instead of doing what's intended, sleeping.

'Rustle! Rustle! Rustle!'

In this city, where the crime rate was neither high nor low, where nothing strange happened, something was about to!

'Rustle! Rustle! Rustle!'

It closed on its target ever intense, preying on it since long hours, waiting until the prey reached an isolated place.

And indeed, 'her' hunt just now, reached the intended stage, jogging towards 'its' inevitable fate! The fate of the devoured!

Doing 'her' best, the creature was sure; this prey not yet sensed its presence. Thus, continued its operation, followed the human 'meal' with great discretion and patience.

'Rustle! Rustle! Rustle!'

The park the creature followed the target was an everyday place.

One which the people can find in every Japanese town, filled with trees, bushes, and benches.

A green area which was mostly used by jogging people, or pairs who intended to have some romantic bonding!

Indeed, those benches near the fountain offered some quality bonding time for many couples in the past.

Yet, the prey not intended to use them, no!

The target used this place to relieve some stress and sport, jogging through the whole park, the entire town for long hours — doing it in the darkest hours of the night.

'Huf! Huf! Huf!' And the prey did this since several hours already!

Jogging, up and down, all across the town, not even slowing her pace at all, only stopping once to buy a few items in a night shop — some light snack for the night.

'Music! Music! Music!' even the creature followed this 'human' heard the booming music escaped from her headphones.

Like this, the prey will never notice her closing presence. This human offered an easy meal for the night.

"Fufufu! So easy!" the stray devil crackled in glee, then, from the corner of her eyes, glanced on the other side of the park.

"Dammit!" it seemed, she was not the only one this night who spotted this jogging human, and intended to devour her.

No… she spotted several more from her kind, all are waiting to strike.

If this continues like this, she either has to share the prey or had to fight for her meal! She rather avoided both possibilities, as she knows it will end unfavorably for her.

"No matter…" the stray devil chuckled. "It will be mine!"

Watching the jogging person for a few more moments, she grinned with great anticipation.

Compared to a human, her future meal had an unreasonably high amount of stamina.

But the stray devil was aware, people who train every day may be able to do this. Thought was not entirely sure… but was sure enough to risk this stalk.

Being a former human herself, she suspected this much. Though it was some time she became like this, her memories being a human slowly started to fade.

'Huf! Huf! Huf!'

More and more, the creature closed on the target, wondering if it indeed worth or not eating this person at all… wondering, if it's worth the hassle to fight over this meal with the other stray devils who also tracked this person.

Every time this stray wanted to leap, the target changed direction, taking a public route, or turned around, making it impossible to hunt safely!

Almost like… this person just messed with her, and the other hunters followed it around! It was almost like, this 'human' knew she was followed and intentionally took routes just to annoy them!

'Damn bastard!'

Eliminating the prey in the open would be nothing more but foolishness! She knows very well whose territory she is invading — and as she suspected — her fellow kin was also aware of this fact, thus retracting to attack the prey without thinking.

If they would right away start a massacre in the open that would right away call the attention of the ruling faction of this place! And considering who owned this area, it would be their last foolish decision!

She needed power! Oh! She needed it so much!

But for her revenge to be fulfilled, she first, needed to hide, eat, and gather power.

Only after that! She can fulfill her desire and take her revenge on those who made her like this against her will! First, the devils, then the fallen, then the angels!

And after that… everyone else! Given a chance, she will rule over everything! Yes, this stray devil had plans, plans only waited to be fulfilled!

If she has to live like this, everyone will live like this!

Hopefully, the tender meat of this person will do… for a while at least…

One from the many little first steps, which will lead to her ascension!

"So delicious…!"

Whispering, even sniffing in the air, the stray devil felt the delicious aroma emitted by the jogging person!

So enticing 'her' meal looked! So healthy, almost unnatural so compared to a human, instinctually drew to follow this prey.

Yes, she suspected why the other stray devils also started to follow this person around. Her scent draws them closer! Like an aphrodisiac! Enticing every hungry devil to follow!

Though the target was somewhat scrawny, the stray female was sure, the quality of the meat will be satisfactory.

And after all, this stray always preferred tender, healthy meat, since she first tasted it, she rather ate that than fat meat, sick meat.

"I can't wait…" her rows and rows of sharp fangs revealed, contorting the previous beautiful face of a girl into a grotesque visage of a monster.

Her tone deeper, almost like a monster. Willing to fight over this prey with others.

More and more as she reached closer, something drew out her stray, wild side, putting her into a strange, wild frenzy!

Casuistic, trembling to get her prey! Evermore willing to act irrational, like a wild beast instead of a thinking person. Throwing her reason away completely!

"Almost!"

'Her' mouth still watered, endlessly releasing her saliva, awaiting the best moment to throw 'herself' after 'her' target.

"…"

Tracking the human since hours, she felt it was time, because the prey suddenly stopped, looking around.

Whispering something, something for first incomprehensible, but even more infuriating!

"Ah! I have enough of this game! You, trash, around, sod off, or you will die! Warn you only once…"

For normal humans, it was a sentence that was impossible to perceive, but for her, and anyone with inhuman perception and hearing, they correctly heard this message. Enraging even more by this daring statement.

"You dare…!"

Naturally, just like her, every other stray around ignored this stark warning, only stopping for a moment in surprise, before becoming angrier and continued their advancement.

After all, how could a simple human hurt them? It was an absurd statement on the highest level! To believe a simple human can hurt a devil? Absurd!

An empty warning, maybe this girl said unconsciously, instinctively speaking in herself.

Or even, possessing some supernatural perception… rudimentary, still here. Yes, that must be the case…

Rarely, a few humans, not yet awakened their sacred gear used to be like that, she ate many of them, this will be no different!

"GRRR! Fresh, meat…"

Straining her muscles to the limit, the female stray prepared to reach the meal as the first, devour it with one gulp! Leaving no morsel to the others, then flee as fast she can!

And at the moment she wanted to move, and when she was on to leap to claim her meal... when the other monsters around were on to get this 'girl'! Something made her and the others hesitate… stop in their advancement.

"What is this?"

A feeling of danger washed over them, whispering, that, they should flee.

Get as far away as possible! A feeling saying, they can't win this time! No matter how, when, or how many they attack at once! It was a lost cause…

"DUES NEED BE REPAID, AND HE WILL COME FOR YOU…"

A whisper… coming from an unknown source, invaded their mind! A lullaby of a child which confirmed the level of danger.

"ALL TO RECLAIM, NO SMILE TO CONSOLE YOU…"

'Flash!'

The stray devil felt nothing for a moment, and she thought it was nothing, she even made a step before she started to feel weightless, falling down, rolling, almost like time dilated, slowly, in her vision, her headless body — falling apart, and speeding downward on her side — appeared!

'What happened?'

Head and limbs are missing, her foul blood sprouting from the hole that intended to hold her nob and other parts.

Before reaching the ground, the last lines reaching her perception played through her corrupted mind. Turning everything dark once more…

"HE'LL SNARE YOU IN BONDS, EYES GLOWIN' AFIRE."

'Thud! Thud!'

Her bird/human hybrid body and her decapitated parts reached the ground almost the same moment, the earth drinking her scattered dark blood intensely.

'Thud! Thud! Thud! Thud! Thud…'

"To gore and torment you, till stars expire…"

The jogging person finished her grotesque lullaby, and in that exact moment several more deformed bodies, heads and different parts followed, falling down all around, all belonging to different kind of stray devils preyed on this person, staining the park with their blood and chunks.

"Huh! Idiots... all around, idiots! Why I even bother warning them? And when I thought they get bored if I lead them around and around, then leaving me alone… this town full with morons! Insistent morons!" the jogging 'prey' just sighed disappointed, shaking her head before removing her headphone, hanging it from her neck.

"Ara! Ara! Why this town is so full of trash anyway! Can't even take a light jog at night! And when I hoped coming here I can have some nice peace…" stretching her limbs, the jogger cracked her neck by tilting her head, looking around and giving a glance the sliced up bodies. Fondling her chin, pondering:

"Damn! Still not precise enough! I need much more practice with my powers! One might think the faction that old man spoke about keep this area clean… ah! Whatever, at least some target practice for me."

Wearing a simple tracksuit colored black and white, her appearance was completely shadowed by the darkness of the park, only a small backpack with visibility stripes on her back visible.

Indeed, this person was a maximalist in certain things, always dissatisfied with her performance.

"Well, whatever… better go home. Still, need to prepare the shop for tomorrow…"

Either way, currently, she can only sigh somewhat reluctant, asking: "Why me?" and "Not as I can change anything now…"

With that, sulking a little bit — as she did so every day since she arrived — the 'girl' decided she can't do anything with her current state, shrugging once more, she picked up the pace, completely ignoring the neatly sliced up bodies around.

If someone finds them, it will be not her problem. Or, she cared not what will happen to them later. She only hoped, that 'old pervert' not crashing in her place once again… or she will be forced to put him outside! Either way, she won't get paid to clean this mess up; thus, she decided to leave them here.

"That darn old man!"

Almost two months here, and she already felt it was a bad decision returning to Japan.

That, she had chosen the worst possible town and moment to settle. That, the setting was somewhat odd, giving her a lousy premonition about something, she should remember.

Only mumbling, she can't help it, but feel it will not end well for her.

Since she came to this world and met that 'exact' person, she somehow felt, it will only end badly for her…

She was sure, in the coming days, 'he' will jank her to something unpleasant she would rather be left out. It was just a feeling, an instinctive hunch. Yet, she had no idea how close she was to the actual truth!

"This will drive me crazy! Better return home and sleep out this dilemma! And when I thought to listen to the jabber of that bitch in my head the worst thing that can happen… sush you! Trying to think!"

Shrugging, she turned on the music to the maximum with her new mobile, trying to repress the constant voice of that other person in her head with music.

Sun is shinin' in the sky

There ain't a cloud in sight

It's stopped rainin' everybody's in a play

And don't you know

It's a beautiful new day, hey hey…

And thus, the music boomed in her ear, and the girl disappeared in the night… still mumbling something in the dark.

"WOULD YOU JUST SHUT UP!" she roared in the night, seemingly screaming with the air.