Players of game

The world is very weird in my opinion. Just think about the fact that you are just an ordinary who was living a very normal life and then suddenly out of nowhere your life is crushed by some demonic beings and then finding out that you are not ordinary because your family (parents) are everything but not so normal.

I wake up, "Another day with another hell"

As usual, I did my daily routine. Showering and then changing into my school uniform. I am not sure why the heck people are still going to school despite the fact it is destroyed in front of me. Even Tora didn't say anything about school being broken or anything which is very suspicious to be said

I got outside of my room to make some breakfast.

"Good morning, Seig," a sweet voice said.

"Good morning" I look at the person who greeted me in the morning.

I am shocked to see none other than, "What the hell, Sakura?! Why are you here?!"

Suddenly, Tora came out of the kitchen, "What happened?!"

I look at Tora and then point at Sakura, "Why is she here?"

Tora didn't look surprised at all like she knew about this.

"Well, I am giving her permission to live with us!"

As she said that. I noticed something wrong, Sakura was holding a suitcase.

No! NOOOOOOOOOOOO! Are you fucking kidding me?! Is the person who pulled me into this mess going to live with us? No, I don't want to. This is real shit.

"But why?" I asked her calmly.

"Because she needs a place to live! And the room she rented was around the place where many of the drunk males live! It is not an appropriate place for a girl like Sakura!"

Then Sakura said, "I am sorry, Tora. It looks like Seig has some problems with me living here. So, I think I should find another place to stay" she said in a very emotional way.

'This girl is a very good actor. Even though she can kill thousands of people like nothing' my mother says that in my mind.

"No! Seig doesn't mind at all. This is correct, right Seig?" She looked at me with murderous eyes.

"Umm…okay" I have to agree right now.

"Thanks Sieg!" Sakura says it with a happy smile on her face.

"Whatever"

Tora ran into the kitchen.

I then turn towards Sakura, "Why are you here at all?!" I ask her.

"Well, keep your voice down if you don't want to reveal everything to your friend. I am here, so I can keep my eyes on you. We should discuss this furthermore when we go to school" She says that thing casually like it's nothing. "I am here for one more reason and that is to taste a good meal of my life" she added that in the context.

We are on the rooftop of the school. Currently, me and Sakura are basically eating lunch.

"So—" before I can say anything. She cut me off.

"Ask me your questions" she said in a calm manner like she had already read my mind.

"How this school still exists in one piece'' I ask her my first question.

"We are superhuman for a reason. Whoever souls we eat, we gain their knowledge, experience and abilities" she explained to me.

"So, you guys had eaten up an architect and constrictor too?"

"Maybe"

I don't want to know this whole thing.

"So, tell me about yourself and your team"

"Our team name is Æsir. It is Nordic word that is mostly used for the Asgard gods"

"I don't think you guys are gods or anything at all"

She signed and put her hand over her face. "Do you know what Æsir even means? Æsir are defined to be beings with power and war. You understand?"

"Like Odin being the wisdom of war and Thor being the might of war?" I try to understand her logic.

She nodded her head.

"I have one more question" I want to get as much information as I can. I want to be prepared against her crazy team.

"Ask whatever you want to ask"

"Tell me about that priest and vampire guy and about Kinjo too. What are their powers? If each of us got some sort of powers then they too"

"I can't say much about Kinjo as he is also beyond my sense" she told me about this information.

"Then what about your other players?" I ask her. I need this information as much as I want.

"You already saw what Vlad got, right? As you had experience this event at all"

"I know what you are saying but by seeing those monsters. How do you guys become monsters like this?"

I look at her to expect an answer because this thing is bothering me. I mean, how can a beautiful girl like her be a monster? Even looking at her style. She has a good butt. I mean, her back is great to view.

She snapped her finger. "Where did you lose your thought?" She looked at me with confusion.

"In your but—But I am still thinking how to defeat those guys!" it would be embarrassing if I said this. Thanks to my self control hormones controlling, I pretty much couldn't spill the beans.

"So, back to our topic. So, at least give me a hint how many types of freak there are. At least you can tell me this as we are comrades in arms"

"Okay. I can't tell you everything about them as I don't know much about them too"

Wait! You are telling me these guys don't know about their comrades then how can they help themselves if they got into teamwork which makes dream work?

"You guys don't know about each other?"

"Yes, we really don't care about each other as we know each other with our titles which is related to our powers and our titles gave us rank among all other participants in this war" she told me about her team situation.

"So, tell me their strength and title then!" I want to know about them.

"As Vlad already revealed himself, he is Dracula of Sovereign of Eternal Terror"

I got it. Historical and mythical accurate for sure. This seems quite cool actually. I want one like this one day.

"There is Curse voice of the Trials"

So, let me guess. This dude is a mathematics teacher for sure.

"Hellfire of the East. She is someone who nobody wants to face"

"Why?"

She didn't reply. It looks like she is in hellfire. East. Maybe she was from China, Korea or Japan.

"Bloodsoul of Forgotten Victims. He is the most gentleman but yet the most bastard guy you can think of" she grabbed my hand, unconsciously. Her hand is warm. I feel like I am the most perfect dude. She is beautiful and at the same time, victorious.

My face is getting red. I free my hand. "W-what about other dudes"

"Master of Endless duels. He is also from this land of Japan but he is the most serious out of us with perfect skills" she told me. "Next one is Grigori, he is wielder of Unholy Vision"

"Why did that dude get this title? I get it that priests lost a few…actually almost all of his screws in his brain. But still, he didn't look like a guy who will do anything unholy except reading hentai instead of Bible" I laugh at this.

She also smiles while looking at my laugh. She is cute when she smiles.

"I also don't know. But he really looks like an evil guy from my eyes" when she looked towards me, her face became serious like she is saying that this guy is beyond pervert.

"Next one is definitely someone the world doesn't want to meet but he wants to meet everyone, especially you. He is the Warlord of Silent Strike. Remember, never get into his talking" she told me.

I don't know but now, I not only want to meet him but also want to know who is him.

"Cain is someone you have already fought. The Harbinger of Eternal Curse" that monster name shook my whole world. He is a monster. He literally give me a fucking trauma.

Suddenly, the vision of that night came into my mind. The hole in my gut was a horrific chasm, a brutal violation of flesh and bone. It yawned open like a grotesque maw, its jagged edges ragged and oozing with dark, clotted blood. Within the cavernous wound, the soft, glistening organs were exposed in their macabre splendor, spilling their contents into the open air. The sight was both nauseating and mesmerizing, the stench of blood mingling with the raw, visceral smell of exposed entrails. Blood pooled around the wound, painting a grim tableau of agony and decay. That scene still shook my whole core.

"Let's not talk about him," I told her.

"If you don't want then we will not"

Then suddenly, one more person's name came to my mind. She is the one whose revelation hurt me the most.

"What is the title for sister Lisa? Also, is she a historical figure?"

She shook her head. "She is a normal manipulative member of the team. She is a new addition. It doesn't matter to give her rank and position at all. I think you know her very well because her appearance had quite a big impact on you" she tried to guess. Guess is guess. I can only nod my head.

"Is there anyone left?" I want to make sure there are numbers.

"There are three left. High King of Eternal Realm is our lord and Warden of the Ancient Magic, he is the reason for this war. The final person is…" she hesitate first, "he is Bane of Dragon King"

She is a very helpful person.

The realm beyond the time itself. Two people are playing chess against each other. But the chess they are playing is not the same as mortal play. There are four players grouping sides in all four directions and each one is taking their turns. One doesn't know what this game is at all. It looks like a game that none of the mortals knows for sure.

Arthur in his charismatic and soft gentle voice spoke up to his magister. "Our titles didn't give him any idea at all except who is the most weird guy. Why? Why do you even come up with these titles? Is there any reason for your planning to make these our titles?" Arthur is still an alumni to him.

The shadow who is throwing every piece by breaking the rules of chess. "It is just to make ourselves gain some self-esteem. You know, self confidence that we are good guys"

Arthur knows that the shadow who is speaking to him is a seriously playful dude despite all the reasons.

"Let's explain our audience about the players" Arthur smirk at him as curtains of the tragedy and mystery closed its path of sight to get a vision of audience's thought.