Experimental Hero

"I find it kinda funny, I find it kinda sad, the dreams in which I'm dying are the best I've ever had." Lumen H-1 [[Affiliated with Pandora's Box]]

[mystateoftheworld-blog]

“Eh? So people like me can go to the Netherworld?? Do I have to become a demon first? Is your dad like the king?” Konoha couldn’t help himself but get swept away by curiosity. He wondered just how much he could learn before the scientist would get fed up with him and leave. But maybe by answering the questions directed toward himself, he would be able to keep the demon there for a while longer.

“Umm, well” The demon’s laugh was slightly unnerving. While Konoha tried to brush it off as nothing he answered the demon. “Everyone in the mekakushi dan has something special about their eyes. Although I also have some sort of ability like this I’m not sure what it is.”

[scientistofdoom-blog]

"Well humans wander in and out constantly in the Netherworld...you don't have to be a demon, but I can make you one if you'd like!" Mao explained with grin now placed upon his lips. Although he wouldn't give up his own title to spare, the teen would be glad to change up the other. He continued on to finish up the last question "My dad was the Overlord, so yes in a way. But there are many Netherworlds, so he was the 'king' of the one I lived in."

Now that's what he wanted to hear, something useful and worthwhile. "Oh, ho ho that sounds interesting..." Mao shortened the space between himself and the other, coming up very close in order to observe the boy's eyes. Red optics began inspecting curiously, seeking for the specialty that were apparently there.

"Eh, I don't see anything. But I can always fix them up for you. Heat-seeking vision, gather data on enemies, or x-ray eyes, hahaha!" Taking a step back away, the demon placed his hands on his hips "All I need is a drill and a few tools."

[scientistofdoom-blog]

Subject # 10 [Closed||Rosary]

[fieryrose-deactivated20230614]

Specimen.

Servant.

This child was making more harebrained claims than Anon of the Red Moon himself, and that was quite an accomplishment. Although not one to be very proud of, in any case. Maybe having been dragged into this world by Pandora had turned this brat delirious, but even so, the kid’s behaviour was inexcusable. To get mad about a mere child’s misbehaviour however… it was quite beneath a noblewoman such as herself. Placing her hands on her hips, she gave him an utterly unimpressed glare.

“These have to be the worse attempts to woo a lady I have ever heard. Even some dimwitted bandits could have done better. And don’t you think you’re a bit too young for me anyway? Not to mention that I’m clearly out of your league.”

Her voice, as usual, was the epitome of arrogance and Rosary only paused her little lecture for sake of flipping back her hair. As if she’d allow for this brat to let him drag her down on his own questionable level. 

“So, child”, she continued, superfluously smirking. “The next time you want to play one of your weird games, pick someone your age as your playmate, all right? And make sure to not seem like a complete pervert that time. Or else someone might misunderstand your intentions and give you a spanking for your inappropriate behaviour. Now, have a nice day.” 

These last words were spoken in an almost cheery manner, but the threat behind them was only thinly veiled, in spite of the friendly smile the witch had added afterwards. Well, she felt little urge to dwell on the matter any longer than necessary, and so Rosary gave him a condescending pat on his head and simply began to walk away. She truly had better things to do than arguing with this kid. Staying here would simply be a waste of her time.

Besides, for some reason, this brat was giving her the creeps. The sooner she left this foolish boy behind, the better.

[scientistofdoom-blog]

"Woo a lady? Hm, I might have to fix up your eyes later, it seems you're kind of blind." Trying to charm a female wasn't something Mao usually did, not that he was great at doing so anyways, besides it was not today's major goal; taking back this girl was. "Don't worry I'll give you perfect vision and maybe allow lasers to be shot from them too."

Despite her next set of words did begin to anger the mad scientist. The other had spoken so sweetly but held a threat behind those words, all together showing refusal to becoming his test subject and servant. The pat on the head, and the girl walking away...the demon's eyebrows did not move from their furrowed position, finding all of this very annoying. But a grin happened to appear upon his lips. Not like you had any choice...

"Demons should never hold back. Always do whatever you want..." Mao muttered to himself, remembering one of the many Demon Oaths he had shamelessly come up with. "Hehehe!" Making his move, the boy stalked behind the other; didn't he point out that he wasn't going to let this subject get away?

Of course if a fight were to break out, Mao was ready to handle it. His sword was only a summon away, and if he needed to resort to his potential powers the boy wouldn't hesitate. Latching a hand upon the girl's wrist, Mao gave it hard pull before placing one of his mechanisms upon it and his own, connecting the two. "Don't you want to be fixed up? I'll make missiles fire from your boobs."

[mystateoftheworld-blog]

The boy seemed disapointed but it was the truth. Konoha was nothing special. At least he didn’t think he was. It didn’t really matter.

“So you’re the best? What about the people older then you? Where’s the netherworld? Is it similar to earth? What are the other demons like?” Another world, gosh how interesting. Demons too! Wow, who would have guess things like this existed?

[scientistofdoom-blog]

"Well maybe not the best..." Mao admitted "...there was my dad, the best Overlord of the Netherworld." 

The other was asking too much questions at once, which was somewhat annoying to the scientist. But he had his own number that he wanted to distribute, and answering these could lead to getting his own done. "The Netherworld is the home to demons of course! And I wouldn't know what other demons are like, you should ask them yourself!" Pay a visit to the Netherworld, become a demon.

Pushing up his overly large glasses back up, Mao decided it was time to ask his questions. "So now, what about you? Do you have any magical powers, or special techniques that stand out? Hehehe..." The young demon began to chuckle to himself, slowly beginning to huff out deep breaths.

[scientistofdoom-blog]

Memories, Betrayal.

Memories

Memories are held very closely to Mao, making it a big part of him. Events and situations that occurred many years ago are still remembered easily, especially those that are dear to him. Such as the death of his father that had scarred him within.

Betrayal

Betrayal is usually not a problem for him, since those considered as friends to him have not done so. But if it was to occur, Mao would take it very personal. His reaction towards it can range from becoming emotional and shut himself away from others to plotting exact revenge toward the betrayer, a way to get back that would be delivered in ten folds.

[rpmissionboard]

Put a word in my ask and I will write a Headcanon about it for my Muse.

Nightmares

Humanity

Guardian

Torture

Insanity

Slaughter

Order

Morality

Loyalty

Promise

Betrayal

Epiphany

Apathy

Memories

Loss

Lies

Death

Love

Plans

Pawns

revenge

Monster

Time

Waiting

Laugh

Trend

Alliance

Natural

Pretence

Urge

Impression

Critic

Accent

Stranger

Judgement

Delirious

Instinct

Damage

Illusion

End

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experiment. ✘ [ open ]

“Hickory. Dickory. Dock.”

It had been quite a long time since Jonathan had donned his old costume. Pandora had gone through so many changes and had snatched up so many new people. At one point in time, he might would have believed that he had seen nearly every citizen, but since his long period of intense, isolated research, that was now a near impossible feat.

“The mouse ran up the clock.”

Ah, well. It wasn’t as though that was time wasted. His leave of absence gave him the opportunity to develop new containers for his toxins. Besides, Jonathan couldn’t object to the sudden influx of strangers. New people meant new patients and experiments, after all. Gleaming eyes scanned the crowds, searching for an eye-catching specimen.

“The clock struck one, and down he run. Hickory. Dickory. Dock.” 

There. Yes, that would do. His time in Pandora had him realize that no one particularly cared if a scarecrow roamed about; they found it something of the norm in this peculiar land. Lurching forward, the costumed man put forth a crooked, pointed finger and gestured to the stranger.

“You. Here. Come.”

[scientistofdoom-blog]

"Hmmm..."

It was another fruitless and dull day, where the same routine would happened over and over, greatly annoying the boy to the point where he needed to take time alone. No more making machines, searching for test subjects, and writing up charts of the little succeeded attempts of discovery. Just Mao sitting on a lone bench, staring up at the bright sky of Lumen in order to rethink his experiments and goals.

He had forgotten the main objective he has placed since his arrival: to find the goddess Pandora and solve the mystery of his "kidnapping" even if it meant he had to dissect her in any way. The young demon had friends back home, not that still liked calling them that, who were probably confused and maybe even worried for his disappearance. But by this time, they would already assumed his death. He was also heir to the Netherworld, a position he has always dreamed of achieving and now he was mixed in with humans and other strange beings.

Mao hummed with every thought and experimental notion that came to mind, wondering if they can prove to be useful. Reconstruction of the body, his favorite experiment. The heart? A limb? Full-body customization? "Hehehe.." the scientist could only laugh at the ideas.

But it was all interrupted when a random stranger pointed at him, followed by a command. "Huh?" Mao raised an eyebrow as he glanced at the other. Wearing a costume that looks like a scarecrow? Odd. Wasn't there a human holiday where they would dress up as a something scary for fun? What was it? Halloween. Of course that was day past long ago. Who was this weirdo commanding Mao to come over?

"You obviously look suspicious. Should I bother asking for your name? Or even your motives...what do you want?"

[scientistofdoom-blog]

Subject # 10 [Closed||Rosary]

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Sometimes days in which absolutely nothing happened weren’t all that bad; relaxing, even. Especially in a place like Tenebris, where danger could be waiting for you around any corner and at any time, it was rather nice to simply go about your business without anything disturbing one’s everyday life.

Rosary was enjoying a day like this. She had just finished a delivery and was on her way back to her little shop to finish up some potions and to then call it quits for the day. Everything so far had worked out exactly like the witch had planned - and so, the person sneaking up on her and suddenly beginning to fumble around her waist took her completely by surprise.

“What in Valois’ name…?!”, she gasped, before she caught sight of some white-haired brat - taking her measurements? Seriously, how rude could he even be?! But he was but a child, after all. Setting him aflame right on the spot might be too harsh of a punishment. Still, people getting this close without her consent was something Rosary did not take very kindly to, no matter the person’s age.

“Who do you think you are to even dare displaying such a lack of manners towards me? Cease these foolish actions this instant, or I’ll make you regret them”, she demanded and shoved the kid away from her waist. Such outrageous behaviour - he should be grateful to still be alive. The scowl Rosary wore on her face and the odd smirk that accompanied it promised nothing good. 

[scientistofdoom-blog]

Waist measurements, good good, hehehe! Mao continued to do his research and discovering the required calculations. Everything was going well, the sizes were in range and it fit the necessary components. "Your body is truly interesting..." he whispered, but it came out to be more of a audible mumble "Grr, stop moving!"

It appears the girl had begun to notice him, showing no pleasure of the boy examining her waist and going as far as to shove him away. Mao stumbled back from the push, an expression of disappointment upon his face. "Ugh, what are you doing?"  the demon hissed "Can't you see I was busy?!"

Mumbling some curses, the scientist puts away his measuring tape back into his pockets; finally crossing his arms across his chest and staring back at the other. "Regret them huh? We'll see about that..." Once he has made a decision, it was very hard to change his mind on it. His determination was one that always envied by other demons back in the Netherworld. "But you'll still coming with me since you look like an interesting human. I also know you'll make an excellent specimen, muahaha" Mao paused in thought before continuing again "You may also be my servant." 

It would be good to start accumulating servants here and there in Pandora. The others weren't around, or at least not that he knew they were. Besides, this human is servant material. Now all Mao needed to do was to drag her back to the secretive area he designated for experiments to take place.

[mystateoftheworld-blog]

What an odd little fella. At first Konoha thought that he had made the boy mad but then he just continued with the questioning. But that was fine too.

“Yes a video game character. I’m not sure if I’m the hero or not but I guess it would be pretty cool if i was.” Now that he thought about it, Konoha really wasn’t sure what he was. A video game character doesn’t really make all that much sense although that’s what they told him. 

“What about you. You said you are a demon, right? Are all demons like you?”

[scientistofdoom-blog]

"Hmm..." 

It was a bit disappointing to hear that the other wasn't hero material; Mao was a bit fond of those who were, even after a time he showed pure hatred towards them. Shrugging off the useless answer, Mao then began to answer the question directed at him.

"Of course not!" he shouted out "I am the the No.1 Honor Student in the entire Netherworld, I am a genius...there's no way I can compare to other demons!"

[notanykindofangel-deactivated20]

A New Arrival~Introduction

Kanade’s eye darted around, taking in her surroundings. How did she get in a forest? She was sure she had been in her dorm a mere second ago… So how did she end up here? Her eyelids fluttered closed as she listened to the sounds of the forest; a few birds chirping.. and sticks breaking. Her eyes shot open, and she swiftly turned to face the noise’s source.

Nothing.

‘Angel’ pushed a stray strand of silver out of her face, turned back around, and began walking. The girl wasn’t sure what she expected to find- maybe a town, or a road. What she was sure of was that she needed to get out of the woods.

Suddenly becoming aware of the crumpled paper in her hand, the girl unclenched her fist and unfolded the paper. K1, it read. What could that mean? Delicate fingers neatly folded the scrap into a square then placed it in her blazer pocket. Narrowing her eyes slightly to see in the dim light, she stopped abruptly when she nearly collided with a stranger.

“Excuse me, where am I?” Kanade asked quietly, staring calmly at the unknown person.

[scientistofdoom-blog]

"Well go on back little guy, what are you waiting for?" the boy said pushing a little creature of the forest back into its rightful place. This monster was different than the others that resided within the islands, for it has been modified by none other than Mao to have an extra limb, fully mechanical and capable of action. But the odd being had grown attached to the scientist, and did not want to leave. "C'mon go."

The sudden feeling brush beside his legs and a voice made Mao spin around and back away against a tree with a gasp. Who or what was here, and how much did they see? Through the faint lighting, the young demon managed to make out a figure that seemed to belong to a female human. Figures...White brows furrowed as eyes blinked back lazily, Mao showing no interest in her question. It has been asked various times already, there should be a sign to help direct those who are lost. If Pandora needed one so badly, the honor student would be grateful to make some; as long as it silenced the petty questions.

"You're in Pandora..the Island of Tenebris to be more exact...hehe" Mao giving in and replied to her inquiry. The creature had bounced from behind, hissing at the girl in defense for it's "creator". With a growl, Mao glared at it and instantly shouted at the monster "Be quiet! Shut up!"

Eyes then glanced back at the girl, an eyebrow raised high "Well, what else do you want?"

[mystateoftheworld-blog]

Now was an adequate time for a cheek pinch Konoha thought as he pulled on the not alien’s cheek. He’s met so many different species that it didn’t really matter. All he would do was label them as an alien or not alien anyways. It makes it easier to just have two simple groups. 

“Alien’s can have pointed ears too… also elves.” Hm. If the kid was an elf that would explain his temper. But no. He was a demon. Did those even exist? But then again Konoha has met troll aliens before so demons wouldn’t be too interesting. 

“Uhhh, I don’t think I’m an alien? I’m not really sure what I am. Although I’ve been told that I was a video game character?”

[scientistofdoom-blog]

Feeling his cheeks being pulled at, Mao let out a whine as he slapped away the others hands "Quit it, that hurts you know!" What was this guy's problem? Randomly pinching his face for no reason at all? Weird human. The scientist rubbed his now pink cheeks with furrowed eyebrows.

He was to threaten the boy, but other topics were more interesting. "A video game character?" Playing video games were his hobby, his life. Spending many months playing fiercely without pause. "Oh, ho ho. Are you the hero of this video game?"

[mystateoftheworld-blog]

Oh how cute. He larps as a mad scientist. Konoha wasn’t sure if he should pinch the lil guy’s cheeks or just turn around and walk away while he could. Hm, but then again everyone here has been pretty friendly… 

“Are you also an alien?”

[scientistofdoom-blog]

"A-alien?"

Was this person blind? Mao was sure that he didn't have green skin or an antennae sticking out of his head, or two. At least that's the description he knew them by due to the many comics and mangas he's used to read.

"I'm no alien, I'm a demon! Can't you tell by my pointed ears?"

Then he realized the other had mentioned "also" when he spoke. "Ohoho..." Mao pushed up his glasses further up his nose "So you are an alien, huh?"

[mystateoftheworld-blog]

scientistofdoom started following you

With a name like that its never a good sign. So many crazys now… Konoha never really liked scientist either, although he wasn’t sure why. 

“Um, hello?”

[scientistofdoom-blog]

Oh look a passerby, who is brave enough to approach and say hello.

"Hello there human.....do you have some business with me, or did you come to let me experiment on you?" A laugh escaped his lips, one filled with "evil". "You look like experimental material, but then again everyone does..." Mao paused, taking a moment to stare at the other. He was still around?

"So what do you want from me?"

[scientistofdoom-blog]

Game Over [Open]

peeeo peoo

        whoosh

                 blam blam.....

Mao had forgotten that he had carried his video game console, the Slaystation Portable, within his pants pocket; finding the apparatus only a few days ago. Now there was more enjoyment added onto his miserable Pandorian life; minus the time he spent reconstructing his experiments, that was beyond fun. "Hehe....400,000,000 hours of play through here I come!" the mad scientist exclaimed as he smashed the various buttons on the console, animating the game character and taking part of the plot.

His determination to surpass his previous amount of hours played did not stop him from daily duties. There was always a way to multitask with two, three or even four things at the same time, and besides he's Mao, the boy was a pro at this. Some could and should rejoice at this distraction, for he had moderated the itch to grab strangers and experiment on them.

The young demon had his video game in hand, playing quietly as he strolled around Lumen, the town being as bright as usual; the eternal sunlight beating down fiercely on the screen did make it hard to see, Mao letting out a disappointed growl. Putting all of his focus onto concentrating on the boss battle at hand, the boy had forgotten about the crowd ahead and tripped over a bystander's feet.

Of course, the handheld system flew out of his hands and slid a distance away from him. Relief washed over Mao as he knew that the game was safe from harm, the demon now picking himself up from the ground. That was until a loud crack was heard. 

"Ah!" Someone had been careless and stepped over the prized Slaystation Portable. He couldn't believe it. All of the hard work already put into the game was gone.  "M-my....game..I.." Words couldn't even form as realization came through. It was game over.

[scientistofdoom-blog]

Subject # 10 [Closed||Rosary]

No scientific breakthrough or benefit has been done ever since Mao’s arrival in Pandora, not one. The chosen subjects would constantly escape somehow from his grasps and the demon would get nothing done. Minus the experiments he has conducted on the monsters that lurked within the forests, they proved to be of no use to Mao. But still, even the creatures would cower in fear whenever he would set foot in the woods. He could only wonder why?

Now there was only regret; he should have done everything he could’ve back in the Netherworld with Almaz. “I kinda miss that fake hero…” Mao muttered to himself as he wandered the shady streets of Tenebris. The dark circles under his eyes were deeper in color than usual, the demon staying up various nights working on new machines and parts to test, not that there was much to do in Pandora; this was the most fun he can have. But now he was on the hunt for the perfect subject for his machines.

Unfortunately, there seemed to be little people outside at the moment and there was hardly anyone who seemed fit enough. Could they all be afraid of him too? He was only a boy looking for someone to play with. Mao let out a whine filled with disappointment, for now he had to head back to Lumen and pick out any random bystander in his way. It wasn’t going to give him any complete results, but obviously Goddess Pandora didn’t have much people to offer for experiments. He should complain to her about this sometime…but wait, what was this?

Yes perfect…she was perfect. This innocent girl looked well enough to be tested on. JACKPOT! As usual, Mao’s glasses fogged up as his breathing became heavier. “Muahaha….” Sneaking behind the female, he took out his trusty measuring tape and began taking calculations on the centimeters of the other’s waist area. This time he wasn’t going to let this one go.

[solitude-and-guns-deactivated20]

Overcoming this Loneliness [Mami/Mao] cont.

Mami jerked her hand away from the tight contact at the mention of becoming a “subject” to this strange man. Mao’s grin set off alarms in the blonde’s head as Mami took slow deliberate steps away from the silver-haired man. Her right hand rested on her amber Soul Gem, ready to take it out any moment, while her left hand hovered over it. It was risky to use her powers without any means to get a Grief Seed, but this man’s aura seemed to be… off.

“Subject? Experiment? What do you mean, Mao-san?”

[scientistofdoom-blog]

With the removal of the grip on her hand, Mao turned around with an expression of disappointment and surprise written upon his face. Couldn't anyone just cooperate for once? With a sigh, the white-haired "teen" adjusted his glasses on the bridge of his nose, finding it quite troublesome to explain such a simple thing.

"You are my subject for experiment, what else could it mean? I am going to perform tests on you...whether you like it or not."

The boy took a step forward, placing a hand on his hip "Now come with me quietly or I'll take you by force.."

[solitude-and-guns-deactivated20]

Overcoming this Loneliness [Mami/Mao] cont.

Mami blinked at the stranger’s bluntness. All she did was give him back his glasses. But then again, he was a total stranger to her as she was to him. Deciding that an introduction would be the best thing to do fix this tense silence, Mami extended her right hand and smiled.

“It’s nice to meet you, sir. My name is Tomoe Mami.”

[scientistofdoom-blog]

Geez and she was still around? How nice. Mao had thought that with a silence of no other, the girl would just walk away and leave him alone. But if she preferred sticking around then he wasn't going to stop her. Besides, what's better than a future test subject be placed within close reach?

With a chuckle, the demon scientist took her hand in his own and gave it a shake. "My name is Mao. I guess I can say it's nice to meet you too Mami...." With that, his grip around the girl's hand tightened as he gave it a tug "Although you are to become a subject for my newest experiment~"

[solitude-and-guns-deactivated20]

Overcoming this Loneliness [Mami/Mao]

Shaking her head out of her reverie, Mami then noticed that someone was on the cold hard pavement, apparently looking for something. Mami then noticed a pair of glasses carelessly positioned beside her feet and bent to pick them up. 

Dusting off the light coat of dust that somehow settled on the eyewear, Mami then walked up to the frantic stranger and tapped his right shoulder.

“Excuse me sir, but do these glasses belongs to you?”

[scientistofdoom-blog]

Even with no luck of finding those damn glasses, Mao continued to pat the ground in search of them determined to find them even if it's the last thing he'll ever do. The footsteps he heard earlier seemed to draw in closer, followed by a light tap on his shoulder. 

Red eyes looked up at the other as the scientist tried to make out what the hell had tapped him. With a mass blur of colors, again there was no luck but the voice surely belonged to a female. Reaching out to touch the metal frame of his large eye wear, fingers wrapped around them and snatched the item off the girl's hands.

"Yes, they do!"

He didn't need no help, in only a matter of seconds Mao could have found them in 1, 2, 3. Placing the glasses back to where they belonged, Mao's vision cleared up into perfection; eyes now staring at the other. If she expected a thank you, then she can wait another thousand years.