()= Thinking/ Replacing
*= Actions
/= Whispers
""= Phone
--= Narrator.
Darren POV:
I sat down on the floor while chewing on some donuts and kept my head down before Kotori karate chopped my head.
Kotori: Is that why you're so depressed. Because you got shot down?
Darren: No, it's not like that. I can sense some sadness still inside her heart. This is the reason why I was mad and depressed a bit.
Kotori: I can understand her view. If not for us, some spirits out there. Might be having a better life and a better future.
Darren: Yeah so we-
Kotori: Don't forget, spirits can cause huge disasters as well. A power that dangerous looming above us is something we cannot ignore.
Darren: Shido, Kotori. I told you, I will win in the end. My prize and my obstacle is to win her heart.
Shido: Then use that as your drive Darren.
Darren: I know, I will win in the end.
Shido: But, if we leave her alone, she won't do anything though.
Darren: Shido, maybe she won't what about DEM? They will target her whether she does nothing or not because of their goal. If DEM beats Mukuro, Westcott will gain her power. If they fail, Mukuro will release her rage on Earth. We have no choice but to seal her powers before DEM gets to her.
Shido: You're right. Darren, I guess we've gotta.
Darren: But this is my mission by the way Shido. You stand on the sidelines. Now, shall we start our date?
???: Hey, what are they saying?
???2: Shut up, they'll hear.
???3: Request, stop pushing me.
After that, Tohka and the others fell onto the floor with Tohka rubbing the back of her head.
Shido: What are you guys doing?
Tohka: Sorry, we didn't mean to eavesdrop.
Miku: Don't apologise! In fact, it's only natural that we worry about Darling.
Origami: We may have overheard a little. Is there anyway we can help?
Darren: Miku, Origami. This mission isn't your darling's. This mission is mine.
Shido: But you need allies that is not Kurumi on this mission.
Darren: Kurumi isn't here right now. I can't call for her either. Fine, I'll suggest your help on this one then.
Reine: There is just one option.
(replace the guy with Darren and he is not smiling)
Reine: Use her angel to open up the very heart she closed.
Darren: Shido, I need to borrow that then.
Shido: You mean that huh?
Darren: Yes.
Shido: When we meet her I will let you use it.
Darren: Fine.
Kotori: What are you guys talking about?
Shido/Darren: It's nothing.
Reine: In other words, use Micheal on Mukuro again.
Miku: I see! But we can't do that without going there in person.
Kotori: Don't worry, I got a plan.
Kotori: What good timing. There's something I want to show you all.
Darren: Please do not be a bomb or else I will just teleport back to my house.
Kotori: It's not a bomb you idiot.
Darren: Oh, good.
We were instantly teleported inside the Fraxinus bridge where everyone was already waiting for us.
Shido: Fraxinus bridge? No, it's different than before.
Kotori: Yep, it's a new model with everything upgraded: Fraxinus Excelsor. Space is a cakewalk for her.
Darren: Shit name, but I guess I will take it.
Darren: Now, I will save your sealed heart. Mukuro. Wait for me!!
Kotori: It was really rare to see you wanting to take a mission like this Gojo. Especially with how you don't really care about these things. Hello, Fraxinus. How goes it.
Darren: What should I say? I'm a changed man.
Fraxinus: Welcome, Kotori. It's good to see you.
Darren: Oh, interesting.
Fraxinus: How nice, Darren, if I was were a spirit my happiness would've increased.
Darren: It seems like I'm better suited at this job than Shido. I should join... Nah. I wanna just try this out for the first time.
Kotori: It's Fraxinus' AI. The upgrades made it able to converse.
Darren: New stuff. Impressive. I just hope that it doesn't fail us.
Kotori: It wouldn't fail us anytime soon. Gojo.
Fraxinus: My all sign is MARIA. It's a pleasure to work with you again, Shido and Gojo.
Darren/Shido: Yeah, pleasure to work with you. MARIA.
Kotori: So how long until we can depart? MARIA?
MARIA: Roughly ninety minutes. I've restored everyone's customisations, but please confirm them individually.
Everyone: ROGER!!
MARIA: Also, please limit personal good brought on the bridge. You do not need voodoo dolls or anime figures.
Darren: I feel like Anime figures is a need though, my girlfriend forced me to watch anime and I quite liked it.
MARIA: If that's what you want to say then you can.
Darren: Wow, I thought I would be hit with a backlash.
MARIA: Not this time. But also, I want to hear no complaints now. Before was because I couldn't speak. Also please refrain from calling ex-wives and call girls. Cameras are not used to spy on past lovers.
Darren: OH SNAP!! YOU JUST GOT ROASTED!! OH SHIT!!! MARIA!! Best AI ever.
MARIA: Thank you Gojo.
Darren: No problem.
Kotori: You guys were using the Fraxinus for such things?
Commanders: No/As if/We'd never.
Darren: (Shoto, we need to talk later.)
Shoto: (Yes, my liege.)
MARIA: Kotori, an on-base visitor is asking for a meeting.
Kotori: Meeting?
Darren: (Now's my chance)
Darren: I need to head out for some strategy planning.
Shido: *grabs my hand* Nope, since you wanted to take on this mission. You need to come with us to the meeting.
Darren: UGH! FINE!
MARIA: It's Chairman Elliot Woodman.
Darren: (Hmm? Elliot Woodman. Isaac once told me about him. This should be interesting.)
Kotori: THE CHAIRMAN?!
Tohka: Do you know him? Shido.
Shido: Beats me, Gojo, you got any idea?
Darren: I have no idea about what is going on.
Nia stood there with a stern look I can presume that she knows who this Elliot person is. Just doesn't want to talk about it.
Darren: (She knows who he is but doesn't want to say. This makes it more and more interesting than I thought now.)
We walked slowly yet rather quickly towards the meeting place where a door opened and someone presumably the chairman was sitting on a wheelchair and someone was pushing the wheelchair for him.
Darren: So you're the chairman huh?
Kotori: Shut up, you should be respectful to him.
Darren: Kotori, you should know by now that I don't have respect fro anyone that is not a lady or someone strong.
???: It's alright. Kotori, besides. This young man right here is the one that is joining us on a mission right??
Kotori: Yes, he is Gojo Satoru. The one that shall be performing this mission.
Darren: *puts my hand out* Nice to meet you, I'm Gojo Satoru.
???: *shakes my hand* Nice to meet you too, Gojo, I am Elliot Baldwin Woodman.
Tohka: Kotori? Who is he?
Kotori: He's the chairman of Ratatoskr's decision making round table. He's it's head and founder
Darren: Are you strong?
Kotori: *kicks my leg* Sit down.
Darren: ouch.
Elliot: It's fine, I was strong, I can say that I was pretty strong. Also Shido Itsuka and Gojo Satoru, you have my thanks. Thank you for saving so many spirits.
Shido: Uh, no, thank you. Without Rataoskr, I would get nowhere.
Darren: No need to thank me wither. I'm just on the frontlines for this one mission and after that I would be on the sidelines. I just wanted to try how does Shido feel like for once.
Darren: Ok. What encouraged you to start Ratatoskr? Because for all I know, no one would start a spirit saving place just for fun.
Elliot: Oh, of course not.
Nia: I've got questions. First off, Elliot Baldwin Woodman. That is you right?
Elliot: Yes.
Nia: Tell me: As one of DEM's founding members, what's your goal behind saving spirits, when thirty years ago, it was you who first manifested them?
Darren: So they... Manifested spirits?!
(Replace the guy with Darren but with an angry face)
Darren: So you were the ones who made my girlfriend's life a living hell.
Nia: I'm not done yet, Gojo. You can kill him later. If you haven't manifested spirits and made DEM, we wouldn't have had to go through all of this. What exactly are you plotting?
Darren: Nia, some people are filled with greed and disgust. You cannot easily trust everyone that you see or else you would end up in a shithole.
Darren: Tell us now. Or this mission is a bust.
Elliot: I see, you have the power to look up anything, don't you?
Elliot: You must've done so to me a long time ago.
Darren: Answer the goddamn question.
Elliot: Ok, I never meant to hide anything. Yes, I founded DEM along with Isaac Westcott and Ellen Mathers hoping to utilise the power of spirits. But laying eyes on the spirit of origin changed my life forever.
Darren: How? *still releasing my aura*
Elliot: I was just about to say. I left DEM with Karen Mathers here, who felt the same as me.
Darren: Mathers? Oh, Ellen's sister huh? Your sister attempted to kill us multiple times and almost killed my girlfriend. Am I allowed to kill her back?
Elliot: We shouldn't ask those questions Gojo. She is Ellen Mathers' little sister despite Ellen looking like the younger one.
Darren: (Ellen does look younger than her by a lot.)
Elliot: Anyways, I dedicated my life to the protection of spirits, despite making enemies of Ike and Ellen.
Darren: I had actually fought the spirit of origin before. She had some powerful allies is all I can say. Also Ike and Ellen right now are no where near as strong as her.
Everyone: YOU FOUGHT HER!!!
Darren: Yes, now stop screaming and let me explain. *explains what happened in the spirit king arc*
Shido: So, she attacked you huh? For you monarch powers.
Darren: Yes, now focus on what he is saying Shido.
Shido: What exactly happened to make you change?
Elliot: Love. Love happened.
Darren: (Please don't be one of those cringe love stories where you fall in love with the villain and decides to change your ways)
Shido: Love?
Elliot: The moment I saw the spirit of origin, she stole my heart away.
Darren: (Knew it was one of those cringe love stories. Shoto. I need some donuts, can you find some in my secret stash?)
Shoto: (Yes my liege. *searches for donuts in my secret stash and hands it to me afterwards* have a good meal, my liege.)
Darren: (thank you Shoto)
Elliot: That's why I cannot stand seeing other spirits like her in pain as silly a reason as it may seem.
Darren: It wasn't a silly reason. *chews on some donuts* I fell in love with my girlfriend at first sight as well.
Shido: Same here. Actually I am glad that Ratatoskr was found by someone like you.
Darren: You only say that because he loves spirits just as you do.
Shido: Shut up.
Elliot: Thank you two. Sorry, but can I get a better look at both of your faces?
Darren/Shido: Sure.
We walked over towards Elliot who just stared at us with his eyes wide open.
Elliot: I see. You two look like the boys after all...
Darren/Shido: Huh?
Suddenly a crash was heard and the ship started shaking around. I was barely able to hold my balance by having Shoto holding my shadow in place.
MARIA: EMERGENCY!! CONFIRMING DEM AIRSHIP ABOVE! WE ARE UNDER ATTACK!
Darren: I can let loose a little.
Shido: We need you for this mission. We can't have you waste stamina on unnecessary things.
Darren: Fine.
Kotori: You're kidding, how did they find us?
Darren/Shido: Beelzebub!!
Elliot: Commander Itsuka, take the Fraxinus. Once I deal with things here, I'll escape another way.
Kotori: Roger that. Stay safe.
Darren: (Shoto)
Shoto: (Yes my liege)
Darren: (I might need you for this. Stay in my shadow)
Shoto: (I will follow any order you give.)
Elliot: Take care of the spirits. Shido Itsuka and Gojo Satoru. And please Gojo Satoru. Save Zodiac.
Darren: You don't need to tell me twice to save a lady.
Elliot: I see.
We ran through the barren corridor which is flashing red lights and filled with smoke.
Natsumi: Just how many enemies are there?
Darren: I have no idea. I just wish that Kurumi was here right now.
Shido: Stop simping and lets move.
Darren: Shut the fuck up.
Suddenly the floor was covered in a dark substance that absorbed our legs.
Shido: That's...!
A figure finally appeared from the smoke. I smirked knowing who it is. Isaac Westcott.
Darren: Westcott
Isaac: Satoru. Well, well. I finally tracked Elliot down and you guys show up.
Darren: Get to the point. Hearing you talk is making me want to puke.
Isaac: As you wish. You see, I just don't want you to interfere with me. So please behave a little.
He then summoned beelzebub which made the dark substance under our legs swallow us into that pit.
Isaac: You lose, Gojo Satoru.
Darren: Does it matter right now? All I need to do. Is win at the end.
Isaac: Try it if you will then.
The dark substance than swallowed all of us except Isaac up and then I couldn't see anything in front of me.