Digitize: Rebirth of the Silver Death God

Within the Blood Steel Security Bureau, Nero watched the others in silence as a weird mood lingered about the field, especially when he saw the looks on both Jack's and Bera's faces as if both him and Ryo were nothing more than entertainment.

'What's with that damn uncle and auntie?'

Nero thought with discomfort; he didn't like the looks they were sending him; Ryo's eyes narrowed as he glanced at a few areas before returning to normal, his attention once more fixed on his phone as he continued to play games.

Adult Nero had a fond look on his face as if he recalled old times; he stared at them while thinking back to his past.

'Jack, Bera, it's been a fairly long time; it looks like they're about to do that Initiation Ritual again, haha, this should be fun to watch as an outsider.'

While everyone behaved strangely, Nero soon put himself together, paying them no attention as he shifted his eyes onto the receptionist. He was also annoyed by the fact that she had zoned out in an unprofessional manner.

As if only noticing her mistake, the receptionist soon returned to her senses; she pretended that nothing happened as she took the card from Nero and placed it in a slot.

"Good, I shall take care of the details, please tell me your names." The receptionist said with a business-like smile.

"It's Nero Valstine," Nero said.

Following those words, the receptionist typed a few things on a virtual keyboard before she looked at Ryo, but as if he sensed her gaze, Ryo replied without even looking at her.

"Kojima Ryo."

The receptionist then smiled and swiped her palms towards the duo after a few more typing sounds, sending two virtual documents before them.

"Great, please fill out that information, and you will receive your membership tokens."

Not saying a word, both Nero and Ryo signed up the documents which soon turned into two rays of light that fell into a desk. Moments after, another pair of red lights had shot towards the duo that formed into two red blood tokens. Looking at each of them, one would notice that these tokens had unknown power emanating from within as the society's symbol was engraved on its surface.

'Such an interesting little trinket, I can feel a slight comfort with my Spiritual Awareness.'

Nero thought as he held his token in his hand and played with it. On the other hand, Ryo tossed his token into his pocket before focusing on his cell phone.

Moments after, the receptionist then handed over the tokens to them and spoke, "All done, on behalf of everyone else, I would like to officially welcome you both to our society, and I hope that you will both do your best for the sake of humanity. Please proceed to the Blood Steel Temple; there you will learn all the necessities of a member along with a few key information."

Nero nodded his head at this before he left towards the specified area, but as they both moved, he noticed that the individuals that stared at them had odd smiles on their faces. Before he could even say anything, Jack's towering figure soon appeared before them as Bera stood behind them.

"Looks like the show's about to start."

"Haha, a good little entertainment on such a cloudy day, I couldn't have it any other way."

As a few others chattered, the receptionist also looked on from her desk with a strange glimmer in her blue eyes, her neck long blond hair flowing with the wind as her slender fingers played with a deck of odd cards.

"Diane, I didn't think we'd get rookies at such a time. Looks like the society has been recruiting again," A strange figure said as they walked over from a shady looking area; he spoke in a voice that seemed cold and indifferent, his voice muffled by what seemed no different from a gas mask that covered his mouth.

Looking at him more closely, one would notice that this stranger wore a tattered looking cloak with his face shrouded behind its hood and a mask on his mouth. His bandaged-up arms held onto a simple set of knives that he casually spun around his fingers.

Diane looked at him in surprise as she spoke, "Ghostshade, what are you doing here? Last I heard you were on that mission, shouldn't you be—"

"That mission... is already over."

Ghostshade replied coldly, interrupted her words; if one looked at his hood, they would notice a slight flicker of two red lights at the positions of his eyes before they returned to normal.

Diane shook her head at those words, her attention once more focused onto Nero and the others as she spoke, "Good, I shall update your mission profile, as for these kids, we're expecting a lot, they're after all the Dark Witch's kids."

"Oh, well this is interesting news, huhu, I should pay her a visit now that I've returned."

Ghostshade replied with a light laugh before he walked from the field towards a different area; the onlookers also promptly gave way, each knowing full well of his reputation.

By this time, the confrontation between Jack and Bera against Nero and Ryo had finally started.

Nero frowned as he spoke, "What are you doing?"

Jack smirked as he spoke, "Brat, I'd like to welcome you to our Blood Steel Society. You've only just joined as such; you don't know of our customs, for every new member there is an Initiation Ritual, so please allow this senor member to guide you."

Nero had a dark look on his face; he wanted to tell him to scram, but as he used his Spiritual Awareness, he sensed that the energy within his body was on an entirely different level compared to his own. Naturally, Nero had a hunch about what they wanted to do, which made his expression turned a bit sour.

Ryo said nothing as if it didn't affect him; after a short while, Nero shook his head and replied.

"Fine, but only after we've been to the Blood Steel Temple. We don't have time to play with both uncle and aunty."

As if they didn't care about Nero's use of words, both Jack and Bera smirked at this as they replied, "Hehe, of course, follow us."

Following this, they started to guide Nero and Ryo towards a towering building made from ancient stone, standing on the opposing side of a Battle Stadium. As they carried them along, they even went ahead and introduced most of the other buildings and themselves.

It didn't take long for them to arrive before the Blood Steel Temple, a large white building that looked no different from an ancient construct at the summits of a broad flight of stairs.

Bera looked at Jack, who nodded before he pointed at the door and spoke, "Kiddos, the door is ahead, but before I send you off, heed these words. As you've now joined us, you will come to learn that the world which you've ventured into isn't like what you've expected. While things may look peaceful on the surface, there are far more dangers than you can imagine underneath it. Try your best not to lose your sanity after learning the truth of the world."

When Nero heard this, he remained indifferent, like Ryo, who showed no expression changes. Nero glanced at them and spoke while walking off.

"I thank Uncle Jack and Aunty Bera for your advice. I'll keep it in mind."

Jack and Bera were a bit surprised by both Nero's and Ryo's response; they glanced at each other before they looked at their figures, which mounted the steps, each having smiles on their faces.

"Ha, these brats are something else, they didn't even seem scared just now, truly an interesting pick from that Dark Witch."

Jack said with a bright shimmer in his eyes.

"Yes, but that's not enough; once there finished, we'll take them to the stadium for the final initiation," Bera said in a combative tone.

The scene below the Briefing Temple was now one of strangeness as if slowly building up to the soon to come Initiating Ritual.