Chapter 1: A New Brunestud

It was well known that Zelretch defeated the Crimson Moon Brunestud using the power of his True Magic, the Kaleidoscope. It is a feat that shows how different and powerful True Magic is compared to regular magecraft to be able to defeat a TYPE. It is a power outside the norm that it could defeat a literal alien life-form that possessed enough power to destroy the world itself.

But did he?

In many iteration of this epic battle, Kischur Zelretch Schweinorg did defeat the Crimson Moon, and in this one it is no different, except for one small fact.

Just after he turn Zelretch into a Dead Apostle, the dying Crimson Moon abandon his body, slipping through a portal that he forcefully opened due to the dimensional instability caused by his battle with Zelretch. He, the Type-Moon, was defeated. But he had not perished entirely. Drifting in the gap between dimensions, Crimson Moon's soul awaits for the day he could return.

The Crimson Moon's consciousness slowly enter a state of sleep as his soul drifted in the dimensional sea with only his remaining power sustaining him. Little did he know that his survival had drastically changed the fate of two worlds.

-Romania-

Death and destruction, that is what people will see when they entered the territory of the Vampires in Romania. Some could speculate on how it came to this. Most would think that both sides of the Vampires, the Carmilla and the Tepes, have gone into an all out war with each other after centuries of animosity.

It is not.

Torn bodies littered the roads that led to the Carmilla faction's castle. Very few vampires out of the thousands had a clean death as most can't even be recognized. It's an indiscriminate slaughter as neither Tepes nor Carmilla vampires were spared in the rampage of the first two super vampires in their battle to annihilate each other. Small and big structures were leveled equally in their wake much like the bodies of the vampires.

But the biggest difference with the usual scenery of a vampire town is the lack of mist. Everything was laid to bare for the whole world to see… yet none will see this scenery until much later. Because the enormous Crimson Moon that shines down upon the vampire territory will hide everything from sight until its master is finished.

The Carmilla faction castle had been replaced by another castle, one much larger and more majestic than either faction's. And it is the source of all events that transpired in the vampire territory because should they know the name and purpose of the castle, all of them would've fled from Romania long ago.

The Millennium Castle Brunestud

Right in the heart of the castle, the throne room of the Crimson Moon, two vampires are fighting in a deadly clash that would've gone down to legends. One is a male with blonde hair wearing Victorian era clothing and the other is a female with long blonde hair wearing a white dress with the skirt torn for the sake of mobility. Both of them had clashed for three full nights and are nearing their limit.

They had beaten each other bloodily but they would soon regenerate at an impossible speed even for vampires. Their fist shook the very earth, their full power could easily level mountains. But this will be the last time in a while they could fight like this as they both had pushed each other to the brink both physically and mentally. The blood that they absorb could only do so much with the level of damage they could do.

The male is Crimson Moon Brunestud himself while the female is the dhampir who used to be known as Valerie Tepes. Now she is no longer a dhampir but the strongest kind of vampire in existence. The two of them are the first of their kind and this is their show of power, the power of the Dead Apostles.

"Won't you just die already!"

Valerie screamed as she slam down Brunestud onto the floor with enough strength to crush iron. It's fortunate that the Millennium Castle is extremely durable in Brunestud's possession or he would've gone through several floors if the Castle was made of ordinary concrete. It did turn Brunestud into a large splatter on the ground but he soon regenerated from that. He counterattacked with a clawed strike through Valerie's heart.

That would've killed anyone else but not Valerie, at least, not Valerie as she is now. Valerie took Brunestud's arm and rip it from his body. She use the arm to strike him across the face. She kneed his head with enough force to shatter his skull but again he regenerated and so did Valerie's heart.

Brunestud respond with slicing Valerie's head off but again she regenerated. Valerie made a sword of light using magic and sliced Brunested in two. Again it did not stop Brunestud as his body regenerated again with minor inconvenience. But both of them knew that they can't keep killing each other like this endlessly. They are evenly matched and the battle could go either way. They have to make it decisive as they're both at their very limit.

"To think that I will be pushed to near defeat a second time just shortly after my return. It appears that I have made yet another mistake by allowing you to grow first, Valerie."

Brunestud said. Valerie and Brunestud had put some distance and are now twenty meters away from each other. But it is a deistance they could cover in near instant should they need to.

"If I had known what you are from the start, I would've killed myself and take you with me."

Valerie spat. The normally cheerful and mild mannered vampire looked at Brunestud with crimson eyes burning with hatred and rage. Brunestud's expression though never changed from the beginning of their fight. The Crimson Moon is not entirely emotionless though as Valerie detected a hint of annoyance on his face.

They are so spent that they can no longer use their weapons. Sephiroth Graal had clashed with Real of the World repeatedly but now the two Dead Apostles only have their bodies to fight with and a little magic left. In fact, it is only because of Sephiroth Graal's power boosting her that Valerie could match Brunestud.

"Hmph, little girl, it is only because I decided to modify your body first before taking it over that you are now still standing and fighting me. Truly yours is the ideal body I desire, not this patchwork body that was once your brother. But it doesn't matter. If I claim your Grail then I can reclaim my true power. Then it is only a matter of reclaiming the third Grail and then nobody, not even Zelretch, will be able to stop me."

Valerie grit her teeth in anger. The Grail, her Longinus class sacred gear, the Sephiroth Graal, was a sub-species in the form of three separate Grails. But Crimson Moon had taken one when she forcefully ejected him from her body. Valerie cursed her fate, her life, and her very existence. Not only did she possess a sacred gear that would've slowly drove her to madness, she was also the host of the Crimson Moon before she rejected him.

It would've been the end of it if Brunestud was ejected, at least for her. But Brunestud manage to take one of her lesser Grail and using it, took over her half-brother's body and suck enough blood to temporarily return to his peak strength, or at least, as much power as his current body could handle.

If she had been weaker and Brunestud were to take over her body after adjusting it into something suitable for him, the Crimson Moon could've ended the world by dropping the moon right in this instant. Compared to that, the extinction of the vampire race is a small price to pay, at least that's what Valerie is convincing herself to believe.

She took part in that slaughter. She needed as much blood as possible to match Brunestud. She cannot fail to destroy Brunestud after participating in a genocide that killed all Romanian vampire. But she also cannot defeat him right now. She cannot leave things to chance. They're equally strong at this moment and battle could go either way. Should Brunestud kill her, then nobody can stop him. He will take her Greater Grail and after recovering, he will claim the other Grail and destroy the world.

Valerie who was his host for years knew the extent of his power and what can happen if he claims all her Grails after returning to full power. Nothing can stop him, not even Ophis. He would be the strongest being on Earth and Moon, becoming both Type Moon and Archetype Earth. With the power of both celestial bodies, he would surpass even Ophis and Great Red.

He cannot pull it off in his home dimension with a sentient Gaia but here? He could certainly pull it off and that is a frightening thought.

Suddenly Valerie got an idea, an interesting and very dangerous idea that would cripple her for a while but the same goes for Brunestud. It is at least a better idea than gambling on the chance if she could kill him first.

"…I guess there's no other choice."

"Hmm? What are you doing little girl?"

"Brunestud… I'm taking your castle."

Crimson Moon's eyes widened at Valerie's declaration as he felt a sudden drain from his and Valerie's soul. She had done something and Brunestud doesn't know enough about sacred gears to identify it. Valerie slowly step forward and utter two words that would end their battle… for now.

"Balance… Break."

-5 years later, -

Valerie Tepes, now renamed Valerie Brunestud, let out a loud sigh as she heard a report from her secretary, one of the few surviving romanian vampires called Elmenhilde Karnstein. She's a lucky one. She's not there when she battled Crimson Moon Brunestud. Elmenhilde is cute and petite and Valerie likes her, that's why she became her personal secretary. She's also the only non-Dead Apostle in her group, preferring to stay as a normal vampire though with enhancements done using Sephiroth Graal.

"And that's it. Crimson Moon is starting to gather follower but he is still in hiding for now."

"I just hope this doesn't escalate into total war. Knowing him as I did, this could escalate into something of that scale."

"…do you think he will declare war on Vatican to obtain the Holy Grail should he fail to locate the other lesser Grail?"

"I do not think because I know he will. But it won't be for a while since he's recovering, especially after I rip away the Millennium Castle from him. Still, he will probably just make a new Millennium Castle. All I did was delay him."

Valerie hates her current life. Why can't she just be a normal girl playing dress up with her friend and causing mischief? Well, she's still doing that with Elmenhilde as her main dress up doll but she can do without the conflict with Crimson Moon. She's too young for this crap.

'I hope all the other Longinus has to deal with some of this crap like I do.'

Valerie muttered darkly as she curses her fellow Longinus wielders. It's a petty wish but it helps soothe her emotion somewhat. It's more therapeutic than a glass of blood. No wonder some people focus their life on vengeance. She took a sip from a glass of blood she had nearby and ask the really important question.

"Now, anything on the other lesser Grail?"

The second lesser Grail, the one she lost but was not claimed by Crimson Moon. Her Sephiroth Graal is a sub-species that produce 3 Grails instead of one and she is still in possession of the main Grail or the Greater Grail as she calls them. When she ejected Crimson Moon from her soul, the two lesser Grails were also ejected after she cut her connection with them. Crimson Moon managed to claim one of the lesser Grail but the other one is currently lost somewhere. Reclaiming it is important.

"Unfortunately we have no lead on that… but there is one interesting news."

Valerie suddenly perk up from her seat when she heard the word 'interesting'. If it was Elmenhilde who said it, then this must be a very interesting news, one she might or might not like to hear. She just hope that this time it is an interesting news in a good way.

"One of the younger vampire from Crimson Moon's faction, a thrall of the Demon of the East, went to feed in Kuoh. One of our own tailed this vampire to stop him from causing trouble in devil territory. This certain vampire was about to prey upon a human when he was suddenly cut to pieces and did not regenerate at all."

"…what do you mean did not regenerate?"

"Well, this vampire had his arm cut first. It did not regenerate at all. It seems his opponent tried to reason with him but he did not listen so his opponent cut him to pieces. The strange thing is that the opponent cut this vampire with a fruit knife."

"What?"

"Yes, a fruit knife. But that's not the only weird thing reported. The opponent, the human prey was reported to possess glowing blue eyes."

-Kuoh-

A young school boy sighs when the abomination began to talk. It is speaking about something in the line of tearing him to pieces and eating him. Nothing new at all, just something he had heard many times before. It's always the same. Supernatural creatures look down on humans too often and human had to pay the price.

Well, he can't blame all supernatural creatures though. He knew precisely how evil humans can be and they tend to be more creative in hurting each other than supernatural beings, which is why he is pretty much neutral in his opinion about the supernatural world. If the supernatural leave him alone, he will leave them alone.

Unfortunately, he had a tendency to run into things that wants to kill him. He'll have to add that into the list of curse he has. How did taking a shortcut home lead him into a stray devil, he'll never know. He drop his school bag and reach into his blazer, taking out s single knife, the kind of knife used to peel apples. Seeing this, the stray devil laughs.

"Hahahaha! What can that puny thing do against me?"

The schoolboy did not answer. Instead he took off his glasses and started slashing. The stray devil immediately lose half its limbs, look of shock and fear evident on its face as it saw the eyes that is looking at it; glowing blue eyes that looks very eerie as if it can see its death.

"Weak. You are weak. All that boasting but you are actually so fragile. I can see it all over your body that it's not even funny. You are already fated to die."

The schoolboy proceeds to dismember the stray devil and stab it in the chest. In less than a minute, the stray devil fell dead onto the floor. The boy wiped off the blood from his knife and put on his glasses once again.

So here's a rewrite of Rise of Brunestud. though whose rise is questionable at this point. I hope this one is better than the last version and honestly, the previous version had many problems that I need to rectify, too many to even bother. So I went 'screw it all' and make this one. Ohh and before any Type-Moon fans call me out on some things, I will make it clear. Valerie, despite being called a Dead Apostle, is actually a True Ancestor. She is the only True Ancestor in DxD and counting Altrouge and Arcueid, she is the third True Ancestor with power equal to or exceeding Arcueid as she is closest to the Crimson Moon himself... at her peak condition that is. Currently she is not at full strength, not even half, but she's powerful enough to be called a faction leader. Ohh and despite being a True Ancestor, I'll still refer to her as a Dead Apostle to make things simpler. The same goes for Brunestud. Valerie also possess Marble Phantasm and Millennium Castle and other enhancements that makes her different from Arcueid and Altrouge. Also, by now, finding a pureblood vampire is impossible. Elmenhilde can be considered to be the last relevant pureblood vampire as the vampires that will appear from now on are either Dhampir or Dead Apostles.

And there is also the Mystic Eyes of Death Perception. The three main characters of this story are Crimson Moon, Valerie, and this user of Mystic Eyes of Death Perception. I hope this version is better than the last. I also need to remind Type Moon fans that please, don't expect everything to follow Type Moon mechanics since this is set in DxD world. Changes to some mechanics is expected. Ohh and the 27 DAA will also appear and a similar group will be formed in DxD world. For now I have listed 17 DxD DAA that is made up of DxD characters, some borrowed characters, and DAA that crossed the dimension. I'm also still figuring out how to deal with the mechanics and how Sacred Gears will affect the Dead Apostles, or Holy Swords and Light Element for that matter. The different world mechanics and all make these minor details an annoyance to deal with.