Hello there, Skylinemaster here with a new story. Inspiration for this story came to me yesterday, and so I had to act on it. I hope you enjoy it.
Diary
"Speech"
A.F.- After the fall from Heaven
Disclaimer: I don't own anything from Highschool DxD
June 26, 1240 A.F.
Lilith, Underworld.
To whose hands this might reach, my name is Issei Hyoudou, age 27. This is my first entry into this journal, which was given to me by my good friend Sirzechs Gremory five years ago. I am a 2 star General in the Anti-Satan Faction Army, leader of the 3rd Special Division, nicknamed the Midnight Spectre Brigade. The head of our great army and my only superior is Falbium Glasya-Labolas. At this current moment, I have been tasked with the defense of the city I am in currently, against the inevitable counterattack by the forces loyal to the Old Satan Faction. I have been told that the enemy numbers in the tens of thousands, compared to my force of l seven thousand.
I do not dwell on the concept of death, but it is a very real possibility. As such, I do not want my existence to go unnoticed, and so, I am writing in this journal. I want anyone who may read this to understand who I am, and not know me as someone who just possibly perished in the defense of Lilith.
I was born to Marquis Tsukune Hyoudou, and his wife, Baroness Kurumu Astaroth. I was the first child to be born to my parents, and the only Super Devil in the history of the Hyoudou clan. I descend from the 37th pillar, the pillar of my father, and his father, and am the current heir to this pillar, the pillar of Hyoudou. I am 4th generation Hyoudou. My father is Tsukune Hyoudou, my grandfather is Tomoki Hyoudou, my great grandfather was the original Hyoudou, an 8 winged Ophanium in Heaven, who fell with the original Lucifer, 1240 years ago.
I was born on April 15, 1213 A.F. in the Royal Hospital of Devils in Lucifaad. I lived my childhood in happiness, deep within the territory allotted to my family. I have two siblings, a younger sister, and a younger brother. My younger sister is Kotori Hyoudou, age 21 currently, and my brother is Shido Hyoudou, age 19. We spent our many childhood years within the walls of Hyoudou manor. My father, a good man and great father, sent for the best tutors money could buy, and brought them to our estate. Maids waited for us, tutors taught us, and the best magic instructors trained us. Our family's natural affinity was for earth, and I excelled in Earth spells, as well as Lightning spells and hand to hand combat.
My family's allies included the Gremory, Sitri, and Astaroth clans. Due to our families history, I became friends with Sirzechs Gremory, Serafall Sitri, and Ajuka Astaroth, my cousin. Sirzechs, Ajuka, and I became the best of friends over time, and we did many things over time. We peeped in on women changing, and got frequently beat on because of that. I was quite a pervert back then, and I cringe everytime I think of those times.
However, the peeping eventually led to me meeting my wife, Akasha Malphas. She was a beautiful woman two years younger than me, with vibrant green eyes and flowing pink hair. My family and the Malphas were relatively liberal clans, meaning that we didn't arrange marriages, but let them occur naturally. This was a good thing as we could marry who we wished, and I wished to marry Akasha. She felt the same to me, and we got married on October 22, 1232 A.F.
We had our honeymoon on the Caspian Sea in the human world, and there, we decided to make love. We conceived a child, a boy by the looks of it. We rushed back to the Underworld to tell everyone of the child. I thought there was going to be the best years of my life, still ahead of me.
But no, it wasn't. On November 29, 1232 A.F., a stunning annoucement was made by Rizevim Lucifer, son of the original Lucifer, and head of the current government. He, in conjuction with the ruling council, made up of him, Katyusha Leviathan, Shamdein Beelzebub, and Charlain Asmodeus, decided that the Underworld was going to restart the Great War. All clan heirs were required to to report to Namaah for officer training, immediately.
There were numerous Devils who opposed this war, my family included. I told my wife of this, and she wanted to flee to the Anti-Satan Faction, a rag-tag group of Devils who opposed the current government. This group was started by my good childhood friends, so it was natural to join with them.
However, my brother in law, Issa Malphas, wouldn't let Akasha go, and so he killed her at our estate in Hyoudou territory. He killed my wife and my unborn son, right in front of me while smiling. I snapped and impaled him with my right hand, and repeated punched him in the face with my left hand until he died.
With this, my resolve hardened. I enlisted into the Anti-Satan Faction army, with Fablium Glasya-Labolas as the supreme head of the overall army. I was installed as the head of the 3rd Special Division, a group of trained soldiers who defected to our cause. My good friend Sirzechs became head of the Griffin Squadron, while Serafall became head of military intelligence.
Back then, I was naive enough to believe that the war was going to be a quick war in our favor. We had three of the four Super Devils on our side, how could we not win? Alas, what was supposed to be a quick war, dragged on for over 8 years. Many civilians were killed, but the Old Satan Faction still would not give up.
Throughout the war, my Division, seven thousand strong, fought through many important battles. It was us who gained control of the Tannhauser Gate. It was us who defended the Agarthen pass when we were outnumbered three to one. And it was us who encircled and destroyed the fanatical 7th Armored Calvary, an Old Satan Faction army that rode on Pale Horses. We destroyed the 7th Armored Calvary on the slopes of the Muspelheim Mountain, when no one else could.
However, my greatest trimuph was the battle of Lilith, a battle won merely two days ago. We managed to take control of the city from the brutal 32nd Infantry Regiment, an army personally lead by Satan Beelzebub. We entered the city last week, and after five days of brutal house to house fighting, we managed to push the Old Satan Faction out of the city. When he was cornered, Shamdein decided to fight and try to kill as many of us as he could. He killed dozens of my troops and then faced me. We launched attacks at each other at the same time, but my attack landed first and turned him into a pile of dust.
And since we just took the city, there should be a massive counterattack to this city back. This suspicion was confirmed by scouts, who observed a large force gathering outside of city. There was to be no reinforcement as the bulk of the army was to the South, trying to take key areas, such as the Xibalana highway, and the Hygerd river. So it is just my force, against what is estimated to be fifteen thousand troops.
I expect my army to be able to hold this city. My army, is the most fericous fighting force throughout the entire Underworld, and what we lack in numbers, we make up for in magical skill and troops are the most important thing to me, and I take pride that we have the fewest losses of any division on our side.
The door to my office has just opened and in came three of my most trusted subordinates, Majors Matsuda and Motohoma, and Brigader General Kiba Yuuto. With this I will end.
I put my pen down and stared at my subordinates. Matsuda, Kiba, and Motohoma are young men, younger than me at the age of 23. Matsuda and Motohoma have , shall we say faults, but they are reliable trustworthy soldiers that are my third and fourth in command repectively.
Kiba on the other hand, is an almost flawless solider. He is rational, intelligent, and knows when to fight and when to retreat. He is the epitome of a chivarlous knight, exceeding polite and handsome to the women. Still just at twenty years old.
All three of my subordinates are wearing magic reinforced black plate armor. Kiba has a magficient sword in its scabbard while Matsuda and Motohoma have spears.
"Are the traps in place?" I ask of Matsuda and Motohoma.
"Yes General." They replied back, bowing.
I knew I could rely on them. The first moment I saw both of these young men seven years ago, I knew they were reliable. The two men limped into my headquarters at Dybbuk after we liberated it from the hands of the Old Satan Faction. They signed up to our army, and became my trusted subordinates.
Matsuda was skilled in intelligence gathering and drawing accurate maps of cities. Motohoma was the genius out of the two, being able to deduce kill points and strategic strongholds.
I nodded back at the two, and then stared at Kiba Yuuto.
"Did you maintain the earthen rampart barricades I erected?"
Kiba, the fastest knight in my army, nodded.
"Yes, I visited each rampart and made sure the soldiers guarding them were in good spirits, multiple times." He said with a smile.
"Good." I said, smiling at my subordinate.
Kiba Yuuto was the fastest soldier that entered my army, having joined us after the battle of Wicha Hills. His speed was useful to my army many times, being able to move from place to place to tell of any sudden changes in the battlefield was very advantageous to me.
"Matsuda, any noticeable movement among the enemy troops?"
"No General, the enemy is firmly entrenched on the outskirts of the city, and have not moved their position since."
My subordinate replied to me.
"I see. There is nothing else then. Go around to all of the barricades, and just make sure that everything is running smoothly." I said to my subordinates, who saluted me and then left.
I stared at my office after my subordinates left. This used to be the estate of Asmodeus, and right now, I am current in his office.
I am walking outside now, the nothingness of my office is boring me, and I'd much rather be with my troops than cramped inside of a tight office.
I donned my battle armor, a sleek silver shoulder plate, and retrieved my golden staff for battle, just in case if the attack starts during my walk.
I look around, seeing the badly destroyed buildings in downtown Lilith. A once vibrant place, turned mostly into rubble, due to extremely fierce resistance from the Old Satan Faction defenders, which was the notorius 77th Light Infantry Division.
Marble buildings, partially collapsed but with children playing inside of them.
The city itself might be in shambles, but the spirit of the inhibitants sure aren't. We entered the city as liberators, and remain as heroes. We saved the citizens from forced conscription into the Old Satan Faction army and slave labor. We were cheered as the last remnants of the Old Satan Faction army was pushed out of the city.
Our forces immediately swelled up from volunteers from this city, eager to fight against the Old Satan Faction.
"General Hyoudou! Please accept this!" A feminine voice said to me, snapping me from my thoughts.
It is an elderly woman, with a kindly face and graying hair. In her hands, she held a bouquet of red flowers for me.
This was not the first occurence of this. Ever since we've arrived here, I've been swamped with women, eager to give me something or ask me to eat at their house. I'm flattered, but I am a soldier, and must fight until the Old Satan Faction is destroyed, so I had to politely refuse their offers.
"Thank you." I said politely, smiling at the old woman. She smiled back and left, leaving me free to walk around.
A trumpeting sound echoed throughout the city.
No, it shouldn't have started this early.
The trumpet must signal the start of their counterattack!
I dropped the bouquet of flowers, and looked frantically around.
I used my staff to cast a spell over the city, and played this message out loud with the spell.
"All civilians! Go to your designated shelters." The spell said in my voice.
Kiba! He is running at me with tremendous speed as I heard magical artillery being fired.
"General! The enemy's artillery barrage has started! Also, the enemy started to charge the barricades on every side of the city." He said frantically.
"Ok. Okay, have the anti-teleportation circles worked?" I asked Kiba. We definitely cannot have enemy soldiers within the defensive zone, so I put up an anti-magical circle teleportation spell throughout the entire city.
"Yes, the spell you used has worked." He said as the artillery started to land near us, blowing up the street near us.
"I see. Go around to each barricade and make sure that they hold up. I will go knock out the artillery batteries." I said to Kiba, who saluted me before sprinting away.
I'm not the type of general who hides behind others. Since my troops are willing to die for me, I'm willing to do the same.
I'm the type of general who leads from the front, and I will do just that now. We can't have the artillery batteries still standing, otherwise they will eventually break down the defenses and then they can storm the city.
I unfurled my Devil wings, and flew to the top of the city to observe the battle.
North quadrant is secure, with my troops firing magical attacks from behind the earthen barricade.
The Eastern quadrant is secure, with my troops engaging in hand to hand combat with the enemy.
The enemy appears to have been repelled back from the Southern and Western walls.
Alright, enough of that, time to locate the batteries. I close my eyes and focus my energy.
"Chi unmasking!" I shouted as I unleashed a wave of energy in every direction. This spell will go on for miles until it hits a massive cluster of energy signatures, revealing a battery. Devils can hide their physical presence, but it is almost impossible to hide your energy signature unless you are a master in chi manipulation.
It hit!
Okay, North, Northwest, and Southeast.
I rushed at the artillery batteries, which I can feel have turned on me.
I dodged numerous fire and wind spells on my way to the North and Northwest batteries. I see a large gathering of Middle and High class Devils on the fields outside of the city.
Okay, time for destruction.
Since there is a large amount of Devils, I feel that I must use my most powerful spell to destroy all of them at once, to prevent any from escaping.
Time to die.
I flew veered sharply to my left, and angled so that I am facing the Northwest battery.
"Earthen Fury!" I shouted as thousands of earthen spikes came out of the ground, impaling the artillery men at both the Northwest and Northern batteries.
I can no longer sense their presence, so the job here is done.
I immediately turned my attention to the Southeastern battery and flew in that direction.
"General! Enemy forces have broken through the Eastern defenses and are now inside the city."
Kiba Yuuto said this to me telepathically.
Damn, alright, destroy battery and then destroy enemy forces.
I flew even faster at the Southeastern battery, which I can feel comprise of High and Ultimate Class Devils.
"Earthern Fury!"
I said as spikes came up from the ground and killed some of the artillery Devils.
"Thunderbolts of the end sky!" I said, charging up my most powerful Lightning spell to destroy the few remaining energy signatures I sensed.
Ten thousand Lightning bolts descended from the sky, hitting the area where the spikes were, and completely blowing up the area.
There were no more remaining energy signatures in that area, so I've succeeded again.
Okay, time to attack the enemy from behind and cut off their escape.
I flew to the Eastern barricades, which have been completely destroyed.
I descended to the cobble stone pathway, seeing the dead bodies everywhere as I readied my battle staff.
I grimaced as the sight of dead bodies make me sick. Even though I've been doing this for years, there is still nothing worse than seeing dead bodies lying right in front of your face.
I sense a large amount of energy signatures coming in my direction.
Are they retreating?
Well, whatever, they won't be leaving the city alive.
I readied my staff and created hundreds of giant earthern hounds, and sent them towards the enemy that is nearing me.
I could hear the screams of the enemy as they rounded the corner of the street and right into my hounds.
I saw the hounds being destroyed and a group of foot soldiers with spears coming around the corner at me.
"It's the Demon Beast Master Hyoudou!" They shouted at me in terror.
They are using that old nickname for me? I thought I managed to shed it in favor of Midnight Star Hyoudou.
"Surrender now!" I said as I noticed my troops closing in from all directions, encircling the group.
"Never!" They said, charging at me with their spears.
They might hold useful information, so I can't just kill them.
I turned their hands into stone, and knocked the spears out of their hands with a wind spell. I then encased their feet inside iron shackles, and they fell to the ground as a result.
"Take them away, soldiers." I said as Kiba Yuuto came into sight.
"General, the enemy is in full retreat and I ordered a small force to encircle and destroy the retreating enemy." Kiba said after saluting me.
"I see. Damage to the city?" I asked my second in command.
"Extensive damage to downtown and the historic sections of Lilith. When the enemy realized their couldn't hold the city, they destroyed many buildings on the way out." He said grimly.
"I see. See to it that the citizens are alright, and that they are properly fed and housed." I said to Kiba, who saluted and then left.
Well, I managed to live to fight another day.
Hope you enjoyed that. I'm planning to make this a relatively short story, but if the readers insist otherwise, I'll listen to you all. Please leave reviews as I try to take into account what you all are saying in them into the story. Also, if you can correctly identify the show of the characters whose name appeared in the diary part, you get an internet cookie.
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