Chapter 1
I own no characters from the DxD series, I only own my OC's
Edited: 03/12/15- added more details and fixed a few mistakes I missed before posting
Grammarly check: 26/10/16- a lot of fixes made
It was a good morning, all until the sun came through my bedroom window and smacked me in the face. I'm not a morning person, in case you're wondering.
Sitting straight up in my bed like the dead risen, my sheets fall off me as I stretch out my arms and let out a massive yawn, it had been another long night. I take a deep breath before I throw the rest of the covers off me and swing my legs out of bed and standing up. Hearing my joints pop and crack as I go, I really do hate mornings.
I pull on my long black dressing gown, which goes down to my knees, before walking to the bathroom with my eyes half shut. I Stand in front of the mirror as I open them with a few blinks, my bedroom and bathroom are straight across the hall from one another.
I look at myself, messy black hair, piercing dark blue eyes, pale perfect skin. I groan before dropping my dressing gown revealing my scarred body, the majority of my scars weren't deep and to most people, it would look like I had been in a fight with rabid animals. That's if I ever showed them to anyone.
But the one that always stuck with me was the large three slashes on my right shoulder that come down to just above my right nipple, to most it would look like a massive beast had taken a swipe at me, the reality couldn't be truer.
My body was well defined I was nothing but muscle I work out a lot, I was six foot five and as most would say build like a tank, I take it all in my stride as I turn and walk to the shower.
After I finished showering and getting dressed I started down the stairs and into the kitchen before I began to make myself some breakfast while baking treats on the side for one of the few people I consider a friend.
Chocolate chip cookies, her favourite, bite size too. After they finish baking I allow them to cool. It's still early so I bake a few batches and store the rest away for later, she's not the only one who likes them, so do I.
I wrap up four dozen of them and then begin to make my bento for the day, steamed white rice with salted salmon and steamed vegetables, nothing special.
Grabbing a quick breakfast of the extra rice and salmon, I make my way to school. Pulling on my custom school jacket as I go out. Most people just go with the flow but I prefer to be a bit more original. My jacket is an extra twelve inches longer reaching down to my knees and with a dark blue lining instead of white. I wear my dress shirt open and a black shirt underneath, and a black side messenger bag.
I only live a few minutes from the academy so it's a short walk. I can see a familiar figure sitting on the wall at the entrance to the ground. Short build, bleach white hair, black cat hairpin, the loli mascot of the school, and the girl who has dubbed herself my adoptive Imouto, Koneko Toujou. Ever since we met each other and she tasted one of my cookies she's been like my shadow. According to everyone else, she's stoic and barely says two words, well I've never seen that side of her, she's always chatty with me, and it's nice having an Imouto.
I give her a nod as I come up to her, and as I pass she drops off the wall and onto my shoulder and I keep walking, un-phased it's like a cat landing on you, she doesn't weigh that much.
Once inside the academy grounds, I reach her up a bag of the freshly made cookies, a smile comes across her face as she takes a bite.
"Arigato Nii-Chan" Koneko smiles eating the cookie.
"Don't mention it," I smiled back as she took out another one handing me down one.
I take it in my teeth, throw my head back and catch it full in my mouth, grinning. "Ah another perfect batch, perfect way to start off the day"
"Nii-Chan's cookies are awesome~" she chimes as she takes another.
I chuckle and shake my head, "Don't eat them all, you'll spoil your lunch" I warn her.
"Hai~" she nods as she closes up the bag, but not before swiping one last one. We continue on through the school grounds it seems like a normal day. It's a regular sight to see Koneko-Chan perched atop my shoulder, she's not even half my size, but then I am extremely tall for my age.
We continue walking along through the school grounds like we do every morning enjoying the lovely weather, we glance up the window of the old school building to see Rias Gremory smiling down at us. We both give a wave and she waves back as we continue on our way. Rias-san is another friend of mine she's in my class along with Akeno-san. The two of them are considered the two great ladies of Kouh. Well, that's their title, there are a few of them floating around, Yuuto Kiba the prince of Kouh, Koneko has the mascot down, then there're the undesirable titles such as the perverted trio, which belongs to a trio of second years that's always being perverted. Myself I have been dubbed the Ice wall of Kouh, mostly due to my cold attitude, and shere size, to everyone but a few but that's just the way I am. I believe that respect is earned, is that so wrong, I treat everyone with very little respect until they show me they are worth my respect, and then and only then do I give them it.
As we pass by the dojo I can sense some perverted intent coming from the bushes. Looking closer I can see the perverted trio hiding in the bushes looking through some holes in the wall, not an unusual sight for the three of them.
'These three idiots just don't seem to take the hint the first hundred or so times'
I sigh and just keep walking, but not before tossing a stone back hitting off the wall of the dojo alerting the occupants about their pervert problem. Within a few moments, we heard the unmistakable thwack of Shinai and the unmistakable cry of the three perverts.
"... Serves them right," spoke Koneko from my shoulder
I nod in agreement, "Exactly, anyone who would be openly perverted like that has that beating coming," I look to Koneko, and she's eating another cookie.
"Didn't I say to save them for later?" I say as I raise an eyebrow.
"I can't help it they're just so good, Nii-Chan makes the best cookies~" she says taking another cookie.
"Then make them last you, if you can't eat your lunch later I'm withholding them for the rest of the week" I threaten, knowing just what to say to get her attention in a big way.
She immediately stops eating and closes the bag, pouting. "Ok Nii-Chan… big meanie"
"Hey is that any way to talk to someone who gave you cookies," I say in a playful tone trying to get her to lighten up.
She stays quiet, not even looking at me, 'Oh the silent treatment is it? I know just how to break that' I think with a grin.
As we get inside, I shrug my shoulder hard, throwing Koneko into the air. I catch her and immediately start tickling her.
"Ahahahahhaha, stop it Nii-Chan, ahahahahaa I'm sorry I'm sorry ahahahahaha" Koneko cries as I start tickling her.
I smile hearing her laugh, "I always know how to get you talking Imouto never forget that" I chuckle as I keep up the tickle assault.
"Aahahahahahahahaha, I'm sorryyyyyy ahahahahah" she cries out again as I tickled her harder.
Ending with a sigh, I stop tickling her and set her down, we're just a bit away from her classroom, so she can walk from here.
"Alright I'll see you at lunch Imouto, same tree as always," I say as I pat her head
She smiles "Ok Nii-Chan see you at lunch," she says before turning and walking off but I see her swipe another cookie.
I shake my head with a smirk before turning and head down another hallway to my class. Entering the room, I immediately see Rias-san smiling at me, I give her a nod before taking my seat just across from her.
"Was that the laughter a few moments ago from Koneko?" Rias asks with a smile.
I nod, "Yeah, she was giving me the silent treatment because I threatened to cut her cookie supply for a few days if she didn't slow down with today's batch, so I tickled her some to get her to loosen up," I chuckled.
"You broke her with tickles, I'll have to remember that" Rias smiled mentally noting it down
"Yea," I smirked as I rummaged through my bag and pulled out three more bags of cookies. And put them on Rias desk. "Two bags for the club meeting and the third for Koneko, you know she'll need a fresh batch by the time class is over at the day's end"
Rias put them into her own bag and smiles, "I'll make sure she gets them, she's lucky to have someone as caring as you, I can see why she addresses you as Nii-Chan"
I smirk at that comment, but turn to face the front at the sensei comes in and lessons begin.
Scene break (lunch time)
Currently, both Koneko and I are up a rather large oak tree near the old school building the two or us are on separate branches, eating at our bento's it a very nice day.
I leantback against the tree with one leg hanging over the branch I'm sitting on, I've brought out a book from my bag and I'm just enjoying the day.
Next thing I know I feel someone pawing at me, I looked to my left and Koneko, slipping under my arm and now sitting on my lap rubbing her head into my chest. I give a small smileand go back to reading my book with her falling asleep, I glanced at the school building to see Rias-san smiling at us I just gave hera smile back.
End of school
I begin walking out of the school grounds it's been an actually decent Friday, now to go home have a Good spar with the old timer, bake some treats andthen hit the hay.
On the way home I stopped off at the grocery store to order some fresh baking ingredients, I'm planning a baking session this weekend to stock up, you can never have too many treats lying around the house.
After placing my order to be delivered tomorrow morning I begin my walk home. Getting in I hang up my jacket and throw my shirt into the wash, before pulling on a vest top and slacks, and headout to the dojo.
My house is a reasonable size three bedroom, two bathrooms, with a decent size kitchen and living room, nothing to fancy I got it from my grandfather who bought it on the cheap, he gives me a very generous allowance to keep myself as I'm his only grandson and best pupil.
Walking outside I can see my grandfather is already waiting for me. He has long messy grey hair and the same dark blue eyes and pale skin that I have. He's wearing a black kimono with a dark blue underclothes. Over the top of his black shirt underneath.
"You're late," he says with a sigh as he stands up
"Sorry had to stop and order some things at the shop," I say stretching my arms as I walk towards him.
He nods before crossing his arms, "Shall we go in and get started?" he said gesturing to the dojo door with his head.
I nod with a grin on my face. 'I'm so going to kick his ass this time'
The two of us enter the dojo, and the door shuts. We both walk to the centre and take five steps away from each other, before taking our stances. He was the first to make a move.
He comes at me first with a straight right, I catch and throw him over my shoulder only to have him land and come springing back trying to spear me in the chest. I see it coming and leap back to try and keep him in front of me.
I deliver a swift right kick to his side but he blocks and throws me to the ground. I catch the ground with bothmy hands before pushing back and throwing myself into a missile kick with my left foot which he blocks and I counter with spinning right, he catches it and spins me in the opposite direction.
I land on my hands before spinning around and landing on my feet retaking my stance, as he does the same.
I take in a breath with a grin on my face, our warm up session is over now the fun can really begin. 'Damn I've needed this all day'
"Shall we take off the kids gloves, gramps?" I grinned at him.
He chuckles "Sure let's see if you can actually beat me today"
He grins as he shakes off the sleeves of his kimono. We both clench our fist releasing our auras as the dojo shakes slightly from the pressure, if not for the warding the whole neighbourhood would be sweating.
Our eyes began to change, our pupils become longer and thinner, as our hair grew longer. Gramps' hair darkens down to match my shade. Our bodies grew in size and mass as we both grow a foot taller and our muscles expand and become more defined. I went from being six foot five to being seven foot three. I give my gramps a grin showing off my fangs, as two black large cat ears come out of my longer messy hair, and a long single tail comes out my back.
His appearance changes in the same way, longer hair, eyes, muscles and height all change, he stands a few inches taller but we both look like beasts.
"Let's see," I grinned as we both lung at each other fists drawn back. Beginning our real sparring session.
Time skip
It's the next day, Saturday. I'm currently out in the dojo, doing leg ups while reading a good book, "Born free" by Joy Adamson, this one is always a good read.
While I'm working out, there is a knock at the door, I drop down as I go to see. It's the ingredients I ordered in bulk the other day, I pay and the men to bring them into the kitchen while I run upstairs for a quick shower.
Coming down I tip them and walk into the kitchen to begin baking. 'So many ideas so little time'
Time skip
After spending the whole day baking. I had enough sweet treats to keep a small village feed for a month, or one small girl with bleach white hair.
I grab one of the cardboard boxes that the ingredients came in and I began putting in some of everything. Mini Rocky Road Cake bites, chocolate mice, honeycomb chunks, fudge and chocolate chip cookies both white, plain and dark chocolate. All Koneko's favourites. Looking outside I realised I actually did spend the whole day baking. I laughed before heading out to the dojo to wait for my gramps. I'd take the treats to Koneko in the morning, she'll love them.
Next day mid-day
The match with gramps last night had been roughed than usual, it was common we'd fight so hard and then both spend half of the next day sleeping to recover, we were like that, but I had to taunt him and he responded by kicking my ass all over the dojo.
Getting up I felt like someone had gone to town on my head with a led pipe, every joint in my body hurt, 'man when gramps let loose he doesn't hold back, well my fault for egging him on'.
I looked at the clock to see it was five in the evening, damn I had been in bed close to seventeen hours, talk about your lazy days. I got up and heard every joint in my body pop as I stood up, and stretched. Pulling on my slacks and an old hoodie, I walked downstairs to grab a drink. Seventeen-hour morning breath is not a pleasant thing.
Grabbing one of the extra bags of cookies I shoved one in my mouth and the rest in my hoodie pocket, before lifting the box of assorted treats over my shoulder and heading out.
On the walk I walked past the school, I looked in to see a very strange sight, a girl was dancing around the grounds in what looked like a magic girl cosplay. 'Ok not the strangest thing I've seen in my life but it's up there'
She sees me and comes over twirling and spinning all around, "Mo~ where is everybody, I've been out here for hours and no one is around, I just wanted to see my Son-tan"
'Been here for hours, wouldn't she have got the hint after the first one' I mentally sweat dropped before speaking, "Well it is Sunday evening. The academy is shut on Saturdays and Sundays so whoever that is, is most likely at home," I explained with a minor chuckle.
"Mo~" *rumble*, came from her stomach, She drops to her knees, "I'm hungry~"
I knelt down to her height as I reached into the box I was holding, "here you go" I said as I handed her a bag of my cookies, double chocolate chip. "They're homemade, my own recipe" I smiled, 'a girl shouldn't go hungry and it's a cold night'
"Thanks~," she said with a smile before taking one and eating, her eyes immediately sparkled, "…wow they're really good"
I chuckled, "Thanks, I'm sure if you come back tomorrow you'll find who you're looking for," I recommended.
She smiled back, "Okay thanks~, you sure are nice but we've only just met"
I shrugged, "Well you looked like you could use a hand, and I never like turning someone away when there's something I can do to help,"
She smiled at me and I smiled back before getting up. "Well I gotta go, enjoy the cookies, and get home safely."
"Okay thanks~," she says waving to me as I walk away.
Time skip
After about half an hour of walking later I was standing outside, Koneko's apartment. Knocking on the door I got no answer, so I simply let myself in, I'm the only one Koneko trusts to have a key to her place, I left the box on her kitchen counter with a note saying "for my little Imouto, hope you enjoy, they're your favs from Nii-Chan"
After that I began to make my way home, 'I wonder where Koneko could be at this time on a Sunday, maybe she's got a date, well that would certainly be good for her, I'll have to pry tomorrow if it is a guy anyone who would even think of hurting Koneko will answer to me.'
As I was walking it was starting to get dark, it wasn't long before the street lights came on, and then I felt "it". Multiple very potent auras, there was no mistaking that kind of presence, the same as my own. I tensed up feeling them, 'Why the hell are they letting their aruras out like that, don't they know what that could do to those who aren't like us?'
I looked around rapidly, and my eyes caught the sight that made them go wide, scattered all around on rooftops were shadowed figures, each giving off the same aura, the beasts' aura.
They all dropped five in total, the middle one stepped forward. He threw his cloak off showing himself. Black vest top, black cargo pants and boots. But the things that caught my attention, the black hair with a white stripe down it and dark red eyes.
'Oh fuck me'
The others dropped their hoods showing three other guys and a girl, they all had the same colour of eyes and hair.
'Oh fuck me sideways', (AN: I know I'm stealing that from blade but that was a perfect moment for it)
Only one scenario was running through my head as to who these five were, there was only one reason we release our aura so openly like that, I knew what they wanted. And I knew that if I fought them each in my condition I was going to end up a lot worse
/than I already was.
"Good evening, a fine night for a walk, isn't it?" I said trying to stall, so I could find some way out of this cluster fuck.
They didn't respond. They just un-clicked their cloaks and began to walk forward. 'Fuck I might have been able to handle one in my condition but all five, this is a cluster fuck inside an even bigger cluster fuck.'
I balled my fists as I began to change. My jumper ripped and my cookies hit the ground as I took my stance keeping them in my line of sight if any of them get behind me I'm screwed.
They grinned as they changed now, as they mimicked my changes. My eyes grew wide. 'Oh, this is going to suck so much ass!'
They came at me from all different sides, I blocked the first left from one of them, pushing it to the side and intercepting the second and third with my hands but a fourth came from the side and hit me straight in the gut, Ki powered punches hurt like hell.
But before I could react they came at me again, I blocked one but received three more in kind as the girl brought her knee into my jaw knocking me back. Only to receive a barrage of kicks as punches from the other four as I was knocked around like a pinball game.
I hit the ground hard, my limbs felt like they were made of lead I could barely move them as I tried to get up, my body felt like I was moving through cement that was hardening fast.
The oncoming barrage I could have handled, I've taken worse in the past, but when they used that power. Their firsts covered in an aura that I knew all too well, the next shot ruptured my kidneys, another one cracked my lower ribs, shattered my shoulder bone, and crushed my kneecap. I dropped to the ground, coughing up blood as I wheezed in pain, but they didn't stop.
'This…this isn't how we fight! This isn't a fight at all this is a beating.'
I coughed up blood, as I gasped for air. Even after all those years of hell, and through all my training I wasn't prepared for this. Slowly I looked up, as I felt the pounding stop, I looked into the eyes of my attacker. Dark blood red eyes, heartless and cold, like the monsters they had become when they gave in.
"You're name?" Questioned one as he stepped forward
"Kenta…..Maki," I just managed to get out.
He looked at me as his aura covered his hand, "Osamu Morri. That is the name of the one who will take your life," he said as his aura flared and he rammed his aura covered clawed hand through my chest, I coughed blood as my hand grabbed his arm, and I looked into his eyes, trying my hardest to fight the pain.
"W…hy?" I asked as I struggled to breathe.
"Because we will be the strongest, for only the strongest will survive," he said as he ripped his hand out of my chest, and the five of them turned and walked away and fading into the darkness.
I stared up into the sky, so cold. It was getting harder to breathe, my lung, he probably shredded it with his claw. 'Looks like my times had finally caught up with me, I've been wondering when it would catch me.'
*step* *step*
*step* *step*
*step* *step*
'Footsteps? Did one of those bastards come back to make sure I'm dead'
I turned my head to look only to see someone I wasn't expecting, it was her, that girl.
"Looks like your hurt pretty bad, but don't worry I will pick up your life, you will live for me now. Kay~"
That was the last thing I heard before my eyes shut and I passed out from blood loss and lack of air.
Well, that's that. I hoped you all liked the first chapter, there will be a lot more to come, I'll be posting every seven days, don't be expecting random postings through the week, as I've only just started this one, I hope you leave a review and tell me what you think some major changes are happening here so I wasn't peoples' opinions.
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