AN: Time for another! This story just came to me one day and I had to write it out. Anyway, for a wonder, this story will also not (gasp) contain any Gormim. At least, not directly.
Disclaimer: I do not own Highschool DxD or Kyoukai no Kanata.
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Chapter 1- Life 0.5: Devil World
(1st Person POV)
Death.
In the dictionary, it is defined as 'the cessation of one's life processes.'
Having lived as an Ikkaishi (Spirit World Warrior), I, Kuriyama Mirai, am familiar with death. It is an unfair thing, and cruel.
I was the last of the Kuriyama clan, the last to carry their cursed ability to manipulate blood. While I was spared from their eradication, I wished only that I had never been born. These feelings greatly increased on the day that I killed my best friend, Inami Yui, with my own hands.
If not for Nase Izumi, I probably would have died for that. I was spared death again, but this time it was for a reason. Izumi-san needed my abilities, my cursed blood, to slay a particularly powerful Youmu: Kyoukai no Kanata (Beyond the Boundary). I was told that it took the form of a half-Youmu by the name of Kanbara Akihito, a high school student in the year above me. At first, I thought getting close enough to kill it would be difficult, but then I learned…
Getting close was no problem. Actually killing the Kyoukai no Kanata was, however, almost impossible. Akihito-senpai was immortal, and all of my subsequent attempts to end his life were met with failure. It was not enough to make me despair, but my senpai's obsession with glasses (as well as the fact that I looked good in them apparently) was definitely unpleasant.
Later, a rather powerful Youmu known as the Hollow Shadow came into town. That Youmu…was the reason that Yui died. No matter what my mission was, I had to go out and kill it.
In the end, the Hollow Shadow possessed Senpai, and I was able to slay it. But then, because of the damage I inflicted on him in the process Senpai's Youmu half, Kyoukai no Kanata, was unleashed. For the first time, I truly saw what I had been ordered to kill; a monster that could destroy the whole world if left unchecked.
But at the same time, I…I saw that Senpai was just like me. Feared and shunned for all of our lives because of abilities no one else had. I could not bring myself to kill him. At that time, I realized that I was in love with Kanbara Akihito.
I was chastised afterwards, of course, and my Ikkaishi license was suspended for a month, but that didn't matter too much. I was able to scrape by.
A few weeks after that, an event known as the Calm occurred. It was a time when all Youmu would become weaker, allowing lesser Ikkaishi to make a name for themselves by killing them.
During the Calm, Nase Izumi used her abilities to suppress Senpai's human half, releasing Kyoukai no Kanata and forcing me to take action.
However, rather than killing the person I loved, I used every last drop of blood in my body to draw the Youmu out of his body. I ceased to exist, but then, I found myself in a strange parallel world. A strange, mirrored sphere hung in the sky, trying relentlessly to kill me for a long time. But just when I was about to kill it once and for all, to my horror, Senpai appeared once again. He angrily told me off, claiming that he never wanted the 'normal' life that I'd given him if it meant I died. I couldn't say it at the time, but such an unpleasant statement was…something I'd always wanted to hear.
Eventually, we figured out how to defeat Kyoukai no Kanata, and Senpai absorbed it back into his body, making him immortal again.
(3rd Person POV)
Kanbara Akihito, a blond young man with brown eyes, fell to his knees and then to all fours, panting. Several feet behind him stood Kuriyama Mirai, a petite, slender girl with a pair of gray thick-rimmed glasses perched on her small nose, over which she peered concernedly at him.
Tentatively she took a step forward, only to stop.
*crack*
A small sound of cracking glass made her look down. A faint, glowing crack ran across her leg. She sighed and stopped moving. "Senpai?" she called, "Could you come over here, please?"
"Hm?" Blinking, he looked around, then stood up. As he walked over to the girl he asked, "What is it?"
"Um…" her eyes flicked around distractedly, "Er, well, I…I have a request."
He raised his eyebrows. "A request?" he repeated.
"Y-yes. Please hold out your hand."
Somewhat confused, he held it out. Slowly, Mirai took it gently in her own, much smaller hands and placed it on top of her head. "Pat me on the head."
"Eh?"
"I want you to pat me on the head," she clarified, still not looking him in the eye.
Akihito stared at the bespectacled beauty for a second, then smiled slightly. Slowly, he stroked the top of her head, petting her soft, fluffy hair. "You know, after your glasses, I think I like this part of you the most," he said absently.
"Fuhi…"
"Fuhi?" he asked, taken aback.
Realizing that the sound had come out unbidden, the girl started giggling for real, but after a moment said, "Now, please say 'thank you.'"
"Thank you," he said, smiling.
"Say it like you mean it!" she said a little impatiently.
Chuckling for a second, Akihito's smile turned warmer. "Thank you," he repeated softly.
*crunch*
Startled, the blond glanced down and gasped. Mirai's left leg was splintering into fragments, growing unstable.
"Hehe…hehehe." Now her laughter was becoming increasingly choked and pained. Tears welled in the corners of her brown eyes, even as a smile grew on her mouth. "So happy…" she whispered, suddenly hoarse, "I'm so happy."
"Kuriyama-san!"
Her legs started to come apart, the left one shattering into glowing pink fragments, while the rest of her remained suspended in the air. "I'm so happy…I'm so happy!" she repeated, the particles sparkling all around her.
"K-Kuriyama-san, your legs are-!" Akihito whispered.
She smiled at her companion's horrorstricken face. "Senpai…Kyoukai no Kanata has gone back into your body, so this place will probably disappear soon." She smiled lightly. "And I will probably disappear along with it."
He gasped.
"Now that it's gone, I won't be able to exist. The real me is long gone, after all."
He made a small, choked noise of frustration, tears in his eyes.
"I'm truly glad to have met you."
"Stop it!" he burst out.
The tears streamed faster down her face, but still she smiled and continued, "I'm truly glad that I fell in love with you-"
"Stop! Don't say it!" he screamed desperately.
Again she ignored him, took a breath and whispered, "Thank you…so much!"
Angrily, Akihito grabbed at her hand, only for it to disintegrate in his grip. "Kuriyama-san! Hang on! No, stop!" he begged in anguish, "This can't be happening! Don't go, Kuriyama-san! Kuriyama-san!"
She said nothing, but drifted away in the air, dissolving into motes of light. Even as her eyes drifted closed, she couldn't block out his final, desperate scream.
"MIRAIIIIII!"
And then there was nothing.
...
At that time, Kanbara Akihito and I...became separated.
...
It was cold. That was the first thing that registered to her. A deep cold, that sank into her very essence, making her feel dull.
The second thing that registered to her was that she could feel at all. Surely I'd feel nothing if I didn't exist, wouldn't I? she thought.
The third thing was the ground. She lay flat on her stomach, grass pressed against her cheek. She tried to open her eyes, but couldn't. She was too weak. She tried to move, tried to do something, but it was as if a great hand pressed down on her, preventing her from so much as twitching. Was she even breathing? she wondered.
And still she felt cold. She wanted to shiver so badly, wanted to move, wanted even to just curl up on the ground, anything to make herself warmer. If I'm dead, she thought miserably, Then this is the cruelest hell ever. Please, someone...I don't want to die. Unbidden, her closed eyes burned with unshed tears. It hurts. It hurts! Why does it hurt so much, Senpai?
"Eh?"
Asia Argento, Bishop and First Year student at Kuoh Academy, gave a small startled noise. She and her senpai, Hyoudou Issei, were both walking home from that day's club activities. Ordinarily, since she also lived with them, they would have been accompanied by their club president, Rias Gremory. However, that day she had to remain at school late in order to do some paperwork for the Occult Club, and had sent the two on ahead.
As they approached Issei's house, the blonde girl spotted something lying on the lawn in front of it. "I-Ise-san, there's someone on the lawn!" she exclaimed, pointing.
Issei, an average-looking boy with brown hair and light brown eyes, looked around and saw the person as well. "Huh?" he muttered, scratching the back of his head, "That's…a person, right?" Both of them ran over to check. Kneeling down, Issei saw that it was a girl. She lay face down on the ground, her face obscured by a mess of strawberry blonde hair. It was an odd shade of pink, too. The majority of her body was covered by a baggy pink sweater, though being who he was, Issei was able to tell that under it was a slender, petite body. Her legs were equally thin, clad in a gray pleated skirt and a pair of torn tights.
Gently, Asia shook the girl's shoulder. "Um…please wake up," she requested tentatively. The girl on the ground gave no reaction, however.
"Geez, she must be sleeping like a log," grumbled the boy, "But sleeping on her front like that can't be comfortable…" he rolled her onto her back, only to give a cry. "Oh man! She's cute!"
Indeed, her sleeping face was innocent-looking and fine-boned, with pale skin and a small nose. Hm…seems like something's missing, though, he thought, frowning in contemplation, "Glasses, maybe?" he murmured.
Asia, however, noticed something more disquieting. "Ah!" she gasped, "S-she's not breathing! And," she put a hand on her face, "She's so cold. Oh no…" tears gathered in the corners of her green eyes, "I think…I think she's dead, Ise-san."
"Eh?!" Issei blanched, jerking away from the girl, "D-dead? But then, how'd she end up here…?"
The blonde girl was crying now. "How sad!" she sniffed, lifting the dead girl's upper body in her arms, "She must have died alone, with no one to say goodbye to! Oh God in Heaven, why did you leave this girl to die such a lonely- Ouch!" She grabbed her head in pain.
Issei felt sad too, but he couldn't help but sweat-drop. You're a Devil now, so of course you'll receive damage from Praying, Asia-chan! he silently reminded the ex-nun.
[Later]
Eventually, they decided to move the body indoors, so as to not attract too much attention. Naturally, Issei's parents were appalled that such a young girl had died on their doorstep and immediately let the two teens lay her body down. Of course, the ensuing chaos was complicated somewhat by the arrival of their other housemate, Rias Gremory.
The red-haired, buxom Devil stood at the entrance to the living room, a shocked expression on her face as she took in the scene. Asia and Issei were both kneeling by a futon, on which lay the small form of a pink-haired girl. Rias took in Asia's tear-stained face and Issei's half solemn, half confused expression. After a long moment, she cleared her throat awkwardly, making them both look over.
"Ah, Buchou!" Issei greeted, looking relieved, "Thank goodness you're here. We have a problem…kinda."
"So I can see," she said slowly, looking at the girl, "Who is this girl?"
The Sekiryuutei shrugged. "No idea," he said, "We found her in the front yard like this a little while ago."
"She's dead, Buchou," hiccupped Asia miserably, "She wasn't breathing and was cold when we found her. If we'd found her earlier, I could've used my Twilight Healing to help her, but…" she sniffled.
Rias looked down at the body in surprise. She was quite small, almost the same size as Koneko in fact. There was a look of deep pain frozen on her face, as if she'd died slowly.
The Devil's face softened, then she suddenly turned and left the room. "Eh, Buchou?"
"I'll be right back!" she called.
Perplexed, Issei stared after her. Then his eyes locked on her swaying hips and it was no longer perplexity, but lust that made him stare.
A moment later the redhead reappeared, carrying a small wooden box. "Good thing I brought these with me when I moved in," she said, "Otherwise it would've been such a bother."
"Buchou, what is that?" he asked.
"Hm?" she gave him a confused look, "They're my Evil Pieces of course."
Asia looked up, surprised. "Your…your Evil Pieces. B-Buchou, you mean-?"
Rias sighed and knelt beside the prone girl. "Yes. I'm going to reincarnate this person as a Devil. I assume there are no objections?"
Both of her subordinates shook their heads. "Um…but why are you doing this Buchou?" asked Issei, "I mean, we don't even know this person, so…"
"A few reasons," she said, setting down the box and opening it, "Firstly, I want to get to the bottom of what caused this person's death. Having her tell us herself will make that much easier. Secondly," Rias suddenly reached over and wiped a tear from Asia's face, "My precious Servant cried for her. That is enough for this selfish Devil." She took out two red Chess pieces, both Pawns. "And also…her face is not the one of a person who died peacefully. It's fortunate that I'll still have a Pawn left over, otherwise I might have reconsidered not doing this, though. Thanks for only taking up five, Ise. Ufufu…"
Issei only smiled, happy to be complimented by his Master. Now, if only she'd let me touch those magnificent oppai…
Clueless to her most perverted Servant's fantasies, Rias pressed the Evil Pieces to the chest of the dead girl. A red glow lit up the room and a magic circle opened beneath her body. "I order, in my name Rias Gremory. You, oh nameless one who has died a lonely death. By my word, let your soul be brought back to this soil as a Devil! You, my new [Pawn], rejoice in your newfound life!"
There was a flash of light, and the Pawn pieces vanished into her chest. Instantly the girl's eyes flew open and she gave a huge gasp, sucking in as much air as she could. They all watched, slightly nonplussed as she rolled onto her side, coughing and gasping loudly. "W-what…" she panted.
"Was…was it like this when I was reincarnated?" Asia asked Issei tentatively. He shook his head, watching the new Peerage member.
After a moment, the girl managed to get her breathing under control and looked around. She squinted at each person in turn, as if not able to see them clearly. Her body stilled. Then, without warning, she darted to her feet with a startled cry of, "Y-Youmu!"
"Eh?" said all three Devils.
"S-stay back!" she stammered, shuffling back, "Just because you have numbers doesn't mean you'll beat me so easi-wah!" Her feet caught on the blanket of the futon and she tripped spectacularly. Quickly Issei threw himself forward and managed to catch her, lowering her more slowly to the floor.
"Careful now!" chided Rias, "You just got reborn, you know. I won't be able to bring you back a second time."
The girl blinked cluelessly. "Eh? You mean…that stuff I heard just now was you?"
Rias was once again surprised. "You heard me? How on Earth…weren't you dead?"
"Dead?" Her lip quivered. "I…I suppose. It was so cold, and I couldn't move or even breath. I could still feel my body, though."
"How horrible!" cried Asia, throwing her arms around her, "It's okay now, miss. You're alive now!"
The girl squawked in surprise at the sudden embrace. "Ah, no, s-stop! It's unpleasant!"
"Ah, sorry." Asia retreated, a little disappointed.
"Now, now, no need to be rude," chuckled Rias, "Asia's just happy to see that you're okay. Although," her blue-green eyes gained a more focused look, "We're still waiting to hear the name of the newest member of my Peerage."
The girl furrowed her brow. "Peerage?" she asked. But then she shook her head and said, "Ah, my name is Kuriyama Mirai. Yoroshiku."
Smiling widely, the redhead nodded at the shorter girl. "It's very nice to meet you, Mirai-chan. I am Rias Gremory. These two," she indicated the others, "Are Asia Argento and Hyoudou Issei, though we just call him Ise."
"Nice to meet you," said Mirai automatically. Then she remembered what she'd said previously and said, "Hey, don't change the subject! What's a Peerage and how come I'm in a house with three Youmu?"
Asia raised a hand tentatively. "Um, everyone?" she said shyly, as if ashamed to be asking such a question, "What's a…Youmu?"
The strawberry blonde girl looked at her incredulously. "…What?" she asked flatly. "How can you not know what Youmu are? You're a Youmu, I can sense it!"
"I assure you, that assumption is wrong," said Rias sharply, frowning at her newest Servant, "And you still haven't answered the question."
Mirai stared around at them, apparently stunned. Finally, she began, "Youmu are the manifestation of mankind's darkest feelings. They're what most people would call ghosts and often cause trouble wherever they go. The ones who combat them are Ikkaishi."
"Spirit World Warriors?" asked Asia slowly, "Are those…like Exorcists?"
Seeing the confusion on the girl's face, Rias decided to step in again. "Either way, we're definitely not these Youmu you speak of," she said definitively, "We're Devils. And now, so are you."
"Heh?" Besides that one small utterance of confusion, the tiny Ikkaishi fell completely silent, staring at Rias uncomprehendingly. "I'm a…I'm a…?"
"A Devil, yes," Rias confirmed, "That's how we brought you back to life after all."
Mirai blinked once, twice as the color drained slowly from her face. Finally, she said weakly, "Fuyukai desu," and slumped to the floor in a faint.
There was a moment of silence. "Er...whoops," said the redhead sheepishly, "I guess I said too much too quickly."
[Some time later]
Mirai stirred as she slowly came to. Unlike her experience with death, she found her body swaddled in warmth. Sighing contentedly, she burrowed her face into the pillow, only dimly registering how odd it felt. Rather than cloth, her nose rubbed against something smoother and firmer. Whatever it was, it was warm so with a mumble, she nuzzled the object.
"Mmn..." a moan sounded in her ear, and a pair of arms drew her closer to the object. Her eyes flew open in shock.
For all of her skill in slaying Youmu, Kuriyama Mirai was unfortunately cursed with nearsightedness. After all, that's why she wore the glasses that Akihito loved so much. However, given how close she was, it was impossible to mistake the sight before her. Her face was being squeezed against a naked pair of the largest breasts she'd ever seen. She could make out the details of the fair skin with absolute clarity at that distance. Some people would consider themselves blessed to witness such a sight. Unfortunately, Mirai was straight, so she could not really appreciate it. Gulping, she looked up and saw the face of another girl. In fact, it was the red-haired girl from earlier, the one who'd claimed to have turn Mirai into a Devil.
Suddenly, the girl opened her eyes, which were a bold blue-green color. Blinking blearily, she looked down at Mirai, then smiled. "Ah, you're awake, Mirai-chan." She gently stroked the Ikkaishi's hair. "Did you sleep well?"
The other members of the Hyoudou residence all jumped as a high pitched scream suddenly rang out from the spare bedroom.
"UWAAAAH!"
Quickly, both Issei and Asia ran upstairs, hearts pounding from the unexpectedness of the sound. While neither of them really doubted that their Buchou could have been really harmed, it was the newcomer they were worried for.
The moment they reached the door to the guest room however, Issei stopped, blood trickling out of his nose. The reason for that, of course, was because Rias Gremory had sat up, the blanket sliding off her completely nude form. Although she faced away from them, Issei greedily drank in the sight of her graceful back, smooth skin and curved hips. In the meantime, Kuriyama Mirai had flattened herself to the back wall, covering her eyes with an arm and looking absolutely mortified.
"What's wrong, Kuriyama?" asked Rias.
"What's wrong is that you're naked!" the strawberry blonde girl exclaimed, "More importantly, why are you in bed with me?!"
The Devil blinked at the question, then chuckled. "Fufufu, my apologies for startling you, then. You fainted so suddenly I got worried. After all, bringing a person back from the dead is not something to be done lightly. I had to make sure your Demonic energy stabilized."
"A...ah." Slowly, Mirai relaxed, peeling herself off the wall, "Is that why you're n-naked, then?"
"Oh, no, I just prefer sleeping this way." Rias laughed at the horrified, bug-eyed look on the girl's face. "You make a good hugging-pillow, by the way."
Mirai slid down the wall, red-faced and moaning, "Fuyukai desu..."
Chuckling at the younger girl's embarrassment, the red-head looked around and noticed her two other Peerage members. "Ah, Asia-chan, Ise-kun. Could you give the others a call and have them come over? We need to introduce Mirai-chan, as well as explain things to her."
"R-right!" said Asia, though she too was blushing at her King's state of undress.
Issei, on the other hand, was too busy blatantly ogling her naked breasts to notice what had been asked of him. "Boobs," he muttered, a goofy look on his face.
"Come on, Ise-san!" The ex-nun tugged on the boy's arm, dragging him out of the room.
Having been left alone, Rias turned back to Mirai, who was looking rather overwhelmed. At this point, she noticed that the younger girl's clothes were quite dirty and her tights were still torn. "Why don't we get you some new clothes?"
Mirai's only response was to mutter, "Gulp."
Despite herself, the redhead sweatdropped at the verbal sound effect.
A few minutes later, Mirai was back in the living room sitting on the couch. She fidgeted uncomfortably in the peach-colored set of pajamas Rias had given her. It was not that the clothes themselves were uncomfortable, but rather the fact that, sitting out the open in an unfamiliar house full of unfamiliar people, she felt decidedly exposed. Maybe even a little vulnerable.
"Ara ara, and who is this?" asked a melodious, sultry voice. Mirai jumped and looked around. Standing in the doorway was a tall, dark-haired girl with violet eyes. She wore the same outfit that Rias had worn earlier, some sort of school outfit. From the top of her head extended two long antennae hairs, which drooped under their own weight. The same, however, could not be said for her breasts, which looked to be even larger than the redhead's, if that were possible.
Frowning, Mirai looked down at her own flat chest, feeling a twinge of jealousy.
Seeing the look and correctly interpreting it, the girl gave a laugh. "Fufufu. Don't worry, I'm sure you'll grow up well yourself. My name is Himejima Akeno."
"Ah," started Mirai, blushing at the comment, "I'm...Kuriyama Mirai. N-nice to meet you."
Akeno's face softened and she smiled. "Ise-kun was right, you really are cute. Haah, if I were into girls I'd definitely want to play with you a bit~!"
The pink-haired girl gave a strangled squeak at the suddenly predatory air around the older girl.
"...Akeno-senpai." A girl with short white hair, even tinier than Mirai herself, prodded Akeno in the back, "Don't tease."
"Ara, sorry Koneko-chan."
Koneko did not reply and walked up to Mirai. "...Toujou Koneko. Yoroshiku."
Again, Mirai reciprocated the greeting.
"Heeh~, another Peerage member already?" this time a blond-haired boy with a mole under his right eye entered the room. He smiled warmly at the increasingly flustered girl. "Nice to meet you! I'm Yuuto Kiba."
"Um, thanks," Mirai mumbled, "But why are all of you-?"
"I felt you should be introduced to everyone first." Rias had entered this time, along with Issei and Asia. "You'll be working with us from now on, so it's best to start the explanations here."
A wary frown creased the pink-haired girl's somewhat child-like face. "'From now on?'" She did not necessarily like the sound of that.
As if sensing that she should approach the conversation with caution, Rias started slowly. "According to Issei, you were found dead on his front lawn when he and Asia came home from school."
"O-on the front lawn?! How unpleasant," Mirai muttered to herself.
"Asia was quite upset, you know," Rias told her with a hint of admonishment, "Finding such a young girl like yourself dead as a doornail at your age. She cried over you, even, kind soul that she is."
Mirai looked at the blonde, who was blushing, with no small amount of surprise. She'd never even met the girl before, but to be moved to tears over her dead body... despite herself, Mirai couldn't help but feel a small amount of warmth bloom in her chest.
The redhead continued, this time in a softer voice, "And when I saw your body, I thought, 'this girl looks so unhappy. How could she have died, to make her look so sad.' So I decided to bring you back to life, both for Asia's sake and yours. You've been given a second chance at life."
"A second...chance?" she repeated under her breath, looking at Rias incredulously from under her bangs. Mirai could not help but feel bewildered. This person, Rias, apparently had the power to bring people back to life, and she'd used it on her? For such flimsy reasons too! But, she thought, As long as I'm alive now...maybe I'll be able to meet Senpai again. Distantly, she remembered the words that had been said before she returned to full consciousness/life.
"You, my new [Pawn], rejoice in your newfound life!"
She bowed her head. Whoever Rias Gremory is, she thought, I only hope this bodes well for me. So thinking and without raising her head, she whispered, "Thank you."
A shifting in the couch cushions next to her made her look up. Rias had crossed the room and sat down next to her, smiling tentatively. "Even though our meeting was rather abrupt...I hope we can work together and get to know each other well, Kuriyama Mirai."
Mirai couldn't help but blush. "O-okay," she muttered. Suddenly, she giggled, surprising the others. "S-sorry, I was remembering something my Senpai once said."
"What's that?"
"Ah, I think it was something like..." She put on a slightly deeper voice, trying to imitate a male one, "'If that one time were the extent of our relationship, there would be no need for stories in this world.'"
"Ara ara," chuckled Akeno, "How poetic. Now, why don't we hear your own story?"
The strawberry-blonde paused for a moment. Absently, her hand drifted to her temple and she tried to push up her glasses, only to realize she wasn't wearing any. She frowned. "Well...if I must."
AN: Aaand I think I'll leave it there. This marks the beginning of my newest fic, CoG: Boundary of Dragon. Now, I probably won't focus on updating this one too often. It'll mostly be platonic fluff between Mirai and the Occult Club members, with some action of course. After all, despite her fluffy and cuddly appearance, Mirai can kick a serious amount of ass.
Summary time:
1. My chapter titles will be a fusion of DxD chapter titles (Life ##) and KnK episode titles (a color, or _ World).
2. A brief summary of Kyoukai no Kanata, told from the point of view of Kuriyama Mirai. Spoilers abound, yo.
3. My rendition of Mirai's disappearance. The only major difference is that Akihito (poor bastard) calls out to Mirai by her first name at the end.
4. Mirai somehow ends up in DxD-verse. How she ended up there may or may not be eventually explained.
5. Also, while it may not be clear, Mirai was dead. However, she still maintained a level of consciousness. Before any of you can call bullshit on that, I'd like to remind you that no one's ever really said what it's like to die. So, just call that artistic license.
6. She bears the appearance that she had when she faced down Youmu-Akihito. At that time, she took off her glasses before delivering the final blow. The ones she was wearing afterward were created by the KnK illusionary world.
7. Asia and Issei find Mirai's body on his lawn. Awkward.
8. Come on, you know Asia would cry over a total stranger.
9. Issei knows that now is not the time to perv. He still notices that Mirai is pretty cute. Plus that she lacks a certain something (*coughglassescough*).
10. Rias comes in after the others. After taking a look at the situation, she goes for her Evil Pieces. Yeah, yeah, it might seem a little quick, but I can honestly see Rias doing something like that.
11. In this fic, Issei only took up five Pawn pieces. Mirai takes up two more. Guess who's gonna get the last one? :P
12. Upon awakening fully, Mirai is instantly on guard as she mistakes Rias and the other for Youmu. Her clumsiness quickly puts a stop to her bravado, though.
13. She gives the textbook answer (to her) of what a Youmu is, and hasn't quite picked up on the fact that she's not in Kansas anymore.
14. For those not in the know, 'Fuyukai desu' is Mirai's catchphrase. It literally means 'how/it's unpleasant.' As such, when she says it by itself I will use the Japanese form, and if used in a sentence I'll use the English.
15. My head-canon is that Rias falls under Bi the Way when it comes to members of her Peerage. Although, I imagine she's a tad more intimate with Issei than Kiba, for obvious reasons.
16. Mirai is of course horrified to wake up with a naked girl, seeing as she's not bi.
17. In short order she is introduced to the other members of the Peerage.
18. Koneko is in fact shorter than Mirai. Three inches shorter, in fact. Mirai is 4' 9" while Koneko is 4' 6".
19. Rias, having learned her mistake from before, starts off her explanation more gently.
20. I end off with one of the book-ends of KnK, before Mirai starts to relate her story.
Also to note: Mirai currently lacks her Power Limiting ring. When she disappeared, that's all that remained of her. It is currently in Akihito's possession.
Well, I hope you enjoy this, because I sure as hell did. This is, incidentally, the first ever crossover of Kyoukai no Kanata. Consider it a reverse-birthday present to you all, as I am now 20 years old as of 2 hours ago! By Japanese standards, I am an adult now. Sure don't feel like it though.
Anyways, I'll hopefully get back to writing my normal fics soon. See you next update!
North South out.
