The Hopes of Issei Hyoudou
A/N: First ever fanfic. But not the first draft or story idea. I don't really know where I'll go with this, but I really don't like the idea of a stupid pervert. At least Jiraiya from Naruto actually has some real skills.
I'll be using what I know of Chakra from Naruto for mana.
This story is based on Crippled by Paynis. You've probably read it. If you haven't, then do so.
Issei won't be hit by a truck though. Truck-san won't be hitting anyone today.
Oh yeah. Fair warning, I haven't seen the anime. But I do know most of the canon timeline, so this will mostly be canon reliant. Some minor changes here and there, but nothing huge that would eff up the storyline.
Another warning would be the cursing. And some gore? Not sure.
Harem, probably. Consists of Sona, Raynare, Rias, and Koneko.
That's it! Please read and review! I wish to know what you think, and maybe help me a little. Thanks!
Disclaimer: I do not own Highschool DxD nor any brands, titles, stuff that I might say here.
Chapter 1: Curiosity Kills Everyone
Issei Hyoudou, a student of a previous girls-only school Kuoh Academy, (in)famous pervert along with his friends Motohama and Matsuda, all around moron, and an aspiring harem king.
However, what people see in front of them are usually just the surface. Some people go as far as to create façades to make other people underestimate them; and Issei Hyoudou is one of them.
Issei isn't a bumbling idiot with a perverted streak a mile wide, nor does he wish to be a 'Harem King'.
He's mostly asocial, with no other friends than the two other perverts aforementioned; he doesn't really think that they're friends, more like people with the suposed same hobbies, and that he's smart.
Smart enough to know that there are more to the world than what meets the normal human eye, and smart enough to know that this Yuuma Amano is lying to him.
He knew that it wasn't his paranoia acting up, the facts were just aligning to it.
First, she couldn't have possibly known about him since she's not from Kuoh.
Second, as much as it's painful to admit, none would like him enough to actually be his girlfriend.
Third, she said that she saw him passby multiple times, yet he remembers no hide nor hair of her everytime he was walking down the bridge. His spatial awareness would warn him of someone staring at him.
In fact, he could feel one watching him right now.
And lastly, there was his gut feeling. Not much to base upon, but it has saved him multiple times before.
And as they say, curiosity killed the cat, but satisfaction brought it back.
But somewhere in the back of his mind, he knew that the satisfaction of knowing what was happening would only bring in more problems.
So he accepted.
'Cause no matter how much you change Issei Hyoudou, the Weilder of The Great Welsh Dragon and The Boosted Gear, his love for oppais can never be nullified.
Magic, as the books said, is powered by imagination. And mana reserves. And control. And some small theory. And maths. And science. And alot of other things. Physics, mostly.
You can't make something out of nothing, as the Conservation of Energy dictates. And Mana is a type of energy, albeit on the side of supernatural things. Things that normal (re: human) science could explain.
After all, no one can summon fire that rivals the heat of the sun out of glowing circles is human, right?
Partially correct. Humans naturally have small mana reserves. However, some people that deign to actually meditate (as in meditate, not doze off in a weird stance.) can feel a flicker of mana. People with larger reserves than normal are the most susceptible to the feeling, but they barely understand it.
That is not the case for Issei Hyoudou. Being the epitome of a stereotypical introvert, he likes books. The Doctor once said that books are the best weapons in the world, and that a library is the best arsenal created. So he armed himself.
And he came across a book called 'Magic For Dummies' by someone called Azazel. At first, Issei read it for shits and giggles, thinking it was just another wizrdry tale, but as he read further into the book, he tried the instructions because they seemed so real.
And lo and behold, magic.
At least the bare flicker of it.
Oh well. It said in the book that mana is like a muscle. The more you use it, the stronger it gets.
So every night and before going to school, he meditated and used his magic, did mana control exercises, and by the time he entered Kuoh, he could already use five basic spells.
Fireball, Lightning Bolt, Wind Burst, Earth Wall, and Water Stream.
Fireball is literally what it means. Holding both hands up (or in the case of full mastery, a finger) and imagining a ball of compressed flames, an magic circle will conjure infront of you, and it should shoot out a ball of fire that is small and compact, but has greater force and speed. While definitely not strong, it's mostly just used as a distraction.
Lightning Bolt is channeling mana to your fingertips and imagining lightning currents. A bolt will shoot out of whatever finger you chose at, may it be your middle finger to add insult to the injury. It's quick and painful, easy to make and probably very versatile with enough control and mastery.
Wind Burst is a gust of wind. Put in alot of mana and it could blow away trees in point blank range to 50 meters. Imagine a wind blowing and the magic will do itself.
Earth Wall is erecting a wall from beneath your feet. Protects you from most low powered attacks, but enough mastery and control could protect you from more.
Water Stream is a stream of pressurized water bursting from hell itself. Low powered and it could be a water gun. High powered and it could probably beat a laser cutter. With enough mastery, you can make it follow your enemies and make water dragons.
Issei knew that five measly trchniques could save him from whatever would happen on Sunday, so he decided to ditch school on Friday and train his ass to Saturday.
He only hopes he won't die a horrible death. Or be impaled by a spear. He really doesn't like the feeling of something stabbing through him and staying.
Chapter 1: End.
A/N: Please tell me how you think in the reviews! Thanks!
