I had a lot of crossover ideas before, but this takes the case in randomness. But I was playing Phoenix Wright, reading DXD, as well as reading Self-Insert fanfics and this idea just came to me. So let's see Phoenix Wright get reborn into the dxd world. The story takes place after the events of Dual Destinies for Phoenix Wright. I would also like help finding a beta.
Prologue: Revival
My name is Phoenix Wright, Ace Attorney.
And this is the story of my revival.
I was an attorney. Someone who protected people from the injustice of the law. Every single one of my cases was not normal. There was always a factor that made each case baffling to any normal human. And they were always murder too…why did that always happen? Do I attract murder cases or something?
What do I remember about my life? I remember the classroom trial. I remember the DL-6 incident. I remember the incident at my college. My first trial. My mentor's death The DL-6 resolution. The SL-9 resolution. The Nickel Samurai trial. The spirit channeling case. Losing my badge. Seven long years of being a piano player at a shabby bar. Playing poker in that time frame and never losing. Solving my innocence and getting that badge back. Resolving the UR-1 incident.
How did I die? I don't know. I remember proving my student Athena Cykes's Not Guilty and celebrating her innocence. I was with my friends and family before I kicked the bucket for reasons I can't figure out.
There are a few blank spots in my memories. Other then the classroom trials, I have completely forgotten about my childhood. I even forgot who my parents are. I can't remember their faces, no matter how hard I tried. I know that they were alive, but I still can't remember anything about them. Why?
Who I do remember? My best friend and assistant Maya Fey springs to mind. My childhood friend and biggest rival Miles Edgeworth. My idiot childhood friend Larry Butz. My mentor: Mia Fey. A mysterious man drinking coffee. I think his name was Godot or was it Diego Armando? A woman who always whips everyone she meets. Her name was Franziska Von Karma. Detective Dick Gumshoe: a man whose salary always gets cut for his incompetence. A sword wielding prosecutor by the name of Simon Blackquill. A girl with an obsession for science named Ema Skye. Klavier Gavin, a rock and roll superstar. My two apprentice: Apollo Justice, a boy who could perceive the truth and has the loudest voice I ever heard. Athena Cykes, a girl who could hear the heart of anyone she meets. Kristoph Gavin: the man who ruined my life for seven years. And a girl named Trucy Wright.
That Trucy girl. What's my connection to her? She has the same last name as me. Was she my sister? She was too old to have been my daughter. A distant cousin perhaps? I don't know why I still care. I'm dead after all.
I still remembered bits and pieces the more I concentrate. Something about ladders, or was it stepladders? My attorneys badge. Spirit channeling. Burgers? It gets more confusing the more I think about it. I remember every case I ever take in my career as an attorney.
I wanted to hold on to my life. What little memory I have left before going to the afterlife. I was thinking this until I heard a voice.
"This one…reincarnate him. He was taken before his time".
…oh cosmos. You mess with me even after I die.
Do you know what the worst part I found out about reincarnation is? You still retain your mind from your past life. So I was a thirty four year old man stuck inside a fetus inside its mother's womb. It was as mind scarring as you think…actually no.
It was like sleeping for a straight nine month. I had plenty of time to dream of my past life as Phoenix Wright. I remembered all the murderers I exposed in court. I remember the prosecutors who physically hurt me through whips, swords, or coffee…scalding hot coffee. I finally remembered who the people in my life were…and how I missed them terribly.
I must have spent a lot of times crying that nine month. What else can I do? I lost everything from my past life even if I could remember them. And that Trucy was a girl that I adopted in order to help her out. I must've succeeded with protecting her. But I have forgotten how close we were. Godot once told me the only time I could cry when it was all over. Well it was all over for the life of Phoenix "Nick" Wright.
Then the nine months finally passed and it was time for me to get out.
It was a very traumatic experience. And unlike last time, I remember every single detail of it. I think I was sobbing when it happened…don't judge me! Maybe that's why baby cry when they finally are birthed. You're yanking them right out of a comfortable location for a much more terrifying new one.
Another fact, since I'm a baby, my eyes haven't properly developed. I can barely make out the people in front of me. But I could hear fine for some reason. I thought babies needed to develop that area as well too.
"Congratulation Lord Phenex. It's a boy!"
'Phenex?'
"I know!" a man cried out in joy. Was this my new dad? He sounds nice enough I guess. With my luck he's secretly a serial killer.
"Is my wife alright?" his voice was concerned now. Oh no, please don't tell me my mother died because she gave birth to me.
"She's fine. Just knocked out in exhaustion. This is her third child ever after all. She's used to it now".
'Third child? I have siblings?' Being an only child, siblings will probably be a new experience for me. Then again, this entire experience is new for me. The voice took me into his arms and said, "Hello little brother. Hope you won't turn out like a brat like Riser".
'My older brother? He sounds older then I expected. Guess there's a considerable age difference between me and my new siblings. Maybe I might discover the big brother bully cliché if my other brother is a brat.'
"What's with his hair though?"
"You mean the darkness of it? Well my family does have a few dark hair relatives. Maybe it's their genes showing. Also he has a streak of hair that is blonde".
"Not that! Why is it spiky?"
'…The hair is still here. Then again it's a Phoenix Wright trademark.'
"How should I know?"
"So what will you name him?" another voice asked excitedly. This time it was a woman.
"Ruval, and Riser," a third voice, this one quite relaxed. "Will his name start with R too?"
"I don't see why not," my father stated, "The name that screams to me would be Rite".
"So what did you choose?"
"Rite".
"I'm asking for his name".
"Rite".
"So what is it?"
"Rite".
"Tell me!"
"RITE! His name is Rite Phenex. As in R-I-T-E",
"Why didn't you just say so?"
"Don't test me Lord Phenex".
"Sorry".
I went from being Phoenix Wright, to becoming Rite Phenex? Somewhere in the afterlife, chief is busting a gut.
I was now five years old, but that wasn't the scary part. No the scary part was that I was now a devil. Yes you read that right. And the even more terrifying part is that most of the devils I met aren't that bad.
Allow me to testify.
Turns out the devils, angels, and fallen angels of this new life all exist. They were currently in a standstill due to a war that involves god-OUCH!-one more thing. Mentioning the guy in the sky cause devils to get a massive headache. Needless to say I had a very headache full childhood.
In any case, the three mythological beings became known as the three factions, and they don't bother much with each other if they can help it. I was born a devil to, and get this, a high ranking noble family.
Back in my old life I wasn't into religion. I attended church and all that, but that was it. I read some parts of the bible, and there were a few things I remembered. In a little too much detail if you asked me. Maybe whatever put me here enhanced my memory of the bible? I just get a headache whenever I think about it.
My new family was the Phenex family, one of the remaining thirty-four devil clans. It was aptly named after the fact that every member of the family is humanoid phoenix.
That's right, Phoenix Wright the human lawyer, became Rite Phenex the devil-phoenix…That was a lot of alliteration for multiple words.
After my senses developed, I finally met got a good look at my parents. Lord Phenix, or dad, was a tall blonde haired man with bright blue eyes. He wore a suit that made my one looked like it belongs on a hobo. But his eyes always seemed to brighten whenever he sees me. And he always has the right word of advice, even if he isn't at home often.
Then there was my mother Lady Phenix. If I was still Phoenix Wright I probably would've blushed hard at her appearance. For one thing she looked way too young to be my mother. She was of course beautiful with her decorated blonde hair and blue eyes. Also she was a bit developed in the chest area. But since this time around she was my mother, any arousal in my past life has been replaced with disgust. Sidenote: I can never look at a woman's chest the same way again after having full memories of being breastfed.
It sounds wrong, but it was literally the only thing I could eat properly until my teeth started growing out.
Nevertheless, they became my new parents. I…I don't know how I should treat them. I don't remember my parents from my past life, but they were still my parents! But so are Lord and Lady Phenex. They truly do think me as their son, because that's exactly what I am. You would not believe how guilty I felt whenever I saw Lady Phenex smile at me. Asking me to call her mama or something like that. Ditto for dad.
Eventually I came to accept them as my parents for this world. And I guess somewhere along the line a familial love develop. Love them as my parents? Still struggling with that. Love them as my family? Much easier.
In contrast, getting to know my siblings was much easier for me. Guess since I'm an only child, I never knew what it was like to have a sibling. I have two brothers: Ruval and Riser. A few years later, my sister Raval was born.
Ruval looked like our parent's younger brother then their son. But devils age rather quickly, and they stay that way for a long time. He looked pretty much like a younger version of dad if you ask me.
Due to our age difference he was a little distant, but he does take care of me as a baby.
I was once again humiliated by the fact that I now wore diapers. I will never live this down if I ever get back to my past life.
He was constantly rambling about things he does during that day, thinking that since I was a baby, I won't tell. I will never have the heart to tell him the truth. I don't think he'll appreciate the fact that I know that after a bad break up, he sobbed while eating three pints of ice cream.
The older I got, he made more of an effort to communicate, and he was please to discover that I could talk to him properly. He made a joke about me being older then I looked. I wholeheartedly agree.
Ruval took his status as a noble very seriously. He always follows his jobs as best as he could, and he did quite well in managing our finances. He's definitely the best choice as the heir of our family.
My other brother on the other hand…
Riser was the most casual member of our family. And he was also the biggest jerk. While he never really bullied me, he did made a lot of snide remarks about people he found to be lower class. Acted very arrogantly, and was a big pervert. Why does he care so much about breasts? Shouldn't he still believe in cooties or something? He kinda reminds me of Larry…only a bigger jerk, and a lot less of an idiot.
He also revealed to me something I still held onto from my past life.
I was about five years old when I was traveling the manor. Trust me, this place was huge and was easy to get lost in. That's why a butler was helping me out. He didn't gave me his name though, part of some confidentiality or something. He had some very familiar stitches on his face, but I thought better then to ask.
'I have butlers. I'm richer in this life at age 5, then I was at age 34…I hate my picky nature sometimes'.
While he was escorting me to the entrance of the manor, we heard a loud crash. Before we could react we came across Riser who had a freaked out expression on his face.
"Master Riser, is something the matter?"
'Just look at his face man…'
"Uh…" Riser stuttered, "Don't tell my parents I was here!"
"Riser…" I spoke up, trying to sound like an innocent little boy, "Did something happen? Did it have to do with that big noise?"
"O-of course not!"
Then I saw it. Over Riser's heart. Chains and a single red lock.
'Psyche-locks…But the magatama…don't tell me I have the power now"
"Rite," Riser stared at me in confusion, "Why are your eyes glowing?"
"You're lying aren't you?" the butler asked, "You have everything to do with that noise".
Riser crossed his arms in protest, "You can't prove a thing!"
"Then why did you tell me not to talk to these people?" and I shouted a familiar phrase
TAKE THAT!
In front of me, an image of mom and dad came up. Riser's eyes widened, and he shouted, "WHAT THE HELL!?"
"Lord Rite," the butler whispered, "You really were reincarnated weren't you?"
"Huh?" how did he know?
"I'll explain to you later," and the butler turned to Riser, "This is your brothers special ability."
"How did he…?"
"Let Lord and Lady Phenex arrive first. I shall explain it to them then".
It turns out that Riser accidentally broke a painting that Mom bought the other day. Needless to say, she was pissed. But hey, better him then me.
Riser explained to the folks what happened. As one might expect, they demanded answers from the butler.
"Lady Phenex, do you remember when you visited that village a few weeks into your pregnancy?" the butler questioned.
Mom nodded, "Yes. It was a famous village known for communicating with the deceased. Why do you ask?"
'That sounds like Kurain,' I thought to myself, 'first Psyche-locks and now this? We'll we come across the Kurain boulder next?"
The butler pushed his glasses up his nose, "And did you perhaps touch the large boulder?"
'… I was being sarcastic!'
Dad raised a brow, and glared, "What does that have to with anything?"
"If you were humans? Nothing. But you are devils. Your body absorbed the spiritual energy given off by the rock." The butler explained, my family paying close attention to every word. I was very curious myself too.
"Usually the spiritual energy has a meager effect on the devils body," butler revealed, "However; there was a child in your womb. The spiritual energy was absorbed by Lord Rite while he was a mere fetus. This gave him a unique ability".
"Psyche-locks," I whispered. But I had forgotten that devils have better hearings then humans. My parents and brothers glanced at me in surprise. Oh Phoenix, why can't you keep your mouth shut?
"Psycho-what?" Riser asked confused as he glared at me. His eyes widened in realization, "Wait…was that why your eyes were glowing?"
"Indeed," butler answered, "Lord Rite has been gifted with the ability to detect the lies a persons hold, the psyche-locks are the physical representation of the secrets a person holds. The deeper the secret, the more psyche-locks a person has".
"Rite," Ruval whispered, "How long did you have this ability".
"I don't know!" and it was true too, "This was the first time anyone ever told a lie to me."
I guess since I was a baby, no one ever felt the need to lie. What else can a baby do anyway? Me excluded of course.
The butler stroked the scar down his face. I'm sorry, but where did I see that before? He said, "It must've taken a while for his powers to develop. That's the only explanation I can think of".
"Speaking of explanation," Dad glanced at the butler suspiciously, "How do you know so much about this?"
The butler's face betrayed no emotion and he said, "I believe I have said more then necessary. If you wish to learn more, go back to the village and question them about the psyche-locks. Be warned Rite Phenex, make sure you don't destroy anyone's soul with this power. Yours included."
And the butler snapped a finger. A bright light erupted from the room. We all covered our eyes to avoid being blinded. When we could see again, we saw the butler has disappeared.
And he left behind a card with a unique drawing on it. It resembled a pink shell.
"Shelly de Killer," I heard dad whisper. Then my eyes widened in realization.
Shelly de Killer! How could I forget about him? He once kidnapped my assistant and put me through what was one of the most stresses inducing trial in my career. I only saw his face once, but c'mon! it has a big scar going down his face. How could I not recognize him…oh yeah reincarnation…WHAT? Why the hell is he in this new life!?
There was an investigation afterward. In the devil world, Shelly de Killer is not an assassin. Rather, he is a spy, and one of the best in the industry. Various devil families have used him to find out any secrets the other factions are hiding. Something they even use it on others to find out even the most basic strategy of rating games. Rating games? I'll explain later, its way too much exposition for now.
What I want to ask is: Why is he here? I thought that deKiller and everyone else from my past life was no longer a part of this world. Looks like the world wanted to prove me wrong again.
Ruval immediately headed to this worlds version of Kurain and came back with scrolls regarding the Psyche-Locks. I was now a living Magatama who has the ability to detect lies with the psyche-locks. Everything Shelly has said was all in the psyche-lock scroll. It even revealed an aspect that wasn't there in my past life.
Apparently I can create illusions to represent the evidence that proves the liar wrong. It was essentially the equivalent of me using my court record, except magic. Also the whole living magatama thing was a one in the million chance. A friend of dad revealed that my devil heritage made it a one in hundredth. Either way it was highly unlikely that I gain the power. But given my luck…yeah, say hello to Rite Phenex, the living magatama. Maou (I can't say the G word anymore) I was a devil, a phoenix, a noble, and a lie detector rolled into one. It makes picking your nationality on answer sheets quite hard. Then again I guess that's what the "other" option is for.
Riser avoided me somewhat after that. Guess he didn't like the idea of me detecting any lie he comes up with. I can tell he's lying either way, it's not hard to figure him out. Ruval was fascinated, and started purposely telling me lies to see what happens. Unfortunately, since I knew he was telling a lie beforehand, it had no effect. He was disappointed to learn that saying "I'm a cross-dressing transvestite" had no effect on me. No effect except for disgust. Thanks for that wonderful image bro!
Mom and Dad were worried. While the powers did seem useful, the fact that I might damage my soul if I use the powers wrong was very worrying. Thankfully, as long as I avoid solving the lies, I can avoid damaging my soul. It's all memories from my past life, and it was all written in the scroll. Mom made me promise her not to risk it. But back when I was Phoenix Wright, I never broke my soul once. I doubt I do it in this one. I wonder how Raval might react to this.
Raval…oh right I didn't tell you about her yet.
She was my younger sister, born a few years after me. Mom was happy to finally have a girl in the family. Ruval smiled and rubbed the back of his head, muttering something about being too old to have new siblings. Riser looked at her with a slight smile but mostly disinterest. Dad was crying too about having a precious little princess. Me? I'm glad to have a new sister. It makes up for all the lonely only childhood.
She was only a few years old when the deKiller incident occurred so she didn't know too much about it. I was actually kinda curious to see how she would grow up. I wonder if the overprotective brother will come over me. But that's getting ahead of things.
Finally, I learned about the evil pieces and the rating games. Evil pieces aren't as bad as they sound despite their unfortunate name, seriously though, evil pieces? Whose idea was to come up with that? In any case, evil pieces are shaped to look like chess pieces. These chess pieces would end up turning any potential humans into devils. The best one is the ones that have sacred gears. What sacred gears are is an explanation for another time.
The rating games are a battle between two teams of devils, and their peerage. I don't know about the specifics, but I believe it's styled after a game of chess. My dad says he'll explain it to me once I'm older.
Chess games…Edgeworth would've loved this.
One last thing, the Kurain village where we got the scroll from. I was only five so I can't go there alone. I'll have to ask my brothers if I can actually go there.
But it got me thinking. Shelly de Killer, the magatama, how many aspects of my old life found its way here? More importantly, does that mean that Maya…
I have to get to the Kurain village as quick as possible.
When I finally did, it was an interesting event. But let's skip that particular scene.
Let's start with the day I started my peerage.
The idea came to me when I wrote Phoenix Wright as Wright Phoenix. I was also reading DXD. The idea just snowballed from chapter was rather exposition heavy. I wanted to go more into the interactions, but the details came first. Rias and the other devils will be in the story later. Right now it's Phoenix's story. Speaking of, sorry if he seems OOC, but I think it's justifiable given his circumstances. The future chapters will go over the fact that Phoenix was essentially reborn into a new life. And the other Ace Attorney characters will appear as well. But they probably won't recognize Wright again. Also Shelly will be explained later. There also a few aspects of ace attorney that will be implemented into the fanfic such as the psyche-locks. Phoenix's power as a member of the Phenex family will be developed in the next chapter. As for pairings…wait and see. Here's an omake.
Omake:
"An arranged marriage?" Lord Gremory asked his comrade. There was only a sliver of shock in his voice. After all, it was to be expected.
Lord Phenex nodded, "That is correct. The amount of pure blooded devils have diminished in recent years. A marriage between one of my sons and your daughter will ensure pure bloods one more generation".
Gremory growled at the idea of handing away his precious Rias. But he could see why Phenex would request this. The pureness of the devil family is running out. Only a select few families don't marry reincarnated devils. But he thought to himself. One day Rias might have to prove herself worthy of her family name. Sirzechs was now a Maou so he can't head the family anymore. Rias on the other hand…
"Very well," Gremory nodded, "Who do you have in mind?"
"Ruval already has a fiancé, and I don't think Riser would make an ideal husband," the boy has all the marks of a womanizer. Sure harems were accepted, but his personality might turn Rias off. Riser himself asked since he wanted a head girl for his harem. Phenex can't help but wonder where it came from considering what Ruval (who was happily with one girl) and Rite were like. "That leaves my youngest son Rite."
"Rite…he's the same age as Rias right?"
"Right," Phenex nodded, "The boy has potential. With Ruval leading the family, and Riser doing his own action, the Gremory family could receive an ideal marriage partner".
Gremory rubbed his chin; Rite Phenex was the perfect candidate for an arranged marriage. As the third son of the family, he could easily be used as an offering with another family. And the array of Phoenix tears…
Gremory shook his head, he shouldn't think about a child's future like that. "Alright then. But know if Rias doesn't like it, we'll give her a chance to disagree."
"She must prove herself then," Phenex retorted, "In any case let's not give them the full detail until they turn the proper age".
"Thirteen?"
"That will do".
"Would he like to spend some time with a playdate with Rias? Let's see the children get to know each other".
"You took the words right out of my mouth!"
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