Chapter 1

Disclaimer: I do not own High School DxD.

Author's Note: I am open to suggestions about who should be in Issei's harem.

Issei, at least that was what his name was, woke up on his bed, his body felt lighter than ever before, but that was thanks to him having been killed the night before. "Ugh" he groaned as he lifted himself up, he took a few minutes to regain his consciousness fully before getting up, walking into the bathroom were he decided to take a shower.

"Looks like my punishment is up" he said as he ran his hands over his body. "Back to the real me" he declared as he looked into a small mirror that was beside the shower. He saw his unruly light silver hair and pale blue eyes looking back at him. His body had also changed, he was slightly taller, his body was in a much better condition. "Weird that I seem to have been de-aged to my teenage years" he said.

"I have to say, being a human for a few hundred years wasn't as bad as I had thought, it is a shame that my house is almost extinct besides that ambitious child that seeks the release of that monster… perhaps I should focus on that before anything else, building up my house."

He dried off when he was done washing himself, he decided to continue his human life, it would probably freak out the Fallen Angel that killed him, she deserved to die or be broken as recompense. He changed into his uniform, but before leaving through the door he changed his mind. "School can wait a few days, I'll add to the surprise and in the meantime find out about those strange chess pieces that the redhead uses."

He then changed into ordinary clothes. He put on a low-necked white shirt, a black leather jacket and black trousers, he then put on a belt but left it hanging at an angle. 'Never know what I might find' he said as he did, accepting the possibility that he might find a weapon or other tools that he might like, a belt was the best way to carry them. The belt he used was white.

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Lucifer landed in Romania only a few hours later, he walked around for a while before finding what he was looking for. Things had changed so he was a bit put off when he first landed, but he found the mansion that he was looking for, at the edge of a town, distanced from the other buildings by several miles.

He pushed open the gate and listened, focusing his hearing. "Looks like not all of my powers are back just yet… shame" he remarked as he ventured inside the grounds. There were four men that wore black suits that were by the door and took noticed as he approached.

"Stop!" they commanded, he ignored them. After all, their kind would make a good test for his current level of strength, at least if they were capable. "Fine then, die!" they rushed him, two from the front and the other two split up to attack either side of him. They moved, it was too bad for them that they were far too weak. Lucifer caught the wrist of the one to his left and swung him across to block the front two, firing a bolt of demonic energy at the other that was to his right.

"I'm looking for Akasha Bloodriver?" he asked them.

"What?" he then picked one of them up. "I swear I have no idea who your talking about!" the one panicked. He let out a sigh and looked to the others, two of whom seemed to be confused, but the third was biting his lip.

"You know who I'm talking about, and don't bother lying. Devils wrote the book on it." He smiled.

"She used to be the wife to the head of the family, she died a long time ago, during the Great War. Her absence is part of the reason we're in this stupid war, that and the Karnsteins want to kill the Longinus wielder that the Tepes Clan possesses."

"Longinus? That was the name of the soldier that killed Jesus was it not?"

"You-You don't know what they are?" the vampire was clearly shocked.

"I have been… away, for lack of a better term. What is this Longinus?" he asked.

"They are weapons, Sacred Gears that are capable of destroying the world and killing Gods." The vampire began. "There are thirteen original weapons, but there are five new ones that have begun to be considered on the same level. The wielders of the weapons can grow to be incredibly powerful, which is why the Tepes clan having one is bad news for the other vampire clans."

"What if I were to desire this wielder?"

"You'd have to take on an army of vampires just to get her. I know your strong, but you can't do that alone."

"I once battled God, fighting some vampires will be no problem. Now where is this wielder?" he demanded. The vampire told him, Lucifer set off to get the Longinus wielder.

[Who are you?] a deep voice asked as he was flying.

"The owner of this body, you are the foreign entity…" he looked into his mind as he continued to fly. He found himself in a large space that was covered in flames. He didn't like them, so he extinguished them and turned the landscape into a marble arena. "So, who are you?"

The large red dragon before him snarled at the man. "Ah, now I remember you, that dragon that loved to fight. Hah! Why are you in my body… wait… no way, you were put inside a Sacred Gear right? That means I somehow became your host while I was still human." He started to laugh at the giant dragon.

[Lucifer!] the dragon roared angrily. Lucifer didn't stop.

"Why haven't you escape, the spell is easy enough to break if you know how?" Lucifer asked. The dragon stayed silent for a moment.

[I cannot, it has to be released from the outside.]

"That means you need someone crazy enough to let a rampaging Heavenly dragon loose, which is the least likely thing to ever happen." He could barely hold his laughs in. "Tell you what dragon. I'm sure you know a lot about this world with the hosts you've had over the years, I need your knowledge, and then we can think of a deal that works to both of our advantages and I will release you from your prison."

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"Interesting. So, there was a war that resulted in the original families being replaced, but from what you've told me that isn't a bad thing, I remember those children that no doubt took our place, each one believed that pure-blooded families should never stoop to mix with others, least of all the four families."

"Tell me Ddraig, do you know where any other Longinus' are?"

[No idea, they are sealed within wielders which means they could be anywhere. Why?]

"They interest me. I would very much like one of these… peerages as you put it, and then I want to get each of the Longinus' and give them to my servants, I think that should redeem my house." Lucifer told him as he flew to his desired destination.

Ddraig then continued to tell him about the world.

"I think I need a way to hide my identity when I steal this wielder. What can you do about that?" he asked the dragon.

[You can use my Balance Breaker. The armour will hide your identity.] Lucifer found it to be a good idea and activated the power that Ddraig gave him. ["Welsh Dragon Over Booster!"] The voice or Ddraig declared as Lucifer was covered in the armour.

Finding the Longinus didn't take too long once he had fired several powerful magical attacks on the buildings that the vampires controlled. He watched were the most powerful of them gathered, a predictable move to guard their asset.

But that just told him where it was, so he crashed into the room and looked around. He was stunned though when it was a beautiful young girl that he was faced with, she had short blonde hair and red eyes like most vampires and looked as though she was blessed with the beauty of both vampires and humans, which he could smell on her, meaning that there was a new race of vampire that he had to find out about.

More than anything else she looked frightened, and there was a pain in his eyes that he recognised from the war. The pain of someone who had lost everything and was forced to use their power against their will for the benefit of others. He deactivated the armour and created a barrier around the room with a flick of his hand. "No one can hear us or get inside. You can speak freely" he said as he walked over to the bed she was sitting on.

She seemed to flinch when he got closer. "It's okay" he used some of his magic to make his voice sound more soothing. "Whatever they have made you done doesn't matter to me… I'm not even a vampire." He told her honestly. "I came here because I just woke up after a long nap… well a nap of sorts. I found out that there was a powerful weapon her, that's what I came for, but I see now that you have no interest in using this power… whatever it is… so I won't ask."

He gave her a moment, staying silent so that she could try and process everything and so that she could lower her guard. When she did he spoke again. "My name is Lucifer, I am the first Devil, what is…" he stopped when he noticed the fear that his name induced. "Have you ever met someone called Rizevim?" he asked, she nodded, still afraid. "Alright, Rizevim is a very arrogant and misinformed child, he is nothing like me. I'm sure you know about the Devil families…" she nodded. "Good. I am the Lucifer that turned from God, that ignorant old bastard couldn't see humanity for what it was, but I am not the man nor am I connected to the man you are afraid of."

He gave her another pause. He was patient, so he had no problem doing so. "Tell me, what is your name?"

"V-Valerie Tepes" she said. He could hear the lack of emotion or enthusiasm in her voice.

They began to talk about meaningless things, he wanted her to trust him, so he didn't mind. They spoke about her childhood friend Gasper Vladi and how she helped him escape and everything that the man named Rizevim had wanted her to do, as well as what her own people wanted to do.

Lucifer hugged. A warm hug, like nothing she had felt in a long time. "I have an offer to make you, one hundred percent your choice and I will respect whatever it is." She gave a noise that showed she agreed and he continued. "I am willing to take you away from this place, whether you agree to my offer will not effect that decision. I once had a daughter of my own… when I looked older than this obviously, but perhaps that is why I am going to make them all pay for this." Lucifer thought about how he was feeling. 'Perhaps that old man made me serve hundreds of years as a human to learn what it felt like to be one, to be weak, and maybe to teach me how to feel again… maybe' he thought, privately from the dragon.

"Come with me, be mine and in return I will keep you safe forever. No one will ever be able to control you like this again, and if they try they will face me." He told her, offered her.

"I will if you will help me look for my friend." She revealed her one condition. Lucifer held out his hand and she took it, the barrier lowered, a massive explosion destroyed everything around them.

Author Notes: Let me know what you think of the story, I myself am going to write this along with my Harry Potter. I will probably alternate weeks between the two stories, but I am not going to stop either of them.