Ok, I bet some of you are wondering why I'm making another story, for those of you who know me at the very least, well I was inspired by this by a friend who no longer writes. He wrote a story called, Prince of Wind, but he discontinued it, so i decided to try and write my own version of that story, and I'm going to say this now, everything that happens in this story is going to be cannon to Imagination maker. This means that eventually, when I introduce Serafall in Imagination maker, my character will be her husband. Weather they actually have a kid at that point as well will be a surprise however.
Moving on, I would like to also comment on the fact that I am going to be releasing a sidestory thing that will be for both stories when I update Imagination maker again. It will be nice to see how many people actually like the story enough to go into Imagination maker's side stories. I'm going to label the chapters in the side story as to show the difference for where they were, such as if it was with the character of this story, or for Imagination maker itself. Hope to see people actually talk about that as well, and yeah, it's going to be interesting to say the least.
Whatever the case, here's the first chapter of Imagination maker: The Civil war.
Disclaimer: I don't own anything from Highschool DxD. All Canon characters are owned by Ichiei Ishibumi, and all OC's are mine.
Dying was nothing like what Viper actually expected it to be. When he died, he expected to go out in a bang due to his reckless nature, something that his mother had even worried about when it came to it. In her opinion, who in their right mind would jump off of high places, with no insurance that things would be completely fine at the end of it? Despite this, it wasn't because of his reckless abandon that was normal for him now, that he had even done so many times that it was to the point that it was almost second nature for him.
No, it was cancer that took him away from his family. That was something that his mom never understood when it came to him. Why would he want to risk everything, when he could try and use what time he had to spend with those he loved. That was exactly the reason why he did everything he did. How would you rather die? Sitting home in bed while a poison racked your body and killed you from the inside out? Or would you rather use what little time you had to do everything that you wanted to instead of just sitting there withering away?
His father understood exactly what he was talking about when it came to it, but even still, he tried to get Viper to calm down with the things he did. After a monster truck rally that he went to went wrong, the boy had a leash put onto him, but he still did things that he wanted to no matter what his parents told him. Which was also where the skydiving part of his reckless nature came from. Despite this, however, he knew that it was only a matter of time that before he eventually died, and that was something that he was going to try and not think about.
Of course, the day that it did catch up the boy that was trying his best to live his life the way he wanted, just gave a small sigh of annoyance at the fact that his muscles were so degraded that he couldn't do anything now. He didn't know what he expected if he was honest, but the fact was that he was expecting to die on one of his stupid stupid stunts, not in the bed that he currently was sitting in, with an even look at the doctor that was sitting in front of him.
"To be honest, Viper, we were expecting you to die a lot sooner than you actually did." The doctor said as he leaned back with the clipboard in his hands with a disapproving look being sent at the sickly boy that was sitting "Of course, you're stunts didn't do anything to help with your situation."
Rolling his eyes, Viper sent an even look towards the doctor as he said "I really don't care what you're opinion is doc, I'm not going to waste away in a bed, when there was so much that I still thought I could do. I did a majority of what was on my bucket list, so I don't regret anything."
"You're mother had strong words of disapproval about your actions as they were." The doctor continued as if he didn't hear what the boy sitting in the bed said "You were told multiple times to be admitted to a hospital so that all of your family could keep track of you, but because of your stubborn nature, you put pressure on your family that was unneeded."
Viper glared at the doctor, as he effectively stop the him from saying anything else "I'm going to stop you right there doc. I don't care what you say, things were bad as they were before this happened. The fact that I was actually having fun with what time I had left made my parents happy! I don't care if you think that it was a stupid decision or not, I don't regret a thing."
The doctor's wide eyed look was the last thing that Viper saw when it came to an actual person before he fell asleep, and didn't wake up the next morning. The darkness was something that actually comforted the boy in comparison to what could actually be around. There was honestly not to much the boy regretted in his life, and if there was one thing, it was not being able to say goodbye to his mother or his father. The rest of his family never liked him, but they were the two that he loved the most, and they were the ones he would have gave a goodbye to if he could.
Sighing despite the fact that he knew that things were going to end up with him staying wherever he was sent, the boy just waited and waited. He didn't even know how long it was that he waited, but he kept waiting in the dark. Eventually, he started to get a feel of something along the lines of a body once again. His arms felt a bit chubby, but he didn't actually know what was going on, as no matter what he did, he couldn't see anything even when he blinked.
The feeling eventually went to the point that he felt a sharp pain go through his body. He didn't know what it was from, and to be honest he didn't care. The only thing he wanted to know was how to get it to stop. He struggled against the pain, and tried everything he could to stop the pain, but nothing he did seemed to work, until things started to get cold around him. It was a slow process, the cold spreading, but eventually he felt completely cold, except for his back, but even then, he was trying to get help, and he did the only thing he could at the moment, he started crying.
Later he would realize that it was the voice of an infant that came from his throat, but despite this, he was more worried about what was going on around him at the moment more than anything. It took him a good thirty minutes for him to actually calm down, and that was the point that he realized what he voice sounded like, but instead of freaking out, he tried to think of what it could mean. The only thing he could think of, however, was reincarnation, and that wasn't something that he had ever thought about, but he respected it. He just didn't think that he would get his memories back in the process.
"No! I don't care what you say Ferdinand! I am not giving up my son even if you force me out of the clan! But what would you do than hm? I'm the last female of your clan, which means that you would be unable to continue your linage without going to non noble women. You know as well as I that the Vassago bloodline is dying out, and none of the other clans are willing to let any of their children marry one of ours to continue the name. After the great war, it just isn't possible."
The loud voice of a female broke out near the boy, and that was the only thing that was keeping him from crying out again. If what the Woman's words were, than it would seem that she was his mother, and he was reborn as a noble. That caused him to grimace a bit internally, as he never liked the stuffy noble's that he had read about in books, but he didn't have a choice it would seem, if the thing about bloodlines was anything to go by.
A growl of annoyance came in the same direction, as another voice, this one more aged, spoke out "Listen to yourself. You would keep a bastard of a child? For what? It would be better to just wait a few years for another of the noble clans to accept our proposal and then-"
"Drop it mother. It isn't happening and you know it." The voice of the boy's mother spoke out "Both you and father have a vendetta against a baby! My little boy, Dante, is the best you're going to get as I refuse to listen to any proposal that you or father give me. Even if I have to treat you two like any other member of the family Diana!"
There was a sound of disapproval, as another voice, this one just as aged, but male, spoke "Why is this so difficult? You know just as well as I do that it was a miracle that you even got pregnant in the first place! The chances of you getting pregnant again is better if you have a husband from one of the noble clans! We need another heir in case-"
"No, you two need to listen to me now." Dante's mother spoke with a cold tone "The vassago caln is staying neutral in this war that is brewing! Don't give me that look. It will take at least until Dante is twenty before the war would actually start, but it's going to happen one way or another. My clan, my family, is staying out of this war, and there is nothing that you are going to be able to do about it. I am the clan head, and you have to listen to me."
The sound of a door opening was the last thing the boy heard, before he felt himself getting picked, and a humming sound emanated around him. By instinct alone, Dante grasped at the thing that was picking him up, which also caused the one who picked him up to give a small laugh. Just by hearing the voice, he knew that it was his mother if it was anything to go by, which made him start to babble a bit in nonsensical words.
"Now, how is my baby boy today?" The voice of his mother, with it being closer he could tell she had an italian accent, spoke out with a bit of joy in her voice "You seemed to have a set of lungs on you from what I could tell! That means you're going to be a great Vassago one day. Of course, if you don't want to continue the family line, I would understand, the clna is practically dead as it is afterall. Oh, but I bet you can't understand me all that well at the moment."
Dante gave a grumble of some sort, as he blinked up at the blurry blob that was in front of him, but he didn't move all that much. He wasn't all that hungry at the moment, and he wasn't all that sleepy either, but with how small his body was, he knew for a fact that he wasn't going to be able to do all that much when it came to this body. Being a baby was not on the top of his list of things to do, but he knew for a fact that he would be be able to condition it however he wanted.
The boy barely registered the fact that he was being taken somewhere at one point or another, but he wasn't worried if the fact that he could still hear his mother was anything to go by. Of course, the biggest thing for him, was the fact that he was being put into a crib of some sort after awhile, but he remained completely silent when he heard his mother saying something that he couldn't understand at this point because of the fact that he was starting to get tired. When he heard the shrill scream, however, he knew for a fact that he should stay as quiet as possible. He didn't know what was going on, but someone screaming was never a good sign.
It would be later in his life that he would learn that his mother had been killed by an assassin, and the only thing saving him was the fact that he was so quiet.
Prologue finished! So what did you guys think? Was it good enough in you're opinion, or was there things that i would need to fix? If I'm honest, this is the first time that I actually thought of trying to make something that had multiple stories in the same Universe, so to speak, and I'm honestly going to say that i'm pleased with the current result. Of course ,I'm going to be trying my best to keep things different and interesting, but you can't expect any chapter more than 6'000 words when it comes to it.
Moving on, I can honestly say that i did not expect to get a good reception when it came to Imagination maker, but I already have 52 reviews on that with only, what 5 chapters? I would be surprised if not for the fact that I knew that it was popular by the amount of people that actually told me they liked it. You don't see to many stories that take place before Canon either, so here's to hoping that his works out well.
Now, for any of you who have questions for me, I'm going to say the same thing I did when it came to Imagination maker. I'm not going to give you anything that is spoiler worthy, but I'm still going to respond to you by whatever it is you guys want from me. I hope this story will be good enough for you, so please let me know what you guys think. I'm going to be starting up on the next chapter for Imagination maker after I pose this, so please, let me know what you think of this whenever it is that you guys review.