Lost in Familiar Lands

by Nightmare 6-4

1st Lieutenant Jax Mayborne is a USAF Pilot stationed in South Korea, during a flight to Italy on a C-130, he encounters an anomaly that rips his reality apart. Now he's face to face with a world where Angels and Devils exist, and he doesn't. He has many questions and will stop at nothing to get home to his world. (This is an experimental fic, please be gentle.)

Ch. 1 – Pilot

Hello, my name is Nightmare and I would like to take you on a trip in a fic I've thought about a lot for the Highschool DxD universe. I do not own Highschool DxD, it is owned by TNK and AT-X. I only own the OCs, I do not own any of the media either. Remember to Favorite, Follow, and leave a Review (I'm skeptical about this one.) Enjoy.

Osan Air Force Base, South Korea, 2100 hours.

A man sat at a table and threw darts at a wall while a fan blew back and forth in the room, the door opened and a man with grey hair walked in, the man at the table shot up and gave a salute to the grey-haired man "Colonel Anderson, sir." The man said as he stood at attention, Anderson chuckled "At ease, 1st Lieutenant Mayborne." Colonel Anderson said before Mayborne relaxed but stood with his hands behind his back. "Jax, I need you to take the C-130 out to Aviano Air Base in Italy." Anderson said as he briefed Jax on his task. "Sir, the C-130 wouldn't make it. The F-22 sure but that old girl wouldn't make it half way before she ran out of fuel." Jax said as he weighed the risks.

Anderson nodded "I understand, but you'll meet up with a fuel tanker to refuel over Kuwait." Anderson explained as he pointed to a large map that was on the table. "You'll be taking Airman Brad Crenshaw with you, all you're hauling is Humvees that need to be repaired and we don't have the gear here to do it." Anderson explained before he gestured out the window, Jax looked out the window to see mechanics and other crew members loading Humvees into the back of a large cargo plane. "Yes sir." Jax said as he stood at attention and saluted the Colonel. "Oh, before I forget. Take your M4 and your gear, you will be flying over Kuwait after all. The whole area is a hot bed so we're doing this at night." Anderson said before he left the room.

1st Lieutenant Jax Mayborne was once one of the best fighter pilots, he was something else when he was in the cockpit of his F-22 Raptor. From ripping enemy fast movers out of the sky to strafing a collection of buildings filled with Taliban insurgents in Afghanistan, earning him the nickname 'Sky Demon' from his fellow pilots, but during a routine training mission near Hawaii he was flying an F-18 when the engines failed, and he was forced to eject over the water. The impact broke his shoulder and broke a few ribs, he hasn't flown in a Fighter Jet since the surgery on his shoulder and has been placed as a Cargo Pilot until he recovered.

Jax stared at the window as he watched the C-130 being taxied onto the runway, he shook his head to refocus himself before he went to gather his gear. He walked out into the cold Korean air and jogged to the housing buildings on base, he ran up the stairs and opened his door to his dorm, he ran into his room and grabbed his bag from the floor, he quickly pulled on his BDUs and pulled his flight suit on over it. Jax pulled on his holster belt and holstered his M9 on his right side, he grabbed his rifle that leaned against the wall and a few mags from his dresser.

He loaded his bag and zipped it up, as he prepped his gear, a Siamese cat hopped up on his bed and rolled around as it reached out for his hand "Oh, I'm sorry Ye-Jin, but I got to go, but I'll be back as soon as possible." Jax said as he kissed Ye-Jin on her forehead, the cat meowed as she rolled around and fell off the bed. Jax closed the door and walked down the hall before he knocked on another door, a blonde woman answered, "Oh hey Jax, what's up?" The woman asked, Jax handed her his keys "Hey Natalie, can you take care of Ye-Jin while I'm gone?" Jax asked, Natalie nodded "Yeah, I love that little fur baby." Natalie said in an excited tone. "Thanks Nat, I owe you one." Jax said as he started to walk away, Natalie stepped out of her dorm "How about you pay me back by taking me out some time." Natalie said as Jax disappeared down the stairs.

Jax ran down the tarmac as he approached the C-130J Super Hercules, a young man was tightening the straps on one of the Humvees as Jax walked up the ramp on the back of the plane "The man, the myth, the legend. 1st Lieutenant Jax Mayborne himself. Airman Bradley Crenshaw." Crenshaw said as he shook Jax's hand and introduced himself. Jax walked up the cockpit and placed his gear in the storage area behind the cockpit, he placed his IBA on the rack and his rifle on the shelf next to an MP5.

"Alright Crenshaw, is everything secure?" Jax asked as he checked the gauges and adjusted a few switches. Brad nodded "Yes sir!" Brad said enthusiastically, Jax chuckled "Still green." Jax said as he sat down in the cockpit. Brad took the seat next to him as they strapped in, a man with two glowing orange sticks walked backward on the tarmac as Jax pushed the lever forward slowly while the ramp closed. The behemoth creeped along the tarmac until it was wide open "Alright kid, you're about to feel your nuts in your throat." Jax said as he pushed the lever forward more and the propellers spun faster as the C-130 picked up speed. The transport slowly lifted off the runway and took off into the sky, the entire plane shook as it gained altitude.

The radio clicked 'Clean take off, Sky Demon. We'll see you when you get back, good luck boys.' Anderson said through the radio, Jax grabbed the handset and clicked the side "Good read, control. Sky Demon, out." Jax said before he hung the handset back on the console.

*One and a half hours later. *

Jax clicked on the autopilot while checked the manifest, Brad yawned as he struggled to keep his eyes open "Tired?" Jax asked as he kept reading the manifest, Brad chuckled "Yeah, Sarge had me help the mechanics restock the munitions on a Cobra." Brad said as he yawned again, Jax laughed lightly "Go catch a power nap, I got it here." Jax said but Brad shook his head "Nah, I'm good." Brad said as he laid his head against the headrest and eventually passed out as the radio clicked on "Evening Sky Demon, how's the flight so far?" Anderson asked over the radio that picked up their signal thanks to satellites. "Evening Anderson, flights good so far." Jax said as he looked out the window and saw flashes of lightning clap through the sky. He clicked the handset again before he spoke "Hey Osan, is there any reported weather anomalies around us?" Jax asked as the plane shook violently.

"Negative Sky Demon, it should be clear skies." Osan replied as the signal started to scramble, Jax switched autopilot off and took control of the flight controls again. Suddenly there was a large flash of lightning that flashed across the sky "Fuck!" Jax yelled as he rubbed his eyes, he went to shake Brad awake but found the Airman was gone. "What the fuck?!" Jax yelled as a large circle formed in the clouds. Jax pulled back on the controls and tried to avoid the circle but the C-130 flew through it. The plane shook violently before it came out into bright sunlight, alarms and sirens went off in the cockpit as the C-130 flew through the sky, Jax looked out the window and saw that all the propellers had seized up as the C-130 plummeted toward the ground.

Jax pulled back as hard as he could to flatten the cargo plane out as it crashed into a field and slid across the ground before it finally came to a stop suddenly, which caused Jax to slam his head into the steering controls and knocked him out cold.

Jax awoke a couple hours later with a pounding headache as he pushed himself off the ground slowly as he looked around the cockpit, the center console sparked lightly as Jax grabbed the handset and clicked it "Hello! This is 1st Lieutenant Jax Mayborne, does anyone read me?! I've crash landed in an unknown area and need immediate evac!" Jax yelled into the handset but was met with static.

Jax limped out of the cockpit and ripped his flight suit off before he pulled on his IBA, he grabbed Brad's helmet and strapped it on his head before he grabbed both their weapons and his bag. Jax tried to lower the rear ramp but found it powerless "Shit! Looks like I'm hoofing it." Jax said as he lifted the lever on the side door and dropped it to the ground. Jax jumped to the ground and immediately collapsed to the ground as he gripped his ankle "Fuck!" Jax yelled as cradled his leg "Fucking sprained ankle." Jax said as he slowly pulled his boot off and pulled an ace bandage wrap from his bag's SERE kit, he quickly doctored the injury before he slipped his boot back on slowly.

He slowly stood up and limped through the field with his M4 at the ready, Brad's MP5 was on his back along with his bag and his M9 was in its holster next to his weaver knife. Jax moved through the tall grass slowly as he pushed into a forest, as he walked through the trees, he could have sworn he saw something out of the corner of his eye.

He turned quickly and raised his carbine in the direction of what he saw, but it was just a deer that stood frozen in fear. The pilot chuckled as he lowered his rifle and pushed deeper into the forest, he looked up into the sky as he moved closer inward "Damn, I need to find shelter before nightfall." Jax said to himself as he slowly moved over a fallen log, he passed a few more trees until he walked into a clearing that had an old building in the middle "Jesus, if you're real, thank you." Jax said as he walked up and kicked in the front door, he walked in and raised his rifle as he cleared the room slowly.

"Looks like no one has been here in years." Jax said as he moved through the room, he pulled a flashlight out of his IBA and clicked it on as he let his M4 hand by his side before he drew his M9 and placed his wrist over his other wrist so both the light and the pistol were pointed forward. He moved into the next room and scanned around the old room "Hmm, this must have been an old bed room. This furniture looks preserved but also, not." Jax said as he tapped the side of the table with the barrel of his pistol, the table immediately collapsed and broke apart.

Jax picked up the old wood and got to work making a fire outside, he used the kindling and matches from the SERE kit to start it and get it going. The sun had set over the horizon as Jax sat down beside the fire, he pulled out the one of the MREs provided in the SERE kit, he stood up and walked back into the old house as he looked through the cabinets until he found an old pot that he used to boil water he had in his bag to cook the MRE.

As the food cooked, Jax sat back and looked at the stars in the sky as thought about all he went through that day, Jax grabbed the tan packet from the pot and tore the top open before he dug into it. As he ate, he looked around the forest to try and acclimate himself to his surroundings, but nothing stuck out to him. "Shit, wish I saw some kind of discernable landmark or something." Jax said to himself as he took another bite of food from the MRE pouch.

After he finished eating, he leaned back against a tree as he stared into the fire and slowly started to hum 'Aer Vis' to himself until he fell asleep.

*The Next Day – 0500 Hours *

Jax awoke quickly and grabbed his pistol as he checked his surroundings, he looked down and saw that the fire had smoldered out over the night. He pushed himself up and grabbed his bag before he left the dilapidated house, the sun was barely peaking over the horizon as he walked through the trees. As he walked, he heard the distinct noise of cars passing and he changed his course toward the source of the noise. He slowly emerged from the tree line and found himself looking over a medium sized town.

"Alright, stay low and away from people until you figure out where you are." Jax said to himself as he started to walk into the town. As Jax walked down the empty street, he quickly ducked into an alley when he heard voices up ahead, he ducked behind a dumpster as a woman with black hair and a rather large chest ran past the alley entrance. Jax looked down at the ground and found an old newspaper, he tried to read it but found it impossible "Wait, this is Japanese. Okay, so I'm somewhere in Japan. Good, they're allies." Jax said to himself as he moved deeper into the alley.

He slowly emerged out of another side and continued to infiltrate the city slowly "Shit, I need to get in contact with Anderson as soon as possible." Jax said to himself as he crossed a bridge with a slight limp 'Damn, this is gonna give me some problems.' Jax thought to himself as he looked around street he was on. As he continued down the street, he felt a presence behind him, and he slowly reached for his pistol "I wouldn't do that if I were you." A male voice said behind him, he moved his hand away and slowly turned around to see a man with black and blonde hair.

"So, who are you?" The man asked, Jax sighed slowly as he remembered what SERE training taught him. "1st Lieutenant Jax Mayborne, United States Air Force. 27th Fighter Squadron." Jax said, the man's eyes went wide "Wow, Air Force." The man said, Jax tilted his head "And who are you?" Jax asked, the man chuckled "You can call me Azazel, I'll explain more but for now, let's get that leg patched up." Azazel said as he gestured to an open door to a house. Jax slowly walked in and sat his gear down but kept his pistol holstered.

Azazel closed the door and shut the shades "Relax, if I wanted you dead, you'd already be dead." Azazel said as he poured himself a drink. "Now, take that boot off." Azazel said as he pulled up a chair, Jax sat down on the edge of a bed and pulled the boot off slowly, Azazel sucked air in through his teeth "Ooh, that's a nasty sprain, but I can help with that." Azazel said as he placed an ice pack on Jax's ankle.

"Why help me? You don't owe me anything." Jax asked as his ankle swelling started to go down, Azazel chuckled as he sipped from his drink. "Because I know you're not from this world." Azazel said, Jax's eyes went wide in the realization "Wait, this world?" Jax asked confused, Azazel pulled out a laptop and pulled up google. He typed 'Jax Mayborne' into the search bar and turned the computer so Jax could read the article. '24-Year-Old pilot Jax Mayborne killed in training accident.' Jax went pale as he finished reading the article "I died in that training exercise." Jax said to himself as he stared into the ether.

"But wait, there's more." Azazel said before large black wings sprouted from his back. Jax looked on in stunned silence "What the hell are you? Where am I?" Jax said as he tried to reach for his pistol. Azazel collapsed his wings and sat down "I'm what's known as a Fallen Angel and you're in Japan." Azazel explained. "How did I get here? I was flying to Italy when a storm formed and brought me here." Jax said as he tried to figure everything out. Azazel thought for a moment "I have no answer for that, if you give me a couple days, I'll have something." Azazel said as he removed the ice pack.

"Now, put a little weight on it." Azazel said as Jax lowered his leg and put some weight on it slowly. "Wow, that feels great." Jax said as he walked around the room. "Ice from the ice dimension, way colder than normal ice from water as this ice never melts." Azazel said as he placed it back in the mini fridge he had. "You can crash here, and I'll help you out as much as I can." Azazel said as he offered him the spare bed in the room. Jax nodded "I'll just stay a few days and then I'm gonna try to fix my plane." Jax said as he pulled his boot back on and laced it up.

"Oh that, no that's gone. If you came through an electric storm, then the system is fried." Azazel said to the pilot. "Well shit, I was hoping to fly back to Osan and straighten this out." Jax said to himself, Azazel nodded "I know it's a lot to take in. I'll see if I can get you some help here in Kuoh." Azazel said, Jax stared at his gear and looked at his hands as he clenched his fists "I appreciate the offer and thank you for fixing my ankle, but I think it would be best for me to keep moving on. If you find anything, I'll be around." Jax said as he stood up and pulled on his gear before he opened the door "Hey kid, at least take this." Azazel said as he tossed him a hooded duster, the Pilot pulled on the coat as it covered the weapons on his back.

"Thank you, I'll see you around." Jax said as he picked up his bag and walked out the door, he took a right before he continued down the street deeper into Kuoh. Jax patted his pockets as he felt for his wallet, but only found his Air Force ID and fifty bucks "Well, damn." Jax said as he walked down the street. As he walked down the sidewalk, a woman with strange hair and small bat wings on her back handed him a small flyer "Koko ni ikimasu, sensei." The woman said with a smile, Jax stood confused as she walked away.

'Shit, my Japanese is rusty. I need to study up on it since I might be here for a while.' Jax thought to himself as he continued down the sidewalk, he looked up into the sky and saw that the sun had risen to mid-day. He rounded the corner and moved down a back road to avoid heavy traffic flow, as he walked down the road, four men walked out of the shadows. Two stood in front of him and two behind him "Soredewa, koko ni nani ga arimasu ka." One of the men said to Jax. Jax shook his head "I-I don't understand what you're saying." Jax said before he tried to leave.

"Amerikahito, watashitachi ni baggu o watashite kudasai. Samonakereba watashitachi wa anata o koroshimasu." One of the men said as they stepped closer to Jax as they started to brandish weapons like bats and pipes. Jax attempted to move out of the way but the man with the bat swung downward as another behind him swung his pipe, Jax quickly grabbed the pipe man's arm and used it to block the bat swing. The impact broke the pipe man's elbow as Jax grabbed the pipe and slammed it into the throat of the man with the bat.

Another man threw a roundhouse which Jax dodged and countered by slamming his boot down into the man's kneecap and followed by slamming the man's face into his knee. The fourth man pulled a knife and stabbed at Jax who dodged before he grabbed him by the wrist, he snapped it quickly and disarmed the man before he kneed him in the gut. The man dropped to the ground and cradled his gut while the other writhed in pain. Jax picked up his bag and continued down the street until he found a 'love motel'.

He walked inside and used what Japanese he knew as he approached the front desk "Kon'nichiwa, dōsureba watashi wa anata o tasukeru koto ga dekimasu ka?" The woman asked as she clasped her hands together, Jax chuckled as he spoke poor Japanese back "Wa-Watashi wa hi-hitoribeya ga hitsu-hitsuyōdesu." Jax said as he pulled out his Air Force ID and the fifty-dollar bill. "Mōshiwakearimasenga, o uke dekimasen." The clerk said as she shook her head, Jax tilted his head before the clerk shook her head 'no'. "Arigatōgozaimashita." Jax said before he left the motel.

The Pilot walked through the streets as he tried to find shelter, as he walked back to the main street, he passed a bar and heard a familiar accent "Alright boys! Here's to the captain!" A man said as he and four other men clinked glasses together. 'My people.' Jax said as he walked onto the patio and sat down at the table with the five people who looked at him confused. "Hello gentlemen, I take it you're from the US Military as well." Jax asked as he looked at the five men, one nodded "Yes sir, United States Marine Corp. 2nd Battalion, 1st Marines. We're the Professionals. And you?" One of the Marines asked, Jax chuckled "United States Air Force. 27th Fighter Squadron." Jax said as he bumped fists with the jar heads.

"Well, thank you for the close air support." One of the Marines said as he ordered another drink for Jax. "So, what are you boy's names and ranks?" Jax asked, the Marine gestured to the four Marines at the table "From left to right: Private Jeffery Taylor, Lance Corporal William Peterson, Private First-Class Vincent Ramirez, Sergeant Ryan Harris, and I'm Warrant Officer Clayton Whitmore. Now, who are you?" Whitmore asked, Jax took a sip from the beer that the waitress brought for him.

"1st Lieutenant Jax Mayborne." Jax said as he shook their hands, Ramirez thought to himself for a moment "27th Fighter Squadron, Fightin' Eagles, right?" Ramirez asked, Jax nodded "Yep, that's us." Jax said as he drank some more of his beer, Whitmore chuckled lightly "So what brings you to this small town?" Jax asked, Whitmore sipped his beer before he scratched his chin "Oh we're stationed at Camp Kinser and Peterson saw this nice little bar while we were on a PT run. How about you?" Whitmore asked as a waitress brought him another beer.

"Well, long story short, I crash landed nearby and I'm waiting for the Air Force to evac me out." Jax said which caused Harris and Peterson to almost spit out their beer "That was you?!" Harris said in a raised tone of voice, Jax nodded "Yeah, I'm still in shock about it." Jax said as he rubbed his shoulder. "Dude, that C-130 came out of nowhere and disappeared over the hill. I'm sure Tokyo PD are all over it now." Peterson explained as he shook his head. "Yeah, I need to find a place to lay low for a bit, but all I have is fifty dollars American." Jax said, as he said that, each Marine dug into their pocket and pulled out a total of ten thousand yen in total.

"Here you go, brother. From the devil dogs to the war eagle, it's the least we can do, brother." Whitmore said as he pushed the stack toward the pilot. "Well, thanks guys. It means a lot." Jax said as he folded the bills and placed it in his bag. "Alright well, I should be heading off. You boys stay safe." Jax said as he finished his beer and shook each of their hands. Jax walked out into the street as the sun was starting to set, Jax walked through a park as he looked around the town, but he stopped when he saw two people by a fountain 'Aww, young love.' Jax said before the woman plunged a blade into the boy's gut "Holy shit!" Jax yelled before he withdrew his pistol and ran into the middle of the park where the boy was bleeding out. "Hands! Let me see your hands!" Jax yelled as he aimed his pistol as the woman who now had black wings like Azazel's.

"Oh, that's adorable, you think that'll hurt me?" The woman said before she took off into the sky, Jax holstered his pistol immediately and grabbed the SERE kit from his bag as he went to work to patch up the kid on the ground. "Watashi wa kono yō ni shinitaku wa arimasen." The boy said weakly as he gargled on his own blood. "Hang on, kid." Jax said as he packed the wound with hemostatic dressing and clotting agent. He lifted the kid and patched the other side of his body "Damn it, no, no, no." Jax said as the kid's eyes started to close. As he started to tighten the wrap, a bright red light formed around him as a girl with long red hair and a rather large chest emerged from pentagram on the ground.

"Watashi wa anata ga koko de shina senaideshou." The woman said she and the boy disappeared, Jax looked down at his blood covered hands and looked around the park "What the fuck was that?" Jax said to himself as he stood up and washed his hands off in the fountain. Jax cleaned up the bloody gauze and tossed it into a garbage can as he picked his bag up, he shook his head as he continued to search for shelter. Jax walked through the lower income part of town and eventually found an abandoned house, Jax kicked the door in swiftly and ran in with his pistol drawn and readied.

Jax closed the door and put a recliner against the door to hold it shut, he pulled his bag off and sat against the wall. Jax cradled his head as he looked at the dirty floor of the abandoned house he was in "Shit, what the hell is going on? What is this?!" Jax asked himself as he recounted everything he saw. Jax pulled the flyer out of his pocket and examined it "What the hell is this anyway?! I can't read this." Jax said as he sat in on the ground. "I just wish I could get some god damn answers." Jax said, suddenly the paper started to glow red as a pentagram formed on the ground in front of Jax. The pilot grabbed his rifle and readied it as he stood up quickly, he took a knee as small white-haired girl emerged from the ground.

"Anata wa watashi o shōkan shimashita." The small girl said in a mono tone voice, Jax lowered his rifle "Uhh, I… I don't understand." Jax said confused, the girl sighed and thought for a moment "Uh… you have… uh summoned me." She said slowly, Jax looked at the paper on the ground and pointed at it "Wait, you mean that thing?" Jax asked, the girl nodded. "Alright, so how did I summon you?" Jax asked confused, the girl picked up the paper and pointed to the writing "Make a wish and it'll be granted, you wished for answers." The girl said in broken English.

"Alright, I need some answers, mainly how did I get here." Jax said as he held his rifle close to him, the girl rubbed her chin in thought "Come with me." The girl said as she formed a pentagram around her, Jax placed his bag on his back and walked into the pentagram with the girl with his carbine pointed toward the ground. Within minutes, Jax and the girl disappeared before they reappeared in the middle of a room that had two couches and a couple candelabras. Jax walked around the room and examined the décor that filled the room "Wow, this is nice." Jax said as he looked up at the chandelier that hung in the middle of the room.

As he looked around the room, the girl with red hair walked in through a set of double doors "Are you the one who attempted to save Issei?" The girl asked, Jax turned around and looked at the girl. "I am, what is this about?" Jax inquired, the red-haired girl walked over and sat behind a desk "My name is Rias Gremory and I am a Devil." Rias explained as Jax sat his bag down on the floor. "Right, and I'm the Queen of England." Jax stated as he shook his head. Rias stood up from her chair and as she stepped backward a few steps, giant wings sprouted from her lower back "See." Rias said before the wings disappeared, Jax shrugged "Okay, but why am I here?" Jax asked as his eyes continued to dart all around the room.

"Right, well, the paper you got today was a summoning paper and you made a wish, and in turn summoned Koneko over there to fulfill your wish." Rias explained as she gestured to the girl with white hair who held up her hand. "And usually these wishes come with some form of price, but in this case since you saved that boy, I'll wave the fee." Rias said as she sat back down in her chair.

"Right… So, I need some information. Mainly who that bitch in the park was, what are Fallen Angels, and how did I get here, to this world." Jax replied, Rias nodded her head slowly "Okay, so that was Raynare and she is a Fallen Angel, Fallen Angels are Angels that have fallen from the grace of God, due to having "impure thoughts" that divert them from the teachings of the God in the Bible. And as for how you got to this world, I have no clue, but it was very convenient." Rias stated, Jax scoffed "Convenient? Convenient?! Lady, my life as I know it is gone! I was happy being a Fighter Pilot and was hoping to get back in the cockpit next week, but it looks like I can't, seeing as I'm dead in the universe!" Jax exclaimed as he felt himself fill with anger.

"I understand how you feel…" Rias started to say before Jax cut her off "Do you? I didn't ask to be pulled into another world, I was happy in my old life on base in Osan. Imagine if you were in my position and you were at work, suddenly you got swallowed and spit out into a world you did not know and saw things that couldn't be possible, only to have someone tell you 'Hey, I know the feeling.' I just want to know why the fuck did I get dragged here." Jax exclaimed. Rias nodded her head slowly "I am truly sorry that you got pulled into this, but I think I can help you out." Rias stated as she clasped her hands together.

"Cool, you can send me back?" Jax asked but Rias shook her head "No, sorry. But what I can do is offer you a position here in the House of Gremory which will offer you two things: the first being powers to survive a run in with the Fallen Angels and the second thing being, it'll give you all the chances to gather the information you seek." Rias said as she told the pilot her proposition. Jax thought for a moment as he paced back and forth in the room, Jax rubbed his head before he sat down on one of the couches.

"I guess, I mean what other options do I have. Hell, I'm technically dead in this universe." Jax said as he took Rias up on her offer. "Marvelous, I need you to lie down on this." Rias stated as she formed a pentagram on the ground. Jax pulled his weapons off and placed them on the table between the two couches before he laid down on the floor in the pentagram. Rias pulled out a single pawn piece and held it in her hand "Are you ready to forego your humanity in favor of becoming a devil, are you willing to become the personification of evil and serve me as my pawn?" Rias asked, Jax chuckled "Ma'am, I've bombed people back to the stone age. I've already been labeled the personification of evil." Jax said, Rias leaned down and placed the piece on his chest before it sunk into his body.

Jax grunted in pain as power from the piece flowed through his body, Jax clenched his fists as his body shook in agony before it subsided. Jax opened his eyes and pushed himself off the floor "How do you feel?" Rias asked as Jax looked at his arms and body "Honestly, I don't look that different, but I feel like invincible." Jax said as he shadow boxed for a moment. "Welcome to the House of Gremory." Rias said, Jax turned faced her and stood at attention as he saluted her "1st Lieutenant Jax Mayborne, United States Air Force, 27th Fighter Squadron at your service." Jax said before he put his hand down, Jax felt livelier as he was filled with more energy.

As Jax was putting his weapons on his back, a girl with black hair and a large chest walked in "I guess I should explain the ranking system, so it goes King, Queen, Rook, Bishop, Knight, and finally Pawn. This is Akeno, she's my Queen and Koneko is one of my Rooks, there's a Knight but he's not here right now." Rias explained as Akeno bowed to Jax. "Hey there, how's it going." Jax said to Akeno.

"It's nice to meet you, I don't know why you ran from me this morning." Akeno said with a giggle, Jax let out a nervous chuckle "Oh, well, I'm a pilot with the United States Air Force and it's one of the things they teach us during SERE training, which stands for Survive, Evade, Resist, Escape. I got pulled into this world while I was flying over Kuwait, my plane crashed about three miles north-east of here." Jax explained, Jax pondered thought for a moment "Wait, what language is she speaking?" Jax asked, Rias chuckled "She's speaking Japanese, but now that you're a devil, you can understand any language, so any language you hear is translated to English for you. Also, anything you say will come out in their language, so to her, you're speaking Japanese." Rias explained.

"Do you have a place to stay?" Akeno asked but Jax shook his head "No, I've been jumping from place to place. I stayed in an abandoned house after I crashed." Jax said, Rias nodded to Akeno who gestured to Jax "Follow me, we have a spare room here you can stay in until we get everything accommodated for you." Akeno said as she started to leave the room, Jax grabbed his bag and his helmet before he followed Akeno to a side room that had king sized bed, a dresser, a mirror, a bathroom, and other pieces of furniture "You'll stay here until we get things fixed." Akeno said as Jax walked in and looked around the room.

"Man, these are nice digs. I'm sure the boys at Camp Fiji would be pissed." Jax said as he placed his bag on the bed and pulled the guns off his back. Jax turned around to see Akeno still standing there "Is… there something wrong?" Jax asked, Akeno snapped back to reality "What? Oh, sorry. I guess I was just thinking about something. Good night, Jax." Akeno said before she closed the door.

Jax shrugged it off and laid his M4 and MP5 on the dresser while he sat his M9 on the nightstand, after he got everything set up, he hopped into the shower and cleaned the filth from his body that had built up after everything he'd been through. As he stepped out of the shower, he realized he had no spare clothes "Well, fuck." Jax said to himself as he wrapped a towel around his waist. As he stepped out of the bathroom, he found a stack of clothes on the floor with a note attached 'Figured you didn't have clothes, so I procured some for you. - Akeno' Jax read the note to himself before he got dressed and climbed into bed, within minutes, he passed out cold.

*The Next Day – 0500 Hours*

Jax woke up and hopped out bed, he dropped to the ground and busted out thirty push-ups before he left the bedroom. Jax walked through the halls as he looked around the halls more, despite it being still dark outside, he could see clearly "Well, this is fucky." Jax said to himself as he examined paintings that hung on the wall. As he walked into the main room, he found a blonde male sitting on one of the sofas "Ah, you must be Jax. I'm Yuuto Kiba, I'm also a devil." Kiba said as he stood up and shook Jax's hand.

"1st Lieutenant Jax Mayborne." Jax said as he introduced himself, Kiba tilted his head "1st Lieutenant? Military?" Kiba asked, Jax nodded "Yeah, United States Air Force. 27th Fighter Squadron." Jax said as he sat down on one of the sofas. "So, Rias wanted to let you know this, but starting today, you'll be the new Judo teacher here at Kuoh Academy. Now, I know you have hand to hand combat training, but don't go overboard alright." Kiba said as he handed Jax a stack of documents.

*Later that day – 1100 Hours*

Jax walked through the halls in his now clean BDUs with his IBA on, he wore his reversed American flag on his right sleeve and his rank on his chest, along with a nametag that read 'Mayborne' on the left side of his chest. Jax's boots thundered against the marble floor as he walked toward the gymnasium, his Weaver knife clicked against his tactical belt with each step he took, through Rias, Jax obtained permission to carry his knife and pistol with him at all times.

Jax opened the door and walked into gymnasium to Girls' Judo class, he walked into the middle of the room and faced the students who looked at him confused. Jax placed his arms behind his back and stood with his legs spaced evenly "Good afternoon, students! I am 1st Lieutenant Jax Mayborne from the United States Air Force and I am your new Judo teacher. You may refer to me as either Professor Mayborne or Lieutenant Mayborne. Now, I understand that you girls had a run in with some peeping toms, is that right?" Jax asked, the girls nodded.

"Right, so if I find anyone peeping on these girls ever, I will make you run suicides until you vomit blood and then I'll make you run more!" Jax yelled so that anyone watching would hear, the class heard the sound of rushed footsteps and hushed yelling. Jax looked back at the students and noticed a girl with long white hair and blueish – green eyes looking at him, but he shook it off.

"Now, I'm gonna teach you things that may not be 'legal' in a tournament but are effective as hell in a fight." Jax explained as he walked over to the wall and leaned against it. "But first, I want two laps around the gym. Go." Jax said as he leaned against the wall, he looked up and saw the class hadn't moved. "Did I stutter? Two laps! Go!" Jax yelled which caused the class to break into a sprint around the gym.

"You know, you don't have to bark at the them like that." The white-haired girl said as she walked up next to Jax, he looked at her confused "I know you're with the House of Gremory. I take it you're new, us devils give off an aura, sort of." The white-haired girl said as she formed a small pentagram in her hand. "I'm Momo Hanakai." Momo said as she extended her hand, Jax shook it lightly "Nice to meet you, Momo. Now, two laps." Jax said, Momo gave him a smirk before she took off running.

"Now that we got the blood pumping, we can get to the fun part." Jax said as he walked into the middle of the gymnasium. "Judo is essentially flipping the shit out of your opponent, I wish there was another guy here so I could demonstrate." Jax said as he looked around and as if like magic, Kiba walked into the gymnasium "Ahh Kiba, perfect timing. Come here." Jax said as he signaled Kiba over to the mat. "What's up?" Kiba asked, Jax chuckled "Well, I need a demonstration partner and I can't demonstrate with any of them." Jax said, Kiba's eyes went wide.

"Okay…" Kiba said in an uneasy tone as he took his place. "Now ladies, if you want to use this move, you'll need to be fast about it." Jax said as he rushed forward and caught Kiba in the gut before he slammed him into the mat backwards and quickly pinned him. "Now, in the Air Force, they teach us to go for the jugular after this, but Judo is non-lethal." Jax said as he stood up and helped Kiba up. "Dick." Kiba said with a smirk.

"Next, I like to call this the 'just go to sleep' and this one, in the manner it is executed, might be illegal." Jax said as he readied himself, Kiba readied himself as Jax rushed forward and grabbed him by the arm before he slammed him face down into the mat, he immediately put him into a rear naked choke hold until Kiba tapped out. "Like that." Jax said as he stood up. He helped Kiba up "Thank you, Kiba." Jax said, Kiba shook his head before he whispered to him "Rias needs to see you after school." Kiba said before Jax nodded, Kiba turned and left the gymnasium quickly. "Right, now I need two volunteers." Jax said to the class.

*After Class – 1300 Hours*

Jax rolled the mat up and tossed it into the corner "Good work, everyone." Jax said to his students who bowed to him "Oh shit, neat." Jax said as the students left, except for Momo. "Is there a problem, Momo?" Jax asked as he unsheathed his knife and spun it around in his hand. "No, I just thought I'd get to know the new guy. Why'd you unsheathe your knife?" Momo asked, Jax chuckled "Oh, I do this when I'm bored." Jax said before he placed it back in the sheath. She walked up to him and examined the emblem on his chest "What is this?" She asked as she pointed to the golden bar on his chest.

"Oh, that's my 1st Lieutenant insignia, in the Air Force we all had them to symbolize our ranks." Jax explained as the two of them walked out of the gymnasium. "Why do you carry that pistol on you?" She asked curiously, Jax shrugged "I feel not whole without it, so I carry it wherever I go." Jax said as they walked outside toward the Occult Research building. "I'll see you tomorrow, Momo." Jax said as he walked into the Occult building. "Hey Rias, you wanted to see me?" Jax asked, Rias nodded as she slid an envelope across her desk "I got you some money to buy clothes and whatever you may need." Rias said as Jax examined the contents of the envelope.

"Neat, thank you, Rias." Jax said as he tucked the envelope into his pocket. "How was your first day?" Rias asked curiously, Jax shrugged "I met Momo, another devil like us." Jax said, Rias chuckled "Oh, she's with the House of Sitri. I'll introduce you some time." Rias said, Jax nodded "Alright, I'm gonna grab a shower." Jax said before he made his way to his room.

*Hours Later – 2000 Hours*

Jax sat on his bed and had just finished cleaning his pistol when Rias swung the door open "Jax we got to go, it's Issei!" Rias said, Jax slapped the clip into his pistol and pulled back the slide to chamber a round before he placed it in the holster. He threw his IBA on and grabbed his weapons off the dresser, he pulled on his helmet and fastened the strap, he grabbed his bag and ran out of the room to meet up with Rias, Akeno, and Koneko who stood in a pentagram. Within minutes, they were in the part from the day before and found Issei on the ground with a bad wound while a Fallen Angel stood nearby.

Jax ran out and dropped his bag before he drew his rifle "Jax, that won't do anything." Rias said as Jax aimed down the sight. Jax put the rifle down as he tended to Issei's wounds while Rias dealt with the Fallen Angel "Hang on, kid." Jax said as he filled the wound with clotting agent and gauze, he pulled out a needle of morphine and injected it into the wound before he started to heat up a piece of metal with a flare from the SERE kit.

"What are you doing?" Akeno asked as she maintained eye contact with the Fallen Angel. "Cauterizing the wound to stop the bleeding." Jax said as he put a roll of bandage in Issei's mouth and pushed the hot metal against the wound, Issei let out a muffled scream as the flesh sizzled against the hot metal. He reheated the metal and cauterized the exit wound quickly as Issei passed out from pain "There, that should hold." Jax said as he started to wrap the bandage around his waist.

"Where did you learn that?" Akeno asked, Jax chuckled "SERE training and field medic training in the Air Force and some from a couple Marines I knew back in my world." Jax said as he stood up and picked up his rifle. As he faced the Fallen Angel, he took off into the sky, leaving black feathers floating to the ground. Rias walked over to Issei and picked him up "Thank you Jax, I'll take care of the rest. See you back at the club." Rias said as she disappeared in a pentagram. "I should look into demonic bullets and holy bullets, maybe the church?" Jax asked himself as he picked up his bag.

"Ready?" Akeno asked as she created a pentagram, Jax nodded "Yeah, I'm ready to call it a day." Jax said as he, Akeno, and Koneko disappeared in an instant.

A/N: First chapter done with this new fic, it's completely experimental as I've only really wrote fics for RWBY. Leave a review and let me know what you thought of the first chapter. Don't forget to Favorite, Follow, and leave a review, and as always, this is Nightmare 6-4, signing off.