Outsider Chronicles: White Dragon of Brockton

When I was reborn into the Worm-verse, I kinda expected to Trigger at some point, if only to ensure that whatever demented ROB stuck me here was entertained. However, I never would have imagined ending up with the power to literally cut my opponents down to size. Still, at least now Lungs not the only Dragon in town. And I'm much more dangerous.

So yeah, it was really only a matter of time since I broke out my DXD ideas. Don't worry though, I have no intention of including Devils in this world, although some of the more powerful and old characters might make an appearance by virtue of dimension jumping. As an added bonus, I can get away with using Divine Dividing since being able to halve peoples powers is actually viable around here! Anyway, enjoy!

Chapter 1

You know, there are several things about dying that I never wanted to know. To start with, its bloody uncomfortable. Of course, being reborn is even more uncomfortable. Yea, I'm living proof that the Soul is real, despite the fact that I'm a sceptic at the best of times. Of course, that doesn't stop me from feeling like I've ether won the lottery or been sent here due to some horrific sin I committed in my last life. Why? Well, I'd been reborn in a world full of superpowered beings, but it wasn't one where heroes and villains balanced each other out and the heroes always win. It wasn't even My Hero Academia where EVERYONE has powers in one form or another. Oh no, I'm not that lucky. Instead, the world I now lived in was one where the greatest hero was actually its greatest potential threat and was definitely under threat from a bunch of OP monsters. Yep, I'd ended up being reborn in Worm. This is really gonna blow…

Anyway, since I'm writing this, you can probably guess that my life wasn't all hunky dory with the only potential issues being falling afoul of a Villain or Endbringer to worry be (although to be fair, they were pretty big worries). Actually, you might be surprised that I never actually went through a Trigger Event. I grew up a normal kid (or as normal as you can be when you live in Brockton Bay) and I even went to a decent school. I also happened to be in the same class as Glory Girl and more than a few Wards, both current and future. If I was so inclined, I might be interested in fanboying...nah.

Actually, it was that very trate that led to me ending up with powers that, frankly, stood out, even in this world of bullshit heroes. But thats for later. For now, lets get back to how it all began.

A big reason why I never felt the need to fanboy over the idea of sharing a school with the younger Wards and two members of the New Wave (other than an adult mindset) was because I'd actually grown up with the latter as family friends. Yeah, my Family were reasonably well off as my Dad was a lawyer who just so happened to work for the same firm as Brandish, my Mother was a captain in the police force and we lived just a few doors down from the Dallon's, resulting in my mother being Carol's go-to babysitter for when she and her husband had to rush off to save the day. As such, I grew up with Vicky and Amy as my friends and playmates, along with their cousins on occasion, although my main friendships were with the future Glory Girl and Panacea.

It was actually that very friendship that ended up awakening the power sleeping within me. Yep, I said sleeping in me, not gained from outside. Let me explain.

It was when I was 15 during a trip to the mall with my friends (Vicky had dragged me out. Literally. Arguing with a girl with super strength is not something that ends well) when it happened. The day started off without to many issues, other than Amy and I's long suffering annoyance with Vicky and Crystal, who had tagged along. As the only guy present, I was feeling rather out of place, but I was used to that. Besides, Amy was good company and wasn't as shopping mad as her sister and cousin.

We were just going to get some lunch when a massive explosion suddenly rocked the mall and an equally massive, tricked out land rover came smashing through the main doors in a squeal of tortured metal, breaks and the stench of oil and petrol. A moment later, the doors slammed open and a rather large number of hulking, black skinheads came pouring out, waving guns, knives and bats. Apparently one of the minor gangs in the city had decided to try and get some street cred by attacking and robbing the place while the Protectorate and Wards were busy across town with a press conference or something.

The thugs immediately started vanishing into shops and shepherding terrified shoppers into the atrium area where they were stripped of their valuables and tied up to be used as hostages.

"Vicky, no!"

Amys frantic voice drew my attention from the chaos on the lower floor to my friends. It was apparent that Vicky was attempting to go and kick some ass, but both her sister and cousin were trying to hold her down.

"Let me go damn it!" shouted Vicky as she tried to get lose without hurting either of the other girls.

"We can't face them alone!" said Crystal, "They might just be thugs, but their well armed and they have hostages!"

"I'll manage somehow," said Vicky.

"Damn it Vali, help us!" gasped Amy as she ducked under Glory Girl's flailing arms.

I was about to do just that, but before I could,, the door to the cafe was kicked open and a thug walked in. He froze at the sight of Glory Girl and Laserdream, paled and turned to shout down to his friends. Before he could however, Glory Girl wrenched herself free and slammed into him, sending the thug flying out of the door and into one of his friends as Glory Girl followed, eager to kick some arse. Crystal gave an annoyed groan and lifted off the ground, her hands lighting up with her power.

"I'm going to help her," she said, "You two stay out of sight."

Amy and I glanced at one another as Laserdream shot out of the cafe after her cousin. Yeah, no way we were staying here. We couldn't help fight (well, I could being a skilled fighter thanks to my mum teaching me, but I really didn't want to risk it) but we could help get people out of harm's way. A good idea at the time, bad idea in hindsight as it made us easier targets. On the other hand, it resulted in both mine and Panacea's powers activating, so I guess it didn't end that badly…

Amy and I had just finished getting the last of the hostages into the relative safety of a hardware store and were just about to join them, when a large hand clapped down on my shoulder and threw me back away from the door. I landed awkwardly, driving the breath from my lungs and dazing me for long enough that a thug could grab me and press a knife to my throat. A quick glance back revealed that it was the thug who had initially found us in the cafe and that one of his friends had grabbed Amy and was now menacing her with a knife.

"OI, HERO BITCHES!" roared the thug holding me, drawing Laserdream and Glory Girls attention away from beating the crap out of the thugs.

Both Heroines froze when they saw us and a viscous scowl quickly appeared on Glory Girl's face.

"Let them go!" she roared, shooting forwards.

"AH! Hold it!" shouted the goon holding me, twitching his knife and nicking my neck.

Glory Girl immediately froze, but her fearsome expression didn't shift and she seemed to be trying to kill the goons holding us with her glare. I gulped as I felt a trickle of blood run down my neck, my mind werling as I tried to figure out a way out of this situation. I could probably take the goon holding me down no problem thanks to my training, but if I did that, the one holding Amy would probably slit her throat, either from the suprise or deliberately…

I was broken from my desperate thoughts by a loud thunk and a familiar yelp. One of the goons had taken advantage of Laserdreams distraction and snuck up on her, dragging the Blaster down and grabbing her before she could react properly, slamming a bat into her gut to wind her and stop her from summoning her laser blasts.

"CRYSTAL!" screamed Glory Girl and Amy at the same time.

The former turned to try to help, but before she could, another goon jumped from the upper level and landed on her back. The suddenness of the impact caused Glory Girl to slam into the ground, causing her shield to flicker out and making her an easy target as the other goons got their courage back and joined in beating on the two female Heroes. I gritted my teeth in frustration as I watched and listened to my friends struggle and cry out as they tried to free themselves. Damn it, was this all I could do?! I might not have any powers, but surely I could do more than just sit here! Fuck, I'd never felt so utterly useless…

"QUIT YOUR WHINING BOY!"

My breath caught in my throat at the unexpected voice that suddenly echoed through my head. It was deep, rough and very powerful.

"Wha…"

"I WILL NOT HAVE MY WIELDER BE SUCH A PATHETIC, SHIVERING WRECK," said the voice, "YOU ARE MY REPRESENTATIVE VALI MORGENSTERN. YOU WILL PULL YOURSELF TOGETHER, YOU WILL DEFEAT THESE FOOLS WHO BELIEVE THAT THEY CAN RAISE THEIR ARMS AGAINST ONE SUCH AS YOU."

"Who are you?" I thought, somehow knowing that the owner of the voice could hear me, "Where did you come from?"

The voice snorted.

"I HAVE BEEN WITH YOU SINCE THE BEGINNING," said the voice, "I ADMIT, I HAVE NEVER HAD A HOST QUITE LIKE YOU AND THIS WORLD IS RATHER DIFFERENT FROM MY OWN. BUT WE CAN DISCUSS THIS LATER. FOR NOW, YOU HAVE A BATTLE TO WIN."

"And how do you propose I do that?"

"LIKE THIS."

My eyes widened again as I felt a massive surge of energy rush through my body, filling me with strength and washing away my fear. At the same time, knowledge of how to use said energy appeared in my mind as if it had always been there and my back throbbed. I gritted my teeth and let out a hiss as my spine arched, ignoring the thug holding me. He wouldn't be a problem for much longer anyway. The energy flowing through me surfaced over my skin, covering my body in crackling energy that forced the knife blade away and shocked the goon holding me with enough power that he convulsed...right before he was sent flying as a pair of massive wings tore themselves from my shirt and spread wide, knocking the goon holding Amy for six and sending him flying. My wings gave a powerful flap, sending me shooting up towards the ceiling and scattering countless motes of blue light from the azure feathers of energy that made up the bulk of the wings. I came to a stop in mid air, floating in place with my wings spread wide, glaring down at the dumbfounded goons.

"You idiots chose the wrong mall to rob today," I said as I crossed my arms over my chest and called upon the energy again, blue lightning sparking off my fingers.

"W-wait, d-don't do anything stupid!" stuttered one of the goons, "Y-you can't take us all down without taking out your little whores!"

My scowl darkened even further, before I gave an equally dark grin.

"Oh, I wouldn't be so sure of that," I said as I uncrossed my arms and pointed at the thug, "But since you decided to insult my friends, you can be my first guinea pig. Chain lightning."

At my command, the lightning leaped from my fingertips and lanced towards the goon, striking him full in the chest, before leaping from him and branching into the two closest goons and from them into the two closest to them and so on. In the blink of an eye, the lightning had blasted every single goon that had been attacking Glory Girl and Laserdream off their feet and into lala land with massive, smouldering holes in their clothing and burns on their skin. None of them were dead, but they certainly wouldn't be walking right for a while. With that done, I turned to the last remaining conscious goon, the one who had held Amy and was currently sitting on his arse, staring up at me in utter shock. I just smirked as I held up my hand again. The goon immediately scrambled to his feet and grabbed Amy again, ducking behind his hostage and pressing the knife back to her throat.

"Don't even think about it!" he shouted, sounded more than a little hysterical, "If you shock me, I'll slit this bitches throat!"

Amy froze, a look of terror on her face. I narrowed my eyes, but didn't lower my hand, although the lightning did fade.

"That really wasn't smart," I said, "If you'd just surrendered, you could get off without getting hurt."

"Oh yeah? What are you gonna do?" sneered the thug, "You can't hit me without hitting her!"

I smirked.

"I wouldn't bet on that," I said, "After all, I've touched you."

The goon frowned.

"What…"

I snapped my fingers.

DIVIDE!

The goon reeled back as I felt a tiny trickle of energy flow into me from my wings. I frowned. That was hardly even worth the effort. Oh well, it got Amy free at least. The brunette immediately stumbled away from her former captor and into Vickys arms as the blond rushed to grab her sister, the two sisters embracing. I idly snapped my fingers again, electrocuting the goon as he tried to get to his feet.

I floated down and landed lightly, my wings shifting and shrinking to a more manageable size, although I didn't dismiss them yet. I walked over to my friends, scanning Vicky and Crystal, wincing slightly when I saw the nasty bruises and cuts that covered both girls from the beatings they'd endured. However, neither seemed particularly bothered and, as they were already reasonably experienced Heroes, I wasn't completely surprised.

"THOSE FEMALES ARE IMPRESSIVE," said the voice in my head.

"That is an understatement," I said as I approached them, "Are you girls OK?"

Crystal looked up, the other two too busy making sure their sister was alright and reassuring themselves.

"Yeah, we're fine," said Crystal, "Vicky and I can take injuries like this and Amy's just a little shaken. What about you...?"

She trailed off as she eyed my wings.

"Me? I'm fine," I said, "Kinda hard not to be when I've got these."

I spread my wings, the energy feathers glowing faintly and shedding tiny motes of light.

"Yeah...I guess your right," she said slowly.

I could sort of see why she was so confused. As a Cape, even a second generation, she knew what a Trigger event should be like and so was confused as to how I could be so calm after what should have been one of the worst moments of my life. However, that only applied to Capes and, despite what would inevitably be believed by everyone, I wasn't one. A Cape that is. Oh no, I was no puppet of a multidimensional entity, the beast that dwelt in my Soul was a very different being indeed.

A startled gasp drew Laserdream and my attention back to Glory Girl and Amy, just in time to see both girls staring at Vicky's arm in shock as her injuries vanished before our eyes. Well, it looks like my powers weren't the only ones to awaken today. Guess Brockton Bay's now got its own healer...and its very own White Dragon.

And with that, I'm done. Once again, let me reiterate, Earth Bet is NOT the DXD world...Earth Aleph is. That means that we can and will see some DXD characters showing up, but not many. Right now, I only have two, possibly three planned, other than Albion and Ddraig. For obvious reasons.

Speaking of, I wonder if you can guess which Worm character will be the Red Dragon? They will also be the only other Bet native with a Sacred Gear.

I think my reasons for naming our protagonist Vali Morgenstern are pretty obvious, right? If not, Morgenstern is German for Morning Star, another name for Lucifer. No, hes not part Devil, hes fully Human as supernatural entities do not exist natively on Earth Bet. Huh, a White Dragon, insanely powerful 'Cape' and a German name...the Empire will be chomping at the bit to get him.

Anyway, that'll do for now, so I'm gonna sign off. Don't forget to leave a review on the way out!