So I had this idea for a new story and wanted to start it as soon as possible.
I hope you guys enjoy it
"Master Kay, it is time for your daily sword lessons"
"Is it already 10 o'clock? Tell father I'll be there."
I stood up from my chair and made my way to my wardrobe, changing out of my nightwear. I put on my armour and left the room. On the way, I had passed Arthur and Le Fay's rooms, walking slowly as to not wake them up.
My name is Kay Pendragon. I have short blonde hair and blue eyes, am the descendent of Arthur Pendragon and the heir to the Pendragon family. There was only one problem. You see, I wasn't always Kay Pendragon. I have memories of what I think used to be a past life, though they are quite hazy. I remember having an older brother and sister who always did what they could to make my life better, I remember my best friend who would come over to my house everyday and I remember I was going home to watch a new anime that was released when I was hit by a car. After that was darkness and cramped spaces before I woke up again.
I don't think words can describe how it felt to be aware when you're being born. The moment I was born, I was assaulted by bright lights and voices all around me. It when I was picked up by a beautiful woman with blonde hair and green eyes that I finally realised what happened. I was reincarnated. When I was born in this world, I was scared at first. After all, I won't get to see my family anymore, my other family. They probably didn't even know I had died. My best friend was still waiting at my home for me to show up, we were meant to watch the anime together. At some point I had resigned to my fate. The person I used to be was dead, never to come back. As much as it pains me they would have to get over my death on their own. All I can do now is live this new life to the best of my ability.
Life as a baby was just as you would imagine it; It was terrible. I was forced to eat baby food, treated like I was the most fragile thing ever (technically I was), made to watch educational television, etc. The teething period of my baby life was the worst. Day after day I felt the need to chew on everything and anything I could get my little baby hands on.
A couple of years later, when I was 7 years old, I was given a younger brother. My parents had decided to name him Arthur, after our ancestor King Arthur. When I held him for the first time he had felt so small, like he would break if I applied anymore pressure. Was this how I felt when I was born? Was this how my brother and sister felt when I was born? The thought made me want to protect him, make sure all the monsters stay away from him. I wanted to be a brother to him just like my own brother and sister were to me.
3 years later, mother and father had another child. This time we were blessed with a girl; her name was Le Fay. Just like I did with her brother, I had promised I would always protect her from anything that would bring harm.
The 2 of them were adorable kids; Arthur would always follow me around asking for 'Upsies' and Le Fay would want me to read her a story every night. Who was I to refuse my little King and Queen? They seemed to enjoy the nickname I gave them, always smiling whenever I called them that way.
When Arthur was born it started off as a suspicion. When Le Fay was also born, I was convinced. I hadn't just been reincarnated, I had reincarnated into another world.
The Highschool DxD-universe to be exact.
At first I was freaking out. I was reincarnated into a world where Devils, Angels, Fallen Angels, Youkai and other supernatural races were real, walking around as if they couldn't kill you in less than a second. The world where logic is controlled by the biggest boobs and butts to the smallest, where the perverts reign supreme as the strongest. Who wouldn't be terrified? The anime did a good job hiding it but this world was seriously messed up. Did Ishibumi even know what he had created? Children being slaughtered, humans forced into peerages, stray devils hunting humans, etc. I would have to be very powerful if I wanted to keep up with this world.
However, my reason for being strong wasn't because I was scared. I had to be strong to protect Arthur and Le Fay from all of those monsters, to protect my siblings like I know my own would do for me. That was why I had asked my father to train me, I wanted to get a head start on this world. With my foreknowledge of the story line I should be able to fare pretty well, though I can only remember everything up to the Young Devils Gathering, the rest after that is just blank.
Father had agreed and had started to train me. Everyday from 10 AM to 12 AM was my morning practice. I would get a break for 1 hour before starting my afternoon practice from 1 PM to 3 PM. After that were lessons on Mathematics, English, History and other subjects; a different tutor for each subject. This would go on from 4 PM to 7 PM. Finally, I would have one more training session but only for 1 hour before my day was over. It was a strenuous daily regime but it was definitely starting to show some merit. I was already able to keep up with a mid-class level opponent at the age of 8 and if that's not impressive then I don't know what is. I couldn't beat them but it was still something.
"Kay, you're here. A letter came in for you today." Father told me as soon as I entered the training grounds.
"What is it?"
"The Church have sent you another invitation to join them." he gave the letter an annoyed look.
The Church.
They were a faction I did not want anything to do with. They preach about how everyone is the same in Gods eyes. They collect money from their followers to use it for protecting the people. They take in children who have no other place to go and give them a home.
The Church preach about how everyone is the same right before they tell you God hates everything that isn't human. They collect money from their followers and use it to dine on the finest foods and drink the most expensive wines. They take children in because nobody would miss them and train them into exorcists who will hunt anything that isn't human. It's funny how the people they claim to be 'heretics' are only those who knew too much and ran to protect their lives.
There may have been some priests and clergymen who had good intentions but the Church itself was far too corrupt for them to do anything about it. The Angels who reside in heaven don't do anything about it either. No, it would be more accurate to say they pretend they don't know what's happening. The entire Heaven Faction was a mess and I didn't want them anywhere near me or my family.
"I'll burn it immediately."
The reason for the invitation was because of my Light element. The Church have been looking for people with a powerful Light element to train Then, so when they had gotten wind of mine they acted instantly. Apparently, my Light element is the strongest that's been seen in centuries, almost a millennium. They've already offered me Holy swords, magic tomes, ancient scripts, etc. Of course I've refused every offer.
"No, you can burn it later. Now is training time." He threw me a wooden sword and got into position, "Get ready!"
"Yes father!"
"Ugh..."
"Nii-sama are you alright?"
"I'm fine Arthur just...peachy..."
Father is a monster. How the hell did he even pull off half the moves he did? The man was throwing me all over the training grounds under the pretence of 'training' when it was really just stress relief, his smile said it all.
Just as I was about to sit up something hit my chest, forcing me back down. Looking down at the area of impact I saw Le Fay holding me down with a glare.
"Onii-sama bad!" Ah little sister, even when you're angry you can still make it look adorable...
"I'm sorry I worried you Le Fay, but I need to do this you know?"
"Why?" Arthur cut in, "Why do you keep insisting on becoming stronger?"
"That's pretty obvious, I just want to be strong. Strong enough to protect what I deem precious, and that includes the two of you."
Le Fay hugged me with a smile but Arthur narrowed his eyes at me, "Do you think we're weak? I'll have you know that i'm close to usi-"
"That's not it at all Arthur. I just want to protect my siblings is all." I interrupted him, "It's my job as the older brother after all, if I don't protect you then i'm not a good brother."
I puffed my chest out in pride, it's times like this that my natural charisma comes out. Arthur thought over my answer before sighing and picking up Le Fay, ignoring her cry of protest.
"Just be careful nii-sama, you know that Le Fay worries easily."
"Just Le Fay?" I teased with a grin. Arthur blushed in embarrassment and turned his head away.
"Just Le Fay." he confirmed before leaving me in my room.
Ah, it seems that I have a troublesome tsundere on my hands~
It's been 5 years since I started my training program with father. I was now 15 years old and my body was starting to become more built, no thanks to the tortu-training father puts me through. Arthur was now 8 years old while Le Fay was 5 years old. Arthur was turning out to be just like his canon counterpart, already wearing the suit and constantly carrying a practice sword everywhere. Meanwhile, Le Fay was wearing a smart uniform with the blue cape and witch hat. She would always be seen reading a tome or with me and Arthur.
"Widen your legs! You won't have a good balance that way!"
"Yes sir!" I widened my legs, realising it was easier to keep on my feet as I blocked fathers sword strikes.
"Your grip is weak! Correct it!"
"Yes sir!" I tightened my fists, stopping the sword in my hand from going astray when slashing.
"Your right side is wide open!"
"Oh shi-" I didn't even get to finish my sentence as I was already flying across the training grounds; I felt the air leave my lungs when I hit the wall. My body was numb from all the strikes I received; I had trouble getting back up. Father took one look at me and sighed.
"I suppose that's enough for today." Father said as he collected the wooden swords. I barely picked myself up and was about to make my way inside when he called out to me.
"Kay! After you clean yourself up, come to my office."
"Yes father." I sighed. It was always work with this man, he needs to learn how to take a break.
Father soon left the training grounds, leaving me alone. What does he want to talk about I wonder?
"Good, you're here." was the first thing father said when I entered his office, "Take a seat Kay."
"What did you want to talk about?" I asked as I sat in front of his desk.
"It will soon be time for your Coming-Of-Age ceremony, you will be tested to see if one of our family's Holy Swords choose you as its wielder. Though with your Light element level, I wouldn't be surprised if you were chosen by Excalibur Ruler."
Oh. OH! Excalibur Ruler, one of the pieces of the original Excalibur! Wasn't Arthur meant to be the wielder of the sword? What would happen to the story if I was the wielder?
"I'm expecting you to be ready by 6:00 alright?"
"Yes father" I answered.
It looks like there's no way out of this. I suppose I could just give Excalibur Ruler to Arthur if I do get chosen by it, that is if Excalibur Ruler agrees with it.
As soon as I left fathers office, I saw Arthur and Le Fay standing outside the room, most likely eavesdropping on our conversation. From the looks on their faces, they must have heard everything.
"Onii-sama, I know you're definitely going to be chosen!" Le Fay exclaimed with pride in her voice. "After all, you're onii-sama!". It seems that the laws of logic do not apply when it comes to Le Fay.
"Le Fay, that doesn't make any sense." Good old Arthur, the voice of reason. "Though I do agree with Le Fay, you will definitely be chosen by the Excalibur Ruler. "
"Ah...your onii-chan is so happy hearing his siblings words of support" I pulled them into a hug and nuzzled my head onto theirs. Le Fay accepted the gesture instantly while Arthur was squirming in my arms trying to hide his blush.
"Nii-sama! Enough of this...this cuddling! I'm a man of the noble Pendragon House!" Arthur's blush didn't diminish in the slightest as he continued to protested.
"Ah Arthur! Your words are sharper than your blade!" I exclaimed in mock hurt.
"I don't mind Onii-sama!" Le Fay piped in.
"And that's why you're so adorable my little queen! Why can't you be like her Arthur? If you can't handle a simple cuddle, how will you govern an entire country!"
"Kings don't cuddle! They lead!"
"Kings do cuddle! How else will they show their love for their country!?"
"By bringing victory and glory to their motherland!"
"Keep up with the times Arthur! We don't bring glory and victory anymore! Now get ready!"
Le Fay squealed in delight as I increased the intensity of my cuddling. Meanwhile, Arthur was just about ready to pull out his wooden sword on me. I've never seen someone manage to look that angry while blushing.
My siblings really are adorable after all. I wonder if this is how Sirzechs and Serafall feel about Sona and Rias?
Somewhere in the underworld, two Super-Class Devils sneezed at the same time and turned their heads towards the window.
"Serafall, did you feel that?" Sirzechs asked.
"It looks like we have a comrade somewhere our there." Serafall nodded
"Heh, I bet Rias-tan is much cuter though."
"Don't be a fool! So-tan is much cuter!"
"Hah?! Are you stupid?!"
"You're the stupid one!"
The other devils could only watch as two of their leaders stopped the meeting, only to start arguing about who has the cuter sibling.
"You're finally here Kay."
"Yes father."
When I entered the Holy Sword chamber, I saw father standing in front of a line of cases. Each case held a holy sword that was passed down in our family. The swords were all weapons that belonged to members of the Round Table: Sir Gawain's Excalibur Galantine, The Sword of Revolving Victory'. Sister sword of the original Excalibur, it was said to represent the rays of heat from the sun with a Pseudo-Sun contained in the hilt. Sir Lancelot's Arondight, 'The Unfading Light of the lake'. It was the counterpart of Excalibur, said to be a limitless sword capable of receiving any attack without taking damage that shines much like the water of the Lake.. Sir Tristan's Failnaught, a bow that fired a string instead of arrows and known to always hit its target, Sir Mordred's Clarent, the 'Radiant and Brilliant Royal Sword', a sword that acted as a symbol of kingship denoting the right of succession of the throne.
Each weapon had tested each successor of the Pendragon family, deciding if he/she is worthy to wield them.
"Come forward and step onto the magic circle." father instructed me. I did as he asked and walked onto the magic circle. It was a small pentagram with runes circling it. As soon as my feet made contact with the circle, it hummed to life, glowing brighter than before.
The cases containing the weapons were opened, each one being delivered to me one by one. I would be tested against each sword to see which one will deem me worthy of wielding them.
First up was Excalibur Galatine. As it was placed in front of me, father gave me the instruction to remove it from its sheath. If I were deemed worthy, it would show it in its own manner. I placed my hand on the hilt, feeling the heat that travelled through the sword. The heat was increasing as I lifted it, turning the air around me warmer along the way. When I fully brandished it, the sword was lit on fire. I could feel power coursing through my body as I held the sword. Does this mean that I was chosen?
"Congratulations." Fathers voice confirmed for me, "You are now the wielder of Excalibur Galatine, wield it with pride as a man from the House of Pendragon."
Father turned around to leave but stopped halfway. His eyes widened in shock and his mouth was wide open as he watched the rest of the weapons. I was feeling the same way father was. After all, every one of the Holy Weapons that were left in the cases were reacting to me. Arondight was giving off a bright blue glow, Failnaught was shaking in its case and Clarent was covered in red lightning.
"Impossible..." father managed to finally speak after his moment of shock, "This has never happened before... To be chosen by not one, but four Holy Weapons?"
He turned his head my way. His expression was unreadable, but I think I saw a few traces of... pride?
He cleared his throat, breaking me out of my thoughts as he opened the cases for each weapon.
"As you can see, all the Holy Weapons here have chosen you to be their wielder." He was definitely looking at me with pride now. "I did not think it was possible, but I cannot possibly refute it anymore."
He picked up each weapon and handed them to me. "Congratulations Kay, you've been deemed worthy to wield four Holy Weapons."
"I've finally found you! The second coming of Arthur! Oh how I've waited so long for this day!"
This wasn't meant to happen.
The flames were burning everything in sight: the house, the stables, the training ground. All of the branch members of the family were dead. Father and Mother were already dead, they didn't make it out of the house in time. However, they died making sure that me, Arthur and Le Fay had gotten away. Right now though we were cornered by our aggressors, all of them wielding light swords and pistols. The crowd suddenly parted, giving way to a priest. He was an old man wearing a clergyman outfit, a small cap and glasses. This was the same man that had started the Holy Sword Project, killing innocent children for his own twisted agenda.
"Why are you here?!" I screamed at them, Excalibur Ruler poised to strike as soon as possible. "What did we do to you people?! Why is the Church attacking us?!"
"My dear boy, you didn't do a thing!" Galilei replied with a giddy smile, "Rather, it was your potential that brought us here!"
"My...my potential?"
"Of course! Think about it! The descendent of King Arthur, the strongest Holy Sword wielder! The first human to be born with a Light element this high since King Arthur himself! The first human being to have been chosen by four Holy Weapons! Imagine the possibilities! You would prove to be a huge boon to my research!"
...What?
"R-research?"
"Yes! If I were to have you, my research would make great strides forward! We could finally mass produce an army of true Holy Sword wielders!"he ranted on and on without stopping, "We've already collected the Holy Weapons that reside in the House of Pendragon, they could be used to-"
"You...you mean to tell me..." He frowned at my interruption but stayed quiet otherwise, "You destroyed my home...and killed my parents...for your research?" my voice was trembling, not with fear but with anger. Pure anger.
"Don't be sad child. After all, this is all in the name of God. Your family will be remembered as martyrs-"
"DON'T YOU DARE CALL THEM THAT!" I screamed at him, shielding Arthur and Le Fay from the genocidal priest. "DON'T TALK AS IF THEY WERE MEANT TO DIE! YOU KILLED THEM FOR YOUR OWN GAINS!" The rest of the exorcists came closer, chains ready to bind us.
"I've had enough of this, take them." was all Galilei said before giving the signal to capture us. The exorcists came upon us almost instantly, but not fast enough. I used Excalibur Ruler to cut down the first exorcist before turning to the next, severing his head from his body. I kicked him towards his comrades and quickly grabbed Arthur and Le Fay before running through the opening I created.
"STOP THEM! I NEED THAT BOY!"
Arthur POV:
I could hear footsteps behind us, blessed bullets and magic barely missing my siblings. I was terrified; I had just watched my home burn down and now my older brother was being targeted. I feel absolutely useless. Here I was, unable to do anything while my older brother was making sure we survived. Me and my sister were being a burden towards our brother and we knew it. Le Fay wasn't faring any better. She was absolutely terrified, her 'Onii-sama' was carrying both me and her while protecting us from the exorcists. She couldn't do anything but watch as her eldest brother carried more and more wounds for our sake. Nii-sama suddenly tripped on a root, making sure to shield us as he fell down. How long must this go on for? How long must we watch our brother take all the pain for us? We wouldn't get an answer anytime soon as he stood up and ran once more; the exorcists much closer than before now.
All three of us realised that this could not continue forever. At some point the exorcists would catch up and they would receive a fate worse than death; our brother must have understood this the most. Nii-sama kept running until he arrived at the bridge that leaves the Pendragon territory. We had just reached the end of the bridge when nii-sama fell down again. Once more, he picked us up and resumed his sprint before falling down instantly. He had lost too much blood, it was a miracle he could even carry us this far.
"J-just a little...further..."
"Onii-sama, please let us down! We can run on our own, you don't need to carry us anymore-!" Le Fay cried out before nii-sama interrupted her.
"No..." he cut in suddenly, "I'm the older brother...I have to protect the both of you..."
"Nii-sama, please! You must have realised that you can't even run anymore! Let us help you!" I tried to give my own thoughts on the matter. Nii-sama always called me the voice of reason, he should listen to my words!
"...You're right...I can't run anymore...but there's still one more thing I can do..." I don't like the look in his eyes and neither did Le Fay; it was the look of sadness and resignation.
"Nii-sama, what are you-" I didn't get to finish my question.
"Arthur, Le Fay". There was a gentle smile on his visage as he gave us a hug, "I've always went along with all of your demands, always listening to whatever you said and always doing whatever you wanted me to do." He said as he placed Excalibur Ruler in my hand before releasing us.
"So please, just this one time, accept this selfish request of mine." He gave us one final smile.
"Live."
That was the last thing nii-sama said before everything went black.
"I'm sorry."
I hid their sleeping bodies in the bushes nearby, masking their Light element presence by giving off my own one at full power. This way they would ignore them and chase after me instead.
Just as I planned, as soon as the exorcists arrived they didn't even spare a glance at the direction of Arthur and Le Fay, opting to restrain me instead. I put up the best fight I could but with the amount of wounds I had been given, it didn't take long for them to hold me down and place the chains on me. The last thing I saw was a boot in my face before everything went black.
