FOREWORD
With the impending release of Final Fantasy IX on Steam, I wanted to do an update themed around my Final Fantasy IX stories, albeit not exclusive to them. While I hadn't intended to post a new story, inspiration strikes in the oddest ways, and this was an idea that needed to be told, as a celebration of the release of my personal favourite Final Fantasy game on Steam.
After the surprise success of Fall to Zenith, my crossover between Harry Potter and Highschool DxD, I wanted to do another fic of that crossover, but my next attempt, Sympathy for the Devil, turned out crap, and I decided to abandon it. I was wavering about whether I should do a pure Highschool DxD fanfic, or another crossover with Harry Potter. If the former, I wanted a quiet, solemn, and serious Issei, partly inspired by the one in YagamiNguyen's Soundless Knight. But as I thought about it idly once, I realised, quiet, solemn, and serious fits one of the characters from Final Fantasy IX: Vivi.
Vivi kind of gets a raw deal in the game. He's only about six months or so old (despite acting like a much older child), and ends up dying after the game's events. Okay, yes, I spoiled that little part of the game, but it's over a decade old, the statute of limitations has run out on spoilers. Anyway, I had this weird notion of doing a type of fic that I had tried to do, but never really done before: a reincarnation fic. Considering one of my favourite Highschool DxD fics is a reincarnation fic (Reborn as Issei by lfonzo, which has Issei being the reincarnation of Jiraiya from Naruto), it has some small merit.
Anyway, time for the usual disclaimers. Firstly, there will be spoilers for both Highschool DxD, and Final Fantasy IX, especially the latter.
Secondly, there will be annotations, heavy annotations, and bellyachers will be treated with all due contempt.
Thirdly, for language, violence, and sexual references (the latter is a given, as this IS Highschool DxD after all), this is an M-rated work.
Finally, the following is a fan-written work. Final Fantasy IX and Highschool DxD are the properties of their respective owners. Please support the official release. Otherwise, Koneko will come around to your place and beat you up…
