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Kamijou open his eye at least he think his eye was open. He was in a unfamiliar place. No, it would be more correct to say that there was nothing here. Everything was black as if this is the realm of emptiness itself.
The he can feel something glowing. It not like it normal glow where you it brighten the surrounding but this glow seem to make it harder for him to ascertain what it is almost as if the glow itself is wiping all the surrounding beside him. it was nothing to begin with and yet he can feel something gad gone.
"fufufu… this is the first time we met human, but you can see me in this state right?" as that something said that finally the figure reveal itself to be some sort of snake. No, the more he look this creature resemble more of something that like a dragon. The dragon resembles more of the east dragon instead of west dragon with long body scale. On each claw was some sort of orb with devoid of color.
"Who are you?" Kamijou find himself asking this question. Although in front of him was a dragon and from this dragon also big at least his head is about 20 meter width. Let not talk about the length of his body. He can't make clear of what it color like. it felt like he can see but he can't seem to figure what color the dragon scale is.
"You can call me Rei, as you can see I'm a dragon." He can tell even if he doesn't tell him. but the question is what a dragon doing in front of him. can his imagine breaker even affected the dragon? Since dragon is counted as supernatural so it should be impossible for his imagine breaker to affect it but if the dragon is too much for his imagine breaker he might just dig himself into trouble if he tried any bad movement.
"I see, nice to meet you rei-san, my name is Kamijou, Kamihou touma." Since the dragon had introduce himself it would be rude if he didn't tell him his name.
"You doesn't seem to show any reaction being in a presence of dragon?" it not like Touma didn't surprised. It just that he already got use to all the weird thing that happen around him. If people ask him a weird thing that happened to him he probably could publish a book already.
"No, it just I already seen more weird thing that this just become normal for me." he answer honestly. But when he think of it again it doesn't seem to be healthy for a high school student like him to think of meeting a dragon just another normal occurrences.
"fufufufu… just like I expected of you, after the battle with that Gabriel counterpart you must not be easily startled right?" Gabriel should be referred to that archangel he fought during the third world war. And what did he meant by counterpart? The way he say it seem almost like there is another archangel gabriel beside the one he just saw.
"hm… this might be late but where am I?" he should have ask this question in the first place. The last thing he remember was fighting a half naked woman whom ability is to control fire. Not to mention that said fire was not an ordinary fire as his imagine breaker cant negated it completely upon meeting his right hand. Is she a magician or Esper. The way she control the fire she doesn't seem to use any kind of incantation or any set of rune. She just summoned the fire as if it was part of her body.
If that the case she was an Esper then. No, first of all why would an Esper doing outside Academy city in without observation in the first place. Or maybe she is a gemstone that the academy city haven't found yet.
"just as the thought crossed his mind the Dragon, Rei answer his question.
"you're in a space between dream and reality. Mind and matter." The dragon said. huh? What did he meant by that.
"I think that enough for introduction, we will meet again human." Just as he said that the dragon vanished from view as Touma felt his consciousness slipping out again.
He wants to yell wait but he find himself to not be able to speak as his consciousness fading away and then-
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"-p. wake up!" Kamijou startled as he open his eye only to be met with that girl who just attack him.
"phew… finally wake up, it been like 8 hours sicne you faint." The woman said as she sigh in relief upon noticing him who just open his eye.
"hahaha… it was a miracle that you didn't die after receiving that kind of attack, Gallete here can't control her temper sometime." He turned around to face with the man he had met yesterday who claim to be the real Honda Tadakatsu even though he find it hard to believe he still believe him anyway. If someone had gone what he gone through even they will believe any story even if that something doesn't make any sense.
"Father!" the girl who introduced as Gallete shout.
Eh? Did he just heard that right but did Gallete just called Honda-san father. No matter how he looks at them they don't resemble each other one bit.
"It was my fault in the first place." Touma admit though he didn't want to think what this man would do since he just see her daughter naked. Although the darkness make it hard to see but he can still see some part of her body. Especially when she use the fire attack making it much easier for him to see.
"I heard about it from my daughter, you got some gut to peek at someone daughter when her father was around." Honda-san said threateningly. Even Touma could feel the pressure from that alone.
He silently muter such misfortune before he explain exactly what happened. Although is he will believe him is another matter together.
"I see, and why are you still here Gallete, if you till dilly dying you're be late for school." As Honda-san said that Gallete yelled crap before dashing off. Now that he mentions it she seem to be wearing some sort of school uniform. But the weird thing is she was wearing a summer school uniform. Aren't it supposed to be winter now? Come to think of it, he doesn't feel as cold as it should be on winter.
"hm? I know I ask what year it is yesterday but what season it is now." He cant believe he let his guard down. Although the year was the same it doesn't mean anything if the date wasn't. and if this really summer then he just travel back a few month back meaning there will be anotehr him this time at the academy city. He not sure of the specific date so it could even be him that didn't lose his memories yet.
And so it was confirmed that it was summer. After that he ask the date and it definitely before he lost his memories. Than if he could go to academy city and somehow prevent the Kamijou Touma from losing his memories then he wouldn't need to lie to index and they can act naturally from there, not mention that the him before losing memories may know the exact nature of Imagine breaker so he could ask him about it.
He stop and though about it for a second. Is this raelly the past? He just assume so since the date was different although it was the same year. It could be another possibilities… one other poeebilities.
"hm… do you know anything about Academy city?"
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Kamijou was grateful that there is still good person in this world. he don't know what he will do being in an unknown place like this.
"Sorry for causing trouble, you're so kind to even give me a food to eat." Kamijou said feeling grateful toward his savior. He was pretty hungry wheh he just woke up. Being fainted for a weekend then another day making him really hungry. Now that he got his energy back it was time to discuss the topic at hand.
"you're saying you never heard of Academy city before?" Kamijou ask. That was impossible because there no way someone who live in japan wouldn't know about academy city. Even those outside of Japan knew about it existence.
"Nope, never heard of it, is that where you came from?" Honda-san said as he look at him with that questioning eye. Maybe he really is a hermit who didn't know anything about outside world. then again his daughter Gallete goes to school meaning they wasn't seclude from outside world at all. Why did they live deep inside the forest outside of divination is stage already. Maybe he should approach from another point of view, since this guy said who he thinks he is than he must be a magician who managed to live for more than 400 years..
"Are you a magician?" he decides to be blunt about it. There no use playing with word now.
"haha… so you knew about that other side, but to your question I'm not a magician, but I'm not a normal human either." That other side should be referring to science and magic right.
"If you're not a magician than you're an esper?" if he said he not a magician than he could only be an Esper.
"esper? I'm afraid I don't understand perhaps it would be better if you tell me how you past out in the middle of the wood in the first place." He doesn't seem to know what it meant by esper so if he neither of those what is he?
Seeing that they wont get anywhere like this Touma decide to explain how he end up here starting from world war 3 and the fight with archangel Grabiel and Fiamma.
"You fought with the Seraph Grabiel? Which side are you then, Devil or fallen angel?" now thing had start getting weird. Devil? Fallen angel? He met an angel already so there is a possibilities that those also exist but what did he meant by side.
Seeing Touma confused look he continued.
"Furthermore there never been any war between this academy city happened lately so your story is hard to believe." He was right. If this was the past the war won't happen yet but there is still something that bugs Touma. When he said which side he didn't said anything about magic or Science instead he saying something about Devil and Fallen angel. He maybe has to consider his other theories.
"hm… I don't really know what happened exactly but when I woke up I wasn't In russia anymore and instead I'm back to japan. I'm still confused myself." He admit. He knew that there is a magician skill that allow them to teleport from place to place but it wasn't possible to teleport him because his Imagine breaker would surely negated it. "hm… and the reason I ask you those date is because the last time I remember it was winter and yet here I am back to summer and the year was still the same…"
"Time travel? No that wasn't possible or maybe dimensional travel." Huh… what did that guy said just now. Dimensional travel?
"What do you mean by dimensional travel?" Touma ask feeling confused.
"It as it said, it means you just travel to different dimension, time doesn't move the same for each dimension that exists just like how heaven and underworld is before. But now they had adjusted the time so it would move correspond with the human world. if what you said is true than you must be from neither of this dimension, if so perhaps you could explain about your world and I will tell you more about this world." finally there were some lead but dimensional travel. Does that mean he was In some sort of parallel world where Academy city didn't exist or is this a truly different world altogether with his own set of rules?
Now that they finally had some lead Touma then explain about his world, about magic side from what he knew, he didn't knew much to begin which, and he also explain about esper and Science side. this was the most notable thing that he think would make a difference if he really was in different world.
Honda-san seem to absorb everything that he just said. After he finished it was time for him to explain to him about this supposed alternate world.
He found out about this world. Apparently it was control by three great powers. One is angel side which was control by a God. The other side is Devil with was control by four Maou, and finally there were Fallen angel which control by whoever it is was the governor and according ti him it was someone called Azazel. Beside that there are also another being but because of implicit anti-war agreement they had been stay quiet in their own territory. One of other power is also another God which they refer as Earth God. He can easily recognize name like Zeus and Odin because he had fought someone who sue the those kind of Mythology for their magic. There also another human who gain power from the descendant. They area called Heroes Descendant unlike Honda-san himself who claim to be the real Honda Tadakatsu.
"How are you alive even after hundred year has passed?" It doesn't really make sense really. If he said he was a devil or something else he might shrug it off but it was impossible for him to live that long and his face doesn't seem to show that he already more than 400 year old. He looks more like a man in40 than 400 years old.
"Because of this." As he said that he extend his hand as a hole appear from the space. He put his hand inside the hole as he take out some sort of large spear. Touma could feel a some sort of power generate from the spear. He need to be careful with it. if he accidently touch it with his right hand the spear might even breake and he don't want to do that after all this man had done to him.
"hm.. Honda-san I said it first but it better if you don't let that spear near my right hand or it may nreak or something like that." Honda-san raised his eyebrow confused by that statement as Kamijou Touma explain about his imagine breaker to him.
"… I heard about it from my daughter that you destroy her flame, is that why." The flame from yesterday, he doesn't really understand why but all of a sudden he can feel something wrap around his hand as the flamed fully dispelled. It as if his imagine breaker just got stronger somehow.
"by the way as to answer your question how I'm still alive it was because of this, the spear Tonbo-giri. It was demonic spear where it wielder is cursed for living eternally until it was passed to someone else or it host died."
Huh? He doesn't really understand but a curse to live eternally. he some even seek to live log so how is that a curse?
"ops, did I intrude on something." suddenly a voice come from the front door as Touma turned and look. Honda-san doesn't seem to look as if he knew who the owner of the voice.
"Azazel huh… what are you doing here, if you came to look for Gallete she at school right now." Honda-san said. he doesn't seem to fond of this newcomer.
"hahaha… while it was interesting to meet with the owner of Immortal flame but I'm afraid I came here today to met you, by the way who is this person and why are you bringing out Tonbo-giri out in the open." As the person who identified by Honda-san called Azazel said that he enter the house as if it was natural and take a seat beside Touma.
"you got a good timing, he is…" and so Honda-san told Azazela bout what Kamijou had told him just now. He trust Honda judgment and if he think it was good idea to tell this person so be it.
The person Azazel narrows his eye as he listen to the story.
"you're saying this person came from neither Human world or any place dimension that was known. And he says he just fought with Gabriel?" Azazel said trying to confirm the word. Touma don't know who this person is but he seem to hold higher authorities on whatever it si the organization he is.
"Yeah… and I believe him completely." Honda said his eye didn't waver for a second.
"hm… the only think I could think of is that he came from the world completely different from us. And it may be possible that the god in his world was also different from the one we have." Huh… it look like the talk had changed to God. He don't even know about what kind of faction is in this world so he didn't sure if the God he mention refer to the GOD.
"hm… could someone explain to me how this world work." He was waiting for Honda-san to explain it to him but this person just interrupted before he get the chance to hear it.
"ah… I guess I haven't explain it to you yet, since Azazel is here it better if you heard from him directly." Honda-san said as he make a gesture for Azazel to continued.
"eh… this isn't the reason I came here but, listen…" Azazel said as he make a lecture pose.
And so after a whole long explanation about this world which Touma only able to get half of it. he feel like he was being teach by a teacher about a subject that don't know anything about so there no way he will be able to absorb all of information.
But Azazel explanation was easier to understand than Honda-san version. Probably because he is some sort of higher up from one of the side.
In this world there is three great power, Angel, Devil and Fallen angel. It easier to understand since it just like his world where Science and magic in replace of this three. The angel like they said live in different dimension called heaven while fallen angel and Devil both live in hell or more precisely Underworld.
Outside of these three there also other power just like Honda-san said before, like the leader of Asgard Odon and the leader of Mt Olympus Zeus.
"On a side note I am a leader of Grigory in other word Fallen angel." He adds as Touma was absorbing the new information. I see so he is- eh?
"Ehhhhh…" for how he act he knew that he was some sort of important people but he didn't expect him to be a leader of one of the faction.
"haha.. What are you surprised about." He laughed while moving his hand. As he did that Azazel hand accidently came into contact with his imagine breaker as suddenly, "BA" the sound of wing being spread out as Touma can feel his imagine breaker was negating something.
Azazel immediately distances himself from Touma as he hold his hand. Touma don't know what happened, could it be his imagine breaker was somehow able to even affect the Fallen angle or any of the supernatural creature around.
"What happened?" Honda asks as he saw the event that unfolded in front of him.
"I'm not sure, but when I touch him hand my power seem to go out of control and I can't control it." Touma was relief that nothing happened. He just arrive on this world and he don't want all of the fallen angel to chase after him because of him Accidentally killing their leader.
"it even effect you? that imagine breaker was strong indeed." Honda replied as he heard Azazel answer.
"Imagine breaker?" he seem to be confused by the term that he hadn't heard about.
I decide to explain it about my hand abilities. I don't want it to happen again. That was only for a moment, who knows what will happen if my right hand make a contact with him long enough. Maybe he will disappear or something like that.
"That was… I'm not sure what happened. On one hand it a power that on par with Longinus itself. The power to kill god." Touma had heard of the term Longinus before but since this world is different from his own it might be different thing than what he had heard.
"hm… let think about this later, what is that business you have with me." Honda-san said as he tried to change the topic.
Azazel look at Touma for a second before he look back at Honda-san. as he start to speak.
"I guess it wouldn't do any harm if I say this in front of him, Have you heard of Khaos Brigade?"
"Khaos Brigade? No, never heard of it."
Since Kamijou just arrive of this world everything is new to him including this Khaos brigade this person talk.
"So you didn't know, I thought that they will make contact with you already since they seem to gather all kind of people, descendant of hero or even the Hero itself."
"hm… I keep that in mind but what are this Khaos brigade?"
Honda-san ask while all Kamijou did was listen. no one notice another person or rather another being that was reside inside Kamijou Touma were listening to the conservation.
"They are a group who seem to be aiming of taking over the world." hearing that Honda just narrower his eye as he said.
"if it were just that I'm sure it won't be a problem for you to take care of them, or si there something that make you hesitated to take action?" Since Azazel were supposed to be a leader of fallen angel he must ne super strong. That must be why Honda-san questioning him was what Kamijou thought seeing the interaction.
"it still haven't be confirmed yet but their leader is supposed to be the divine Dragon Ophis." At hearing Azazel answer Honda eye went wide. whoever it is this Ophis is he must be really strong to have Honda-san this cautious.
"ophis huh… then this is a serious matter, now is not the time for the three side to go to war if someone like that were a leader of the terrorist."
"I thought so to that why I had been planning to Hold a conference with other side, but my subordinate Kokabiel doesn't seem to like my action and I feel like he had been acting secretly behind my back."
"heh… and you call yourself a leader, but I keep that in mind, thank you for informing of that matter."
Hm… Touma felt like he shouldn't really be here. But from what he heard about the conservation it seem that Azazel want to make peace with other faction but His Subordinate didn't agreed with him. what wrong with peace isn't much more better to have peace. Or did this guy had a reason like Fiamma to start a war. There no way Kamijou would let anything like that happened but it not like fe can do anything about it. He don't even know this Kokabiel in the first place so he shouldn't judge him just yet.
"Now that matter settled I'm rather interested with that power of yours, is it okay for me to look at it once more?" Azazel turned his attention as his eye almost scream "research" when he look at Touma.
"eh? Hm… just be carefull, I don't want an army of fallen angel to chase after me because I accidently Killed their leader." Touma said as he feel a sweat drop if something like that were to really happen.
"hahaha… I'm not so weak as to be killed by the power of this level, maybe if you make it stronger it may have the power to kill me." he say as he touched his right hand again as Touma can feel something being cancelled.
"hm… this hand seem to be negating the restrain that I put at my power, not just that it seem to absorb, no it more like being negated." Azazel said as he studied the Imagine breaker closely.
"Did you find something?" even Touma himself doesn't know about his imagine breaker full abilities. It would be great if someone could tell him what it is.
"Well, I must say this Imagine breaker is quiet dangerous. Like you said it really negate supernatural. When I touch it I feel like my power went out of control before I managed to regain control of it back. it the same kind of feeling when Devil was hit by Holy item. This imagine breaker is a weakness to every supernatural creature just like how Holy sword is to Devil." He don't really know what he meant by Holy sword but from what he understand, his imagine breaker is some sort of weakness to all of the supernatural creature. It just like when you fought a monster in RPG where they have weakness like fire, water and so on. The same thing was applied to his Imagine breaker. If this world is a video game and he kand a hit on this supernatural being it will be called Critical Hit.
"if that the case shouldn't you let go of my hand right now." Touma ask worriedly.
"Like I said before this kind of power isn't enough to kill me. although I feel some damaged from touching it." Azazel said as Touma can see some a burn mark forming at his hand. Touma immediately shake of his hand from Azazel when seeing that.
"oi, you're clearly hurt!" he shout as he distance himself a bit.
"To dealt that much damage just from that, huh… I guess I underestimate that power a bit." Honda-san said. and because he was human Imagine breaker doesn't affect him so Touma could feel relief at that.
"so Azazel, is there any other reason you here. although I was thankful for the info but you're not here just because you want to said that to me. And It definitely not because of the boy here since you didn't knew about him before you show up." Honda-san making Azazel to focus on him instead. His hand seem to be healing little by little. It might take a while before it completely healed.
"You see right through me, Tadakatsu-kun." Did he just call Honda-san that? well since he has exist since ancient time he must be much older than Honda-san himself although he look younger than him.
"I get straight to the point; I want you to join me. we need every man power we have to fought against Khaos brigade, and not to mention I heard the legendary Lu Bu was on their side." Azazel add that last part as he finished the sentence.
"LU BU!" Honda-san seem to shock by the name as he stood up from his seat. "heh… if that the case very well, I'll help you but only till the fight over. But one thing is don't involve Gallete in this, she is still young to be involved on something like this." Honda-sad said his face stern as he won't budge on this.
"it not like I want to involve her at all but thing can happen that may drag him into this battle so don't blame me if she was somehoe involve in this."
"sigh… I knew that, " Honda-sain while sighing. Hemsut be worried for his daughter to get drag in this.
"By the way boy, this doesn't concern you but if you stay with me I may be able to find a way to send you back." Azazels said as he look at Touma. What kind of question is that? he don't know a single thing about this world and not to mention he need to find a way to go back to his world. so he don't have any option beside agreeing with him. Since Honda-san seem to had join them temporarily he might as well do the same.
"Do I have a choice?" seeing Azazel face seem to tell that it wasn't a choice in the first place.
"Such misfortune.." Touma mutter before turning and look at Azazel. "Alright… I'll go with you, but I won't follow order that I don't want to follow." Touma said.
"Then since everyone agreed let depart to hell." As Azazel said that the only thought running in Touma mind is-
"What the hell!"
Allright, this chapter is mostly an explanation chapter. In case anyone wondering where Gallete character came from. I use her character bases on the manga Shina dark. I knew most of you probably haven't heard of that manga but if you want to know how she look like just check the front cover. It a girl with a red hair.
I don't remember how long it is before I rewrite the story back. part of the reason because of the lack of information and part of it is because it been a while since I see Dxd. In this chapter I use the ter imagine breaker a bit different than the previous prototype chapter. Imagine breaker can even erased angel I know but think of it like this. Imagine breaker is a weakness to all of Suoernatural creature just like Hoe Devil weak to Holy item. Right now the original setting of Imagine breaker cant kill high evel opponent yet but it can kill a low class devil with one punch. When I said low class I mean devil who are weakling. Not those who are low class but has power that can rival god like Issei is. Although right now he is a middle class Devil.
Of course his power will get stronger as the story progress and I don't intend to follow the novel as Touma will have his own adventure different than Issei is. Now then I hope you review the story and for those who has review the previous chapter two you can review it as a guest if you want.
