Disclaimer: I do not own Highschool DxD, it rightly belongs to Ichiei Ishibumi. I am doing this purely for the creative enjoyment.

Rated M for graphic content, possible ecchi scenes and so forth. Saves a bit of time in case something unexpected shows up.

Reviewer response: Wow, I only posted the character profile and got quite a few reviews/follows. Thanks! In response to Blckwlf4's review, I believe that you are right in saying that there are way too many markings and scars on Hunter. I have made the necessary changes and it should hopefully be shown in the previous chapter. If not, send me a PM so that I can take the correct steps in this.

Chapter 1: Ending leading to the new beginning

[] Asa

[] Cathal

{} Niefelm

{} Ddraig

' thinking

Crimson, the color of red. This is what I perceive as I look at my hands. The pain from the chest wound has slowly started to numb my senses as my strength starts to leave me.

{Partner! Hold on!}

[Can't you try summoning me one more time?!]

[Give it a rest Asa! Have you already forgotten about that little spell they used? He can't summon any of us in this state.]

It's true. When I had heard a girl scream in the park, I had gone to investigate it. Turns out, it was a trap that a few Fallen angels had set up just for little old me. I should feel honored but at the same time wonder how they were able to pull off such a spell. Nothing like that should have worked without some serious backup.

Still, here I am with my life flowing away.

Crimson. I can't seem to get this color out of my head. This reminds me of her, the Lady of Kuou that attends my school.

I don't want to die yet! I have so much left to do! But if this is to be the end, I would have liked to have one little chat with her. At least then I could explain some things to her on why I am the way that I appear.

As my thoughts go along these lines, a small pamphlet flies out of my pocket and lands on the ground. A red light begins to shine out from that point.

'Guess I should go back to the beginning to help people out here'

{Hunter, you're doing it again.}

'C'mon Niefelm, give me a break! Can't I have a little fun before I die?'

Cue the Flashback!

Two weeks prior

It's been a little over a week since I've been cleared to go back to school. Starting tomorrow I will be attending Kuou academy with my brother Nick. Even though we're twins he will be a third year whereas I will be a second year due to my "time away".

'Don't think on that! It's been some time and I have to put the past in the past.'

[C'mon Hunter! Enough with the soul searching and get a move on! You're almost done with the morning regimen.]

'Okay Cathal, jeeze! Can't I have a little peace while doing this?'

Oh yeah, almost forgot to let you know. I'm currently finishing my morning run which ends the daily training for my physical body. At night, I'm treated to further training courtesy of the dreamscape. It's thanks to that I've pretty much got a good handle on both my sacred gears and equipment.

As I'm finishing up the run, I'm coming up on the new home.

My family had moved here away from the country when they had to sell the farm due to it not bringing in enough income. Of course, this happened when I was away so it was a little bit of a shock to me when I did return. Luckily, mom and dad had decided to live in an area of the town that was more open to nature.

It's a decent sized house with a fair amount of lawn. Half of the lawn was dedicated to my mom's garden. It's thank to the garden, along with everyone else, that I was able to return back to myself as quickly as I did. Without the calm of the garden, I think I wouldn't be returning to society for another year.

When I get through the door, I see my dad. No surprise there since he is so used to being up early.

"Morning dad"

"Morning Hunter! How did the run go?"

{He's a little bit behind how he was, but he'll catch up eventually.}

"I believe he was asking me, not you Niefelm."

{He never said your name specifically Hunter.}

"Details, details."

Yep, my family knows about everything from the spirits that I house along with my antics as a mercenary. Course, when I did tell them about that, I was in a whole lot of trouble. I'm only able to stay working with the Okami Mercenaries thanks to Ddraig, Asa, Cathal, and Niefelm talking it out. Well, some of the Okami members did come over and let them know that I was under their watch when on assignment.

Dad, "Let it go Hunter. You know that they all care about you."

[Got that right!]

Ignoring Cathal's little outburst, I ask my dad "So how are things going for the woodshop projects?"

My dad does work for the grain mill in the next town and a side job of woodworking while my mom's a pretty kickass paralegal. It's thanks to their hard work that we could live here.

{Don't forget the power of attorney that you gave them over the funds from your Iron Wolf work}

Ooh, thanks Ddraig, almost forgot that!

"Oh, it's going alright. I just hope that I can get a decent finish on this for the current client."

"Don't sweat it dad. You'll get it done. And besides, all of your clients understand that you are flexible on what they want, even if you have to redo it over again. Though there is a limit."

And with that, I continue on up to my room to change out of the black track suit that I'm wearing for my day out. My plan was to wait until around noon to head on over to Kuou Academy to give it a once over so I don't wind up lost on my first day.

I had a pretty basic room. Bed, dresser, desk, and two of my walls were dedicated to bookshelves stuffed with books. Yeah, I'm a bookworm. At least half of the literature was dedicated to myths and legends or the various forms of combat around the world. The rest was a smattering of each subject matter on the planet.

As I'm changing for the day, I'm having a mini conference with the gears and equipment.

[Nervous about tomorrow?]

[C'mon Asa, of course the guys going to be nervous! This will be the first time that he'll be in a large public area without the hat and kilt. That alone will probably generate a few fights with the idiots who call him a freak]

'He's got a point there Asa.'

[Of course I'm right! And .we will kick butt . with no defeats! Horah!]

{You are just love a good brawl, don't you Cathal?}

[I'd be lying if I said I wasn't]

{At least you're honest. Still, Hunter, are you sure about going there with no cover on your extras? It's still not too late to call the headmaster.}

'I appreciate your concern but I have to get used to this sometime Niefelm. At least with all of the students there word will spread faster around town and I can drop the cap and kilt sooner. But it doesn't mean I won't stop wearing them. I Soo rock the kilt.'

{Okay, now that the filler is out of the way, how soon will it be before you start to form up the harem, eh?}

Everyone: Ddraig?!

{What?! I'm just saying that shouldn't he move on and get going with the fairer sex? I mean, his brother is already dating one of the girls from Kuou, why not Hunter as well?}

'Ddraig, as much as I appreciate your enthusiasm on this, I still need a little time to heal from what happened with Angelica.'

{Okay, okay. Still, once you do start to get your harem it will be one hell of a ride! And I'm glad that you're parents are okay over this eventuality.}

[Yeah, it only took what, 4 years of constant talks on this before they went for it?]

'Yep. Ugh, I still remember what happened the first time that you brought it up'

And who wouldn't forget it? It happened after I had acquired Cathal over diner when I was 13. Right in the middle of the conversation, Ddraig decided to talk a little bit about his past possessors and how they had formed harems due to his dragonic nature. To say that my parents were shocked would be an understatement. And Angelica looked like she would kill me on the spot. Of course she told me the very next day that she was fine with it (I think that Ddraig had brought her into the dreamspace and explained things to her. But he never would admit it because whenever I brought it up, he would just start to hum and change the subject).

It's at this point that I've gotten changed and currently reading a book to kill time. Of course, when I do head over to Kuou, I'll bring Nick along so he can point everything out. That is IF he decides to get up before noon.

My twin brother Nick can be best described as my opposite in many aspects. He's more outgoing, same height, has black hair with brown eyes, and at times cannot be woken up unless you unleash the apocalypse on him (aka his girlfriend).

I'll probably spend some time out in the back garden to clear my head, so why don't we just zoom on ahead a little bit here.

[Hunter!]

'Oh deal with it! I'll be doing this some of the time and there's nothing you can do about it'

[We'll just see about that. All those in favor of Hunter fighting all of us at full power in the dreamspace tonight, say "Aye"

[{{Aye!}}]

[The "Ayes" have it. That answer your little question Hunter?]

'Alright, Alright! I'll stop with the breaking of the wall here! But will you let me do it at least once in a great while?'

[{[{Agreed}]}]

'Yeesh! Tough crowd.'

After that, I spent the rest of the day reading and getting the nickel tour of Kuou academy from Nick.

The next day

"Okay everyone, I'm off!"

Mom, "Bye Hunter! Have a good first day back!"

"See you there Bro!"

Dad, "Remember, do what you can to avoid any fights! You don't need that on your first day back!"

And with that, I'm off. I'll be arriving early to Kuou today so that I don't have to deal with all of the students staring at me. Of course that will happen, but a little part of me, including Cathal, wants it to be a surprise for the students. The extra time there will be spent in a mini conference with the faculty of the school so that they can have a better idea of what to expect.

'So, how long do you think it'll take for some type of fan club to be formed?'

[I would say at least a day. They don't know your personality so it will take some time.]

[Come off it Asa! It'll only take 5 minutes after his introduction for the girls to make some sort of "Wolf Prince" club.]

{I'd have to agree with Cathal on this one. With the information that Nick's told us, there's a group for this Kiba guy saying he's the best looking prince of the school.}

{I give it half a day. What about yourself Hunter?}

'I think I'd have to agree with Niefelm on this one. But the million dollar question is if all of you will be able to hide your auras/presence from the two devil groups that attend this school'

It's true. Through my training with all of my gear and the work with the Okami mercenaries I'm well aware of the supernatural world, but only the leaders of the three factions even know that I work under the Iron Wolf persona. And when we did go to see the school yesterday, Niefelm said that she felt two differing auras from two of the 72 pillars of devil society. But she was unable to accurately guess which two they were.

{At most, any of the devils will have their curiosity peaked from a slight sense of what we are.}

[Like that'll matter. They'll probably want to piece collect him just for the ears and tail alone!]

'You've got a point there.'

[Now, now. We don't know if they'll even do that. At most, they'll want to meet with you just to see if you are some type of rare Werewolf or a type of Okami that can't hide their other self.]

{Still, if they do try anything that forces him to…..}

And so the conversation went along these lines until I got to the school.

After the morning bell rings, I begin to get really nervous. This will be my first time back in school and I can't help but wonder if I should have gone with homeschooling. But that is that and this is this.

My ears start to twitch while I'm outside the class picking up bits and pieces of the conversation.

"Did you hear? We're getting a new student in our class!"

"Is he cute?"

"Don't know."

"I heard that his brother is the sempai Nicholas."

"You mean the guy that's dating Yuri?!"

And so on and so forth.

Teacher, "Settle down class, settle down! As I well aware, you've all heard that we have a new student joining us."

'This is it. Time to grit my teeth and do this!'

"I will give you a fair warning, he looks a little different from the rest of us, so be nice."

'Why do I have the sudden urge to fight Ddraig with a toothpick?'

"You can come in now."

{Good luck!}

And with that, I slide open the door and walk in. I swear, you could have heard a pin drop it was so silent.

"Hello, my name is Hunter Silas. Due to an incident, I am one year behind my twin brother Nicholas. And before you ask, the ears and tail are real. They were a part of the aforementioned incident. Please treat me well."

After bowing down my head, the class is in an uproar. All of the girls are either chattering away about my looks or squealing while the boys start to mutter about me possibly being a new Casanova or what I may be into for sports and hobbies. But I'm getting the death glare from three boys that are near the window.

The first one is bald, the second one has glasses, and the third one has spikey brown hair. It's behind this guy that the only empty seat is located. Oh joy.

Teacher, "Alright, Alright! If you are all finished, Hunter, take the seat that's behind Issei over there."

And with that, the girls start to wail that I might be contaminated from the so called "perverted trio"

I just nod my head and make my way over to my seat.

'Okay, if that was the reaction to my introduction, I know that I'm going to practically be mobbed at lunch'

With that thought, and the gears/equipment chuckling away, I begin my first day at Kuou.

End of the school day

"Yo Hunter! Let's head on home!"

'Nick, thank whatever gods are out there you're here!'

"Okay! Well, later everyone!"

A lot of the class "Awes!" at this and I barely make it out of there before another girl asks me to be their boyfriend. Seriously!

"So," Nick starts with a wide grin on his face, "how did it go?"

"Other than the fact that I was mobbed at lunch and have had half the class ask me out? Never better."

"I heard from some of my classmates that you are now officially known as the "Wolf Prince" of the school."

"What?! When was this?!"

"Not five minutes after the first bell rang out."

"I'll be damned. Well, looks like Cathal and Ddraig were right on that one."

Just as we were reaching the school gates, I got the sudden sensation that I was being watched. When I looked in the direction of the gaze, I saw Rias Gremory looking at me. I could make an educated guess that it was her due to what Nick had told me along with everything that my classmates talked about. I couldn't help but think that she was thinking about me even as I turned and resumed heading on home.

Viewshift

Rias Gremory was on her way to the Occult Research Club when a student caught her attention on their way out of the gates. Somehow sensing they were being watched, the students' tail stiffened and he slowly turned around making direct eye contact with Rias. He stayed that way for only a second and then proceeded to make his way home.

"Ara ara. What's gotten your attention Rias?"

"Who is that down there Akeno? The one with the ears and tail."

"Ah, that is Hunter Silas, a new student who just started attending here. He's already known as the Wolf prince and I also attend class with his brother. Why?"

"I have a feeling that there's something special about him. Have Koneko investigate further for now."

"As you wish."

Back to Hunter

"We're back!"

Dad, "So how did it go?"

"Oh, what you would expect."

Mom, "Such as?"

{It pretty much went as you thought. The girls formed a Wolf Prince fan club and he was asked out by about half of the girls in his class}

"Yes! I won the bet! You owe me a night on the town Theo!"

"Dang it! Why couldn't they have gone with the fan club at the end of the week?!"

"If you need to, I can lend you some money to help you out dad."

"Oh leave it Hunter!"

Even though he yelled, I could see the smile that was plastered over his face.

And that was how my first day pretty much went. I discovered the next day that the route that my brother and I take is also taken by Rias Gremory and Akeno Himejima, the two great Ladies of Kuou of the school. To say that my arrival along with them caused more fainting by the guys and squealing of the girls was an understatement.

I was surprised that Rias didn't try at all to make contact with me regarding the devil society over the next week and a half. I guess that the presence that's been following me around for some time must be one of her group. I was also surprised that Sona, the student council president, didn't also try to make contact. I guess they had adopted a wait and see policy regarding recruitment.

So other than wondering how the perverted trio are still breathing after all of their antics and with the whole fan club, I've pretty much gotten used to the school which is surprising. Asa thinks it's thanks to all of their training that I've learned to adapt this quickly. She's probably right.

Day of flashback start

So it's Sunday again and after dealing with some emails promising I would visit the Okami mercenary headquarters soon as well as some requests by the three faction heads, I decided to have a day to myself exploring the town some more.

I found myself in the business district around lunchtime.

While debating on where to go, a girl walks up to me and hands me a pamphlet with a symbol and saying "Your dream will be granted!"

'Hey Niefelm, isn't this the Gremory clan symbol?'

{Yep. Looks like you won't have to worry about making a mistake with a drawn one.}

[When are you planning on making first contact through the summons anyways?]

'Possibly the middle of this week at the latest.'

{Are you sure it's wise to do this? I mean, even with the information that Niefelm's got on the way the clans act, you don't know how the servants or masters will react once you let them know your intentions.}

[Come on Ddraig! This is Hunter we're talking about here! They may act all suspicious on why he's doing it, but at least they can have a sense that he means them no harm. By the way Hunter, why are you doing the contact by summons again?]

'It's because I'm starting to get tired of their wait and see plan. I'm almost on edge whenever I walk past one of the servants in the hall and go almost nuts whenever I'm walking next to Rias Gremory into school.'

'I swear, if Nick wasn't there I'm sure Rias would have broached the subject on the way in. This way, I can just say that I'm aware of what they are and how I stand on becoming one of their peerage. I just want more time to get used to school and society again before even considering jumping into a whole other society.'

[At least Sirzechs and Serafall aren't spilling the beans to their sisters on what you can do.]

{Cathal, you know that would be a major breach of the contract, let alone Hunters trust if they did that.}

'Yeah, yeah. I just hope that Serafall doesn't get any ideas about me and Sona.'

And with that, I continue to spend the rest of the day wandering around until I wind up near a park at sunset.

Just as I was thinking about heading home, I heard a young girl scream out for help. Now if you were to ask any of my old friends or any family member, they would tell you that I can be characterized as a gentleman at heart.

So when I heard the girl cry out I couldn't help but start to run in her direction. But the strange thing was, I was ignoring all of my training by not being cautious approaching the area and I could barely hear anything the other gears/equipment were saying.

And with that, I burst through the bushes to find myself in front of a fountain with a black hair girl on the ground with her clothes in a shambles. Standing over her was an older woman wearing a biker's outfit and had blue hair.

"Ppplease, leave me alone!"

"Not until you apologize for insulting me and pay the toll."

Being the chivalrous idiot, I yell to get her attention.

"Hey! Leave her alone!"

Weakly {Partner…}

Biker girl, "Oh yeah? Why don't you do something about it?"

"Please, help me!"

And so, without thinking, I take a step forward and find myself surrounded in a sickly green light. Looking down, I see a magic circle that I don't recognize and also sense I will never be able to remember.

'Crap! Why didn't any of you let me know! Never mind, tell me later!'

And with that, I try to summon Fragarach, without the chant because I don't want to leave myself open to attack, but find myself without Cathal in my hand.

"Heh heh heh. Looks like the spell worked. It's a shame that it's stuck where it is and only has one more charge. I can't believe that it's impossible to do again. Must be one hell of a glitch in the system of magic for that to happen."

Looking up, I notice that the biker woman was the one who had said this while the girl on the ground was now standing and her outfit had completely changed. She was now covered in what appeared to be black leather straps that just barely managed to cover her.

As I was wondering on how she was able to change her attire, black feathered wings sprouted out of both the girls' backs and I find myself face to face with two Fallen angels.

"What do you two want with me?! And why can't I move?"

The Biker woman, whose attire had changed into a slinky purple work dress, answered "We had to make sure that you were or were not a threat to us. Suffice it to say, you are and the spell will keep you from doing anything to counter us. And my name is Kalawarner while my compatriots name is Raynare. Remember those, even if it is for a short time."

And with that, I begin to hear the familiar sizzle of a light spear being formed.

"Damnit! End the spell and let me fight, you cowards!"

"Sorry, but we can't have you doing that."

And with that, Raynare fires the light spear at me.

"Fu…"

Before I could finish that thought, my gut is pierced with the spear and at that the spell ends and I begin to hear everyone calling out to me.

Raynare, "If you have to blame someone for this, Blame the god that put the sacred gear within you."

Kalawarner, "Goodbye."

And with that, the two fallen angels took their leave.

Caught up

So that's all there is to it. And now, I'm surprised that Rias Gremory did heed the summons.

"So you were the one to call me."

"Yeah, I'm a bit surprised myself."

"! You're still conscious?! How?"

"I'm tougher than I look Miss Gremory."

"You know me?"

"Yep, you're the next head of the Gremory family and also a devil."

With that, my sight begins to darken.

{Hurry up and ask her to make you a servant! You're running out of time here!}

"Listen, Rias, I want you to make me a part of your peerage."

"Fu fu fu. Alright. This saves me the trouble of coming to you since I've been planning this for some time."

Seriously?! Here I am, worrying about making contact with them and she thinks this situation just made here day? Irony's a real bugger at times.

"Alright then, let's see if a pawn will do."

And with that, Rias takes out a single crimson pawn piece and places it near my heart. But when she starts to use her devil powers, the piece doesn't react. So she continues to repeat the process and we now find ourselves with eight pawn pieces around my heart.

"Oh my, even with eight there's not enough. I have to see if my brother can help."

"Wait!"

As I yell this out I surprise both of us by grabbing her hand. Damnit! I'm almost gone here!

'Everyone, think you can do something about this? The spell should have dissipated by now so you can influence the pieces? It's our best bet.'

{We can try. Thank goodness one of my previous hosts worked under Ajuka.}

Soon, my body started to be covered in an aura consisting of red, black, green and white. This then was condensed into the pawns which seemed to change slightly. All the while Rias has a shocked expression on her face.

"That... should do..it. Hurry!"

And with that, my consciousness started to fade. The last thing I heard was Rias saying "I order, in my name Rias Gremory. You, Hunter Silas. I, resurrect you back to this soil as my servant, and have you reborn as a Devil. You, my [Pawn], be delighted with your new life!"

Fade to Black

Authors Note: Phew! Again, this is a bit long but I can say that most of the chapters will be a little on the long side. Updates will take, at the most, a week to be done.

So, for those of you wondering why I made it a one sided thing for Hunters' first battle in the story, with his current abilities I had to have some way for him to be brought down and to meet the rouge fallen angels. Hopefully you will understand when I have similar situations come up in the rest of the tale.

A little ahead of myself, but for the familiar mini arc, do you think I should go with one or two Familiars? Let me know in reviews or a PM and if you have a certain creature in mind, let me know. I've got something in mind but open to ideas.

Let me know what you think in reviews and can't wait for the next installment.

Next time: meeting the club, first team hunt, and contract experience.