Longer than usual but here is chapter 7. Things will get slower from now on. I already planned the Introduction arc but The Changing Fates arc is just on a whim apart from the last part so well... plannings.

So reviews!

Worriroir91: 17 years old Issei will come in three more chapters. That is when the cannon timeline starts.

Guest: Rias and Issei? well, with how the current Issei is, if Rias tries to recruit him (which is impossible due to his power level) with her usual way, I only know that she will get a punch and a kick. Issei is very proud of being a dragon here and an attempt to turn him into something else is just a big no for him. Rest easy, Rias won't be bashed though I don't know if she will even have much screen time. She is too weak, seriously. The enemies here will be beings that could make Ophis fight a desperate battle with 50/50 chance of winning and sometimes lower (though not all of them are at that level). I might give Sirzechs more screen time than normal but not Rias and some other ORC member.

Disclaimer: I do not own Highschool DxD or Dies Irae -Amantes Amentes- whose characters will be introduced in this chapter. Sieg Hail Victoria!


Chapter 7: The Guillotine And The Ice

-London, three days after the Heavenly Dragons' clash-

Fujii Ren is satisfied with his life.

Having defeated both Carl Kraft and Reinhard Heydrich in a three-way epic battle, Ren finally finds peace… or so he thought. It turns out that he was reborn in another world, much to his chagrin and with all of his memories intact along with his past self. Ren doesn't know what the hell happened but it doesn't matter to him. He will just enjoy the moment like what he always like to do.

Though it seems that his fate with the supernatural is stronger than he thought

Ren who is in a fifteen years old student studying in England decided to hang out with his friends until almost late at night. It had been a long time since he did that. The last time was perhaps with Shirou back in his old world. Good times. Too bad everyone died, even his girlfriend.

That was when his life both got screwed while also has the hole in his heart filled.

"Get away from me you damn vampires!"

Ren who is walking back to his dorm heard the scream of a young girl.

'Wait, vampires?'

Ren is not really someone who likes to belive in supernatural, especially since his life had been so peaceful and there are no disturbance at all which he is thankful for.

But considering the time and that his danger sense is actually activating, he knows he'll be damned if he ignores the girl (which he actually wouldn't be because it's not really his problem). Ren, in all his hot-bloodedness, decided to check out the commotion.

And he immediately feels that fate is playing tricks with him.

When he got to the location where the voice came from, he saw a young girl. She is short and has long red hair. She is very cute (especially from Ren's perspective). But the most surprising thing for Ren is that she resembles someone very dear to him.

Now, Ren could've imagined it to be a perfect reunion with his supposedly dead girlfriend if not for one detail. The girl is creating ice out of nowhere to kill her pursuers and the pursuers… well, Ren instinctively knows that they are not humans. He did fought against crazy power wielders who lived during the second world war and actually won in the end.

"Ren…"

Ren's eyes met with the girl's.

"Anna…"


-Ren pov-

It can't be… but it might be possible. Is that really Anna? I did hear her call my name. So it is Anna!

"Ren, get away from here!"

Anna's shout got me out of my trance. I saw one of the vampires… wait, vampire? Yes, I heard Anna calling them that so they are most likely vampires and their red eyes and fangs…

Ohh…

Using my reflex and experience (though rusty), I punched the vampire jumping at me with all my strength.

"Tch, I thought something like this will never happen anymore."

Haven't I had enough of this in my previous world? Tch, it is at times like these I hope that I still have my Guillotine.

"Ren!"

Anna (?) rains down a hail of ice shards at the vampire attacking me but immediately stopped as others are targeting her.

"Ren, hold on until I finish this!"

She said.

Well easy for you to say. Good things I still kept my body well trained but my battle capability had suffered greatly!

"Khh… Not yet!"

I try fighting the blood sucker but it is hard to follow its inhuman movement! My current body is not like my old one, I cannot follow the guy!

'Ren…'

"Huh?"

I made a slip up.

I broke my focus and the vampire's fist landed on my chest.


-Anna pov-

"Noo! Ren!"

I saw Ren sent crashing to a wall by one of the vampires that were chasing after me.

Dammit, dammit, dammit, dammit! When I finally find him this had to happen!

I, Anna Mariea Schwagerin or now Anna Tepes, half-vampire, have been trying to escape from my home. Me, my elder sister Valerie, and our childhood friend Gasper Vladi staged an escape not a few hours ago. We let Gasper escape first since he is weaker (in heart at least) compared to us. We then go our separate ways and decided to meet up later outside town. Sadly, I knew that my sister Valerie had been captured by our pursuers. I managed to defeat some of my pursuers thanks to my memory that helps teach me how to fight and my sacred gear [Absolute Demise], one of the thirteen Longinus. This sacred gear allows me to create and control ice like the maou Serafall Leviathan and the sacred gear Zenith Tempest. I awakened my sacred gear a few days ago so I don't have much experience with it.

'If only I still have my power as Malleus Malleficarum.'

I thought to myself.

'Or at least if I have [Annihilation Maker] instead of [Absolute Demise].'

[Annihilation Maker], a sacred gear that creates monsters from the user's imagination. If only I possess that gear, I would've been able to use it better than [Absolute Demise] as it is similar to my power in the previous world somewhat.

"Haa!"

I rain down a hail of ice shards on my pursuers. Three left!

"Give it up Anna."

I hear the voice of one of my pursuers from behind me. when I look back, I see him holding Ren by the neck. Ren is unconscious.

"You seem to know this human boy. Now, we don't want anything to happen to this boy, do we?"

He said. I hold back my anger. Why should I make it obvious that I know Ren! Now he is using him to get to me.

"Come back with us, Anna, and the boy will be spared."

I was about to use my [Absolute Demise] when I see the guy tightening his grip on Ren's neck.

"Noo! Okay, I'll come back with you. Just, put him down."

The man then gestured at his men. I felt a sharp pain on my neck before darkness engulfs me.

"R-e-n…"


-The next day, 3rd person pov-

"Anna!"

Fujii Ren woke up in an unfamiliar room. All he remembered is falling unconscious and…

"Vampires…"

Ren muttered the word with spite.

"So supernatural do exist in this world."

Ren cursed his powerlessness. He should be stronger than this! He defeated both Reinhard Heydrich who had reached the realm of gods and the immortal Carl Kraft dammit! Well, it's more like triple KO but it is not very surprising considering the level of their battle.

And now he was defeated without being able to fight back by just one vampire! Heck, he knew that the one who attacked him is nowhere near the level of even Spinne, the weakest member (he thinks so) of Longinus Dreizehn Orden but he got defeated so easily?

No, something distracted him. Ren look at his right hand, the hand that held his weapon, his partner during battle. He recognized that voice, the one that distracted him.

"Are you in there, Marie?"

He asked his right hand, not really expecting an answer.

But he got one…

'Ren…'

Yes, there is no mistaking it, that's Marie's voice! He can't be wrong!

"Marie, is that you?!"

'Ren… I'm here. Close your eyes and come.'

Following her instruction, Ren close his eyes and focus on Marie's voice.


-Fujii Ren pov-

When I open my eyes, I am now standing in a beach under a dusk sky. This is…

"Welcome, Ren."

"Marie."

A beautiful girl with blond hair wearing a white dress stood before me, my partner who accompanied me through all my battles, Margreute Breul or Marie for short. So with her being here, I became sure that this is my (or was it hers? I can't really remember) mindscape.

"Marie… so you're still here."

"Unn… Because I will never leave Ren's side."

"Ahahaha."

I wryly smile while scratching my cheek. This really is Marie. Sometimes I do wonder if she is actually my second girlfriend.

"You can materialize in our world, right? why do you need to call me here?"

I asked her.

"Ren, I need to show you this."

She moved out of the way while pointing to something behind her. I did not notice before but now I can clearly see it. Six crystals stood erect on the sandy beach. As I got closer, I finally see that there is something inside each crystal. I widened my eyes in surprise when I finally could get a good look of what is inside them.

People, no, not just anyone, these are people that helped me back in my world! My friends!

"Kei…"

The first is a girl with black hair in german military uniform, Sakurai Kei. We might not be the best of friends, heck, maybe we're not even friends but I know she is actually a sweet girl. She was killed in battle with Willhelm. Her spirit escaped the LDO shamballa and helped me during my final battle.

"Shirou…"

Next to her is a tall guy in red cloak with short blond hair. He is my bastard of a best friend whom I could always count on, Yusa Shirou. He's also there during my final battle.

"Sister Riza…"

Next is an adult woman with great figure and long blue hair wearing glasses and the usual LDO old german military uniform, Sister Riza Brenner.

"Father Trifa…"

The person who once used the body of Reinhard Heydrich and was the temporary leader of LDO during the absence of the three great generals and Heydrich himself (and maybe I should mention Kraft here). He now looks like a real aged priest with short brown hair and a fatherly smile. Well, he is still in his priest clothing.

"Kai…"

Beside Father Trifa is a handsome young man with well toned body of a soldier that is obvious even over with his military uniform. He is Sakurai Kei's brother, Sakurai Kai. The family resemblance is there.

"Beatrice…"

The last is Kai's girlfriend (supposedly) Beatrice Waltraute Von Kircheizen. A young girl with blond hair tied in ponytail. She is quite a looker but Anna will kill me if she heard me saying that… and Marie.

"Why are they inside these crystals?"

I asked Marie.

"There has been a change in your power. Our battle with Lord Heydrich and Cagliostro caused severe damage to the time-space continuum so we got reborn in this world instead of our own. Due to that, your power was tuned to fit this world's."

"I see… what about those ice that Anna use? It is not her Malleus Malleficarum power."

"I don't really understand but… perhaps because her bond with her power is not strong enough, she was reborn without it but instead was born with a power that already exists in this world. I think it is called a…"

Marie seems to think for a while, not very sure how to put what she's about to say into words.

"Sacred… Gear…"

"Sacred Gear?"

"I don't really know. I just somehow got the basic knowledge. I am your Sacred Gear and my designated name is Zarathustra –Guillotine of the Avestan Executioner-."

"And what about them?"

I return the topic to the crystals.

"They also become part of your power but…"

"But?"

"You need to reach a certain level of strength to free them. I think you need to obtain something called… Balance Breaker."

"So, as long as I can reach this… Balance Breaker, I can free them?"

Marie nod.

"Now that we have established contact, you can use your Guillotine. I will see you later, Ren."


I woke up in that unfamiliar room yet again. But this time, I was surprised. A pair of eyes is staring at me inches from me.

"Uwaaahh!"

I quickly scurry away due to my surprise and ended up hitting my head on the wall.

"Ouch…"

I rub my head. That hurts… well, not as much as being thrown to a brick wall but you get the idea.

"A-a-a-a-ano… are you alright?"

The girl asked. She is now at the edge of my bed, looking rather frightented.

"Uhh… yeah… are you the one who saved me?"

The girl nodded. She is trembling and looking rather frightened. Why is she afraid of me?

"My name is Fujii Ren, can you tell me yours?"

I asked her.

"Ga-Gasper Vladi."

"Gasper Vladi… Thank you for saving me."

I thank her… though I feel that something is suspicious about her. Not the bad kind but… more like, I'm not sure she's a girl… nah, can't be a 'he', she is too cute to be a boy. Unlike me who has a rather feminine look, she is 100% a girl in looks.

"N-No need to thank me, Anna will be sad if something happen to you. I don't want Anna to be sad."

"Wait, you're Anna's friend?!"

In my surprise, I raise my voice which made her cower in fear.

"Ahh, sorry. I was just surprised that you know Anna."

"Uuuhh… Sorry… I'm a coward so…"

"Yes, there's no need to say anything else."

Poor girl, she's easily frightened.

"So, what are you to Anna?"

I asked her.

"I'm her childhood friend. I always play together with her and her sister."

So Anna has a sister in this world.

"And I'm a boy."

Oh, and she's a… wait, what?


This is part 1 of Gasper's changing fate. Next will be part 2 'The Eye and The Grail'. This will be Ren x Anna and Gasper x Valerie. Ohh, and for those who have played Dies Irae Amantes Amentes, congratulation. You know the awesomeness that will soon befall the DxD world. Well, the DxD characters will also be awesome and more awesome DxD characters both cannon and OC will appear. Great news is that there is news of Dies Irae anime! for those who haven't played Dies Irae and want to watch the anime, don't worry. There is no Anna route and the Ren is paired with Anna here since I like the girl. I try not to spoil too much but then again, it's not like their power will be the same. Ren's Zarathustra will work with the same rule as a sacred gear and until the anime is done, I will not let him use his trump card. Ren's trump card is like his own Juggernaut Drive. He along with True Longinus will have this mode. For those who played Dies Irae till the end, it is their Atziluth. Anyway, why do I add Ren and change True Longinus' wielder? With Momoka, Haruka, Melia, and some more overpowered guys coming along for both sides, Cao Cao and Hero faction won't survive at all. That is why Cao Cao will get another spear while True Longinus will go to Ren's eternal rival. He will be overpowered and True Longinus will show its worth as the strongest Longinus. This world is a world where even Ophis will frequently face opponents which will make her struggle and could even end with her bloodied and nearly beaten or even pawned. This is not a world where Ophis is one of the top but she is around the higher tier of the middle. If Cao Cao is still the leader of Hero faction, I'm afraid that faction will be easily squashed. More crossover character will come and not all will have their weapons become a sacred gear. Here is also something for the future. I already have someone to pair Irina with and he is related to Xenovia. Is it her lost brother? Fiancee? Who knows. I just know that things will be interesting.