May Chuck Bless You
Inside a bookstore, Kiba is buying some books. The club kinda run out of reading material so he was being tasked to buy some. He has select types of book that kinda fit the rest of the peerage; occult, food, history, economic, and so on.
Kiba goes to the cashier and waits in line. After few minutes, he can finally buy the books. After counting the total amount of money needed for the books, the cashier has an announcement for Kiba.
"Good news, young man. The price of the entire books are 52,000 yen. Because of that, you can select one of the book at the shelf at my back for free."
Widening his eyes due to surprise for few seconds, Kiba immediately look at the collection of the books. He finds one book that is the most interesting; a novel called "High School DxD".
"I take that one, please." Said Kiba as he points at the novel.
The cashier takes the novel and puts it in the same bag at other Kiba's books. After paying for the books, Kiba exits the store and goes to a bus station because he can't use teleportation due to the number of people nearby and there's no empty place nearby.
As he walks to the station, Kiba takes the novel from the bag and read it. He read the first few pages with a sense of deja vu. Then, his eyes become more focused to the novel as he feels something familiar. He then read more pages and see something that makes his heart's beat higher. He skips to the end of the novel. Kiba can feel that a bomb has been dropped upon him.
He turns around and run towards the store. Once he reach it, he regain some air first before asking the cashier.
"Excuse me, do you have more series of this novel?"
Inside the Occult Research Club, Rias' peerage are reading different novels but all are one in kind; High School DxD. They were surprised when Kiba came back with a lot of this novels in his hands. They became shocked even more when they found out that everything written in the novel was the experiences of everyone in the room.
"This is freaking insane. How's this guy know all this stuff?" Comment Kiba.
"You tell me." Replied Rias.
"Everything is in here. I mean everything. From me got killed to our game with Sairaorg." Said Issei. "How come we haven't heard of them before?"
"They're popular. But there are some circulation problems. Rumors said that because the novels came from America." Answer Akeno.
"How do you know that?" Ask Rias.
"I check the internet." Akeno then shows the laptop she used. "Try read it. There are some crazy stuffs."
The other members of the club go near the laptop and read it.
"Oh boy, there are fanfictions about us." Comment Issei.
"There are 'Issei girls' and 'Yuuto girls' and...what's a 'slash fan'?" Ask Xenovia.
"...that's not something we should know." Replied Kiba.
He then proceed to shut the laptop. Everyone then discuss about the next course of action.
"We got to find the writer. While these books seem harmless, smart people can use them as sources of information." Said Rias.
"That might not be easy." Said Akeno.
"Why's that?"
"I told you; the rumors said that the author is at America. Judging by the name of the books' writer, 'Robert Smith', it's really possible."
"Huh. I'll ask my brother about it. He might know a thing or two."
Few days after the discovery of "High School DxD" novels, the ORC is currently in front of a run-down house. When they got the information of the writer – real name Chuck Shurley, they immediately went to his living place. Rias also managed to hide the fact from anyone else that the novels told about the ORC adventures, including Azazel. They don't want to know what would happen if he finds out about it. Oh, and Gasper doesn't come due to being busy with something else.
Inside the house, a printer is spitting out several pages. Chuck approach the printer wearing boxers, an undershirt, and a bathrobe, and stuffing the end of a slice of pizza in his mouth. He sits at a desk, pulls the pages from the printer, and clears his throat.
"The Occult Research Club approached the run-down..." Feeling the words aren't right, Chuck makes a correction on the page. "...approached the ramshackle house with trepidation."
The members of ORC walk closer to the door.
"Did they really want to learn the secrets that lay beyond that door?"
The ORC stop in front of the door. Everyone share a look and shrug.
"The members traded soulful looks."
Chuck flips the page and read a new one.
"Then, with determination, Rias pushed the doorbell with forceful... determination."
Sighing, Chuck tosses the pages down in frustration.
"Ugh!"
Chuck then hear the doorbell rings. He goes to the door with nervous feeling and open the door.
"You Chuck Shurley?" Ask Rias.
"The Chuck Shurley who wrote the 'High School DxD' novels?" Add Issei.
"Maybe. Why?" Ask Chuck back.
"I'm Rias. This is Issei. The Rias and Issei you've been writing about." Answer Rias.
Chuck immediately close the door. Kiba approach the door and knocks it. Chuck opens it again.
"Look, uh... I appreciate your enthusiasm. Really, I do. It's, uh, it's always nice to hear from the fans. But, uh, for your own good, I strongly suggest you get a life." Said Chuck.
He then close the door again...or try, if not for Kiba's hand preventing him from doing that.
"See, here's the thing. We have a life. You've been using it to write your books." Said Kiba.
Kiba shoves the door open and enters, followed by his friend. Chuck backs up into the house.
"Now, wait a minute. Now, this isn't funny." Said Chuck.
"Of course it's not funny." Said Koneko.
"Look, we just want to know how you're doing it." Said Irina.
"I'm not doing anything." Replied Chuck.
"Are you an exorcist?" Ask Xenovia.
"What? No, I'm a writer."
"Then how do you know so much about devils, and angels, and Sacred Gears?" Ask Rias.
"Is this some kind of 'Misery' thing? Ah, it is, isn't it? It's a 'Misery' thing!"
"Not, it's not one of Hawking's book. Believe us, we're not fans." Said Akeno.
"Well, then, what do you want?!"
"I am Rias, and these are my friends. We are members of Occult Research Club at Kuoh Academy."
"Those people are fictional characters. I made them up! They're not real!"
Frustrated by the lack of development, Rias gives a sign for Kiba and Issei. Kiba creates a sword while Issei summons his Boosted Gear. Chuck looks at them with nervous feeling.
"Well, I got to hand it to you guys. You really are my number one fans. That's, that's awesome. So, I-I think I've got some posters in one of my room." Said Chuck.
"Mr. Shurley, stop." Replied an even more frustrated Rias.
"Please! Wait! Please, don't hurt me!"
"How much do you know? Do you know about Rizevim Lucifer trying to set free Trihexa?"
"Wait a minute. How do you know about that?"
"The question is how do you." Said Akeno.
"Because I wrote it?"
"You keep writing?" Ask Rias.
"Yeah, even though I never got much money from the books. Wait, is this some kind of joke?"
"Xenovia's last name isn't her real last name."
"I never wrote about that fact in one of my books. I never even told anybody about that."
Chuck pours himself a large whisky and gulps it down, then sets the glass on the kitchen sink. He goes back to the living room, sees the ORC members, and groans.
"Oh! Oh, you're still there." Said Chuck.
"Yes, we are." Said Issei in return.
"You're not a hallucination."
"Correct, sir." Replied Rias.
"Well, there's only one explanation. Obviously I'm a god."
"You're not a god." Said Irina.
"How else do you explain it? I write things and then they come to life. Yeah, no, I'm definitely a god. A cruel, cruel, capricious god. The things I put you through – the physical beatings alone."
"We're fine, Mr. Shurley." Said Kiba.
"I killed Yuuto's friends. I turned Asia into a devil. And then you had to go through the whole horrific problems."
"Mr. Shurley..." Rias tries to calm Chuck down but to no avail.
"All for what? All for the sake of literary symmetry. I toyed with your lives, your emotions, for...entertainment."
"You didn't toy with us, Mr. Shurley, okay? You didn't create us." Said Issei.
"Did the peace conference almost failed?" Ask Chuck.
"Yeah, kinda."
"What about the Juggernaut Drive problems?"
"Yeah, that too."
"I am so sorry. I mean, horror is one thing, but to be forced to live bad writing...if I would have known it was real, I would have done another pass."
"Mr. Shurley, you're not a god!" Said Irina.
Chuck looks at the room for a moment before walking away.
"I am going to my room! You can either stay or just leave!" Said Chuck as he goes away.
Few minutes after Chuck left, everyone is trying to use the time for something. When he's looking around, Issei sees sheets of paper. He picks it up and read it.
"Name: Issei Hyoudou. Possessor of Boosted Gear... Wait a minute! This is bios about us!" Said Issei.
"Really?" Said Rias as she approach Issei.
"Well... Ah! Asia first time of using Twilight Healing was to heal a puppy."
"That's right." Said Asia.
"OK. This one is Xenovia's missions as an exorcist. This one is the Four Great Satans' hobbies, not recommended to be read. This one is..."
Issei becomes speechless when he see the paper. When Rias and Asia see it, the former do the same thing while the latter confused. Akeno and Xenovia approach the group and see the paper. All of them then give a look of "you have to be kidding me" to Kiba. Irina and Koneko who don't see the paper look at the situation with confused look. Same thing with Kiba.
"Is...there something wrong?" Ask Kiba.
"This paper is you biography, Yuuto." Said Rias.
"And?"
"One of things written here is your...fetish. It's a cosplayer girl." Said Akeno.
Kiba's eyes become wide when he hear it. He open his mouth, tries to speak, but finds out that he can't.
"It is also said that you have a...porn stash of those type of girl somewhere. There's nothing written about the location though." Said Issei.
Kiba close his mouth while Irina and Koneko give him a disbelieved looks. He turns around and make sure that no one can see his face.
"That guy's good for knowing that." Comment Kiba.
Silence falls in the house. Suddenly, Chuck comes into view and immediately goes to his computer. Once he's sitting in front of it, he begins to type very fast.
"Mr. Shurley, is there something wrong?" Ask Issei.
"Yeah, a dream. That's how I got the ideas for my books. This one...must be read!" Replied Chuck.
Finishing it in just few minutes, Chuck then print the script. After it's done, he takes the papers, read it for a while, and then gives it to the ORC. Rias reads the script. It's about their activities in Chuck's home. However, the more she reads it, the more she realizes the problems ahead.
"This is bad." Said Rias.
"What is it, Prez?" Ask Asia.
"It seems that someone from Khaos Brigade managed to found out about Mr. Shurley's...'ability'. He's coming to this house with a large number of his followers."
"Bad news!" Exclaim Chuck suddenly as he goes to the kitchen and drinks a scotch directly from the bottle.
"Look, Mr. Shurley. How about if you go inside somewhere safe in the house while we deal with them?" Suggest Issei.
"You would do that, for me? Even after what I had done to you?"
"You didn't do anything to us, Mr. Shurley. Whatever happened to us, you only wrote it, but you're not the cause."
Chuck thinks about if for few moments. He then show a smile.
"Thank you so much, Issei Hyoudou. I'll make sure to write that you and your friends win the battle!" Said Chuck.
The members of ORC sigh as they realized that Chuck still think that he's the cause of their misery. Nevertheless, the ORC go to the outside, waiting for their enemies while Chuck goes to the basement.
The battle doesn't go as their plan; while the ORC can beat them back, the number of their enemy are just too big. Many members had used most of their strength and will be most likely defeated by exhaustion.
"Give up! Give us the man and we will let you alive!"
"Like hell we will!" Replied Issei.
Issei and his friends then prepare themselves for the final stand. Their enemies are preparing themselves. They then charge towards the ORC when suddenly...
"Stop!"
Hearing that, everyone stop what they do. When they look at the source, they see Chuck is standing between the ORC and the Khaos Brigade, now wearing a white tuxedo.
"While I usually full of mercy, I found that keeping you alive is something I can ignore. Go to another realm, please." Said Chuck as he waves his hand.
As soon as he did that, the entire member of Khaos Brigade that appeared in the battlefield disappear in white light. Chuck then turns around to see the dumbfounded devils and angel.
"How...did you...do that?" Ask Rias.
"I think I better explain it at somewhere more suitable." Replied Chuck as he snaps his fingers.
Suddenly, everyone is sitting at a comfy chair. In front of them is a big table for them and on it is a high quality food.
"Please, enjoy it." Said Chuck as he prepares to eat the food.
While everyone is confused, they decide to eat the food. When they take the first bite, their eyes become wide; the food is soooooogooooood! Some are even crying due to the taste.
After they finished the meal, everyone is having a tea while they're looking at Chuck.
"So, Mr. Shurley. Tell me how did you do all of these?" Ask Rias as she drinks some of the tea, which taste very good. "Also, where are we?"
The place where they are is a very beautiful garden that can be compared to the gardens at Heaven. Chuck thinks for the answer for few moments before saying it.
"Well, I just need to use my...'mojo' as a certain hunter would said. It's very easy to do. Also, this is an exact replica of the Garden of Eden."
"You mean the garden where Adam and Eve lived?!" Exclaim Irina.
"Of course."
"How do you managed to created it? It's not like you were there." Said Xenovia.
"Of course I know about the garden like the back of my hand. I am the one who created it after all."
The members of ORC think about the answer for few minutes in their heads. They then look at Chuck's eyes. There's something in his eyes that remind of divinity at its highest rank.
There is a click in everyone's heads at they place the pieces together and they just. know. it.
"You have got to be kidding me... You are God?!" Exclaim Issei.
"I told you I am God." Replied Chuck.
"But...but...but..."
Everyone then realize something. In front of them is God; as in the Man Upstairs, the Heavenly Father, the Creator, and so on.
Everyone stand up, go to a wide area, and begin to kneel before Chuck. Irina because she's in front of God and the devils so that God might at least forgive them for dare to show their face.
"Oh, don't grovel! One thing I can't stand it's people groveling!" Said Chuck.
"Sorry, my Lord..." Replied Asia.
"AND DON'T APOLOGIZE! Every time I try to talk to someone it's 'Sorry this' and 'Forgive me that' and 'I'm not worthy'... WHAT ARE YOU DOING NOW!?"
"We're averting our eyes, O Lord!" Said Xenovia.
"Well, don't! It's like those miserable Psalms, they're soooo depressing. Now knock it off!"
Everyone then try to act normal in front of Chuck.
"Well, God..." Said Irina before Chuck cuts it.
"Please, call me Chuck." Replied Chuck.
"Chuck..." Irina feels strange to call God Chuck. But there's no way she ignores God's direct order. "Chuck, I...we thought you were dead."
"Oh please, me dead? Did you hit your head or something?"
"Well, sort of." Said Xenovia.
"As you can see, I am here. So whoever said that is lying."
"OK. Chuck, now that we found out that you're alive, can you please go back..."
"I know what you want to say, my child. And my answer is no."
"What? But why G-I mean Chuck?" Ask Asia.
"Look what happened after I 'died'. Angels, Devils, and Fallen Angels have become better than before. And all of you did it with your own free will. Free will is my greatest creation. No longer the Angels are absolute followers, no longer the Devils are absolute damnation, no longer the Fallen Angels are absolute corrupters."
Now that they think of it, the conditions of the Three Factions did became better after the war.
"And please don't tell anyone that I am still alive, unless you want to feel my wrath." Said Chuck with a smile.
Everyone shiver as they see that. They don't want to find out about what kind of wrath Chuck has.
"Akeno, Yuuto, please step forward!" Said Chuck.
Both of them become tense as they heard that. Kiba and Akeno then step forwards, hoping that it won't end with them receiving divine punishment.
"There are people who want to speak with you." Said Chuck.
Suddenly, there are people who are standing in front of the duo. In front of Akeno is her mother, Shuri, while in front of Kiba is his friends during the Holy Sword Project.
"M-Mother..." Akeno is left speechless when she see her mother.
"Hello, Akeno. It's nice to see that you again. How's your life?" Ask Shuri.
"It's...good, mother. I had some problem with dad for quite a years, but then we reconciled."
"I see. It's nice to hear that. It's also good to see that you have grown up into a lovely young girl. Fufufu."
"Mother, stop it!"
"Sorry, Akeno. I just can't help myself. Anyway, I can't be here for a long time. My time is almost up."
"I see." Said Akeno with a sad face.
"Cheer up, darling. At least you can say your farewell."
"You're right. Farewell, mother."
"Farewell to you too, Akeno. Send my regards to Baraqiel."
"I will."
Shuri shows a happy face. Suddenly, she remembers something. She immediately karate chops Akeno's head.
"Ouch!"
"One more thing; while I have no problem with your sadistic side, please refrain from doing it until you finished all of your schools."
"OK."
With Kiba...
When Kiba is looking at his friends, all of them seem to show one kind of face; guilty.
"Isaiah...please forgive us!" Said one of his friend as they bow to him.
"Wait, what? Why do you ask for forgiveness? You haven't done anything wrong." Replied Kiba.
"No, we did. When we safe you, we wanted you to life. But it looks like you misinterpret our final will. We wanted you to have a normal life, but instead you spent most of your childhood trying to get revenge."
Hearing that, Kiba shows a sad face. No wonder they look so sad; they thought that they were the caused of his desire for revenge.
"Look, everything I did, none of it is your fault. I was...stupid during that time, OK? It's my fault not interpreting your words correctly." Said Kiba.
"No, we still guilty for that. So, please Isaiah." Said his other friends, a girl.
Kiba stays silence for a while. He then let out a breath.
"If it makes you any better, than I forgive you."
"Thank you, Isaiah. That's the only thing we want."
Shuri along with Kiba's friends become balls of light. All of them then ascend to the sky, and finally Heaven.
When everyone look at Kiba and Akeno, they see that both of them are crying; not because of sadness but rather happiness. Both of them then return to their friends.
"Asia, can I have a talk with you?" Ask Chuck.
Asia is surprised when Chuck called her. She then goes to Chuck.
"Is there something you want, Fa-I mean Chuck?" Ask Asia.
"Yeah. Do you remember Castiel?" Ask Chuck back.
Asia then remembers her meeting with Castiel.
"Well, can you please forgive him? Kid has been through a lot. Seeing you as a devil might pissed him off."
"Of course. I know Castiel didn't mean anything bad, he was just saying the truth. A brutal one I admit."
"Good. Personally, I found myself happy that you follow your own will now. Back at the church, while you happy helping others, it wasn't your pure will. I found it quite unsettling."
"Thank you for your opinion, Chuck."
"I also have other news for you; because you remain pure - well, technically – even after being turned into a devil, I can arrange for you to go to Heaven after you died. Your friends over there, the ones responsible for turning you into a devil except Irina over there, will be the one who bear all your sins."
"WHAT?!" Exclaim all ORC members except Irina, who only sweat drop.
"Hey, it's your fault so take responsibility. Or do you dare to challenge my will?"
Everyone shook their heads as a repliment. There's no way they're dare to do that.
"You may go back to your friend." Said Chuck to Asia, who has no idea how to reply Chuck's words.
"Eveyone, it has been a fun day. But everything must come to its end. May Chuck bless you." Said Chuck as he snaps his fingers.
Everyone suddenly find themselves at the ORC room; as if they haven't go to Chuck's home. They look at each other before smiling. It's a rather strange day, find yourself having a direct conversation with God, but it's still a good one.
And this chapter is done.
This is my ideas for the next chapter:
- SPN Metatron causes all DxD Angels to fall as an experiment
- Occult Research Club meets Balthazar
- DxD Devils visit Hell
- Tell me your idea
If you have question or suggestion, feel free to tell me.
Review please.
