Here to be, to be Here
Volume II – Rising of the Bird of Rebirth
Chapter I – Rise Riser Rising
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Ever since he had been born, he had possessed potential.
He, a bird of rebirth as preordained by his bloodline, was powerful.
He was strong.
His older brother was stronger.
His eldest brother was the strongest.
His father, his ancestry – they were all strong.
He, known as Riser Phenex, was a powerful man, one who had become arrogant due to this strength.
He gathered those who he desired, he traded pieces to others to attain whatever he desired.
His Queen, his Bishops, his Rooks, his Knights, his Pawns. A total of sixteen formed a team that he led as the leader, their King.
Many loved him.
Many despised him.
But the King, Riser, ignored it.
He only viewed what he wished.
His peerage became those who loved him. Romantically or otherwise.
He did as he pleased and desired more and more.
The strongest of Devils desire it all – but the truly powerful know when they should be magnanimous.
Riser fits the former, but not the later.
As of yet.
However, if one were to describe him through events he has led, then two come to mind:
The day his eldest brother, Ruval Phenex, was defeated by the Emperor.
The day that he lost to the possessor of the Red Dragon Emperor, Hyoudou Issei.
A man that was beneath Riser's notice, who had somehow achieved the impossible.
He wielded a Holy Sword.
A sword of Light; a blade that smites Devils.
It was a fragment; one of the seven blades of Excalibur.
Riser Phenex had been frightened upon seeing the blade being wielded by a low-born scum.
He then questioned how it was possible that a Devil could wield it.
And then he became cocky.
The sword became his downfall.
The regenerative powers of the Phenex were beaten back, and the Phenex had fallen.
Hyoudou Issei, bearer of the fragment of Blessing, a seventh of the Excalibur and possessor of the [Boosted Gear], the Mid-class Longinus Sacred Gear containing the soul of Ddraig, the Red Dragon Emperor and one of the two Heavenly Dragons.
Riser knew after being defeated by him that the newly reincarnated Devil will one day become one of the strongest.
And yet, he only felt grief.
He had lost to someone who had formerly been human.
Riser had lost to someone that should've been beneath him.
That was indisputable.
For the days following that defeat, Riser remained within the Phenex manor, hiding within his own room.
Only when he sensed a strange feeling in the air, did he leave.
He found and killed a Stray Devil and met a human.
Riser felt like killing him then and there.
However, something held him back.
A whisper flew through his ear, like that of wind.
Whistling to him, Riser decided to spare the human.
That human's journey started from there from the kindness of Riser.
And Riser's path of redemption would start because of that human.
Through the act of kindness, salvation can be found.
Riser will find salvation through the shining light of the human.
Riser will return.
Riser will rise, he is rising.
Hey guys, thanks for following/favoriting/reviewing! Seriously, means a lot to me *sniff*. Anyway, I have this beginning portion and one more chapter to put out, so I'll leave this AN just here and leave the other with just the chapter. So, let's just address the reviews on move on yeah?
CrimsonPyre - Ja. Ye be the first, surprising ye not the last. And I have many plans that I have compiled together within this notebook *smacks notebook with hand* which is also called my brain that I have yet to tell you. You'll be surprised huehuehue.
phelipebr - Thank you for the words! I'll keep trying to update in the near future, though just a reminder, this IS written in my spare time so~
deltanz - And I brought more here today, thanks!
HeavenLibrary - Lappland is awesome. I have her E2'd, about level 30 or so I think, with her skill at level 7, I don't remember if I raised it further than that. Just recently E2'd Frostleaf too, making her my... sixth E2 Operator. That'd be, in order of doing it, Vigna, Mousse, Platinum, Ch'en, Lappland, and lastly, Frostleaf. I might E2 Exusiai next or maybe Ptilopsis... who knows?
Those are all the reviews, so, once again, thank you to everyone who followed/favorited and left a review! I hope this silly virus doesn't hit you or anyone you know, ciao!
