The Disclaimer of Truth!
Toaru Majutsu no Index is owned by Kazuma Kamachi
Highschool DxD is owned by Ichiei Ishibumi
Thank you for your support and for liking the previous chapter. It makes me feel better about it. And for those of you who hate what I write, all I have to say, is don't read it, this story is purely for enjoyment, if you don't enjoy it, then don't read it.
Sorry this chapter took so long, remember, I write this for fun, and what certain comments said really took the fun out of writing this, and that makes it harder for me to write in general. I am aware that there will be people who get aroused by dumping on other people's work, all I ask is that you be constructive about it.
Please remember, I'm working with limited information. My DxD knowledge is limited mostly to a bit of the anime and the wiki, if such information dissatisfies you, then I'm sorry, there's not much I can do about it. Either make your own story, or read someone else's.
Anyway, onto the comments!
Plant: Thank you for your CONSTRUCTIVE criticism, I appreciate it. As for your ideas, I'll keep them in mind. As for the Kami-yan stick, well, in this story, unless they're referring to the big man himself, the Devils won't be affected. As for the Harem plotline, if I have the energy, I might make an Omake based on it. Thank you.
UA1991: I'll give you Akeno, that's fair. As for the rest, I stand by my judgement. The guys were given the illusion of choice, while the other girls didn't get a choice at all. Asia was "dead" while Koneko was on the chopping block. Sure, the life of a devil isn't bad per say, and Rias does try her best but that doesn't change how they got that life in the first place. As for the rest of your analysis, this is MY story, you want to make your own, go right ahead, I won't stop you. All I ask is that you at least respect my work and acknowledge that I am trying my best here.
Guest: The emotions thing is only true if I touch the right emotions. Still, thank you, I needed that. As for your questions, I DO have a list, it's just that some characters are harder to decide than others
M1nhTre37: Your conclusion is logical, but remember, options come in threes and fours.
Peanutsaber: Three at least, maybe more. I need to take this procedure one step at a time. DxD has a ridiculous amount of girls, so not even I, the author can answer that question right now.
Fortitude501: Thank you for the tip about Azazel, it will be very useful. As for the Kendo Club, they were mostly confused.
Prayogatama52f5: Thanks for the tips, enjoy!
Enjoy my Story, it's why it exists!
Chapter 5: PLANS, PLANS, AND MORE PLANS
Raynare was expecting this to be an easy job. Her target was some boob-loving pervert with no apparent skills whatsoever. In fact, the only reason Hyoudou Issei was a target was because of his Sacred Gear and his close proximity to some arrogant shitty Devils (Raynare really needs to spend less time with Freed).
The Fallen Angel will admit, the date itself was nice. It was cliche as hell, and half the time it took some serious effort not to fall asleep, but she won't deny the elbow grease he seemed to put in it. Raynare found it sweet in a way. However, that wouldn't save him. She had her eyes on the prize, and nothing else.
So, while she was slightly surprised that he managed to save himself at the last minute, it wasn't enough to stop her altogether. Besides, she still took a good chunk out of him with her last spear, so she wasn't in any hurry. Instead, she decided to taunt the pervert as she prepared to finally kill him.
However, it seems delays were a happenstance this beautiful night, as some random fucker decided to interfere. No matter, Hyoudou had already passed out, so it'll be easy to end the retard who got involved and then move onto her true target.
Without hesitation, Raynare through the spear, fully expecting it to pierce this human's flesh, and impale him through. Actually, a part of her was hoping to see the life drain from his eyes as he stared on in agony.
What happened instead though, was a screech of shattering glass, and her spear vanishing. Not destroyed, not dispersed, or absorbed, simply vanished, like it never existed in the first place. All she saw was that infernal interloper sticking his right hand out, as if blocking something.
This angered the Fallen! How dare this lowly human interfere with her plans. Right now, all she wanted was to go down there and tear him apart limb from limb. However, she stayed her hand. Raynare may see humans as insects for her to step on, but she wasn't stupid. This human, through unknown means managed to stop and destroy her light spear like it was nothing, if she wasn't careful, such recklessness could get herself killed.
There was also a foreboding presence she felt emanating from him. She doesn't know why, but for some reason her instincts were telling her, no, screaming at her, not to get close to this boy or she might die. Raynare scoffed internally. This human, kill her? She almost wanted to laugh. Humans were just annoying pests that didn't know their place in the world. And this one didn't look any different. The only thing about him that stood out was his unusual spiky black hair, otherwise he was completely average. Some who Raynare could easily lose in a crowd.
Still, he did manage to defend against her light spear, that warrants some, if only a little caution.
"Who are you." The fallen demanded.
"Does it matter?" The boy retorted. She snorted at his retort. At least he had a backbone.
"No. I guess not, after all, all you humans will die just the same." After saying her piece, Raynare threw another light spear. No hesitation, no warning, and no change in results. The boy still blocked it, and the spear still vanished. However, Raynare noticed a pattern; seems like he can only block using that right hand of his. Good, she can use this.
This time, she summoned five light spears, and hurled them all at the brat without hesitation. What happened though caught her by surprise. Instead of trying to block them all, the boy instead rolled out of the way of four of them before destroying the fifth with a backhand, as it strayed from the group.
That only served to annoy the Fallen Angel even more. Looks like this human has seen combat before at least. But Raynare wasn't worried in the least. This child cannot fly, and he had no long-range abilities, otherwise he would've used them to either attack or try to get close to her. So long as she stayed in the sky, her victory was assur-.
Raynare was knocked out of her inner monologue when something… hit her? It didn't hurt, but the close proximity the object was to her eye definitely made her flinch out of reflex. Looking down, she saw a small rock falling to the ground. The Fallen then slowly looked up, and saw that the boy had just looked like he threw something before getting into a "ready" position.
Raynare had lost it at that point. How dare, HOW DARE this insignificant BRAT, throw a rock at her like she was some fool! Fuck killing him from a distance! She was going to rip this bastard apart with her bare hands slowly and painfully, starting with his dick and ending with his fucking heart!
Raynare bolted at the young Kamijou, mind clouded by rage, unable nor willing to see reason. She bull rushed Kamijou, hand outstretched, ready to crush his fragile body into paste!
However, Touma had dealt with stronger, and reacted to faster. He easily dodged her outstretched hand, surprising Raynare out of her rage and retaliated with his infamous right hook.
Pain. All Raynare felt was pain. That punch had a lot more power than she expected. It sent her flying across the park before she finally rolled to a stop on the grassy area.
The female Fallen looked up, seeing that the insufferable brat standing in place. He didn't move to end her, not to continue pummeling her, he just stood there, waiting. It pissed her off to no end. Was this human underestimating her?! She was infinitely better than any human, no matter who they were. He's barely said anything and already she hated him more than any devil. Then, he spoke.
"Are you done?" He asked. Not cockily, or even smugly, like he was simply asking a question. "I don't want to have to continue fighting you, and I need to get Hyoudou-san to a hospital."
"Fuck… off." Raynare breathed. "I'm not stopping till you and that little bastard are dead!" Pointing to him and Hyoudou, respectively.
Raynare moved to get up, and that is when he moved as well.
It was clear to Touma that this girl had no intention of leaving, so he had to act fast! Taking a quick glance at Hyoudou-san, the young Kamijou saw that he was still unconscious, but also still bleeding. He didn't know how much time he had before Hyoudou-san bled out, but Touma knew regardless that he had to hurry.
Rushing at the Fallen Angel (at least he thinks she's a Fallen Angel) Touma moved to punch her, just as she got on her feet. He must've caught her off guard because the look in her eye shows that she clearly wasn't expecting this, and that was all he needed.
The unlucky Kamijou proceeded to punch her in the gut with Imagine Breaker, making her keel over and cough up some spit. Then, without wasting a moment, uppercutted her, sending her flying back. However, instead of pressing his offense, he took a step back.
Index said that prolonged exposure from the Imagine Breaker will erase any Devils or Fallen Angels that he uses it on, however, Touma didn't know what "prolonged exposure" meant. Did that mean continuous contact was required, or was it like a debuff effect where you had to wait a certain period before it wore off. Regardless, he was not taking any chances. Kamijou Touma has no intention of killing this girl. She may be trying to kill him and Hyoudou-san, but to Touma, that's no excuse for him to do the same.
He then heard a groan up ahead and immediately tensed when he saw the Fallen Angel getting up. She glared at him with intense hatred and confusion?
"...tard." She croaked out. Seems like that last punch took a lot out of her, wait, what did she say?
"Huh?" Touma asked barely able to hear her.
"YOU BASTARD!" She yelled. Then, the Fallen summoned two light spears. Taking them in hand, she flew straight at Kamijou with reckless abandon, her right hand pressed forward, with her left slightly back.
Touma subconsciously analyzed the situation. He couldn't dodge it. even if Touma managed to avoid the first spear the second one would skewer him halfway through. Negating it was out of the question for the same reason. He could try running, but Touma doubted that would work. Not only could she fly, the Fallen Angel most likely had superhuman speed and stamina too, so the Young Kamijou doubted he could outrun her or out last her.
He couldn't go around, through or away from his opponent. That left one option to him.
With his mind set, the young Kamijou raced forwards towards the Fallen. Just as he was within range, the Fallen thrusted her spear forward, intending to impale the unlucky Kamijou, however, instead of dodging, the young Kamijou shifted his position mid stride, and continued moving forward. As a result, instead of impaling him like she intended, the light spear instead barely grazed his cheek, creating a small cut that stung far worse than it should've.
In a slight panic, Raynare tried to follow up with her second spear, but like the first, only just grazed him in the side. Kamijou Touma was too close for the Fallen to use her spears effectively.
"If you believe taking a life is the way to solve your problems," Touma began softly, pulling back his fist. "then let me shatter that fucked up illusion of yours!" He then proceeded to punch Raynare right in the face! All she could think about through the pain was, Who the hell is this guy?
However, it didn't stop there, his punch continued, guiding the Fallen's head right towards a nearby tree! It was only when Raynare's head made contact with the tree did Touma pull his hand back. The Fallen was no unconscious, her head covered in bark chips that splintered from the punch.
Touma waited there for a few seconds, making sure she was unconscious, before leaving. While normally, the unlucky Kamijou might've considered helping the Fallen Angel, Hyoudou-san was still lying on the ground bleeding out, and he had to make sure that he was okay. So, glancing at the unconscious girl with a conflicted look, Touma ran right back to where he left Hyoudou-san.
Sprinting back to the fountain, Touma found Hyoudou-san just as he left him. Rushing over to his side, the young Kamijou checked for a pulse. It was weak, but it was there.
Kamijou-san released a breath he didn't know he was holding. Hyoudou-san was alive, good, that meant all he had to do was wait for the ambulance to arrive. He called for them on his run back.
When the ambulance arrived, the paramedics rushed over to the two high schoolers, and carefully loaded Hyoudou-san onto a gurney. When they arrived at the two, they asked the unlucky Kamijou what happened. The young Kamijou then explained that he stumbled upon Hyoudou-san just as he was, and immediately called them. He decided against telling them the full truth, as not only does it sound unbelievable, they might just take him to the hospital to get his head examined, and this unlucky Kamijou wanted to avoid hospitals for as long as possible thank you very much!
When the paramedics finished examining Hyoudou-san, one of them looked at Touma and asked if he wanted to come along to watch over him.
"No thanks." The unlucky Kamijou replied. "I'm sure you two can handle everything from here, no need for me to get involved. Besides, I've got two roommates who are going to worry about me if I don't get home soon."
The Paramedic nodded in understanding. He rejoined his partner and carefully loaded Hyoudou-san into the ambulance, before closing the doors behind them as the ambulance drove to the hospital.
Touma was about to walk back to his dorm before tensing in realization, he forgot about the Fallen Angel from earlier!
Rushing back to where he left her, Touma was met with an empty spot of grass where the Fallen Angel last was. Either someone came and picked her up, or she recovered enough to leave. Regardless, she was gone, and the Touma had no idea whether or not that was a good thing, but he had no leads on her whereabouts, so there was nothing he could do at the moment. So, he reluctantly made his way back to his Kuoh dorm, completely oblivious to the two pairs of eyes that were watching him from afar.
When he got back, the tired Kamijou was immediately crowded by his three freeloaders, demanding to know what happened. Touma then gave the two a watered-down version of his fight with the Fallen Angel, electing a look of worry from the two. However, before they could press for more info, Touma explained that he was tired and that he'll explain everything better tomorrow. So, with clear reluctance, the two girls backed off and let their friend get some sleep.
The weekend could not have gone by faster. After fully explaining what happened Friday night, the Magic God and little Nun came to some sort of… agreement. They absolutely refused to leave the poor Kamijou alone, even in the restroom (luckily only Othinus was present at those times)!
It took all he had to convince the two that the Fallen Angel (it was confirmed by Othinus and Index from Touma's general description) would not openly attack Kuoh Academy while he was there. Especially if there are Devils, her supposed enemies, there as well. They relented to his logic, but the two still weren't happy about it. As for Sphynx, he was simply eating, completely ignoring the ensuing argument.
His walk over to Kuoh was fairly normal, as he only tripped twice and stepped in some used gum once. It was only when he arrived at school did his misfortune rose to "normal" levels.
The unlucky Kamijou was met with harsh glares by the female populace. Seems those rumors still haven't died down if anything they've only gotten worse. He got slapped twice as many times as he did last week, as well as punched a few times. The ones that really stood out was the girl who judo flipped him and the other girl who struck him with her bokken!
"Such Misfortune!" Touma whimpered, rubbing his head. Upon entering his classroom, Touma limped his way over to his desk, completely ignoring the glares he was receiving from his female classmates and plopped down without a word.
"Hey Kami-yan." An annoying voice called out. Turning his head, Touma saw his friends standing across from him, big shit-eat grins adorned their faces.
"What happened to you Kami? Get in a fight with and S&M Angel girl recently?" Aogami asked."
"Shut up." Touma deadpanned not in the mood for their shenanigans.
"Geez, looks like someone got up on the wrong side of the bed this morning." Tsuchimikado commented, still grinning like a loon. "Still, we need you to settle something for us." Touma looked up slightly in expectation.
"Tell this loser that white is obviously the best color!" Tsuchimikado yelled. Ah, so we're back to that.
"Like hell! Red is obviously the superior color!" The Fetish King rebutted.
"No way, white is better in every way! You're just too stupid to understand" The blonde said.
Touma began drowning them out after that. Honestly, he felt better with how normal things were getting. After how rough things were last week, and how hectic it was last weekend, the unlucky Kamijou was ready for a break. Hopefully, he could get a peaceful day with as little misfortune as possible.
"Still, at least the color isn't as bad as black." What did they just say?
"Yeah, white may not be the best color, but it's far better than black." Aogami agreed.
"Excuse me?" Touma said aloud.
"Oh, hey Kami, didn't see you there." Aogami bullshitted with a straight face.
"Yeah, we were just talking about how black is a terrible color for bunny girls. What do you think? You don't have to answer if you don't want to, we understand." Tsuchimikado said with an eat-shit grin on his face.
Touma knew they were goading him; he just knew it! And they weren't even trying to hide it either! He wanted to ignore them and relax, but he couldn't! Not when such bullshit was being sputtered right to his face!
"You bastards!" Touma yelled.
Well, there goes any plans of having a peaceful day. Such Misfortune.
Rias Gremory wanted to pull her hair out. In fact, she just might if it gets her out of her engagement to Riser! Nothing has been going her way recently, and it was just driving her up the wall!
Currently, she was in the ORC clubroom, venting her frustrations over the last two weeks.
According to Koneko's report the plan to damage Kamijou Touma's mental state was a bust. Apparently, he was able to brush off the rumors and continue despite all of the abuse he was suffering. Normally Sona would've intervened already, but the Gremory Heiress managed to get her to back off and wait a while before acting. While the initial response wasn't what Rias hoped for, she knew that eventually Kamijou-san will break, Rias just had to be patient.
That wasn't what bugged her though. What really got her so mad was that her plan to recruit Issei was a complete failure. At first, she was planning to just ask him to join her peerage. She already had an explanation ready and keyed in a few minor details that would definitely grab his attention, but that quickly became plan B.
When Rias learned that Issei was asked out by a Fallen, she smelled an opportunity. She knew that Sacred Gear users were highly sought after, so one living right in the middle of Devil territory, unclaimed, was a paranoia bomb just waiting to happen. She knew that the Fallen would want Issei killed so Rias was ready. She had her familiar give Issei the flier that would summon her, and then had it tail him so she could prepare for her eventual arrival.
She saw it going one of two ways; either Issei summons her just in time for her to save him, or he summons Rias as he was at death's door, and the only way for her to save him is to reincarnate him. Honestly, the Gremory Heiress didn't care about which happened all that much, only that it would happen.
However, neither happened. Instead, Issei was saved by Kamijou-san, and it infuriated her to no end! Now, Issei was in the hospital, and she was no closer to ending her engagement to Riser. In fact, she felt further from the solution than ever.
Rias herself is partially to blame for that blunder. When she saw Kamijou emerge victorious over the Fallen Angel, Rias saw an opportunity. Sure, the Fallen didn't look to be too strong, but the Gremory heiress knew that she might hold some info about why the Grigori were in her territory, and if she was lucky, maybe even get some leverage over them if this Fallen was important enough.
Sadly, Rias didn't get to find out, as the Fallen was already gone without a trace, and she spent the next few hours trying to track her to no avail. And by the time she gave up, Issei was already inducted into the hospital.
Now, for most Devils, this was a trivial manner. Heal the victim, change witness memories, erase the records and done. However, Rias' situation made this situation far more frustrating than normal.
First was Kamijou Touma. Knowledge about the Imagine Breaker was limited, with her only knowledge is about how it can negate the supernatural upon contact and how the three biblical factions react to it. She didn't know its limits, nor what counts as "contact," so she didn't want to risk antagonizing him further. Rias took a big risk with that rumor plan of hers, with no benefit to speak of. Rias can only hope that Kamijou-san doesn't learn about her involvement anytime soon.
But, even without Kamijou-san, her blunder with the Fallen earlier already made it too costly and risky to try anything. Who knows how many people have seen Issei's condition. Now, if she tried to heal Issei, she'd have to heal him, erase any record and phone call the hospital has connected to him, and track down and alter the memories of everyone who's seen him in his current condition.
In hindsight, prioritizing Issei's recovery would've definitely been the better choice. Now, she has to wait for Issei to recover. It's not that she couldn't heal Issei, it's just that doing so right now would only cause suspicion that Rias was too busy to deal with. That's not to say she couldn't help Issei recover, but it did little to soothe her anxiety.
Her limited freedom now had to be spent waiting for Issei to recover. Then, she had to recruit him into becoming a Devil. Then comes the training. Honestly, until she sees what Issei is capable of, she's going to have to wait to iron out the details there.
However, that doesn't mean she's given up on trying to ally herself with the Kamijou Faction. In fact, she already has a plan in the making, all she needs to do is iron out a few details and it'll be ready.
Rias sat down on the couch, sipping the lukewarm tea Akeno prepared earlier. The Gremory heiress sighed. Time was running out, and she was running out of ideas. She could only hope that at least one of her plans come to fruition, and she is saved from this horrible fate.
Raynare snarled in pain. She moved her hand to clutch her left cheek, that had a bruise the size of a grapefruit, hoping to soothe her pain with her touch. She was currently perched on a ledge in the abandoned church just outside of Kuoh, and she was glaring at the town. It was nighttime now, and the small town shined with lights for night activities, but Raynare couldn't care less. All she cared about was the huge ass bruise on her face, and the dipshit responsible for it.
Raynare snarled, in anger this time. Nothing was going her way it seems. Her attempt at the perverted scumbag Hyoudou was a complete bust, all because of that fucking dipshit. Now she hears that Twilight Healing's arrival is going to be delayed a few days because of a train incident.
She needed to hurry, the longer she stayed, the higher the chance of the Devils discovering her whereabouts.
Was she scared of fighting them? No way! She could crush those Devils no problem. The only issue is the aftermath that could leave the Grigori in ruins. Technically, Raynare and her group were acting without permission, but she doubts the Devils will care about that if she kills either the Gremory or the Sitri heiress.
Raynare continued stroking her bruised cheek in thought. Normally, a bruise like this would heal within a day, maybe two, but for some reason, it hasn't. Reluctantly, she had Dohnaseek look at it. The guy may seem like just a battle-loving meathead, but he knew a thing about medicine and healing spells (Raynare believes it's so that way he can get back into a fight sooner). Sadly, he didn't know what was wrong, he just advised Raynare to let it heal on its own.
Raynare grit her teeth. The reminder of her injury only stung her pride and fueled her rage even more! She got lucky in the end. If Kalawarna wasn't in the area at the time, there was a good chance that Raynare could've been captured, or worse, killed. If the defeat wasn't bad enough, Freed wouldn't let her live it down. One way or another, that psycho would always bring up her defeat by a human of all things. The only reason the Fallen Angel hasn't killed the damn pervert was because he was still useful.
The moment that usefulness ends though, Raynare will take great pleasure in castrating and killing the freak.
For now though, they'll have to lay low. After Raynare's failed assassination attempt on Hyoudou, the Devils are definitely trying to find her. Best to try and keep a potential incident from escalating any further. She'll need to keep an eye on Freed though, that sicko needs to be put on a leash.
Raynare smirked sadistically. Sure, not everything was going according to plan, but she was certain everything will work out in the end. She just needed to be a little patient.
Back in Academy City, Aleister Crowley gazed upon his city through his monitors. Everything was progressing according to plan.
After the Gremlin incident, all eyes of the Magic Side now have a gaze on Kamijou Touma, a person that all desires as an ally, but none wants as an enemy.
Aleister knew that after WWIII, the supernatural would gain an interest in Kamijou Touma. However, there was a problem. The number of factions that held an interest in the boy were far greater than estimated, exceeding even the margin of error Aleister allowed himself.
While such numbers did little to worry the General Superintendent, it did make him cautious. Even though none of them posed a threat to his overall plan, a few of them had around a thirty percent chance to setback, if not outright ruin, more of his plans than Aleister was willing to risk, before being struck down.
Such a thing was far too risky to allow, so the General Superintendent sought to remove the problem by the roots.
Convincing Kuoh Academy to this "Exchange Program" was remarkably simple. Academy City's reputation alone would have most institutions salivating at the thought of teaching the city's famous "Espers." Rigging the drawing to pick Kamijou Touma was arguably even easier.
Now all eyes were on Kuoh, far enough away to keep Aleister and his city out of the spotlight, but close enough to intervene if he finds it necessary.
Currently, the only supernatural creatures (besides Lola Stuart of course) that pose any threat to his plans, are the Dragon Gods and Trihexa, but even then, it was only due to the nature of their abilities that they were even considered a threat.
Trihexa is nothing more than a savage beast and can easily be dealt with. Great Red still hides in the Dimension Gap, still fearful of Amaterasu's wrath. He is curious to see if the Magic God has calmed over the centuries, or if she still holds a grudge.
As for Ophis, it remains ignorant of the truth; that humans have discovered ways to surpass the "Gods" of this world for over a century now. In fact, most of the supernatural world is ignorant of this tidbit, with only faction leaders and certain individuals being aware of the truth.
Aleister knew it was only a matter of time before this secret is revealed, and with it, chaos will ensue. However, the General Superintendent cared little for the inevitable fallout, as it has little effect on his current plans.
As Aleister continued monitoring the city, a screen popped up, scrolling through data. The Greatest Magician in History was pleased with this information. Things were proceeding accordingly, now it was time to inform Noukan to initiate his part in Aleister's current plan. If the General Superintendent was still capable of human emotion, he would be curious if the Kihara was ever taught to fetch before.
Chapter End
Here is the new Chapter, sorry it took so long. I needed to cool off, and then I had work to get done. Hope the fight scene was worth the wait. How did I do? This is my first attempt at a fight scene, and I hope it was passable.
Anyway, the poll is in, and the winner is a tie between Nerfed by Earth and Nerfed by War. As a result, I have decided to simply take the first vote in the comment section, since I already voted.
Thank you for all of your support, it is greatly appreciated. Sorry for taking so long getting this one out.