Judan: Hello! For the first time in two years we are back! Well… only slightly that is…

Slayer: Actually I am the ones who's back in action. This story isn't as important anymore. Mostly because you're still gone! Already I've done a number of Redux chapters without you!

Judan: Hey… not my fault I can't do this all the time. But we got this done and hopefully we can work on more later.

Slayer: Don't worry about it. I can work on my stories fairly easily without you… in fact without you I can get rid of some things I never really liked.

Judan: What?

Slayer: Oh never mind. In any case we better get this show on the road. So Rodrick… for the first time in two years… would you like to start us off?

Rodrick: Most certainly! We here at the Dark Guard productions own nothing but OC's, and reality building concepts. Everything else belongs to their respective owners. Now without further ado…

Everyone: Here's the story!

Judan: Oh yeah where's shadow by the way?

Slayer: Fixing the house since the courier blew it up…

Judan: Oh…

Hello= Regular talk

[Hello]= Kuros

{Hello}= Ddraig

'Hello'= Masamune

Hello= Thoughts/talking to inner spirits

(J/N)= Judan Notes

(S/N)= Slayer notes

Prologue: Secret of the 14th Longinus

Let me tell you an old tale… of events long before any of you were born. Before even I came into existence! This story starts more than ten thousand years ago. In the beginning there was one true God who created everything. To you to me and the other gods as well, however there was too much chaos with all that he created. So in order to organize the chaos he separated everything. All into little branches stretching through all of creation, there were five main sections. The top, the one encompassing everything was simply called the whole of creation. Below that came the separate realities, then dimensions, then universes, finally to time lines. Now in order to keep balance, between the dimensions in each separate reality.

He constructed the Void, Abyss, Nether, and Aether to be constant bridges between all the varying thirteen dimensions within each reality. Those four places chose rulers to command them and their different gifts and resources.

Now while the Void and Aether were fine with mingling and creating small controlled amounts of chaos within the thirteen dimensions… The Abyss and Nether weren't so content. The Abyss ended up choosing a monster named Manus to be its leader. While the Nether chose someone just as destructive. This would bet the start of the Great War, a war so terrible that it would eventually pull in others to the conflict.

However as time passed Manus was eventually slain by someone who held the souls of his varying lieutenants. At that moment the Abyss became mangled and broken. Its energies spiraled out of control consuming countless worlds in darkness. That was until the three strongest of the Darkwraiths the favorite sons of Manus, came in and stabilized it. However the damage was already done. Because of the un-stabilized Abyss, the thirteen dimensions became aware of each other.

This wasn't supposed to ever happen, for upon finding one another the others would want to control their sister worlds. Foreseeing the growing conflict the rulers of the Aether and Void proposed an idea before any fighting could break out. The idea was that once every twenty years thirteen different "gods", from the thirteen dimensions would get together in either the Void or Aether and talk. This would allow everyone to remain in contact and avoid power struggles. And more importantly stop others from trying to take over a world that wasn't theirs.

One year there wasn't anyone who showed up from a specific universe within universe nine. That plane is where our story truly takes place. It was because during that particular year a war sprung out between three prominent factions… The Devils led by the Maou and Lucifer himself. The fallen angels, also known as the Grigori led by Azazel, Kokabiel, Shemhazai, and a few other powerful fallen angels. And the actual angel faction, led by the god of the bible of that world and the arch angel Michael.

The battle went on for a long time, too long for many of the factions. In the end most of each of the three factions was wiped out. However during the conflict god found two beings that interested him. One with playful curiosity and the other with cautious fear, the one who he feared he sealed away behind an intricate network of seals and barriers. The other he met and talked to.

He ended up befriending this being until the moment of the final battle had arrived. It was right after the sealing the feared creature and it had left the god tired and extremely weakened. He knew he was going to perish. But he also knew that he was going to make sure to take the Maou's with him. It was during this time that he asked his new friend for the ultimate favor. He asked him if he could turn him into a sacred gear. A Longinus to be exact, already he had made many others, so that humans could have some way of fighting on par with the powerful forces of the world.

In fact the Longinus' are the strongest and most powerful of them all. Especially the true Longinus, however what he was asking was unique. Anytime someone or something was sealed into a sacred gear, that person was usually already dead.

This time however he was going to turn a live being into one. The reason for this was spoken only between the two of them. However it was of great importance. The being agreed and became the fourteen Longinus. However it was kept a secret even to the arch angel himself. He even asked help from two of the other realities to help hide the fourteenth... unfortunately for him that help came in the form of Sheogorath the Daedric prince of madness. And Modaga the god of chaos… as it is their nature they sent the fourteenth to a completely random universe.

They also added a spell that made whoever found it get teleported back to the Longinus' original plane of existence. Though the effect was immediate and would no doubt freak the user out. With that out of the way the god went back to the fight. The battle that followed was the biggest and the bloodiest of them all. And in the end… like he predicted… he died along with Lucifer and the other Maou's.

And so the secret of the fourteenth Longinus died with him. As for the strange minds of the other two gods of insanity…those two pretty much forgot all about it. The war still ended that day and a truce was made between the survivors. However what would come from that interesting Longinus would bring change and plenty of surprises. Especially in the case of a certain young man…

We are, we are, Line breaks!~

Back in dimension number three, in a small town in that version of the U.S.A. there lives an ordinary boy, who constantly lives his days in an almost robotical fashion. He wakes up, eats breakfast, goes to school, finishes school, goes home, and helps out around the apartments he live in. Until it is time to go to bed in which the cycle simply repeats itself. Rinse and repeat, rinse and repeat… Although I think we can all agree that this is the norm for most students in their first year of middle school? But there were a few things that made him different.

For one he had grey hair, and no I don't mean white or old color grey but just a grey head of hair. This was kept slightly messy, yet not too long what with his hair just reaching over his ears. His eyes were also a bit abnormal with them being golden yellow. He was twelve years old and was about five foot three. His skin was also fairly pale even though he was outside quite a bit. His build wasn't exactly skinny but it wasn't buff either. He wore black slacks and dress shoes pretty much everywhere, and right now he was wearing a long-sleeved button up shirt with a white t-shirt underneath. He was also wearing a long dark blue coat with black buttons.

However despite never actually bothering everybody, his looks made others bully him and make fun of him. As is the norm for kids who were different such as himself, however he never really cared about that. Instead always being interested in other things like studying science, mythology, cooking, fighting, and mathematics. Surprising really since most kids his age usually liked playing video games or watching movies. However he had a few traits that would make him stand out, even if he didn't have any unique physical ones.

For one he was quite logical and fairly mature, however the most prominent trait is his sarcasm and dry wit. And it has got to be said that those two traits made everyone quite annoyed. Even if he barely talked to others in the first place…

Some other unique things about him would be the fact that he had no family left. The last to die were his parents, and they had died in a car crash about five years ago. He never really moved forward from that, their deaths still affects him even to this day. However he had one unique trait that stood out from all the others. And currently it was speaking to him on his way home from school.

'You know I thought things would be a bit more interesting when you found me. But it has been two months and absolutely nothing has happened. Sorry but you're a very boring user.' This unique trait was the legendary sword Masamune. The boy had found it by complete accident while wandering through the woods near the town. At first he was suspicious, especially since the sword never really told him how she got there. But after a while the gentle sounding blade wormed her way into his heart.

Didn't mean he wasn't going to retort though. Please don't blame me for that. I too thought things would become more interesting. However even with the world at war nothing happens to this place. Ah yes currently this universes version of earth, was at war with an interesting enemy. The W.D.O or the world destruction orders goal was to destroy the major powers of the world and place themselves on top.

However thanks to individuals such as Jackson Grove, and the mysterious Neos Draconic or as he was codenamed Bladedancer, things have been going rather smoothly. Now while he admired both of them, especially Bladedancer. He was still in a small town that was still just as boring as ever. He had actually been training with the legendary sword, and has been itching to actually try his skills out on something. Not that he wanted to kill, he just loves a good challenge.

The sword itself was kept in a pocket space until called out. Wasn't like the masses, would tolerate some kid running around with a real katana. Thankfully Neos had standardized a pocket dimension for public use. Now everyone has a giant almost infinite pocket on themselves. Thinking about the current state of the world, he suddenly stopped moving while furrowing his brow.

Masamune concerned questioned his behavior. 'Um… are you okay? Why did you stop?'

The female sentient sword received a shocking reply. You know what? I am bored. Masamune was about to ask what he meant by that but was cut off as he continued. I mean I have a talking magical sword capable of cutting anything, and I'm living out my life like this? I can't help but feel rather disappointed. I'm sure this isn't what I'm supposed to do in life.

Masamune couldn't do a thing to refute that claim. Not that she wanted to. After all he had a point, and it was actually bugging her as well. Especially with a certain problem she was certain he'd face later in life. However before she say anything to him, both were surprised at the sound of another deep yet playful voice.

[Well if that's the case, then why don't you let me help? I've been waiting for someone like you for a long time. I was actually beginning to wonder if I would ever find someone interesting enough, to be my partner.]

Looking around the boy could see no one but yelled out to the voice. "Hey! Whoever you are show yourself!" Both he and Masamune heard a laugh that sounded like it was coming from the left. Looking over there they could see some sort of metal box with an intricate lock on it.

[Well I'd show you what I look like but… We're not connected yet so why don't you come over to my box… And open this damnable thing! I've been trapped in here for hundreds of years!] The boy and Masamune decided to see what it wanted and went over to the strange box. It was one foot wide by two feet long and about one foot tall. The boy knelt down in front of it and tried to take off the lock. But to no avail.

Scratching his head he questioned the voice coming from it. "Sorry but I can't open this. Do you perhaps happen to know where the key is?"

There was a grumbling sound coming from the voice before he was answered. [No I do not. The guys who sent me here probably thought it would be funny to see me try and get out on my own. And I've been trying for at least a couple hundred years!]

The boy adopted a look of surprise when hearing that. "A couple hundred years? Wow I'd probably go insane if I was locked up for that long." Looking at the lock he thought up an idea. "Alright if we don't have a key then I'll just cut the lock off. Masamune?"

Knowing what he was about to do, she sent him a mental smirk before answering. 'Let's do it!' After a brief pause the boy stood up and summoned his sentient friend. The katana was three and a half feet long with a ten inch handle. The sheathe and handle was bright white, with the handle having a normal diamond pattern. Only instead of being white the diamonds were blue in color. The guard was also blue and rather unique. Instead of a regular guard it was a crossguard, normally associated with western longswords. As he took the blade out of its sheathe, one could now see the swords silver blade. The blade also had blue runes going up the sides of the blade.

The voice spoke up again only this time more concerned. [Um… What are you doing?] His answer was a swing at the lock. All the while the runes on the blade glowed an ethereal blue. The lock was resistant for a few moments but ultimately was cut in two. The voice quickly voiced its surprise.

[What in the… How did you do that?! I remember someone trying to use an explosive to open this damn thing! And yet you cut through it with ease!]

His answer was a shrug from the boy before kneeling down again and answering. "Well Masamune can pretty much cut through anything. However even I was surprised that the lock gave some resistance before cutting through it."

He heard a harrumph of agreement from the voice. [Yeah I'm not to surprise. Despite their insanity they certainly know how to make a seal, I'll give them that. But now we have a lot to do and not many years to do it!]

The boy raised an eyebrow. "Umm… Not to sound rude but I don't even know you. And I still haven't even given out my name."

The voice laughed nervously before speaking up. [Yeah sorry about that… Well let me introduce myself. I'm Kuros Wik Suun the dragon emperor of the void. Though I'm not sure why people gave me that title… after all I don't rule the void. Still you see a long time ago I was sealed in a special item and then put into this box. The point was to wait for someone worthy to show up so that person could become my partner. However because of the god of chaos Modaga and the prince of Madness Sheogorath I ended up not being able to get out at all! Even when I found someone worthy! But enough about that what's your name kid?]

Slightly confused by what he was told he still answered him after sheathing his sword. "Um my name is Rodrick Booker. A pleasure to meet you I guess? Anyway why did you call out to me now of all days?"

Kuros sighed before answering. [Ya see kid I knew that you were becoming bored. I've also sensed your potential and let me tell you... it is vast. I also wanted to see if you could decide for yourself if you actually wanted to continue your life as it is now. You see I can help you with your boredom problem and help you reach your full potential. But only if you help me with my own problem. And before you ask yes my problem is massive! You see I'm in what you call a sacred gear. I was made in an entirely separate plane of existence. By gaining a host I can finally go back there. However my host would also come with me. They will also become one with me in a way. As such I want to make sure that…]

He was interrupted when Rodrick opened up the chest and grabbed the strange black gauntlet that was inside and put it on his left hand. There was a stunned silence while Kuros was trying to comprehend what had just happened. [Umm… I didn't think you were that bored…]

Rodrick shrugged while taking a good look at the dark metal gauntlet. It was surprisingly light and was made up of some strange metal. It was too big for his hand and the fingers were very claw like. But it wasn't exactly bulky; it was actually rather sleek and graceful looking. The armor even covered his elbow ending in a point. However in the middle of the gauntlet was a white gem. The underside of the armor was also white. And at the knuckles of the gauntlet were three holes. And on the underside of the wrist was another hole. Suddenly there was a bright light and he was forced to look away.

During that time he felt the glove get tighter. When the light died down he saw the gauntlet was his exact size. He closed and opened his left hand experimenting with the fit. That was when Kuros's voice came from within the white jewel.

[You know there is a lot more going on than you're aware of! It probably would've been best if you let me finish before putting me on. Oh well you're now forever stuck with me kid. You see I just bonded with your soul. As such you can now summon the dragon gear, which is the name of the sacred gear by the way. However if let's say… someone was to try and take me from you… Then you'd die!~ However this gear was made with some interesting modifications. You see this one will change your biology to be that of myself. Call it a gift from yours truly, after all I want a strong host. That way you can use me better, because a human no matter how strong wouldn't be able to use the full power of my gear. Still it'll be interesting to see how you handle this next part.]

Rodrick was about to ask what he meant when he felt a tug on his whole body. Turning around he saw a black and grey swirling vortex slowly appearing behind him.

Raising an eyebrow he questioned Kuros. "So… Is this what you were talking about?"

[Yeah pretty much.~ You see this is the portal that will take us to my home. And like I said you're pretty much coming with me.]

Rodrick just blinked before nodding. "Alright then. Good thing I'm more or less used to strange things. Thanks to Masamune that is."

'HEY!' The sentient sword shouted out indignantly at being called strange. But Rodrick continued.

"However let me ask one thing…" The others waited for a bit while he took a deep breath. "Just how badly is this going to hurt?" The other two weren't able to respond as Rodrick was lifted off his feet, and sucked into the vortex where he promptly fell unconscious. Turned out the answer to that question was quite a bit. During the trip Masamune and Kuros ended up talking, since there wasn't much going on and their host/partner was currently unconscious.

We are, we are, Line breaks!~

When Rodrick finally came to he noticed that he was lying on a bench. Opening his eyes and letting them adjust to the dim glow of a dying sun he looked around. Currently he was in some sort of park with a bunch of Japanese signs around him. Unfortunately he actually couldn't read or speak Japanese. Mostly because his worlds Japan was blown off the face of the planet. Wasn't even the first time something like that happened… poor… poor Malaysia.

He was startled from his thoughts by Kuros' voice. [Well here we are! This is my home's Japan, well at least in this dimension... Now then while we're here I should probably tell you a few things. First off this world isn't like your own. This one has youkai, devils, angels, fallen angels, and tons of gods from pretty much every religion on the planet! All weak compared to me sure. But you aren't quite ready for that yet. However what you should know and also forever keep to yourself is two things...] He paused for a moment to let what he told Rodrick sink in, and to also find the right words for what he was going to say next.

[The first thing is me. I'm supposed to be a relatively big secret, so don't tell anyone unless you trust them or have to. The second thing is actually an even bigger secret. You see in this world there was a war between Devils, Angels, and fallen angels. During that war Lucifer and the other Maou's along with the god of the bible died.] Kuros then waited for Rodrick to say something. However after a while he was beginning to grow a bit concerned. [Uh… hey kid are you alright?]

Masamune was the one to answer him. 'I do believe you broke him.' And certainly he was, his mouth was hanging open and he had a blank look on his face. And his eyes looked like they were dead and void of life. In the end it took about twenty minutes of constant pestering to finally snap him out of it.

And from that they continued their talk until Rodrick was pretty much caught up to speed on the differences between this world and his own. Or at least Kuros knew about, after all… he was away for a few hundred years. After which they decided to get moving and he got off the park bench and started to wander around. After an hour or two of walking he stopped at another park. Only this time it looked more like a playground than a nature walk. That was when he voiced his concerns into his mind.

You know I can't read or write Japanese right? Also I'm kind of an illegal alien, and not to mention an orphan in this world. What am I going to do?! He didn't receive an answer, since what he said was actually a fairly accurate statement of their circumstances. He sighed before speaking again. Maybe I can find someone who can speak English or something. Really at that point it was probably his only choice but to rely on his luck to find help.

Sure he was powerful for a human now dragon. But that didn't mean he could just live on the streets. Unfortunately he knew that his luck was abysmal. Ironically that was when his luck threw something interesting into his path. Looking around the park for anyone he noticed someone sitting on a stone wall. It was a very pale girl with long black hair. She was cute and looked about a year older than him. She was dressed up in some type of Gothic Lolita outfit and had slightly pointed ears and grey eyes.

She was also inches shorter than he was. When he spotted her he noticed that her face looked very emotionless. Even more so than his face although hers seemed to be completely natural, his was a result of boredom and a series of unfortunate events. Her eyes however told a slightly different tale. They were lonely as if she had never been loved in her entire life. Yet they also look completely frustrated. Taking interest in the girl he started to make his way to her when Kuros yelled out in panic.

[Do not go over to her! That is Ophis the Ouroboros also known as the Infinity dragon god! One of the most powerful beings in the world right now! So I beg you don't get near her!]

However Rodrick was confused after recalling a few things that Kuros had told him. Alright I'll bite why are you so afraid of this girl? Who cares if she's one of the strongest in the world? Besides I thought you said that you were the strongest after Trihexa? Trihexa also known as (666) was the monster that the old god of the bible sealed away.

Kuros made a few mutterings that Rodrick couldn't really understand, so he smirked assuming that he won the argument. And so with that along with a still muttering dragon, he walked up to the Infinity dragon. Noticing him she looked up with a blank face. Although Ophis was quite curious about why a human would approach her. Or at least mostly human, she did feel quite a bit of dragon coming off of him. But since he smelled like cinnamon she decided to give him a chance. Hey what could she say? The dragon really like cinnamon.

With a slightly less blank face Rodrick spoke to her. "Is it alright if I sit down here?" Curious about what was going to happen she nodded her head yes and he sat down to her right. As he did so he couldn't help but notice that she smelled of lavender. A smell he rather enjoyed, thanks to his mother always planting them when she was alive.

After a few moments of silence Rodrick spoke up. "So my name is Rodrick Booker a pleasure to meet you. I'm guessing your Ophis right?" She only looked at him while nodding her head yes.

A bit confused about how he knew her identity she asked him. "May I ask how you knew who I am?"

Rodrick shrugged before answering. "Well you see I have a sacred gear who told me about you, said you were the infinity dragon."

She nodded her head in understanding although her face was still blank. "And you still decided to approach me. Why? Also who is your sacred gear spirit?"

Rodrick thought for a moment before speaking once again. "Well you looked a bit lonely and frustrated with something. So I just decided to say hi and see what was wrong. Plus Kuros Wik Suun is my sacred gear spirit." Her eyes widened slightly at what he said. No one had ever really tried to ask her how she was doing before. Usually people would freak out and panic and try to get on her good side. But Ophis never really cared about any of that. However she had heard of the void dragon Kuros before, although she had never met him personally.

So deciding to test the waters a bit Ophis answered him. "Well I used to live in the dimensional gap. But when I left for just a bit, that Baka Red moved right on in. Now it's too noisy in there and I can't go back with him causing such a ruckus."

Rodrick folded his arms while nodding his head in understanding. He too would be frustrated if someone just moved into his home without asking.

So he turned his head to face Ophis. "I'm sorry to hear that. Have you tried talking to him?" There were a few moments of silence when Ophis didn't answer. This caused Rodrick to sigh before talking again. "You haven't had you?" It was more of a statement than a question. Surprisingly Ophis's shoulders slumped while her face still kept that emotionless look. Although… he could see that there was a slightly embarrassed look in her eye.

Sighing he patted the dragon gods head, which made her perk up before he continued speaking. "Alright look how about I go with you to try and talk to this baka Red. After all it might just be a misunderstanding."

Ophis looked at him curiously before speaking one word. "Why?"Rodrick looked at her confused before she continued. "Why would you want to help me?"

Now it was a rather fair question. One he didn't really know the answer to. Though it didn't help that Kuros was yelling at him, and calling him a crazy person. Apparently this baka Red was actually The Great Red, The true red dragon emperor, or the apocalyptic dragon. Rodrick didn't really care since Ophis has turned out nice enough. Why not go have a chat with Great Red then?

[Because she had been known to be a lot more tolerating than Red… although Red isn't too bad now that I think of it… Well as long as you don't really stare at him for too long, though that never really made sense to me. Why do tricks if you don't want people to watch you do them?] At that point Kuros trailed off in his thoughts.

However Ophis was still looking at him expectantly. That was when he finally found his answer. Although Kuros who could see his thoughts was absolutely flabbergasted, he also seemed quite mad about his reasons. Masamune on the other hand was giggling like a high school girl.

So clearing his throat he finally answered her. "I'm helping for two reasons… One you need help getting your home back. I'm absolutely fine with trying to help you with that. And two you're actually kind of cute and so I feel as though I must help you." When he said that his cheeks became slightly pink in embarrassment. Ophis however just let her eyes open wide. Ophis had heard the word cute be used before. But had never actually had it used on her. As for him just wanting to help well… she felt something different in her chest when she heard those words. Though she didn't know exactly what it was.

In response she could only say two words. "Thank you…" Rubbing his head in embarrassment, Rodrick laughed before standing up and offering his right hand to the infinity dragon.

"Don't mention it. Now how about we get started after all there's no time like the present." Looking up at him and taking his hand Ophis nodded. When their hands touched, Ophis immediately teleported them to the dimensional gap. All the while however Kuros was freaking out telling him that he wasn't strong enough yet, and that he was going to die. Also he kept saying something about how he really didn't want to be near Ophis. But Rodrick ignored him already committing himself to helping her.

As they arrived, Rodrick looked around and raised an eyebrow at what he saw before speaking. "You know I thought the dimensional gap would look more um… darker." He said that because the place was filled with a myriad of different colors. However he noticed that Ophis was still holding his hand. He attempted to let go but her grip got stronger.

[Okay seems like she knows what she's doing at least…] Rodrick ignored him to look at Ophis to question her.

Looking back at him she answered the incoming question. "In the gap most things die within seconds of exposure. However right now I'm shielding you with my powers. So don't let go of my hand." Rodrick nodded his head in understanding, and once again wrapped his hand around her smaller one. Ophis for a second time felt something but didn't know what. After that both of them began walking looking for the large red dragon. Turned out he wasn't exactly hard to find. Both could hear his laughing and yelling, as he flew around doing tricks and otherwise being a bit of a nuisance. That was when Rodrick heard a sigh from Kuros before he started talking again.

[Nice to know the prick hasn't changed since the last time I've saw him. But like I said he isn't a bad guy he's just… Well you can see for yourself. Although Ophis is a lot more predictable then him. Well… at least to me.] Looking at him Rodrick already could tell that he was annoying and a thrill junky.

Like someone from a biker gang or something. Shaking his head he looked at Ophis, whose face became more scrunched up the closer they got to the huge dragon. Looking back at the Great Red he could tell that he was massive. With Red scales and a huge horn at the end of his snout.

He was more surprised when Ophis shouted at him. "Baka Red! We need to talk!" Though he didn't really know Japanese, he knew that Baka meant stupid or something like that. To be honest it was kind of funny seeing a small girl yell up at a large dragon like that. And even though he was able to keep in his laughter, Masamune was actually laughing pretty hard at the scene. Kuros though muttered something about her response being predictable. Red however heard the girl's voice and his face suddenly became a giant grin, with his sharp gleaming teeth showing and everything.

Stopping his latest stunt he turned towards the familiar voice before speaking. "Ah… Ophis it's nice to see you back in the…" His eyes widened, and he stopped speaking when he saw Rodrick holding onto Ophis' hand. Quickly he flew and landed right in front of them. All the while his eyes were looking at the new person in the gap. He could tell that he was human, yet something much more lay inside him... something draconic. So looking between the two he cleared his throat before speaking. "Alright I'll bite, who is this boy Ophis?" Rodrick's eye twitched a bit when he heard him say bite. Mostly because the giant dragon could swallow him up in one "bite".

But he composed himself quickly enough and answered the question before Ophis could. "I'm Rodrick Booker a friend of Ophis. I offered to help her talk you into leaving the gap."

Great Red snorted at this with smoke leaving his nostrils. "Oh I see… I come here to try and become her friend, thinking she needed company and she leaves saying I invaded! You barely meet her and suddenly you're her friend, I see how it is!"

This conversation got kind of surreal at some point. Rodrick sighed, now understanding what Kuros had meant when he was talking about the large dragon. He was like some annoying little brother... who just happened to be a million times bigger than you. In the end it took about three hours, to finally come to an understanding between Ophis and the giant dragon. As it turned out Red just wanted to try and keep Ophis company, seeing how she lived alone and he thought she was just lonely.

He wasn't trying to invade or kick her out at all. Funnily enough his reasons for coming in the first place, were actually quite similar as to why Rodrick was there. Only he also thought Ophis was a rather cute girl.

Although about half way through the conversation Rodrick revealed his Dragon gear to them so that they could talk to Kuros. He actually helped the conversation go a lot smoother. Especially when he greeted Red like an old friend, which in some ways they kind of were. After an hour or so of talking, they ended up coming to an agreement. It was as follows… As long as Ophis was in the gap the Great Red would have to put his tricks on hold and be quiet. Or he would have to go somewhere else. If she wasn't there he would be free to do whatever he wanted. Although the agreement sort of confused both the True dragon and Rodrick.

The latter of which voiced his question. "Alright it's nice to know that you two have come to an agreement but… Aren't you going to be staying here?" At that Red nodded his massive head in agreement, although Kuros didn't seem all that surprised.

[Of course she isn't, it's not like she'd leave you so soon. Hmph… naïve little kids… seriously the both of you…] Confused Rodrick waited for Ophis' answer.

However Ophis looked at Rodrick while tilting her head. "I'm going to be staying with you of course." That surprised all males in the area while Masamune laughed, and Kuros grumbled something along the lines of I hate it when I'm right, however Ophis just looked at them confused.

Clearing his throat Rodrick decided to speak carefully. "Don't misunderstand me Ophis I wouldn't mind you living with me it's just… I actually don't have a home right now." Ophis nodded her head in understanding and everyone began to think about this problem.

However Red got a large grin on his face when he came up with an idea. "I know! How about you go to one of the factions and ask for a place to stay! I'm sure that since you're friends with the two of us here, and have Ophis hanging around you can get into any of them."

Rodrick thought for a moment and then nodded his head while giving a small smirk. "Not a bad idea. But which one should I pick? Let's see… I think Heaven's out of the picture. They seem a little too self-righteous for my tastes. As for the Devils… Nah I don't think so."

Kuros than spoke up. [That only leaves one other place unless you want to try a different religious sect. Though it'll be interesting seeing how Ophis can't shapeshift anymore.] That last part was to himself so Rodrick didn't hear it.

Still Rodrick paused for a second, before shaking his head and answering. "Nope I think I'll choose…"

We are, we are, Line breaks!~

A tall man sat in an office. He had black hair with golden bangs a black goatee. His eyes were also violet and shifted shades in the light. He wore a long red coat that showed off his chest. He also had brown shoes and black pants. Around his wrists are two black bands, as well as the upper parts of his arms. Around his waist and over his coat were two black belts. This man was Azazel leader of the Grigori or fallen angels. And currently he was frustrated. Angry even, his face was scrunched up in barely controlled anger as he stared at an object on his desk. What was this object that was capable of angering one of the most powerful men in the world? What could be so frustrating for the leading authority of sacred gears?

"Curse you! Curse you tiny colored box! I'll solve you one day you'll see! I shall beat you cube of Rubix!" On his desk sat a perfectly normal rubix cube that was partially solved. Yep just an ordinary kid's toy, sometimes people forgot that this was actually what the leader of the Grigori was like. However his frustration was interrupted by a knock at the door.

"Yes what is it?! I'm in the middle of something extremely important right now!" Opening up the door stood a shaky fallen angel. And when he spoke it was with a stutter.

"Az-Azazel Sama I-I'm sorry to interrupt but yo-ou have three important guests that request y-your attention." Azazel looked at him wondering what could shake him up.

Sighing he spoke to the clearly frightened man. "Alright let them in I guess, and for Pete's sake! Calm down man! I'm sure whoever it is can't be that terr…" He stopped speaking when he saw three people enter the room. Two he didn't recognize, but he certainly recognized the young girl that stood with them.

As for the young man he didn't know at all. However even he instinctively knew what the large spikey red haired man was. He was about six foot five inches, and had on a black leather jacket. He also wore a white muscle shirt and black jeans. On his feet were combat boots, and his eyes were black as coal and were slit like a reptiles. Right now he could tell why his subordinate was terrified. Even he was afraid of the two beings in the room.

They were the Apocalyptic dragon and the Infinity dragon. Arguably the strongest beings in the world were standing right in front of him.

Well I guess I'm going to die today. However his thoughts about an agonizing death were put on hold when he saw Ophis, tightly holding the hand of the young boy next to it. He sensed he was human yet something was off about him. The boy was over flowing with draconic energy.

Trying to get to the bottom of this situation, he talked while making a herculean effort at trying not to sound scared. "Well this is a most interesting surprise! What can I do for the strongest beings in the world and their young companion?" Please don't blast me to bits; please don't blast me to bits… Azazel kept repeating those thoughts until the boy holding Ophis's hand cleared his throat to speak.

"Well it's nice to meet you Azazel I'm Rodrick Booker. And please calm down we're not here to obliterate you. I just wanted to talk to you about joining up. With a few conditions of course."

That had snapped him right out of his terrified mode, and into his serious calculating mode. Looking between the human formed Great Red and Ophis who was clinging to the boys hand… He had a few interesting thoughts. Most of them beginning with how lucky he was.

So smiling he looked at the kid speaking to him. "I see and what exactly do you want young man?"

Rodrick smiled back before talking. "There are a few things… One I need a place to live money to pay living expenses. Two I need someone to help me train with my sacred gear. Which I'll only reveal if you agree to all my conditions." He said that because he saw that the fallen angel was about to ask that very same question. However cut off he slumped a bit and nodded his head for him to continue.

"Three I want to be kept secret from the other factions, this includes my association with the big guy here and this cute girl here. Well at least until I say so." Great Red laughed when he heard what Rodrick said, while Ophis took a step closer. Also if you looked closely enough, you could see a tiny bit of pink on her cheeks. Azazel also laughed with the true dragon. It was certainly the first he's seen something like this happen. However Rodrick wasn't done.

"And finally I won't do missions for the other leaders. I listen to just you if I want to. And in return you get the fourteenth Longinus and my friends help from time to time." If Azazel was drinking something he probably would have spit it out. Instead he just stared at Rodrick slack jawed at what he heard.

The fourteenth Longinus?! That's impossible! But if he's telling the truth… Heck even if he isn't he still has the Great red and Infinity dragons on his side. Refusing this offer is like upchucking on Amaterasu's dress at a god conference! He shivered when he remembered what happened to Modaga and Odin that day. The god of Chaos got a heavily drunk, and so with a dare from a drunken Odin he had actually emptied his stomach on the goddess' white Kimono. The results weren't pretty…That was actually the last time she had invited anyone to her house, for anything other than an emergency meeting.

So clearing his throat he smiled before giving his answer. "Alright then I'll see what we can do about those first two requests. As for the others I'm sure we can get work out a system for that. However I must ask… why did you choose the Grigori? I'm pretty sure you could've chosen any of the other factions."

Rodrick smiled a bit before answering. "To be honest you were the best choice. The angels are too self-righteous and always think they're right in whatever choice they make. Even though the biblical god is dead as for the devils… Well I simply don't want to be reincarnated into one. I'm perfectly fine the way I am right now. Besides I'm already part dragon thanks to the Dragon Gear so I'm perfectly fine."

Azazel nodded in agreement with what Rodrick said, even though he was a little surprised that he knew god was dead. However he got up from his chair and moved to the front of Rodrick and held out his right hand. But much to his amusement, Ophis wasn't letting go so instead they shook with their left hands.

Azazel than gave a toothy grin before speaking. "Alright then Welcome to the Grigori Rodrick Booker."

Character notes

Rodrick: Human/Dragon hybrid. User of the ancient sword Masamune and of the hidden Fourteenth Longinus Dragon Gear. Initial stage of the dragon gear infuses the holder with draconic traits. Such as life span, strength, speed, and magic reserves, although the upgrades start out as a lower lesser dragon, a drake to be exact. Stages known… Initial stage, three stages left to unlock.

Ophis: Elder Dragon. The Dragon god of Infinity she is one of the strongest beings in the world. Supposedly she was born within the gap and stayed there calling it her home. However is that truly the case?

Great Red: Elder Dragon. The true dragon he is supposedly the strongest being in the world. Despite being the strongest he is rowdy and acts like a motor cycle gang member.

Azazel: Fallen Angel-Leader of the Grigori. A powerful man indeed but sometimes he acts insane and can be quite a handful. However he is incredibly intelligent and crafty. At the moment he is the world leading expert on sacred gears. In fact he has already begun to make prototypes for artificial sacred gears.

Judan: Alright a slight overhaul of the prologue! Hope everyone enjoyed this a bit more. Also hope it isn't quite a cringy to read.

Slayer: I say I was an improvement. Not by much but it works.

Judan: Yep… well I guess that's it for the time being. I need to get back to work. So Kuros mind sending us off?

Kuros: Sure… now this has been a Dark Guard production now signing off!

Everyone: Goodbye!