AN and a Disclaimer :

This my first time writing fanfiction and this fanfiction is only for fun.

It will be AU with OC.

English is not my first language so I apologize for any strange words.

Also, forgive me for the terrible grammar.

Dialog Tags:

「YGGDRASIL Spells/ Skills/ Abilities」

「DxD Spells/ Skills/ Abilities」

thoughts

Prologue

It was the year 2138, and the technology had already getting advanced although the planet was in a dying state due to humans' greed.

The earth was heavily polluted. The sky was always hidden behind black smoke. Thick, toxic fog frequently covered the cities, so almost no one went out without wearing a gas mask beforehand. The water also had horrible colors and murky. The pollution was so bad that the water purification system ceased to function, so even tap water had to be passed through a filter before it could be drunk.

The only escape from such a world was diving into a digital world.

DMMORPG. It was an interactive game where one was able to play in a virtual world like it was in real life, albeit with some limitations such as smell, expression, and some more.

Amidst a myriad of DMMORPGs that were developed, there was one title that shined brilliantly.

YGGDRASIL.

One of the reasons why YGGDRASIL was so popular was because of the amount of freedom given to players. Players could customize almost anything so it was very rare to meet another player with the same appearance.

However, the popularity was dropped after 12 years and so it was decided that YGGDRASIL would be shut down forever.

In a small room sat a humanoid being before a wooden round table.

The being has black hair that was tied in a ponytail as he was wearing black light armor that was so black as it was cut from the night sky itself. On the being's head sat a black crown which has a sinister aura around it like it was a crown taken from the deepest of hell. The being also wore a black necklace with a dark purple pendant.

Although in a glance he looked human, he was nothing of the living as his skin was pale as a corpse with pairs of blood-colored eyes.

He was Karzala. The True Vampire of Evil Adorer.

Evil Adorer itself was a small clan consisted of 12 Heteromorphic players and it was one of thirteen clans of Heteromorphic. Evil Adorer itself prioritized adventuring nine worlds and adore the members of heteromorphic Guild, Ainz Ooal Gown.

In YGGDRASIL, killing heteromorphic players wouldn't give the killer penalty and often PK was one of the prerequisites to gain strong Job Classes.

That was why heteromorphic players were being hunted and often led them to create another avatar which resulted in small numbers of heteromorphic players.

However, it was changed by nine players who were being called as Nine's Own Goal.

Those players retaliated and started hunting for other races including angels of the Seraphim guild. No matter how many times they died, they kept hunting for them until heteromorphic players saw them as heroes while other races saw them as foolish individuals as their actions led them to their deaths.

As the clan of Nine's Own Goal disbanded and reformed into a guild named Ainz Ooal Gown, their powers kept increasing to the point where other races would think twice before hunting heteromorphic players.

Many wished to join Ainz Ooal Gown, however not all of them could meet the guild's requirements. It worsened by a certain accident which led Ainz Ooal Gown couldn't have members beyond 41.

As such, the remaining heteromorphic players tried to unite and created a guild to assisted Ainz Ooal Gown as their secondary goal. However, the pact couldn't be made as many have different main goals and play styles.

It led to the formation of different heteromorphic guilds and clans – including Evil Adorer – with different main goals but they made a pact of non-aggression and would become allies should an emergency arises.

The pact had help Ainz Ooal Gown during the Great Invasion of Nazarick which the allied force – which consisted of two heteromorphic guilds and thirteen clans – depleted the number of invaders from 2000 to 1500 before they could enter the Great Tomb of Nazarick.

The members of Ainz Ooal Gown thanked them by inviting them into the Great Tomb of Nazarick to held a celebration of victory.

Remembering everything that happened within six years of playing, Karzala couldn't help but smile although the character's face remained static as the game couldn't change the character's expression.

His smile didn't last forever as he realized the time was five minutes before the shutdown but none of his friends of Evil Adorer came to log in.

"Come on, guys! Where are you?! It is the last of YGGDRASIL!"

He couldn't help but scream as anger filled his heart because he couldn't bear being alone in the last minutes of Ragnarok.

The sadness followed as he really wanted to meet his friends for the last time and enjoyed the end together with them.

Without him realizing it, tears started to flow from his real body's eyes. The body of a lowly cleaner staff in a company owned by one of Eight Mega Corporations that ruled the Earth.

The real tears of his real self – Kirishima Satoshi – were caused by a fake universe.

While it was indeed a fake universe, his feeling for his friends and the memories with them was real. He loved them greatly as a friend should.

However, he knew this fake life couldn't compare to real life.

His friends were busy with their lives. Some even already had a family. As such, his anger mellowed as understanding came to his brain.

It was two minutes until the YGGDRASIL's shutdown.

Maybe the Devs already lit up some fireworks and held a closing ceremony outside.

However, he didn't have a mood to leave the clan base.

Evil Adorer's clan base was small. It was located under a small cave in Helheim. It only had one basement floor with two rooms which consisted of a storage room and a member's hall.

As Evil Adorer was a clan, they didn't have luxuries to created NPC and Guild Weapon. Their storage room also only consisted of golds, artifacts, many Relic-class and Legendary-class Items, a few Divine-class Items, and also one World-class Item.

By the agreement of members, the one who logged in first on the night of YGGDRASIL's shutdown had the privilege to take everything in the storage room. As such, right now Karzala carried every item in the storage room as he left the golds alone.

Thanks to that, his inventory had reached maximum capacity although he had a chance to wore the World-class Item tonight.

The World-class Item they possessed was Cxaxukluth Soul. It was an item with the appearance of a black necklace with a dark purple pendant. Its power was to give great additional powers in all stats except HP and MP for 5 minutes with a cooldown of 6 hours.

He did try to activate its power 20 minutes ago and he was shocked at how much his stats boosted by the item's power.

It was thirty seconds before the shutdown.

He started to close his eyes as he recalled his friends one by one.

"Tantoz."

The Overlord who had a rare Job-class as Grim Reaper. He was a fan of Momonga, the guild leader of Ainz Ooal Gown. Karzala really missed his talks about how great Momonga was to the point he was being called gay by other clanmates due to his heavy adoration for Momonga.

"Yami-Hime."

The Vampire Lord who had a Job-class as Fallen Paladin. She was really easy-going and a great company to the others. She really was an MVP in their battle against Surtr.

"Hiro-Four."

The Nephilim who was the tank of Evil Adorer. One of two trusted shields of Evil Adorer. He was a polite person, even amongst friends.

"Fistoran."

The Dragonoid Monk who was one of the main attackers of Evil Adorer. She was a cheerful person and always brought positive energy to the group.

"Jugemtwo, Irelanda, Akoatak, NoobFall, Veginnerah, Wan-Wan-Chan."

He kept mentioning their names until his heart ached when he reached the last member.

"Ambroleton."

The Overlord who had a Job-class as Grand Sorcerer. He was a clan leader as well as Karzala's best friend as they met each other when they were both beginners and always being together since then. They always played together. Hunting together, being killed together, won together, and lost together until they gained their fame and known as 'Undying Duo'.

Ambroleton and Karzala were two individuals who founded Evil Adorer and they were inseparable in YGGDRASIL until a year ago.

Ambroleton said that he was undergoing surgery for his cancer and didn't contact Karzala since then.

Although Karzala still clung to the hope that his best friend was fine, he couldn't help but worry about his well-being until now.

23:59:50

Ten seconds remaining. As his world would come to the end, he sent his gratitude although no one could hear it.

"It was fun. Thank you, everyone."

00:00:00

YGGDRASIL had ended.

The life he loved was over.

It was time for him to opened his eyes and went to his bed to sleep as he needed to work in the morning.

However, he saw an unfamiliar ceiling when he opened his eyes.

'Huh? What is happening? Why I am lying? I should be sitting all the time I log in.'

Questions arose in his mind as he kept staring at the unfamiliar ceiling.

The ceiling was too clean, and the room shined by a lamp which he had turned off to save electricity cost.

Still being confused, he decided to get up from the oddly-relaxing bed and scanned the room with his eyes.

He looked through a small table on the floor, TV, a desk, bookshelf, and a wardrobe that were so unfamiliar to him.

"Eh?! What is happening?! Where am I?! This isn't my room!"

He stood up instantly as the shock was so great. Then, he was stunned as he felt that the voice that came out from his mouth was not his.

He found a mirror and decided to check himself quickly.

In front of the mirror, his eyes went wide as he looked at the reflection from the mirror.

There, he saw a reflection of a young male who approximately was 17 years old. His hair was black and short with an above-average look.

'Whose reflection is this?! It is not mine!'

As to found confirmation, he moved his body while still looking at the mirror. The reflection clearly followed his movement to told him that it was indeed his reflection.

Suddenly, he felt hurt in his head while unfamiliar memories ran through his brain.

Childhood who was not his, life who was not his, and persona who was not his until the last memory of the body dying in an empty alley.

After those memories chain had ended, he then knew what was going on.

According to his assumption, it seems he was reincarnated as another person although he didn't know if this was a different timeline, another universe, or the past of his universe.

Panic rose in his heart as this was an event that he couldn't have predicted would happen.

Although one question was ringing in his brain at the moment.

According to the memories chain, the last memory he had was dying in an empty alley. So how could he was alive and felt almost as nothing happened before?

Suddenly, something forced him to calm down instantly. But his panic which was now gone was replaced by confusion due to the strange phenomena.

In the middle of his confusion, he felt something was coming from behind his back.

He turned around and saw a magic circle in front of the door. Then, a figure appeared as the magic circle gone.

The figure was of a young female with a slim body. She has black hair styled in a short bob cut. Her violet eyes behind the glasses glanced at his face as her smile melted his heart.

"It looks like you're awake and confused about what is happening."

Her voice was so sweet which made him shuddered because of how charming it was. Moreover, the female was so beautiful. She probably the most beautiful girl he had ever seen.

'Who is she? She's so beautiful!'

Because of his silence, the young female decided to spoke again.

"I will explain everything to you. But beforehand, let me introduce myself. I am Sona Sitri. The next head of the Sitri Clan which belongs to the 72 pillars of the Devil Clan. I am also your master as you are now one of my peerages. It is nice to meet you, Haneda Yuuga."

To be Continued