{*Jump kicks the door down, while sumo tosses Cyan from a game worth dying for into a nearby wormhole.* That is why you shouldn't attack me in the shower. Now let me just- *Noticed the audience* Oh hello! Remeber I own nothing, nothing!}
Chapter 3. Meeting the main cast, unearthing hidden memories.
Two hours. It took two fucking hours to find that stupid school! Apparently all the directions I got lead into more dead ends than I care to count! But I'm at the gate and that's what matters, now as I was about to cross the threshold time stood still as a new screen popped up.
Memories of a past life have been found, preparing to add them to the gamer's. Loading...Loading...Load succesful have a nice life. :)
I clutched my head as searing pain erupted across every corner of my mind. A life that wasn't mine filled every part of my mind. God, that bullet to the head was nothing compared to this, it felt like a whale was being forced into my head, and said whale was on fire! I collapsed onto my knees and tried to vomit, that was how bad the pain was, but the gamer's body stopped me from barfing. The pain eventually subsided, as did the nausea, I stood back up with all the grace of a zombie. I could think clearly again and time resumed once more.
{What was that all about?} Bahamut asked me. I shook my head, not even I knew what that was about. I was still wobbly from whatever that was so I used my sheathed blade as a crutch. It worked for the time being, I walked through the gate and was met with the kendo team captains. What were their names again? Oh well let's Observe them.
Murayama.
Alignment: lawful neutral.
Lv:5
Bio: a kendo club captain. Hates perverts and most men, believes you to be a pervert. Her father's a drunk who constantly takes advantage of his daughter, fueling her hate of perverts and men. But honestly you could show her who the true alpha is, not like anyone would miss her.
Katase
Alignment: Lawful neutral
Lv:6
Bio: a girl who will protect her friends till the end of time, which is why she often lets her friend stay over at her house. They both love the same man and have agreed to share him if he can't decide between them. Has a small crush on Issie but won't admit it until he stops being such a huge pervert. She seems threatening but honestly you faced much more fearsome beasts than this puny child, if she chooses to push, don't be afraid to push back.
Well, that's new. I don't think I've ever heard of a gamer ability that belittles the observed in such a manner. Is this how the supernatural see humanity? Well they're far to hasty in their judgements. Honestly it wouldn't surprise me if some people have figured out the supernatural and made plans to deal with them.
"Why are you here?" Katase asked in a fairly polite tone, her hand hovered over her stick, I mean 'boken'.
"I was invited to explore the campus from one of my friends who goes here, I'm from America myself and I wanted to visit Japan again." The words came so natural to me, it wasn't even a lie per say, whoever this person was made plans to visit. Aw guilt, I was wondering when I'd find you.
"Who is your friend? Maybe we know them and can help you." Murayama said and managed to break me out of my thoughts. "You wouldn't happen to know a Issei Hyodo would you?" The fact whoever I am now knew Issei and they were close if these memories were correct. Since childhood according to these memories. Focus man! You can't zone out right now.
The two girls froze for half a moment before their eyes narrowed on me. Their hands moved onto their 'weapons' but Katase was able to ask a question before she drew her 'blade.' "How do you know the leader of the perverted trio?"
I shrugged. "I've known him since we were little, it was around the time I came here for treatment for my skin cancer." I said without much thought like I was commenting on the weather or the news.
This time their jaws dropped at my statement. "So wait you're-"
"A cancer survivor yes, now if you'd be so kind as point me towards my friend. It's been quite a few years since we hung out." I interrupted Murayama. They were about to let me past but Murayama stopped me with yet another question. "What's with the outfit?"
"It's to let my skin go back to its original pigment, it was either this or a bubble. I choose this from one of my favorite movie series. Lord of the rings. You should watch it sometimes." with that I walked away before she could say something that would make my blood boil, I really don't want to play twenty questions with what's basically a slime annoying a paladin. 'She's still a person, no need to de-humanize her to a measly slime.' I sighed mentally.
Talk about a crazy day. Though I was thrown from my thoughts as a hand grabbed onto my shoulder. I was about to tell the person that grabbed me to fuck off but surprise it was Issei in the flesh, I'm not being sarcastic either. "Yo, nice to see you again perv." I said casually to my new(old?) buddy.
"Har, har. I see you've meet the kendo club, their hot right? Look at the size of their oppai!" Issei declared, which was meet with my facepalm.
"Dude, really? I don't think you know or you've got boobs on the brain to often to tell but we're in public, where a bunch of hot girls are now looking at you, and now me, strangely." I whispered this just loud enough for Issie to hear.
This is freaking me out! This feels so natural yet it also feels so artificial, almost as if I'm a npc with pre programmed lines.
Issei at least had the tact to rub his head sheepishly, my curiosity got the better of me and I Observed him.
Issei Hyodo
Alignment: neutral good.
Lv:16
Bio: User of the boosted gear, also best friend to the person's body you're using. Thank's to his friend he knows how to use his sacred gear, the supernatural(to an extent) and trains extensively almost every day. But he's still only human.
Wow. I was not expecting this, apparently he's a helluva lot stronger than the kendo chicks. Yet why he lets himself be beaten by those girls when he can stand up for himself I'll never know. Questions for later, I noticed in the corner of my sight I saw Rias staring us down. A brief flash of rage surged through me at the thought of her less than ethical methods but I remembered her reasons and I relaxed.
Boy am I glad for masks since neither Issei nor Rias knew what I was thinking.
"So that's why I think you should meet my comrades for ladies and to touch some titties!" Issie proclaimed, much to my annoyance. 'Also I didn't hear what else he said so I'm stuck with meeting the rest of the pervy trio.' I thought, annoyed but compelled to at least meet those two.
Luckily he didn't have to lead me for to long since I spotted them running towards us. Though they were being chased by the kendo club, who were wearing robes, the ones leading them were the captains.
'How in the bloody hell did they get over there so quickly? How long was I spaced out?' More questions but with no answer in sight.
"Issie! We saw nirvana!"
"Yeah, it was their shaved pussys." The baldy and the one with glasses said respectively.
"Oi! You went peeping without me?!" At this I facepalmed so hard I could feel it through the mask.
That's what you're worried about?! Not the army of very angry women wanting your head on a pike! I wanted to point this out but noticed they disappeared, imagine my surprise when I find they are using me as a human shield.
"The hell are you three morons doing?" My voice was a monotone that Koneko would approve of.
"Well you are the one in armor and Issei's friend, plus we're really tired." Glasses told me. Not terrible reasoning but not great. Murayama took the lead for this conversation.
"Move out of the way, these perverts need to be punished." She said oh so cruelly, I could feel the killing intent coming off her, hell I could almost see it!
"Why not tell the principal or the student council? Isn't it their job to keep the peace? Also who gave you the right to be judge, jury and executioner?" My tone was neutral but cold.
She obviously didn't expect me to have a legitimate question for why they're doing this, that or she expected me to bow down to her.
"They peeped on us! They sure as hell wouldn't like it if the roles were reversed." Katase said, trying to keep the calm before a storm broke out.
"If they were normal than you may have a point. Unfortunately for us all these three were born a chromosome pair short."
"""Oi!"""
"Thus have no common sense. I'd wager if you did they would either not care or get off on it." I finished calmly, the trio nodded in agreement with my words. I wanted to facepalm again but I held myself back. Plus Murayama with a cherry red face(probably from the anger) made up for the trio's idiocy.
"You! You!" She spluttered like a fool as I grinned maniacally, i've won. As I was about to leave she said something she really shouldn't have. "Well you Americans weren't so snappy after December 7!" She looked like she won since I stopped but she unleashed the Beast!
"Oh shit. She's a dead man." Issie whispered to his friends as my rage bubbled and broiled. She just spat on the graves of hundreds of dead navy men. She wants to play this game, lets play bitch!
" What were the names of those small villages we nuked? What were they? Oh yes! Hiroshima and Nagasaki!" I spoke mockingly, my footfalls leaving cracks upon the pavement as I strolled up to her. "What did you do to stop us, oh yeah! You prayed to your god emperor. Prayed to him to stop the bad Americans from killing more of you in atomic fire." Rage coming off my words in waves upon waves. She quaked under my voice as I continued to get closer.
"And as we bombed your main capital, you hide under the rubble, like vermin hiding from exterminators, praying to your 'god' that this bombardment stops before we drop yet another atomic bomb to turn your capital into glass. Yet we did not stop because that old man was just that, a man, and as powerless as his citizens to this carnage." I grabbed her chin and forced her to look me in the eye, well through the mask, and I finished my rant.
"Next time bitch, you wanna use massacres as a tool: make sure you're on the winning side. Because one day you may piss off the wrong people leading to a third bomb that may wipe japan off the earth." I dropped her on the ground and stormed off, before my elements could act up with my emotions.
I don't know how long I was walking but I nearly tripped over a wooden bench. I took this in stride and sat on the bench and tried to sleep my rage away, it always worked in previous life so why not here?
Though I didn't doze(stupid gamer ability) I was able to cool off and enjoy the cherry blossom tree I had somehow not noticed on my way here. I don't know how long I sat there just listening to the breeze but for the first time in my new life I felt at peace. Though this feeling of tranquility was broken when someone sat next to me, I first thought this was Issie but since I've yet to hear about boobs or my rampage on bitch-face I concluded it wasn't him.
I opened an eye and saw a small white haired girl facing me. If I were to stand she'd come up to my waist, amber eyes belonging to a cat stared into my mask.
"I saw your fight with her." Koneko said in perfect monotone.
"Oh?" I was curious what she thought about that debacle but I had a more pressing question to ask.
"How old are you?" I asked, because there is no way she's old enough to be here, that or I'm blaming her childlike appearance to devil ageing bullshit.
"15, why?" She asked, giving me a critical glare in the process.
"One I'm not a pervert like a certain bernate and two really? You look like a middle schooler."
Her response was a deadpanned stare. She must get that a lot. "Well how old are you Mr-?" She left that open ended purposely, I didn't know if I was being watched but might as well go all the way.
"Well to answer your question Shirone-" her eyes widened under my use of her birth name. "-my name is Mores M Operandi, the M is for Modus by the by. A anime lover by day and a gamer by night. I also go by 'the one that judges all at life's end.' So Shirone, or do you prefer Koneko?"
"Koneko works." She responded, a perfect monotone with her face matching to boot.
"Alrighty Koneko why don't you go back to your senior so we can meet soon. Also I'm seventeen before I forget. I hope we can be good friends, now if you excuse me I need to get back to my nap." I shifted myself so it looked like I was trying to sleep. Koneko nodded and was about to leave before I said one last thing.
"Oh and please make sure all your friends are there, including that vampire that's sealed around here." I said nonchalantly. She stopped before nodding and disappeared. I stretched as I contemplated my next move and how I will offer aid but make sure my demands are respected. 'Phase one complete of plan alpha. Phase two will commence soon.'
|Pov change!|
"Wait, he's here! Just outside our window?" Rias nearly shouted, she was still reeling from that vision but to know he was a few feet away from here was disturbing to say the least. Koneko nodded, she honestly didn't know why her master was so scared but whoever this guy is, he's dangerous. He knew her real name and that alone set off alarm bells.
"He said he wanted to meet soon. He also knew that Gaspie was sealed away nearby and asked if he could join us." Koneko added, her normal monotone had a hint of concern for her peerage mate. Rias was pinching her nose in an effort to stop a brewing headache.
"Did he mention anything else?" Rias asked, wanting to make sure she didn't miss a thing.
"He knew my real name." Koneko whispered, an undertone of sadness present in her voice. Rias dropped everything and embraced her pseudo younger sister.
"So what now?" Kiba asked as he looked out the window to see their guest sleeping on the bench. Rias sighed.
"We follow through and see what he wants, but if he tries anything, he's dead."
|Pov restored!|
Killing intent detected! The window to your right!
So that's what that chill was. I nearly summoned my wraith to help me. Honestly I'm starting to regret introducing myself in this way. I barely beat Howard and he had less health than me. Hell I only won because of my Wraith that killed him while he was off balance. While I would summon it now, it would look quite out of place here, that and I don't want anyone screaming Kaiju! I've seen enough godzilla movies to know how that ends up.
{Heads up, we got a blonde one coming your way. He smells of devils.} Bahamut warned me.
I looked up to find the prince of Kuoh himself giving me a polite smile. Not many people could tell it was a fake smile unless you put one on yourself and I so happen to be an expert in masks, both physical and emotional. That reminds me, I didn't observe Koneko! Idiot! Well not gonna screw up this time. Observe!
Kiba Yutto
Alignment: Chaotic good.
Lv:23
Affinities: Random(depends on his current sword.)
Bio: User of the Sword Birth. Even though his imaginative skills are bland at best he makes up for it with lighting fast swordsmanship. He has a massive hate for holy swords and the Vatican church in general. He never forgets but if he would cross blades with you he will be forgotten.
Huh, so it was the Vatican church that conducted those experiments. I thought it was strange how nobody objected to such atrocities. Oh crap he's talking and I'm not listening, 'quick act natural!'
"-So can you please come with me to the student council room?" Kiba asked politely.
I knew I was being watched so I can't say no now can I? I got up and motioned for him to lead me to his leader.
"Well? Are you gonna take me to your leader or not?" I said in controlled fashion while inside my head I was laughing like a fool. Kiba eyed me weirdly before leading the way with me following behind him. The rumor mill had, somehow, spreading all sorts of interesting comments that make Issie and his perverted friends seem tame in comparison. Also I had a nickname and it's been like, three minutes! Though I gotta say the nicknames were ironic as hell.
"Is that the Demon? Why is he following our heavenly Knight?"
"Did that Demon blackmail our holy Knight into helping him?"
"Maybe this is like my yaoi stories. Is the Knight gonna slay the Demon with his greatsword?"
On hearing that last one I had actually thrown a rock where I heard the voice originated from but sadly it missed its target but it did bury itself into the wall by at least three inches next to her head.
"Say that shit again and I won't miss. Comprende?"
My answer was a bunch of fearful nods and the faint smell of piss. The whispers got considerably more quiet from there and at the volume I could at least ignore it. Luckily we were close to the student council room so I didn't have to wait long.
Thankfully we made it and as I was about to step in Kiba stopped me. I stared at him and he flinched but regained his composure.
"I'll just let them know you're coming in, wait just a moment." Kiba said reassuringly before he went into the door.
Luckily everyone is in there. 'Which means I'm out of there sights, at least for a moment.'
I summoned my Wraith because honestly I trust these people about as much as I can wound Odin in my current state. My Wraith used Decoy and I dispelled the Decoy leaving only the invisible boss monster.
"When I open this door sneak behind the redhead and the one with violet eyes. Prepare to 'introduce' yourself when I give the signal."
I heard a grunt of confirmation and I lost him on my sensory skills. Hopefully Koneko won't be able to smell him, but just in case I have a bottle of perfume I stole from Murayama, it should be strong enough to mask its scent if I drop it once I go in.
"Alright we're ready for you."
'Double meaning if I've ever heard one. Now I just need to heat this up till it explodes, and use my wind element to spread it.'
As I opened the door I did just that, the perfume exploded in my gauntlet and a small gust of wind spread it through the cracks of the door as I opened it and left the door open just wide enough so my bodyguard could slip through.
I could sense the magic in the air but when I looked up Rias was smiling innocently while Sona gave me a blank stare. If they were trying to hide it, they were doing a awful job of it. The room was mostly rounded desks, which were squashed together so both peerages could sit together. There were monitors behind both of them, hanging on the walls currently off but I wonder what they'd show. My side of the room had a single chair that was dead center of my side of the room. A perfect target with no way to run. But Rias and Sona made the critical mistake of sitting next to each other in so closely. My wraith could easily slip his claws around both of their throats if negotiations break down.
But that's worst case scenario. I made my way to the lone chair and sat down, I crossed my legs and rested one of my hands on my chin. We waited for a good while just staring eachother down, while they tried to size me up I Observed them all.
Rias gremory
Lv: 30
Alignment: Chaotic good
Affinities: Chaos: 90 Fire: 60
Bio: The ruin princess herself. She has a heart of gold for those she considers friends and family but an iron will against enemies. Is desperately trying to get out of a marriage contract with Riser and is willing to do anything to get her out of that marriage. While naturally gifted with her abilities to control the powers of destruction she never trains extensively with it and is linked to her emotional state. A perfect pawn in the game of life.
Sona Sitri
Lv:27
Alignment: Chaotic good
Affinities: Water: 150
Bio: Friend/rival to Rias. Has an IQ that would impress Bill nye the science guy. While more harsh on her peerage she loves them all the same. Has a small crush on her pawn but would never admit she trains her peerage to the point of insanity her peerages own bodies can't go any farther for quite a while, this includes herself as well. Has never lost a game of chess in her life but she may lose more than that soon.
Akeno
Lv: 28
Alignment: Chaotic good(?)
Affinities: Lighting: 100 Light: 250(-245)
Bio: Rias's queen and her closest friend. She loves her peerage mates(sometimes too much) and gains sexual pleasure by torturing her enemies. Because of her mother's death she hates fallen and never uses her light powers, even though they could help immensely. Is, in fact, a masochist with daddy issues. Use this to your advantage in many scenarios, especially in the bed. ;)
Tsubaki
Lv: 25
Alignment: Neutral good
Affinities: Earth: 80 Dark: 90
Bio: Sona's Queen and her most trusted partner. Her opinions on things besides her peerage are very non committed. Follows her master around like a puppy dog looking for love. Has a crush on Kiba that everybody but he knows about. User of Mirror Alice, a mirror reflecting a magic attack and returning it with twice the power. But it can be overwhelmed quite easily, it's rather inferior when it comes to the Assimilation gear isn't it?
Momo Hanakai
Lv: 18
Alignment: Follower
Affinities: None!
Bio: Sona's bishop and good friend. Was born a devil but was reincarnated sometime in the past and serves her master fully. Has a crush on Kiba, this may change in the near future. Has some powerful base magic but no discovered affinities, an easy bug to crush under your heel.
Reya Kusaka
Lv:19
Alignment: Follower
Affinities: Water: 5 Fire: 5
Bio: Sona's second bishop. Unlike her future love rival she actually has some affinities and subtly gloats about it to her friend Momo. Reya met Sona through her grandmother(who was a witch) and became friends that way and eventually accepted her bishop piece. Has a small crush on Kiba but she feels uneasy around him, like he's hiding something. Her body is quite weak, even if she knows a bit of elemental power, a bug's a bug.
Tomoe Meguri
Lv: 23
Alignment: Follower
Affinities: wind: 30 Light: 25
Bio: A member of the former exorcist clan of Meguri. Became Sona's knight so she could lift a curse that was inflicted on her at birth by a demon. Is loyal and embraces her affinities fully, unlike a certain sadistic queen, she loves her light powers. This little light of her will shine and she's gonna let it shine, at least until you decide to blow it out.
Koneko/Shirone
Lv: 25
Alignment: Neutral good
Affinites: Senjutsu: 600(-595)
Bio: One of the few remaining member of the nekomata species, along with her sister. She was supposed to be executed for her sister's crimes but thanks to Sirzechs meddling she was given to Rias as a rook. She fears her senjutsu so she actively restrains it, thinking it'll drive her mad or turn her into stone. Only one of those things are possible and it ain't the former. Her strength maybe strong but her speed and overall endurance are laughable at best.
Tsubasa Yura
Lv: 22.
Alignment: Follower
Affinities: Earth: 20
Bio: A scrappy young lady that picked fights with the supernatural as a youngin. She couldn't beat the strong ones however and in some point in the past she was picked up by Sona and made a rook. She is loyal to a fault and will do anything for her king. She also likes men that aren't afraid of getting muddy, which means she has an eye for Issie for some ungodly reason. She isn't even bothered by his perverseness for some reason. While she is strong her soft heart is the key to her defeat, make sure you abuse this little quirk of her's.
Saji genshirou
Lv: 22
Alignment: Lawful good
Affinities: Dark: 40
Bio: A Issie with blonde hair but actually has a brain cell and doesn't show his perverseness like the leader of the perverted trio. Steadfastly loyal to Sona and the rest of his friends. Has a huge crush on Sona. User of the Absorption line. Useful against powerful enemies. Be warned for this rat may take you with him.
So. Many. Damn. screens. Now I have a migraine the size of kentucky and it ain't clearing up anytime soon. 'Ow, ow, ow pain.' I groaned inside my mind. Why did I think that was a good idea again? Oh well, at least I know exactly what I'm dealing with. I refocused on Rias and Sona, who were still sizing me up, at least until Sona began to talk. Her shoulders tight and her back far too straight to be normal. She was scared of me, I, don't know how to feel about that.
"So are you the one who sent us those...letters?" She asked, a calm monotone dominated her voice. I chose to reply with a casual tone, god do I love Gamer's mind right now, goodbye anxiety; hello normal conversation.
"That was me. Apologies for whatever nightmares you witnessed." Might as well start with this. "Now let us discuss business."
Sona pushed up her glasses and kept her calm demeanor as she spoke. "I see, may I ask you a question before we proceed?"
I was curious as to what she had too say so I motioned for her to continue.
"I only wish to ask what made our territory so desirable for you?"
'She's stalling. For what I don't know. Bahamut, can you hear me?' I mentally asked my partner in crime.
{Of course I can. What is it you need?}
'Can the Assimilation gear survive a combined assault from these people magically?' I questioned while simultaneously keeping up an appearance as if I'm deep in thought.
{Maybe? I've never been called upon to assimilate that amount of magical power, with all my other users it was never a problem since they were strong enough to handle it. So maybe?}
Not the answer I wanted or needed right now. 'If not then I'm screwed! Oh well I trust you to be able to assimilate the amount of magic power that's bound to come' I told the dragon residing in my hand. I think it's been long enough so I answered Sona truthfully.
"You were the first ones I came across. Just that simple."
Sona was completely bug eyed when I told her this. Worth it. This I took a mental picture of, for future generations, not so I can laugh at it later. Definitely not the second one.
"Well then, so it wasn't because you had a grudge against either of our families?"
I shook my head and Sona visibly relaxed as her shoulders loosened and fell. However I still felt that something was off. As if on cue dozens of magic circles appeared around me and magic, from all of those that could cast magic, was mere moments from hitting me.
Thanks to my abnormally high Int and Dex my perception of time was slower than most and I was focusing on that so I can stall my impending death. When my concentrated gaze floated towards Sona and Rias both of them were shocked about what was happening. Like it wasn't supposed to go off then.
If I add up all their levels together it equals 110 levels above me and considering all of them looked to be placed so they would all hit me at the same time, I do believe my math is right.
'Bahamut I hope you can do this.' I told my partner as the magic attacks were mere moments from colliding with me.
{Trust me partner, now show these whelps a true dragon gear.} Bahamut urged me on. I smiled under my mask and activated my gear when the magic was about to connect.
"Assimilate." I said in a voice that could freeze hell itself.
My gauntlet bursted to life as I held it out. The magic that was mere nanometers from my person surged towards my open palm, the magic began to collect and morphed into a ball of surging elements. The clawed part of my gauntlet punctured the ball of magic and the energy floated through my fingertips to finally collect into the golden jewel on my gear and finally dissipated into my body. Thus I was unprepared for the big ass screen.
+50 chaos. +25 fire. +60 water. +40 dark. +40 earth. +80 lighting. +5 light. +5 fire. +5 earth. +40 light. +25 wind.
'Bahamut, explain please. Why was I able to assimilate something that was 110 levels higher than me?' I asked my partner.
{Perhaps because no one tried to attack you while assimilating that much power. That or because it wasn't continuous. I wouldn't test it in battle however.} Bahamut told me.
Before I could process this a unique magical sword hurtled towards me, on instinct alone I grabbed it and assimilated its power into me. The magical blade shattered as I absorbed its power and stared down the man who made it.
"Don't look at me, I wasn't the one who threw it." Kiba said, glancing towards Koneko who was eating a cookie she somehow pulled out of midair.
"I thought we would fight." Koneko said as she ate her cookie.
Before I could glare at the small cat another, more interesting screen appeared in front of me.
Sacred gear Sword birth 1% assimilated. Needs 100% to recreate the sacred gear's power.
Oh really? This can be abused to no ends. But first. I focused my stare on Kiba and activated my Poisoned silver tongue. I was surprised it didn't count as a offense type magic but what I was about to do would be called highly offensive; if it worked.
"So you're Kiba Yutto correct? The sole survivor of the Holy sword project." I started off. I awaited his reaction.
I wasn't disappointed. He narrowed his eyes and was emitting a rather large amount of killing intent. "How do you know that." He snarled, actually snarled, at me.
I kept up the pressure. "Oh how could I not know my lad. I watched the whole thing." A twisted grin was plastered behind my mask and I can't say I hated it. In fact, I've never felt so alive.
"What?! If you saw all of that why didn't you stop it!" Kiba demanded of me, several magic circles appearing behind him with several different types of swords appearing behind him.
"I wanted to know what would happen. So I let them perform their tests and experiments to see who could become worthy of a holy blade. But then the extermination happened and I was so disappointed that none of them were able to ever try and wield a blade. So I waited to see who would survive their little purge and the strongest I would save. What use are weaklings to me and my plans?" I said while waving my gauntleted hand in carefree fashion.
I could almost hear the snap of Kiba's patience as he sent dozens, no hundreds of his finest blades. All aimed at my vital points.
'Check and mate.' I thought and with a wave of my hand I assimilated all of the swords magical properties. The swords exploded into harmless puffs of steam as they collided with my armor.
Checking. Checking…. Congratulation. Sacred gear Sword Birth has been fully assimilated. Would you like to keep the original name or give a new one.
I choose to create a new name for my newest tool in my arsenal. Arsenal? I got it! I put in the its newest name, dismissed my sacred gear and held my hand out to the left.
"Death's arsenal." And like that my own magic circle appeared below my hand as a hilt from a blade erupted into my palm. I pulled the blade out slowly, to make a show of it until it was free from my circle.
The blade was a greatsword I could easily wield with a single hand thanks to my Str stat. It was, for lack of better word, a massive slab of black stone shaped into the rough outline of what a sword should be. It was also twice the length of my arm and nearly came up to my ribs if I were to stand it up. It is the Fume Knight greatsword from darksouls 2. Beat spell ever!
That wasn't the only sword to come out of my circle. At least twenty more swords from videogames I knew appeared and circled around me, as if to protect me from any unknown dangers. Exactly like Noctis's regalia from FFXV.
Death's Arsenal(Active) lv: 1(20%). Mp cost: 300 to summon a sword +100 per minute blade shield is activated. A power once belonging to only one now belongs to the gamer. Any type of blade the user can imagine will appear with an escort of twenty blades to act like a shield, or a more visible way of switching weapons. While only limited to swords soon that may not be the case.
Oh hell yeah! I looked back to Kiba who gawked at my newest skill. Well he was gawking until he sent more swords to try and kill me for what I said.
My smile turned monstrous as my floating blades sliced through Kiba's swords like wet paper. It took all my concentration for my swords not to retaliate. It's like holding back a toddler on a sugar high. Doable but damn near impossible to keep up for long periods of time.
"Gremory. I suggest you calm your knight down now. Especially since these blades of mine want to use him as a sheath." I warned Rias. Rias turned pale, as if she was remembered something horrible and she immediately tried to calm Kiba down.
"Kiba! Calm down! He's not the enemy. He bluffed you. So calm down." Rias told her knight. I was intrigued she caught my bluff, how does the spell appear to others I wonder? More questions and experiments for later.
"Oh course I bluffed you. I only know about it through my father. I was like five when that happened. Besides this was a test of sorts, mostly for me." I said, nearly yawning as I dismissed my skill. The sword shield disappeared but my Fume knight sword stayed with me. So abusable.
Kiba looked utterly confused at what I said so I elaborated. "I wanted to see if my sacred gear could steal your abilities without taking your gear. It was an obvious success, proven by my newest toy."
I tossed my blade towards Kiba, he tried to catch it but when he grabbed it he fell with it. The blade shattered the wood and left a three inch deep hole where it fell. Kiba managed to get his arms out of the way before they could become strawberry jam with bone shard seeds. I walked up to the hole and lifted my sword out with little difficulty.
'Thank God for my absurd Str stat.' I gave the signal for the Wraith to stand down and to return to the void from whence I summoned it. It obeyed me without a second thought. Best not to let them know about plan B.
"You were far too quick to anger to even consider the possibility I was lying. Or that I had very little proof of my involvement besides knowing the ending of that atrocity. You didn't think it through, so pray tell what would've happened if I was less considering of your action or a pompous fool that could wipe Kuoh off the map?" I asked rhetorically but when Kiba looked down I knew he realized what he did could've ended terribly for him and his friends.
"Now can we get to negotiations without something or someone trying to kill me?! Because at this point it's becoming redundant." I said vigorously.
Rias and Sona nodded their heads and I let out a silent sigh of sweet relief. 'That could've ended very badly for me. Thank you Int and Wis for getting me out of that situation.' I thanked silently. I retook my seat and leaned my massive blade to my left.
"Now then, all I would want is the control of this territory in all but name for now. In return of this service I will make sure you have the tools needed to kick that Phenix in the crotch." I offered, I was good for my word too. What did you expect me to go full overlord on their asses? Well I'm not that type of gamer, not yet at least.
Rias and Sona looked at me agape, either because what I proposed was outlandish or the prize I dangled in front of them. Especially for Rias.
"That's all you want!" Sona screamed at me with enough volume to crack the windows. Wow, my ears are ringing from that scream. Ouch! I lost fifty Hp from that scream!
"If that's all you wanted why did you attach those visions to the letters?!" Rias took the lead in screaming at me. 'Gah! That's another fifty Hp, I only have 950 left damnit.' I took in a breath and released it as I began explaining my methods.
"First off you two have a pair of massive lungs on you. Secondly I did that so I would be taken seriously." Before I could continue both of them said they would've taken my request very seriously or some shit like that. At that I took off my mask so I could give them a deadpanned look.
They were stunned for some strange reason, but thanks to Sona's glasses and its reflection I got a good look at my face. Well not much was different besides the fact my skin looked paler than fresh snow or how it looked like a shriveled imitation of myself. But what I was most interested in was the fact that my eyes had a completely different color than my last ones. Instead of the brown I've always known, they were a deep blood red. A red so deep I almost thought blood was about to drip out of my eyes. As many questions as this raises I couldn't afford to look stunned so I slid my mask into place and kept talking, it's one of the few things I'm good at after all.
"Now if I sent the letter alone, without the visions, you would take me as seriously as you are now?" I asked the two devils.
Rias was about to say something but I cut her off. "Or would you have underestimated me, sent spies to locate me watch every move I make, try and recruit me into either of your peerages; willing or not. And not make that trap of yours that was obviously a last resort in case things went south."
Sona thought her desk was very interesting apparently because she refused to meet my gaze. Rias opened her mouth but closed it several times before she settled on a half guilty, half shocked look. Either I had predicted exactly what she would do or she would even consider what I said.
"So I showed you your worst nightmares so you knew I was somebody to not screw with. You were cautious and tried to plan around my perceived goals with little to no information. A strategy many a great king has used during war times. What's that old saying? 'Confidence breeds arrogance and arrogance leads to absolute defeat. However caution breeds strategy and strategy leads to victory.'" I finished.
Both of their jaws dropped at my little exposition. I chuckled lightly, just loud enough to be heard by the rest of them. A large grin hid behind my mask, but this one was fueled by their reactions, not malicious planning.
"Now then, do you two agree with my deal?" I was about to outstretch my hand in an effort to shake hands but I remembered I was a fair distance away. Which led to me trying to scoot my chair closer to them, this ended with me falling flat on my face. I heard a cough that sounded strangely like chuckling from Saji and Kiba 'clearing his throat.' I tried it again but the results were the exact same, except this time everybody, and I mean everybody, laughed at what happened.
'Screw it!' I shouted mentally as I kicked the chair back where I found it and walked towards the two kings and held out my hand.
Sona, surprisingly, was the first one to shake my hand, Rias shook my hand with far more energy than her friend/rival.
""It's a deal!"" They both said at the exact same time, which honestly creeped me out a little, so thankful for masks and their ability to block all of my facial expressions.
'I just made a deal with two devils. My grandma would kill me if she ever found out.' I thought while a nervous chill went down my back. Another of those screens appeared in front of me.
You have made a deal with Gremory and Sitri heiresses. Congratulations you have unlocked the Fool Arcana!
Rank 1/10. Next reward?
Effects: Hidden ruler. You are the ruler of kuoh in all but name. As such certain luxuries will be given to you. Including a house you bum!
Then the other screens appeared, dear lord I'm gonna have a headache after reading these, but first I need to do one last thing.
"One last question. Why don't you just ask the red dragon emperor to join your peerage?"
They all blinked owlishly before Rias looked somewhat embarrassed. "I was worried he'd say no if I asked him directly."
I facepalmed at that answer. I then spoke in the most monotone and deadpan voice I could create and said. "You know you could say if he joined his dreams of being a harem king would be possible and socially accepted."
Koneko gave me a thumbs up for either my incredible monotone or pointing out the obvious. It was Rias's turn to facepalm as she realized she almost made it far more convoluted than it needed to be.
"I'm an idiot." She groaned, Akeno and Sona tried to comfort her as miniature rain clouds appeared above her and began to rain on her head.
I was glaring at the mini rain clouds, mainly because it makes no goddamn sense! But pushing aside the big middle finger to meteorologists everywhere and I looked at the screens in front of me.
Main quest completed! Level up. Increased closeness to Rias and her peerage. Increased closeness to Sona and her peerage. Increased closeness to Sirzechs and Serafall. Increased closeness to Issie. A territory.
Congratulations for obtaining a new territory! As expected once you get a territory certain things are now easier for you. For instance, since you left the original owners alive and made peace with them you get access to underworld shops in Kuoh. Along with the added additions owning a territory gives you. Black market dealings, a discount at any store in the area and a home base to strategize in. Have fun and make sure you collect as many territories as possible. All of japan is your playground, perhaps even the underworld and every mystical realm in between.
Main quest obtained. Clipping the raven's wings. Destiny is altered just enough to stop a premature death. Can you stop another one?
Help save Asia from the fallen angels.
Time until Asis arrives: 8 days left.
Time until Asia's cannon death occurs: 12 days left.
Rewards: Exp, Massively increased closeness with Asia and Issei. Increased closeness with Rias and her peerage. Half of a Velvet Room Key.
Penalties for failure: Permanent death of both Issei and Asia. Rias's trust in you is broken and she and Sona will try and take the title of ruler back. Possible death.
Y/n?
Once again, no way to deny this quest. Not like I would but one of the rewards is very fishy. Half of the key I need to get persona's? This Gamer system is gonna make me work for it, isn't it?
{I think we both know the answer to that one partner. Thank you for putting your trust in me.} Bahamut thanked me through our link.
'I should be the one thanking you. If you didn't help me then I doubt I'd still be here.' I thanked the dragon back. I was completely honest too. I would've been nothing but a smear on the wall if it wasn't for him. He saved my ass, big time!
The cracking of glass as my bond with Bahamut grew by one.
Death's Arcana, Rank up!
5/10. Reward: Balance Breaker unlocked!
Effects: Extra magical storage. Extra magical storage allows the assimilation gear to assimilate higher concentrated levels of magic. Assimilates attacks up to one hundred levels of the player.
Balance Breaker. A purposeful glitch in the sacred gear left by the biblical God. A mighty power given to humans in the hopes to make sure they are able to defend themselves. Be warned for when you first use this the gear will over tax your body and paralyze you for three hours. The second and so on will only lead to the use of all your mana.
Sweet lord in heaven! Hallelujah! This is Glorious! Absolutely Glorious!
'Though I'll have to be careful when I use it.' I noted. Though knowing me I'll proably use it for shit's in giggles, that or curiousity.
"Now are you gonna call Issei here or not?" I asked Rias and she snapped out of her funk and dashed outside the room. I blinked once to get the dust out and another out of shock.
Not even a full three minutes later she had Issei in her grasp, who looked to be both terrified and happy to be so close to her boobs.
""Oi pervert. Focus!"" Both me and Koneko said in a deadpanned fashion. We looked at eachother and I knew this was the start of a beautiful friendship.
"Um, why am I here?" Issie asked the million dollar question. I leaned on the nearest wall to watch.
"First do you believe in the supernatural?" Rias asked Issie. I was curious as to see how this'll go.
"...Your all devils aren't you?" Issie asked, everyone, except me, fell face first anime style in shock.
"I'm not a devil!" I protested from the sidelines. Though I was ignored as rias asked how he knew.
"He told me and explained a few things when we were kids. But what does that have to do with me?" Thus its Rias's turn to explain things but I gave the short version.
"She wants you to join her peerage. Perks of becoming a devil means you will eventually get a harem-" I was cut off at the sound of Issie picking me up by my collar armor and began shaking me.
"You serious bro!" He yelled more than asked me as I was shaken faster and faster.
Soon a tick mark appeared on my head as I raised my hand and said what I've always wanted to say. "Reaper Chop!"
My hand crashed into his skull and he dropped me and nursed his now bleeding skull. "I warned you not to shake me again."
Issie nodded and told Rias he'd be happy to join her peerage. Rias hurriedly laid Issie down and put pawn after pawn on his chest until eight of them sunk into his chest. A surge of demonic power filled the room for a brief moment before Issie stood back up and two bat like wings emerged from his spine. Everyone else followed suit, well except me. Koneko noticed this and said.
"Unfold your wings, everyone else is doing it and it's a tradition." Well who am I to go against tradition so I activated Angel of death and awaited the reaction.
I felt two very large bulges appear beneath my shoulder blades as they tried to force their way through my armor. It didn't take them long to erupt out of my back, yet somehow they didn't ruin my armor. My armor actually morphed so the wings could get out, even more questions for later but now I focused on my wings.
They are ginormous, easily three times my size and four times my width. They looked to be the wings of a pterodactyl or an equally big aerial predator. However instead of flesh and bone, it was just bone. A pearly white bone to be precise and each bone was thicker than my wrist. I didn't even know if they could fly, that was until I saw a nearly invisible membrane that acted almost like a false skin. When Koneko punched it, it didn't break. Koneko's hand twisted itself after she tried to.
"I did say I wasn't a devil. In fact I think it's time for a full introduction." My wing's lifted me off the ground by a few inches as I hovered over everybody.
"My name is Mores M Operandi. A reaper and the current Grim reaper. Leader of my people, pleased to make your acquaintance. I do hope we can become good friends in the future."
My wings set me back down and disappeared into my back again. I was confused as to why this happened and I looked at my status. I had used all my Mp, it would be restored shortly but the fact I had drained every drop of mp from my system.
'It's been one of those days I guess.' I thought to myself as I sat down and waited for my Mp too refilled enough so I'm not so dizzy.
"Dude. Your wings were huge! They were like a predator's. What's the deal about that?" Issie asked me.
"It's a status thing, it shows how powerful you are. The bigger the wings the higher your potential is. My dresswear is a good example of this. The darker the robes the more powerful and influential you are in my civilization. And since I'm wearing the darkest robes it shows I'm the leader of my people." I explained, breathing a bit heavily since my mana reserves are still low.
"That's badass. A bit emo but badass." Koneko spoke up and I couldn't help but smile under my mask.
"Yes. I suppose it is." I answered. Finally feeling better now that my mana was at a third of its maximum capacity. I got up and headed to the door.
"Now today's been a very tiring day. I'm heading home. I suggest you do the same." I point to outside the window and the sun was about to set. Meaning we'd been here for a long time
"I'll probably be back tomorrow to get to know you all better. Now I need a bed." I said before departing the room. Making sure to grab my weapon on the way out, and to stuff it in my inventory when I'm sure no-one was looking.
As I was about to leave the courtyard and the school itself I was approached by Murayama. She looked almost apologetic.
"Look I'm sorry for bringing up that earlier. I was way outta line. Please forgive me!" She even did the bow thing people in anime did when apologizing.
"As long as neither of us bring either subject up than I forgive you. Now I have a bed that needs to be expected, so, if you excuse me Murayama." I said as I walked by her.
She looked stunned I used her real name, so I clarified things. "In america we call each other by our first names. If you want I could-" She stopped me with a hand and gave me a smile.
"Murayama is fine. Um this is embarrassing but I didn't catch your name." She was blushing. Oh my god! My inner weeb is going bonkers! But luckily I was able to push these aside to give her my 'name.'
"It's Mores M Operandi. The M is for Modus. But just Mores is fine." I managed to get out.
Murayama blinked and asked me one last question. "But isn't Mores latin for death?" I nodded. "Than doesn't that make your name Death's MO?"
I actually laughed at that. "It's a old family joke. See you later maybe." What I didn't expect was another Arcana screen to appear.
Congratulations you have unlocked the Star Arcana.
Rank: 1/10
Effects: Kendo meetings. Since you've befriended one of the leaders of the kendo club you are allowed into their meetings and sometimes their sparring matches. Chance of increasing Dex, Vit and Wis. But takes up two-four hours.
Well. I was not expecting that! Of all things but too tired to think about it now. Though now that I have Arcana I need to level them up. And if playing Persona 5 taught me anything it's to squeeze anything possible when you have the time.
'These next couple days are gonna be interesting indeed' I thought before I wandered to hopefully find my new home. Luckily these very nice old people took me to it and the reason?
"You remind us of our grandson. Always having something on his mind."
I thanked them as I stared upon my new house when it hit me like a ton of bricks. This was my house. From my earth! I went inside through the garage entrance and looked in to see it was exactly how I left it that day. Except I'm all alone, well not entirely alone, but it just feels wrong for no sound to be anywhere in the house I spent the better part of my life in. No dogs yelling and barreling me over when i enter. No little brother watching tv and asking to play with me. No mother or father to ask if my day was ok. No big sister coming over to do laundry.
I could feel something wet go down my face, for a moment I thought there was a leak but I was wrong. I was crying. I just stood there, letting reality soak in that I may never see my family again, letting the tears fall down freely. I trudged up the creaking stairs I've known for years. Looking in my little brother's room to see if he was in there and being sad when it was void of life. I opened my door and saw my room exactly as I left it. Clothes everywhere, a fan being on because I forgot to turn it off. A Ps3 and Ps2 being on opposite ends of the table with my flatscreen tv in the middle. Not to forget the cable box and blueray player jammed in between the spaces that was left.
I didn't take off my armor, why? I don't know. Maybe because I didn't want to disturb the museum that was my room before that day. Maybe I needed some form of reassurance that I was safe and nothing is gonna hurt me. Maybe I was lazy.
I crawled into bed and grabbed my old gray teddy bear I had for most of my life. It was a gift from my sister when I was a toddler. I squeezed the bear as hard as possible and it, as before, held firm to my strength. I could feel tears well up again so I did my best to fall asleep before I could cry again. I ended up crying myself to sleep that night.