NMHA - Prologue (Redux)
What do you think of, when you think of fairy tales?
Do you think of knights riding into battle to save princesses from evil dragons?
Do you think of glass slippers and true love's kiss?
Do you think of friendly magical creatures, who love to help for the sole sake of helping?
That was what she had once thought.
But after everything that had happened, in her time she had come to a realization.
Fairy tales as told these days were a lie.
Rarely were times so simple, rarely were lines so easily divided. Everyone had a reason. Everyone had something they thought worth fighting for.
Everyone had a reason to potentially hurt others.
Just like the real world, those reasons matter.
So what happens when the world itself isn't quite what you expected?
What happens if the faces you recognize are far more complex than one might expect upon actually meeting them?
The smallest of changes can have the most impactful of ripples.
For instance, what would happen if someone from another world woke up in an entirely new body?
Well, that in and of itself may amount to nothing
Or it may change everything.
This is the story of one such individual, who finds themself pitched into a world they recognized yet did not know.
This isn't a typical harem romp.
This is something far different.
The world was not the world she knew.
The people were not the same either.
Sure, they may be similar, but it became all too clear, all too soon, that what she knew wasn't always true.
This was not the world she knew, however familiar it may be.
After all, even one fleck of snow could cause an avalanche.
Yet...
That didn't mean there wasn't good to be found in the world either.
That didn't mean those fairy tales of old never had happy endings.
There was still light.
Still hope.
Still happiness.
Still the drive to make things better.
It wasn't the harem romp she knew.
It was a far colder world than she believed it would be.
But it was still a world she recognized.
A place she could survive.
A world she could believe in.
A/N:
Welcome to NMHA, everyone. This is going to be a semi-realistic take on the DxD-verse, so perhaps the prologue isn't entirely the same mood as the story proper. It's more of a proof of concept, in my eyes. But, I'm going to try and mix in some humor and seriousness alike, since a world this zany just can't be left completely devoid of laughter. But, I'm still relatively new to storywriting, so it might not be perfect. Please bear with me, and enjoy the story!
Edit: The above A/N is now obsolete. When I first went into NMHA, I was planning for it to be a bit more lighthearted than it has actually become. I will admit to only having an overarching story in mind, leaving the details to come as they may. I like to think it's worked pretty well so far, but it does mean the prologue was out of touch with the current setting. Might it show up again later on? I think it may, but we'll just have to see for ourselves. As always, I hope you enjoy, and I ask that you push on through the first few chapters as I had yet to find my footing and haven't put out revisions for them just yet.
Fair warning; the story gets dark. It's not an easy read, but I hope it is a fulfilling read nonetheless.
Admittedly, I should probably do that, though I'm not sure how long it would take.