Hello, readers! Welcome to my first DxD story! I've been planning this out for about 3 years now and it's finally seeing the light of day! This is primarily an OCxHarem story, Issei is still in the story and will have a mostly OC harem. And the main OC will have an original Sacred Gear. Just so you know, the harem has been largely decided and their identities will remain a secret until certain points of the story. There will also be a slight crossover element with a certain character from another series being added into the story, but I'll keep that a secret as well until we get to that point. While the story will follow the original light novels, I will also be adding original story arcs and characters.

Despite the "M" rating of this story, I am not planning any lemons for this story. If I decide to do lemons relating to this, it will probably be its own separate thing. However, it will still be very, very lewd as you would expect from DxD.

Anyway, I hope you all enjoy Awakening of the Sapphire Dragon!


"Character speaking"

Thought

'Note/Sign'

Dragon/Entity Speaking


2,000 Years Ago

What was once a lush mountain range was now leveled, reduced to a barren wasteland with a massive crater that spanned for miles upon miles upon miles. In the center of that crater were two massive dragons. One of those dragons was a bulky dragon with its otherwise beautiful sapphire scales sullied by the blood coming from its countless wounds, its dying body lying on the ground as it leered at the dragon standing above it. This dragon was of the same physique and nearly as bloodied and battered as the other, except its scales were a glimmering emerald color.

"… You're going to seal my soul into a Sacred Gear?" The sapphire dragon asked with its commanding female voice. "Just make it quick."

"You brought this on yourself, Dear Sister." The emerald dragon said with its wise male voice. "It might be thousands of years before you awaken once more. I hope that when you do, the world will be at peace."


Present Day

Evening had set as a boy and a girl approached a fountain in the park. The boy had short brown hair, hazel eyes and wore the Kuoh Academy uniform. This boy was Luke Sigmund (Age 15) and the girl with the silky black hair walking with him was Yuuma Amano. Earlier that day Yuuma approached Luke and asked him to go out with her. Although Luke was taken aback by the sudden confession since he hardly ever spoke at school and was socially distant from just about all the other students, he couldn't turn down the first confession he ever received from a girl. This could be his only chance to avoid spending the rest of his life alone. The afternoon they spent together was the most fun Luke had in a long, long time. He never thought he would ever find a partner to spend the rest of his life with, but he thought it might be possible that Yuuma was the one for him. Suddenly Yuuma let go of his hand and stood by the fountain.

"It sure was fun today!" Yuuma beamed.

"It was…" Luke said softly but audible enough for her to hear.

"Hey, Luke-kun?"

"Yes, Yuuma?"

"There's something I want to do to celebrate our first date."

"S-sure, anything."

"… Would you die for me?"

The moment those words came from her mouth, Luke felt a chill and the sense of warm affection he felt from Yuuma switched to cold contempt.

"I-I'm s-s-sorry." Luke stuttered. "Could you repeat that, please?"

"Will you die for me?" She repeated, this time while laughing.

Just as Luke was trying to process those words, black, feathery wings sprout forth from Yuuma's back and her eyes changed from cute to ice cold. Then a mass of light appeared in her hand and took the form of a spear. Despite not knowing what was going on and feeling eminent danger, he quickly turned around and tried to run as fast as he could.

KYU!

He stopped as he felt a sharp, searing pain in his lower back and stomach and saw that the spear of light had pierced right through him. Before he could even touch it, the spear disappeared and blood starting to spill out from his wound and his mouth. Dizziness settled in and he fell to the ground, his vision getting blurrier.

Damn it! Is this how I die? Luke thought as his body lie motionless. Kind of fitting for a loser like me…

"Sorry, you were a threat to us, so we decided to get rid of you early on." Yuuma said as she approached the dying Luke. "If you want to hold a grudge, blame the God you put the Sacred Gear inside you."

Sacred Gear? I have no idea what that is…

Luke could hear her footsteps getting farther away as he was bleeding out.

I can barely move my body! Shit!

He then remembered something he picked up before his date with Yuuma or whoever she was. There were a couple of girls handing out leaflets earlier that were supposed to grant wishes. Luke pulled a leaflet out of his pocket, his hands shaking from the lack of blood flow.

I can't die! Not today! There's still so much I have to do!

The remaining strength in his fingers disappeared and he dropped the leaflet and his vision continued to blur as he was about to lose consciousness. Before closing his eyes, he could feel someone approach him.

"So, you were the one who called me." The figure spoke. "Looks like you're dying… Oh my… Could you be…"

His eyes shifted toward the figure, but his vision was so blurred that the only thing he could make out was a splotch of bright crimson before completely losing consciousness. Although he could make out one more thing from this mysterious stranger.

"From now on, you'll live only for me."

His eyes had finally lost consciousness and there was nothing but darkness.

So, you are my first master. How underwhelming. No matter. You have been given a second chance. Do not squander it.


"Ah!" Luke gasped awake in his bedroom and panted heavily.

By all accounts his bedroom was not all that different from those of many boys his age. Across from his bed was a television with several video game consoles near it and several shelves housing many different manga, anime, and video games. Okay, not like that of usual boys since he was huge nerd. After a few seconds of heavy breathing, he got out of bed in nothing but his grey boxers when there was a knock on his bedroom door.

"Luke, breakfast is ready." A young woman's voice announced from the other side.

"I'll… I'll be there in a minute." Luke answered as he started getting dressed in his Kuoh Academy uniform.

Luke was not normally a morning person, but this morning he felt groggier than usual.

That nightmare must have really gotten to me.

Before putting on his shirt Luke placed his hand over his stomach and saw no sign of a gaping wound or even a scar. He breathed a sigh of relief and left his bedroom to brush his teeth.

Luke lived in a one-story home. It wasn't anything fancy or big, but it had everything it needed. A kitchen, a bath, a restroom and three bedrooms. Yes, three bedrooms. Luke wasn't living there by himself.

After brushing his teeth, he walked into the kitchen where his breakfast was waiting for him.

"You came home late, huh?"

Luke looked toward the kitchen table where another young man was sitting. He looked slightly older than Luke with slightly-longer-than-short brown hair and green eyes. He was also tall and dressed in the same uniform as Luke. This was Luke's older half-brother and guardian, Seth Sigmund (Age 17).

"How late were you out?" Seth inquired. "I'm not mad since this is the first time it's happened, but I would at least appreciate a text if you're going to be gone all night."

"Perhaps he decided to enjoy the nightlife." Another voice joked.

That voice came from the couch where a young man with short silver hair, grey eyes and dressed in a butler's uniform sat while reading a book. This was Seth's butler, Alastair Wright (Age 16).

"He is at that age." Alastair added to his retort.

"Come now, our little Luke wouldn't be that much of a troublemaker." The female voice from earlier interjected.

Luke turned his gaze toward a young woman with long silver hair, grey eyes and dressed in a white maid's uniform. This woman was Annabelle Wright (Age 16)¸Seth's maid and Alastair's twin sister.

While Luke knew they weren't wealthy, he did know that Seth's stepmother definitely was, and she paid for their current home for the past 10 years and later gave them a maid and butler to help around the place. While the Wright twins seemed too young to be a maid or butler, they were so excellent that she recommended the Wrights and it worked out well for everyone as being around the same age made it easier for them to get along.

"Now eat your breakfast before it gets cold." Annabelle smiled.

As Luke sat down, Seth continued asking questions.

"What time did you get back home?"

"I think it was around…" Luke tried searching his mind for the answer, but he felt something was off.

"It must have been rather late." Annabelle surmised. "You look like you didn't sleep very well."

That's weird. Luke thought. I don't remember coming home last night at all. Hold on.

Luke brought out his phone and checked through his photos, but he didn't find what he was looking for.

Whew, I guess it really was a dream. "I wasn't paying attention to the time. Were you up late waiting for me?"

"Well, yeah!" Seth answered. "You're my little brother! I fell asleep on the couch I waited so long! I'm sorry, I just worry about you a lot."

"I know… It won't happen again."

"It better not."


After finishing their breakfast, Luke and Seth went straight to school. They both attended Kuoh Academy. Kuoh used to be an all-girls school until just recently, so the number of girls is still much higher than the number of guys. Luke was a first year at the academy's high school division while Seth was a third year, so they do not attend the same classes.

While walking to school with the sun in the sky, Luke felt like his energy was being sapped from his body and that his skin was burning.

"Are you okay, Luke?" Seth asked. "You don't look so good."

"I-I'm fine. The lack of sleep might be finally hitting me."

When the brothers arrived at Kuoh Academy, everyone Seth passed by cheerfully greeted him.

"Good morning, Sigmund-kun! How are you doing?"

"Hey, Sigmund-senpai!"

Seth was extremely popular with the other students, especially the girls. Luke, on the other hand…

It was like no one even noticed him. This was a regular occurrence for him considering he spends his lunch breaks all by himself. The brothers eventually split up to their respective classes and Luke took his regular seat in the back by the window. There was still some time before class, so Luke decided to use this chance to close his eyes for a few minutes.

"Um, e-excuse me?"

Before Luke could close his eyes, he was approached by a girl. She had short aqua hair, violet eyes, and an adorable face, but her eyes had dark circles under them. Luke looked to her, but she seemed to struggle to get the words out.

"I-I-I'm sorry to bother you. Never mind." She sheepishly turned away and sat down in the seat next to Luke.

I don't know why, but she feels familiar somehow…

Luke paid her no mind and just before he could try to close his eyes again, something in the hallway caught his attention: A brilliant crimson. His eyes were immediately drawn to a beautiful young woman with long, flowing crimson hair. Her Northern European heritage made her instantly stand out among the Japanese students, so everyone in the school knew who she was.

This is my first time seeing her in person. Luke thought. Rias Gremory. I heard she was beautiful, but…

He could not explain why, but he felt a bizarre sense of security at the mere sight of her. Then her clear blue eyes locked onto him, and she smiled.

Is she looking at me? This is the first time we've met. Luke then realized something. Hold on, didn't I see something crimson in my nightmare last night? No, it must be a coincidence. Why would I dream someone I didn't even meet before then?

By the time Luke sorted through his thoughts, she was already out of his sight.


After classes were done, Luke finished his homework at the library within a couple hours, but he didn't feel like going home just yet, so he decided to grab something to eat at a nearby restaurant. While waiting for his food, he was playing on a portable game system with earphones on. More specifically, it was a visual novel he had been playing for the past week. It was about a transfer student who arrives at an academy and befriends several girls, all of whom could be romanced. Normally in these types of games, Luke would be faithful to the girl he liked the most, but this time he decided to give the harem route a try. He arrived at the end and was surprised that all of the girls he dated in-game were all okay with it and simply happy to be with him.

There's no way that would happen in real life. Luke thought to himself. Although… everyone is really happy. If I had the chance, I would want to give as many girls as possible their happy ending.

As soon as he thought that his heart became heavy, and he shook his head.

Yeah, like I could even make one girl happy.


After having his meal, Luke went to the arcade until 10:00. As soon as he left, he texted Seth that he was on his way home from the arcade and began walking. Strangely, his body felt like it was full of energy which was in stark contrast to how he felt in the morning. It wasn't just that. He could also see the city streets clearly, even though it was already dark out. It was as if he had Dark Vision. He was also making out people's conversations from inside their houses. Before he could fully process what was happening to him, he could sense that someone was watching him. He instinctually looked behind him and saw a man in a suit just glaring at him.

This guy… He's definitely out for blood!

The man silently walked toward Luke.

"This is rare." The man said. "Meeting someone like you in a place like this."

His speech was as cold as his eyes.

He really is after me! I need to run home!

Luke dashed off and marveled at how fast he was moving and how he was not even losing breath. Normally he would be out of breath after half a minute. He continued running and eventually his house was in sight.

I'm almost home free!

Suddenly a black feather fell in front of him, and he froze instantly.

"Did you think I'd let you escape? This is why lowly peons are such a pain!"

The man in the suit dropped in front of Luke, although this time black wings were growing from his back.

Are those… real wings?! It's just like my nightmare!

"Tell me the name of your Master!" The mysterious man demanded. "Wait… Are you a Stray? That explains your panicking."

If this is anything like my nightmare, then that means…

"I don't feel the presence of your Master nor your comrades, nor do I see anything trying to hide its presence either. There's no magic circle appearing here as well. You're definitely a Stray, so it won't be a problem if I kill you."

Just as Luke predicted, a spear of light appeared in the man's hand and before he knew it the spear had already pierced Luke's stomach. He didn't just vomit blood this time, it felt like he was lava was flowing through his entire body.

"AAAAAAGGGHH!" Luke screamed in agonizing pain as he fell to his knees. Unfortunately, he doubted that Seth, Annabelle, or Alastair would have heard that since he was too far away and the blood in his throat was making it difficult to raise his voice enough.

He tried to pull the spear out, but it burned his hands as if it was scorching hot. He then heard the man approaching him and create another spear of light in his hand.

"Light is poison to your kind." The man stated. "I thought a weaker spear would be enough to kill you, but you're tougher than you look. But this next one is sure to finish you off."

I'm really going to die here! No!

Luke slammed his eyes shut and his thoughts instantly went to the crimson hair he remembered from his dream.

If this is a dream… Please… Help me…

BOOM!

Upon hearing the noise, Luke looked up and saw that the man's palm was smoking and bleeding.

"Don't you dare touch him!"

Luke looked to the new voice and watched a woman walk past him. Upon seeing her crimson hair, Luke immediately knew she was.

"Crimson hair… You must be from the House of Gremory." The assailant said to her with eyes full of rage.

"My name is Rias Gremory. What are you doing here, Fallen Angel? If you are trying to hurt this boy then I won't hold back."

So, it is her. Luke thought.

"Fufu… Well, well, so this boy belongs to you?" The man chuckled. "This town must be part of your territory then. I'll apologize for today, but I advise you not to let your servants run loose. Someone like me might try to slay him while he's out for a stroll."

"Thanks for the advice." She replied. "This town is under my jurisdiction, so I better not see you here again."

"I'll say the same to you, Heiress to the House of Gremory. My name is Dohnaseek, I hope we won't meet again."

The man spread his wings and flew up into the sky, taking one final glare at Rias and Luke before disappearing. Luke finally succumbed to his injuries and lost consciousness just as she rushed to his side.


Tweet-tweet-tweet!

What sounded like singing birds was actually an alarm clock. In the bed next to the alarm, Luke was stirred to wake and surprised to see that he was in his own bedroom.

This is my bedroom… He thought. Was that another bad dream? It felt so real… Didn't I get impaled?!

He reached down to his stomach and couldn't feel any wounds… He also didn't feel another thing.

Am… Am I naked? Where's my underwear?

Luke reached to the side of his bed and felt something soft which was followed by a soft voice… that definitely wasn't his. He slowly turned his head to the side to see a crimson-haired woman lying next to him, also completely naked and his hand was on her thigh. Luke slowly moved his hand off the woman's thigh and turned away from her.

WHAT THE HELL IS HAPPENING?! WHY ARE WE NAKED AND IN BED TOGETHER?! DID WE HAVE SEX?! THIS ISN'T GOOD! I MIGHT HAVE DEFLOWERED SOMEONE AND HAVE NO MEMORY OF DOING IT! AND NOW THIS WHOLE SITUATION IS MAKING ME HARD!

Knock, knock.

"Luke, are you awake? I didn't see you come in, but your shoes were up front. Just wanted to ask you about that."

IT'S SETH! PLEASEDON'TCOMEIN! PLEASEDON'TCOMEIN! PLEASEDON'TCOMEIN! "I-I'll be out in a minute!" Luke tried jumping out of bed, but instead fell on the floor.

"Unn… Is it morning?"

As Luke sat up, he saw that Rias was wiping her eyes.

SHIT! SHIT! SHIT! SHIT! SHIT!

Seth opened the bedroom door just as Rias sat up and their eyes met.

"Good morning." Rias casually greeted, not bothering to cover herself up.

Luke was waiting for Seth to say something, but all he did was quietly close the door.

"He must be really mad…" Luke said in a hushed tone.

"Is he your brother?" Rias asked. "He seems nice."

Rias got up from the bed and picked up the uniform on his desk while Luke was sitting on the floor and covering his face. He was doing that because Rias was naked and also, he's extremely embarrassed that his erect member was in her view.

"S-s-s-senpai?" Luke stammered as his voice muffled from his hands.

"What is it?"

"I could see everything."

"If you want to look then go ahead." Rias smirked as she put on her underwear.

Luke couldn't believe what he just heard, partly because he never thought he would ever hear those words in his life.

"Is your stomach all right?" Rias asked.

Luke lowered his hands and looked at his stomach.

"You were stabbed yesterday. By the way, that wasn't a dream."

"Wait, if that wasn't a dream last night… Then what happened to the wound?"

"I healed you. It was critical, but with your strong body and my power it only took a night. I shared some of my demonic powers with you through skin-on-skin contact."

"Uh…" Luke blushed furiously. "Duh… di… Did we…"

"Relax, I'm still a virgin."

Luke breathed a sigh of relief.

"This world is filled with mysteries you can't even begin to imagine." Rias said as she slid her fingers on Luke's cheek which caused his face to turn even redder. "I am Rias Gremory. I am also a Devil."

Is… is this real?

"And I am your Master. Nice to meet you, Luke Sigmund-kun. May I call you Luke?"

Seriously… Is this real?!


Just a few seconds after closing the bedroom door, Seth stood outside and clenched his fist as he muttered to himself.

"Of all the girls in all the world… Why did it have to be her?"


A/N: I'm sorry I dumped several characters at once at the beginning, but it was important that they be introduced. The reason Luke thinks a lot is for two reasons: 1) to give it a similar vibe to the light novel while keeping the third-person perspective I'm comfortable with and 2) Luke is a largely quiet person at this point and would rather observe than speak, but he will be more vocal as the story progresses. I'm also keeping the identity of Luke's Sacred Gear a mystery for now, although it will appear in the next chapter. I'm not expecting everyone to love this story, but I still wanted to write it and put it out there for the people who want to read this type of story. Anyway, I hope you all enjoyed! Stay tuned for next time!