God's Game – The First Inheritor

Summary: I was hyped when I learned I was getting Isekai'd, wondering what cool power I'd get to help me fuck shit up. Instead, I ended up an orphan in Italy, with no powers of my own to help me survive in the world of Devils, Angels, and Tits… But just because I wasn't sent to the world with power, doesn't mean I could obtain it after. 'Welcome to the Game.' SI/Gamer OC

VII: Bonding

I leaned back, letting out a sigh as I finished my Daily Quest- another studying quest which gave me a common gacha token and 2 points in both INT and WIS.

It was the morning after our raid on Inimicus Dei, a weekend thankfully so I could focus on our next move rather than worrying about going to school or anything.

The documents I'd obtained had told us a decent amount. While we didn't know the identity of the leader, nor the 'up and coming exorcist,' we did learn that the leader of Inimicus Dei had learned a 'secret' that had gotten him- definitely him, the documents alluded to it- kicked out of the church.

And while it didn't speak about the secret, to me it was fairly obvious just what the secret was: he'd gotten kicked out of the church because he'd learned about the death of the Biblical God, the previous user of the System.

The other documents detailed the methods to 'clone' Holy swords they'd been working on, and how to extract the holy element from people to create Holy Crystals.

I'd handed over the research notes to Irene, who decided to see if she could find a way to change things up using her own magic to make the process more stable for both, and without causing pain to the person having their holy element extracted.

I crossed my arms, closing my eyes and thinking.

I hadn't been able to get the thought of the two dragon slaying magic types out of my head, and the reasons I had for choosing to not use them right away.

My reasons were stupid, and I knew that, which was why I'd been thinking so hard and changed my mind.

While I still wouldn't use them right away, I would only use them once I had maxed my Venom Magic. My attention was already split enough as is between my Venom and Holy Magic, plus my One-Sword Style, and my Earth Flames. If I were to learn two more on top of that, my attention would be split between them even more.

I stretched and hummed in contemplation. "Say, Rhea?"

Yes, Tony?

"Are there any modes for Sparring?" I asked her. "Like, more experience or something? It would really help speed up progress…"

There are, in fact. But they come with costly downsides.

"Lay it on me," I told her.

First, there is experience mode. In exchange for neither your skills nor stats improving, you will gain purely experience from a sparring session to level up. In exchange, however, you will be unable to gain experience to your levels for one week, and you cannot use another mode beyond standard sparring mode for that time.

Then there is stats mode. Just like Experience Mode, neither your experience nor your skills will increase and in exchange your stats will increase more drastically. However, also just like experience mode, your stats will not raise through any means, even quests, and you cannot use another mode beyond standard sparring for that time.

And Skill Mode is exactly the same as the other two, but your skills increase and then become experience locked for a week.

I hummed softly… They seemed fair to me, the other two can't increase for that session, one levels up majorly… But, in exchange, I flat out can't gain in whatever I focused in for a week, and I could only do standard training mode for that same length of time.

"If I choose skills, is it all skills that can't level up? Or is it just the skills that I increase during that session?"

All skills. It is meant to be a double-edged sword. The experience one is especially meant to be brutal, as you have no way of telling when an Emergency Quest will be issued.

I gave a nod, considering that. It was fair, no denying that. I'd have it active during my next sparring session with Irene, specifically the skill experience. The sooner my magic was mastered, the sooner I'd use one of my skill orbs.

Gale would probably be the smarter choice since I could just eat air and not worry about running out of magic, but Moon was just fucking cool.

I'd worry about it later.

I pushed aside my books, instead pulling out a black book that I'd bought. I was going to be using the book to keep notes of things I considered predominately important.

First, Inimicus Dei.

First was their mysterious leader, a male from what we'd been able to gather. From what we knew, he was bitter at the church for kicking him out after he learned of God's Death and felt betrayed. He likely felt as if God's death invalidated his teachings and wanted revenge against the church- both for kicking them out, and for lying.

Next was the mysterious exorcist, the wielder of the Holy Sword Galatine. My fate knowledge was interfering with my mind as it kept trying to draw me to Excalibur Galatine, but I'd seen what I believed to be the true blade earlier, and it was not the same.

From what I recalled, Galatine in the DxD world was a sister sword to Excalibur and Arondight. What confused me was the fact it was supposed to be wielded by some exorcist that was well-established as far as I recalled. It was considered a sword that could never be broken, though 'nicked' was the word I remembered from the wiki.

I also knew that eventually a sword known as 'Galatine II' would be created, a holy sword adjusted so even a devil that wasn't a natural holy sword wielder would be able to use it and was given to Rias as a gift from Heaven for hers and Issei's engagement. Though she decided to save it for her future child.

That meant that this up and coming exorcist in question had clearly been found worthy of the sword, or perhaps it had chosen them just like Xenovia had been chosen by Durandal. The new surpassing the old, and all that, like how Xenovia was chosen by Durandal over its former wielder, Vasco Strada.

Next most important item to note, the Church.

Xenovia and Irina had both recognised me as someone who should have died but was alive. More than that, they believed I might have some kind of never before heard Sacred Gear that was capable of healing all wounds and regenerating lost limbs. Even more ridiculous, they'd somehow deluded themselves into believing that god had blessed me which had helped me survive.

And given the system, that last part technically wasn't incorrect!

I didn't want to join the church was the issue. I didn't mind forming an alliance, but I didn't want to join them. And I was not going to get into how corrupt the church was in this book again, I'd explained it enough time as it was.

Next, perhaps the most important, was-

There was a knock on my door, making me pause in my writing as I looked back to see Irene standing in the doorway.

"What's up?" I asked her, closing the book and getting up.

"Would you like to spend the day together?" She asked.

I blinked at her words. "What?"

"Well, it's just occurred to me we've been so focused on dealing with everything, we haven't really spent time together and properly gotten to know one another," she offered a shrug. "What's the point in living if all we do is focus on our 'duty?' I did that once, and I lament that I never got to live a life as a normal girl. I don't want to pass up on that this time."

I considered what she said… It was a fair point, ever since I'd obtained my powers I hadn't really 'relaxed,' I'd been almost entirely focused on my goals. That wasn't how it should be, Issei and many others tended to have some periods of rest and relaxation to enjoy life, I didn't see why I shouldn't have the same.

"Sounds good to me," I agreed. "What do you suggest?"

"I don't really know," she admitted. "You're the expert on this world, not me, I'll follow your lead here."

I hummed in thought. "Dinner, maybe a movie and some karaoke… No, if this were Japan than yeah. But this is Rome, doubt we'll find any good karaoke bars or anything."

"Karaoke?

"I'll tell you later," I told her. "Yeah, dinner and a nice movie sounds good," I nodded, getting up. "We've got the money for it, so we shouldn't have to worry."

Yes, that was something else that had happened while I wasn't paying attention. Even though she knew little about the modern world, as a former princess Irene was still very well versed in economy and how it worked. And while there were no more nobles and such to placate, Irene still figured out how to work stocks to make us some money.

We weren't rich yet, not by any means, but we had enough money to live comfortably. It was also why I didn't have a ridiculous amount of money towards buying things yet, all the money we had right now was being put towards living.

Once we had enough money, then we might start looking at investment opportunities to start making larger amounts. And we wouldn't be stupid enough to brag about it either, that was just asking for undue attention.

"Alright, how about we both get changed into something more comfortable, and then we'll head out? I know a nice place I've heard people talking about a lot, should be in our budget."

She nodded in agreement. "I'll see you in a little while," she agreed as she left the room, closing the door behind her.

I watched her go before I turned my gaze back to my black book, before I closed it and put it in my drawer and went to change my clothes.

It seems my thoughts would have to wait until later, for now I'd enjoy a relaxing day with Irene.

~~God's Game~~

I miscalculated; this was the opposite of relaxing!

It started off simple enough for me, just a quick change of clothes, brushed my teeth and used mouthwash, got ready for a day out with Irene and doing my best to not look like a total slob, just dressed casually in a pair of jeans and a plain dragon ball shirt with Super Saiyan Rose Goku Black on it, wearing my ring around my neck as I always did.

I didn't know what Irene was going to wear, but I thought I'd be prepared for anything. I mean, her adult self practically dressed like a stripper in the anime, so I thought that nothing she could wear would surprise me or make me overly flustered, I assured myself of that.

I was wrong.

I heard footsteps and looked up the stairs, and my heart froze in my chest.

She was wearing a plain red sundress with a white cardigan and some sandals. It was nothing special, she just looked like a beautiful girl in normal clothes…

But fuck, if my heart didn't skip a beat when she came down the stairs and smiled at me while looking so cute.

"It looks good on you," I managed to get out.

"Thank you, you don't look so bad either," she told me with a warm smile on her face. "Shall we get going?"

I gave a nod and turned my gaze away from her- very reluctantly- and left the house with her.

"So, what kind of restaurant are we going to?" She asked.

"Just a place I've heard people at school hyping up a lot," I told her. "It's a casual place that apparently serves high-quality food for being a fast food joint, so I figured it might be fun."

She hummed and nodded in agreement. "That sounds good to me."

I gave her a brief smile. "So, this is supposed to be relaxing, how about we play 20 questions?"

"20 questions?" She furrowed her brow. "I'm not familiar with that."

"It's pretty simple," I told her. "We just take turns to ask the other a question, and the other isn't allowed to lie. If you feel like skipping a question, you can, but then the other person gets to ask a new question. Easy, right?"

She hummed and nodded. "Yes, very simple. How about you go first?"

I nodded. "Alright, what's your favourite colour?"

"Yellow," she told me, and I briefly felt surprised by it. I wouldn't have seen yellow as her favourite. "What's yours?"

"Purple. Why's yellow your favourite colour?"

She smiled fondly. "In the mornings, I'd always wake up to watch the sunrise. The beauty of yellow light spreading out as the sun rises was always so wonderful to see over the kingdom… So, yellow is just a colour I've always liked."

I hummed, that was a pretty good reason.

"What about you? Why's purple your favourite colour?"

"I find it very aesthetically pleasing," I told her. "Deeper shades especially, there's just something so pleasing about purple to the eyes. Maybe it's because purple is a mix of the passionate, fiery red, while also having the tranquil, calm feeling of blue mixed together."

"Oh, I never thought about it that way… Yes, I could see purple being something you'd enjoy being around."

"Though I don't want too much of it," I added on. "Like how if someone wore all yellow it would hurt your eyes, too much purple and you get sick of it."

She gave an understanding nod. "Well, it's your turn again."

"I hope you don't mind me asking, but what is it like being a princess?"

She blinked at the question and sighed. "Very stifling," she admitted. "From the day I was born I was just raised to accept that I was the princess of a Kingdom, and that things like 'friends' weren't going to really happen for me. Everyone was going to have an agenda, no matter what, and that I must focus on studying and learning over things like 'fun.' I wasn't even allowed to choose the person I was to marry, instead I had to marry Rung to protect my country. There was… No love between him and I, though I still cared for him," she sighed. "And he was at least willing to follow me into every battle after I became a dragon slayer, so I give him that. But he clearly wasn't the person I'd hoped he would be if my Dragonification led him to believe I was a monster, and that he'd attempt to cut open my stomach just to prove I wasn't pregnant…"

I rubbed her back gently, earning a kind smile for my efforts.

"Still, it wasn't all bad," she told me. "Many of the maids and tutors that I had were kind, and I learned from that kindness. I was very beloved by my citizens, though not everyone was pleased by my desire for human-dragon coexistence, I did my best, and I still got to be 'myself' for the most part, there were always times I had to stifle my feelings and put what I thought was best for the country first, like the arranged marriage."

"Sorry to bring it up, I was just curious," I told her quietly.

She shook her head quickly. "No, no! It's fine, it's in my past now. Being able to be a more normal person… It's very exciting, I'm enjoying life, and I hope you can teach me more," she smiled at me.

"I'll do my best," I promised.

"My turn next," she smiled. "What was it like growing up in an orphanage?"

I blinked at the question and hummed in thought. "Well… I guess it depends on your perspective. Like I told you, I knew about the supernatural world since I was very young, but I lacked the abilities to really do anything about it. Because of that, and the orphanage being so close to the Vatican, I was very weary given I knew the church wasn't as good a place as propaganda liked to make it out to be. Still, the orphanage itself wasn't a bad place. Sure, it sucked not knowing who my parents were, and not knowing what my future held… But the matrons were nice, and while we weren't spoiled for cash, we had enough to live and be happy.

"Still, being an orphan is… An unhappy road. It's not like orphans all bunch up together and form a bond, sometimes you just can't click with other people. I'm anti-social, very anti-social. I don't interact well with others, so I've always been kind of a loner. It wasn't picked on, not that I noticed, but… Well, sometimes being left alone is worse than being picked on. That's why I'm glad I got to meet you. Ever since I got these abilities and powers, it's like… My whole life is changing, going in a new direction, and I'm just glad that I can be part of something bigger than myself, and maybe find my purpose. Know what I mean?"

She stared at me before she chuckled softly. "I suppose we're both two people looking for their purpose, right? Perhaps it was fate that you ended up summoning me."

"Who knows?" I smiled. "Your turn."

And on the questions went, both of us now avoiding more personal topics as we arrived at the fast food place and ordered our meals, sitting down and talking. Even as we ate, we kept talking. It was nice, pleasant even, to be able to relax like this. I honestly couldn't recall the last time I'd truly relaxed, truly felt at ease.

I was glad that Irene suggested this.

"Hmm?" a familiar voice rang out. "Is that you, Tony?"

I looked away from Irene, only to see Emilia making her way over, clad in a white skirt and yellow shirt with a white jacket wrapped around her waist.

"Oh, it is you!" She smiled. "How rare to see you out and about! And this is…?"

"Ah…? Oh um… Emilia, this is Irene, my new big sister who adopted me. Irene, this is Emilia Romano, my classmate and… I guess my friend."

+5 Affection with Emilia Romano (10/100) for being her friend

'Seriously? Wait, come to think of it, shouldn't reputation gains be halved between 0 and 10? Why is it plus 5, shouldn't it be plus 2.5?'

It takes into account after the reduction.

'Doesn't that mean my affection with Irene would be huge by now if that was the case?'

The system is here to help you, including making it easier for you to raise affection with others. That being said, once you reach around 40 - 50, it stops making things so easy for you. Once you hit around 70 – 75 affection, you are considered lovers.

'Huh… Good to know... But doesn't that mean the Anti-Social Trait is kind of useless?'

Of course, it isn't, it hinders you from being able to form emotional connections faster. Plus, you still get the -5 affection with all supernatural right from the beginning, so it all balances out.

"Emilia…?" Irene mused the name, before I saw recognition fill her eyes, recalling when I spoke about her. "Oh, that Emilia! It's nice to meet you, I've heard about you from my little brother."

"Only good things I hope," Emilia smiled. "Do you mind if I join you?"

Irene and I shared a look, and she offered a soft shrug. "Go ahead," I told her.

She smiled, and seemed to debate for a moment, before she slipped into the seat next to me, setting her food down on the table. "So, do you mind if I ask why you both came here?"

"I don't see why not," Irene spoke up. "You see, despite adopting him, he and I found it difficult to really talk about anything besides well, more business related things. So, I decided it would be good for us to just go out and relax, get out of the house and remove the tension. It's worked out rather well, as we've actually been talking about ourselves instead of just business."

"Oh, that's wonderful to hear!" She clapped with a smile. "Some orphans and their new families don't get along, so it's lovely to hear that you and Tony were able to work things out."

"Yeah, I'm happy about it too," I agreed with a nod, giving Irene a smile, which she returned.

"What about you?" Irene asked. "How did you become Tony's friend?"

"Oh, it was nothing so special," she admitted. "Due to an odd number of boys and girls in class, on our class trip one boy and one girl had to share a room. The two of us ended up drawing the card to share a room."

"Oh?" Irene smirked. "I hope nothing untoward happened?"

I blushed and saw Emilia's cheeks dust out the corner of my eye. "Oh, not at all!" Emilia said quickly. "Tony was a perfect gentleman, suggesting and implementing suggestions that helped make sure we didn't have any accidents or embarrassing situations during the trip."

Irene looked at me with a raised eye, a silent question, 'Did you know?'

I just gave a subtle shake of my head, making it clear to her I didn't know about Emilia's supernatural status until recently.

"Oh, I see. Well, I'm glad my new little brother is a gentleman, most boys his age can't seem to decide which head to think with."

"Irene!" I complained, but both girls only laughed in amusement.

"Well, I'm not sure," Emilia hummed. "I'm not judging, but Tony has shown little interest in girls at school, so some think he might be homosexual."

"I'm not," I grumbled. "I'm more bi on a technicality."

Both girls looked at me. "What do you mean technicality?" Irene asked. "You're either bi, gay, or straight, or any of the other numerous sexualities between, how can you technically be bi?"

"It's complicated," I sighed. "Functionally I'm straight for the most part, being attracted to women. However, I also believe it's entirely possible for me to fall in love with a guy as long as it's the right guy. And I am able to find men attractive, but it's just I'm more attracted to women so I gravitate to them more."

"Wouldn't that make you straight with an exception?" Irene asked.

"But wouldn't he be bi because, if that's the case, then he likes both men and women?" Emilia questioned.

"And thus, the argument begins again," I groaned. "Sexuality is a very complex things, as you're no doubt aware. I consider myself bi because I'm still attracted to men on a sexual level. Now, if it was a case of I fall in love with one guy, and I am only attracted to him and no other men, then I would consider myself straight with an exception. But because I'm still inherently attracted to men, I consider myself bi."

"Sounds complicated," Emilia shook her head.

"It is," I agreed. "I warned you…"

"So, why don't you tell us about yourself, Emilia?" Irene prompted.

"Huh?" She blinked. "Me?"

"Yes, you," Irene nodded. "I'd like to know more about my little brother's friend."

"Oh…" Emilia seemed a bit flustered. "Well, um… Sure. Let's start with my favourite colour. My favourite colour is white, because it's a blending of all colours, and it's a pure colour, untainted, symbolising purity. I like calming music, my favourite being bamboo flute music because it's really soothing and calming. Oh, and I might like to try my hand at being a nun someday."

"Why is that?" Irene pressed gently, while I forced myself to not tense, which was hard.

"I was born into it," she admitted. "I can't see a path for myself outside of the teachings of heaven."

Well, this all but confirmed that Emilia was related to the Church in some way.

"What about you?" Emilia looked at me. "What would you like to do after school?"

I blinked at the question. "Oh um… I haven't really thought about it… I guess… An IT Technician? Hardware and Software, the times I use computers at school I'm pretty quick at figuring things out, I think it could be a worthwhile career."

"That's good," she smiled. "A very nice career, especially with more and more people getting fussed with their computers and laptops and such as time goes on. I'm sure you'll be able to live a comfortable life with that."

"Thank you," I responded, finally finishing my food, before my phone went off.

"Who's calling?" Emilia asked me.

"Not calling," I told her, pulling out my phone and silencing it. "An alarm. We have to get going, Irene, or we'll miss the movie."

"Oh, you're going to go see a movie?" She smiled. "I'm sorry I held you up, you both go enjoy it, okay?"

"Thank you for being so understanding," Irene told her as she got up. "Please take care of my little brother at school, okay?"

Emilia smiled. "I'd be happy to!"

"See you," I told Emilia as I got up and left with Irene. The both of us shared a small look on the way out.

How hard was it to just have a relaxing day?

~~God's Game~~

You have successfully cleared the Dungeon.

Sitting in the training room under the house, I stared at that notification once again. That night, after getting to know each other more, Irene and I cleared out the next base of Inimicus Dei. It was nothing worth of note, just the usual killing. The mysterious exorcist from before, nor the leader showed up again.

Once we were done, Irene teleported us out of there and back under the house in a flash, couldn't have the church finding us before we were ready, after all.

I swiftly handed the documents that were stored in my inventory, and she'd headed upstairs to study them, letting me take the time to once again come to terms with all the killing I'd done.

I took a deep breath… It was starting to get easier, and I knew that. I didn't know how to feel about it, but the killing was starting to get easier. I still felt sick to my stomach about it, but It was starting to not bother me as much.

I let out a soft sigh, shaking my head as I tried not to focus too hard on it, instead bringing up the accumulated rewards notification.

Accumulated Rewards Notification
You have levelled up
+9 STR, +8 VIT, + 9 DEX, +15 INT, +13 WIS
[Intersect of Yin and Yang] has levelled up x8
[Venom Dragon Slayer Magic] has levelled up x6
Due to surpassing its limits [Venom Dragon Slayer Magic] is now Epic Rarity
[Poison Magic Proficiency] has levelled up x12
[Holy Magic] has levelled up x4
[Holy Magic Proficiency] has levelled up x6
[One-Sword Style] has levelled up x15
Due to surpassing its limits, [One-Sword Style] is now Epic Rarity
[Flames of Earth] has levelled up x15

Dungeon Rewards
Loot
+23 Exorcist Blades
+41 Exorcist Guns
+20,000 Euros
+2 Inimicus Dei Documents
+2 Holy Crystal
+11 Gacha Tokens (Common)
+6 Gacha Tokens (Uncommon)
+3 Gacha Tokens (Rare)

Clear Reward
You have levelled up
+1 Dungeon Chest (Uncommon)
+20,000 Euros
+5 Affiliation with Church Members as [Not Yet Known]

I took a breath as I took in the rewards… About what I expected, the dungeon was a Level 30 dungeon, and I was above that, so it was only natural I didn't level up my very. And compared to the usual 'bounty' as far as skill levels went, it was above average, so I was in no place to complain about it.

"Open the dungeon chest," I told Rhea.

Opening Dungeon Chest…

Item Obtained – Steel Sword (Uncommon)

Yeah, that seemed about right. It seemed my lucky streak as far as rolls went was starting to die down.

I took a breath and stretched. "Okay, roll the three rare tokens," I told Rhea next. Depending on how these rolls went would probably determine how I saved up my gacha tokens.

Performing x3 Gacha Roll (Rare)

Gacha Results
Skill Orb – Sand Magic (Fairy Tail) (Rare)
Item Obtained – Kingdom Key (KH) (Rare)
Item Obtained – Steel Sword of Fire (Rare)

I chuckled. Yep, seemed my luck had finally just about run out, though the Keyblade was definitely useful, I brought both it and the new enchanted steel sword up.

Blessed Steel Sword of Fire (Rare)
A steel sword enchanted with the power of fire.

Deals [(STR + 10) + 50] Damage

Kingdom Key (KH) (Rare)
A mysterious weapon born from one's heart. The Keyblade can combat creatures of darkness, open any lock, and seal any door.

Requirements: [Perk: Keyblade's Chosen]

Deals [STR + 100] Damage

Evolution Requirements: ?

I paused as I read that last line on the Kingdom Key. The fact I needed the 'Keyblade's Chosen' perk to wield it was kind of a bummer, but what caught my attention was the 'Evolution Requirement.' "Rhea, an explanation?"

It is a phenomena not often explored in the Kingdom Hearts Universe. Much like how Terra and Aqua's Keyblades both took on new appearances, an 'evolved' form, the Kingdom Key and other Keyblades are able to undergo their own 'Evolution,' thus becoming more powerful and taking on a new appearance.

Well, that was interesting.

I exchanged ten of my common tokens for an uncommon token, but I didn't roll them. Instead, I planned to save up uncommon and rare tokens and only do ten rolls with rare tokens and above to maximize my odds of getting something good.

Though I did roll my two common tokens.

Performing x2 Gacha Roll (Common)

Gacha Results
Item Obtained – Ballpoint Pen (Common)
Skill Orb – Rho Aias (Fate) (Legendary)

I stared at the screen in front of me, rubbing my eyes, but it didn't change.

I actually just got fucking Rho Aias off of a fucking common token. Way to just completely disprove what I was planning to do, game, and contradict my words of my luck dying down.

Still, I wasn't going to give into the Gacha addiction. I was just going to wait patiently until I had 10 Rare Tokens to maximize my odds. I'd use any Epic or higher tokens right away, unless I was close enough that I was able to get a godly rarity token.

I wasted no time using the orb and obtaining the skill, it was a fucking Noble Phantasm. Dragon Slayer Magic was one thing, but I would be a fool to pass up on this!

Rho Aias – The Seven Rings that Cover the Burning Heavens (Fate) – Level 1 - Legendary
The Legendary Shield of Aias the Great, having never been fully penetrated, and able to stop even Durindana during the Trojan War. Its existence has been sublimated into that of a Conceptual Weapon that is an absolute defence against any thrown weapon, as well as being a powerful shield in its own right against normal attacks.

Cost: 2000MP per minute

+10,000 Shield per Layer

Current Layers Available: 1

+1 Layer every 15th Level

Hm, that was fair to me. Since it was a skill, it started off with only one layer of the shield available to me and obtained more as it gained levels. This was definitely a skill I'd need to use the 'Skill Sparring' on if I wanted to see good progress with it.

I looked up as I heard the footsteps of Irene, removing my mask and lowering my hood. "Well?"

She only lifted up one of the documents and began to read.

December 4th 20XX

"It's dated the year before from the last personal document," I noted, and she gave a sharp nod.

It was a lie.

It was all just a lie.

The teachings, the speeches, all the 'talks' about god's love! It was all nothing but a damned lie! God is Dead, and they've been spouting lies while proclaiming they are above devils, those fucking hypocrites!

I frowned… So, that was the truth. The leader discovered the death of God, and felt betrayed and angry about it, as opposed to Irina who became catatonic, or Xenovia who still believed but felt like she lost her purpose.

I confronted them about it, I demanded to know why they'd lied to me… But instead, the fuckers just excommunicated me, calling me a heathen, and saying I was no longer a beloved of the lord!

What do they fucking know!? God preached love and forgiveness, god preached truth! But those fuckers lie! Everything is just a lie, god is dead, what's the point of following the teachings of a dead man!? God is supposed to be perfect, but the fact he's dead just means he's another loser!

This isn't the end! I swear on my name of Basil Volpe, that I will get revenge on those bastards! The church, heaven! I'll make them all pay for their lies and making a fool out of me and countless others, suckering us into the church with their bullshit!

They'll all pay!

"Basil Volpe…" I murmured. "That must be the name of Inimicus Dei's leader, and that must be the reason he left the church in the first place. He learned about the death of god."

"Yes," Irene nodded. "Putting your whole heart and belief into something only to have it ripped away… To learn you've been lied to… I would feel hurt and betrayed too, though I don't know if I would react to the same extent as Basil clearly did."

"Regardless on if his anger is justified or not, we're going to stop him," I told her. "His beliefs will lead to a potential civil war within the church, which the fallen angels and devils will have no issues taking advantage of. I'm no fan of the church, but another Great War just wouldn't be fun, especially while we live so close to the Vatican."

"How bad was the first Great War?" Irene asked me.

"Bad enough that every faction is still feeling the aftereffects to this day," I told her, shaking my head with a sigh. "Point is, we're going to make sure Inimicus Dei is taken down, and they stay down."

She gave a firm nod of agreement. "We will… For now, though, you should rest. No more raids until you've had a few days off."

I nodded, not wanting to argue. I wasn't a battle junkie, and while killing was getting easier, it would eventually result in major problems if I just kept going without stopping.

"Say it out loud," she narrowed her eyes. "I want to hear you say it."

"I promise to take the next few days off and do my best to avoid the supernatural entirely," I told her diligently.

She nodded firmly and turned, heading back up the stairs.

I slowly rose to my feet, stuffing my coat and mask into my inventory, as well as my clothes, changing out for a clean pair before I followed her up, opening up my status.

Name: Antonio Bianchi
Race: Human (Dragon-Blooded)
Title: None
Level: 33
HP: 2,760/2,760 [184 (368) per minute]
MP: 3,600/3,600 [565 per minute]
STR: 75
VIT: 92
INT: 120
WIS: 113
DEX: 86
LUK: 100
Stat Points: 20
Current A.I: Rhea (Fire Emblem)
Money: 80,495 Euros

I had 20 free points… So, I put 8 into VIT, 7 into WIS, and the remaining 5 into my STR.

That put my VIT at 100, my WIS at 120, and my STR at 80. I was very close to breaking 100 points in all my stats, and I hadn't even finished my first main quest.

Two bases to go… Until I made sure the world knew my name.

Unseen to me, around my neck, the eyes of the dragon on my ring glowed a deep orange, before they died down and fell dormant.