Hey there, people of the DxD fandom. How are you? Ready for season BorN? I am, for sure. This season will also be full of good anime, like JoJo SC part 2, ass-class and that anime that seems just like DxD plus 3-seven. It's gonna be a fun season ride until that cooking manga and BorN. Yeah, too bad. Enough rant for now, let's start volume 2 of Legacy!
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Heheheh, fangirl-ism.
EDIT: I was wrong, everything went wrong with that season, and BoRN's season wasn't any better! Better hope that the last season of 2016 will at least enjoyable! Wish me luck!
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The king, the leader, the pillar and the holder. The strongest amount it's servants, the king is the pillar that holds and unites the remaining pieces, their commander, their father. Only high-class devils are allowed to hold the title of King and be grant the remaining pieces to turn beings of another races their devil servants. Needless to say, if the king falls, so does it's pieces. The title that Berolina Gremory holds.
Pawns. The enforcers, the minions. Once in enemy territory, they can use an special move exclusive for them called 'promotion', which when they can adopt the other singular abilities of the remaining pieces aside from the King's. 8 remaining pieces.
The rook. The heavies, the tanks. Strong, unstoppable, immobile, the class that uses brute force against the odds in front of them and their Kings. However, due to the overwhelming physical prowess, their mobility is highly reduced, making them perfect for closed space, but with little advantage in open ones. Two remaining pieces.
The knight. The cavalry, the masters of speed. Faster than the eyes can see. The sword of the king, no matter how many tries it takes, the knight shall fulfill it's mission before it's enemies could ever wonder what happened. Despite the weak physical attribute, knights can take down enemies with it' speed. After all, Even a dull knife can kill if used enough times at the right spots. The title that Annabelle Helsing holds, one more piece to go.
The bishop. The supporter, the mission-controller. Powerful spell-casters with magical supportive and offensive abilities. No need for brute force or movements, only the right enchantments, and in the right time. However, glass cannons, hard to go against, easy to defeat. Two remaining pieces.
And finally. The queen, the jack of all stats, the right-hand man. The most powerful piece, as it balances the power of the three lesser pieces, making it the master of them all, but a novice in every single one of them alone. The title that I, Tsukino Ichijou, hold.
That's the evil piece system, created by lord Ajuka Beelzebub, used to create new generations of devils and servants, for the underworld to regain it's former glory of prosperity and power, without the fear of tomorrow!
" Did you get it now, Ichijou-kun?"
"Yeah, I guess. Also..."
*TAK!*
"Checkmate."
"Waaaah! Again?!"
Sunday morning, rain is not falling. It's quite sunny today actually. That's why me and Gremory (Akabane is back home, sleeping due the bath-induced grog) are here at the park, just relaxing, as I try building even more immunity against the solar rays. I feel a little dizzy, but this is nothing compare to the headbreaking headaches I was dealing beforehand. Since we're at the park, my redhead King decided to finally show me this Evil-piece system thing, as she organized a small game of chess. I rather play card games since luck comes and goes with me, but since she was in a good mood and I was given the opportunity to understand the game and this system, I couldn't say no. She explained the basic rules for me, we had a little chit-chat, and finally the game began, as she explained to me each piece in this system created by Lord Ajuka Beelzebub, a former Leader of hell. Basically, it's almost like an RPG, with the soldier(pawn), the brute(rook), the thief( knight), the mage(bishop), the paladin(queen, me) and the leader(king). Everything as we played.
Another thing: Gremory sucks at chess. Like... Really sucks. Capital R at that.
"Uh... Rematch?" She asked. I just sighed, and we rearranged the pieces for the fourth time. She just explained to me the rules and taught me some basic strategies, yet, here I am, kicking her ass with wooden figures. And no, I'm not a hidden genius, she just sucks. Her first move is the pawn in front of the king, so that she can move that one for the whole match. FOR. THE. WHOLE. MATCH. Forward!
"Gremory, I know I'm still a novice with this game, but I don't think moving your King in the leads has any advantages." If it does, than she didn't explain everything to me, and that's cheating. She just put a smug smile on her face and crossed her arms.
"Huhuhuh... But that would not be the right choice, Ichijou-kun." She said, as she picked her king and placed it right next to my chain of pawns. She just put herself on check, I thought that was illegal. "After all, If the king does not lead... How can he expect his subordinates to follow?"
"That strategy is fricking stupid! Nobody will follow a suicidal king!" I said, checkmating her with a pawn. She just turned her face to another side, now crying rivers. She knows this is a stupid strategy. Downright retarted! This probably killed somebody before!
"I know! I know, Ichijou-kun~! I just wanted to sound cool! I'm sorry~!" And she cried anime tears, hitting her head on the table and Rolling side to side as she wetted the board and let the pieces drop from the rock table on the park. I sighed at that. As always, I'm the center of all the attention due to my scandalous companion. This can't get any worse. Suddenly, however, Gremory stopped, and turned her head to a side, in a way she could stare at me, and smiled. "Y'know, Ichijou-kun? I trust you."
"What?" Well, that was unexpected.
"You're right. If the king fall, so does it's pieces. Kings shouldn't lead on a battlefield. If one does, it means it doesn't trust it's subordinates, it looks down on them, thinks they're incompetent and it's the wisest and strongest. Kings should give the commands and trust their subordinates so that they can proceed without any problems." She dried the last drops of comical tears from her eyes and lifted herself to face me. She looked at me deep in the eyes and smiled. "So I trust you, my dear queen! As a Gremory, I believe in you and in your strength! I'll be on your care as a King, so please support and cherish our bond from today onwards!"
No doubt now, I blushed. Holy shit, I can feel the steam coming out of my heeeead~!
*SMACK!*
"Ow! Why did you hit me?!"
"It's because... It's because you...!" It was out of reflex, I just punched Gremory's ear out of instinct, but in the end, that was an unfair attack. What the hell happened? She just said something really cool, and suddenly I couldn't help myself but to punch her. This is confusing. With nothing to say or do, I just lowered my head in shame. "S-Sorry, Gremory. I just... I don't know."
"That was mean, Ichijou-kun. I'm sorry for whatever it is, but that really hurt."
"No, It was... Just... Sorry, Gremory." I couldn't say a thing about this whole incident, and that's so lame and wrong. What the hell. What's this storm in my mind and stomach? I need some time to think. "Sorry about that, Gremory. I'll... I'll take a walk to clean my mind! Sorry about that!"
And before she could protest, I stood up from my rock chair and dashed to a random side, losing myself deep into the trees of the park. I also have to think about a payback about the mess I did.
After five minutes of jogging, I finally stopped In the middle of the park. Since I'm not that athletic, I had to support myself next to a tree to catch my breath and regain my strength. In the end, I took my way to... Somewhere, anywhere, while putting my head in check.
Uuuh~... I feel awful, not for just punching Gremory without any good reason, but also for what she said. The moment she smiled at me and said those words, suddenly, I felt the urge to do something with her... And harm her was the closest thing I could grasp. That was not cool at all. Ugh... Now I'm having a stomachache, not because of the running, but because something else. Did I eat something bad this morning? I mean, aside a raw steak to regain blood?
Ugh. My head is a mess, my stomach hurts and all I want to do is punch Gremory for some reason. Some odd, twisted and strange reason. Am I a sadist? Am I one of those guys who like to hurt girls? Maybe walking too much with pretty girls is messing with my mind. This sucks...
*BAM!*
"Whoa...!"
"Kyah...!"
So distracted with myself, I ended up bumping into someone. Whatever it was, it was smaller than me, so I could maintain my own balance and stand up, while the other wasn't as lucky, and ended up falling on the ground. When I finally came to my senses, I took a look at the thing that I bumped with: a small, pretty, brunette girl with pale skin and wearing a nun outfit. She was actually pretty cute, and from the angle here, I could see her modest white panties from under her robe.
What the hell am I thinking? I extended a hand to her and she grabbed it, standing up.
"Oh, thank you." She said with a smiled.
"No problem. Sorry about that, I wasn't paying attention." I spoke back. Her smile vanished as she make a surprised expression.
"Oh, can you understand me?" She asked with confusion, as I too made an question mark for that? If I can understand her? Of course? How can I not?
"Uhh... Yes, I guess." I said, unsure for what she meant.
"Oh, good. Since The Church back from were... I mean, where I'm from sent me hear... Here! I were afraid that I couldn't... Wait... Wouldn't be able to talk to others!" She smiled. Well, her japanese isn't too shabby, but I can understand her. A foreign, huh? I don't see any problems with her talking to me. Although I better stay away from her, since she's from the church and stuff."Could you please take me to the mall?"
"Huh...?"
"Can you understand me?"
"Yeah... Of course... You say 'can you take me to the mall', I guess...?"
"Oh, good!" She clapped her hands with a smile. I don't get it. "How about now... Three Russian men walked down the street?"
"Uh... Three Russian men walked down the street?"
"Eheheheh... Good, good." She clapped her hands again, smiling brightly. From my point of view, things are pretty weird. I mean, what the hell she wants will all of that questions? She stopped clapping and then reached her small fragile hand to a pocket of her religious robe. "Now, try to understand this... Die, devil."
"What...?!"
*VOOSH!*
"Head's up, dragon!"
*PUSH!*
*CLINK! CLINK!* *CLASH!*
Everything went so fast. From what I could discern, the little nun reached for her pocket, and from here, pulled a strange shiny dagger. Before she could cut me down, however, a green flash showed in front of me and pushed me away, then clashing blades with the lady of God. The recoil pushed both away, and then, there she was, the vampire-demon-ninja Annabelle Hellsing, holding a kunai in one hand, wearing hotpant jeans, a black shirt with a red mini-jacket and black boots, a small purse wrapped to her belt.
"Phew. That was close." She said to no one, now turning her attention to me. "Dragon, are you okay?"
"Yeah... I guess." I stood up from the ground and dusted my clothes a little. The nun from the other side, who had hit a tree and slid to the floor, did the same and picked her dagger from the floor again.
"Aw~, way to ruin my fun, you joy killer." The nun said, sticking her tongue out and winking at us. Suddenly, the atmosphere changed around her: instead of sweet and innocent, it was mad and assassin-ish. It sent shivers down my spine. "But, oh, what I found here? Now, I have two devils in my grasp. Huhuhuh... That should be interesting."
She licked the blade of her dagger, a golden one with an grip resembling a cross and with jewelry adorning the edge of the blade. In a second, she vanished, and in another, she was just a few inches from us! Ninja was faster, as she pushed me to the ground, the nun smoothly passed her weapon too close from us, and before she could do anything else, Hellsing jumped and kicked her right in the face, making her fly backwards, hitting some trees in the process.
"Okay, what the hell is happening?!" I stood up and shout that to the ninja. She just covered her ears like it was none of her business, and sticked me a smartass grin.
"So loud. Don't be like that. I just saved you from an exorcist. Show some gratitude, geez..." She said in a deadpan tone, probably facing her statement as a joke, then pulled some more ninja weapons out of her purse, only to end up with the katana with black blade. Wait...
"Wait! Really? Exorcists?!" I asked.
"Yep. Y'know, Pazuzu, Amy Rose, Cel. Stinkmeaner, those freak-hunters that just attacks without any warning. Pretty rude. Even casanovas at least pays for some dinner." Hellsing said with another grin. I could only stare at disbelief. "Good thing I was stalking you and Gremory, or else you'd be with the wind by now."
"Yeah, good thing inde-... You were doing WHAT?!"
"Collecting data. I'm a ninja, after all." The vampire simply gave me a thumb up, cracking her fingers with it soon after. She was probably enjoying my completely horrified expression, but then turned her attention to the nun-exorcist by the other side, who was standing up, her weapon at hands. "So, miss Nun-Exorcist..."
"My name is Clare. Clare Veritas. Un-pleased to me you." She bowed a little to us, still with that uneasy, disturbing sweet smile of her.
"Likewise, miss Clare. So..."
*CRACK!*
"... Any good reason to attack us? I mean, I know you're an exorcist and all, but do you know who we are?"
"Yes, you're both abominations. The boy is a devil, and since you're with him, you're either a heretic beyond salvation or a devil as well. For that matter..." And she flash-stepped in front of us again. "I must eliminate you!"
"As if."
And they clashed blades again, *CLASH!*, again, the recoil made them take back a few steps, and the moment they landed, they resumed their spar. Blades were dancing, cuts were made. Ninja had a less orthodox method, flipping and jumping around and using her sword as a pole, changing hands and circling around. The exorcist had a more normal style, feet on the ground, gripping tightly her golden dagger with one hand, cutting around like no tomorrow. Both weapons were too fast for me to catch up! Which reminded me that Hellsing was really a good candidate for a knight. Like a true ninja, she's fast and technical, and doesn't need to be strong to deal with her problems.
*TLIN!*
"Huh... For an exorcist, you're not bad, miss Clare." And they finally stopped, clashing blades one more time and facing each other, holding the edges of their weapons still. The greenette had small cuts on her cheek and legs, but the lady of God had it worst: almost all of her skirt was torn off, her sleeves were a mess of cuts and she lost her little simple to the wind. She was trembling more, and gritting her teeth, in total contrast to Hellsing's smirk. "But I must say, you suck at sparring. This is so easy, it hurts."
"Oh, but don't you know about the shounen Rule 1#? When the main character is about to be defeated, it inexplicably turned a hundred times stronger!" And then her lips curved into a smile, as her dagger started to emit a strange light from it's edge. "And when I have the divine power by my side, I'm invincible! Untouchable! Unbreakable!"
"What the...?"
「SACRED FIELD!」
And suddenly, a glow sparked from her blade, as a dome of air pushed us away. I was taken back and fell on my ass, as the ninja flipped backwards and landed safely on-three, losing her weapons to the wind, however. However, when she was about to regain her composure, the nun dashed and jumped for her, weapon at hands, and tried to stab her from up high!
"Huh...?"
"Now, die, sinner!"
"NINJA...!"
*SLAP!*
"Huhuh... Nope."
"What the...?!"
*ZING!*
*SLAP!*
"Nope!"
"Grrrr...!"
*ZING!* *ZING!* *ZING!* *ZING!*
*SLAP!* *SLAP!* *SLAP!* *SLAP!*
"Nope! Nope! Nope! Nope! Geez, you really suck at that, miss Clare."
I couldn't believe my eyes! I just finally had the urge to help her and invoked my sacred gear, but when the brunette was about to stab the ninja, the former simply slapped the former's hand away. This stunned the exorcist enough for Hellsing to get up. After that, they were face to face, with Vanitas trying and failing to cut the disarmed ninja, whom was just slapping the latter's wrist in the right moments to redirected the attack away from her body, further frustrating the enemy.
"So tell me, Vanitas-san, what exactly is this 'sacred zone' thing? Is it your Sacred Gear, or just an ability of that dagger of yours, a Holy sword, if I may?" She greenette half-mocked, half-asked the brunette, as she continue to taunt her with slaps and words.
"Grrrr...!" And Clare's expression just changed to an enraged one, sweating buckets and failing to land a single cut against the ninja. In another smooth move, Hellsing reached her leg from under Clare's ones and tripped her. The nun lost her balance, but before she could fall, her opponent landed a solid punch against her stomach. She gasped, and then Hellsing sent her flying backwards, hitting some trees until she collided flat on the floor, completely defeated.
"Phew. That hits the spot. I haven't this much fun since those ninja kappas from the west. That was a crazy weekend." She crossed her arms and muffled a laugh. Still on the ground, I could only stare awe'd at her. This is the power of a knight, right? Just like how Gremory said.
If this is true, how come I'm still on square-one?
Is it just because of the Boosted Gear? After all, the redhead did said that piece accepted me. I wonder what that means.
"Hey, dragon, you okay?" I snapped back to the ninja, whom was offering a hand to me. I took it and stood up, dusting my clothes, my jean pants and a red shirt. She sighed with a smile. "About the all stalking thing, I lied. Actually, I've been spying on this nun since she came by the church around."
"Huh..." I made an '~' with my eyebrows in curiosity and understatement.
"Yep, as a ninja, I have to fully take record of any piece of information, report and formulate plans to counter any kind of problem. It is never too caution when it comes to your natural enemies." She winked, lifting a finger in a lecturing manner. I said an 'oh~' and nodded. So that's what she was doing. Doesn't make her less creepy, though. Hellsing now turned around to face her downed opponent on the floor, motionless. Somehow, this gives me a nostalgia feeling. "So... Any idea how to deal with that? We can't just leave her like that."
"You're right."
"I know! Let's separate the head and the limbs from the body, ditch it in the lake and dissolve the rest with acid."
...
...
Brrr.
"No deal."
"Aw~... So what? Where gonna leave her in the thin air and wait for her body to die and disappear?"
"I think this isn't going to be a problem for you two."
A fourth party assembled to the story, me and Hellsing turning our sight to the source of that voice. Next to the unconscious girl on the grassy floor, that was a tall, dark-skinned man with grey hair tied in a low ponytail, wearing what I suppose is a priest vest, that hanging golden cross hanging from his neck giving me the chills. However, he seemed calm and composed enough. I can't... Feel any animosity coming from him. He just looked to the girl next to him and picked her up.
"Oh, sister, how many times I have to say? Do not attack any devil in Japan. They're not your typical poltergeist." The priest(?) sighed, lifting the nun now to his shoulder, hanging her there. He turned his attention to us, but before we could prepare ourselves against a possible threat, he bowed. "So Sorry about that. She's new here, in Japan, and things are much more rushed and complicate back in europe. Please, do not resent us."
"..." I was at loss of words. Hellsing was the one whom stepped ahead and said it for me.
"No problem, Priest-san, but please be aware that, the next time she, or any of you, mess with us..." And suddenly the gravity heighted around us, as Hellsing grinned in a way that her vampiric canines were showing. The place turned stone-cold, however, the priest in front of us seemed unefettered. "We'll make sure it'll be the last time."
"Huh. Threat recorded. But, please, be aware that this warning is also valid to you. Don't mess with people of the church without any good reason, devils." The priest frowned to us, as he turned around to walk away. Despite the fact that he might impose a threat later, I couldn't move for some reason. That glare of his was powerful enough to make me sweat cold. I took a look at Hellsing, and despite her still confident grin, she was trembling. So it is not just me. Before he disappear from out sight, he left a final warning. "It won't be the last time you'll see me of any other member of Lord Michael. Be prepared, devils."
And then he vanished. Or rather, he leaped into the dense forest and disappear. That was a frighting experience. Are all the other Exorcists like that? With a glare that can paralyze? I wonder if he, all the church for that matter, knows I'm the current holder of the Boosted Gear. If yes, then I'm kinda screwed. I can't rely on Hellsing or any other girl all the time, and with my current 'great' fitness, I won't be able to defend myself for too long. The Boosted Gear will only be helpful for a few seconds, and when all my stamina vanish and I be too tired to even get up...
No! Instead of being miserable, try to get stronger, Ichijou! No angst over angst. C'mon, get on the game!
"Hey, Dragon, you okay?" I turned my attention back to Hellsing, whom was staring me with an amused look on her face. For some reason, my cheeks now hurt.
"Huh... Why do you ask?"
"You've been clapping your own cheeks and saying 'stay in the game' for the last minute. Is something to matter?" She giggled, as I massaged my cheeks. Yep, they're hot, they're hurting. I was daydreaming again. Damn.
"No... Nothing." I sighed, sinking myself on my own misery and taking a deep breath to get rid of the uneasy feeling. Today was not my day. Hitting Gremory, being attacked by an exorcist, and encountering people from the church that pretty much wants me dead. Not the best day.
"Huhuhuh... Okay then. So , let's go and..." And before she could complete her sentence, she stopped midtrack and her face paled. Out of nowhere, she tripped on her own feet and fell. If it wasn't for me, she'd had crashed on the floor. What happened? An enemy attack?
"Oi! What happened?!" I held her on my arms, as she blinked once, twice, and turned to me. She looked weak. "Hellsing?! What happened?!"
"Dragon..." Like a whisper, she said, gripping tightly my neckline and pulling me closer to her. "I... I... I am..."
"What happened?!"
"I am hungry." She deadpanned. "Geez, I didn't eat since morning. I need some blood circulating. Literally..."
"..."
"What...?"
"Please, don't make hit you, too."
and. That's the end of the chapter. Cool? i dunno. Too long? I dunno. Foreshadower? what the hell is that? But, okay, next chapter we will try to put a little more coeherent plot into the mix. So... Wish me luck.
hey, did you guys ever visited the Highschool DxD fanon wikia site? Is a great site, you can create a page of your own character there, and do stuff like it was a real thing. Too bad the creators and colaborators are actually a manufactory of Marie Sues. so... If you ever want your character in there to spread and talk about your own fic, or just have a good laugh, you can always search on the net, the site is "dxdfanon-dot-wikia-dot-com" good luck with that little visit. With all that... uh, stay golden, I guess.
EDIT: Now, I'm one of the admins of that site. How grew expontaneously the past two years. And, unfortunately, not in a good way. It's still a good site for a visit, though. So feel free to pass around. Houki minami out...