Prologue 1: Crime and Punishment
It was the day in the World of the Adrielites stand still. The skies of Adriel, once filled with lifeful colors, now deprived of it.
Although the colors of buildings remained the same, the people that lived in Elysium are different matters. For they are conflicted as an important date has finally come. This event will change everything within the alliance against the Chaotic Lords of the Void.
This event was known as the Trial of Issei, the wielder of the Divine Apparatus known as the Fallen Supreme Gear.
On a small island surrounded by all the oceans of Adriel, a lonely building stands atop of the island. It is shaped like a dome and as big as the coliseum of the once-"great" Roman Empire. On the surface, it may look too big but it has proven itself bigger than what's under it. Below ground are 24 levels to 'host' the enemies of the Alliance as well as criminals in 6 by 8 feet or bigger rooms.
In other words, the building is a prison and one out of the four prisons built within the Realm within Existence. Yet, the prison, the Dark-Claw Penitentiary is the first supermax prison as it holds the abnormal and irregular prisoners.
Within a cell of level 24 of the Penitentiary is mostly empty. The cell is made of stronger materials than the cells of level 1 to 20. Those cells could hold Tier 7th to Tier 3rd class criminals. Level 21 to 24 holds Tier 2 class criminals while the last level only holds Tier 1 class criminals.
In this cell of level 24 is void of decorations or paintings. Instead on the walls are holes, too many to be counted. It serves a purpose for multiple chains rose out of the holes and headed to the center of the cell.
At the center of the cell is a figure forced to stand. The reason for him forcing standing is the chains and all manners of cuffs. A helmet that almost completely covered his/her face leaving the figure to see through the small eye holes severely. Next to it is the neck cuff with six or eight chains attached to it that are at least 8 inches thick. A cuff forced the figure's arms to be atop each other. Like the building, his/her feet were covered by heavy metal cuffs that completely covered the feet. The chains from three sides completely covered his/her body so that no one could identify it's gender or if the person is still alive and well.
The treatment of this person may be considered to be brutal but it's considered necessary due to his/her status as a Tier 2 criminal. It is also considered to be the second most brutal treatment in the penitentiary. A rumor spoke out that Tier 1 criminals receive even worse treatment. There has been talk that the said figure should be labeled as a Tier 1 criminal. However, due to the figure wearing the Divine Apparatus and one of the first people to be members of the seventh platoons, that notion was rejected out of respect.
It's extremely rare for any of the 'cards' to betray the Abyss in any way. However, Adrielites created vast laws and rules that anyone who broke even the weakest of them will face Punishment in many forms. It will depend on the law itself to suit the punishment, correctly.
It has been two years already since the figures have been detailed and are awaiting trial. It has been a short long time for the figure to see the light of day and any signs of food or water. Luckily for him that he was a member of a 'card' platoon that his organs evolved from his years of service. He even had a hard time sleeping these past 2 years due to the chains, waiting for someone to drag him into a trial, and the reason why he was locked up.
Then, he hears his cell gate being opened and multiple footsteps. Before he struggled to see who the footsteps belonged to, most of the chains loosened themselves like a serpent and the cuffs on the figure's feet disappeared allowing the figure to fall into the ground. It has been a while for the figure to walk and as expected of the figure.
As the figure struggled to get up on his feet and get his bearings to stand and walk once more. Suddenly, out of nowhere, he was kicked in the stomach causing to flipped and land on the ground with a small thud. It was caused by one of the four guards that entered the cell dressed in heavily back armor and cape while wearing bull horned helmets (that marked them as guards of the prisons of Adriel.
"You betrayed your own kind!" One of the guards said with a deep voice.
As the figure's head scanned the one who did this, he was punched into the ground while the other who did the punch said, "You have chosen the wrong side!"
The figure heard the unsheathe of a sword and without warning, he was hit by the sword. While he heard, "You are the Great Deceiver, instead of a Great Protector."
While he was downed, he was struck again from behind by a different weapon and was kicked once more by the shoulders. Before they could do further damage to the future, a voice broke their assault on the figure.
"Enough!"
The guards turned around only to see Thel Vadam, the Stratego of Astrea, in polished new armor which he wore during his people's civil war.
"But, sir! You must understand that this is the way we treat traitors."
"Who gave you this right?"
"It is the Champion of Justice, Tratain who authorized this."
"You're wrong!"
"Excuse me?"
"The Ruler of Justice will never allow this type of injustice on his watch. I will report this type of unacceptable behavior if you treat my friend with respect…" When he saw the guards take a step back in fear, he continued, "Now, why don't you help him and remove the helmet so I could see him face-to-face."
As instructed, they helped him up by having their arms holding the arm cuffs of the figure. Then, they bring him closer to Thel. After that, they touch a pad on the back of the helmet causing a sound to be heard that is almost similar to a lock being released. Finally, one of the guards removes the helmet and reveals the figure to be Issei. Although, his hair has grown a bit longer and his right cheek has adopted a slash that seems to be open as if it is still fresh.
His eyes may have the same hazel eyes, but it has a dim light. Seeing this look is almost similar to his own where he received his punishment and it's sad for Thel that Issei would probably receive the same treatment as him or maybe worse.
"Issei for what it's worth. Know this that some of us don't see this as Justice of any kind. It wasn't your fault, it was the Lord of Rage."
"There's no use talking me out of this. It's true that Aya died by the hands of Atrocitus, the Lord of Rage and abandoned you to fight him but it was breaking two laws. In some aspects, it is Justice of a kind. Besides, are you paying a visit to me or escorting me to Tratain?"
"It's both actually. Let's go, Issei."
A total of an hour and a half, Issei was escorted out of Dark Claw and transported by air unto the territories of the Champion Tratain. As he arrived, he saw a path that was created for him to be displayed by all people. The majority of them rooted for him to be punished while the minority of the gathered people looked at him with tears showing or guilt written on their hands.
Soon a building came into view of Issei, Thel, and escorts. The building is about 450 feet long, 80 feet wide, and 51 feet high. It was built out of gold, precious gems, and silver and its designs are a hybrid of the Greek structure at the center while the sides to be made the same as the Manor of Astrea. This is actually two buildings in one; the Hall of Judgement where the Champion Tratian passed out punishment to the enemies of the Adrielites or the Federation. The other is his manor.
It saddened the heart of Issei for all he had done in the war will be forgotten in just one mistake he had made. It saddened the hearts of the very few that Issei will face unjust punishment for a consequence that no one has foreseen.
After walking up the steps of the Hall of Judgment, he managed to see members of his platoon presented in the court.
The court is almost like the courts on Earth. Like is the keyword! For such, there are no jury, or the court clerk tablet. The Champion Tratain didn't need a jury since his split personalities literally split him into three person and convincing about two of them to reach a favorable verdict. Which is easier than done as Tratain is a pretty hard to be convince. As for the court clerk, technology replace that to record trial such as his.
There is the judge's bench which stands tall and proud like a mountain. Normally, there would have been the tables for the defendant and the prosecutor. In this case, there was a stand that had no seat but fences surrounding a person. He could tell that it was the accused stand and where he will face judgment by the Champion of Justice themselves.
Beyond these is the semi-circle where spectators witness how justice gives damnation to those who commit crimes against the alliance as a whole. In these seats are members of the Champions with their Emotional Cards present, their siblings/people, and members of the Federation.
There are guards on the four corners of the courtroom. They wear light black armor with capes with twin winged golden swords like a deck of papers. Like the guards of Dark Claw, they wear helmets that are different to the guards of the prisons/jails and the Gate which look exactly like the Solomon Helms.
Once Issei was at the entrance between the court and the spectators waiting for the court guards to escort him as Thel took a seat leaving the abusing guards with him alone.
By 15 minutes, a door was opened revealing the triplets that made up the Champion Tratain. Their human forms look exactly the same with each other with blonde hair, but their eyes are quite different. The Middle, Tra, have eyes of gold, while Ta, on the left, have eyes of dark orange and In have the eyes of blues. All wore the clothing of an Earth judge, but each picked a judge's clothing of a different era.
As he approaches the judging bench in order to sit on it, one of the guards says, "All rise for Tratain, the Champion that brought forth laws to the Alliance."
As a cue, all of the spectators stand up to pay their respects to the Champion of Justice. As well as the court guards opened the entrance and escorted Issei unto the accused stand.
"At ease!" said Tra as all the spectators seated as the escort guards left the courts to return to their posts.
"What do we have?" questioned Tra despite knowing this case.
A guard closest to him revealed, "Case #70843, It is Adriel vs Great Protector Issei of Astrea."
"Great Protector Issei, the charges against you are that of abandoning your partners in their time of need for a purse of glory, and ignoring orders from your Champion. All these charges carry a penalty that requires you to break all connections related to us, the Adrielites. How do you plead?" Tratain asked.
"I'm pleading innocent because…" before Issei could finish his sentence, most of the spectators stood up in anger and shouted at him.
"ENOUGH!" In roared with enough power to silence the rebelling spectators. "He has the right to defend himself like anyone else."
Issei continues, "... We were at war with the Lords as Astrea, myself, and the rest of her team are near to the Lord of Rage's power source. I wanted to bring this war a step closer to the end for Astrea's sake."
"For Astrea's sake? Isn't that a little hypocritical coming from someone who abandoned her and the team?" Ta retorted.
"Yeah, but the war has claimed the lives of those who sided with us. I'd be damned that our enemies claimed those lives as I figured the only way to win this war is the destruction of the power source. As the predicted result will be that a corp will be destroyed and my team among people will be saved through my actions whether or not I will die or not from this choice."
A few of the spectators were moved by the words of the accused Great Protector and regretted their shouting at them. However, most of them were stubborn as a bull and still demanded punishment for him thinking that Issei is covering tracks of his crimes.
"It was at that point that I learned the consequences of my actions that I didn't know… I didn't know until it was too late. She was still too young to fight against Him. If that doesn't convince you that I'm innocent then I plead guilty…" Issei replied as he stared at the floor with his bangs covering his eyes.
"We, Tratain, the Champion of Justice and one of the Seven hereby finds Great Protector Issei guilty of the previously mentioned charges and is sentenced to Banishment effectively in the coming week," Tratain declared as he smacked the mallet down signaling his fate. Most of the spectators stood up in screams of joy and applause.
A day before the desired date for the banishment of Soon to be former Great Protector Issei preparations for his banishment are nearly complete. As for the final testament, he was escorted by Gaeriel, Darius Kincaid, Achilles, and Eden, who are giving Issei mean looks or sad mean, to a location where all, whether they're Adrielites or Federation, to witness the wings-removal of the traitor.
It was practically the first time when one of them received the punishment. So, they have no idea of what happens when one removed the wings of the converted Adrielites. They could hope that he will dead soon after the bill have been prize than making him a bigger target on his back. After all, Issei is one of the few that the Void's forces truly sees him as a threat bigger than the Champions.
If he were alive past that, they could figure that Issei will be far weaker than his normal state. In Adrielite biology, Adrielites' wings are like the roots of a tree. The roots of a tree determine the health of the tree, the wings of the Adrielite determines its strength.
Back to the point, the place is some sort of a planetary semi-circle colosseum where an enormous amount of people with their fists waving to his direction as he passes by them. They were shouting "Traitor" with such hate as Issei felt as if a dagger was plunged into his heart.
When he was near the center of the planetary semi-circle colosseum, he could see two metal poles that look like pincers of a scorpion or crab.
From there, he saw about two men coming for him. The one from Issei's left is a man in his late 30s or early 40s. He gave a strong face with eyes of dark brown and black hair. He appears to have some sort of semi-heavy muscular body wearing a skull black shirt and pants. He's Frank Castle, a Juggernaut in service of the Champion Traitan or better known as The Punisher. The other is a man in his late 40s with long black hair and dark brown eyes. In contrast to the Punisher, he has an older face because he has grown a black beard. He gave me some sort of a slim body that he always wears a black suit. He is John Wick, former hitman and a Juggernaut in service of the Champion Traitan.
They approached Achilles, Darius, Eden, and Gaeriel that are escorting Issei to the place.
The Punisher says, "It's fine. We will take him from here."
Darius and Achilles looked at each other for a moment and Gaeriel was about to say something.
The Punisher responds, "You can trust us for much of a task."
"Besides, Astrea wanted your presence for something to sign?" The Legendary Hitman said to the four.
The four blinked at this assuming John wick is correct, then they might go to Astrea. Achilles growled at this because he wanted his former friend to suffer. Eden felt disheartening that someone whom she considered a big brother had to be banished from the only home she lived in. Gaeriel kept a stoic face at this. She had mixed feelings about this. This is the man that has abandoned his friends in their time of need and the man who helped her time and time again.
After a moment or two, Gaeriel said, "He's all yours, then."
With this, Gaeriel dragged Achilles as he wanted to see the removal of Issei's wings and threw a temper tantrum. Darius was laughing at this as he and Eden followed suit.
Once they were gone from Issei's sight, he was escorted by the Punisher and John Wick to the metal poles. When he is between the metal poles, the metal poles light up in purple light. Suddenly, Issei's arms were pulled toward the tips of the poles by an unknown invisible force.
The Punisher looks around and says, "It's quite sad that you draw quite a crowd."
"If they came to hear me beg, they will be disappointed," said Issei with hints of denying his pain to the roaring crowd.
Just as he finished saying that, the poles started to spark electrifying between each other by using Issei as the catalyst. This causes Issei to clenched in pain while he was nearly going to roar in pain, as well as his almost bone-like dragonic silver wings, come out as the blue energy feathers seem to enlarge to its limit height.
After the electrifying torture has stopped, Issei was on his knees while smoke was emitting from him. He was breathing laborly with his sight focused on the floor. He could tell the Punisher and John Wick were at least disturbed at this, but they were dismissed for the next phase.
sensed two more people to his left and looked toward their direction. Unlike the Punisher and John Wick who are men, these two are women that are very well known to all within the Federation and the Adrielites.
The first woman is an amazingly beautiful woman, appearing in her twenties, with light blue hair that reached her hips with matching blue eyes. Her attire was that of a general with a white long-sleeved shirt, skirt, thigh-high boots, and a white hat sitting on her head. There was also a strange tattoo just above her generous chest that gave off a cold feeling. She is known as the Ice Queen, Esdeath Partas, One of the Most Deadliest Adrielites and Knight of Vaeros.
The other woman is one of the most beautiful women of Adriel. She is a pale long white-haired woman with features that capture all the hearts of male. Her attire was Mythril Armor. She showed no emotion whatsoever throughout her life as an Adreilite. She is known as Brynhildr, one of the most beautiful women of Adriel and Warrior under servicing to Tratain.
He saw Brynhildr walk from the edge of the metal poles to be viewed by all of the viewers while Esdeath looks at him in a bloodthirsty smile. But, he could tell that it's fake and see as well as smell sadness in her. Esdeath walks beyond Issei's sight as she takes position behind him and next to Issei's Great Protector wings. She gave one of her hands on the hilt of her weapon.
Brynhildr says as she walks around in his sight, "...There can be no greater Betrayal!" She then points an accusing finger at Issei, "Let him be an example for all who dare to break their oath to our Alliance!"
As she finished, the crowd roared as Issei felt a pair of hands grab hold on his wings and felt they were pulling his wings enough to hold straight.
Esdeath slowly drew her rapier and raised the weapon, ready to slash one of Issei's wings.
Within moments, the rapier comes down severing one of Issei's wings. It took a moment or two for Issei to feel a sharp burst of pain lance through him as his back screamed in agony. This is a signal that one of his wings was severed, leaving a stamp of the wing behind.
This sight caused Esdeath to blush as well as her lower parts begin to burn out of control. Her very being was at war between her loyalty to Adriel and claiming Issei as her lover regarding the public.
Sadly, Esdeath repeated the same process for the last time to sever the last wing. Once again, Issei fought the urge to break but his will won that battle a long time ago.
As Issei thought that it was finally over, he was proven wrong in the worst matter possible. His face morphed in a terrible shock as he felt the same hands that hold his wings to be clipped grab hold the stamp remains of his wings. Then, they began to pull in brutal force enough for the stamp to be torn from his flesh leaving two lines as the blood oozing with a small amount of flesh escaped from the lines. It was at that point, Issei let out a roar full of pain satisfying the crowd before he became unconscious due to the overwhelming pain.
It was the morning of his banishment as the final phase was in play. Issei is currently reading letters written by the ones closest to him; his beloved Astrea and those in service of the Champion of Hope.
Dear Issei,
I would have to graduate you on killing Atrocious and defeating his underlings by destroying this Rage Core. It had taught us how to defeat them once and for all as we managed to repeat that action to the Lord of Envy and the weakest Lords as it no doubt cripples the Void's remaining forces.
It was an irony because your victory brought us steps closer to ending the war that ravaged the multiverse.
It is also an Irony on freedom… We are free of you and you are free of us. Yet, it brings us no happiness for your banishment.
We must move forward. Remain in our struggle against all that is wrong in creation to keep all that is right in the order.
All living creatures aren't meant to live forever. But what we do for the future for all manners of species will. This future that we all must fight for is the only immortal outcome of our lives.
Let nothing grieve you beyond measure. For your life has the potential to be shorter than us, and time will claim its toll. But I am no longer who I was. We have renounced all love we once had for you. For all we care, you died with your adopted sister against the Lord of Rage or before when you had to abandon your friends, family, and your loved ones.
I have renounced Astrea. Astrea died after her lover. I am now the new Champion of Hope Sigyra.
Your former love interests,
Sigyra, Lady of the Blue and Champion of Hope and Altria Hamilton.
Issei's heart felt like stabbed as the very woman that he loved with all of his heart, no longer wanted to be his anymore. Tears leaked down like a stream as sadness took over as the woman whom he had fought for and nearly died for… will loathe him from this point on. Knowing that reign greater than his hopes that Kuroka, Tamamo, Esdeath, and Mordred Pendragon still love him. He, also, has his feelings with them as well since he felt like he was married to them all.
Once his tears had stopped, he moved to the second letter. With a heavy heart, he read the contents in that letter.
Dear, Issei
When we first met you or got to know you. It was your kindness or readiness to help people was the first thing that gained our attention.
We've had a wonderful friendship that has taught us many lessons or the other way around. But lately, I've been thinking, and I've decided that it's best to end this friendship.
We feel that you lied for your reasons of why you abandoned us in our time of need and purse for the sake of fame or glory in battle.
It was during the final battle between us and the Lord of Rage that you ignored our cries of help and continued fighting leaving us to suffer damages and be heavily outnumbered.
If we were ever insensitive towards your feelings, we apologize for our behavior.
With heavy hearts, we renounce our friendship with you. For all we care, you died with your adopted sister against the Lord of Rage or before when you had to abandon your friends, family, and your loved ones.
Your former friends,
Michael Bryce
Galen
Eden
Havoc
Marie-Jose Rohmer
Gaeriel
Achilles
Yamazaki Sheiko
Gabrielle Kinney
Before his emotions could take over again, footsteps were heard. He turned to see Thel with guards on his sides.
Issei sighed, "I guess that my time draws near."
Thel says, "Issei, listen…"
Thel was cut by Issei, "There's no need for that, old friend! I made a mistake or two in my service and I have to live by it."
Thel's head was looking at Issei's feet before he nodded and had the guards surround Issei. Eventually, they started walking to the only entry of the entire land of the Adriel… a place known as the Elysium's Gate.
The place where Issei shall be exiled from Adriel and shall never come back as destiny changed his fate for the worse. All Issei can think of or hope of is what the future, no matter how grim it is, has in store because from now on, his fight against the Void's forces shall be on his own.
This is Alternative Route to the Legend Resurgence. Unlike the Path, this one will have prologue chapters. For the FSG's soul or Godzilla/Gojira is quiet for now but he will talk in the later chapters.
Changes:
1. The laws of Elysium are much stricter than any laws on Earth or any other world.
3. the Red Dragon Emperor is going to be boy and Issei's adoptive brother.
4. Issei will switch year with the Red Dragon Emperor will replace him as a 2nd year student.
5. In this version, Issei eventually will be an actual pervert
6. The White Dragon Emperor will be a female Vali
7. I changed the name for the Forgotten Supreme Gear into Fallen Supreme Gear instead of changing Godzilla's name
8. Issei is banished, not retired
9. He will joined the Fallen Angels
10. In this version, the three perverted friends won't be adrielties and won't be friends with him, but with the red dragon emperor.
11. there will more lemons without warming than the Legend of the True Heavenly Dragon, The Path to Vengeance, and the Legend Resurgence.
Any questions or suggestions you might have, I have posted a link to a forum about my DXD Stories which I check from time-to-time.
Thank you for reading this and Have a nice day.
