High School DxD: Spartans X Dragons
Announcement:
I edited a few things in chapter one, one major edit was John omitting the part that he's a super soldier.
Chapter 2: Still Better Than My High School
"What was that?"
"Oh! Nothing." What a pleasant surprise. I have a sister, or Issei does. I skimmed through his profile; I didn't read anything about his family. I always thought he was the only child. I slugged my MA5D over my shoulder and walked outside. Mom spotted me as I left.
"What are you doing, cosplaying? Aren't you getting too old for that?" She asked.
"No, just meeting some friends. I want to wear the present Victor-san gave me." I replied, plainly. I opened the door and awaited my sister. I heard some yelling from inside the house. I was in Issei form, so the armor looked bulky on me. I was lucky the titanium nanocomposite body suit (or the jump suit) was for all sizes because this body is tiny. I placed the rifle on the magnetic hoister on my back; I waited for two minutes and thirty-three seconds for my sister to come out. She did not look happy to see me. I shrugged and placed the helmet on my head. I was also lucky the Mark XI can adjust to a person's body size. It was difficult to walk in this armor. Even if the Mark XI feels lighter, 700 pounds of force could crush this kid's body. It is crushing this kid's body if not for my augments. They seemed to carry over to Issei's body, but isn't as strong. Enough for the kid's body to hold its own against the MJOLNIR. I had trouble walking, adjusting my strength so I don't break any bones, fine.
Issei's sister had bleached blonde hair and a cute face, if she could just smile for a second. She was wearing some expensive looking clothing, but the fashion sense was outdated in 2564. Her clothes consisted of: pale blue tank tops with a short sleeved shirt underneath that had a slightly stronger color of blue. She wore a bit of makeup and had ear rings on. She also wore a short skirt and brown shoes that didn't cover the top of her feet (I said top, not toes).
"Where are we going?" She asked. The tone of her voice clearly stated that she did not want to be next to me. The look on her face was that of disgust and hatred. I guess Issei didn't get along with his sister. I didn't reply for a few moments, formulating a reply.
"Just the park, I'm going to meet someone."
"Which park?"
"Fuji Nakamura Park or the place I died." I said the last bit under my breath.
"Hmph!" He puffed her chest, folded her arms and turned away from me. It didn't take a genius to know that she did not like me.
"If that's where you're going then I don't need to come along! Fuji Park is just a few streets away; I can't believe Oka-san dragged me along with you! She knows how much I hate missing my clan events..." What's a clan event?
"Anyways, I'm heading back now, so you can go back and die in the hole you came from!" She shouted back at me. I gritted my teeth. I was getting irritated and that comment hurt my feelings. I was unprepared for it. Issei really screwed up relations with his sister; I don't know how that happened, but I have a feeling that I'm going to have to clean up his mess. Just as my "sister", who I don't know the name to, turned around, I grabbed her hand. She turned around and an aura of pure EVIL exploded from her.
"LET GO!" She slapped my hand away from her wrist. My grip was slightly stronger than I expected, so I bruised her wrist a little. She carefully examined her wrist, touching it and flinching.
"What kind of demon did you have to sell your soul to in order to get this monstrous strength?" She asked. I ignored her comment and said, "You shouldn't go back in the dark like this, who knows what kind of guys may lurk in the shadows at this time of night."
"You have a lot of nerve acting like a brother figure now, after ignoring me for all these years! Shut up and leave me alone!" She shrieked. She quickly ran away, leaving me behind to wonder what Issei did to turn his sister like this.
I was two steps the opposite direction before I heard a scream from behind. I grimaced and ran towards the source of the scream. The illumination coming from the street lamps and moon didn't help much, but one of my augments, Occipital Capillary Reversal, allowed me to virtually see in the dark, due to the boosted and submergence of my blood vessels beneath my rod and cone cells in my retinas. Rod cells are basically the cells in your eyes that function in weak light; they help you see in the dark. Cone cells are the cells that help control you eye color, color vision and function in bright light.
"Ho ho, look at what we have here." Three thugs surrounded my "sister". One had his arm against a pole besides her. They practically surrounded her; I don't really need to explain. "Sis" had her hands an up close to her chin; she was shivering. I could grab my Combat Knife and gut them. No, that'd cause too much trouble, besides; it'll probably make my little sister hate me even more. Hell, it's the worst idea ever, unless it was a life or death situation.
"What do you want?" She put up a brave facade. Just wait a little longer; I silently snuck up behind a trash can besides them. I didn't need camouflage to finish the job.
"Well, what do you think?" He flipped a butterfly knife from his pocket. I snuck over to the other side, where one of his buddies was standing. He wasn't that close to the other two, so they shouldn't notice his disappearance. The bastard thug put his knife against my sister's throat. I restrained my urge to kill. I've already seen one too many deaths in life. I won't add a sister on the list either.
"Now strip." I lost it.
I grabbed the guy the farthest away from the two and smashed him into the ground. I didn't bother making a silent take down; I threw him into a wall, cracking it. The other two quickly turned towards me and cursed, "What the hell!"
The hell indeed, I grabbed the delinquent with the knife and disarmed him by twisting his arm. Still holding on his arm, I kicked his legs, causing him to flip and land on the floor, back-facing-up. The last guy threw a punch at me. I used a Kenpo restraining grapple on him; I grabbed his forearm of the striking fist and hooked my hand besides his wrist, I then moved my arm over his fist and bent it down, crushing his wrist. He bent down in pain, begging me to stop.
(A/N: Actual martial arts move, although slightly modified for this situation, in the usual situation, the attacker would have grabbed your hand with his opposite hand, for example, he grabbed your right hand but used his left hand to do it. You would smack his face with your fingers and knuckles. At the same time, a must, you have to bend your right hand's wrist up, completely; this causes the attacker to slightly open a gap in his grip, a small one. Then, you move you wrist behind the hand and force his arm to make an "S" shape. If you did it correctly, the attacker's arm or whoever you're testing it on right now, will be either on his knees or crouching. You can apply a small amount of force DOWN and it'll cause TREMENDOUS amounts of pain. Yeah, small lesson there, I'll go check with my Karate teacher and make sure later)
I quickly kneed his face and knocked him out. A bit of blood oozed from his nose and my sister was in shock, grabbing her mouth. The three were out cold and I was refreshed. It was a nice warm up. I quickly gave my attention to my sister; I saw she dropped something, an ID card.
"Asuka...Hyoudou." I read. I looked up and grabbed her shoulders, "Are you alright?" I asked.
She quickly nodded, still clutching her mouth. I didn't know what to do, so I went through several options. I could ask her to come along, but she looks a little shaken to do that. I could drop her off at home and go meet up with Vic, but it's almost midnight and I don't want to keep him waiting. I guess I could stay home and tell Vic that we can't meet today. Yeah, I'll go with that.
"Let's go home." I said and grabbed her hand. She didn't struggle, although she started to look like she wanted to hit me. When we arrived home, it was about 15 minutes after we left, we haven't been out for long. I opened the front door, "We're back."
"Why that was quick." Oka-san or mother stated.
"Yeah, we were jumped by a couple of delinquents just now-"
"Are you alright!" Oka-san quickly ran into the front door. She seemed to analyze me. I took off my helmet and said, reassuringly, "Don't worry, we're fine. I took care of them."
"But there's blood on you knee!"
"That's probably from that knee I gave him." I said softly. Oka-san seemed to relax a bit, "Thank goodness, Issei, did you protect you sister?"
"Uh...yeah." I still couldn't fathom why I did after what she said to me. I guess it's my personality. I ran up into my room and took off the MJOLNIR Mark XI. I made sure not to make a ton of noise, I don't know how much this weighs, but it seems lighter, maybe 700 pounds? Forerunner tech is amazing. I wiped off the blood stain from my knee cap and called with Vic with the house's phone, canceling our meet. I lay there, on my bed. I set my alarm clock for 6:00AM subconsciously. It looked...weird, the alarm clock. I took out my book and read for several more minutes, reaching page 103. I placed the book away, back into my bag and turned off the lights. I was in deep thought for several minutes before I closed my eyes and went to sleep.
"Wake up mas-" In an instant, I punched the "snooze" button on the alarm clock. Due to Issei's body being weaker than mine, I ended up stubbing my hand a bit. I didn't mind and drowsily walked off into the shower. After a quick rinse, I put on my black jump suit and grabbed the alarm clock from the bed and walked outside. I was about to place the alarm on a stack again, when I noticed that there wasn't a stack.
"Old habits die hard..." I commented. The king has been dethroned. I looked at the alarm again and saw that it was in working condition. I turned off the alarm and placed it back inside my room. I turned on TV and browsed the channels. During my stay at Vic's, I've only been able to browse a small selection of channels since he didn't have cable TV. I decided that there wasn't anything of value to be seen and I shutdown the device. I grabbed a small loaf of bread and a bottle of water. I prepared a towel in front of the door for me; I decided to go out for a short jog.
I came back, ran for...5 minutes straight without stopping. I was dead beat. It's embarrassing to say, I mean, back in my "retirement" I did keep fit and could run for about 20-30 minutes without stopping. Issei must not have a lot of exercise if he could get tired this easily. I entered my house and grabbed the towel I set for myself. I wiped the sweat of my face and took another quick shower. Afterwards, I kept my under suit on and put on my school uniform, wearing a red shirt under my school jacket.
It wasn't hot, I could still "feel" with the under suit on, so I still wore underwear. I went downstairs and grabbed a few ingredients and began to cook. After living by yourself for a year, you learn some skills. I cooked the rice and began cooking some eggs and bacon (A/N: Yes, I kind eat weirdly, I don't really care what I eat unless it's uneatable or tastes disgusting. Also, we eat rice in Asia.) I finished preparing breakfast and quickly ate my serving. After preparing my bags, I left the house at 6:30 AM. It was cold in the morning; I regret not bringing a scarf.
"You came early." Matsuda commented. I replied with a low hum.
"You usually come later."
"Yeah, I got up earlier than usual." I said, rubbing my hand. It was pathetic how weak this body was. I assumed no physical labor or training has been attempted. Surprisingly, he was faster than Kelly, pre-augments of course. I looked to the right. The girls grimaced and huddled into a group. I have a lot of clean-up work to do.
The teacher entered, correction, two, one female head-teacher, wearing glasses and had a rock solid writing hand-board with her, and one male with sandy looking, blonde hair. It was messy and looked like he needed a new barber. He reminded me of someone...familiar.
"May I have your attention please..." Everyone stopped talking. "Mr. Ichimura has gotten into a car accident yesterday. He will be taking a leave for 4 months. Mr. Sam here will be your substitute English and Homeroom teacher."
Sam stepped up. "Pleased to make your acquaintance." He popped a smirk.
I nearly choked on my own saliva for a moment. That smirk and voice depth...it can't be. I looked at his face again, examining it. It has to be a coincidence. I wanted to shrug it off but decided to hold on to it for a bit longer. He had a jarring appearance similar to Sam's, if not identical, excluding the scar that Samuel-034 has.
"Is there a problem Mr. Hyoudou?" The head-teacher asked.
"None at all Madam." I replied respectfully. She around and tapped the English teacher's shoulder and seemed to whisper something into his ear. I could make out the words, "Watch out for that kid." but everything else was inaudible.
"A new teacher eh? Hopefully he's nice."
"Who cares about that! He looks cute!"
"Yeah! Really cute!"
"And here comes the gossips. Hey, Ise, what do you think?" Motohama asked, his hand on his hip. He adjusted his glasses. His eyes seems to be always studying, always catching something.
"Not much. Don't care. Let me finish my book." I said, engrossing myself into the novel yet again.
"Now, now, Mr. Hyoudou. Class is about to start, so please put that book away and get out your textbook." Sam closed the book for me and placed it to the side. I tucked the novel back into my bag and did what he said. Sounds like another boring class.
And I was correct. Instead of learning, all we did was ask the teacher questions, which he reluctantly did. I was restricted from reaching into my bag and "joining in with the class", that hates me. Eventually I did ask a question, well not exactly. I just asked him what he thought about recruiting children at a young age to become soldiers. His answer, well thought out and calculated, just like what Sam-034 would say. His was answer, "I find it cruel that a child would have to enter the battlefield. Although, in times of great need, some would find it a necessary cruelty."
"What kind of question was that?" Matsuda asked.
"A question about morals."
"That's twisted dude." And after that, I painfully tanked through listening girls ask for his phone number and other personal info. My senses were dull by the time English was over, and by dull I mean strained.
"If there's no other questions, besides my phone number, I'll take my leave." Silence. He smiled, grabbed his things and happily walked out. Lunch was in two more periods. I looked around, everyone seemed unnerved for the next period. Math isn't that hard. I turned around to Matsuda and asked, "Why's everyone nervous?"
He gritted his teeth and moved closer to me. "I heard our new substitute teacher is really strict. People call her the 'Ao Oni', the Blue Demon. Plus, her lessons are really hard!"
"Finally..." I whispered to myself and turned around. Well, can't be that hard.
"Hwaaa..!"
"It's over!"
"Thank god!"
"We made it!"
I heard sighs of relief as the teacher exited the room. It was hard, for the students. They got the hardest questions in the textbook, whereas I got even harder. I still ended up completing them in less than a minute thanks to Spartan time. Well, a weaker version of Spartan Time. Japanese classes were next, but the teacher was sick. What's with all these substitutes today?
Classes are up, now we have a lunch break and two hours of clubs. I'm not in any specific club at the moment. I should go hunting for one. First stop, the chess club!
"Eh...Buchou? Hyoudou Issei wants to join our club." One of the members said.
"What! No! Of course not! He'll tarnish our reputation and all the girls will leave!"
"May you please reconsider?" I asked.
"No!"
"Could you play me at chess?" There was a silence after those words left my mouth. Then a, "Fufufu" was heard.
"So you want to challenge me?" The President of the Chess club laughed.
"Fine then! If you beat me, I'll reconsider your proposal!" He laughed manically. The club members got a chair and a chess board ready. I let him take white and I took black. It lasted only ten rounds before...
"Checkmate." I deadpanned.
"WHAT?!" He shouted, clutching the sides of the desk. The club members were trying to stop him from flipping the table. "This cannot be! How'd an imbecile like you beat me at chess! How!"
"Will you reconsider?"
"No! I won't accept this defeat! I challenge you again!"
Five minutes later...
"Checkmate." I said. This one lasted nine rounds. "At least try to put up a fight."
He was staring at the board in awe. Until eventually, he passed out from the shock. They apologized and made me leave the room, more like kicked me out of the room. Next up! The Science club!
"Sorry, but what is your reasoning and intention behind applying for this club?" A member asked.
"I want to join, the chess club already kicked me out and I don't actually have a club of my own." I replied.
"I apologize if I speak out of line here, but I hypothesize that you will give absolutely no contributions and will continuously peak at girls skirts and try to make small talk with the females here. Unless you can prove me otherwise, I'll have to refuse to let you join." He said. Issei must be hated.
"With all due respect, I can be of much use to his environment. I can handle contained experiments with delicacy, experience and as much care as I can with...anything else besides peaking at girl's skirts."
The member came in close and said, "Show me." Before grabbing the sleeve of my shirt and pulling me inside.
"Okay everyone!" He clapped his hands twice, "Hyoudou Issei here is going to show us a little science experiment. Can you all give him a little space and privacy and let him work his magic." I groaned at his announcement.
Two minutes later, I ended up creating liquid plasma, the one the Covenant used and a biological weapon, which I immediately created the antidote to afterwards seeing as everyone here could be infected with an airborne virus that's highly contagious and could be even worse than the Flood.
"Please leave Issei, I don't believe that bull shit!"
"Go back to peeping at girls! Actually don't."
I then "accidentally" spilled the plasma onto the floor and it began melting the floor. I quickly poured liquid nitrogen onto the Plasma, instantly cooling it into the floor. Then, I mixed the antidote into the biological virus and killed them off. I took my leave, seeing as everyone was laughing at me. I potted some ingredients for making a tactical nuke, foreseeing that I may need it later in the future. Next up...Uh. I don't really take sports.
"It's expected. With your reputation, I don't think anybody would want you in their club." I turned around. It was a girl with black hair. She wore glasses and had a serious face on. She wore an armband that said "Student Council President".
"You are?" I asked.
"Sona Sitri, Student Counci President. How may I help you?" She asked.
"Do you know any clubs I could join?"
"I do...but they probably won't accept you." She said, adjusting her glasses.
"I see. Is being in a club a requirement?"
"Not at this school, no. Students that don't apply for a club would usually go home immediately-"
"Wait Issei!" A cry came from behind me. I recognized it as the defeated president of the chess club. I turned to greet him; he bent down and breathing heavily.
"We still have our chess match! One more round and I'll think about it!" You just want to regain your honor huh.
"Fine then. let's head back-"
"No! We play here!" He brought out a table and two chairs. The chess board was already rearranged and ready for play.
"What's going on?" The student council president asked. I moved a piece.
"He's angry I beat him at chess, twice." I waited for the chess captain to move. Then I moved another piece.
"Twice? That's astounding." He took another piece. I captured a pawn and sacrificed mine.
"I won't lose this time!" I let it go on for a few more turns.
"Checkmate."
"NOOOO!" And the king has been dethroned. The President of the Chess club laid on the board, defeated. I stood up and left the scene, seeing as I didn't need to be in school anymore.
"Wait." Sona grabbed my arm and I turned to face her.
"Play me at chess."
"Hm. Okay."
Everyone surrounding us seemed to gasp and "Ooo". I sat in my chair and she sat opposite of mine.
"Take your pick." I said. Sona chose black. I turned the board around and we set our board. The following minutes were amusing at best. She wasn't as good as my fellow Spartans back in our time back on Reach, but she was an expert chess player. Although, I found one fatal flaw. She did not like sacrificing her pieces. I, on the other hand, sparingly sacrificed them, giving me the edge in the game. I ended up cornering her last knight, two pawns and bishop with my queen, rook, two bishops and five pawns. It was over, a checkmate. She couldn't move her pieces without me checking her king and, she couldn't move her king without being checked by my rook. Therefore, I've won.
"Checkmate." I said, getting up. I left the table, leaving Sitri in awe.
"Wait." I turned around. Koneko approached me.
"What does Ms. Gremory want with me?" I asked.
"An explanation."
"For? Haven't I've explained everything already?" Not really everything, I've omit the part that I'm a super soldier.
"No, something else. It's easier if you follow me." I didn't say a word, seeing how urgent this may be. It's not too late yet, I could stay for a few more hours. When we've entered the room, I immediately flinched back, seeing as there's a Light Rifle aimed at my head. I dodged the shot and scanned the room for the attacker. It was just Ms. Gremory. She held the Rifle in her hands but immediately put it down and rushed to me.
"I'm terribly sorry for that!"
"Although it's a shame that I couldn't die and join the peerage, right?" I said, getting back up. Rias giggled and walked back to the Forerunner weapon.
"Do you know-"
"That's a Z-250 Directed Energy Engagement Weapon also known as, the Light Rifle." I answered her right off the bat.
"So you do know what this is-"
"What I want to know, is where did you get a Forerunner Weapon from, and do you have more?" I interjected. I tried to look as serious as I could, but for some reason, my mind wanted me to look a little bit...down. I fought the urge to stare.
"We found a crate next to the old school building. The writing on it said "UNSC" and we presumed it was for you."
"Those crates are sealed with an encrypted code. How did you open it?"
"We didn't. A little teleportation magic and we were able to pick a gun from the box. We just wanted to give you your weapons back."
I was silent for a moment. Akeno was sipping tea and Kiba was listening intently. I walked over to the Light Rifle and tried to lift it. I found myself back in my original body, seeing as Issei's couldn't handle it. It only fired one shot. I avoided trying to move, since my clothes had a lot of tension from the increase in mass.
"Where's the supply crate?" I asked.
"Here." Gremory placed her hand on an object beside her, hidden by her desk. I unbuttoned my jacket and took of my clothes. My under suit made a great replacement.
"Why did..?"
"They're close to tearing. It's a few sizes too small for me, right now." I said, examining the titanium box.
"I see. I'm curious though, what's in the crate that's so important?" Rias asked, paying more attention to me. I pressed my finger on a glass screen and it scanned my finger.
"Weapons, probably. Mostly Forerunner technology." A holographic screen popped up reading "Master Chief Petty Officer, John-117" and my picture. The box unsealed itself and a large Forerunner-like gun, unlike any I've seen, was revealed to me.
"That is?"
"I don't know." I picked it up. It was heavier than expected, for a handgun. An uncharacteristically large barrel was at the end and a large battery was placed on the back of the handcannon. I aimed it at the wall besides me and stepped back a few feet.
"What are you doing?" Rias shouted.
"Testing."
"Not in here!"
"It's too big to be a pistol and too small to be a grenade launcher. I don't think it's a flare either and this battery seems like a memory unit. A new improvement on the Forerunner's part."
"Oh a hologram projector?"
"Highly unlikely." I replied as I pulled the trigger. Unexpectedly, a sphere of what seems to be Promethean innards (aka what happens when they disintergrate) formed in front of the barrel of the gun. When the orb was shot, it splattered all over the floor and a single Promethean began to form. The battery or memory stick lost its glow and steam hissed from the cracks of the pistol. Everyone was looking at the forming Promethean.
When it got up, it scanned the room. When it saw me, and the gun, it just simply nodded and sat down. Everyone was looking at it. I was wondering why it formed. I guess Doctor Halsey decided that I should have a companion and since I may be stuck here for a long time, an AI would be best.
"Ise...what is this?"
"John. Not Issei."
"Right, John, what is this...thing?"
"A Forerunner Promethean. I don't know why it's here, but I assume it's my companion in the long, cold days to come." Yes, I am exaggerating. I have a nice house to sleep in and a warm bed.
"Correction, I am your guardian for the upcoming days and your reinforcements. Doctor Halsey is close to completing the portal back and I see you have a problem in your genetic infrastructure. Your body is rejecting assimilation, thanks to the Janus Key most likely." The Promethean spoke, unexpected. It spoke in a low, mechanical, raspy voice. Similar to the Prometheans that I've fought, when they growl.
"Wait, assimilation?" I questioned.
"Affirmative, your body is being assimilated into another, this can be averted. However, after scanning your mental state, I conclude that there are two personalities in your body."
"Two personalities?" Rias asked, stepping forward. The Promethean went silent and looked at Rias.
"Non-human detected. Similarities in Homo-Saipan DNA can be seen, major and minor alterations in DNA can also be detected. Intruder, state your name and race." Rias was taken back by the AI's sudden change. She quickly regained composure and said, "I am Rias Gremory, a Devil. I am not hostile, please answer my question. There are two-"
"You are not of rank to be asking questions. Rias Gremory, Devil, apparent gender, female, apparent age, unknown, notiable features, Red Hair, Humanoid appearance, unnaturally large female attributes. Stored in archive matrix." No comment.
"John, could you please?"
"There are two personalities in me, clarify."
"Due to the apparent merging of two minds and bodies, there are two alternate minds in control of the body."
"What if the alternate personality was horribly injured when the merging occurred?" I asked.
"The Alternate Personality will be put in a coma. When the two bodies are separated, they will return to the state before that of the assimilation, that is, injured."
"So, if we were to somehow split, the alternate would be horribly injured, like how he was back before the fusion?"
"That is correct."
"Promethean, what are your current directives?" I asked.
"Protect Master Chief Petty Officer John-117. Stay in standby mode until called upon. Notify Master Chief Petty Officer John-117 of ETA until evac."
"What's the ETA?"
"Thirty days."
"Oh. Okay. That's...cool."
"What does that mean?" Kiba asked.
"Non-human detected, state your name and race." The AI shouted at Kiba.
"It means, I have thirty days left until I return to UNSC space and I can get this alternate personality bullshit sorted." I answered.
"Kiba Yuuto, Race: Devil."
"Kiba Yuuto, Race: Devil, Apparent Age, Unknown, Notable features, Male, Blonde hair, Meta-Human."
"Well, I am half Human." He corrected.
"Correction, Kiba Yuuto, Race: Half Human, Half Devil. Storing in Archive Matrix."
"Promethean, what is your rank and designation code." I asked. I couldn't go on calling him "Promethean" for the next month.
"I am a Promethean Knight, base rank. Designation Code: PKX7341." He said.
"You will answer to the name 'Picks' then." I said, giving him a name.
"Affirmative, additional name added into archive." Picks announced. Picks looked at me for a moment, then he shifted his head up. "Master Chief Petty Officer John-117, I have a query."
"What is it?"
"You aren't wearing the given MJOLNIR Powered Assault Armor Mark XI given to you. Why is that?" He asked, turning his head to the right.
"It would be a bother to enter a school wearing heavy powered armor."
"You're...in a school?" He asked, sounding puzzled.
"Yes, I am. When I over exert myself in any kind of physical activity, I start to morph into the body you see right now. Although, if I relax and don't do any kind of intense physical activity, my body will begin to shift into a younger, Japanese teenagers' who I am currently living as. You will address me as Hyoudou Issei when I am in my 'base' body to advert any attention until further notice. However, if I am to be in the body you see right now, you will address me as you see fit, John, Master Chief, I'll take those." I explained.
"Affirmative." He blurted. Then, he had another thing to say, "Query: Why is that you are with humanoids? You seem to know that they're not human and their races. Why are you staying with unknowns?"
"They sound like they want to resurrect the previous Hyoudou Issei into, what they call a 'peerage'. Which, from what I got, sounds like a group of resurrected Devils."
"Correction, most peerage resurrections are slaves to their owners. Everyone in my peerage is my slave, however, I don't treat them like that." Rias interjected.
"Correction noted. What methods are used to 'resurrect' something." The AI asked.
"We use a system called the '[Evil Piece System]'. Which a person's value is dictated by their strength, intelligence and special powers. If a person is more valuable, the more pieces he/she costs." Rias explained, "We took the human game of 'chess' as our basis. Kiba Yuuto is my knight, Koneko is my Rook and Akeno is my Queen. I do have a bishop, but he's...not here right now."
"A being's value is dictated by strength, intelligence and special abilities. The more valuable, the more they cost. I'm unfamiliar with the game 'chess', inform me of the pieces." Picks asked again.
Rias sighed and sat down, folding her legs. "In the game of chess, there are six types of pieces. Eight Pawns, two Knights, two Bishops, two Rooks, one Queen and one King. In the [Evil Piece System], the Knights have increased speed and relies mostly on swords. The Bishops use magic and the Rooks have high defense and offense. The Queen is the combination of all the pieces and the King is all of them but stronger. Pawns are special, they have the increased strength, stamina and agility from being a devil, along with all their special attributes, but, with a King's permission, they can '[Promote]' into the special pieces, which is Knight, Bishop, Rook and Queen. However, they must be in enemy territory to do so. There is also a rating game, which I will touch up on later." And that concludes Rias's explanation.
"Noted. What special abilities do Devils have?" And the Promethean has yet another question.
"We can see in the dark, automatically understand and be able to communicate with any language, however we hear it in the language most familiar to us, we can change our appearance at will, we have an average lifespan of 10,000 years and can use magic." Rias seems glad to explain this to the AI, not knowing that he can use it against her at anytime he wishes.
"What is magic?" A concept foreign to most, if not every technologically superior species.
"That's a difficult question. The best way to explain it is...the manipulation, creation, destruction and transportation of anything and everything." That's a very broad explaination.
"What beings can use magic?"
"Devils, Angels, Fallen Angels-"
"Are Angels and Fallen Angels not the same?" Picks interrupted.
"Well, they've fallen from the grace of God-"
"God?"
"Yes, the creator of the universe?"
"Negative, the explosion of a concentrated amount of matter and energy created the universe, not any omnipotent being." The Promethean corrected...I think.
"Anyways, they no longer consider themselves Angels. As I was saying, Humans-"
"Humans too?"
"Certain humans."
"Acknowledged, please continue."
"Deities, Dragons, Yokai, etc."
"Yokai?"
"Demons, spirits. Any of the sort we can call Yokai."
"Query-"
"What is it this time?" I asked, weary from the questions.
"From UNSC space, we have human religion. There is: Christianity, Buddhism, Hinduism, Islam and many others. From what lore do you hail from?"
"Christianity. We're the Devils from the Bible. However there are other gods from the other religions, notably Shiva, and the Greek gods." Rias answered. She didn't seem to like the question.
"So, are you the enemy?" Picks asked, weary this time. He raised his blade arm slightly.
"No, we've been completely obliterated by war and we're currently in a state of recovery."
"Is that why you have been resurrecting Humans?" The AI asked.
"Yes."
"Noted, Devil society is recovering from war." He archived.
"What are the strongest gods?"
"That's a tough one. Arguably, Great Red, the Apocalypse Dragon also known as the Dragon of Dragons and Ophis, The Dragon God or the Dragon of Infinity."
"Noted."
"Anyways, do you have any other questions?" Oh sweet merciful Chief Mendez, no more.
"Negative. Although further development is needed, my time is currently up. I'm going to enter stasis mode, recharging phase."
"Your that dick that sent me here in the first place!" I instantly blurted out.
"Negative." Picks said before disintegrating into, what seems to be a necklace with a diamond attached to it. On further examination, the diamond has a button on the front side and it is colored black and orange. The top part has a "wings" coming out from it. Then, the Promethean talked again, "You can talk to me via button and I can convert data into a physical form in this state. This is my passive state, I will observe and record everything and when time comes, I will go back into combat form to fight." That's all he said before going silent again. I wore the necklace, it was heavier than expected.
"Ah that reminds me." Rias said, "Would you like to see how we Devils fight?"
I turned towards her, staring dead into her eyes. "You mean you weren't fighting seriously when you ordered everyone to attack me?"
"Of course not! We'd kill you if they did." I thought about her proposition. It wouldn't hurt to watch. It's just when and where I have to go. I asked her when and the location.
"Midnight, at the old abandoned theater." Why does it have to be midnight?
"Don't worry, we can come pick you up." Kiba said. I nodded and went to sit on the couch.
"What time is it?" I asked since I didn't have a watch nor a cell phone with me.
"An hour has passed since you've arrived here." Akeno notified. I nodded. I reached into my bag, bringing out my modified Energy Sword, checking the battery. It was nearly full. I put it back and decided to sit here for a while longer.
"Are you going to reconsider my proposal about the club?" Kiba asked.
"Maybe, if I don't have any club to go to. But the Student Council President, Sona Sitri, said that it isn't required to join a club." I said.
"You can't just go home though since school is still in session." He countered.
"Ah. What do you do here anyways?" I asked. I never got the chance to ask Rias about her club activities.
"Nothing usually. We just sit down, have some tea, you know, relax. The Occult Research Club is just a guise to hide our presence as Devils. That's why we're located in the not-so-popular area of the Old School building." He explained.
"So, being here is just as good as doing nothing." I summed up what he said.
"Yeah, exactly." He grinned and sunk into the couch. I noticed that I wasn't changing back and decided to ask. "Why am I not changing back?"
"This room is filled with magical energy. It must be slowing or even stopping your...uh...transformation." He replied.
"Yes, but it took me a few seconds just to transform into this body. Why not vice-versa?"
"Well, your ability has to be activated right? That might be the reason. You have a time limit on how long you can stay in John-mode right? The time limit is lengthened by physical activity which creates energy. That may be the reason, magic is substituting for the energy requirement."
"Makes sense. I figured as much, although, I'm not all too familiar with this...magic stuff." I said.
"I can tell." The blonde laughed again and I relaxed.
"So, what did you do to make your skin look so pale and your body so damn big?" Kiba asked. I stayed silent and turned away. "I'd rather not say." I replied a while later. It's both classified and private. I don't like talking about the war with anybody that's not military, besides Dr. Halsey. I got back up, seeing as I wasn't needed and left the clubroom. I folded my uniform and put it into my bag, leaving the clubroom. However, I'd have to deal with another problem.
-Break-
Exactly fifty five minutes and thirty three seconds later, I was back at the research club. I knocked on the door in a hurry.
"Kiba!" I shouted, when I entered.
"Whoa! Don't scare me like that! What's wrong, John?" He asked like he didn't know.
"Can't you see? I'm still in this body!" I shouted. Rias and Akeno noticed. Koneko was nowhere to be seen.
"His body has a surplus of demonic energy." Akeno said, her eyes shifted from purple to a glowing red for a second.
"I can see that! He's creating his own supply of demonic energy too! John, what in Lucifer's name is going on?" Rias asked.
"I don't get it either! I was about to leave the building when I noticed that I wasn't changing. I ignored it but as I continued through the school, I noticed that I really wasn't changing. When I realized this, the teachers tried to apprehend me. I evaded them and ran back here, although it was proven more difficult seeing as they were following me. Sona helped by stalling them. I was able to make it back here undetected." I recapped what had happened.
"Well, from what we can gather, your body somehow managed to recreate demonic energy and is using it to supply your transformation." Rias explained. "The question is, how did you manage to recreate demonic energy?"
"John-117 has special genes implanted within him, within the genes, the acceleration of evolution and adaptation to the environment." Picks said from the necklace. The orange lines glowed with every syllable.
"What?"
"The Genes were given to me by a close-to-immortal being known as the Librarian. Hailing from the race we call the Forerunners. Well, not exactly given, they were implanted in the human genome and over the course of 100,000 years, found their way into me." I explained, "It helped me resist composing and has aided me during the second Human-Forerunner War."
"What are you talking about?" Rias asked.
"Do we really have to talk about this? I need to get back to normal! I'll figure out how to change at will later." I said.
"Alright, first, we need to get the demonic energy out of your body." Rias said. I clenched my fist. This sounded like a painful process. Although, I've already experienced the greatest pain in the world.
"And how do we do that?" I asked. Rias simply smiled.
"We suck it out."
My mind blacked out on me for a second. What? Sucking? I cannot comprehend what she means by "sucking". I remained silent for a moment as I pondered over what she said. Akeno jolted me back into reality, literally. She shocked my hand for two seconds and I flinched and tried backhanding the area to the right of me. She blasted me from a distance though, so I didn't hit anyone.
"Sorry." I said, rubbing my hand. "What do you mean suck?"
"What do I mean? We have to suck the demonic energy out of you."
"Like a leach? Do I give you a blood sacrifice or something?" I asked sarcastically.
"No, we'll suck it from your finger." How the hell does that work?
"Sorry, I don't understand the logic behind this."
"You don't need to. It'll work out and you can change back into your clothes. I don't know how your Janis Key works but it should at least give you some time before reverting." Rias said.
"Okay, then." I took a seat on the sofa. "Get it done with. I don't like where this is going."
"It'll be done soon enough." Akeno and Rias each took one of my hands. They picked a finger and began sucking on it with their mouths. (A/N: Fuck me). It felt strange since the insides of their mouths were soft and I been around guns, battlements and generally hard things most of my life, excluding beds. Some might say this was pleasurable. I tried to ignore the feeling, but I could tell that there was an increase in my body temperature. I focused on something else, formulas, equations, battle tactics. Eventually, I felt myself change again. It seemed to be working. However, I felt something, from the deepest corners of my mind, perk up. I could tell it was being aroused, but I also thought that it was also unconscious.
When the whole scenario ended, I was back to normal, with one minor change. My skin was slightly more pale. It still had color, but it was more pale and I could see more clearly now.
"We're done, that's all the energy we could get out." Rias said, getting up and wiping her mouth.
"What've you touched all these years? Your fingers had a metallic and rubber taste to them." Akeno asked. She was slightly disgusted and was wiping her tongue with a paper tissue.
"I've worn this under suit for most my life, I usually never took it off." I said. That seemed to satisfy their curiosity. That also seemed to make them realize why I was so pale.
"I should get going before my body starts sponging up all the demonic energy again." I said.
"Agreed, we'll pick you up at midnight?"
"Fine. Picks would love to gather more data," I pressed the button of my necklace, "Right picks?"
"Affirmative. John-117, I've detected a slight change in your personality. It's less serious than in the data archives of the UNSC."
"I must be becoming soft."
"I concur. We must retrain you ASAP." The AI suggested.
"Alright then, let's go. Better put on my clothes though." I said, putting on my uniform.
"Doesn't it get hot wearing all those layers of clothing?" Akeno asked.
"No, the under suit can adjust to my body temperature and feels comfortable. It also adds for a second layer of defense." I answered, putting on the red T-Shirt.
"I see, well then see you later." Akeno said, smiling. I nodded back and left the building.
(A/N: This...is surprisingly longer than expected. I feel like in this segment, John felt more like a mixture of Issei and a Spartan-IV now. Shit. I tried searching the wiki for his personality, but it's hard to emulate it, so forgive me as I fuck up John's personality in the previous segment. I'll have an explanation on why John is more OOC in than in the canon series in the author's note at the end.)
"Human evolution...tell me, Picks, what was the Librarian's plan? Besides the immunity from the Flood, Composer and further enhanced speed, strength, agility and senses, what else did she give me?" I asked, lying on my bed. I held the necklace two feet from my face.
"The genes accelerates of evolution. Usually, it would take humanity a million years of constant evolution and learning to get to where these primitives are today. It took the Humans in your world only one hundred thousand years. Although the genes that cause the acceleration of evolution have nearly degraded into nothing, the Librarian has created a copy of your genome and has extracted the special genes in your body. There are no notable genes to explain your strange mutation, other than the survival adaptation gene." Picks explained.
"What role does it play in the creation of demonic energy?" I asked. It didn't make sense either.
"Unknown, exterior intervention possible."
"Exterior...meddling?"
"Affirmative, it's a possibility. Motion detector is detecting movement outside the room, going into standby." And the necklace began to lose its glow. I got up from my bed, expecting a knock on the door. I got the knock, along with a request, "Hey Issei, get your lazy ass off your porn and come help me on an errand. Oka-san doesn't want me out without company ever since that scene from last night."
"I'll be right there." I replied. I gritted my teeth at her voice. She said it in such a hateful manner that I couldn't help wanting to punch her. I put on a red shirt and navy blue jeans. I decided to pocket the Energy Sword, since any other weapon would be confiscated by the police. I considered taking Forerunner or Covenant weapons, but it would be a bother to carry them all without the aid of hoisters.
"Okay, let's go. I feel like puking every time I'm near you." I'm starting to hate this bitch.
"Where do we go first?" I asked. It was sunset, an odd time to go for a errand. Mostly students passed us. The necklace hung from my neck. It glowed as time passed. It was small though, so not many people saw the change in brightness. Asuka, my "sister", went inside the connivance store. I stayed outside, hands in my pocket. Yes, I wore my under suit. It didn't do much to help me from the cold though since it adjusts to body temperature, which is pretty low right now.
"Why are you wearing that black thing under your clothes? You look like an idiot." That was the first thing she said coming out of the store. I shrugged and didn't give her an answer. "Take it off when you get back. People are looking at us."
"Are you trying to push on to me your fashion sense? I don't wear this because I think it looks good; I wear it because it's comfortable." I replied. I showed my impatience to her in my voice. Asuka didn't reply and just walked off. I followed. It's extremely cold now that you think about it, about 12 degrees Celsius.
I pressed the button. "Don't you think it's getting a little too cold?" I whispered to Picks.
"Affirmative, current temperature, 10 degrees Celsius. Abnormal weather for Autumn season." The AI replied, abruptly loud.
"What was that?" Asuka turned around. I pretended it came from behind me and turned as well. My finger was still pressing the button and I said, "Be quiet when we're in public."
My reply was in the form of a car beep. When I turned around, Asuka was running away from me, quickly. I turned around again, and saw what she was running away from. It was a giant spider that was scaling the building besides us. Since we were in an alley, it could use it's legs on the building opposite from us.
"What the...?" I was at a loss for words. I have no idea what this was. As the arachnid came down from the shadows, I spotted a human body where the eye is supposed to be. Just from waist up, a male body.
"I was aiming for the cutie, but I guess you'd have to do for now." It said and cackled loudly. I quickly jumped back and rolled a few meters away from him.
"What makes you think you can get away from me!" He laughed. I pulled the necklace off, the string that connected it separated and reattached when it was off my neck.
"What makes you think I was going to run away?" I pressed the button on the necklace. "Picks!"
I threw the necklace at the spider. It glowed orange for a moment and began disintegrating, the pieces formed the Promethean. It's face split, showing a bright orange skull and a roar came from its body. The AI leached onto the man-spider. Picks was hanging from the arachnid's waist, pulling it down. The spider was several meters off the ground so the fall hurt. Picks quickly teleported up, facing the spider who shot web from its tail and grabbed hold on the Promethean's face. The arachnid then pulled back, underestimating the Promethean's strength, who threw it into the building.
"Darn you! What are you!" The man-spider shouted.
"Forerunner AI, Promethean Knight Class, PKX7341."
"What?" It shouted back, the people in the building scrambled away from the scene. It was a bar and a beer bottle rolled towards the arachnid's human body. The man grabbed the bottle and threw it at Picks, who swiftly cut it with his arm blade. Booze splashed all over the AI's face. Unphazed, I heard the old Promethean growl that I've come to recognize. It split its face once more and a horrifying scream emitted from the AI. It jumped onto half the arachnid, who's front legs faltered from the weight of the Promethean. The man, horrified, quickly skittered away from the Promethean, the lower human half of his body detached from the spider. I ran towards scene, standing behind the Promethean who towered over the puny body I have right now.
"You! Your its master right? Tell it to stop! Please!" The man begged for mercy. I then decided to ask him, "How many people begged for you to spare their lives? How many? A hundred? A thousand? I think not. Picks, finish him." I ordered.
"No, no-!" His voice was cut off by the sound of a Light Rifle burst that completely obliterated the man's head. The Promethean grabbed the corpse as it disintegrated, tearing off the leg of the corpse, saving it form datafication.
"Permission to store as data and study?"
"Permission granted." I said. I was about to leave but the spider's corpse had other plans. Its eyes grew back and charged at the Promethean, ramming it into the opposite building. It was about to shove its talons into the Promethean but I swiftly detached its head from its torso with the Energy Sword. The body shuttered for a second before Picks grabbed it and tore the arachnid in perfect symmetry. I want to say blood and guts spilled out from spider but no. Human corpses spilled from the spider's insides before the it dissipated into purple vapor.
"Strange energy signature detected. The energy signature emits from the vapor and seems to dissipate into the various elements (atoms)." Picks blurted.
"Oh god! Oh god!" Something said from the pile of corpses. Picks heard it too and turned towards the source. A male clawed his way out from the pile of intact corpses and puked all over the floor. When he saw Picks, he immediately screamed, "Oh fucking hell! Shit, shit, shit no! Demon! Devil! Darkness Incarnate! Ohmylordjesuschristpleasecomesavemeohlordpleasehav emercy!"
Picks growled and the man immediately closed his eyes and cowered in the pile of bodies. He held a cross in front of him, expecting Picks to go away. Instead, he picked up the man and lifted him into the air. Tears began flowing out from his eyes and he closed them and began praying again. I noticed movement from the pile of corpses and a spider launched itself at the man. Picks instantly shot it with his Light Rifle. I saw liquid drop from the man's pants and I realized he wet himself. A grown man, around thirty years old, wet himself. The Promethean noticed and put the man down, patting his back. He seemed to be curious about the bit on his neck.
"Reclaimer." Picks asked the man who tensed immediately. Picks turned to me and tilted his head. I sighed and jogged up to the man and attempted to comfort him. I grabbed his shoulders and shook them.
"Sir, sir, please relax, sir. Bah, I'm not good at this." I said. It was usually Jorge or Samuel that handled civilian talk, I'm no good at this kind of thing. "Please calm down, everything is going to be alright."
"E-everything...everything...is.." He passed out from the shock.
"Oh dear." I said. "Move, we better move." The Promethean grabbed my shoulders and teleported out of there. We emerged on the roof where we could see the scene of the crime. I looked to the right and spotted Asuka peering at the scene from the corner. I pointed towards her and told Picks to teleport him and I behind her.
"What the hell is going on? Where did Issei and that giant...demon go off too? Is this where he was the past month? In league with demons? I have to get out of here; I have to get-" I silenced her with my right hand and pulled back with it. I then kicked her legs and flipped her around. She flipped several times before landing, face up. I planted my left knee on her chest and covered her eyes. Then, I made her pass out from lack of air.
"Do you have the memory eraser with you?" I asked Picks.
"Affirmative, although, a weaker variant due to the precaution of being overwhelmed and all data and technology confiscated and reverse engineered." Picks said. He handed me a pill and I popped it into Asuka's mouth. The pill melted into her mouth and Asuka seemed to subconsciously relax. I looked up to Picks, "Find any witnesses and give them the pill, don't hurt them."
"What of the Reclaimer that relieved himself?" Picks asked.
"Make up a memory, just say he's been eaten by a giant spider. Any other survivors from...Humanoid-06 won't know us. How many survivors?"
"Approximately six, four out of six have been infected with arachnid poison." Picks summed. I counted about fifty heads in one piles, it's amazing that six survived.
"Give them antidotes, if the police arrive, cancel the mission and find me at the house. Make sure you aren't seen" I ordered. Picks nodded and his orange glow dimmed and brightened. He then set off to his mission. I looked down at the sleeping Asuka and picked her up. What happened: Slip and fell, got knocked out, end of story.
(A/N: Wow. I didn't really expect to have a fight scene in this chapter really. I can't consider the "midnight demonstration" a fight scene since...it's not really fight just curb stomp.)
Asuka got a scolding when she woke up. She looked dumbfounded at what happened, stating that she didn't remember what happened and everything was foggy. I sat in the desk, in my room, and finished up my homework. I decided to get a piece of paper and draw since I didn't really have anything to do at the moment. I drew whatever came to mind, and I ended up drawing the disgusting picture of the Gravemind. Although not perfect, it was close. It was from when I met Thel for the first time, in the Gravemind's grasp. I didn't color it. The sight of an accumulation of bodies that seemed to merge and wrap together so perfectly was disgusting already.
I decided to finish up the book. I was nearly done, a hundred pages left to go. It was about 11PM before I finished the book. This body was getting tired already. I reached into the UNSC supply crate from the Warthog and got a stim-pack. I remembered who's body I was in and if I were to leave his body I wouldn't want to leave it in bad shape, so I left it and decided to sleep, setting the alarm clock to 11:50PM.
I got my short nap, Picks was inside the room now, in necklace form. I could tell from the glow emitted from the amulet and the string that it was attached to. I began exerting myself and pretty soon, was in Spartan-mode. I put on the MJOLNIR Mark XI that was still hard to put on. I grabbed the Energy Sword, a Bolt Shot and Light Rifle. I walked up to Picks and put him around my neck. I noticed something fall from my helmet, it was Cortana's Data Chip, another necklace. I wore it again. Then Picks quietly said, "The AI Slot in your MJOLNOR Powered Assault Armor Mark XI is compatible with the current amulet."
I didn't make any jokes and quickly shot down that suggestion, "There's only one AI that belongs in that slot. Her name is Cortana."
"I understand, but without an AI, your reflexes will be hampered."
"I can still fight."
Picks decided that this was something I would stay adamant on and shut up. I looked out my window, it had a clear view of the front of my house. I saw Kiba and Koneko standing in front of the gate. Before they could open it, I jumped from the window, landing right behind them.
"Good to see that you're ready." Kiba said. I shrugged and pointed towards my bedroom window. "Could you do me a favor and close that window, please?"
Koneko waved her hand and the window shut silently and locked itself. I snorted and we left the neighborhood. Kiba reminded me that we were going to an abandoned theater and that I should be careful. I considered asking him about what Picks fought during sunset, but decided to hold that question for Rias or Akeno.
"And here we are! The [Stray] should be here." Kiba said.
"Stray?"
"That's right, a [Stray Devil]. It's a Devil that killed its master and escaped capture. We label them [Strays] and hunt them down before they can cause more trouble for the world." Kiba explained.
"I thought Devils were creatures of evil and destruction. How would trouble for the world be bad?" I said, partly joking.
"Even we have morals, John." Koneko replied.
"Rias should be here anytime now." Kiba stated.
"I'm already here." I heard a voice say behind me. "Looking good John." Akeno said.
"Stick with the mission. We're here to kill the [Stray Devil] right?" I asked. Rias nodded. "I think I met one earlier today. Spider body, male torso located around the eyes."
"Ah I heard. One of the Devils situated here reported to me saying that he saw a large demon tear a spider in half and caused a mid-aged Japanese business man to wet himself. He then said it grabbed you and teleported out of here. Was it Picks?"
""Yes/Affirmative"" Picks and I said at the same time.
"Anyways, we should kill the stray Devil right now." Rias decided and opened the doors.
As we walked in, I felt an eerie feeling surround me. Even Kurt-051 could get a "bad-feeling" here. I readied my Light Rifle. I couldn't smell anything through my air filters but everyone else covered their noses. We were about 1/3rd away from the center before the doors closed behind us and a loud laugh was heard ahead.
"Humanoid Detected, Humanoid Detected. Listing as Humanoid-07."
"Who are the other six?" Kiba asked playfully.
"You and that spider." I replied.
"Well, let's see what we have here? A couple poor little devils out hunting for [Strays] huh? Well too bad! Because I'll be your doom!" I could see a figure from the shadows. A centaur, although the horse bit was extremely exaggerated and the human half was a naked female. I aimed my Light Rifle at the beast and fired off a few rounds before Rias pushed my gun aside. The rounds hit the centaur in the shoulder and horse bit. All the rounds connected.
"That's some deadly accuracy you have there." Kiba commented.
"Ku! You bitch!" The beast shouted. Akeno began licking her fingers and Koneko cracked her knuckles.
"This is a great opportunity to really show you the stat traits of our various pieces." Rias said before telling Kiba to attack the [Stray Devil]. He showed off extremely fast speed, dodging all of the centaur's strikes and cutting her horse legs. The [Stray] roared and charged towards the group. Koneko stepped in, blocking her strike and holding her ground. She lifted the centaur up and threw her into the air, punching the Devil away.
"Akeno, you can have the honors." Rias said. The vice-president had a sadistic face on. She laughed as lightning appeared and struck the downed [Stray]. I made a mental note not go get on her...other side. The centaur flinched.
"That's enough." Rias ordered.
"Aw, but it was at the best part." She said, disappointed. That smile could give any Sangheili shivers up their spine.
"Any last words?" Rias asked, looking down at the Devil.
"Actually, yes." She said and rushed towards me. Kiba's reaction time was too slow, by the time he noticed, the [Stray] was already at my throat. She was about to claw at my neck, but before she could even touch me. There was a crushing sound and my fist fractured her spine and broke the front of her skull.
"What..?" She croaked before I lifted her by the neck and ignited my Energy Sword. I impaled her, slashing up and tearing her in half. I looked at everyone else, they looked surprised at my actions, swift and without mercy.
"The deed is done. I guess that's two [Strays] I've finished off today." I said, walking towards them.
"If we're done here, I'll be on my way." I announced and left the scene. I heard a small rumble and detected a sudden unidentified energy spike. I found unlocking the door to be a simple task; the door wasn't locked to begin with. I silently crept in, the door creaking as I locked and closed it. I made my way to my room, making sure to be as silent as possible.
"I think that's enough excitement for one day." I commented as I took off my armor. I locked the front door and checked the clock. 1:15AM, I lost a lot of shut eye. Pulling the blankets over myself, I began to drift away from consciousness.
Author's Notes:
Okay, to get this annoyance out of the way. At first, I thought I'd be clever and give John a little personality change, due to him living a civilian life for one year after Halo ended. I assumed Cortana was still dead and that's why I gave him the civilian lifestyle. I know many of you are angry at the fact that John doesn't seem to be John and he "is just Issei in a cool new body.". Yes, I admit, I did fuck up the personality. Trust me, if you try to emulate the personality of a killing machine that only knows how to take orders, it's going to be difficult. Well, not for you maybe, but for me, yes.
I was aiming for a more "loose" John, a less serious one since he's "softened up" after not seeing combat for a year. As stated above (I think), John does have a comedic side to him. One of the Halo Wiki's I read on his personality states that John can make a joke out of the situation before him. That's why I've pulled out some jokes once and a while. I laid off the jokes a TON in this chapter though, since I need to get this out first. He doesn't like it, no, HATES it when a civilian or innocent is harmed. A Spartan is deadly, but an angry Spartan? That's even worse. This author's note is going to be long since I'll be talking about many things. The ACTUAL author's note will be after the talk about "Dimension Spanners"
On to Rias and the Gremory group. I don't know what to do here. I noticed, and was quite annoyed, when I always made Rias talk and talk. It was infuriating. I wanted Akeno, Kiba or Koneko to talk more often since I didn't really want Rias to talk all the god damn time! Not that I hate her, this is a fucking Harem Anime, not a single love interest one. The reason I didn't have Akeno talk as much was due to the fact that I'm confused with her personality. As you can see, I didn't have much I could talk about with Picks, with her anyways. Rias is the big sister here, she's the leader. She asks all the questions. I could pretty much emulate Kiba's or Koneko's a lot better after I refresh on a few bits in the Anime and Light Novels.
Now, talking about alternate universes and confusing shit. I don't know how anyone can wrap their minds about the alternate universe bull I had to deal with. It's confusing already. Even yesterday, I figured out, why the hell doesn't a character pop out, knowing that he's in one universe he's been to, but pops back in, the exact same one, and doesn't realize it. I've figured out a "past-present-future" factor to this. There's a "past" version and a "present" version of a specific universe. I plan on using this later in the Fan Fiction, but you won't see any time travelers in this crossover, it's way too confusing, will all the paradoxes and whatnot.
Now, onwards to the alternate entities and "fusion". Universal laws. I don't fucking give a shit about them. Well, I may, but I always break them. The reason John-117 and Post-Devil Issei fused is unknown, even to me. I want to say "because their the main characters", but then I'll have to introduce the Dimension Spanners FUCKING HUNDREDS OF CHAPTERS SOONER THEN EXPECTED. I'll get to them later. I don't know why they fused, it's a mystery. I want to say, "It's because their main characters" or "It's because John was at the same place at the same time" or "It's just a coincidence". I won't op out of this, you'll get your answer in the later author's notes. Alternate entities, sweet, my favorite. As you probably know, there's a poll on my profile that asks "Do you want Cortana to be revived?" A lot of people said yes. I'm still going to wait, I'll probably have a "Native-Cortana" and "AI-Cortana". Of course, the "Native" will be under a different name. I already have a problem with "Ichika Orimura" and "Ichika Kuuga" in IDGPE.
Anyways, there're two versions (possibly even three or four with the consideration of Doppelgangers/Doppelliners, clones, and of course, more alternate personalities) of a character in two universes. Like in IDGPE, when one of the same person, no matter how different they are (personality wise), goes into another universe, their souls "combine" temporarily. Once the "Supreme Divine Entity" or "Elder God" of that universe detects the fusion, he'll separate them. The dominiant will have control over Character-Native's body, while the weaker will be shoved into a mental entity. Imagine someone speaking in your mind, that's the mental entity. They will see and hear, feel, smell anything you can, but won't control the body. Extreme willpower can force the body to move though, so fighting over a body is possible. Character-Alternate's body will go into a "coma" as their soul has departed their body, it's now just an empty shell. Of course, death of the Alternate will mean death to the soul if it separates.
Rule 64. Most of the genes and the soul has to be the same for the fusion to occur. Although, it'll be funny to see this, rule 64. I see a lack of main character meets rule 64 fan fics out there...I think you could tell if there was a person with the same (or similar) name to you but is the opposite gender.
Dimension Spanners. This is my own creation and I'll try to explain it in the least amount of words. (Deep breath). It's Interuniversal Military Force that keeps order in the multiverse. To IDGPE readers out there, there will be spoilers here. They were originally created by the "Quantex", very literally Gods of the Multiverse. If you think John can be a Dimension Spanner, forget about it. He better be able to take on an entire armada of fully equipped Forerunners ALONE as in, only armor and a shit ton of weapons and ammo, if he wants to be able to be a Dimension Spanner. Although for some reason I can clearly see that happening. They are only considered if they do extraordinary universal feats. Highly considered if they can repel a dimensional conqueror. I won't go deeper into this and you'll have to talk to me personally if you want the details.
Now, the main author's note, not explanations- okay there will be some explanations...and spoilers.
FINALLY! IT'S DONE! WOOT! YES! FINALLY! Sorry about it being so late, I was working on the sixth chapter of IDGPE. I believe I started several days ago, picking up on where John-sei first arrived at school. I stopped there since I had the finals. I noticed some people reviewing for more (btw, that ultra long review was from a friend) chapters so I decided to finally get back into typing. I finished IDGPE first since that is my main story right now, even if I don't get all that many reviews; I do get a lot more views though showing that people still read it.
I finished that in like...three-four days. Posted that up and began work on this the next day or right after, I think. I didn't really like how the "school" bit turned out. I felt like I was cramming way too many things into one segment, which I am doing since I don't have the balls to say "Oh school went by fast. I gone to different clubs but they rejected me because they thought I was Issei.". I did rush the bit where Picks entered the fray. Yes, I made Prometheans talk, problem? I wanted another OC in the story and YES I still am taking OC suggestions. I got like...two right now. I'll work them into the story later. Also, what I meant by "rushing" Picks, was that he wasn't supposed to enter the fray this quickly.
Also, him turning into an amulet, is my way of saying, "Don't worry, he won't ruin your ecchi, fan service, funny moments, awkward moments that want to make you laugh your ass off, etc.". Prometheans are disturbingly horrifying if you think about it. They're taller than Sangheili, which, in Halo 4, is like...a head taller then you. And Prometheans are bigger, taller and more deadly than Sangheili. They're like...10 feet tall, whereas John is 7ft tall (in armor). Also, if you look at them as if they were real, you'd be horrified by their appearance since it's REAL and you can see all the little bits and shiny metal on the it.
Asuka. Kudos to DeathOverLord for giving me the name. I am dreadful at names. Yes, she's a bitch. A BITCH. Inspired from "Oreimo" which, the full name, translates to "My Little Sister Can't Be This Cute". Yes, I watch that, GET OVER IT! It's a good slice-of-life anime! Yes, very Oreimo. I even have to try to emulate her personality, it's like...there. Why she's such a bitch? Her brother is an A-Class pervert who wants to sniff other girl's panties and peek at you when you're changing. Of course she'll hate him. And she'll have some "childhood" problems that John and Issei will have to work together to mend.
Yes, it's official, Issei WILL be returning to this crossover. Yes, he will have his body later on in the story, but that's for later. I've set a lot of things up in chapter two, most notably the "Demonic Energy" and "Thirty Days until evac". Yes, he will be a main character once he is introduced, I plan on end-chapter 3. And since people are complaining about "I FUCKING HATE ISSEI" (exaggerated) I will change his personality over time to be a tiny bit less perverted. Still a pervert though.
Ddraig and the boosted gear. This is going to be a major spoiler alert to people, so, skip this paragraph if you don't want any. I'll have John's and Issei's souls connected by the boosted gear. They will get separate bodies later, but there's still that spiritual and mental link between them. I plan on "Body Fusion" or where John becomes like what he is now, to help Issei later on in the story without showing himself. However, he will be inside Issei's body and he will have complete control over it. They will be able to switch around at will. Also, I plan on combining the MJOLNIR Mark XI and the Boosted Gear Balance Breaker to create...the Boosted MJOLNIR Mark XI Powered Balance Breaking Assault Scalemail. Fucking names! Still sounds funny to me, BWHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA! You guys know when to expect this to appear.
Spoiler End.
Anything else? Actually, yes. The first segment was okay. The school segment was just...god damn it. It was unnecessary but I did add humor there. I do realize I forgot to say "John took the Light Rifle off Rias's desk". But fuck it, he took it off okay? Picks arrived ahead of schedule. Asuka was a bitch. The first [Stray Devil] fight came out pretty well actually. I got to show my more "brutal side" of my fighting style. Yes, I am brutal in my combat style. You'll see it later. The second "canon" [Stray Devil] fight was just for the sake of the canon and Pick's research. I'll figure out how to classify magic (all types) later. I actually wanted a burglar to enter the house and rob everything but...no. It's done! Too much excitement for one day, what are the chances of a burglar entering a house the FIRST time the door is unlocked?
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Yay, over. Yeah, I did some martial arts here, it was difficult to explain the wrist bend one since it really isn't an actual Kenpo move I think. I wasn't able to talk to my Karate Instructor, so you'll have to wait on the explaination.
Word Count (Microsoft Word, at this moment and author's note included): 13,042
Thanks,
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P.S. WELL! TIME TO WORK ON ANOTHER FUCKING FAN FICTION! CROSSOVER-ONESHOT OR SERIES...? DARKEN THE SERIES FIRST THEN CROSSOVER-ONESHOT THAT HAS WAY TOO MANY REFERENCES TO OTHER SERIES!