Hey guys Kurama here with another chapter of DXD: Like A Shadow and I hope that you will enjoy this as much as I will.
"Talk," someone says
"Dragon, Game Talk/thought/spells, Quest/Rewards! Someone says.
"Thoughts," Someone says
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-Next day-
I wake up in my bed and then use the Bio-suit to create my uniform for school since I plan on going there to relax or maybe find Gasper if he's in his tiny place he calls a 'room'.
The guy needs to get out more and master his Sacred Gear 'cause he could be a potential asset to the Gremory Peerage if he so wishes to be.
He has one of the most powerful Sacred Gears of all time but because of one most overused anime tropes, he can't use it without freezing us all in time, which is just bullshit if you ask me.
I'll go to school and help him fix that problem the same way Issei did in the anime.
I then jump out the window of my room and land safely on the grass of my front yard and walk to Kuoh Academy with a deadpan expression on my face.
I use [Observe] on a lot of people and discover that they don't have [Ranks] as I do but instead, they have something called [Tiers, which is something that could be similar but Hestia will know best about this.
Yeah, Tier is for stronger beings who are classed as being a higher Tier
Higher Tiered Beings get more from their stats than lower-tiered ones
Regular – No bonus
Veteran – 2x stats bonus
Elite – 4x stats bonus
Champion – 6x stats bonus
Divine Champion – 10x stats bonus
For Example, someone like Kuroka would be level 120 and would be considered a Veteran.
Taking into account the bonus her true INT would be 1500x2, or 3000
Damn, that is interesting that means Kuroka is stronger and better stats than I thought, having a racial bonus and tier can make you very powerful but she might not attack me as long as I don't get on her bad side or attack her and also I will be friends with her sister soon so that's a plus.
Next question, how would someone like me reach the next [Tier]?
Veteran – 2x stats bonus
- Must be over LVL 100 and all stats must be over 1000
Elite – 4x stats bonus
- Must be over LVL 200 and all stats must be over 2500
Champion – 6x stats bonus
- Must be over LVL 350 and all stats must be over 5000
Divine Champion – 10x stats bonus
- Must be over LVL 500 and all stats must be over 10000
Also, non-gamer humans level up slower than other races while fallen angels, pure angels, or devils level up twice as fast as humans.
That means some companions or party members will be harder or easier to level up and tier up than others.
'Damn that sucks means that any of my future human companions will be harder to get stronger, but I will deal with that in the future.'I thought as I step inside the school and begin looking for the room where the Occult Research Club stays so I could have a better chance of finding him.
But at the same time, I'm not sure if I should be attempting to help him 'cause if Rias gets wind of my recent boost in power, she's gonna want to add me to her Peerage as I previously thought, I'd rather not join her group of traumatized power rangers.
Hmm, what to do? What to do?
I mean, I'm already here so I'm gonna see this through by any means necessary.
I step inside the old building after endlessly searching for that place for a couple of minutes and find no one in there so I decided to sit where Rias usually sat in the anime for no apparent reason.
Maybe it's to give me a feeling of power and control or I just really want to sit in that chair.
Who knows?
After a minute of spinning myself around, I stand up and walk to a door with a sign that says 'Do Not Enter', making me grin as I step inside after tearing the sign apart and find the person I'm looking for.
Gasper's here and he's holding himself in a fetal position, which is to be expected since he's most likely re-living the trauma of losing not only his mother but his best friend, Valerie Tepes to the vampire race.
But that is going to change because I'm going to make him tap into his inner rage and turn him into a menace to society.
I walk towards him while being quiet so I don't alarm more than necessary 'cause otherwise, I won't be able to talk to him.
"Hello, Gasper Vladi." I say to him, tapping him on the shoulder while holding a fake smile so I don't alert him too much.
"Stay away from me!"He shouts, hiding away in his cardboard box.
This will be a bit more difficult than I initially thought it would.
"Gasper, I'm a friend of Rias Gremory. You can come out. Trust me." I say, holding out my hand to him.
"No way. I'm scared of you! You don't look trustworthy."
"If you get out of the box, I'm going to tell you a secret about your friend who sacrificed herself to make sure that you could run away. What was her name again?"I reply, knowing full well he's going to ponder over my words.
"You liar! I saw Valerie Tepes die in my hands. I remember her last words. There's no way she could've survived all those attacks!"He shouts angrily.
"Well then, I guess she would be satisfied with the way you're acting now, huh?"I ask him.
"What do you mean 'the way I'm acting now'?"Gasper asks.
"You're just a burden, Gasper. To Rias, to Kiba, to Akeno, to Koneko, to Valerie and to your mother, who died like the waste of space she truly was."I say to him.
"No, I'm not! I'm not a burden to my Peerage! To my family! He says, denying the truth presented to him.
"Really? Then why are you trapped in here while your friends are all out there trying to become stronger, hmm? Because it sure as hell doesn't sound like you're being helpful to them." I say to him.
"It's because of my Sacred Gear that I have to be in here. Otherwise, I could cause some serious trouble if I'm not careful with my powers!"Gasper replies.
"Who told you that? Sirzechs? Wake up, will ya? You're as useful as a hedgehog in a condom factory. She's going to throw you away to another noble, who's going to be worse than Riser and your father combined. You need to train these powers of yours before it's too late."
"I don't want to and Rias says I shouldn't do something I don't like!"
That's it. I'm pulling out the big guns.
"You're a curse to everyone who ever loved you. I mean, why do you think Rias is going to marry Riser Phenex in a couple of months? It's because of you. If you used your powers then he would've never had the guts to pursue the marriage. Oh well, at least when she's gonna give birth, those little brats are going to be far more useful than you are now. I mean, ask your mother about it. Oh wait, she's dead!"I reply.
"You take that back!"Gasper says, popping out of the box while clenching his fists in anger.
Gasper Vladi [-50/100]
"Make me, you weak, little, failed piece of shit. The only your mother was good for was spreading her legs to that dumbass you call a father. Like a good little slut."I say.
"Ahhh!"
With that yell of rage, he slams me into a wall and begins punching me in the stomach.
But I did it.
I DID IT
I created a monster but now, I need to train him in the ways of his heritage so he can become a true menace.
Oh right, I should probably calm him down before I get killed by him.
"Gasper, wait!"
"I'm going to kill you, you son of a bitch!"He says before collapsing on the ground as his hands turn into fists.
"Do you feel angry?"I ask him, knowing the obvious answer.
"Yes!"He replies back
"That's good. Very good even because you now understand my concept."I say, sitting down to face him at eye level.
"What is that concept?"
"That anger you feel, you have to control it so you can understand my concept."
"Tell me the concept now!"He shouts, rising from the ground.
"Give me your phone, "I say to him as he hands me his phone and put my number in.
Once that's done, I give it back to him with a smile.
"Come to my place tomorrow and we'll get started on training. When I judge that you're ready, I'll tell you more about Valerie Tepes. Goodbye, Gasper."I say, exiting the room that we were in.
That should leave him some time to think about what his next move should be but I'm not worried.
I know that he's gonna want answers.
Not from Rias or Sirzechs because well, I'm pretty sure with how angry he is, he's gonna lose some form of trust towards the Gremory family.
Or, he could just continue deluding himself into thinking that Rias cares about him but that's what I'm hoping for.
I'm hoping that he stays firm in his delusions because I plan on taking to the [Dungeons] and unlike me who has the necessary to resist the horrors and fears that this ability brings, Gasper doesn't will have such luxury.
If I can make him have a mental breakdown and realize that are things that you can do, then I've won him over to my side.
I do plan on telling him where Valerie is but only after he has proven himself to me.
I finally arrive home and step inside my house.
I go inside my room and lay on my bed, thinking about what my next move should be.
"There is one thing that irks me to the bone since I've been reincarnated into this world. Where the hell is Hyoudou? 'Cause I'm pretty sure that he's not dead." I mutter to myself, trying to think of every single possibility of the situation.
He either left for the Vatican with Irina to train on how to become an Exorcist just like she did in the main timeline or he's already been killed by Raynare and her goons but that would be impossible because I arrived two days ago, Hestia revealed to me that I had a week before canon started.
Unless that's been sped up because of me altering the timeline by talking to Gasper when he was supposed to show up after Rias deals with Riser and nullifies her marriage contract with him.
If that's the scenario I'm going with, then I have to assume that Asia Argento doesn't exist as well, which means that I don't get a potential healer and a somewhat decent Dragon Tamer.
With those thoughts out of my head, I soon enter a dreamless sleep.
END!
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