Hey guys Kurama here with another chapter of DXD: Like A Shadow and I hope 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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Let's begin!
-Now-
"Sit down, human," Grayfia says before dropping to the ground as I then cough loudly, drawing the attention of the girls, who rush to my aid but more importantly, draws the ire of Esdeath.
The temperature of the room drops considerably, which is understandable with how angry she is.
"You dare touch my Jin? I have half a mind of freezing you right where you stand."Esdeath says while drawing her sword but fighting her is the last thing we need to do because I'm still in the range of getting killed by Sirzechs bitch maid so I need to stall for when Serafall arrives.
"Let's hear her out at least before turning her into a popsicle, okay, Esdeath?" I ask her, who huffs in anger before putting her rapier back on her hips and sitting next to me while glaring at Grayfia, who despite being outnumbered by us, still finds enough energy in her body to throw an arrogant smirk in my direction.
I'm starting to regret the decision of letting her be healthy.
"Why are you here when I already told you and your husband that I would think about helping Rias Gremory?" I ask her with a tone of annoyance in my voice because I already explained that I would think about this, but what she just did shows that she doesn't respect me enough as an ally and this does not sit well with me.
I expected them to not have their heads up their asses when it came to Rias but looks like I was wrong about that one. So I will have to clarify to them that I don't want to help her with her arranged marriage.
"Because I want to test your fighting prowess against Rias tomorrow morning and show Serafall that you are nothing but a miserable human who's in way over his head when it comes to our politics," Grayfia says, which makes me grit my teeth in anger because I know that she's trying to provoke me into attacking Rias and you know what, I'm gonna do it!
I'm gonna punch a hole through her ribcage so that her weird ass brother will leave me alone.
Quest gained!
An issue
Grayfia Lucifuge has insulted your pride by saying that you are weaker than Rias Gremory. Prove her wrong!
Objective: Defeat Rias Gremory.
Bonus objective: Defeat Rias Gremory's peerage.
Rewards: 3000 EXP, 30,000$, REP decrease with Rias Gremory, REP increase with Koneko Toujou, REP increase with Gasper Vladi, REP decrease with Akeno Himejima, REP decrease with Yuuto Kiba, REP decrease with Grayfia Lucifuge and REP decrease with Sirzechs Lucifer.
Bonus rewards: 6000 EXP, 70,000$, Massive REP decrease with Rias Gremory, Massive REP increase with Koneko Toujou, Massive REP increase with Gasper Vladi, Massive REP decrease with Akeno Himejima, Massive REP decrease with Yuuto Kiba, Massive REP decrease with Grayfia Lucifuge, Massive REP decrease with Sirzechs Lucifer and Random Companion Gem.
Y/N?
I press [Y] and then glare at Grayfia, who now decides to leave my house by using a magic circle, which does nothing short of pissing me off even more.
"Okay, so that just happened. I'm gonna go look for Wiz and see if she can't train me in using elemental magic. You girls can do whatever you want." I say as I leave them to do their activities but I'm tailed by Esdeath, which is probably because I just got jumped when she wasn't around so she must blame herself for that.
I don't mind because I'm gonna need her help as well regarding a particular type of elemental magic I'm gonna need to defeat Rias and that is ice magic.
If I can master it, then I can probably freeze time like Esdeath can and if I use it smartly, none of my enemies will be able to stop me.
Because I have Anti-magic but Rias has her Power Of Destruction, which not only nullifies all types of bloodlines but could erase magic so fighting long range is a waste of time but if I can drain her of her mana, then I win.
I find her meditating so I walk up to her and shake her a bit, getting her attention.
"What's wrong?" She asks while standing up to face me.
"I need your help in learning elemental magic. The opponent I'm facing tomorrow can destroy it but I need to stall her out before I can kick her ass. Can you help me?" I ask her.
"Sure, I've got nothing to do so let's see what you are capable of. Plus, I've been curious as to what you can do as our summoner." Wiz replies.
The other girls come into the room, which surprises me a little but from the looks on their faces, they want to make sure that I win as well and maybe get stronger in the process so this is very welcome.
I use [ID Create: Empty] to take us into a peaceful dimension but the purpose of being here is to train so I'll try to not get captivated by my new surroundings.
Still, this feels nice to be here.
"Are you ready?" Wiz asks and we all nod our heads, not finding a reason to back down.
-Next morning-
I wake up next to a sleeping Esdeath and Yoruichi, who've both decided to sleep next to me while I wasn't looking.
My elemental magic has all reached level 30, which is pretty interesting and I also learned some new [Skills, which include some from both my [White Mage] and [Necromancy] classes.
These will come in handy in the future.
Skills gained!
Mana Thread (Active) LVL: 5/10 [0%]
Description: Creates a solid thread made out of mana for you to use.
Cost: 10 MP
Mana Step (Active) LVL: 5/10 [0%]
Description: You force mana into your feet, allowing you to move faster than normal.
Cost: 20 MP
Mana Arrow (Active) LVL: 5/25 [0%]
Description: You fire off an arrow made out of pure mana at your enemies.
Cost: 5 MP per arrow
[Dark Desecration] (Active)
Description: Desecrate the battlefield, weakening all devout or holy units, all undead units take 20% less damage
Lasts until the end of the battle
100 MP to cast
[Corpus Furia] (Active)
Description: Causes corpses on the battlefield to explode causing 50 Plague Damage per corpse to all nearby units
50 MP to cast
[Dark Gift] (Active)
Description: All undead units deal 25% more Damage and gain [Inflict Curse, causing their attacks to have a chance to cause [Curse].
Units inflicted with [Curse] take 30% additional damage and regenerate HP, MP and SP 25% slower
400 MP to cast
[Raise Dead] (Active)
Description: Raises the corpse of a unit on the battlefield to fight for you
The raised unit will die after the battle is finished and cannot be raised a second time
25 MP per Targets Level to cast
[Mark of Death] (Active)
Description: Cast on a friendly undead unit. Anyone who kills this unit will become
[Marked for Death]
Units [Marked for Death] will take 1000 Death Damage once the battle has finished
200 MP to cast
[Speak with the Dead] (Active)
Description: Summon the spirits of the departed to communicate with them
The Spirits are not bound and are not forced to obey the caster, the spirits can end the spell themselves
50 MP to cast
[Essence of the Fallen] (Passive)
Description: Gain MP from being around Corpses
Each corpse on the battlefield will increase MP regeneration by 10%
[Command Undead] (Active)
Description: Take control of an undead that was not created by you
Target Level x 20 MP to cast
[Command Spirits] (Active)
Description: Take control of a spirit that was not summoned by you
Target Level x 20 MP to cast
[Summon Spirits] (Active)
Description: Summon a spirit to fight for you, you can only have 1 undead per 5 INT.
Spirits can be dismissed and summoned at will.
200 MP to cast
Spirits Available
[Ghost] [Scheming Spirits] [Chained Soul]
[Ray of Enfeeblement] (Active)
Description: Causes Targets to become weak and sickly, preventing SP and HP recovery until lifted
200 MP to cast
That's a lot but I'm not complaining.
This will allow me to get my message heard.
The bio-suit turns my pyjamas into my uniform and I jump out the window of my room to walk to school.
There are a lot of things I could do before arriving at the academy but I need to be there an hour before them so I can train.
I know that Rias is weak to light element so I'll level up [White Mage]
Once I arrive, I get to the bathroom stalls and shut myself in it and use [ID Create: Monsters] to send me to a cave filled with monsters that come straight out of Danmachi.
Okay, let's grind.
I take both my [Demon-Slasher Katana] and my [Shadow Emperor's Katana] out of my [Inventory] and transform into my 'Black Form', ready for battle.
The first monster tries to gouge my eyes out but I evade it and cut its head off with as much precision and power as I can get.
The other monsters all roar in anger and leap towards me in an attempt to overpower but I use [Shadow Clone] to dodge at the last second and blow them all with a powerful [Shadow Bomb].
Stats plundered
100 STR
100 END
100 DEX
100 INT
100 WIS
100 CHA
100 LUK
You have gained some new Perks for reaching over 500 in some of your stats and 1000 in both your INT and WIS stats!
Perks Gained
[Strong Fist] 500 STR
Description: Barehanded attacks deal two times damage.
[Adaptive Body] 500 VIT
Description: You'll develop a small but permanent resistance to any physical debuff, like [Poisoned] or [Burned, once inflicted
Only activates once per debuff
[Supernatural Agility] 500 DEX
Description: Movement speed, jumping speed, and jumping distance are doubled
[Reliable Advisor] 1000 WIS
Description: People are more willing to listen to you, and your advice has a higher chance of helping others
Teaching is 25% more effective
[Mana Emperor] 1000 INT
Description: Additional 1000 MP per 100 INT,
Increases the effectiveness of all spells massively
[Worthy Leader] 1000 CHA
Description: People will look up to you and are far more willing to follow your orders, regardless of their alignment
Reputation and Affection are slightly easier
to gain.
Wait, I can just let my army take care of the rest, more specifically the Death Knight, who I can now summon thanks to me being a necromancer.
What is the command word to summon your undead?
"Only the right word. Arise." I cast out as I use [Summon Shadow servant, [Create Undead, [Create Spirits] and [Undead Shadows] to summon my army of the undead.
Oddly enough, the [Undead Shadows] summon all of Sung Jin-Woo's shadows, which is amazing as I was worried about killing people in my army but I'm glad to see I won't need to.
Now then, let's see what this army of mine can do.
The Death Knight is first in the front lines and with a single roar, my army of the dead attack and kills all of the monsters in front of me in the most gruesome ways possible but still, this does get the job done as we then continue our trek to the boss room, killing all of the monsters here.
The mana cost for this is very taxing but very worth it.
We arrive at the boss room and are greeted by a huge minotaur so as not to bother to waste any more time, my army all attack him while I sit on the sidelines, watching him get hit by any shadow spears with an amused on my face.
This is very entertaining.
I could get used to this.
The boss falls to the ground as my army then celebrates its first victory while I use [Plunder] on him before he turns into pixels to steal his racial skill.
Racial Skill Master [Battle Axe Mastery] has been plundered!
"That is so fucking cool!" I exclaim out loud as my Death Knight just eyes me weirdly but I turn my attention to the chest that's in front of me.
Grabbing the stuff in it, I'm left a bit confused as to what I'm holding.
Items added
Sacred Gear: Sword Birth
Sacred Gear: Blade Blacksmith x2
70,000$
Celestial Spirit Key: Aquarius
Yukimura 1/3
Robe of the Archmage
Why are there three Sacred Gears?
I usually get one or two if I'm lucky but fucking three?
Lady Luck must've been feeling very generous or petty today with what she gave me.
Best believe I'm gonna give [Sword Birth] to Kagura when I'm home so she can complete her set but I'm not sure if she wants a Sacred Gear.
She's probably doing this because she feels indebted to me. After all, I'm the one who's gonna summon Erza for her, so she's doing this to please me.
Poor her.
I didn't mean to do this to her, which means I have now a good reason to win against Rias and her peerage, even if Koneko and Gasper are in it.
I have to do this.
It's for her and her wish to meet her friend.
For that, I will be as ruthless as I possibly can.
I call back my army of undead and then use [ID: Escape] to go back to the real world and go to the ORC building with a look of determination etched on my face.
"Ah! Hello Jin Kageyami. My name is-" Rias says.
"Shut your mouth and let's do this already." I cut her off harshly, earning a look of shock from all the present members of the peerage, especially Koneko, who's been my best friend for a while.
"Very well. Let us depart at once." Grayfia says as we disappear and reappear in the Gremory training grounds via Grayfia's magic circle and this place looks exactly like the one in the anime.
Rias, Akeno, Koneko, Kiba and Gasper all stand on one side of the battlefield and I stand on the opposite.
Sirzechs is here but taking one look at that fake Lucifer and my rage is starting to spiral out of control.
"I will explain the rules. The human here will have to fight against Rias Gremory and all of her peerage. Rias can use two Phenex Tears but the human cannot or else he will lose a point. The battle will end when all of Rias Gremory's pieces or the humans have been defeated." Grayfia explains with a smile on her face, which just angers me even further.
No, she's trying to make me lose my cool so that Rias can find weaknesses in the way I fight.
I have to win this.
For Kagura.
I take out both [Yukimura 1/3] and [Kaneki's mask] out of my [Inventory] then wear the mask and twirl the sword around my left hand with my eyes staring at my victims.
"So, which one of you is going to attack me first?! IF YOU WON'T DO ANYTHING, THEN I WILL!" I yell out as I go straight into my 'Black Form' and leap in the air with a manic smile on my face.
"Akeno! Try to hit him while he's in the air!" The Gremory girl commands and her queen nods her head before firing many ice spells at me but they're all nullified thanks to half of my body being covered in anti-magic.
I grab Akeno's face and shove the Yukihara in her stomach, earning a small scream of pain and pleasure from her.
I forgot she was a masochist but that's fine with me.
She'll serve as an example to others.
I pin her to the ground and then summon my army of undead to distract Rias and the others for a while so I could focus on the disappointment that's in front of me.
"You know, you're not as great as I would've believed but there's a way for you to be a challenge to me. Use your fallen angel powers and you can pose a threat to me. Not like it'll change much but it should still be entertaining." I say coldly to her as she adopts a look of rage and slaps me in the face repeatedly before I grab her hand and twist it harshly, getting a scream of pain from her.
"Akeno! You bastard!" Rias shouts as she flies in my direction but I use [Conqueror's Haki] to freeze her in place and use [Light Bind] to keep her in the same spot that she's in now.
"You want someone to blame? Blame your incest-loving brother and his dumbass maid he calls a 'wife', who decided to piss me off just so I would help you with your problems." I say angrily to her, her eyes widening into shock as Venelana glares at her son, who waves at me like one who would at a friend, angering me more than ever before.
If he doesn't want to learn, then I'll make him suffer for what he's done.
"Don't blame me for what happens next," I say as I fire off a [Light Arrow] at her right leg, earning a scream from the Gremory girl.
"Ria-tan! You son of a" Sirzechs says before I flip him off and turn my focus to the main source of his happiness and lust: his little sister.
I fire another [Light arrow] but this time it's aimed at her left leg, earning another from her as Sirzechs keeps getting angry for what I'm doing to his sister.
I told you and your dumb wife that I didn't want to participate in your bullshit but no, you and your 5000 IQ decided to fuck with me anyway.
Here's the finding out part of the story.
I fire off small [Light Arrows] at both her arms as I then modify the [Light Arrow] into a sword and stab her in the chest with it.
"Yield and this will all be over," I say tonelessly, tired of fighting her because this isn't even a challenge.
Gasper can't use his Sacred Gear properly, which is just disappointing.
Koneko and Akeno refuse to use the power of their true bloodline and Kiba is wrecked by my Death Knight.
Finally, missy here is nothing more than a pincushion for my [Light Magic].
"Don't give up Ria-tan! This is the only way for him to accept our proposition." Sirzechs yells to his sister so I channel more [Light Magic] into my makeshift sword, which hurts her more than a minute ago.
"Stop it! Stop it right now!" Akeno shouts before being kicked in the face by one of my shadow soldiers.
"This can all end Rias Gremory. Just give up and I'll leave you alone."
"You will stop this madness? Do you promise that?" Rias asks and I throw a nod at her, not finding a reason to lie to her.
Besides, I'm not mad at her. I'm mad that her sister-in-law is dumber than bricks, which is saying a lot because she's known as the underworld's strongest Queen.
I'm tired of all of this. I'm tired of being dragged into the Gremory family's problems.
I just want to go home and rest.
"Yes, I'll stop this. I'm only here because I had a point to get across, which is to leave me and my friends alone so I prefer to avoid unnecessary bloodshed but right now, your brother is kinda forcing my hand with his bullshit. If you can forfeit, then I think he'll leave me alone, at least for a little while, which should give Serafall enough time to get him to back off." I explain to her with a small smile on my face.
"Then, I forfeit! Please, I won't ask you to join my peerage but please, make it end!" Rias cries out as tears fall from her but I don't care about her crocodile tears.
She's been spoiled all of her life so me doing this to her has destroyed what little self-esteem she had left.
Yeah, good luck marrying Riser 'cause I have a feeling you're gonna need it.
Rias and the others are released from their torment but Akeno just glares at me, which makes me chuckle a little 'cause she probably could've won against me had she used her Fallen Angel powers like I told her to.
Oh well, that's her problem, not mine.
"Since Rias Gremory has forfeited, the winner of this match is... Jin Kageyami." Grayfia says with a tone of both annoyance and reluctance.
Sirzechs is five steps away from crying like a bitch but I don't care about him.
I did what I had to do and that's good enough for me.
I grab my [Yukihara 1/3] and then shove it back in my [Inventory] and
Sirzechs then uses his magic circle to send me back to Kuoh but before I leave, I flip both him and his wife off, enjoying the looks of rage they gave him as I disappeared from their line of sight.
I begin walking back home, not in the mood to go to school 'cause I mean why would I?
I had to fight with seemingly no advantage against my opponent just so Mister Alabama and Miss Vegeta could have their revenge for me disrespecting them.
Fucking Devils and their pride.
It makes me sick.
Someone needs to give them a wake-up call and that someone will be Sona if I play my cards right.
I arrive home and then go into Kagura's room and sit on the bed she then steps in as well, looking beat up and tired.
I'm gonna guess that she's been training a lot with Wiz to get her mind off of the fact she killed Erza, one of her best friends.
I get a [Notification] so I mentally open it, slightly excited about the rewards I would get.
Quest completed!
An issue
Grayfia Lucifuge has insulted your pride by saying that you are weaker than Rias Gremory. Prove her wrong!
Objective: Defeat Rias Gremory.
Bonus objective: Defeat Rias Gremory's peerage.
Rewards: 3000 EXP, 30,000$, REP decrease with Rias Gremory, REP increase with Koneko Toujou, REP increase with Gasper Vladi, REP decrease with Akeno Himejima, REP decrease with Yuuto Kiba, REP decrease with Grayfia Lucifuge and REP decrease with Sirzechs Lucifer.
Bonus rewards: 6000 EXP, 70,000$, Massive REP decrease with Rias Gremory, Massive REP increase with Koneko Toujou, Massive REP increase with Gasper Vladi, Massive REP decrease with Akeno Himejima, Massive REP decrease with Yuuto Kiba, Massive REP decrease with Grayfia Lucifuge, Massive REP decrease with Sirzechs Lucifer and Random Companion Gem.
You have levelled up!
That's cool and all but I'm more interested in the [Companion gem] 'cause it could have the girl I'm looking for.
Hestia, this better have Erza or else, I'm gonna kill myself, which means you're gonna die too since we're bonded together!
You won't do it because you're a pussy!
Alright, let's play the game fuck around and find out bitch!
I crush the gem and as familiar light leaves the room, Kagura tackles the person with tears coming out of her eyes and I realize who's the person I just summoned.
I summoned her version of Erza Scarlet, which is exactly who she was looking for, so good for her but I wonder how strong she is.
A quick [Observe] tells me that she's close to Esdeath in terms of strength and superior to Aiz when it comes to speed.
She's also vastly different than her main timeline counterpart as this one was raised by Irene and learned Blade Dragon Slayer Magic and Sword Saint Dragon Slayer Magic, which suit her in terms of magic.
Erza and Kagura kick me out of the room, wanting to catch up so I don't resist and walk to my room with a smile on my face.
I get a [Notification] so I open it while I go and sit on my bed.
Quest received!
A friendly reunion
This version of Kagura has killed Erza and wants to be forgiven. Grant her wish by doing what she's asked of you.
Objective: Get Erza Scarlet as a companion.
Rewards: 2000 EXP, 2000$, Massive REP increase with Kagura Mikazuchi, REP with Erza Scarlet and Perk Dual Wielding.
Failure: Massive REP decrease with Kagura Mikazuchi.
You have gained a Perk for reaching over 50 with Kagura Mikazuchi
Samurai's friend
Description: Samurai or people from the Taisho era will find it easier to trust you.
Reputation, Affection and Obedience are gained faster with samurai or Shogun.
You have gained a Perk!
Dual Wielding
Description: Dual wielding is the technique of using two weapons, one in each hand for training or combat.
I lay on my bed and soon enough, I enter a dreamless but peaceful sleep.
END!
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