Underworld Gremory Manor Nighttime
Sitting at a work desk in his room was the son of the devil king Sirechs and the Strongest Queen Grayfia Lucifuge; Millicas Gremory. Millicas had been sitting at his desk doing his studies for the past several hours as his mother Grayfia had wanted him to work hard on his studies while his father had wanted him to take a break to which Millicas said he would after he finished the rest of his studies. However, something had been bothering the young devil for a while now and that was the fact that he had been hearing voices for a while but he had no idea where they were coming from. Millicas continued to work diligently until he began hearing voices again like before.
[Can… y-... hear…e?]
Millicas looked around but he found no source of the voice at all leaving him puzzled until he heard the voice again.
[I… know… you… can hear…me.]
Again Millicas looked around trying to find the source but again he found nothing as now he was getting a headache from all this.
Millicas put his pencil down and rested his head on the desk to try and curb his headache.
Millicas found himself surrounded by flames as he looked around at the source when he heard the same voice he thought he heard before while he was studying.
"I've heard your voice before. Who are you? Please show yourself."
[So you can finally hear me now young devil? If that is your wish then I shall oblige you.]
Millicas looked around his dreamscape which was now encompassed in flames until the fire parted revealing the source of the voice which made the young devil's eyes go wide in awe and amazement.
The flames revealed a large red western dragon with a long neck and green eyes as well as red and golden spikes throughout his body.
[Allow me to introduce myself to you properly, seeing as you are my new host now. I am Ddraig the red dragon otherwise known as the Welsh Dragon and one of the two heavenly dragons. I am also the one who is sealed in the boosted gear you currently possess.]
Millicas took in the red dragon's words until he mentally backtracked a bit at what Ddraig had told him.
"Wait Ddraig-sama you're saying that I'm the new host of the boosted gear? B-But that can't be right because I'm a devil and from what I've been learning in my studies sacred gears like the boosted gear can only be given to humans so in that regard…"
Millicas continued speaking as he went off on a mini tangent to himself before Ddraig broke him out of his musings.
[Hey. Hey kid, you're talking to yourself now. You alright?]
"Hmm? Oh of course forgive me Ddraig-sama I didn't mean to show disrespect to someone like you."
[You've been very respectful to me so far, young devil more so than my past hosts, not to mention your level of magic is insanely high for someone your age. That would explain how you were able to hear me so early.]
Ddraig snorted before he continued talking.
[Devil what is your name?]
Millicas upon hearing the question gave Ddraig a slight but still proper bow of his head before he answered.
"R-Right I'm sorry Ddraig-sama allow me to give a proper introduction. My name is Millicas Gremory and it's an honor to meet one of the heavenly dragons."
This time Ddraig laughed loudly confusing the young gremory before the Welsh dragon spoke.
[Hahaha! I see. Well I admit Millicas Gremory you certainly carry more respect towards me than any host I've had up to this point.]
{Not to mention this kid is way more modest and has a wellspring of magic inside him. He's also hiding an untapped well of raw natural talent I've never seen before. This devil might be my most interesting host yet.}
Ddraig looked down at Millicas who had been patiently waiting for the red dragon to finish his thoughts before speaking again, making Ddraig lean down until he was eye level with him.
[There's something else on your mind isn't there? Go on and speak it. I'm listening to whatever you have to say.]
"Well… it's just that I want to know what I can do at my current level right now Ddraig-sama."
[I see… In that case, I'd say that with the amount of demonic power you currently possess you shouldn't have a problem boosting your power as much as you want, however in your current state you lack the requirements to achieve balance breaker.]
"What is it that I currently do not possess that would allow me to gain balance breaker?"
[As I said before you have an unusually high amount of demonic power for a devil your age but if you were to continuously boost without stopping your stamina would suffer greatly as you lack a proper physical body to handle the strain of constantly boosting yourself.]
"I see…"
Millicas cupped his chin as he began pacing back and forth thinking to himself.
'If what Ddraig-sama says is true then my next and best course of action is to start training to not only master the boosted gear but also improve myself physically, mainly my body. However, the real question I need to ask myself is who do I turn to for overseeing my training? As much as I want to turn to my mother and father for their guidance and expertise I have a feeling that they will hold back so I won't get hurt too severely or physically exhausted. In that case…'
"Ddraig-sama? I have a question."
[Ask away Millicas. What do you want to know?]
"Do you know anyone who could give me the physical training I need as well as help me better understand the boosted gear I've acquired?"
Ddraig tilted his head in confusion at the young devil.
[I do know someone who could help us out but why the sudden interest in finding a teacher? I would've figured you would go to people you know like your parents or extended family.]
"As much as I want to, I know that there's a chance they'll still treat me like a child and hold back so as not to injure me but that's not going to help me. So please, Ddraig-sama, I'm asking you to help me. I will bow on my hands and knees if that will show you how serious I am."
Ddraig looked into Millicas' red orbs and saw nothing but drive and determination which made the Welsh dragon crack a slight smile.
[There's no need to lower your head to me young Gremory. I can see in your eyes how serious you are about this so I will tell you the name of the person who can help you reach the level of power you seek. He's a former Dragon King who became a devil and he's also a good friend of mine.]
"I see. Well if you put your faith in him then I will trust your judgment Ddraig-sama. This friend of yours, can you tell his name so I know who to look for?"
[His name is Tannin and you'll find him at Dragon Mountain.]
"Alright, then I'll have to head out first thing tomorrow."
[Very well. It was a pleasure speaking with you Millicas Gremory.]
"Likewise. I enjoyed speaking to you as well, Ddraig-sama."
[You can drop the honorific Millicas. Since you and I are going to be partners from here on out just call me Ddraig.]
Millicas looked at the red dragon with a smile on his face.
"I'll do my best Ddraig-sama."
Ddraig rolled his eyes but cracked a smile nonetheless as the flames began to vanish before everything went white and the young devil woke up.
"Milli… Millicas… Millicas. Wake up, sweetie."
Millicas opened his eyes as his red orbs awoke to the sight of his mother Grayfia Lucifuge looking at him with worry in her red eyes.
"I apologize mother. I simply got a slight headache while studying and fell asleep. I didn't mean to worry you."
Grayfia smiled as she stroked the top of her son's head, her fingers going through his crimson hair.
"I love that you work hard on your studies, Millicas but I don't want you to overwork yourself to the point of exhaustion. Now, why don't you come on and eat."
"Okay. Thank you, mother."
Millicas got up and followed his mother to the Gremory family dinner table as his conversation with Ddraig was still fresh and present in his mind throughout dinner drawing the concern of those present mainly his aunt Rias, his grandfather Zeoticus Gremory, his grandmother Venelana Gremory.
"Millicas? Are you okay?"
The young gremory looked up from his dinner plate at the concerned looks from his family members.
Millicas then got up from the table with his plate half-finished.
"Apologies, Grandmother, Grandfather, and Rias Onee-Sama. I'm not feeling too hungry tonight so I would like to retire early this evening."
Millicas got up from the table and gave a small bow to his family before leaving and heading to his room.
Venelana looked over at her husband and daughter with concern before turning towards Grayfia.
"Grayfia, dear. Is Millicas okay? He's been spaced out ever since he came down for dinner."
Grayfia looked at the leaving form of her son before turning back to Venelana.
"I'm not sure Lady Venelana. Millicas seemed fine when he was studying earlier."
Despite Millicas leaving the rest of the Gremory family dinner went relatively well.
-line break-
Night had descended upon the gremory household as everyone had retired to their beds and slept the night away however Millicas had a lot on his mind as the young devil found himself talking with Ddraig again in the dreamscape as flames surrounded the two of them.
[So you came to talk to me again? I know you have a lot on your mind so ask away.]
"Why Ddraig?"
[Hmm? What do you mean?]
"Why was I chosen as the next Red Dragon Emperor? It doesn't make sense due to the fact that sacred gears were made by God and given to humans. So how is it that you ended up with me?"
[Are you disappointed by our partnership Millicas? Does the idea of housing the red dragon upset you that much?]
"Oh no, no, no. Not at all Ddraig I… I just have a lot on my mind and right now I have more questions than I do answers."
[I see then in that case…what do you intend to do with these unanswered questions of yours.]
"For now Ddraig…nothing. Tomorrow I will be counting on you to show me the way to this Tannin who can help me."
[Of course, I will but for now kid get some rest. You're going to need it.]
"Got it. See you later Ddraig."
With that Millicas and Ddraig ended their conversation and the young gremory rested his head and closed his eyes as he prepared to head out early tomorrow morning to find Tannin and begin his training to master the boosted gear.
Hey everybody it's me The Phenomenal AJ STYLES! Now I know I've been gone for a very, very, very long time and some of you thought I was dead well in short my long hiatus was due to the fact that I burnt myself out and needed a break however my break became too long and I began to lose my drive to write but I pushed through and cranked out this High School DXD what if starring the loveable young devil Millicas Gremory and his journey with the Red Dragon Ddraig by his side.
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