Ritsuka stood in a barren wasteland a broken shield punched into the ground where it stood a testament to Mash's heroic deeds, a man no a demon with burnt orange skin and a red orb placed in his abdomen he had horns like antlers and a vicious smile even thoughge had no mouth to smile with. Ritsuka stumbled forward toward the shield, rage-filled sadness as he grabbed the shield his blood boiled and his heart hurt with indescribable pain, the demon spoke again.
"I suppose I should give you one last chance to strike back, I understand how you feel at least strike me with those frail human fists of yours, then ready yourself for death." the demon said standing like he had won.
"I would love to!" the young boy, no man said dragging the snowflake shield that symbolized the round table. But before he could move a soft voice called out to him.
"Hold on Fujimaru, try and calm down a bit, suicide is not a good look for you," the owner of the voice came to a halt as he spoke again. "Take a second you need to save your strength."
That morning
Ritsuka bolted upright in his bed cold sweat pouring down his cheek, why had he dreamed of that day why it had been a year and a half since that day, and yet he still dreamed about it?
"Hugh," he rubbed his face with both hands as he stood up from the bed. He then went into the bathroom, grabbed his toothbrush, and began brushing. Afterward, he started his morning routine: ten sets of a hundred pushups, ten sets of sit-ups and pull-ups, then a shower and breakfast. He had started this routine after Camelot when he learned just how weak he was and realized he needed to get stronger. It was difficult, especially for a kid who had lived a cushioned life until two years ago. He put on his uniform and rushed out the door, sprinting down the rock trail, passing the old church, and reaching the main street to catch the bus. Once at school from the bus stop, he saw two members of the student council he had met in the teacher faculty office. He believed they were Tsubaki Shinra, the Vice President, and Tsubasa Yura. He didn't know her role in the student council.
"Good morning Ritsuka you are late." the vice president said pushing up her glasses to be more punctual next time.
"Yes sorry I'll do better." he rubbed the back of his head as he entered the school premises he didn't miss the fact the two girls' gazes followed his movements until he was out of sight.
"Oh did you see that he's new isn't he, late on his first day?" he heard a girl say as she talked to her friends.
"Yeah I wonder if he's another weirdo like the perverted trio?" her friend said as they entered their classroom.
'What's their problem They are late to, wait the morning bell hadn't rung yet, did they have stricter rules in this school.' he mused as he slipped inside his classroom and sat in the back seat furthest from the chalkboard and sat down. Across from him was a boy who he had seen all the girls Fon over, Kiba Yuto if he remembered correctly this was his second day in this school but technically his first day of classes he had shown up to get the uniform yesterday. Classes were boring just as he remembered but this time he knew all the answers he had that shit drilled into him by Da Vichi when he was not in an singularity, training, or bonding with his servants. And lunchtime came and went in a flash.
"Let's see I have to sign up for a club soon, I have to finish this essay by the end of this week, and I have gym next. He counted on his fingers what was on his agenda when he smashed into something soft cause he wasn't looking, he hit the ground hard as he did.
"Oh sorry are you ok?" a soft feminine voice sounded as a hand helped him to his feet but when he lifted his head as he did with his hand to grab it, he was lifted up on his feet in no time but his mind froze as his eyes landed on thick locks of bloodred hair as it framed the woman's face bluish-green eyes staring down at him, she was only two inches taller then Ritsuka but her sheer presents gave off so much more, and he could tell just from that she was not human not by a long shot. "You must be Ritsuka Fujimaru a friend spoke of you she showed interest in you, I'm Rias Gremory it's nice to meet you," she spoke as she slung a strand of loose hair behind her.
"Uhh… yeah that's me. And it's nice to meet you as well." he began to ruffle his fallen bag and picked it up slinging it over his shoulder as she began to walk past him.
Rias' POV.
She gave the boy a side glance as she passed him, as she watched his awkward movements but she noticed nothing slipped past the boy with every movement she made his eyes followed, she knew this boy wasn't a bumbling fool as he played himself to be, as she turned the corner in the hall to leave Akeno was waiting for her, her bag held in front of her with both hands.
"What is the verdict president? Is he dangerous?" the dark-haired devil asked as she fell in toe with her king.
"He's smart that's for sure but it seems unlikely he knows who we are and it's doubtful he's hear to harm us but we still don't know what he is capable of," Rias said as she looked out the window and watched the sports clubs do their thing. "But still something is nagging at me." she put her finger to her chin.
"What is it Rias?" the queen asked giving her a worried look.
I just came from Sona's office where she shared some of her peerage's findings. Something caught my attention – right before he completely vanished, he checked out a job posting from an organization. However, when the Sitri family's servants tried to find out more about that organization, they came up completely blank. Even with hypotheses, nobody could tell anything, not even the ones that put out the posting or the ones that didn't qualify. They just have a name – Chaldea." the Gremory Heiress told her queen. And handed her a sheet of paper. "What do you make of this?" she asked the black-haired girl.
"Chaldea Security is now hiring part-timers ages sixteen and up come to this address this Wednesday for your free interview." Akeno read the flyer before slipping it into her bag. "Seems fishy to me," Akeno answered. "But who am I to judge?" she spoke and let out a sigh.
"That's because it is. I asked Bother to look into it for me and he still working on it but it's weird," she said as she and her queen left the school building together before ducking behind the building and teleporting away somewhere. "There is no trace of him past that Wednesday." Rias remarked.
Later.
There was no way it was a coincidence the powerful barrier around this school and that girl's commanding presence, the name Gremory. he frowned and gave an audible sigh as he made his way from the school building and headed home after classes, but he could feel the tension leave him as he stepped across the barrier, he still had thinking to do.
"As long as there is good there will be evil which of these two best suits you, I wonder?" Ritsuka had barely left the barrier when suddenly heard a voice and his head terrifically. "Will your rage cloud your judgment can you see past your misguided prejudice." his head thumped with agonizing pain and his hands uncanchesly clenched at his head, he knew this voice but from where why couldn't he remember? "Don't strain yourself you will remember my and my voice in due time." a wave of nausea poured over him forcing him to black out. When he next awoke he was floating in the darkness there were no holds to stand on or grab just darkness, he was just floating on his back. And the only other thing he could see was the bearest outline of a human form and a yellow eye staring at him.
"Do not be alarmed Ritsuka I staved off the mental attack for the moment stay here for a while, now I wonder what kind of fool would attack the mind with as many mental safeguards as you." white electricity danced around the figure, but yet no light managed to illuminate the figure. "Still it was a fairly powerful attack, you will be out a while but there should be no lasting effects." the eye looked away from Ritsuka for the first time as if staring somewhere far away.
Outside.
Koneko had been on watch for the boy when he had suddenly shrieked in pain clutching his head, but she had no idea where his house was so she carted him to the infirmary, didn't seem like anyone was there so she called both her king and intern Rias had called the other involved party there.
"And that's what brought us to this point." Rias said crossing her arms under her ample chest as she sat on the desk lege crossed giving her a sorta air of elegance.
"I see was it some sort of mental attack on the boy?" Sona asked pushing her glasses up her Queen mimicking the movement with her own.
"Yes that does appear to be the case, we believe some sort of magic was used but when Rias tried to investigate. She was cut off by a hand.
"I felt a violent shock corse though my head then all paths to his mind were closed but for a second it felt like someone was in there with him protecting him," Rias said rubbing her head a little.
"I see do you suppose it was a sacred gear?" Sona asked setting a paper pad on the table and started jotting down all the mental sacred gear she knew. She instantly put down her pen cause she couldn't think of an. "Rias is any sacred gear that messes with your mind?" she asked.
"Come to think of it no I can't." the red-head tapped her chin with a finger. "Well, it's confirmed he doesn't just have a spell placed on him." She said. "Sona question, does it seem like he has any magical power though?" It is what they all sensed his energy was less than the minimum one would need to use a simple healing spell. But unbeknownst to them the boy was awake, they just hadn't noticed the movement from the boy.
Ritsuka, POV
This was awkward for him on one side of the room was Rias, the school's resident pretty boy Kiba, some black-haired girl he didn't recognize although he could probably guess as to who it was, lastly was the white-haired girl from before, and on his other side was the entire student council, and they were discussing his magic level which meant the whole group were mages. Then suddenly the black-haired girl said. "Hey Rias it seems the subject of this conversation has joined us." all heads snapped to him as Rituka sat up his face a mask of calm.
"Um am I in trouble he fake asked just now checking his surroundings, 'great, I'm in the infirmary nowhere to run I'm boxed in.' is what he thought as he positioned himself on the side of the bed legs swang over the edge of it, and to make matters worse his head felt like it was gonna split in two.
"No Ritsuka you've done nothing wrong as far as we know, Koneko just found you passed out on the ground outside the gates and brought you here.and i was called by Koneko to check on you since the nurse was out." the president said pushing up her glasses one hand before returning her arm to the other one crossed under her chest.
"That does not explain why Kiba, Rias, the black-haired girl, and the whole student council are in here too," he said in response to Sona as he shifted and stood and located his bag at his feet.
"Thats because we all together when it happened and we thought it would be better for you to wake up with others around." Ritsuka gave a lifted eyebrow in response.
"Sure, anyway President, student council, Koneko, Rias, and rest. thanks for being here and watching over me." he turned to leave but was stopped again this time by Kiba.
"Wait Ritsuka let me help you home so you don't faint again." Ritsuka looked back at the blonde and frowned slightly before shrugging.
"My house is up in the hills and will need to take the bus is that ok?" Ritsuka looked for a reaction for a fraction of a second. He's had been played for the fool one three too many times he didn't trust things at first by Lev/Goetia then again by the archer of Shinjuku and last time by Columbus. But when he received a nonchalant head nod he nodded.
"That's no problem and there is something I want to ask you while we're going and all i need to do is take you to the bus stop snyway right." the boy said gathering his bag as well.
On the road back. Kiba POV
There were a couple of things Kiba had noticed about the boy one was every move the boy had made to this point was practiced, he had clearly memorized his root home in just two days and was taking shortcuts to the nearest bus stop, the second was his quiet demeanor he had barely said anything exsept when asked questions he wouldn't hesitate.
"So what is it that brought you to Kuoh city I know you live alone judging by what the teachers said when you were introducing yourself,?" Kiba asked softly, this was it the question he knew the boy wouldn't be able to escape without providing some details bout his reasoning.
"Don't know, someone who knows an acquaintance of mine, seemed to want me here, I had no say in the matter, in any case, I'm here now with no choice but to keep moving forward." that wasn't enough Kiba judge, but for a second Kiba thought he saw a sad smile flash across the young man's face, and for that second Kiba had an idea of what the boy was really like so he had to ask.
"Did you like where you were before you moved?" the boy looked up at the sky several emotions flashed across the boy's face joy, sadness then rage and finally longing.
"you can say that, I had lots of friends I had a purpose, I said and did things that no normal people could and yet when it comes down to it some people in high places don't like it others accomplishments outweigh their own. Never mind forget what I said." Kiba didn't know what the boy meant but did understood now that the boy was a victim of higher powers just like him, the boy could not possibly be a threat even if he was a mage. When they reached the bus stop the two boys went their separate ways Ritsuka to his home and Kiba back to his queen.
Back at the old school building.
Akeno brought in tea to her king as she listened to the knight's findings.
"So you think I should give the boy a spot in my peerage?" she asked not amused in the slightest not at her knight and not at this Ritsuka Fujimaru boy but at the circumstances this boy's move, the boy must have done something of truly astounding skill to be thrown to the wolves like this they must have been hoping he'd be killed for trespassing in devil territory, she'd need to talk to Sona about it to see what she thought.
"Not at all i just think the boy is harmless I think that Sigel on his right hand is a type of sealing spell cutting off his magic, its worth considering," he spoke staring at his queen steadfastly.
"I see then I will consider it right now we need to focus on that Fallen that just strolled through the front gates this morning with that boy Issei." she set her papers down in order on one side of the table.
With Ritsuka, ???
A Dark red sky a pink-haired samurai a redheaded sword smith, curse that swallowed Shimosa, seven swords, seven curses, and seven wielders. And a corrupted saint who wished for the world's death, and behind it all a mad caster who controlled the curses.
"Of course not. You are just a drafter an unwanted outsider in every world you visit, I can see from your expression that you hope to return to your world someday, but that will never happen. But not because you lost sight of your way home, Musashi." the words weren't for Ritsuka but for the one-eyed next to him. "Ordinarily, those like us who fall into another world are sent back to our own through each world's innate restorative power." the white-haired man's mocking smile grew and grew. "But in your case, you simply fell into yet another world. That can only mean one thing." The smile now about split his face. "You did not lose sight of the way home your world as you knew it is gone." his face went to that of a mock understanding. But as he spoke his next words Ritsika snapped awake he knew how the story ended Musashi's world was gone and she accepted it but why was he dreaming of the past again first it was Solomon then it was Shimosa and both were the saddest moments he'd gone through up untilthat point Salem hadnt happened yet. And then there was that voice the day before going on and on about prejudice against something was that caster from Shimosa still alive and wanting revenge or was it Amakusa who was the culprit? Thare was no yee fretting over it just yet so He stood up from his bed and put a hand to his head feeling pain shoot through it as he started the day.
N/A and here we go just some clean-up notes because i in the middle of DXD and still not quite sure how the main cast will interact, and the lostbelts aren't happening in this universe at least not yet. I am an NA account so I have not reached the seventh lostbelt and have not thus have no knowledge of the alien god other than what was given in lostbelt 5.2 So if any story knowledge that is revealed after or during traum is not anything I know I just finished Tunguska so if it turns out the alien god is just Sefar that is news to me.
now onto reviews
For a guest: it would have been and plus I know jack all about Traum and LB7 and didn't want to make shit up as stated above, two I was planning to explain that he just summoned them in his Chaldea, because both servants im gonna use I got before the Camelot singularity, in a rate up banner. But your idea works better. Lol
For Bungaaas: I highly doubt Chaldea has the equipment to stop the detection power of the sisters of two Satans so there's that I guess.
For hnh058513: Shit that some predictions for sure. I knew the count's mind protection existed but not the other two but you're right about Akeno it would have been really bad.
For ANONONONONO: I will not elaborate on that, as a dark sorcerer from the Slayer's anime would say, that's a secret ;). But I like that theory.
For another guest: is he being treated well though… is he really… lol but yeah better than the main story at least.
For guest/Big Munch: oh yes the saber faces. "why does she look like?" Issei Points at the other saber faces. "Her." "because it's... I don't know just deal with it." Ritsuka probably. Lol
For another guest: don't worry they will and I will try my best to keep their personalities as close to the original as possible.
For TrueVirtuoso: hell yah once they get the proper magic supply it would be no contest from what I've seen so far anyway it could change In the future.
Last but not least for Mux621: yeah it's just an easy and convenient method to add the nasuverse to others, and as for the second part I only plan an arc or two ahead I do know where the story will end together but I'm taking my time so I don't even know if and when or even what will happen and who will show three arcs from now.
Anyway read and review give me some
Honest opinions any constructive criticisms. And for the love of all no FLAMEING i get enough hate from my family as it is lol.
