Outsider Chronicles: Teufel der Zerstörung

When I died, I wasn't expecting to wake up again. Then again, that's nowhere near as unexpected as discovering that I'm descended from a group of Demon destroying Humans with a love for white, angst and archery. Oh, and I'm a Devil now! Fun times.

And we're back. Get ready for an exposition dump cus I've let the Exposition Fairy out of her cage and now she won't shut the hell up! Enjoy!

Chapter 2

The first thing I became aware of when I woke up the next morning was that I was in surprisingly little pain considering how many broken bones I had the night before. The second thing was that I was naked and apparently wasn't alone in bed. My eyes snapped open and I immediately found myself staring at a pair of massive mammaries.

"HOLY SH…!"

CRASH!

Without thinking, I threw myself back from my unexpected bedmate and found myself toppling out of bed to land in a heap on the floor. I groaned as I sat up, rubbing my head where I'd banged it on the bedside table. A quite mumble drew my attention back to my bed as the girl slowly sat up, revealing thick tresses of red. Yep, looks like Rias has come a calling. Well, at least that explains why I'm still alive.

"Hmm, is it morning already?" she mumbled as she stretched.

I quickly turned away as the movement did interesting things to her chest.

"Apparently so," I said, "Now would you mind explaining why the hell you are in my bed?! And naked at that!"

"Aww, are you embarrassed?" purred Rias as the bed creaked.

I twitched as I sensed Rias approach from behind and wrap her arms around my neck, pressing her soft breasts to my bare back.

"Yes, I am," I said as calmly as I could as my body reacted to the presence of the smoking hot Devil.

"Hmm, don't be," said Rias, "I don't mind my Servants seeing me in the nude. It helps us get closer after all."

"S-s-servants?" I stuttered, more because my brain was currently entering Blue Screen of Death mode than anything.

"Yes, thats just one of the many things we'll have to discuss," said Rias as she let me go, "But first, we should get washed and dressed. Its the weekend, so we have plenty of time to talk. Both about the future and what an Echt Quincy is doing here."

That hit me like a bucket of cold water, but before I could react, Rias let me go and sauntered out of the room.

Half an hour later, I had my head back on straight and my other head back under control and Rias and I were sat at my kitchen table enjoying the meagre offering I could make. I usually just had cereal in the mornings, so I really didn't have that much, although I had got some bacon, which Rias was currently enjoying in a butty.

"Hmm, very nice," she said, "Your a good cook Shirou."

"Thanks, now would you mind telling me what in the hell is going on?" I growled, "What happened last night, who are you really, why are you here and why did you call me an Echt Quincy?"

Rias paused and gave me a shrewd look.

"Wait, so you mean you don't know?" she asked.

"Know what?" I asked, my patients thinning.

Rias swallowed her mouthful and lent forwards.

"You really don't know about your power?" she muttered.

"My...power? Damn it Rias, stop dancing around the issue and just tell me what in the hell is going on!"

I was really starting to get agitated now as my mind went to work, cutting apart everything that had happened in my life. My parents both dying of heart attacks on the same day, the loud noises I occasionally heard but had always brushed off as my imagination, the five pointed cross I always wore, my sudden ability to boost my defence and strength last night and the fact my Uncle was the director of Karakura General Hospital. Suddenly I had a horrible feeling that DXD was going to be the least of my troubles.

"Alright, I suppose I should stop beating around the bush," said Rias, "Lets start with the most important thing. This world is not as simple as it might appear…"

Rias launched into an explanation of the existence of Devils, Angels, Gods and so on, much the same as the one she gave Issei, if a little more comprehensive. She also explained the basics of the Evil Piece system, all stuff we already know from countless other stories like this one, so I won't rehash it.

"Alright, so I'm now a Devil and your apparently my Master after you saved my life last night," I said, "Fair enough…"

"Your taking this remarkably well," said Rias as she folded her wings again.

"Oh trust me, I'll probably have a breakdown later," I said with a weak smile, "I'm just...trying to absorb the fact that I got killed by a giant mouth monster last night."

Rias winced.

"Yeah, sorry about that," she said, "Normally, we'd have stopped her, but she moved a lot faster than we were expecting to attack you. She must really hate Quincys."

"You keep calling me that but you still havent told me what it means," I said, "And how do you know I'm one anyway?"

Rias smiled and put my pendent on the table between us.

"This is a Quincy Cross," she said, "Only Quincy's would carry one, although I suppose you could have picked it up in a second hand shop or something. However, last night, you used Blut, a Quincy technique to defend yourself. Only a Pure Blooded Quincy could have used Blut like you did, especially since you apparently don't know about your lineage."

She held up a hand, stopping my question before I could ask it.

"The Quincy's are...or rather were a Clan of Humans with Spiritual Powers," she said, "Understand that something like that is INCREDIBLY rare. Even Magicians rarely have enough Spirit Energy to see into the Spirit World. However, this power made them easy and delicious pray for a type of monster called Hollows, fallen Souls that devour the living and dead. This fact lead to them developing methods to fight and destroy Hollows to defend themselves. Spiritual Powers like that are typically very strong and they allowed the Quincy's to quickly cement themselves as one of the more powerful factions in the world."

She paused to take a sip of tea.

"Unfortunately, this power quickly went to their heads and they became increasingly arrogant. Before long, they were targeting, not just Hollows, but also Devils, Fallen, Angels and just about every other non-human being they came across. To make matters worse, their excessive hunting of Hollows began to mess with the balance between the World of the Living and the Land of the Dead. It got so bad that the leaders of the various factions, including the Soul Society who normally stays out of the other factions business, got together and attempted to convince the Quincy's to stop. They didn't just refuse, but also attacked the negotiation party. That was the last straw for everyone involved and an agreement was reached. The Quincy's were a threat to the continued existence of all Factions and the balance of the world and the order was given to wipe them out."

Rias gave a deep sigh.

"Virtually all of the Quincy's were killed, but some survived, either because they had already left the Tribe, or because they defected. Today, all that remains are a few scattered family's, most of whom had long forgotten their heritage. The only remaining practicing Quincy's I'm aware of is Ryuken Ishida and his son."

I gave a strangled laugh.

"His names Uryu," I said.

"You know them?" asked Rias.

"Ryuken's my Uncle," I said, "Hes the guy who gave me this place."

"And he never told you any of this?" asked Rias with a raised eyebrow.

"He didn't even bother to show up and make sure I was alright after my Parents died," I deadpanned.

Rias winced.

"Sorry," she said.

"No problem," I said.

For a moment we sat in silence, before I reached out and picked up my Cross.

"So, this thing is used as a focus for a Quincy's powers, right?" I asked.

"Thats right," said Rias, "But how did…"

"Lucky guess," I said, "Now then, lets see…"

I wrapped the cross around my wrist and stood. I took a deep breath, closed my eyes and focused on the strange ability I had that I was now pretty sure was the ability to sense Spiritual Pressure. Immediately, I picked up Rias as a mass of black and red power. A startled gasp from Rias made me open my eyes to find myself surrounded by a number of ribbons emerging from thin air. Most were white, but I could see one red one, likely belonging to the Soul Reaper stationed in the town, a few were black and a few more were purple, probably the Devils and Fallen in town. Still, as impressive as manifesting the Reiraku was, it wasn't what I wanted. I let go of the Spirit Energy, causing the ribbons to disperse, and focused again. This time, I tried to draw in the power around me and focus it into cross on my wrist.

The Quincy Cross reacted, floating up to rest in my palm as blue energy began to radiate from it. An instant later, there was a flash of light and I found myself holding a bow made of blue energy. The bow was a recurve and the arms of the bow were shaped vaguely like the jagged, bat-like wings of a Devil, with the spikes turned outwards, making it look rather menacing and like it could do some serious damage in melee.

"Huh, that was easier than I was expecting," I muttered.

"Thats because your a Devil," said Rias, "Your powers still work the same as every other Quincy, but the power to use Magic simply through imagination and will helps your body to gather Spirit Particles from the air. Still, its only forming your bow and arrows that will come naturally, the rest you'll have to learn like everyone else."

"Well, I'm already a fairly good archer, although I haven't practiced in a while," I said as I let my Heilig Bogen dissipate, "As for the rest...I guess I'll have to talk to Uncle Ryuken."

I grimoused. I can't imagine that conversation going over well…Then, I remembered something.

"Actually…" I muttered and got to my feet.

"Whats up?" asked Rias as I walked into the living room and started pushing bits of paper, books and a few video game boxes of the 'coffee table'.

"My parents left me this when they passed away," I said as I revealed that it was actually a large chest, "I didn't open it at the time because I couldn't face it and, eventually I just forgot about it because of life and other things. However...aha, just as I thought."

Sure enough, the chest had a large Quincy Zeichen carved into the lid and the lock had a keyhole shaped exactly like my Cross. I slotted my Cross into the lock and, as expected, it clicked open. I opened the chest to reveal that it was full of Quincy paraphernalia, ranging from Ginto to Seele Schneider and even what looked like a Sternritter uniform, carefully folded and tucked into the corner of the chest. There were also a fair few leather bound books with the Quincy Zeichen on the cover and spine. I pulled on out and flipped it open, revealing that it was a training manual on the use of something called Heilig Schritt.

"Well, this will make things easier," I said.

"You can say that again," said Rias, who was leaning over my shoulder, "But you'll have to start training later. For now, its time to introduce you to your new comrades."

I nodded and shut the chest. I kinda wanted to go through some of it now, but it'd still be here when I got home. I stood and followed Rias over to where she'd made a Magic Circle on the floor.

"By the way, you said that the Evil Pieces are based on chess, right?" I asked.

"Thats right," said Rias.

"So, what piece am I?"

"You are a Pawn."

I blinked. Wait, what? Does this mean that Issei isn't as strong or that Rias is stronger than in canon? Before I could figure out how to ask without outing my future knowledge, Rias activated the Circle and I was blinding by a flash of crimson light. When I could see again, my living room had been replaced by a dimly lit clubroom with circles on the walls and floor, a freestanding tub in one corner and a few sofas around a coffee table. Said sofas were playing host to the other members of Rias' peerage. Well, other than Gasper of course. And...Issei? Wait, where was Issei? I frowned, but decided not to say anything. I'd find out what was going on soon enough after all.

I quickly pushed that though aside and focused on the here and now. The other Devils were all eyeing me with no small amount of interest and I couldn't help but squirm under their gaze.

"Alright everyone, I'm pleased to introduce our newest member, Shirou Katagiri," said Rias, resting her hands on my shoulders.

"Um, hi," I said with an awkward wave.

"Ufufufu, so, this is the boy that Stray killed last night," said Akeno, eyeing me up and down, "You said he was a Quincy, right Rias?"

"Thats right," said Rias.

Kiba smiled and walked up to me, holding out his hand.

"Nice to meet you Shirou," he said, "I'm Kiba Yuuto."

"Likewise," I said, shaking his hand.

"I'm just glad I'm not the only guy in the Peerage any more," said the blond.

"Gasper," said Koneko.

"Who's never here," said Kiba.

I blinked. Wait, Kiba was the only guy? Then what happened to Issei? Did that mean…

BANG!

The door suddenly slammed open to emit a rather annoyed looking girl who I vaguely recognized from the year above me. She was rather pretty and in possession of a figure that was, while nowhere near as voluptuous as Rias and Akeno, was still full enough that I wouldn't be at all surprised if she attracted the gaze of the perverted trio. She had long, wavy brown hair tied back in a braid, light brown eyes and was wearing the girls uniform with a dark red jacket over the top. Oh, and even to my fledgling senses, I could clearly sense that she had a crap ton of power.

"Oh, there you are Karin," said Rias, "What kept you?"

"Those stupid morons, the Perverted Duo," growled the girl, apparently called Karin.

I blinked. Perverted duo? What...ohhhh, I think I know where this is going.

"Alright then, I guess I'll let you off," said Rias, sounding more amused than anything, "You're just in time to meet our newest family member. This is Shirou Katagiri. Shirou, this is my other Pawn, Karin Hyoudou."

Yep, I was right.

Bit of a weak ending, but I really don't care. Why did I make Issei a girl? Because why not? Why is her name Karin? See my previous response.

So, for once, the crossover isnt just being brushed off as Outsider Bullshit and instead is a genuine crossover. That said, the Soul Society generally does not get involved in the affairs of the various factions in the World of the Living and vise versa, unless an enemy is a threat to all factions, like the Quincy's were. Also, Soul Reapers and Hollows generally aren't considered when ranking people in terms of power, but Captains are as powerful as Leader Class/Ultimate class and the Head Captain is acknowledged as being Satan Class.

Next point, Spiritual Powers. In virtually every race, they are EXTREMELY rare, even rarer than Sacred Gears. They are separate from Magic, Youkai and so on, with the closest being Senjutsu. That said, most non-Human being can see into the Spiritual World. As a result of this, the interactions between the Spiritual World and the Supernatural World is usually limited to the Soul Reaper assigned to an area meeting with whatever Supernatural being holds territory in the area to introduce themselves or occasionally to warn them if a particularly powerful Hollow has been detected. Hollows generally don't go after Supernatural beings, although they may go after recently reincarnated Humans, but thats incredibly rare. Finally, Hollows and Soul Reapers can be reincarnated as Devils through the Evil Piece system.

Although rare and the users are generally pretty high up the food chain, Spiritual Powers aren't actually any more powerful than any other form of power. They don't seal any type of power, there not extra effective against any other race, its just another form of power used by a specific faction.

I hope that all makes sense cus I really don't feel like rehashing this, although I'll probably have to in the story itself as exposition towards the characters...eh, it'll serve as a reminder. Anyway, I'm gonna sign out. Until next time, don't forget to review!