Greetings, Tenrowsirius here
First time trying to post something on this site, I started this story some time ago with the help of some friends. There are about 7 different characters that will be involved in it and I started with closers online because despite having destroyed the gameplay in my opinion still have a great story if you have the patience to follow it. Logically it will follow a multiversal crossover line because according to my friends everything is funnier when it involves the multiverse. (English is not exactly my native language, I've been learning it for a few months)
Sorry for the weird updates, but I'm not really used to English yet, checking a bit of the story that I'm making some corrections to before posting here and from what it seems there are details that I forgot to include, there are 7 parts in this story and each one will have one of the characters of the group as protagonists, the first being Vincent who was the Fighter/tank/support of the group, basically our ''big brother of the group'', this first part will only be Closers/DxD the next story involves MNHA/Closers with another protagonist.
Well that said I'll try to catch up on my texts to update the chapters that I've already rewritten.
Walking in dreams and nightmares 01
''Life doesn't go easy on the weak'', and that's one of the things he kept hearing from his mother as a child.
-Are you following the report? Master? He heard one of his faithful followers and supposedly the "most faithful servant".
No, he wasn't listening to anything other than the last sentence, life got a bit boring after the millions of years of memories he inherited when he woke up in another world. This usually happens when someone is magically transported to another dimension without their consent simply because the original owner of the body wanted to take a vacation. Normally for someone who only lived 34 years originally the first thing that went through his head when he woke up was "I need to cut down on drinking". Waking up in a different body after a hard day's work really messed with him, worse the only clue he had was a note he found next to the strange bed he woke up in: "Take this chance". Nothing, not even a name or an explanation. At first he thought it was just a prank or something, even though he didn't have many friends, the small group he recognized as friends used to be. He missed his other life even after so long, but having the opportunity to basically live as a dimensional lord isn't something that happens often.
It took a long time for him to like it, since the day he was reborn in this crazy dimension that he learned to love.
From time to time he got a bit lost in tought, at first it as difficult to adapt or even get used to the new body, but as the days went by the memories he received helped a lot.
In this dimension the Earth is in a state of constant war with beings who use dimensional gates to invade.
Memories that also allowed him to realize he was no longer human, but rather one of these beings that humans feared so much.
Despite knowing the name of his benefactor, he could not even pronounce it, it's like something was blocking him to pronounce it, or there really would be no way to say such a name in a human language.
As time passed, he also gradually realized that the former owner of the body that now belonged to him was someone with a history and involvement in this war between humans and this legion of dimensional beings, helping the humans who caught his attention through dreams.
Over time, people began to adapt and gained the ability to use energy of a similar nature to that of the invaders, this energy was called phasic power.
With this new ability, humanity gained the means to defend itself against invaders who until then had shown themselves resistant to basically any human weaponry used.
Not long after the first dimensional war began, from then on Count D decided he would take a more active role in helping people who caught his attention.
He wasn't so naive as to think he was the only one with the current ability to do this, but he preferred not to draw so much attention to himself, so he used the memories of his lives to affect people's dreams.
An idea came to his mind as he remembered his past life.
'Could I use a similar method to bring people from my past life to this dimension?''
A smile worthy of a psychopath appeared on his face at that moment.
It took him a while to remember the faces of his friends.
The only difficulty now would be how to do this without raising suspicions?
Unlike the original owner of this body, he did not have much experience with dimensional travel, only when specifically affecting dreams.
His ability as a fantasy lord does not specifically allow him to affect the real world unless it is through people's dreams.
It took him a long time to consider himself good enough to risk dimensional travel.
Unlike the madman who gave him this opportunity, he would feel a little bad if he affected his friends in some unwanted way.
After a few failed attempts, he finally managed to bring his helpers with him.
Dogra and Magra (strange taste in names, but who is he to correct that), are the helpers of the original Count D and although they act as if everything is normal, something tells him that they know he is not the original.
To him, the two twins seem like normal humans if you don't count the way they behave normally.
-Dogra pov
''Well he's finally getting the hang of it''.
From the beginning, both she and her sister knew that the current Count D was not the one who created them, but rather a human who was transferred from his dimension to the theater they live in, and one of the advantages of having the ability to use all the memories that the theater created by the original Count.
She and her sister were placed there as a means of company for the lucky one who would inherit the place that the original Count left. Many years had passed since the twilight of the play that the Count had created and this had left him frustrated over the years, it was no surprise to either her or her sister.
The unnecessary loss of human life always affected him greatly, even if he did not show it.
"It's only for a while, I just need to rest a little", was what he said to them before starting to look for a way to complete the plan.
''A way to go back to before everything lost its way'', one way or another he loved to create moments in which the humans who caught his attention so much could overcome themselves and break the barriers that their weak nature created.
As much as a small part of her feels a bit of resentment for having been basically abandoned, the other part understands and wouldn't dare to think otherwise of the master who created them.
The only problem is that these years of having to pretend not to notice the difference between the human who was swallowed to take the Count's place and the person himself when the one being spoken to in question can't stand still normally.
One thing she can agree with her sister about is that the reactions of the human in question to any small mistake are very very funny.
15 years later, Count D.
It took a while but he finally managed to find a way to change the big stage created by the Original Count D so that the plan would work. All that was left was to find a way to bring the "chosen ones" one by one.
Having spent so much time trapped in this place, one of the fears he felt was that he wouldn't be able to find his friends after so long.
Memories slowly resurfacing of his beloved group of troublemakers who were always ready to meet at his old store, after so long as Count D thought he would forget about them, but the memories are still fixed in him.
He decided for himself that he should give them a chance to enjoy a second chance like him, he wanted them all together but unfortunately he can't simply inject energy into them and pray that it works; they will have to become strong on their own.
But that doesn't mean he wouldn't give them the chance and gifts. After all, he wanted his circle of friends with him, and a set of stupid rules they created without his consent wouldn't stop him.
Little by little, he began to use the rules about his fantasy domain to find his friends through dreams.
He would play his role (leave the work to Magra and Dogra) and create the help system they needed for the transfer.
The time he spent reading manga hidden from his helpers gave him some ideas of what to do, but he wanted it to be special because it was a gift from him to his dear friends.
So, little by little, he was separating what and how he should share this system with his friends.
Despite the time it would take up, he finally found himself thinking about the phrase he loved to say when starting his campaigns with his friends.
'Good morning, my friends. I want to play a game.''
The first participant decided to do his best while finishing his ''Character Sheet.''
So, as a joke, he decided to decide certain factors using dice and had a little surprise.
Eh... little Lyanos always liked challenges, so he think it worked out.
Difficulty: Challenge
Name/Nickname: Vincent - Lyanos
Age: 17 (34) years old
Race: Human (dragon ancestor)
Strength: 14
Agility: 10
Dexterity: 8
Constitution: 20 (-10)
Intelligence: 10
Wisdom: 8
Luck: 5
Status: Presence of the dragon king (Hecanchoteir), Presence of the dragon king's consort (Astarte), Chains of fate (J)
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Wtf...
What the heck would a dragon ancestor be? How does he have the abilities of dimensional beings that shouldn't affect anything outside the theater?
He would have to clear up his doubts with the beings in question, but that would mean having to go back to square one and postpone the invitations even further.
The process was already underway and little by little his friend's soul was being taken along the path of dreams he created.
He should be able to check on his friend after creating an ideal body for him in the theater dimension.
Until a loud roar interrupted him, a giant red dragon with 4 large wings passed straight through the path that took so long to create out of nothing,
Taking his friend along with him through the portal he had created in the process. ...
...
Magra and Dogra just stood at a considerable distance from the Count when they realized that his aura, which was slipping away with his current emotional state, was slowly creating an earthquake in the theater.
Now they would have to wait for him to calm down to try to go after the guest who seemed to have been kidnapped to another world.
Well, should we call this the kidnapping of the kidnapping then?
-?- Pov
Hey, this is going to be a big problem. How can something so small carry so much potential?
He was already aware of the changes that were happening in the dream dimension thanks to this Count, and the subject of an invasion of beings from another dimension didn't make him as excited as it seemed.
After all, the dreams and the void was his home, where he was free to fly through the dimension and do whatever he wanted. The only bad thing was that he had to face off from time to time with the infinite because of what he called home.
He looked once more at the small, divided soul he carried in his claw. Apparently, it was covered with a layer of energy that he couldn't recognize at the moment, but it seemed like a spiritual body was forming to contain the soul transferred by the process.
Up until that part, he could easily understand. The problem was how could an apparently human soul have 3 essences of different species?
He carries the presence of dragons and humans at the same time. It was very strange and he couldn't fully understand it. So, on impulse, he decided to take the Count so-called "chosen one" for himself and take him to the dimension he inhabited.
Now he would probably have to hide for a while. The aura that the Count released when he realized what had happened is still engraved in his memory. He wasn't someone who should start a fight without preparation, but the situation in his own dimension didn't leave him much of a choice. He sealed the unknown aura that the soul was releasing unconsciously and left for the closest place to his home.
He would leave the boy in the special forest in the underworld where he could have time to grow stronger. The aura that the dragon queen Tiamat released unconsciously would help mask the boy's aura until he could defend himself. By himself, he didn't care much about the factions spread throughout the world that he defended, but he knew that he would have to generate a certain "balance" if peace he loves has to continue.
''So rest and grow strong boy, you're going to go through a lot of trouble because of me, but I'll be sure to thank you personally when the time comes''
He left his soul "encapsulated" in a high point of the forest where there are basically no monsters, because it is very close to one of the hiding places of one of the members of the Dragon Kings Tiamat.
There he will have some time to get used to his body and if he's lucky, he'll get stronger without too many problems. Tiamat, even though she sleeps most of the time she's in the forest, tends to release an aura that scares most of the monsters and other troublemakers that visit the forest. This in itself is a great opportunity for him to get stronger. Taking one last look at the boy's still encapsulated form, he chuckled. This white layer around the boy's soul resembles a dragon's egg. Will he have to be reborn as a hybrid, that's why he's in this form?
Feeling the path of dreams that he had modified to leave the boy there getting thinner, his time there was getting shorter.
Some time after being left in the forest, the "egg" began to emit pulses like a heartbeat, while it was nothing strong enough to be considered, it was different enough to draw the attention of the beings in the area.
In a cave near the area, a large blue eye slowly opens upon sensing the small aura pulsating in the distance in the area of its territory.
-?-
-So a little one is being born, that's good on one hand, members of its species are kind of scarce at the moment so a new addition is always welcome, but on the other hand, It's curious about who would be bold enough to drop an egg in the area of its territory?
-Well, it should be born now so I'll keep an eye on it just out of curiosity.
The center of the cave began to tremble with his aura being released, She considers its very rare for something to make her leave the territory unless the agreement with Satan Beelzebub, but it is not every day that she has the opportunity to watch the birth of a new dragon and she would not miss the chance this time.
-Vincent pov
Wheeeeeee, I couldn't help but want to whistle when I noticed the size of the strange trees around me, a strangely dark forest even though I could tell it was morning.
Another strange fact was that he was able to breathe without difficulty, which was strange for him who has asthma.
Strange clothes that he didn't know where they came from, when he looked around he noticed on the floor large pieces of what looked like giant eggshells surrounding him.
Wtf was the first thing that crossed his mind
finding a small puddle of water on the floor he realized that the face looking at him was not the one he was used to seeing in the morning in his small bathroom at home.
'Isekai'? He heard the inner nerd that he kept secret so as not to get into trouble with his family.
Suddenly a large blue window opened in front of him like in the virtual reality games he used to play with his friends.
[Name: Ryujii Ozakani (?)]
[Age: 17(34)]
[Race: Human(?)]
Strength: 14(-4)
Agility: 10
Dexterity: 8
Constitution: 20(-10)
Intelligence: 10
Wisdom: 8
Luck: 5
Status: Presence of ?(?), Presence of ?(?), Chains of Fate(J)
Well...
His inner weeb was screaming with joy even though he had several points that he wanted help with, what would all these ? be, why is he two different ages? And why does he have such strange stats.
Well now is not the time to freak out.
{I completely agree}
Anyone who says he screamed at that time is a liar and should not be believed
Hearing quick noises around him quickly put him on alert
Strangely from the corners of the trees, he bent over a little to try to see something, but the natural darkness of the trees didn't help much.
Pain invades his senses, he couldn't notice anything, but he was thrown against a tree after something collided with him.
Opening his eyes, he sees something that made him want to keep his eyes closed
What appeared to be a worm the size of a horse, blue in color, on top of what appeared to be its head, a name highlighted in red.
[Mana worm lvl3]
Wtf, the blow he received reminded him of a horse's kick, and the monster that attacked him was so low level?
Acting on complete impulse, he tried to run around the monster in the hopes that it couldn't keep up with his speed by crawling.
Only to be hit again without even seeing where the blow came from, he tried once more to see the status of the monster in front of him in search of information.
[Mana Worm lvl 3]
[?]
It didn't work as expected, he got up again and used a phrase known to every self-respecting weeb: Nigerundayo! while he ran like never before.
It didn't take long for the noise of fast crawling to follow him.
{Despite the difficulty level, this type of monster is not something you can't defeat}
{Learned skill: Iron Fist} {Unlocked peark: Alpha Knight's Inheritance}
{Iron Fist: Increases damage with Bare Hands and Knuckle class weapons.}
{Alpha Knight's Inheritance: Inheritance awakened from a hero from another dimension, increases the user's potential as he gets stronger.}
Well, now he had a way to defend himself, he turned around to see the mana worm still following him.
He prepared his inner weeb and positioned himself to attack, a pose he saw a lot in one of his favorite games
-Haymaker! He swore he heard laughter from somewhere but decided to ignore it for the sake of his already low self-esteem.
But the attack worked. He saw a yellow number 20 rising on the worm's head when he hit it with his first punch. The small problem is that despite being thrown back, the monster still managed to hit him somehow.
-14 hp
He was shocked. How could he have received damage from a monster that didn't even touch him? He concentrated a little on his status window but still couldn't see how much hp he had left. The pain he was feeling at the moment and the little blood that was running from the corner of his lips indicated that it wasn't much.
For some reason he felt like someone was laughing at him somewhere, the worm for some reason didn't get up again which made him feel a little calm even though he felt like killing his first monster with his bare hands wouldn't be that easy.
-3 hp
...
He really had to remember that little fact.
{ Bleeding Effect }
-3 hp
Sitting on the ground to try to treat the wound, he decided to check his status once more
[Name: Ryujii Ozakani (?)]
[Level: 2]
[Age: 17(34)]
[Race: Human(?)]
[Hp: 06/54(Sealed)]
[Mp: 20/25(Sealed)]
Strength: 14(-4)
Agility: 10
Dexterity: 8
Constitution: 20(-10)
Intelligence: 10
Wisdom: 8
Luck: 5
Attribute Points: 05
Skills: Iron Hand : Increases damage with Bare Hands and Knuckle class weapons.
Pearks: Alpha Knight's Inheritance: Inheritance awakened from a hero from another dimension, increases the user's potential as he gets stronger. (Str, Agi, Dex and Con +2 for each level, effect increases as the user gets stronger) [Partially sealed]
Status: Presence of ?(?), Presence of ?(?), Chains of Fate(J)
Well now, it seems he has a little more details about his strange character sheet, the title of his pearl left him a little embarrassed, but the worst thing at the moment is the amount of (?) that makes him confused.
So does that mean reincarnation is real? If so, what world is he in now? And if any of his companions find out that he was basically almost killed by a starter monster, he doesn't even want to see how much they'll be teased for it, friends or not, he knows the group he belonged to too well to be giving them this kind of slack.
{Primary Challenge Completed}
{Reward: Alpha Knight's Iron Fist, Starter Kit, Welcome Letter, System Partially Unlocked}
Well, that gave him a bit of hope now, he hadn't received anything in a while.
-I'll start with the welcome letter
{Vincent, welcome to the game}
{You must be in doubt now, but first of all, I'm known as Count D., I'm the one currently responsible for this incredible chance that you were given, kind of by force. Despite the small accident that occurred that caused you to be transferred to the wrong world, I'm glad that I managed to keep you connected to the system that will help you grow strong to survive in this world. (And who knows, travel to the next ones later :p), I have faith that one of the "Weebs of the dawn" will be able to show me several interesting things in the future}
PS: now that the system should be partially open, the game's difficulty will also increase, so don't be slack or you'll become food for low-level moobs :P
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He really wanted to punch something right now, if it weren't for the fact that his hand was hurt from the blow he gave to the other's head. Worm had basically crushed his fist earlier.
So whoever this count was, he was basically responsible for kidnapping him to this world.
...
I didn't know if he was irritated for not having been transferred by the famous "Isekai truck", or if his inner Weeb was grateful for the chance, although he will have to keep the secret that he was almost "solely" by a low-level monster; that is a shame that he will take to the grave along with so many others that he pretends never existed.
-First I have to find out where I was taken, Status.
[Name: Ryujii Ozakani (Vincent)]
[Level: 2]
[Age: 17(34)]
[Race: Human(?)]
[Hp: 06/54(Sealed)]
[Mp: 20/25(Sealed)]
Strength: 14(-4)
Agility: 10
Dexterity: 8
Constitution: 20(-10)
Intelligence: 10
Wisdom: 8
Luck: 5
Attribute Points: 05
The partial seal is still there, and now his original name appears between the (), which is strange and his memories are messed up to the point that he can't really remember basic things like his full name, or his current age before being transferred, whatever it is messed with his head a bit.
Noises in the background of the trees indicated that there were more monsters approaching.