Advent of the God-Harem King [Highschool DxD/Exalted] (CLOSED)

Alexander · Feb 5, 2015

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"At the start I had the skills, but not the power. Boosted Gear was useful, but it wasn't until I unlocked it that I finally understood how those that stand at the pinnacle of this world really fight."

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[X] Hypnotic Tongue Technique
-[X] Hastening Night's End (Raise Presence to five)
-[X] Make small talk and casual conversation. Mention Ravel and how she was willing to defend him even after seeing what you could do. There's something of worth buried under all that blind arrogance; if he doubts that then he insults Ravel by insulting himself.
[X] Tell Raiser we're going to sit outside his door until he comes out. Wait for him to calm down, then start talking to him through the door. Use Hastening Night's End to cure his derangement.
-[X] Use Raiser's memory of Ravel defending him to complete HNE

{How useless.}

The debate between you and your sempai comes to a close with those two words. Wordlessly you shift your attention on the one who spoke. 'Is it? Then, surely Bright-sensei wouldn't mind explaining why?'

She scoffs, taking a sip from a cup-where did she get that? {Both of you are considering spending time to fix this peon's mental affliction. Time that could be spend in much better ways, like consolidate the loyalty of our followers and furthering the worm's education.}

You mentally roll your eyes. 'Well excuse me: it's not as if I am an amazing psychological expert capable of curing Raiser in a day. That would require knowing what I am doing and-'

{One hour.}

Silence. Ddraig twichs. Then, slowly, you ask. 'What?'

{You know what I said. There is no need for me to repeat myself.}

[If I get this right-] Belzard interjects. [Is Her Majesty saying that there is a method able to do what would normally requires many weeks of therapy in only one hour?]

The response is a rush of information rushing directly into your brain. It happened before, but now it feels...not quite as forceful.

Hypnotic Tongue Technique

Hastening Night's End

Presence: OOOO -> OOOOO

Hypnotic Tongue Technique

Hastening Night's End

Exp: 33 - 19 = 14

Scanning through your new knowledge your left eyebrow starts twitching. 'Sensei? Seriously?'

{Why do you still doubt? I find your lack of faith...irritating.}

That's it. Discussing with Bright is usually tiring, but if she starts bringing to mind Darth Vader you're outta here.

"Ise." Rias snaps her fingers in front of your face, grabbing your attention. "Focus."

"Ah, yes yes." You grumble. "Sooo...I have something that, theoretically, can work. Never tested it before though."

"And what would it be?" Lord Phenex asks.

"...I have to spend some time with Raiser. Alone."

He blinks. "That's it?"

"...Basically?" You tilt your head. "Yes. Rias, Lord Phenex: do you mind leaving? But you have my word I am not leaving until Raiser is back on his feet. That's a promise."

"And here I was expecting something like a super-hard training or something similar." Revache rubs his chin. "But this is also interesting. If it gets the job done faster, who I am to complain? Take all the time you need Hyodo-san."

"If you say so Ise...at least this is reasonable...somewhat..." Rias mumbles under her breath, a strange shadow obscuring her face. Then she raises her head and smiles like nothing happened, clapping her hands. "Lord Phenex, would you mind being my chaperone to see more of your splendid above?"

"Of course!" He laughs jovially as him and Rias walk away. "I just have the perfect thing to start with: a collection of relics I collected from Sud-America…"

And then you're alone.

"Alright." You roll your shoulders. "Solar powers are bullshit. I am a Solar. Therefore I can do bullshit just fine. In a world of powerhouses, I manipulate reality. Let's do this."

[Do your best Ise-kun~! Show that useless yakitori who's boss~!] Elsha-sempai encourages you in her unique way.

You knock on the door. "Raiser?"

"Hiiiiiiiiiii!!!!!!"

"Please stop shrieking and come out."

"Nooooo! It's a trap! It's definitely a trap. I don't want to be eaten by a d-d-dragon!"

You sigh. "I am not going to eat you. Not now, and not ever."

"Liar! -Ayyyeeee! Nonononono sorrysorrysorry! I didn't want to imply you're a liar! Nononono-!!!"

You sigh again and sit down, leaning with your back against the door. "I'm going to sit down here until you come out." Sound of hurried footste- "And if you dare to jump out of the window, I'll catch you, tie you to a chair and resume this conversation in my dragon form. Your choice."

First Presence Excellency

The sound stops. "Much better. Now, when you calm down we can begin to talk like civilized beings. Believe it or not, I am here to help you get rid of your crippling fear. But since I can force you to accept my help, I will wait for you to address me first. I will take that as a sign of your consent."

With that said you fall into silence, waiting for a response.

After more than twenty minutes passed, during which you amused yourself singing old songs with your sempai, Raiser finally speak.

"Sekiryutei...? You there...?"

You smile. "Like I said, I'm not going anywhere. Ask whatever you want."

"...Why are you here? Helping your enemy?"

"Because your father asked me. He's very worried you know? And for why..." You scratch your head. "We're not really enemies anymore. Even if we were, I am not bastard enough to deny the sentiments of a father who is worried about his son's health."

"...Dad-is he really so worried about me?"

Did you detect a hint of father-son issue there? Oh yes you did. "He is. What self-respecting father wouldn't? And I believe it is the same for your sister?"

"Ravel?"

"Yes. Did you know that, after you fainted, she was willing to defend you even after seeing what I could do?"

"You bastard!" Raiser's voice suddenly raises in volume. "If you touched even one hair of my sister I-I-I-I-I-Iiiiiiiii! I-I-I mean, not to i-insult your anything!"

"There." You say with a firm, satisfied voice. "That's what I was searching for. Raiser, I used to think you were just blind arrogance, but your sister's actions clearly prove there's something of worth buried under all that blind arrogance; if you doubts that then you insults Ravel by insulting yourself.

Again silence, but this time you can tell something has changed, and for the better.

"So, let's start again from the beginning. Nice to meet you Raiser Phenex. I am Issei Hyodo.

Tell me about yourself."

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"-And this is Levante Phenex." Yubelluna gestures to a bronze statue. Similar statues are present all over the long hall. "Ninth Head of the family."

"Was he a Toreador?" Haruka asks, for indeed the statue is the likelihood of a handsome man with neatly trimmed beard and mustaches, dressed in the typical clothes of a Spanish Toreador, complete with hat. He is grinning fiercely, one foot on a rock and right finger pointed upward, while his left arm is around the neck of bull.

Yubelluna browses through the thick tome and squints her eyes. "Year of birth...titles...and a note that say "if the idiot loves his stupid cows so much he can even marry them for all I care!", followed by various regulations about the secrecy of his death's details."

"Ara, so a deviant?" The busty Kunoichi comments without shame.

"I wouldn't be surprised." Raiser's Queen just as shamelessly replies, shrugging. "Satan knows the kind of things my family had to deal with during its service to the Phenex."

"Like?"

Yubelluna smiles, glad to have found a kindred spirit in the human, as strange as it sounds. "Like, the current Lord's courtship of the current Lady, who last years because-"

Nearby, Akeno quietly laughs as she overhears pieces of the conversation. "Fufufu, that sound interesting."

"Not my thing." Kalawarner comments, poking a stuffed goblin. "Gotta admit it though, noble devils live in lavishly houses. There aren't places like this among Fallen Angels."

Rias' Queen, despite her prejudice for Fallen Angels (no matter how much of a hypocrite that made her), nonetheless finds herself curious. "Oh? Do you mean you a-were poor?"

"Hardly." She scoffs. "It's just that we took inspiration from human most modern cities, so our cities are full of skyscrapers."

And so on. Asia, Mittelt, Koneko, Mirai and Ruby. Kiba, Homura, Dohnaseek and Shougo. Raynare, Yang, Eiko, Yomi and Hikage. Having naturally formed group, the visitors of Phenex Villa amuse themselves by the rare sights of the Devil Underworld.

"Is this a magical sword?" Homura wonders as she inspects a sword that wouldn't look out of place in a fantasy anime, kept inside a glass case.

"Sword of the Hippogriff." Kiba reads the plaque written in demonic language. "So called because forged by the claws of the noble beast."

"Is that thing half lion, half eagle?"

"No, that's the Gryphon." Kiba replies with a refreshing smile. Behind them both Dohna and Shougo looks bored out of their minds. "Hippogriff is half horse and half eagle."

"Weird." Homura muses. "So it's strong?"

"Yes. And way more than someone like you will ever afford even in a hundred years." An unknown voice replies.

A group of girls make their entrance, all of them young and good-looking. The one who spoke is a young woman with dark blue hair tied into a ponytail, a large Zweihänder on her back. She's flanked by a woman with orange hair, a mask covering the right half of her face, and a woman with brown hair, a broadsword hanging from her hips.

A little behind them are other ten girls, all of them, save for two pairs of twins, possessing a wide variety of appearance and clothes. Taking their distance, they are just observing quietly.

"Probably." Homura scoffs, absolutely unmoved by the provocation. "But if I even were to want something like this, I would just find someone who own it, beat them and take it as spoil of war."

The woman with brown hair grits her teeth. "That's not very honorable."

The tanned beauty grins ferociously. "I am a ninja. What need do I have for honor?"

"Who are you?" Kiba asks, putting himself between the two girls to avoid escalation.

"My name is Siris. Raiser-sama's Knight." The one with the Zweihänder answers.

"Isabela. Raiser-sama's Rook." The one with the mask replies.

"Karlamine. Raiser-sama's other Knight." The one with the broadsword introduces herself.

"Raiser Phenex-sama's Peerage. I see. My name is Yuuto Kiba, Rias Gremory-sama's Knight."

"Dohnaseek. Pawn." The ex-Fallen Angel lazily replies.

"Homura. Just a normal human." The busty kunoichi replies, while Shuogo just stay silent.

"Can I ask what are your intentions for coming here?" Kiba inquires. "Of course, this is your King's house so you are free to move as you like, but maybe you have a specific reason to sought us?"

"Don't get ahead of yourself." Siris scoffs. "We just wanted to see the ones who dared cheat Raiser-sama of what was rightfully his, but I see they're not here."

"...And who would those 'ones' be?" KIba's tone drops drastically in friendliness.

"Who else? Rias Gremory and the Sekiryutei." Karlamine says with a stern tone. "The wedding with Raiser-sama was already planned, but instead the engagement got cancelled because of the meddlesome meddling of some mortal and his surely foul ways. It's unbecoming of High-Class Noble Devils like the Gremory to resort to cheating instead of the proper methods."

"You got it backward: it's your King that brought it upon himself." Dohna inclines his hat, making visible a single eye glittering with amusement. His gaze wanders on the rest of the girls. "Though, why are you even complaining? You should be glad to not have more competition. Or maybe...you all swing that way?"

All the girls in Raiser's Peerage bristle in indignation. "You-!"

"What are you doing?!" Yubelluna shouts while running towards her comrades, having finally noticed their presence. Behind her follow the rest of the visitors.

"Raiser's Peerage?" Akeno inquires to Kiba with a hushed tone.

"Yes." The blonde nods. "And apparently a bunch of sore losers."

"-cheated and you know it!" One girl in a chinese attire very similar to Chun-Li from Street Fighter shouts in response to Yubelluna's arguing, pointing to Rias' Peerage and Issei's friends. "Not only that, what was Lord Phenex thinking, inviting lowly humans here?!"

Koneko and Mirai clench her fists. "She pisses me off." The ninja hisses.

"...Same." The silverette agrees.

But, before Raiser's Queen could admonish the other girl for improper conduct-

He doesn't make a sound, yet the moment Shougo Kitsukawa gets off from where he was leaning against the wall and begins walking everyone stop talking and moving. It isn't a conscious reaction, but an instinctual one, outside of their control. Even so, if asked to think of a comparison, they would answer-

That it was similar to the way a gazelle freeze when a lion gets close enough, even without hearing or smelling it.

Hands in his pockets, no formal stance but movements as fluid as a powerful beast, Shougo walks until he's standing in front of the girl in chinese attire, looking down on her with a bored expression. "W-What do you want?" The girl stammers, unable to understand why she feels intimidated by a simple human.

"Y'know, I don't completely get it…" Shougo drawls, stretching his neck. "But you don't like us. Correct?"

She gulps.

"Then, why don't we skip all the useless chatter…."

He takes out his left hand, raises it to head level and begins to crack his fingers randomly, a smile with too many teeth on his face.

"...And we just go to the part where we beat the crap out of each other?"

[] Second Part coming soon...

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Shougo is blunt. Like, really blunt.

Another thread with 100 pages, another boon:

+10 Xp!

Alexander · Feb 5, 2015

Character Sheet

Character Info Anima Power Attributes Abilities Specialities Merits Flaws Background Familiar Bond's Traits Virtues Virtue Flaw Intimacies Hyodo Clan Official Residence

Name: Issei Hyodo
Exalted Name: Sovereign of the Radiant Scales
Gender: Male
Quest Difficulty: Easy
Exaltation Type: Solar
Caste: Twilight
Motivation: To become a Harem King, a person worthy of the affection of multiple girls
Battle Theme: I Burn Remix
Anima Banner: A great western crimson dragon with scales of orichalcum, its maw burning with the cleansing flames of the sun, with an evening-colored labyrinth of glass reflecting red-gold from every facet.

Essence: OOOO
Personal: 20/20
Peripheral: 42/49
Committed (Personal): 0
Committed (Peripheral): 7
Committed (Total): 7

Willpower: 8/8

Soak:
Bashing: 4
Lethal: 2
Aggravated: 0

Health:
-0 [ ]
-1 [ ] [ ]
-2 [ ] [ ] [ ] [ ] [ ] [ ] [ ] [ ]
-4 [ ]
Incapacitated [ ]
Dying [ ] [ ] [ ] [ ] [ ] [ ]

Join Battle: 6
Dodge DV: 6
Parry DV (Clinch): 5
Parry DV (Kick): 4
Parry DV (Punch): 6

Join Debate: 6
Dodge MDV: 6
Solar Exalts of the Twilight Caste may perceive Essence through their Anima, allowing them to hone their senses for magic (this is considered a free-cost Essence Sight). By spending five motes a Twilight may add (Essence) automatic successes on any (Intelligence + Occult) roll to identify a Charm or to analyze it with Essence sight, and on any (Perception + Awareness) roll made to notice a magical effect or Charm. In addition, this supernatural perception easily pierces through deception, adding a +3 bonus to the Solar's Dodge MDV against unnatural Illusions. These effects come into play automatically once the Solar spends 11+ motes of Peripheral Essence.
Strength: OOO
Dexterity: OOOO
Stamina: OOOO

Charisma: OO
Manipulation: O
Appearance: OOOOO

Perception: OO
Intelligence: OOO
Wits: OOO
Dawn
Archery:
Martial Arts: OOOOO
Melee: OO
Thrown:
War:

Zenith
Integrity: O
Performance:
-Presence: OOOOO
-Resistance: OOOOO
Survival:

Twilight
-Craft: OOO (Earth, Wood, Water)
-Investigation: O
-Lore: OOOO
-Medicine: O
-Occult: OOOO

Night
-Athletics: OOO
-Awareness: OOO
-Dodge: OOO
Larceny:
Stealth:

Eclipse
Bureaucracy:
Linguistics: O (Indo-European Languages Family)
Ride:
Sail:
Socialize:
Defying the Established Social Order (Presence): OOO
Eroge (Lore): OOO
Sexual Techniques (Performance): OO
Selective Conception: you have full conscious control on your own fertility. You cannot ensure pregnancy, but you can prevent any undesired one.
Common Sense: you have an inner voice that warns you when your present course of action is unwise or dangerous, a voice that sounds remarkably like that of the Storyteller.
Ward 2 [Harem]: at the start of every month the you roll to choose two girls of your Harem (those girls who have a romantic relationship with you). Then you roll again once for each of them and based on result apply the following:
10: Minor, easily fixed trouble (Example: Asia needs help shopping, Ruby found a minor evil spirit that needs to be exorcised).
7-9: Minor trouble (Example: Asia got lost, Ruby accidentally showed off her powers).
2-6: Trouble (Example: Asia got lost in a bad part of town, Ruby accidentally pissed off a local supernatural being).
1: Major Trouble (Example: Asia is being attacked for her Sacred Gear, Ruby stumbled across a dangerous supernatural being).
Contacts (Abe Kiyome): OO
Mentor (Ddraig and Bright Shattered Ice): OOOOO
Backing (Gremory Clan): OO
Allies: OOO
Followers: O
Demesne: O (1 Void Aspect-Level 2 Demesne)
Demesne: O (1 Wind Aspect-Level 2 Demesne)
Cult: OOO
Familiar: OOO (Eiko the Yatagarasu)
Resources: OOOO
Backing (HCC): OOO
Contacts (Ryozanpaku): OO
Contacts (Kii and Mii, Bakeneko Clan): O
Contacts (Nura Clan): OOOO
Backing (Hyodo Clan): OOOOO
Influence: OOO
Contacts (Phenex Clan): OO
-Immortality: the familiar will not age or die until its master does.
-Sense Sharing: the master can share one of the familiar's senses (at a time) when the familiar is within 100 yards.
-Telepathy: the master can communicate with the familiar telepathically, and vice versa, provided both of them are within 100 yards of each other.
-Essence Pool: the familiar allows the master access to an additional 5 Personal motes when in contact with him.
Compassion: OOOOO
Conviction: OOO
Temperance: OO
Valor: OOO
Imprudent Infatuation (Compassion): the character has the unfortunate tendency to become romantically obsessed at the drop of a hat. When the character's limit breaks, he will fall head-over-heels in love with someone whom he considers attractive, and has met under stressful circumstances.
Uncontrolled: the results can range from the merely embarrassing, such as spending weeks attempting to court a comely shepherdess rescued from a landslide, to the downright suicidal, such as storming a Deathlord's castle in a desperate attempt to confess undying love to a beautiful deathknight. No matter how unsuitable the object, the character's infatuation knows no bounds. He will be incapable of thinking of anything aside from his beloved, probably spending much of his time composing overwrought poetry and the rest stalking the unfortunate person like a love-struck teenager. He may even go so far as to threaten suicide if anyone tries to deny him his love. The character will come to his senses after a number of days equal to his Compassion score, but until then, not even overt scorn or violence from his beloved will dissuade him.
Trigger: the character witnesses someone attractive in peril or duress (even if the character himself is the cause of that duress).
Partial Control: The character will not be forced to place himself in danger to gain his love's attention

Limit Points: [X] [X] [X] [X] [ ] [ ] [ ] [ ] [ ] [ ]
Harem (Dream)
Beautiful Females (Lust)
Parents (Filial Love)
Perverted Trio (Strained Friendship)
Aika Kiryu (Friendship/Sex)
Asia Argento (Love)
Mittelt (Love)
Ruby Rose (Mentorship)
Yang Xiao Long (Friendship/Sex)
Occult Research Club (Friendship)
Shougo Kitsukawa (Friendly Rivalry)
Rias Gremory (Love)
Eiko (Trust)
Ryōzanpaku (Respect)
Nura Clan (Respect)
Rikuo Nura (Sworn Brothership)
Irina Shidou (Friendship)
Akeno Himejima (Love/Roleplaying Illicit Relationship)
JOJO (Passion)
-Type: Manse (Void)
-The energy from the Void promotes creativity and intellect (+1 dice to all Intelligence rolls)
-No HearthStone
-Maintenance: one full day every month
-Fragility 1: 6L/9B, 30 points of damage
-Habitability: a nice home
-Attunement Recognition
-Basic Sense
-Cosmetic Displays
-Well Flavored Aspect (Solar)
-Password Activations
-Magical Conveniences (that can't be provided by technological means)
--Advanced training room
--Onsen (works despite the lack of a source of hot water. Solars are awesome ^^)
--Automated kitchen (you can cook in it: the kitchen itself will help you)
-Provider (Mag 4) (every food needed is provided, no matter the type)
-Master's Workshop
-Wyld Revocation (Time) (time flows faster inside, working like the hyperbolic time chamber from DBZ)

Dragon Knacks

Predator Reflexes Dragon Body Hybrid Dragon's Might Technique (x2) Deadly Dragoon Warrior Infinite Factory of Life Granting: "Touched by Dragon" Child of Mother Earth Lightning Sprinter Dragon's Breath
- Duration: Permanent
  Dragons are at the top of the food chain, and those who attempt trickery against them soon find out why. When an unexpected attack targets the user with this Knack but he fails to get enough successes on the (Wits + Awareness) roll to notice the attack coming, he instinctively defends himself with his highest applicable DV plus half of it rounded down. The character cannot preemptively attack his attacker or even shout out a warning to his comrades, as he's reacting to an attack that's already taking place, but he is much more likely to dodge or parry that attack. Nonetheless, the user cannot actually join battle himself until everyone else does after the unexpected attack is resolved.
- Cost: 1m
  Duration: One day
  The user of Dragon Power learns how to change a limited part of his body into that of a dragon. He doesn't have to invoke every mutation whenever he uses this Knack: he can choose all of them or only one. The possible mutations are:
  -Claws: the user's hands becomes sharp claws (S:5/A:+1/D:+3L/D:+0/R:3)
  -Enhanced Senses: The user's five senses become unnaturally acute. He gains two dices on all Awareness rolls. The mutation is physically obvious in the eyes, who are slitted like a dragon and glow green.
  -Scales: The user's skin changes into delicate but sturdy scales. Add 2B/2L to Soak. He gains one die in all Survival pools and he does not need to wear clothing to protect himself against the elements.
  -Wings: The user has a pair of wings with a wingspan of six yards and can fly. He flies at two times his normal running speed, ascends at his normal running speed and can dive at 10 times his running speed. He does not need to make checks to pull out of dives.
- Duration: Permanent
  Dragons are eternal: not so easily are their mighty bodies slain. This Knack gives the user additional health levels. He may purchase this Knack multiple times, but no more than once per dot of Stamina. The current purchases provides 2 additional Dying health levels and 6 additional -2 health levels.
- Cost: 2m
  Duration: One scene
  The user can shift into a form reminiscent of the Lunar Exalt's War Form, a monstrous amalgam of human and dragon. He gains several feet in height and increases proportionally in mass. Muscles ripple across his form, which has fearsomely long and sharp fangs and claws. He is three meters tall and has a wingspan of twelve yards, with a tail one yard and half long. When the user is in Dragoon Form he heals even faster: halve the healing time for all wounds save Aggravated.
  -When the user is in Dragoon Form he adds two dots each to Strength, Dexterity and Stamina. This increase can bring physical Attributes above five and only affect the user when he is in Dragoon Form. Any improved Attributes are considered natural.
  -The user gains all mutations from Dragon Body Hybrid plus: Bite (S:5/A:+0/D:+3L/D:-/R:2); Clawed Feet (S:5/A:+0/D:+5L/D:-2/R:2); Tail, which is purely cosmetic.
- Cost: -/2m/4m
  Duration: Indefinite
  This Knack super-charges the dragon's healing abilities beyond anything it knew before. After purchase it allows the character to heal 1 level of Bashing damage every 10 ticks, this increases to 1 level of Bashing per 5 ticks or 1 level of Lethal per 10 ticks at Essence 4 and 1 level of Bashing per tick and 1 level of Lethal per 5 ticks at Essence 5. The character also gains the ability to spend power to enhance his healing to even greater heights: as a reflexive action he may spend 2 motes per level of Bashing damage and 4 motes per level of Lethal damage healed, however he may only spend a maximum of (Stamina + Resistance) motes every 10 ticks until he gains Essence 4 at which point this cap is removed.
- Cost: 6m, 1wp
  Duration: Permanent
  Those who are favored by Dragons carry a mark of greatness over their very souls. This Knack grants the Merit "Touched by Dragon" to a person the character has a positive Intimacy to: characters with this Merit finds themselves at ease interacting with Dragons, and vice versa. When those who have the Merit "Touched by Dragon" channels or rolls one virtue, selected when they gain this Merit, add one die.
- Duration: Permanent
  Primordial Dragons were born from magma, the life-blood of Earth. This Knack permanently enhances the "Scales" mutation, giving the user an extra +4 soak against all fire attacks.
- Cost: 1wp
  Duration: One scene
  This Knack doubles the amount of distance the character can cover in a Move and Dash action. What's more, it negates the movement penalties a character should accrue for dashing through water or mud as long as the user began his Dash action on terrain with no such penalty and continues to perform consecutive Dash actions. As long as he keeps dashing his feet skim the surface of the water or muck like a skipping stone. If he should slow down or stop, however, he sinks into the sucking terrain to suffer the normal penalties. He may purchase this Knack multiple times, but no more than once per dot of Dexterity.
- Cost: 5m
  Duration: (Stamina) ticks
  The user draws a deep breath - deeper than seems possible - before breathing a vast stream of fire elemental essence. He can maintain this exhalation, and its effects, for a number of ticks equal to his Stamina rating, and during this time can redirect the breath as he like, covering an area roughly his Essence in yards across on each tick. The bolt is targeted with (Dexterity + Athletics) or (Dexterity + Archery), whichever is preferred, with a range of (Essence x 10) yards. It inflicts damage on any target across a circular area with a radius equal to the user's permanent Essence in yards, dealing (Essence+Stamina) dice of Lethal damage every tick.

Charms

Integrity-Protecting Prana First Presence Excellency Enemy-Castigating Solar Judgment Durability of Oak Meditation Spirit Strengthens The Skin Iron Skin Concentration Second Craft Excellency Object-Strengthening Touch Durability-Enhancing Technique Monkey Leap Technique Dragon Shot Adamant Skin Technique Irresistible Salesman Spirit First Martial Arts Excellency Soaring Whirlwind Sprint Dragon Essence Domination Fists of Iron Technique Orichalcum Fists of Battle First Occult Excellency Fist of the Daystar Form Reed in the Wind Dragon Steals The Root Method Iron Kettle Body Sledgehammer Fist Punch Dragon Coil Technique Gift of Radiant Destiny Hammer on Iron Technique Hypnotic Tongue Technique Hastening Night's End You Can Be More
- Cost: 5m, 1wp
  Mins: Integrity 1, Essence 1
  Type: Reflexive (Step 2)
  Keywords: Combo-OK
  Duration: One day
  Prerequisite Charms: None
  The Sun's Chosen define their own reality. This Charm protects the character from any Shaping effect that directly alters her mind, body, spirit or traits. This includes instantaneous Shaping effects and any new alterations caused by long-term Shaping effects. This Charm also protects the character from any undodgeable, unblockable Shaping attacks. Wyld energy cannot create a serpent inside the character's stomach or turn her armor to lava, whether it's manipulated by an enemy or its own random whims, because these effects inflict immediate damage and the character's DV is not applicable. This Charm does not protect against the miscellaneous dangers of the Wyld. If a Wyld effect creates a hundred-headed snake monster with burning chalcedony eyes that then eats the character, this is not directly altering the character's body through shaping. Nor is it an "attack" when a Wyld effect transforms the character's armor into harmless gossamer spider webs—simply an undesirable effect.
- Cost: 1m per die
  Mins: Presence 1, Essence 1
  Type: Reflexive (Step 1 for attacker, Step 2 for defender)
  Keywords: Combo-OK
  Duration: Instant
  Prerequisite Charms: None
  Lawgivers with this Charm are known for their moments of brilliance. The Exalt's player can invoke this Charm when making a roll based on the relevant Ability. This Charm then adds one die to that roll for each mote spent. This Charm is the paradigmatic dice adder. The rule that Solars are prohibited from increasing a dice pool by more than their (Attribute + Ability) almost always refers to the purchase of dice through the use of this Charm. Characters can also use this Charm to enhance unrolled uses of the relevant Ability, usually to increase a Defense Value, for example, by increasing (Dexterity + Dodge) to protect against a physical attack. When enhancing static values, her player rolls one die for each mote spent on the First Excellency. Each success increases her effective (Attribute + Ability) rating for the task by two. Therefore, each success on the First Excellency roll increases an applicable static value by one. Characters cannot use this or other Excellencies or diceadding Charms to "create" actions. For example, if a character attacks on tick 3 and will attack again on tick 8, she cannot buy dice for an attack on tick 4 that only exists because she used the Excellency to conjure dice for it. A character who uses this or other reflexive Charms to add to an attack can also use it to enhance her defense until the next tick when she acts, but she must spend Essence for each separate roll she wishes to modify. This Charm can be part of a Combo or used together with the Second Excellency, but it is incompatible with the Third Excellency. It can never be used on the same roll as the Third Excellency.
- Cost: 2m
  Mins: Presence 1, Essence 3
  Type: Supplemental
  Keywords: Combo-OK, Holy, Obvious, Social
  Duration: Instant
  Prerequisite Charms: Any Presence Excellency
  The Solar ignites her spirit with the Essence of the Unconquered Sun. This Charm can enhance a physical attack. This Charm makes the attack Holy and causes the attack to inflict aggravated damage against creatures of darkness. This Charm can also enhance social attacks that create guilt, shame or fear, or where the Exalt uses a stunt to draw on these emotions. It makes the attack Holy. This Charm makes creatures of darkness treat the social attack as unnatural mental influence that costs one Willpower to resist. This Charm also halves the creature's base MDVs against the attack. This Charm is specifically permitted to enhance rolls based on other Abilities.
- Cost: 2m
  Mins: Resistance 2, Essence 1
  Type: Reflexive (Step 7)
  Keywords: Combo-OK
  Duration: Instant
  Prerequisite Charms: None
  A boy cannot cut down an oak tree with a kitchen knife. No more can a mere mortal slay the Solar Exalted with petty blows of mundane steel. The Solar adds (Essence + Resistance) to his bashing and lethal soak against a single attack.
- Cost: 1m per post-soak damage die removed
  Mins: Resistance 3, Essence 2
  Type: Reflexive (Step 7)
  Keywords: Combo-OK
  Duration: Instant
  Prerequisite Charms: Durability of Oak Meditation
  The unconquerable flame of the Solar's spirit armors her against attack. She invokes this Charm after an attack hits her but before damage is rolled. This Charm reduces the post-soak damage of the attack by one die for each mote spent. This Charm may not reduce an attack's damage below one die.
- Cost: 2m
  Mins: Resistance 3, Essence 3
  Type: Reflexive (Step 7)
  Keywords: Combo-OK
  Duration: One tick
  Prerequisite Charms: Durability of Oak Meditation
  Mortal weapons are as the stings of wasps and hornets to the Lawgivers reborn. All attacks against the Solar have their minimum damage reduced by one die for the duration of this Charm.
- Cost: 2m per success
  Mins: Craft 1, Essence 1
  Type: Reflexive (Step 1 for attacker, Step 2 for defender)
  Keywords: Combo-OK
  Duration: Instant
  Prerequisite Charms: None
  Solar Exalted with this Charm are known for their unwavering perfection. The Exalt's player can invoke this Charm when making a roll based on the relevant Ability. The Exalt then spends up to (Attribute + Ability) in motes. This Charm adds one success to a roll for every two motes spent. Each success purchased with Essence Triumphant is the equivalent of purchasing two dices with the First Excellency or some other dice adder. Therefore, if a Solar had a (Dexterity + Melee) total of 8, he could purchase up to four successes with the Second Excellency. Any magical effects that hinge on the character buying dice will then react as if the character had just bought eight (Dexterity + Melee) dice. The character could not add dice from the effects of other Charms because he has reached his maximum of eight by purchasing the four successes. The Exalt can also use this Charm to enhance unrolled uses of the relevant Ability. Each two motes spent increases his effective (Attribute + Ability) rating for one task by two. This means that every two motes spent on this Excellency increase a static value like a DV by one. The First Excellency is thus considerably more efficient for increasing static values than the Second Excellency, but not reliably so. This Charm can be Comboed or used together with the First Excellency, but it is incompatible with the Third Excellency, and it can never be used on the same roll as the Third Excellency.
- Cost: 5m
  Mins: Craft 2, Essence 1
  Type: Simple (Speed 5)
  Keywords: Combo-OK, Touch
  Duration: One scene
  Prerequisite Charms: Any Craft Excellency
  The things of the world strive to serve the Solars well. This Charm makes an object more difficult to break. It increases the number of successes necessary to damage the object by the character's Essence. It increases the (Strength + Athletics) rating necessary to break the object with a feat of strength by the character's Essence. No combination of Charms that includes Object-Strengthening Touch can increase these totals by more than the character's Essence.
- Cost: 3m
  Mins: Craft 3, Essence 2
  Type: Simple (Speed 6 in long ticks)
  Keywords: Combo-OK, Touch
  Duration: Instant
  Prerequisite Charms: Object-Strengthening Touch
  The craftsmen of the Unconquered Sun shore up the Essence of the world. This Charm increases the number of successes necessary to damage the object by one. It increases the (Strength+ Athletics) rating necessary to break the object by one. These effects are permanent, but no combination of Charms that includes Durability-Enhancing Technique can increase these totals by more than the character's Essence.
- Cost: 3m
  Mins: Athletics 1, Essence 2
  Type: Reflexive
  Keywords: Combo-OK
  Duration: One scene
  Prerequisite Charms: None
  The heroes of the dawn leap with the grace of a flying crane and the speed of a striking hawk. For the rest of the scene, the character can jump with a movement action instead of a miscellaneous action, and she doubles the length of all jumps. While this Charm is active, the character may reflexively Jump only once per action, on her action tick. This does not replace her Move actions, and she may still only Jump once per action.
- Cost: 2m per 3L
  Mins: Essence 2
  Type: Simple
  Keywords: Combo-OK, Obvious, Heretical
  Duration: Instant
  Prerequisite Charms: None
  The greatest weapon of a Dragon is his ponderous breath. Solars likewise agree there is no need for fancy tricks if one has sufficient power. This Charm permits the Solar to fire a bolt of Essence. The bolt is targeted with Dexterity + (Athletics or Archery) with an Accuracy bonus equal to the Solar's Essence and a range of (Essence x 20) yards. The bolt inflicts 3L every 2 motes spent, up to a maximum number of motes equal to (Stamina x 2). By spending 1 additional mote the Solar can add an elemental aspect to the bolt and trigger one of the following effects:
  -Holy: instead of lethal the bolt inflict aggravated damage to creatures of darkness.
  -Fire: set the target ablaze for a single action (+4L to the attacker's damage pool).
  -Air: buffets the target, subtracting two dices from her next action.
  (Additional possible effects can be added afterwards once the Solar learn how to manipulate the corresponding element through another ability)
- Cost: 8m
  Mins: Resistance 5, Essence 3
  Type: Reflexive (Step 7)
  Keywords: Combo-OK, Obvious
  Duration: Instant
  Prerequisite Charms: Spirit Strengthens the Skin, Iron Skin Concentration
  Driven by her purpose and her Virtues, the Exalt becomes invincible. The Solar invokes this Charm immediately before the damage of a physical attack or similar effect is rolled. This Charm is a perfect defense against the raw damage of the attack, reducing it to zero after all other effects. As a point of clarification, this Charm (and its Abyssal Mirror Wounds Mean Nothing) reduces the raw and final damage of an incoming attack or similar phenomenon to zero after all other modifiers and effects. Damage added to an attack after soak is applied, such as by Fire and Stones Strike, cannot harm a character who activates Adamant Skin Technique.
  Conviction Flaw: Charms carrying this Flaw do not function when the character has taken some action during the scene that is contrary to her Motivation. If, during the scene, she has acted against any Intimacy, or a Virtue she has rated at 3+, then Charms with this Flaw add a +3m surcharge to their activation cost.
- Cost: 3m
  Mins: Presence 4, Essence 2
  Type: Supplemental
  Keywords: Combo-Basic, Social
  Duration: Instant
  Prerequisite Charms: Any Presence Excellency
  The glamour of the Lawgivers inspires others to dream of glorious things. This makes the Solars the ultimate salesmen and recruiters. Irresistible Salesman Spirit enhances a Presence-based roll to exert mental influence and make a favorable bargain or encourage a specific action. This Charm doubles the Solar's successes on the roll before comparing them to the target's MDV.
- Cost: 1m per die
  Mins: Presence 1, Essence 1
  Type: Reflexive (Step 1 for attacker, Step 2 for defender)
  Keywords: Combo-OK
  Duration: Instant
  Prerequisite Charms: None
  Lawgivers with this Charm are known for their moments of brilliance. The Exalt's player can invoke this Charm when making a roll based on the relevant Ability. This Charm then adds one die to that roll for each mote spent. This Charm is the paradigmatic dice adder. The rule that Solars are prohibited from increasing a dice pool by more than their (Attribute + Ability) almost always refers to the purchase of dice through the use of this Charm. Characters can also use this Charm to enhance unrolled uses of the relevant Ability, usually to increase a Defense Value, for example, by increasing (Dexterity + Dodge) to protect against a physical attack. When enhancing static values, her player rolls one die for each mote spent on the First Excellency. Each success increases her effective (Attribute + Ability) rating for the task by two. Therefore, each success on the First Excellency roll increases an applicable static value by one. Characters cannot use this or other Excellencies or diceadding Charms to "create" actions. For example, if a character attacks on tick 3 and will attack again on tick 8, she cannot buy dice for an attack on tick 4 that only exists because she used the Excellency to conjure dice for it. A character who uses this or other reflexive Charms to add to an attack can also use it to enhance her defense until the next tick when she acts, but she must spend Essence for each separate roll she wishes to modify. This Charm can be part of a Combo or used together with the Second Excellency, but it is incompatible with the Third Excellency. It can never be used on the same roll as the Third Excellency.
- Cost: 4m
  Mins: Essence 3
  Type: Reflexive (Step 2)
  Keywords: Combo-OK, Obvious, Heretical
  Duration: Instant
  Solars rule the world because they are Chosen, Dragons are born to do it. When a Dragon command the air, wind itself answers to carry him forwards with the speed of the storm. The Exalt invokes this Charm in response to an attack. The attack must not be unexpected. This Charm increases the Exalt's Dodge DV by three for a single action. Regardless of the outcome he dodges by leaping away from the opponent: this Charm allows him to jump up to ([Strength + Dodge] x 3) yards vertically or twice this distance horizontally. The Exalt chooses the exact direction and distance of this leap, so long as it is away from his attacker. The Exalt can use this Charm without the need to dodge an attack: in this case treat the Charm's use as a Jump action.
- Cost: —
  Mins: Essence 3
  Type: Permanent
  Keywords: Enlightening, Heretical
  Duration: Permanent
  Dominion is the realm of the Dragons. Excellence is the purview of the Solar Exalted. Neither will bow to the other, but they can learn how to work together. The Lawgiver learns how to channel the power of Dragons and alter his body to make himself similar to the Sons of Gaia, acquiring Knacks that can be accessed at will. At Essence 3, he can select 9 Knacks. This Charm must be repurchased at each new increase of Permanent Essence to unlock more Knacks (3 for purchase). To successfully acquire the first iteration of this Charm the Exalt must perform a Dramatic Action: he starts meditating and rolls (Wits + Resistance) at the end of each hour of uninterrupted meditation, with Difficulty set at 3. After he accumulates 15 success, he learns the Charm.
- Cost: 3m
  Mins: Martial Arts 2, Essence 1
  Type: Reflexive (Step 1 offensive, Step 2 defensive)
  Keywords: Combo-OK, Hero
  Duration: Scene
  Prerequisites: None
  The pugilist infuses her body with the glorious might of her Essence, striking with unbridled power. While this Charm is active, the base damage of her unarmed Martial Arts attacks is increased by her Essence rating. Her unarmed Martial Arts attacks may inflict Lethal damage if she so chooses, and she may parry Lethal damage unarmed without penalty. In addition, the pugilist's natural punch, kick and clinch weapons are considered Perfect quality. The points granted by this status are allocated when the Charm is purchased, and may be altered after the fact for 1 XP.
  
  Accuracy: +2
  Damage: +1
  Rate: +1
  
  Hero: In addition to Perfect quality, the Solar adds the Orichalcum Magical Material bonus (+1 Accuracy, +1 Defense, +1 Rate) to punch, kick and clinch, and adds the Piercing tag to punch and kick. These weapons count as Orichalcum Artifact weapons whenever that status would be beneficial. At Essence 3, the Charm may be activated as an Innate Ability. At Essence 5, it becomes Permanent with no mote cost.
- Cost: -
  Mins: Martial Arts 5, Essence 3
  Type: Permanent
  Keywords: Obvious, Holy
  Duration: Permanent
  Prerequisites: Fists of Iron Technique
  The heroes of the dawn are first and foremost matchless weapons, forged to slay the errant makers of the world. This Charm enhances Fists of Iron Technique. While Fists of Iron Technique is active, the Solar may choose to activate this Charm's effects on any given attack during Step 1 of attack resolution or during the resolution of clinch crushing damage as an Innate Ability. As an Obvious effect, add the Solar's highest Virtue to her punch, kick and clinch weapons' Accuracy and Damage. As a Holy, Obvious effect, attacks made by those weapons inflict aggravated damage to creatures of darkness. Blows thus enhanced always produce an Essence display, which must thematically resonate with the Solar's iconic anima banner.
- Cost: 1m per die
  Mins: Presence 1, Essence 1
  Type: Reflexive (Step 1 for attacker, Step 2 for defender)
  Keywords: Combo-OK
  Duration: Instant
  Prerequisite Charms: None
  Lawgivers with this Charm are known for their moments of brilliance. The Exalt's player can invoke this Charm when making a roll based on the relevant Ability. This Charm then adds one die to that roll for each mote spent. This Charm is the paradigmatic dice adder. The rule that Solars are prohibited from increasing a dice pool by more than their (Attribute + Ability) almost always refers to the purchase of dice through the use of this Charm. Characters can also use this Charm to enhance unrolled uses of the relevant Ability, usually to increase a Defense Value, for example, by increasing (Dexterity + Dodge) to protect against a physical attack. When enhancing static values, her player rolls one die for each mote spent on the First Excellency. Each success increases her effective (Attribute + Ability) rating for the task by two. Therefore, each success on the First Excellency roll increases an applicable static value by one. Characters cannot use this or other Excellencies or diceadding Charms to "create" actions. For example, if a character attacks on tick 3 and will attack again on tick 8, she cannot buy dice for an attack on tick 4 that only exists because she used the Excellency to conjure dice for it. A character who uses this or other reflexive Charms to add to an attack can also use it to enhance her defense until the next tick when she acts, but she must spend Essence for each separate roll she wishes to modify. This Charm can be part of a Combo or used together with the Second Excellency, but it is incompatible with the Third Excellency. It can never be used on the same roll as the Third Excellency.
- Cost: 4m
  Mins: Martial Arts 4, Essence 2
  Type: Simple (Speed 3, DV -1)
  Keywords: Form-type, Obvious, Hero
  Duration: Scene
  Prerequisites: Sledgehammer Fist Punch, Dragon Coil Technique
  The pugilist suffuses her body with the Essence of the Sun. She becomes a paragon of strength and skill, radiant with the power of a legendary hero returned. She may reflexively spend 1 mote in Step 7 to count bonus successes on her unarmed Martial Arts attack rolls twice for the purposes of damage.
  
  Dynamic Form Transition: Fist of the Daystar Form may be activated reflexively as an Innate Ability if any of the following conditions are met. Extras do not meet the activation conditions under any circumstances, as they are inherently unworthy opponents.
  - the pugilist successfully inflicts knockdown or knockback with an unarmed Martial Arts attack against a resisting opponent.
  - the pugilist successfully wins a clinch control roll against a resisting opponent and elects to crush or throw.
  
  Hero: For a Solar Exalt, this Charm is Combo-OK. It is activated as a Reflexive (Step 1) Charm instead of Simple. In addition, the Solar adds Essence to raw damage when using the Charm's activated power on top of the overflow success doubling. The prerequisite is Fists of Iron Technique. At Essence 5, this Charm no longer counts towards the number of Form-type Charms the Solar may have active at any given time.
- Cost: —
  Mins: Dodge 2, Essence 2
  Type: Permanent
  Keywords: None
  Duration: Permanent
  Prerequisite Charms: None
  Required for Charms: None
  The Solar Exalted understand the humble wisdom of the reed and the willow. The greater the force directed against them, the more nimble they become to avoid harm. Whenever the Lawgiver uses his Dodge DV to avoid a physical attack, he adds a bonus equal to half the attacker's Essence, rounded up. This bonus counts as dice added by a Charm.
- Cost: 10m, 1w
  Min: Martial Arts 5, Essence 4
  Type: Simple (Dramatic Action)
  Keywords: Obvious, Touch, Training, Heretical
  Duration: One Week
  Prerequisites: Any Form-Type Martial Arts Charm
  Neither Solars nor Dragons take being told they can't do something well. Unlike mortal men, however, their response to this is invariably to prove the person spouting these lies wrong. This Charm is the culmination of that principle combined with Hyodo Issei's desire to guard and empower those he cares about. On a personal level this charm reduces the Xp cost for all Terrestrial Martial Arts Charms to 4x, or 5xp if Martial Arts is not a Caste or Favored Ability, and their training time is halved. Learning this charm excludes the Solar from learning the Charm Swallowing the Lotus Root.
  
  As a Secondary ability this Charm works like Tiger Warrior Training Technique, except it requires both trainer and students, up to Magnitude 1, to share a positive intimacy of some sort. It allows training up to the Solar's own rank in that area (but not beyond the natural cap of the target) in any of the following: Martial Arts, Melee, Strength, Dexterity, Stamina, Terrestrial Martial Arts Charms and any Excellency's that can be learned by the student.
- Cost: — (+4m)
  Mins: Resistance 3, Essence 2
  Type: Permanent
  Keywords: None
  Duration: Permanent
  Prerequisite Charms: Durability of Oak Meditation
  Required for Charms: Armored in Righteousness Stance, Unbroken Chain Resolve
  The Lawgivers are armored in righteousness; many need no other hauberk. This Charm upgrades Durability of Oak Meditation. The Solar may pay a surcharge of four motes to increase the soak bonus of the Charm to (Essence + Stamina + Resistance) and extend its duration to one scene. He cannot do so if he is wearing armor; donning armor later immediately ends any upgraded activations of Durability of Oak Meditation.
- Cost: 3m
  Mins: Martial Arts 3, Essence 2
  Type: Supplemental
  Keywords: Combo-OK, Hero
  Duration: Instant
  Prerequisites: Fists of Iron Technique
  The pugilist's killing intent blazes for a moment, fierce and powerful, and she strikes like the judgment of the Unconquered Sun. This Charm supplements an unarmed Martial Arts attack, doubling base damage. Against inanimate objects, it doubles raw damage instead. This alternate use was known in the First Age as the Pillar-Breaking Blow.
  
  Hero: For Solar Exalted, this Charm is Reflexive (Step 1) and costs 1 mote.
- Cost: 3m
  Mins: Martial Arts 3, Essence 2
  Type: Reflexive (Step 1 offensive or Step 2 defensive)
  Keywords: Combo-OK, Hero
  Duration: Action
  Prerequisites: Fists of Iron Technique
  The grip of the heroes of the dawn is inexorable. The pugilist may, if she chooses, crush the life from the strongest opponent. This Charm adds half the pugilist's Essence in bonus successes to all clinch-related rolls, as well as adding her Essence to the base damage of clinch crush attacks and her Strength + Athletics total for dragging a clinched opponent.
  
  Hero: While this Charm is active, the Solar may act freely while maintaining a clinch that she controls. If she is in control of a clinch, she may defend and fight normally without the usual restrictions placed on grapplers. In addition, she needs only one hand to maintain a clinch, no matter the size of the enemy.
- Cost: 15m, 2wp
  Mins: Essence 3
  Type: Simple (Dramatic Action)
  Keywords: Enlightening, Obvious, Touch, Heretical
  Duration: Instant
  The power of "Transfer" from Boosted Gear resonates with the overflowing golden Essence of the Sun-Chosen. This variation on the better known Power-Awarding Prana immediately and permanently blasts open a willing target's doors of perception, opening him to the world's currents of Essence. The Charm requires a short ceremony to steel both donor and recipient for the awesome forces they shall unleash. The ceremony takes whatever form the participants feel is appropriate to solemnize the event. Then the target and the Exalt simply touch—and the cataract of Essence flooding through the recipient's soul knocks him out for (5 – his Stamina) hours.
  
  The caster and the target must have a positive Intimancy towards each other (the two Intimancies can be different, but they must still be both positive). After the target recovers he becomes a Half-Caste, as if he was one from birth, capable of challenging Essence aligned to the source of the Exalt's power. If he was an un-enlightened mortal, he gains a point of permanent Essence.
- Cost: 3m 1w
  Mins: Martial Arts 4, Essence 2
  Type: Extra Action
  Keywords: Combo-OK, Hero
  Duration: Instant
  Prerequisites: Fist of the Daystar Form
  As the Unconquered Sun blazes unrelenting in the sky, so do his Chosen rain death upon their foes. This Charm creates a magical flurry of Essence +1 unarmed Martial Arts attacks that must be directed at the same target. Speed and DV penalty are equal to the highest in the flurry and Rate is ignored.
  
  Hero: The Solar may use Essence or Dexterity to calculate the number of attacks she makes, whichever is higher. At Essence 4, she may repurchase this Charm to add an additional 2 attacks to the flurry. The prerequisite is Sledgehammer Fist Punch.
- Cost: 10m, 1wp
  Mins: Presence 3, Essence 2
  Type: Simple
  Keywords: Combo-OK, Social, Stackable, Touch
  Duration: Solar's Charisma in days
  Prerequisite Charms: Any Presence Excellency
  It is hard for mortals to resist the shining glory of the Solar Exalted. This Charm exerts unnatural mental influence to create a Compulsion effect. The Lawgiver's player rolls (Manipulation + Presence). If the result exceeds the target's Mental DV, the target receives a compulsion to follow one order given by the Solar. The order can be as complicated as the Solar desires. The target must spend one Willpower to resist the order but need pay this cost only once per day. The influence fades when the Charm expires.
  
  When the Solar uses Hypnotic Tongue Technique, the target is not aware of the compulsion, nor does the Solar need to spell out the order explicitly in words. If the target wishes to recognize the influence or remember it later, doing so costs four Willpower, which must be spent all at once, and the target is thenceforth fully aware of the effect. Recognizing or remembering the influence is not considered "resisting" it, and the target does not gain Limit from doing so.
- Cost: 10m
  Mins: Presence 5, Essence 4
  Type: Simple (One dramatic action)
  Keywords: Combo-OK, Emotion, Obvious
  Duration: Instant
  Prerequisite Charms: Hypnotic Tongue Technique
  A touch, a kind word, a moment of intimacy— through such gestures the Solar Exalted may straighten that which is bent and mend that which is broken. This Charm's activation requires at least one hour of personal interaction, which may take a wide variety of forms. Patiently listening to a subject while they explain what ails them, sitting together to watch the sun rise or set, or an evening of lovemaking would all qualify. This Charm has two effects. First, the Solar may target and remove one derangement from the target's mind, regardless of whether it was inflicted by Charms, sorcery, the Wyld, or the simple stresses of life (if any effect contests this, the Solar adds his Presence in automatic successes to the roll-off). Second, the Solar forges in the target an Intimacy to a specific memory in the target's life of which she is aware. So long as this Intimacy endures, the target may not reacquire the derangement the Solar cured, nor may that memory be in any way tampered with, altered, poisoned, removed, or corrupted.
  
  Hastening Night's End may be resisted for a cost of 0 Willpower—the Charm will only help those who wish to be helped. It is impossible for the patient to gain Limit or Resonance, or suffer a Dark Fate manifestation, Limit Break, or Torment during the course of the treatment.
- Cost: 5m, 1wp
  
  Mins: Presence 4, Essence 3
  Type: Supplemental
  Keywords: Combo-OK, Emotion, Social
  Duration: Instant
  Prerequisite Charms: Hypnotic Tongue Technique
  
  This Charm enhances (Charisma + Presence)-based attacks to build or repair Intimacies that the Lawgiver shares with her target. Success enables the Solar to achieve the desired effect instantly. With Essence 4+, a mortal's Motivation may be "attacked" in order to confer a new and more heroic Motivation (chosen by the mortal's player). Mortals are explicitly not forced to resist this effect. Success also transforms an extra into a heroic mortal.

DxD Magic

Devil Magic (Proficiency Rank: 2) Fallen Angel Magic (Proficiency Rank: 0)
- [Fireball] Range: 10 yards (3). Duration: instantaneous (0). Area: 1 medium target (1). Damage: 6 Lethal (18). Energy: Fire (1). Metaspell: Silent Spell (2). Components: 25. Rank 1 Spell. Speed 6.
  [Air Strike] Range: 10 yards (3). Duration: instantaneous (0). Area: 1 medium target (1). Damage: 9 Bashing (9). Energy: Air (-1). Metaspell: Silent Spell and Fast Spell (3). Components: 15. Rank 1 Spell. Speed 3.
  [Shield] Range: around caster (2). Duration: 1 minute (3). Area: affects you (0). Protect: soak 1L/3B, 10 Health Levels (18). Components: 23. Rank 1 Spell. Speed 6.
  [Teleport Familiar] Range: anywhere on Earth (5). Duration: instantaneous (0). Area: 1 medium target (1). Movement: 1 medium target (10). Components: 16. Rank 1 Spell. Speed 6.
  [Restoration] Range: touch (2). Duration: 1 Action (1). Area: 6 yards (11). New Power: restore (10). Components: 24. Rank 1 Spell. Speed 6.
  [Hypnosis] Range: 10 yards (3). Duration: 1 minute (3). Area: 1 medium target (1). Control: alter memories (10). Components: 17. Rank 1 Spell. Speed 6.
  [Language] Range: only you (1). Duration: permanent (50). Area: only you (0). Divination: translate 1 language (3). Physical Medium: 1 small object (-40). Components: 13. Rank 1 Spell. Casting the spell takes 1 hour.
  [Bind] Range: touch (2). Duration: 1 minute (3). Area: 1 medium target (1). Control: restrain (10). Components: 16. Rank 1 Spell. Speed 6.
- [Notice-Me-Not Field] Range: originates from the caster (2). Duration: permanent (50). Area: 70-yards radius sphere (55). Control: compulsion to forget and leave (10). Metaspell: affect anyone but those recognized as friendly (10), casting takes one hour (-3). Components: 124. Rank 4 Spell. Casting the spell take 1 hour.
  [Fallen Angel-Type Teleport] Range: anywhere on Earth (5). Duration: instantaneous (0). Area: all targets inside 3-yards radius sphere from the caster (6). Movement: all targets (40). Divination: fix spatial coordinates (5). Components: 56. Rank 3 Spell. Speed 6.

Sacred Gear Artifact Charm: "Welsh Boost Overdrive Artifact Charm: "Double Boost Overdrive" Artifact Charm: "Boosted Gear Apotheosis"

Name: Boosted Gear "Dragon Twins": The Red Dragon Emperor's Gauntlets
Artifact: N/A (rating subjected to change as the Artifact evolves)
Description: Soul-bound Artifact
Quality: Exceptional (+3 to Defense)
Form: Two clawed gauntlets covering up to the elbow
Speed: 5*, 6**
Accuracy: +1
Damage: +6L*, +5L**
Defense: +5
Rate: 2*, 1**
Attune: 5m, 1w
Tags: M, C
*Right one, **Left one

Stealth Mode: Paying one mote, the character can shift Boosted Gear into a pair of red metal armlets worn around the wrists. The Artifact loses its Bonuses, but it still allows the character to use the Artifact Charms. Changing back to Gauntlet Mode costs one mote.

Gauntlets of Distant Touch Mode: A force-projection weapon, it works by transmitting the kinetic impact of a close combat weapon across intervening distance as an invisible pulse. This allows wielders to use their weapons to strike at range using their close-combat training, rather than learning an entirely separate curriculum of combat. By charging Boosted Gear with an additional commitment of three motes an invisible aura of force forms around both hands for the rest of the scene. During this time, the character may perform any task that would normally require his hands simply by making the appropriate gesture (the action uses its normal dice pool and difficulty), and the Exalt may affect any objects within (Essence rating x 3) yards. From a utilitarian standpoint, the gauntlets can levitate objects (but not the user), manipulate them, pull them close or push them away. In combat, the gloves can deliver ranged Martial Arts hand strikes or clinches that benefit from close combat magical material bonuses. Such attacks also impose a -1 penalty to the opponent's Parry DV because of their invisible nature. Finally, a character wearing charged gauntlets can parry attacks directed at anyone else in range, though each such parry cumulatively decreases her Parry DV by -1 until her next action. All close and ranged attacks made using gauntlets of distant touch are considered unarmed for the purposes of compatibility with Martial Arts Charms.

When Boosted Gear is in Stealth Mode perfectly fitting red gloves form on the Exalt's hands. The gloves add the Exceptional Quality (+3 to Defense) bonus to the character's unarmed punches and allow unarmed parries of lethal and ranged attacks.
Ddraig, the Welsh Dragon, was a being of immense might, so powerful that he was considered on par with God. One of the reasons that made him so fearsome was his unique ability to double everything without limits, even his own strength:

-When activated with a miscellaneous action (Speed 5, -1 DV) the Boosted Gear creates an Overdrive Pool of Essence. The motes from it can only be used offensively.
-This Overdrive Motepool starts with [Current Personal + Peripheral Motes]/5 rounded down motes of Essence and doubles the amount of motes it contains every 10 ticks.
-The Overdrive Motepool can at most contain [Essence + Stamina]*10 + 10 Motes of Essence.
-Should motes from the Overdrive pool be used for any purpose, it stops doubling the amount of motes it contains.
-The Overdrive Motepool can be maintained for a full day, after which it disappears.
-Activating Boosted Gear removes and replaces a still existing Overdrive pool, even if it was created by another effect. Benefits gained with the previous pool are retained as long as they otherwise would be, but still count towards the limit of simultaneous maximum uses allowed by Welsh Boost Overdrive.
-Users can reset and activating again the Overdrive Pool, and the doubling of motes, by spending the motes required for Boosted Gear's Attunement again.

"Explosion": The character can activate this effect as an innate ability by spending 10 Overdrive motes. Until the fifth DV refresh after the ability's activation the character gains the following benefits:

-He counts his Strength rating twice for the purpose of calculating Base Damage, Feats of Strength, Jumping Distance and other values that use the Strength Attribute.
-He counts his Dexterity rating twice for the purpose of calculating Accuracy, Move and Dash Actions, Defense and other values that use the Dexterity Attribute.
-He doubles his natural Soak, Aggravated Damage included if he possesses it.

The ability can be used multiple times and it's stackable, but it can be used only up to [Stamina+Resistance] times. After the fifth DV refresh the benefits end, the Overdrive Pool is removed and the character gain [(number of times the ability was used) - (Stamina/2 rounded down)] points of fatigue penalty.
Ddraig's power allows him to double anything, even himself:

-This Charm is an Expansion Charm to "Welsh Boost Overdrive". It creates a second Overdrive Pool when "Welsh Boost Overdrive" is activated: it follows the same rules at the first one, but the motes from it can only be used for defensive purposes.
-The user doesn't need to spend additional motes when resetting the Overdrive Pools.
Those who are Exalted transcend all limits. And in the hands of such heroes even common items answer the call to glory.

-This Charm allows the user to apply the effects of "Welsh Boost Overdrive: Explosion" to a weapon, armor or other object. This last until the fifth DV refresh of the one using the item, after which the item returns to its normal state.
-Weapons have their base damage doubled.
-Armors have their Soak and Hardness doubled.
-Other items have their effects doubled, the details are up to the GM to decide.

Weapons

Lightsaber Saingeom
- A weapon used by Exorcists. It's a hilt that generate a blade of light. Very cool.
  
  Speed 4, Accuracy +2, Damage +5L/2*, Defense +1, Rate 3, Attune 5. Tags: O
  *Aggravated Damage against Creatures of Darkness
- "Jan-Inhan Chujeog" ("Relentless Chase")
  
  A powerful and ancient Saingeom (Four Tigers Sword), also known as Sainchamsageom (Four Tigers Evil-Cutting sword). Being forged by a skilled (and pure) metalsmith in a Tiger day's tiger hour, of Tiger year's Tiger month, it has powerful positive (Yang) force that can destroy monsters and evil spirits. To maximize its effect, it is inscribed with 28 constellations and a badass magical incantation:
  
  "The Heaven calls down the Jeong (Spirit), and The Earth helps the Yeong (Soul). The sun and the moon are shaped, mountains and rivers are formed, and Lightnings strike like storm. Move North Heaven to destroy evil in the land, make for righeousness in the natural order."
  
  Speed 5, Accuracy +3, Damage +6/3, Defense +2, Rate 4, Attune 6. Tags: 2, O, R
  
  Special Skills:
  -Can change shape to a certain degree (current form: Daiklave)
  -Can harm disembodied spirits
  -Inflict double damage to spirits and other beings powered by negative energies
  -Mystical forces pull the sword towards the above targets, granting +2 accuracy in combat

Armor

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Experience Xp and Training debt for Charms Gaining bonus Xp with Omakes and Fanarts Training Time Side Quests

Current: 21 Xp
Total acquired: 299 Xp
Sometimes you need a Charm to get outside a dangerous situation, but you don't have the time or the Xp required? This feature will enable you to acquire a Charm instantly, but you will get into debt: all the Xp you gain go to it until the cost is met and your free time will be dedicated to the skipped training (In-Game Issei will work out the kinks of it), again until the cost is met.

This works only for Charms: you can't raise Attributes and Abilities this way. Also, you can't learn a Charm if you don't meet the requirements.

The maximum number of Charms that can be under debt is: 3
-A single omake can neat only 1 Xp. 2 if it is judged of exceptional quality: the other readers must agree too, and the post must be liked by at least 10 people.
-A fanart is also allowed and follow the same rules.
-Only 2 omakes and 1 fanart can be rewarded per IC week. You can post more, but you will not gain Xp.

Requirements:
-The omake must not be from Issei's POV.
-The omake must show other characters off-screen or their actions/reactions to something that happened in the quest. If it's in character and makes sense I can even can rule it as canon for the story.
-The omake's length must be at least 1200+ words.
-Grammar must be good.
Intelligence: 18/30 days
Strength: 12/30 days (1 Month completed!)
Dexterity: 12/30 days (1 Month completed!)
Perception: 0/30 days (1 Month completed!)
Socialize: 2/6 days (1 Week completed!)
Performance: 0/6 days (1 Week completed!)
Charisma: 9/30 days
Stamina: 13/30 days
Wits: 24/30 days
Manipulation: 12/30 days

Initiation to Terrestrial Circle Sorcery
Trial of Humility: Passed.
Trial of Tutelage:
Trial of Journey: Passed.
Trial of Fear:
Trial of Sacrifice:
[Magical Man Child Mil-tan] Conditions for victory: make Mil-tan a girl; give Mil-tan magical powers that satisfy her; do it before the time limit expire (3 Years)
[Discover the secret of the Evil Pieces] Progress: 75/100%. Main objective: completed! Secondary objective (optional): discover ALL secrets of the Evil Pieces
[Find the mystical land of Ryusenkyo] Conditions for victory: find Ryusenkyo; don't get killed
[Turn Gasper Vladi into Dio Brando] No time limit.

Alexander · Feb 5, 2015

INDEX:

I will become God-Harem King of the World
Trials of the God-Harem King
Tribulations of the God-Harem King
Advent of the God-Harem King

Issei's Forces - Character Sheets
God-Harem King - NSFW Stuff

List of important people in the story:
Raynare. Human disguise: Yuuma Amano. ~~Fallen Angel~~ Devil.
Yuuto Kiba. Devil. Sacred Gear "Sword Birth" user.
Kiyome Abe. Human. Beast Tamer.
Mr. and Ms Hyodo. Humans.
Ddraig. Heavenly Dragon. The Welsh Dragon.
Bright Shattered Ice. Elder Solar Twilight Exalted.
Aika Kiryu. Human.
Matsuda and Motohama. Humans.
Rias Gremory. Devil.
Akeno Himejima. Devil.
Koneko Toujo. Devil. Nekoshou?
Tomofuri. Local Kami of Fertility and Pregnancy.
Dohnaseek. ~~Fallen Angel~~ Devil.
Mil-tan. A...thing. Kiba's customer.
Ruby Rose (Kougyoku Mizoguchi). Human. Sacred Gear "Crescent Rose (Death's Scythe)" user. Solar Half-Caste.
Asia Argento. Human. Sacred Gear "Twilight Healing" user. Solar Half-Caste.
Mittelt. 3/4 Fallen Angel, 1/4 Oni. Solar Half-Caste.
Kalawarner. ~~Fallen Angel~~ Devil.
Shariel. Fallen Angel. One of Grigori's Leaders.
Yang Xiao Long. Human. Ruby's big sister. Sacred Gear "Ember Celica (War's Gauntlets)" user. Solar Half-Caste.
Eiko. Yatagarasu. Issei's Familiar. Solar Half-Caste.
Sona Sitri. Human disguise: Sona Shitori. Devil.
Tsubaki Shinra. Devil.
Azazel. Fallen Angel. Governor General of the Fallen Angels and One of Grigori's Leaders.
Sayanomiya Kaoru. Human. Member of the History Compilation Committee.
Grayfia. Devil. Queen of Maou Lucifer's Peerage and his wife.
Beowulf. Hero Descendant and Devil. Pawn of Maou Lucifer's Peerage.
Shougo Kitsukawa. Ex-gang's leader. Solar Half-Caste.
Raiser Phenex. Devil.
Ravel Phenex. Raiser's little sister. Devil.
Sirzechs Lucifer. Super Devil. Leader of the Four Maou.
Ryōzanpaku. A group of Master Martial Artists. Followers of the Katsujinken.
Honoka Shirahama. Human. Longinus Sacred Gear "Innovate Clear" user.
Elsha. Strongest Boosted Gear' female possessor of the past.
Belzard. Strongest Boosted Gear' male possessor of the past.
Mirai. Shinobi.
Haruka. Shinobi.
Hikage. Shinobi.
Yomi. Shinobi
Homura. Shinobi.
Suika Ibuki. Oni. Mittelt's grandmother.
Kii and Mii. Bakeneko youkai. Twin sisters.
Rikuo Nura. 3/4 Human, 1/4 Youkai. Head of the Nura Youkai Clan.
Karasutengu. Nura Clan's advisor.
Ma Renka. Ma Kensei's daughter.
Revache Phenex. Devil. Patriarch of the Phenex family of Devils.
Gasper Vladi. Devil, previously Dhampir (Half-Human, Half-Vampire)

Alexander · Feb 5, 2015

Experience and Training

Favoured or Caste/Not Favoured or Out-of-Caste

New Trait: (Xp Cost)+(Training Time)
Ability: 2/3 - Immediate/6 days (3+ hours for day)
Specialty: 1/2 - Immediate/6 days (3+ hours for day)
Charm: 8/10 - (Min. Ability) days (3+ hours for day)/(Min. Ability + Min. Essence) days (3+ hours for day)
Sorcery Spell: 8 - (spell circle) weeks (6 days, 3+ hours for day)

Improve Trait: (Xp Cost)+(Training Time)
Attribute: 6/7/8* - 1 month (30 days, 3+ hours for day)
Ability: 3/4 - Immediate/6 days (3+ hours for day)
Specialty: 2/3 - Immediate/6 days (3+ hours for day)
Essence: (current rating)x8 - (current rating) months (30 days, 3+ hours for day)
Virtue: 3 - Immediate
Willpower: 3 - Immediate
*(6 Xp to improve it from 1 to 3, 7 Xp to improve it from 4 to 7, 8 Xp to improve it from 8+)

Spells and Abilities from DxD don't follow this scheme and don't require Xp. They require a teacher and training time, that can be shortened with enough dots in an ability/abilities that resonate with them.

Bright and Ddraig are very good tutors, so they can reduce the time to train the stuff they knew best in life.
Bright can use a spell to transfer knowledge directly from mind to mind, so the training time for (Attributes, Abilities, Specialties, Spells, Charms, Essence) is shortened to 1 hour per dot. Bright's rating in that trait must be greater than Issei.

Things you do during the game can count as training to related things. For example spending a week crafting things count as 7 days of training Craft Charms. Spending a day chatting with your friends counts as training for Socialize. Etc...

You can stunt your pure training actions, which will reduce the time needed for something to count as your day of training. Same goes for having a good teacher.

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DxD World's Magic Systems

Every Magic System follow a Paradigm: a core concept that define it. Spells that resonate with this concept are easier to cast (+1 to Casting roll and Target roll for every Proficiency Rank in it).

-Sacred Gear. "Wish" Paradigm. Component allowed: all of them. Only available to those possessing a Sacred Gear.

-Norse Magic. "War" Paradigm. Component allowed: Conjure, Damage, Divination, Energy, Enhance, Heal, Movement, New Power, Protect.

-Devil Magic. "Destruction" Paradigm. Components allowed: Control, Damage, Energy, Enhance, Metaspell, Movement, New Power, Protect.

-Angel Magic. "Blessing" Paradigm. Components allowed: Conjure, Damage, Divination, Energy, Enhance, Heal, Movement, New Power, Protect.

-Fallen Angel Magic. "Glamour". Components allowed: Conjure, Control, Damage, Divination, Energy, Illusion, Metaspell, Movement, New Power, Protect.

-Black Magic. "Curse" Paradigm. Components allowed: Control, Damage, Energy, Illusion, Metaspell, Movement.

-White Magic. "Cure" Paradigm. Components allowed: Conjure, Divination, Energy, Enhance, Heal, New Power, Protect.

-Fairy Magic. "Nature" Paradigm. Components allowed: Conjure, Control, Divination, Energy, Enhance, Heal, Illusion, New Power, Protect.

-Summoning Magic. "Travel" Paradigm. Components allowed: Control, Divination, Metaspell, Movement.

-Spirit Magic. "Harmony" Paradigm. Components allowed: Conjure, Control, Divination, Enhance, Metaspell, Movement, New Power.

-Dragon Magic. "Might" Paradigm. Components allowed: Damage, Energy, Enhance, Movement, New Power, Protect.

-Runes. "Symbol" Paradigm. Components allowed: Conjure, Control, Damage, Divination, Energy, Enhance, Heal, Illusion, Metaspell, Movement, New, Power, Protect.

-Onmyouji Arts. "Purification" Paradigm. Components allowed: Conjure, Control, Damage, Divination, Energy, Enhance, Heal, Illusion, Movement, Protect.

The following arts are not considered magic systems, but they follow the same rules:

-Ki Manipulation. "Life" Paradigm. Components allowed: Control, Damage, Divination, Energy, Enhance, Heal, Illusion, Movement, Protect.

-Touki. "Determination" Paradigm. Components allowed: Damage, Enhance, Movement, Protect.

-Senjutsu. "Balance" Paradigm. Components allowed: Control, Damage, Divination, Enhance, Heal, Illusion, Movement, New Power, Protect.

-Reversal Magic. "Reverse" Paradigm. Components allowed: Metaspell.

Spells

Spells of every Magic System are divided into Ranks. The Rank of a Spell is determined by the number of its Components:

001 - 025 Rank 1: kill a person, destroy a motorcycle
026 - 050 Rank 2: Kill a Low-Class Devil
051 - 100 Rank 3: Kill an inexperienced Middle-Class Devil
101 - 150 Rank 4: Kill an experienced Middle-Class Devil
151 - 200 Rank 5: Kill a High-Class Devil
201 - 250 Rank 6: Kill an Ultimate-Class Devil, decimate an army, destroy a city
251 - 300+ Rank 7: vaporize a big army, kill a weak god, wreak a region the size of Saitama's prefecture (every 50 Components after 300 add +1 to Casting Difficulty)

-The roll to see if a Spell Casting is successful is: [Int + Lore + Occult + Essence]. The Difficulty is the Rank of the Spell, Casting is an automatic success if the Difficulty of the Spell is less than half of [Int + Lore + Occult + Essence].
-If successful there is another roll to see if it hits: the roll is Dexterity+[Attribute](it varies depending on the Magic System)
-To learn a spell of a certain rank one must possess an equal or higher rank in Essence.

-When casting a spell you take one level of Exhaustion Damage (-1 penalty to all actions. Internal Penalty) per Rank of that Spell. The is reduced for each Proficiency gained: IE Rank 3 casting with Rank 1 Proficiency inflicts 2 levels of Exhaustion damage.
-This damage heals at a rate of 1 level per day resting for mortals, 1 level per hour for Characters with Essence of 2 or more, and 1 Level per minute for Characters with Essence of 6+.
-Motes can be spend to reduce Exhaustion. The motes cost must be spent separately for every Level:
-First Level: 2m
-Second Level: 4m
-Third Level: 6m
-Fourth Level: 8m
-Fifth Level: 10m
-Sixth Level: 12m
-7+ Level: 14m

Learning Spells

Extended Roll measured in days (3+hours for Exalt Issei):

Rank One. Requirements (Int+Lore+Occult+Essence) = 2, Successes 10
Rank Two. Requirements (Int+Lore+Occul+Essence) = 3, Successes 15
Rank Three. Requirements (Int+Lore+Occult+Essence) = 4, Successes 30
Rank Four. Requirements (Int+Lore+Occult+Essence) = 5, Successes 50
Rank Five. Requirements (Int+Lore+Occult+Essnece) = 6, Successes 75
Rank Six. Requirements (Int+Lore+Occult+Essence) = 7, Successes 100
Rank Seven. Requirements (Int+Lore+Occult+Essence) = 8, Successes 130

Proficiency

Extended Roll measured in days (3+hours for Exalt Issei):

Rank One Proficiency. requirements (Int+Lore+Occult+Essence+Speciality) = 3, Successes 10
Rank Two Proficiency. Requirements (Int+Lore+Occult+Essence+Speciality) = 6, Successes 30
Rank Three Proficiency. Requirements (Int+Lore+Occult+Essence+Speciality) = 9, Successes 60
Rank Four Proficiency. Requirements (Int+Lore+Occult+Essence+Speciality) = 12, Successes 100
Rank Five Proficiency. Requirements (Int+Lore+Occult+Essnece+Speciality) = 15, Successes 150
Rank Six Proficiency. Requirements (Int+Lore+Occult+Essence+Speciality) = 18, Successes 200
Rank Seven Proficiency. Requirements (Int+Lore+Occult+Essence+Speciality) = 22, Successes 250

-Specialties are, for example: Norse Magic, Angelic Magic, Devil Magic Etc.

Components

List

Create Spells

Ask the GM. If you have a spell, and he approves, the GM will tell you the details of the Dramatic Action necessary to learn it.

juracc · Feb 5, 2015

Things sure are getting interesting. Finally some major non-Issei action.

Also, I dug up some terrestrial scythe styles from the depths of the internet for Ruby.

Lesser Sheave-Reaping Blade
Crimson Reaper Style

Dunno how balanced they are, but LSRB seems to be taking inspiration from Rubys RWBY moveset.

kinglugia · Feb 6, 2015

I found two things that may be useful for Kiba...or us, since we're now a swordsman.
Wind-Cutting Blade Style and Graceful Hummingbird Style.

kinglugia · Feb 16, 2015

codeRR said:
What does it say?

I shall just post the weapons system in the Daystar for now.

Arsenal of the Daystar
The sun transcends mere physicality. Its incomparable flames, the walls of the Station Indomitable, and all of the Daystar's myriad weapon systems exist simultaneously in a materialized and dematerialized state. As such, its formidable array of defenses present as much of a threat to spirits as to any other sort of interloper, just as its invulnerable walls deny them passage.

Furthermore, the Daystar's flames and weapons are all Holy, inflicting aggravated damage to creatures of darkness.

Apollyon Cannon (alternately known as the Eye of Judgment):
The Daystar's foremost weapon, known and feared by Creation's enemies. Described by those few gods who have seen it fire, the Apollyon Cannon begins as a massive sunspot on the sun's surface which swirls briefly through numerous patterns, including the signs of Battles and Endings, before opening a coronal gate to the internal, limitless flame of the Dirigible Engine, cutting loose an unstoppable concussive bolt of solar
Essence which can span a hundred thousand miles in an instant.

Seen from the ground, the Cannon looks like an enormous lightning bolt of prismatic flame forking its way across Creation's sky. It has been fired for the good of Creation at least once before. The jealous Primordial Cemunian, Constellation of Sinew and Dream, once sought to destroy the works of his estranged
brethren.

In the Ninth Epoch of the Time of Glory he constructed a mock Creation called Cajerrón in the distant depths of the Wyld, and using his vast might, sought to push it into the world the Primordials had made, to displace and replace their works with his own. Ignis Divine, ever vigilant, saw the encroaching clouds of foreign skies and pushed Cemunian's works back to the depths of madness with a shot from the Apollyon
Cannon.

Absolute Horizon Barrier: It is beneath the dignity of the Daystar to cycle up its weapons in response to every wayward comet that crosses its path. The Absolute Horizon Barrier is a shimmering golden field that coalesces one hundred miles out from the sun's surface.

Anything attempting to pass through this barrier, material or immaterial, be it god, flying vessel, or Essence-fired arrow, is met with equivalent force pushing against it in the opposite direction as a Shaping effect; as such, the barrier is impassable by simple velocity. The Chirmirajen is specifically empowered to pass through the Absolute Horizon when it is active. At her discretion, Nysela may deactivate the Absolute Horizon Barrier to allow specified targets through.

Starfall Revolver: The memories of the tribes of madness are short indeed. Prince Balor was far from the first raksha to declare war on Creation. In the Twelfth Epoch of the Time of Glory, the Grand Emperor Jiurnan strode forth from the depths of chaos to stand upon the baking sands of the uttermost South. He raised up his halberd, forged of dreams of glory quenched in the venom of scorpions, and personally reviled the Unconquered Sun. The fabric of the world recoiled beneath his boots, and the lurking hordes of chaos took heart from his defiance.

The Daystar, not wishing to trouble its arbiter with the insults of such an insect, plucked a star from the sky and cast it down upon Jiurnan, destroying him utterly and sending the sad ruins of his army fleeing back to the Wyld in flames and disarray.

Shining Finger: The sun's corona twists, rises, and breaks away. Then a vast lancing finger of flame erupts from the surface of the sun with a howl that can be heard across the world, reaching down to drag holy fire across the surface of Creation, burning the land black in its wake. The black mark this weapon scores into Creation's surface radiates powerful stabilizing Essence out to five miles on both sides of the trench, which
lingers for one season. Fair Folk within this field suffer (10 – Essence) levels of unsoakable aggravated damage per minute of exposure.

Banishing Flash: This Simple Speed 5 action allows the Daystar to target an area of Creation's skies with a diameter of one mile. At end of the action, the sun flashes, banishing all incapacitated targets in the area to just outside Creation.

Godsigh: The sun draws in dead and weak opponents with intense gravity, consuming and converting them into Essence.

Sky-Conquering Mea: The natural, latent offensive power of the Daystar is known as the Sky-Conquering Mea. This includes the incredible, searing heat which the sun projects for miles around itself, as well as its more aggressive deterrents.

The Chariot of the Most High cooks off solar flares at irregular intervals, eruptions of searing Essence that jet out into the emptiness of the celestial void to dissipate harmlessly. When an enemy enters the skies of Creation, the Daystar is able to lash it with solar flares at a range of 300 miles. Because these flares strike everything in their path, enemies who stay sufficiently low may avoid them entirely, as the Daystar will not risk a strike that hits the Imperial Mountain or the lower atmosphere of Creation.

Offensive prominences are also included in the Sky-Conquering Mea: great flaming arches that rise from the surface of the Daystar and flow around its blazing surface, pulled by controlled gravitational shifts to turn the sun's projections into gigantic fighting chains, allowing the Daystar to make Martial Arts attacks on targets up a mile distant.

The Daystar may also throw one of its prominences up to 15 miles, lashing it outward such that it snaps into a thousand separate, imperishable Flights of the Brilliant Raptor, which home in on all opponents in range and detonate around them, leaving dozens of tiny suns blazing in the skies before being drawn back into the sun's corona.

The Daystar's Essence signature has internalized a number of martial arts styles, and is capable of invoking all possible Combos of their Charms to enhance its Sky-Conquering Mea. It treats solar flares and prominences as unarmed attacks for the purposes of these styles.

The Dirigible Engine knows the following Celestial martial arts styles: Solar Hero, Righteous Devil, and Arms of the Unconquered Sun. It is also capable of using the rare Sidereal style known as Vermillion Clouds of Sunset. All measurements involved in the Charms invoked by or channeled through the Daystar (such as the distance a target is hurled by Heaven Thunder Hammer) substitute miles in
place of yards.

Gauntlet of the Sun: This refers to the natural, latent defensive power of the Daystar's core, which is surrounded by layers of miles-thick super-intense blazing Essence that crushes both material and dematerialized forms. Beings powerful enough to survive within the sun's flames are subject to ferocious environmental damage (Damage 100A/action, trauma 10L) requiring complete elemental immunity in order to endure.

Furthermore, characters attempting to approach the Station Indomitable through the sun's flames are constantly surrounded by Magma Kraken tentacles which are capable of using Solar Hero and Arms of the Unconquered Sun style, and cannot be dispelled by countermagic. Characters are considered to be surrounded by five such constructs every 50 yards. Once every twenty long ticks, the Dirigible Engine's core emits a massive shockwave which ripples through the sun's interior, subjecting everything within to an effect identical to the spell Total Annihilation.

Nysela may throttle down on the Daystar's core to prevent this shockwave from occurring, if desired, or she may speed it up to occur once every five minutes.

The Eschaton Lock: The Primordial King gave the Unconquered Sun the power to destroy Creation should it ever fall into the hands of his enemies. The Eschaton Lock is the seal the Unconquered Sun placed on that power. Once, the Daystar was able to release a supernova capable of annihilating Creation.

After the Primordial War, Ignis Divine drove the Godspear into his own side, cauterizing the part of himself which could unleash the supernova. He then took the wound from his body and forged it into a molten orichalcum key which he rammed through the mechanism of final doom, transforming it into a mighty lock and key which can never be turned, but by his hand…or perhaps by the hand of Malfeas, or one partaking in his Essence.

In any case, the Eschaton Lock is unbreakable and seals the Daystar's supernova far beyond the reach of all who might wish to unleash it. No force, magical or otherwise, can compel the Unconquered Sun to turn the key. Even if it could, the weapon is still irreparably destroyed and cannot be triggered. Removing the lock only reveals that the weapon has been stricken from the gamut of the sun's offenses, such that only a Primordial (or perhaps a Twilight) could ever repair it.

Storytellers should consider the supernova weapon completely beyond repair unless they wish to use the Daystar to hold Creation hostage. Should that be the case, they will have to overcome all the efforts of the Unconquered Sun to prevent anyone from turning the key, before they are ever able to assess the nigh-impossible task of repairing the damage that has been done.

As a final note: because the destroyed mechanism corresponds to a wound the Unconquered Sun gave himself, repairing the mechanism would also require doing invasive repair on Ignis Divine, which forms a sort of mare's nest, as characters will only succeed in turning the key over his dead body.

Sunstrider Apotheosis: Even the Daystar can be pushed to the limits of its power. When it is, it has a power to fall back on. The ultimate battle form of the Daystar may only be assumed if the Unconquered Sun assumes the Siege Perilous, or if a sufficiently trained and honed crew of the Exalted harnesses all of their spiritual energy into awakening the true form of Creation's defender. If they do, they are temporarily melded into the soul of the Daystar; they become as one with each other and one with the sun, as it collapses inward on itself, plates shifting, engine unraveling, core expanding, flames hardening into the shape of the defender. The Daystar takes on the form of a gigantic four-armed warstrider, shining with all the brilliance of day and wielding iconic representations of the four fulcrums.

The Sunstrider is somewhat smaller than the Daystar. It is unable to command solar flares or prominences, and it is less impervious to damage. However, it is much faster and infinitely more maneuverable, and its ability to parry any attack and dispel nigh unstoppable forces keeps it from harm. Beyond that, its armor is indestructible; damaging the Sunstrider requires hitting it with attacks that harm or weaken its crew until they are unable to sustain its battle form.

When the Unconquered Sun is at the helm, this is a nearly impossible feat; whoever assumes Siege Perilous in Sunstrider form is able to channel all of their Charms through the Daystar. They are also able to use all of the Daystar's Martial Arts Charms and Combos. Lastly, the Sunstrider is able strike from all angles at light speed and with unmitigated force. This gives the Unconquered Sun's personal battle form a horrific reputation with his enemies.

kinglugia · Feb 18, 2015

It's the eve of Chinese New Year in my time zone, and since I'm bored...I'm going to post an omake that I've prepared since January. Cheerios~

The Adventures of Ddraig prior to his sealing by the Biblical Faction

[A long, long time ago, there was an Evil Dragon by the name of Nian, also known as the Demon Hermit Dragon Nian Shou. Living in the deepest parts of the mountain, it comes out of hiding once every year, at the night when the old year heralds the new year, to feast upon the people and livestock.

Terrorizing the people of Ancient China, it was too strong for mortals to handle, even with the aid of their own variant of magicians, known as hermits.

Soon the situation became so bad that the Chinese Gods had to interfere, sealing the Evil Dragon in the mountain at the edge of the world, hoping that the seal placed upon it would weaken it sufficiently for them to finish it off.

However, they failed to foresee that the seal was the one that was weakened, the Evil Dragon being capable of using Senjutsu in tandem with Youjutsu and Draconic Energy to weaken, then shatter the seal, and after that the manacles binding him.

Nian Shou then plotted revenge upon the Chinese Gods, by first destroying their worshipers, then launching an attack upon the Jade Palace while empowered by the negative energies.

The people, though, came up with a strange, yet brilliant strategy to deter it from attacking their homes - they painted everywhere red, and prepared bamboo firecrackers, in the hopes that the color and loud sounds would frighten it away. And the plan worked, brilliantly. With the Nian being weakened, several disguised gods unleashed their most powerful attacks at him, slaying it for good.

One thing happened to another, and the tradition of wearing red clothes, decorating homes in red, as well as igniting firecrackers everywhere like there's no tomorrow every year on the exact same day, thus giving birth to what you mortals called the Chinese New Year.
The end.]

In the mindscape of a certain Solar Exalt, a red dragon, a scantily clad ex-god queen, and her Exaltation's successor (as well as the past holders of a certain Longinus) were seated, the red dragon telling the latter of a certain story that gave birth to the tradition of Chinese New Year.

"What the hell Ddraig! That was supposed to be a known legend, not one of your adventures!" Issei yelled, before his skull got stabbed by a sword, courtesy of Bright Shattered Ice, an angry vein ticking on her head.

{While I'm reluctant to admit it, the worm is correct. Lizard, you have approximately ten seconds to explain to me why you thought retelling this particular legend is a good idea,} Bright sniffed haughtily, before turning to regard her successor. {That does not mean that you're supposed to yell at the storyteller. It's just plain bad taste.}

Ddraig rolled his eyes at the antics of the duo, before puffing his chest out and giving them the most smug grin ever. [That's because I was the one who gave the asshole the fear of the color Red and loud noises.]

With that sentence, the others turned their heads to regard the Welsh Dragon, curiosity on their faces, before a loud groan can be heard at the foremost front, Issei being the source of said groan.

"Don't tell me...you fought Nian Shou once, and defeated him so thoroughly that you broke his mind?"

[Why yes, partner. Fought him because I felt like it and he looks strong. Didn't manage to kill him though, too slippery for his own good. Became a Dragon-Youkai hybrid at the end of our fight, which probably gave him a Fear of red and loud noises, as well as becoming more bloodthirsty from its Legend.]

[[[[Goddammit Ddraig,]]]] echoed the past possessors of Boosted Gear.

"So what, the only reason the guys back there managed to defeat it is because of it becoming a Dragon-Youkai thing and thus gaining a weakness?"

[Why yes, so every time that festival comes around, I become happier, knowing that my contribution was the one that made it possible. Shame their gods decided to keep my involvement hush-hush, but at least I get bribes to keep MY own muzzle shut.]

'I don't see how that's a good thing...' cue sweatdrop from Issei.

Gong Xi Fa Chai to everyone~

Alexander · Feb 23, 2015

Silence. Following Shougo's outrageous proposal, for a few seconds nobody speak.

Until Isabela's lips turn upward, a fiery glint entering her visible eye. "Why not?"

Yubelluna's eyebrows join her hairline.

The same excitement of the Rook begins to emanate from the rest of Raiser's peerage members. The girl in chinese clothing, noticing it, take many steps backwards before mimicking the same expression.

The Queen grabs Isabela's shoulder and brings their faces a few centimeters from each other. "Have you gone mental?" She hisses, not bothering with politeness. "How have we going to explain it to Lord Phenex and Master Raiser?"

"Simple." The half-masked girl replies, unbothered. "A show to test one's skills, nothing more. In this case...it's simply a collective one."

With a herculean effort the violet haired woman suppresses the urge to have her hand enjoy a fast reunion with her face.

"I don't really mind." Mittelt stalks forward, flanked by Eiko. Despite her short stature and young age everyone, in some measure, is impressed as how striking her presence is.

"Our esteemed hosts, surely being all warriors of great and respectable reputation, have their blood craving for the thrill that come only when measuring one's own skills against equals. After such a never-less-than-perfect accommodation, who are we to refuse?" Eiko continues before looking behind her. "Who also feel the same?"

Yang punches her other palm with a smirk, embers coming out of her mane. Ruby waves her hand like an excited child. Asia shakes her head and hands in denial.

"Do you mind if we join too?" Homura asks, the rest of her team already assembled on her sides. "I really want to see how Devils fight. Plus Hyodo is our Boss now, so this makes it personal."

"Ufufufu!" Akeno's eyes glint with amusement. "I heard my King's name get slandered too. As her Peerage, we can't ignore that." Next to her Raynare nods energetically, more because Akeno said so and less because she agrees. Kiba's smile now doesn't quite reach his eyes, while Koneko flexes her fingers. Kalawarner and Dohnaseek both smirk with smugness.

This time Yubelluna can't stop her hand from covering her eyes. "I can't stop you, can I? Just know I will blame everything on you girls." And even as she says it she wishes Raiser is there, for he would surely stop all of this.

Or not. After all, a Queen knows her King better than anyone else.

----

"A glamorous welcome to all participants!" Eiko cheers loudly.

She is at the top of a raised platform overlooking a large park situated near the Phenex Castle, one of the many locations used for training. It consisted of a forest, a lake, a barren area and reproduced city ruins. Floating next to her is a magically enchanted glass sphere that lets her voice be heard all over the park.

"Today we are here to assist at one-of-a-kind challenge: Raiser Phenex's Peerage against the combined servants of Issei Hyodo and Rias Gremory! The commentary will be done by the lovely Eiko!" She winks, even though nobody can see her. "The cute Asia and the silent Hikage!"

"Ah, Hello?" Asia awkwardly waves her hand as if greeting someone in front of her.

"...Hi." Hikage lazily replies before drinking from a bottle of milk nobody know where she got from.

"This will be a straightforward battle with an equal number of participants." The Yatagarasu continues. "Fourteen fighters on one side and likewise on the other. There are only three rules: no lethal blows; those who surrender or lose consciousness are out of the fight and cannot interfere anymore; likewise, those still in the game are forbidden to involve those who lost. A team loses once it has no more active members. Time limit: before we are found by our Masters and punished accordingly! Ufufufufufu! Have a good day! Begin!" She claps her hands.

On one side of the park Dohna looks up and sweatdrop. "Is she always like that?"

"A totally shrew, shady person? Yep." Mittelt comments, shrugging. "So-" She looks at the others. "Anyone with experience in those things have a suggestion to how handle this?"

"Even if this is not a proper Rating Game, it is the first for us." Akeno says, having changed into a shrine maiden outfit. "But I can say this: some of us meet the others only recently, so expecting a full coordination is impossible."

"I agree." Haruka continues. She gestures to the forest in front of them. "Even then, with such a large area to cover the others will likely split into smaller groups. I suggest we do the same, pairing those who have more experience working with each other."

"A good idea." Akeno concedes. "Kiba-kun, Koneko-chan: you're with me, we will scout the city. Ray-chan, Dohna, Kala: you're all good at flying, so I want you to scout the lake."

"""Ha!""" They reply. Except for Raynare, who goes with: "Yes! One-sama!"

"Fighting in narrow places is a Shinobi's speciality." Homura states. "Leave the forest to me, Haruka, Yomi and Mirai."

"That leave the barren area, uh? Good enough I suppose." Mittelt smirks. "Me, Yang, Ruby and Shougo-kun will go there."

"Ah? But if on the way there we meet someone, we can engage them right?" Yang asks while hitting both fists together.

"But of course." Akeno replies with a dark smile. "Please leave nothing but ashes."

----

Flying on black wings, the trio of ex-Fallen Angels pass over the lake before landing on its shore. While Dohnaseek is still clad in his trademark trenchcoat and fedora, Kalawarner has traded her skirt with a pair of denim jeans and the high-heeled shoes with tennis ones. Raynare wears a white dress, a pair of shorts under it, and the school shoes.

"So! So!" Raynare bounces on her heels. "How do we find the enemies?"

"Mpfh." Dohna scoffs, one hand on his hat. "We either look around-"

"Servants of the Gremory! Prepare yourself!"

"Or they find us first." Kala finishes with a dry smile.

""I'm Ni/Li!"" The twin catgirls say at the same time.

"I'm Mirae." The girl with blue hair twirls her staff.

The three ex-Fallen Angels look at each other.

"YOU'RE FINISHED!" The three enemy girls shout as they rush forwards, each targeting a different enemy and ready to go all-out from the very start.

So it comes as a complete surprise when their attacks are stopped with seemly any effort. Dohna and Kala catch the twin catgirl's fists in their palms, while Raynare grabs the staff before it could hit her head.

And before the Phenex members can react the Gremory members counterattack: Dohna with a uppercut to the chin, Kala with a knee in the stomach and Ray with a kick in the chest.

As Ni staggers backwards, her lower jaw on fire, Dohna tosses away his hat and slowly begins to take out his trenchcoat, revealing a white shirt below. "Do you know where I spent the last two weeks?" He says in a perfectly normal conversational tone. "Norway, in a place in the middle of fucking nowhere with a name made of so much consonants I cannot remember, let alone spell it. All because a madman with a competitive streak wanted to 'have disciples too, and better ones to boot'!"

"What-!" It's all Ni can say before the trenchcoat is in her face, blocking her vision. Dohna tackles her to the ground and pins her arms behind her back in a very painful lock, his knees blocking her legs.

"I had to wrestle Were-bears bare-handed! Were! Bears!" He shouts, eyes bloodshot. "Do you know what is it to trade blows with something the size of a car and the strength to snap bones even with a gazing blow?!"

"Eeek!" Ni cries, now seriously scared.

"LET ME SHOW YOU A SMALL PREVIEW!"

"NOOOOO!!"

"Only a sleeping bag! On the naked ground! Ten grades below zero every night! And it rained half of the time!" Kala accentuates each exclamation point with a flex of the two Light Whips in her hands, while Li is desperately dodging the deadly (for a Devil) weapons. "Baths in the rivers! With the water being liquid ice! And no soap!"

"What the hell are you saying?! You're crazy!" The catgirl shouts.

Kala completely ignores her. "And the food! We could eat only what we personally caught! No fruit! Berries were poisonous! Animals constantly escaped us! And the fishes were slippery bastards."

In the middle of another swing the tip of the whip morphs into a grappling hook that catch Li's loose socks. A sharp tug causes her to trip and fall to the ground.

"But as they say: hunger is the mother of all inventions!" Kala finishes with a crazy smile as she begins to pull the frightened catgirl towards her.

"You guys-!"

"-Are insane!" Mirae screams as she dodges another lightning bolt.

"Nooo." Raynare replies with a serene smile, hands crackling with electricity. "We just have a lot of pent up stress! Beowulf-dono told us to take it out on the first person we are justified to beat up!"

----

"You told them what?" Enku, one of Sirzechs Lucifer's Pawns, gapes.

Beowulf shrugs. "My dad gave me the same advice. And it worked!"

----

"That doesn't make any sense!" Mirae cries. Spotting an opening she jumps towards Raynare and thrusts her staff forward.

Lightning disappears from Raynare's right hand and is replaced with a coating of light. She smashes her palm into the oncoming staff, breaking it into splinters. Her other hand grabs the blue haired girl's shoulders, unleashing more electricity into her body.

As Mirae screams in pain Raynare looks troubled. "But truth be told, I am not feeling very stressful." Then she stops the electrical attack and nods. "But now that I have a live subject I can finally practice One-sama's lessons!"

"L-Lessons…?" Mirae croaks out. She tries to use [Promotion]-

"AAAAHH!!!" Before another electrical shock, twice as strong compared to before, turns her thoughts into mush.

"How to keep hitting a person with lighting without them losing consciousness or dying for a long time." Raynare smiles innocently. "Akeno One-sama is always teaching me new things, she's the best One-sama in the world!"

----

"..."

"Akeno-san?"

"I feel...so proud."

[] Third Part coming soon…
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Something that CrossyCross' quests taught me: to change a chump into a man, pain is necessary. A lot of pain.

Alexander · Mar 4, 2015

Proceeding swiftly through the forest with feet certain of the path to take, a feat made possible by a good knowledge of the area build through extensive training, are four females: two children and two young women.

The two twins have turquoise hair and blue eyes. Both of their outfits consist of gym uniforms, gym bags hanging from their shoulders.

The two young women both wear french maid uniforms. One has light brown hair and reddish eyes, while the other has dark red hair and blue eyes.

"Was splitting up really a good idea?" The maid with dark red hair asks. "I mean it's something we usually do but not from the very beginning."

"Yubelluna's orders." The other maid replies. "She may be against this match, but you know better than I do that she put her 100% in everything she does."

"Ah ah ah!" The twins laugh in unison. "Don't worry about that! Most of the enemies are just a bunch of humans! This will be ea-"

As they step in the area covered with fallen leafs between four trees a net bursts out from below their feet, trapping them and hoisting them in the air.

"-AAAAAAAAA?!?" They scream, the tight confines of the trap immobilizing their every movement.

"Seriously? That's it?" Homura, seated on a higher branch together with the other kunoichi, looks down at the trapped devils and scoffs, clearly not impressed. "Those are the guys that gave you troubles Mirai?"

"Can I remind you that shithead summoned an army?" The ravenette protests.

"Y-You!" One of the twins shouts. "How did you know we were going to pass here?!"

"That's simple." Yomi raises a hand, a dazzling smile on her lips. "We actually followed you in secret for a while. Once we were able to predict your path we just ran ahead and prepared the trap."

"I-Impossible!" The other twin pushes her face forward, her right cheek pressed against her sister's left one. "Only a few minutes passed since the match's start! How did strangers like you, with no prior knowledge of the area, got the drop on us Phenex members that trained her for months?"

"Ara ara." Haruka puts a palm on her cheek. "Isn't that because we're much more skilled than you?"

"Grrr! Don't get cocky human!" She grits her teeth. "Promotion! Rook!"

An aura of blue light surrounds the girl before she grabs the net and tears it apart, freeing herself and the others before they land back on the ground.

"So that's [Promotion], the special power of Pawn." Haruka muses. "Rook for increased strength and toughness, Knight to boost speed, Bishop for greater magical abilities and finally Queen that gave all the above, but put a huge strain on the body."

The maid with red hair's eyes narrow. "...You're awfully knowledged about Evil Pieces for humans."

"Information is just one of a shinobi's list of trades." Homura stands up and mockingly sweep her skirt from dust before grinning and taking out the scroll hidden between her breasts. "Time to get serious I suppose. Let's go girls!"

The others take out their own scrolls and jump down together with their leader.

"""SHINOBI TENSHIN!"""

Homura and Mirai are wearing the same outfits that they used in Issei's presence.

Yomi's outfit is somewhat reminiscent of a maid, a blue dress with a white slip underneath and a single white collar wrapped around her neck. On her arms she has long white gloves and blue diamond shaped arm sleeves with white frill underneath. Around her waist is a small white apron with shuriken pattern on them, and a belt that holds a brown bag. She wears a blue beret with a large white bow on the back of it, and an even larger bow on the back of her dress. Under it are a pair of white stockings covered by long brown boots with black bows at the top, and her signature giant sword rests on her back.

Haruka's outfit could barely be called an outfit at all: it resembles pink and white lingerie with white cups, and a diamond shaped opening revealing her cleavage. On her legs and arms are white garments, and she wears thin white bottom with simple pink high heels. On her back is a large white lab coat, the inside lined with many different vials filled.

"Do Rook too Nel!" The girl who promoted tells her sister.

"Yes Ile! Promotion! Rook!" Done with the power-up both twins open the gym bags they were carrying, taking out identical chainsaws and powering them up with a smile.

"Disassembling time♪" "Split, split, split, split, split!"

The twins run at Yomi and Haruka while grinding their chainsaws to the ground before swinging them at the two busty kunoichi, hoping to take them down in one blow.

CLANG! CLANK!

"Oooh, that's actually quite the amount of strength! Is the same for you Haruka-san?" Speaking as if in a middle of a friendly conversation Yomi blocks Ile's chainsaw with her sword stabbed in the ground, only her left hand on the hilt.

"Quite. It almost forced me a step back. But just barely." In Haruka's case, a red chainsaw came out of her lab coat's empty right sleeve clashing against the one in Nel's hands in a cacophony of roaring spinning metal blades.

"What-" "-Is this?!" Nel and Ile scream in disbelief.

Mercilessly taking advantage of their enemy's' confusion Yomi points her free right arm at Ile, a wrist crossbow appearing on her forearm. She shoots an explosive arrow, blasting the little girl away.

"One-chan!" At the same time a three fingered robotic arm comes of of Haruka coat's left sleeve and punches Nel, sending her in the air and colliding with her sister.

When they stand up after falling, the only indication of damage their ruined clothes and a couple of bruises, Haruka's smile turns strangely satisfied. "You can take that much. Good: it wouldn't be entertaining otherwise."

----

"I am Marion." The maid with light brown hair names herself before her opponents, a pair of knives popping out of her sleeves. "Raiser-sama's Pawn."

"And I'm Bürent." The other maid does the same, taking out a whip from a pouch on her back. "I'm too Raiser-sama's Pawn."

"Wow, are all devils fixated on adding their roles to their introductions?" Homura asks with a teasing grin as she unsheathes a single katana. "Do you really enjoy so much being simple pieces in the hands of an employer you cannot change nor leave?"

Marion scowls, releasing a burst of killing intent. "Silence human! What do you know of loyalty?"

The tanned girl's grin just widens at the provocation. "More than you can imagine, just not the same as yours!" And without further ado she shoots forwards, her katana raised high.

"Promotion! Knight!" Marion shouts before dodging Homura's swing. She attacks with her knives, only for the kunoichi to also dodge effortlessly.

"Promotion! Knight!" Following her friend's example Bürent uses her enhanced speed to swing her whip at Mirai, but the small kunoichi opens her umbrella and uses it as a shield before retaliating by shooting a rain of bullets from the tip.

The devil's eyes widen at the sight, not used to face firearms in her battles. She barely manages to move out of the bullet's way, with only a few gazing her side. "Even if you use guns, with my speed it doesn't matter!" With a burst of superior speed she disappears and reappears behind Mirai-

Only to be forced to dodge again as a machinegun pops up above Mirai's shoulder and starts firing.

"Normally, that would be true." Mirai calmly states as she turns around to face Bürent, the machinegun disappearing in a burst of smoke. "That's why Suzume-sensei put me under heavy training to increase my awareness and reaction time."

The dark red haired maid frowns. "...Did humans get stronger since the last time I went to the human world?"

"I don't know. I'm not exactly a normal human."

"I noticed."

And with that their battle resumes.

[] Third Part coming soon...
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I'm actually thinking about having Gasper appearing earlier. Would you guys like that?

noahgab1133 · Mar 14, 2015

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so yeah just found this image of dxd rwby cross and can't stop loving it enough, ironically that image fits solar issei BB mode without turning into a dragon so much.

so yang+balance breaker+dragon energy/divine dividing/boosted gear copy?=you all going to burn!

I so hope this happens

Alexander · Mar 21, 2015

"By the way, Kiba-kun."

"What is it, Sempai?"

The Queen, Knight and Rook of the Gremory Peerage are walking through the streets of the replica city after reaching the site. Their movements are slow and cautious, aware that the unfamiliar location offers a lot of possible hiding spots and ambush points that the enemy can take advantage of. That's why Koneko is at the front, using her enhanced Nekomata sense of smell and hearing to look out for the presence of the Phenex Peerage. Behind her trail Kiba and Akeno, the latter suddenly addressing the blonde swordsman.

"I can understand Koneko-chan, because she brings them everywhere she goes-" Akeno tilts her head in the direction of what she's talking about.

Kitten boxing gloves. There is no other term to describe the seeming bizarre-looking pair of gloves currently wore by the small white-haired girl. One black and the other white, the pair of boxing gloves are shaped like anime-ish cat's heads. The black one is grinning mischievously, while the white one has a stoic expression. But despite the eccentricity, both Knight and Queen know those are specially made gloves based on a design commonly sold to Devils participating in Rating Games. While nothing special, they are more durable than anything human made and thus a good weapon for Devils like Koneko that fight bare-handed.

"-But where you kept your armor?" She finishes, referring to the light armor Kiba is currently wearing: knee-guards, shoulder-guards and gauntlets. "Did you learn the spell to store things in a sub-dimension?"

"Alas, no. Theory is okay, but practical magic is still very difficult for me." He shakes his head while smiling, unbothered. "Try taking a closer look."

He holds up one gauntlet for her to see. Akeno stares at it for a few seconds before realization makes her eyes widen. "This-! Swords?!"

Indeed, at a closer look it could be seen that the gauntlet's surface is made of many tiny blunt swords no bigger than a nail linked by rings over the fingers and the palm and welded together on the back of the hand. A quick glance confirms that the other pieces of armor are the same.

"My Sacred Gear can only create swords." He explains. "However, I realized only using it to create standard swords limits me, so I decided to be creative and see how much can I push the boundaries of my power."

"Impressive." Akeno comments with a hand over her mouth, impressed at her kohai's resourcefulness. "Did you come up with it all by yourself?"

"Not...exactly."

"Uh?"

Kiba makes a strange face, a mix of incredulity and nervous chuckle. "Do you know that on the Internet you can find threads with hundreds of pages where people post what they would do if they had the power to create swords out of nothing?"

The black-haired buxom beauty puts a slender finger on her lower lips, feeling like she's missing out a hidden joke because of ignorance. However, before she could question Kiba-

"Look out!"

-Both are tackled by Koneko and pushed back.

BOOM!

An explosion goes off in the place previously occupied by the three. Instantly recognizing the danger Akeno pushes her hand forward, creating a magic circle that forms a barrier. Just in time for another magical projectile to hit it and detonates, straining the barrier but failing to penetrate it.

"Aww, I missed."

Flying up in the air with her wings spread, Yubelluna's tone is less disappointed and more mocking.

"...Cheap shot." Koneko glares at Raiser's Queen.

"Normally I wouldn't agree with an enemy, but she's right." Coming out from behind a building are two more Devils.

"Let's do this instead! I'm the Knight of Raiser-sama, Karlamine! Rias Gremory's Knight! I challenge you to a duel!"

"My name is Xuelan! I'm a Rook of Raiser-sama! I know there is a Rook among you: let's fight and end this quickly!"

"Ara ara." Akeno laughs, but her eyes have a dangerous glint as she spreads her own wings and takes flight to stand in front of Yubelluna. "Three versus three? How convenient. Then I will be your opponent, Raiser's Queen, Yubelluna-san. Or should I call you the [Bomb Queen]?"

"That name leaves a sour taste in my mouth." The enemy queen's smile dims. "Then again, [Priestess of Lightning] sounds ironic when applied to a Devil." She eyes Akeno's miko attire up and down with a challenging air. "I was hoping to fight you though. To make something out of this pointless fight."

"Ara ara. Fufufu. That, is what I honestly find strange." Akeno cups her cheek with one hand. "All the other members of Raiser Phenex's Peerage hold a grudge for the failed wedding. All beside you." She smiles mischievously. "One would think you're glad your King hasn't married, giving you more time to seduce him."

"So what?"

Yubelluna's blunt answer makes Akeno drops her smile to assume an expression of surprise.

"It's bad enough that my Master is a lecher who loves big breasts and a dumbass that wanted a [Little Sister] and [Tsundere] type character because of fashion! Do you have any idea how difficult is to keep his interest from waving every time a harlot with big breasts happens to pass in his field of vision? And then he said he's going to marry! My family served the Phenex with generations, why I alone must have it so hard?!"

She said all that without breathing. Akeno blinks a couple times before an impish smile forms on her lips. "Ara. Do I smell the scent of forbidden romance?"

"No." A sphere of compressed fire appears in Yubelluna's hand. "It's the reek of your flesh burning!"

She tosses the bomb at Akeno. In response the black-haired beauty shoots a lightning bolt. The two attacks collide halfway and explode.

Both with smiles that promised untold pain for the other the two Queens begin to exchange blows, one using explosions and the other lightning bolts. They dodge when needed, using a barrier only when the attacks from the other come too close for comfort. Despite having wings their positions remain mostly stationary, because casting spells requires a lot of concentration.

Until Yubelluna releases explosions in a wide area trying to overwhelm her opponent, and Akeno answers by also releasing her lightning bolts in a wide area. The clash make the two attacks explode, releasing a smoke curtain that cover each girl from the other's sight.

A few seconds after the curtain formed however Yubelluna senses movement above her, and looks up in time to see Akeno dropping down on her ready to perform an axe-kick. Caught by surprise the purple-haired beauty could only cross her arms above her head to defend herself, but even then the blow's strength, increased by gravity, is enough to rattle her bones and slam her into the ground below.

Akeno does a graceful backflip, landing on the tip of her left feet-

And disappearing using super speed. Yubelluna has only the time to gasp before Akeno hits her side with a palm strike.

"Do you know that dance and martial arts have a lot in common?" The Gremory Queen asks with eyes closed and a sadistic smile. "In the past the former was used to hide the latter during governative oppression."

The Phenex Queen tries to raise her staff to retaliate, but her counterpart grabs her robes and tosses her over her shoulders and face first on the ground.

"Usually I torture my victims using magic, but I confess that using my hands, feeling your flesh giving away on my skin...is on a completely different level."

She kneels down and grabs both sides of Yubelluna's head, first gently and then with almost bone-crushing strength. Yubelluna looks up at her in horror.

"I hope you have Phoenix Tears stashed somewhere, because you are sooo going to need them!" Akeno says in a sing-song voice.

It's only a flicker at the edge of her perception- and the feeling of heat on her skin -that save Akeno when the body she was previously holding bursts into flame.

"How about no?" Yubelluna hisses between gritted teeth as she stands up, a corona of fire bombs forming around her.

Akeno's smile just widens.

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"Stop dodging already!"

Xuelan is frustrated. On top of being forced to endure the presence of the Gremory Peerage and those strangers because they are Lord Phenex's guests, she even felt intimidated by a human, a human! For her, a Devil, is unacceptable to feel intimidated by a lower being...no matter how scary.

And just when she thought she could get a good fight, her opponent decides to play completely defensive! How is she supposed to enjoy it like this?

Channeling her anger into the flames around her limbs she unleashes another combo of kicks that her opponent, a shortie called Koneko if she remembers right, defends against either by dodging with minimal movements or parrying with her gloves.

Were she in a calmer state of mind, she may have recognized the high, narrow stance with the elbows kept close to the body used by her opponent in time.

She tries to follow with a sweeping punch, and is rewarded with Koneko reacting for the first time by locking her arms around her own. Recognizing a joint lock attempt Xuelan prepares a kick to free herself-

When, in an unexpected move, Koneko's legs rise and hook around her own. "Kiya!" Losing her balance Xuelan falls on her back. Koneko wastes no time by pulling the trapped arm in the opposite direction and twisting it with one hand, forcing the Phenex Rook's torso to lean on its side, while her free arm slides around the chinese girl's neck and begins choking her. Finally she slides one foot between her opponent's legs, further limiting their movements.

Koneko has successfully pulls Xuelan under a [Submission Hold].

"W-What kind of style is this?!" The Phenex Rook chokes out, blanching as she realizes she can't muster enough leverage to break free.

"...Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu, strengthened using Wing Chun's principles." Koneko whispers into Xuelan's ear. "...I am very flexible, but...are you?"

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"I'm happy that there are warriors like you in Rias Gremory's group. Coming out here directly from the front. That's something people with normal sanity won't do." Karlamine says making a happy face. "But I love idiots like you. Now then, let's begin." She finishes, drawing her sword out from the sheath.

"This is the first time someone call me an idiot as a form of compliment. What a novel experience." Kiba remarks happily while drawing his own sword. "I'm the Knight of Rias Gremory, Kiba Yuuto. Would you like to have an intense sword fight with me?"

"With pleasure!" She starts slashing as if dancing, each blow flowing into the next gracefully. KIba replies with his own personal style of swordsmanship, created by mixing the Tennen Rishin-ryu style learned under his master Souji Okita and the more classical western style. In his hands is a double-edged pitch-black sword: the Holy Eraser, capable of nullifying Holy Energy. Karlamine, being a sword enthusiast, instantly recognizes it.

"Unfortunately, your Sacred Gear won't work on me."

Flames appears on her broadsword's surface. The moment the two swords clash again the flame-covered weapon cleave through Kiba's one, leaving him with half a blade.

Karlamine parts her lips to gloat, only to be abruptly interrupted. Her eyes widen as she sees a blade quickly forming in front of her face. She hastily steps back, watching with some dread as the blade's tip finish forming right where her right eye previously was. "What?!"

"Freeze."

Kiba slams a new sword, one with a blade made entirely of ice, into the other Knight's weapon. The flames start to freeze until Karlamine's sword is covered in ice. The next moment it breaks into many pieces.

Having lost her main weapon she reaches for her dagger, but has to abort the movement and raise her gauntlets to block two new swords forming in midair. Since this time she was fully looking at Kiba she's able to pin-point the origin, her eyes widening as she sees the blades forming, pommel first, above Kiba's right left shoulder and wrist respectively. "What trickery is this?!"

"No trickeries, only my Sacred Gear." Yuuto replies with a confident smirk. "Its name is Sword Birth. I can make and create any type of demonic swords. That is the name of my Sacred Gear and its true ability. And the applications-"

Pivoting on his right foot he performs a sweeping kick, more swords appearing on its surface and launched by the motion at Karlamine who finds herself on the defensive. Distracted by the unusual attack she fails to defend properly when Kiba slams the flat of his ice sword in her side, freezing it.

"Are more than I once thought possible."

Gritting her teeth Karlamine finally takes out her dagger and thrusts it in the air, shouting: "We are the members of the all mighty House of Phenex that rule over fire and wind! Taste it! The whirlwind of fire!"

A strong wind begins to blow with her at the center, flames boostered by the air until, as she said, a whirlwind of fire melt the ice on her side and looms over Kiba.

"Stop."

An unique looking blade with a hole on the tip appears in Yuuto's other hand. The wind from the Phenex Knight's attack is sucked into the hole until nothing remain, the ice sword in the other hand cooling down Kiba's body from the intense heat.

"Flame Delete-" He raises the ice sword in his right hand. "And Replenish Calm." He raises the other sword in his left hand. "I am sorry for you, but I have all my bases covered. The strength of my Sacred Gear is versatility after all. Pure swordsmanship is the only way for you to defeat me."

"...Ah. Ahahaha!!" Karlamine starts laughing. "You are an unorthodox swordsman! It's not a bad thing, mind you. But a demonic sword wielder...what fortune. I may have a destiny of meeting swordsmen who wield special swords."

Kiba seems quite interested after hearing that. "Hmm, so you meet another demonic sword user before me?"

"No, it wasn't a demonic sword. It was a holy sword."

"—!"

Instantly there is a load of killing intent coming out from Kiba. His expression changes after hearing that, going from interested to deadly cold.

"Tell me about that holy sword wielder." Kiba asks-no, commands with a low voice.

Karlamine looks completely unaffected. "Hmm, seems like that swordsman has some connection to you. But since we are warriors, talking would be rude. I will answer you with my sword!"

Yuuto merely tilts his head, his expression hollow as the swords in his hands disappear. "...Is that right...If your mouth can move, then it won't be a problem even if you turn into a state where you are on the verge of death."

A humming sound begins to fill the air, like a electric generator coming to life. Kiba's demonic power flares, intense emotions hidden under a cold expression fueling it.

"Loading." Many swords start forming, not just above the surface of Kiba's body but all around him. Instead of falling to the ground they hover there as more swords are formed. Each sword, instead of a hilt, has in its place a smaller sword. "Stand by. Fire One."

A whirlwind appears around one of the smaller blades before it releases a powerful jet of air along the blade's surface, pushing the greater sword in the opposite direction with the force of an arrow...directly at Karlamine! The Knight uses her dagger, strengthened with wind, to deflect the projectile.

"All Fire. Sword Barrel Full Open."

And bites back a curse as more swords, a literal rain, is shot at her. "What kind of swordsman are you?!"

"One on a Revenge Mission. Now talk...before I bring out the explosions."

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I was tempted to have Kiba use a customized UBW chant...then I kicked myself and went back to serious writing.

Alexander · Apr 5, 2015

Caoslegion said:

I hope this is only the beginning of the transformation, because it looks badass and I want to see more

About the update...well, shit. I wanted to post it way before this day, but I was side-tracked. Since today is Easter, have a special service and take this 1/5 of the update, while I work tirelessly today and tomorrow to complete and post one after the other the other parts.
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Barren area

"Explosions and thunderbolts. I believe Yubelluna and the Priestess of Lightning are going at each other with gusto." A woman with long dark brown hair, wearing an elaborate kimono, says as she peers in the distance. Her name is Mihae, and among Raiser's Peerage she is the one with the best sight.

"Anything else?"

"..." Mihae squints her eyes. "Flying swords."

"What."

"Flying. Swords." She repeats. "As, I see swords being hurled in the air as if shot."

"Weird." A woman with long grey hair, wearing a skimpy dancer outfit, scratches her ear while showing a doubting expression. Her name is Shuriya.

"If swords are involved I am not interested." Isabela looks to the side at Siris. "Want to take it Siris?"

"Not interested." The swordswoman turns down the offer, the eternal frown on her face unchanged. "I just want to beat some Gremory servant and be done with it. Why did Yubelluna slip us like that? Isn't better to gang up on them?"

"Don't be so unsportsmanlike." The masked Rook slowly shakes her head, a small amused smirk on her lips. "She made the right choice: with our numbers even, any tactics to take advantage of them would be 50/50. Better to just charge ahead and fight all opponents as they close. I prefer it this way."

"Uh?" Shuriya perks up and turns one ear towards the forest, a hand behind it. "Do you hear that?"

"Hear what?"

"Smashing sounds, like the trees are knocked down in rapid succession."

"The enemy? Let me see…" Mihae looks at the forest, eyes squinted in concentration for a few seconds before opening up in surprise. "What the fu-!"

BOOOM!!!

It's less an explosion and more a violent air displacement that hit the girls, forcing them to hold their ground to avoid being blown away. For an instant a cloud of wooden pieces, tree's trunks smashed thoroughly, clouds their vision before two somethings shoot out of it, one black, soaring in the air leaving behind a trail of what look like red petals, and the other yellow, running on the ground leaving behind a trail of burning fire.

The two objects keeps going until they stop at opposing sides of the Phenex girls, the black one landing on the ground.

"See! See! I told you, it's totally different in the open!" A cheerful young voice spokes.

"True! Next time let's make it a race!" A boisterous voice replies.

The four girls stand on guard, their backs facing each other, ready to engage what is obviously the enemy. Yet, when they are finally able to see clearly their opponents they can't stop incredulous looks from appearing on their faces.

"What." Siris questions so eloquently.

The black object turns out to be a wolf the size of a Shire stallion, albeit one made entirely of metal, black like the midnight sky save for a few patches on the limbs and stomach which are a pale grey. From the joint's openings, eye sockets and maw comes out azure fire. In the middle of the forehead it has a pale grey diamond with a horse's skull inside.

And riding the monstrous wolf like it's the most normal thing in the world are Ruby and Mittelt, the latter hugging the dark haired girl from behind before she lets go and jumps down, looking around until she spots the four Phenex girls and smirks.

"A motorcycle?" Isabela recognizes the it immediately, as she owns one herself.

Yes, the yellow object turns out to be exactly a motorcycle. It's a sport bike, with a design emphasizing speed and aerodynamics, the sides of the engine compartment including supercharger intakes. Coating the wheels and glowing from inside the body is the same azure fire of the black wolf. Above the headlight there is a blood red diamond with a horse's skull inside.

Riding it are Yang and Shougo, the latter wasting no time to dismount from behind the blonde girl, staring at the Phenex girls with a bored face and hands in his pockets as he chews a gum and makes a bubble.

"Good work Drei!" With a happy smile Ruby hugs the wolf around the neck, who let out a soft rumble before fading away.

"You're the best bike ever Bumblebee!" Yang grins and pats the motorcycle's handle, which lets out an engine's roar before, too, fading away.

"You all look worth my time." Shougo's lips split into a shark-like smile. "Lucky."

"So ladies-" Supporting the elbow with the left palm Mittelt raises her right hand and flexes her fingers, causing some rocks near her foot to crack and break. "Shall we begin the fun~?"

noahgab1133 · Apr 10, 2015

well its rias birthday and i want to do an omake but have class, instead enjoy the pictures and maybe i will have one written after class

"Yo hyodo, before you leave the hospital, want to see something interesting?"

Well it couldn't hurt to look right?

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Rias felt the hairs on the back of her neck stand up as her onii-chan, pulled issei aside.

He wouldn't!

He would!

"nonononono!" Rias shoots straight toward them, fear and embarrassment fueling her speed.

"Ah this is one Rias sixth birthday. She was so cute then calling me nii-nii or onii-chan. Ah here she is playing with the cake-"

"NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!" Rias tries to tackle her brother only for him to dodge at the last second.

"Ah Rias-tan, did I do something wrong?" Her brother asked playing dumb.

"Onii-sama how could you! Don't show him those!" Rias kept jumping up and down trying to snatch the pictures out of her brothers hand

"But why its cute. Right Issei?" he turned toward the boy giving him a smirk as he dodged his sisters spells

"Y-yes Rias is always cute!" at the boys words Rias's face turned the same shade as her hair and doubled her attempts to take the pictures only to trip and land on the boy.

'oppai! wait no have to check if Rias is okay' the boy thought

"Onii-sama! I hate you!" But before issei could check on rias she ran away

"hahaha always so lively. I'm envious Issei-kun of how much time you get to spend with Rias." The red haired man laughed, helping the boy to his feet.

"Take good care of my sister Hyodo. Or you will experience true hell if you don't'

"Of course I will! I'll protect rias even if the whole world went after her!" Not to mention the scary aura the man was producing.

"Good to hear. Ah I forgot want to see the video of her birthday?"

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here it is the end of this short, silly omake for rias birthday. Art not mine btw! (google says they showed up on the author's twitter)

Alexander · Apr 11, 2015

"Fun? Is that what this is for you?" Mihae slowly walks towards Mittelt and stops five meters from the blonde. "You seem to have gotten the wrong idea."

"Oh?" Mittelt tilts her head, a cute puzzled expression on her face. "I thought we agreed for this to be a friendly spar?"

"That is most certainly true." Mihae sweeps her arms to the side, first the right one and then the left, with a grace that makes the movement looks like the prelude to dance, the hems of her long sleeves fluttering slightly. "However, the only ones who will have fun...are us!"

There's almost no interval between the accumulation of magical energy and the Bishop's attack. The Japanese beauty raises her left arm above the right shoulder while the right hand rests below the left armpit. She spreads her arms in a circular counter-clockwise motion, sending forth a spinning wave of fire.

Mittelt rolls to the side, the attack slow enough to allow her to dodge instead of tanking it. Assuming this is because her adversary is just testing her a Light Hammer taller than her tiny frame forms in her hands and she springs forwards.

But Mihae, as any good Bishop should be, is too wise to allow an opponent to get close to her. Especially an opponent using Light, poison for a Devil like her. Taking a deep breath she starts dancing, gentle wisps of wind rolling around her body before being sent forth by the movements of arms and legs, turning into either razor-shaped blades and battering rams.

The twintailed Fallen Angel-Oni hybrid swings her weapon to smash aside the first blow, training in the Exalted-native Martial Art and Essence coursing through her body polishing her strikes to a degree she's a dervish, the massive weapon in her hands faster than a much lighter one. Nonetheless the need to defend slows down her advance, but doesn't stop it. Step by step she keeps coming close, until there is only a couple of meters between her and Mihae.

That's what the Phenex Bishop was waiting for. The dance's rhythm changes abruptly and she thrusts her hands forwards while spinning her arms, the wind around the limbs igniting into a double whirlwind of fire way faster than the initial one and way stronger.

Mittelt has only the time to cover herself behind her hammer before the double attack hits dead-on. There is an explosion before the flames start spinning and forming a huge whirlwind of fire centered around Mittelt's position.

This is the signature move of the Phenex Clan that makes use of their affinity for both Fire and Wind, the [Whirlwind of Fire]. While with sufficiently powerful magical energy even a Pawn could use it, only a Bishop like Mihae can unleash its full potential. Only a Rook with very strong defence can take this attack and still be ready to fight afterwards. Mihae is sure the enemy isn't someone who received a Rook piece.

That's why she's shocked when a fire-encased figure jumps out of the whirlwind, Light Hammer raised high to deliver a punishing blow that the Bishop barely managed to dodge by jumping backward, even if it ends with her butt on the ground.

As the figure hoists the weapon on her shoulder the fire dissipates, revealing the unharmed figure of Mittelt. Unarmed, because a sheen of semi-transparent golden light is covering her entire body, similar to the halo of ancient saints or, as Issei would put it, like the aura of characters from Dragon Ball Z.

"You... Used your power of Light as armor?" Mihae mutters with an incredulous tone. "Absurd! That-"

"Should be impossible?" With a mocking grin the twintailed blonde stares at her free hand, fingers clenching into a fist. "As Azazel-sama confirmed, that is indeed true for most Fallen Angels and even Pure Angels: it offers the same defence of a shield and prevent the caster from moving else the construct dissipate.

However, my grandmother possessed a special power that let her manipulate density. This power passed on to my mother, who combined it with her Light powers to create what she named [Heavy Light]."

She twirls the hammer on her slender fingers before slamming it down, creating a mini-earthquake. If Mihae wasn't still on the ground he would have fallen over again.

"That is, to increase the density of my Light for greater weight and strength without the need to sacrifice malleability."

"This-!"

"What, did you think only Sacred Gear wielders and Noble Devils have abnormal powers?" Mittelt shakes her head. "Get real. The world is larger than you think. And not to brag about-" She says doing exactly that. "But I'm the First Mate of a Sun Dragon Demigod and you're just a minor character! Did you really think there was a contest at all? Kyahahaha!"

Mihae's left eyebrow twitches erratically as she stares at the laughing Mittelt before with a "Tsk!" she unfurls her wings and takes to the sky. "I-It doesn't matter! Even with an abnormal power, there is no way I'm going to lose to a Fallen Angel brat!"

Mittelt's laugher abruptly stops. "Fallen Angel? Oh no, not anymore."

And then no one, but two pairs of wings with golden feathers emerges from her back, her feet kicking off the ground gently as the magnificent pinions push her in the air and at the same level of a gobsmacked Mihae.

"I am a Solar Angel. Remember it!"

Update:

Mittelt has learned the [Heavy Light Armor] Spirit Charm!
Mittelt's Essence score raised to 3!

Alexander · May 6, 2015

"You seem happy. I had my doubts, but you aren't a normal human: the pressure from you is too strong." Isabela assumes a boxing stance. "They say dragons attract strong people. From what I saw, it's true."

Shougo tilts his head before looking to the side, replying with an even tone. "I don't know about strong... but if we consider crazy, then yes: that's exactly the type of people that guy attracts like a magnet."

She raises an eyebrow. "Yourself included?"

"Sanity is overrated."

Isabela smiles before her lips form a thin line. Playtime is over, now it's her turn to show the might and glory of the Phenex family.

And to have fun too, but that's just a minor detail.

She steps forward one, two times before sprinting at her max speed, walking into the blonde fighter's guard in the blink of an eye. Knowing that her opponent is just a normal human, and there is no system to automatically bring someone to the infirmary, she holds back a lot of her strength and aims to punch her opponent directly in the cheek, knocking him out in one blow.

So imagine her surprise when Shougo tilts his head at the last second, with a movement so natural that it looks like he merely change position because the muscles of his neck were starting to ache.

"Oh. So you can dodge a punch like this. Sorry, I was looking down on you a bit. I'll increase by one level, no by two!"

She starts punching at an higher speed, throwing jabs from different angles. As Shougo still manages to dodge them all with minimal movements she tries for an uppercut. Her aim is to force him to dodge in one direction, then using her shoulder movement to instantly change the angle of attack and hit him where his head is going to be.

As she predicted Shougo sees her uppercut and moves her head to one side... only to move it again to the other side the moment Isabela's uppercut changes direction!

The Rook has just enough time to register the bizarre event before the blond boy twists his body to follow his head's tilt and releases a savage kick, his heel digging into her uncovered cheek with enough force to push her back and onto the ground. Before hitting it she pushes with her hands and does a backflip, landing neatly on the tip of her booths. There isn't a single mark on her flesh, and she barely feels the blow. However, the splendid way her opponent counterattacked is enough to make her pause.

"Nothing. I guess that make you one of those Devils that are tough instead of fast." Shougo spits out the gum he was chewing. "This will take a while."

"No, it will not." Isabela narrows her visible eye. "I clearly underestimated you. A mistake I will not repeat."

She attacks again with a flurry of jabs, this time employing the boxing variant known as "Flicker Jab": instead of snapping the fist straight out with great speed, a Flicker Jab is thrown from a lower angle, the wrist snapping forward with an almost jerking motion. This allows for jabs to come from various angles at high-speed and come back like a whip, making it a dangerous unpredictable weapon. Isabela also uses her full speed.

Shougo manages to dodge the pumped up onslaught for a few intense seconds before he takes advantage of a small gap between jabs to follow up with a kick on his own. Isabela however was expecting it and catches his foot in her right hand. "You're finished!" The left hand delivers a thunderous uppercut to Shougo's chin, making his head snaps back from the force.

"Even in that awkward position you managed to reduce the force of my punch...such terrifying talent." Isabela smiles, having seen that her opponent bent his back before the impact. "You would make a great Knight...no, a magnificent Rook."

"..." Shougo puts his hand were the punch grazed his cheek: the fingers come back stained red. "Blood...?"

"However, skills can take you only so far!" She declares hotly. "Against me, an opponent you cannot hurt in any way, your defeat is assured!"

"...Heh." Shougo's shoulders begin to shake. "Hahahaha..."

The next instant Shougo's clenched hand is in front of Isabela's face, his index finger pressed against her forehead. "What?!" She backhands it away by instincts before she feels a strong burning on her forehead. Unbeknownst to her Shougo's finger left a circular imprint on her flesh.

"That's a marker." The blond street fighter tells her with a shark-like grin, his left eyes looking almost like a white glowing circle in a sea of black shadow. A faint golden glow comes from the tip of his still stretched index. Then he clenches his hand fully and the golden glow, no stronger, starts to envelop his whole limb. "Next time, my fist will connect there!"

"What-!?"

Shougo spreads his legs and crosses his clenched hands over his chest, every muscle in his body tensing in preparation. His mind briefly went to a recent memory.

(Flashback)

"Touki?" Shougo stares with curiosity at the azure energy covering the hand of the man that called himself Furinji Hayato. "Never heard of it."

"As expected." The old man grins. "You see, all martial artists of a certain level learn how to harness their internal Ki, their life-force, and use it to enhance their techniques and attacks. However against many supernatural creatures, who by nature already possess physical abilities way above a normal human, it is not always enough. So, what do you do when you're confronted with an opponent and your current skills can't make you strong enough to defeat it?"

"...Create a new one that can?"

"Exactly! In the past many sages searched for a way to better protect humanity against the strongest creatures of legend. They found it, a technique developed by those who were so in synchrony with the World that they tapped into the very source of life itself: Touki."

Hayato laughs. "Now, before I explain what exactly is Touki and how to use it, I must mention that it comes with its own drawbacks...one of which is that a martial artist using Touki cannot use any other technique requiring Ki, Touki requires a lot of concentration and focus. Even I needed many years before I could use all my numerous techniques while using Touki. That's why one usually master the normal use of Ki before attempting Touki...but for someone like you, Kitsukawa-kun, who purely use his own talent and his against abnormal opponents, I suppose I could make an exception."

(End Flashback)

"Aaaahh!" Arcs of electricity running through his body Shougo pushes his arms apart. The next moment a golden burning aura envelops his body, his clothes and hair flailing wildly as if under a strong wind. His muscles bulge, straining against his clothes.

Isabela feels her eyes burn and her skin tingle just by staring at him. "What...What is this?!?"

"The start of the real fun." Shougo raises an hand, spreading his fingers before clenching them again. His eyes were like twin suns burning brightly. "Don't disappoint me."

And with that he jumps in the air, faster than anything Isabela saw him doing before, twisting in midair until he is directly above the Rook, where he unleashes a savage flurry of punches and kicks.

Isabela, for the first time since the start of the match, feels pain.

Update:

Shougo learned: Touki (Solar Flavor)!
-A technique that taps directly into the source of life to create a protective aura around the user's body that drastically increase their physical abilities, providing dots in Epic Strength, Epic Dexterity and Epic Stamina based on the technique level and the Essence score of the user.
--At its level Shougo Kitsukawa gains two free dots in all three of Epic Strength, Epic Dexterity and Epic Stamina, but cannot use any other Essence requiring ability. Touki also requires a great amount of Essence to use, making it impossible at the current level to sustain it for long periods of time.

noahgab1133 · May 10, 2015

https://forum.questionablequesting....ghschool-dxd-exalted.1063/page-17#post-268887

well index updated, forgot to include the last update

also will issei's jealousy at diadora hitting on asia in this quest show up? I shudder to think what advice bright draig, or the senpais might give...

on second thought here have this funny XD

"Draig why do i feel the urge to light that handsome bastard on fire? and then rampage around his property?" Issei asked his battle partner, the great heavenly dragon draig.

"Ah classic red dragon horde instinct. Anything touches your shinies you're obligated to burn them, their house and their kingdom to ground. Its something like dragon law. I recommend we start with his house partner, nobles like him tend to have huge ones, and they burn nice~" As usual he responded like a stereotypical dragon from an rpg

"A fool dares to sully what belongs to a heavenly prince? Slaughter his followers and allies as he watches and then torture him until he begs for death! Only then will he have repented for his crime!" Yup no help as usual, thank you bright.

"NTR! NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO"
"What's up with him?"
"Past trauma..."
"Ah..."

"You guys aren't any help at all..." Guess Issei would have to deal with this himself

noahgab1133 · May 30, 2015

well after seeing the latest and probably best episode of season 3 i got inspired.

Elsha flew as fast as her power could take her. The words of the White Dragon Emperor repeating in her ear. 'I'll have my revenge Red Dragon Empress! You may be the strongest, but I know something that will hurt you! I will drive you to the depths of despair!" With those parting words and a cruel laugh he summoned countless devils to attack her.

SCUM

[Elsha it seems the White one's host has finally snapped...] the dragon's voice chimed in her head, sounding smug, she ignored him and focused on annihilating any devil that stood in her way.

Ddraig, the Red Dragon of Domination, the welsh dragon. The one who brought blessing and misfortune to her. The one that gave her the power to reclaim her homeland and protect those dear to her. The one that made the white dragon emperor hound her without end. Time and time again she proved her strength but still he wouldn't give up.

"Less talking more power! No telling what that bastard has planned" She said and promptly entered balance breaker, wind whistling past her as her speed kept increasing.

[BOOST!]

That's when the smell hit her. An Acrid burning smoke filled the air the closer she got to where the white bastard flew. Fear started to creep into her mind when she realized how close she was getting to her home. He wouldn't go that low would he?

NO....

As she cleared the mountains she she saw her home and the surrounding village burning. The orphanage she worked so hard to build, a smoking crater. The homes of her friends and family, gone, nothing but ashes. She saw people fleeing only to be cut down by a pure white blast.

"HAHAHAHAHAHA! I who was called the weakest White Dragon Emperor did what no one else could! The destruction of the the Red one's kingdom! HAHAHAHA!" A maniacal laughter filled the air as the bastard floated down to gloat!

FILTH, TRASH, WORM, SCUM, WORTHLESS BASTARD

She let out a piercing scream, filled with sorrow and hate. A boiling anger filled her entire mind, as memories of her home went up in smoke. She would tear him piece by piece. Everything of his would become just like the ashes of her homeland. Soon, the only thing that filled her mind was the desire to destroy.

[Elsha...]

I, who is about to awaken,
It starts
The scale mail she wore, soon warped, twisting to something monstrous as a surge of red tinted power blew out all the flames around her

Am the Heavenly Dragon who has stolen the principles of domination from God
it has always been this
A thousand different voices started to whisper and chant

I laugh at the "infinite", and I grieve at the "dream"
Earthly Desires, Regrets...
The cacophony of voices lessened as the they all started to speak as one

I shall become the Red Dragon of Domination
Power! Love! NOTHING BUT RUIN!

And I shall sink you to the depths of the crimson purgatory!

Juggernaut Drive!

The thousand voices soon gave way to a terrible roar. Of the Red Dragon Empress, nothing human remained, only a beast.

"W-what? eehh iii! I-I-Impossible! Nothing should be this powerful!" The white dragon emperor recoiled in utter fear as the both the aura and hate filled gaze hit him full force.

[To soil thyself in fear, How pathetic! Isn't this what you wanted White Dragon Emperor? To drive the empress to the depths of despair? Did you think my host would just lay there and cry like some street whore? Weakling, how you came to be the white one's host is beyond me. But with this, bitter victory is mine...]

A vicious roar shook the surroundings, as emerald light gathered around the monstrous figure.

"N-no I will win! I WILL WIN! ME, I SHALL BEAT THE RED DRAGON EMPRESS! I AM NOT WEAK! DIE DIE DIE!" He gathered white light onto his wings and charged the warped form of the Red Dragon Empress.

[It's over! Maybe next time i'll get a decent host...] the white dragon spoke as the light from the wings dimmed.

As he charged, the emerald light reached a blinding intensity and a canon burst out from the chest of the red dragon.

[Longinus Smasher]

The beam met the the white one mid charge and he found himself lacking in the face of the power the surpassed both gods and demons. A second later there was nothing remaining as the beam continued, finally denoting on a mountain range and wiping it off the face of the earth. The dragon let out a triumphant roar and soon went on to rampage across lands until it burned up its life like a wildfire.

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Elsha woke up panting as the dream and memory faded from her mind. She looked around and felt relieved to see the strange but beautiful city within the sacred gear.

"Bad dreams Elsha?" Belzard asked as he offered a hand.

"Yes...a bad memory." She shook her head slightly. "I still can't believe we can sleep, dream, even eat here. Its amazing."

"Yes, to think the boy not only inherited Ddraig, but a foreign gods power as well. Its as if lady luck herself is smitten with the boy! Or perhaps seething! " Belzard let out a boisterous laugh at the insane circumstances the current Red Dragon Emperor faced.

"Well he is cute enough for that to be possible." Elsha giggled, "But I do hope he won't end up like us. Even with the curse gone, he may lose himself to his power."

{Impossible, a heavenly prince will remain just in the face of all things.}

"Ah Empress, do you need something?" Elsha bowed before the foreign goddess, the one that made this shining city possible.

"Yes, I have need of a volunteer to try something." At the winged figure's words, a chill ran down her spine and Belzard slowly backed away.

"This place rocks! Entertainment, delicious food and superb eye candy." Another past possessor of boosted gear said as he walked by.

"Yes you'll do." With that Bright grabbed the young man who screamed and struggled in her grip before going still as cruel wisdom crushed his head.

"I'm so glad some of the other possessors were idiots." Belzard whispered and Elsha couldn't agree more.

well hopefully this omake ties us over until the next update. I really do want to see Solar!Issei's juggernaut drive in this quest. hopefully we'll get to it soon.

Alexander · May 31, 2015

"This is so much fun!" Ruby giggles.

Siris grits her teeth. "Shut up and let me hit you!" She shouts as she increases the speed of her blows. Left, right, above, under, diagonal: her Zweihänder is but a blur, muscles strained by the exertion. For good measure she even uses her wind powers to randomly generate shockwaves from the tip of her sword.

"No can do~." Everything proves useless as her opponent, a slip of a girl that barely reaches her chest, disappears into red petals a mere moment before her attacks hit her and re-appear right where her defense is at her lowest, forcing her into an awkward position to parry the enormous scythe. "You're my first opponent who is as fast as me! It's so exciting!"

'How can she be so fast?' Siris thinks with a small amount of trepidation. Fighting fast opponents, mainly other Knights, is nothing new to her. However, this is the first time a human is able to fight back using pure speed instead of skills with a weapon. She can see her opponent wasn't formally trained; nonetheless, she displays natural talent in the use of her scythe.

And therein lies the problem, the sole reason Siris is not able to go all out by using high risk, high reward tactics.

The damn thing radiates Holy Aura. Just looking at it makes her think of death, and everytime it comes closer her skin sting as if burned. When Ruby hovers in the air, red petals falling around her and scythe ready to strike, to Siris she looks like the incarnation of a bloodied Grim Reaper coming at her with the force of an incandescent sun.

It doesn't make sense, but that's how she feels. And the fact the girl never once used the scythe's blade to attack, only the staff, makes it even worse!

"How's this? The new move Hyodo-san taught me: Whirling Pe..Pet...Pa...Whatever Kata!" Ruby spins her weapon before launching a series of rapidfire attacks with the tip of the staff, the scythe's blade not hampering her in the slightest.

Siris barely manages to block and evade all of them, save for one that graze her right shoulder.

Pain explodes from where she was it, making her gasp for breath and her right arm spasm. It feels like someone slammed the superheated spike of a working jackhammer into her flesh. 'It's just a bruise!' She thinks with disbelief seeing the burned but small area on her shoulder. 'Why does it hurt so much?!'

"Are...you okay?" Ruby stops and asks, concerned.

Making a split second decision Siris drops to one knee, her head low to hide her expression.

"Oh no! I went too far? Sorry sorry sorry!!" On the verge of panicking Ruby kneels down in front of the older girl to check what's wrong.

That's when Siris, using demonic power to augment her strength, raises her left hand that is still holding on her sword and swings at Ruby's unprotected side.

CLANK!

But, instead of striking soft flesh the blade is caught between two rows of serrated metal fangs. Emerging from a cloud of red petals between the two combatants is Drei, Ruby's metal wolf's head, holding Siris' Zweihänder in its maw.

"Wha-!" Before she can recovers from the shock the Knight is hit by the wolf's paw with a backhand, knocking her away. Now fully materialized Drei stands protectively in front of Ruby, fangs gnashing on the sword like a dog with a bone.

"That wasn't very nice." Ruby pouts, as if the Knight played a prank on her instead of trying to maim her.

"This..." Siris eyes the metal wolf calculatingly. "I see. You possess two Sacred Gear: the scythe, and an independent avatar type."

"Independent Avatar" type: a rare type of Sacred Gear that can manifest with its own body instead of relying on the possessor, and also has its own set of instincts. It's also called "Summon" type.

With a final clenching of its maw Drei snaps the sword in half before fading away. Siris sneers before extending her left arm to the side, a column of fire vaguely shaped like a sword erupting from the palm. "Don't think it's over!"

"I hoped it wasn't." Ruby twirls her scythe and sets into a ready stance, the edges of her weapon and cape glowing with a slight golden color. "But no more mean tricks, alright?"

"What do you think this is, a game?!"

At Ruby's deadpan face Siris realizes what she just said and hangs down her head in shame.

Update!

Ruby learned "Whirling Pestle Kata".
Ruby gained the Sacred Gear "Drei (Death's Horse)".
The active and passive bonus of Crescent Rose increased.

====

+2 Xp to Noah's Omake. Yang, what Issei and Raiser are doing and the final wrap after I have lunch.

The next set of decisions are what to do now in the next time skip (two weeks). Start now making plans because I'm too on a roll to bother with making options.

I'mma going to write all day!!

Alexander · May 31, 2015

Shuriya was an Indian dancer making ends meet with her skills before she met Raiser Phenex. Used to men (and sometimes women) being captivated by her beauty she didn't fall for his pretty boy looks and his (admittedly) passable wooing methods.

She did, however, jumped at the chance to become a Devil. Really: longer lifespan, almost eternal youth and working for guys so rich they own an area the size of a state? Who wouldn't?

Being worth only a single Pawn wasn't a problem too, less expectations on her. Even then she felt proud when she finally managed to keep up the Promotion to Queen for a reasonable amount of time. Coupled with the Fire and Wind Magic that came from being part of a Phenex Peerage, and Shuriya was confident in her worth as a very capable Piece.

All of that means jack shit as she frantically runs from her opponent.

"Why are you running?!" Yang yells, sounding honestly confusing. "Come on! Let's have some fun!"

"Stay away from me you maniac!" Shuriya screams. She yelps as she ducks to avoid a fireball aimed to her head.

Now why is she, a member of a Phenex Peerage, running from a fire-using enemy?

Because HOLY fire, that's why. All the flames generated from Yang are Holy. Even if Shuriya has a resistance to fire she is still a Devil, and thus Light and Holy element are poison for her.

Now, if it were only that she could use Promotion to Queen or Knight to quickly dodge all attacks, step closer to her opponent and swiftly defeat her. She is only human after all. So why isn't she doing that?

Because the blonde is on FIRE. Literally: Yang's entire frame is covered by a canvas of continuous explosions that burn and destroy everything that comes closer. And since it's still Holy Fire, it means that of Shuriya would remain only the ashes if she were to being caught into range.

She can't block her opponent's attacks. She can't touch her. Fireballs just splash against the explosions. Wind just makes them stronger.

For Shuriya it's a well and truly horrible day.

Update!

Yang gained the Sacred Gear "Bumblebee (War's Horse)".
Yang learned "Stubborn Monkey Hesitation".
The active and passive bonus of Ember Celica increased.

====

"You can't stay mad at me forever."

"Umphf!" Ravel keeps looking away and pouting.

"Children." Revache sighs. "The more they grow, the more they become rebellious."

Rias finds the resemblance between Lord Phenex and her father uncanny. Then again she also feels like a third wheel and doesn't like it one bit. But complaining would be too self-centered, so she endures.

"The hour is almost up." The Phenex patriarch decides to change argument. "I'm curious to see what Hyodo managed to do."

When they arrive they find the door open and nobody in sight. Hearing rumors coming from inside they step into the room, and behold...

"Damn yakitori! Stop spewing fire and fight like a man!"

"Bwahaha! Feel the pain of the flames of hell you pathetic lizard!"

Hyodo Issei and Raiser Phenex, sitting side by side in front of a giant plasma TV and playing a fighting game.

"Mortal Kombat?" Rias whispers. Being a huge japanophile she knows of the series, but never played it because it's too violent for her tastes.

This is proven further when one of the two characters on screen shoot a fireball through the chest of the other, the victim's still-beating heart dangling from the hole, before cutting off the face.

"Ah! Told you Liu Kang sucks!" Raiser boasts, gloating like he was nominated king of the universe.

"You damn cheater!" Issei throws his arms in the air. "How come you can use Scorpion so well?! You have to cheat!"

"I have no need to cheat! I spent the last few weeks shut inside this room doing nothing but playing this and other games. Don't underestimated the determination of a shut-in with nothing to do!"

"...Are you praising or insulting yourself?"

"Well, I'll be damned." Revache steps behind the two and looks down. "Feeling better son?"

"Dad!" Raiser stands up and puts his hand on his father's shoulder in a friendly gesture. "Never been better!"

"And about your depression?"

"What depression? The proud members of the Phenex family don't get depressed. Ravel!" He walks towards his sister with arms open. "Give me a hug!"

"Who are you and what did you do with my brother?!" Ravel quickly steps back, arms crossed in front of her.

"Che." He tsk's. "Your big brother wants to show his affection and that's how you repay him? Ungrateful brat." He turns to Rias. "Rias! My lovely-"

"No." She says with a deadpan.

"Che."

"What did you do?" Revache whispers to Issei, impressed. "And can I learn it?"

"You wouldn't believe me and no, but don't worry." Issei tells him. "I made sure he doesn't become like that ever again." 'As long as he and Ravel keeps going along.' He mentally adds.

"Nngh." Raiser stretches. "Man, I'm out of shape. Gonna do something about it. So...lizard." He looks at Issei with a serious expression.

"Yakitori." The Solar replies with an identical expression.

"..." After a few seconds of staring at each other Raiser shrugs. "This doesn't make us friends. I still hate your ass."

Issei just nods slightly.

"And, as far as I am concerned, with this we're even." He puts his hands in his pockets and walks away. "The next time we see each other again I'll kick your ass in real life too."

"Live and hope Raiser, live and hope." Issei mockingly waves his hand before turning to the other three persons in the room and shrugging. "Things work surprisingly well this way."

"...Boys are dumb." Ravel flatly says. Rias silently agrees.

"Ahaha! Looking at you two brings me back to the old, good heydays." The Phenex patriarch slaps Issei's back. "I am a man of my word. Issei Hyodo, from now on the Phenex clan owe you. You just have to ask."

"Considering how my life usually goes, I believe it will be sooner than you think."

"All good!" He slaps Issei's back again and leads him out of the room. "Come, we must celebrate with a drink of the good stuff."

"..."

"..."

Leaving Rias and Ravel alone. The two young high-class Devil ladies look at each others and shift awkwardly.

"So..."

"So..."

Veeeery awkwardly.

"You don't hold a grudge against me?"

Ravel shrugs. "Big Brother is okay now, so I suppose it doesn't matter anymore. On the contrary I am happy: I never liked you much, and calling you Big Sister would have been troubling."

Rias opens her mouth, only to close it. She does the same two more times. "The engagement was a horrible idea."

"I concur."

At that moment a servant bursts into the room. "Lady Ravel! Oh! Lady Rias." He hastily bows. "Forgive my rudeness, but I need to speak to you!"

"What is going on?" The sole daughter of the Phenex Household demands with a commanding aptitude.

"It's..." The servant gulps. "An hour ago our guests and the Peerage of Lord Raiser requested the use of the training camp. They wished to spar, to pass the time they said."

Rias and Ravel stares at each other. "Uh..well it's unexpected, and they should have told us, but beside that I hardly see the problem."

The servant gathers all of his courage. "The training camp is currently on fire."

"...On fire." Ravel repeats.

"Yes My Lady."

"Everyone in this family use fire!" The blonde shouts in disbelief. "That's why everything is warded against it and heat! The training camp most of all! How it's possible that it is burning?!"

"I have no idea My Lady."

She facepalms. "Alright, alright: I will do something about it. Anything else?"

"..."

"Speak up!"

"...The majority of the servants set up a betting pool. The chef already lost everything but the briefs he's wearing."

Something snaps inside Ravel's head.

"IS TODAY FREAKING MORON DAY OR WHAT?!?!"

====

Revache blinks in the middle of pouring scotch inside a glass. "Is my darling daughter's voice I just heard?"

"Uh?"

"Uhm, probably nothing." He pushes the full glass aside and picks up a new one. "How much?"

"Only a little please." Issei nods. "I have someone who is constantly drunk living in my house, and it made me a bit averse to alcohol."

"Bwahaha!" The blond man laughs. "Who is it, an Oni?"

"Yes."

"Ouch." Revache instantly winches. "Met one once. Who knew you can punch a person through a mountain...Anyway!" He fills the glass by one quarter and gives it to Issei. "A toast! To-"

"Excuse My Lord." A servant walks inside the room. "Lady Leviathan just arrived through magic circle and is requesting a meeting with you."

"The hell?" Revache looks surprised. "What does Lady Serafall want?"

"Not Lady Serafall. The other one."

The glass is slammed down on the desk with enough force to almost shatter it, the liquor splashing outside.

"Fuck!"

Revache's suddenly intense expression is enough to tell Issei that whatever is going on...is not good. That, and the bold swearing.

"Tell her to give me a minute!" With that the Phenex Patriarch grabs Issei's arm and pulls him to a corner of the room. There he traces a rune on the wall, causing a hidden door, made of a large one-way mirror, to open, revealing a hidden passage.

He pushes the Solar inside. "Run to the other side and don't move from there! Unless there is enough distance she will be able to sense you!"

"What-!"

"Questions later!" He slams the door shut. Through the mirror Issei sees the Devil fixing his clothes and calmly walks away as if nothing is wrong.

Deciding that Revache has good reasons for his actions Issei begins walking further inside. Just before taking a turn he looks behind, and for an instant he caught the sight of the Devil welcoming someone into the study.

====

The rest after dinner. Everything will be revealed in due time. Don't start a flamewar.

Silent Dawn said:
This is my first quest ever! Your story is great, Alex! It even made me try an anime I didn't care about, but yours is better IMO, especially Issei.

Welcome to QQ and my quest!

Alexander · May 31, 2015

"You have questions." The Phenex patriarch asks, no states. You didn't have to wait much in the room at the end of the secret passage (one you are almost sure is used to carry black-ops operations), but when Raiser's father joins you all joviality is gone, leaving behind an hardened, if a bit weary, businessman. "Ask away."

Oh, you have questions. That woman you caught a peek of is hot but gave you a bad feeling. Similar to Raynare in her true colors before she lost her memories, only ten times stronger. But... "If it's not my business, I have no rights to ask."

"That's okay." He waves you off. "I want to answer."

"Alright then. Who was that person? And why it was imperative there were no traces of my presence here?"

Revache sighs, folding his fingers together and leaning back on the chair. "A bit of history then. Do you know what happened in the Underworld after the end of the last Great War?"

You recall Akeno's lessons. "A civil war between those who wanted to continue the War despite the ceasefire and those who were against it because of the heavy losses in Devil population. Eventually the latter won and formed the government of today."

"Correct." He snaps his fingers. "But how were they defeated? Do you know? Of course not, because it isn't explained in any of the textbooks used published today. Useless propaganda, but whatever. Those who fought it, like myself, knows better."

He makes a small pause, to be sure you're listening, and then continues. "There was an armistice. At a certain point both factions realized than an extensive war would reduce the already dwindling Devil population into total extinction, no matter which side eventually won. This was further reinforced by news about both the Angels and Fallen Angels starting heavy programs to recover the lost fighting force. Both sides understood that further infight would make the Devils the weakest of the Three Factions, so for the sake of survival they swallowed their pride and joined forces."

You use the new data to make a few deductions. "The truce continues till today, but the animosity between factions didn't subsided?"

"No, it didn't." He confirms. "Those who were pro-war, that follows the old ways, were called the Old Satan Faction. Those who were against war, and desire change, were called the New Satan Faction. They form the political body of today society. The current Four Mao are the leaders of the New Satan Faction, and thanks to their efforts things were more or less kept equilibrated. But things in this world have the tendency to change, to evolve. And with evolution come new opportunities but also new problems.

Today no one talks about war anymore, but the Old Satan Faction still yearn for a return to the old ways. They believe that the reincarnation of other races into Devils, once necessary, now does nothing but pollute Devil society, sweeping away its culture in favor of those from where reincarnated devils came from. They fear that their identity as Devils will eventually be lost, that the Underworld would become a copy of the modern human world."

"And you...belong to the Old Satan Faction." A nods. "Do you share those views?"

"Mostly. I am a member of the most moderate party after all, unlike the most fringe members who occasionally scream about 'purging' all the 'reincarnated mutts'." He chuckles bitterly, without humor. "Me and my associates do believe the Devil culture is at a risk, but we also believe in peaceful and reasonable methods. But to tell you the truth." He sighs. "It wasn't why I originally joined the Old Satan Faction."

"What was the original reason then?"

"The changes undergone by the New Satan Faction. Once it was composed only by those against the war, but over the years many new reincarnated Devil joined its ranks and now their are the majority. Like us there are moderate and radical parties, but what they predicate as a whole is that Devil society must evolve to meet the standards that most of the modern human world held, even if it means forsaking the old traditions. There are even some that call for a complete metamorphosis of our government, from the feudalism of today to a full democracy. They want to abolish noble titles and the caste system to make all Devils equal, all citizens."

[I fear I know where this is going on.] Belzard tells you.

'Me too.' "And let me guess, the reform would come with a redistribution of the noble's properties."

"You're a clever boy. Good, good." Revache praises you. "Now you see my dilemma. I may disapprove of some members of my faction, but at least it helps protecting myself and my family from those damn brats don't know a damn thing about what it means to be a Devil and yet believe to understand everything!" He slams his fist on the armchair.

[They are split between Conservatives and Progressive. This make them a lot similar to many human governments, but I suppose he knows it already.]

"That person who came to see me, her name is Katarea Leviathan. A direct descendant of the original Leviathan, the only one allowed to use the Maoh's title as surname. Her and two other direct descendants of the original Four Maoh are the leaders of the Old Satan Faction, with many Pillar Heads supporting them."

"Wait, don't tell me." You snap your fingers. "They are those Devils who aren't my admirers? The friends who want to feed me my own intestines?"

"Not quite so crude, but they are indeed not happy with you. Bad publicity they say. What they really think...well, as good leaders they know to mind their words. But, were they to learn I not only contacted you, but also asked for your help..."

"You would lose support." You state with neutrality. You are indeed a bit mad, but because you understand his motives you know he doesn't have much choice.

"I would." He shrugs. "Disappointed?"

"A little." You joke. "But I understand your reasons. Plus, I honestly don't care. Like I said I am not a Devil: what rights I have to interfere in your society? Beside being an ally of the Gremory Clan, I don't have any type of political weight."

"Not for long if what Eadwig mentioned works. Boys, will they be pissed."

"What?"

"Nothing!" He claps.

That's when Raiser walks into the room ('Isn't this supposed to be a secret room?!') carrying Eiko by the scruff of her kimono. "Is this yours?"

You put a hand over your eyes and groan. "What did she do this time?"

"Apart from clearing the mansion's servants of most of their money? Well..."

Increased reputation with the Phenex Family!

Decreased reputation with the servants of the Phenex Family!

====

"Tell me again why you thought that was a good idea?"

"We were bored!"

"That made it a bad idea Mittelt!" You tell the lolita, who just smiles cutely. Ugh, how come she knows exactly what buttons to push?

[Because she's the girl that popped your cherry and since then has you wrapped around her pinkie.]

'Shut up Ddraig.' "I just hope you're satisfied." By the large grin on Shougo's face he was at least.

"I don't!" Yang, who is carrying a sleeping Ruby princess-style, whines. "My opponent just ran away all the time! That was frustrating! Why I am the only one who hadn't a decent fight?"

'Because you're honestly scaring. You're the female version of The Torch!' "Just misfortune I guess." You instead say as you open your house's door. "You know what, if you promise to ask me first before doing something like that again I promise to make it up for you anyway I can."

There is an odd pause. "Anyway you say?"

"Sure." You reply, too tired to care. That's why you miss Yang and Mittelt exchanging a meaningful stare before exchanging a high five. "You and Ruby-chan can also stay here the night since it's so late."

"Great!" She hands Ruby over to Mittelt, who carries her without problems. "Take care of her, please?"

"No problem. Come Asia: time to teach you about 'sleepovers'."

"Ooh! Are they fun?"

"A lot." And with that they walk towards their rooms.

"Well Yang, I suppose you can use my pare-Guh!" That's as far as you can say before the blonde wraps an arm around your neck and drags you inside your room. "What the-?!"

"You said anyway, I take anyway." Yang shows a lecherous smile, and you just know you're not going to rest even a little today.

The road to Harem King is hard.

====

Night ends, and the rise of the Glorious Sun heralds a new day. Finally, after so many adventures, you can look forward to future times full of freedom, to dedicate to yourself and your girls. And your friends, let's not forget about them.

The only question is...

What do you do?

[] Plan for: 2 weeks time.

====

Aaaand, this is finally done. Next...to fix sheet and index.

Blight Gecko · Jun 13, 2015

This is an Omake that I thought of as a spur of the moment. Hope you'll enjoy it!

"HORA!" The white-armored man cried out as he defeated yet another gorilla-like youkai. Another one of its companions, equal parts weak and foolish, launched itself towards the man, only to meet the same fate as his companion – destroyed in a single blow from the man's fist.

"Hmph. How disappointing," the white armor man sighed. "Not a single one of them could stand a hit from me? Truly a shame."

Off to the side, a group of fallen angels watched in awe as the man before them casually tore apart the monsters that had been giving them such a hard time. A single punch from the man seemed to kill the monsters almost instantly. It wasn't any kind of magic, it was simply the sheer force of the man's punches that shattered them into the debris and gravel they were made up of. He was terrifying, like a one-man army.

When the last of the youkai were finished off, the man's armor disappeared. With it, the fallen angels could see that he had the appearance of a human in his early twenties with silvery hair and a completely bored expression. His black jacket and pants along with the arrogant expression on his face, gave him a cool bad boy look.

"You there." The man looked at the black-winged angels. "Are you alright?"

"Ah-ah… yes. We are now." One of them said. "We have some injured, but we can manage thanks to you."

The man nodded, before growing giant blue and white wings and taking off without another word. Not like he had time to talk to them anyway. He had better things to do.

Several hours later, Vali Lucifer was able to find a coffee shop that had a suitable for his tastes. Subtly retrieving his laptop from a magical pocket dimension, he began to call up an old friend.

Soon the video conference was established and Azazel's face appeared on the computer. "Ah, Vali. I knew you would call. So, how do you like Japan?"

The White Dragon Emperor leaned back in his chair sporting an arrogant smirk. "Please. It is about as boring as any other place you've sent me to."

"Heh. Should've known sending you to help those guys would've been no problem to someone as powerful as you. Especially after that fight you had with the Tarrasque in the South China Sea. Compared to that, even the stronger youkai would be hard pressed to give you a good fight." Azazel mischievously grinned.

Vali sighed. That expression… he knew when Azazel was planning something especially big to screw over his plans. Living with the man for years had taught him exactly what made his old mentor tick. "So tell me, why did you call me out here in the middle of nowhere? Something tells me that you had something a lot more important for me to do here than have me run around acting like your pest control."

"Why, I'm glad you ask!" Azazel looked both ways. "By the way, mind making sure nobody hears in on this?"

Vali nodded and wordlessly cast the spell. Immediately, a wind barrier was formed and all the sounds around him were muffled to barely noticeable levels. Not that he could sense anyone around who would be troublesome, but Vali knew as a principle if Azazel had important information he wanted to share, you made sure you didn't let anyone eavesdrop.

Azazel leaned closer to the camera conspiratorially. "You know about the traitor I've been looking out for recently? Well he's about to make his move soon, and I have a feeling it is going to be in this country."

Vali's eyes narrowed. "What makes you so certain?"

"Our spies have told us that the Church has sent a few of its members to Japan to search for the pieces of Excalibur that were stolen. He's definitely planning something big, but I have a gut feeling that he will try something at a place called Kuoh Academy."

"That's… awfully specific."

"Well besides the fact that he's caused trouble in that area in the past and it is the school that the heiresses of both the Gremory and Sitri clans are going to, there is also the fact that the current Sekiryuutei goes there."

"Well that's reasona…" Vali was about to continue before he processed the last part of what Azazel said. The full revelation nearly made him fall out of his seat.

[Sekiryuutei?] Albion said inside Vali's mind. ['Red Dragon Emperor', as in the wielder of Boosted Gear?]. As long as Vali had possessed [Divine Dividing] and was able to speak to the dragon inside of it, Albion had rarely spoken to him, and if he did, it was with a calm and stoic voice. This time, White Dragon sounded… nervous? And maybe a bit excited too?

Vali, on the other hand couldn't be anything other than thrilled. For as long as he had heard about it, he had been all too eager about fighting his destined rival, the wielder of [Boosted Gear]. He had such high expectations for the Welsh Dragon. 'Now, I can finally have a worthy challenge.' It had been a while since that last great fight against the Terrasque, and the last few months had been rather quiet, but all that boredom would be worth if he could fight his rival.

"Ah yes, I can see the excitement on your face. So young and eager." Azazel grinned. "Now, I suppose you want me to tell you about him?"

"Yes." Vali was struggling to maintain his cool attitude. He knew Azazel was doing this on purpose, leading him on to get him all riled up. The troll.

"Well now, the Sekiryuutei is unusual in all senses. Granted, he didn't start out anywhere near as strong as you, but he is getting there pretty rapidly. Give him until he learns the Balance Breaker, and he'll definitely give you the fight you've been craving."

'Albion, did you hear that? I'll definitely get to fight my rival!'

Albion couldn't help but chuckle a little at Vali's uncharacteristically childlike glee. [Indeed partner. I have been waiting for our battle with Ddraig and his wielder. I wonder what it will be like. Ask him about information about the Sekiryuutei- his strengths, weaknesses, personality… we could use them in the coming battle.]

Vali nodded, then looked closely at Azazel's face on the moniter. "Anything else I would like to know about this Sekiryuutei? You said he was 'unusual'…"

"Aha! I knew you would be interested. Yes, [unusual] would be the best way to describe this guy. I've been training this guy for a little while now, and he is definitely unlike any other wielder of Boosted Gear I've ever seen. He seems to have altered his Sacred Gear in a way that has given him great power, to the point where he might become a new Heavenly Dragon altogether." Vali gasped a little. "I know how excited you are, but that's all I'm giving you. You'll have to find out the rest on your own. Try to hold off on it though, at least until he has Balance Breaker and I can get you two to a place where I can monitor your fight."

Vali noticeably slumped. "Fine. I'll wait. I wanted to try and fully master Juggernaut Drive in time for it anyway."

"I thought you already did?"

Vali shook his head. "Using my demonic power as a substitute for life energy was just a temporary solution. It leaves me tired afterwards, and I still go insane if I use it for too long. I want to make it where I can use it with no ill side effects."

Azazel shook his head. "Ever the perfectionist I see. Well, I can talk to you later. Hopefully, the devils or the Holy Church will take care of the traitor for us, but I want you around as a back-up plan."

"Of course. Talk to you later." Vali dismissed the wind spell and closed the laptop.

[Are you serious about mastering Juggernaut Drive?] Albion asked.

'Of course. I'll need it for more than the battle with the Sekiryuutei after all.'

[You mean…]

'If I'm going to be the strongest, I will have to beat the strongest. The Sekiryuutei might be our greatest challenge yet, but in the end, he will be a stepping stone for my true plans: to be strongest being in existence.'

[You are the strongest wielder of Divine Dividing, past, present, and future. If anyone can do it, you can.]

Vali looked up to the sky with a bloodthirsty grin that would make even Shougo Kitsukawa a bit nervous. 'I hope you're ready, Sekiryuutei. Because Balance Breaker or not, I will be coming for you!'

Hopefully, Alex will give us some XP for this!

Bloodshifter · Jul 2, 2015

kinglugia said:
Suika is an Oni, and likes fights. Kokabiel wants a good fight. Therefore, it should work if we introduce the two to each other because Issei probably likes talking things out, iirc.

A few weeks later at ~~Oppai Mansion~~ Issei's House, an bloodied and quarter drunk Suika walks in, ingoring the fact seals come alive around her reinforcing the house from an Sober Oni's rage and she calls out smashing open Issei's room door, "Mittelt sweetie I want you to meet your GrandFather-in-law! Stop hiding with your fiancee unless your making me Great Grandchildren! Then I'll wait."

Mittelt stumbles out of hiding her wings hiding her nakedness, "Grandma! I told you don't just barge in when we left the sig- wait what? Seriously you found someone that doesn't want to run away screaming?" Mittelt has to quickly move out of the way as Suika tries to bring the full might of Issei's bed down on her daughter, revealing an half dressed Issei, who praises the Unconquered Sun that his speed disrobing works in reverse.

"Ya! Ungrateful brat, I'm not that bad!" Huffing as she wields the bed like an massive club Suika continues, "Lover boy here introduced me to one of his buddies it was an rocky start."

Issei remembers that Kokabiel tried killing Suika and him with an near endless rain of Light Spears, only being spared because the Oni had burped in their general direction. He tried to not recall that he was saved by what was essentially gas. The Fallen Leader began to Monologue when Suika brought out her club and tried smashing the Fallen Angel, the two began fighting at speeds Issei barely followed the surrounding landscape and school was completely flatten by the end of the 3 hour romp.

"Wait Kokabiel? Yo-" Mittelt dives as Issei's bed turns it revenge on her less then gentle treatment of its springs on an nightly basis and daily... and well it didn't like what they did whenever they did it.

"Yup best goddamn fights since your Grandfather, we started dating after I won the last one." She practically preens.

"This has nothing to do with Asia seeing you and a dazed Kokabiel entering your rooms a week ago? Only to emerge 3 days later?" Now Issei is forced to dodge as the bed tries to clip him.

"Yes." The irate Oni says dropping the now ruined bed, "Now let's go meet him before he escapes his bonds. Again." Suika grabs Mittelt and begins dragging your lover off to her rooms. Your not entirely sure it was an good idea to pair the two battle crazed personalities together, but at least Suika's happy...

You ignore Draig's cackling in you taking a pleasure that Kokabiel is likely never going to have his grand war or for that matter leave Suika's side. Really its not too hard and the smile is from the interrupted Sex! Really!

Alexander · Jul 6, 2015

Night ends, and the rise of the Glorious Sun heralds a new day.

In your case it's done by a lone ray of light directly into your eyes. "Mhmhmh.." You grumble, one hand over your face to shield against the light. "Five more minutes.."

Sadly, your hope to enjoy the warm of your bed a little more is promptly shattered by a harsh, unforgiving voice: {Stop wasting time and rise worm. Ignis Divine even granted you the honor of a fragment of his attention by telling you himself.}

'The Unconquered Sun is back in Creation.' You point out.

{No matter where, if the Sun shines He is there. Except Malfeas, but that's green.}

Again, you have no idea what Bright is talking about. Grumbling some more unintelligible curses you disentangle from Yang's strong hold, replacing yourself with a pillow, and go to do your usual morning ablutions.

On your way down to the kitchen you see Suika sprawled against the couch, legs in the air and a trail of drool dripping down from her mouth as her hands move around, as if searching for something. With your foot you push her gourd closer to Suika, and are rewarded with the sight of the Oni grinning as she catches it and starts sleep-drinking.

'Should I really do this?'

[Oni partner. Oni. That's all there is to it.]

'Point taken.'

With your conscience promptly satisfied your enter the kitchen, seeing Asia, Mittelt, Ruby, Rias and Eiko having breakfast. A quick exchange of pleasantries and you're digging into the delicious food prepared by Eiko and Asia, as they kindly inform you.

"What are your programs for today?" Rias asks you.

"Actually, I plan to relax for the next few days. Or at least take things slower." You put a hand under your chin. "The last days were so hectic, that I need a pause or I fear I will go crazy."

"Mh." She hums before her face turns blank. "This, of course, excluding sudden and absolutely improbable incidents that will bring you to face people you would have otherwise never interacted with, which will then proceed to drag you into a nefarious plot to conquer Japan, destroy the world or ride a car with a Jolly Roger through the streets of Tokyo like modern pirates."

You, Mittelt, Ruby and Eiko look at Rias with equally blank expression. Asia just nods, as if accepting something completely natural. "That's some imagination you have there Rias-sempai." The gothic lolita holds out the pot. "More coffee?"

"Nothing is impossible when Ise is involved and you know it Mittelt-kohai." Even then she lets her pour more coffee into her cup.

And that's when Yang walks into the kitchen wearing only her birthday suit. "Is bacon what I smell?"

"YANG!"

Reality is reality, but since when your life resembles an harem comedy?

====

[Are you sure you want to do this partner?]

"I have to Ddraig. I ran away for too long. Dragons don't run away, and neither do Solars. This is the only way!"

[I would pray for your safety but there is no way that lazy Ophis would even give a damn. Good luck!]

"I don't know if that's the proper way to talk about your race's god, but thanks!" You shout as you resolutely step forward.

But, just to be safe you also activate Lightning Sprinter. As precaution. Yeah. That.

You ring the bell. [Hello. Who is it?] Asks a feminine voice from the intercom a few seconds later.

"Hello Abe-sempai. It's me, Hyodo Issei. Can I enter?" You reply in an amiable tone, hoping she's not too mad at you for evading her for..Now that you actually think about it was just two weeks, maybe two and a half. Shit! How did your life changed so much in so little time?!

[...] Abe-sempai doesn't reply. Instead you hear the sound of someone running...and quickly approaching.

The door slams open, a yellow blur jumping towards you. "YOU‒!"

"I'm sorry I'm sorry I'm sorry!" You try to defend yourself.

"THANK YOU SO MUCH!" But instead of hitting Kiyome hugs you, showing your face into her bosom.

"I'm..eh?" You take a few seconds to enjoy the feel of her breasts before asking. "For what?"

"It's Issei!" "Yup yup, it's Issei-chi!" Two merry voices answer in her stead. Moving your head to get a better position you are rewarded with a sight you were not expecting. "Mii-chan? Kii-chan?"

Indeed: clad in their customary yukata the two Bakeneko twins you met at Bakenekoya stand side by side prim and proper, but even then you can see their lips curved into a smile.

"Aren't they the cutest cuties ever?!" Abe lets go of you and begins to swoon, hugging both girls and rubbing her cheek against theirs. "Even if I can't have them all for myself this is the best gift ever!"

By now you're well and truly confused. "Uh...what's going on?"

"In Youkai Yakuza, it's customary to exchange servants-" One twin begins. "-in order to create a direct line of communication." The other continues. "So when the Supreme Commander asked for volontaires-" "-We nominated ourselves."

They both bow. "My name is Kii." "My name is Mii." "From now on-" "We will be in your care." "Please treat us well Hyodo-sama!" They finish in unison.

"Cute! Cute cute cute!" Abe swoons even more, just like a schoolgirl with a crush on a rockstar.

"I...see." You really don't. You take out something. "Mittelt said you asked for-"

Fast a lightning Abe snatches it out and stares at it. "The autograph. The autograph of Nurarihyon-sama!" She jumps in the air. "YES! With this I will definitely enter into the top 20 of the best Tamers of all Japan!"

"Ufufufu, Hyodo-sama is so generous." "Nyahahaha, but I prefer Issei-chi."

The twins stand on either side and lean against you, pressing their assets on your arms. At the same time their soft tails begin to rub your legs and…backside.

Why did you decide to wear tight pants today?!

"Until the mansion is finished we will stay here with Abe-san." Mii smiles. "But we hope to start serving you soon." Kii grins.

"Where are my manners?" Coming down from her high Kiyome courtesies. "My name is Kiyome, future head of the noble and ancient Abe clan of Beast Tamers. As the head of the family overseeing Kuoh in accordance with the tenets of Yakuza Honor, I humbly ask for your approval and blessing."

"A...pproved?" Your head is honestly starting to hurt. "No seriously, can we drop the whole formality thing? You're still my sempai, it's weird seeing you act like that."

She instantly straightens up. "Oh good! That was weird for me too, bowing to someone who quote Shizuo Heiwajima in a real fight." Holy crap that was fast! And she still remembers that!? "But it's true that, as the head of the Youkai Family that was assigned this territory, it's my duty as a Beast Tamer to keep up good relationships with you. A pity that it makes recruiting you as the club's mascot improper, but what's done it's done."

You dodged a landmine there. That's for sure.

"Instead!" With a flourish she points to her house. "Please come and greet the monsters under my care! They're very eager to pay their respect to you."

[] Okay
[] Maybe another time
====

And here we are people: we're done with long-ass posts and back to the reasonable posts of the beginning. Have some nostalgia.

I don't know why, but as I wrote Abe Kiyome I found myself giving her a similar personality of Ash Ketchum mixed with the whole 'oujo-sama' stereotype. God, what did I smoke?

Alexander · Aug 10, 2015

[X] Okay

You might as well get this over with. Even if you are still uncomfortable with the whole 'being an Youkai Yakuza Boss' situation. It doesn't feel right.

{I agree with you.}

Woah! Did Bright-sensei just-

{Those peons and beasts should worship you as a God like all Solars, even the pathetic ones like you, are entitled to!}

Okay, nevermind that. Being an Youkai Yakuza Boss is fine.

Better than the alternative anyway.

"Sure." You nod while making the gesture of straightening a imaginary tie. "Lead the way sempai."

====

"Greetings Hyodo-sama." The headless armoured knight manages to bow even without his head, who is held under his arm. The ghastly voice comes from the helmet-covered head, two pale blue flames glowing behind the visor. "I am Smith the Dullahan. Forgive me for not having a more glorious name to give you. Sadly i quite forgot my original one. You know how it is, centuries of doing nothing but riding around to announce people's imminent deaths aren't good for one's sanity." His chuckle is like the rattling of bones. "Plus, with how often people die I haven't much free time for a long, long time."

"Err, no. Sorry, but I don't know how it is. I'm not even twenty." You say slowly. "But now you're better?"

"Very much! Japan's health care system is one of the best of the world. Why, once I even had a whole week completely free!"

"...What about those who die of violent death?"

"Luckily for me my urges only work on those who are going to die of natural death."

"I see." You already had some info on Dullahan, but nothing so detailed.

Your eyes look up to the massive horse standing behind Smith, its black fur and glowing eyes making it seems like it may belong to Raoh himself!

Smith the Dullahan is just one of the few but colorful monsters under Abe-senpai's care. After him you are introduced to a small colony of harpies, a lamia and even a mermaid!

...Nope. Sorry, but that's too much of a delusion even for you. It's not a normal Mermaid, but an Unfortunate Mermaid: instead of a human body with a fish tail, it's a fish with human legs.

Abe-sempai calls her Estleena.

You call it a tuna with legs. In your mind of course.

"Are you alright?" Kiyome asks as you leave the pool where the mermaid live. "Your right eyebrow is twitching so much it looks like it's trying to send a morse code."

"I injured it a couple of days ago during training, and it has done the same sporadically since then." You shamelessly lie. "It should stop completely soon."

Next is a bird man whose race originally came from Easter Island, but his ancestor migrated to Kobe and started a colony there.

"So you are the legendary Dragon who Ojou-sama respect and who managed to gain the trust of the Nura Clan. Fufufu, I see, you have a good look. I'm Takahashi. My name is Sky which stands for 'glittering sky'. Let's get along."

The bird-like monster man, with a cockscomb on his head, a beak for his mouth and wings on his arms shakes your hand, while acting like a gentleman. True to his name, his aura is so glittering it hurts the eyes.

"Yes, let's get along." You reply. Despite his quirks he seems like an okay guy.

After Sky-san it's the turn of a white gorilla.

...Come again?

"Hokyooooooooooooooooooooooou!"

BANG BANG BANG BANG BANG BANG BANG BANG!

The gorilla howls before it starts banging on its chest with its thick arms like a drum. Abe-senpai then introduces the gorilla.

"I will introduce you to her. She is Christie a Yuki-onna and also known as a Yeti (Female)."

[Look! A big monkey!] Ddraig says in a fake surprised tone before bursting out laughing.

"HOLY COW!" The sudden sight is so surprising you instinctively jump back and perform three rapid backward somersaults. You cross your arms in a 'X' form. "Sorry sempai but I have to stop you there! Or it's a Yuki-onna or it's a Yeti! It cannot be both at once! No, before that I am pretty sure Christie(?) is a Yeti!"

The gorilla who doesn't possess even an ounce of femininity has a pretty ribbon on its head. It's even more unforgivable!

Abe-sempai seems slightly mad. "Don't be silly Hyodo-kun! Yuki-onna is the correct Japanese term to use to call a Yeti (Female)."

"Lieeeeeesss!! I met a real Yuki-onna! She was a gentle girl who wore a pale azure yukata and a scarf! Her freezing breath is so powerful it turned everything she cook into an ice sculpture!"

Many miles away Tsurara Oikawa suddenly feels the urge to punch a jerk in the guts.

"That's also a Yuki-onna. But Christie is a splendid Yuki-onna too! This girl's mother was a very fine Yuki-onna that drove away groups of mountain climbers to protect the mountain!"

When did this dialogue turned so surreal?

Kii and Mii comes to your rescue by taking you aside to whisper conspiratorially. "We know Oikawa-san, so we wondered too." "So we asked around and found the answer."

"Which is?"

"Yeti aren't native to Japan." "They arrived there two hundred years ago." "So when common people first met them-" "They called them [Yuki no Hitobito] ('People of the Snow')."

Are gorilla so different from monkeys that the old japanese couldn't make the connection?!

"Males were called Yuki-otoko ('Snow Male')-" "While females were called Yuki-onna ('Snow Female')."

'Are you telling me that beauties like Tsurara-chan and abominations against nature like that female Yeti are called the same because the kanji for 'woman' and 'female' are pronounced the same?!

Don't fuck with meeeeeee!!!!'

"Oh my Christie, why are you looking at Hyodo-san with such ardent eyes?"

...What did you just heard?

Contacts (Abe Kiyome): O -> OO

====

"You look like someone sucked the life out of you." Mittelt remarks quite bluntly as she sits in front of you, Eiko doing the same to her left.

Once again cursing Suika for making you averse to alcohol you gulp down the rest of your glass of milk. "I had one of my teen phantasies destroyed because my ancestors couldn't bother to be more original when naming new stuff."

She hums, managing to convey with her gesture absolutely nothing.

"Also, a gorilla tried to get intimate with me."

She hums again. "Are we talking of a thuggish looking girl or-"

You slam the glass on the table. "I'm talking about the damn monkey."

"Really Master." Eiko opens her fan to cover her mouth. "Eiko has no intention of telling you on what you should focus your interest, nor what kind of people you should frequent as befitting of your status, but please direct your salacious urges on targets who meet even a modicum of minimal standards."

"There are so many things to tsukkomi in that sentence, I don't even know where to begin."

[Wow, you are really tired.]

'Shut up Ddraig.'

"You can do that later." Mittelt takes out an iPhone (where did she get that?) and input a series of commands. "I send you a file. Read it."

Curious about what this is about you take out your own iPhone (what? You're rich, you can do it) and check your message list. Finding the file you open it. Uhm, it appears to be a very dense sche-

"...Mittelt." You begin slowly, unable to move away your gaze from the screen." "What, is this?"

"A complete schedule to manage your work, school, clan and harem made by me, Eiko and Rias-sempai." She says proudly, Eiko mimicking the pose. "It min-max everything, allowing you to advance all tasks without sacrifices. We even managed your dates: I am first because I'm the Alpha, Asia-chan is second, then we have Yang, Rias-sempai and Aika-chan. And if you read entry 36.7 you will find a list of future candidates, when and how is best to ask them out and-"

"Okay, stop." You lower your phone and stare right at her. "Look, I am grateful for this."

"As your First Mate, that's only natural for me."

You ignore her words. "But that was something I could do by myself!" What kind of Harem KIng can't manage his own Harem?

"Please." She waves you off. "Something so delicate requires a woman's touch."

You...may have severely underestimated the creature known as 'girls'.

[Whipped! So whipped!] Some of your male sempai chant before bursting out laughing, Ddraig joining them.

They are so going to pay one day. So much so.

====

Later, after ~~running away~~ making a tactical retreat, you decide to finally funfill Sona's request, so that Rikuo-kun and his friends could visit Kuoh without complications.

And with you following them, since there is no telling what kind of rumors about you they will meet. You really hope those about a secret cult worshipping you are false!

"So, I need to find a foreign girl harassing the shops and cafes in the area, as well as just generally being violent." You say aloud. "Without a single clue that could help me to find her."

There is a pregnant pause, during which a kid on a tricycle moves next to you, picks his nose, tosses something away and resumes his ride.

"Yeah, I am not doing this alone."

Ten minutes later you are knocking on the hotel's room where Homura and the others are staying.

"Who is it?" Homura's voice asks.

"It's me, Hyodo."

"Prove it."

You stare at the door unamused. "You, Homura, are a fan of Sengoku Basara. You styled yourself after Date Masamune."

The door opens, revealing an almost pouting expression. "I'm not a fan of Sengoku Basara. I like it: there is a difference."

You can't help but notice how she doesn't deny the second accusation.

She stands aside and motions for you to enter. When you step inside, instead of a large and modern hotel's room, what greets you is a large and traditional wooden room resembling a dojo. There is a Kotatsu in the center, the walls covered by weapon racks and other items of dubious origin. Mirai, Haruka, Hikage and Yomi are sitting in front of a TV munching on sweets.

"Does the hotel know of your room's redesign?"

"Nope. Don't worry, bribing the maids didn't took much."

You worry instead!

"Ara ara. Welcome Hyodo-san." Haruka greets you. "What bring you to our humble abode?"

You cough to clear your throat. "I require your help, all of you. Consider this your first mission."

"Who needs to die?" Hikage asks, taking out a knife.

Down with the blade girl.

You are about to tell them when you phone ring. It's a message from Azazel, telling you that he's still waiting for you to come to his laboratory and test his new Robo-Maid.

'PS: This will not take long. Pinkie promise~'

To you it's a mystery how the Fallen Angels aren't already extinct with a leader like theirs.

Useless old men aside, if what Azazel said is true you can take a quick detour. And Homura said she wanted to go through Azazel's training too (poor girl doesn't know what is waiting for her, but who are you to destroy her illusions). And, if you are lucky (which you totally are), one of the Fallen's gadgets could even prove to be useful to find the mysterious foreign girl.

[] Accept Azazel's offer and go to his base with Homura and the others.
[] Decline Azazel's offer for now and do Sona's request with Homura and the others.
[] Write-in.
====

Summer.

This is my excuse.

Alexander · Sep 15, 2015

[X] Accept Azazel's offer and go to his base with Homura and the others.

You decide to accept Azazel's offer. Thanks to the magic he taught you travel time is drastically cut down, and even if you have to leave Homura behind you still have four other experienced ninja to help.

"Alright, a small adjustment of plans." You quickly send an affirmative reply and put away your phone. "I need you for a scouting mission to find a certain someone, but before that a quick detour to see what an acquaintance of mine want." You look at Homura. "He is also the one who trained me, so if you are still interested..." 'In the torture.' You mentally add.

The busty ravenette's eyes light up. "Sure I am!" Behind her you can see Haruka quickly writing something on a piece of paper and show it to you: [Please lend us Asia-chan's help]. You nod, which Homura takes as an expression of approval. "You said he's a Fallen Angel?"

"Azazel, Governor General of the Grigori: which is to say he's the president of his entire race. One of the first Fallen Angels, meaning he was probably there to see Babel's Tower crumble. Said to have taught men how to make weapons, and women how to make cosmetics." You pause, letting them digest that. "He's also a pervert of epic proportions, so if he takes too much liberties you're authorized to cut off the offending appendage."

"Why are all the people you know so crazy?!" Mirai asks in disbelief.

You shrug. "So it's life." And you believe it, even if it brings up very unfortunate implications. You kneel down and, index finger glowing with essence, start drawing a magic circle while mentally making the necessary calculations. "You're going to experience teleportation for the first time. There have been cases of people not taking it well, so if you feel like puking kindly turn away, 'kay?"

The umbrella-wielding shinobi grumbles but eventually nods. She and the others just watch as you complete the circle and then step inside when told so. Once everything is ready you add the final numbers to complete the spell.

And with a flash of light you and the shinobi are gone.

====

You materialize outside the warehouse that hide Azazel's facility, as the defenses put around it stop any attempt at teleportation inside its confines. Thankfully none of your passengers puke.

You raise a hand. "Wait." Moving slowly you creep close to the entrance before tapping with your foot the ground in front of it.

Clack!

Yep, the trap-door is still there. "I'm not going to fall for it twice, old man!" You shout in triumph, sure Azazel is watching you.

The shutter rolls up. You knew it, he gave-

Click!

And then the ground behind you springs forward, making you and the shinobi fly into the door and land into an old-fashioned cart of the type you can find inside a mine. Before anyone can react harnesses unwind and wrap around the six of you, pinning you down.

Then the cart starts moving horizontally before taking an abrupt dive downward.

You have no idea how Azazel managed to fit a roller coaster down there, nor why he themed it after dinosaurs and ancient maya temples. Instead you are totally sure the cart's speed is way above the safety measures of any country of Earth.

"HEADS WILL ROLL FOR THIS!!!!" Mirai screams, her head firmly nestled between Haruka and Yomi's boobs.

"D-Don't move!" You would add your opinion too, but sadly the back of your head is firmly pressed against Homura's breasts...and even breathing is enough to incite certain reactions you know she isn't going to just forget anytime soon. "Mmmh!"

"Something hard is poking me." Hikage drones.

'Please don't say anymore!'

When the ride ends the harnesses snap open and the cart tilts 90° forward, spilling the six of you out in an undignified heap.

"Muahahahah!! And so the foolish heroes finally return!" Smoke goes off while disco-lights paint it in many colors. Behind them thunder rumbles and lightning flashes. Floating down from above, his twelve black fallen-angel wings spread out, is Azazel...wearing the costume of Gemini Saga from his time as the Pope from Saint Seiya?!

Just what is this man smoking?!?!

[The good stuff.]

Quiet you!

A grenade is shot at Azazel, but it impacts against an invisible barrier and explodes, leaving the Fallen unharmed.

"Useless! Useless! Your attacks are too weak to even reach a superior being like myself!"

Then one lightning bolt hits him dead-on, leaving his body a charred mess that promptly falls down.

====

"Who exactly were you trying to impress?"

"You didn't show up in a while, and I thought it was because you were starting to lose interest. So I decided to fix it."

"I was just busy with other stuff! Did I come here when asked, or not?" You finish to apply the last bandage on Azazel's face and step back, huffing. "Don't talk like I am your only friend."

"Ah, but sometimes I feel like you are." The Fallen grins before putting an arm around your neck, his eyes looking at Homura and the others with a stare that undress women without making them conscious of it. "And your tastes are growing better and better! Maybe I should skip the 'honorary' and make you a full fledged Fallen Angel instead! Want to take my place?"

"No thanks." You jab him in one of the worst injuries, stepping out of the neck hold while he yelps in pain. "They're the Homura's Crimson Squad, shinobi that accepted to work under me. Homura here-" You gesture to the ponytailed girl. "Saw how effective the training you put me under is and expressed the desire to undergo a similar one."

"Oh?" Instantly Azazel's pose changes from sloppy to calculative, an intrigued glint in his eyes. "Do you want to become strong girl?"

"Strong enough to not take crap from anyone!" She declares passionately. "I thought my enemies were going to be only humans, but now I need to push myself much, much higher!"

"Well said!" Azazel claps. "That strong determination is why I love humanity so much! We will discuss it later, until then please wait here. Come with me Hyodo-kun." You follow him to another room, with a training ring in the center.

"You mentioned a...Robo-Maid?" Only now it hits you how ridiculous that sound.

"Yes! Originally I just wanted someone who would clean my study without yelling at me to toss away my porn!" He shamelessly declares. "Then I thought: 'if I am going to build a robot, it behooves me to equip it with hidden guns, cannons, a rocket punch and a jetpack!"

"That's not a maid! That's a killing machine!"

"It's both! I am a genius, why should what I build be limited by paltry things such as a lack of specialization?"

That sentence hurts you brain. Obvious to your suffering Azazel takes out a remote control and press a button. "Now come out, my beloved creation!"

A hole opens in the ring, followed by the sound of an elevator coming closer. Soon something steps into your view and Azazel's latest creation is revealed.

Wut.

"Greetings Doctor. Do you have orders for me?" It speaks with a mechanical, feminine voice.

Seriously, wut?

"What do you think?" Azazel ask you with a shit-eating grin.

"That's Mech-Hisui from Melty Blood!" You shout while pointing at the robot! "You damn old man! First Saint Seiya and now the Nasuverse? Stop mocking us Japanese otakus you bastaaaaaaaardddd!!"

"How is that mocking?" He protests. "I realized what for others is just a dream! Hisui, show him how your primary guns work!"

"Understood." Her hands detach and slide sideway, revealing two shotgun barrels. "Taking aim."

Wait, is she aiming at yo-?!"

"Fire."

She shoots.

A cardbox situated four meters to your left is shredded.

"Making correction to aim..." Normally you would have already started running, but a strange feeling is rooting you in place. "Fire."

She shoots again.

This time a lamp falls down from the ceiling.

"..." Hisui is silent. You're willing to bet she wants to act embarrassed, but doesn't know how.

"How strange. There must be something wrong with her targeting system." Mumbling to himself Azazel walks behind her and opens a panel in her back. He starts working on it and after a few minutes closes it. "Try again."

"Understood." She aims at you again. "Taking aim. Fire."

She shoots for the third time.

Azazel falls down with a gasp.

"You were behind her." You gape at the quickly bleeding scientist. "How the fuck did you get hit?!"

"There must be...a bug...in the programming." He wheezes out.

"You can bet there is!"

====

In the end you have to beg Bright to give you some pointers in first aid, lest you had Azazel bleed to death on your feet.

Update!

Medicine: -> O

After telling Homura to look after him until Asia arrive (and adding that if he gets touchy he's obviously well enough to take a little beating) you leave with Mirai, Haruka, Hikage and Yomi while fidgeting with the strange handheld radar Azazel gave you.

"Did you know that, even if you have zero talent in magic, being born and growing up in a certain place gives you a subtle but still noticeable magical scent associated with that place? No? Well now you do. That's how that thing works: it scans a large area and pick up the scents not native to the set area. I put Japan as the set area, so it may be a little indiscriminate...also, it is impossible to have a precise location. At the very least it can direct you to a specific district. That's the best I have for what you need."

You grunt. Despite the limitations it will be a great help, plus since Sona told you this foreign girl is seen at the shops and cafes of the area around Kuoh you can narrow the search even further.

It doesn't take long for you to work out how the radar's functions and obtains a first reading, which tell you there is a match just now in a popular shopping district near Kuoh. You tell the girls what you want them to do, divide the district into five zones, assign each one to a different person (you included) and then spit up.

====

At the beginning you honestly thought this affair was going to take days.

"Boss? I have a possible target." Hikage says over the phone.

Instead your good luck is still strong, because it takes only fifteen minutes!

"Are you sure? Describe it."

"A Chinese chick in a red cheongsam with bells in her hair. She's inside a cafe, beating the crap out of two guys who I think tried to flirt with her. Oh, one of them is taking out a kni-nope, just a broken arm."

Uhm, indeed it matches with Sona's description. But why does this girl feel familiar somehow? "Sound like her alright. I'm coming."

Thanks to the power of roof-hopping (and the common habit to not look up unless someone is making a ruckus) you quickly reach Hikage, who is sitting on the edge of a roof. "Where she is?"

She wordlessly points below. You follow the finger's direction and see-

Ma Renka, the daughter of Ma Kensei, calmly eating a parfait despite the two writhing bodies on her feet and the fact the other customers are giving her a wide berth.

That's why she felt familiar!

[] Write-in.

====

Again, I planned this in advance. Some may believe I just add things randomly...but believe me, it's all connected!

In my head.

Alexander · Dec 13, 2015

Issei fell on the ground, skidding on his back until he stopped by simple friction.

[Partner! Move!]

{Get up worm!}

"I know!" He hissed, trying to heal the wound on his arm. But no matter how much Dragon Energy he used, the black Essence coating the injury didn't allow it to close.

"Is this all? I expected more." Issei's opponent mocked him in a deep, smooth voice.

Issei looked up, his eyes contracting when he saw his opponent. "Dragon Shot!" Without wasting time he took aim with his good hand and fired a blast of Holy energy.

The blast hit Issei's enemy dead-on. It also, instead of exploding, scattered into a rain of confetti.

"What's this? A greeting party? A little late for that." The enemy laughed at Issei's shocked face. "Still, who would have thought the Exaltation of Bright Shattered Ice would have gone so far away? I am sure Cecelyne will reward me greatly for finding the one who managed to summon an Unquestionable outside of Calibration."

"You..." Issei gaped, unable to believe what he was hearing. "You're a Solar like me!"

Indeed, the strength of his opponent's Essence was overbearing, burning with an intensity like the sun. Issei's own Exaltation was reacting in recognition.

And yet.

And yet, instead of the glorious gold of Ignis Divine his opponent's Anima was a sickly green casting long, horrid shadows on its surrounding. The tall figure before Issei was garbed in the deepest black interrupted only by lines of brass. And on his forehead, even through the featureless mask, shined not the sun but a hollow disk of bottomless shadows.

Issei's opponent was a mockery of everything he was taught a Solar stand for.

And he was winning.

The black-garbed figure laughed. "Don't be stupid. Why would I want to be part of your worthless ilk?" He pointed at Issei in an accusatory manner. "To have my soul tainted by the essence of the traitorous Sol?"

"Traitorous? I am not the one who decided to side with the Yozi!" Issei protested. "They're deceiving you! No matter what they promised, if free they will destroy the world."

The mask tilted to the side. "Destroy, you say?"

"Yes!" Issei nodded. "Come with me: I'm sure there is a method to cleanse yo-"

"Like the Solars almost, and eventually destroyed almost all of Creation?"

Issei's words died in his throat, stunned by the sheer venom in his opponent's words. Before he could make a retort the masked figure continued. "I'm sure Bright told you a lot of what happened during the Golden Age. Of how the Solars made everything better."

His laugh was bitter and mirthless. "Did she also tell you how she governed Tzatli with an iron fist, inflicting horrifying punishments for even the slightest transgression? How many artificial races the Solars created, to be used as slaves or as experiments that would be eventually abandoned? Or maybe she told you of Operation Wyldhand, when the whole Deliberative had an entire region of Creation fall into the Wyld, along with the millions of citizens living there, just as practice for their armies?"

"I-I..." Issei stuttered. "Bright-sensei? He's lying, right Sensei?"

{...}

[Ohi, did you really...]

"And when that happened, where was Sol? When the Great Contagion killed billions, and the Balorian Crusade unmade almost everything, where was the great, invincible Unconquered Sun?"

"He-"

"HE WAS PLAYING THE GAME OF DIVINITY!" The black-garbed figure yelled. "FOR MORE THAN TEN THOUSAND YEARS HE DID NOTHING ELSE LIKE A DISGUSTING JUNKIE!" He continued in a more sedated tone. "You say the Yozi want to destroy Creation? Creations is theirs. For billions of years in the Time of Glory did Creation stood firm against the waves of chaos, made secure by the system put on by the Primordials. It took the gods and Exalts a little less than three thousand years to lose everything."

The masked man paused, looking to the side as if in remembrance of something. "Do you know why? Because power corrupts. Because if you give a human so much power and no way for him to held responsibility for his actions, then no matter how righteous he is the end result will be a mad tyrant, convinced only his opinion matter."

Even with the mask covering his face, Issei could hear the sneer in the man's voice. "And that's why someone like you, who never saw what has become of Creation. Who never saw how deep in depravity the gods have fallen, how the other Exalts just spread more war instead of stopping it-" He pointed at Issei. "Is nothing but an idealistic fool! And I. Hate. Idealistic fools!"

Issei had enough. He stood up and burned his Essence to the max. "Lies! Those are all lies! Maybe not all Exalts are good, and there is corruption in Heaven, but that is why we must hold on Justice! Not abandon it like you did!"

"Justice is a lie!" The green Anima swelled and pushed back Issei's. "You can't save the world without dirtying your hands!"

"I'll protect everyone! I was given strength for that purpose!"

"You were pitied. Only because you're lucky doesn't mean you're right!"

"Someone like you, who care only about his ambitions-" Issei gritted his teeth.

"Someone like you, who blindly believe in his own righteousness-" The masked figure snarled.

""I WILL NEVER FORGIVE YOU!!!"" They screamed at the same time.

"BALANCE BREAKER!"

"DEMON EMPEROR SHINTAI!"

That day, a golden sun and a green sun faced against each other.

But who won?

[X] Ask Renka what she is doing here and why she is maiming non-martial artists/civilians

"I know her." You tell Hikage. "Just let me talk alone with her, alright?"

The green-haired girl just shrugs. With that done you jump down on the ground from behind the building, where no-one can see you, and calmly walk to the bar. When you are a few meters behind Renka she stops eating and, without turning, says in an irritated tone "I already said I am not interested."

"What the hell Renka? Why do you find trouble every time you come into town?"

She abruptly turns around, looking at you with wide eyes. "You!"

"Yeah, me." You sit down in front of her and cross your arms over your chest. "So? Is a normal occurrence for you to start a fight everywhere you go?"

"Of course not." The surprise gone she goes back to eating her parfait, lips set in a disapproving frown. "It was all those oafs' fault." She points with her thumb to the two downed guys. "They can't take a 'no'."

"Right." You concede. "But was it necessary to frighten the other customers?"

"Was it wrong to defend myself?" She opens one eye, as if daring you to reply negatively.

"...Point taken." You concede. "Still, is too much to ask you-wait a moment." You close your eyes and massage your nose's bridge. "This is no why I am here." You mumble before crossing your arms again and looking at Renka. "I'm here because, apparently, fights like those happened enough times to cause a ruckus. Since for me it means avoiding my school-life becoming hell, can I ask you to stop starting fights? Also, why are you here in the first place?"

"Oh, that's easy." Finishing the last spoon of parfait she points a slender finger at you. "I came to find you!"

"..." You let the silence stretch for several seconds. Just when Renka shows the first trace of discomfort you speak again. "Why?"

"W-What do you mean why?" She protests before calming down. "You and my father are acquaintances, right?"

"Yes?"

Her gaze hardens. "So you also know where he is hiding?"

You blink. "What do you mean hiding? He teaches in a dojo and also runs a clinic of Chinese acupuncture? That's anything but hiding."

Renka takes out a notebook and writes down something. "Interesting? Where is this dojo? And this clinic?"

You are about to answer before remembering something. "Sorry, I can't tell you."

"Not you too!" She closes the book with rage. "Is he paying you or something?"

"Nothing like that." You look around before leaning close and whisper. "I shouldn't say this, but the truth is that Ma-sensei is protecting you and the rest of his family."

"What."

"It's the truth. Do you think he doesn't suffer as being separated from his own family? But the truth is that there are certain people after his life, and he doesn't want to put you all in danger." You cross your arms and nod. "Such an amazing, generous and strong-willed man."

Renka stares at you with half-lidded eyes. If you don't know any better, you would say she is looking at something completely moronic. "He said this?"

"Implied actually. But we communicated with our hearts!" You bump a fist on your chest.

[I can't decide if that line is more cheesy or just more gay...] Ddraig mutters.

"You're an idiot." Renka's blunt remark pierces through your heart. She shakes her head in disappointment before standing up. Halfway though she seems to reconsider and sits back. "Can I...ask you a question? That metallic monster you defeated..."

"Yes?"

"Is your own style that let you do it? Or there is some special training that let even what should be a novice like you fight against a monster like that?"

You quirk an eyebrow. "First, I like to think I am more than a mere novice after all the hellish training I went through. Do you have any idea how difficult it is to make up for entire lost years?" You pause, one hand stroking your chin. "In regard to your question...the answer is both. Solar Hero Style is a Martial Art created to fight monsters, not men. However it is not the only one of its kind. But since those arts are so strong, normal people cannot learn them."

"Why?"

"Because they explode, that's why. And if you want to know, I saw it happen." You tell her coldly. Actually it was from a memory shown to you by Bright, but close enough.

She gulps loudly.

"And for why I can...that is from a set of circumstances that cannot be replied." You absentmindedly begin to scratch your head. "But, well, me and my Master are looking for a way to resolve that problem. She says the whole global martial arts' development would make massive steps ahead if anyone can muster the necessary energies to use and develop superhuman martial arts."

{Human are regrettably inferiors to Dragonblooded, but can be controlled better. It is only natural, then, to uplift them so that they may better serve the true rulers of the world. But more improvement is needed. Yes, much more...}

[Do you know, that just sound like the type of monologue a megalomaniac villain from a James Bond film would s-Gukh!]

[Rest in peace Ddraig.]

[He isn't dead, you know? Even if I admit the sword through the head may make people think otherwise.]

"She said this?" Renka is suddenly in front of your face, staring straight into your eyes with an inquisitive glare. "Are you sure?"

"Absolutely." You reply. "I mean, losing your humanity, magic and magical weapons shouldn't be the only ways for humans to defend themselves. We created civilization with our intellect, we can overcome this too. And believe me, my Master will find a way: she's the best scientist in the world-"

{The Universe.}

"-And her enthusiasm is contagious." You finish.

"Is that so..." For some reason you think something changed in Renka's eyes. But what, you cannot say. "This discussion has been...enlightening." She turns around and waves. "Goodbye, Hyodo-kun."

"See you again, Renka-san." You smile before remembering why you are here. "Wait, are you still going to cause troubles? Because my school life depends on that."

"Unlikely. I'm done with this place...for now." And with that she walks away, head high and mighty like the scion of nobility.

You can't help but suspect you missed something important.

"Uugh...I-Is the demoness gone?"

Oh well, you will think about it later. There are people to help now: even if they don't exactly deserve it, but you're a good guy like that.

-----

"So it is resolved?" Sona's voice through the phone is cold, but somewhat relieved.

"Yes." You scratch your head and laugh. "Turn out the girl was looking for me. So, you can say it was kind of my fault."

"It was TOTALLY your fault." You wince as Sona's tone turns frosty. "But since you did as requested I will do my part. The Kiyojūji Paranormal Club will be welcome on Kuoh's club...but any explicit contact with anything supernatural is forbidden. You will guide and watch over them."

"Yes Kaicho." You promptly reply, not wanting to upset her more.

"In ten days your punishment will also end and you will return to school. See that it doesn't happen again. Goodbye Hyodo."

"Goodbye Kaicho." You just have time to say that before she hangs down.

"Ouch." You wince. "She really doesn't like me, does she?"

"So disrespectful." Eiko chirps, through her grin is a bit malevolent. "Should Eiko curse the little bat as punishment?"

"...You can do that?"

"This is but common knowledge for an Yatagarasu. Just say the word Master, and the disrespectful little bat will lose all her hair!"

"Please don't. She would probably blame me even without proofs." You curtly reply, silently pleading she will listen. Your expression soften. "That aside...Eiko, I must confess that despite the occasional headaches, you have done remarkably well. You deserve a reward."

"Master is too kind." Eiko bows. "All that Eiko needs is Master's approval."

"Nonetheless, my decision is set. Is there anything you would like?"

"Something Eiko would like..." Her eyes seems to go out of focus for a few instants. Just as you think you have seen a new aspect of Eiko her usual grin return. "Master, according to Eiko's sources, this year Master and his class will perform a tour to the Capital, yes?"

"No, it's Kyo-oh, that Capital." You almost forgot that for Youkai and the like Kyoto is still the Capital. "Yes, we will."

"In this case, if Eiko may be so bold, Eiko would like to ask her Master to bring her with him and accompany Eiko to make offerings and perform prayers in the temples of the Amatsukami." She bows even deeper. "It is an important rite of passage for all Yatagarasu."

That's it? But if it makes her happy. "Sure, I'll be happy too. On another matter, is there anything in the local youkai community that requires my attention?"

"No Master. The Youkai have recognized Master's rule and are going on with their daily lives. Everything is fine."

"Good. And any jurisdiction issues regarding the authority of Rias and Sitri-san?"

"No Master. The Devils have contacts with their usual clients, and Youkai are not related to them in any way. The business of both are clearly divided and don't interfere with each other."

"Another good news. It seems that finally I can really enjoy some peace. Really, I had to put aside so much work." You open a drawer and take out a folder, scrolling the pages casually. "Like this: my analysis of the Evil Piece-"

Your hand stop. '....Bright-sensei?'

{What do you want worm?}

You look closer. 'I am seeing this right?

{What do you-oh.}

For a while both of you say nothing, both of your wills focused on a certain piece of information...and the possibilities it would offer if only-

{Go confirm it!}

You were already running at 'go'.

"Rias!" You barge into her room. "I will explain later. Now please just let me see your Evil Pieces!"

"..." Having been caught right in the middle of her homework, she just points silently at an ornate box.

"Thank you!" You open the box and, the moment your eyes see the Evil Pieces, activate your Anima power.

Evil Pieces Progress: 75%

For a moment it's like the sky opened, Sol Invictus descending in all his glory, just like the first time you saw.

He offers you a fist bump. You reciprocate.

"That's the way." He says.

And the you're back in Rias' room. Calmly you walk up to her, put a hand over her shoulder and smile. "I found out how to transcend humanity into an higher state of existence."

"That is...great?" She manages to reply, eyes wide.

"So don't wait for me for dinner."

And you're off again.

----

Later you're sitting inside your almost finished Manse, right where the Workshop will be, taking note. "So what do we want this thing to do?"

{The aim here is not to re-create an Exaltation. That just cannot be done. But we don't need to. We already saw that those you made into Half-Caste can develop their unique powers. What we need is to make our future followers, especially humans, able to increase their Essence without losing their humanity. They must also be able to wield Celestial Martial Arts.}

"So in short, the main function is to make the body able to handle the increased Essence's soul pathways. A control valve." You write down more. "Alright, let's define the details."

Event explanation:

Issei has understood enough of how the Evil Pieces work that, together with Bright's help, he can start working in his own version. As of now the final product will have the following effects:

-Make possible to reach Essence 5 for those who normally shouldn't be able to, like humans
-Make possible to learn Celestial Martial Arts.

The rest, and how the final product will look like...well, I think you discussed the subject at great length, yes ?

----

6 days later

"Issei!" Mittelt slams open the door with a kick. "You've been cooped up inside for almost a week. Get out!"

"I can't! I am making history here!"

"History will wait!" She then proceeds to bodily drag you outside. You meanwhile can only think that you were so close...and that she is very lucky she cannot hear Bright screaming obscenities in Old Realm.

"There!" She slams you down in the couch. "Now we will have a drink together, and I will see to re-educate you in NORMAL social interactions!" Having said that she stomps off.

[Could she be...sexually frustrated?] One of your sempai asks.

'Is that a real thing that can happen?'

[[[YES.]]]

Ouch. If everyone agree, then it must be true.

Your doorbell rings. "There is someone at the door." You shout. "Can I answer or-"

"Yes!" Mittelt shouts back.

With the matter clear you walk up to the door and opens it.

"Good morning! Is this Hyodo resideeeee-" The cute brunette with twin-tails trails off, eyes growing the size of dinner's plate. The blunette with a single green bang is looking at her companion oddly. As you do. Seriously, walking around in white robes? Are those two cosplayers?

[Actually I can smell a faint source of Holy Energy on them.] Ddraig informs you. [They must work for the Church.]

Oh. Well they don't seem to have bad intentions, so you can be polite. "If you mean if this is Hyodo residence, then yes it is. How can I help you?"

"We're searching for the one called Hyodo Issei." The bluenette informs you.

"That would be me."

"EEEEEEHHHH!!" The brunette screams before turning crimson, both hands covering her mouth. "I-I-Issei-kun? Are you-Oh my God, Lord and Saviour it's really you!" She claps her hands together, eyes sparkling. "It's me! Shido Irina! Do you remember?"

Shido? The only Shido you know is- "Say what?!" You slap a hand over your forehead. "That cocky Shido! He never told me he had a twin sister! The nerves!"

"Wha-No!" She shakes her head. "It's me Issei-kun, Shido! I don't have a twin sister!"

What? But-But that means-

Who would have thought?!

"...Shido-kun?"

"Yes!" She nods vigorously.

"Shido-kun!" You put both hands on her shoulders, eyes wet with tears. "I want you to know something Shido-kun!"

"Yes Issei-kun?" She blushes.

"That even if you decided you were uncomfortable in your old body and did a sex change, you still remain my friend!"

Shido's face loses all colors.

The bluenette snorts before looking away, trembling from barely restrained laughters.

[My partner is a moron!] Ddraig cries.

"STUPID ISSEI-KUN!!!"

Slap!

-----

"So..." You nurse your bruised cheek. "You have been a girl all along? You voice sure was different back then."

Irina pouts and looks away, refusing to look at you.

Yup, she's totally mad.

Now, what?

[] Apologize
[] Ask the bluenette for help
[] Ask Mittelt for help
[] Ask Asia for help
[] Ask Rias for help
[] Ask your head-voices for help
~~[] Ask Ei-maybe not~~
[] Write-in.

=====

Now, I am sure you are all asking yourself: "Where did he go?" I realize it wasn't very correct to disappear like that (in truth it's also a while since I checked QQ), but the problem is:

I lost inspiration.

For "Advent of the God-Harem King". Like, badly. I had a massive block, and didn't know how to proceed without falling into rather trite cliché. I saw Issei doing good with his life, and felt the terrible urge to make something horrible happens to him.

I had became sick with shounen logic.

That's why I started writing something else, this time with Infernals in a crapsack world: I needed to write someone totally different from Issei, someone totally dark to immunize myself to shounen genre, so I could like it again. Then a rather important thing RL started, and…

And you aren't here to hear me ranting. I won't offer worthless excuses, and I will take everything you have to say to me without flinching. I deserve it.

But.

I will keep writing "Advent of the God-Harem King". Because it is something I must do.

So I will.

It's what HE taught me.

Alexander · Dec 23, 2015

[X] Apologize

[Just apologize to her partner.] Ddraig gives you advise. [Just don't try to make some excuse about your stupidity.]

'Right, because it would be insulting.'

[No, because you ARE stupid.]

This shitty dragon!

"Irina, I'm sorry I was such an idiot when we were children and even more of one just now. I don't have any real excuse for my stupidity and even if I did I won't insult you by making it. But I will say this; It's wonderful to see you again Irina-chan." You walk to where she is seated and hug her. "How can I make it up to you?"

"Eeee-!" She jumps in your arms before her mouth clamps shut. "I-Issei-kun! This is inappropriate!"

"Can't I hug an old friend?"

With your chin resting on her shoulder you can't see her reaction, but she slowly puts her arms around you, returning the hug. "I will forgive you...as long as you're truly sorry."

"I am." You tighten the hug before walking back to your seat, idly noting Irina's cheeks are scarlet. Then a thought hits you. "I wonder why your parents never corrected me. I always did use male pronouns while talking about something you did around them."

She waves you off. "It can't be helped since I was a troublemaker just like the boys."

"But Irina, didn't you say it was because your parents wanted a boy and never told you about different genders until-" Whatever the bluenette was about to say is cut short by Irina's slamming a hand over her mouth. Digging her fingers into her partner's cheeks Irina smile turns dangerous. "Xenovia. What did I say about tact?"

"Muh-uh!"

"I said it includes keeping to yourself what people said to you in private." The smile widens. "Understood?"

The now named Xenovia frantically nods.

"Great!" Irina smiles cheerfully before releasing Xenovia and patting her on the cheek.

What kind of name is Xenovia anyway?

[It's from the Greek Zenobia, who was a warrior-queen from Syria] One of your sempai explains. [But her accent is Italian. Still, what kind of anachronistic names people give to their children those days? It's like asking for them to be teased.]

[Speaking from experience, Nicodemo?]

[Shut up.]

"Here: kiwi, strawberries and pineapple. All fresh." At that moment Mittelt comes out of the kitchen and puts the tray on the table. She notices the two girls' presence immediately after. "Why, hello there exorcist-chan. What can we do for you? Want a drink?"

"Uh, no thanks." Irina replies a little uneasily. "But whom you might be?"

"I'm Mittelt." The twin-tailed blonde replies cheerfully. "I'm Issei's wife, alpha queen and fucktoy! All in one nice package."

Your hand snatches on, grabs her by the collar and tosses her back into the kitchen. Then you turn back to the two stunned exorcists like nothing happened. "So Irina, what bring you-"

"Yo-Hic! Did my ears catch the word 'drink'? Hic!" Suika comes down the stairs, completely drunken.

Instantly you are standing next to the door, keeping it open. "Nope. Not all. But we were just discussing how a bar somewhere down the road is supposed to be offering alcoholics gratis, but only for today. And high quality stuff too!"

"Said what?! Can't miss it-Hic!" The little Oni proceeds to ignore the door and pass right through the wall.

"...I tried. Sol knows I tried." You shake your head in resignation while walking back to the couch and sit down. "We were saying?"

"..." Irina and Xenovia stares at you with mouths hanging open.

"I swear she's older than she looks. The one with horns I mean."

"Don't worry Master." Eiko puts another tray on the table and begins to serve tea and scones to Irina and Xenovia. "With the foul demon gone it is but a matter of moments to repair the damage done to your abode."

"What's going here?!" Irina snaps. "Wife? Was that an Oni? Master?!?! What's going on here Issei-kun?!"

"Ara, such familiarity." Eiko opens her fan to cover her mouth. "Can I ask who you are to address Hyodo Issei-sama, First Head of the Hyodo Dragon Clan of Youkai Yakuza, in such a manner?"

In the silence that ensues a pin could be heard dropping.

"Uhm..." Xenovia takes out a bible and skims to a signed page before starting to read. "I am not exactly sure if this requires an exorcist, or it's a matter of internal heresy that doesn't concern us. The instructions aren't clear." She looks up at you. "If I spray you with Holy Water, will it hurts?"

"No."

"Uhm. Then could you pretend it does?"

Irina's body tilts to the side and falls to the ground.

----

"Ahahahah!!" Dohna laughs hysterically after you finish relating the meeting. "Well done kid! You're such an eyesore you don't even need to try anymore to give people an aneurism!"

You give him the stinking eye. "Fuck. You."

"Please, stop it. This is serious." Rias reprimands both of you. The older man falls down to a quiet snicker, while you stay in your position leaning against the wall, arms crossed over your chest.

The members of Rias Peerage and you are gathered in the club room, waiting for the two "guests" to arrive.

"What happened then Ise?"

"Nothing much. My childhood friend was out like a light most of the time, but her companion told me they came to negotiate with the devil that has the city as its territory. That is, Rias Gremory. And, since I am affiliated with you but not a devil myself, they thought it prudent to use me as an intermediary."

Rias hums. "This confirm what Sona told me. She met those two today at noon. I was worried when I heard that, since she also said they have a Holy Sword with them."

"Two."

"Eh?"

"They have two Holy Swords." You explain. "The one called Xenovia keeps in on her back, but the one of Irina currently takes the form of the belt she has around her waist. Bright-sensei told me, saying it's the worst concealed weapon she ever saw." You roll your eyes. "But don't worry, they promised on the name of God they are here only to talk."

"Like their words are worth something." Kiba says with a hard, uncharacteristic tone.

'I smell an issue. But...maybe later.' "That's why I am here. As the one who isn't weak to Holy damage. Beside, they have bigger troubles than picking a fight with Devils." Your eyes narrow. "According to them, there is a trail of murdered priests that run all across Japan before stopping here in this city. We are talking about Exorcists, not preachers."

"...I see. This is troubling. If it is something dangerous for them, there is no telling what it means for us. In this case it's best to not give them an excuse to associate them with whatever it is they are hunting."

"Buncho, they're here." Akeno informs Rias.

"Let them come."

Akeno leaves, followed by Koneko. A minute later both Irina and Xenovia are seated on the sofa, Rias and Akeno sitting in front of them. Everyone has a serious face, but Kiba is glaring at them like he is about to attack them any moment.

After making the necessary presentations the first to speak is Irina. "Recently the Holy Swords Excaliburs that were kept by the Catholic Church Headquarter Vatican, Protestant Church, and Eastern Orthodox Church were stolen." She says such shocking news like it's nothing.

Shocking, for anyone beside you. 'Seriously, Excalibur?' You mentally roll your eyes. 'King Arthur was a Celt. Christianity wasn't about to reach the British Isles for centuries. How is it then a Holy Sword?'

[It's not.] Ddraig snickers. [I heard this from a friend of a friend of a friend, but the original Caliburn and Excalibur are still in possession of the Fae. What the Church call Excalibur is a completely different sword made when they adapted the legend of King Arthur with Christian thematics.]

'The biggest fraud I ever heard about.'

[For sure. Also, Excalibur broke into seven different pieces during the Great War and was reforged into seven different swords.]

[I know. I was once the wielder of one of them.] One of your sempai says. [Excalibur Rapidly. It made me fast enough to defeat the then White Dragon Emperor.]

[If you had trained more you wouldn't have needed that thing!] Ddraig chastises him.

[Said the dragon who slept most of the time!]

Ugh, so annoying.

"...I see. But what does the stolen Excaliburs have to do with this country so far away from Europe?"

"Of the seven Excaliburs one went missing at the end of the Great War." Xenovia continues. "Since then the remaining six were split evenly among the Christian Churches: two for the Catholic Church, two for the Protestant Church and two for the Eastern Orthodox Church. One Excalibur was stolen from each Church, aside from the Eastern Orthodox Church who lost two. The traces left from the ones that stole them lead to this town."

"But it's strange." Irina makes a troubled face. "The thieves kept killing any priest sent their way, but at one point in the last weeks they stopped and went into hiding. There are no hints they moved, but no priest was attacked. It's like they got afraid."

Rias puts a hand on her forehead and takes a breath. "Looks like my territory is full of incidents. Do you know who are the ones that stole the Excaliburs?"

"The ones that stole them were the Grigori."

Both yours and Rias' eyes widen at the answer.

"To be more precise, we know the main culprit: one of the leaders of Grigori, Kokabiel."

Kokabiel. Like Azazel and Shariel he is one of the Grigori's Leaders: called the [Angel of the Stars], he is said to have taught astrology and divination to humans.

[Don't get fooled by his fame.] Ddraig huffs. [It's true he is one of the biggest experts in those fields...but it's also true he's a Fallen Angel that greatly love fighting. First to engage and last to retreat: this is Kokabiel. He used his knowledge to predict the enemy's decisions and plan accordingly.]

{So this world has techniques resembling those of Sidereals? Interesting. I wonder if there is also a Loom...}

You sure hope not.

"Kokabiel…One of the leaders of the Fallen Angels that survived the previous wars since ancient times." Rias says slowly, as if she has troubles believing it. "I never expected to hear the name of the one that appears in the Bible."

He appears in the Book of Enoch actually.

"The Grigori announced Kokabiel went rogue weeks ago and disappeared from the face of the Earth. It seems they told the truth. He also brought with him some of his personal troops and young recruits of the Grigori. It appears we are dealing with a warmonger of the highest caliber, who freely disregard hierarchy to do what he wants." Irina says.

"Our request…No. Our order is to have no devil intrude in the battle between us and the Fallen Angels for the Excaliburs. In other words, we came here to tell you not to interfere with this incident."

Rias' eyes change after hearing the way Xenovia talk. "What a peculiar wording. Are you, perhaps, thinking that we might collaborate with Kokabiel? Perhaps that we might team up with them to do something with the Excaliburs?"

"The headquarters think that it might not be impossible."

'Wow. What a great show of diplomacy girl. If your goal was to be antagonistic as possible, you were successful.'

Rias' face is quite pissed. From the tension in the air, it wouldn't be unthinkable that something bad might happen.

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Sorry, I need to go to the dentist and I didn't have time to go all the way to Kiba. But this should be a good point to stop.

Also, Merry Christmas!

Ooops! Wrong pic!

Alexander · Jan 3, 2016

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-[X] Interfere only if things are about to come to blows.

"The higher-ups don't trust devils and falle-"

"Your higher-ups needed to check their eyesight, because they missed a very important detail." Rias interrupts Xenovia. Before the bluenette could continue she continues with a tone that is only barely polite. "That, if I really did make an alliance with Kokabiel, I wouldn't have let him leave a trail of corpses all the way to my territory. That would have painted a giant neon sign on my back saying 'suspicious'. And even if he did asked for an alliance after coming here I would have still refused, because I would be the first to be suspected. Like it happened."

Wow, Rias' eyes are giving the chills.

So damn hot.

"So, unless you are saying I am a warmonger like Kokabiel that is blatantly trying to start another war without even worrying about saving face or an idiot that doesn't realize how weak her lies are..." Her eyes narrow. "If I were you, I would choose my next words very carefully."

"There is no need." Irina raises both hands in a placating gesture. "You are perfectly right. Hearing that is good enough. We had to warn you just in case that Kokabiel is hiding himself in this town along with the four Excaliburs. If something bad were to happen the fault would fall on us. We won't ask for cooperation. If a Noble Devil were to form an alliance with God's side, even temporally, then it would affect the balance of the three factions. Especially if it's the little sister of a Maou."

"....If you know that I am the sister of a Maou, then it means that you have lots of connections with the higher-ups in the Church." Rias curls her left hand around the right fist, resting them on her lap. Her expression softens. "I wanted to ask, but shouldn't your team also include someone from the Orthodox Church?"

"They have that person put on hold for this case." Xenovia replies. "Since the Orthodox Church lost all of their Excaliburs, apparently they are too ashamed to show their faces."

"So it's just the two of you? You are going to retrieve the Excaliburs from a leader of the Fallen Angel and his personal army with just the two of you?" Rias asks with obvious shock. "How reckless. Are you trying to die?"

"Yes." Irina replies with a straight face. Which pisses you the fuck off.

"I have the same view as Irina, but if it's possible I don't want to die." Even Xenovia's greater amount of common sense isn't enough to calm you down.

"...You came here to Japan prepared to die? The belief in your teaching is extreme like always."

"Don't talk ill of our beliefs, Rias Gremory. Right, Xenovia?"

"Right. Also the Church decided that it would be better to eliminate all of the Excaliburs rather than letting them get used by the Fallen Angels. Our minimum objective is to get the Excaliburs away from them. To accomplish that, it's okay for us to die."

That is so stupid.

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Again, I was going to write until Kiba but then I realized that there is no way Issei (this one at least) would stay silent after hearing his childhood friend is going to a suicide mission.

Alexander · Jan 19, 2016

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This is so stupid.

"This is so stupid." You repeat out loud, talking for the first time since the meeting's start.

All eyes turn to you, some surprised while others showing agreement. Xenovia scowls. "Wh-"

You interrupt her, looking at Rias. "My apologies Buchou, but I simply cannot allow such stupidity on their parts to continue."

She looks at you strangely before shrugging. "Go on."

"Thank you." You tell her before turning to stare at the two exorcists, trying to muster the most disapproving glare you can muster.

Considering you used Bright-sensei as inspiration, you will take their wincing as a compliment.

"'To accomplish that, it's okay for us to die.' These are your orders? This is your duty? And how, pray tell, are you going to keep those swords away from Kokabiel when you are dead? What is going to keep his allies, and he has allies, you have said that so yourself, from simply taking those swords and more from your corpses?"

"T-The Church decided that it would be better to eliminate all of the Excaliburs rather than letting them-" Irina stammers.

"Sure. Because one of the Watchers will let you face the wielders he found for the Excaliburs he stole right from the bat, instead of swarming you with his own Fallen Angel underlings." Dohna snorts in amusement. "This is one of the most basic tactics they teach in the Grigori formatory courses. Why, I wouldn't be surprised if it was Kokabiel himself who wrote that.

"W-We-

"No." You interrupt them again. "You have been betrayed." You frown, realizing the last statement can lead to wrong assumptions. "No, that's too harsh. But this plan was not thought well. At all. Two mortals with nothing but holy blades they have not yet mastered and orders to turn away all help have been sent against Kokabiel? Against one who helped lead the Grigori? Even in death there is no chance of victory. Tell me something Xenovia, Irina." You expression softens. "I understand why Michael cannot descend from his Heaven and deal with this himself, but where is Gabriel? Where is Uriel or Raphael or the rest of the Seraphs? Where is anyone who could do anything but give two more swords to Kokabiel? You have not just been sent to die. You have been sent to deliver more swords into your enemy's hands."

You thrust your hand forward.

"And I Will Not Allow It."

Your declaration is like a physical blow, everyone moving away from you in various degrees as if stuck. Some have even stranger reactions, like Akeno's quickening breathing to Irina's reddening cheeks: this honestly confuse you, but you cannot waste time pondering.

You clap your hands. "So. Why don't we sit down and figure out how to keep these bastards from winning? Because whether you like it or not you have allies in this now and you will have to accept that."

Then you bow to Rias. "Buchou, I'm sorry for that and I won't ask that you stand with your enemies here. I just ask that you not try to stop me from helping them."

"Just keep those two alive and the Excaliburs away from Kokabiel and we will be even." She replies with a dignified smile and tone before winking at you.

You smile, preparing to-

"How useless. Just let them kill each other."

Until the atmosphere in the room is broken by those words, uttered with enough killing intent to make your skin crawl.

{Ah, how nostalgic.} Bright comments. {It truly is like the Deliberative all over again. Though, the newborn has a lot left to learn.}

Said 'newborn' is probably Kiba, who for once isn't smiling.

No.

His lips are in the shape of a smile, but there is no way that can be called a smile.

"Yuuto! What are you saying?" Rias looks aghast.

"The truth." His corpse-like sneer widens before he walks to the door and, without even looking back, leaves the club.

In the silence that follows the first to move is Koneko, who follow after the blonde devil.

"Please wait! I'll get him back and get this sorted on!" You press your palms together and bow in apology to everyone before running after your two friends.

You find them in the clearing just outside the old school building. More precisely, Kiba is trying to crawl on his hands with a stubborn expression while Koneko is keeping a vice-like grip on his legs.

You crouch down in front of him, blocking his path. "Alright, mind telling me what crawled up your butt and died there?"

"None of your business."

"I'm trying to stop this city from turning into a bloodbath. The city where I was born and live, along with my family and friends. I think it's plenty my business."

His expression doesn't change, but he stops moving.

"Please, Yuuto-sempai..." Koneko pleads.

Looking away he begins in a slow tone. "Do you remember when I told you there is something I want to take revenge for?"

Uhm...Oh yes. "Yes, I do."

"My vengeance is with Excalibur. I want nothing more than to erase that accursed thing from existence."

"...Oookay, I get the feeling this is not a simple matter of 'it is a holy item, I am a Devil' thing. Why don't we talk this over?"

A minute later, with all three of you sitting under a single tree, Kiba begins his tale. "A Holy-Sword chooses its wielder. Not anyone can wield one efficiently, and the stronger the sword is the less possible candidates exist. Excalibur is the most glaring example of this deficiency: there are seven of them, and never enough wielders. So in the past they tried to make people more able to wield Excalibur, by giving them artificial treatment.

They called that monstrosity the [Holy-Sword Project]."

Kiba sneers.

"They mostly used children, believing them to be more malleable. I was one of those children, one of the many orphans entrusted to the Church's care. But I was a failure: I couldn't adapt to use a Holy Sword. Nobody who received the same treatment couldn't either. The whole project was a failure. So the people from the Church decided to view the ones who couldn't adapt as 'defective products' and disposed of them."

"...There is no way that wasn't illegal."

"Of course. I am not so blinded by hate to fail to realize it was probably the work of a fanatical faction within the Church. But does it matter? All of my friends still died, all for the sake of Excalibur. I too was going to die, until Buncho found and reincarnated me. I know she wants me to keep walking forward and enjoy this way that was saved. I understand. I am grateful. But I just can't forget." Kiba rests his head against the tree and closes his eyes. "This regret. This hate. They will never disappear until I destroy that which caused them: Excalibur."

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Sorry for the wait. But there is something important coming up the eighth of February, and I must dedicate myself to it.

Advent of the God-Harem King [Highschool DxD/Exalted] (CLOSED)

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A Randy Avian

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