The Burning Orphanage (A Plot Bunny Breeding Ground)

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So I Died.

Yeah, certainly one way to start a conversation I know, but I already have enough time to process (I. E. experience the five stages in grief for however long I've been in this blank void) I've eventually gotten over it. My name isn't irrelevant at the moment, but what is relevant is this guy with wings wearing a suit who came from a door that appeared out of nowhere, this dude was sharp-dressed and looked clean-shaven, a model of professionalism this one. This guy, who goes by the name of Ray, is an angel sent in from Heaven to make me an offer for a second chance, my death came way quicker than it should've been and when the higher-ups realized that I got screwed over, they sent him in as a representative for an offer. I've been given a chance for a second chance at life, but in a different world, it's not like I had much to lose so I agreed but right when I was about to be put into this weird machine to begin my transfer into a new life when suddenly it started sparking and shaking and all that, next thing I knew I was getting turned into a lightning rod before everything went dark.

When I woke up I found myself in some alley, okay so far so good, right? Not exactly, there was a puddle of water nearby, I walk over to it so I can see what I look like and can someone explain to me WHY I'M A HEARTLESS NOW?!

Spoiler: New life, new form

If I see Ray again I'm kicking his ass for botching this, I didn't agree to become Iseakaid to get turned into this after nearly getting my soul reduced to atoms, as impossible as it may sound! Okay, Okay, calm down you can work with this, even though I'm smaller than a regular Darkside and I could tell I'm different from the usual heartless given I don't have an insatiable hunger for hearts, maybe I'm something different despite my current appearance? (God I hope so) hopefully, I'm somewhere where spooky monsters are commonplace right? Well I mean there are weird creatures hanging around people who don't seem to notice them, nobody even noticed me being in proximity, I can work with this; just need to figure out what I'm gonna do now. Why do these creatures look familiar though, and why did I end up reborn in Japan?

 

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So I have good news and bad news, the good news is I figured out that it's 2005 on this version of Earth, and I'm in Kabukicho surprisingly enough (Thought that big sign looked familiar). The bad news is I recognize what this world is, of all places to reincarnate into it had to be Jujutsu Kaisen? and as a Curse Spirit as well (Albeit one with concerning similarities to a certain boss from my favorite video game series). Even if The Honored One, AKA Satoru Gojo, hasn't reached the true potential of his power (pretty sure the events of Hidden Inventory taking place in 2006 meaning I have less than a year before things play out) I am pretty sure he could destroy me away with no problem, and the less said about Suguru Geto the better. Okay right now I need to figure out what I can do as a Curse and what my technique is, maybe my technique is like what a Darkside could do?

Nighttime in Kabukicho

Well, I was partially right, some of the things a Darkside could do I can do as well, I can't summon Shadow Heartless (Probably for the best), but it seems I can shape the darkness and shadows around me into constructs, could come in handy. As for the name of my innate technique, I figured Dark Matter would be fitting for it. Anyway, I got some practice in by killing some of the curse spirits in the district, need some experience in fighting if I want a chance of you know... continuing my existence. Let me tell ya, some of these curse spirits are just bizarre, I think the biggest challenge I've had so far was this freaky female porcelain doll-like curse that kept going on about love hotels and host clubs, I knew this was a red-light district but I guess enough cursed energy was built up to make it because I remember it putting me through a few walls before I was able to bring it down. By that point, I realized that sorcerers would be on their way to see what was going on so I decided to bail, but not before snagging a few souvenirs for the road, not like anyone caught in the crossfire will be needing them right?

Not sure where exactly I should go now, maybe I should find the location of the school that Amanai girl goes to? She is going to be a catalyst for a lot of events in the future so I should figure out if I want to try and keep her alive or not.

 

[Burn3dRe@der]

So to recap, I've been reincarnated (How and why I do not know) into Highschool DxD with only my name, the clothes on me with whatever was in my pockets, and this Jar attached to me which I am convinced is a sacred gear given how every time I open it, clouds come out of it which I can somehow control, sometimes the lid opens on its own, so I've been calling it Cloud Runner in my head ever since. As for how I know I'm in DxD, albeit in a version of good ol' USA, not even a whole week in and I've been harassed by monsters, stray devils, and stray exorcists who wouldn't leave me alone. I had to get creative to either escape or cripple these jerks which had me figure out how Cloud Runner works, leading to me getting creative in some of the clouds I make, my favorite trick? Creating platforms out of clouds in the air, such as the bouncing cloud, is also a good idea.

Anyway, I've been either running or fighting for my life, the worst I've gotten out of this was a dislocated shoulder (which I had to reset myself), some scratches, and bruising on my back from the few times I was tossed around, oh and nearly losing my fingers. It was around this point that I discovered that the jar responds to my Id (y'know the primitive and instictual part of a person's mind?) for some reason meaning the clouds I make can be controlled instinctively, certainly explains how certain constructs are made before I even thought about making them, and did those clouds hands from earlier come from my head? Moving on, I was just content to make something of my life, maybe get my degree in Anthropology again, when these government dudes showed up, knocked me out, and took me to some base out in the southwest (And no it is not Area 51, as amusing as it would be), where I met other people who had sacred gears in the country like me and these bigwigs showed up and started going on about how we have been brought together for a program, to create UN sponsored operatives or something to oppose the devils, fallen angels, and any other faction that threatens humanity, I didn't exactly get all of it but I my interest was piqued at the mention of the Devil Faction, I had no intention of getting hoed by devils because y'know, devils, and I can imagine how many people got screwed over by the supernatural so I'll give this supersoldier thing a shot, after all...

Not like I have much to lose in this world compared to my old life.

Spoiler: Cloud Runner SG (Stupid Image won't work)

Sacred Gear appearance

 

[Burn3dRe@der]

Day 1, Afternoon

So the last thing I remembered was going to bed after a long day at school, right? I eat dinner, head to the bathroom, and get ready for bed. The moment my head touched the pillow I was knocked out on the bed. The next thing I knew I woke up on a random island out in the ocean, that already sounded weird enough but then I heard a snapping sound and all of a sudden my left arm got replaced by a blue mechanical one, What The Hell?!

Ok, Ok. Relax Oswald, it somehow doesn't feel wield to have this new arm, I don't know if I should be concerned or not. I saw some buildings further inland, maybe the locals could help me out? It's worth a shot if anything, I just hope this doesn't backfire on me hard.

I think I heard that snapping sound again as I walked inland.

Day 1, Evening

First, I get a robot arm, and then a pair of frying pans attached to a string pops up in the air, falling down on my head, ow. There is definitely something weird going on, and it has something to do with the snapping sound. "Once is happenstance. Twice is coincidence. Three times is enemy action." I think there's some higher power screwing with me right now. The upside is I reached civilization, a town called "Lychee Town" I went in, asked some of the locals about where I am and wouldn't you know it, I'm in the goddamn East Blue from One Piece, I thought they were messing with me until I see a Navy Warship in the nearby port, complete with Marines. Now, the last time I've read or watched One Piece was just after the timeskip, and as far as I can tell based on the gossip, I'm at a point in time where Gold Roger was still around, presumably in the New World. You know what, I'll take up bounty hunting, not really interested in being a Pirate or Marine anyway, plus I get to do some good in the world and get paid for it. Now I just need to find a ship, and compass, and go from there.

How Hard could it be with a metal prosthetic and Panchaku?

Spoiler: Summons

Feedbacker+Parry (1-24): Your left arm is replaced with a blue mechanical one, modeled after your original one. This arm has the ability to deflect, or "parry", attacks and projectiles when you punch with it. Parryable attacks are indicated by a yellow flash; attacks that can't be parried display a blue flash. With the power of a 24 roll, the damage output and attack speed from the Feedbacker increased, and parried projectiles will do double the damage with the added ability to see the flashes that indicate a parryable attack, plus your health will be restored whenever you parry an attack.
Panchaku (2-15): A pair of Vorpans attached by a string like a nunchaku. In the middle of the combo, it can deflect bombs and projectiles. The hitbox of the 9th attack also extends behind the player, which can also deflect bombs. With a roll of 15, the Panchaku is slightly buffed with increased damage and critical output.

Spoiler: Source list

1. Ultrakill 2. Dead Cells 3. Cuphead 4. Stardew Valley 5. Pirates of the Caribbean 6. Hades 7. Elder Scrolls 8. Kingdom Hearts 9. Final Fantasy 10. Legend of Zelda 11. Toriko 12. Mario

 

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Day 2, Morning

So some stuff happened last night I couldn't write about until I was back in civilization, given that I was busy fighting for my life and everything. Why? Well, it started with me needing to earn some money if I wanted to have somewhere to sleep tonight so I asked around for a way to earn some Beli, One of the locals, the mayor as a matter of fact, said they would pay me, even grant me a boat, if I can find any information on her missing teenage daughter; she was last seen outside the town entering the old ruins south of there, I agreed and went on my way. Now I don't know much about the island, but those ruins housed some ancient pirate or something that ended up buried there; no one really goes over there, except the mayor's daughter apparently, who snuck out last night before I first showed up on the island. That snapping sound came back a few times during that whole debacle, I'm pretty sure it's making stuff from out of this world come here. So far, it's given me more help than harm, but back to the ruins.

So I showed up at the place as the sun was coming down, and what do I see? A pack of giant lizards that looked like they were closely related to the Triceratops, that was already weird enough, but then these things started charging at me! So then I started swinging my Panchaku like a madman, I nailed two of them good before a third one sent me flying into a pillar with its tail, pretty sure one of my ribs cracked from hitting a stone pillar. At that moment, the remaining lizards were rolling toward me like bowling balls, and right when I was about to get flattened by one of them, I ended up punching it with my left arm in a desperate move. I wasn't expecting a flash in my eyes or the lizard to go down from that punch, surprisingly, my injury healed too, neat. After killing the rest, I realized that if I counter an enemy, indicated by a strange yellow flash, they get hurt, real bad; I can't counter the attacks with blue flashes though, learned that the painful way.

So after that happened, I entered the ruins to look for the Mayor's daughter, and there were definitely signs of someone being here recently, stuff moved around, footprints, it looked like she headed further in. Let me tell you, I have to avoid spikes, darts, rolling boulders, damn near everything you'd expect from booby traps in acient sites like these, to get to the last room. I found the Mayor's Daughter knocked unconscious, but more concerningly a giant reptile, probably the father of the ones I beat down, comes out from one of the walls and tried to take a bite out of me. The fight was already difficult enough before those lizards I fought before showed up again and were slowly putting me against the wall, at this point I figured it would be better to get the girl and bug out before the whole place came down on us, so I grabbed her knocked some pillars down to cover our tracks and got out of there. It took me a while to get us both back to Lychee town and the mayor was certainly grateful for my health; I managed to come of that with some money, a place to stay for the night, and most importantly a boat and compass.

I'll be heading out soon to start my profession as a bounty hunter, could be fun, could suck, won't know until I try right? This is gonna a fun life I just know it.


Heard one more snap before I head out, nothing showed up in the are. Probably nothing to worry about.

Spoiler: Rolls

Dodongo (10-25): A race of reptilian monsters usually found in caves and volcanic environments. These monsters are now integrated into the world of One Piece as denizens of the caves and volcanic areas within. These Dodongos have also been given higher stats as well, their flames are hotter, their tails are tougher, but still a weak point, and their scales are more durable than ever. Still weak to bombs if you can get one in their mouth, however.
Raid Boss (8-18) Powerful Heartless will temporarily appear in spatial distortions scattered around the world for at least 3 hours. They are incredibly difficult to take on alone, it's prefered to challenge one in a group, but if you can defeat one you will be rewarded based on your performance whether you went solo or as a team. Rewards include items and materials of different properties depending on the boss.
Scylla and the Sirens (6-19): The band of sirens have been transported to the seas of Paradise. They are slightly stronger than normal, with their songs being able to influence those without strong will.