Greetings. This is my first ever fanfic that I've worked enough guts (and mostly effort. As I'm quite the sloth in what little free time I have) to publish.

I kinda liked the concept around Highschool DXD especially with how the fragile the relationships between the three factions. That said, It's kinda been gnawing on me how the politics within and without those factions are... kinda simplified. Then again, I'm hardly surprised as it's a Shounen story (albeit an ecchi one). So, to finally put that gnawing to rest, I decided to write this one.

Yes, as you guessed it, this will feature quite a bit of politics in between the action, humor, drama, and ecchiness. Though the general atmosphere may be a bit more mature.

This story will feature an OC but I won't be cutting Issei off from this. And yes, both will have a harem but who ends up with who, you'll have to read on to find out.

Disclaimer: I don't own Highschool DXD. (Though if I did, I'm pretty sure I'd be racking up quite a few bucks from the royalties if I did)

Prologue

Humanity

A word associated with varied meanings.

Some associate it to a creature that has risen up on nature's hierarchy, claiming its throne at the topmost of the food chain. Others would call it a self-destructive species that perverts and corrupt its home. And the more moderate minds would claim that humanity within itself is both destroyer and redeemer. To argue on how humanity stands would be a debate with an undoubtedly uncertain conclusion. But the fact remains that to this day, it has stood strong despite its complexity.

"God's most precious children" as those silly little churchgoers would have you believe, has indeed done amazing deeds throughout the course of its lifetime even at their infancy. In the absence of claws to fight and defend themselves, they created blades. In the absence of fur to shelter them from the bitter cold, they took to clothe themselves. In the absence of natural dwellings, they shaped homes from the earth. And finally, to assert their dominance over other creatures that dwell the earth, they conquered one of the greatest forces of nature: fire.

From thereon, humanity had defied nature time and time again. They took to the seas, discovering what lay beyond that vast horizon of deep blue. They took to the skies, soaring with wings – that nature had not gifted them with – but instead they had crafted. And finally, they took to the stars, far beyond the threshold of the vast blue sky.

But despite this, humanity is still far from claiming their seat at the apex.

Beings from folklore and mythologies still quite literally roam earth. Though their existence has long been brushed back into folktales and fiction by the general masses, these beings exist still. Some watching silently while there are others who dip their hands in into the fray like puppet masters hidden behind the curtains.

Humanity's ignorance of such things has worked as a double-edged dagger.

While displaying stunning growth into new heights and horizons in their secular pursuits, they have left themselves vulnerable in the matters of the occult.

However, such things are not bound to remain in perpetuity.

Hidden from general knowledge, there are those who have risen up and taken the mantle of humanity's protectors. So-called unsung heroes who undertake the responsibility of making sure that humanity, in its remarkable yet vulnerable state, will not fall prey to beings of the supernatural nature.

And as one of those protectors, I shall ensure that humanity takes its rightful place in this world. Not as prey, but as fellow predator. Not as a helpless lamb, but as a fellow wolf. This I swear.

Fléctere si néqueo súperos Acheronta movebo - If I cannot move heaven, I will raise hell.