"A/N: Welcome, everyone, to my first attempt at writing a fanfiction. Please note that this story is written in conjunction with Phoenix Champions, 'Devils, Angels, and a Gamer'. Frankly, I've never tried to post on this site before and have just been content to follow/favorite stories that I found interesting. Please, don't come at me with things saying that I've "written an abomination", or that I've "Plagiarized Devils, Angels, and a Gamer", or that I've "butchered the characters". I tried to come as close as I could to their personalities, and I have Phoenix Champions approval to write a reading fic about his story.

Chapter 1: The Movie Begins

"OK. Let's turn on the TV and watch a movie." I muttered to myself as I put the disk "Devils, Angels, and a Gamer" in my Blu-Ray player and waited for it to initialize. "You know, I don't think I've seen this one yet. Let's hope this is good." I pressed play and just sat back in my in-home theater. "Hmm, should I, or should I not, bring someone in here to watch this with me?" I asked aloud as the movie began to play,

Now, I expected several things when I woke up.

The sun being an asshole and burning my eyes, a pigeon to tackle my window like it does every morning, me beating my alarm clock... again.

[Greeting's -Vincent Lane- You have been chosen to be reincarnated as a new person to be granted the ability known as 'The Gamer']

"Whoa, "The Gamer?" Haven't I read those kinds of stories before? It's like 'OC or canon character suddenly becomes a video game character.'" I raised my eyebrows. "Hopefully our Gamer guy won't be instantly OP. That would be so weird."

This was not one of those things.

"So... Looks like I get Gamer powers." I muttered looking around the pure white room I was in, "HELL YEAH!"

[Well someone's enthusiastic, lets see how you'll react to the fact you'll be heading to a new world.]

"So basically I'm not gonna be sticking around my house." I said, "What's the world?"

[You remember Highschool DxD right?]

"Yeah, one of my friends was talking about it in high school during lunch and- waaaaait a minute, that's the world I'm heading to?" I said, just before my small smile broke into a full on grin, "Oh hohohohohoho yeeess, the amount of shit I can throw off there with outsider knowledge." I chuckled as I rubbed my hands together.

[Oh boy, you're already going power hungry.]

I couldn't help but release my own dark chuckle at the same time as Vincent did. "The DXD-verse eh? Well, now this will be so much fun."

[Anyway, you can open your menu simply by thinking 'Menu' Give it a shot.]

'Menu, stats.' I thought smirking, I've read fanfiction, I know how this works.

[Well aren't you getting ahead of things? Well, here are your stats.]

[Vincent Lane]

[Title: The Gamer]

[Age: 17]

[Human (Not for long I'll bet)]

[Male]

[Sacred Gear: None (You're gonna have to take one for yourself if you want one buddy)]

[Level 1]

[Exp: 0/200]

[HP: 85/85]

[MP: 60/60]

[STR: 5]

[VIT: 5]

[AGI: 5]

[INT: 5]

[WIS: 5]

[LUCK: 5]

There was also a picture of me.

I was 5'9" tall, had black hair that was about the length of my chin with a jagged bang that dangles in front of my face between my nose and left eye. Speaking of eyes, mine were a deep shade of green color.

As for my attire... Well I was in a simple black shirt and grey jeans with a pair of black sneakers.

You'd never think I was a little energetic considering how I'd dress.

"Well, aren't I mister average." I said flatly, "How the heck am I supposed to attract the attention I'm going to try to being Joe Average?"

[Studying, Exercise, these 6 free points?]

"I like you." I said smiling.

I really laughed at that. "Definitely a guy I could get along with!"

'Alright... First off, one point into Strength and Vitality respectively, can't have enough of the two major things that will keep me alive. Two point's into Agility, I'd rather avoid damage altogether over blocking it thank you very much. One to Intelligence, just to boost my magic pools a bit for now. And one to Luck, cause you can never have enough of that shit.' I thought applying those points.

And now my new stats were thus.

[HP: 100/100]

[MP: 70/70]

[STR: 6]

[VIT: 6]

[AGI: 7]

[INT: 6]

[WIS: 5]

[LUCK: 6]

"There we go." I said, "It's no giant pirate's flag, but at least I'm not completely average anymore."

[Next step: I already know the answer, but which side would you start on? Humans, Angel's, Fallen Angels, or Devils?]

"Humans." I said, "I'd like to make allies before I make enemies... Plus video games have completely annihilated my trust in Angels."

[Too true...]

[Next up, you're weapon. Good luck getting far without a weapon bud, you pick one.]

"What exactly are my options?" I asked, causing a list to pop up.

[A Katana]

[A Pair of Knuckles]

[A Battleaxe]

[A Warhammer]

[A pair of knives]

[A gun]

"Gun." I said not bothering to see if there were actually any other options, "Gimme the gun."

"Amen." I nodded, pulling out my own pair of Taurus Judge pistols.

[Of course, a gun, should have expected as much from an American.]

"Buzz off." I said as my new gun formed in my hand... A simple Revolver.

Well, at least it will allow me to fight at a distance, I'd rather not get too close to Angels, Devil, and Fallen Angels that are after my guts just yet.

[Seeing as you've got a firearm I think it's best to tell you that you have infinite ammo for your guns, just not an infinite clip.]

"Does that mean he has to make a reload motion to replenish his bullets, or buy more ammo?" I wondered. "If he has to buy it, that'll suck."

[Next on the list I think it's best if you actually looked at you menu.]

"Fine." I said, 'Menu'

[[Menu]]

[Stats]

[Inventory]

[Skills & Spells]

[Allies]

[Lovers]

[Quests]

[-Option Locked-]

[BGM]

[Help/Information]

"Whoa, whoa, whoa hold the pixels." I said firmly, "The hell is with the Lover's tab?"

[Buddy, this is Highschool DxD, more that 3/4 of the main cast is female, but Kuoh Academy has a primarily female student body. No doubt you're gonna grab the heart of at least one non-human creature there.]

"I'm not gonna get out of high school with my virginity am I?" I deadpanned.

[Not unless you choose to be a really big asshole.]

"HAHAHAHAHA."

"Ho boy... So what's with the locked option?" I asked aloud, a little confused.

[We'll get to that in a few minutes... First, how much money do you have? Check your inventory real quick.]

'Inventory.' I thought.

[[Inventory]]

[Money: 60 US Dollars]

[-Consumables-]

[-Weapons-]

[-Attire-]

[-Accessories-]

[-Key Items-]

[-Ingredients-]

[-Loot-]

"Sixty bucks." I said putting my gun in my inventory, "I feel poor as shit right now."

[Yeah, US Dollars aren't gonna do you squat in Kuoh buddy, hang on I'll do some conversion real quick.]

[You've lost 60 US Dollars]

[You've gained 6,766 Yen]

"That's about 110 yen, give or take." I muttered, doing the math in my head.

"Yen..." I muttered, "I swear it looks like so much more than it actually is."

[Be that as it may, that's how much you've got on you pal... Wanna go shoot something?]

"Please." I said pulling my Revolver out once again.

At that moment the area around me had color formed on it until I was standing in a clearing within a dark forest, and rising up in front of my was my opponent.

It appeared to be an empty dark grey robe floating in front of me, on account of the fact there were no feet dangling at the bottom and not hands at the end of the sleeves, and the hood lifted to reveal nothing but shadows on the inside, on it's right 'Hand' was what I could definitely tell was an iron hook that was the size of an adult hand.

[You've developed the Skill Observe... I'm pretty sure this is self explanatory.]

"So what the heck is this thing?" I asked looking at the cloak.

[Shade]

[Level 1]

[HP: 60/60

[MP: 60/60]

"So it's called a Shade huh?" I muttered raising my Revolver at the floating robe, "Hopefully I can shoot it."

At that moment the Shade's body floated back a tiny bit before it began to fly directly at me, hook raised.

I quickly took aim and fired at the Shade, hitting it in the 'chest' causing it to hiss and stop it's rush, as well as losing 12 HP.

"Not bad." I muttered, "Let's keep it - Whoa!"

I quickly stepped back as the Shade and lunged at me once again and tried to swipe at me with it's hook, as I stepped back I fired twice more, dealing a total of 26 damage from the two shots.

"Two more shots needed, three in the chamber." I made note to myself as the Shade swung at me again, this time nicking me in the arm and taking off 8 of my HP.

"Bastard!" I shouted pointing the Revolver at where it's head should be and fired.

What came up was 24 Damage just under a 'Critical' Pop-up.

"Always keep an eye on your opponent." I muttered, smiling at Vincent's win.

The Shade let out a loud cry as it's cloaked body burned up in blueish-black flames, leaving behind a scrap of cloth, and a yellow blazing orb that floated in front of me.

"The heck is this?" I muttered as I reloaded my revolver.

[As you kill monsters there is a chance that they will leave behind something called a Spirit that you can collect.]

[Spirits have multiple uses, all of them useful.]

[First of all you can equip them like accessories to boost your stats.]

[You could also merge a Spirit into a weapon or piece of armor to grant it special properties.]

[You could also choose to reform that Spirit into an item that is dependent on what the Spirit is.]

[Lastly, you could choose to summon the monster that the Spirit came from to fight on your side.]

[You can find Spirit's under the now unlocked Spirits tab in your menu.]

[There are two ways a Spirit can get stronger, the first is simply by using them as summons or accessories, the second is by merging Spirit's of the same monster. Once a Spirit gets strong enough it can evolve into a stronger form- So be sure to experiment.]

"Now that's some interesting information." I said as the Shade Spirit floated around and into me while I bent down to pick up the cloth and Observe it.

[Shade Cloth]

[Material/Loot]

[A scrap of cloth cut from the robes of a Shade, using this when creating armor or clothing will result in the armor having an ability that is helpful with stealth. A must have item for anyone who uses stealth to their advantage.]

"Nice." I said putting the cloth in my inventory.

[Great, now then let's wrap things up- Head to your quest tab.]

'Menu, Quests.' I thought.

[[Quests]]

[Tutorial- In progress]

'Tutorial.' I thought, this part is always slow it seems.

[[Tutorial]]

[You're now the Gamer, learn the basic's buddy.]

[Main Objectives]

[(x) Use your 6 Given Stat points]

[(x) Pick yourself a Weapon]

[(x) Defeat your first enemy]

[( ) Close this Menu once you're done reading it.]

[Reward: 200 EXP, The abilities Create/Escape I.D.]

'Close.' I thought.

[Quest- Tutorial: Complete]

[You've reached Level 2!]

[The Abilities Create/Escape Instant Dungeon have been added to your skill list.]

"Good, now that I already have those two... Wait do I have Gamer Mind and Body?" I muttered, 'Skills'

[[Skills & Spells]]

[Observe Lvl 1]

[The ability to look at stuff... Kinda simple buddy.]

[Gamers Mind]

[Keeps your mind calm in almost any situation and keeps your mind safe from outside affliction.]

[Gamer's Body]

[Makes your body just like that of a Video Game characters.]

[Create/Escape I.D.]

[Allows you to create and destroy Instant Dungeons to help you train yourself.]

"Alright, now that I've got everything checked out... when can I leave!?" I shouted to the sky... Just before everything faded to black.

"Well, that's a nice beginning., but I feel like I'm missing some companions." I opened myself to the Force. "Who do you say I can bring?" I waited a few moments before receiving my answer. I couldn't help but smirk. 'This will be so explosive.' I snapped my fingers as several magic circles showed up. Next instant several people started falling to the floor.

I saw several people in the Kuoh acadamy uniform, a red-haired man in golden armor, a loli magical girl, two shrine maidens—one significantly younger than the other—a guy in a lazy brown-gray robe; two exorcists, a nun, and a black haired girl in a kimono. I couldn't believe it, I had the complete ORC (Rias, Akeno, Konenko, Kiba, Gasper), including Issei before he joined, Sona Sitri, Sirzechs Lucifer, Serafall Leviathan, Yasaka, her daughter Kunou; The exorcists Irina and Xenovia, Fallen Governor General Azazel, the owner of Twilight Healing Asia Argento, and the Nekoshou Kuroka.

"Oof. Akeno, are you there?" Rias asked her queen.

"Yes Rias, I'm here."

"President?" The voices of the other ORC members mumbled.

"Mom?"

"Kunou, are you alright?"

"Oh geez. Have I died and gone to boob heaven?" Issei was shaking his head.

"Well, that was weird. Fun, but weird." Azazel was just nonchalant.

"Perhaps I should take a break…" Sona muttered as she picked up her glasses. "I'm just glad that my sister wasn't…there…to…" She joined everyone in finally realizing they weren't alone.

I was happy I was in the shadows as everyone slowly got up, except Azazel who nonchalantly landed on his feet, lucky bastard, checked themselves before finally noticing each other. 'This is going to be explosive in 5…4…3…2…1…'

CHAPTER END