Devils of the Void NEW

Ren, boy reincarnated into the world of Highschool DXD and a Servant to Rias Gremory. however, things are not what they appear to be as more worlds begin to converge and new mysteries unfold.

Hi everyone, welcome to Devils of the Void NEW! this book will likely contain more crossover elements than the previous one, but will still mostly be in the DXD field. enjoy!

Chapter 1

"Ow my poor head," I groaned as I walked home from school.

"Quit your bellyaching," said Niko, slapping me on the arm, the only place she could actually reach, "Its your fault for not getting enough sleep last night."

"yeah, I know," I said, "But I wanted to see if I could make another ring like the one I gave Issei."

"Did it work?" asked Niko.

"No. no matter how much power i pumped into the ring I was using as a base, it just wouldn't stick."

"Thats strange," said Niko in a disinterested tone, "I wonder what Mom wants to talk to us about."

"No idea but I hope it doesn't take to long," I said, "I got a club meeting at Isseis place today."

"That sounds fun," said Niko sarcastically as we turned into our road.

I blinked when I saw the black car in the driveway.

"Did you know we had guests?" I asked my sister as we entered the house and removed our shoes.

"Yep, Mom called and let me know to prepare for them," she said.

"And you didn't think to tell me," I said with a slight twitch to my eyebrow.

"You didn't need to know," she said, going into the Kitchen.

I walked into the living room where my Mom was sitting talking with a middle aged man with black hair that was pulled into a ponytail at the back. his eyes were squinted shut and behind a pair of square glasses. he was wearing a high quality suit.

"Ah, welcome home Ren," said Mom, "This is Amakasu, a colleague from work."

"Its nice to meet you," said the man, standing and bowing slightly.

"Likewise," I said, retruning the bow before turning to Mom, "What exactly is going on?" I asked, "I guess this is important or you wouldn't tell us to come straight home."

"Yes, its very important," said Mom as Niko entered the room with two tea cups, "This is Amakasu, he works for the same branch of the government as I do, the Committee for the Compilation of True History."

"You mean he also works in that super secret department you can't tell us about?" asked Niko.

"yes," said Mom, "The Committee deals with events that the general public cannot be allowed to know about. It is our job to ensure that the general public do not find out about the existence of Magic and Heretic Gods."

Niko gaped at mom while I just covered my eyes with a hand.

"Why tell us now?" I asked.

"Well, since you attend the same school as the Campione of Japan you'll probably be dragged into the world," said mom.

"Campione?" asked Niko, a confused look on her face.

"There also known as Devil Kings or God-slayers," said Amakasu, "There humans who have fought and killed a Heretic God."

"A Campione – a Godslayer – is a supreme ruler.

since he can kill a celestial being, he can therefore call on the sacrosanct, divine powers wielded by the gods.

A Campione – a Godslayer – is a lord.

Since the power to kill a deity is in his hands, he therefore looms over all mortals on Earth.

A Campione – a Godslayer – is a devil.

Since of all mortals who live in the world, none can assume a power to match his."

everyone looked at me in shock.

"What? i read it in a library book," I said, "I liked how it sounded but never really knew what it meant. thats right though isnt it?"

"Yes, it is," said Mom, looking at me strangely.

"So who is this God-slayer?" asked Niko.

"A young man named Godou Kusanagi," said Amakasu.

"You mean that idiot whos dating the new girl?" asked Niko incredulously.

"Yep," said Mom, "I do have another reason for telling you though.

Niko and I took a sip of tea.

"Now your Devils youre definitely involved."

Both of us spat out the mouthfuls of tea we had just taken in perfect sync.

"WHAT!?"

"What, you thought I hadn't noticed?" asked Mom, grinning at the looks on our faces, "I've known since you started those clubs of yours."

I shook my head.

"What's next, you tell us our batty old Grandmas a Goddess?" I asked sarcastically. when Mom gained an uncomfortable look and thunder rumbled outside I facepalmed.

"Thats a story for another time," she said, "I didn't just ask you to come straight home to tell you that."

Amakasu took that cue to stand up.

"The greatest threat to the safety of the world is right around the corner," said the man, "its known as the Starless Night. according to the Prophecy made by Princess Alice, when a certain Goddess regains her true form, she will engulf the world in darkness and drag it into the underworld."

"Actually, the underworlds quite nice this time of year," I said.

Niko slapped me round the head.

"Jokes aside, what does this have to do with us?" she asked as I rubbed my head ruefully.

"We would like to ask for your help dealing with the Goddess when the Prophecy begins," said Amakasu.

"I wouldn't worry," I said, "I gave summoning flyers to Yuri and Godou so they should be able to summon me if everything goes to hell. I'm fairly confident I can at least hold her back."

"I wont be able to help," said Niko, "I am no where near as strong as Ren,as much as it pains me to admit it."

"love you to sis. OW!"

"I also have no intention of acting without Sona's permission," continued Niko as if she hadn't just slugged me in the gut, "I have no desire to find out if the rumours i've heard about her 'punishments' are true or not."

"I think I've heard those too," I mused, "It honestly sounds like something you'd enjoy if the books in your room are anything to go by."

THWACK!

"What happened to your eye?" asked Kiba as i joined the others outside of Isseis house half an hour later.

"Niko," I said, gently probing my bruised eye, "She took exception to a quip."

"Let me see," said Koneko as she reached up and gently probed the cheek.

"Why didn't your Rook defence protect you?" asked Kiba.

"Hello, shes a Rook too," I said, wincing slightly as Koneko pressed down on the wound.

"Good point."

we rang the bell and a second later the door flew open to reveal a confused looking Issei.

"What are you guys doing here?" he asked, "And what happened to your eye Ren?"

I glared at the pervert.

"Didn't I tell you?" asked Rias coming up behind Issei, "The Old School Building is undergoing its yearly cleaning so we can't use it. we'll be having our meeting here. What happened to your eye Ren?"

I growled in annoyance.

"Oh, now that you mention it," said Issei, rubbing the back of his head in embarrassment.

"Hey guys," said Asia as she ran up to the door. she stopped and gasped as she saw my black eye.

"Oh my, what happened Ren?"

"Thats it! next person who asks about the eye gets one of their own!"

We all gathered in Isseis room and shared reports of how we were doing with our summoning requests. that is until Isseis mother came in with snacks and photo albums. at that point the meeting devolved into laughing at pictures of young Issei, more often than not with me nearby trying to keep him on a leash, or gushing over how cute he was.

"Hey Issei, Ren, what's this?" asked Kiba, staring at a picture.

Issei and I leaned over to look at it. the picture showed four kids sitting in a circle in front of a fireplace playing with gameboys. two of the kids were Issei and I, with Issei being recognisable from the rest of the pictures and me from my shock of red hair. the other two were a pair of girls. one had short light brown hair and brown eyes, while the other had long black hair and red eyes.

"Oh thats a boy from around here," said Issei, "The boy moved away years ago and I can't remember much about him. I don't remember the other girl though"

"Actually, thats a girl," I said, pointing at the brown haired girl, "Her names Irina Shidou and, if I remember correctly, her father was quite high up in the church. the other girl is my Cousin, Ena Seishuuin."

I paused at that and let out a sigh before continuing.

"Shes from a long line of priestesses to the god Susanoo. supposedly they hold the Holy Sword, Ame no Murakumo no Tsurugi."

Everyones head snapped around to look at me at that.

"What? I did sat supposedly. I don't know if its true and its not like I can just ring up and ask. If I remember right, that was taken at her house by her grandfather who was babysitting the four of us."

Kiba pointed at the sword on the mantelpiece.

"In that case, that rumour was true. thats a Holy Sword."

shortly after that, the meeting broke up and everyone went their separate ways. before Kiba could leave though, I stopped him with a hand on his shoulder.

"Kiba, I don't know what happened in the past to make you react this way to Holy Swords, but don't forget that you have people who are here for you."

Kiba looked at me for a moment, before shrugging of my hand and walking off.

"Whats with him?" asked Issei.

"He has a bad history with Holy Swords," I said, earning a shocked look from Rias, "I saw the look in his eye. that was the look of someone who has had everything taken from them. That about right Rias?"

the red-head nodded.

"Exactly."

"I hope he doesn't do something stupid," I said before turning, "No point in worrying about it though. we cant do anything to help unless he asks. for now lets just be there for him."

everyone nodded, even Rias.

"Hey Koneko, wanna get something to eat?" I asked, changing the subject.

the silver haired girl blushed lightly and nodded. I grinned and the two of us headed off down the road. unnoticed to us, a large grey owl flew over head.

END. A bit shorter than usual, but I wanted to get this out. the next big event will be the Starless Night from Campione. If anyone can guess the Goddess Ren is related to, they will get Cookies from Yuri. see ya next time!