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  *Vrooom*

  *Bang*

  Those were the st sounds I, Tyler Hibiki, heard after pushing a child out of the way of an oncoming truck. Looking around I was surrounded by whitespace

  Tyler: “Ok... I’m either st minute dreaming or this is the afterlife. Not what I expected either way.”

  ???: “The tter is correct.”

  Appearing from nowhere to answer my question was a bck-haired woman dressed like a secretary.

  Amara: “I am one of the beings created to watch over the various main worlds and worlds born for the gods’ entertainment, you may call me Amara.”

  Tyler: “It’s nice to meet you, I’m Tyler Hibiki. Amara, can I ask what’s going on?”

  I scratched my cheek, pretty embarrassed as my best guess was about novel tropes since nothing like this was in any religion or mythology either after seeing them in novels or anime and I didn’t want to blurt that out. My embarrassment seemed to entertain her, as a giggle came from Amara.

  Amara: “Yes, I’ll expin. As you’re probably thinking you will be reincarnated like in those novels you enjoyed reading. Specifically, to a world referred to as an entertainment world.”

  Tyler: “Entertainment world? Wait you mentioned earlier about main worlds as well can I ask what you mean by that?”

  Amara gave me a happy smile as behind her a wipe board appeared.

  Amara: “Worlds are divided into two types: main worlds, those like your world which is the original and the fiction in your world also creates main worlds, and entertainment worlds, those made by the gods using main worlds as their core but can branch off in strange ways.”

  Tyler: “Wait then which comes first our fiction or its main world?”

  Do gods create the main worlds and then humans somehow think of them or is it the other way around? Amara smiled, seeming to enjoy me over thinking this. Thankfully she went on before I fried my brain on the Chicken or the Egg.

  Amara: “Your fiction comes first, then the gods turn it into a main world which allows them to use it as a core. Do you have any more questions, or should we move onto your reincarnation details?”

  Tyler: “Ah sorry reincarnation details please.”

  I did have some questions, but I shouldn’t waste her time with pointless wondering.

  Amara cpped her hands, and a tablet appeared which she passed to me.

  Amara: “On there is details about your reincarnation, please familiarize yourself with them and there are some parts you can edit.”

  Going through the editable details, I decided to leave my name the same as now since it would probably be awkward getting used to a new name. Eventually I reached the details about the world I was going to, and something immediately brought a question.

  Tyler: “Amara it says the core is ‘High School DXD’ but will only characters from it show up?”

  Amara: “Characters from other main worlds can appear though their stories may differ having been changed to fit the core.”

  Tyler: “Ok.”

  My settings seem good being a half devil child with a Sacred Gear though there were no details on it. Did that mean...

  Tyler: “Is it possible to customize my Sacred Gear?”

  She took a few seconds to think before replying.

  Amara: “Hmm at most you can choose how its expressed like it being a sword or a gauntlet.”

  Tyler: “Is it possible for it to be a henshin device?”

  Amara: “Yes that should be fine.”

  I didn’t see any way to actually edit my Sacred Gear, so I handed back the tablet for Amara to finish the process.

  Amara: “With this you’re ready, I do hope you enjoy this second life.”

  Amara tapped the tablet against my forehead, my thoughts started fogging and soon my consciousness faded.

  “Tyler, hurry up and get ready she’s waiting for you!”

  *yawn*

  Waking me up by yelling from downstairs was my mother, Alice Hibiki. My second life has been pretty normal for the past 8 years despite being a half devil as my father Koto Hibiki had distanced himself from devil society, so I’ve lived pretty much as a human. Despite this peace, I had some worries as I quickly got dressed in my favorite shirt and some shorts before heading down to greet one of those worries.

  ???: “Thank you for breakfast Mrs. Hibiki!”

  Alice: “Don’t mention it dear, you’ve been helpful in making sure Tyler gets up on time.”

  Sitting at the table was my childhood friend, who was 8 like me, the main source of my worries. It isn’t because she’s annoying or bothers me it has to do with her name, Issei Hyoudou. I knew things could change but this wasn’t what I expected. Seeing me Issei got out of her seat and ran over to me.

  Issei: “Tyler, hurry up and eat so we can go watch Super Opp- ow...”

  Tyler: “Quiet down you’re going to give me a headache yelling.”

  Issei quickly held her forehead after I flicked it. She wouldn’t have really given me a headache, but she almost said the title of the anime we were going to watch today. Super Oppai Mahou Shoujo & Masked Void was the full title often shortened to Oppai Mahou, and I’d rather not have my mom yell at me thinking it was something wrong. The anime’s manga was how I actually met Issei when I heard her shouting out the names of Masked Void’s signature attack which was a Rider Kick.

  Alice: “Tyler you shouldn’t treat a girl like that, apologize.”

  Tyler: “Sorry Issei.”

  Issei: “mhm it’s fine, I shouldn’t have been yelling either.”

  She was pouting originally but seemed to realized she almost messed up. The two of us quickly finished breakfast and I packed my backpack with my DS to py at the Hyoudou’s. Once I was ready Issei and I said bye to my mom and headed out ourselves since Issei’s house wasn’t far, that and my parents knew I had my Sacred Gear to protect us in case something happened.

  Issei: “Thanks for stopping me earlier, I don’t think I could have convinced your mom I got you into Oppai Mahou.”

  Tyler: “I can already hear her yelling, ‘how could you introduce a girl to something like this.’”

  The two of us ughed as we continued chatting, my thoughts turning to Oppai Mahou as it is why I'm not as worried as I could be about this world. It and Issei’s collection of Yuri novels show she’s still obsessed with girls and breasts so things should be fine, but I need to stay alert for changes that could be dangerous. I was brought out of my thoughts when Issei grabbed my sleeve.

  Tyler: “Issei?”

  Issei: “...Something’s wrong.”

  She looked out of it; her eyes weren’t focused. I thought it was probably someone staring at us and looked around hoping to keep an on them and we should be within sight of her house. Then I realized it... I didn’t see her house. She only lives around a corner from me, and we took the correct turn this shouldn’t be possible. The street we were on had pure white houses all with no lights on in the windows on both sides repeating on this street that didn’t seem to end both in front and behind us. I quickly called out my Sacred Gear, a phone-styled device simir to Faiz’s, hopefully I could handle this but it’s not fully awakened and I have to manipute the armor summoned instead of wearing it making it weaker.

  Tyler: “...Issei we’re heading back.”

  Issei: “...”

  Damn it! I grabbed her hand and started running back the way we came. I didn’t think this would let us escaped, I just hoped I could stall long enough for either my parents to get here from sensing my Sacred Gear or the Hyoudou’s to hopefully contact them wondering where we are.

  Issei: “...They’re here.”

  Looking back, chasing after us were creatures that looked wolves made of shadow slowly walking towards us as if there was no doubt they’d catch us but that wasn’t what worried me the monstrous thing leading them did. Standing at adult height was a figure that looked like a woman cloaked fully in darkness with a red gleam that I guessed were its eyes.

  “There’s no escape.”

  Space seemed to distort, and I ended up running towards the monsters before stopping. Pn B it is.

  Tyler: “Zero’s Division!”

  “E-error Imaginary beginning”

  Keeping Issei behind me I quickly entered 0/0 into my Gear causing space to distort my armor appearing before me.

  “Kill him”

  At the shadow woman’s command, the wolves dash forward eager to rip me apart.

  *Sm*

  As the first one reached my armor, I used the device part of my gear to drive my armor’s fist into its head feeding it pavement. Grabbing the chucks, I hurl them with trying to cut down on their numbers.

  Tyler: “Shit!”

  *Chomp*

  Tyler: “AHH!”

  A wolf managed to slip past my armor by hiding behind its friends biting my left shoulder before I could kick it away with my armor.

  *Drip Drip*

  No feeling there...and I’m bleeding... I’ve at least delt with the wolves but...

  “A good try little one but the Welsh Dragon dies today.”

  The woman appeared before my armor block a punch by simply catching it.

  *Crunch*

  Tyler: “AGH!?”

  She shattered my armor’s left arm before batting it aside and grabbing my throat.

  D-damn it...I...can’t...Issei...

  The st thing I saw as my conscience faded was Issei’s horrified face.

  Issei: ‘What’s...going on.’

  Issei couldn’t understand what she was seeing. Her best friend was currently being treated like a rag doll bleeding before getting pitched aside like a dirty rag by the shadow dy.

  *Thump, Thump, Thump*

  She could hear her heart beating louder and louder, fear, panic, anger, worry all flying through her head. She need to run, to get help, anything other than stand there staring as the shadow dy approached but that image of Tyler limp, bleeding was burning into her mind. As she stood there, she heard someone.

  ‘Hmm? *yawn* has my current host awakened?’

  No, it would be more accurate to call it a voice in her head.

  ‘A Gwyll? Annoying seems I’m the reason this incident occurred. Girl, can you hear me?’

  Issei: ‘Y-yes?!’

  The voice frightened her ciming it was the cause of the danger, but...

  ‘The monster in front of you is a Gwyll, a witch of Welsh origin, and seems to want me dead. I can lend you power so that you may save yourself but if you’re not careful it could kill you.’

  Issei: ‘Please help.’

  A could die is better than a will.

  Issei: “ugh!?”

  *Thump, thump, thump*

  Issei felt her heart beat even harder as it felt like her body was in fmes. Looking at her hands she saw them change, her fingers and hands becoming cws with bright red scales running up till her elbows. Two horns jutted out of her head, her hair growing longer with her also growing a tail.

  “No, I cannot let you awaken!”

  The Gwyll waved her hand creating several fireballs before sending them full force at Issei causing an explosion and a cloud of dust but she continued firing until...

  *Rip*

  *Spt*

  In an instant the dragonizing Issei rushed out of the smoke and drove her fist through the Gwyll’s abdomen. She let out a draconic roar before pulling her arm back ending the Gwyll. With the space’s creator dead, it began to decay as Issei started walking towards Tyler’s unconscious body before colpsing next to him.

  ‘You did well girl, I look forward to when you can truly awaken me, but I’ll do you a small favor for now.’

  A small light flowed from Issei’s hand closing up the wound on Tyler’s shoulder as the two’s parents rushed to them when the space fully colpsed.

  While the battle had been going on, far away in the Underworld at the Gremory household library two girls were enjoying their hobbies. 8-year-old, Rias Gremory was going through the reading the various books while Sakuya Gremory, 7-year-old daughter of Sirzechs and Grayfia looking like a young Grayfia, was working on a pocket watch fiddling with its gears.

  “Rias, Sakuya.”

  The two turned to the entrance as Sirzechs entered smiling but the two noticed something was worrying him.

  Rias: “Nii-sama did something happen?”

  Sirzechs: “Yes unfortunately, Grayfia and I will need to head to Kuoh Town in the human world so we may not be back for a while. Sakuya please behave and while Mother and Father will look after your brother, I trust you to help if needed.”

  Sakuya: “Okay, but can I at least hear why you and Mom are going there for?”

  Rias wanted to know as well but didn’t want to be as blunt as her niece, she knew her brother likely couldn’t tell them everything and didn’t want to be a bother.

  Sirzechs: *sigh* “A powerful Sacred Gear was felt is the best I can give, powerful enough that a Satan needs to investigate.”

  That seemed to quell the two’s interest as they said goodbye and returned to what they were doing. They each made a mental note that Kuoh Town if it could draw the attention of Sirzechs that it would be fun to go visit.

  In the human world a frightened girl with pure white hair moved through her house before knocking on her sister’s door while hugging her favorite book.

  “S-severa can I t-talk to you.”

  Greeting the girl once the door was open was her older sister, a girl with dark red hair styled into twin tails. Severa knew something was wrong, her sister Morgan was shaking like a leaf, so she quickly hugged her and stroked her head trying to calm her down.

  Severa: “Morgan what’s wrong.”

  Morgan: “...Dragon... I heard a dragon.”

  Severa: *Sigh* “Grima’s dead Morgan, but do you wanna read in my room, if you're not ok by bedtime we can also have a sleepover.”

  Morgan’s face brightened immediately as she ran back to her room to move stuff for the sleepover early. The two sisters enjoyed their day together allowing the thought of the dragon’s blood that flowed through them to fade for now.

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