Devils of the Void

There are several things I expected after being hit by a truck, but finding myself in an Anime was not one of them. Add in Fallen Angels falling for me, a perverted best friend and some insane priests and things are likely to get messy.

I honestly don't know why people dislike Self Inserts so much. Then again, I like God-like fics. Still, if it's a ridiculously OP SI people are worried about, fear not. I always make it a habit to balance my Ocs when I use them in storys. Please note that the characters name is not my real one. Anyway, on with the show!

I do not own HSDXD or anything else you may recognise.

Chapter 1

Some days are not worth getting out of bed for and that particular Monday was definitely one of them. it was the middle of January, so the weather was foul, the air was freezing and the footpaths were slippery. i scowled as i stood under the bus shelter, hands buried deep in my pockets, hood up against the horrid wet rain that managed to get everywhere, no matter what, waiting for a bus that would likely be full of loud brats and smell of damp. add in a case of Monday morning blues and it was safe to say i was in a foul mood. when the bus finally arrive it turned out that my prediction was correct and it was indeed full of noisy kids and the smell of damp, in addition to being late.

as I was walking down the road, i couldn't help but wonder what else could possibly go wrong today. as I tempted Murphy, something small brushed past my legs. i glanced down to see a little boy running down the street, laughing happily with his mother playfully chasing after him. a faint smile crossed my face as the scene of childhood innocence passed me by. right before my mood took a nosedive as i slipped on a patch of ice.

i steadied myself and continued to make my way down the street. i had barely gone a few steps before a scream caught my attention. i turned to see the boy who had ran past me in the middle of the road on his hands and knees, having slipped on a patch of ice, a truck barreling towards him, clearly out of control if the look of horror on the drivers face was any indication. at that moment, my body moved, before i even realised i was moving, i was running towards the boy, ignoring everything else. i reached him and shoved him out from in front of the truck, seconds before it hit.

i woke up in a completely white room. i lay there for a second, blinking up at the ceiling, trying to figure out where the hell i was and how the hell i got here. then the memory came back and i shot upright, looking around wildly. i was laying on a settee in a room that was completely white, right down the the furniture and the suit the man behind the desk was wearing. indeed, the only colour in the room was his black hair.

"So you're finally awake i see," said the man, looking up from his computer screen.

"Where am I?" i asked.

"Your dead," was the reply, "This is Limbo where we judge were people will go. my name is Dave and i'll be your Grim Reaper."

i blinked at that, turning the answer over in my mind. after a moment, i just shrugged and decided to go with the flow. i remembered getting hit by a truck, so i was probably either in a coma or dead like the guy said. however, there was something else that stuck in my head.

"Dave? a Grim Reaper called Dave?"

Dave growled and glared at me.

"Sorry," i said, "Its just not the sort of name you'ed expect from a Grim Reaper."

Dave sighed and rubbed his eyes.

"Its OK, i get that a lot."

"So, where am i going?" I asked, getting an odd look from Dave.

"You're awfully calm about this," he said, "Normally people start panicking when told there dead."

"Well i'm a firm believer of going with the flow," i said, "If i really am dead then theres nothing i can do. if this is a dream, i'll wake up eventually."

"Thats a very odd way of looking at things," said Dave, "But one that's oddly refreshing."

i shrugged. not my fault i prefered not to make a big deal out of things.

"So, can I have an answer?" I asked, "Where am i going? should i bring a harp or BBQ sauce?"

that earned me another odd look before the Grim Reaper shook his head.

"Yes, well," he said, clearing his throat, "Theres a slight issue with sending you on. we didn't expect you to die yet. You saving that kid was rather out of character for you, so we didn't plan for you to die so soon."

i blinked, unsure whether to be insulted or not.

"Whats that supposed to mean?" i asked.

"Well, your not normally the sort of person who would throw himself in harms way for a complete stranger," was the reply.

i nodded in agreement, it was true after all.

"So, what now?" i asked.

"Well, there are a couple of options,"said Dave, "the first is to go to the Fields of Asphodel."

"Isnt that a massive wheat field where Souls stand around doing nothing for an eternity?"

"Yes."

"Then no," i said, "i hate standing around doing nothing. next option?"

"Reincarnation," said Dave, "We can do this in two ways. the first is to simply wipe your memorys and have you be reborn to live again."

"Then whats the point?" i grumbled, "Whats the other way?"

the grin the Grim Reaper gave made me seriously regret asking.

"We drop you into a world with all your memories intact and watch as you go through life. its what passes for entertainment around here."

I frowned.

"I get the feeling theres more to it than that," i said.

"Naturally. we drop you into a world that you know to be fiction with free range to do what you want."

I frowned.

"Whats the catch?"

"no catch, although you will probably be dragged into the events of the story whether you like it or not. also, due to the nature of the Multiverse, you will likely find that the world is not exactly the same as the one you know."

I took a thinking pose.

"That sounds like fun," i said after a few seconds, "sure beats standing in a field for eternity. so, where am i going?"

"No idea," said Dave, "We send you to one at random. sign here."

the Grim Reaper pushed a sheet of paper over to me. i read through the paper quickly before signing it.

"see you later," said Dave as the paper rolled up and vanished. there was a feeling of a hook behind my navel and i was yanked back into darkness.

"Ren, wake up or you'll be late."

"Urg, get lost. Too tired."

"REN ANGELUS GET YOUR FUCKING ASS OUT OF BED NOW!"

"WAAH!"

THUMP!

"Thats better, now get your fucking ass down-stares for breakfast."

I groaned from my position on the floor as I gave my younger sister a half-hearted glare and flipped her the bird as she left the room. it had been seventeen years since i had been reborn into the High school DXD world, during which time i had been preparing for when i would get dragged into the story. during that time, most of my memories of my previous life had faded behind the ones of this one. not that i really minded. sure i missed my original family and friends, but there was no way for me to go back to them, so i might as well make the most of this life.

I sat up, yawning widely, before throwing of my sheet that had been dragged to the floor with me before snagging my dressing gown and heading across the hall to the bathroom for my morning ritual. Once done, I examined myself in front of my full length mirror.

I should probably introduce myself properly, right? My name in this life is Ren Tenno and i am a tall, slim 17 year old, with reddish-grey eyes and perpetually messy flame red hair. I was dressed in the Kuoh Academy boys' school uniform, which consists of a black blazer over a white, long-sleeved dress shirt with black highlights with a black ribbon on the collar, matching black pants, and brown dress shoes. Around my neck was a pendant shaped like a lotus flower and perched on my nose were a pair of black square rimmed spectacles. it seems that my terrible vision was not something that could be gotten rid of by being reborn.

I sighed before turning and grabbing my bag of the floor and heading downstairs, where I was met with a glare from my younger sister, Niko. She was extremely short tempered and had fiery red hair and eyes that matched her demeanour perfectly. She also had quite the potty mouth on her for a fifteen year old girl. Her hair was tied up into a pair of short pigtails and she was wearing a frilly pink apron (that did not suit her at all) over her school uniform with a large ladle in one hand. she was a good example of what Dave had meant by things being different and potentially things appearing from different stories as she was a dead ringer of Yuniko Kōzuki, also known as Scarlet Rain from the Accel World Anime.

"It's about time you got up," growled Niko, "What were you doing up there, jacking off like those perverted friends of yours?"

Yep, she is most definitely not sugar and spice and all things nice. My response was to wave her off and grab a piece of buttered toast as I left the house, absently ducking the ladle sent at my head.

After morning classes were over, I made my way outside, studiously ignoring the adoring looks from the fangirls around me, and went to find somewhere quiet to read, something that was becoming quite difficult what with the massive crowd of fangirls following me around. Fortunately, I was able to find a place no girl would dare to tread. Around the Perverted Trio. Issei Hyoudou, Motohama and Matsuda, the three biggest pervs I have ever met. And Issei happened to be my best friend, in spite of the fact I beat his head in whenever he did something perverted, so, every day. i had originally started hanging out with him so i would know when Canon would start, but over time the perv had grown on me.

Moving on, I could tell that the three idiots were talking about something that would make me brain them with the thick book i was reading, but fortunately for then, I was more interested in reading said book. Unfortunately for them, they decided to start shouting.

"LIKE OUR VERY OWN HARUM!" yelled Issei.

"YEAH," yelled Matsuda, "We were gonna have casual unprotected sex with girls and then never call them again!"

I snapped my book shut, the sound echoing around the area oddly, causing the three pervs to wince and slowly look around to see me sitting there with my head down, my glasses reflecting the light in a rather unnerving manner.

"Oh, h-h-hey R-Ren," stammered Issei, "h-how l-long have you been there?"

"Long enough," I said, lifting my head to smile at the three, my glasses turning opaque with the reflection, "Now, what was it you were saying?"

a dark aura surrounded me and a large Oni mask appeared floating behind me.

"Ohcrapnothingwewerentsayinganythingwegottago!" the three boys yelled as they ran away from my deathly aura.

As soon as they were out of sight, the aura vanished and I took a deep breath before going back to my book. Before I could read more than a sentence however, a voice distracted me.

"Nicely done."

I tilted my head back to see the 'Mascot of Kuoh' Koneko Toujou.

She was a petite girl, around 15 years of age, with hazel eyes and white hair with two long bangs going past her shoulders and several loose bangs hanging over her forehead with the back done in a short bob cut. She had a black cat-shaped hair clip on both sides of her hair and was wearing the Kuoh Academy girls' school uniform, without the shoulder cape.

The two of us had become friends through my sister, who was in the same class as the Rook and had managed to make friends with her through their shared hatred of perverts and love of punching things. I will admit to having a slight ulterior motive to making friends with her, what with me being very likely to get dragged into the story events in some way. well, that and I was crushing on her, hard. seriously, if shes cute a character on paper, shes even more so in real life. that crush had resulted in a great deal of teasing from Niko.

"Thanks," I replied, studiously ignoring the fact I could see up her skirt from my position. Issei was the perv, not me. Plus, pissing of a girl who could stomp my head into jam without any effort was not on my list of things to do.

the younger girl moved and sat down next to me. the two of us sat there in silence for a moment before Koneko spoke up.

"the Club President asked me to give you this," said the girl, holding out a small piece of paper. i took it and saw that it was one of the flyers used to summon the ORC members.

"Alright, whats this for?" I asked, a little confused. why would Rias give me one of these?

"not sure, she didn't tell me," was the reply.

i accepted that statement and the two of us went back to sitting in silence before the sound of wood on flesh and the girly screams of a pervert getting punished echoed from over by the female locker room. i sighed and shut my book before getting to my feet.

"Sorry Kitty-cat, but it sounds like duty calls."

Koneko scowled lightly at the nickname, but nodded in reply.

"Give them a smack for me," she said as i walked off.

i found the three idiots holed up near the old school building discussing Rias, something that set a few alarm bells of in my head as that likely meant that things were about to get ugly. however, i didn't let the threat of impending Canon stop me as I walked silently up behind the two none important members of the trio as they went off on a perverted triad, ignoring the rapidly paling face of Issei as he frantically tried to warn them of their impending doom. i stood there, letting them dig an even deeper hole for themselves, before i spoke up.

"Hey guys."

Motohama and Matusuda both flinched at my voice and slowly turned around to see me standing there, a demonic smile on my face.

"You wouldn't happen to be the ones responsible for all that noise down near the Ladys changing rooms would you?"

my tone indicated that i already knew the truth as i cracked my knuckles. the three pervs stuttered and stammered but the results were the same as the previous three times i had asked in the past week, 18 times in the last month and every other time i had asked them. screams of pain.

later, i was leaning against the gate of the school waiting for Niko to show, turning the events of the day over in my mind. although Issei and his friends were pervs every day of the week, the events today implied that the events of canon were rapidly approaching. The big question was, what should I do? however, before i could come up with an answer, Niko showed up and got my attention by kicking me in the shin.

the next day i still hadn't come up with a plan, although not for lack of trying. i ended up thinking about it till 3 in the morning before saying Fuck it and decided to take each day as it came. in spite of my late night, i was up bright and early to see whether canon was starting as Issei would be showing up with Yuuma if it had. it didn't take me long to reach the crossroads where i would meet Issei and co. when i arrived it was to see Matsuda and Motohama frozen in shock staring at nothing.

"Hey guys," i said, raising a hand in greeting, "what's up?"

after i got no answer, i waved a hand in front of Matsudas face but failed to get a reaction. i frowned. the only reason i could think of these two being like this was if...shit. Issei now had a girlfriend which meant Canon was starting. later on before class began, i got confirmation that Issei was indeed dating a girl, although he didn't to tell me her name.

that evening after school, i was standing on a bridge over the road, looking out at the sunset, contemplating the events of the day. foremost on my mind was the fact that my friend was well on his way to death and there was very little i could do.

"U-um, e-excuse me?" a nervous voice brought me out of my musings. i glanced around to see a girl standing at one end of the bridge. the sunlight made it so i couldn't see her features, but from the way she was shifting i could tell she was nervous.

"Can i help you?" i asked, standing straight from where i had been leaning on the railing of the bridge. the girl stepped forwards, allowing me to see her for the first time. as soon as i did, my heart sped up and shock spread through my body. she was wearing a school uniform, which consisted of a dark red jacket with the letter "P" embroidered in gold, a white undershirt, a red bow, and a green skirt with a thin white strip around the lower end of it. her long hair was black and her eyes were an unusual shade of violet.

"Your Ren Tenno, right?" she asked.

I nodded, mind frantically working, trying to come up with a reason as to why the Fallen Angel would be here talking to me. wasn't Issei supposed to be dating her? the only reason i could think of was if they were targeting me too, but that wouldn't explain why Raynare would be assigned to both of us. if they were at all competent, they would know that Issei and I were friends

"My names Yuuma Amano."

"Nice to meet you," i said, smiling at the girl. inside my mind was whirling, trying to figure out what her game was.

"Can I ask you a quick question?" asked the girl, earning a nod from me, "Are you seeing anyone right now?"

I shook my head.

"No, why do you ask?" i asked although i knew the answer.

"Well, i was wondering, since you're single, would you go out with me?"

there it was, that question. there was no doubt that something was going on here. i knew that the Fallen Angels couldn't be stupid enough to target two best friends with the same girl.

"Um," i said, playing the part of shocked teen, not that it needed much acting. i was shocked after all, "Sure, i guess."

i had to know what was going on. i was confident in my ability to scarper when things went south and if the worst happened i had the ORC flyer.

"Thats great!" exclaimed Yuuma, smiling widely, "How about we meet up on Sunday and go into town?"

"Sounds good," i said, smiling, "See you then."

Yuuma nodded and ran off, turning back for a second to blow a kiss my way. as soon as she was out of sight, my smile dropped of my face. i turned and began to walk home, deep in thought.

the next day at school, i asked Issei what his girlfriends name was. when he told me she was called Yuuma and that they spent the entire evening the previous night together, my confusion skyrocketed. last time i checked, Fallen Angels could not be in two places at once.

Sunday rolled around and saw me waiting beneath the clock in the town square, waiting for Yuuma to show. while i was standing there, i made tripally sure i had the Flyer in my pocket. shortly after i had assured myself for the sixth time that yes, my safety net was in my pocket, the Fallen Angel arrived. what followed was actually a pretty good day out, when one disregarded the looming threat of a spear to the gut, as the two of us wandered around town, checking out the stores. in one of the stores, i saw her looking at a silver bracelet with a Yin-Yang charm with longing in her eyes before moving on and subtly bought it. the smile she gave me when i gave it to her later could have outshone the sun and the hug nearly cracked my ribs. i have no idea why i bought it since it was quite likely she was going to kill me later, but it felt so right to do so i couldn't help it.

at the end of the day, the two of us ended up in the park, just as the sun was going down.

"This is it," I thought as we walked towards the fountain, "If shes gonna kill me it will be in the next few minutes."

we reached the fountain and, as expected, Yuuma jogged forwards to stand in front of it, looking at me with a smile on her face.

"Hey, Ren, thanks for a great day out," she said before shifting slightly, looking away, "Could you do something for me?"

"This is it," I thought, subtly tensing my body in preparation to dodge as the Fallen Angel moved towards me.

"Sure, if i can, i promise to do anything you need."

she leaned in close, a light blush on her cheeks.

"Would you kiss me?"

"Huh?"

I was so surprised by this unexpected turn of events that I actually gaped at her for a second.

"I'm sorry, could you repeat that?" i asked, sticking a finger in my ear. there was no way that she had just said that.

"Would you kiss me?" repeated the girl.

no doubt about it, i was now officially as confused as could possibly be. even so, its rude to keep a girl waiting and, whether this was a trick or not, she was still smoking hot.

i stepped forwards and wrapped my arms around her waist, pulling her close to me. she looked up at me with a light blush on her cheeks as our faces got closer. before we could kiss tough, she abruptly pushed me away with surprising strength, sending me flying back to land on my ass, just in time to avoid the blue spear of light that stuck in the ground right where i had been standing.

"Oh fuck, what now?" I grumbled in my head. i looked up to see a man with a pair of black wings dressed in an over coat and fedora standing on a nearby lamp post, another spear in hand. he drew back his arm and let it fly, throwing it straight at me. before it could hit, it was intercepted by another spear, this one pink and jagged, both exploding in a flash of light that blinded me.

"The Fuck?" I thought as my sight returned. the first thing i saw was Yuuma standing protectively in front of me, wings out and spear of light at the ready, glaring at the other Fallen Angel.

"What are you doing Yuuma?" asked the male Fallen Angel, "You were supposed to kill this trash, not fall for him."

"Alright, what the fuck is going on?" I asked out loud, only to be ignored.

"Begone Dohnaseek, this man is under my protection," growled Yuuma.

Dohnaseek scoffed.

"You know we cant do that, Yuuma," he said, "He is a threat and must be eliminated."

"I won't let you!" yelled Yuuma, before the two Fallen Angels clashed. I sat there staring in absolute shock at the two black winged beings fighting, one to kill me, the other to protect. after a moment, i shook my head and got to my feet. i would get answers later, for now someone was fighting to protect me. i glanced around, spotting a long, straight stick nearby. i picked it up, hefting its weight. it was a worthless weapon, but it was better than nothing. i turned back to the fight and took a breath before stepping forwards to join the fight. i was under no illusion that the stick in my hand would be able to beat Dohnaseek, but i could give Yuuma an opening. before i could take more than a single step however, a burning pain stabbed into my chest. i gasped and looked down, my eyes widening at the sight of the blade of light emerging from my chest. i coughed up blood, falling to my knees. i could hear Yuumas scream of horror somewhere in the distance as i fell forwards into a puddle of blood.

i lay there, feeling my life draining out of me, only just aware of someone turning me over before i found myself looking into Yuumas tear filled eyes.

"Damn, i made her cry," a small part of me thought, "I guess that she didn't kill me after all. maybe she genuinely liked me."

I coughed again, coughing up more blood onto my chest.

"god, what should i do? i could call Rias, but can i really do that? Yuuma fought for me, can i really repay her by becoming a Devil?"

"Ren, don't leave me!" sobbed Yuuma, cradling my body close to her, sobbing into my blooded chest, "You're the best thing thats ever happend to me! this past day has been the best day of my life!"

"Damn, how the hell can i die now?" I thought, "screw that, i have no interest in dieing and i still have to find the coward who stabbed me in the back! i hope you can forgive me for this Yuuma, but i want to live!"

I pushed all my desire into that one thought and channeled it towards the paper in my pocket, right before the bloodloss caught up to me and i passed out.

*BEEP BEEP BE-CRUNCH!*

I opened my eyes to see the crushed remains of my alarm clock under my fist, which was odd because i never turned my alarm on to avoid this very event. i lay still for a bit, trying to find the will to get out of bed before the events of the previous day came back to me. i sat bolt upright, my hand going to my chest where I had been stabbed, only to feel nothing but the fabric of my shirt. that meant to things. one, last night was a dream or two, i was now a devil. a gasp drew my attention to the side of my bed where i now saw Yuuma sat on my desk chair looking rather ruffled with dried blood on her clothes, arms, cheek and mattered into her feathers. there went theory number one, now all i needed to know was what the Fallen Angel was doing here.

"What are you doing here?" I asked.

Yuuma flinched and looked away.

"I came to say goodbye," she said, "And to apologise. i dragged you into a world you can't even hope to comprehend."

"Hey wait, what do you mean?" i asked, only to be ignored as she kissed my fore-head and pressed something into my hand.

"Goodbye," she whispered before vanishing out the window.

i ran to the sill and looked out, only to see empty sky. i looked down at what she had pressed into my hand and saw it was the charm bracelet i had brought her. i clenched my fist and looked back out at the empty sky.

"Yuuma."

END. there we go, chapter one of my new story is complete. yes, this is another SI story and it will have elements borrowed from other sources, but will not become a full on crossover with anything. now i'm sure many of you are wondering why Raynare is so out of character in this story, but that will be revealed at a later date. see you all next time.