UTILE

Kazenari Rei was an ordinary human, once lost in the despair of his mundane life. But when the collapse of his world arrived — powered by the cataclysmic force known as Honkai End — Rei’s soul was chosen for rebirth. Not as a hero. Not as a savior. But as something the world of High School DxD is not prepared for.

Armed with the power to awaken Spirits in ordinary humans — a twisted hybrid of the Date A Live system and Honkai resonance — Rei now walks among devils and angels as an unpredictable force. With a personality as calm as flowing water but wrath as deadly as a collapsing star, Rei keeps to the shadows, choosing neutrality… for now.

Eclipse of the Spirit: The Reincarnated Flame

The ten flames did not flicker. They sang.

In a harmony once thought unreachable, Rei stood at the convergence of all sovereign fragments—each representing loss, hope, wrath, nurture, grief, and ruin. But beyond them, something else stirred.

A ripple that came not from the system. Not from spirit. But from within.

Location: Rei's Shrine – Chamber of Absolute Resonance

Mireille adjusted the resonance meter. "System output holding at 99.8%. But Rei... your neural flame saturation is spiking."

"His essence is stabilizing under paradoxical pressure," Eirenne added, arms folded. "He's embodying contradiction. That's what's keeping him balanced."

Noira traced a rune in the air. "And yet he still hasn't collapsed. That's either a miracle... or a prelude."

Rei exhaled slowly, the ten flames orbiting his body synchronously.

> [New Entity Detected: Designation — The Echo That Refused Silence] [Source: Internal. Classification: Manifestation of Core Self. Risk: Unknown.]

Rei frowned. "This isn't a spirit. It's not from the Honkai. It's me."

Mireille's eyes widened. "A Sovereign Echo? That only happens when..."

"...a flame begins to remember its original fire," Rei finished.

Memory Reversal – The Original Fragment

For a moment, time inverted. Rei fell into a memory that never happened—but should have.

He saw a small boy staring into a flame in a dying world. Not as Kazenari Rei. But as Rei, the first flame-bearer who had chosen to forget.

"You chose to carry them. So they would not have to burn."

Sovereign Assembly – Spirit Alignment Hall

The original eight spirits appeared in full projection for the first time.

Helvaris bowed. "You have found the true core."

Nyssara's voice echoed like unraveling silk. "Even I feared it would erase you."

Liora stepped forward, her voice trembling. "But it didn't. Rei... you became the echo."

He looked down at his own chest, where a new flame had appeared. Not slotted. Not registered. A heart-born fire.

> [Final Integration Complete — Sovereign Echo Flame Registered. Classification: Origin Flame.] [Warning: New Tier Unlocked. System Now Operating Beyond Core Protocols.]

Vereth, though torn from the system and scattered across fading timelines, stirred.

"No… no this wasn't meant to happen," he hissed. "The Sovereign isn't supposed to find himself."

He reached toward the broken threads, but they turned to ash.

"You cheated fate… Kazenari Rei."

And for the first time, the Weaver fell silent.

Kyoto Skies – Dawn of Origin Flame

Rei emerged from the shrine, ten flames trailing behind him, and the eleventh nested quietly within.

Mireille, Noira, Eirenne, and Liora stood beside him. The world felt... different.

Rei nodded. "Because the universe is listening."

Far above, where celestial warships once hovered and dragon sigils loomed, now only stars remained.

"We're not done. But the story is finally ours to write."

Chapter 145: The Echo That Refused Silence