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

Not all flames are born to burn. Some exist to bind.

As dawn scattered across the shattered skylines of Kyoto, the nine sovereign flames and the Origin Flame began resonating on frequencies once thought irreconcilable. What had once been fragments, now hummed in orchestral unity—but unity bred attention.

Attention from things older than spirits, deeper than gods.

Location: Southern Resonance Wall – Border of Dimensional Core

The barrier between the original world and the realms influenced by Rei's spiritual system trembled. Mireille adjusted her scanning device and stared in silence.

"Something's pressing through the weave. Not a flame. Not Honkai. Something other."

Eirenne's eyes flickered silver. "It's pre-manifestation energy. A signature of beings that should not have access."

Noira gripped her twin blades. "You mean Vereth wasn't the last adversary?"

Rei arrived beside them, his footsteps quiet but impossibly grounded. "No. We haven't faced the consequences yet. Only the preludes."

> [Incoming Entity Signature: Xal'Ethra — Architect of Bound Thresholds] [Classification: Boundary-Intelligent – Does Not Operate on Linear Flame Dynamics] [Purpose: Null Integration. Protocol Override.]

Mireille's jaw clenched. "Xal'Ethra. A myth from Honkai echoes. Thought to be a failed spirit that evolved beyond purpose."

Liora emerged behind Rei, her form pulsing with harmonic notes. "It will not ask to enter. It writes its own invitations."

The Fracture Accord – First Encounter

A distortion appeared—like a crack in a mirror that reflected futures not chosen. From within it stepped Xal'Ethra.

Its form constantly shifted—sometimes a man cloaked in root-bound robes, sometimes a child with no eyes, sometimes a silhouette of memory undone.

"I see you," it said. Not with lips, but with moments.

Rei stood his ground. "I see you too. But I don't understand you. Yet."

The creature tilted its many heads. "Understanding is not required. Only proximity."

From its presence bloomed shards—echoes of people Rei had saved, loved, fought, failed. Visions meant to rupture focus.

He raised his hand. The Origin Flame pulsed gently.

"I do not resist your fracture," he whispered. "But I will not dissolve within it."

Sovereign Countermeasure – The Harmonic Seal

Each of Rei's spirits aligned in circular formation, channeling their aspects into a spiral of fusion.

Helvaris brought command. Kuralis, creation. Thrael, knowledge. Nyssara, absence. Veyra, sovereignty. Liora, harmony.

Even Vildras, the flame of irreversible ruin, lent silence—a quiet defiance.

Rei extended both palms toward Xal'Ethra.

"Hear me, architect. I offer no war. Only a mirror."

And with that, the seal formed—not to imprison, but to reflect. To contain by invitation.

But not before leaving words scratched across existence:

> "The final flame remembers nothing. Prepare to unmake your truth."

Post-Contact Analysis – Spirit Council Briefing

Inside Rei's flame chamber, the sovereign spirits convened for the first time in full material form. They debated—some demanding pursuit, others counsel.

Until he stood and said, "There's one fragment left. And it's not from outside. It's the one we've forgotten."

Mireille leaned in. "Forgotten? By us?"

Chapter 146: The Fracture Accord