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 lightless dome above the Arch Vault shimmered with ancient denial. Venice, once submerged, now hung suspended in a twilight state—caught between a sealed past and an unraveling future.

Rei arrived through the Axis Gate, accompanied by Noira and Karasu. The air was dry, the canals frozen into fractal glyphs. Everything here breathed prophecy.

"They broke containment," Noira said, scanning the residual echoes. "The Seraph twins were the wardens. But now…?"

Karasu flapped once, his feathers brushing invisible threads of silence. "Now they've lit the final cadence."

Descending into the Arch Vault felt like descending into memory's graveyard. Marble steps crumbled under their feet, each one humming with the weight of a thousand unspoken fates. At the center stood Raziel—cloaked in luminescence, eyes empty.

He did not flinch when Rei approached.

"I see eleven flames in you now," Raziel said.

"Then you know why I'm here," Rei replied.

"To claim the twelfth," the Seraph muttered. "But I am not a flame. I am judgment made form."

"Then let judgment burn beside justice."

From behind Raziel, Seriel emerged. Her form was less solid, flickering between states. "My brother still believes in the old song. I no longer do."

She turned to Rei. "Take me. And break him free."

Raziel's wings spread. "You would abandon the Choir?"

She nodded. "I would redefine it."

Echo Combat – Twin Hymn Disruption

They attacked in harmony. Seraphic tones bent gravity, carved symbols into the very light. Raziel's strikes were sharp—absolute—cutting not just space, but intent. Seriel countered with sorrow and silence, forming a wedge in his rhythm.

Helvaris's protection. Kuralis's design. Nyssara's void. Liora's promise. The child's echo.

He moved through the battlefield not as one—but as all.

Rei answered, "I'm the song that never needed a throne."

> [Integration Initiation: Seriel, Choirborn Defector. Classification: Judgment Refracted.]

Seriel smiled and dove into Rei's core. Flames arced into a twelfth rotation.

Rei approached. "You still have a place—but not above."

> [System Notice: Twin Accord Recognized. Slot 12 and Auxiliary Harmony Node Activated. Choir Resonance Level Achieved. System Sync: 97%.]

Within the Depths of the Loom Crypt, Vereth coughed blood—his threads now tangled beyond repair.

"They're aligning too fast. I needed time… I needed time!"

He grabbed the shard of Vildras and slammed it into the Loom's heart.

> [Override Activated. Absolute Ruin En Route. Prepare for Sovereign Collapse.]

Chapter 167: Raziel's Accord