Change of POV: 3rd POV
Alex's thin and feminine fingers moved to her desk, where her phone is on. She took her phone before turning it on, her every movement deliberate and careful.
And afraid..
7: 20 AM.
1st May, 2008, Saturday.
She unconsciously released a sigh of relief she didn't she was holding. It's one month since the start of School year, Asia Argento Joined Class, any time Riser can show up since Rias is now 18, meaning contract for her marriage is up.
And the actual reason for her sigh of relief is because it was Saturday.
Because it's Saturday, Alex has 48 hours to somehow find fix for gender change and revert to her 'Mortal Form' or whatever this System wants to call it. Without way revert to her male form, she loses all documents she had!
It's major threat!
She slowly put the phone back to desk before she sat upright on her bed.
Clasped her hands around her stomach, it's a habit she would do when she was nervous. Back in past life and now in DXD.
Her eyes sharply inspected the room around her, and she noticed something that many people in fanfictions overlook when they reincarnate. First, everything around her, from desk, to bed looks 'drawn', 'animated', 'cartoon-like' whatever you want to call it.
Even in her reflection just minutes ago, her face looked exactly like 'Lancer Artoria's' not in 'Real-Life' style but literally Anime style.
"So it was not a dream huh.." She murmured to herself before she shifted her eyes back to '[God's System]'s screen floating in front of her.
[Indeed it was not [User], you are now 'un-official' Rightful ruler to Heaven's Throne, a successor to God of the Bible and his last child.]
She chewed her lips for a second there.
'Did my power awakening or whatever you want to call it alerted other Supernatural Creatures?' She asked, this time in thoughts. Especially since she remembered that 'this type of communication' is way safer compared to talking out loud.
She hardly thinks that someone outside of Great Red is capable of reading mind of 'God of the Bible' if her new powers were to be trusted.
Screen shifted, giving phenomenal news.
[ [User]'s Magical Presence just by simply activating would have shock the entire 'Earth' if [God's System] did not interfere and created Barrier around your room. Do mind [User], my powers are limited to only instructing you and connecting you to [Holy-System] and [Sacred-Gear System], I do not possess functions to make you stronger, only to 'provide you with additional knowledge' on how to master your abilities.]
Was long sentence spawned from the screen.
Alex face-palmed upon [God's System], one hand she understands, on other hand..
'How long will Barrier last?'
Screen shifted once again.
[Barrier will last approximately, 72 minutes, In the meantime [User] must control his Powers or every single Satan-Class or higher might come to you after barrier was lift.]
But then, as if a sign to prove that barrier was real, Alex saw 'Space' distorting in front of her, space enveloping her room in a thing yellow like 'walls' that glitched into life before they faded back.
But screen once again added something, something that Alex feared.
[Seraph Michael noticed disturbance in the [Holy-System] just moments ago. He recognized 'God's Authority' suddenly shinning into life.]
Alex gaped for a second, worry all painted on her face!
Oh my God! She doesn't need Michael coming here and accusing her of stealing his father's power or authority over the [Holy-System] any time soon!
But as if on cue, [God's System] answered as screen shifted.
[ [User] does not need to worry, Michael only has 'minimal' access to [Holy-System] access so minimal it can even be ignored, he cannot track [User]'s location if [User] learns how to conceal her magical power correctly.]
'I see, then how could I do so? How could I control my magical presence?' She questioned the [God's System] who was more than eager to explain.
[ God's Magic works very similar to Angels Magic which works very similar to 'Devil Magic. As [User] should be aware, Devils Magic works with Imagination, as long as they can imagine it, with enough idea and Magical Power it would become reality. Same principle goes with Angel's Magic, thus also 'God's Magic.]
I see, Alex though as screen shifted once again.
[God of the Bible at beginning was the only being with such ridiculous ability to use Magic, all other Gods had their own Systems for it. God created Angel with same principle for Magic, thus Lucifer when she rebelled created her Devils with same 'Imagination Magic' but evil variant. If Angel's Magic is to create, then Devils Magic is to destroy. Two sides of the same coin, one positive other negative.]
'I see, I understand what you mean. But how could It help me 'contain' my powers then? Especially when my class is 'God-King-Class' which sounds way higher than Satan-Class...' Alex though, this is serious matter, Alex concentrate yourself!
Screen shifted once again.
[ [User] needs to imagine a seal, a container and simply push 'energy' as Magical Power you can imagine into that same container. Understand Magical Power as 'Energy' of all living things, [User] has watched many and countless amount of Anime, it should be no problem for [User] to Imagine it..]
' I see. So just imagination?'
[Indeed] was the last reply from the [God's System] before Alex began working on it.
She sat on her bed, grasped her knees with her hands and closed her eyes.
And..She started imagining it.
First, she thought of something like 'Chakra' from Naruto or 'KI' From Dragon Ball. She imagine something like energy circling through her.
Like endless amount of 'Heavenly Power imbued with Light' coursing through her body.
Then she imagined center of that power to be in her stomach.
She imagined that same energy from her whole body to start 'concentrating' in one single point in her body, that point being her 'stomach'.
Then she felt it, something like 'tingling' sensation building on her stomach, but slightly sharper, like it's uncomfortable. But it's not 'painful' enough to cause her to wince.
She continued, then she imagined all 'her energy' suddenly filling a 'bottle' in her stomach. And suddenly she felt it, a surge of power around her.
This actually caused her to open her eyes and she saw it. A vortex of white aura surrounding her from head to toe as she sat on her bed.
But that same aura didn't last long as it suddenly 'disappeared'.
But [God's System] has news for it, as new screen appeared in front of her.
[Congratulations! [User] managed to contain more than 30% of Magical Power! Only 70% remaining!]
"Only 30%? It felt as If I was 'meditating' for dozens of minutes.." Alex complained inwardly as she sighed, but [God's System] was not having it.
[ Time passed for [User] to quickly while she was restraining her power, it might have seemed like hours had passed but. Only 2 minutes passed.]
"I see." Alex grumbled to herself for what felt to be tenth time in the last 10 minutes.
She once again took same position as before.
She once again imitated same 'imagination' with bottle in her stomach, and proceeded to pull any energy she had into that same bottle.
She opened her eyes.
[Good [User]! about 60% of your Magical Power has been concealed, incredible talent you have!] System tried to cheer her up but she sighed, that might be true. But then 40%, time to start more.
Same position as before, same bottle as more. But this time, she felt something.
Something straining against her will, energy does not want to kneel over her demands, it wants to run 'wild' to be 'free' and not concealed.
But Alex was not having it, she tugged that same 'energy and forcefully dragged it' back into bottle before closing the bottle with cork.
And..
Energy exploded around Alex at surprising speed it caused her concentration to fail and for her to open her eyes, staring wildly at 'screen' in front of her.
[Congratulation! [User] managed to seal off 100% of your Magical Energy back into your Body! You are not walking apocalypse that would need to be put down any more! I can even close the barrier if [User] wishes to do so.] Was written on the screen, [God's Systems] sarcastic replies are to die for, truly.
Alex even let out a worried 'cough' at that before she 'ordered' the System to show her [Stats].
[Stats]
[Mortal Name: Alex Celestia]
[Divine Name: Rhongomyniad]
[Gender: Female]
[Race: God]
[Titles: Goddess of the Bible, King of Angels, Queen of Angels, Reincarnation Of God, Leader of Heaven, 3rd Strongest]
[Domains: Creation, Heaven]
[Level: God-King-Class ]
[Abilities:] [Expand]
[Authorities:] [Expand]
"So what does this 'Divine Name: Rhongomyniad' mean? I certainly know that about Goddess Rhongomyniad from FGO and Holy Lance: Rhongomyniad." Alex questioned the [God's System] but she couldn't help thinking that it must some connection with her appearance beside her 'Goddess of the Bible' Powers.
But [God's System] as helpful as always answered.
[Divine Names are exclusive names that Gods have. God's name have power, and [User]'s name is Rhongomyniad due to [User] not only becoming successor to 'God of the Bible' but also becoming 'Goddess Rhongomyniad' in appearance from Fate Grand Order.] Replied System, but where does it have so much information.
[My knowledge comes from my [User]s I retained knowledge of 'God of the Bible' since he was my first [User] before you, and since I merged with you I gained all your knowledge too.. Which was pitiful compared to his...]
"Oi! That sounds insulting even when it's true!" She grumbled under her breath before nodding, just because she has 'another name' does not mean she will use it, she was always Alex and will be Alex. No matter her body changed or her race. "I understand titles too but.. What is this,3rd strongest title?"
Screen glitched before it shifted.
[ From [User]'s memories, Supernatural World is unaware of God's death, only highest chain of commands from Three Factions are aware, and his death has been 'hidden' from the Supernatural World due to them possibly taking actions against now three weakened factions. Before 'God of the Bible' Died he sealed Trihexa, Two Heavenly Dragons and Killed Four Great Satans, he was recognized as 3rd Strongest in the Supernatural World.]
Screen shifted.
[1st: Great Red and Ophis] [+ Trihexa but Supernatural World was unaware of it's existence at that time.]
[2nd: Shiva, God of Destruction]
[3rd: God of the Bible] [Also known as YHWH but commonly referred to as 'God of the Bible']
"I see, so how strong would I be compared to him right now?" She though as she crossed her arms, unaware that question was the dumbest possible one evet.
[Nonsense! 'God of the Bible' had millions of years of experience, knowledge of thousands of spells, creator of Angels was an existence you would not be able to compare to in following decades at very least! You yet didn't even create a Single spell but! You do have potential to surpass him but currently, while you do possess fifth greatest amount of Magical Energy in Draconic Deus, you only lack experience in you using. Once you understand how to use your powers, just bare minimum, you should jump at least on 10th Strongest position, and that's MINIMUM.]
Alex shock her head, yeah that a dumb question indeed. She could not compare to existence like him, who managed to seal Trihexa even despite being many times weaker than her.
But maybe one day, one day she would be able to reach such strength.
But back to the topic.
'What is this 'God-King-Class' ? I only know six classes that I read about, but I never heard about this one...'
Screen changed.
[ 'God-King-Class is class only reserved for three existences. For, 'God of the Bible', 'Indra' and 'Shiva'. There is only class above 'God-King-Class' and it's 'Dragon God-Class' as you expect, only three people are in it. 'Great Red', 'Ophis' and 'Trihexa'.]
Alex hummed, this was enough of an answer for her, but this begs next question.
"Then wait, how are people 'ranked' then? I'm still 'God-King-Class' despite not having any control over my abilities, correct?"
Screen shifted.
[Correct, but beings are ranked by amount of 'Magical Energy' they possess, since the more 'Magical Energy' they possess, the stronger attacks and more destructive they can throw at enemies. While [User] is ranked at 'God-King-Class' by Magical Energy, she only lack experience in using it. If [User] just learns the 'BASIC' Light manipulation, she would be number 10th at very least, no need for thinking, just throw judgement on sinners!]
'This [God's System] surely likes to joke.' Alex though before her vision moved back to open [Stats] screen.
'Domains?'
Screen shifted.
[Domains represent God's authority, 'God of the Bible' was strongest God of Creation, while Shiva was strongest God of Destruction. 'Domain of Heaven' is added to 'God of the Bible' due to him creating Seven Levels of Heaven, smallest one large as continent.]
Okay, this caused shivers to go through Alex spine. She knew that God created Seven Levels of Heaven and he resided in Seventh Level..
But for smallest Level of Heaven to be the size of an continent? Which is probably Seventh Heaven is crazy.. God of the Bible was not a joke..
Alex with anticipation clicked on [Abilities] [Expand], it's time for her to learn her abilities and what she can experiment with. But how much time does she can before this barrier stops protecting her apartment?
Screen shifted.
[Approximately 58 minutes.]
"Good." Then Alex looked at new 'screen' that opened beside [Stats]
[Abilities]
[Light-Power] [Expand]
[Immense Magical Power] [Expand]
[Life-Form Creation] [Expand]
[Holy-Sealing] [Expand]
'Let's read one by one.' Alex first checked [Light-Power] by clicking [Expand]
Screen shifted.
[Light-Power]: Innate ability for all Angels and Fallen Angels, and since 'God of the Bible' is their respective creator He and His reincarnation possess such ability.
[Description: Allows user complete control over their own Light-Power, they can create objects made of light [Swords,Spears etc] or use Light as blasts against Evil Beings. Works similar to 'Devil's Imagination Magic'. It's essentially 'Devils Imagination Power' they copied from Angels just light version, less destructive and more creative.]
"I see, is what I did by 'Imagining my power to conceal itself' part of [Light-Power] Imagination Magic?"
Another screen appeared.
[Indeed, it was. As long as [User] has enough Magical Power on standby and correct Imagination. [User] would be able to flood the Earth if she imagined so.]
'Ah I see, that's how Earth was flooded in DXD universe, huh?' Alex winced upon reading [God's System]'s message before he moved to click on [Immense Magical Power] [Expand];
[ [Immense Magical Power] : Since Goddess Rhongomyniad holds 3rd position in the top 3 naturally means that her Mana reserves are much greater compared to any other Gods. Only rivaled by Shiva and Surpassed by: Great Red, Ophis and Trihexa. ]
'Ah, self-explanatory.' Then she proceeded to tap on [Life-Form Creation] [Expand] even though when it's name is also 'Self-explanatory' too.
[ [Life-Form Creation]: As successor to the Creator of Angels, it naturally comes to that Rhongomyniad herself would be capable of creating them by herself. But not limited to Angels, she can create Humans, Animals and new races. Whatever she wants, if she has enough of Magical Power for it.
[Description: All Rhongomyniad need is enough 'Magical Power' and imagination to create next batch of Angels. The amount of Magic she gives to specific Angel = that level they shall be.]
"Ah, but ain't this same thing as [Light-Power]?"
Screen shifted to explain.
[ [User] think of [Light-Power] as ability to only create attacks and objects made from light only. While [Life-Form Creation] is only for creating 'living things' instead of 'white-looking particles of life manifested together as swords'. ]
Alex nodded before she closed that last 'screen before moving to tap on [Holy-Sealing].
[Holy-Sealing]: The real power of The God of the Bible comes from His ability to seal beings far stronger than he was, good example would be Trihexa. After sealing her, he had enough power to proceed sealing Albion and Draig, then defeat Four Great Satans along with them.
[Description: Naturally, [Holy-Sealing] works in aspects of sealing a being into object, dimension or similar.]
"So, how am I supposed to differentiate [Light Power], [Life-Form Creation] and [Holy-Sealing] from each other since they appear to be very similar, especially the 'imagination' part?" Alex frowned, this certainly doesn't look good and simple as she expected. This might indeed be a pain in the ass to deal with.
Screen shifted and another appeared.
[ It's very simple, you just need to get a decent grasp on 'Creating objects and attacks from light' and on 'creating living things'. But [Holy-Sealing] is the most complex power of 'God of the Bible'. Other two Powers worked with imagination and were pretty simple, even dumbest of people could master them in less than a year.]
Screen shifted.
[But [Holy-Sealing] needs time, months or years investing, calculating and proceeding with formations of carefully calculated attack patterns to seal an enemy. Or you can simply imagine a 'Sword' that absorbs a being and create Artificial Sacred Gear.] Was the simple respond from [God's System]
For first time this day, Alex smiled. A genuine and happy smile indeed.
Just what [God's System] said, it will take time. She'll go one step at a time and carefully work on her powers.
With this in mind, Alex closed the [Abilities] window before she tapped on [Authorities] [Expand]
[Authority]
[Creation] [Expand]
[Holy-System] [Expand]
[Sacred-Gear System] [Expand]
Alex furrowed her beautiful eyebrows at [Authority] she commands over. But..
Screen shifted.
[Don't stress your beautiful face like that, it certainly does it zero justice.]
Alex's emerald eyebrows narrowed at [God's System]'s message, as if.. As if it was..
"Are you flirting with me....?" Her tone seething, last thing she needs is artificial intelligence hitting on her.
But [God's System] refused to reply.
She didn't care anymore, she wants to get over this, read all these [Authorities], learn for remaining time she got and then get some sleep especially at forming 'headache'
She clicked on [Creation] [Expand]
[ [Creation] : Advanced version of [Life-Form Creation], it's natural Authority for 'God of the Bible' as God of Creation. Precise amount of Control and experience is needed to use this ability, otherwise consequences may be catastrophic. [Life-Form Creation] is a single unit ability, while [Creation] is mass ability creation but not limited to life-forms. With enough knowledge on 'Materials' and their structure, [User] would be capable of creating strongest weapons, from weapons like Excalibur to even Cursed Weapons. All what [User] need is 'structure', material, powers and appearance, it shall be done so.]
'I see, another self-explanatory power, this one might even be more complex than [Holy-Sealing] in some aspects, thought I certainly want to try creating a Noble Phantasm from Fate, like Gae Bolg here now..' She understand this one before she moved further and tapped [Holy-System] [Expand]
[ [Holy System]: A System made by 'God of the Bible', whoever controls said System has control over Miracles, Holy Objects and Blessings of Human Race. ]
'I see, I'll have to check [Holy-System] later when I get better grasp at my abilities, it reminds me of 'RTS Games' where I can improve my civilization with these 'Holy Objects, Miracles and Blessings of Human Race.
And last one, she clicked on [Sacred-Gear System] probably out of every single ability/power Alex has, this one certainly piques her interest the most.
She also wants to have a 'Cool Armor with some Beast' sealed into it like so many others have.
[ [Sacred Gear-System]: Rhongomyniad can with just a simple though, take away someone's Sacred Gear, it doesn't matter how strong that someone was. If the Sacred Gear in their possession was made by 'God of the Bible' it will work. Of course, from any point anywhere, Rhongomyniad can alter rules of [Sacred-Gear System] and manage it however she wants, add more rules.]
Alex rubbed her cheeks in thoughts, this one is interesting. Since 99% of Sacred Gears were made by 'God of the Bible' the only Sacred Gears she wouldn't be able to take control of would be ones created by 'Azazel' and that 'Euclid Lucifuge' or whatever was his name, correct?
Screen shifted.
[ Correct, whenever [User] wants to, she can alter rules and use both [Holy-System] and [Sacred-Gear System] whenever she wants, after all I was created to be a connection between them so 'God of the Bible' wouldn't need travel to Heaven whenever he wishes to use them.]
A smirk played on Alex face.
[ Barrier will last 42 minutes more.]
"Time to train, huh?"
Chapter Word Count: 3367
This chapter is almost as worthy as two 'previous' chapters. XD I wrote here quite a bit. Honestly, hope you like the start of my re-write!