(Sorry it took a while to came up with the direction I'm taking with this world. Hence the delay.)
Waking up to his phone alarm vibration and making high pitched noise near his ears. Leo immediately opened his eyes and stared at the dark unlit room. His new residence.
He immediately woke up and went to make some coffee. While waiting for the water to boil, Leo brushes his teeth and washes his face. Every morning has been like this for the past two months. Different world, different life but same routine.
After he is done brewing coffee, he would sit on the table and stare at his empty tiny apartment as he reminisces about his past until the sun fully rises in the sky.
Approximately two months ago, Leo died in the DxD world and was revived in another world.
It's a totally new world for him. He tried to investigate any supernatural presence. But aside from the fight he had with a god when he just arrived, he found nothing.
Either he just sucks at finding them or the supernatural world is well hidden.
Well, that is the case until two weeks ago.
Two weeks ago, a battle took place somewhere nearby and all he could see was a giant fireball turn into a blazing horse and explode somewhere. The news dismissed it as a meteor. But Leo knew it's a damn lie after he investigated the matter.
Though, he is still in the dark about most of the supernatural world. All he knew is apparently god is real and they will come to earth to cause destruction and it's the task of a Campione to stop these gods or humans will face annihilation.
But, you may ask. It's been two months. Why had Leo achieved so little?
Well, Leo didn't really spend his time idling. That's for sure.
After he killed the Goddess Hecate, he passed out due to the sheer amount of Blood Echoes which overwhelmed his mind and body and caused him to pass out. But he vividly remembers he was in a white space with a purple haired girl that called him her son.
When Leo wakes up, he thinks nothing of it until the night comes and he has weird vivid dreams about Goddess Hecate's memories and the power he gained from killing her.
So, the next most sensible thing. He asked his System and Leo was immediately told to check his status. Then, look and behold, he indeed gained new power which is listed as Goddess Hecate's authority and there are quite a few of it too. Leo then enters Hunter's Dream to investigate this newfound power he gets.
He spent months there, learning his power for a week and found out quite a lot of information about it too. But he didn't dissociate himself from the outside world either. He learned that his power loses effectiveness in daytime and because his physical body is still in the real world, his authorities will lose power even in Hunter's Dream if the outside world is daytime.
In the real world, Leo gets a proper job and housing to spend his daytime more efficiently while he also investigated about the world around him, especially about the supernatural activities.
Back to the present.
Leo learned the truth about what happened two weeks ago, the big explosion dismissed as a meteor fall. He uses supernatural means of course, using magic granted by his first authority, Goddess of Magic, which grants him not access but authority over magic. He didn't even need to learn, which is convenient since everything is instinctual.
The Goddess Hecate is originally a Titaness of Greek mythology. They are considered as Primordial Gods, being that command over nature with their will rather than gods which are inferior as they manipulate spiritual concepts made by humans. Hecate happens to be the Titaness of Mist, a primordial command over Mist and Illusion. Leo uses the combination of two authorities, the Magic and Mist, to create an illusion which recreates the entire event that took place at the location and learns the truth of what happened.
What he saw is another Campione, existence like him and another goddess, Athena fighting at the location and the Campione named Kusanagi Godou used an authority to summon the goddamn sun as a blazing horse and almost annihilated Athena if not because he is a softie and spared their natural enemy.
Why natural enemy? Well, the purpose of Campione's existence is to exterminate Heretic Gods that descend to Earth and bring forth destruction to humanity. Leo remembered that fact instinctively. It is etched into his body and mind to kill Heretic Gods, they are the prey of Campione.
That's why Leo has a bad opinion of his fellow Campione who failed to finish his prey and let it run loose again. Leo knows what will happen when someone spares the Beast and it's the same as Heretic Gods because their mere existence on Earth will bring disaster, willing or not and that is no difference with the Beast.
Leo had pinpointed the Campione and investigated quite a lot from the people around Kusanagi Godou. He is a student in Jounan Academy and he is living with his sister in their grandparent's house. Their parents are too busy pursuing their careers to be bothered about their child that they abandoned with their parents.(grandparents)
Kusanagi Godou became a Campione after his visit to Italy to send an item on his grandfather's behalf. He returned to Japan and became affiliated with the History Compilation Committee, which is equivalent to the magical association of Japan that has through control of Japan and its government.
He has Yuri Mariya. A Hime Miko of History Compilation Committee, who is a descendant of Divine Ancestor, a fallen Earth Goddess. She can use Spirit Vision which can read information of a target in a form of prophetic visions.
And Erica Blandelli, a prodigious knight who reached the rank of Grand Knight at the age of 15 and earned the title Diavolo Rosso. She represents the Copper-Black Cross, a magical association similar to the History Compilation Committee but operating in Italy and mostly Europe.
This is the information he managed to dig out about Kusanagi Godou, his fellow Campione.
Honestly, digging out information about Kusanagi Godou had provided Leo more information about the supernatural world than what he did, fumbling around for information.
He learned about the other six Campione, most of the major magical associations, Heretic Gods, Divine Ancestors, Witch, Hime Miko, etc.
What's most important to Leo is the information about Heretic Gods. His stay in this world isn't to become a vigilante of justice and protect the world from the threat of Heretical Gods. But it's to slay Gods and strengthen himself. He had tasted what the Gods have to offer, Blood Echoes that can give him a qualitative leap in strength and powerful divine authorities.
Leo had been looking into the condition of their descendants and he found out the Heretic Gods descend to Earth only when they are attracted to something. Most of the time it's a Campione. But sometimes it's an object, a presence or anything. Anything that can make them interested. Like how Athena is attracted to Gorgoneion.
This means, with appropriate items or ritual. Leo can choose which god to summon. Leo wanted to summon one that can provide him the most suitable authority to bolster his power.
The Authorities of Goddess Hecate are plenty strong enough for him to call himself above the average Campione. However, he has one fatal weakness. While the Authorities include strengthening him significantly during the night, they become sealed during the day leaving him powerless if any Heretic God or Campione decided to attack him.
For that reason, Leo had been spending his time since the past few days learning about mythologies. He needs to find a god that can cover for his weakness.
The first choice is Helios, a personification of the Sun just like how Hecate is the personification of the New Moon. If Leo can slay Helios and gain his authority, Leo can not just eliminate his weakness but also gain strength in daytime. However to slay Helios is not possible in his current state because simply being exposed to sun can seal Hecate's authorities.
So, before he try to slay Helios. He have to slay another Heretic God to give himself some reassurance when fighting against Helios.
Leo isn't completely defenseless if Hecate's authorities are sealed. He still has his previous abilities but he didn't know how they would measure up to a Heretic God.
His moment of contemplation ended abruptly when he felt his authorities become sealed. The sun is up.
Leo sighed and went to take a shower and prepare himself for work.
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On the train, commuting to his workplace. Leo took out a ring from his inventory and put it on. It's a common silver ring found in a store which Leo enchanted with illusion magic to change his appearance.
Honestly, with his silvery white hair and blood red eyes, it's hard not to stand out. So, he has to do this to avoid attention. Once he wears the ring, his hair and iris turn brown.
When he saw the Jounan Academy, join with the stream of students walking towards the same destination.
"Ohayou, Leo sensei!" Some students greet Leo.
Leo greets back with a smile and heads to the teacher's office.
Since he is a foreign teacher teaching English language and foreign culture, Leo didn't really have a class to handle as a homeroom teacher. It's a win since the first period, he can lounge in the office. He uses this free time to continue with his research.
*Ring*
Leo was alerted about the end of first period but he ignored it because he is free until the third period.
He really wonders if he should find Athena and finish her off. Considering her other identity as the Gorgon, her authority do have affinity to Ophis' Snake. Not to mention she is well known as Goddess of both Warfare and Knowledge. Athena isn't difficult to find considering she constantly stalk Kusanagi Godou. Even right now, Leo can feel her presence close to the academy.
*Ring*
When Leo heard the third ring of the day, he pick up the textbook and made his way to his class.
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"Hey, Godou. Don't you think there is something strange about the teacher?" Erica lean to the side and whispered to Godou while the teacher is writing something on the blackboard.
"Strange?" Godou mutters and take a good look at the teacher but found nothing wrong. He turn back to Erica and says, "I don't see anything strange."
"Exactly!" Erica whispered slightly loudly but Godou suddenly have a panicked face.
"Exactly what, Miss Blandelli? Is there anything you want to share with the rest of the class?" The teacher suddenly appeared infront of her desk, standing tall with the height surpassed 2 meters and stared down at her.
"Eek! N-Nothing, Leo sensei." Erica is oddly spooked by the presence of her teacher that her usual confidence melted away.
"I see… Please do not disturb other students. If you have any questions, you can ask me directly and I will try my best to provide an answer." The teacher maintained an unmoving stone face from the start to end.
Of course, it's just Leo messing with her. While the others seem to find nothing wrong with his disguise, Erica seems to find his height of all thing, weird and out of place. No one except her questioning why Leo is that tall and no one seems to be bothered about it made her feel strange
Did Erica think Leo is a slender man in disguise? Probably. From how she acted unnerved whenever Leo looked at her, that is probably the case.
Aside from this, nothing unusual happened during his lesson. He, of course, took his time observing Godou and his group while they remained unaware of Leo and his intention.
Leo also noticed a certain unusual owl perching on a tree facing this class. The owl is looking very closely at Godou who sat next to the window.
At the end of the school session, Leo didn't immediately return home. Instead, he lingers around and observes them. But he noticed he isn't the only one stalking the group when he found a certain girl in black battle suit and a black and blue striped coat. She has long white hair tied in a ponytail.
"Isn't she Liliana Kranjcar? What is she doing in Japan?" Leo is confused why a Knight that serves Count Voban, the oldest Campione alive, is in Japan.
Liliana is observing Yuri Mariya very closely and Leo guesses whatever her intentions were, it has something to do with Yuri.
For now, he will just observe.
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