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So, I love interacting with this community, so that got me thinking... Why not answer some of the reviews at the end of these chapters? It gives me a chance to interact with you all a little bit more, and I'm always down to answer some questions about the story, characters, my writing process, etc., so why the hell not? Now, for the first time in this story, let's get into...
THE REVIEW ROUNDUP
Crestowl Asks:
"Great story so far, and I love that the grammar is actually really good, you would not believe the number of DxD fanfictions with horrible grammar. Will this be a fanfic focusing on the church, or will he also go to Kuoh? Does Issei exist? So many questions, so few answers"
Great comment Crestowl. Unfortunately, I am… painfully aware of the amount of poorly written DxD fanfics out there. Personally, I still can't decide whether I hate the whole 'I'm going to write my fanfic like it's a script' trope, or the 'Infinite harem' nonsense. A large portion of the initial motivation for making this script was because I spent months upon months scouring here, Wattpad, and Ao3 looking for a quality DxD fanfic to read. I found a few little gems in there along the way, but ultimately, nothing much. Eventually, I just decided to try my hand at writing one myself, and here we are!
Now for some, it's time to rip the band aid off. Yes, Issei is in this story. He'll be featured later on, so for now, it's just Vin, Irina, Xenovia, and the others in Italy. If you guys wanted a rough estimation of where this first story arc would fit on the DxD timeline, I'd say about nine months before the beginning of DxD New/S2/ LN Vol.3.
Truthfully, I don't get Issei hate; but I mainly think that it comes from the fact that people can't seem to write Issei with quite enough vulnerability to him, which leaves him to seem cocky, arrogant, and like a villain. Really, I think Issei hate is solely perpetuated by people thinking that horribly OOC depictions of Issei are the same as canon Issei. Doubly so for Rias… Rest assured, this fic is firmly pro-Issei! I plan on keeping my boy pure, perverted, and slightly traumatized!
Thanks for the review, Crestowl! You rock!
PaperTucan Says:
"Well that was sad TT. Good chapter hope to see more soon"
Well… You got your wish. I'm also about a third of the way through writing chapter four at the moment. May take me a little bit more time than this one due to some university work I have to do soon (Gotta love midterms…).
In terms of that chapter being sad… Yeah, what can I say, sometimes the best trail foreword is paved in tears. But leaving the edgy musings aside, it's mainly here to show how rough the transition is for people entering the world of the supernatural. I always kind of thought that things were a bit too lax in canon; like, they really just throw around the fact that they're devils in canon. For me, it always felt more appropriate to be this tight-lipped secret that's guarded with a manic amount of secrecy. No witnesses, you know? Also, Vin having to leave his family? Yeah, that's not going to get forgotten about or retconned. It's sticking with him, a little chip on his shoulder, you know?
Also, bonus credit: thank you PaperTucan for being the very first person to leave a review on this story! You coming by and just leaving a simple comment on each chapter that's been uploaded has been such a welcome sight to see, and I love it every time! Thanks time and time again for coming by and reviewing!
FateFan Says:
"It's good that Xenovia's attitude is still serious, it's disgusting when she barely leaves the church she becomes a girl obsessed with having babies, and please tell me that both Xenovia and Irina are going to be in a relationship with Vincenzo, because the I really hate those fanfics where there is a good OC and yet the best girls always end up with the idiot of issei, so please I hope they are both with Vin and not that they join the harem of a perverted devil that is no different than riser"
Ah.
Well, to start off with, yeah I want to keep Xenovia firmly with her early S2 personality for this story arc, at least for now. She's not mean, just cold and closed off. Part of Vin's journey to get closer to his new family is going to be breaking through that shell of hers.
When it comes to the whole 'Xenovia wants a baby' bit. I'm… actually going to keep it. Upon re-watches and research, I found myself actually beginning to understand something about that specific bit. She wants a baby, sure. But she want's one, because now that she's out of the church, she can finally have the things she could never have before, she says that herself. And what does Xenovia want most? What could she not have before in the church?
A family.
Sure, she has Griselda, but the LN always frames their relationship as more tenuous and more so the relationship of a mentor and student, than a mother and daughter. Xenovia later on in the LN learns to accept Griselda as more than just a caretaker, but the reasons are still there. Xenovia doesn't feel like she has a true family in the church. At least, that's how I read into it.
Moving on, um… So, the topic of harems, or multi-ships is a complicated one. I've already expressed how I'll be keeping Issei in this story, and with the placement of this first story arc on the DxD timeline, we won't ever see the events of the Riser arc (They would play out just like canon, by the way). Vin… won't be with Irina. He's flustered around Irina, sure;
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