Capítulo 64: Chapter 64 : Sacred Gear in the far-flung past
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The whole not-celebrating-birthdays thing is mostly a practical choice by the church. It's a waste of time when exorcists could be training more. But yes, the irony of it all is not lost on me…
I'm glad you like what you've been reading so far. I love writing banter, and I feel like the dry, witty humor I try to go for in this story is the best fit for allowing comedic moments in a story that's generally darker without making those comedic moments feel out of place, or botch the overall tone of the story. I feel like chapter nine might have been one of the best chapters I've written so far, purely from a dialogue-standpoint. It might not have been the most important chapter ever, but it's got a lot of heart.
Thanks for leaving the review, and I can't wait to hear what you think of this chapter, or the one after it.
TorresStormer Says:
"Hello There, first of all I quite like this story a lot, things seen from the churches point of view are somewhat scarce from what i have seen thus far (mind you that amount of things are not very much) and since the beginning of the story i've been positively hooked, but one thing that i have a question after reading one of you're responces to a review is that you plan to continue that xenovia becomes a reencarnated devil, or at least that is what i undestood from it, and that does leave a badish taste of mouth because i always considered that to be a move of desperation of not having a purpose after the revelation that god is dead and being excomunicated, but with vin it just doesn't feel so believable to make that move, intead try to make a move to be with him... although this is mostly personal little thing of mine and defenetly will not stop me from continue reading the story, also once again i'm still relatively new to DxD so i may not undestand much of the characters... anyways sorry for any ortographical or gramatical errors english is not really my first language, so yeah... Saludos desde México!"
Hey man, typos are alright, especially if English isn't your first language. Like I've said before, I certainly couldn't do that, so mad props to you!
As for your question, well yes, Xenovia is going to be making a desperate, impulsive action to become a devil later on, and Vin's actually going to make one too, although I won't say what exactly, because of spoilers. Rest assured, this is one of the things I've been mulling over the most in this story, so I have a solution in mind to make it as believable as I can make it.
I'm also super happy to hear that you would continue to read the story regardless. Still, I'm dedicated to making it seem as natural of a change as possible. But thank you for all the support, and shoutout to all the people from Mexico reading this, thanks so much for reading this fic; I never in a million years thought that it would get so many viewers from non-English speaking countries, but here we are. You all are amazing, rock on!
Roger Asks:
"Well let's see ...
I'm relying on you more and more for this story, I'm enjoying the better interactions between the characters and how Vin is progressing.
but here's a question: if your story will have an opening and an ending what anime songs would you use?
as I imagined the mood of the story a little, I will give some examples
opening 1: Vivid Vice (jujutsu kaisen opening 2)
ending 1: Great Scape (shingeki no kyojin ending 2, season 1)
I will give more examples later, thank you."
Hey Roger, and thank you for giving my fingers a break!
Soundtracks have always been something that have been nearly a thing in this story, but haven't at the very last minute. Obviously, Vin is fashioned after a lot of my music taste, and a lot of chapters make general or very specific references to must. (Look to the Jimi Hendrix reference in chapter one)
In terms of an OP and EP for this story arc, it's a little tricky. I feel like the songs would have to embody the specific emotions of this arc, which true to it's name of 'Unwanted Beginnings', is all about Vin's struggle both leaving behind the past, while gaining the determination to move forward to face the challenges of this new, unknown future in the world of the supernatural.
For an OP, I would probably choose something like Never Turn Back by Crush 40 (fuckin' love those guys) it generally encapsulates the themes I just mentioned above, while keeping in line with the hard-rocking aesthetic of this story, and Vin in general.
For an EP, it would have to be Divide My Heart by Daisuke Ishiwatari and NAOKI, from Guilty Gear Xrd: Revealator. On top of being probably my favorite Guilty Gear song on top of many great songs, it's vibe, and lyrics fit a little too perfectly for this first arc. No spoilers, but the first lyrics of the chorus have meaning… I love the slightly haunting air the track has, while it just rips in the chorus with such raw intensity. So yeah, definitely those two… And now I have Divide My Heart stuck in my head again.
Divide My Heeeeaaarrrtttt, someone dies unfairly~
It's a good song, if anything should be taken away from these Review Roundups, it's that you NEED to listen to Divide My Heart at least once.
Thanks for leaving a review! I would love to hear what your impressions of Divide My Heart are sometime! I hope you enjoyed this chapter, and ROCK ON!
SupremeBurger123 Says:
"Unsure how much this means, but whenever you update I read it. You have a very interesting idea that breaks away from the norm of fanfics for Dxd, and it has been a refreshing read. Love you stuff, and love your pacing. It makes me very happy whenever you update, so don't feel bad whenever someone updates right when you do. I will always be reading you amazing story, you have a loyal follower and reader here. Hope college goes well and hope you have an amazing day. Best wishes"
First of all, it means so much to hear that. Seriously, it really does; the fact that you guys actually are really enjoying what I write, and are leaving messages and are asking questions and everything… It means the world to me.
I wanted to try something fresh for DxD fanfics, and while there's going to be events of DxD canon mixed in very soon, I still got a lot of unique ideas to not just make it a retelling of DxD with some OC's.
The whole updating right after I post isn't really a big deal. It was mostly a 'c'mon, seriously?!' kind of joke. I have a dedicated and growing group of readers like you who make this all worth it for me.
Thanks for being so loyal to this story, and I hope that you have a spectacular day, my friend.
Crestowl Says:
"I keep turning around and suddenly, this story updates! Great chapter, some fun slice of life stuff that balances out the more angsty stuff last chapter, and overall quite well written! I look forward to the reveal of Vin's sacred gear, but here's some ideas. We know it will be a dragon thats in that gear, but because of how you're trying to be a more grounded and less wish-fufilment/op off the bat writer, I'm going to guess that this dragon is lower tier, probably weaker than a dragon king. But, because of the crystal theme, and the fact that it was sealed into a sacred gear, something that (if I'm not mistaken) only happens to relatively strong monsters, the sealed creature needs to be at least stronger than common monsters. So, I'm going to guess that this situation is like Gasper and (Spoilers) the Balor sealed inside his gear, if only a bit weaker. The dragon won't reveal itself until it really needs to, and when Vin has become strong enough to sustain it. As for the dragon's identity? I have no clue. I have never heard of a crystal dragon from mythology that is strong enough to qualify for being sealed, so this is a mystery that the author gets to reveal! How fun! Great chapter again, and I look forward to when the first Arc ends and some action happens! Peace!"
Welcome back, friend, it's great to see you once more!
Last chapter was most certainly a slice of life chapter, and it balances out the veritable shitstorm on eight wings that's coming their way in the next chapter!
Now, I'll say it right now, build a little hype… The Sacred Gear's doing a thing next chapter. Some things are going to get cleared up, but inevitably, there's going to be some real burning questions left by it's reveal.
Here's what you can know for now:
Yes, the dragon is weaker than a dragon king.
Yes, it did get sealed inside the Gear, but not in a manner that you would think it would be. The legends we know surrounding whatever dragon it is might be 'inaccurate' because of the interference of a Sacred Gear in the far-flung past.
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