It was dark for quite a few… hours, maybe? I don't know exactly, I'm not Dr. Stone, counting every second.
Anyways, there was a ray of light that appeared, and I felt myself getting pushed.
Which means, I was in a womb and about to be born…
I mean, it's good that I won't have to feel like I stole Riser's life or something. (Frankly I wouldn't care, but still, sometimes we all get those 3 a.m. thoughts.) But I was also not that keen on living the life of a toddler.
So, after a few gruesome hours of struggle, which I am not going to explain, I was born. And the first thing I did was,
"My name is Phenex. Riser Phenex."
Just kidding. I just cried and sent out a shockwave of my Phoenix Force, my body caught fire, and I started to float.
I think just saying my name like Anos Voldigoad would have been better right? He walked just after birth, I floated. clearly, I am better.
The look on the midwife's face should have been hilarious. Pity...if I could see properly, I would have wanted to record it.
Oh, and don't take my calmness at face value. I was panicked as fuck, not used to having powers… but the fire wasn't hurting me, and floating was rather fun.
"S… Super Devil!!!" came a shout.
And a few more gasps, followed by more drama I couldn't understand, since my senses were all over the place. I was tired too, so I floated back down to the bed and started sleeping.
I could feel someone picking me up, and… warmth? An unusual feeling, something I hadn't experienced before, but it was calming...good enough for a peaceful sleep.
As for the political shitstorm that was about to happen due to my birth? I didn't care. Not like I could have done anything about it, so better not to think about it at all.
Moreover, the worst it could get was assassination attempts, which weren't much of an issue, because I was practically immortal. My Phenex powers already kind of covered that, but amplified by the Phoenix Force, it was on a whole other level.
And soon, a total of five years passed.
Because apparently, the author disliked writing about toddler life. But let me give you a brief summary of it...
Unlike what you might have been led to believe, toddler life is rather fun. You sleep for like 16 hours a day and suck tits whenever you want.
The time after you leave toddlerhood? Not so much fun. But it was a new experience, to say the least...having parents, or rather, a family.
I mean, I won't be like some pricks who are like, I can't accept her as mother because I was already an adult.
Nah, Mom's adorable, and I love her. Not in the bad way, you creeps.
As for my father, well, he's another case entirely. He's a politician, so he thinks like one...which makes me like him a bit less. Because he tends to use my Super Devil status in his political games quite a bit.
I mean, Super Devils are to devils what Jesus is to humans, so just putting my name up is like applying a veto vote, even in the devil council.
It's difficult not to get addicted using that.
As for what happened after my birth, well, nothing much. Just almost every house with a suitable female devil my age sent betrothal proposals. House Phenex also received many gifts, and alliance requests.
About twelve assassination attempts happened too, of which two actually managed to get past the guards and reach me.
But I have come to learn that a good old release of my powers, burning the shit out of everything, seems to solve every problem I have. So I gave the assassins a nice bath of Phoenix Fire.
That seemed to solve the problem, and scare everyone enough to not try anymore assassination attempts, because, I was not a weak kid.
There was also a lot of scuffle between the Great King Faction and the Satan Faction about whose side I would join.
The Great King Faction was eager, to say the least. Considering the Satan Faction already had two Super Devils on their side, they knew that if a fight really started, they didn't stand a chance. Therefore, getting me on their side was important for them.
But the Satan Faction was powerful and had more say currently, and my father believed that instead of going against the two Super Devils, it was better to just join them. Doing so would remove any and all hope for the Great King Faction, and the Satans would rule the underworld.
Frankly, I agreed on that point too, I mean, why needlessly go against Super devils for a bunch of old fogeys who probably just want to use me as a tool.
So, House Phenex was more inclined toward the Satans.
Hence, the assassins were from the Great King Faction led by Bael, and the Old Satan Faction led by some leftover trash from the last era.
Anyways, the most recent news is that, in order to ally ourselves completely with the Satans, my father accepted a betrothal proposal.
Of a devil who was just born… The sister of the 'strongest devil', Rias Gremory. Yes, my fiancée in the original work, it's like we are fated together...
I mean, it turned out rather bad in the anime, but I am not just a high-class devil now. I'm a Super Devil, much better than my anime counterpart.
And Rias was indeed a top-tier waifu for me, so I can't say I'm against this marriage. Though I would have to do a bit more work, like going on dates or something, to ensure that she forms a good impression of me, and doesn't hate me like the original.
Besides, there aren't too many options for marriage either way. There's Sona Sitri… I don't like her, not my type. flat ain't justice.
Seekvaira Agares, a plausible option.
And that about sums it up. The rest are not worthy of being married to me.
But my fiancée is just a toddler now, so no need to think about it for at least a dozen more years.
What can I think about instead? The hotties in this world who can be added to my hare... I mean, peerage.
And considering I was a fan of DxD, I know quite a few of them.
Lavinia Reni, Valerie Tepes, and Kuroka.
Three I had made up my mind on.
Lavinia was in Italy, Valerie with the vampires, and Kuroka at House Naberius.
I can go to Italy easily and find and recruit Lavinia.
Vampires are just trash, no need to worry about them, since even the strongest of them is just Ultimate-level, and that's only about two of them. The rest are at best just High-class.
As for House Naberius… do you think I'd care about a minor devil clan?
Hmm… whom should I add next?
My thoughts were broken by someone entering my room.
"Riser dear, what are you doing? Let's go, it's time for dinner, come with mommy!"
Oh, it was my mother. I smiled seeing her. I should have probably cringed at her words, but strangely, I did not…
"Yes, Mom, I was just checking out Devilnet. Let's go!"
Yes, we have internet and Wi-Fi in the underworld too, and the quality is much better than that of Earth.
Another Devil win.
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