(Your POV)

"So...how is this supposed to help get me stronger?"

"It will, just trust me."

It was now the last day into the peerage's training, and I was in charge of training Rias in my own way, which was to play video games one second and fight in the next. Rias' weapon proficiencies were horrible, so I long gave up on teaching her swordsmanship or a breathing style. However, her skill with magic surpassed my own in terms of power, but I had more control over my magic than she did. With that said, I decided to focus a bit more on tactics, which takes place inside, since Rias' magic improved within the first three days. That led to me and Rias sitting on the couch, staring at the TV with my switch plugged in as Rias struggled to beat the level.

As of right now, Rias and I were inside with Rias playing Three Houses oh my switch, but with a twist. I made up a game called 'Challenge' for Joker to cast on all of us, the rules of which are simple: The person who gives the challenge is the challenger, while the person accepting the challenge is the taker. The taker and the challenger take turns doing the same action, and the two roles switch. The real fun begins with the challenger's demands, the challenger gives the taker a challenge of what to do or not do. If the taker fails, they have to do 1 thing the challenger wants them to do, and if the taker succeeds, then the challenger has to do the same but with what the taker wants.

For example, I told Rias to make sure none of her units dropped below half of their health, or she'll lose the round. Of course, I'm not doing anything drastic, usually I just tell her to try again or bring me a bag of chips from the kitchen. Of course, the reason I had Joker activated was to ensure the game is fair, since Joker also affects me as well.

"So (Y/N), this is who I remind you of?" Rias asked as she selected Edelgard with her controller.  "We look nothing alike."

"That's true, but you two also have so much in common." I began listing things off as Rias began listening intently. "You both rely on power over speed, have some form of red on you, and are incredibly ambitious."

After saying that, I suddenly got the feeling we were being watched, so I looked outside the window and saw nothing surprisingly. However, I did see (f/c) eyes peering back through the window at me, followed by a sudden message on my phone. I took out my phone to check the message ID to see it belonged to someone by the name of {Fallen Emperor} or something like that.

(On Phone)

{Fallen Emperor}: Hey, {King of Games}, what's the deal?"

You: What are you talking about! My name is (Y/N)?

{Fallen Emperor}: No crap, all of us are named (Y/N), that's why I developed nicknames for all of us.

You: I don't even know who you are?

{Fallen Emperor}: You haven't figured it out yet?

{Fallen Emperor}: Wait a minute, where's [Shiva] and [Watatsumi]? Why do you only have [Cernunnos]?

You: You mean [Cernunnosl]? It's my relic, and you didn't answer my question.

You: Who the hell are you and why are you here?

{Fallen Emperor}: You're one of the smartest versions of me, so I'm disappointed you haven't figured it out

{Fallen Emperor}: I'm a different part of the same person you were a part of.

You: Who and what are you talking about?

{Fallen Emperor}: I'll tell you everything if you meet me in a couple hours, then you'll meet others like us exist at this very time.

(Off phone)

"(Y/N), who was that?" Rias asked as she temporarily stopped playing to look at me with worried eyes. "You look scared, you can talk to me you know."

"I-It's fine, don't worry about me." I tried calming Rias down while trying to process that whole interaction with that guy.

I felt awful for lying but I knew I had to, since this my problem and mine alone. Still, what did that guy mean when he said I'm the body? Why did he mention Shiva, Ryujin, and Cernunnosl? Still, what did he mean by 'others' like us? I have so many questions that will remain unanswered. Wait, {Lost Hope} and {Gem Defender} said they were like me, just from different times, does that mean they were like me and that Emperor guy?

I shook my head to clear my thoughts, but the thing that snapped me out of my attention was the sound of the mission being done. I looked over at the screen to see Edelgard was the MVP and that Rias did the challenge and won. Now she was looking at me with a wide smile, waiting for me to acknowledge her victory. So I smiled a little and locked eyes with Rias, who's gaze didn't falter.

"So Rias, what do you want your reward to be?" I asked the girl, who thought for a while, so I decided to give her a couple of suggestions. "Message? Free meal? Parade you around like a Queen?"

"Is it possible for me to wait, since I haven't thought of anything yet." Rias asked nervously, like she did have something in mind but didn't feel like sharing it. "Please (Y/N)?"

"I never said you couldn't, so go for it." I answered as Rias gleefully began to choose a more difficult map.

"Thanks (Y/N)." Rias thanked before the two of us were sucked into an awkward silence.

"By the way, Caspar's about to take a hit." I pointed out, making Rias go wide eyed.

"Oh no!"

(Timeskip, brought to you by Joker laughing to himself, who knows full well what Rias is planning to do with her command)

It was now five, everyone was inside preparing for dinner, except me of course. I was still trying to figure out who this {Fallen Emperor} was, so I walked deep into the forest to try and find this guy. Luckily, the guy was making no effort to make this a discreet operation, since he flat out texted me his location. So I kept on walking deeper into the forest until I came up to a clearing with a giant rock in the middle of it.

I didn't find anyone at first, so I sat down on the rock to wait a bit. Then I heard footsteps from all directions, I summoned [Flamethrower] in case they were hostile, but then the footsteps stopped out of nowhere. Like they were threats but then I felt cold steel press itself against my neck. Out of the corner of my eye, I saw a girl who looked to be slightly older than me holding a katana.

"I suggest putting that thing away, or (Y/N) will remove it for you." The woman threatened as she pressed the blade against my neck even more.

"Saeko, please calm down." Politely requested a voice from the tree line, I looked over to see it was...a slightly older version of me. "Also, refer to that (Y/N) as [King] and myself as [Emperor]."

(See the [These bois]? Whenever someone has one of those, that means they look like you. With the only difference being they're wearing the clothes in the pic)

"What about our (Y/N)?" Another voice appeared from the tree line, this time the voice was accompanied by three men, one of which looked like a more worn out version of me. "The [Scientist]?"

"Yeah guys, this is getting really confusing." A blonde woman made her entrance known as she emerged from the tree line with a seemingly normal version of me with bandages around his head.

"Leone your (Y/N) is [Musician]." Now the person talking was an older version of me who was missing an arm and was accompanied by a blonde woman. "Cain, Abel, yours is [Scientist]. I am [Mana], pleased to meet you, [King]."

(Looks like you, just wearing the clothes and missing an arm)

"What the hell is going on?!" I shouted as I dismissed my [Flamethrower] and Saeko removed her blade before dashing to [Emperor]'s side. "Why are there four of me?!"

"Technically, it's five, counting you." [Musician] corrected, causing Leone to hit him in the back of the head.  "Ow!"

(This is the Musician, I finally decided to make his story an Akame ga Kill one, so that image rom twenty chapters a gap was a disguise)

"Now for your explanation, [King], we're giving you a mission." [Scientist] informed before all versions of me summoned a weapon, [Scientist] held a cane, [Musician] held a guitar, [Mana] had a greatsword, and [Emperor] hada green dagger. "Tell me, what do you know about your relic?"

(SCP-69420, aka 'nice', still looks like you, but with missing limbs
"My relic is [Cernunnosl], and it's trump card is its ability to transform into different forms." I answered while trying to summon the relic in question, but it won't work. "As you can see, it just won't work."

"Master (L/N), doesn't this version of you have three?" The blonde woman with [Mana] asked him.

"Artoria's right, and not only that, it's named [Cernunnos], no L." The man named Abel corrected me, but [Emperor] stepped in before anyone can say anything else.

"[King], your relics are [Cernunnos], [Shiva], and [Watatsumi]." [Emperor] informed me, surprising me because they were all named after gods I know. "Now do you know why we named these relics after gods?"

"No, I'm afraid I do not, why?" I admitted sadly before looking at everyone in a confused manner. 

"These relics are special, they're specifically designed to hunt and kill the god they're named after." [Musician] answered as he played a tune on his guitar. "For example, one of my relics, [Ra], is specifically designed to kill Ra by turning light into crystals or energy I can use."

"Wait, so that means..." My eyes went wide and my legs went numb for a moment. "I have to kill Cernunnos, Shiva, and Ryujin?"

"What? Fuck no." [Scientist] summoned a red hand to help me up, which I gladly accepted. "The idiot who forged these weapons though we'd have to, so that's why they exist. Hindu, Celtic, Japanese, and some other gods are cool, it's just there are some who tried to kill us."

"So what was the point of telling me his?" I asked the group, who all got heavy expressions on their faces as they gathered around me. "Why do we have these relics to begin with?"

"It has to do with how we became...like this, separated." [Emperor] gestured towards all of us before talking once more. "In a separate dimension there were fifteen gods, one of which was named Xemnas, God of Games. However, a certain god by the name of 'Almighty' declared war on that world when he heard of it."

"Fearing he would have to fight all of the gods, Xemnas forged 3000 weapons, each weapon was specifically designed to kill a different god." [Musician] added in a solemn tone, like this was somehow connected to us. "The gods we mentioned earlier didn't partake in the war, so making them weapons was kind of pointless."

"However, Xemnas did win the war, at a price." [Mana] continued as he summoned a (f/c) figure of a human body, then splitting the body into fifteen pieces. "Xemnas was killed by this 'Almighty' god shortly after sealing the same god away. So now Xemnas' body and mind are in separate bodies, living different lives."

"It gets worse, Xemnas' soul was broken into 13 pieces, all of which are only a fraction of his power." [Scientist] finished off, gaining a shocked look from me. "Unfortunately, the seal is breaking, and 'Almighty' is about to be released back into the multiverse."

"What does this have to do with me?" I asked, obviously fearful of both Xemnas and 'Almighty'.

"Simple, you're the body of Xemnas, so we're gonna need help." [Emperor] started before showing me footage of ten more people who look exactly like me. "Luckily, we aren't alone. [Coyote] is recruiting some mythological heroes into his tribe, while [Wanderer] is guiding some of the strongest warriors who died to Valhalla."

"Not to mention, [Sloth] the archaeologist and [Hermit] the explorer are finding pieces of the key that locks the seal in place." [Musician] reported, gaining some enthusiasm in his voice. "[Sloth] specializes in getting stronger for every temple he visits, and [Hermit]'s fast on his feet."

"Don't forget about the past versions." [Scientist] chuckles to himself before pointing at two pop-ups in particular. "The [Fool] managed to build an army before he died, and [Dragon] managed to become king of the dragons!"

"You're forgetting about the future, [Lost] and [Defender]." [Mana] reminds everyone as he showed an image of a group of knights and another of someone controlling a puppet army. "Those two are building armies that could rival even the stone army!"

"Though the real credit goes to [Bookkeeper], keeping all those monster girls in check." Saeko admits as she looked at a pop-up showing me wearing a lab coat. "Plus the [Weapon Master] has forty relics, so we should be fine."

"Wait a minute, so why are you here now?" I asked, not really understanding what's going on. "I mean, I'm not that big of a priority, right?"

"We need all the firepower we can get, so let's help you out a bit." [Emperor] dismissed all the pop-ups before making his dagger hover in midair. "Now show me, show me you got what it takes to face a god."

"Very well then, I'll show you something I've been working on for a while." I summoned [Lostvayne] and got into a battle stance. "Develop skill: [Breath of Rain]!"

(Timeskip, brought to you by a window in Ryujin's palace suddenly glowing a bright (f/c) light)

After my interaction with my selves, I went back to the vacation home to try out the onsen. When I got to the house, I saw everyone had already eaten and were now getting ready to head in. As I walked into the changing rooms to put my clothes in the inventory, I got the feeling I was being watched. So I looked up to see a small imp and bat holding phones. That's when I realized they must be Akeno and Rias' familiars, so I decided to summon some water and sling some droplets at the familiars making them run away.

After I was done changing, I was wearing nothing but a bath towel wrapped around my waist, as is tradition for some reason. I then opened the door to the onsen to see all the males of me and Rias' peerage were already in the onsen, enjoying themselves by relaxing, talking, playing, and/or turning into a sea lion if you're Joe. I then hopped into the hot springs while turning my lower half into a (f/c) merman's tail. I tried enjoying the water, but Issei grabbed my arm and dragged me over to the wood wall.

"Dude, do you know what's behind this wall?" Issei asked excitedly, kind of like a little kid in a candy shop, meaning this wall has only one thing behind it.

"Let me guess, the woman's hot springs?" I rhetorically asked, making Issei nod his head frantically. "You are aware Yoshino's over there? With Mira and Endorsi?"

"What was that about Mira?" Dawei asked as he towered over the two of us, intimidating both of us. "You two weren't planning on peeping on her, were you?"

"Nah, if I were to risk looking over there, I'd risk seeing my adoptive daughter, which is awkward on so many levels." I admitted flatly, which made Issei and Dawei understand. "If anything, I wonder if she wears her glasses in the hot springs. Plus there's the chance that Endorsi will kick anyone's ass for peeping in on her, except for Bam."

"Alright, you're cleared." Dawei then turned his attention to Issei, who already started swimming away from the Mad Cow. "Well damn, guess he got away."

"I swear he has some sort of sense for what's about to go down." I admit while brushing my hair back and laying my back against the wall, then I got notification on my [Menu]. "[Menu]"

Training Complete! Total Results.

Rias Gremory
Before Lvl: 35
After: Lvl: 48

Akeno Himejima
Before: Lvl: 37
After: Lvl: 50

Yuuto Kiba
Before: Lvl: 29
After: 37

Koneko Tojo
Before: 26
After: 35

Issei Hyoudou
Before: 10
After: 26

Asia Argento
Before: 14
After: 22

"Good job, you two." I congratulated Dawei, who decided to sit next to me with Mori on his other side. "Koneko leveled up nine times."

"Thanks, but is it enough?" Mori asked, his usual joyful tone replaced by a serious tone. "By the way, did you get Riser's level?"

"It's...70..." I admitted in a depressed tone, knowing full well we only managed to boost Rias' 20% chance of victory to 21%, then I began thinking of ways we can help Rias out. "It's okay, maybe we can...just do...damnit!"

"(Y/N), relax." Dawei placed a hand on my shoulder, trying to help me out, but it didn't help, evident from the steam around me turning back into water. "Seriously, get a grip, you're freezing."

"Sorry." I huffed, noticing my breath came out as a mist. "I just wish I could do more to stop this wedding."

"We can destroy the cathedral." Mori suggested, making me laugh a little from how crazy and brash it is. "C'mon, they can't get married without a cathedral."

"(Y/N)." Kiba approached the three of us with a serious expression in his face. "Please have faith in us, after all, you've been training us nonstop for the past ten days."

"It's not that I have a lack of faith in you, it's just that I don't have faith in something not going wrong." I confessed in all obviousness, trying to come up with a plan should something go wrong. "Besides, I wanna stab Riser with every single one of my weapons at once."

After talking to Kiba for a while, I decided to simply enjoy the onsen to the fullest, mainly by splashing everyone with my mermaid tail, just to remind these people who's the boss in the water. After a small splash fight and Issei trig to fend off Haetae, we all finally settled down, with my laying my back against the wall, just taking in the heat of the hot springs. I was considering getting one at the palace of Ryujin that was until...

"(Y/N)~" A seductive voice called out from the other side of the wall, most likely Akeno. "Would you care to join us~?"

That's when I decided to leave.

(Timeskip, brought to you by (Y/N) looking at some games in his hands, but the he quickly dismisses then when he hears someone coming)

After the hot springs, all of us decided to call it a night, since tomorrow was the big day Rias would face off against Riser. On the other hand, I was tired from too much all happening in one chapter. I trained Rias in my own way, I met up with different versions of me, and I was a mermaid for a while. Just like your average episode of Rick and Morty.

In any case, I was currently wearing my pajamas, which were a light blue shirt with a (f/c) anchor on them and dark blue pants with (favorite fish) on them. I looked around in the guest room of Rias' vacation house to see it wasn't half bad. Following that, I checked no one was spying on me, once that was done, I used [Adapter] on one of my consoles to try to play a game, but that plan was thrown out of the window when I heard someone knocking on the door, causing me to quickly dismiss the pop-up and walk up to the door to open it.

I opened the door, half expecting to find Yoshino and half expecting to find one of my peerage members. So I was completely caught off guard to see Rias standing in the doorway, wearing a bright red negligee she stood in the doorway, staring at me with her azure orbs. I was about to talk, but Rias beat me to the punch.

"Hey, (Y/N)." Rias greeted me as she crossed her arms, not in her usual prideful manner, but this time she was crossing her arms in fear. "Can I come in, so we can...talk?"

"Sure, come on in." I allowed Rias inside, followed by her stressful sitting on my bed and me closing the door, then I walked over to her and sat next to her. "Hey, what's wrong?"

"I'm just scared." Rias started rubbing her arms with her hands, so I replied by wrapping my right arm around her. "What if we lose?"

"I doubt you guys will lose." I lied, not wanting Rias to become even more distressed then she already is. "Look on the bright side, now your peerage has power and technique, you guys should be fine!"

"(Y/N), you're an awful liar." Rias looked at me with a serious expression, making me nervous because she now revealed her slightly red eyes. "Just tell me the truth, you think we'll lose, don't you?"

"My honest opinion, yeah, your chances of victory are still 21% percent." I admitted to the girl, causing Rias' eyes to widen in shock. "However, please just let me and my peerage handle Riser, we can handle him without an issue."

"No." Rias shifted her head away from me with her hair covering her eyes, worrying me even more.

"Why not?" I gently rubbed Rias' shoulder, trying to comfort her while trying to get some answers. "Rias, please tell me why."

"Fine...you want to know." Rias' voice was cracking, then I saw tears start running down the devil's face, forcing me to gently grab her chin and make her face me. "I don't want you to get hurt!"

"W-What?" I was caught off guard by the scene I'm watching in front of me, Rias' eyes were filled with tears and sorrow, and I wanted nothing more than to stop her crying.

"Yes, I want you to stop getting hurt for others!" Rias shouted, causing me to feel genuinely surprised. "All you do is hurt yourself for people you've never met! Why? Do you like making those who care about who suffer? Do you like watching me get worried about you?!"

"Rias..." I gently cupped my hands around Rias' face, bright her closer to my own. "I would never want to make you, or anyone else suffer. I'm sorry for always getting hurt, but I want to protect everyone around me, including you."

"Just please...don't get hurt." Rias sobbed as she placed her head against my chest, while I simply stayed silent and gently brushed her hair while hugging her with my other arm.

"There there...feel free to let out everything you've bottled up." I reassured Rias as the sobs only intensified, while I still had my arms around the girl. 

When I held Rias in my arms, I knew what she was feeling. Constantly believing that all problems are best tackled on her own, and I was lucky to have my peerage being a group of people who didn't care about the rules, but Rias' peerage were full of people who won't question her will. In any case, me and Rias stayed in our little position until Rias' sobs came to an end, as briefly broke the hug to look at her face.

"Feeling better?" I asked the princess, who nodded slowly. "Good, now get some sleep, you have a game to win tomorrow."

After saying this, I closed my eyes and attempted to go to sleep on the spot. However, instead of the sound of the door opening, I heard the sound of moving fabric. In response to this, I opened one eye to see Rias undressing, revealing she was wearing red and black lingerie underneath the negligee. I quickly sat up in surprise, causing Rias to look at me and let out a light giggle.

"When I said 'get some sleep', I should've specified where." I commented, let Rias get out some more, some more laughter as she unclipped her top. "Aight, I'm just gonna turn around then~"

"Nope, remember my reward from the game 'Challenge'?" Rias asked, placing a hand on my shoulder to prevent me from turning my body, this girl is clever, I'll give her that much. "I have three orders now, and the first one is for you to close your eyes. No peeking~!"

A major side effect of Joker's ability is that it affects me as well, so I had no choice but to close my eyes or risk Joker's wrath. I then heard two more pieces of cloth drop to the floor before a soft mass tackled me down into the bed and wrapped their arms around my neck while giggling excitedly.

"Your next order, cuddle with me until I fall asleep." Rias commanded confidently, forcing me to wrap my arms around the girl who squealed in delight.

"Your wish is my command." I jokingly replied as I rolled to my side, with Rias still on my chest as we held each other in one another's embrace. "Your last wish, Lady Rias?"

"My last command is for you...is don't resist." Rias said, confusing me until I felt a soft sensation on my lips, which I gave into real quick because the taste of cherries now clouded my mind.

"Good boy~" Rias finished the kiss before wrapping my arms around herself like a blanket and placing her back against my chest. "Remember, my chest is sensitive, and my lower half is yours to use, but wake me up first!"

"Thank you, for the useless information!" I jokingly replied before the sound of soft snores filled my ears, causing me to open one eye and look at a now naked Rias, who was cuddling up to me. "Good night, my little Crimson Princess."

"Lord (L/N)." Grayfia appeared at the foot of the bed causing me to summon [Areadbhar] on reflex, while also summoning [Sword of the Father] over Rias in case Grayfia does something. "I just came to tell you not to indulge in your desires, I know how tempting it is bu-"

"Who the hell are you to tell me what I can and can't do?" I silently growled at the woman as [Areadbhar]'s light orange glow barely lit up the dark room.

"The Queen of Hell actually." Grayfia informs me, still in her usual emotionless voice. "In any case, taking away Rias' virginity would break the contract. So I must ask that you don't."

"No shit Queen of Hell, I know how these things work." I was starting to get annoyed with how things in hell run. "As for taking her virginity, I'm not taking it, but I sure as hell not letting Riser take it either!"

"Then who will take it?" Grayfia asks, somewhat surprised with my determined voice. "She's a beautiful young woman who can have any man she pleases, so who do you guess will take it?"

"Whoever she loves with all her heart, anyone who says otherwise will get their head put on a pike." I then decided to scare Grayfia by putting on a sadistic smile. "Would you like to be the first?"

"No thank you, and good night Lord (L/N)." Grayfia disappeared from the room in the same flash she originated from, pissing me off as I dismissed my weapons.

After that little interaction, I wrapped both of my arms around Rias, summoning a controller in my hands while using [Adapter] on my console. I made sure to put the lighting on night mode, so the light doesn't wake Rias up. However, I know exactly what new games I'm going to copy, just to catch all of hell off guard. I then selected Injustice 2 for my first game, with Undertale being the next one, Persona 5 being next, and Monster Hunter World being the last.

"Riser, just wait and see what happens when you mess with a gamer."

(A/N: I know I released another chapter earlier today, but today was a very productive day on my end! Finishing not only this chapter, but finishing another chapter to my apocalyptic book too! Also, I lied to all of you who requested to have game powers added to the book! I said I would put them in the next volume, but I'm adding them now! Never underestimate my appreciation and love for all of you glorious people!