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DC: Nocturne

Riley Azantine, a 20-year-old guy, was quite literally always rejected. Eventually, he gets a mystery text about a survey, and for shits and giggles, he takes the mystery survey about his ideal powers and dream life.

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6 Chs

Ch.1: Transmigration [Rewrite]

Walking down the street, our protagonist Riley is throwing a fit inside his head. 'Well, I know my luck was bad, but a girl who showed interest just ghosted me on the date she asked for! Like, it must be some sick joke. Like seriously why just why?'

After continuing his rant suddenly he gets a text thinking it's the girl he reluctantly pulls his phone out muttering, "Unknown number? World hopping survey? You know what this seems like a gift no matter how cliché. I'll shoot the shot and hope my identity isn't taken.'

(Timeskip)

"All done, that was honestly relaxing. All that's left is to pick a love interest, do my powers, and the rest of the background I guess. I'll power my first," (adds the details from the bio) "Right, done.

With that, now onto my love interest. Since my choice is DC, I guess I'll pick Zatanna. She deserves better than John, and maybe because I want to feel connected to her, I'll say she is 20, even though I already put 18. So 2 years here isn't bad. Wait, there is a wholesome love at first sight and a separate yandere option. I'll pick wholesome so it feels genuine. I'll also click fated lovers so I also feel it. I don't want one-sided, now onto the final part.

The background. Hmm, there's an option to just copy this one. Well, I really can't have that accident again, so I'll click yes. So if I transfer to DC, I'll just be in... I'd say I'd be in Gotham. My town looks like it too, minus the crime rate, and mine gets sunny, though I find it funny if it constantly rained I'd be in Gotham, maybe Detroit like I am now. You know what, sure. Now the final part is infamy. It seems I can even create a business. Hmm, I'll go the Dante route and say, "Fairly well-known devil hunter to the supernatural community." There and done." After clicking done, he reaches his house and decides to draw his ideal outfit due to liking the survey he took. After an hour, he gets a decent one and decides to continue working on the art later after a nap. But he decides to take a quick shower. After the said shower, he lays down in bed, falling fast asleep.

<Short Timeskip>

Riley woke up to his alarm blaring. Turning it off, he got up to brush his teeth but saw himself staring straight into gleaming emerald green eyes that had a natural allure, which was not his normal brown. Then his hair wasn't brown anymore; it was as red as a redhead could theoretically be. With that one thought crossed his mind 'WHAT THE FUCK IS THIS SHIT, IT'S NOT ME THAT'S FOR SURE!'

Confused as anyone should and would be, Riley sat on "his" bed and thought of how he looked the same to an extent, but then a voice he thought wouldn't be heard again snapped him out of it, "Love, I'm going for a ride, wanna come with?" Like a torrent, it comes rushing back, the night his parents were taken. He struggles to even stand, gasping at his ex-friend's voice, tears falling, feeling the need to respond but...

Then registering the word "love," he immediately looks for his wallet and lo and behold, it's in its normal spot. But when he opens it, he sees a name that's not his; the first name is Elio. Sadly, his act completely merges Elio and Riley. Now what was sad? Well, "Fuck, that hurt," he thinks. It was a quick but massive headache that gave him Elio's memories. So now knowing the woman as Stella, not his ex-bestie but this body's girlfriend, while not loving her as Elio did, still had a fondness similar to love for a sibling. So he will still go for the ride, seeing as it's better to do his more logical thoughts, not cooped up in a house, and maybe he will also fall in love or close to it.

"Alright, I'll be down in a second, Stella, let me get dressed." Of course, like his old friend Stella just busts through the door, seeing a shirtless Elio. She blushes like a manic tsundere. She had the idea of also getting undressed, which made Elio bleed and panic at her matching set of blue and white underwear, which makes Stella feel good. [A/N: They didn't do any normal driving that night]

<1-week Timeskip>

After clicking with Stella and gaining genuine feelings for her, they are now on a romantic midnight ride throughout Starling City, their hometown. As they head towards the edge of the town, there is a spot. Sadly, the pitch-black and yellow racing-striped 1975 Chevy Camaro was indeed a car worth a lot, so he is scared as they are being tailed by basically the hell charger. But looking at Stella, the fear in her eyes, the tears about to but...

An eerie feeling makes him realize everything won't be alright, it's everything Primal saying to run, and so he does. But not before seeing the driver step out, mouthing an "I'm sorry," and then his entire headlight on fire with the signature flaming skull and flaming charger. Fear, more fear than ever experienced. Looking to the side, he sees something worse, a succubus. So what does he do in this situation? He pulls over and gets out.

"You got me, kid. So I'll tell you bluntly: I made her feel so awful she killed herself. The whole dating you thing was something she wanted, but not you. She wanted someone named Riley. She transferred here after living an entire life without him, and only in her last moments did she hope to change that. Sadly, I stole that by sending her to Oblivion and taking her fancy system. I even summoned the skull guy and many other demons, but sadly, you need to at least appear to die. So, bye."

Finally, the hell charger boosts forward, ramming into Elio who in his last moments out of spite says, "Yeah, well Riley Azantine here says, 'fuck you succubitch.'" And boom he falls off the cliff. This sparks something the demoness possessing Stella hates, so she forces his soul out. Sadly, the cliff isn't deep enough to kill someone, so to make his final moments awake painful.

"Rider, devour the girl." Doing as asked, the flaming demon does an altered Penance Kiss, eating her soul, sending it to Oblivion, and also eliminating the man inside, meaning the demon is now laughing manically at its new body. Both shift to their human guises, leaving Elio to die. But unfortunately, if Elio was anything, it's stubborn, and this...

This causes his boon or what he put in the survey to seep into him. As his once green eyes now gleam a golden yellow, the darkness itself seeps into him, healing his wounds. He stands up and wanders, finding his outfit and then a trading card and a note underneath reading, 'Note: we apologize for not sending you with your abilities and ideal appearance. The demon who took over your original fated lover, she tampered with it. We were only able to give it now. So as an apology, we will give you the knowledge of all fighting styles, weapons included, though it will be painful as it's going to tear your now immortal body asunder to accomplish the years worth of training. It will also take away the pain from the shapeshifting ability, and we undid the nerf on your darkness manipulation meaning it's full-powered like you put it. Please hunt the abnormalities of that demon. Thanks and goodbye.' Staring into the now finished note with eyes that look emotionless before gaining color, "Ha... hahahahahahahaha."

The mere idea of making that woman beg filled him with so much joy he went manic instantly and in this state of absolute delirium, he swiftly picked up and looked at the other side of the training. Upon seeing its white color, he fell to the ground with his entire body breaking. Repair, an organ explodes, then it heals. This continues until dawn broke. At that moment...

It does the remaining 100+ years of other styles by turning his entire body into a puddle that slowly and painfully reforms. Fortunately for Elio, he was out cold after an hour, but he constantly and slowly healed. By nightfall, he healed halfway. By dawn, in terms of a percentage, he was 70% healed. And then, as night fell, he was 100% healed. Waking up, he feels the darkness around him as if it's also him, like an extension of his being. So he scans the city, seeing it a complete mess; demons are everywhere. He then sees the League discussing a plan with a worried Black Canary. He then finds her General, the Ghost Rider. A thought appears in his head.

"I really wanna impale that bastard like Vlad from Fate/Apocrypha." And as if heeding that desire, the darkness around Ghost Rider sends spears that endlessly impale him, and even his healing can't keep up with such a conceptual onslaught, thus killing him after a 10-minute struggle. He then impales every single meat puppet the demons are possessing.

Leaving only the succubus Lilas left and terrified. She was while the Justice League was confused until they see Elio now casually walking towards Lilas, who has the most fear she has ever had in her entire immortal life. Then a ballista bolt of darkness is fired. So, like anyone rational, she attempts to dodge. Sadly, this isn't a Shonen Anime, so it strikes her and kills her instantly.

Yeah Ghost Rider is used as a plot device for one chapter sue me!

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