History FanFic / DevaSeries

* {{BFS}}: Fate brings hers into play a few times. The Hellblade isn't normal-proportioned either, nor is [[spoiler: Marcel's]] Device.

** Operation Fortitude: Named after the Allied deception operation prior to the D-Day landings, was the chapter in ''Endless Waltz'' when [[spoiler: Al Hanthis]] attacked Hong Kong [[spoiler: as a massive distraction from their conquest of North Africa.]]

* InsistentTerminology: [[spoiler: Sara insisting that she's an EvilGenius, not a MadScientist.]]

* KneelBeforeZod: What a Seed Alpha does after imprinting.

* LesYay: Despite the ShipSinking listed below, this is still a ''Nanoha'' fic, so the slack is taken up by Niranjana and Allina (with some very mild Laura/Noriko thrown in).

* NamesToRunAwayFromReallyFast: Wilhelm Kriegsen. “Wilhelm” brings to mind the WWI Kaiser, while “Krieg” is German for “war”.

** Also, Allina's device [[spoiler: named [[TwoThousandOne HAL]], who even speaks in the same [[CreepyMonotone creepy monotone]]]]

** The effects of Al Hanthis' Blood Penance sounds awfully like [[Webcomic/OrderOfTheStick Familicide]].

* WeakButSkilled: A Circle mage, even with a wolfpack behind him, cannot compete in raw power with a Device-user of equal or even slightly lower rank. He usually makes up the difference with reliability, control and skill.
--> "Tai-yu-sensei might not know a lot of spells, but she can throw out a Buster Cannon level strike faster than blinking."

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* AttackDrone: Laura's Bolt from the Blue.

* CulturalPosturing: Noriko chides Yussef on being a "foreign barbarian[s]" with "vengeance obsessions", and when he fires back about the Forty-Seven Ronin, she says "that wasn't ''vengeance'', it was ''honor''.” Emphasis the author's, with out-of-quote text suggesting that Noriko was being snarky about both her and Yussef.

** More like, evil Journeymen have standards. [[spoiler: his boss, being a Master, doesn't.]]

** Operation Fortitude: Named after the Allied deception operation prior to the D-Day landings, was the chapter in ''Endless Waltz'' when [[spoiler: Al Hanthis]] attacked Hong Kong [[spoiler: as a massive distraction from their conquest of North Africa.]]

* MyNameIsNotDurwood: A Marine Colonel is Darvisk, not Darvish.

* NamesToRunAwayFromReallyFast: Wilhelm Kriegsen.[[hottip:*:"Wilhelm" brings to mind the WWI Kaiser, while "Krieg" is German for "war".]]

** KnightTemplarParent: Watch the last few chapters of ''Academy Blues''.

** Part of the reason given in ''Academy Blues'' is that they had problems infiltrating Japan due to its insular nature at the time they discovered its existence. So, pretty much by the time they ''could'' get someone around who could possibly affect the outcome of either incident, everything was over.

** Operation Nimrod: Named after the British SAS' public hostage rescue at the Iranian Embassy, was the chapter in ''Academy Blues'' when [[spoiler: the Circles kicked off their mission to 'rescue' Hayate's students.]]

* ItsPersonal: [[spoiler: Al Hanthis turned one of Hayate's students to their side. Said student tried to kill two of her fellow students, including one Shamal had adopted as a daughter. Later, a small group of Al Hanthis' mages use a powerful spell to kill all of Noriko's family, including her parents, sisters, aunts, uncles, cousins, and grandparents. Noriko is the SoleSurvivor of her family.]]

** Not necessarily. If you read the excepts carefully, you'll realize that of all the outcomes, a straight victory by Al Hantis (or either side, for that matter) is in fact ruled out. For one thing, [[spoiler:they don't have an Emperor]]. If anything, they suggest that the geopolitical situation is going to get a ''lot'' more complicated than things stand as of Chapter 42.

* SheIsNotMyGirlfriend: Laura and Yussef through much of ''Academy Blues''. Allison does this regarding Noah in ''Endless Waltz''.

* ShoutOut: Too many to count, sometimes subtle, sometimes about as subtle as a brick:

** [[BlazingSaddles "If you shoot him, you'll just make him mad."]]

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* [=~It's Personal~=]: [[spoiler: Al Hanthis turned one of Hayate's students to their side. Said student tried to kill two of her fellow students, including one Shamal had adopted as a daughter. Later, a small group of Al Hanthis' mages use a powerful spell to kill all of Noriko's family, including her parents, sisters, aunts, uncles, cousins, and grandparents. Noriko is the SoleSurvivor of her family.]]

* RuleOfSymbolism: [[spoiler: Allison giving [[TheBible 30 silver coins]] to Natalia along with a letter from Natalia's grandmother.]]

* ScienceIsBad: Played with through the attitudes of some, such as the Circles with their disdain for artificially-enhanced sorcery.

* UnequalRites: In ''Academy Blues'' a briefly-appearing African shaman sneers at the ''scientific'' methods of those probing Hayate's academy,

* ScienceIsBad: Played with through the attitudes of some - a briefly-appearing African shaman sneers at the ''scientific'' methods of those probing Hayate's academy, while the Circles with their disdain for artificially-enhanced sorcery also fit.

->"The second one, though… if you ever hear a Paladin say 'let's see how far we've come'… [[DontAskJustRun run.]] [[DropWhatYouAreDoing Drop whatever you're doing,]] [[DontAskJustRun just grab any wounded or civilians in the area and run.]] [[TooDumbToLive If you're the bloody idiot who convinced us to say it,]] [[PrepareToDie put your head between your knees and kiss your butt good-bye.]] It means we think you're good enough to take our very best, and we're going to give it to you. It means the {{Power Limiter}}s, tactical limitations, and [[IAmNotLeftHanded personal restrictions]] we habitually operate under [[WillfullyWeak – for the challenge –]] just got tossed out the window, and the only thing limiting our actions and power are the Three Oaths.

The ''Deva Series'' is a series of ''LyricalNanoha'' fanfiction written by Tropers/DaishiPrime, taking place in an AU where the events of ''MagicalGirlLyricalNanohaStrikerS'' never happen.

* HeroicSociopath[=/=]TokenEvilTeammate: Akira sits on the uneasy line between this and PsychoForHire.

->"The second one, though… if you ever hear a Paladin say 'let's see how far we've come'… run. Drop whatever you're doing, just grab any wounded or civilians in the area and run. If you're the bloody idiot who convinced us to say it, put your head between your knees and kiss your butt good-bye. It means we think you're good enough to take our very best, and we're going to give it to you. It means the power limiters, tactical limitations, and personal restrictions we habitually operate under [[WillfullyWeak – for the challenge –]] just got tossed out the window, and the only thing limiting our actions and power are the Three Oaths.

** The effects of Al Hanthis' Blood Penance sounds awfully like [[OrderOfTheStick Familicide]].

* [[{{ptitle0z548336167v}} What The Hell, Hero?]]: Hayate attempts to pull this on Takashi for [[spoiler: killing all the Lords of the Circles]], but rescinds it once she realizes that [[spoiler: they considered nuking her academy]] and that he was merely [[KickTheSonOfABitch Kicking The Sons and Daughters Of Bitches]].

* AntiHero: Takashi is a striking [[SlidingScaleOfAntiHeroes Type IV]], who would be a Type V if the Lords of the Circles did not cross the MoralEventHorizon. Of course, his actions dye him darkly enough to make it hard to decide which side of this line he should be falling on.

* CrazyAwesome: Laura. When she trades spell notes with Nanoha and tries to come up with her own version of Starlight Breaker, Hayate considers the ensuing explosion to have been inevitable.

* GeniusBonus: There are a few, but to the author's credit they are explained.

* GrowingTheBeard: ''Path of Vengeance'' is rather good, admittedly, but you can see a marked rise in quality in ''Academy Blues''.

* MoralEventHorizon: The Lords of the Circles cross it when [[spoiler: the extent they were willing to go to against Hayate and her academy]] are revealed.
** [[spoiler: The Al Hantheans]] may have crossed it themselves, or at least the mage responsible, with Blood Penance. [[MeaningfulName Appropriately, the chapter in which this occurs is called "Rubicon".]]

* [[{{ptitlej908554evmk7}} You Can't Thwart Stage One]]: Akira manages to collect all the pieces of the Sword of Light and assemble it before he gets stopped.

* [=~It's Personal~=]: [[spoiler: Al Hanthis turned one of Hayate's students to their side. Said student tried to kill two of her fellow students, including one Shamal had adopted as a daughter. Later, a small group of Al Hanthis' mages use a powerful spell to kill all of Noriko's family, including her parents, sisters, aunts, uncles, cousins, and grandparents. Noriko is the SoleSurvivor of her family.]] [[{{Understatement}} Yeah, you could say it's personal.]]

* FreakyIsCool: Laura likes [[spoiler: Megan's partial draconic ModeLock]].

* InTheHood: Megan tries this, after her partial ModeLock.

** [[DoctorWho "Here come the drums."]]

* BeingGoodSucks[=/=]EvilIsEasy: One of the author's review replies notes that it would be coldly logical [[WellIntentionedExtremist well-intentioned extremism]] to [[NuclearOption use WMD,]] [[FantasticNuke magical]] or otherwise, to [[WhyDontYaJustShootHim Just Shoot]] [[spoiler: Al Hanthis]], but Hayate's people can't do that because, as "good people", they can't accept the severe civilian casualties that will result on both sides.

* ThirtyGambitPileup: [[spoiler: Hughes]] has plans, the other factions of the Circles have plans, Kriegsen has plans, [[spoiler: the Al Hantheans]] have plans - for that matter, they have internecine rivalry - even Chrono has plans. It seems that Hayate and the academy personnel are the only ones without some twisted, devious schemes up their metaphorical sleeve.

* ThirtyXanatosPileup: [[spoiler: Hughes]] has plans, the other factions of the Circles have plans, Kriegsen has plans, [[spoiler: the Al Hantheans]] have plans - for that matter, they have internecine rivalry - even Chrono has plans. It seems that Hayate and the academy personnel are the only ones without some twisted, devious schemes up their metaphorical sleeve.

** It's mainly Yagami's Academy lads who use Japanese inside their phrasing. It can be interpreted as the fact that they are talking a potpourri of japanese, english and their natives languages.

* TeethClenchedTeamwork: Yagami Academy with the Circles. No one's ready to be best buds just yet.

* RuleOfSymbolism: [[spoiler: Natalia's grandma giving [[TheBible 30 silver coins]] to be passed to Natalia.]]

** [[spoiler: Natalia's grandmother gives her one for her betrayal. And another with the 30 silver coins.]]

* ImmuneToBullets: You need a lot of magical power, like high-end conventional to tacnuke level, to hurt a Seed and nothing smaller than a RPG will even scratch them.