Warnings: Eventual Homosexual Pairing(D/N/D), Strong Language, Violence, Blood/Gore
To be updated?: Yes, this is a serial story.
Disclaimer: I do not own DMC, and I make no money from this(or any) story.
Dedicated to surrendertome(dodgegirl66) for her generous gift.
Droplets of rainwater sprinkled from the gray morning sky. The damp earth sank beneath Nero's boots as he propelled himself from the ground, lunging toward the enormous demon with Red Queen at the ready. The ugly beast, its black hide slick and oily, whirled around to try to keep up with the agile hunter, but its hulking frame was too awkward to maneuver quickly enough. Nero buried his blade in the beast's shoulder, latching himself to its side with his Devil Bringer fisted in a tuft of stringy fur. The chimera howled in pain, three distinct voices—the roar of a lion, the shriek of a goat, and the hiss of a snake—roaring from their matching heads. The snake-headed tip of the chimera's tail lashed around to strike at Nero, but he leapt out of the way at the last moment, and the snake's fangs sunk into the chimera's own flesh.
Meanwhile, Dante was dodging spits of flame from the lion's maw. He rolled to the side before each fiery breath had the chance to burn him to a crisp. The halfbreed was obviously enjoying himself, spouting of taunts and curses of the demon's mother. Too stupid to be aware that Dante was merely distracting it, the chimera grew more enraged by the minute. It was utterly committed to destroying Dante, the only attention it offered Nero in the form of the occasional quick bite. It made the hunters' job far easier because, while Dante was avoiding being crushed beneath the chimera's massive paws, Nero was busy eradicating it in its distraction. Dante caught Nero's cocksure grin as the younger man disappeared beneath the beast, and Dante took the time to flash him his own. A moment later, the beast howled in pain as Nero spilled its guts onto the earth below like goodies from a piñata. Dante worried for a split-second that Nero may have gotten burned by the chimera's acidic blood, but the younger hunter appeared a moment later, unscathed and smiling triumphantly.
"I will have my revenge... son of Sparda!" The chimera struggled to slur out threats around the blood it kept puking up, the toxic green sludge rolling over its fangs with each syllable. Both of its frontal heads repeated the same phrase, the lion's voice a strong, reverberating bass and the goat's the raspy falsetto of an old hag. It whipped its tail around in a last ditch effort to strike at the hunters, but Dante promptly chopped its snake head off with Rebellion. It roared in pain but gave up on any more attempts to injure its enemies.
Smirking, Dante whistled and mocked the beast. "Man, you really got me good, di'nt you? I'll be sure t'share this stern talking-to with all my friends."
The lion growled, its lips vibrating with the deep rumble. "Curse you..."
"That's it? You're just gonna toss insults at me?" demanded Dante, arms spread wide and palms toward the sky. Then they went to his hips, and he clicked his tongue, shaking his head slowly. "I gotta admit... I was expecting more than this."
"Kinda disappointing," Nero added to which Dante nodded and patted him on the shoulder.
The chimera started, unexpectedly, to cackle maniacally, spewing acid in the hunters' direction. They easily dodged the sickly green liquid, leaving it to sizzle in the dirt and maybe fry a few worms. The demon's cackling didn't stop, however, and Nero raised a curious brow in its direction. It's black flesh starting to bubble and blister like a pot of boiling water. Nero heard Dante curse before the man grabbed his devil hand and dragged him away from the chimera as quickly as possible. When it exploded, it seemed they were far enough out of range to avoid being hit by any corrosive substances or steamy chunks of car-sized flesh. However, each hunter noticed that, while they had escaped the majority of the explosion's power, tiny pinpricks erupted across their bare skin. Nero cringed and scratched at his bare forearm before holding it to his eyes. He was surprised when he noticed tiny shards of something shiny, like glass, embedded shallowly in his skin. The shards were barely tinted purple, and seemed to have that same oily sheen that the chimera had.
"What the Hell?" Nero mumbled, digging the tips of his claws into his reddening skin when the intensity of the itching increased. Curiously, he glanced over at Dante to find the hunter scratching his arms and face, as well.
"What is this stuff?" asked Nero slightly nervously. He was relieved that all the shards seemed to do was cause insatiable itching, but he hoped they wouldn't have any other adverse effects.
"I dunno," Dante muttered, baring his teeth as he clawed furiously at his neck. Their skin was quickly becoming red and puffy from all the scratching, but they seemed to be fine, otherwise. When the sky roared out a thunderous cry, Nero canted his head to see that the clouds had grown thicker and lightning crackled behind them.
"Let's get outta here," said the young part-devil, and Dante nodded his agreement. It took them a few minutes to walk back to Dante's bike, but luckily, the two devils made it before the storm. Hopping onto the motorcycle, Nero briefly complained about riding bitch, to Dante's amusement, before the bike roared to life and Dante sped it down the highway.
A/N: As you all know, I have an account on DeviantArt now. And if you know anything about DA, you probably know there is a standard membership and a premium membership. I had a premium membership until surrendertome unexpectedly gifted me with a 3 month premium membership. This is my gift to her. I offered her a request, she gave me the idea, and I fleshed it out. So you can all thank her for the new story. I was going to wait until I had all my other stories finished, but this was just begging to be written, and I already have most of it planned out anyway. So please enjoy and don't forget to review. If you have some critiques, please give me those, too. Happy reading!